The under-powered nature of shields doesn't become a real problem until ToB. Once you get to ToB, sword and board is pretty much unheard of, and dual wielding is the go-to strategy. In BG1, dual wiel… (View Post)

The extra damage comes from the target being unprepared and vulnerable. The term "backstab" doesn't literally mean "stab in the back" as much as "surprise attack". A clu… (View Post)

I was expecting to see numbers. This should be in the arena of theorycrafting. It shouldn't be all that difficult to calculate damage per round for various possibilities. (View Post)

I think the best system would include strength bonuses to axes, partial strength bonuses to knives and slings (and potentially some darts, I guess), and damage bonuses that correlate to high strength… (View Post)

It's much more feasible in BG2. I played a "complete" playthrough of BG2 once using mods that granted multiple romances and multiple strongholds. The rotating door of characters kept things… (View Post)