Well there is a Gold Box Companion which should ease the pain, I never use it but I plan to complete Gold Box games one day.
http://gbc.zorbus.net FEATURES HUD above DOSBox window with hit points, character icons, XP meters and effects. Shows good effects in green, bad in red. Also shows if a character is level drained.
Fix-command for Pool of Radiance. Works with the other games as well. Instantly heals the characters. Optionally also fixes level drained characters. Can not be used while in combat.
Temporarily change demihuman race to human to avoid experience level limits.
Optional level up without visiting training halls and without race-/game-related level limits.
Store the list of memorized spells and restore the spells with a single click. Can not be used while in combat.
Automap with party location. Notes can be added to the map.
World map view. Shows party location in some games.
Combat view. Shows character / monster locations. Shows if character/monster is held or helpless.
Journal entries.
Optional auto-identify of items.
Optional auto-ammo increases the amount of arrows / bolts / darts to a wanted level.
Autodisable quickfight after combat. Some of the older games didn't disable quickfight between fights so you could enter a dangerous fight with quickfight on.
Character editor. Reads/modifies memory so it's instant compared to save file editors. Can not be used while in combat.
Teleporting. You can teleport to a chosen location on the map. You can also teleport on the world map in some of the games.
Save Game Editor. You can edit party composition (swap members in / out), edit inventories and effects.
Some modding tools for changing the font and editing game data.
Lists saved games chronologically with a description of the location (map name).
Able to backup to latest save game with a description.
Playing paladin or ranger in Pool of Radiance. Can be exported to Curse of the Azure Bonds.
Very experimental monk class for Pool of Radiance. Can be exported to Curse of the Azure Bonds.
