in tutorial hell? endless loop?? Can a character escape?

[magistad]

Hello,
I finally decided to purchase BG1 and I made my character and completed the tutorial. But as the original question stated I am stuck in the tutorial loop.
My question is: Am I able to use my tutorial character that I made in the actual game?
Along with the items that were found in the tutorial basement?
It sucks that it appears that all that time is lost!
Any suggestions?

[Tyler Durden]

Go to character panel, then export through there. Now you can import after you start a new game. Presto!

[N0P3]

Yeah, got stuck in that limbo myself a ways back so don't feel bad.

The game's start menu does leave quite a bit to be desired, but once past that first-time hurdle, figuring it out, it's smooth sailing from then on. Everything else is pretty self explanatory.

[red255]

the tutorial was removed from BG2 and tacked on to BG1. so it doesn't work quite right. dunno what level you are in the tutorial.

BG1's tutorial used to be walking around candle keep talking to the tutors, and well, just saving often and dying.

[magistad]

Tyler - Thank you. By using your suggestion I was at least able to save the character I put together. Thanks

[Tyler Durden]

You're welcome mate. I hope you enjoy the game.

[Dragon Master]

It's a great game. Just know that it came out in 1998, and Bioware, when they developed it, were just figuring out how to make a good rpg as it was only the 2nd game they had made.

Don't worry too much about companions. There's plenty of them. Instead it is better to focus on how the game mechanics work behind the scenes to give you your best chance at a playthrough. Know the stats of your character and focus their combat style on that.

If you have a lot of strength, use melee weapons, in which case you'll also want a lot of constitution and dexterity. The better your dexterity the better your ranged attacks will be.

If you're a cleric then max out your wisdom. If you are a mage then max out your intelligence. If you're a bard or a paladin then have high charisma. If you're a sorcerer or shaman, well this is based on D&D 2e, not 5e so they have no real stat to focus on as they get stronger as they level.

THAC0 is a silly concept, wanting your armor class as low as possible, as deep into the negatives as possible, but here is a bit of advice.

Say I create a character and I was to have my character fight a clone of himself. His armor class, AC in the game is 5. My Thac0 is 18. The in-game math will go 18-5=13. There is a 20 sided die being rolled for each attack. I would need a 13 or higher just to hit that clone, and vice-versa.

A heavily armored fighter could have their AC down in the negatives. So say my AC is -4 and my Thac0 is 9 then the math is 9- -4=13. It actively increases the roll needed to hit them.

If my thac0is 7 and I'm fighting a green dragon with -1 AC, then I need an 8 or higher to hit, meaning my odds of hitting are over 50%.

This was the system used in AD&D 2e, so it's what the game uses.

[magistad]

Thank you for the insight. I'll be sure to take it going forward. Wishing everyone a great day and a better remainder of the year.