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Old 05-28-2005, 06:02 PM   #7
Aerich
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Join Date: May 27, 2004
Location: Canada
Age: 44
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Hey Kitiara, [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]

I remember you from the IWD2 board, and welcome to the IWD/HoW board. Here's some answers:

1) You want two expansions that come complete with patches. The Heart of Winter, which you must buy, and Trials of the Luremaster (TotL), which you must download (for free). Try here.

Install IWD first, then HoW, then TotL. You'll be all patched up and ready to go.

2) Your party looks fine and well-balanced. You may wish to go for an elven ranger instead of a human, for better bowmanship. I would add in a druid for your sixth character - you are a little weak on healing power, and druids also have significant access to offensive spells. There's no 'skills' in IWD, unlike IWD2, and dialogue is more restrictive, with differences based on class, race, and occasionally gender, instead of a learnable skill. A bard is a good talker, but don't leave her out front all the time.

Multiclassing and dualclassing in IWD is very different from multiclassing in IWD2 - we can get into the specifics of it later, once you are more familiar with IWD.
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