Baldur's Gate Trilogy No Reloads Run

[WiseGrimwald]

This thread is for people to record their adventures in the Trilogy. Play on any difficulty that you want with any mods that you want. Just say what they are at the beginning of your run.
Feel free to add historic posts. I'm not familiar with how to do it, so I will leave that side with those who are. Have fun everyone.

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To offer a continuation in the tradition of the Beamdog forum no-reload community (and the old Bioware forum before that) and thread, cross-posting is welcome and encouraged.

Spoiler: Beamdog Forum No-Reload Hall of Heroes

Ankiseth the Cavalier by proghead3
Notable mods : none
Difficulty : Core
(2014)

David the Gnome Fighter/Illusionist by MacHurto
Notable mods : none
Difficulty : Core
(2014)

Sir Gawain the Fighter by CharlestonianTemplar
Notable mods : HardTimes-v2; scs-v21 (- Tactical Challenges)
Difficulty : Core
(2015)

Anselm, the Blackguard by Gotural
Notable mods : SCS-v30 (full prebuff and encounters); Rogue Rebalancing; aTweaks
Difficulty : Core rule, must kill everything
(2016)

Grond0, the Sunsoul Monk by Grond0
Notable mods : none
Difficulty : Core
(2016)

Goibniu, the Paladin by Enuhal
Notable mods : none
Difficulty : core
(2016)

Grond0, the Fighter --> Thief by Grond0
Notable mods : none
Difficulty : Core
(2016)

Sodof, the Dragon Disciple by Grond0 (and Gnoria, the Barbarian by Gate70 )
Notable mods : none
Difficulty : core
(2017)

Chara the Alchemist by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: "basically everything" ("SCS and Ascension including full pre-buffing and universal HLAs"; "major rule changes like Scales of Balance")
(2017)

Frisk, the Seducer by semiticgoddess
BG1, SoD, SoA, ToB
Notable mods: Enhanced Edition Trilogy, SCS v30, Ascension, Seducer Kit for Thieves v1.21
"Solo": No party members except those from Seduction
Difficulty: Core
(2017)

Cromarty the Gallant (Might & Guile) by Mantis37
Party run through BG1, SoD, BG2, & ToB
Notable Mods: BWS installs with SCS for BG1, Quest Pack AI for BG2, and Spell Revisions all the way through.
Difficulty: Core
(2017)

Frisky Bits the Dragon Disciple by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: EET, SCS, Ascension, Wheels of Prophecy, various BG1 encounter mods
Difficulty: Core
Poverty run: cannot spend any gold except to complete quests; cannot use any items except for (1) quest items, and only for their intended purposes, and (2) items the player creates him or herself, such as Goodberries or Minute Meteors
(2017)

Arbogast, the Totemic Druid by Enuhal
Notable mods: None
Difficulty: Legacy of Bhaal
(2017)

Baroque, Human Skald by Neverused
Notable mods: Rogue rebalancing, SCS (no prebuffs, some tactical challenges), Divine Remix, Item Revisions
Restrictions: Pacifism from Baroque (1 mistake)
Difficulty: Core
Enhanced Editions, no SoD though.
(2017)

Frisk the Archer/Mage by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: EET, SCS, Ascension, Wheels of Prophecy, Universal Archer Kit, Better Stat Drain
Difficulty: Legacy of Bhaal Mode
Special: Solo Run
(2018)

Brunash the Halfling Enchanter by Flashburn
Full Tetrology Run
Notable mods : SCS v30 (only in BG2; long-duration mage/priest prebuffs only, no Tactics challenges except Original Tactics Improved Bodhi), BP Ascension v15 BETA; aTweaks, Rogue Rebalancing, More Style for Mages, Tweaks Anthology, NPC_EE, Golem Construction, Item Upgrade, Oversight (monk HLAs), Coran
Difficulty : Core (2018)

Trabb the Cleric/Mage by histamiini
Notable mods: SCS, Ascension
Difficulty: Legacy of Bhaal Mode
Special: Solo Run
(2018)

Nukesalot the Chaos Sorcerer by Flashburn
Full Tetrology Run
Notable mods: SCS v30 (only in BG2; long-duration mage/priest prebuffs only, no Tactics challenges except Original Tactics Improved Bodhi), BP Ascension v1.5 BETA; Chaos Sorcerer v2.4, Golem Construction v5.3, More Style for Mages v1.54, Item Upgrade, aTweaks, Rogue Rebalancing, Tweaks Anthology
Difficulty: Insane (extra damage disabled)
Special: Solo Run
(2018)

