Thanks Wolfgir and Father Bronze, I will head off this evening and attempt it w/o protection from undead on my main character and see how I go.
My party is my character (Paladin L16, carried forward from BG1, getting totally bored with him now), Jaheira (useless apart from insects and fire elementals), Keldorn (ultimately superior to Minsc, I thought, with true seeing), Mazzy (best archer in game, now with Bow of Gesen), Imoen (sentimental favourite, Nalia was better), Aerie (too slow through the levels, now in Bodhi's power). I really miss Kivan, Dynaheir and Branwen from BG1. I dumped Jaheira straightaway in BG1 and never looked back.
I've been reading all the comments on Shangalar and the Twisted Rune. I managed that second go with 10 hit points in total lost across my party,with no Protection from Magic, Christ knows how. I still think the hardest encounter anywhere in the BG series is the Gullykin dungeon with all of those multiplying kobolds. I reckon I reloaded 40 times in there.
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