[IronDragon]

Instead of jumping directly into soloing (which is great fun) you might wish to try using a reduced party of say three. You get most of the benefits of soloing but it’s not quite so lonely. Controlling three party members is infinitely easier and it allows you to have a variety of skills and talents available to you.

My last time through I started as a ranger and dueled to a cleric at level 9. I took only Yoshimo with me, out of habit more than anything else and did only a minimal number of quests, the circus tent, the slavers and De’Arnise keep before setting off to spellhold. Any spare money I had was spent on scrolls for Imoen and once she was back with me this allowed her to gain some much needed experience. In the Underdark I did only the minimum to complete the quest and pick up Solaufein. After he joined we completed the Underdark quests, returned to the surface and went to work on all those leftover quests from chapter 2. Shortly after arriving in ToB my PC maxed out as a Cleric at level 40 and there was nothing that could stand up to the three of us.