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I have completed BG1 and 2. I really enjoyed them but want to move to another game. I am not really plugged in to what is available and wanted to ask the BGII forum for a recommendation because I really enjoyed the game and this forum.

I am looking for a PC-based, RPG game, that is not first person ...

great. Thanks

As I noted earlier I have lost all of my saves. Can someone tell me a file extension or some other convention I can use to quickly search through my old hard drives and CDs to find previous saves?

Thanks all.

I am about to begin SoA again. After starting it twice and getting through much of it I have lost my saves (don't ask).

If I go buy the game again now, what patches will I need if I am running Windows XP Home Edition?

I am thinking about starting again in either BG1 or 2 with a total mage party with maybe one or none dual classed. However, I have a couple of questions:

1. I don't think you would be able to remove traps unless you had a dual mage/theif right? There is no "remove trap" spell that I could find.
2 ...

Live to fight another day...

Well I found the exit and am on my way back to SoA. I definitely got in over my head but have left watchers keep to come back when I am more experienced. I did get some cool items to hit SoA with though.

Thanks for all of your help! Watchers Keep was on my map so I ...

Yes, I have come to that conclusion

I have decided to try to work my way out of watcher's keep. I would have done this some time ago but was daunted by the fact that I would have to find my way out. If anyone knows an easy way out of Watcher's Keep, I would be happy to hear it. Otherwise, I will ...

my party

I have:
Paladin (plain vanilla)
Minsc
Nalia
Airie
Jaheira
Viconia

I am not very experienced (average level 13).

advice?

Tried everything

The problem is that he keeps healing himself. Doing damage is no problem, its keeping from healing that is the problem.

I think I have tried everything. I guess I will come back when I am more experienced and have cooler spells.

After many hours of trying to kill saladrex, I am ready to turn to the forum for help. My problem is that every 130 or so hit points of damage I do to him, he heals himself. He has healed himself up to three times per melee and my buffing and spells wear off and he kills me.

How do I get him not ...

What is the best "Deck of Many Things" result? Is it "saving throws lowered?" or "Gained 50,000 exp points"? IYO

If I had to make a choice about which I could win from Watchers Keep, which should it be: the spectral blade or the scroll of wish?
Thanks

experience trap?

Be careful with traps. I think I remember that if you trap something to death you miss out on the experience points.

I could be wrong.

I do not have the largest hard drive in the world. Do I really need everything in the

C:... \black isle\bgII - SoA\data directory? There are files in there that are close to 100MB

Can you advise me as to how to cut down on the amount of hard drive space SoA uses?

Thanks.

So I'm fighting some trolls in Watcher's Keep right, and then all of a sudden I am looking at the excel spreadsheet I should be working on instead of playing.

The game just shuts down. This is not the first time it has happened, and it starts right up afterwards, but it is a bit curious. Anyone ...

Got it!!

It was indeed given to me. It was hidden among the other stuff in my main character's inventory. Thanks (again)!

After a successful challenge by Jaheira against the Shadow Druid in the Druid Grove, I can see and target a staff in the hands of the vanquished Druid. However I cannot descend into the challenge pit to retrieve it. Evidently some report that this is a Staff of Thunder & Lightning.

How can I get ...

Wow, that is cheesy, but effective

I will definitely try to see if that works for me.

What I have been doing (as I have modified my approach over the ten or so times I have tried to beat them) is to:

1. Fill the first room with as many pets (total of 5) and berserker warriors (total of 1) as I ...

my apologies

Just realized that posting the same message on two different boards (SoA and ToB) is not only useless, but probably annoying. Won't happen again. Rookie mistake. Feel free to ignore or flame both.

Ignorance of the law...and all that.