Arcane scroll availability is a real issue in IWD, for sure. It actually isn't especially uncommon to level up as a mage and then find that, oops, I don't have any spells for that level yet so I'll h… (View Post)

I generally forge Crom but wouldn't consider giving it to a warrior who is wielding an on-hit weapon, like FotA or Celestial Fury, in their other hand. Their THAC0 will be solid already and I want to… (View Post)

15) Put 0 points in hide and move silently, freeing you up for locks/traps/pickpocket in the early game. (View Post)

Well, Jaheira's personality is a lot closer to neutral good than true neutral so I wouldn't suggest shying away from her just because of her "official" alignment. She can also cast a couple… (View Post)

The real problem is that stat increases scale really, really badly in 2nd edition AD&D. Taking your DEX from 10 to 14 has little effect but going from 14 to 18 buys you a whopping 4 points to AC.… (View Post)