Edwin at least is pretty open about the fact that he can't handle all the gnolls on his own if I recall. (View Post)

Beamdog, by the way, seems to be much laxer with the class/race restrictions for their NPC's than the originals. They'll introduce Half Orc Blackguards and Wild Mages. There's that dwarven lich, who … (View Post)

Phandalyn is not the norm. Though he's not unheard of either. More power to you if that's what you're roleplaying, but to say that's all a paladin is or can be is a bit much. There's usually more to … (View Post)

So something like Lilarcor could also be appropriate? (View Post)

The benefit of Crossbows, imo, is that almost no companions use crossbows, so you won't have to compete for gear. Imoen uses shortbows for example, so if you both use shortbows then one of you will u… (View Post)