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Originally posted by Leslie:
I didn't do Ilyich that time. It seemed too crazy to go for a no reloads.
But now the Tactics Mod is a little different and I feel there is a chance to do it. And I want to play with original characters not modified ones.
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I've tried some NRL parties and didn't get as far as you but I regularly went through Illyich without reloading. You shouldn't have any problems. That was with v17. I do think that they are a tad harder with the newest Tactics, however. Before you could seperate the group and close them into rooms as well as the Shadow Thieves, now you can't. And it's hard to save against the duergar mage's confusion so have a weak summon or two available to soak it up.
The next time I try, hopefully after I beat IWD2, I think I might uninstall the poison based encounter. That one is just mad cheesy, and the hardest thing is that you don't really have too many cheese options yourself here.
For your PC have you ever considered a skald? I thought about it and might try it. You get the needed mage protection spells and you can protect/buff the entire party with the bard song and stay out of harms way mostly. It doesn't fit the "best defense is a good offense" theory that I think you need for NRL but it might work.
Have fun. Oh yeah, don't forget about the improved demons in the new tactics.