@MrNooby - I'll bet your 99 HP character is wearing the Helm of Balduran. Amongst its other effects, the Helm adds +5 HP. That extra 5 doesn't "belong" to the character and isn't stored in … (View Post)

Opinions differ about what constitutes "balance", some people are more prescriptive than others. It's also worth stressing that it isn't essential to have a balanced party. Some experienced… (View Post)

Absolutely, @dunbar, I couldn't agree more. That journey of discovery put the adventure into old-school adventure gaming, nowadays it's dumbed down to tourism. (View Post)

For sure. One is a magical fantasy land, with cruel tyrants, suffering peasants, and mysterious unseen forces manipulating reality. The other is in Eastern Faerun. (View Post)

People think of BG as a "medieval fantasy" because it employs numerous medieval stereotypes (such as being a feudal society, with hovels and castles, with armoured warriors fighting with sw… (View Post)