Thanks Raze
I realise that the other posts were a while ago, but to be honest I've only started DD a little before Christmas 2008, so please excuse me if some of the problems I ask about seem to be ones most others have already surmounted - please remember, they're new to me!
Anyway, I used Singing Bladed with the Poison Blade spell, and as you suggested, plenty of restoration potions and shadow potions. I read what you had said about the Scorpion Traps, but it appears to me that you can only have one spell operative at any one time - unless the second one is a passive spell.
All being said, I managed to defeat Josephine with the method stated in the last paragraph, so I didn't need to try to use the Deadly Gift Spell.
Many thanks once again, in future, if I need help, I'll create a new topic.
