My playing style is similar to Vesselle's and I tend to "push" the party into encounters with monsters that are tough for them. I was more than slightly shocked by the magnitude of the effect one lower-level character had on the monsters. On the other hand, I was slightly disappointed because the encounters were "easy" and I stood little chance of any one of the characters getting killed. Good training opportunity for the second-tier magick users, however, and excellent ranged training for the first stringers. Good time to trot out the "alternative" weapons, too.
Now, that I've had to ditch the NPCs for the underwater adventures - it may take 2 or 3 shots at a particular group of monsters before I can figure out the proper strategy for successful combat.
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