The biggest difference early in the saga is the inability to wear a helmet. This limits the Blade to functioning mostly as an archer through most of BG1 until level 10 and Stoneskins. A critical hit … (View Post)

The point is that, like many classes, the Blade Bard's relative utility waxes and wanes throughout the saga. Whereas the classes that I put in the top tier have a wide-range of abilities that are con… (View Post)

Generally, fighters are consistent damage dealers and most generally focus in melee combat later in the saga, though they will use some ranged combat, especially in the early portions of BG1. The Bes… (View Post)

I rank Blade very high and as one of the "power-game" classes: albeit in the second tier along with F/D, F/M/T, Bounty Hunter, and any specialist single-class mage. I started a Blade last n… (View Post)

In my opinion, no. As I mentioned, I have played as both, and even solo, I found the M/T superior. The three advantages of the F/M/T over the M/T are the multiple attacks per round from 2 pips profic… (View Post)