The net losses are if you *really* want one of the small handful of items which won't be granted to you from the start by default (like if you really love the claw of Kazgoroth) most of which won't m… (View Post)

Sleep and glitterdust are basically your two best AoE spells early on. Glitterdust isn't nearly as devastating as sleep, but only by a hair (since blinded targets can't see anything except whats basi… (View Post)

I usually save Durlag's for almost last - mostly just out of habit - it's a suitable place since there are some pretty tough fights associated with it. (View Post)

So you effectively invented your own anti-squirelinator spell :D (View Post)

Yeah Kivan mainly benefits from the fact that Archery is just so good in BG and low level D&D in general - if those Kobolds in Nashkel had just slightly better thacos the Nashkel mines would be o… (View Post)