As opposed to making a Kensai/Mage and winning Baldur's Gate forever? Or making a Sorcerer and winning Baldur's Gate forever? Or making a Fighter/Mage/Thief and winning Baldur's Gate forever? Or pick… (View Post)

Dual classing at level 7 is pretty brutal in BG1 and I would strongly advise against it, especially if you're new to the game. If you dual-class at 9 or 13 you will be playing through BG1 as a fighte… (View Post)

Well at least they are a little better than the Flaming Fist, whose justice system involves sending incompetent mercenaries to summarily execute wanted people on sight, and hiring flashy, fancy, semi… (View Post)

Don't forget Arbane's sword. That's 5. I used it for Nalia just so that I always had at least one mage who could walk through webs, but often she'd end up stabbing things with it anyway. (View Post)

Although 2nd Edition did allow Druid/Mages as well as Fighter/Mage/Druids, and even (according to my book) Ranger/Druids - I'm not sure how the alignment issue works out there; it might just mean tha… (View Post)