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SillySorcerer · 09-22-2003, 08:37 AM

I played BG1 all the way through three times. The last time through I made a gentleman's agreement with myself to let characters die-- If a party member could not be resurrected, then I had to say goodbye to them. It was tough seeing Imoen, Khalid, and Minsc get obilterated, but it was also fun because it forced me to use other characters like Xan, Dynahir, and Vaconia. It also added some extra importance (and fun) to the battles.

I am deep into my first run through BG2-SoA, now, and am finding the difficulty level to be quite a bit steeper than it was in BG1. My "hard core" rules just don't seem to be practical since I am frequently getting my little six pack slaughtered. I am totally into the "get killed/reload/try again" routine. It takes a bit of the tension out of the battles, but I am sure I would be out of PCs by the middle of chapter three if I were to do otherwise. How about you? Do you ever let a party member die? Or do you always reload?

09-22-2003, 08:37 AM	#1
SillySorcerer Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: September 19, 2003 Location: USA Age: 61 Posts: 38	I played BG1 all the way through three times. The last time through I made a gentleman's agreement with myself to let characters die-- If a party member could not be resurrected, then I had to say goodbye to them. It was tough seeing Imoen, Khalid, and Minsc get obilterated, but it was also fun because it forced me to use other characters like Xan, Dynahir, and Vaconia. It also added some extra importance (and fun) to the battles. I am deep into my first run through BG2-SoA, now, and am finding the difficulty level to be quite a bit steeper than it was in BG1. My "hard core" rules just don't seem to be practical since I am frequently getting my little six pack slaughtered. I am totally into the "get killed/reload/try again" routine. It takes a bit of the tension out of the battles, but I am sure I would be out of PCs by the middle of chapter three if I were to do otherwise. How about you? Do you ever let a party member die? Or do you always reload? __________________ Show me the Gauntlets of Ogre Strength and I\'ll call it an RPG.