Insipired by @chimaera's comment above, I decided to go hardcore and try this challenge without gathering ANY equipment (or XP or spells) beforehand. That's right. I started over, gathered my goons, … (View Post)

I went to Ulgoth's for roleplaying reasons, mostly. B-lining for the dungeon felt a touch too, eh, Diablo-esque. ;) Your suggestion got me thinking, though... 0 exp and no gear should definitely be p… (View Post)

EDIT: I decided to restart the challenge with revised rules as suggested by @chimaera In other words, I've really decided to enforce the 0XP rule. Also, no equipment before Durlag's! I will post a ne… (View Post)

EDIT: I've revised and clarified the challenge rules as per @chimaera 's suggestion. Tackling high level areas with a low level party is one of my favourite pastimes in CRPGs. Some years ago, I did a… (View Post)

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I don't think I could play a party of 3 Charnames, but I did like the idea of replicating them with SoA NPCs. I ran some tests on the Stalker/Cleric in BG2 and en… (View Post)