tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post5301913453535665249..comments2024-01-21T07:49:10.730-08:00Comments on Best cRPGs: Part X: Dead Man's Pass, Dragonspear Castle (courtyard), NüberLilura1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-85421027341407188332023-11-06T05:41:24.518-08:002023-11-06T05:41:24.518-08:00in Dead Man Pass, don't kill Nuber
just keep t...in Dead Man Pass, don't kill Nuber<br />just keep talking, and at some point he will exhaust his dialogs + grant you 1000 xpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-87967081147054683622017-11-02T22:48:46.055-07:002017-11-02T22:48:46.055-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259914990173033280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-54496452008861131102017-11-01T00:51:16.645-07:002017-11-01T00:51:16.645-07:00bdmisc04bdmisc04Lilura1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-60197604271387424762017-10-31T13:03:54.144-07:002017-10-31T13:03:54.144-07:00Do you have the console code for the Seal of Caela...Do you have the console code for the Seal of Caelar? I wanna get in here, didn't get the seal off the traitor and don't wanna go to the underground river storyline stuff just yet.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259914990173033280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-35580563200084648512017-01-21T06:29:27.832-08:002017-01-21T06:29:27.832-08:00i was going to add this too.
as in the original g...i was going to add this too.<br /><br />as in the original game (oh man noober...32 "hey yahs" almost broke me)..if you talk to him long enough, nuber will give you xp for being patient and go away on his own.<br /><br />also..the sketch comes from, i believe, the same witty fellows who gave you the autograph if you talked to them long enough in the first game. another thing to add to my "items that mean nothing but i carry from game to game" pile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-38650449522865526152017-01-18T01:46:31.180-08:002017-01-18T01:46:31.180-08:00Thank you so much for the walkthrough. I found I ...Thank you so much for the walkthrough. I found I missed several things that I will have to run through it again to get. I did notice that you have the exp for killing Nuber all 3 times, but if you keep talking to him, eventually he will wander away and you will be asarded +1000xp.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509556289759078714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-36801954226733902862016-12-06T11:42:50.117-08:002016-12-06T11:42:50.117-08:00Thank you for the walkthrough. This was my first ...Thank you for the walkthrough. This was my first visit to your blog and I've enjoyed reading the personalized comments that came with it. I'm also a huge NWN fan, so I'll be sure to come back, though I enjoyed the first one far more than the later.<br /><br />I'm planning to play through the entire series (on Core) for the first time and I've opted to use Abdel, the default fighter, and the cannon party that BGII starts off with. I didn't want overpowered stats for this run and trying not to cheese my way through the games. I've been trying the new custom scripts that Beamdog has added for most of the joinable NPCs. Considering how bad they were in the original series, they've really done a decent job here. There aren't a whole lot of battles that I need to micromanage every action with autopause firing on everything. Aside of Jaheira, it's a good aligned party, so I'm using Glint to fill in for Imoen in SoD.<br /><br />My main regret using Abdel is his lack of charisma. After using the Tome, it's only fifteen. I'm sure that I missed out on a few things, but the first time that I was really stumped by this (mostly following your walkthrough) was trying to enter Dragonspear courtyard. The officer ended up demanding the Seal with every dialogue choice. I used a Potion of Influence to buff Abdel's charisma to nineteen and a new option became available, something about being a hardened and battle worn veteran, and only then did the officer grant a Seal and passage through.<br /><br />Before I thought to buff Abdel's charisma, I used my google-fu to see if I had missed something with the Seal. I may have missed it in your walkthrough, but Malden Col, the traitor in the Coalition camp, was supposed to drop it. I didn't hang around to see what actually happened to him after I finished my dialogue with him, but when I went back there all that I found was a Short Sword +1. It's quite possible I didn't do his dialogue or something right, too, though.