A suggestion for arming before adventuring

Hi
In the locked thread on "Newbe Questions" there was some discussion about the "auto - disarm" feature that is built into KoTB. My way of making sure my party is always armed when leaving the Keep is to arm the party in the Inn, exit the Inn, click on the World Map and go. Not once have I had a member of the Watch complain about this tactic. I have also noticed, that the "enforcement" of the "No bared weapons rule" can be spotty at times. For example, I remember the Watch telling my party to put away their weapons ( my fighter had a Glaive, and the Druid had a Long Spear ) but didn't say anything about Two Swords running around with both swords out ( in fact that is how she is when you first meet her in the Pub )
TRC

 

That's the way I've done it too. When I'm ready to head out of the keep. I pick a spot with no guards, go through inventories arming the party and hit the world map. Never went wrong.

 

Go to inventory, equip weapons, then directly click the map.
As all the information screen function as pause, guards never have time to react. You can do this even in front of a guard.

 

That's what has been working for me, too. Auto-sheathing is not nearly as annoying when you remember to re-equip before getting your ass handed to you by bandits...:nerd:

 

I found another way to make it much less anoying; use a monk.

 

Cheater! unch:

But I don't suppose a party of 8 monks would be that interesting (or maybe it would...)

 

Or can make a party that all uses bow or hammer class weapons.... In that case guards would just ignore you

 

Another Idea I've had, go round and kill all the guards when their on their own. You get off scott-free!

 

I highly recomend you try it and report back. :transform After all it is a valid RP choice for some alignments.

Cuchulainn.

 

Hi
For an evil party, your suggestion is perfectly valid. Just be carefull not to kill to many people, or you will get the "Enemy of the Keep" reputation, at which point you won't be
able to buy or sell to anyone in the Keep or rest in the Keep. I must admit, I find the responses of the guards a bit puzzling. For example I killed the Druid who walks around by the gate at night in front of one of the guards, and the guard just stood there (at least he just stood there until my Rogue started shooting arrows at him ). I was also able to pick off the guard on the wall above the gate without an alarm being raised. I ended up with a 3rd level party ( 5 PCs only: No NPCs ) after clearing out most of the shrine and several people within the Keep. My "Hitlist" within the keep consisted of 5 Watchmen, 3 Gate Guards, 3 Gate Watchmen, Lenny (sorry Allyx), the Druid, and the Builder (he joined in when my CE Party took out a Watchman). The instant I killed one of the guards in the prision, I got the "Enemy of the Keep" reputation.
For what it's worth, I feel the AI and Keep Defenses need to be "tweeked" a little. For starters, any "homicide" should get a thorough "investigation" by the "authorities", after all what LN government is just going to leave dead bodies lying around ? Second, the guards should be traveling in pairs, and unless certain precautions are taken (Silence spells, etc...) they should have a way of alerting the Keep as a whole when they come under attack ( this is an outpost on the "borderlands" and there are lots of ways for hostile forces to get over, under, or through a stone wall). Third, once a member of the guard has been killed inside the keep, the patrols within the keep should get larger and more frequent.
The Royal Canadian