The way dual-class fighter/any proficiencies work: During your fighter levels, you can put up to five dots in any weapon, two in any weapon style, or three in two-weapon style. The other three weapon… (View Post)

Also, that's fireball from a wand - which is about as weak as it gets. A Fireball from a scroll will deal 10d6 (save for half) in BG2, and pretty much any character casting from a spell slot will als… (View Post)

All right, an overview of the primary weapon options for a Kensai-Thief or similar backstab-capable melee fighter: - Staves. The only two-handed backstabbing weapon, and they come with the highest po… (View Post)

One caveat on that "whatever weapons you like" - a Kensai/Thief is meant to be a backstabber. Your primary attack weapon should be a Thief-legal weapon, so you can backstab with it for resu… (View Post)

All mages start with one or more spell slots, and are thus given spells even at level 1. For a PC, this means you get to choose two level 1 spells at character creation, or three if you're a speciali… (View Post)