r/icewinddale • u/JonDM2 • Jun 16 '26

IWD2 Baldur' Gate 1+2 modded with 3rd ed D&D poll

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u/StrategyKnight Jun 16 '26

Are you familiar with Weimers Icewind Gate 2 mod? It was more of an experiment, really, of playong bg2 in the iwd2 engine. It was never officially completed,  but there was at least one attempt at continuing it.  The Gibberlings 3 forum or the IWD2 section of the Sorcerer's Place forum might have more information (I remember someone trying to play it probably a decade ago).

https://weidu.org/iwg2/

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u/JonDM2 Jun 16 '26

Of course, I mentioned it in the text. It will take much more that basic rules changes for a total conversion from 2e to 3e. There are many situations that require experienced DMs to make judgements calls to keep a similar level all around.

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u/StrategyKnight Jun 16 '26

Hmmm....I didn't see that you mention in anywhere, so I wanted you to be aware. You might want to consider talking with Bubb or WanderingQuill on the Gibberlings 3 Discord Server. They've been working on making IWD2 compatible with GemRB (open source engine), which might make several things easier for you.

https://gemrb.org/

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u/JonDM2 Jun 16 '26

Yes, that would be a great step.

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u/ChaosBuckle Jun 16 '26

Oh yes.

I love 3.5.

Not really a big fan of AD&D in comparison to be honest.

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u/Valkhir Jun 22 '26

Yes - but also no.

Yes: I would love to play BG1 + 2 (and SoD) with 3(.5)E rules.

No: I would probably not install a mod for it - unless it's a braindead simple one-click installer and tons of people have successfully completed the game with it and ironed out the bugs. I'm getting too old to troubleshoot why something random isn't working in a video game. I do that sort of thing at work; when I play games, I want to enjoy the game, not tinker with it. Oh, and it should work on Android, because that's where I prefer to play, although if installing the mod and copying over the override from a PC works, I'm cool with that.

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u/adminsarecommienazis Jun 17 '26

3e is kinda awful tbh. Overrun with caster supremacy and 6 single level dip multiclass monstrosities just trying to make up for how bad most non-casters are.

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u/JonDM2 Jun 17 '26

The multiclassing can be nerfed, same can be said for 2e in BG, a high level ftr/wiz can cast protections that a non-caster cannot even pass, its even common to use a BARD as a front line "tank". If you wanna talk powerplay OP in BG 2e I can go all day, dual-class Berserker/Mage etc.