They don't forget the basics of their day to day profession, but losing your reference data is HUGE. Lawyers need to look up case law all the time, and doctors need their charts and patient records t… (View Post)

It's kind of depressing when you note the piles of adventurers bodies around all the traps. (View Post)

I don't know that it's harder. I think part of it is BG was designed with the old system in mind, so more shields, no dual-wielding, and magic working a bit different, summons in particular. The natu… (View Post)

Come to think of it, why is it there is no failure-but-not-detected option? Kind of makes pickpocket undesirable unless you know beforehand what you are potentially nabbing, and don't mind reloading … (View Post)

Don't forget to tip your fedora. The difference is a weapon will roll for damage hundreds or thousands of times. You only get a handful of HP rolls. A few bad rolls can reduce your effective health s… (View Post)