Most interesting, Erick! Well, as you can see, it's 3 AM here, my beginning party is now up to 5th level in wandering around the Monastery, and pretty soon I guess I'll need to gird up my loins and **groan** go face "Saffy"...but first I need to go to bed.
Too bad about the items not crossing. I had a feeling, though...that Light Saber would have just made the game too unbalanced.
From what you're telling me, it's probably just as well to create a new party. What I've got so far is:
Rektaurus -> Male Human Warrior
Liselle -> Female Rawulf Valkyrie
Lenard -> Male Human Ranger; will change him later on, but need that Scout skill to find the hidden items to start out with
Rik -> Male Human Bard
Snowstar -> Male Rawulf Priest
Jennalei -> Female Elven Mage
I do like the Rawulfs, especially in the Priestly professions. I was a bit disappointed in the Felpurrs; they don't really have many bonuses in many classes and in most areas, Humans are just as good. (I tend to be Human heavy because they're easier to get to upgrade to other classes because of their middle-of-the road stats that are easy to level up).
So we'll see how it goes. So far, so good...I've legitimately not lost anyone yet and haven't had to reload and replay a battle yet...I'm trying to keep it as legit as possible. But then, I haven't run into "Saffy" yet either.
Cheers,