[Tancred]

Part 1

1) I'll say 7, because it's my lucky number.

2)I thought about this, and my brain hurt, but: 9.

3) 3.

4) I'll say Halfling. I have my reasons.

5) Tazok the Half-Ogre!

6) Charm, Disease and Fear. I like Cavaliers.

7) Firkraag.

8) the Golden arms-and-legs and torso of Kangaxx.

9) Er... not a clue!

10) This is a trick question! You THINK he's a bird...

11) Robbery; either the Necklace of Talos or the Idol of Lathander.

12) Heal it.

13) Werewolf.

14) Delon.

15) The NE corner of the Forest of Tethyr.

Part 2:

1) Sir Sarles needs 200 pounds of PURE Illithium to make a statue to the Temple of Helm.

2) One of the guys that buried Tirdir is dressed in red.

3) Elhan, the elven leader, says you must recover the Rhynn Lanthorn in order to acess Suldanesselar.

4)The Dao Genies in Trademeet wants you to get the head of the Rakshasa Ihtafeer. (I think that's the right spelling...)

5) To save the Dryads in Irenicus' Dungeon, you must give some acorns to their sister in the Windspear hills.

6. Drizzt do'Urden have two good scimitars, the Defender +5 and the Frostbrand +3.

7. Valygars evil ancestor, Lavok Corthala, lives in the Planar Sphere.

Part 3:

1) Best sword? er... Lilarcor. Yes, Lilarcor, for many reasons. One, it's easy to get right from the beginning of the game, and you don't have to take on anyone powerful to get it; three NPCs ave the requred skills to use it (Minsc, Keldorn, Sarevok) so it can be used by many party compositions, if not by the PC themselves; it's a solid weapon, with +3 to THACO and damage, and a very useful sideline in mind shield; and it's potentially the mot amusing magical item in the game. The stress relief factor of Lilarcor outweighs anything else.

2) Best Quest? The quest for Adalon's Eggs. A nicely written quest, a bit of subterfuge, lots of XP on offer, a different outcome for good and bad PCs, fun characters to meet, lots of things to do... and it's practically all of Chapter 5. The sheer feeling of achievement when you manage to complete it is excellent.

3) Neeber, the irritating 'heya!' guy from Trademeet. One anything and he's dead. Only a barefisted punch won't kill him. I class him as a creature because no mere human is that annoying. Korgan? This man bothers me, put an axe in his skull, will you? Ah, thank you.

4) The Black Dragon in Suldanesselar. He's the weakest statistically, so why? Simple answer - he's the only dragon you HAVE to fight. The Shadow Dragon can be avoided; Firkraag doesn't have to be challenged; Saladrex can be sidetalked; the Green Dragon in Hell can be reasoned with; Adalon does't attack on sight. Nizidramanii'yt is the only one who must be fought (outside any stupid tricks like dropping you equipment and then trading everything you carry, which is just silly!). Plus he has a nasty complement of druid spells along with the usual dragon arsenal, and isn't easy to beat by any means.

5) Weapons. So many things can go wrong with spells; they can be disrupted, someone makes their save, yadda yadda. Once you've used a spell, poof! It's gone. It's possible to complete the game with swords alone (even switching to fists to get around Protection from Magical Weapons) but not with spells alone. Even that guy from Baldurdash with the solo mage relied on his staff and sling a lot. Swords are reliable, and they don't run out.