It's not that they take a vow, most of their combat bonuses require absolute freedom of movement, which armor prevents. Same thing with a Kensai. The Gut-busters are berserkers (Battle-ragers specifi… (View Post)

Keep in mind BG does NOT properly implement raising at all (or spell-casting in general). Making death, except for the PC, a slap on the wrist, even on core and above setting. Both Raise Dead and res… (View Post)

Larrel is a Baelnorn, which are always good, since their Undeath comes from the Seldarine who bind a willing soul to a location to protect it. He's just went quite a bit loopy after the Elves abandon… (View Post)

In 2nd edition, magic resistance never stacks, even from class/race bonuses, only the best one is used...something BG didn't implement well at all. 3rd edition would let a few things stack, such as r… (View Post)

Keep in mind....most of the character Drizzt is fighting against are low level/HD characters. And his fighting style is always described as dancing, wearing his opponents down until he can find a wea… (View Post)