<br /><br />I may have missed something in your walkthrough up to this point, but this was the first time I was stumped by anything. Mostly, though, I'd like to thank you again for taking the time to do this. Much appreciated. Rob_Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-29156995757786616842016-11-04T01:44:39.220-07:002016-11-04T01:44:39.220-07:00The elvish game with Tristan cannot be delegated j...The elvish game with Tristan cannot be delegated just to anyone with high INT. I had Baeloth in my party who was completely ignored despite his 19 intelligence. As I had a wizard slayer for CHARNAME (never tried that kit and now regret that i finally did) and stuffing him with potions of genius wasnt an option, i had to head back for the camp and temporarily recruit Neera just to win over that cursed holy symbol. My guess is the game can only be played by CHARNAME, Neera, Dynaheir and possibly Edwin, I was going to try out Edwin, but Neera just happened to be first on my path to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-31690144033758175692016-10-08T08:57:10.330-07:002016-10-08T08:57:10.330-07:00In the waylay zone, the Shadowy Figure leaves the ...In the waylay zone, the Shadowy Figure leaves the scene if you don't paralyze him. At least he did for me. Said "As expected, you have proved your might, Charname. I have seen enough." Sounds like you might see him again later perhaps..<br /><br />When rescuing Skie outside the courtyard, I got the option to bluff them, saying I was Lord Ensler och Waterdeep. That gave me 2000 XP.<br /><br />In the Troll breakout quest there were two different options to talk him down. Intimidating or philosophical. And I got 5 potions when talking him down instead of 4 for the violent aproach. Not that I'm short of potions in this game..<br /><br />There seems to be no problems clearing the dragonspear courtyard after the quests are done, at least after having cleared the underground river and dragonspear basement. Better safe than sorrow.. That is some seriously weird battle though. There is some AI/pathfinding/scripting issue, the crusaders sometimes randomly walks off in the middle of the battle and dissapears. And a couple of enemies I could kill with my sword from a distance. Someone in the camp had a returning throwing axe +2 though so it could definately be worth it.<br />/JEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-88262727585177133512016-09-10T04:06:25.462-07:002016-09-10T04:06:25.462-07:00I could not kill the Greater Earth Elemental and o...I could not kill the Greater Earth Elemental and only received 5500 EXP when he was "unsummoned" after 4 turns. If you have charges saved on the Spectacles you can pull both. The Elemental ignores Raeanndra and attacks your group. She talks and offers her ring and leaves the GEE to you to handle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-28391917575742476632016-08-20T23:49:06.527-07:002016-08-20T23:49:06.527-07:00Thanks for the pro-tip, Unknown!Thanks for the pro-tip, Unknown!Lilura1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-83238879631981534812016-08-19T12:54:24.717-07:002016-08-19T12:54:24.717-07:00in the eastern part of dead man's pass there a...in the eastern part of dead man's pass there are two otherworldly creatures , a hostile greater earth elemental that hits like a truck, casts earthquakes and is worth 11k exp and a tiefling who will give you a ring that summons 1d4 mephits 1/day and 10% to elemental resistances.<br />these two ar fighting in the elemental plane of earth and u can only pull one of themAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064294286511122286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-49287639073083259452016-07-28T17:06:56.561-07:002016-07-28T17:06:56.561-07:00@lilura - "Quest: Understanding the Crusade ....