Kaylon

You can use the console and give your pet any abilities you want.

Well, the chanter is nice mostly for his AoE damage auras and healing. Also paladin+chanter+barbs means huge AoE damage for the endgame. Keep the priest for the buffs, the cipher for the CC and add a ranger for more single target damage. Once you get defensive mindweb this party can roll over everything without resting...

This fight should be very easy for a barbarian: The key stats are MIG and CON (drop DEX to 3) which should be maxed in order to avoid stun lock. A key item is the rymrgrand's mantle which coupled with plate will heal all the damage you take from the spirits (that combo makes the temple of Eothas very easy too). The best weapon is of course whispers of yenwood (with fine and burning enchantments if possible). To make things even more easy the recommended items are: the rings of minor protection/deflection, gauntlets of accuracy, the pilgrim's last vigil, belt of bountiful healing, fulvano's boots, plate with fine enchantment and food for bosting at least MIG/CON. Summons aren't even required, just stay in a corner to avoid being attacked by too many spirits at the same time. PS. I'm not sure a shield helps you very much - I would try also 1w (without shield for the accuracy boost) or 2w (with gaun's share as second weapon) and see which gives the best results.

It should also be possible to stack items with resistance to paralysis and items with resistance to poison and completely resist the effect (I think it's possible to get Iverra's Helmet from a stronghold adventure before going to White March)

Since the paralysis caused by lagufaeths is considered poison/disease I was wondering (I don't have PoE installed anymore) if it was possible to combine Fenwalkers and the Sun-Touched Mail of Hyran Rath (or the Rotward Amulet) to nullify the effect.

The description is misleading but Killer's Work adds just a flat 10% dmg to Finishing Blow, ie the same amount as Rabbit Fur Gloves overall. I picked the second because Killer's Work works only 3 times per rest... PS. Finishing Blow should have been 1/encounter to be relevant for a rogue...

Also keep in mind there are many minor adventures (giving very good items) which will stop appearing if your prestige is too high. Personally I would increase only the security of the keep until I got every possible item from minor/average adventures. However trying to get your stronghold as soon as possible (ignore every act 1 side quests) might help you obtain more items faster.

If you don't get an adventure it's probably because you have another event instead. (Adventures are just one of the possible events that can happen)

Let's imagine you have 100% chance to hit... +1might means you'll do, at best, 100x3%=300% more dmg over 100hits. +1perception means you'll do, on average, a critical hit instead of a graze every 100hits - that's 100-230% more dmg over 100hits (depending on your critical damage bonuses) Now, in a slightly worse scenario you can also miss a few hits... +1might means you'll do less than 300% dmg - ie 250-300% more dmg every 100hits +1perception means you'll do, on average, a critical hit instead of a miss every 100hits - ie 200-500% more dmg ever 100hits (depending on classes and bonuses) The conclusion is, depending on the situations (especially vs high defense enemies), the perception can be even better than might. The deflection is one of the best defenses for a melee character because probably 90% of the attacks will target it. The trick with all defenses is that every point you invest in them is better than the previous. If you want to build a tank then the best way to mitigate damage is to stack defenses (more than DR) and in such situations +1res could be worth much more than +1mig.

It would be nice to have a list of spells/abilities that are considered poisons and diseases...

Here's my preferred portrait for a human cipher/rogue:

You have to kill them all.

You don't need Twin Stings for that. At lv16 with Greater Focus you start with 55 focus. With Draining Whip and the Talisman of the Unconquerable you'll be able to drain 58% of the damage you do - you have to do over 43damage to drain at least 25focus. With an exceptional arquebus you can deal rather easily over 60dmg (before DR) which is more than enough to get over 25focus against most targets (and you should try to pick the squishiest target to shoot at the start of the fight).

What's even more confusing is that we have 3 types of wounds and all work differently: - Deep Wounds - doesn't stack, its total damage depends on MIG/INT - Wounding enchantment - stacks, its total damage depends on your weapon damage and MIG - (Runner) Wounding Shot - stacks, its total damage depends on your weapon damage, MIG and enemies DR

All lashes are done against 25% DR, so a paladin with FoD, Intense Flames and burning lash will do 100% burn damage against 75%DR (because there are 3 lashes). If you add also Scion of Flame it will become 120% burn damage vs 75% DR. PS. Enduring Flames seems to have now a fixed duration and its damage isn't affected by INT anymore. It deals 50% burn damage against 100%DR (because there are a fixed 4 ticks) but each tick is affected by MIG and someone with 30MIG will do 80% burn damage overall instead. A paladin could end adding 200% burn damage against 175% DR which means you can one shot many enemies with an arquebus or Firebrand.

