Do you tweak NPC classes/kits in BG1?

[Chitown Willie]

Just curious if people play their NPCs with their default classes/kits - or use tweaks?

I've been maxing out on tweaks, and it's added a lot of flavor:

• Khalid : Fighter/Mage (CDTweaks)
• Xan: Generalist Mage (CDTweaks)
• Shar-Teel: Amazon (Turambar)
• Viconia : Priest of Shar (Turambar)
• Branwen : Priest of Tempus (Turambar)
• Faldorn: Avenger (Turambar)
• Eldoth : Jester (Turambar)
• Safana: Swashbuckler (Jarl's BGT Tweaks)
• Kivan : Archer (Jarl's BGT Tweaks)
• Imoen : Adventurer (NPC Kitpack)

I keep the original class if the tweak already exists. For example, I maintain Ajantis as a true-class Paladin since Isra is already a Cavalier; same with Montaron, since Vynd is already an assassin.

Thoughts?

Edited October 9, 2020 by Chitown Willie

[Jarno Mikkola]

Yes, Level 1 NPCs... all day long.

In BGT:

Jaheira; Ranger/Cleric

Minsc; Berserker... or the brightest of them all, a mage.

Khalid would suit to be a Fighter/Mage, but I generally don't play with him. He gets to be a stone statuet.

I don't use Isra, so if I take Ajantis, he gets a paladin kit...

Edwin, be a Barbarian.

Dynaheir: Sometimes, sometimes a sorcerer or a special sorcerer kits.

BG2:

Aerie usualy get's a special class/kit compilation.

ToB:

Sarevok; Kensai -> Thief, with a UAI.

[Endarire]

Edwin to me seems like the type to fake his way into the Red Wizards and be powerful enough no one would care.  He gets the Arcanist Mage kit from Tome & Blood.