I'm going to add that it's perfectly acceptable to throw in the towel on Durlag's. Ideally it should be the very last thing you beat before going to the game's finale. So if there's still other conte… (View Post)

Yes, Thaco put it very well. Durlag's Tower is supposed to be the hardest part of BG1. You don't have to beat it to complete the game. And aside from the Wisdom tome, there's not a lot of gear won th… (View Post)

Yep, it's arguably one of the weakest parts of the whole saga until perhaps the Amkethran part of ToB, imo. And a funny irony too! It reveals some of the limitations of the overall design philosophy … (View Post)

Quarterstaff, ironically. Staff of Rhynn can be purchased early and is arguably one of the best backstabbing weapons until ToB where you get the staff of the Ram. One of the few +4 weapons you can ge… (View Post)

Your point on going beyond just the 2,2,2 setup is solid advice. To be more precise I probably should have said that players should have a minimum of two of each of these things in their party. But y… (View Post)