There is a surprising absence of NEUTRAL fighters (or barbarians) in both BG and BG2. A solid, neutral, preferably female (as there also are very few female warriors in both games) fighter/barbarian … (View Post)

I disagree. I think it's best to start 'fresh' in BG2. Story-wise, if you can import all your loot from BG1, then you almost certainly can pay the Shadow Thieves 20,000 g.p. right away, taking away t… (View Post)

Familiars are immune to petrification. This makes them *very* helpful when fighting basilisks. Just move them in front of your party, and let them take all the petrification 'blasts' from the basilis… (View Post)

The PC need not be a shapeshifter to enjoy this benefit. This is true of other shapes as well (e.g., a sword spider with a weapon equipped in its 'off hand' gets 5 attacks per round). (View Post)

Speaking for myself, the *only* 'mod' I use is inserting the level cap remover into the 'override' folder. Otherwise I don't use mods at all. And I only mentioned it as a *way* to reach 225,000 in BG… (View Post)