Heh. I know what you mean about a life outside Icewind Dale. I nearly made myself late for work this morning trying to get through Dragon's Eye, and had to back out to save and run out the door.
Your tactic with the thief is the same one I use.. alot of people talk about stealthing with the thief, but I never do (except when she needs to get out've the battle). Instead, I have Detect Traps on, so she can disable traps and save my party some hit points. Then, when she comes upon some monsters, I have her try to lead them a few at a time back to my party, who mauls them fiercely.
Every member of my party does use missile weapons, I figured that one out long ago. However, they don't all use them all the time, because it seems more and more monsters require magic weapons to hit them, and a magic bow (or sling or x-bow) doesn't count as a magic weapon!
I do like the cool stuff mages can do, but fighters seem to be more my forte... however, I do have a Bard in my party, so he might become my backup mage real soon (another guy posted on Interplay's site that he swears by Bard mages).
Good journeys,
-Wretched
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