Another angle on the f/m/t I want to try out is the idea that the mage gives you invisibility, the fighter THAC0, and the thief can then backstab. Invisible scouting also lets you look for traps, unl… (View Post)

Watcher's Keep was always accessible from SoA once it was added - which admittedly came with the ToB expansion, so it is not cheating in the sense that the original game makers intended that the keep… (View Post)

@Pantalion the problem with hitting mage level 9-12 is that it means you do not dual through the whole of BG1 - for the first game, you really are a mage, not a cleric at all. If high level imagery i… (View Post)

Another nice benefit of specialist mage to cleric is that you gain access to wands and scrolls you might not have available otherwise, and with an early dual, the hit point loss is minimal. The downs… (View Post)

Range weapons have on big advantage and it is right there in the name - range. Your nasty beasties with paralysis, poison, and level draining abilities need to close in to touch you. Other than sling… (View Post)