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Discussion in 'Baldur's Gate' started by DARK_NOVA1, Jan 2, 2003.
should I get minsc and kick out montoron or get edward and kick out edward or both hmmm
any sugs
Minsc is by far the way to go. One of the best fighters in the game.
Edward is by far the best NPC mage. He gets 2 or 3 extra spells (thanks to his unremovable amulter) PER LEVEL.
Dude, just for the record, it's Edwin, not Edward.
You do realize that what you said makes absolutely no sense, don't you?
I do realize that no one will ever bother reading this, don't I?
get minsc and make sure to have aerie instead of edwin... aerie becomes minscs witch >
If your Charisma is high enough (don't know the exact number-- can anyone help me with this?), you can keep both Edwin and Minsc in your party even though they quarrel.
Umm... he is refering to the first baldur's gate, Monty(as I like to call him) cant be used in BG II, and I guess no where on this board does it specify that we're talking about BG II only... I'm quite certain that in ten months he has already come to a decision anyways.
ok minsc and edwin can both be played in BGII and i would go with minsc if your a primarily magic character, and edwin if you do mostly fighting
edwin is the best caster in the game, easy, you can replace minsc with other fighters tho, like korgan, or valygar. Edwin, however is unique
And somehow minsc isn't "unique"?
Minsc is a fighter, there are others that are just as good, edwin however, tops every other mage in the game, excluding you if u r one possibly, and a high level mage >>> high level fighter
That doesn't answer my question.
Minsc has stats that can be replaced with others, like valygar, edwin, however, is the best at being a mage, cannnot be replaced with anyone else
Still didn't answer my question. And powerplaying is probably the most boring thing ever.
You're forgetting that Minsc in an oddity and breaks a serious D&D rule just by his existance.
He's a ranger... that can go berserk and his animal helper is a hamster.
Besides the comical hamster deal, for a Human Ranger to go berserk he would have to dual class but Minsc is not dual classing and so doesn't suffer the consequences of dual classing.
And the hamster is probably the most powerful creature in the game as well. Even though you have to use a bug in order to get it to appear.
You mean cheating to get him in?
Anyway, i know that he breaks a D&D rule, but my point was that he wasn't unique, compared to Edwin, who, is by far the most powerful spellcaster in the game, albeit very very low on HP.
Yes but he is still the coolest character in the game and if you play merely to get the most powerfull players you should just create the entire party yourself.
And no I am not talking about cheating I am talking about using a bug to get Boo to appear.
Well ive never heard of it, pls tell me about this bug.
P.S. i do create my own parties, only because ive beaten the games like 4 times b4 with the normal characters.
And powerplaying suck.
The thing that makes Minsc good, is the fact that he is a pack horse. i mean, as far as I have seen, no one has a higher natural weight limit.
Edward is easily the most powerful spellcaster in the entire game, and because of that, quite possibly the most powerful NPC you can get. The only person who stands a chance against him, I wont mention by name, but you probably know of whom I am refering to.
Who? Imoen? Jaheira? Aerie? No, i don't know who you're talking about.
Well, you'll only know if you own or have played Throne of Bhaal. I wont ruin it for anyone.
Hint: He's the catalyst for the entire BG series.
oooooooooo, sarevok, forgot about him, i didnt use him because i had my own customised party.


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