Balor. Of course, the balor design is based on Tolkien's balrog, but there's a standard name here in D&D. Level drain kills (being drained all the way to zero, instead of running out of hit point… (View Post)

Neat, a previous version of the idea. I wasn't aware of it, and the person who made the joke that inspired me probably wasn't either. Naturally, some of the advice from that old version of the game i… (View Post)

In BG1, 5 rep is actually still pretty safe. The reputation trap thresholds: 4 or less: Amnian soldiers patrolling Nashkel go hostile. They're pre-placed, so no more spawn if you kill them all. 3 or … (View Post)

With a quick test ... the reason Spell Immunity : Abjuration doesn't block Anti-Magic Ray is that the ray has the "MagicAttack" type. Other spells with this type (Spell Thrust, Secret Word,… (View Post)

Not part of the roleplaying angle, but something to watch out for - unless you mod for it, rangers fall at low reputation. And if you're bringing Kivan along, that's not just an issue for your protag… (View Post)