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So, I had an interesting conversation with chatgpt about this. What a rabbit hole. Sometimes I'm too analytical for my own good. The main disconnect between the games is a) a bg thief just isn't as competent or versatile as Garrett even optimized at max level and b) the vanilla thief isn't the...

this is definitely a solo run. I want to stay as true as I can to the character concept while also making the character play like Garrett would, at least in spirit if a vanilla thief can't hack it. That being said, I think it skews the model if I am not doing any real direct confrontation...

I don't have traps at low levels. I play classic, so I have to wait until BG2 for traps. THAC0 10 is pretty bad. You finish BG1 at THAC0 16. A doppleganger has an AC of 0. Sarevok's AC is -5, Angelo and the demon knight at the end of DT is -1 and the Tanar'ri is -9. For a vanilla thief, you are...

We're talking about this guy. I started to post a solo run in the candlekeep annex with a vanilla thief, but it just didn't work out. He just wasn't competent enough for backstabs. Granted, part of this was RNGesus messing with me, but even still, there was a LOT of whiffing. Yeah, these are...

lol...yup, already calling it quits. I spent the better part of an hour kiting Zargal around a rock hopping in and out of stealth so I could try and take him out for the +2 short sword. And this was after softening up his team with an oil of fiery burning. By my calculations, I should have had a...

"The essence of balance is detachment. To embrace a cause, to grow fond or spiteful, is to lose one's balance, after which, no action can be trusted. Our burden is not for the dependent of spirit." - Mayar, the Third Keeper I knew this day was coming. The Keeper of the Tomes always seemed to...

I have never really soloed this game. I have done games where my main has outshined the party so I basically left them behind, but even those runs have run out of steam. I figure I would post to this thread because I feel like I have already clogged up the forum with too many unfinished game...

I am having some trouble with this game, specifically connecting with it. I don't think the game is bad by any means. In fact, it is one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen. The mechanics for the game are just so well done. The audio and visuals are just Art with a capital A. I really...

Just when I thought I was out... I have no idea why. I just have a hankering to solo this game. I really need to consider changing my previous 0/5 rating for it. I think that was partly motivated by the fatigue you feel at the end of a straight run. Like, you think a marathon is a great idea...

I watched the animated mini not that long ago and it really punched me in my heartspace. I was tempted to get the game, but I know I can't run it on my current machine. Maybe someday and another computer away I'll eventually pick it up on GoG.

I never really thought of it that way. I might say that I fall into that category. I've never experienced unconditional positive regard, except maybe from my grandmothers, but I also grew up in a rough place. The long and the short of it was that I developed a pretty thick skin. I'm not...

@BelgarathMTH I'm sorry to hear about your cat. Losing a pet is never easy. I agree with your perspective on AI in schools. My wife works in education and is just disenchanted with how much her students use AI and how little they actually know because of it. They're graduating because that's...

People where I work are worried about AI. I'm not. I read at least one article a day about it and have noticed over time that the general media has transitioned from gloom and doom for the economy to an increasing proportion of how little of a solution AI is. Everything from how AI is...

I'm glad you laughed. Sometimes humor doesn't translate well over the internet. As for the "who gives a shit spectrum", for that 1:1000 roll to matter, the stakes have to be monumentally high. Like, it's not an attack roll. It's a saving throw and if you fail your character dies and you can't...

I played NWN back in the day. It was a long time ago. I believe I did a Rogue X/Ranger 1/Shadowdancer 1. HiPS made the game a cakewalk.

As a GM, player, and consummate homebrewer, I have two opposite reactions to this. 1) Great job pushing the boundaries and creating a new thing. 2) Dear god, why? 😁 and a bonus reaction...I already have a d1000, I just use three ten sided dice of different colors. Or, you could make a d1000 by...

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Ok, spoiler alert, don't trust the voices in your head. Inland Empire insisted it would be totally worth taking a particular course of action in a particular situation. My gut was telling me it was a bad idea. My gut was right, I should have listened to it.

I finally got around to starting this run. I went with 3522 and Perception for my signature. These decisions are tough, though, as so many things are fascinating and you only get your first playthrough once. I'm not far in... I thought I died once and was only half surprised because heard you...

I would say yes and no. I skimmed a fair number of pages in and it appears to be a pretty standard fare PbP game (that's normally what they look like, more or less). I'm assuming/guessing that Lady Rhian is rolling outside the forum, but they could just be arbitrating which is fine as well. I...