Hi there.
I played through icewind dale a couple of years ago.
Just recently I installed heart of winter. But I didn't want to use my old party, I thought it would be much more fun to create a new one. But I was warned against creating a new in HoW-game only, as lvl9 was recommended.
Well, I wanted to try anyway, and created a new party. I managed to level a decent amount on verbal quests alone before my first combat, but found my initial combat very hard. Just the fact that nobody sold armor in the start-town was very frustrating.
So I therefore wondered if anyone else had managed to complete HoW with a lvl 1-party, and how hard it is.
So therefore I joined this forum. But while I waited for approval, I've already completed HoW... :-P
I found that the game was not so very hard after I had gone past the burial isle-stage. (those drowned deads were hard indeed)
Well, not a very long expansion that one... :-( anyone other who has completed HoW-only with starting a new party? :)

Not yet, but I'm thinking of it.

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I hadn't considered a new party starting in Lonleywood not having adequate equipment. There are some merchants stuck in town, so I suppose I could always edit a dialogue file, create a store, and give new parties a place from which to purchase normal armor, weapons, etc. On the other hand, magical equipment is relatively easy to find there, so rapid improvement is possible. </font>

have you considered adding totl?

<font color = mediumspringgreen>platon79,

Very impressive accomplishment! And proof that masochists are still alive and well on planet Earth.

BTW, Welcome to the forum!

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