I can see the argument that it's too powerful, given how easily you can deplete a mage's spells by sending in just one polymorphed character, but it seems to me that the cloak is no more powerful in … (View Post)

I agree that there's a difference between unforgiving and imbalanced, but the difference between imbalanced and "you're using the wrong tactics" isn't always clear in a tactical game like I… (View Post)

I dunno, I don't tend to powergame very hard (my most recent party was entirely single-classed and contained only one shorty, for example), and I beat him on hard. Granted, it was far and away the ha… (View Post)

That's exactly what's happening. Since you have no points in shortsword, you get -2 THAC0 (that's a two-point penalty, in case the sign is confusing). Since you have two points in longsword, you get … (View Post)

I noticed this myself when I went to fight a lich with it. That prompted a reload pretty quick. (View Post)