How do you think, what's the best class for solo game?

[Rapel]

I want to beat bg3, at least in my first walkthrough, completely solo, preferably on tactician diffuculty. And without any dark, evil powers that would imminently make my fate worse than being a living corpse at the ending. So, no dark urge (if only suppresing it wouldnt give some big bonuses, like with suppresing your soul hunger in nwn2 motb) and ofc no mind flayer's powers.

So, what's your opinion about good solo class? Personally I think that it must meet at least 3 conditions:
1) Having at least 13-14 (dont know for sure) strength to carry barrels
2) Having Thunder wave and Jump (1 level spells)
3) Having Friendship focus or getting nice pluses to the Persuasion or Deception checks

Some kind of sorcerer just with a item like cridle of giant strength would be perfect but I don't think devs would place such an artifact in first act

[JimmyJoeBlow]

I feel like a cleric (not sure which subclass, but a lot of choices to delve into for potential theory crafting) would be decent for solo play. I was thinking about it myself for a challenge approach after completing once and also wondering what the best class would be.

Cleric has the ability to hang in melee with the best of them with a decent AC if anybody gets close also getting use out of the points into strength other than picking up bigger items. Though with potential high charisma as well you may be lower than wanting to on main stat wisdom.

There are also a decent number of spells that don't need LoS giving you some advantages in that department (though solo I'm not sure how you would see them, perhaps an animal companion or something similar).

There wouldn't really be a need for healing spells, but between self buffs and de-buffs for enemies you could be very active even if not attacking.

The hardest thing with solo will be the disadvantage in turns alone vs the enemies so avoiding fights as much as a possible would be ideal. Knowing your limitations I think would be important as I don't think doing everything as it becomes available or you find it would be plausible.

Anyway, good luck to you!

[Gaius]

Probably a paladin multiclass. Sorcadin is the obvious choice but since you want some STR maybe just a pally/Battlemaster or something more combat oriented, or a Pally/Bard to improve your party face potential...

[Myth Alric]

I would look at a druid, which has buff spells and healing, maybe get an animal companion. They can be decent in melee too.

[Yojo0o]

Strength-based Githyanki College of Swords bard.

You'll have the strength to carry and to fight. Githyanki gives you proficiency with greatswords to fight with. You'll have Thunder Wave as a Bard, and Jump as a Gith. You'll have a Bard's Charisma and skill proficiencies/expertise to do all the conversing you wish, plus magic to enhance that. College of Swords turns your inspiration into battle maneuvers, selfish in a party but promising while solo. You're a gish that gets Extra Attack at level 6. Consider picking up Heavily Armored at level 4 if you don't want to invest 14 points into Dexterity.

[snuggleform]

Please stop this nonsense. One of my biggest gripes with the players is they're hyper focused on "lone wolf" builds like you see in DOS2, trying to beat the game with as few characters as possible. I don't know why it grinds my gears but it does. Just hire out 4 characters like the game was intended to be played, and stop trying to beat it with 1 or 2.

[GrandMajora]

Barbarian, because violence solves most problems in life.

Not all your problems, of course... just the ones that actually matter.

[BrutalHonestGaming]

There is no best class period unless you're a Stat Monger 🙄

Do you understand the concept of RPG'S? I'm guessing not.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by BrutalHonestGaming:

There is no best class period unless you're a Stat Monger 🙄

Do you understand the concept of RPG'S? I'm guessing not.

Excuse you? Did you not read my previous post about Barbarians and violence?

[Gigantoad]

Rogue and shoot everything dead from the shadows.

[Kittah has Claws]

Originally posted by snuggleform:

Please stop this nonsense. One of my biggest gripes with the players is they're hyper focused on "lone wolf" builds like you see in DOS2, trying to beat the game with as few characters as possible. I don't know why it grinds my gears but it does. Just hire out 4 characters like the game was intended to be played, and stop trying to beat it with 1 or 2.

You can solo the entire game with a stealth ranger and not even need heals cause stealth is so broken. I finished all of chap 1 and never even leveled up the char just to see if I could and it was easy.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by Kittah has Claws:

You can solo the entire game with a stealth ranger and not even need heals cause stealth is so broken. I finished all of chap 1 and never even leveled up the char just to see if I could and it was easy.

And at what point did everybody start clapping?

[Echoside7]

Originally posted by GrandMajora:

Originally posted by Kittah has Claws:

You can solo the entire game with a stealth ranger and not even need heals cause stealth is so broken. I finished all of chap 1 and never even leveled up the char just to see if I could and it was easy.

And at what point did everybody start clapping?

*Claps* Right now. *Keeps clapping*

[R.J.Travis]

Originally posted by GrandMajora:

Originally posted by Kittah has Claws:

You can solo the entire game with a stealth ranger and not even need heals cause stealth is so broken. I finished all of chap 1 and never even leveled up the char just to see if I could and it was easy.

And at what point did everybody start clapping?

In full release stealth is a action when in comb at ... ah ahahhhsas

[madchemist09]

Originally posted by snuggleform:

Please stop this nonsense. One of my biggest gripes with the players is they're hyper focused on "lone wolf" builds like you see in DOS2, trying to beat the game with as few characters as possible. I don't know why it grinds my gears but it does. Just hire out 4 characters like the game was intended to be played, and stop trying to beat it with 1 or 2.

Then dont read this forum.

[Abrax]

Originally posted by snuggleform:

Please stop this nonsense. One of my biggest gripes with the players is they're hyper focused on "lone wolf" builds like you see in DOS2, trying to beat the game with as few characters as possible. I don't know why it grinds my gears but it does. Just hire out 4 characters like the game was intended to be played, and stop trying to beat it with 1 or 2.

Self-appointed hall monitors telling others how to play THEIR game.. ¡Ay, caramba!
"Was intended to be played", what a horrible fawning little attitude to anything.
Yes sir, how high sir, on my knees sir?