Posted March 04, 2017
I am just curious what the best class for a challenge would be. Here are the rules:
* Game must be played entirely solo. If someone is forced into your party, you must dismiss the character as soon as possible. Summons are allowed, however.
* Your character must be Human. Dual-classing is prohibited (and would likely be prevented by the next rule, anyway).
* When you reach the screen where you roll stats, you must set every stat to the minimum value the game will allow. (At least in BG2 (not sure about BG1), you can advance past this screen with unspent stat points; this allows you to play with minimun stats.) It *is* OK to use stat-raising effects (like spells, potions, or certain equipment) after the game starts, however.
* Glitches/Exploits: I am thinking of the following rule here: Anything that is very obviously a glitch (like gem underflow) is prohibited. On the other hand, things like stacking effects that some say aren't meant to stack (like Armor of Faith, for example) *is* allowed. This does mean that, for example, if you're a Thief or Bard, that it *is* permitted to chug Potions of Master Thievery and steal/sell from the same fence to get money.
* No mods. In particular, this includes mods like TuTu or Trilogy. Play either the original version or the Enhanced Edition.
Given these rules, which class would be easiest to beat each game with?
Also, are there any game-stopping issues low stats might cause? For instance, is 3 Strength ever too low to carry items that are required?
* Game must be played entirely solo. If someone is forced into your party, you must dismiss the character as soon as possible. Summons are allowed, however.
* Your character must be Human. Dual-classing is prohibited (and would likely be prevented by the next rule, anyway).
* When you reach the screen where you roll stats, you must set every stat to the minimum value the game will allow. (At least in BG2 (not sure about BG1), you can advance past this screen with unspent stat points; this allows you to play with minimun stats.) It *is* OK to use stat-raising effects (like spells, potions, or certain equipment) after the game starts, however.
* Glitches/Exploits: I am thinking of the following rule here: Anything that is very obviously a glitch (like gem underflow) is prohibited. On the other hand, things like stacking effects that some say aren't meant to stack (like Armor of Faith, for example) *is* allowed. This does mean that, for example, if you're a Thief or Bard, that it *is* permitted to chug Potions of Master Thievery and steal/sell from the same fence to get money.
* No mods. In particular, this includes mods like TuTu or Trilogy. Play either the original version or the Enhanced Edition.
Given these rules, which class would be easiest to beat each game with?
Also, are there any game-stopping issues low stats might cause? For instance, is 3 Strength ever too low to carry items that are required?