Baldur's Gate 2 Companion Guide

Companion guide for BG2. In this video we go over how strong companions are as well as take into account their writing, banters, quests, personality, equipment, etc etc.
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[@howdoilogin]

One thing I noticed is that Aerie has a lethal conflict with Korgan in Shadows of Amn, he'll insult her for being weak and decide she needs to die. But if you keep them both alive until Throne of Bhaal, he tries to bully her and she fights back and he backs off, satisfied that she finally has a spine. So their conflict is 100% limited to SoA.

[@rustyshackleford3316]

I like to imagine rasaad and his fellow monks sitting around staring at the sun all day.

[@Denis-ww4nt]

2:25 - Sarevok 16:30 - Anomen 30:46 - Viconia 39:13 - Edwina 46:40 - Mazzy 53:27 - Dorn "evil for the sake of evil because look im evil, yes I am" 1:10:00 - Rasaad "one crit man" 1:22:07 - quirky, fun, free spirited, half-elf wild mage 1:31:04 - Hexxxat "im suck" 1:43:02 - Aerie 1:54:36 - Cernd 2:01:47 - Heya its me Imoen 2:06:19 - Jaheira 2:14:11 - Korgan 2:19:36 - Jan Jansen 2:25:26 - Keldorn 2:32:14 - Nalia 2:36:13 - Minsc 2:44:31 - Haer Dalis 2:52:42 - Yoshimo 2:56:24 - Valygar

[@Eztral777]

my hero

[@istvangaspar6686]

BIG thanks mate 👍

[@LightWavess]

"One crit man" xD More like "oh my god they killed Rasaad, bustards!"

[@lukaszpasternak3427]

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[@kmvoss]

Where's Wilson?

[@gui1591]

The other comment with timestamps didn't show up to me, so i did it again: Anomen (S+ tier) 16:30 S tier: Edwin 39:13 Neera 1:22:07 Jaheira 2:06:18 Korgan 2:14:11 Jan 2:19:36 Nalia 2:32:14 Haer'Dalis 2:44:30 A+ Tier: Imoen 2:01:38 Valygar 2:56:19 A tier: Viconia 30:47 Mazzy 46:40 Dorn 53:28 Aerie 1:43:03 Cernd 1:54:36 B+ tier: Sarevok 2:27 Keldorn 2:25:25 Hexxat (B tier) 1:31:04 Minsc (C+ tier) 2:36:12 Rasaad (C tier) 1:10:00 RP tier: Wilson 1:05:57 Yoshimo (S tier for dialog) 2:52:41

[@danton8788]

The world needs more people just like you. Thanks.

[@matts5799]

What does S, S+, and RP mean?

[@a.g.r.v.3144]

@@matts5799 S and S+ are the ranks above A. In other words they are the best of the best. This concept of ranking things as S>A>B>C is very common in Japanese games (see Devil May Cry as a great example) and because of that it became popular among gamers in general. RP i believe simply means roleplaying, as in, these are character you might want to choose simply for roleplaying reasons because they don't have much value as far as powergaming is concerned.

[@matts5799]

@@a.g.r.v.3144 thank you very much, that’s super helpful

[@coot33]

Wish this could get pinned it keeps falling down for me.

[@davidl4312]

Davaeorn is single handedly breathing life back into one of the best gaming series of all time...thank you my guy

[@vyadis]

I've been playing EE and OG BG1+BG2 for awhile in the past couple of years before I even knew who this guy was.

[@ethosterros9430]

The only problem is no orc waifu

[@SaalikJaeger]

No lies were told.

[@MrAerohank]

Dude straight up made a 3h guide for like a 15 year old game. Love it!

[@Davaeornlol]

thanks for watching and commenting friend!

[@helloimatapir]

15? Try 25.

[@MrAerohank]

@@helloimatapir oh god, I am getting old.

[@hm09235nd]

a? Try plural.

[@korncows1]

15? This ain't diablo 3 bro

[@user-cy6jw7dx7o]

What is wrong with me. I watched this third time...

[@riconidas4452]

I was not expecting a whole bg2 character guide. That being said! Can't say enough good things about it. 10 out of 10!

