Any suggestions on how to effectively fight the rakshasas(sp?) I've tried numerous scenarios and lost every time. I finally gave up and just went back and killed those damn djinn.

Load up on "Breach" and use it liberally to take down combat immunities. Send a fighter at each (concentrate extra on the main one) Are you casting enough preparatory spells? I had no trouble killing them. Good luck!

I'm having enough trouble with a Demon for the Demon's Heart I need for the Planar Sphere. I don't like the fact you can't view the spell when you go to select it from your casting list. It just says the name and no way can you pop up the description.

Syl...

Syl, what you say is partially true, however, you can always pause the game and select the wizard/priest spell list. Plus, the spiral manual is great for spell lookup too (unlike the BG1 manual).