Rikai, the Totemic Druid by Enuhal
Notable mods: None
Difficulty: Core
(2018)

Nabatil, the half-elven Skald by Enuhal
Notable mods: SCS, Ascension, JimFix
Difficulty: Core rules
(2018)

Poppy the Druid/Mage by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: EET, SCS, Ascension, Faith and powers
Difficulty: Core
Special: Solo Run
(2018)

Arinja II, the Fighter/Mage/Thief by Enuhal
Notable mods: None
Difficulty: Core rules
Special: Solo run
(2018)

Grond0, the Dwarven Defender by Grond0
Notable mods: none
Difficulty: core rules
Special: solo run
(2018)

Cephalus, the Beastmaster by Enuhal
Notable mods: None
Difficulty: Insane
Special: Fully randomized party
(2019)

Frisky Bits the Fighter/Mage/Cleric by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: EET, SCS, Ascension
Difficulty: Core
(2019)

Frisky Bits the Shadowdancer by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: SCS, Ascension, ATweaks
Difficulty: Core
Special: Solo Run
(2019)

Espellier the Archer by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: SCS, Ascension
Difficulty: Core
Special: Solo Run
(2019)

Triss the Fighter/Illusionist by histamiini
Notable mods: SCS v32 rc10, Ascension, LoB Saving Throw Fix
Difficulty: Legacy of Bhaal
Special: Solo Run, v2.5 update (includes -11 AC in LoB mode)
(2019)

Frisky Bits the Archer by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: SCS v31 (v32 for BG2), Ascension, LoB Saving Throw Fix
Difficulty: Legacy of Bhaal
Special: Solo Run, v2.5 update (includes -11 AC in LoB mode)
(2019)

Arrow Slinger the Arcane Archer/Mage by Flashburn
Notable mods: SCS v31 (full prebuffs), Ascension v1.5 BETA, Tweaks Anthology, Rogue Rebalancing, More Style For Mages, IWDification beta 4, Skip Chateau Irenicus, aTweaks, Golem Construction v5.3, Artisan's Kitpack v1
Difficulty: Insane (extra damage disabled)
Special: Solo Run
(2019)

Constantia, the Priestess of Tyr by Enuhal
Notable mods: SCS (tactical difficulty)
Difficulty: Core rules
(2019)

Nemesis the Fighter/Mage/Cleric by histamiini
Notable mods: SCS v32, LoB Saving Throw Fix
Difficulty: Legacy of Bhaal
Special: Solo Run, v2.5 update (includes -11 AC in LoB mode)
(2019)

Prada the Sorcerer by histamiini
Notable mods: SCS v32.4, Ascension v2.0.8, LoB Saving Throw Fix
Difficulty: Legacy of Bhaal
Special: Solo Run, v2.5 update (includes -11 AC in LoB mode)
(2019)

Skaarj Sunspire the Fighter/Shadow Adept/Cleric by Flashburn
Notable mods: EET, Shadow Magic 1.98a, SCS v32.4, Ascension v2.0.7, Tweaks Anthology v9, aTweaks, More Style For Mages, Skip Chateau Irenicus, Trials of the Luremaster, Golem Construction 5.4, Item Upgrade v44, Thalantyr Item Upgrade
Difficulty: SCS Insane+ (extra damage disabled)
Special: Solo Run
(2019)

Dispenser the Holy Justice of Tyr by CharlestonianTemplar
Notable mods: SCS v32, ATweaks, Wheels of Prophecy, Item Randomizer Deities of Faerun, Song & Silence, Rogue Rebalancing, Wizard Slayer Rebalancing, various NPC mods
(2020)

Jehu the Shaman by Neverused
Blaggerd the Blackguard by Gate70
Michio the Illusionist by Gate70

Allanon the Druid by Grond0
Notable mods: None
Difficulty: Core
Special: Party only contains unkitted druids

Pearl the Fighter/Mage by semiticgoddess
Notable mods: SCS v32, Ascension
Difficulty: Insane, bonus damage disabled
Special: Solo

