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!) 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. 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. Alternatively, the key can be pickpocketed (confirmed with Jan @ 125 skill). As usual, there is only one Dev-approved outcome and anything else leaves you with a pittance of XP and minimal loot. 12 :6 Hexxat will implore you to climb in. ** Two-Handed Weapon Style, ** Short Sword * Dagger * Dart ** Two-Weapon Style, * Long Sword * Short Sword * Dagger * Shortbow, * Short Sword * Dagger * Quarterstaff Hee! BioWare, the BioWare Infinity Engine and the BioWare logo are You'll also want to take a point in shortbows at level 12 since decent throwing daggers are hard to find. The unofficial reddit home of the original Baldur's Gate series and the Infinity Engine! And for reasons why he is with charname @LiamEsler already gave an answer - Dorn is attracted by charnames power not by charname herself/himself. Tenser's could give a big thac0 boost for her. Claras presence is needed at some vital points in order to progress, thus its advised to keep her in party before her inevitable departure. Use the key to open the doors at (x=1350, y=550), disarm two traps to meet Nan Kung Chi at (x=2169, y=556), whatever you say will end up into a fight, loot his tomb at (x=2047, y=486). Yoshimo is effectively a single-classed Thief. I'll start in BG2. She has an amulet that makes her immune to poison, charm, paralysis and level drain among other things. Because his equipment boosts his skills significantly, he is fully useful on recruitment. Hey, maybe her and Viccy will ahem. strike up a friendship? Given how the hardest fights in the game are against high-level Mages and Liches, having someone in your party who can knock out their magic defences is extremely useful. I've been playing female characters, and did an entire playthrough once through as a chaotic neutral fighter/mage with Hex in my group, and she didn't seem to offer anything romantically (though it could have been because I accidently romanced Dorn slightly before turning him down). 1. But something isn't right. I'm just going to briefly describe some of the important changes made that relate to NPC's and player characters in BG2EE compared to the original game. 2023 Hasbro, When you return him to his friends, he will be captured again. I'm all for freedom of sexuality and all that but I would've prefered if this one would have been done oldschool. He will also hand it over voluntarily if you challenge the master's six 'most trusted lieutenants' in the hallway to the south. However, short swords are one of the less effective weapon categories in the game so you may want to wean him off them and into long swords, for example. I dislike the wilderness. Her Thief skills are sufficient to find (almost) all the traps and pick (almost) all the locks. Kill him or convince him to hand over Iron Rod. Maybe I could play a fighter/mage instead of cleric/mage. Enter the tomb, Clara will reveal a secret door, before you drag your party down into the depths, loot the sarcophagus (x=450, y=400) for Staff of Curing. She will insist on going to Dragomir's Tomb in the Graveyard District where you have to complete a brief quest to recruit her permanently. The headline attributes are considerably weakened when outdoors during the day. Not sure about CHARNAME yet, considering Cleric/Illusionist. 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. Imoen is the second best Mage that you can recruit. Some people also use jan in their evil parties for a thief, though he's not really evil he's fine to use in those parties. Perhaps someone with more knowledge than me in this aspect can provide you with more info too =D. All rights reserved. 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. You need to sign in or create an account to do that. Your life is less interesting than I thought it would be. Did I actually end the romance by accident? However, are you going to drop Jaheira, Anomen or Viconia to make room for him? And in late game she has spike trap and UAI to further improve her utility position. 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. High Strength + returning throwing dagger = pretty awesome. RecruitmentKorgan is in the Copper Coronet and will agree to join your cause if you help him out with his. 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". It will disable three traps tied to the three other items found in the chest near the tomb's entrance. Easy enoughif you know what you're doing. Hexxat was a vampire from Mezro who worked as an agent for a powerful and mysterious individual. Not sure how I would do that exactly, though. My current party can't use those either and that's just a shame, really. D&D, Forgotten Realms, Baldur's Gate, Wizards of the He lacks anything other than brute strength and Jaheira, for example, is one belt of Hill Giant Strength away from being a much more effective fighter. You roll your player character but your party is filled out by various individuals whom you meet on your travels and who, for one reason or another, agree to throw their lot in with you. Version: 1.0f | Updated: 02/25/2023 FAQ of the Month Winner: November 2020 | Highest Rated Guide. Baldur's Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Fighter/cleric/mage maybe? Prior to passing through the next door, you can elect to put the Piece of Silk in the nearby statue container. Hexxat is a neutral evil vampire thief and a potential companion in. Does this mean you can have a romance with her and it's possible that she won't change herself back and die? