Whoa, the Stalker gets his x2 backstab from level 1?
Looking over the manual and saw that the Stalker's backstab reads:"May use Backstab ability, although for a lower damage multiplier than Thieves:o Level 1-8: x2o Level 9-16: x3o Level 17+: x4"Is it me,...
View ArticleDo You Wish Infravision Mattered More?
Ever wish that Infravision mattered more in BG, kind of like it does in Pen and Paper AD&D? Maybe make things really hard to see without it at night? I would say modify THACOs if you don't have it...
View ArticleThe most ridiculous stats you have rolled for a Baldur's Gate character?
I remember my first full play through of Baldurs's Gate after three attempts I rolled some amazing stats for a Paladin. Which is easier to do on a Paladin because you always get the class requirement...
View ArticleYour stat rolling techniques.
When rolling stats for a new character, do you have any particular techniques for quickly assessing if it's a good roll or not without adding all the numbers? How do you make your judgements of stat...
View ArticleTime of release
One question: I live in Europe and noticed that the time I could predownload the game was in the evening. Will this be the same on november 28th? I have a day of from work and was hoping I could...
View ArticleDo you ever play a no-reloads game?
I do not like reloading my games. I even pushed on when Aerie, my love interest, permanently died in my first ever play through of BG2:SOA. I wonder how many people play this hard-core.
View ArticleWhats the projectiles stack limit in BG:EE?
I've been searching the manuals, but haven't been able to find out how many arrows/bullets/bolts fit in a stack in BG/EE.In the original BG it was 20, in BG2 it was 40.Does anyone know the limits in...
View ArticleDruids! (and dual/multi restriction question)
Hi there. I have a question about the druid class in BG:EE.In the original game, druids faced a rather hefty increase in experience requirement once they hit either 13th or 14th level. I believe the...
View ArticleYoutube Let's Play! Let me know your interests.
Hello fellow BG players, if anyones interested, which I hope you are, I will be recording all gameplay (with voice) and uploading it to youtube, I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in...
View ArticleQuestion on high level spell mechanics
I tried searching past posts and didn’t find anything and I apologize if this is answered somewhere else. Are there any plans to change the mechanics of some of the more useless higher level spells?...
View ArticleAttn: Wizard Slayer haters
I love my wizard slayer. I played him from level 1 in bg1tutu all the way to finishing bg2 and expansion. He comeptely mopped the floors with his grandmastery in long swords and dual wielding. He was...
View ArticleSCS is a *must* mod if you are familar with the game.
http://www.gibberlings3.net/scs/SCS is an increased AI mod that achieves an alternate difficulty setting without cheating on players like by boosting enemy stats and giving them artificial scripts.In...
View ArticleHow does the Stalker stealth progression work?
I was curious to see how the Stalker stealth progression worked, so I rolled up a Dex 19 elf Stalker (in BGT-Weidu), which starts with 65% stealth, I then used Shadowkeeper to give him enough XP to...
View ArticleForums for playthrough and multiplayer?
With the game coming out next week (*squeee!*), does anyone think an extra forum or two would do?I was thinking of a Playthrough forum where people discuss in-progress games with spoilers. (edit - I...
View ArticleWhen hasted, if dual-wielding, does the off-hand still only get one attack?
I was just wondering, When hasted, if dual-wielding, does the off-hand still only get one attack? i.e. If you had 2 attacks with the main hand and one with the off-hand normally, would you in fact get...
View ArticleHow do you feel about Neera the Wild Mages Portrait
Anonymous Vote about Neera`s Character potrait.Here is Neera http://www.baldursgate.com/images/neera/NeeraPortrait.jpgAnd a few original photos to...
View ArticleNew Portrait Sample (AMAA)
Okay, so the AMAA gave us this shiny new portrait http://i.imgur.com/N4s6x.jpg (at least those of us who're on PC or Mac will be getting it right away). It's from the portrait pack, done by Jason...
View ArticleI've finally figured out how to articulate...
I've finally figured out how to articulate my dislike of percentage-chance based abilities.I'm well aware that it is now far too late for my opinion to be incorporated into the game, and even if there...
View ArticleLet's collect forum badges *grin*
Hey all,I have 7 badges at this time and would love to have more. So I thought to myself: why not use this thread to like / agree / etc. each other's posts? It's late in the evening here, I am tired...
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