To play that way is very fun. I tried soloing like that, (you die, you delete the save) and it was very hard.

I was playing Kyrvias, a neutral evil half-elf thief.

I spent *alot* of money on invisibility potions, and let me tell you, alone, backstabbing is your friend.

It was reall hard, and I haven't finished through the series yet. in ToB I am at Abizigal.

Arrows of biting and the boots of speed were a great combo for those bigger baddies. To me, this is a real challenge, and I am enjoying every minute of it.

I hear ya. Playing "true life" can make it very exciting and scary at times. I think the biggest benefit is that I've really taken my time (to be careful not to die), and that in & of itself has helped me find many items & quests that I missed the 1st time around. (I had a ring of Fire Resistance very early on thanks to taking my time and scouting slowly...and I missed that wand of lightning near the Nashkel Mines the 1st time around). At the same time, I've had to ressurect Minsc twice now, Branwen once, and almost died a couple times. I still love the excitement of hardcore, it has made this adventure the best by far. I'm REAL scared of Durlag's Tower, and am taking my time setting up equipment on each character, and even moved all my treasure & magic stash from Baldur's Gate to Nashkel for easier access if I have to flee. All of my characters are maxed or nearly maxed in exp, so exp. is not the big deal...SURVIVING IS!

My party has been killed in an ambush. I tried to go past 2 maps and got waylaided by 20 bandits and archers. Oh well time to start over again lol. I could not break away. I tried to flee but there was just too many of them. So I am gonna make my first fighter.

MY PARTY R.I.P. TUTU monsters are harder it seems. I will make a new party now.
Me Dwarf Fighter
Imoen
Montaron
Kivan
Finch
Garrik

Imoen will dual at lvl 3 for I need a mage (if she survives that is lol) remember I do not bring anyone back at temples (you guys can and do so thats fine) I will post as they die and my party changes.

[ 06-22-2005, 09:24 PM: Message edited by: Khayne ]