[@bcampbell2819]

Campbell

[@LightWavess]

Bruh yesterday i was literally thinking about "damn i wish there was a proper evaluation on characters in BG2" and here we are!

[@tensazangetsu8189]

Duuuudeee thanks! I love every single guide you've done, and you're a treat to watch and listen. Keep at it my dude!

[@jamespark3510]

Same lol, in my suit at my soulless corporation, listening about level drain and hexxat lol

[@Animosity00]

Amazing channel! I have been itching to get back into BGII and this video just happened to pop up on my homepage. I take this as a sign to binge your videos and start a run.

[@Davaeornlol]

Hell yeah hope you have a blast m8 thanks for watching and commenting friend!

[@timobecker1386]

Kudos to you my friend. I love this game since many many years and still i am learning new things, thanks to you :)

[@micharymorz8454]

Great stuff, from time to time I was looking for any kind of review of npcs on yt just to listen what some other fans think, but never expected that somebody will actually do a 3h one in 2022! Thanks

[@Ejtan]

I've been looking forward to this! Thanks for making and uploading this stuff.

[@exantiuse497]

Great video, I've been waiting for this. These guides are unironically some of my favorite content on KZbin, the information is solid and the commentary is hilarious One thing you didn't mention: Aerie she has 16 wisdom, meaning she can reach 18 (machine of Lum the mad and ioun stone) for Wishes without potions, the only character except a custom character who can do that. I like her because of that. She does get Wish terribly late, I tend to play with smaller parties so that isn't such an issue but I suppose she's worse with your rules (I play insane SCS but without double damage and no permadeath)

[@ethosterros9430]

I would legit watch his asmr channel if he had one.

[@timothyernst8812]

It's actually the EE that gives Anomen the points in spears. In the original game he only had points in mace and sling and maybe one in hammer. They added that, because he has a banter with Yoshimo about how he saved a bunch of Radiant Heart squires by jumping on a wyvern and jamming a spear in its head. Those points were purely for RP purposes.

[@krunchyfrogg]

You’re absolutely correct. But the number of proficiency slots has always been correct, which basically means that if you were making a fighter > cleric as your protagonist, you’d have more slots to play with.

[@throwawayjuri4560]

Nah, he always had those points in the original game.

[@krunchyfrogg]

@@throwawayjuri4560 when the game was on discs he did not have points in spears, but there were multiple mods that added them. It’s silly because it just doesn’t affect the game in any way, shape or form.

[@throwawayjuri4560]

@@krunchyfrogg Must be from a fixpack then, because I'm running the OG version from before Enhanced Edition was even a thing.

[@Atrahasis7]

Maybe Anomen was lying. Its just beamdog being dense shitters.

[@AstonHodge]

Never have I been more excited to see a 3 hour video!!, thank you for this. King of the nerds 👑

[@domeplsffs]

Sweet! More BG Guides. Love your content, sir - it's pure ASMR for me. Much love and a hopefully nice week for you

[@JoeStuhff]

Davaeorn's top-notch videos have made me replay these games so many times. Excellent work my dude.

[@eus105611]

Thank you for the videos! Your advice and tips are top notch and your passion for these games really comes across.

[@ThePressurizer]

Thak you for these amazing guides, they inspired me to do another run through my favourite RPG (and maybe finally finish the expansion). And I've already come across my favourite line of dialogue, Aerie's "Peeing underground is just not for the Avariel".

[@Morphinof]

I waited this one so much, you made me replay this game, thanks for your awsome guides!

[@bigchris1234]

S tier: Edwin 39:13 Neera 1:22:07 Jaheira 2:06:18 Korgan 2:14:11 Jan 2:19:36 Nalia 2:32:14 Haer'Dalis 2:44:30 A+ Tier: Imoen 2:01:38 Valygar 2:56:19 A tier: Viconia 30:47 Mazzy 46:40 Dorn 53:28 Aerie 1:43:03 Cernd 1:54:36 B+ tier: Sarevok 2:27 Keldorn 2:25:25 Hexxat (B tier) 1:31:04 Minsc (C+ tier) 2:36:12 Rasaad (C tier) 1:10:00 RP tier: Wilson 1:05:57 Yoshimo (S tier for dialog) 2:52:41

[@JohnnyTightIips]

Watched the whole thing even though I haven't played BG2 in about 10 years lmao. Thanks Dav

[@Kipa2]

Your guides are a real treasure. Thank you very much.

