"Maybe this time" [EE/SCS/trilogy/no-reload runs] (Entries Welcome)
In the depths of the old bioware forums, there are arcane threads hundreds of pages long and eons old that recount the travails of countless adventurers that tried to get through the entire trilogy...
View ArticleDid you know?
So this is just a thread for interesting things that people have picked up over the years. While most of the information has been freely available for some time, the game is big enough that you might...
View ArticleThe Adventurer's Lounge: Guidance and Support for No Reload Challengers-...
Are you new to the forums? Interested in the No Reload Challenge, but a little overwhelmed? Maybe a little shy about posting in the thread? This is the place for you. The purpose of this thread is to...
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Baldurs Gate Meme Thread II: Enhanced Edition (Careful, everyone, SPOILERS!)
Going to star this'n out with a few favey-rights from the last thread... = = = = = = = = = Kitties aside, it's time for rules. Let me see, here... Keep It Clean-ish: Let's keep this thread PG-13. -I'm...
View ArticleCustom PC & NPC Portraits
This discussion was created from comments split from: LadyRhian's too many pictures for any thread..... Note: Edited to fix name of thread because of a mistake when merging threads. Apologies.
View ArticleAll you wanted to know about the next Beamdog's project
I think the time has come for a new "All you wanted to know about" thread. Brus here suggested we should call it Project Fireball, X,Storm,Severance,Sanctuary,Hurricane,Realm Z,Ivory Plane,Sapphire,...
View ArticleBaldur's Gate Who Am I?
Bit of fun. 3 clues. First person to get it right sets the next one. 1) I am based in Athkatla. 2) My master is a mage and his companions are short, smelly and cowardly. 3) If you kill me my papa will...
View ArticleMisheard quotes!
This discussion was created from comments split from: Small things amuse small minds. Because I thought it deserved its own thread! Post what you used to think the characters in BG were saying.
View ArticleBaldur's Gate Logic
I just thought this would be a fun topic. Posting stuff about Baldur's Gate in the same vein as "video game logic" Here's an example. Is a Thief with 18 Dex and a lock pick skill of 40: still can't...
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Aerie plays Baldur's Gate II {Playthrough}
So this is my play-through of the game we all know and love. With a twist as there will be no char-name, instead Aerie (yes the NPC) will be char-name. I will be the main character however our story...
View ArticleHalf-drow/tiefling - is it possible?
In my next runt, want to play a half-drow. I also want to play a tiefling. Could the two be combined in a single PC?
View ArticleRegarding Gandolar Luckyfoot at Gullykin
On dudleyville, it says there is a dialogue option to pay 100 gold to stomp through all the houses, that plus Gandolar's dialogue "and in return, a gift from us you shall receive. Keep whatever you...
View ArticleThe great Shadows of Amn conspiracy!
I bet someone else thought about it... I always have seen some clues on something "bigger" going on in Shadows of Amn, so I gathered some clues here and there : 1) Kalah, the tiny little gnome...
View ArticleMinsc vs Boo
They are ensorceled to think they're mortal enemies. They fight to the death. Who wins?
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Can someone help me understand this battle?
After dying to Kahrk and then learned he is actually level 12, I followed the guide on wiki to defeat him: have someone with boots of speed trigger the whole scene then run to party, and have party go...
View ArticleAutomatic weapon switching - how does it work?
If a character is set to prefer ranged weapons and an enemy closes to melee range, they'll switch to a melee weapon. Or they'll switch to a ranged weapon once nobody's close. Similarly, a character set...
View Articleplaying on a tablet
Moving this here so as not to distract from the EEex thread. Thels wrote: » @subtledoctor Why not run the game on your desktop and stream it to your ipad, whenever you need to do something that you...
View ArticleMaking Illithid intelligence drain make sense.
For a long time I have wanted to mod the illithids that appear in the BG games so that they do not drain intelligence from mindless/brainless creatures. I recently figured out a very simple way to make...
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Useful knowledge about the games that other way could be lost (please help by...
This thread is to create a directory from which to access to the threads that analyzed in deep technical aspects of the games, tactics or other way give information that don't deserve to be buried by...
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The Adventures of Gaspar: The Suavest Swashbuckler to Sail the Seven Seas!...
In which we shall see how many scripts we can ruin by brainwashing friends and foes alike. Inspired by the ctrl+q thread, and something I had been meaning to do for a long time, this is a playthrough...
View ArticleHit points and difficulty
What do you think is more challenging (I know that the difference in difficulty will be only small but nonetheless): a) play with random hit point rolls on level up b) play with maximum hit point on...
View ArticleAxis & Allies question when carrier is sunk
On the defense when a carrier is sunk during a battle. Do any remaining fighters get 1 movement point to go to land? Does it have to be an island within the sea zone or just 1 movement point anywhere...
View ArticleNeverwinter Nights soundtracks, Pathfinder artbook, and other goodies free on...
GoG Spring Sale Goodies Collection 2: Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Artbook Shadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun - Artbook Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition - Soundtrack (Mp3) Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced...
View ArticleExporting joinable characters
Is there a way to export joinable characters, with voice sets, portrait, etc? If I want to play BGII with Xan in my party for example?
View ArticleAxis and Allies Online
Dear Beamdog, I have loved and played Axis and Allies since I received the original board game for Christmas in… I want to say 1985? I’ve played it ever since, with my friends, in tournaments, in...
