Betrayal at Krondor/YMMV


 * Cult Classic
 * Fridge Logic: At the start of Chapter IV, just how is Owyn able to understand what is saying (presumably in moredhel) to Gorath? However, given that his resulting lapse of trust in Gorath doesn't actually affect anything, this isn't such a big deal.
 * In the novelisation, however, the language barrier problem is ignored on far more numerous and significant occasions. Unless you're willing to assume that Gorath would begin a private conversation with his estranged wife in anything other than their native language...
 * Game Breaker: The spell Skin Of The Dragon, which can be found fairly early on during chapter one, grants absolute immunity to any damage for a number of rounds, and can be recast again and again during a combat. Even a character that has been poisoned will take no damage while experiencing the effects of this spell. It works against every foe in the game, and even the final battle can be easily won by casting this spell on the party members and then whacking the Big Bad and his Mooks with sticks.
 * In two chapters your spellcaster has no access to this spell, and those two chapters are easily the two most difficult in the game. However, with a little foresight you can get him this spell by leaving its scroll in a chest or something and breeze on through the rest of the game.
 * You can also have Owyn practice lute playing to absurd degree that becomes a nice source of income at higher levels.
 * There are actually a ton of ways to make a lot of money quickly. For example, at the beginning of Chapter III a guild war has broken out in Romney, causing the prices in the shop to increase sixfold until a subquest is completed. This also means that the shopkeeper will buy stuff from the party at six times the normal price, and with other normal-priced shops only a half-day's travel to both the north and south, it's quite easy to amass a lot of money here. There are several other places to also earn a lot of money, many of which are detailed here, about halfway down the page.
 * The "Evil Seek" spell. Chain Lightning-type spell that wipes out any attacking party in two casts.
 * Steelfiring the, which never decays, will last forever, so every blow Gorath strikes with it is strong enough to kill virtually any enemy. If you want to really get cheeky, you can then go and bless the blade.
 * This actually can become a Game Breaking Bug, as just like the example on the main page, it's possible to start doing negative damage to the enemy if Gorath's strength gets high enough (which it easily can do before the end of the game, even without the well mentioned on the main page). In fact, in the original diskette version the blade was blessed when you found it, but due to this bug the designers took the blessing off. Kind of a stopgap solution, since it's easy enough to get it blessed anyway.
 * Tear Jerker: The ending. A lot of attention is given to the character arc of
 * That One Level: Chapter IV, and particularly the Marathon Level at the beginning. Hope Owyn and Gorath brought some useful equipment.
 * Made even worse if you don't find Nalar's Rib, as both the stone itself and the note with a clue to its existence are quite easy to miss.