Bard is kind of a unique class in that it's supposed to be a support character. The only close comparison is to the Thief, but given that they're supposed to take point and scout/deal with … (View Post)

As far as wizards go, I think Conjuration is an overrated school. I mean, it's supposed to be the summoning school, but the three best wizard summons are a necromancy spell (animate dead), an ev… (View Post)

Observation: if opinion on an issue is split 50-50, 60-40, or even 70-30 or thereabouts, neither side counts as truly "unpopular". (View Post)

Well, branching off the Wizard Slayer discussion, another unpopular opinion of mine would be that the fixation on countering mages in BG2 is overblown. They're scary when you don't fully un… (View Post)

There's enough backtracking through already-cleared dungeons without forcing yourself to do so every time you need to rest. That could be done in Baldur's Gate, where dungeons aren't a… (View Post)