If you decide to keep him in your party, you can either work on that or maybe give him points in Open Locks, since 65 isn't good enough. He's chaotic neutral but gets along fine with the evil characters and is the best recruitable NPC in the entire game hands down. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. RecruitmentMazzy is a prisoner in the Temple Ruins. Sun damages her however, but the Cloak of Dragomir allows her to travel under the sun, with penalties to her ability scores. This rises to 18/00 at level 13 (which may be as soon as you recruit her). 2023 Overhaul Games, a division of Beamdog. Neera will refuse to be in the same party as Edwin. 1998 BioWare Corp. All Rights Reserved. Some characters or pairs of characters either hate or end up hating each other and will come to blows meaning that long-term it is not feasible to keep them in the party, although sometimes you wouldn't want to: Deficient Dexterity can be made right using the Gauntlets of Dexterity, sub-optimal Strength can be fixed using the Gauntlets of Ogre Power or the Girdle of Hill Giant Strength and below-par Constitution can be fixed using the Girdle of Fortitude. 2/day: Set Strength to 18/75 for 3 turns. Ah, yes. I am strong, but there's a limit to how much I'll carry on your behalf. Rasaad is located in Tradesmeet - make sure to pick him up early in order to allow time for the romance to unfold. Then kill him. Thief skills: OL: 75, FT: 80, PP: 60, MS: 20, HS: 15, DI: 70, ST: 5. And he's OK. 18 Wisdom gives him bonus spells (although low level druid spells are pretty poor) and he can use Barkskin and Iron Skins to give himself some measure of defence. Since a lot of the big bad boss type enemies are immune to backstab, having her just try to dispel with that could be fairly useful. Too much to keep track of and it's not like I'd lack arcane power with Edwin in my party. It is only visible to you. In the base game, Haer'Dalis is an OK companion. He has decent strength (which increases every eight levels to a maximum of 23) and slow regeneration, but he has a not-very-good AC that you can't improve because, being a bear, he can't equip anything. Marcus01123 Posts: 21. If he fails, he becomes nihilistic. City posters, city dressing, vandalism, and interior decor are mostly done. You you cannot be serious or? Keep in mind that the entire scene, including the HP of these three adversaries, may reset if you retreat and close the door. (trying to keep it clean for this G rated site). RecruitmentImoen joins you automatically in the opening dungeon and then becomes unavailable until the mid game. Poor THAC0 and good-but-not-amazing Strength limit his capabilities as a front-line-fighter. - possibly indicating that allowing the player to become avampire was in development but scrapped. She needs the Gauntlets of Ogre Power to fix her main deficiency (inability to equip the best armour and shields) while he needs Gauntlets of Dexterity. Well I'll figure out somehow to finally have my female characters a romance that isn't male oriented ;), You're welcome. Unless you leave for Spellhold when your main character has either around 800,000 XP or 1.2 million XP she will be behind your party from an experience standpoint during the game. Tenser's could give a big thac0 boost for her. Head south, then turn down a hallway west, send Clara the barrier will vanish. That said, there are still many reasons to bring Hexxat: - the new quests and items - she's an evil thief (the only one in the game!) I've never romanced Viconia, for various reasons. His physical frailty due to his exceptionally low Constitution can be offset by Stoneskin, Mirror Image and Defensive Spin. Alternatively, since he lacks the ability to inflict crushing damage, you may want to give him points in Maces with a view to the Mace of Disruption. After a short talk she will fight you and then disappear again when her health is low. I'm not sure why one should censor the f-bombs, I'm assuming the forum would do this automatically if it is not advised thing to do? She drops a Robe of the Evil Archmagi. This item will only be visible to you, admins, and anyone marked as a creator. I'm all for freedom of sexuality and all that but I would've prefered if this one would have been done oldschool. 10 :5 As long as she is not disintegrated or petrified, she cannot be permanently killed. I thought my next run could be an evil one, since I haven't done that in forever (might have been before ToB was released). You have two ways to build him if you're going to use him past level 12: you can either have him switch to Flails for the Flail of Ages or take Maces to Mastery and beyond. The left room is a dead end for the moment as you can't open the next door within it. Unfortunately, there's only one of each so you may not want two characters in the party who both need a given item. It will disable three traps tied to the three other items found in the chest near the tomb's entrance. 