View ArticleSerious bug concerning dual-classing
I imported my kensai from BG1 to BG2 and then dual-classed him to mage but he can´t use slings and braces and receives only -2 THACO penalty for using non proficient weapon. Even when only his mage...
View ArticleIf you could choose anyone for your party...
Not sure if anyone has done this yet, but I was interested to find out who people would pick for their party if they could pick ANY npc from any IE game, and in any combination they wanted, whether it...
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Protection from Normal Missiles in SCS and +1 Projectiles
Good day. I installed Sword Coast Stratagems mod with "Replace +1 arrows and other projectiles with nonmagical "fine" ones" clause which replaces the weakest magical projectiles with non-magical ones...
View ArticleCleric/Mage vs Cleric of Lathander (12) > Mage for full playthrough?
Anyone have any strong opinions on Cleric of Lathander (12) > Mage vs C/M multi? I've read the beamdog and reddit threads debating the two, but wondered if anyone here has had experience in full...
View ArticleForgotten Realms Chronology (Novels & Games UPDATED!) Pt1
I made a post like this a few years ago, but since then, I've made new discoveries, and I want to share them all with my fellow D&D fans from both the Beamdog forum and Larian Studios's Baldur's...
View ArticleQuick fix for Free Action?
So I've finally returned to playing BG2 after about 2 years (wow, that feels really long now), trying SCS this time, and I encountered a problem about which I had almost forgotten, the fact that Free...
View ArticleDual classing ranger cleric
I see people saying you dual class at 9 or 13. But... reading from here: https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Ranger you get 3-3-3 slots at level 16. I'm wondering: do the slots from ranger and cleric...
View ArticleForgotten Realms Chronology (Novels & Games UPDATED!) Pt2
Thanks to @JuliusBorisov, I have an idea of how to make this long list work without making too many posts that could damage the forums. "Sea of Swords" of the Paths of Darkness series ends sometime in...
View ArticleForgotten Realms Chronology (Novels & Games UPDATED!) Pt3
"The Devil You Know" Part 9 is in 1400 DR "The Devil You Know" Part 10 is in 1408 DR "Gauntlgrym" of The Neverwinter Saga (Written by R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1409 DR) Story synopsis: When one of his...
View ArticleSmall mods you would like to see
This is a thread for people who don't have the faintest idea how to mod themselves to suggest minor mods that they would like to see. I will get the ball rolling ... I have always found the Melicamp...
View ArticleAn upcoming BGII stream by David Gaider and Liam Esler
10am Sat morning Australia time/5pm Friday evening LA timehttps://twitter.com/liamesler/status/1252416063012139015 You can check how what that means for your local time here:...
View ArticleBaldur’s Gate / John Wick Crossover?
In my playthrough thread, the protagonist Bhaalspawn (Ausar, elven F/M) has finally made it to the Friendly Arms Inn (Chapter 1, Parts XVII - XIX:...
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Skeletons drink potions???
Alright, following my friend @ZaramMaldovar 's topic of BG's Logic , how exactly did that skeleton manage to drink the potion?
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I sacrificed Imoen at Resurrection Gorge
I recorded the whole thing in the YouTube video below. It was actually pretty funny, probably one of the most evil things one can do in the game when you think about it.
View ArticleSpecialist Mage kit via EEkeeper
Hello. I know this question has been asked countless times, but im wondering, if i add lets say enchanter to a Cleric/Mage via EEkeeper, reset the characters lvl,hps etc etc, do i get the saving throw...
View ArticleSolo Poverty Monks? What Steps Are Required For Feasibility?
So most of us have probably heard of "solo insane poverty sorcerer play-throughs". But my question is, can it be done with a monk, and what steps would be required for it to work? Soloing BG2 as a monk...
View ArticleIf you could change one thing about the Baldurs Gate games....
If you could change any one thing, what would it be? Mine would be the addition of a better alignment/reputation system.
View ArticleThings that make you go "D'oh!" - Share the times you have really messed up
I thought we needed a thread where we can share the times we have really messed up during a game. A place where we can display our mistakes so that others can sympathise (and mock). So regale us with...
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Playing a Barbarian, Part 2: Advice for using a barb
This is Part 2 of my intended two-part series on playing as a barbarian in BG1:EE. Part 1, which is here,...
View ArticleExploits, Tricks, and Nonstandard Tactics
This thread is here to document all of the glitches, exploits, tricks, and other assorted tactics that people have discovered over the years. Mostly I want to document the weirder tricks, the ones that...
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Posting an out of context Baldur's Gate NPC everyday.
So I'm going to be posting and making an out of context Baldur's Gate NPC video, everyday (so once a day). In this thread, so I don't clutter up the meme thread. Day 1: Neera
View ArticleYour Most Epic Moments
Recently I've been inspired by a board I saw called "Your Greatest Facepalm Moments" so I decided to start 2018 off with a bang by creating the opposite of that. What are some of your most epic...
View ArticleList of Recommended Mods
Anyone have a list of recommended mods for BG1 and BG2. Going to do a fresh playthrough for both and try to make it challenging as well. If anyone has a recommended list somewhere, please link it if...
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please stop
Guys, Kagain doesn't talk like this. This is not what he sounds like. Play BG1 and listen to the words that he says. He doesn't say ye or nae. He calls you a buncha chumps and tells you to shaddup. He...
View ArticleUnpopular opinions
An idea has come to me to make a thread where we can share unpopular opinions about things in BG and other IE games. 1. Cernd is far from being useless NPC. In fact, he has tons of high-level druid...
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