Sure wish it told us it was going to strip imoen and take all her gear when we start sod.

[Weizen1988]

I beat bg, this autostarts, and im handed an unleveled rogue (imoen was level 10, safana is 7 and has like 25 find traps) with no gear and lose imoen. Least they could do is have it just transfer all her items into the party inventory, or swap them directly to the replacement rogue. Had I known the game was going to do this id have thrown imoen out days ago and just leveled safana instead, rather put up with her dialog than be stuck with an underleveled rogue and lose -all- my rogue gear.

[Weizen1988]

Related question. I figure im not going to get to keep my party from bg1, is there a point where i should strip everyone of gear except main guy?

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Continue a bit. You will find your items, and Imoen's too, in two chests in your private quarters within the palace.

[Weizen1988]

Ah. Still sucks about the underleveled safana with weird stat distribution, but I can probably salvage it or replace her I hope.

[Weizen1988]

What about Yeslick and Branwen's gear (the other members of the party, I figure Rasad and neera come back so im less worried about that gear) ? Will those get put somewhere? Or any of the other bg companions I had out of party? Or that all gone?

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Somebody else will need to answer that.

At the time I played that expansion, the inventory of unavailable companions was transferred into the same chest at Ducal Palace, but not their equipped items. So, Coran/Kagain/Branwen/Yeslick, for example, left with their equipment. I understand that you would prefer the option to leave them naked somewhere down in Korlasz Crypt - and then that's an option for meta-gamers. Keep in mind that it's just an expansion. You will meet new companions, find new equipment, and you will lose allmost all items at the beginning of BG2 again - and additionally have that game reset all story companions to defaults.

[Weizen1988]

Eh, I know, ive beaten all the later games, im just finding it a bit of a burden carrying a naked rogue through a dungeon and dont want to lose things like pantaloons or any gear I actually wanted to carry over into bg2, since I know some loot tables get changed to bring items you had with you.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

If Safana is naked, that can only mean that you've taken all items from her in BG1.

[Weizen1988]

By naked I guess i mean wearing her default gear. I didnt use her after her initial quest in bg, because i didnt think she was going to matter. Id kinda discounted her as a fanservice character who just tried to flirt with the player/playercharacter.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

That's her only purpose. She is an ordinary thief companion except for her special ability.

The original story companions in BG1 don't offer anything else. A brief introduction, at most a brief task and those 4th wall breaking one-liners when you select a companion. This is what she says in SOD:

Safana: You want me?
Safana: Sweatheart?
Safana: Mmmm?
Safana: Your need?
Safana: Yes?
Safana: Hey there.
Safana: I avoid temptation unless I can't resist.
Safana: It's a pirate life for me.
Safana: Everyone focuses on my looks. I feel so two-dimensional at times.
Safana: Maybe I was born with it, maybe it's... nope. I was born with it.

Anything beyond that would need to happen within player's head.

A few other companions at least say something funny. One of my favorite pieces from SOD is Dynaheir pulling her own leg about her funny messed up Shakespeare-English in the games.

[Julius Borisov]

Originally posted by Weizen1988:

What about Yeslick and Branwen's gear (the other members of the party, I figure Rasad and neera come back so im less worried about that gear) ? Will those get put somewhere? Or any of the other bg companions I had out of party? Or that all gone?

If you had Yeslick and Branwen at the end of BG:EE, you'll find them in your party at the start of SoD. However, at the end of the starting dungeon of SoD you'll have to take their items away, because they won't be automatically transferred - you know, characters would like to take all the shiny stuff with them, aye?

[Weizen1988]

I ended up managing to keep the items I wanted, it was mostly plot items i didnt want to lose, or a handful of amulets and extra weapons I thought might come in handy.

[Drako]

I know this is old but im starting SoD.
Ok Imoen stuff is supposedly in a chest once I pass the dungeon. But...

Originally posted by Julius Borisov:

Originally posted by Weizen1988:

What about Yeslick and Branwen's gear (the other members of the party, I figure Rasad and neera come back so im less worried about that gear) ? Will those get put somewhere? Or any of the other bg companions I had out of party? Or that all gone?

If you had Yeslick and Branwen at the end of BG:EE, you'll find them in your party at the start of SoD. However, at the end of the starting dungeon of SoD you'll have to take their items away, because they won't be automatically transferred - you know, characters would like to take all the shiny stuff with them, aye?

... does this means that (aside from a little spoiler i might get from asking) at the end of the dungeon something happens that takes the equipped equipement of our party away? Should I put my weapons and gear in the inventory before going forward?
Or does ALL the inventory from my party gets taken away?
I know I sound kind of confussing, I AM confused XD

I also know that I should play and have fun. But what my characters own, are things that kind of like have a special meaning to me because of the work involved in getting them.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Only some BG1 story companions become companions again after the prologue. So, yes, others will keep their equipment, and you won't be able to add them to the party during SOD as to take those items.

[Drako]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Only some BG1 story companions become companions again after the prologue. So, yes, others will keep their equipment, and you won't be able to add them to the party during SOD as to take those items.

Thanks for replying friend, could you answer me one more question? Wich ones stays with me? I have Rasaad, Jaheira, Khalid and Neera(i dont count Safana). So i can take some equipement from them before prologue ends hehe

EDIT: don't mind it, I save often so I will see who stay and who doesn't. So I'll just load up a save and get the stuff^^

[Millstone85]

Originally posted by Drako:

Wich ones stays with me? I have Rasaad, Jaheira, Khalid and Neera(i dont count Safana).

All five will be re-recruitable over the course of SoD.

Some will make you wait more than others.