I really like eye for an eye as a counter-caster type of measure, so when I've ran gadgies I make pretty heavy use of the mirror, and just sell it to Crock to get it recharged. Not the best gadget at all but can come in handy.
My new group was making due with very limited psionic spells, but the bard just got the insanity instrument (stopped over in the graveyard while on the way to trynton) so that should really help. I really got mugged on Tryton/Arnika road. Don't have X-ray yet and I ended up getting just swarmed by 2 huge groups of Trynnie outlaws, some Crimson Poppies, plus about 10 juggernauts - all at once! I had to resort to terror and blinding flash and just keep making them scatter and pick off the stragglers, with the bishop gulping down some mana potions to keep going. Then I ran into a sige spirit (!) with a group of trynnie undead (can't remember what they were called but they looked tough) right after wiping out the mummy and leaving his courtyard area. Decided after she summoned a greater earth elemental that discretion was the better part of valor and booked out of there! I've been playing pseudo-ironman (trying not to reload at all, so far have only had to do it for the umpani obstacle/training course which I was just awful at and would have died several times trying to jump over the lava pit area) and that sige had "I'll kill your whole party" written all over her
Trynton is up next and soon powercast for the bishop after one more level and a taste of the knowledge fountain.