Nalia, the Hopeless...

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I once had jan with his own crossbow, bolts o' biting and had four shots four misses with 3*critical and it does really seem to happen more with Jan than with anyone else.

 

I say keep.

 

Come on, I even manage to use Jan Jansen to backstab some foes and I equipped him with a +3 crossbow I think, didn't remember him missing many times. Even if his ranged attack don't suit you, just let him memorise only powerful spells that you know how to use and he will be very power. Personally, I find Jan Jansen to be a muti-armed combatant; can backstab, shot bolts or cast spells. The idea of putting a slot in short bow is a good one I think. Gsen bow for my archer and the bow from trademeet for Jan Jansen = muti-mini-magic missiles.

 

There are only two good long-term thieves in the game - Imoen and Jan Jansen.

Imoen will do if you like keeping items that can increases her thieving skills around (i.e., rings, potions, etc.). Just don't rely on her making backstabs, or laying traps. Hide in the shadows and move silently can be replaced with invisibility. Cloak of non-detection = Spell Immunityivination.

Jan is everything you could ever hope for in terms of thieving abilities - but it stops there, period.

Race-changing doesn't affect multi-classing and dual-classing. A PC who was originally mutli-class elf changed to a human will still be a multi-class... human.

As for the arguement on somebody not hitting something, remember that this game is based a great deal on randomness... I once had the game when it was Minsc who couldn't hit the broad side of the barn. I almost dropped my eyes on the first 3 rows of missed critical hits that the level 15 ranger failed on a -goblin-. Who hits who depends purely on game math + a good touch of chaos and pandemonium.

 

Ditto. Choose Imoen. SK´ing her thief skills could be a good idea, if you just don´t add any extra points. After all, you could choose in BG1 where to allocate the points.

Hopefully someone makes a mod that allows to decide in the beginning of the game the abilities of BG1 NPC´s... (Imoen, Minsc)

Btw, Koveras, why do you want to make Imoen an half-elf?

 

As I said no matter what I did with/for Jan or what I gave him, he was just useless with a weapon. I understand it's all random, but geez no one is that unlucky. When I do have him in my party, which is rare, he is my main thief and back-up mage. And his lines are funny.

Nalia, however, will continue to be in all my parties regardless of whether I use her for ranged fighting, spell casting, thieving, or any combination of the three.