Mazzy???

dragon wench · #1 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 09:13 AM

For variety (I'm in my second game) I'm thinking of recruiting Mazzy for the middle chapters. Has anyone played her, what is she like? My only problem is that I have a pretty decent party right now (my fighter/mage, Anomen, Minsc, Valygar, Jaheira and Yoshimo) so I'm not certain who I'd dump.While Jaheira may seem an obvious choice, I like using the cleric/druid combo for spells, and despite his pompous, puritanical tude Anomen is a very useful character. That leaves Minsc or maybe Valygar.....what's the concensus here?

Edwin · #2 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 09:17 AM

If you don't want to drop Anomen, drop Minsc. Valigar is better IMO. And Mazzy is definitly worth it...
Absolutely don't drop Jahiera. (IMO)

fable · #3 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 09:18 AM

Some people like Mazzy. For me, she's not an effective choice. A fighter who really has no strong melee skills is a contradiction in terms.

aperry · #4 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 10:46 AM

Actually, she is a very strong fighter, she has a -10 amor class in my group with a shield and she i awesome with a bow, especially the gesen bow...

Zartuul · #5 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 11:23 AM

Mazzy is the best archer in the game. She had a -8 Thaco when I finished the game with the Gesen bow. She like rarely ever missed and was attacking 7/2. I liked her and would recommend her. You need about 2 front line tanks and the rest you can fill in with whatever you want whether its an archer or caster support.

I had her with 5 short bow, 5 short sword, and 1 single weapon profiency.

TheDude · #6 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 11:47 AM

mazzy is really great short bow of gesen
and chuttoath 5 stars in short bow and 5 in short sword and he rocks ,
she killed all the golems in suldenesselar
so i didn't even needed the Crom Faeyr
she also gets a very low AC when i had her it was around -8 that was the lowest in my whole party

Quitch · #7 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 11:52 AM

Drop Valygar. He's truly feeble IMO. Not a great fighter, so he relies on the backstab, which is a one hit wonder, and you have Yoshimo for that anyway.

Drop him and get Mazzy. She is a bow Goddess, there's that bow that fires three shots a round (don't know the name), then you move up to the Grensen bow later. A truly excellent character to have. She can chip in up close when required as well.

dragon wench · #8 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 07:03 PM

Thanks all. I have picked up Mazzy and I'm already impressed, equipped with the gauntlets of ogre power and the belt of fortitude she actually seems to make a decent melee fighter too. For now I've dropped Minsc. As endearing and amusing as I find him, his "we are all heroes line was beginning to wear somewhat. I agree that you have Yoshimo for backstab ......but not forever (not to dwell on a common theme, but the creators at Black Isle are definitely sadistic in the way they give you such a great but temporary thief)
Happily, Minsc will be waiting in the Copper Coronet should I change my mind before heading off to rescue Imoen.

Zartuul · #9 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 08:30 PM

Minsc was a stalwart tank in my first game. My protaganist was a paladin and him and Minsc just tore things up. I had minsc go with katanas with maces for backup against blunt only mobs and for undead. Minsc definitely makes a better tank then Valygar IMO mainly because of his strength.

fable · #10 (**permalink**) 04-26-2001, 08:57 PM

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Actually, she is a very strong fighter, she has a -10 amor class in my group with a shield and she i awesome with a bow, especially the gesen bow...

Sentor, I said she didn't have strong melee skills, not that she wasn't a strong fighter. She get hit stuff at a distance, but she has few proficiency points in any melee weapons.