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Did they cheese MR in BG2???
I am positive that in PnP AD&D, with MR, you had to take the good with the bad, and beneficial magics had the same chance of failing as baneful. I am postitive that in one game of this genre, and I thought it was BG, and might have even been the Cloak of Balduran, I had to remove some item every time I wanted a healing spell, or it stood a chance of fizzling away. Though IIRC, creatures with innate, racial MR could cast spells upon themselves, and were not protected from spells from others of their species. For instance, according to Vault of the Drow, learning the Drow version of fireball allowed you to blast away, and they got no benefit from MR. Drow clerical spells bypassed MR, but yours did not, since they are a divine boon, and it would be impossible to get the equivalent with your party's cleric.
I do agree that it is easier to handle this way, but I contend that it is just a lesser form of cheese than the Cloak of Cheese or using Balduran's Shield vs. beholderkin.
I guess that explains all the people asking whether one spell or another bypasses MR...
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