The only way this contest makes sense is if you throw away all random encounter loot. Otherwise it's just who can press the rest button the most. (View Post)

Berserkers are not as strong in IWD as they are in BG2 because berserker immunities don't come into play as often. Grandmastery is nice but emphasizing it to such a degree that you have no FMs, FMTs,… (View Post)

Whether kensai/thief is a good idea depends a lot on how much of the saga you plan to play and whether you focus mainly on the strongest possible endgame character, the highest possible THAC0 or the … (View Post)

About half the game involves optional side quests in and around Athkatla with another quarter devoted to your Spellhold-to-Athkatla adventures. If you mean what you say about focusing on the main que… (View Post)

From WotC's point of view, SoD was a BG3 trial balloon that didn't do well enough to give Gaider the keys to the kingdom. As such references to SoD were never going to happen, no matter how much we w… (View Post)