I don't know the XP for the thieves quest, but you will miss subquests in there - and won't be able to fulfill summoner Corinna's request.
I was lvl 39/40 when I started the blessing ritual (this gives 5 levels more then) and finished the total game at 49/50.
I'll check in my save and then edit.
Edit: values are correct - in some games I was 40, in the last 39. Same for the end levels.
My game strategy:
1.Kill zombie Jake in Aleroth 2x (gives a lot of XP)
2.Solve Aleroth
3.Clear the whole of Rivertown first, as these enemies are lower than in Dark Forest (game balance allows little/no XP if you are too high).
4.Solve all quests except Stormfist Castle
5.Solve all possible quests in Verdistis
6.Go to the Dark Forest and clear/solve all possible quests
7. Go to Stormfist
8. Council Hall and gathering members => why this order? I don't have to miss my pyramids much, if I do 7+8 close together
9.use the wishing well very late in the game, and after you have just leveled up, so you get an additional level
10. Blessing ritual => result are 39/40 (in my last game I was too lazy to clear out the Stormfist dungeons completely)
Last edited by kiya; 02/08/04 12:59 PM.