[Cerek the Barbaric]

Well, to be honost, it was rather late last night and I was extremely tired. I thought - if I beat Improved Ilyich, SURELY I can take these guys. Probably can, I just ran out of steam.

And I only have 4 party members right now (assassin, Minsc, Jaheira, Yoshimo). This is only my 2nd time through BGII, so I'm not ready to try a solo game yet, but I was thinking of keeping my party at 4-5 members instead of 6 so I could level-up faster (especially my assassin).

Anyway, Yoshimo's traps really worked well the last time through and now my assassin can add a couple more. Since I have to Rest before I can set more anyway, I decided I might as well go ahead and clear out the circus tent. Add Aerie to the party to replace Imoen's lost mage spells and then head back. I DO plan to take these guys out before leaving the Promenade if at all possible. I may send my assassin back up to the fletcher shop and see if I can swipe some arrows of dispelling and arrows of biting. Turn Yoshi into an Uzi. I also tried "luring" the fighter closest to the door outside the room without uncovering the rest of the party. Didn't work. The mage and thief came running to his aid...but the dwarf didn't show up yet.

I'll probably clean the circus up tonight then head back for "Round 2" with those guys.