Arkanis Gath is a shadow thief. If you side with Bodhi, he’s a relatively normal enemy and can be killed. If you don’t/haven’t and you start killing shadow thieves, he’s there to kill you so you’ll r… (View Post)

I hear what you’re saying, but it’s important to keep in mind that this game basically was the pioneering game in terms of NPC interaction (even more so BG2). There’s a reason NPC mods are so popular… (View Post)

The key to understanding BG2 bows and crossbows: the launchers that make their own ammo (specifically the Gesen Bow and the Fire Tooth Crossbow), when used with ammo you provide, do both the ammo you… (View Post)

Magic Resistance. The reason to want 2-handed swords on a K/T is Carosmyr and its 50% magic resistance. Staves are awesome for thieves. They're 2-handed, obviously. There's a +3 one available relativ… (View Post)

Depends. In theory, it should be. In practice, the question is how many of the enemies you want to use HLAs against are immune to critical hits. (View Post)