I'm not sure about D&D shamans, but the real-world term refers to tribal priests who act as conduits between the physical world and the spirit world. They are pretty much the opposite of D&D … (View Post)

* No arbitrary party size limits. If the game must be balanced, let the NPCs refuse to join, abandon the PC, or kill each other if they don't like what the party is doing. When I'm going to face the … (View Post)

That's a different kind of flail. The D&D flail is generally understood to be the ball-and-chain one, which is primarily useful for hitting yourself. (View Post)

If you study a number of subjects from statistics to management, one of the first things you learn is probably a warning against that. If you base decisions on something you can measure and quantify,… (View Post)

Combat is the worst part of BG2. It requires tedious micromanagement, the UI is not really suitable for controlling multiple characters, the characters often ignore commands and interfere with each o… (View Post)