Talk:The Black Pits II: Gladiators of Thay Walkthrough (Strategy) by Gejadus/@comment-35434313-20200216204956

Many thanks to you for spending so much time writing about your experiences, thoughts and insights into so many different types of characters!!!

Af far as I can see, Fighter / Thief is your highest ranked solo build, as you wrote that "I can't imagine any better Solo Protagonist!"  For this build, regarding "...arguably the most powerful boss in Bhaalspawn saga games..." you wrote: "Could the Fighter / Thief overcome him on his own on level INSANE? He did....I'll explain what the Fighter / Thief did.... It's all about strategy! Set traps before the Battle! Summon a Duplicate, e.g. by using Vhailor's Helm.These traps will already wound Demogorgon but not kill him..."

On Insane difficulty (with PC and party members always taking 100% extra damage):

On the 6th of Watcher's Keep, a solo sorcerer (nowadays it should be Dragon Disciple) can simply walk down the stairs, do a little ususal preparation (no trick to play, no mine field to set up, just a few spells to get a few summons to stand by), initiate a dialogue, and then start to fight Demogorgon and his demon helpers. The fight can be over in just a few minutes. Nothing fancy. And the sorcerer always wins. Or, the sorcerer may choose to fight an army of demons, repeatedly summoned by Demogorgon, in a single battle. No need to leave the room. No need to do a rest. He can choose to kill 50+ demons in a continuous fight for over a half million XP in 2+ hours of game play, until time is up and Demogorgon finally decides to permanently leave the game. Each kill there is worth 12000 XP.

A solo sorcerer only needs to use spells and mage weapons, nothing else, to kill all the enemies in BG2 or BG2EE. Potions are never needed (perhaps except during the 1st hour into the game). Time Stop is never needed. Slayer form is never needed. Quick items are never needed (except required by plots),  Metagaming is rarely needed (except when handling a few hidden traps that would otherwise end the game instantly).

A sorcerer can easily finish SoA and complete all side quests without leveling up past level 17. In other words, a sorcerer of level up to 17 can kill everything in SoA with ease. Kangaxx and Twist Rune can be done under level 15.

In ToB, a solo sorcerer never needs a rest (unless required by plots or simply for a bit convenience).

'''I don't think F/T could really be the "best" solo build. Far from that.'''