Yes, you make the NPCs yourself. No, there is no intraparty interaction as a result. There's some interesting reactivity buried where the NPCs respond to your characters. As an example, there's a man… (View Post)

Since my first post in this thread, I have come to appreciate how glorious Alora is as a backstabber with her "fixed" rabbit's foot. With the Staff Mace, she deals 9.5 weapon damage per hit… (View Post)

Dex matters for unshifted AC, which matters for avoiding spell disruption. (So does the ability to wear armor.) It also boosts ranged THACO when in caster mode. Strength matters for carrying capacity… (View Post)

Neither would I. The original quote was just the opposite: "pureclass Clerics are probably the weakest class in the game at high levels." Clerics are the bee's knees in BG1 when almost no o… (View Post)

Archery is the most OP force in the BG1 universe. An archer will make for the easiest playthrough, probably; if you plan on importing to BG2, put your proficiency points in Shortbows. If you just wan… (View Post)