[SixOfSpades]

Hmm--all the times I tried to kill the Big G I failed miserably, not because of my weak character(s) but because his Lightning Bolt isn't a real Lightning Bolt--He cannot be disrupted while casting it (even if he takes damage, he still gets the spell off anyway), it's always aimed right at the PC, it WILL always hit the PC (even if you're around a corner, in Winthrop's Inn, or teleported to the other side of Faerun), and it WILL always kill you, no matter what your magic or lightning resistance might be. It's not a spell--it's a plot device, and I was completely unable to get around it. As far as I know, the only way to kill Gorion and live (in my version of the game, anyway) is to kill him before he gets the 'spell' off, which doesn't leave you much time. One guy did it by beating the game with a Fighter, then re-importing the character 6 times in Multiplayer. Chop, chop.

Tethtoril, in the Prologue, is invincible. He has 100% Magic Resist, an unknown number of HP, and does not take damage. His Call Lightning will fry your butt, too.

Tethtoril, in Chapter 6, is NOT invincible--he's not even a threat. He has over 1000 HP, and his AC is around -20, but you can still Critical Hit him--it just takes half an hour. He casts a few spells at--nothing dangerous--but spends most of his time trying to punch you. Go make dinner and come back, he'll be dead. Ulraunt is exactly the same, you just get a little more EXP.

The Chanters in the garden are Level 2 Mages with no memorized spells. Oh, dear.

Even if Tethtoril (and everyone else in Candlekeep) was hostile when you left to start Chapter 1, they'll be back to Neutral in Chap. 6. That's because it's an entirely different file, to the computer: The Prologue Candlekeep is on your hard drive, the Chap. 6 Candlekeep is on Disc 2. No matter who you kill during the Prologue, they'll be back in Chap. 6.