You can't make a better purchase in vanilla BG1 than to buy a composite bow right out of the gate... I've killed the ogre with the belt fetish at level 1 with 5 shots and the first assassin (Tarnesh)… (View Post)

I'd spring for items with names and back stories.... not just +1. (View Post)

Spears/Halberds are a decent weapon to involve characters that you don't want to go into melee to actually melee. The extra length of the weapon lets you stand behind the main "tanking" cha… (View Post)

Another biggie is that armor type restricts your dexterity bonuses and it is quite possible to get a huge number of around 72 AC in HoW which is quite ridiculous when you are rolling 20 sided dice fo… (View Post)

I think your choice of Bard or F/M a good one. in BG1 the extra arcane caster covering Dyneheir's lack of conjuration and enchantment spells would be a nice bonus, as well as the use of bows/crossbow… (View Post)