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You need a good Archer. Take Coran or Kivan. I personally prefer Coran: invest in Hide in Shadows and Move Silently and use him to backstab as well.

Thanks for the tip.

Did some reading, and I'll probably take Kivan since he's available from the start, and will be defaulted to Ranger>Archer by ...

Thanks kgmonster and Ode to a Grasshopper for the additional feedback and tips!

Since I won't be able to take Khalid along as a party member in BG2 anyway, was wondering about suitable replacements for BG1 even though he's "canonical" and paired with Jaheira.

If something just happened to cause ...

the BG games do their best to turn you from a roleplayer into a walkthrough-hugging robot.

Only if you're obsessed with always having the very best item/outcome in every single situation and can't live with missing even the tiniest piece of a game in a single run through.

But then that has ...

Ah, okay. I just got thrown off by the "portrait" part. I definitely understand how in game formation can make all the difference combat wise. Thanks for clarifying.

Thank you all so much for the informative replies!


In terms of balanced party composition, you want at least one mage, one cleric/druid, one thief, and one fighter. For BG2 a multi-class thief is more than sufficient. Ideally you want a backup mage and divine caster, and at least 3 capable ...

Don't use tutu. BG1 is better without it.

I know there are some purists that feel that way, but there is no WAY I am playing BG1 without Tutu. :)

If for nothing other than the walking speeds mod alone. I own BG1 from when it first came out and the slow walking speed frustrated me so much that I ...

Advice For A Gamer's First (and ONLY) BG1&2 Experience? (what you wish you'd known)

If your first play through had also been your last, what things do you wish you'd known which would have significantly increased your enjoyment of the game?

No matter how spectacular a game is, due to time ...