Posted October 05, 2011
paedraggaidin: Oh man, this was me ten years ago when I first picked up BG1. I almost gave up after the wizard guy at the Friendly Arm killed me for the fifth or sixth time, and after I got wiped out by a horde of gibberlings in the *first* area of the world map a few times....
My strongest advice is, ranged weapons! Once all or most of my first successful party had them, things got much smoother.
This is true, but never underestimate the power of a good tank. In my current game, I'm at/near the Cloakwood areas, and my MC has an AC of -6 and a -11 or -12 against arrows. He takes all the aggro while the NPC's pick off from a distance. With high con he has great HP, and due to being a Cavalier, he has immunity to Fear and other effects. My strongest advice is, ranged weapons! Once all or most of my first successful party had them, things got much smoother.
The only thing mages can do to him is stun or rigid thinking. I once watched him massacre Branwen with no possibility to stop him...