Nah, BG takes place several years after Cyric lost Zhentil Keep (Bassilus's family died during the fallout when Cyric razed the keep for them abandoning him (in his mind) while he was weakened over t… (View Post)

Most demons/devils, golems, oozes, dragons, beholders. Basically anything that can innately see through invisibility/stealth is immune (except Kua-tuo, who aren't immune but are too troublesome for i… (View Post)

At least until you get to BG2, and Athkatla looks nothing like the real Athkatla. The entire city is the largest temple of Waukeen in existence, and most of the areas in BG2 don't exist or are in dif… (View Post)

Taken from Complete book of Wizards. Abjuration - (as written) +1 save bonus vs Abjuration spells, bonus -1 save penalty for abjuration spells cast on a target. 17: Immunity to all forms of Hold. +1 … (View Post)

@alnair It's because Gygax thought the scimitar was close enough to a sickle (and at the time there wasn't a sickle in 1st edition). It's been retained since exclusively out of tradition, with them n… (View Post)