Kana is not a tank, he's just able to wear heavy armor and take defensive talents without hindering his chanting ability. The fact he can use summons to do the tanking for him is the main reason for his great survivability. He just starts with 25def, otherwise he's as squishy as a wizard or a rogue... Also, compared to a real tank he has to max INT instead of other tanking stats like RES or CON.

I recommend the Enhanced Editions. Some purists will decry them because they don't like some of the minor additions made (like a couple new companions), but I played the originals, and the Enhanced Editions are wonderful upgrades, particularly graphically. Truth. I bought and played the originals back when I had to keep track of all five disks; the EE are superior, IMHO. The EE altered the gameplay because they introduced the rules from BG2 in a game that wasn't made for them. They also made some arbitrary changes (the nerf to the Eagle Bow was outrageous...) and introduced new items that altered the game balance. Overall it doesn't feel the same as the original and I understand why some people dislike the EE.

It has some kind of cooldown because the dragon will cycle through all his attacks periodically even if you always stay in the melee range. The only exception is one of Lengrath's dragons who has a ranged attack he keeps using all the time.

It's easy... Island aumaua rogue using ruffian weapons and 1h style, wearing padded armor, with eye patch and an amulet. You start the fight with Fellstroke and Runner's Wounding Shot, then switch to Bittercut/Purgatory (in 3rd slot you can keep Bleak Fang/Azureith's Stiletto or Silver Flash - not sure what damage bonuses apply to the procs, but it would be interesting if they can benefit from deathblows). I tried something like that and it sucked. What did I do wrong? Should I have done dual wield? Better stat distribution (I didn't min max). Is the third weapon slot the key (I played orlan because ... fuuuurrrr). Rogues are not easy to play - you must avoid taking aggro because you will go down very fast. Basically you have to wait stealthed until your tank(s) take the aggro or the enemies are CC and then pick your targets and kill fast.

It's easy... Island aumaua rogue using ruffian weapons and 1h style, wearing padded armor, with eye patch and an amulet. You start the fight with Fellstroke and Runner's Wounding Shot, then switch to Bittercut/Purgatory (in 3rd slot you can keep Bleak Fang/Azureith's Stiletto or Silver Flash - not sure what damage bonuses apply to the procs, but it would be interesting if they can benefit from deathblows).

So I know this is an older post but I've just tested Heart of the Storm with Sagani and Stormcaller and Heart of the Storm does nothing to Stormcaller's damage. Have you tested this yourself? How have you tested? The increase isn't displayed on the character's screen, but if you check the actual damage you do you should see the increase (unless it was changed in a recent patch).

Yes, the paladin is the class with the highest defenses because he gains up to +10 deflection and +20 fortitude/reflexes/will compared to other classes. You can achieve nearly 150 in all defenses without temporary buffs but fully equipped with the best items and with defensive talents/abilities.

If I remember well you can be flanked either by having 2 enemies attacking you in melee from opposite sides or being attacked in melee by more than 2 enemies without positioning requirements - the engagement limit is 2 for all classes but can be increased with abilities, talents or items. By increasing your engagement limit you can avoid being flanked by keeping all enemies in front of you.

Is that guide wrong? I also didn't understand why you always kept one enemy alive before engaging the next? Was that to show off to do everything in one fight, or to keep spells running? The guide is wrong, you can have multiple food effects at a time (of course the weaker effect is suppressed if they affect the same stat). I kept one enemy alive to stay in combat and not lose the buffs from the potions (I had a limited number and I think in this game version the ingredients were limited).

Yes, it's supposed to work like Wizard's Double, however I think it's bugged right now and it stays forever. But even if it worked like described that's how you're supposed to reduce damage - first make them graze most of the time and then apply the DR. 8DR against 100dmg doesn't make a big difference, but against 50dmg you feel the difference (especially if you already have 20-25DR from armor). PS. Here's a video where you can see how I cleared the Stalwart village with my paladin using exactly this trick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlqUtYVvDlg&t=6s