Posted April 03, 2016
Basically, a genocide run is where you kill pretty much every non-respawning killable creature, except those whose death would softlock the game (that is, prevent further progress).
Here are some guidelines of what I would consider a genocide run:
Play as an evil character (for "role playing" reasons). Alternatively, you could create a bit of dissonance by doing this with a good character (but be careful if you're a Paladin or Ranger, as you will likely become fallen if you do this; avoiding falling while doing a genocide run, if possible, is likely a very difficult challenge that may require deep knowledge of the reputation mechanics).
Kill all non-evil NPCs. (This includes Imoen, though killing her in Irenicus's Dungeon requires some trickery in the Classic Edition and may be impossible in the Enhanced Edition.) Optionally, you might consider taking neutral NPCs if the selection of evil ones is insufficient.
Alternatively, if you are into solos, kill even the evil NPCs.
If not playing the EE, consider killing as many unkillable NPCs as possible.
If playing BG1, don't forget to kill Biff the Understudy; if necessary, get him into your party and then kill him.
Strictly speaking, for the BG1 final boss, you need to kill the main boss last.
In any case, has anyone tried to do something like this? How did it work out?
Here are some guidelines of what I would consider a genocide run:
Play as an evil character (for "role playing" reasons). Alternatively, you could create a bit of dissonance by doing this with a good character (but be careful if you're a Paladin or Ranger, as you will likely become fallen if you do this; avoiding falling while doing a genocide run, if possible, is likely a very difficult challenge that may require deep knowledge of the reputation mechanics).
Kill all non-evil NPCs. (This includes Imoen, though killing her in Irenicus's Dungeon requires some trickery in the Classic Edition and may be impossible in the Enhanced Edition.) Optionally, you might consider taking neutral NPCs if the selection of evil ones is insufficient.
Alternatively, if you are into solos, kill even the evil NPCs.
If not playing the EE, consider killing as many unkillable NPCs as possible.
If playing BG1, don't forget to kill Biff the Understudy; if necessary, get him into your party and then kill him.
Strictly speaking, for the BG1 final boss, you need to kill the main boss last.
In any case, has anyone tried to do something like this? How did it work out?
