BG1 uses a variant of the Broad-group proficiency rule. The only real difference from PnP is that the PnP version costs 3 pips per group, and never gives any benefit beyond proficiency. Getting speci… (View Post)

Bows are never supposed to give a bonus to +damage from enhancement anyway. Nor slings. Only crossbows are supposed to give their bonus on plus damage, because they can never benefit from str bonuses… (View Post)

No, druids understand the cycle of life. Their own concern is to strike a balance with their actions. Only take what you must to survive. If you must slay an animal for food, so be it, but only do so… (View Post)

If you get him at lvl 12, he also has specialization in longswords. And importing a bard from vanilla BG1 to BG2 and turning them into a blade occasionally allows them to specialize in 1hd swords exc… (View Post)

Depending on skill, anyone could beat anyone. Staves are brutal weapons in trained hands. Depending on construction and design as well as the fighting styles the user is trained in. Halberd, dependin… (View Post)