I believe the idea there is to worsen your AC so that the arrows make their attack roll reliably and get reflected back at Dirth, rather than missing and not going anywhere. The reflection shield wor… (View Post)

Yes. You need an evil protagonist for the quest-giver to show up, and you get much less of a reward - the Shield of Harmony, but no vast pile of gold, party-wide experience boost, or statues in the t… (View Post)

Yes, this is a telegraphed boss fight to bring your buffs and summons out for. Do note those troll immunities, though - while the nymphs from Call Woodland Beings are great in general, they have a ha… (View Post)

It's not. While the Wish spell exists, and the djinn it summons does at well, that djinn's dialog file doesn't exist in BG1. No wishes for you until you reach BG2. (View Post)

In the big picture, this chess encounter is just a case of a cool idea poorly executed. The developers might have been better served to take it out entirely, but they settled for turning it into one … (View Post)