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Henchmen, and how to handle them?

Discussion in 'Neverwinter Nights (Classic)' started by fyernine, Dec 2, 2002.

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    [​IMG] So I've been playing through the opening quests in chapter 1. (the prison break is so cool BTW.)

    I have a few questions about Henchmen which I can't find answeers for in the manual.

    Healing? How do you heal them? I've been playing with Tomi undergallows. I haven't worked out if I can give him potions of healing or if he buys them himself. Occasionally, during a fight he'll drink one, other times he just lets his hit points drop to zero and dies on me.

    Is there a way of reading his character sheet. He's a rogue but when I give him the order (vocal) to hide in shadows, he doesn't. Is this because he has a low skill ranking on hiding? or because I'm giving the order wrong.

    How do I give him orders? I've right clicked on him but the radial menu that comes up is my character's????

    I've tried using vocal key commands, like guard, pick locks, and he doesn't really seem to be gettting them?

    Experience? How is experience shared when you take on henchmen and companions? It doesn't seem to be fifty / fifty?
    Killing an escaped convict when I was solo earned 12 points. Killing the same convict teamed up with Tomi earned me 9 points. Killing him with Tomi, a familiar and summoned creature present earned 7 points? What's the logic? Explain please?

    When he goes up a level does he choose skills himself? Can you manipulate his skills, can you actually see what he chooses?

    If I find +3 thieves tools can I give him this equipment, or should I just sell it?

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    [​IMG] 1. You can drag the potion on to him from your inventory, but this (for some reason), does not always work. It always works if you drag the potion on to his portrait though.

    2. Yes, you can check his record. Right-click on him and Examine from the radial menu. (If I remember right...)

    I think vocal orders are just for multiplayer play with other living people. What little orders you can give should be accessible from the radial menu, and by directly talking to him.

    3. You get less experience for easier foes as you go up in levels, and the more help you have (henchman, familiar, summoned monsters, etc.)

    Henchmen and familiars don't get any XP, they level up when you do. And yes, it's all automatic, you can't pick anything for them.

    As for the last issue, I think such items only work for real players, not NPCs.
     
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