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Prediction: Beamdog and the end of the Infinity Engine
There will likely be only one infinity engine game produced after Siege of Dragonspear. Below are the documented reasons for each case.1. Adventure Z:We know from the devs that Beamdog's Adventure Z is...
View ArticleStupidest things you have done in Baldur's Gate
So... I just found a cool potion in this game that reminded me of a story from way back when I was like 13. I found this really cool looking potion in one of the bandit camp rooms. It was called an...
View ArticleShould IWD2ee be converted to D&D 5e?
I own the core books for all editions of D&D (except 4e, of course) and it seems to me that 3e is closer to 5e than it is to 2e. Would it make sense for Beamdog to revamp IWD2ee to use 5e and then...
View ArticleJaheira and Aerie
I've been playing through BG2EE recently with Jaheira and Aerie in the party. I've noticed a lot of times on this forum people will talk about how much they hate/are annoyed by both of these...
View ArticleThe prince of demons
I'm so tired of watchers keep..Level 1- was perfectly fine.Level 2- was quite interesting in its puzzlesLevel 3-ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS? SPELL FAILURE ANDNO CASTING IN 2 ROOMS. 4 out of 6 characters on...
View ArticlePlotbreaker and Friends
Plotbreaker and Friends Once upon a time, Necomancer posted this thread which I became a very active participant of. I said there I might come back and do Watcher's Keep... and I have. Unlike the SoA...
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The (solo no-reload) adventures of Norgath, dwarven Bounty Hunter of Candlekeep
With @semiticgod's exciting Spiders hunting after Melissan, @OlvynChuru's Jester continuing his pacifist mass murdering ways, and @bengoshi's archdruid Yahiko still going strong, I felt the need to try...
View ArticleThe storyline.
The storyline in the I was really nice, and iron's crisi, planned, could sound realistic, in a similar european dark age context, warriors, clerics, mages, adding some spells and creatures. In the II...
View ArticleAn analysis on Necromancy (Focus on IWD:EE but may apply to other games).
So, today I've decided I'm going to try and act like I know what I'm talking about and do an analysis on Necromancy spells within the infinity engine games. I'll go through each class that has a...
View ArticleWhere do i find Rasaad in BG2:ee?
i haven't seen him yet and been through almost all of athkathla... i would like to recruit him as early as possible though and can't find anything about him on google and the likes so where can i find...
View ArticleWhich BG1 minor NPC would you have liked to have returned in BG2 OR SIEGE OF...
I've been thinking about some BG1 NPCs who had interesting stories or fun cameos. I personally would have liked to see many again. I'm sure many share this sentiment, but I don't know which characters...
View ArticleJan Jansen Quest (Spoilers)
I've played through BG1 more times than I can remember. I've only played through BG2 5 or so times. I don't know why but I just like the freedom of BG1, the large open areas. I've come to love BG2...
View ArticleSaved game database?
Is there some place where players upload their saved games (for BG:EE & BG2:EE)? My Google searches have been in vain.
View ArticleBeamdog is looking for a 2D artist. This is your chance!
Unbelievable that this has been missed on the forum.Artists and rangers everywhere, this is your chance. To WORK FOR BEAMDOG. To WORK ON A BALDUR'S GATE game,...
View ArticlePorting balance changes between EEs
So there's been some cross contamination IWDee and BG2ee 1.3. Overall I think it can be positive for the franchise if the rule set can be unified to provide predictability for new players (and old) and...
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So, my shapeshifter just saved my party from complete annhilation
I know that shapeshifters are commonly rated alongside wizard slayers and beastmasters as the 3 worst classes in BG/IWD, so I decided to take a moment to sing a little praise on one's behalf.This is...
View ArticleEE OSX Versions: Beamdog, GoG, App Store?
I have been running a wineskin version of BGT forever. However, with my retina MacBook Pro I am having trouble getting the widescreen mod to work. Now that most of the mods I use seem to work with the...
View ArticleSo Drizzt is only the 6th strongest swordsman in Faerun.
So I was just checking out some info on Drizzt's weapons, seeing if they match their representations in BG and I found this little listAccording to Ed Greenwood, the top swordsmen in the Realms are in...
View ArticleAre fully voice acted dialogs such a good idea?
I'm beginning to suspect that the reason Enhanced Edition NPC dialogs are usually short, 'modern' or otherwise unsatisfying is because when they were written, the writers knew that they would be fully...
View ArticleWhy do mages always turn lich when looking for eternal life/unlife?
All the main evil mages turn lich and I wanna know why this is? Larloch, Szass Tam both creepy undead things, falling to bits, why is lich the go to option? If you don't mind being undead, why not just...
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