Congrats Alesia, Blackraven.
Condolences Dogdancing, Blackraven for SoA. Kaxir got "Nebbed" in Amn when I tried doing things in a different order, so I'm in the same boat.
Not sure whether to do kensai, blackguard or something different when time next allows.
As I'd worked out a way to redo the final BG:EE fight I'd re-done that beforehand and written it up so might as well post it.
Gate70/Grond0 multiplayer attempt 81 - (update 3)
Drizzl, human blackguard (Grond0) & Mhae, human cavalier (Gate70)
Today's session saw the pals closing in on the end game. They started off in the Cloakwood with an early problem when Drizzl remarked it was odd that a web trap hadn't triggered. Of course when he came in sight of a spider and went back over it, it did so. Drizzl was briefly poisoned, but with Mhae out of the web to kill the attacking spider there wasn't much danger.
Roles were reversed for the next trap after pulling 4 of the 5 ettercaps away one at a time. The last ettercap had even less chance than the spider earlier thanks to Mhae's immunity to poison.
That also came in handy to allow her to lead the way into Centeol's lair and clear that.
Moving on to the Cloakwood Mine Genthore was pulled away. Kysus followed, but died from arrow fire before casting
- and the same fate befell Rezdan. Drasus did rather better, but ultimately not well enough!
After minimal fighting on the way through the mine Mhae pulled back the battle horrors near Davaeorn one at a time. They didn't like her combination of plate armour and belt and failed to hit at all. A single potion of magic blocking then allowed Mhae to confront Davaeorn.
Arriving in the City at last the duo quickly did the poison quest, even though neither the bow or wisdom tome were really needed. For Marek Drizzl passed over his plate armour to anchor Mhae in place, but that precaution proved unnecessary when Marek immediately suffered a poison overload.
Ramazith went the same way, although Drizzl had a nasty moment when thinking that Mhae had gone up the tower after the ghasts - actually she was just hiding under the Cloak of Displacement. Drizzl briefly ran round, but couldn't escape and activated the Greenstone Amulet while waiting for Mhae to clear the enemies using Spiders' Bane. In the same area Jardak was turning green (though not with envy) even before Mhae chopped his head off to provide one helm upgrade
and Mhae picked up the Helm of Balduran to complete the set. The luxury of having 2 plate armoured fighters also allowed them to defeat Degrodel's guards comfortably on the way to getting the Cloak of Balduran.
The final action of the session was less successful when Vay-ya managed to get a chaos off against Mhae. That didn't work too well for her as Mhae cut her down very quickly anyway - so quickly in fact that Drizzl hadn't had time to get into melee range after starting off using her bow. This time Mhae had not been weighted down and a hop and a skip and a slash allowed her to put paid to an innocent bystander and bring the duo's reputation down to something slightly more reasonable for a blackguard!
Stats:
Drizzl, blackguard 7, 77 HPs, 201 kills
Mhae, cavalier 7, 81 HPs (incl. 5 from Helm), 123 kills, 1 death
Another update on Dante. Made it to Beregost but only explored part of it. After the numerous close calls, I didn't feel like pushing my luck against the town's assassins. I'll get them on the way back from the Mines.
Finding it hard to find a good place to ask about this. See I've got the Baldur's Gate 4 in 1 box set, and playing through it as a paladin. I just now came across my 1st undead creatures: skeletons, only to find the "turn undead" ability doesn't work, no matter what I do. is there any fix? Why doesn't it work? The button is faded in and out of battle...
Dagny, Gnome Cleric/Illusionist (1st & final BG1 update)
I keep on alternating between Gnome Cleric/Thieves and Cleric/Illusionists. After Terra's misadventure with the Tactics bandits in the Athkatla Bridge District, it was time for Dagny.
Skeletons that had recently become available, helped Dagny overcome Gnarl and Hairtooth, and pave the way toward the CHA tome.
Friends (the spell) and a stellar reputation enabled Dagny to purchase the Robe of the Neutral Archmagi, a number of scrolls she would scribe using some of Gellana's potions to concentrate, a Cloak of Deflection, and a Helmet of Charm Protection. A rabbit familiar named Murphy, disarmed a number of traps in Black Alaric's treasure cave, allowing Dagny to loot the place and invest the proceeds in a Wands of Heavens and Fire (i.e. a second one) and a Greenstone Amulet. (I reduced Dagny's HP increase to 6 in Shadowkeeper after Murphy had been summoned). Ardouine and the Worgs, Mutamin and his Basilisks, and (some) Ankhegs allowed to reach lvl 6/6. Korax and Skeletons did all the work in Mutamin's garden,
Nashkel Mines; Bounty hunters
The Find Traps priest spell, Murphy's disarm traps skill, and Wand of Fire blasts, helped Dagny reach Mulahey's lair.
The Undead tombs were raided under Sanctuary. My usual Nimbul strategy (leaving him to the guards so he won't quaff his invisibility potions) failed when he panicked and entered the Nashkel Inn. Dagny barely escaped a surprise Stinking Cloud and had to rely on a Minor Spell Deflection to safeguard her from a Horror before she could finish the assassin.
