@alice_ashpool I'm surprised you got as far as you did with the monk as it was. SoA imo isn't too hard to bully with solo characters because you get so over-leveled and because the AI has such diffic… (View Post)

I'm giving my SCS insane monk / no FTMC run another try. In the Underdark having just talked to Adalon. Last run (back in November ish) ended at Firkraag in Chapter 6. The party defeated the dragon, … (View Post)

@Enuhal Had a similarly tough fight against the UD Balor. His circa -11 AC combined with 40% physical resistance can make him pretty tough to take down. I sort of mentally benchmarked his power level… (View Post)

Ah interesting. I guess I'm suspicious that argument is a post-hoc justification for something that turned out to be difficult to implement in the engine, but at least there is a narrative :) . Ahhhh… (View Post)

A few comments on a PC monk in BG1. Overall rating, not good. In many ways, a BG1 monk is just a BG1 swash without thieving abilities, and a BG1 swash in combat is in many ways just a crippled fighte… (View Post)