hello all!
i'm just commenting on your weapon proficiency situation.
I disagree that dual wielding long swords is quite rediculas and i would shake my head if anyone were to do so lol.
Although you probably want to specialise in bladed weapons due to your half elven race, consider dual wield axes. You get frost axe +3 and fire stone +3 in chapter 2. Both these weapons carry elemental damage which bypass the effect of stoneskin (because it is elemental, not physical it goes right through). This is a great combination, probably the best dual wield later and rocks with dwarfs (then later get crom fayer +5 in off hand
, then eventually Axe +5 in mainhand). That's my solo dwarven build that i've taken through BG1 and am now working through BG 2 with and he is the best fighter i have ever seen.
anyway, i digress. Consider Katanas. Celestial fury +3 is a great weapon and you can easily find a +2 Katana for your off hand. Imagine stunning your foes so they can watch you cast spells on them helplessly [img]smile.gif[/img] . If you max your katana you can eventually get doom +5 and by then would have enough points for simitar if you choose to use that as your other weapon.
For an elf, I would go for Katana/scimitar combination, it'd look wicked too
. spec in katanas first to get the most of celestial fury.
That's my 2 cents. Hope it helps