[twillight]

Not sure if I'll bother, but couldn't resist making the character.
The funny thing with it is, you are practicaly cut from the shops, as their prime use was to provide armor and bow/other missile weapons.
Btw, not sure why throwing knives and axes are not count as missile weapons. I don't think I'd use them.

And while kensai/mage (mage with a couple of pips in weaponuseage, but loosing the ability to wear robes, which hurt in BG2/ToB) or better kensai/thief (which doesn't sound that much better than swashbuckler, but whatever, it is a big cheat with Use Any Item and traps either way), I'll stick with pure kensai. I'd actualy do a thief/kensai with points in detect traps, but this is not possible of course.

Btw, the "kai" ability work 1 min IN GAME, so it's not that useful as it sounds.

To make this useful anyway, here is some tips:
- I always do Evil alignment for its benefits. As the shop turned out off-limits (can't even wear helmet, not sure why. Should only armors be banned) scrapped all gold (to loot one of the containers in the inn attacked - but not killed! - its owner in the room to make it go away, avoiding the police), and bought 1 reputation. So with my minmaxed character (WIS 3, CON/STR 19, DEX/CHA18, INT 9 - so I can use wands) had enough reaction to get the +1 dagger. I'd like to specialise primaly in daggers for this one. After the rep-gain did Phydia's quest and the witzard's quest too (the others have stat-independent rewards)

- as had only like 29 gold left, left Candlekeep.
- of course fighting the Ogre With Belts is out of option for the moment.
- used Kai to dispose the assassin at the Inn. I think the "hardest enemy" goes by exp-value of killed thing.
- in the Fedelpost Inn's 1stfloor all siderooms are off-limits except the middle on the left. 2nd floor is free-for-all, except the toom of the noble.
- I started with 1 point in long swords for slashing damage, 1 in onehanded weapons for its benefits, and the remaining 2 in daggers.

In Beregost:
- open containers are free to loot
- inside the Inns commoners don't alert the guards if you loot locked chests (Algernon on the other hand does, but he also walks around, so just wait)
- there's a trapped chest in a house with 2 woman on the ground floor,and a child on the upper
- if the guards yet to appear when you leave the scene, you're free to go. Even if they're summoned if you never return, your reputation is unharmed
- in Kagain's shop the bin right next to him is forbidden (you can of course run for it)
- there's an open chest at the right block with the smith, but it is empty, and you can run for it to avoid problems
- with 19 STR there's only 1 chest you can not bash open (neither the expensive gem in Candlekeep), still you can get a handful of money.

Your prime objective at this point is,after reaching clvl 3, to scrap enough money to buy the poisoned dagger, what is hilariously strong. You'll also spend money constantly on healing. The best source of coins for now is the diamond-in-nook, the ring of wizardy-in-nook, and the +1 ring from Mirianne. Also, finishing any quest independt from traveling time is a good source of income (I usualy don't like traveling days just to pass down a quest).

There's a +1 longsword at the smith (bash the chest open at night), but as slashing damage is demanded in BG1, Iwouldn't sell it until you find a replacement just to avoid trouble.
But you might also try to kill Basilus. He's usualy "for later", but with this character being fast (lower attack speed, with dagger you definitely attack first) you have the advantage against solo spellcasters. Beware though against the hobgoblin group the same place - your lack of armor makes them very dangerous to your health, so this time they are the ones who have to wait.


Nashkel:

- the peasants houses are supposedly off-limits, with the exception of the norther house's farherst chest. You stillcan run away of course.
- STR 19 does not bash open one of the chest in the miner's wife's house.