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Most of the mechanics are the same between the original Baldur's Gate 2 and Baldur's Gate 2 Enhanced Edition. It is revealed that the deal stuck between Hexxat and "L" (who we learn is Larloch) is for Hexxat to become mortal. I got into this game for hexxat and her romance so this means a lot to me. Speak to him and he'll offer to sell you his special ammo. I am strong, but there's a limit to how much I'll carry on your behalf. Unless you give her the Girdle of Fortitude, Neera will always be one failed save against Horrid Wilting away from death. Is there any way to make her actually useful? 5. . Then there is Carsomyr. I don't know if they're as difficult as the Viconia's was. Rescue him from the Planar Prison and he becomes permanently available. This chest thing is likely a bug, as it might have been intended to be initially invisible and only appear upon killing the mage statues. If he fails, he becomes nihilistic. To recruit Hexxat, you'll need to complete the quest given by Hexxat (aka Clara) in the Copper Coronet in the Slums District. Her romance bugged out for me once, and I usually don't play evil anyway. 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? I'm about to finish Watcher's Keep after escaping Saradush. Carrying herself with a certain manner grace, Hexxat was cordial and respectful of others, even when they did not show her the same courtesy. respective owners. Axes are an OK proficiency and you'll acquire the best axes that can be acquired (until the expansion at least) very early on. Murdering fake Hexxat at the copper coronet has become one of my favorite things. Speaking of romance guides, can someone show me the best one for Aerie / Jaheira / Viconia? Assuming you acquire Cernd with enough XP to reach level 13 (achievable if you don't rush to get him), you will obtain him roughly at his peak when he's just unlocked the Greater Werewolf transformation. Baldur's Gate Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. If that happens to you, you can disable that sound with no side effects with the following, Kill her and loot the shroud from the sarcophagi behind, Trick her to fetch the shroud then kill her (22000 xp for everyone), Trick her to fetch the shroud then convince her into believing she can make a better one while you help relieve the old one (no xp due to bug). Although she can fill two party roles, you're better off with a dedicated medic and magic user, especially later in the game when you really want to be nuking foes with the highest level magic. After a few steps in the tomb you meet Phreya, who will attack you no matter what you say, but disappears as she drops low in health. Please see the. I've never seen her quest, and it's time to remedy that.Website: http://www.srslygames.com/Faceb. Under unknown circumstances (perhaps if not summoned to the pocket plane) she can be found in the Inn in Amkethran, where the sleeping area is. The points in Dexterity and Constitution go some way to improving his survivability. That being said, the lack of continuity between how you engage with her in SoA and ToB is, like a lot of the new EE content, not quite thought through. This item will only be visible to you, admins, and anyone marked as a creator. So you could use shapechange + mislead on your simulacrum and then non-stop backstab with the golem fist. 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. All was well for a while, but now it's been 3-4 in-game weeks and I've had no more dialogs trigger with her. The following characters benefit most from the Dexterity boost: Anomen, Keldorn, Korgan. Loot the sarcophagi (x=1050, y=1300) for Periapt of Life Protection and disarm traps as you go, with the key, open the door at (x=1900, y=1600). She will inform you they have upgraded Dragomir's Respite with the previous items you aquired and send you on a quest to regain a former servant of "L"'s, a Lich named Korkorran.You can tombwalk there right now or speak to Hexxat later to do so. But, dying breaks romances (getting her turned to stone breaks it as well). 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. He is then made a hero rather than madman. (True of any thief, of course). He does have some useful immunities - Negative Plane Protection avoids a very annoying status and immunity to Fear is never a bad thing. Diya al-Hafiz, Iqbal al-Din, and Qais Ra'id will also not move to other places if you closed the door ahead, and If Qais Ra'id is alive when other two are killed, hell turn neutral and talk to you. I rarely use her domination and drain blood skill. Awhile ago I saw one for SOA but not TOB. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. I feel like that would make buffing take forever. 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. Neera will refuse to be in the same party as Edwin. Though having her as fighter/thief wouldn't require that much effort either. Raffiyah, who is borrowing Centeol's situation, creature sprite, and choices of pets and habitat, lies in there. 