Glad to be of service, Vulture! This game is fantastic. I wish I'd discovered it sooner. I haven't played a game like this since the Genesis KB when I was a tot and didn't know what strategy was
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I should edit that spreadsheet a little more, but I've been too busy destroying the IoF with the Undeads.
And a general FYI to everyone: I got two batons without editing the game whatsoever--both in Darion. First at Bagaba's castle, and the second from manipulating the game in my fight with Zombie Noric. I kept killing him and reloading to fight him on a higher level until he dropped something I could use--a second baton. Also, I've figured out what he drops a little more than what I described in this topic:
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=25400. He changes what he drops not only based on your level, but also upon completion of either the Blessing the Crypts quest or the quest in which you break the statues in the graveyard--he went from a baton to a scroll case both while on level 9 for me. ASAIK, he's the only one in the game that can vary what item he gives you, other than the talking stone quest in Greenwort, which changes rewards depending on your level, too.
@Vulture: That Mage setup sounds like it will work--a hell of a lot better than what I'll likely try. I'll be eager to hear how your Archers do as I get closer to whatever mad attempt I can cook up with them. If you're going Archer-heavy, I strongly urge only playing a game that has an Elven Bow (I'm going to play a game with two Bows--I've actually seen three in one game once, but I'm going to need a +5 Int staff if I'm to play Mage). I don't know what it will do for the other Archers, but my skeletons are boosted by it so that every shot does as much damage as their Black Arrow attack, making that ability only useful to remove a spell from an enemy target. It may add more than +1 to min & max damage to some of the stronger Archers like the Cannoneers and Hunters.
Of all the classes, which do you think is easiest to play? My opinion has been Warrior > Paladin > Mage. Combining the Mage with the Archer game is definitely not going to be my strong point, but I'm looking forward to it--even if it ends in horror.