Hey Aasim, looks a like a fun challenge, and a fun charname 
@Wise Grimwald, good progress!
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Hardeth met a very anti-climactic and untimely end, getting charmed by a Duergar Mage she could have easily avoided at the end of Irenicus’ dungeon. It was as disappointing as it was inspiring. I don’t restart a game in BG2 if a Charname dies there though I think it's allowed for the BG2 no-reload challenge. But for me a new no-reload adventure has to start in Candlekeep.
With Hardeth’s experience still fresh in my memory, I had high hopes for my next Wizard Slayer, but he “died” at the hands of Naaman (Dire Charm), and so did his successor! Ouch...
Not Wizard Slayer number three though. Here is Kilbin Steelgut, at your service:
Kilbin is similar to Hardeth, but not the same. I decided to go with Lawful Evil which would allow him to use the Human Flesh Armor in BG2 (should he succeed in acquiring it), and Lawful Evil is fitting because Kilbin is ruthlessly selfish. Another difference with Hardeth is that Kilbin is a more cautious character, especially as the game progresses. This manifests itself for example in his decision to focus on Long Swords rather than War Hammers. After all, getting Ashideena is a riskier undertaking than getting Varscona. I’m going to make this a bit shorter than my report of Hardeth’s run, simply because Kilbin’s approach to many situations/battles has been similar to Hardeth’s. The emphasis shall lie on the things that Kilbin consciously did differently and the things that panned out differently than wanted/expected. I hope it’s not too repetitive after Hardeth.
Kilbin’s first steps in the wide open world were all more or less predictable for a non-reloadable solo warrior Charname:
- killing Shoal (Kilbin reached level 3),
- helping Melicamp (Thalantyr didn’t let Kilbin down, helping the Dwarf reach level 4),
- mini-questing in Beregost,
- traveling from the Melicamp/Bassilus area to the South Coast to bring Brage in,
- picking up Ankheg Armor in Nashkel and buying a PfPetrification scroll at the Carnival,
- killing Baslisks; dealing with Mutamin is always a tricky proposition, but Korax proved himself reliable in holding the Gnome (Kilbin reached level 6),
- completing the FAI quests (picked up the Golden pants this time),
- buying Full Plate Mail at the Thunderhammer Smithy and a Shield +1 in Nashkel (after two Rings of the Princes, the Ring of Wizardry and the Ankheg Armor had been sold),
- stunning and slaying Greywolf (Kilbin chose to leave the area and return when he saw Greywolf quaff potions of freedom and speed),
- hunting Ankhegs,
- helping Tenyaget her bowl back (Kilbin reached level 7).
At level 7 Kilbin felt himself ready for the Nashkel Mines, but before venturing there, he paid Bentan a visit by the Firewine Ruins. The Dwarf spoke with the Ilmater worshiper, lying that he was an adherent of the God of suffering as well. When Bentan walked off, Kilbin froze him with his third Dart of Stunning, just before the man would have disappeared; then killed him and looted his corpse for a Scroll of PfMagic.
Two more Scrolls of PfMagic were acquired from Thalantyr and Hafiz, and Kilbin used one of his three scrolls to acquire the CON tome in the Lighthouse Area. Conveniently the assault on Bentan lowered his reputation to 9. It would earn him a Larloch’s Minor Drain (a potentially useful spell interrupter) and two Horrors as Bhaalpowers later on. Kilbin carefully made his way through the mines, stunning with his darts the most dangerous Kobold (a Shaman) and, after various misses, Mulahey.
Back in Nashkel Kilbin had the soldiers slay Nimbul for him whilst keeping a safe distance himself, and Darts of Wounding helped the warrior finish off Tranzig in Beregost.
He then went bandit hunting. In Tazok’s tent he relied again on his Darts of Wounding to dispatch the wizard Venkt; the remaining bandits offered little resistance of consequence in melee combat.
