If BG is going to claim to be based on 2nd edition, then you expect it to follow at least the core mechanics, which at current is a haphazard mess of this does, and this doesn't, and this completely … (View Post)

Tabletop also doesn't throw 100,000s of gold worth of equipment at you every 5 steps. There are so many free or cheap wands available, you can literally blast your way through the whole game solo wit… (View Post)

And Barbs get access to the warrior HLA table, which a early dual B/C won't. B/C also typically dual at 9, which means the Barb either gets an extra half-attack more (offsetting some of disadvantage … (View Post)

It's pretty balanced I'd say. Mages are quite powerful at any level, if anything I'd actually double it, and remove the grace period of reduced XP limits they get at low-medium levels. Anyone that do… (View Post)

Sendai's my favorite, for the simple joy of her reaction scenes, as she get more and more annoyed and suddenly realizes it's THE Bhaalspawn attacking her, and freaks the %^$& out. Priceless. (View Post)