That party from the previous comment is close to what I'm running right now except that I'm heavier on melee and have 6 characters (Darkmoon Monk, Wizard Slayer, Inquisitor, F/T, Archer, Shaman). The… (View Post)

So I've played BG1 several times (vanilla a long time ago, EE over the last couple of years), did 1 SoD playthrough, 1 IWD EE playthrough and am currently doing my 2nd BG2 playthrough. There are stil… (View Post)

I decided to open the tomb (Unseeing Eye quest) and fight the Shade Lich for fun. It made me realize that my party composition might not work very well in the long run. My previous BG2 run, my main c… (View Post)

Alright, thanks I'll give it a try then and if the level drain thing gets too annoying (running out of scrolls and such), I'll see if I can pick up a party member for that. I might get bored with how… (View Post)

Thanks for the many replies. So I understand it's not catastrophic (especially since I play on Core Rules rather than the hard difficulties right now) but that Shortbow is indeed a stronger option if… (View Post)