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SixOfSpades · 01-09-2002, 09:50 PM

That's the one thing I hate most about the BG series--spells or attacks that are SO deadly they become a near-insurmountable obstacle. Like Disintegration--you cast it on them, so what. You were going to kill them anyway, you just killed them a little faster, that's all. But when THEY cast it on YOU, you've lost a party member and MUST reload.

To clarify, BG1 does NOT use 'Normal,' it uses Core Rules. You can get lousy hitpoint rolls, get party members dis-membered (sorry about the pun) and fail to scribe a scroll, even if your Chance to Learn Spell is 95%. Of course, you can always Reload if you want, and try it again with different results.

01-09-2002, 09:50 PM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	That's the one thing I hate most about the BG series--spells or attacks that are SO deadly they become a near-insurmountable obstacle. Like Disintegration--you cast it on them, so what. You were going to kill them anyway, you just killed them a little faster, that's all. But when THEY cast it on YOU, you've lost a party member and MUST reload. To clarify, BG1 does NOT use 'Normal,' it uses Core Rules. You can get lousy hitpoint rolls, get party members dis-membered (sorry about the pun) and fail to scribe a scroll, even if your Chance to Learn Spell is 95%. Of course, you can always Reload if you want, and try it again with different results. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.