Welcome to BG! This is easily my favorite game ever, I hope we're able to help you enjoy it as much as many of us do. Some of your questions are related; like the journal and chapters. I'd say first,… (View Post)

I have to start by saying I LOVE random stats. To me, that's one of my favorite things about earlier editions of D&D. I love the Mage with a 15 strength, or the cleric with 17 dexterity, or the f… (View Post)

I often create more than one character for a play through. Two is very common for me, but I often do three. The most I've ever created is five, just to save a spot for Imoen. Its not BG without Imoen. (View Post)

I'm a long time fan of mythology; Classical, Arthurian, Carolingian, so I used to always take mythic names that reminded me of the character I had just created. In recent years, I've started modifyin… (View Post)

I play a lot of both. In fact, funny thing, several times I've created characters that were couples from my PNP days; then I always make the female the Bhaalspawn to avoid triggering the romances in … (View Post)