Blade with a full Evilmparty is my next runthrough, as I hear the Theatre stronghold quests are some of the most interesting. I also recently ran a fighter/mage and was pleasantly surprised at how to… (View Post)

For a placebo to "work" the intended recipient needs to know that something has been changed. So you'd need to stand in front of him, eat the flowers and say something along the lines of, &… (View Post)

You could always have him as a non-party NPC questgiver or similar. That would negate the need for him to be involved in combat and allow the necessary eccentricity and deep thought. (View Post)

I'd say that having a bard in the party can definitely replace the second (usually multiclass) mage that gets brought along. Bards will always lack access to high-level spells though, which does limi… (View Post)

Speed is a very slight advantage. It only really affects what order in the round you strike, you don't actually hit more often so damage per round is the same. (View Post)