How-to: Keep Minsc without killing Dynaheir

[Tyfenrion (FIN)]

You can get rid of Dynaheir with a clear conscience! Here's how you do it:

- Enter a random house and leave your party near the exit
- Put all the gear and items you need from Dynaheir's inventory to someone elses
- Now move Dynaheir to another room, away from the rest of the party
- Boot her ranting magic-buttocks from the party
- Quickly leave the house before she gets to start the Minsc-stealing dialog with you

Beauty of this "bug" (works in EE, too) is that you can always return to that house and get Dynaheir back.

Although I prefer the option above, you can to stop Dynaheir from functioning all together and use Cursed Scroll of Petrification to make a statue out of her. :)

Notice that these tricks work for every pair you want seperate.

Safe travels!

[Randafari]

Does this work for Khalid and Jaheira as well? If you want one, but not the other.

[happy]

it should, as it should work with any couple

[DarkExcalibur42]

It works for any team of NPCs.

Of course... my preferred method is just using the Cursed Scroll of Petrification. Give some town a new statue, and I can always come back for them later.

[Demoulius]

Originally posted by DarkExcalibur42:

It works for any team of NPCs.

Of course... my preferred method is just using the Cursed Scroll of Petrification. Give some town a new statue, and I can always come back for them later.

Brilliant! And the best "woopsie, guess that wasent a protection scroll after all!" :D

[DarkExcalibur42]

Just tell him Dynaheir has joined a top-secret guild of heroes... >.>...

The Vigilant. Heroes of the realms sealed in stone until a day of need. And it's his job to keep birds from roosting on her until then.

(Yes, I used that in a table-top campaign. Sadly, the nation of Cormyr thought of it before me)

[Randafari]

Lol. I would "forget" to come back for them later. Could always petrify them right next to Branwen so she won't get lonely.

[.//slayer]

...Could it be that Branwen was actually also "forgotten" by another player in a dimension of a plethora of Goldbox games a long time ago? Suits her right, if you ask me.

[DarkExcalibur42]

To make sure I didn't forget where they were I left them someplace memorable. Like when you're parking your car at the mall and you look for a lightpost to be near...

...speaking of light posts... I used to petrify them all next to the lighthouse. But then I got too lazy to walk there, so I put them in the courtyard of the Beregost temple.

And apparently according to BG1 it was Tranzig who petrified Branwen. Or so I'm told... go figure. Though I like your version better.

[Randafari]

I just did this maneuver to rid Khalid and keep Jaheira on the floor with Landrin at the friendly arm inn, putting Khalid in the far corner of the kitchen and then removed him and went down the stairs. I did Landrin's spider quest and came back to finish it and forgot about Khalid. I heard him stutter something and then seen him walk towards me to initiate the dialogue for removal. I clicked on the stairs to avoid him and as soon as my group went through I got the dialogue on the previous floor, but Jaheira is still with me and I can go up and talk to Landrin without Khalid chasing me. The Petrification, route is still more fun, noble and gives something back to the community.

TL;DR Version: If you time it right, and go to another room or floor of the same building as soon as the leaving character initiates dialogue you can still keep your companion without worrying about the party pooper chasing you down.

[Proxy_J]

Thanks!

[Millstone85]

You can also rescue Dynaheir but turn her down, then talk to Minsc in Nashkel. He will join your party as a way to restore his honor after losing track of his witch. Pretty funny.

[Clovis Sangrail]

Originally posted by Millstone85:

You can also rescue Dynaheir but turn her down, then talk to Minsc in Nashkel. He will join your party as a way to restore his honor after losing track of his witch. Pretty funny.

I love doing that. She has quite a high opinion of herself, so she throws a little snit.

And I love cutting my way through the Gnoll fortress with Neera and her Sleep spell, which Dynaheir cannot cast.