Yeah its funny, I had used a house rule in my PNP game that the only missile weapon Paladins could use was a spear/javelin long before 2E even came out. A good warrior should look his opponent in the… (View Post)

Actually crossbow is completely not a fighters weapon. Its a piece of fine engineering, used so non-warriors can have a chance against a well armored foe. In fact, I think a mage would be more intere… (View Post)

I completely disagree Mathmick. The pluses and special powers of a weapon matter far more than the damage die. A cleric, in PNP, can use a Footman's Mace that does d6+1, exactly the same average dama… (View Post)

I actually avoided BG for almost it's first full year of release because it was "real time". I simply don't play real time. It was only after a friend explained how the auto-pause worked th… (View Post)

I think we're making way too big a thing of this. Its fine the way the game works. It simplifies many details for playability, and that's fine. But seriously, the Gold Box games (26 years ago) had a … (View Post)