Lamalha & Co. ambushe Dagny in Beregost after she had restedat Feldepost's. She separated the bounty hunters after she suffered a painful backstab from Maneira.
Bandit Camp
Dagny infiltrated via Raiken, befriended Tazok, took some loot, and entered Tazok's tent Sanctuaried. There she buffed with potion of defense + oil of speed (and according to a portrait icon, also something that protects against fear, don't remember this though). She paralyzed Venkt with a Wand of Paralyzation she had found in Black Alaric's cave, and fried most of the others with her Wand of Fire. A few surviving bandits, including Venkt, were taken out in melee combat or with sling bullets.
Cloakwood
After some shopping for potions, Dagny traveled to Cloakwood. Other then looting Centeol's den under Sanctuary the Gnome didn't do anything to make her presence noted, which was easy with three Invisibilities memorized.
At the mine entrance, Drasus and Co. gave Dagny a nasty surprise when they came to the aid of two guards she was scorching with her wand.
Dagny didn't rest because she didnt have many anti-magic potions at her disposal. She decided to rush through the mines invisibly (stopping only to arrange the miners' escape), straight to Davaeorn. The Battle Horrors were pretty much unkillable, immune to the Wand of Fire's fire damage, and requiring criticals to be hurt.
Baldur's Gate
Dagny reached the city in good order. She helped Varci Roaringhorn for the Shield of the Falling Stars, secured the Helm of Balduran and the Stat increasing tomes. Ramazith, Jalantha and Marek were all paralyzed. Resar was slain for his scroll of Fireshield Blue. He kept using a Wand of Paralyzation, even though Dagny had swigged a potion of freedom. Dagny took quite some damage due to magic damage.
The Wand of Fire was used against the Ogre Mage and his Carrion Crawlers in the sewers, and the Silvershield Estate was looted with Knocks, all for the higher good of buying scrolls and potions and managing reputation for the Divine Wrath Bhaalpower.
In the Iron Throne building Dagny was only interested in Alai, as he carried a coveted Minor Sequencer scroll. Thankfully, after two Fireballs thrown at the acolytes, Alai followed the Gnome downstairs together with Aasim and Gardush. The others remained upstairs. She paralyzed and slew Aasim, scorched Genthore to death, and protected against Alai's spells with a potion, battled the latter in melee.
Candlekeep
No battles were done here, but Dagny stole all the scrolls she could find in the library, and buffed against the damage the traps in the catacombs would do and looted the chests with Knock spells.
After some deliberation Dagny returned to the Cloakwood, where she protected herself against magic using a green scroll, and used her wands (Fire, Paralyzation) to kill Genthore, Rezdan, and - her true target - Kysus. The reason: I was beginning to feel enthusiastic about making Dagny form an arcane-heavy crew in BG2, and Kysus had a scroll of Fireshield Red. The scroll was secured,
Endgame
In the Undercellars Krystin removed some of Dagny's buffs, but previously cast Skeletons soon distracted the mage, allowing Dagny to spirit Slythe away. Dagny was PfEvil, Blurred, Mirror Imaged, Stoneskinned, and buffed with Holy Power and DUHM she stood her ground in melee combat. With the help of a few Wand of Fire scorchers, she felled the rogue.
Prior to enaging the Greater Doppelgangers at the Ducal Palace, Dagny buffed in accordance with what has become a standard procedure to me: violet potion; fortitude and agility and mind focusing to restore and buff CON and DEX; defense, power, magic protection. Four Skeletons and a Wand of Monster Summoning Dire Wolf were summoned, Protected from Evil, and Hasted. Most of the Doppelgangers were Slowed, after which Belt, the Flaming Fist and Dagny and her entourage were too much for the Doppelgangers to handle.
As usual I had my character head straight after Sarevok (even though that means several spell slots without memorized spells). Inside Sarevok's sanctum, the Wand of Monster Summoning was depleted to keep Angelo busy while his buffs had to expire, and to make him waste his most dangerous spells. A combination of melee attacks and scorchers did him in eventually.
Here are Dagny's character record and inventory screen, shortly before she traveled to Amn on a commission for Duke Belt.
I prepared for a SoA run with Imoen by recruiting her, dualing her as an Adventurer 7 -> Mage, and having her learn all the spells Dagny had or could buy in Baldur's Gate and Ulgoth's Beard. On the downside, I forgot to pick up both the Claw of Kazgaroth and the Golden Pantaloons.
Grats Blackraven! I hope you can keep up the focus for Amn...
Thank you Corey! I took your advice, and Alesia's, and did another run using the same install. The only content I'm completely unfamiliar with, are the Tactics encounters in BG2. I'm inclined to go with a party this time, to improve Dagny's chances of surviving.
Well done Blackraven. I have the feeling you could be on for a good run this time ...
