To my knowledge it's just a different random encounter late game. I guess doppelgängers seemed more interesting than another round of bandits. (View Post)

I agree that it's very hard to play an arcane shapeshifter. The main issues I experienced: 1). Limited duration means you can only go a few battles before needing to rest (unlike Druid forms that las… (View Post)

Couple suggestions: 1). Get cloak of the sewers early (shape change to troll helps make up for limited spells per day). 2). Bonus from helm of baldur and several other items remain while transformed.… (View Post)

Charname is an evil genius. He studied his own limited range to detect traps and created traps that attack 1 foot before that range. By the time enemy thieves could detect the trap they are already d… (View Post)

The more I play the more I appreciate the details woven into the game. Mazzy telling Nalia's aunt the trolls didn't eat her because she was so sour. Haer'dalis and Jaheira arguing outside the city. A… (View Post)