12 :6 She's not human so level 1 NPCs wouldn't do much. I rarely use her domination and drain blood skill. and yeah, dorn romance has been quite simplistic this far. These are each of them pregnant with smaller spiders, which will burst out and attack when the Bloated Spiders die, unless the mother spiders are killed out of sight (e.g. When "killed" she takes gaseous form, goes to her coffin and regenerates in a few hours. I didn't intend to this time either, but upon realizing that Hexxat doesn't bat for that team, I changed course. Both lead to Phreya and Korkorran. Baldur's Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, So you could use shapechange + mislead on your simulacrum and then non-stop backstab with the golem fist. They can be comrades with benefits or . Alignment. So far, Dorn's has been pretty simple. You can read the character order as a ranking: Note that some companions can fulfil multiple roles. RecruitmentYou will be hired by Haer'Dalis's acting troupe to rescue him from the clutches of a wizard named Mekrath. You can use EEKeeper (or google the console command) to take a look at the variables and see if it still active, though. Since she has a habit of not staying dead, she's a useful meatshield despite her class training. * Shield and Sword Style, * Katana * Dagger * Short Bow * Single Weapon Style. Having some low maintenance character in the party does sound nice. 0-8 :0 Yep, as far as my knowledge goes, yes. He is then made a hero rather than madman. Aborted Arc: Hexxat's romance was eventually going to resolve the issue of her outliving the player by ending with Charname asking Hexxat to make her into a vampire as well so they could be together forever. He also has a large investment in Detect Illusion which is an extremely useful ability - essentially a short-ranged, on-demand True Sight. She has a few other perks that make her above the run of the mill. trademarks of Bioware Corp. Black Isle Studios and the Black Isle Hexxat is alright if she's the only thief in your roster, Thac0 can be compensated when you equip her with bracer of Dale and +4 crossbow/bow, or better yet, +2 throwing dagger/fire tooth. respective owners. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons! Go through the newly opened wall, beware of the trap (x=2000, y=1020), continue the way and you'll eventually bump into Dragomir, whose death is required for Clara to dispel the purple light barrier for you (Dragomir is not able to detect invisibility, and is also bugged - you can lead him towards the southern purple light to trigger his trace back to his original position, he wont attack you at all after that). Valve Corporation. All clerics and paladins (as well as Mazzy) will try, to her chagrin, to get rid of her, as a vampire is considered by them a being of pure evil to destroy at all costs. Head south when arriving at Crypt of Durkon, loot sarcophagi and disarm a rather huge trap until you find a group of 'Ghostly Monks' led by one Keno (x=500, y=1020), agree to help them rid of underdark intruders so that you don't miss out an optional zone, an extra scene with Hexxat plus some xp. So, as the thread has already been true-resurrected, I have a question about Hexxat - patch 1.3 notes say that she now takes the relationship into account when considering her choices in ToB. His casting still sucks but Enhanced Bard Song means that it doesn't matter. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. These, however, are the features of the class and Dorn's big trick - the 19 Strength - is no longer all that special. Go through the door south, disarm traps (x=450, y=1000) (x=450, y=1000) (x=450, y=1450) (x=450, y=1500) dealing with Bloated Spiders. Unlike most companions, Jan comes fully equipped with skill boosting gear and an excellent suit of armour that you may never change (since damage resistance is eventually more useful than AC). As it happens, a number of quick use items, wands in particular, are closed off to Minsc because of his low Intelligence. Hexxat is my least favorite addition to any of the EE games. 