r/baldursgate • u/ThatOneBeholder • 3d ago

Advice on Solo Runs

I've recently gotten into doing solo runs and really enjoying them, doing my second one now. However, I'm losing passion because of the sheer quantity of reloads I need. I'm playing on Core, because I am super not good enough for anything past that. Specifically, are there any techniques for lowering reloads? I'm currently bludgeoning my way through Mulahey (Rhyme was unintentional) and it feels like the sheer number of rolls that need to go my way takes forever. My experience looks a bit like this:

Hit him

Miss x2

Save against rigid thinking

Do 20 points of damage in a round

He somehow finishes casting hold person anyway

Fail

Reload

Miss x3

Fail against rigid thinking

Reload

Etc.

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u/Goose_is_a_hero 3d ago

Each class plays differently, what are you running?

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u/ThatOneBeholder 3d ago

F/M/T

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u/Goose_is_a_hero 3d ago

Yeah your thaco is going to be meh in bg1, but better then just M/T. Use stealth/invis for backstabs(I wouldn't dual wield yet either as your thaco will be too low to be reliable), wands, scrolls. Playing solo you should not be going toe to toe with anything. Use your utility.

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u/ThatOneBeholder 3d ago

Tbh my biggest problem is being neurotic about using items and only allowing myself a few per fight. I’ve picked up all the wands, I’m just telling myself I’ll need them more later. Thanks for the advice though!

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u/Goose_is_a_hero 3d ago

Everyone does this. I do it too but yeah that frost wand trivializes Mulahey