What about this?

Oh, the brooch is charged too? Darn! But I am right in not being able to see how many charges are left, right?

 

I see, thank you. I didnt know that RAW meant that, good to know. The +4 shield ac bonus is really huge, btw, I think it is one of the very best low-level spells, I use it and Mage Armor all the time.
Thats +8 to AC!
What seems odd to me, while we are talking about AC, is that I havent found any heavy armor worth wearing except for Lareth's breastplate so far.
Since my fighter has a +3 to dex bonus, wearing chain seems like the obvious solution, since I only get +2 more AC from heavy armor, but get a -2 dex bonus.
Do most others do this as well?
I should say that I got lucky rolling, this was not with point-buy.

 

A fighter with a +3 dex bonus will probably get the best use out of a suit of Mithral Plate, especially if you can have a caster enhance it to +3. You end up with armor that gives +11 to AC, plus you get your full +3 dex bonus. Add in a good shield (if using a one-handed weapon) and maybe a ring of protection or necklace of natural armor and you can get your AC up over 30 even without boosting your dex or using spells.

If you can get your dex to 18-19, Elven Chain is great (especially purple.) With dex of 20-23, you might want to look at Mithral Chain.

 

Oh I see thank you -- since I just cleared the moathouse I havent seen such nice stuff yet, but perhaps that is to come. Most helpful, thanks!

Speaking of nice stuff -- I would have hoped there would be a place in Hommlett where one could purchase some weapons; in particular, I am looking for a simple +1 composite longbow, but no one seems to have such stuff. Where does a poor fellow have to go to get a composite bow?

 

Once you have cleared the spiders from Deklo Grove, you can talk to the woodworking craftsman in Hommlet (forget his name) and he will make masterwork wood weapons, including composite logbows. Sadly, I don't recall ever finding a magic composite longbow, but you will find a magic bow or two as you adventure. Buy the MW comp. bow that best suits your archer (depending on his/her strengh bonus) and craft away as level/experience/money permits.

 

Hey, thanks for that tip!

Interestingly enough, however, I did something similar for the Blacksmith; I went to the meadows and did the Rainbow Rock, and there I found a giant. My third level party managed to take him down without any serious losses, although I was lucky.
I brought the Smith the Giant's Head, and he was pleased; the logbook shows that I have completed the quest (green), and the Smith will even show me his "masterwork items" as indicated in the dialoge options.
Yet when I select this option, the barter window opens with the same old crap he had before. I tested some of it by buying some, and it is, in fact, the same old crap.
What gives?

 

Ah, sorry, I could have sworn he said "in the morning".

I killed the spiders in the Grove for the Woodcutter, by the way, and do not see the option to even barter with him, let alone get Masterwork items. (He did mention his sick daughter, however, and for that apparently I need to find a flower.) I know I finished the spider quest because it is green, too, and the Woodcutter was very happy. Still no chance to barter, however. Tant pis?

 

I see, thank you

 

Brief one here: I noticed that my wizard was just able to learn "fear" as a fourth level spell. It is listed, however, as a second-level spell. Is this a Co8 change-around or did I miss something?

 

I think that thats how its sposed to be...

Spells Gained at a New Level
Wizards perform a certain amount of spell research between adventures. Each time a character attains a new wizard level, she gains two spells of her choice to add to her spellbook. The two free spells must be of spell levels she can cast. If she has chosen to specialize in a school of magic, one of the two free spells must be from her specialty school