@KidCarnival you can just use the level 1 mage spell armor. It's a bit of a pain as it takes up oneof your level 1 slots, but it gives you the equivalent of splintmail that you can cast in and lasts … (View Post)

They don't backstab hard. Shadowdancers are not Assassins, and were not intended to be. They get 2 new tools that no other thief has. Think about what they can do and adapt your playstyle. If you don… (View Post)

Comparing any class to mages in terms of game balance is a hiding to nothing. There's a reason that mages are the toughest opponents in BG2 & TOB. Compared to single class thieves and fighters, c… (View Post)

It's been said by @LiamEsler that "it is not meant to be a high-damage class in terms of backstabbing. The Shadowdancer is meant to be incredibly mobile, dealing damage and then moving quickly o… (View Post)

How about more sentient items? Lilarcor is fantastic and has enough personality that many people automatically equip Minsc with it. Having another intelligent/sentient/posessed item would be pretty c… (View Post)