[andrewas]

from experience:

IDing stuff aint a problem, go to gaelan bales house, second floor and buy the glasses of identification, act as a scroll of id 3 times a day, usable by anybody.

locks are a problem sometimes, although any critical lock will automaticaly be forced so you definatley be able to complete the game. other than that, get the components for crom faeyr ASAP, it gives you a STR of 25 while your holding it.

traps - you can detect them and can usualy avoid them if your careful. some trasps you can negate using protective items or having good saves. failing that, just max out you hp and run away after triggering the trap. it helps that monks are immune to poisions and charms quite early on.

general tips.

grab flame tongue +1 ASAP, you need something that deals fire damge to kill trolls with.

grab a decent sling ASAP, and decent bullets to. in solo play, money is not a problem so get the best, although try to save the very best for tough foes and use normal or +1 bullets most of the time,

to be truly prepared, you also need to carry a plain weapon, since in ToB youll run into multiple creatures immune to magical weapons, although you can always find a plain weapon easily enough so it dosent really matter.

boost your ac as much as possible. grab the ring of prot +1 in Irenicuses dungeon (i believe so anyway) and the ring of earth control available early on for another ac point. grab the boots of avoidance for +5 ac versus missiles. theres a short sword somewhere that casts Mirror Image - get it. later on you want ring of prot +3, ring of gaxx, boots/girdles of your choice. gauntlets of crushing, natch. cloak of the sewers is reputed to be good, but i think theres a tough door on that quest.

combat - early on you a fragile, so use your sling. do many easy quests before trying to go anywhere dangerous - and always take the good path for xtra Xp. if your truly soloing you wont need to worry about keeping quests to get imeon some xp, so do em all.