Think of it this way, in BG1, you were a bunch of little fighters/thieves, mages, etc and were easy pickings for all the bad guys out there. As a 12-15 level party, do you really think it would have been fair for you to still be having to fight a pack of real scary KObalts? No. It would be BORING. And the Ankegs were a ton harder, but you are soo much a higher level. The different between 5th and 15 level in real pnp is like boy and man. So all the little bad guys out there would just let your party pass because they know of how many you have killed in your day. You rep proceeds you. And since you have already done those first couple of levels of exploring the outside, you already have done all the exploring of wilderness that you need to do and have upgraded to specific quests, as exploring the wilderness is not nearly as important as other pressing matters, like saving your sister.
Just MHO, though, and I do like BG, I just like BGII that much more.
BK
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The Black Storm Cloud of the Night
Consort to a Queen
Champion of Truth, Justice and Cloudy's Way
Captain of the Knights of the Golden Dragons
Heart, Mind, and Soul
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