Talk:Exploits/@comment-84.206.25.14-20160912084401

1. For a solo (or really any) character the infamous "anyone can use any item" exploit is one of the biggest cheese of all time in BG. E.g.: take a potion that is restricted to mages like Heroism. Put the potion in one of your inventory slots, and put a usable potion - like a healing potion to the next inventory slot. Pause the game. Right click on the healing potion, choose "drink". When on the inventory still paused, switch to place of the two items, and the resitricted item WILL be used/consumed. This is possibel with other restricted items as well.

2. The second best general exploit is the infamous "fake talk" strategy. Have a non hostile enemy on the screen, who is not hostile towards you yet. Pause the game. Click the "talk" button - you'll see that the npc changes stance waiting for you to start the conversation. Instead of letting this to happen just simply force attack the enemy. After 2 battle rounds repeat the process above. You can safely kill most of the enemies - even hose who initiate dialogues with you upon sight -  which are starting out as non-hostile towards you. CAUTION: there are some npcs with some triggers which will not start if you apply this force talk tactic.

This characteristic of the  force talk strategy can be used in the 2nd dream sequence in BG2, where you must sacrifice one point from any of your atttributes. Quickly do a fake-talk as soon as the conversation with the demon ends and rush inside the keep to preserve your attribute point.

3. The way the Shandalar battle is described here is not an exploit, but just a tough fight. To defeat him the cheesy way get a wand of paralyzationand use it when he is non-hostile. When you see that he became paralyzed, defeat him the way you like. Also if a game is fully pacthed paralyzing him as a non-hostile npc won't work. Instead of this start combat, and try to paralyze him in the first round. If this attempt fails, reload and attack again.

4.  Draconis: lure his human form between the columns at the SW of the map, and finish him off at that location. When he shapeshifts into dragon he cannot get out of there because of his increased size.

5. Cloak of Sewers exploit: Want 100% physical damage resistance for a tough fight? Here it is: equip the Defender of Easthaven. Activate the cloak and choose to become a rat. The rat has 90% physical resistance to all damage adding the +20 % bonus of the fail you will end up at 110% damage resistance (you'll actually get healed by every strike succesfully landed on you). Want to use your weapon instead of your rat paws? Just cast dispel magic  on yourself. Your resistances will remain, but your paws will be dispelled.