02-28-2003, 12:04 AM
though the ability to MC to a Mage under Mystra sounds awfully powerful (Priest spells, Mage spells, AND righteous ass-kicking all in one package; sounds like the DC'd Berserker/Mage on crack.)
The Paladin of Mystra/Wizard-or-Specialist character looks neat on paper, but is hard to do in practice. They're extremely stat-intensive, since you'll need Str and Con and possibly Dex (if you plan to melee at all), Wis (to cast divine spells of level X you need 10+X, or Wis 13 for level 3 spells, etc), Int (skills are good, mmkay?) AND Cha (Lay on Hands/Smite Evil modifier, bonus to all saves, etc).
That does raise a question. Did they get rid of Dual-Classing, or simply rename it? Or am I not understanding that whole unified EXP system thingie correctly?
Yep, there's no more Dual-Classing in 3E. Either a character is single-classed or multi-classed, and you can have as many classes as you want (as long as you heed the experience penalty bit). The level cap in IWD2 is 30, IIRC, although I think the only way to reach it would be to play through with a single character, or a group in Heart of Fury mode, perhaps.
Soloing is actually rather fun... I had a solo Aasimar Sorceror for a while who rocked the house, but I canned her because I made bad spell selections. I think I may go back and try it again as a Drow (extra stat points + natural spell resistance = yummy).
- WL
The Paladin of Mystra/Wizard-or-Specialist character looks neat on paper, but is hard to do in practice. They're extremely stat-intensive, since you'll need Str and Con and possibly Dex (if you plan to melee at all), Wis (to cast divine spells of level X you need 10+X, or Wis 13 for level 3 spells, etc), Int (skills are good, mmkay?) AND Cha (Lay on Hands/Smite Evil modifier, bonus to all saves, etc).
That does raise a question. Did they get rid of Dual-Classing, or simply rename it? Or am I not understanding that whole unified EXP system thingie correctly?
Yep, there's no more Dual-Classing in 3E. Either a character is single-classed or multi-classed, and you can have as many classes as you want (as long as you heed the experience penalty bit). The level cap in IWD2 is 30, IIRC, although I think the only way to reach it would be to play through with a single character, or a group in Heart of Fury mode, perhaps.
Soloing is actually rather fun... I had a solo Aasimar Sorceror for a while who rocked the house, but I canned her because I made bad spell selections. I think I may go back and try it again as a Drow (extra stat points + natural spell resistance = yummy).
- WL
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