I managed to convince a mate of mine to play - he's a gamer but no real BG experience. He's playing an unkitted elf ranger, easy to roll, can go melee or ranged comfortably and decent survivability. … (View Post)

In the long term druids do best as single class, or when dual-classed to due to the incredible gaps between levels in BG2. Multiclass XP splitting makes this gap twice as hard to get across. While Ja… (View Post)

As Debaser said - only pure fighters and their kits can really get to grandmastery, and they should make the most of it. It's what makes them special. All your fighter multiclasses, paladins, rangers… (View Post)

Did you try Sorcerous Sundries near the Elfsong tavern in the city, Thalantyr at High Hedge or the Ulgoth's Beard Tavern? There's a few nice items there. Not really much that'll eat through 250k, but… (View Post)

I've picked up Buckley's Buckler on my current half-elf fighter/thief runthrough and am getting a lot of use from it. I've gone dual wield but switch to the buckler every time I rest or travel. With … (View Post)