Baldur's Gate Legacy of Bhaal Difficulty Guide Part 2 - Investigate the Nashkel Mines

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Published on August 31, 2021 1:54:52 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jp1kzfV4MM

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Baldur's Gate (1998)

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In the previous video we showed the combat tactics necessary to get through the initial combat challenges of Baldur's Gate and below is a list of quests that be completed using such tactics. Completing all the quests on the list below will be enough to level up Safana to level 4, provided you got her as soon as possible, and you should put all your points into Pick Pocket bringing the score to 45. Equipping Safana with the Gauntlets of Dexterity will give you an additional 5 points to bring the total score up to the necessary 50 that we need in order to steal Algernon's Cloak.

Algernon's Cloak is a key item in Legacy of Bhaal difficulty as it uses the enemies strength against them. This item not only allows Safana to reach 20 Charisma, giving your party a huge discount on items, but also allows you to Charm an enemy to join your side. This item will allow you to navigate the first main dungeon of the game, the Nashkel Mines. Throughout the Nashkel mines you'll have to face groups of Kobolds, and the occasional spider, and using Algernon's Cloak will make these challenges much more manageable.

At the end of the dungeon is the first major boss of the game, Mulahey. To beat Mulahey we'll need to use both Algernon's Cloak as well as the Wand of Monster Summoning. Once you trigger the fight with Mulahey use Algernon's Cloak immediately and cancel the spell he tries to cast on your party. Then position Mulahey at the entrance to the chamber and block it with summons from the Wand. The summons won't last long enough to defeat all the enemies but they should do enough so that the rest of your party can clean up. Once all of Mulahey's summons are defeated kill him quickly with your party, as his spells should all be depleted you should be able to defeat him easily. Do not accept his surrender or he will summon another wave of minions. If this fight is too hard for you, skip to the end of the video for a cheesy way to avoid the summons.

Party:
Darksbane (Main Character) Berserker - Level 3
Jaheria Fighter/Druid - Level 2/2
Khalid Fighter - Level 3
Safana Thief - Level 4
Dynaheir Invoker - Level 1

Build:
Human Fighter (Berserker)
STR 18/80
DEX 18
CON 19
INT 16 (for defense from Mind Flayers)
WIS 18
CHA 3
Proficiencies
Flail/Morningstar ***
Two Weapon Fighting **

Quests that can be done without combat:
- Safana's Treasure Hunt
- Farmer Brun's Missing Son
- Arcand the Mad
- The Tale of Captain Brage
- Oublek the Bounty Hunter
- Samuel and Lena
- Colquetle's Family Amulet
- Entar's Son
- Tamah Rescued
- Albert and His Dog
- Prisoner of the Gnolls
- Drienne's Cat
- Rescue Dynaheir

Quests that can be completed using the combat tactics in the previous Video:
- The Fisherman and the Priestess
- Melicamp the Chicken
- Joia's Flamedance Ring
- Fahrington's Scroll
- Half Ogre's Near Beregost
- Mirianne's Husband
- Zhurlong's Missing Boots
- Perdue's Short Sword
- A Child in the Lighthouse

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:47 Defeating Mulahey without Cheese
7:44 The Cheesey way to win

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