I think Durlag's Tower is probably my single favorite piece of storytelling in the entire saga. That said, having gone through it gods-know-how-many times, I find the ridiculous number of traps to be… (View Post)

Definitely. I usually head there around level 5, sometimes earlier, and you're averaging more like 6. That should be plenty. Which isn't to say it'll be easy. There's some nasty stuff in the Cloakwoo… (View Post)

He's actually the Demon Lord of Schoolyard Bullies. "Stop hitting yourself" is but one attack in his vast and terrifying arsenal. (View Post)

@Quartz, I don't think Jaheira functions that well as a direct counter-example to the "needs to be rescued" thing, since she needs to be rescued at least three times throughout the game (al… (View Post)

I was going to say that Larloch being kill is pretty irrelevant, since he's a lich and it's not like you destroyed his phylactery, but one could say the same of Szass Tam. You kind of start to wonder… (View Post)