Speaking of difficulty curves, my personal feeling is that the major fights (i.e. the end of chapter encounters in BG) should generally increase in difficulties, but that there should be valley where… (View Post)

On the hobgoblin discussion it is also worth noticing that while THAC0, AC and HP are directly exposed to the player their dexterity is not. There are several creatures/NPCs where the designer's did … (View Post)

I think there is a disconnect here in that all of us have been playing the game a long case, e.g. in my case since it was released. I think for a new player (even one who read the manual and understa… (View Post)

Not being dead until -10 hp is an official optional 2nd edition AD&D rule called "Hovering on Death's Door". That's the same kind of rule as weapon proficiencies. Even more so it's an o… (View Post)

At best it explains why lawful organization directly involved with Athkatla's government won't assist. But it a misunderstanding of the alignment system to suggest that lawful organizations and indiv… (View Post)