Lich was given all attribute points equally to Endurance and Magic. Speed, Accuracy and might were all left at 9.

Lich got bow and light.

Wariors got shield and bow. this way my lich got some starting cash selling 3 x bow, armour and shield. I managed to collect this way (plus selling some scrolls I picked up that were scattered around) 1450 gp.

I got lucky and bought Cavalry bow at the store and two healing potions.

Off to the training ground with obstacle course and jump into the water. Result - 3 x warrior dead *evil grin* I healed my Lich of course in the process

the few initial monsters were easy to dispose off with a single toon. But I got mobbed once by 3 of them so needed to reload and take them on one by one.

Of course I had to proceed with caution as it was really easy to get myself killed. I managed to find a nice strategic spots on the mountains that I could climb but the skeletons could not I was so proud of myself

Getting rid of dragonflies was ok - I would just handle them on one-on-one basis and lure them into the cave sometimes strategically retreating for a quick drink from the well to restore HP.

Ysra quests done. Forad joined.

He is a BIG help but somehow interferes with my idea of a solo gameplay but well...if I can get to live with the windowed mode I can live with him...

Otoh he also gets his turn to hit which really gets on my nerves when I am casting my bolts or using the bow - basically in ranged combat he is useless and I have this feeling he delays my turn to cast / shoot.

Able to train to clvl 5. short of 2800ish exp of clvl 6.

Ok. when you enter the Ruins you go straight a little turn right and at the end of a short passage there is a chest that can spawn really nice items so...

...i got about what like best - multilooting

Boring - no - I was watching news in the process. Lame - maybe. Profitable - of course!

After half hour of multilooting the chest I got:
- belt and helm with +5 elemental (my elemental bolt dmg went up instantly from 1 - 4 to 6 - 24 )
- low level armour but with +20 elemental res
- cudgel with +5 spirit - imo nice for a solo play for the better heal ability;
- skill books: perception, dark, meditation and learning;
- and this is the best part: 2 wands of chain lightning and 2 wands of poison clouds charges vary from 30 to 50
- some trash I just picked up to later sell but not much and approx. 1500 gp so nothing to write home about.

Plans for tonight when all asleep - multiloot a little more for some nice stuff - maybe some skill books, maybe some rings and something with +5 disarm...

I left the island, went to Strumford to train only to clvl 6. Dranghaim. Then Guberland for expert elemental magic. And Thjorgard.

Scholar promo was okish. i was just luring bandids one by one firing bolts and occasional chainlightnings from wands and escaping to town if need be

Expert in: elemental, dark, light, meditation and learning.

I went to Lindisfarne to see this dragon cave. Way there was dangerous. But i found a nice spot behind a big rock and Maghrebs could reach me there so poison cloud wand and elemental bolt made short (or rather long) work of them.

Wizards otoh were a pain. I tok them on one by one, with elemental aura on. I would run up to a guy, cast poison cloud under his feet and run away...elemental aura would run off so I had to look for a safe spot to rest and heal and repeat ad nausea but they all went down, as they aways do eventually.

Dragon cave is a pain. He instakillsme. but i noticed paralyze does work on him giving me those few precious seconds but the trap in chest kills me

I need to get expert disarm and come back.

I just lost the nerve and got him mage promo

For me Mage promo is waay easier and less demanding for a solo scholar.

Of course it required a lot of running to get the Book from the ruins but i pulled it off first time. if it hadn't been for Forad the Meatshield I wouldnt have done it

And the +100 hp bonus from trollieri came in really handy.

I also got some killing to get him to clvl 22. For a solo toon it is easy to amass exp.

Skills: master elemental meditation and learning. expert disarm dark light spirit.

FINALLY i got LB and TP going

So with the 2 spells i can try to reach Yorwick for GM learning and...

And divine intervention is really powerful and i just checked it (cast it using scrolls) that it does not resurrect so it will not intervene with my solo play.

So u only need to keep an eye out on your spell points and leave the margain for one cast of DI. and all good afain

The dmg only from PC and CL. The 2 spells are governed by elemental dmg- wise so u need only to pump elemental and dont have to spread yourself between dark AND elemental.

Vampires around connecting tunnels in tronhaim were disposed of using chain lightning. Forad REALLY helps as meat shield.

I wish it were like in other mm games where npcs could not fight and take hits.

Just out of curiosity i hired gladiator and paladim and it is like literally having a party of 4 not a solo toon.

Playing only with Forad.

Side note - Mage promo is for me way easier then Lich promo. Mage promo I can pull it off almost instantly with a few reloads but Lich is another story for me.

Which is kind of a good thing as it makes me play through the game not from the very beginning as a fully promoted toon.

So, my scholar has done so far some minor quests:
- gossip, nicolai
- mercenary, crusader, scholar, healer promotions
- rescued ivsar, beat ivan, got rid of honks.

Funny things, dead toon present themselves as worhty candidates for promotions

Now I also have access to all promo quests

And most importantly - kkc solution from 2006 to my artefact predicament worked!

So my scholar has:
- pendant of the spheres amulet
- trollieri dagger
- sturkabygel ring
- walking boots and whichbane

I got them from the black chests in Dranghheim, Training Hall, and of course - the dragon cave

Easy.

TPed out of the place. Fought only several skeletons and rwo mummies.

Yorwick IS tough.

The ghosts - i hate them.

Good i have set aside some CL and PC wands.

None the less, extreme caution required.

Its almost 1 am here so bedtime.

What about learning?

Cudgel and thrown at slvl 1 now that i have PC CL SD. Armour also at slvl 1.

I can remember knight arena in mm7 with my solo lich at clvl 50ish - almost impossible.