If the target is moving rnadomly, you need to initiate the attack quickly to land a backstab. That's where I find the better speed factor more useful for. (View Post)

Shorswords are not terrible in bg2. You can get very good ones very early in the game. From the top of my head I can remember a short sword that makes you immune to hold and paralysis, a shortsword t… (View Post)

Did you have Neera with you? When one of her wild surges petrify a party member they become hostile and are thus lost forever. I remember one particular nasty flesh to stone trap in wk lvl 1 so this … (View Post)

Personally I have completed Jaheira's quest before but I never kicked her out of the party after that. I guess it was like this in the original as well, say, if you kick her during her romance she no… (View Post)

Charm person spell could make things easier for a lvl 1 pc in HoF. Charm the super goblin and have it attack its friends while you attack with ranged weapons too. Summon elemental spells would make a… (View Post)