Minsc voiceset in BG2 = too loud = a complete nightmare
I was always picking up Minsc in BG2, but I had never played this game with English voiceset, as I am a foreigner.What the hell with his voiceset ? Far too loud, always screaming around. A complete...
View ArticleAnyone else think there is a distinct lack of spiked weapons?
FlailFlail +1Morning startMorning star + 1And then that morning star that makes you go berserk. Compared to the other weapon choices, spiked weapons just seems like it was tacked on to simulate variety.
View ArticleNew party composition
I'm thinking of doing a heavy RP run with a Thief/Mage dual (I've just always liked the class combo in theory) and I wanted to include an evil bard in my party composition, so I was thinking Eldoth...
View ArticleQuestion about Blades Defensive spin
If you are a blade...And you activate defensive spin...While holding the Spiders bane...Do you win the grand prize?
View ArticleHow to patch?
I just downloaded Baldur's Gate through beamdog. It the first time I have used beamdog. I am a little confused on how to download patches for the game. I have a feeling that it doesn't happen...
View ArticleEvil Ranger Kit
I mostly play evil and found it very refreshing that the Blackguard kit opened the paladin class, which never appealed due to the alignment restriction, to my options. Now, I'm also interested in a...
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The Black Pits - A *Short* Review
"Death to you all!"Black Pits soloed. Insane difficulty. Yup, just like that! Took me about 6 hours, but at least I finally played it. So I bet you're all anxious to hear what I thought about it?...
View ArticleTips for being Chaotic Evil?
Hi, I'm a newcomer to the Baldur's Gate series but I've thoroughly enjoyed my last two playthroughs in the Enhanced Edition; once as a Chaotic Good char, another as a Neutral Evil one. However I found...
View ArticleIf NPC mages are assigned to a specialist school....
What school should Imoen, Nalia and Aerie be assigned to?Imoen -> Enchanter b/c high ChaAerie -> Abjurer b/c high WisNalia -> Not sure, maybe Transmuter?
View ArticleWhat's the point of Fighters (instead of Paladins/Barbarians)?
I started a solo playthrough as an Inquisitor and, I've gotta tell ya, being immune to all of the nastiest spells is NICE. On top of that, my Paladin save throws are so high that I can resist almost...
View ArticleOld player, need advice on BG:EE
I played the original releases of the Baldur's Gate series and would probably have to put them down as the best games I ever played (especially BG2). I immediately knew I had to pick up the Enhanced...
View ArticleA guide to new magic items *SPOILERS*
This is a list of all the new notable magic items in BG:EE.I am not including underwhelming ones like daggers +1 and stuff like that Weapons: Bastard Swords Albruin +1 (Immunity to poison, +2 damage...
View ArticleThe no reload challenge (spoiler warning)
One of the most fun thing to do in BG is to play with no reload.The point of the thread is for you to describe your attempts (failed or successful)I'll start with mine (i just list the significative...
View ArticleSteam key for Beamdog buyers
Pray the gods favour us this day and we are given Steam keys for us unfortunate sods who bought it through their website. Please devs, give us steam keys!!
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New BG:EE Portrait!
Hello!Some new portraits came out of the approval system. Here's one by Jason Manley, artist to the stars.As mentioned earlier, all of the new Jason Manley portraits will be available for free in the...
View ArticleWill you play Baldur's Gate Again?
As the hours count down to the arrival of the Mac version of BG EE and the latest patch update I ask myself the question will I play the original Baldur's Gate again now that I have my hands on the...
View ArticleKatanas. Do they worth it?
Well, title says it all. I wanted to start a Blade with katanas for RP, but now I'm swaying towards F/M with Scimitars... Or long swords, since they are just so much better (This discussion is NOT...
View ArticleHow true to D&D should BG be?
This is something that interests me. Personally I view BG not as a D&D game, but rather a game that uses D&D rules out of convenience. Some of you however are rule police and seem ready to...
View ArticleTresset's Shadowdancer bugfixes.
For the impatient people who can not wait for the next patch to try a less buggy shadowdancer and have requested it.Some documentation of my process can be found...
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