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A word to the wise: according to the manual, wisdom starts conferring a "magical defense bonus" at 15...I believe this modifies some (if not all) saving throws. I tend to max out a character's wisdom ahead of strength but after dex (and con for fighter PC's). Lots of spells and items can improve ...

Perhaps we can look to the "slayer change" ability to get ideas for the one ring. Like the slayer change, "using" the ring would open up a dialogue whereby the bearer must "give up" a part of themselves (sacrifice of constitution instead of reputation), and then there is a chance every use of ...

Until recently, only ever played core rules. Turned the difficulty up to "hard" a couple of weeks ago for my 2nd playthrough of ToB. It's not as bad as I thought it'd be, though my fighters use "hardiness" a lot more often.

Lately my favourite has been Greater Malison...use it 3-4 times a day, and since even the fighters' attacks now involve saves (e.g. Celestial Fury: save or be stunned), the effects are very noticeable. Makes a lot of spells, like slow, more useful.

Also Jaheira's Dolorous decay has started working ...

Originally posted by Knight Errant:
<STRONG>Yes, I suppose the power gaming of BG 2 has gotten to my head.
Especially since the Halflings are 2nd level at the most when they leave...
Aragorn I see at at least lvl 12 when they first meet. I mean, he kicks the **** out of the Nazguls.
Boromir, level ...

And don't forget Saruman...if it's Gandalf the GREY we be talking about, then I'd put Saruman ahead of him in power. Only later does this change...

In defence of my idea to make Gandalf a (mere) 12th level, this was only suggested for making a playable mod where Gandalf is an NPC who joins the ...

If you want variety, try dumping Minsc for Mazzy or Valygar, and get into spears, katanas, or one-hand swords. I notice you have no dual-wielders, which can be quite fun later in the game when the more powerful weapons show up - they often carry innate defensive abilities when equipped.

How badly ...

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If you follow Saemon you will not miss anything; the portal to the underdark is a shortcut and skips a bit of a quest with some fishfolk. Some good loot to be had if you go with Saemon.

The case for Master Samwise as some sort of bard: what SailorSaturn said, plus the fact that he manages to cook up a song of his own (Fellowship, ch. XII, 'Troll sat alone on his seat of stone'). And don't forget he ends up going into politics...

Pippin: saved by Gandalf from becoming an ...

Two thumbs up for Viconia - Ollamnh, you probably didn't notice the magic resistance, which really makes a difference (2/3 of all spells do not affect her). And yes she's dirty and mean and quick to get in the sack but her dialoques with the other NPC's can be pretty hilarious. Also, she's got the ...

@MegaToerist: nice party, but I'm not sure where you get those super low AC's. E.G. Imoen has AC -1 with those bracers and dex, which becomes -3 with the cloak or prot. +2, and finally -5 when she's wielding the Staff of the Magi. So I see her having -13 only with spell buffs on top, which is great ...

Originally posted by Quitch:
<STRONG>The Ascension team were generally big Imoen fans, so we certinally didn't doom her. </STRONG>

Seems we're all Imoen fans... notice how a thread about Nalia turns into a discussion about the OTHER thief/mage.

I always felt that Nalia was nothing more than a ...

Originally posted by Silvanerian:
<STRONG>@Aegnor: Why don't you try a fighter/mage dual if your kensai/mage is doing all the melee fighting anyway?
They are far more powerful and it seems just a little strange to me to use a mage as a fighter - who not just take a plain fighter or the suggested ...

Nalia's OK, she's the best option for getting a high level mage early in the game if you don't like Evil Edwin.

But as far as the Imoen romance, Quitch, I think its an excellent idea. The "incestuousness" of it all offers a perfect element of tragedy to a story that already draws on many elements ...

My favorite party was/is:

Korgan
Viconia
Imoen (for roleplay, and the bare necessities in thieving skills)
Kasei (human kensai/mage, dualled at 9th kensai).

Worked really well most of the game, had trouble with ToB until i discovered useful combat spell trigger for the Kensai/mage: Prot. Magical ...

OK, so since i claimed ambivalence about Jaheira earlier in this thread, I've taken her with a full party for a second run through ToB. Well, she *just* hit 15th level druid, right before our fight with abazigal, and OMG!!!

FIVE more 7th level spells? Incredible! I now have to seriously reconsider ...

Originally posted by fable:
<STRONG>Hey! Keep it down, there! We're listening to a symposium on liquid chili pepper as a fuel additive to get more distance out of gnomish ammo.</STRONG>

As with RPG's, you *really* want to make sure you're not standing behind the launcher when that one goes off ...

Originally posted by quentin:
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Well, I have played the game through twice already so I have an idea of where stuff can be found. Does the game have so little re-playability that I should have to put "self-imposed limits" on myself and choose not to get certain items, even when I know ...

Originally posted by UserUnfriendly:
<STRONG>but really, is smite worth it as a knock back tool?</STRONG>

Not necessarily, if you've also got all those other fighter abilities active. I mean, do you really want to knock the enemies out of range of your critical-stunning-calledshot-whirlwind?

I ...

@ Thorin - nice recap of elven history there...the only thing i would add is that its important to note the Noldor were *exiled* from the east when they slew a bunch of Teleri who were reluctant to lend their ships to Feanor for his crusade. (minor movie SPOILER)
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This underscores the fierce ...