Every level you gain as a fighter is better, but it incurs a cost in terms of (A) how long you're without a thief, and (B) how long after dual-classing it takes to regain your fighter skills. A F(2)&… (View Post)

I agree that discussions of the "meta" aren't really all that interesting with respect to BG. (I'd say the big reason isn't the randomness, but the fact that it is essentially fixed. When s… (View Post)

I do agree with this. And not just the lack of hints, BG2 Jahiera is a completely different person from BG1 Jahiera. Which is a good thing, because BG1 Jahiera is awful, awful, awful, awful, awful. E… (View Post)

#52: You have an unbelievable instinct when it comes to whether the carcass of slain enemies will prove valuable or not. If you ever feel the urge to pick up and carry a dismembered body part, it wil… (View Post)

Wait, the Jahiera romance was fan service? She was the most obnoxious, intolerable, annoying character in BG1. The biggest surprise to me in BG2 was that I actually liked Jahiera-- a surprise I didn'… (View Post)