[@jsharper55]

Your videos fueled two playthroughs from start to finish and this time I actually knew what I was doing. I started watching again because he's hilarious and will probably have to play through soon. Never been an assassin mage. Might have to give that a shot.

[@gerbilios9902]

The Soulreaver literally re-activated me memories of Legacy of Kain.

[@FatherMulk]

Work day just got a lot more bearable. Thanks Dav!

[@dellivan714]

Just got BGee on the switch and having a ton of fun playing it. Thank you for the guides and look forward to the BG1 companion guide

[@Naris17]

Wow I can't believe you made a guide for every companion with the same straight to the point and incredible detail that everyone should see in you. Thank you so much for this.

[@LightWavess]

No BG1 companion guide tho :(

[@HammerheadStarcraft]

@@LightWavess Alora S+ for sure

[@ronnymueller1918]

Nice job Dav!! You`re the best that ever was and ever will be and don`t you forget that my dude!

[@SkarneZ]

Wow this was exactly what I needed to figure out my evil run. I put off playing it because I thought I might fuck up the run doing something stupid or picking wrong companions that kill each other lmao. Much appreciated dude

[@weissblitz100]

This is so good! So much time and effort must have gone into this

[@krunchyfrogg]

Thank you! I’ve been waiting with bated breath for this!

[@michaelmurphy8444]

These guides and the hardcore playthroughs are an absolute treasure, thanks for the amazing content! A pleasure to discover this plus the twitch channel!

[@frantisek005]

dude, i love your vids. looking forward to the next vid in about half a year

[@stormridertr]

2:11:00 I don't know whether Beamdog fixed it but, back in the original BG2 there was a bug (or it might have happened only to me)that, if Jaheira is somehow killed and got resurrected, the romance stopped even if you proceed her questline. Thank you for preparing this very detailed guide, every time I watch your videos, you return me back to my college years. Trying to bang virtual chicks and being unsuccessful used to help me a lot to overcome the depression of trying to bang real chicks and being, somehow, more unsuccessful.

[@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590]

Nothing better than an hours-long video about my favorite game.

[@eugeniopiovesan4002]

Haer'Dalis voice is Michael Bell! (Raziel - Soul Reaver)

[@goth11223]

i revisit this video every so often. love your voice as a background noise, and when i actually tune in, i always learn something new. It's a damn shame Hexxat turned out how she did. I think she had a LOT of potential.

[@HYEOL]

Best Companion Guide of any game I ever watched. Thanks

[@Davaeornlol]

god bless buddy thanks for watching

[@guido841]

Finally! Been waiting for months for this guide thank you!!!

[@alexanderoakland2607]

NICE ive been waiting for this one. Love your videos dude! Keep up the good work!

[@ianellis6139]

YES!!! I haven’t even watched it yet but I’ve been waiting for this!!

[@belhaddim5116]

Holy sh... The sky is the limit with this guide! You're the man my dude, awesome content as always.

[@bcampbell2819]

Ds

[@grahamb007]

Love this vid, can't wait for the BG1 guide!

[@fredrik3880]

Korgan is also my favorite NPC in all the bg saga. Very well written.

[@squashedeyeball]

The legend has done this!! Said and delivered. It is here and it feels better than being in ToB, whispering sweet "I'm gonna kill you"-s in Melissan 's ear. God bless you Dav! Can't wait to be able to catch up live again :\ But until then, my week is not complete without viewing what I missed. Can't wait to watch this! I'm sure our best doodoo cleaning GF, Neera, will get to the top places, merely for her class. For me it's Korgan. Always having a blast using him, mechanically and for his banters.

[@mistymouse6840]

Ohhhhhhhhh, I've been looking forward to this. Thank you!

[@bartek_ewertowski]

I haven't played the BG series since the early 2000's but still enjoy your videos. I'm tempted to finally play through the trilogy again.

