It's interesting to see how people approach the gaming experience differently. I've never managed to do that - and I've tried. I started a couple of characters in BG2 once, but never got them further than the first couple of quests from Alkathla. Whereas, characters I start in BG1 I almost invariably take all the way through to the end of Throne of Bhaal. It's part of why I love the Quest for Glory series so much - because I'm taking one character on a single, very long and very varied, journey.