2/day: Haste self for 3 rounds + 1 round / level, 2/day: Immune to fear and Bless effect for 5 turns. RecruitmentJaheira is found in the starting area. You probably are never gonna use stuff like BBoD, mislead or tensers on edwin anyway. RecruitmentViconia is tied to a stake outside the prison in the Government District. I'm all for freedom of sexuality and all that but I would've prefered if this one would have been done oldschool. It may be time to use Dragomir's Respite. - her stats are extremely high (most of the time) - it's really useful that she respawns after 8 hours if she dies - she is immune to level drain 13 :6 Baldur's Gate Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. I'm about to finish Watcher's Keep after escaping Saradush. In the library, Hexxat will initiate the dialog with Diya al-Hafiz which will eventually wind up ina fight, which means you can prepare traps & summons before bringing Hexxat in there. Prior to passing through the next door, you can elect to put the Piece of Silk in the nearby statue container. If you're interested in story continuity, the following characters return from Baldur's Gate (and Siege of Dragonspear): Edwin, Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc and Viconia. Note that one of Minsc's quick use slots is occupied by his pet hamster, a useless joke item. 1. Rescue her and kill the fanatics who were going to burn her alive and she will offer to join your party. When pressed, she speaks in vague terms about her mother, a cleric of Ubtao, and the aunts who raised her. Haven't used that one in ages. Cover for him when he is confronted by a tax official and he will join your party. You'll have to kick out potentially more useful members to bring him into the party. If you're not using the Girdle of Hill Giant Strength on someone else, stick it on him and he can wield the Strong Arm longbow, which is the only longbow that does bonus damage. The quest is initiated by recruiting Clara in Copper Coronet before chapter 4. You'll also want to take a point in shortbows at level 12 since decent throwing daggers are hard to find. Before you do so however, loot another sarcophagus to the north-east, disarm a trap to the south-west beyond Dragomir's sarcophagus then explore down the tunnel, kill three Shadow Fiends, and loot another sarcophagus for Protection From Undead scroll. Unless you give her the Girdle of Fortitude, Neera will always be one failed save against Horrid Wilting away from death. If she is the only Thief in your party, you will have to tank a fair number of traps which isn't a lot of fun. Inc. All Rights Reserved. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. What if your male character is transgender? The right one only lets you proceed south and then west where you meet a Bone Golem named "T'Lassus of the Bones". RecruitmentWilson is caged in the Heretic Temple area which you visit during Rasaad's personal quest. You can only solve this riddle if you brought along the Tale of the Prophet Unproved book from the library in your inventory. Is there some way to use EEKeeper to change an NPC's class(es) without screwing up everything? The game has only been out for 3 days, "Let's wrestle" "Okay" "You're hot" "So are you" "Next time, we should wrestle naked" "Okay". While joining, he has the following proficiency points: As a dual-classed fighter Anomen can achieve grandmastery in any cleric-specific (blunt) weapon and can also invest three proficiency points in Two-Weapon Style. Alternatively, the key can be pickpocketed (confirmed with Jan @ 125 skill). I'm forced now to roleplay myself as a female to embrace the romance path with Hexxat. By virtue of his specialisation and Family Amulet, Edwin is the best spellcaster you can recruit simply because of the amount of magic he can cast - two more spells of each level per day than Imoen, for example. As a caster, he's lacking. New items in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, New items in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, New items in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. 17 :8 Beyond the headline superhuman attribute scores, Hexxat is basically a single-class human Thief, which is among the worst class / race combinations. If Keno survived, he'll give you Key of Scholars we need to progress; If Keno died, but any other ghosts survived, the key will drop but you'll have to put the ghosts down here too. How effective she is afterwards depends on how quickly you pick her up again. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. The following characters are good-aligned and hence no . Not sure how I would do that exactly, though. I can always get rid of her if she's really as annoying as some people seem to think. Once finished "L" will appear in the form ofthe resurrected Lich's corpse to address Hexxat. To be specific, it was at the dialog at 3:48 in this video: Unlike in the video I picked #2 because it kind of felt in line with my character's personality, but Hexxat didn't seem to like what I said. Rescue him from the Planar Prison and he becomes permanently available. He can, at least, drink healing potions which he'll be gulping left, right and centre if you try to use him. Raffiyah, who is borrowing Centeol's situation, creature sprite, and choices of pets and habitat, lies in there. Kill the Shadow Jailor and free her and she'll offer to join up with you to defeat the Shadow Lord. RecruitmentYou will meet Hexxat in the Copper Coronet. I was hoping she would be a hawt vixen lady* not a lesbian. Did i just screwed up the romance with Dorn? Just reset her to lvl 1 (be sure to reset her hp to what she would have at lvl 1 too) and keep her XP the same so she gains all the kit abilities as she levels up. Continue west ignoring east, disarming two traps as you go, find Dragomir's sarcophagus (x=1000, y=800). Learn their story if you like; their names are required later for a riddle (Sukayna, Rabi'ah, Bilquis, and Aminah). Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Version: 1.0f | Updated: 02/25/2023 FAQ of the Month Winner: November 2020 | Highest Rated Guide. Me, on the other hand, I LARP my way through the game, because I convince myself that my character and I are one in the same. you will have to choose your responses carefully because her talks in TOB have internal counter that has to be high enough for her to make a shift. It lacks structure. As usual, there is only one Dev-approved outcome and anything else leaves you with a pittance of XP and minimal loot. It may seem there is simply no convincing her not to go through with this deal but if you allow her to have her say, and then agree to kill her if she asks, she will stay a vampire for you and remain in the party. Be nice to him and you get more interesting dialogue about Hexxat. gamespot.comgiantbomb.commetacritic.comfandom.comfanatical.com, Privacy PolicyCookie SettingsDo Not Sell My InformationReportAd. Can I romance her as a male character regardless by using the girdle of feminity to trigger it or something, or are is the romance totally based on female-female?Come on this has to be a fucking joke I already pictured my neutral-evil war mage travelling around with Hexxat and his other friends and this just ruined it man. Jaheria gets a nice amulet as I recall. Thus the unbalance of her emotions and what she thinks of your role as a child of Bhaal. A room later Phreya attacks you for the third time before vanishing again. Next you meet a lady named Umolex waiting for some fresh corpses. how accessible she is in the game. But, dying breaks romances (getting her turned to stone breaks it as well). 2023 Hasbro, Of course, she will immediately level up two or three times which means that you can get her Find Traps and Open Lock skills to where you want them to be. with permission. Her banters will continue, and so will her romance, if your protagonist is female. She has her own quest line both in SoA and in ToB. Nothing. She insists on being civil with others and think of herself as being a victim of circumstances, making her "occasional" killings of innocents a regrettable necessity and companions horrified by the fact bigots. BioWare, the BioWare Infinity Engine and the BioWare logo are Her romance bugged out for me once, and I usually don't play evil anyway. Especially if you give her a pip in something better than shortsword. If you pick him up then, he will also have two pips in Long Swords. 11 :5 Because his equipment boosts his skills significantly, he is fully useful on recruitment. Hexxat will implore you to climb in. If you believe your item has been removed by mistake, please contact, This item is incompatible with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Take the east way to find Ki Chin Sang (x=1900, y=820) who holds Key of the Master's Crypt. Wielding a two-handed weapon compromises survivability for a front-line fighter so you may want to have him wield mace and a shield for tougher encounters. Turns out Haxxet figures out and slaps Dorn, who in turn stomps Haxxet and there is nothing my female character can do about it because well she is not male so how could she take on Dorn to protect Haxxet? There is another companion whom you can recruit much, much later and I will cover him then. A hidden door in the Beholder room gets you to the last quarter of this tomb. This is more of a gimmick than anything else, so replace it with the Army Scythe that Bernard sells; Jan can even steal it. His Wisdom is lacking for the medic role and his personality is extremely grating. In terms of where I am in the story, I'm still in Chapter 3, just moping up whatever side-quests I can actually still do before I get involved in the war between the Shadow Thieves and the Vampires, and in terms of Variables, EEKeeper says the value for hexxatlovetalks is 24. Hexxat's request is a companion quest involving both Clara and Hexxat. Heh, I'm with ya there. The next time you rest Cabrina will appear with "L" in the form of Korkorran. ** Sling ** Shield and Sword Style, * Scimitar * Dagger * Quarterstaff * Sling, ** Two-Handed Sword ** Crossbow I'd still like to give Hexxat a try. The party is so OP that I don't really need a thief beyond utility, and honestly, it's nice to not have to micromanage another NPC beyond the cloak thing. 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