2023 Hasbro, Baldur's Gate Role-playing video game Gaming. Being a vampire, the only undead companion in game, Hexxat has several special abilities: After joining she will ask Gorion's Ward to keep Dragomir's Respite, a Bag of Holding containing her coffin. Once back in Graveyard District, either leave her or accompany her over to the Copper Coronet. Minsc is another returning companion with improved attributes. You can pass by them peacefully after the conversation orprepare a difficult battle with them. Haven't used that one in ages. Most good-aligned NPCs will refuse to travel with Hexxat. These, however, are the features of the class and Dorn's big trick - the 19 Strength - is no longer all that special. His crossbow can launch a special ammo which does little damage but which may stun the target. I want to start off by emphasising that while this guide is. I'm forced now to roleplay myself as a female to embrace the romance path with Hexxat. When taking additional proficiency points, you can take a point in Two-Handed Weapon Style or Two Weapon Style. His Wisdom is lacking for the medic role and his personality is extremely grating. Nalia does have a couple of advantages, however: her Strength doesn't fall into the annoyingly inadequate bracket (although her Wisdom does) and she has an excellent ring that only she can use which is better than most equipment you can find. I recommend using Jan Jansen instead. A hidden door in the Beholder room gets you to the last quarter of this tomb. Seconds later upon joining, Hexxat will let you hold on Dragomir's Respite, which is literally a Bag of Holding with 99 free slots, very handy as you do not have to make sail to Spellhold or try and find one in Watcher's Keep if your game installation allows early visits there. Since she has a habit of not staying dead, she's a useful meatshield despite her class training. Locate the Jail Cell Key and free her from her cage. This means that he'll be more of a utility character than a front-line fighter. This was also possible before, but the PC was accidentally required to have 14+ Charisma for that even if she was in a relationship. Are you suggesting she has a special backstab multiplier unique to her not found on other vanilla thieves? At higher level she can summon 4 shadow, then the shadows can summon 4 skeleton warrior + 4 invisible stalker, buff them up and you now have an army. Thief skills: OL: 65, FT: 100, PP: 25, MS: 60, HS: 50, ST: 35. 2/day: Set Strength to 18/75 for 3 turns. 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. Can the console or the keeper thingie be used to edit the romance without messing anything up? She will refuse to use anti-undead items such as Daystar, the Burning Earth, or Protection From Undead. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. As every potential companion, she can be summoned to the pocket plane. Hee! Quests, new in Shadows of Amn (Enhanced Edition), Quests, new in Throne of Bhaal (Enhanced Edition). ah, so even though she's immune to permament death, it still ends the romance? My least favourite, evil-because-evil-roolz Blackguard is back. His physical frailty due to his exceptionally low Constitution can be offset by Stoneskin, Mirror Image and Defensive Spin. That, and her special abilities make her really good. 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. After accepting this quest from Cabrina the . 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Ajantis Ilvastarr Alora Branwen Coran Dynaheir Edwin Odesseiron Eldoth Kron Faldorn Garrick Imoen Jaheira Kagain Khalid Kivan Minsc Montaron Quayle Safana Shar-Teel Dosan Skie Silvershield Tiax Viconia DeVir Xan Xzar Yeslick Orothiar, Baeloth Barrityl Dorn Il-Khan Neera Rasaad yn Bashir, Baeloth Barrityl Caelar Argent Dorn Il-Khan Dynaheir Edwin Odesseiron Glint Gardnersonson Imoen Jaheira Khalid M'Khiin Grubdoubler Minsc Neera Rasaad yn Bashir Safana Schael Corwin Viconia DeVir Voghiln, Aerie Anomen Delryn Cernd Edwin Odesseiron Haer'Dalis Imoen Jaheira Jan Jansen Keldorn Firecam Korgan Bloodaxe Mazzy Fentan Minsc Nalia de'Arnise Valygar Corthala Viconia DeVir Yoshimo, Clara Dorn Il-Khan Hexxat Neera Rasaad yn Bashir Wilson. 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. So I'll finish my current run through BG2 somewhat soon-ish. Unfortunately, there's only one of each so you may not want two characters in the party who both need a given item. BioWare, the BioWare Infinity Engine and the BioWare logo are There is another companion whom you can recruit much, much later and I will cover him then. 15 :7 With Hexxat in your party, go to The Zephir in Amkethran to meet up with Cabrina. His Wisdom may be salvageable, but he is competing with several party members for the Gauntlets of Dexterity so that he can stand in the front line. 2023 Overhaul Games, a division of Beamdog. Hexxat is a pure thief as far as class, and has the usual thief abilities and experience progression chart. Then kill him. RecruitmentYou will (unavoidably) meet Neera in the Bridge District in Athkatla. Apart from Find Traps, which is at a fully useful level, his skills are all over the place: a Bounty Hunter with a rubbish Set Traps skill? Activate the face to initiate dialogue, choose 1>2>1>1>any for the riddle, and the door (x=970, y=970) will open. The unofficial reddit home of the original Baldur's Gate series and the Infinity Engine! He has excellent Strength and stellar Constitution which makes him one of the sturdier front-line fighters you can recruit. As a caster, he's lacking. I didn't intend to this time either, but upon realizing that Hexxat doesn't bat for that team, I changed course. I think you should be able to directly edit her into whatever you want, though, with keeper. 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. Mazzy comes with abilities beyond those of a normal Fighter (or a Paladin for that matter): She comes with Grand Mastery in shortbows, which isn't too shabby, but you want to wean her off short swords ASAP. 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