Thanks Grond0! Hopefully your intuition's right 
Finding it hard to find a good place to ask about this. See I've got the Baldur's Gate 4 in 1 box set, and playing through it as a paladin. I just now came across my 1st undead creatures: skeletons, only to find the "turn undead" ability doesn't work, no matter what I do. is there any fix? Why doesn't it work? The button is faded in and out of battle...
You should just make a new topic for this. In my experience, AI scripts will overwrite your turn undead action. This means you need either have the character doing turn undead to not have a script, or when you want to turn undead, just click the lantern off (before clicking turn undead), so AI doesn't take effect - then the turn undead will keep active. A paladin's turn undead will be a lot weaker than a cleric's but I'm guessing you know that...
Yes, Blackraven! Dagny is going to come far, maybe even be the one?..
Dont worry about the claw, its good but there are better alternatives in the mid to lategame. Also, the pantaloons, who cares? 
Please keep focus, and take my advice: your companions will save you more often than not. Eren has learned this (the hard way). A party of 4 is all you need.
Good luck, cant wait for more!
Cheers!
Finding it hard to find a good place to ask about this. See I've got the Baldur's Gate 4 in 1 box set, and playing through it as a paladin. I just now came across my 1st undead creatures: skeletons, only to find the "turn undead" ability doesn't work, no matter what I do. is there any fix? Why doesn't it work? The button is faded in and out of battle...
If you're still early in the game I suspect you may not yet be level 3. Paladins turn undead at 2 levels below clerics, which means they don't get any ability to turn until they are level 3 (and you'll need to be several levels higher to make your ability effective even against weak undead like skeletons).
Thanks @Golden! I'll follow your advice and form a party with Dagny 
(interestingly I've been much less successful with parties... but I guess there's a first for everything)
Keep it up Grond0! Finish strong and let's meet soon in Amn
Drinks are on Dylan then
Anyway congratulations.
Glad you survived Prat. I usually don't bother unless I want his axe or play with Item Randomization.
Congratulations both to Dagny and Dylan
Congratulations both to Dagny and Dylan
Yuppers. Best wishes to both.
A.
Gate70/Grond0 multiplayer attempt 81 - (4th and final update)
Drizzl, human blackguard (Grond0) & Mhae, human cavalier (Gate70)
For the first time in a long while our schedules allowed for an extended session of gaming yesterday. That would potentially have allowed this pair to make considerable progress with BG2, but as I'll post later you can always find a way to die if you only try hard enough!
Back in BG1 though things were still looking promising ...
The Iron Throne was the starting target for the session and the combination of Mhae using a PFM scroll and Drizzl shooting poisoned arrows made short work of them.
In Candlekeep the tomes were recovered and the dopplegangers annihilated without trouble. Prat's party did a bit of damage - some good shooting from Tam causing Mhae to switch targets, but without really threatening.
Slythe used lag to get an attack in on Mhae, but missed and was drawn out of sight of Krystin to find his end. At the palace 2 potioned-up fighters would have been bad news for the dopplegangers anyway, but poison just added the icing on the cake and both Liia and Belt survived.
The Undercity party were subjected to an incredibly mean test. Drizzl wanted to see what happened with poisoned exploding arrows and, yes, the poison effect is layered on to the explosion damage - a couple of arrows thus killing the entire party 
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Drizzl was then unable to resist the temptation to shoot a poisoned exploding arrow at Sarevok from long range. That was fun and meant that when Semaj teleported out he was already badly damaged and went down quickly after being dispelled. However, it also meant that Sarevok was still hasted and Drizzl's first couple of dispelling arrows on him missed - giving him the opportunity to severely damage Mhae. However, as the latter turned to run Drizzl finally connected with a dispel and Sarevok died a few seconds later.
Gate70/Grond0 multiplayer attempt 82 - (update 1)
Petra, half-elf fighter/mage/thief (Grond0) & Ayce, human dark moon monk (Gate70)
After suffering 2 deaths in the day I thought there might just be time for one more, but the gods were kind in the opening session with our new randomly rolled characters.
The normal opening saw Shoal downed on the way to Beregost. The ability of dark moon monks to cast blindness allowed Ayce to render Silke helpless there in addition to our other usual tasks.
After getting some bracers from Meilum, the basilisk area offered the next XP feast. The only glitch there was when Mutamin's pet giant basilisk gazed at Petra before even becoming visible - fortunately she saved and had moved away before the basilisk could try again.
It's death got Petra her third mage level, allowing her to cast a second level spell. That meant Mutamin's stinking cloud scroll was put to good use - along with 2 grease spells and Korax it made short work of Kirian and her friends.
Stats:
Petra, fighter 3 / mage 3 / thief 4, 32 HPs, 33 kills
Ayce, dark moon monk 5, 33 HPs, 25 kills, 0 deaths
Fighter/Mage/Thief... like that 
... good luck to Petra (and Ayce)
Such high standards Grond0... Anyway I hope you'll have a more successful run soon!
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