This walkthrough was written during my third time going through the game. The party I used this time was as follows:
- Human Male Paladin (to take advantage of the Pale Justice sword)
- Human Male Fighter dualled to Conjurer at level 3
- Human Female Bard (to identify items and cast Magic Missile)
- Half-Elf Female Cleric/Ranger
- Human Female Fighter (using Halberds!)
- Halfling Male Fighter/Thief
Written by Dan Simpson | Email: [email protected]
This party has just about everything you could possibly want. It comes with two Healers (Cleric/Ranger and Paladin) two Mages (Conjurer and Bard) and five melee-ready warriors. Two concerns with this party are the Conjurer getting himself killed in battle, and the amount of multi- classing makes leveling up slower. To address the first concern, I will start out with a fighter, and dual him to Conjurer later. Dualling at level 2 is quicker, but level 3 gives another proficiency point.
Location Note
Throughout the walkthrough, I use various locations listed in the (x 900 y 400) format. This means that what I am talking about is 900 pixels from the left and 400 from the top. To find your location press the X button on your keyboard. This displays the x,y at the mouse cursor. You can change the location key to anything you want by opening the Icewind Dale Configuration Program in the start menu.
Experience Note
To get the amount of experience gained in a quest to display (the default option will say only that you gained experience, not how much was gained), you need to download the 1.06 patch, and follow the instructions in the readme. Also, the experiences that I get may not exactly correspond to those you may get.
Traps Note
I don't make a specific mention in this walkthrough where each and every trap is. Although this would be very useful, I just don't have the time to research it. However, it is safe to assume that every dungeon is heavily trapped, and requires a thief with Detect Traps ACTIVE (thieves don't automatically detect traps, you must turn that skill on) to find the traps.
Items Note
Throughout the walkthrough, I list which items you can get at each and every treasure chest, sack, desk, etc. These items come complete with a brief description. These descriptions are just a brief summary of that items abilities.
Patch Note
This walkthrough was written using the latest (V1.06) version of the game. There have been three patches released since IWD shipped, so make sure that you have the latest patch. (http://www.interplay.com/icewind/)
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