I wouldn't worry about the 16 dex; there is an early game item mages can wear that brings dex to 18, and there is also a tome later to permanently gain +1 dex (if you are planning ahead for BG2, this… (View Post)

I tend to look at the axis as "feared vs cheered". The lower your reputation, the more infamous and feared your party is, hence why evil NPCs prefer this reputation. Dorn would not want to … (View Post)

The problem might not be the paladin's restriction to lawful good, but your own restrictions. You already dismissed most typical frontliner single classes as "too boring" or "not enoug… (View Post)

Here's the thing... Maybe you are too picky for the game. You like everything about playing a paladin except to play as a paladin. No other class is a paladin, and hence can't satisfy this main deman… (View Post)

The more common problem is keeping reputation down, not up. There are a few quests that will give rep drops and can be done whenever rep gets too high due to simply doing story quests. It is a bit of… (View Post)