[@Davaeornlol]

God bless friend thanks for watching, do it when you're bored and enjoy it

[@Perfectcrime87]

Thanks for this. Great content as always!

[@lirondavidoff2494]

Thank you for this video! This was so much needed.. Also, waiting for a playthrough for 1 and 2 and TOB ^_^

[@mattepac]

Good stuff Dav, gonna give it a listen as soon as I can 🐸

[@Mannetasi]

It's finally here :D 3h video, well i got material to watch for the entire week!

[@brintabokka1393]

I feel like I'm a veteran of the Baldurs Gate series, then I see your channel and your expert analysis of its characters and mechanics. Would love for you to coach me on the game haha

[@bogubogu]

Mr Consistent landing another killer guide precisely on schedule. FeelsGoodMan.

[@LeiluMultipass]

Editing as I'm watching. Thanks Davaeorn 00:00 Intro 1:53:03 Buh buh buh buh ----- [S+] ------ ANOMEN 16:30 16:51 Proficiencies 17:37 / 28:23 Rating 21:58 Bants 26:10 Build 27:52 Conflicts ----- [S] ------ NEERA 1:22:07 1:22:19 Stats 1:22:38 Rating 1:24:22 Equipment 1:25:23 Conflicts 1:25:45 Romance 1:26:48 Quests 1:27:34 Wild Surge explanation 1:29:43 Bants 1:30:05 Writing / Voice 1:30:18 Conclusion EDWIN 39:13 39:30 Stats 40:05 Spells 41:30 Equipment 42:47 Bants 43:10 Rating 44:44 Writing 45:06 Conflicts JAHEIRA 2:06:18 2:06:35 Stats 2:06:48 Gameplay 2:08:07 Equipment 2:10:35 Conflicts 2:10:56 Romance 2:11:59 Quests 2:12:06 Bants / Writing 2:12:47 Conclusion KORGAN 2:14:11 2:14:17 Stats 2:14:57 Proficiencies / Weapons 2:15:27 Equipment 2:15:56 Gameplay 2:17:50 Conflicts 2:18:35 Writing 2:19:18 Conclusion JAN 2:19:36 2:19:43 Stats 2:20:00 Gameplay 2:20:37 Pimp my gnome 2:20:59 Role 2:22:13 Equipment 2:23:48 Bants 2:24:13 Quests 2:24:24 Romance / Conflicts 2:24:52 Conclusion NALIA 2:32:14 2:32:43 Role 2:32:56 Equipment 2:34:32 Writing / Bants 2:34:59 Romance 2:35:16 Conflicts 2:35:42 Conclusion HAER'DALIS 2:44:30 2:44:45 Stats 2:45:30 Role 2:46:21 Equipment 2:50:05 Spells 2:50:42 Bants / Writing 2:51:06 Quests 2:51:19 Conclusion ----- [A+] ------ IMOEN 2:01:37 2:01:49 Stats 2:02:10 Build / Equipment 2:04:01 Conflicts 2:04:06 Gameplay 2:04:17 Romance 2:04:32 Quests 2:04:38 Bants / Writing 2:05:22 Conclusion VALYGAR 2:56:18 2:56:26 Stats 2:57:13 Equipment 2:58:10 Gameplay 3:00:25 Writing 3:00:53 Quests / Bants 3:01:03 Conflicts 3:01:13 Conclusion 3:01:32 Spells ----- [A] ------ VICONIA 30:46 31:26 Build 32:30 Equipment 34:04 Spells 35:16 Bants / Conflicts 36:04 Rating 37:32 Romance MAZZY 46:40 47:12 Proficiencies 47:28 Abilities 48:31 Stats 48:47 Equipment 50:00 Gameplay 50:36 Bants 50:52 Writing 51:51 Conflicts 52:21 Rating DORN 53:27 55:02 Abilities 56:05 Gameplay 56:22 Equipment AERIE 1:43:02 1:43:10 Stats 1:43:40 Gameplay 1:48:51 Equipment 1:49:57 Conflicts 1:50:23 Romance 1:51:27 Quests 1:51:27 Writing 1:52:50 Bants 1:53:09 Conclusion CERND 1:54:37 1:55:41 Spells 1:57:06 Equipment 1:57:37 Gameplay 1:59:55 Conflicts 2:00:10 Romance / Quests 2:00:32 Writing 2:00:51 Bants 2:00:54 Conclusion ----- [B+] ------ SAREVOK 2:27 6:42 Bants 8:28 Build 12:20 Equipment 15:31 Rating 24:24 Conflicts KELDORN 2:25:25 ----- [B] ------ HEXXAT 1:31:05 ----- [C+] ------ MINSC 2:36:12 2:36:37 Stats ----- [C] ------ RASAAD 1:09:59 1:10:10 Stats ----- [RP] ------ WILSON 1:05:57 YOSHIMO 2:52:41

