baldurs gate 2: shadows of amn

bard master · 03-15-2005, 02:27 PM

brilliant game. Any fans of the game here?

Total_Calamity · 03-15-2005, 02:38 PM

Well, ya. But do you have anything imparticular to uhhh... ya know, talk about?

Illuminatus · 03-15-2005, 03:28 PM

Baldur's Gate 2 is one of the greatest RPG's of all time. Actually, I consider it the greatest RPG of all time. Even in it's aged state, it still kicks monstrous amounts of ass.

Did you just now stumble upon on it or what? If that's true, then where do you live? Lithuania?

bard master · 03-16-2005, 11:57 AM

well actually i stumbled on it about 2 years ago. I just started playing again since my internet addiction has been quelled slightly. Its probably the only rpg whos swordsman has a pet hamster. I always liked those kind of 2/3d graphics and ad&d style gaming.

I always go for a fighter/mage/thief half elf and teach him how to dual wield katanas and give him full pickpocketing lol. Thats a mouthful

Jhonka · 03-16-2005, 11:59 AM

I love BG2 muchly as well, though I'd have to call it second best. Planescape: Torment, IMO, has it beat. Not by much, though.

Hmm, I think I need to install BG2 on my laptop. I need my Minsc fix.

bard master · 03-16-2005, 11:59 AM

dont forget boo!

UrbanSpaceman · 03-16-2005, 12:27 PM

It is an awesome game, and the Throne of Bhall expansion rocks as well... I personally play a Paladin, using the Cavalier kit... I know most people go for multi class, but I just love my Pally. It worked out well as the Holy Avenger sword is one of the best weapons in the game, and with the Eye of Tyr enhancement buffing it up to +6, its even more awesomerer, and there's no really good Paladin characters you can use, so its good to have one as your protagonist.

I'm currently playing as a thief with the Assassin kit though, trying to do all the "evil" missions, as obviously as a Pally I did everything the nice way. I'm finding it hard to put together a good evil party though... Korgan and Sarevok up front are obvious choices, with Edwin nuking and Viconia on healing duty, but that seems to be it for good evil characters, and I can't even get Sarevok 'til I get to the expansion stage. Any suggestions for good Evil chars to complete my party, or at least neutrals that will tolerate me acting evil?

bard master · 03-16-2005, 12:46 PM

i managed to get my hands on the cheats list. Basically its called the CLUA Console. First you gotta mess around with a particular file ( check cheat sites for info) and then you activate the console. Lemme put it this way.

You can program the chars xp up to the max. You can create ANY item ( the quest items are v. hard, and so are the weapons). You can create ANY NPC ( Good for training if you are against xping. I had 100 zombies to kill). You can heal your party automatically, hit an auto kill on anything, change your character's looks ( i turned my character into a shadow thief lol) or create effects used in the cut scenes.

My party is made up of me blasting spells and using my unlimited scroll power (1000 time stop spells), then taking out my dual celestial furies (+3 katanas with fire and thunder) and slicing my path thru.

I use minsc for open combat, also using jaheira but with a combo of destructive priest spells. I use Tearlis ( im not sure how its spelt) offensive spin, send him in.

The other 2 chars are really depending on what im doing.

lordofstuff · 03-16-2005, 01:31 PM

i played that game at my friends house last summer, and i kidna have a bad memory, but i remember that there was an inn near the exit of amn, and in the main room of the inn, there was a secret chamber(use the theif skill, detect traps, cause the door has a trap on it and it shows up) that has a lich in it. as soon as you enter, he casts stop time, then he casts protection rom evil, then he summons a big bad ass demon to rape your party while he casts spells at you. i was just getting to where i could exit amn when i discovered it, so i got beat down hard. anyone else find the lich?

Jhonka · 03-16-2005, 01:47 PM

The lich in there, like any lich, can be a bastard if you're not prepared. Protection from evil is a must, since as far as I know he'll always summon the demon. In the lich's room, there's a +2 sword called Daystar. Have someone grab it and equip it, as Daystar is designed to fight undead (It has an additional THAC0 bonus against undead.. +4 I think, plus bonus damage to undead). It's also got a neat ability to cast Sunray once per day. Greater Mailson on the lich + Sunray = you (usually) win.

edit: Afterthought - If you cast prot. from evil on your party, then cast remove magic on the lich, it should cause the demon to attack him.
Another afterthought - if you want some real chaos, get the lich and the demon to follow you up the stairs into the inn. Nothing like seeing someone cast meteor swarm on a roomfull of innocents :o

03-15-2005, 02:27 PM	#1
bard master Lvl10 Mad Coffee Shaman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67	baldurs gate 2: shadows of amn brilliant game. Any fans of the game here?

