Difference between core rules and normal?

Jarlax · 01-09-2002, 03:18 PM

Im thinking of playing with core rules because I found BG1 quite easy and it bothered me a bit. I dont know if BG2 is harder. How do core rules change the game, thanks?

01-09-2002, 03:52 PM

Going by cole rules means that your hit point rolls are not always maximum (as is the case in BG I) that spells are not necessarily learned automatically and that characters can die permanently (ie, the people in your party do not just go grey when killed - their portraits completely disappear). These are the only differences I believe

Sir Michael · 01-09-2002, 08:21 PM

Also, in normal mode, monsters only do 3/4 of their usual damage. In Core Rules, characters only disappear if "chunked," (final blow was way over remaining HP), or disintegrated. If they just die, their portrait is greyed out and they can be raised or resurrected. Note that characters will be removed from the party and seem to disappear when they are turned to stone...they can be turned back to flesh by spell or scroll, and you can talk to them to get them to rejoin the group.

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, 08:21 PM	#3
Sir Michael Manshoon Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 57 Posts: 202	Also, in normal mode, monsters only do 3/4 of their usual damage. In Core Rules, characters only disappear if "chunked," (final blow was way over remaining HP), or disintegrated. If they just die, their portrait is greyed out and they can be raised or resurrected. Note that characters will be removed from the party and seem to disappear when they are turned to stone...they can be turned back to flesh by spell or scroll, and you can talk to them to get them to rejoin the group. __________________ \"You see things; and you say \'Why?\' But I dream things that never were; and I say \'Why not?\'\"<br />-George Bernard Shaw<br /><br />\"Men take only their needs into consideration never their abilities.\"<br />-Napoleon Bonaparte

01-09-2002, 09:50 PM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 46 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.

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01-09-2002, 03:18 PM	#1
Jarlax Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 8, 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6	Im thinking of playing with core rules because I found BG1 quite easy and it bothered me a bit. I dont know if BG2 is harder. How do core rules change the game, thanks?

01-09-2002, 03:52 PM	#2
Sorcerer Alex Guest Posts: n/a	Going by cole rules means that your hit point rolls are not always maximum (as is the case in BG I) that spells are not necessarily learned automatically and that characters can die permanently (ie, the people in your party do not just go grey when killed - their portraits completely disappear). These are the only differences I believe

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