A full party can easily scout the area and have the thief disarm the traps while the others protect him. A solo barbarian must rely on meta knowledge and bring the appropriate potions along that woul… (View Post)

If enemies are within your line of sight (even if they are invisible to you), you cannot hide in Shadows or set traps. So in a straight-forward battle traps are not very useful. As I said, thieves do… (View Post)

@Neo The combat potential of the thief is not in direct combat. Traps are effective against just about everyone. Later you will get Time [Stop] Traps and Spike Traps. The former will allow you to sla… (View Post)

I usually go with #2. Alternatively #4: pretend she is a stranger. I ignore the actual dialogues that come up and separate from her on friendly terms after getting her out of the dungeon. (View Post)

Except for instances where you are doing magic and your caster level is checked (mage or cleric), the game generally only looks at your average level. (View Post)