What's the fewest # of reloads you have used to finish SoA? Preferably without cheating (e.g. good parties should wait for enemies' circles to turn red before attacking, etc...) Also curious as to how soloers fare.
I thought I would bring this up again so I could see how good some of the veterans here are, compared to me
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I used to be a reload/rest hog the first 5 times I played; you know, never bothered to memorize RaiseDead or LesserRestoration, rested after every couple battles... Then I tried to see how far I could get in ToB without dying/resting excessively and was surprised at how far I could get if I planned properly... Also, it was WAY more exciting: actually started using temple services, restoration spells, and breaching/defensive magic a LOT more... Now I'm doing SoA again and I'm about 1/3 through Chap. 3, only reloaded twice: first time I stupidly got killed by an ochre jelly, the second was when Anomen got wiped clean off the roster by a vamp ambush, and I'd wanted to see how my Female Undead Hunter's romance would go. Cheated once, though, fighting Tolgerias - I knew he was behind the door and cast area spells without seeing him - I'll never do that again though [img]graemlins/angel.gif[/img] .
...Or does anyone out there go so far as to actually start the game over when their character gets killed the first time?