Blaggy the Blackguard (Artisan's Kitpack) by Flashburn
Notable mods: EET, Level Adder; Artisan's Kitpack v1.7, Shadow Magic 2.21, Warlock 1.61, SCS v33.1, Ascension v2.0.12, Better Stat Drain, Tweaks Anthology v9, aTweaks, Skip Chateau Irenicus, Trials of the Luremaster, Golem Construction 5.4, Item Upgrade v44, Thalantyr Item Upgrade
Difficulty: Insane (SCS Legacy of Bhaal settings)
Special: All creatures have triple HP; kill and quest XP in BG1 is doubled

Jeanluc the Fallen Paladin by Corey_Russell
Difficulty: Core

Adorar the Druid by Mantis37
Notable mods: SCS
Difficulty: Tactical

Yeldan II the Halfling Fighter by Corey_Russell

Dassareth, the Undead Hunter by Enuhal
Notable Mods: SCS (tactical difficulty), Ascension
Difficulty: Core rules

Rasha, the Fighter/Thief: @Enuhal
Notable Mods: None
Difficulty: Core rules

Luriana, the Priestess of Tempus: @Enuhal
Notable Mods: SCS (insane difficulty), Ascension
Difficulty: Insane (without extra damage)

Beringia, the Transmuter: @Enuhal
Notable Mods: None
Difficulty: Core Rules

Briana, the Dark Moon Monk: @Enuhal
Notable Mods: None
Difficulty: Core Rules

Dorian II, the Bard: @Enuhal
Notable mods: SCS + Ascension
Difficulty: Core rules, tactical difficulty

Ariehaj, the fighter/druid: @Enuhal
Notable mods: None
Difficulty: Core rules

Gardi, the Cleric/Ranger: @Enuhal
Notable Mods: SCS + Ascension
Difficulty: Core rules, tactical difficulty

See old Bioware Hall of Fame in post 3 of this thread because of character limit.

Classes and kits still missing from the combined Hall of Heroes:

Ranger
Stalker
Cleric
Priest of Helm
Priest of Talos
Shapeshifter
Avenger
Abjurer, Conjurer, Diviner, Invoker, Necromancer
Thief
Bounty Hunter

 

[WiseGrimwald]

My current run is on Core difficulty with just one Mod: Xan's New Groove. In addition I have modded Candlekeep so that the assassins have the items in that mod.

I am playing an enchanter as Xan with the stats that I have rolled. They are remarkably good. Gorion has just been killed. I have given a sword and armour to Imoen and have left her at the ambush site. Hopefully that equipment will keep her safe.

 

[Urdnot_Wrex]

Welcome, and good luck for Xan with those awesome stats. Still "all doomed" though...

The original post runs out of space when it's put there, so in addition to it, here's the

Spoiler: Old Bioware Hall of Fame

*** The Trilogy No Reloaders***

Character Name: Ogg
Race: Half-Orc
Class: Fighter/Cleric
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Frabjous

Character Name: Alanis
Race: Elf
Class: Sorcerer
Notable Mods: Questpack, Tactics (Parts), Ascension
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Alesia_BH

Character Name: Hugh
Race: Human
Class: Inquisitor
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Wizworm

Character Name: Urmgi
Race: Half-Orc
Class: Cleric/Thief
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Frabjous

Character Name: Saros
Race: Half-Elf
Class: F/M/T
Notable Mods: SCS, IA 5.0 with Recommended Ease of Use Components
Difficulty: Insane
Entered by: Saros Shadow Follower

Character Name: Alia
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Blade
Notable Mods: SCS, IA 5.0 with Recommended Ease of Use Components
Difficulty: Insane
Entered by: Saros Shadow Follower

Character Name: Kalis
Race: Human
Class: Druid
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Enuhal

Character Name: Naji the Unspeakable
Race: Human
Class: Monk
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Enuhal****

Character Name: Numa Stoneguard
Race: Dwarf
Class: Cleric 23 – Illusionist 19
Notable Mods: Keto-SOAv3 + Sarahtob-beta2
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: UssNorway

Character Name: Candar
Race: Dwarf
Class: Berserker
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Corey_Russell

Character Name: Lotan
Race: Human
Class: Fighter/Druid (dual from level 9 fighter)
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Corey_Russell

Character Name: Wierdo
Race: Gnome
Class: Thief/Illusionist
Difficulty: Core
Notable Mods: BG1- aTweaks, SCS; BG2- aTweaks, Ascension, Randomiser, SCS II, Weimer Item Upgrades
Entered by: Wierdo

