Welcome! This is my guide on how to beat Baldur's Gate in 507 steps of varying length, complexity, and importance! Whoo.. Okay, let me collect myself here a moment. Okay. Baldur's Gate is probably my favorite game. Not on its own, mind you, but combined with carry-over to the sequel, and the two expansions between the two games, it is truly an epic story. Easily the greatest, most expansive, and most personable D&D gaming series out there.
It is with some trepidation that I write this, as there are so many good FAQs out there already. That said, I'm not writing this FAQ because there is some great need for another, but as a labor of love.
I will go through this game and its expansion the same way I went through Icewind Dale. I will play through the game with my own play style, and record as I go along. I will give brief descriptions of the areas, monsters, treasure, and traps. I will discuss strategy, character progression, and the sequence in which I play through the game.
I understand that other players wont have the same party or the same protagonist. There are lots of ways to play through the game successfully, this is merely a description of how I played the game. If you at least follow the general tactics of having a versatile party, you should be able to use any advice I give even if you don't use the character I use.