@lilura - "Quest: Understanding the Crusade ... To kick it off simply speak to Deneld and then go and interview Zare, Ravoc and Sindret" ... and also Tristian. "Upon your return Deneld will test you. Don't forget to ask for a reward: Ring of the Crusade (AC and saves +1, +3 vs. demons & devils)" ... and also 2000xp (but maybe this additional reward is conditional upon having spoken to all four interviewees rather than just three? I haven't tested this hypothesis, since I went off and did several other things between starting and finishing this quest, and I don't want to revert that far to conduct a test.)Gallowglassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-17118259216581442532016-07-28T06:22:22.692-07:002016-07-28T06:22:22.692-07:00Oh yeah. Added "composite" to the descri...Oh yeah. Added "composite" to the description and removed the footnote. Thanks for that, Gallowglass.Lilura1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-41111659146984750362016-07-28T06:06:06.952-07:002016-07-28T06:06:06.952-07:00As @ashardalon48 says, and also Corinth gives you ...As @ashardalon48 says, and also Corinth gives you +1 REP if you do it that way.Gallowglassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-62150472771626667212016-07-28T06:04:38.976-07:002016-07-28T06:04:38.976-07:00@lilura re Corinth's Bow +2 - "This bow i...@lilura re Corinth's Bow +2 - "This bow is labeled as '+2' yet it provides +3 to-hit & +4 to dmg. Odd..."<br /><br />Not odd, actually. It's a Composite Longbow. A mundane (i.e. unenchanted) Composite Longbow has THAC0 +1 and damage +2, so naturally a Composite Longbow +2 will have THAC0 +3 and damage +4.<br /><br />The reasoning for this is that the base comparison for all bows is a mundane Shortbow - THAC0 +0, damage +0. A mundane Longbow is more powerful, so this is modelled by giving it THAC0 +1 (but damage still +0). A mundane Composite Longbow is even more powerful, so this is modelled by giving it THAC0 +1, damage +2. Then any enchanted bow adds its enchantment level to those base figures according to the type of bow.<br /><br />Note that this formula applies only in BG1. In BG2, a mundane Composite Longbow gets +1 damage instead of +2, and enchantments apply a bonus to THAC0 only, not also to damage ... except that there are some special (uniquely named) bows which do also get a damage bonus. (I'm not sure why the BG2 rule is different, but perhaps the devs decided for reasons of balance that ranged weapons needed to be attenuated in BG2 ... and perhaps they were right, since ranged combat turned out to be very powerful in BG1, perhaps more powerful than the devs had actually intended).Gallowglassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-5950142946328591572016-07-27T09:50:19.140-07:002016-07-27T09:50:19.140-07:00Hi, @lilura.
You omitted to mention finding "...Hi, @lilura.<br /><br />You omitted to mention finding "The Forest Queen's Benediction" (musical instrument, Mass Cure 1/day, min WIS 13, non-Evil Bards only) in Dead Man's Pass. It's in a tree trunk in the southeast of the area, slightly northwest from where you meet Gnåler and Kåmbolder.<br /><br />Not the most widely-useful of items, since the built-in Bard (i.e. Voghiln) doesn't have enough WIS to use it (unless he drinks a Potion of Insight), although it'd be very handy for a Bard protagonist with adequate WIS. However, since WIS isn't generally an important stat for a Bard, most player-created Bards probably also won't be able to use it without first gulping a Potion.Gallowglassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-83963915908602003002016-07-18T03:11:54.535-07:002016-07-18T03:11:54.535-07:00If you choose to save Corinth (its the right thing...If you choose to save Corinth (its the right thing to do btw) talk him after trial and he gives his bow as reward. (and that bow is better than ToB weapons)ashardalon48https://www.blogger.com/profile/03773117700595950318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-17509217018753225502016-07-08T17:22:49.768-07:002016-07-08T17:22:49.768-07:00Thanks. I'll play this through with a complete...Thanks. I'll play this through with a completely different party in my next run. There is a lot of stuff that I missed.Lilura1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-521433486185240942016-07-08T14:20:24.717-07:002016-07-08T14:20:24.717-07:00A few things I found out about the Troll Breaker q...A few things I found out about the Troll Breaker quest. Sindret will not talk with you if you have Viconia in your party. Also you can talk to the troll and convince it to put the shackles on.darkmega926https://www.blogger.com/profile/18371502044582282841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-58050197358106096372016-07-06T10:17:43.391-07:002016-07-06T10:17:43.391-07:00Wow, thanks. I've played through three times a...Wow, thanks. I've played through three times and I never actually tried to infiltrate the courtyard after saving Skie. Mostly because it seemed really stupid to walk up to the walls of a castle full of people who want to kill you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com