Character Name: Anatole
Race: Human
Class: Assassin
Difficulty: Insane
Entered by: BBMorti

Character Name: Vessen
Race: Halfling
Class: Priest of Lathander
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Corey Russell

Character Name: (Multi-player): Pendal
Race: Gnome
Class: Fighter/Illlusionist
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Gate70 - assisted by Thimble (Grond0)

Character Name: Alyssa
Race: Elf
Class: Mage/Thief
Difficulty: Core
Notable mods: SCS for both BG 1 and BG 2, Ascension
Entered by: Alesia_BH

Character Name: Klonk
Race: Half-Orc
Class: Berserker
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Gate70

Character Name: Alisa
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Jester
Difficulty: Core
Notable mods: SCS for both BG 1 and BG 2, Ascension
Entered by: Alesia_BH

Character Name: Blackstrider
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Blade
Special: played as The Avatars:
Alesia_BH as Alesia (elven Mage/Thief)
Grond0 as Grond (human Archer)
Gate70 as Krimlor (dwarven Fighter/Cleric)
The Potty 1 as Pot (human Mage)
USSnorway as Cassia (gnomish Shapeshifter)
Corey_Russell as Corey Russell (human Undead Hunter)
Difficulty: Core
Notable Mods: SCS 21 for both BG 1 and BG 2, Ascension
Entered by: Serg Blackstrider

Character Name: Corbeast
Race: Human
Class: Beastmaster
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Corey Russell

Character Name: Russell V (Russell the fifth)
Race: Human
Class: FALLEN Inquisitor
Diffficulty: Core
Entered by: Corey_Russell
Unusual Group: 5 paladins and cleric/thief for entire trilogy, no arcane

Character Name: Krak
Race: Dwarf
Class: Barbarian
Difficulty: Core
Special: Solo, no healing potions, antidotes (except 1 in BG 1), or RoR heals used in entire run.
Entered by: Grond0

Character Name: Rifft
Race: Dwarf
Class: Swashbuckler
Difficulty: Core
Special: Solo, no healing potions used in entire run nor mage scrolls.
Entered by: Grond0

Character Name: Augur
Race: Dwarf
Class: Wizard Slayer, solo (!)
Difficulty: Core
Special: No heal potions used in entire run
Entered by: Grond0

Character Name: Hale
Race: Elf
Class: Wild Mage, solo(!)
Entered by: Grond0

Character Name: Coremonk III
Race: Human
Class: Monk
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Corey_Russell

Character Name: Delilah
Race: Human
Class: Cavalier (solo)
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Grond0

Character Name: Corarcher
Race: Elf
Class: Archer
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Corey_Russell

Character Name: Sage
Race: Elf
Class: Mage
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Grond0
No potions used during this run.

Character Name: Arcadia
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Fighter/Mage
Difficulty: Core
Notable mods: SCS, Ascension
Entered by: Alesia_BH

Character Name: Eren, Last Child
Race: Human
Class: level 9 Fighter/level 39 Thief
Difficulty: Core
Notable mods: Enhanced Edition, SCS, Ascension, Rogue Rebalancing, Tweaks.
Entered by: Golden28

Character Name: Arkona
Race: Halfling
Class: Barbarian
Difficulty: Core
Notable mods: SCS, Ascension, aTweaks
Special: First solo no-reload SCS Watcher's Keep
Entered by: Alesia_BH

Character Name: Kaxir
Race: Dwarf
Class: Kensai (solo)
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Gate70

Character Name: Sir Gawain
Race: Human
Class: Fighter
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Charlestonian Knight Templar

Character Name: Russell VI
Race: Human
Class: Inquisitor
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Corey_Russell
Special: Only paladins from Candlekeep to Melissan, except Mazzy allowed as a paladin of Avoreen

Character Name: Sahal
Race: GnomeClass: Cleric/Illusionist
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Enuhal

Character Name: Dyara
Race: Elf
Class: Fighter/Mage/Thief (solo)
Difficulty: Core
Entered by: Dyara
Mods: SCS, Ascension, Item Upgrade,...

Thanks to @Serg_BlackStrider those sites are preserved and can be found at blackstrider.net

 

[mlnevese]

Real good stats. good luck

 

[corey_russell]

Hi everyone! Just putting a post here to let you know I am here!

