03-05-2003, 11:33 PM
Hello WarLocke,
1. I think SoA is better without ToB myself. I would not buy it all, but definitely not before completing SoA once.
2. Monk, sorcerer, BAH. But you should play what you enjoy.
3. My favorite NPC's were Jaheira for the romance (it is a challenge to make it work), Minsc (obviously), Yoshimo for the plot connection, and of course Imoen (a must-have for the plot first time through IMO). I also enjoyed Nalia and Valygar's quests, and they are decent NPC's too. The most amusing dialogue comes from having Viconia and Jan in the same party. Viconia is an awesome character for her talents as well. But don't mix her and Jaheira, especially if you are considering romancing one of them.
My suggestion would be to do less of the chapter 2 stuff this time and don't worry about completing all of those side quests before moving to chapter 3. Play the plot and enjoy the story. It is a long enough game anyway. I would pick a party that you like, and do the side quests for those party members and also your own class-specific quests. That would be plenty to build up your character.
Oh yeah, staying away from liches until chapter 6 *is* a good idea.
Regards,
Orcin
1. I think SoA is better without ToB myself. I would not buy it all, but definitely not before completing SoA once.
2. Monk, sorcerer, BAH. But you should play what you enjoy.
3. My favorite NPC's were Jaheira for the romance (it is a challenge to make it work), Minsc (obviously), Yoshimo for the plot connection, and of course Imoen (a must-have for the plot first time through IMO). I also enjoyed Nalia and Valygar's quests, and they are decent NPC's too. The most amusing dialogue comes from having Viconia and Jan in the same party. Viconia is an awesome character for her talents as well. But don't mix her and Jaheira, especially if you are considering romancing one of them.
My suggestion would be to do less of the chapter 2 stuff this time and don't worry about completing all of those side quests before moving to chapter 3. Play the plot and enjoy the story. It is a long enough game anyway. I would pick a party that you like, and do the side quests for those party members and also your own class-specific quests. That would be plenty to build up your character.
Oh yeah, staying away from liches until chapter 6 *is* a good idea.
Regards,
Orcin