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Guide to Saving Throws by Class and Level with Racial Bonus pointers. A small resurrection-thread.

That this information is not included in the manuals has always been a point of complaint for me. It is material of such importance that Bioware should have at least suggested that more complete information should be researched in ADD 2nd Edition Handbook. [I have 4th Ed manuals and have never been quite sure about many BG things]

It would have been so easy to go first-class from the beginning and would have only added maybe one whole day of labor costs. In general, I think, Character Creation may be rather more important in Video when I am going to spend @100-500hours interacting with computer as opposed to PnP when I have the fun of group interaction no matter what kind of a Klutzmatic Moron I am playing.

For example: A Human Fighter with 18 in Strength-Dex-Con plus @14+ Wisdom earns a Saving Throw versus Paralysis/Poison/Death [at Level 1-2] of ~14~. Compared that to a Dwarven Fighter-Cleric with the same Stats which earns a Saving Throw against Paralysis/Poison/Death at Level 1-3 of ~5~. HUGE!!

So here is a link to a thread from 2014 with the info.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwiv5e7C5t7MAhVLPz4KHVaCDiYQFggdMAA&url=https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/34485/saving-throws-table-per-class&usg=AFQjCNEujkMxUbMVBpb4NV5AjcfQEAa1FQ&sig2=XvBUdFHmuYdK43HsOHJsqg

I am also wondering if moderators think this might be appropriate for New Players category ???

Comments

  • Eadwyn_G8keeperEadwyn_G8keeper Member Posts: 541
    Thanks to @lunar
  • joluvjoluv Member Posts: 2,137
    Huh? All of that information is in the Adventurer's Guide.
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    edited May 2016
    joluv said:

    Huh? All of that information is in the Adventurer's Guide.

    I was about to post this as well. They're in the appendix at the back of the manual, along with full THAC0 and class feature progressions.

    A quick note: Wisdom doesn't grant a saving throw bonus in BG; the bonus that's described in the old 2e rulebooks was never implemented.

    The "Shorty Save" bonus that dwarves, gnomes, and halflings receive from Constitution is implemented, though. There's a table on page 13 of the Adventurer's Guide that breaks it down.
  • Eadwyn_G8keeperEadwyn_G8keeper Member Posts: 541
    edited May 2016
    The only printed manual I have is from BG2 Vanilla. My BG-TotSC is a download from GOG. So if the Adventurer's Guide [link does not work for me] is part of BGEE, please close thread por favor. Merci.
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    The Adventurer's Guide is included with Siege of Dragonspear, but you can also download it from BaldursGate.com near the bottom of the page.
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