 

[mlnevese]

Welcome @corey_russell

 

[WiseGrimwald]

Journal of Xan Continued

Being a Moonblade wielder, finding that my Moonblade had been stolen by a thief whilst I slept filled me with dread. Fortunately I came across the thieves before they had a chance to flee Candlekeep and I recovered my possessions once they were slain.

The items that I recovered were an amulet and a buckler.

The buckler is only usable by non-chaotic elves.

Gorion and I fled Candlekeep but we were ambushed and Gorion was slain.

I fled from Gorion's killers stopping only to pick up a diamond and a couple of rings before clearing the FAI of hobgoblins.

Heading North, I killed Sonner and his cohorts before returning Tenya's bowl and killing an ankheg.

I reached Beregost and headed south.

Using sleep and charm spells proved to be an excellent way forward as I proceeded to the Nashkel Mines.

Sadly the guards killed Greywolf before I got the chance to do it myself. :'(

A belt protected me from the winter wolf spells.

When I met up with Prism again he sadly died.

I reunited Albert and his dog and then went on to escort Samuel to the FAI.

My reputation increased when I returned Joia's ring.

To the south I acquired a belt of piercing.

I then returned the Colquetle amulet, calmed down Marl and took a tome to Firebead.

I then helped Mellicamp get back into shape and in so doing reached level4.

Ankheg hunting was next on the agenda.

A visit to the basilisk area was next.

This resulted in me reaching level 6.

 

[Antimatter]

25 HPs for a lvl 6 Xan, not bad at all.

 

[WiseGrimwald]

25 HPs for a lvl 6 Xan, not bad at all.

Of course, unlike the Xan supplied by Bioware, mine had a con roll of 8 rather than 7, but yes it is pretty good. It will get even better when I get the elven armour supplied by "Xan's New Groove which is in the chest at the bottom of the mine." I'm not sure quite what it does but HPs certainly get increased. When he gets stoneskin he will be quite a fighter.

After picking up Xzar and Montaron, Montaron supplied me with a charisma boosting cloak that he "found" in Beregost. At the FAI Tarnesh was unwise enough to pick a fight with us.

Inside we were given some potions to help with poison and a pair of sexy pantraloons which I cannot wear. All we got from Dorn was insults. He changed his attitude somewhat when we showed him how to fight south of Nashkel.

After joining us we gained revenge for him after which Branwin and Neera joined us. Meilum was not really a challenge and neither were Rogdok or those who wanted the bodies of Neera and Adoy.

Upon returning to Beregost Silke was dewalt with comfortably even though we had replaced Neera and Dorn with the Inquisitor Ajantis and invoker Dynaheir.

Inside the nearby inn we killed Karlat before returning Perdue's Sword.

We didn't need the potions when we cleared some spiders, and were rewarded handsomely when we returned Landrin's possessions.

Mulahey was dealt with easilly after being silenced.

Outside the Amazons were held with web and killlled with fireballs and skull traps.

Breanwen was hurt during the killing of the Revenant.

We cleared the other caves easilly before going in search of the bandits.

We killed Deke and Tranzig before returning.

 

[alice_ashpool]

Classes and kits still missing from the combined Hall of Heroes:

Ranger
Stalker
Cleric
Priest of Helm
Priest of Talos
Priest of Tempus
Shapeshifter
Avenger
Abjurer, Conjurer, Diviner, Invoker, Necromancer, Transmuter
Thief
Bounty Hunter
Bard
Dark Moon Monk
Fighter/Druid (has been done as a dual, but not as a multi)
Fighter/Thief (has been done as a dual, but not as a multi)
Cleric/Ranger

Am always surprised that no one had done those Multiclasses at the bottom, but most of them I can understand. Still salty about my Dark Moon Monk, forever trapped in limbo facing off against Ascension Amelyssan.

 

[WiseGrimwald]

Ajantis thought it rather dishonourable that we webbed Taurgosz before killing him with fireballs and skull traps. Not being paladins, the rest of us were more pragmatic.

I was rather amused at Jaheira's question here.

The battle in the tent wasn't easy.

We replaced Ajantis with Montaron since Ajantis isn't good at opening chests, Montaron being replaced with Coran in Cloakwood since Montaron is a bit bloodthirsty.

We then collected our reward in Nashkel before returning to Cloakwood where we killed some druids.

Minsc was delighted with a sword that we found.

The wyverns were tough opponents.

After getting our reward we took on Droth and Shoal.

