I treat Forgotten Realms canon the same way I treat Star Wars canon: I take what I like and blatantly disregard everything else. Star Wars consists solely of KOTOR and episodes 4-6, and the novelizat… (View Post)

EXCELLENT. This is the sort of thing I'd like to see in the BG series. It's what made the Mass Effect series so great in my experience; you could develop a rewarding and intriguing relationship with … (View Post)

Debatable. I personally don't like having more than one mage in a party for BG1, since mages don't get access to the highest level spells until BG2. I don't like that Xan can't learn evocation spells… (View Post)

Intelligence increases lore at the same rate as wisdom, according to the chart that I'm looking at now. Having 13 intelligence means you'll only have an abysmal 55% chance of scribing a scroll, which… (View Post)

The NPCs are less important in BG1 in terms of story value. I wouldn't say that you're missing that much by not taking them, but I would strongly urge you to change your tune for BG2. The NPCs of BG2… (View Post)