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Originally posted by Midget Gems:
As for Dynaheir, what's she done to deseve special treatment, its the price you have to pay.
Oh, I agree. But most players, new ones anyway, build some type of Fighter for their PC, and therefore need a good Mage. They don't really know about Imoen yet, and so have to choose between Xan and Dynaheir. Both good Mages, but each has their weaknesses--happily, there's a bunch of wands lying around. The game's plotline favors Dynaheir, due to her connection with Minsc, so they almost HAD to toss a Wand of Monster Summoning in there, so she wouldn't get kicked out of the party for being a loser. The fact that there's only ONE wand shows that BioWare shares your opinion of it being something of an overpowered item.
I, too, love my little skeletons. And I'll add these 2 benefits of Animate Dead to your list: They're immune to Basilisk gaze, and they don't Panic and run, they way Monsters do!