This time we have a blatantly melee-centric party with three dwarven fighters, one axe priest (high CHR, improved turning) and one rogue-wizard. Unsurprisingly, Mencar still kills us. This is good.

	We have very good luck with Captain Haegan and his crew.

	Animate Dead makes short work of this fight.

	I'd really like to get that boomerang dagger from Captain Dennis. No dice.

	Into the sewers. The Imp's Earth Elemental is surprisingly difficult.

	Actually, the whole Haer'Dalis quest is difficult. The mages and salamanders were non-trivial and required quite a few strategic retreats.

	However, the wand of cloudkill from the tower combined with a few web spells still works. Ah, the joys of cheese.

	In Valen's Name! What's with that yellow outfit?

	Off to the Umar Hills. Lions and tigers and shadows, oh my.

	Actually, the cleric is making the Temple Ruins quite easy. Clerics are strong in 3E and Turn Undead comes in very handy in IWG2.

	We were able to beat the Shade Lord ... but all of our dropped equipment is trapped on the other map. Sigh.

	New Shade Lord Plan: everyone except the one with the fire resistance runs away ... fast!

	Now it's time to try our luck at the Shadow Dragon. This

	Unfortunately, we still die.

	And we die again.

	This time we win ... but at a horrible cost.

	Fourth time's the charm.

	Druid Grove, Ihtafeer. She and her cronies cast some damaging spells.

	Just for kicks, I decide to attack Faldorn. Wow, she and her druid friends can sure do some damage.

	Notice all of the creeping dooms.

	Cernd has "shapeshifted" into a Shambling Mound and is taking Faldorn out to lunch.

	Now with more experience and better loot we return to take our sweet revenge on Mencar.

	Hmm, the shadow thieves and the vampires are fighting at night.

	Another visit to Captain Dennis -- this time, we're taking names.

	The Guarded Compound. Actually, this fight is very tough. That glow in the lower left is Sion making our lives difficult. Notice the massive backstab, er, "sneak attack" from Ketta.

	My people are all standing around looking stupid (note the dwarf in the top left) because we got caught by a confusion spell.

	In the end, however, we are (barely) victorious. Love the rod that raises the dead.

	In our arrogance we decide to take on a group of Yuan-Ti in the Unseeing Eye quest without resting. Those mages are tough!

	Ouch! While we're jousting with the Yuan-Ti, the undead have shambled over.

	Reload, rest, try again. Much better. No matter how you slice it, Celestial Fury is strong.

	Turn Undead is very mighty.

	The beholders were difficult, and we suffered some losses ... but in the end we were victorious. Basically, this custom-made too-powerful party had a fairly easy time of things, which is what we expected.