My experiences with IA 5.0, Continue Shadan's topics with similar name Options

[Ryel ril Ers]

When Shadan started to play with IA 4.2, he opened a topic for write his experiences. I want to continue this with the v 5.0. So everybody who want to share his/her experiences could write it in this place and don't opened hundreds of topics wich tells somebody walkthrough. I want to gather lots of information in one place. (Sikret's walkthrough is too good so i don't want write to that place), and the starter player see which tactics, parties and quest orders works, and how use his/her money.

I ask everybody who write in this topic:
-Use spoilers tag for the tactics
-Don't write down serious spoilers
-Don't write down statistics (like xy has 69% fire resist) and immunities. (except the weapon enchantment and spell level immunities)

This post has been edited by Ryel ril Ers: Aug 1 2008, 06:05 AM

[Shadan]

Since I have a custom blade also, I try to steal ALL NPCs in the game who I can. Probably in the future version of IA, I won't use blade, and I completly forgot stealing in my 4.2 run. So I will report if I have found any suspicious item stealable.
I was able to steal a Helm of Glory from one of the temple, before I picked up the Illithium quest in another temple. After I did the quest I got a crappy +3 saves vs. Death Amulet. I don't know if stealable Helm of Glory is good or not...
I stole a Manual of Elaboration also and 2 Permanency scrolls. After I traded my experineces with Ryel, I have found there is at least 1 more stealable Permanency scroll in the city. Imho maybe 3 scrolls are too many. Anyway scrolls are useless if you are low at gold... And at end in 4.2 run I had more scrolls what I needed.