In the Cloakwood Kilbin ran from Molkar’s and Lamalha’s ambushes. When he spoke with Aldeth Sashenstar in Cloakwood 1, Seniyad didn’t appear. Kilbin decided to kill him anyway. In the second Cloakwood area the Giant Spiders aimed better with their web spits than they had done when faced Hardeth. He had to save vs spell once when one of the beasts tried to web him. Kilbin stunned the beast with his darts. This encounter had him contemplate the thought of simply fleeing the area at the earliest convenient moment. But it coccured to him that if he did, he might die regretting the abandonment of Spiders’ Bane. So he entered and left Centeol’s Den repeatedly, drawing her beasts out. (This would prove to be the right decision when he was ambushed later on by Giant Spiders while transitioning, and also in the caves below Candlekeep.) The good thing is that the Giant Spiders didn’t web-spit in melee range, so when Kilbin awaited them outside Centeol’s den he could easily dispatch them.
The killing of Wyverns made Kilbin reach level 8 (his last level up) right before reaching the Cloakwood Mine. By the mine entrance Kilbin drew out Drasus alone, and battled him for the Boots of Speed. It took him a good number of healing potions, but in the end he prevailed. He then cast PfMagic on himself and rushed past Genthore, Kysus and Rezdan, and past the many mercenaries in the mine, never bothering with such trivialities as saving the miners or flooding the mine, till he found Davaeorn. The fight with the wizard didn’t cause the Dwarf any problems, because with his Webs, Stinking Clouds and Sunfires Davaeorn neutralized pretty much all his lackeys but his two Battle Horrors.
Kilbin then traveled to Baldur’s Gate, where all he did was “shopping” for the Shield of the Fallen Stars +1, Eagle Bow, Tomes of Dex, Wis, and Int, Helm of Balduran, and lots of potions and darts. He also made a side trip to Durlag’s Tower where he acquired a second Wis tome. Interestingly Ragefast went hostile on Kilbin, in spite of the latter’s attempts to convince the mage that keeping a Nymph was a mistake. Must have a been low CHA thing. The wizard paid for his aggression with his life.
Clearing out the Seven Suns for Scar was easy as always. Alas the same could not be said of the Iron Throne clique. Kilbin’s solution was to trick Naaman (as said above, the bane of my previous two Wizard Slayers) a few floors down, out of harm's way. The wizard wouldn’t cross Kilbin again, which enabled the latter to finish off the rest of the gang without having to worry much for his safety. Staying close to the stairs, Kilbin managed to elude spells cast at him by the priests and by Alai without needing a scroll of PfM. One by one he took the members of Cloudwulfe’s gang down.
Casting PfMagic on himself before having Duke Eltan teleport him to Candlekeep would be of no avail to him when dealing with the Ogre Mages ambush, because the protection would expire upon reaching the gates of Candlekeep. This is something I had already tested before. Likewise, immediately casting PfMagic in front of the Mages takes too long to prevent them from casting their Charm spells (tested this as well). So this ambush is the only unavoidable confrontation in SCS BGEE where a Wizard Slayer can’t do anything at all about his predicament except hope for the best. I decided that if Kilbin were to fall here, I would give up my attempt at SCS no-reloading a solo Wizard Slayer through the Trilogy, at least for now. Tymora smiled upon the Dwarf as he saved against two Charm Persons, and his Magic Resistance countered two more.
Below Candlekeep, Kilbin acquired the game’s last PfMagic scroll but he had to forgo the Str Tome and the third and last Wis Tome. Further down the road to freedom he avoided having to deal with the Elminster, Gorion et al. Doppelgangers by telling them he believed they were real, and then rushing past them.
In the caves, Prat and co. never saw Kilbin passing by (the dialogue didn’t even trigger). The spiders and their webs were dealt with using Spiders’ Bane, and the Basilisks couldn’t hurt Kilbin as he had protected himself from Petrification. Outside he grudgingly cast PfMagic on himself to prevent the lingering Ogre Mages from taking their chances with him, waste of such a precious scroll really.
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His thieving activity would also suggest that he is not altogether lawful. 
However he is decidedly good. 