We killed some nearby sirines, Dynaheir being charmed by them. In turn I tried to charm her but without ssuccess. We therefore departed and waited for the sirenes' spell to wear off.

 

[Blackraven]

Am always surprised that no one had done those Multiclasses at the bottom, but most of them I can understand. Still salty about my Dark Moon Monk, forever trapped in limbo facing off against Ascension Amelyssan.

I have a Cleric/Ranger in a similar position (no LoB though, like your Monk). Anomen, Jaheira and Mazzy all abandoned her in the final battle, which I attributed to a bug. I later realized that my Cleric/Ranger had given some of the evil answers in her conversations with the Solar in the Pocket Plane. Do you know if this caused her companions to bail on her? (BTW My C/R didn't fall or lose any reputation though).

@WiseGrimwald nice progress with your Xan!

 

[alice_ashpool]

^^ strange, I don' know the "routes" in Ascension very well so can't shed any light. Did you have any other ending modifying mods installed (Wheels of Prophecy comes to mind)

 

[WiseGrimwald]

Am always surprised that no one had done those Multiclasses at the bottom, but most of them I can understand. Still salty about my Dark Moon Monk, forever trapped in limbo facing off against Ascension Amelyssan.

I quite like the Priest of Helm, so may well try it next.
Are you supposed to do it solo, or can you do it with a party?
I normaly play my games with a party once my PC has a little experience under his belt.
I like the interaction between party members.

 

[alice_ashpool]

No obligation at all to play solo.

 

[Blackraven]

^^ strange, I don' know the "routes" in Ascension very well so can't shed any light. Did you have any other ending modifying mods installed (Wheels of Prophecy comes to mind)

I do know the routes vaguely (I think one of Charname's answers was a bit blunt, and it resulted in her getting +25% damage reduction shortly before the final battle, which turned out to be an evil reward). I always have Wheels of Prophecy installed, but I'm not aware of it making any changes to NPCs' behaviour.

I quite like the Priest of Helm, so may well try it next.
Are you supposed to do it solo, or can you do it with a party?
I normaly play my games with a party once my PC has a little experience under his belt.
I like the interaction between party members.

Priest of Helm rocks, it's become one of my favorite kits (both RP-wise and mechanically).

 

[WiseGrimwald]

Journal of Xan

We took on Vax and Zal with little difficulty. Coran was glad to get the bracers.

After that we proceeded to the Cloakwood Mines where we defeated Drasus et al easily.

 

[Urdnot_Wrex]

I quite like the Priest of Helm, so may well try it next.
Are you supposed to do it solo, or can you do it with a party?
I normaly play my games with a party once my PC has a little experience under his belt.
I like the interaction between party members.

If a successful no-reload game was solo, it's specified in the list, same as mods, difficulty setting etc.

Solo seems to be more the exception than the rule. The list of missing kits and classes is just so that we can see which type of main character hasn't ever finished the game in no-reload, either because it's unpopular or difficult, and it doesn't matter if it was with a party to cross a class from that list. That way, ambitious people might want to try one of those remaining on the list for the extra kicks.

 

[WiseGrimwald]

In that case, when Xan dies I might try a Helmite Priest. I don't think that Xan will reach Amn as I haven't sussed out SoD yet.

I couldn't believe it. I tried a Helmite Priest run and tried to help Mellicamp against the wolf. I used three command spells but the wolf survived. Used Imoen's wand and got the wolf to near death. Seconds later the priest was dead. Most unusual to die so quickly.

Back to Xan who is doing very well at the Gate. He is now about to take on the Iron Throne.

 

[Enuhal]

Hey everyone. Currently still not playing BG, but I will certainly return at some point - just letting you know that I'm still there and keeping up with the no-reload community while we once again have to change our forum of choice

I have actually attempted two more undocumented runs a few months ago - after my success with SCS+Ascension on Tactical Diffiulty, I thought that the next logical step would be to try the same on Insane (I've tried so before, dying to Yuan-Ti mages in De'Arnise keep). Both times, I made good progress throughout BG1 and SoD, with failure coming early in BG2, every time due to facing some type of unexpected sequencer - I simply don't know 100% which mages have access to seventh level spells on my settings and which don't, which can be a huge problem. Sadly, slowly working my way through BG1 and SoD only to fail in SoA again has been a bit frustrating, which is one of the reasons why I'm currently taking a break.

Good luck to everyone here!