"Reducing dnd war games" as some sort of negative is hilarious considering how dnd came about originally.
Also, let's not blame 2e for lack of non combat skill in Bg series. 2e had nonnweapon proficiencea and secondary skills. Bio chose not to use them. That's a bio oversight not a 2e failure. Stop that slander.
Also, you do not need min max to be effective in or out of combat. My favorite character of all time had 0 18s, and this was back when having a 12 ir 13 was not all that useful. Lol
Having 8 sliightly below average. If your character has 8 int you arent brain dead or strength 8 means you aren't some weakling who can't even carry an apple.
