Yeah I think it's a perfectly legit game design decision. The mage remains an important part of a balanced party, but they're not silly over-powered like in the BG saga. They also could have handled … (View Post)

That means we're all old! (View Post)

Your party looks completely usable to me. You will be a bit weak in the healing department, but mostly all that means is you may rest 8 or 16 hours longer than other parties would. You also may use m… (View Post)

I just never use the AI at all. With auto-pause for trap detected and enemy sighted, I can issue the exact orders I want at the exact moment I want. (View Post)

You are creating the whole party, so you can choose whichever character you want to identify with wherever they may be in the formation. There are some good armors for thieves, but there are always b… (View Post)