Do (Improved) Chaos shields still stack in a spell sequencer or contingency?
Planning a wild mage run through the game and i remember from BG2 that if you put chaos shields in a contingency or sequencer, they would stack.Can anyone confirm if this is still the case or have they...
View ArticleMonty and Xzar, Khalid/Jaheira Question
I started a new game with a neutral character, and recruited monty and xzar, k and j. I was going to let them duke it out, and whoever won would determine if I was going to have a good or evil party......
View ArticleDwarven Defender
Will the Dwarven Defender be able to use defensive stance and hardiness to get physical resistance to 100%? This is assuming there will be a BG2EE. If BG2EE and TOBEE don't get released would there be...
View ArticleInquisitor vs. Wizard Slayer
Hi, I was just thinking, isn't an inquisitor actually a better wizard slayer than a "wizard slayer"?True Sight, Dispel Magic at twice your level, immune to Charm and Hold, plus no unusual magic item...
View ArticleReputation change on recruitment of characters
Concerning certain characters such as Viconia and Dorn, when you recruit them your reputation decreases. Should this not apply to all evil characters? Is Dorn for example inherently more evil than...
View ArticleWhat NPCS would you like to see in BG1 (or even 2)?
I am not overly fond of the choices made on the 3 (now 4) new NPCs. I figured I should say something since maybe it will affect BG2's dev't. Or, they would be added now to BG E. What NPCS WOULD you...
View ArticlePlaying an evil party
I never did this when I played BG upon original release and some of the evil NPCs are cooler but hard to keep around if you are too good. If you get a poor reputation from being evil I understand some...
View ArticleRaise Dead vs. Resurrection
Ok, I don't remember in BG2 the point where one could get the 7th level clerical spell Resurrection (is it even in the game)? When we played AD&D 1st Edition, way back in the day in college, Elves...
View ArticleAbout NPC's being petrified **Spoiler**
In BGEE In the area just north of Gullykin the party encountered many basilisks. I was surprised that my NPC disappeared entirely while fighting the basilisks along with his/her equipment. I had come...
View ArticleReload or raise dead or move on as is...
I have a dilemma - playing a game I have committed to playing minimal reload but it is currently still at no reload status.Its a "Witchhunter" party with 5 PCs (Inquisitor, Barbarian, Beastmaster...
View ArticleYou're most under-used NPC's?
I don't think i've ever picked up Shar-Tel. On my current playthrough i picked up Safana for the first time. Also, i feel like Xzar and Montaron are lacklusters (in terms of stats) compared to other...
View ArticleLet's talk about multiple languages support, shall we?
As the title of this topic suggest, I would like to mention a certain (and rather global, I fear) issue with Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition - support for dubbing for languages other than English....
View ArticleF/F Romancing Neera, what are my options?
Happy new owner of BG:EE here, about to load it up fo a run. However, I've hit one big snag:I want to play a female character.I want to romance Neera.Sadly, this isn't possible out of the box. So, what...
View ArticleIs there a relatively easy way to add last names for NPCs?
If I use Shadowkeeper, I can edit in a last name for CHARNAME, but if you want to edit names of NPCs, it seems there is a button and its calling to an Str Reference for long and short names. Just...
View ArticleAvenger kit
Lets talk about the Druid Avenger kit for a moment shall we. First off, why is it even called Avenger? The name makes no sense for the kit. (I admit the Joss Whedon flick was awesome though)But I...
View ArticleQuestion about Charname alignment
During several other discussion going on here on the forum me and many others have surfaced thoughts about more substantial effects of alignment and reputation concerning party NPCs etc. Many people...
View ArticleSCS Durlag's Tower.
Alrighty, I need some advice on the Chess Board. I'm running the canon party, max level for each character, I'm rolling with a protter Priest of Lathander. All the goodies in the game for equipment as...
View ArticleI am making a Dual Class Berserker / Thief (Like Gatsu from Berserk)
Making a new character...I'm think True Neutral or Chaotic Neutral Berserker...who duals to the Thief. I'm a big Kentaro Miura Fan...and I've read Berserk (manga) now for going on 17 years.The caveat...
View ArticleThe code rewrite.
I've read tweets and searched the forums about this code rewrite that, if I understand correctly, Cam at Beamdog is working on. It's all a bit unclear to me though. What is being rewritten and what...
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