[Philos]

As I was well into the game with my first party before I learned how badly the patches were needed. I decided to try and finish my first game unpatched (I know I am asking for trouble LP but have dodged the bullet so far) and have been able to work around most bugs. I too noticed some disparity in rolls from time to time. What "usually" worked for me was to reload the game (that seems to reset the random generator) if it appears that it is rolling consistantly low. I save frequntly (and especially do so between each character when I level them up).