I reported this as a bug, and it looks like pickpocket should work as I thought I should (i.e., bonus applied after the blade penalty): http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/28833/blade-pickpocket-… (View Post)

As for Hexxat, I didn't keep her in my party for very long (only did the first 2 quests), so I can't really comment. I'm disappointed to learn that her romance (apparently) is not very good. I do qui… (View Post)

I *much* prefer the DD over the sorcerer for RP reasons. The sorcerer class has always irritated me. Sorcerers know their spells 'innately', yet their spells exactly resemble those of mages, and they… (View Post)

I love blades. One of my top 3 classes (the others being mages and avengers). I recently completed the whole series (BGEE+BG2EE+ToBEE) with a blade, and he was a lot of fun to play. (View Post)

The 1e AD&D illusionist is one of my favourite classes of all time. The 2e version is a pale imitation, but as close as one can get in BG. (View Post)