Logo: Crest of Bhaal
Theme: nature vs nurture
Expansion: Tales of the Sword Coast
Team: 26 characters:
- 1 male or female (Gorion’s Ward)
- 10 female (Imoen, Jaheira, Branwen, Dynaheir, Safana, Shar-Teel, Viconia, Faldorn, Alora, Skie)
- 15 male (Xzar, Montaron, Khalid, Ajantis, Kagain, Garrick, Kivan, Minsc, Edwin, Xan, Coran, Eldoth, Yeslick, Quayle, Tiax)
Lead: Gorion’s Ward
Villains: the Iron Throne, Sarevok
Favourites: Kivan, Coran, Edwin, Minsc, Yeslick, Khalid, Viconia
Dislikes: Eldoth, Quayle, Imoen, Shar-Teel, Faldorn, Ajantis, Skie
Controllable characters: anyone
Playable races: human, elf, half-elf, dwarf, gnome, halfling
Favourite playable races: elf, gnome
Disliked playable race: human
Classes: Fighter, Thief, Fighter/Thief, Cleric, Fighter/Cleric, Cleric/Thief, Mage (Abjurer, Transmuter, Conjurer, Diviner, Enchanter, Illusionist, Invoker, Necromancer), Fighter/Mage, Mage/Thief, Cleric/Mage, Fighter/Mage/Thief, Fighter/Mage/Cleric, Ranger, Cleric/Ranger, Druid, Fighter/Druid, Bard, Paladin
Favourite class: Fighter/Mage
Disliked classes: Druid, Cleric/Thief, Fighter/Mage/Cleric
Starting level: 1
Final levels: 8-9
Maximum party size: 6
Final party: Gorion’s Ward, Imoen, Jaheira, Khalid, Minsc, Dynaheir (according to Baldur’s Gate II); in effect, Gorion’s Ward and anyone you like (my version: Gorion’s Ward, Kivan, Coran, Yeslick/Viconia, Minsc/Ajantis, Xan/Edwin)
Favourite places: Cloakwood, because it’s lush and peaceful; Nashkel, because of the silly gravestones; Ulgoth’s Beard, because it’s a pleasant seaside village, despite the ambient chaos
Horrible places: Durlag’s Tower, because it’s very long and very annoying; the Thieves’ Maze, because it’s an unnecessarily long and convoluted succession of corridors (also, horrible pathfinding)
Oddities: the lower a character’s Armour Class, THAC0 and Saving Throws, the better
Systems: PC, Mac
Remakes: Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition (PC, Mac)
Overview
Storyline
Characters
Playable races
Classes
Combat system
Gameplay
Tales of the Sword Coast
Music
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