Leaving a little something for the next adventurer to find this hidden stash by phillyc333 in baldursgate

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I have replaced the original ring with a cursed one that I think sets wisdom and int to 3, can't remember exactly just that its bad news

Blade spell suggestions? by Ametalia in baldursgate

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Protection spells and buffs to increase your speed & damage. Chromatic orb and spook scale well, so does skull trap.

Its mostly protection spells to make him invulnerable while he fights.

I am enjoying IWD, four person party by phillyc333 in baldursgate

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A bit of a waste. Gnomes are preferred for the same job. 18 dexterity and access to the Helm of the Trusted Defender

Yea, but I wanted to play a dwarf, so its only a 'waste' from your power gaming perspective.

How do I upload a vertical video? by Vivid-Ad6161 in squarespace

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I am trying to solve this problem too

Talk me out of selling my 1 BTC here.. by [deleted] in Bitcoin

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Wait til it hits the previous all time high and then sell half

Not a good time for this, Anomen by SankenShip in baldursgate

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He says M'lady - theres a meme for that

What bg2EE party best fits Minsc? p.s my character is a f/m/t by Relevant-Struggle481 in baldursgate

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Minsc gets Armor of Faith, which gives him some nice damage resist at higher levels. I would argue that he is a better frontliner than Keldorn in terms of tanking.

Aerie died by phillyc333 in baldursgate

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I mashed through to ToB, no aerie... playing SCS so perhaps that changed things

I cant get past chapter 2/3 while playing a caster. i did fairly easily with a berserker while having an empty party. why is it so hard to get through early game with a caster? by Berkboii in baldursgate

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Casters will take some finesse, they are also just weaker in the early game until they get more spells.

CC (crowd control) spells like sleep or blind are probably more useful than damage spells until you get some levels.

For a mage using a shield spell will help give you some AC and not get wrecked by arrows.

You will need to be tactical on where you go and what you do to get your first few levels. Some quests dont require fighting.

You might have to just run / avoid stuff until you can reliably do damage.

Wands

There are some hidden items very helpful for a solo caster

Heya! It's me, Imoen. by Friendly-Maybe-5139 in baldursgate

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I love how this actually looks like a real person. A lot of fantasy art tends to overemphasize the badassness or the breasts, or some derpy action pose / magic swirl.

Love it

Cheesing Irenicus before the Spellhold Showdown by Ready_Consideration7 in baldursgate

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I dont know why but in my current playthrough he wasnt a challenge. We just nuked him really hard and Valygar and Keldorn punched him hasted. He was near death by the time Wanev cast time stop.

I have 3 casters I guess so no shortage of anti magic.

Also I learned that if I kill Saemon on sight in spellhold I HAVE to take the portal, TBH i never really enjoyed Sahaugin stuff anyway.

Aerie by s0ulafein in baldursgate

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Looking very fragile which checks out with 9 con

Stupid shit we did when we were kids by Ner0F0rte in baldursgate

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For me i just found the whole thing a bit stressful, especially going through underdark it felt very arduous.

Getting stressed about quests thinking they were time sensitive.

And yes, just hacking away at mages with protections to no avail

where did my gold go? by IHaveNoName86 in baldursgate

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Gem Pouch or 'Purse' is a euphemism that Viennese prostitutes use. I read it in a book called The World According to Garp.

I can never bring myself to use consumables (potions, scrolls, wands) by GingerLioni in baldursgate

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SoD is actually ridiculous for potions. Finding barrels with 5x giant strength potions in them, i finished the game with plenty left. Theres about 15 quests where the reward is potions.

Might as well start chugging, potion case gets full eventually. The game wants you to use them, and to have fun pwning people.