03-15-2005, 02:38 PM	#2
Total_Calamity The Dude Abides Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DS-9 Posts: 31	Well, ya. But do you have anything imparticular to uhhh... ya know, talk about? __________________ "Smokey, this isn't Nam, it's bowling, there are rules." Walter, "The Big Lebowski"

03-15-2005, 03:28 PM	#3
Illuminatus The Dread Pirate Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the wild things are Posts: 1,310	Baldur's Gate 2 is one of the greatest RPG's of all time. Actually, I consider it the greatest RPG of all time. Even in it's aged state, it still kicks monstrous amounts of ass. Did you just now stumble upon on it or what? If that's true, then where do you live? Lithuania? __________________ Man, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is the extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth and Canada. -Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary

03-16-2005, 12:46 PM	#8
bard master Lvl10 Mad Coffee Shaman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67	i managed to get my hands on the cheats list. Basically its called the CLUA Console. First you gotta mess around with a particular file ( check cheat sites for info) and then you activate the console. Lemme put it this way. You can program the chars xp up to the max. You can create ANY item ( the quest items are v. hard, and so are the weapons). You can create ANY NPC ( Good for training if you are against xping. I had 100 zombies to kill). You can heal your party automatically, hit an auto kill on anything, change your character's looks ( i turned my character into a shadow thief lol) or create effects used in the cut scenes. My party is made up of me blasting spells and using my unlimited scroll power (1000 time stop spells), then taking out my dual celestial furies (+3 katanas with fire and thunder) and slicing my path thru. I use minsc for open combat, also using jaheira but with a combo of destructive priest spells. I use Tearlis ( im not sure how its spelt) offensive spin, send him in. The other 2 chars are really depending on what im doing. __________________ Ive come out so many times, ive got a revolving door in my closet. And Dont you DARE say the F- word, or ill bury you here.

03-16-2005, 01:31 PM	#9
lordofstuff lost in my own mind Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: the net Posts: 101	i played that game at my friends house last summer, and i kidna have a bad memory, but i remember that there was an inn near the exit of amn, and in the main room of the inn, there was a secret chamber(use the theif skill, detect traps, cause the door has a trap on it and it shows up) that has a lich in it. as soon as you enter, he casts stop time, then he casts protection rom evil, then he summons a big bad ass demon to rape your party while he casts spells at you. i was just getting to where i could exit amn when i discovered it, so i got beat down hard. anyone else find the lich? __________________ "n00b," "noob," "newbie," or "newb": Combinations synonymous with new user. Some leetspeekers view "n00b" as an insult and "newbie" as an affectionate term for new users. -A parent's primer to computer slang My dick. He lunges. I restrain. He struggles. I cry. This Endless Waltz. -Azrael

03-16-2005, 11:57 AM	#4
bard master Lvl10 Mad Coffee Shaman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67	well actually i stumbled on it about 2 years ago. I just started playing again since my internet addiction has been quelled slightly. Its probably the only rpg whos swordsman has a pet hamster. I always liked those kind of 2/3d graphics and ad&d style gaming. I always go for a fighter/mage/thief half elf and teach him how to dual wield katanas and give him full pickpocketing lol. Thats a mouthful

03-16-2005, 11:59 AM	#5
Jhonka Octopus Waffles Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 124	I love BG2 muchly as well, though I'd have to call it second best. Planescape: Torment, IMO, has it beat. Not by much, though. Hmm, I think I need to install BG2 on my laptop. I need my Minsc fix.

03-16-2005, 12:27 PM	#7
UrbanSpaceman Troopa Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cardiff, S.Wales, UK Posts: 75	It is an awesome game, and the Throne of Bhall expansion rocks as well... I personally play a Paladin, using the Cavalier kit... I know most people go for multi class, but I just love my Pally. It worked out well as the Holy Avenger sword is one of the best weapons in the game, and with the Eye of Tyr enhancement buffing it up to +6, its even more awesomerer, and there's no really good Paladin characters you can use, so its good to have one as your protagonist. I'm currently playing as a thief with the Assassin kit though, trying to do all the "evil" missions, as obviously as a Pally I did everything the nice way. I'm finding it hard to put together a good evil party though... Korgan and Sarevok up front are obvious choices, with Edwin nuking and Viconia on healing duty, but that seems to be it for good evil characters, and I can't even get Sarevok 'til I get to the expansion stage. Any suggestions for good Evil chars to complete my party, or at least neutrals that will tolerate me acting evil?

03-16-2005, 01:47 PM	#10
Jhonka Octopus Waffles Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 124	The lich in there, like any lich, can be a bastard if you're not prepared. Protection from evil is a must, since as far as I know he'll always summon the demon. In the lich's room, there's a +2 sword called Daystar. Have someone grab it and equip it, as Daystar is designed to fight undead (It has an additional THAC0 bonus against undead.. +4 I think, plus bonus damage to undead). It's also got a neat ability to cast Sunray once per day. Greater Mailson on the lich + Sunray = you (usually) win. edit: Afterthought - If you cast prot. from evil on your party, then cast remove magic on the lich, it should cause the demon to attack him. Another afterthought - if you want some real chaos, get the lich and the demon to follow you up the stairs into the inn. Nothing like seeing someone cast meteor swarm on a roomfull of innocents :o Last edited by Jhonka; 03-16-2005 at 01:52 PM.