[@morgoth6273]

Careful he's a hero

[@dirid]

You are a legend mate

[@justinpidcock8997]

You are S++ tier

[@hrothgar1]

Gorion would be proud of you!

[@chrispeng5502]

S rank comment, 10/10. Of course the most important information is buh buh buh buh

[@jonahereaux4551]

I love your videos so much, the wilson thing really had me going hahaha Id love to see do guides for other crpgs too!

[@magusmaximus670]

Amazing guide, keep it going!

[@Kipa2]

>Went straight to companions I use all the time from BG1 to BG2 ToB >Open Minsc part >Davaeorn: "Minsc is absolute Shit" Sad Pepe Frog face.jpg :'(

[@LightWavess]

Eh let's be real... he kinda is The main problem is his low wisdom which btw doesn't allow to use any magical wand, his berserker is the worst in the game where you lose control over him and it doesn't make him immune to maze/imprisonment And he's the pure ranger which is kinda mediocre class. The only reason to use him really is because he's a canon party member and his banters.

[@krunchyfrogg]

Intelligence of 9 is the only wand requirement. Mince is fun for a lot of people. He’s not optimal, but if you find him fun, go for it.

[@LightWavess]

@@krunchyfrogg forgot its INT not WIS but considering his abysmally low WIS score i am surprised this guy can even cast any spells

[@krunchyfrogg]

Agreed. His scores don’t even make for a 2e legal ranger. He’d be so much more appealing if he were a barbarian.

[@lightworker2956]

Yeah, it's sad, but unfortunately it is true. Ranger is one of the worst classes in the game, his stats are bad and he doesn't have any kind of OP item to compensate for that. His form of berserking arguably is another drawback. As someone else said, it's a shame he's not a Berserker or Barbarian. That said, you can complete the game with anyone. Want to have Minsc and Wilson in your party, go for it. I love Minsc too.

[@SaalikJaeger]

I love your video. What makes Aerie OP is that you can give her the robe of Vecna and the amulet (whose name is eluding me) to quicken her spells. No other cleric can have their casting speed boosted. She is a spell slinging monster. But a very squishy one who needs constant attention. Quickened high level cleric spells are scary.

[@theBagFam...]

😅

[@dirid]

FINALLY! Thanks dude, my day just became awesome. And it is also currently an mtg commander baldur's gate spoilers season. Baldur's Gate is getting much love recenly

[@rivansan]

I was just going to post this. Yeah pretty damn awesome!

[@chronicles8324]

this is fantastic, great guy and this guide is very watchable which is down to personality

[@OldManRogers]

Wilson 'the best written EE companion' - truer words have never been spoken!

[@MA-sv2bs]

I've waited so long for this.

[@MrUndead3tears]

Love the content buddy. Keep it going.

[@badstreff]

Epic content bro! S++ tier knowledge and how to apply that goodness in-game. Have you done a video on running an evil party at all? I'm binge watching earlier vids but haven't caught you talking about it in much depth.

[@ritamdeb2232]

Absolutely S+ tier guide. The only problem I see is placing Jan above Imoen. If Jan was a viable backstabber this might have made sense, but he's not. And Imoen being a primary mage just gets so much stronger later, while also being perfectly capable of handling basic thieving needs.

[@DJ-yo9oi]

Jan is an incredibly good backstabber. Mislead cheese + Tenser's or shapeshifting make him incredibly deadly. On top of this, he gets regular traps and spike traps. I do think Imoen should be S, though. While most people won't, you could technically get her fairly early.

