Completed Let's solo Baldur's Gate 2 on Insane (feat. The Codex)

[MicoSelva]

Makes sense. All those folks that know you're disguised as a Drow in a Drow city hear from their Drow contacts that you were killing slaves and go tell all the random shopkeepers in Athkatla this information so you'll have to pay slightly higher prices.

I planned on mentioning this in the LP, but now I am glad I did not, because your description is much funnier than anything I would have written.

The Codex is beyond caring about reputation, incidentally.

EDIT:
It is also funny how your high reputation discount works just fine in Ust Natha bazaar.

 

[Abelian]

The awesome button! This is the awesome button!

I see The Codex is a fan of the Great Gazib's act.

 

[MicoSelva]

Last time on Let's Insane Solo Baldur's Gate 2:

Instances of senseless drow violence: 5 - Wasting perfectly good slaves for lulz is fucking stupid

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Update #64: Sin City, part VI - Before We Move On...

Update #64

Note: Josh is not in this update, because the screenshots were made before I reloaded to kill Jarlaxle, and I had no time to replay this part just yet (also, not particularly looking forward to it). I have decided to post the no-Josh version of the update rather than postponing it until next week at least.

Since I have Jae'llat ward stone, why not use it?

Whoa, that's a lot of shit-eaters.

Uh, this is not a good start...

We were trying to cast Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting, by the way, and I will be calling this spell 'ADHW' from now on to keep my sanity.

These are some very sharp swords...

Looks like this could be non-trivial.

Death Count: 235

Load game.

As talented and handsome as I am, I think I am going to need some backup against five high-level drow.

This is the same stoneskin we used against Jarlaxle. Time paradox!

And this should be a nice supplement to The Codex's magic resistance.

I choose you, Edge!

If you caught the second part of that reference (and are not Tytus), I am impressed.
Also, I will be calling Mordenkainen's Sword 'MorSword' from now on, mostly because I am chronically unable to remember how to spell 'Mordenkainen'.

With MorSword tanking for us (and House Jae'llat bent on destroying it), The Codex can easily kill all enemies, one by one.

I can also save some time and kill them all outright.

With Wail of the Banshee? You can try...

Huh? Nothing?

I am not sure this spell even works.

I guess it's grinding, then...

one by one they fall

I just love how impractical these interiors are.

Get them, Edge!

Oh shit.

One moment...

What? No deaths?

These guys have too many HPs.

You should have dodged this one, bro.

My sixth sense, along with massive blood loss, tells me that my stoneskin has expired.

I guess lack of character portrait on the screen has its disadvantages.

Death Count: 236

Loading.

This is like fighting a Zerg rush where all the Zerg are Dark Templars.

I probably should keep my distance if possible.

Okay, one down!

Damn, this could turn bad again. I need a new tank.

There, that should do it.

Crap, crap, crap!

The reason why there is no screenshot of the golem being destroyed is because it died so fast, I was not able to catch that.

Well, this is disappointing. Although still much better than Fail of the Banalshee.

Of course we are not above cheesing through this with a choke-point abuse, which is a tried and true tactic throughout gaming history (my fondest memories of it come from the original Diablo).

Seems like I need a little refreshment...

Next!

Next! This is almost like Papers, Please.

Glory to Arstotzka!

Screenshots of all the other Jae'llat guards dying have been cut due to budget constraints.

I hate this shitty drow loot! And I hate even more than it is always unidentified!

Ok, this is promisingly different.

Now that's just trolling.

Fourty-five pearls?

It usually pays off to check the couch for spare change.

Looks like a boss fight arena.

Assassins? No? Just a regular psychotic murderous burglar... Wait, that does not sound too good. Let's stick with assassins after all.

Nice fighting with you, Ishtar, but it looks like your bro- sis- well, sibling is about to finish casting a spell, which is potentially bad.

Rapid target change!

Casting failure is exactly what we wanted here.

And back to hacking at Ist'tar, who seems to have at least 120 HP, unless I missed him healing somehow.

I think I should withdraw.

FUCKYEAH!

