The BG2 sprites are higher-rez and have more animation frames, but I definitely liked the design of the BG1 sprites better (with a few exceptions). The human warriors in full plate especially. (View Post)

Can I just say I love that you're familiar with the Law of Large Numbers? It's something I have to explain to people so often, seeing it just casually used warms my heart. Also, Mazzy is a boss. Best… (View Post)

I recently discovered that Turn Undead is surprisingly effective against vampiric mists. I managed to kill one with just a 10th level cleric doing the turning, although the other one stubbornly refus… (View Post)

I don't think it has anything to do with lore, so much as mechanics. Mages get 9th level spells, while clerics only get 7th. So, since the HLAs are sort of an extra spell level above that, and cleric… (View Post)

@wubble is thinking of the Potion of Magic Shielding, which halves all magical damage and gives +20 to all saves (in practice, you'll always save successfully) for... I think 2 turns, but it might be… (View Post)