((This is an SCS, no-reload, trilogy run, technically, speaking. I have yet to complete one of these after a decade of trying.))
I figure, I should try and record my glorious escapes and close shaves with death, rather than my pitiful deluded triumphs (why, yes, I do have Xan in my party why do you ask).
After almost dying in the Firewine dungeon...
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/31224/firewine-is-hard-chills
...my ragtag team cleared Gullykin of the treat of the Ogre mage after three descents and retreats. Then cleaned the country side a bit and headed to Ulcaster, which will be my next post.
** In the mean time here is my house rules:
No-cheese & no obstructive metagaming. I personally roll characters without re-arranging stats (i.e. no
min-max), but usually reroll for a bit. Minor aesthetic changes via EEkeper is okay (I like my fighter/mage multi to be human, for example), but no hacks like imported immunities or items.) I don't buy back ("recharge") wands or other such shenanigans. No maximum hitpoints: too bad if my big burly fighter rolled a 1 at level up.
I use SCS with all AI improvements & some modest challenges, but without major rule changes (e.g. mages don't autocast a dozen spells on round 1; in turn, I don't prebuff by metagaming encounters, except for scouting).
Currently running, a LG Human multiclass Fighter/Diviner (EEkeepered for flavor; no more special than a gnome F/I). In this run Imoen is kept a sorcerer from day 1. The rest of my team is Branwen, Jaheira, Xan, Safana.
next up: my first Ulcaster rout...
I figure, I should try and record my glorious escapes and close shaves with death, rather than my pitiful deluded triumphs (why, yes, I do have Xan in my party why do you ask).
After almost dying in the Firewine dungeon...
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/31224/firewine-is-hard-chills
...my ragtag team cleared Gullykin of the treat of the Ogre mage after three descents and retreats. Then cleaned the country side a bit and headed to Ulcaster, which will be my next post.
** In the mean time here is my house rules:
No-cheese & no obstructive metagaming. I personally roll characters without re-arranging stats (i.e. no
min-max), but usually reroll for a bit. Minor aesthetic changes via EEkeper is okay (I like my fighter/mage multi to be human, for example), but no hacks like imported immunities or items.) I don't buy back ("recharge") wands or other such shenanigans. No maximum hitpoints: too bad if my big burly fighter rolled a 1 at level up.
I use SCS with all AI improvements & some modest challenges, but without major rule changes (e.g. mages don't autocast a dozen spells on round 1; in turn, I don't prebuff by metagaming encounters, except for scouting).
Currently running, a LG Human multiclass Fighter/Diviner (EEkeepered for flavor; no more special than a gnome F/I). In this run Imoen is kept a sorcerer from day 1. The rest of my team is Branwen, Jaheira, Xan, Safana.
next up: my first Ulcaster rout...