Remind me to never use horn of blowing on myself again...

FATALITY!

We try to backstab Hindra, but The Codex's hide in shadows stands no chance against her True Seeing (and our Cloak of Non-Detection is in Athkatla, AFAIR)

Glorious!

Diamonds are The Codex's best friends.

That actually concludes our looting of House Jae'llat. We leave piles of bodies behind while heading towards the door.

That Lolth girl is awfully needy. Must be from California.

Hi, is this the Gaudanaurar cult meeting pl- Oh fuck, not this thing.

Fire? I will show you proper fire magic!

BOOM, motherfuckers!

Fuck, it's not working!

Why do you keep forgetting that Otyughs are immune to arrows?

But their masters aren't.

GET AWAY FROM ME DISGUSTING CREATURE!

Here's the rest of the arrows!

You can't be serious!

Kill it, spidey!

Nice teamwork.

Oh, wait, he's by himself now.

This calls for a backstab!

Oh... Shit.

WTF is this? World of Goo?

Not sure what kind of spell we were trying to cast here, but it got interrupted anyway.

Time to relocate.

This guy is more persistent than Jenova's Witnesses. I'm not converting!

For the record, I am only worshipping myself and Tim Cain.

And MCA. Well, early MCA at least.

These green slimes must be baby otyughs or something.

The immunities of all these slimes, jellies, oozes and goos seem completely random to me.

Thankfully, not many things are immune to my penis envy hueg paladin sword of holy-fuck.

I hate political correctness.

What do you mean?

This spell. They should have just called it Retarded Fireball.

I love the smell of burning ooze... No, wait, it's actually kind of revolting.

Do you know how does green slime differ from other slimes?

Easy. It's from the Green party.

Let me scout how many of these things are still around.

Luckily only a few.

Ah, fuck!

It slimed me!

Thankfully, The Codex drank a potion after previous hit, or we would have to reload.

And since we are still on cooldown after drinking that potion, we need to make sure we do not get hit again.

I'm supposed to wear these? Seems kind of humiliating...

Do you want to live or die covered with smelly, slimy, gooey-

Alright, alright!

This is some nice AC.
Note that contrary to its name, Boots of Hastened Departure do not actually increase your movement speed.

We retreat all the way towards temple door, pursued by a jelly (wow, that is one sentence I never expected to write).

I hate damage reduction!

I hate damage immunity even more!

I don't even want to know how cutting a slime is supposed to work.

Thankfully, these seem to be the last ones. This got boring quite a while ago.

And done.

You know what? Fuck you!

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Next time: Well, that depends on what you vote for! Yes, the voting is back, despite nobody really missed it!

Next quest selection details:

We have three choices where to go. The Codex will probably want to destroy visit all three neighbouring races anyway, but you can decide which is going to die be first.

1. Beholders
2. Illithids
3. Kuo-Toa

ALSO: Since our hero is becoming a bit OP for this part of the game, when voting please list all the items you think should be forbidden to use during these updates, along with these:

Anything that is +5 (Carsomyr, Staff of the Magi, etc.)
Ring of Gaxx
Red Dragon Scale
All drow equipment

 

[Azira]

Kuo-Toa need to die. No Carsomyr.

 

[MicoSelva]

No Carsomyr.:

(...)please list all the items you think should be forbidden to use during these updates, along with these:

Anything that is +5 (Carsomyr, Staff of the Magi, etc.)
(...)

 

[Azira]

I'm just backing up your excellent decision.

...

Yep. That's it. I totally didn't misread what you first wrote, oh no.

 

[ALchymist]

Assuming you go for all three then this is the order I suggest. Otherwise take number 1 as my vote.

1) No MorSword (it ends up as an item!) against Illithids
2) No Cloak of Reflection or Shield of Balduran against Beholders.
3) No Boots of Haste against Kua Toa

 

[Storyfag]

Kill the Kuo-Toa first. Mind your time here, the drow went batshit butthurt on me when I took too long to return the Preciouss Bodily Fluids to them. Also, use all the items you have at your disposal. I do not care about you handicapping the Codex, and I bet neither does he

 

[MicoSelva]

Mind your time here, the drow went batshit butthurt on me when I took too long to return the Preciouss Bodily Fluids to them.

