Being a few levels behind don't matter jack? Levels are the primary determinant of a mage's power! Fighters are all about their gear, Thieves are all about their skills, mages are all about their lev… (View Post)

The "leaves the party when she's at 1 HP" doesn't address the issue, it's just to prevent the next cutscene from making no sense. After you recruit her in Spellhold, she can die and be rais… (View Post)

Other: Fighter/Cleric Slinger. (Bonus points if you use a mod to ease racial restrictions and make him a Halfling.) DUHM + Righteous Magic + Whirlwind Attack = ranged death. If you really want to get… (View Post)

The devs wanted larger scale battles, and BG wasn't equipped to give them. Think about assaulting Ust Natha in unmodded Bg2. Does it feel like taking on an entire city of drow? Nah, it's just like a … (View Post)

From a raw damage standpoint you can't really compare to dual-wielding, because nothing compares to dual-wielding. But two-handers will have some defensive advantages that don't show up in a statisti… (View Post)