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==Character & Party Advice== | ==Character & Party Advice== | ||
* | * You'll likely want a balanced party with at least one heavy frontliner, a Cleric for buffs and healing between encounters, a Mage for extra damage and lategame power, and a Thief for traps/locks. | ||
* It's a good idea to reroll your stats at character creation until you get at least a decent total. For a Fighter you'll want 18+ STR/DEX/CON, a Mage will want 16+/18+ CON/INT respectively and a Thief ideally wants 18+ STR/DEX and 16+ CON. | * It's a good idea to reroll your stats at character creation until you get at least a decent total. For a Fighter you'll want 18+ STR/DEX/CON, a Mage will want 16+/18+ CON/INT respectively and a Thief ideally wants 18+ STR/DEX and 16+ CON. | ||
* A ring available from the circus tent quest outside the first dungeon | * A ring available from the circus tent quest outside the first dungeon sets your Charisma to 18, so this stat can be left very low unless your class requires otherwise. | ||
* Non- | * Non-multiclass Druids almost universally suck in BG2, making Cernd the only downright bad companion. | ||
* | * Monks should pump their Dexterity and not multi/dual-class. | ||
==Combat Advice== | ==Combat Advice== | ||
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* Some enemies are highly resistant or immune to certain types of damage, so keep a variety of damage types at hand. For enemies with high magic resistance, always keep a few Lower Resistance spells memorized. | * Some enemies are highly resistant or immune to certain types of damage, so keep a variety of damage types at hand. For enemies with high magic resistance, always keep a few Lower Resistance spells memorized. | ||
* Acid or fire is required to kill a knocked down troll | * Acid or fire is required to kill a knocked down troll. Carrying weapons or arrows which deal either is preferable to wasting spells to do it. | ||
* Ranged attacks become increasingly devasting as your characters increase in level. If you're being rushed, you can have your party switch to ranged attacks before the mob reaches you to soften them up before they get too close. | * Ranged attacks become increasingly devasting as your characters increase in level. If you're being rushed, you can have your party switch to ranged attacks before the mob reaches you to soften them up before they get too close. | ||