I'm starting with Patch 8. I haven't actually played it, and I don't think I played patch 7 either for that matter. And since there's no guarantee of a patch 9 anytime soon, I don't wanna wait.
Thanks for the advice on combat from folks so far. I'll just make sure to kill Ragzlin last. Any advice on taking on Minthara? Especially how to destroy the warning drum without alerting suspicion.
Also, can someone remind me how to access the spellbook for magic users? For the longest time, until I read about it on the forum, I had no idea I could change wizard or cleric spells outside of levelling up.