Although some aspects of the system make more sense ... "More gnoll halberds? Look, I've already got more halberds in stock than I'll probably ever sell. Still, the metal's decent. I'll give you… (View Post)

Definitely a heavy armor user; I think you're on the right track with your class choice. Note that trap use and trap detection aren't impaired by armor at all. You might have to take it off on occasi… (View Post)

You mentioned the tweaked Dwarven Defender/Cleric combination ... if I were playing that with a theme of "survivability", it's possible to reach immunity to nearly all forms of damage. Assu… (View Post)

At the beginning of BG1, just about everyone is terrible at melee. This is not a problem exclusive to Blades. Later on in BG1, you can put together some decent melee offense; a level 10 Blade with Of… (View Post)

The way spell learning works in these games, in detail ... Clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers automatically know all of the spells they can ever cast. There's no need to worry about learning spel… (View Post)