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Where/how you get him?
  • 1 of 7: Minsc is probably the second character you'll pick up.
  • 2 of 7: He's in the back-right part of the room you start out in.
  • 3 of 7: Too bad he's trapped in a cage.  Why don't you try to get him out?
  • 4 of 7: Bashing the door and lockpicking don't work too well.
  • 5 of 7: Any true BG1 fan will remember how Minsc goes berserk when he gets angry.
  • 6 of 7: So get him angry!
  • 7 of 7: Talk to Minsc, and tell him he's a bad warrior, or a coward.  Continue with this and he will break himself out of the cage.