Recent content by JustKneller

Level 3 would have been better. You would have had 29hp on average and an extra 10% chance to hit. Actually, I forgot to account for this before, but if you prot. evil on yourself before the fight, you knock his output down another 10%. That might be enough to close the gap and at least give you...

Karlat is level 5 with a base THAC0 of 15 and 35hp. You have (presumably) 14hp and a base THAC0 of 20. Your Strength gives you 2 points more to your THAC0 than his, but he still has the edge. You do have him beat on AC by 4 points total (3 from armor, 1 from Dex) and do 5 points of damage more...

Deeper the Bears delved into Dragon's Eye. There they found what appeared to be a retreat for Eldathians. Needless to say, the party was suspicious. The fake Eldathians swarmed the party. Almost everyone in the area seemed to be drawn to the battle. But a Web and Slow from Aethelis helped...

I'm happy to give you a challenge if you want a particular subject. My idea for this next run is for the main character to be an initiate paladin of Tyr from Waterdeep sent to the north on a particular quest to prove himself. There he is caught up in IWD's story. He has two companions with...

I'm really trying to create specifically Justin Sweet's style. The IWD portraits are easily my favorite portraits of any of the IE games. Chatgpt can do portraits pretty easy if you're not fussy about the look (e.g. are fine with just generic fantasy art), but has trouble when getting down to...

I'm currently working on a run of Icewind Dale and already have a concept for my next run. However, I know if I do two IWD runs back to back, despite how much I love the game, I will totally burn out. I'm looking for a "palette cleanser" to play between the runs. I've kinda been poking around...

What are you using to generate them? I've been using ChatGPT (so Dall-E by extension) because it's free. I'm trying to create some particular Icewind Dale style portraits, but it's been over a week of prompting (I only get so many renders/chats a day with the free program) and I've only just...

I have a plan for a future run and part of it will involve not leaving an area until I finish it. The trips back to town are a bit immersion breaking, but they really do help. The shimmering sash is a game changer for this dungeon. As is being able to refill ammo. The latter can be worked around...

I thought I would finish Dragon's Eye before posting again, but the first three levels cover a lot and the Presio battle can be a big deal. Their enemy had left behind a clue, a vial of poison, that the Grace of Bears presented to Arundel. This allowed the druid to discern the Bears' next...

I think you're well on point here. I've been using it to help plan my game runs, but I'm constantly correcting it for the IE games due to AI jumbling up classic and enhanced editions. I also tried using it for portraits for a run, but it just keeps missing the mark. It can handle the factual...

I'm not worried about that level in general, but the first fight when you enter is tough with an "average" party, as is the Lizard King fight due to the numbers supporting him. you have to figure that, without the frequently maxed Dexterity IWD characters have, they are getting hit 20% more...

The Grace of Bears met their match at the Temple of the Forgotten God. It was overrun by cultists and verbeegs. The spellcasting cultists were actually less of a problem then the verbeeg, who hit like an ox. The only thing working for the Bears was that the verbeeg were hesitant to abandon...

Rando question, but what did you use to generate the portrait?

The Grace of Bears further came together in the Vale of Shadows. They finally had a chance to learn about each other, not as fellow slaves, but as people. Along the way, Belisant and Daelin picked up some tricks with hammers by watching Curgek fight. Meanwhile, Aethelis taught Falda the basics...

I have a friend who has often told me that I am too ethical for my own good. Might be why I tend to play paladins in these kinds of games. If I'm being honest, Sleep saved the Grace of Bears on more than one occasion. One was the ogre battle, the other was the goblin camp. I shouldn't have had...