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Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 10 Iona's first destination after her meeting with Gaelan was the Government District, where we splashed almost all of our savings on the magic license by the Cowled Wizards. We had some street fighting ahead of us, and since Iona will otherwise have limited use for...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 9 Our first quest following Iona's sudden appearance at the Promenade was the circus. Even though he may not be as might as he claims, Kalah still warrants a very cautious approach - his Remove Magic and Confusion can be seriously problematic for low level parties...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 8 - continued On the other side of the portal, we allowed Yoshi to lay down few traps in front of the closed door, robbed him of his arrows, and kicked him out of the team. Iona and Imoen then rested and prepared for the mephit portal room with Haste + Armor...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 8 Technical Notes for BG2: Game version: BG2EE 2.6.6.0 Mods: SCS (v34.3); BG Tweaks (cosmetic changes) Difficulty: Insane Modified SCS components: Improved Fiends and Celestials (Hardcore) Omitted SCS components (tactical challenges): Shade Lord, Vampires, Bodhi...

Many thanks for the views - these are all very helpful insights. It's somewhat reassuring to confirm that I've been restraining Iona for good reasons. Nevertheless, I can see her experimenting with a more assertive use of PIs going forward, as part of her career development, and I'll certainly...

@Alesia_BH Nice work! I'm impressed how Alastria made the Fire Giant Temple and Yaga look like ordinary course of business. We've got one question from Iona here: She noticed that Alastria's not shy about using PIs right on the battlefield and was wondering whether she could learn a bit more...

Quick update on Iona's game (she's been working towards this moment her entire career):

I've also noticed that Alastria has graduated to her mage avatar! :cool:

I've just spilled my (coca-free) morning coffee, lol! Anyway, congratulations to Alastria on making it to ToB and past the first few challenges - she's looks like an unstoppable war machine and I love it to the bits! At the same time, I appreciate that the lack of Abjuration requires a wholly...

Bummer, I can clearly see how quickly that must have happened. And you're right about the Firebreath use (plus there's also MST to be mindful of when fighting mages).

Thank you! I'm glad you've enjoyed the run so far - so have I, as well as I've enjoyed sharing it with all of you. Thanks for the support! Although I'm afraid you're absolutely right about ToB - I'm completely green in that area and, ironically, the main reason for that is the no-reloading...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 7 Because the final battle involves two arcane casters (and, consequently, multiple dispels), we decided to adjust our strategy a bit. Instead of relying on Iona's own buffs, we opted for the green ProMagic scroll to effectively shut down Angelo's and Semaj's...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 6 - continued In case you've noticed the Haste scroll in Iona's quick slot then the answer is yes - instead of attempting to debuff the doppelgangers with questionable results, we decided to open the battle by hasting our allies. Iona also kept the following items...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 6 The agenda for Iona's first visit to the Gate was fairly light. We collected the DEX tome, did a little shopping at Sorcerous Sundries for potions and scrolls, and attended the rendez-vous with Ramazith who directed us towards Ragefast. After crashing the latter's...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 5 I believe I owe you several updates on Iona's progress, so apologies for the radio silence recently. For now, let's continue with the Chapter 4 finale. With Drasus dead, we wasted no time and rushed through the mines under Invisibility with the majority of our...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 4 - continued With less than 3.5k XP to go till level 9, we were seriously hoping for the appearance of Lamalha and her amazons, whom were already overdue with our appointment. I suppose that "Be careful what you wish for!" doesn't really apply in BG1 when you have...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 4 Upon returning from the bandit camp, Iona was approximately 40k XP away from her level 9. Our plan was to try and close as much of this gap as possible before heading into Cloakwood, mainly to ensure that she'll be able to hit that 135k XP mark just in time for...

Wow, I didn't know that! Is that some Spell Revisions inspired change introduced by SCSv35? Understood - that's a very fair point. Here's what I've been thinking when contemplating Iona's damage dealers. First of all, we're keen on getting Death Fog at L6 as the main source of "alternative"...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 3 Iona's execution of our plan against the bandits was pretty solid and as she's managed to clear the entire camp without suffering a single point of damage. Here we can see her just before storming the main tent, buffed with Potion of Mind Focusing, ProCold (green...

Iona, Human Sorceress: Part 2 After passing through the mines under Invisibility, my botched efforts to buff ahead of the battle with Mulahey (when I omitted Greenstone Amulet) were luckily obsoleted by him failing his saving throw against Iona's opening Wand of Paralyzation charge. I didn't...