[@aluminiumsoul]

love your channel man, you doing great thing and this IS a great game

[@lefthook2397]

Awesome video. Definitely catching your stream some time to see what’s up.

[@andreachinaglia5804]

I have still to watch all your video, I watched only some tiny bits of it. I am glad that you appreciate so much Anomen that used in the right way can be an outstanding front liner and tank. I partially disagree about Aerie, but it is probably due to my way to play, I don't use SCS and prefer the Tactics Mod with the old game and to play more relaxed vanilla runs with the EE game and I prefer small parties, My usual party is a 3-4 people one, if i want to go for raw power I run with 6, but play mostly with 4 dropping the other 2 at the beginning of each area and recruiting them again when I collect the quests xp reward or for the toughest battles so my main 3-4 men are over leveled. This and kicking everybody from the party but Aerie and having her and charmame, if he has some mage in his build, learning and erasing scrolls, thing that is possible even if I seldom do it, fixes completely her slow progression as multi class. End game she will still have less spell slots due to the level cap, but she can get the crucial spells almost as fast as a pure class caster in a party of 6 played the regular way. That told I don't feel that Aerie is a good tank that trades dpm for protection, she can do a lot of physical damage, like when she and her simulacrum go to battle, both welding BBoD in the main hand and FoA in the off hand, with their clerical buffs, Thac0 of a fighter, each hit does the maximum damage and 25 STR, and their arcane buffs, Improved Haste and all the protections that they may need they are quite impressive, with a total of 8 apr and if really needed a Chain Contingency that summons 3 elementals, thing that often results in summoning an Elemental Prince instead. Add a Planetar summoned by your main mage and basically you can send the little Aerie alone to the battle and watch her shred to pieces most of the tough enemies... This IMHO is awesome in a character that has a lot of utility being a good secondary mage and a cleric, not a strong cleric as Anomen or Viconia, that is sure, but she can actually protect her clerical buffs with Spell Immunity. I agree that even in the end game she has not so many spell slots so she must spare her buffs for the battles that really matter, at least if you don't have Neera in the party, then going to Watcher Keep and getting that Wish scroll can solve even that problem, at least as soon as Neera is able to cast lev 7 spells as having her Projected Image cast the Dwehomers is much better, if some bad surge happens usually it affects only the clone. I will watch all your video later, probably tomorrow, it is always a pleasure to do it and we can learn a lot about the game doing it, thank you very much!

[@mightymickey88gaming74]

I just started yes thank you so much awesome as usual!!!

[@oOoOoOwned3141592]

Great job, cant wait for the bg1 video

[@09calz]

Awesome my dude this is going to be my drive to work podcast

[@Amenoxiel]

Love your guides - I don't agree with all of it but thank you for putting in so much work!

[@alchemygal3285]

What do you disagree with?

[@tomservo1367]

Anomen becomes a real bro by the end, he also has massive character development! S++ for sure! Great guide as usual, Dav!

[@Metalhammer1993]

yeah. Anomen really wins out as the best companion writing wise simply because he REALLY does grow as a character. Honestly when his sister is murdered and Anomen is refusing his father's order to murder the supposed murderer is a moment that will always stand out to me. And i would say he is one of the Bhaalspawn's most loyal friends in the end, maybe after Minsk and Jaheira. (ignoring romance ofc). That said i do have a soft spot for Aerie (kinda had a crush on her as a kid^^) who just lacks the constitution to make full use of the melee monster that is the wizard/cleric. (tbh I far too often play wiz/cleric myself to take her along. Although it usually is my solo run pick, as w/c solo is nigh unstoppable)

[@axinite2545]

I honestly have heard that alot but never have taken him far in a single run since I started playing when I was a kid, I always either tell him off in the Inn or purposely take him and screw him over in his tests so I can just off him there when he goes insane.

[@BuzzKirill3D]

Thank you Davaeorn. I haven't watched the video in full yet, but I wonder if BG1 companions will get some love.

[@phaethos]

Great guide and breakdown, thanks dude.

[@AWMedvain]

I was waiting for this one !

