With +3 from Kensai, +3 from GM, and a base of 10 from Thief 21, that's an effective THAC0 (before strength and enchantment bonus) of 4. Better than a priest, worse than a full warrior. When striking… (View Post)

To be fair, you have to be a warrior class with at least 3 million XP (and another HLA as prerequisite) to take Critical Strike. A pure fighter will get all the way to base THAC0 zero before they can… (View Post)

That was an entirely vanilla (EE) run I reported. No bonus experience, as far as I'm aware. I did run all of the EE character quests, and many of the quests for characters that weren't permanent part… (View Post)

In play, a paladin has very limited spellcasting - only up to level 4 spells, up to three slots per spell level, and no bonus slots from high wisdom. A level 8 cleric with 18 wisdom already has more … (View Post)

A trick for backstab-protection: in areas where you expect backstab trouble, have your squishier characters equip melee weapons. That way, they don't take the extra 4 damage from being hit with a mel… (View Post)