Larian: "Oh I know guys, let's build the game with a fucked up ruleset that nobody in the history of RPG has used....and let's troll the player while at it"
You must be quite young and unaware of RPG history.
Hey, my 10 year old knows about Baldur's Gate so these are mutually exclusive things. :P
Oh, man. I'd nearly forgotten that game. I need to note a to do item to see if I can get it again ...