[@erichhohenzollern275]

Every minute of this 3 hour video contained useful information and analysis.

[@captainfantastic7643]

Quality content. Thanks for the effort.

[@wyjsciezszafy3825]

Watched whole video again! Love the content!

[@MrSquareNeck]

Thank you sooooo much for making this video

[@Kurvits]

Oh my good brooooo yeaaaaaaaaaaaahh... sweet Baldur's Gate bliss, 3 hours of it! Been waiting for this for a long time.

[@johanhallberg859]

Awesome guide, thank you!

[@EpifanesEuergetes]

Gotta come back and finish this later. Just got my Kensai levels back with my Kensai-Thief and I need to play some. Looking forward to it.

[@8684LYFE]

That Jeff Goldblum save Sadge. Was so close, just 1 timestop + 1 cheating monk away from Mel. Last time we were in ToB BibleThump #ForeverBG1 Thanks for the comp guide Dav, it was amazing.

[@brucechamberlin2545]

I appreciate the Anomen shout out. I was convinced for years that a dual classed cleric was the best companion, but everything I saw online made him seem like he wasn't that great.

[@8684LYFE]

Tbf, the fact that Dav is running the SCS-IWD spells mod component changes things a lot. Base-game-spells only Anomen does not have the tanking capabilities mentioned in this video. Can't even protect himself from dispels. With SCS (but no IWD spells) Anomen (and Clerics in general) tend to end up as a chunky-boy :(

[@brucechamberlin2545]

@@8684LYFE interesting point. I've been playing scs for a while now and tweaks and mods. But still I always though a cleric dualed from a warrior was pretty epic

[@LightWavess]

He was always great and I've noticed it long ago but i just couldn't stand his ego at all. I honestly prefer having Viconia

[@8684LYFE]

@@brucechamberlin2545 He's still great - don't get me wrong. Great caster with decent stats and tons of damage output. I just would not feel comfortable using him as a full-time tank if he didn't have the IWD spells (especially on SCS + Insane damage), which means no full invulnerability plus he's dispellable which can lead to a very quick death.

[@brucechamberlin2545]

God I love the community of baldurs gate. So small and awesome. Every time I talk about it with someone it's always no nice and friendly

[@Toshiro_Mifune]

i was gonna watch babylon 5 with my pasta tonight. b5 can wait. thank you for this!

[@robertcampbell6349]

Korgan's SoA quest is probably the best on ein the game. Who doesn't love exploring a crypt and killing undead? And the exchange with his former associates are hilarious.

[@davec1211]

Shagbag and Scrooloose

[@mgardner18]

Great Guide! Every time you called Viconia "Vicky" I imagined what she would do if you she could hear you call her that lol

[@sxztube]

Doing the Gods' work my dude!

[@bjorksBOSSlevel]

Bruv!!! Nice to see you back with the sick shit again.

[@FlutesLoot]

I played and loved this game when I was young and didn't understand the mechanics. I kinda want to play again now that I'm older and there is so much more information about the game.

[@NineNoRouge]

I am looking forward to this because I normally always end up with the same few Characters, like Minsc.

[@Shitnames]

Thanks mate, afer more then 20 years i finally understand why i always played on Normal Difficulty: I hated having Korgan, Jan, Anomen and Jaheira in my team bc i really dislike them. Instead i always used Minsk, Aerie, Edwin and bc i also dislike Imoen/Nalia i always played sth with Thief skills (my favorite Fighter/Mage/Thief)... NO WONDER that the Difficulty on Normal was already difficult enough for me XD

[@baldanders]

The man does it again. Bless up big D

[@whydoineedthis5117]

Idk, Sarevok dualed to mage (which is possible in a party of 2 or 3) wipes the floor with any NPC including ascension Mellisan. Besides deathbringer, he also has stun chance (which works on her), so improved haste + simulacrum = insta stun. Great videos btw, glad someone is still playing original BGs in a such hardcore way )

[@ImperatorBaldo]

Baldur's gate 3 should just remade with Dav as head director

[@letsaram]

I would wager more than 180 of the hours I have in BG are because of you Dav. Thanks for everything.