In a 3-person party where I am looking for each person to fill as many roles as possible, I would want to dual as early as possible to ensure my dispels will be as strong as possible. For a fighter/c… (View Post)

Weighing the benefits of grandmastery and the kensai kit against the loss of shorty saves and fighter HLAs (and the tedium of extended downtime) is not an easy decision to make. The good news is that… (View Post)

I think the blade is more akin to FMT than FM, except that blades can't handle traps/locks and dish out much lower melee DPS when not using offensive spin. Whereas a skald provides mediocre melee DPS… (View Post)

In BG1 I typically don't equip launchers of any type (bows, crossbows, etc) because I think missile weapons are hopelessly OP in that game. I don't say that to judge anyone who plays differently, I j… (View Post)

If your purpose is to have a fighter with some bounty-hunter flavor attached, then I think level 9 is a nice level to reach. You're adequately stocked by that point with traps/locks, trap-setting, an… (View Post)