Index & Preamble

Hi guys! My name’s Lilura1 and welcome to my retrospective on BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate. The following comments, criticisms and pro-tips pertain to BioWare’s first computer role-playing game: Baldur’s Gate (1998) & Tales of the Sword Coast (1999), patched to 5512.

Index

I. Preamble (this post)

II. Setting…

This article explains what dual-classing is and how dual-classing works in AD&D 2nd Edition cRPGs such as Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale. It also covers the best and most powerful dual-class combinations, such as the Kensai/Mage or Kensage.

What is Dual-classing exactly?

Simply put, dual-classing is when we add a…

This article explains how Attacks Per Round (ApR) works in cRPGs that employ TSR’s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition ruleset, aka AD&D 2nd Edition. That is, Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment.

Attacks per Round (ApR: browse): This value represents the number of attacks a character can perform…

This article explains how Armor Class (AC) works in cRPGs that employ TSR’s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition ruleset, aka AD&D 2nd Edition. That is, Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment.

Armor Class (AC): To put it simply, AC represents the ability of the character to dodge, deflect…

This article explains how THAC0 works in cRPGs that employ TSR’s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition ruleset, aka AD&D 2nd Edition. That is, Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment.

To put it simply, our To Hit Armor Class Zero aka THAC0 score measures our accuracy in landing a…

In this retrospective, “X-COM” refers to “UFO: Enemy Unknown” aka “X-COM: UFO Defense” (1994, Mythos Games). In other words, the original and authoritative X-COM only. This retrospective focuses on the perspective and combat system of X-COM’s Battlescape.

The tactical mode of play in X-COM is called the Battlescape. It is…

Hi there! My name’s Lilura1 and welcome to the first part of my retrospective on the original version of Icewind Dale, an RPG developed and published by Black Isle Studios and released in the year 2000. The following comments, criticisms and pro-tips pertain to version 1.06 …