Is Xan any good? SOLVED

[PlatinumSun]

Just found him in the mines. What speels should I give him and who should he replace? Also what weapon should I give him?

At the moment it is: Me, Imoen, Khalid and Jaheira, Minsc and Dynaheir. Who should kick? If its a pair I will replace the other with Neera, or Branwen once I go to the circus and un petrify her.

[Marksthecylon]

Honestly i'd stick with who you already have. Xan is an enchanter so he can't cast evocation spells, so no fireball, lightning bolt and so on. His poor me act also becomes tiresome very quickly.

[possessed_toaster]

Actually no. Xan isn't any good. He is neutral.

[Damn_Monkey]

Xan is the worst character in the entire BG series. And you can still complete the game with him. I'd take him along with a good party that has Ajantis. I'd suggest as an alternate caster when the Hero is a Sorc. While he can't cast the majour damaging spells, he can use skull trap and Flame arrow. He is also adept at debuffing with Glitterdust and Greater Malison.

As far as weapon....he comes with a great one...did you even look at the character before coming here to ask?

[PlatinumSun]

Yah I just found his dagger in a chest after the boss.

[PlatinumSun]

Originally posted by Damn_Monkey:

Xan is the worst character in the entire BG series. And you can still complete the game with him. I'd take him along with a good party that has Ajantis. I'd suggest as an alternate caster when the Hero is a Sorc. While he can't cast the majour damaging spells, he can use skull trap and Flame arrow. He is also adept at debuffing with Glitterdust and Greater Malison.

As far as weapon....he comes with a great one...did you even look at the character before coming here to ask?

Ok I will ignore him then and most likely sell his dagger. And is it worth keeping Minsc and Dyaneir? Becuase Neera can do everything? Or should I dual class Imoen as a mage later on?

And yes I looked at his charcter and then relaoded and told him I did not want him to join. His weapon was in a chest after you kill the boss in the room below his.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by PlatinumSun:

Me, Imoen, Khalid and Jaheira, Minsc and Dynaheir. Who should kick?

It's the story party. Keep it. Enjoy it.

However, you keep referring to "Me" instead of telling what class your main character is. Depending on the role of your main character, you can change the role of Imoen AND exchange companions.

You're asking way too many basic questions which destroy the overall experience when playing this game and discovering things yourself. There are tons of old and new guides and walkthroughs on the Internet - it is extremely boring to follow them instead of simply playing the game and spending a bit of time reading the PDF manual.

Originally posted by PlatinumSun:

If its a pair I will replace the other with Neera, or Branwen once I go to the circus and un petrify her.

It would be an unusual replacement. Khalid is a Fighter, and a capable frontliner and weapon-and-shield warrior if given a few items and a bit of support. Minsc is a Ranger but with a special berserker rage ability, which makes him unique. As much as I like Branwen in my parties, Branwen cannot really replace either one. She can become a heavy armored shield frontliner, too, just like Viconia, but she remains a pure cleric. If you had named Ajantis, the Paladin, as a replacement for a warrior, well, you could fetch him as the first companion after Imoen, in the area directly north of the Friendly Arm Inn. And Neera, uhm, do you really want wild magic? She's more something for a second playthrough for a little bit experienced players, who want to look into her personal quest and the added voice-acting.

[Ashe Rayne]

Originally posted by Damn_Monkey:

Xan is the worst character in the entire BG series. And you can still complete the game with him. I'd take him along with a good party that has Ajantis. I'd suggest as an alternate caster when the Hero is a Sorc. While he can't cast the majour damaging spells, he can use skull trap and Flame arrow. He is also adept at debuffing with Glitterdust and Greater Malison.

As far as weapon....he comes with a great one...did you even look at the character before coming here to ask?

I just came here to Necro this thread to tell you you're an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. People like you shouldn't be on these forums.

[Gustuv Wynd]

heh...awesome necro reason.

Thopugh yeah...if any one reads this Xan is really powerful. He would have not been so great if they had him in BG2 or if you tried to solo a character like him through BG1, but with a party to do the killing...enchantment magic is king in BG1. Not so much against undead, but there are not any undead that a couple fighters can't handle, but plenty of tougher fights that are made easy with an enchantment spell or two. Xan's enchantment spells are harder to save against so that makes him pretty valuable.

Just toss that moonblade of his and put some throwing daggers or darts on him. If you really want to have some fun, use EEKeeper to turn him into a Berzerker and dump points into daggers and dual wielding. With his moonblade in one hand and the dagger of venom in the other...it gets rather nuts. However as a mage, that moonblade will not come in handy very often and if it is...you are doing something wrong.

[Damn_Monkey]

Originally posted by Ashe Rayne:

I just came here to Necro this thread to tell you you're an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. People like you shouldn't be on these forums.

Wow. What a sad and lonely life you must lead.

[Grenix]

I think Xan can be good. Though even with his special weapon i would not put him on melee, mages and melee is usually not very good. Xan doesnt really have a great HP pool either. Like said before with throwing daggers and passive behavior just keep him in the back lines. His power resides in his enchantment spells for mass Crowd control. Sleep is really good for a level 1 spell. He will miss out the best damaging spells from the evocation schools, but there are a lot of wands in the game so you dont even need those.

Like said before though, stay with the group you have, it is a very nice party for your first game.
Every character can work out decently if you want. Some are easier of course.

[Damn_Monkey]

Originally posted by Grenix:

Like said before though, stay with the group you have, it is a very nice party for your first game.
Every character can work out decently if you want. Some are easier of course.

Considering this question was asked almost 3 years ago, I'm pretty sure the OP has moved on from Chaper two.

[Grenix]

haha i didnt pay attention to that. I hope you are right :D