The spirit beasts are pretty good summons, I don't have their exact stats handy (they were changed for BG:EE) but in general, they are more useful than the standard druid shapeshift forms you give up… (View Post)

I love Alora, she's so cute and happy! It's fun having her in the party alongside NPCs like Dorn and Edwin, who take themselves far too seriously. (View Post)

Both are important. Overall, THAC0 will be more important at lower levels, when AC is quite low compared to your THAC0, but gets progressively less important compared to damage bonuses as average HP … (View Post)

I always liked Alora anyways, so I am quite happy! However, I think I will probably spawn her in chapter 1 with the CLUA console and then Shadowkeeper her down to my level, since I don't want to go t… (View Post)

I think this discussion is too focused on some concept of absolute effectiveness, as if there was some divinely-inspired stone tablet that set forth the last word on game balance power levels. I don'… (View Post)