A damage roll is much simpler than a attack roll. A dagger for instance might be a D6, where as a long sword is a D8, and a great sword may be a D10. Should you succeed however, another roll occurs, called the damage roll. If you fail the attack roll, your character simply misses. This kind of roll occurs before every single attack, whether melee or magical.

Player's attack roll succeeds, player hits goblin for X amount damage.

Sometimes, characters will have bonuses on their attack rolls, giving them an even greater chance to hit.

In order to succeed in your attack, your character must get a number Higher than your opponents AC. When you attack, you roll an attack roll, which is a D20. BG:EE is a Dungeons and Dragons game, which means combat is driven by dice. What you don't see happening is far more important.

Your characters approach the bad guys, and start banging their weapons against him until someone dies. This is a slower form of combat, but allows for greater control over the actions of your characters, as the player can tell each party member exactly what to do for their coming turn, and then watch the group carry it out.Īs mentioned above, combat, at least on the surface, is very simple. Combat functions the same way, the player will click attack, and the characters will proceed to attack automatically, unless directed to disengage or flee. Clicking the map queues up movement, and the characters on screen will then carry out that movement. There is no active movement, found in games like Torchlight or Diablo. Movement is handled by clicking on the screen, and having the party members walk to their destination. The mouse is used as the primary interaction device, allowing you to move and attack, as well as select various options during dialogues. The game runs with the popular over the top camera angle, allowing the player a full view of their party, and its surroundings. If you have always wanted a hardcore, tough RPG to play, this is the one for you. Death is common, and a single wolf can spell doom for a party who is poorly prepared, or severely weakened from a previous encounter.

Party members are frail, easily killed, and incredibly hard to revive. Every combat action, and many non combat actions are decided via behind the scenes dice rolls. BG:EE is all about the dice, as one would expect given it is a Dungeons and Dragon game. Baldur_18-54-50-42.bmp What makes BG:EE different?ĭice and numbers.

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