using turn undead

[smanj440]

My main character is a Paladin. I assume I can't attack and use Turn Undead at the same time? How do I get him to stop attacking so the Turn Undead ability works?

[wendigo211]

You can turn off the AI (latern icon in the lower right corner of the UI) and put him in Turn Undead mode, he should just stand there and turn undead. You can also alter his AI script (record screen->customize->script).

However, you probably shouldn't have a Paladin turn undead. They level slower than a Cleric and their Turn Undead ability trails 2 levels behind their class level. So when a Cleric has a level 7 Turn Undead, a Paladin has a level 4 Turn Undead. Maybe it's useful against some of the weak enemies like skeletons or zombies, but you can probably kill them just as quickly with melee attacks. Here are some notes on how Turn Undead[baldursgate.fandom.com] works in BG.

[smanj440]

Thanks. I don't have a cleric in the party though, and in most other game a paladin does pretty well at turning. I'll try modifying the script.

[John's Myth]

I never use turn undead.
when I played a pali I used charisma as a dump stat ( the higher the charisma the better the turn undead ability) and I would bash them instead of waiting to a chance of knocking them down or making them flee once every 6 seconds.
When I played cleric I let my wizard cast fireball.

[wendigo211]

Originally posted by John's Myth:

I never use turn undead.
when I played a pali I used charisma as a dump stat ( the higher the charisma the better the turn undead ability) and I would bash them instead of waiting to a chance of knocking them down or making them flee once every 6 seconds.
When I played cleric I let my wizard cast fireball.

Charisma doesn't affect Turn Undead in BG (I don't think it does in standard 2nd ed. either).

[AlexMBrennan]

when I played a pali I used charisma as a dump stat

Have you ever touched the BG game? Because this is literally impossible - paladins have min charisma of 17.

I would bash them instead of waiting to a chance of knocking them down or making them flee once every 6 seconds.

Why didn't you pick the space marine class and use the BFG spell to kill the undead? That's way faster.

On a more serious note, turn undead is useful for protecting your fighters from ghast attacks until you can get decent saves or free action items.

[smanj440]

I use it alot on my pally in NWN. Pretty fun