The Drunken Lizard Pub

I like the idea of learning Alchemy. Yeh, I could see doing that. I'll bet at some point (thought I don't know for sure) that I could tip some arrows in something nasty, too.

Great, I think I'll go for it then. What the hell, I can't even remember my own name, I can certainly work through my other challenges as well!

So if I was to "roleplay" this dilemma, I think I can get enough arrows. But now that I'm hitting level two, maybe I should take a melee skill, or would it be better to build the skills I've got and just melee unskilled? I've been using the "soften them with arrows" approach, which works fine, since ...

Hey, just looking for a little hint here. Was making an archer/ ranger a bad idea? I didn't think about the fact that I couldn't hold a torch and a bow at the same time until I got to the crypt-keeper's basement in the demo. Maybe I should add a melee skill at some point if there are a lot of ...

BehindTimes, sounds like you know what you like. I guess any genre of game has its base of rabid fans who long for the good old days. I mope around pining for a repeat of my first Escape Velocity experience. Or my awe at Deus Ex. I guess a lot of it is nostalgia. I totally agree with you about game ...

Granted, you could resist the urge to go searching for clues or hints, and solve the game on your own. But it doesn't quite have the same feeling of triumph, since most gamers would just view you as strange for not taking the easiest path to victory. A lot of the old school CRPG gamers tend to ...

Hi, I was just wondering what is it about old school RPG's that there is such a big fan base. I ask because, obviously, I have never played one (I doubt you would count Baldur's Gate as one, right?). I never played Ultima or Wizardry and probably won't at this point. So is it managing the stats that ...