I have got that covered. We will just do all three without resting.

 

[Insane Psychic]

Use all items, go for the beholders and their disgusting flesh caves first.

 

[Abelian]

Beholders. No Shield of Balduran.

And no Carsomyr.

Spoiler

For a more unusual challenge, you could choose to restrict weapons to the Rod of Lordly Might, that way The Codex can claim he wiped out three races using his Rod of Lordly Might.

This is not a real suggestion, by the way, since the rod's three weapons are underpowered by this point.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Illithids.

Do it naked, like Sawyer would want it

 

[Shadenuat]

Darn it, Roxor beaten me to it

No combat enhancing mods right?

So Naked UnderDork run, Brain potions allowed

 

[Nevill]

Beholders. Naked. Except for the Rod of the Lordly Might.

Though illithids are fine, too.

At this point spells alone could probably carry The Codex through the Kuo-Toa dungeon. The other two might pose a challenge, though.

 

[Desmodus Rotundus]

Go for magic murder monkeys(beeholders).

No cloak of mirroring, or shield of balduran.

 

[Tytus]

That last update was to EDGY for me. Reading it was a true GEHENNA. It was like kicking a DRAGON in the BALLS, very hard. I vote for Beholders though. It will be a really DARK SAGA when you get to it.

Is that enough inside jokes/references for you MicoSelva ?

 

[Erebus]

Destroy the Sahuagins with nothing but your Rod of Lordly Might.

 

[MicoSelva]

Is that enough inside jokes/references for you MicoSelva ?

Yes. To the point I regret ever telling you about RPG Codex.

 

[Abelian]

Destroy the Sahuagins with nothing but your Rod of Lordly Might.

He already finished the Sahuagin city. Were you referring to Kuo-Toa?

 

[Erebus]

He already finished the Sahuagin city. Were you referring to Kuo-Toa?

Oops ! Wrong fish guys. I did mean the Kuo-Toa.

 

[Edward_R_Murrow]

Do the Beholder cave using as few direct attacks as possible, relying mostly on illusions and summons to exploit monster infighting.

 

[Storyfag]

Do the Beholder cave using as few direct attacks as possible, relying mostly on illusions and summons to exploit monster infighting.

This is one handicap I can get behind. I can actually picture The Codex having a lazy day week and going all: Minions, go forth! Allowing any other handicap would go against our inner powergamer.

 

[ALchymist]

If we try to take Ring of Gaxx away from The Codex, it will be "We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses Codexianses."

 

[MicoSelva]

If we try to take Ring of Gaxx away from The Codex, it will be "We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses Codexianses."

I actually think taking away the ring will result mostly in one of these:
1. Longer time to play through the updates as Ring of Regeneration works two times slower than Ring of Gaxx.
2. In case I already sold RoR, a huge reduction in our potion stockpile over a short period of time.

The Codex does not have Shield of Balduran, by the way. We never bought it, because it is too cheesy even for our hero. As for Cloak of Mirroring, I do not remember if we have it or not, but I was not planning on using it anyway.

EDIT:
Votes so far:
1. Kuo-Toa [Azira]
2. Illithids [ALchymist]
3. Kuo-Toa [Storyfag]
4. Beholders [Insane Psychic]
5. Beholders [Abelian]
6. Illithids [Darth Roxor]
7. Illithids [Shadenuat] <- actually, no vote
7. Beholders [Nevill]
8. Beholders [Desmodus Rotundus]
9. Kuo-Toa [Erebus]
10. Beholders [Edward_R_Murrow]

Some nice handicap ideas, bros, I will take them all into consideration. Although I will not be playing naked, because I have a chair that really clings to the skin, which makes sitting uncomfortamble if I am not wearing any pants.

 

[Abelian]

If we try to take Ring of Gaxx away from The Codex, it will be "We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses Codexianses."

Well, obviously. The Codex wouldn't be able to equip the ring.