Spoiler: Going to attempt Demons and Demigods with restrictions

I think Sitra Achara wrote that if you are using temple+, if you type a number for something that does not or should not exist with a "give" command, or something along those lines, then nothing will happen. So it sounds like temple+ protects us somewhat from our mistakes.

 

Thanks. I am far past where I was at this point, but I will keep this in mind if it comes up in the future.

 

(Edit: If anyone knows at which levels all of the random encounters are available on the map, please let me know. I would appreciate it.)

I leveled an extra custom hero, had him marry Meleny and craft several holy weapons, then retire. I succeeded in killing Zuggtmoy and bought several spell scrolls from Verbobonc. Now I'm grinding experience on my crafters and main party.

I'm dealing with a balancing act. If I level my party too much, they will receive reduced or zero experience from encounters, but if I do not level them enough, they won't have access to higher level map encounters. I was keeping them at level 10 while clearing the temple, I recently leveled my main team to level 12, my crafters are still level 8 - 10 until they get more experience. I'm seeing on the map groaning spirits, ogre chieftains, werejackels, sea hags, and vodyanki. I have yet to see the lizardmen with hero levels, or the... I think they are called bodaks, the huge undead monsters. I'm hoping I start to see them when I level my three crafters to level twelve, making my entire party level 12. If not, I may permit them to take higher levels.

 

I got my crafters to level twelve now, making some gear as they get enough experience.

I've seen lizardmen with hero levels a couple of times, and siren cultists a couple of times (How did I forget about these?)

I'm not sure whether to let my main five advance to level 13 in the hopes that it would increase the rate at which I would see these, or let them stay where they are.

I got large fire elementals, but they don't give me much experience. Not sure if I should have seen them earlier or if they should teach more.

 

Leveling the main group to 13 seems to have increased the frequency of these higher experience encounters. My main five characters almost have enough experience now to level to 20.