Well it’s good that you liked *some* parts of it, but there are others you’re just not understanding.
Your character is VERY capable of dying permanently. Piss off the lady of Pain, or commit a number of boneheaded moves and it’s “revert to saved.” You also have to remember that your companions aren’t the only ones looking for you. EVERYONE is looking for a (your) dead body. That’s why the Dusties have such a prominent role in the game. Someone will find you and sell your badly mutilated corpse. For those seemingly extraordinary times you die and somehow you find your way back to the mortuary (without being eaten), well, that’s why it’s a game (just say to yourself: “Is this where I suspend disbelief?”). If you play through the game you’ll see where it states that you only loose your memories if you die from severe trauma.
The limited equipment thing was annoying but the economy was run on copper currency! In this game, the brass ring is more than a metaphor, it’s a meal ticket. Sigil is the slum of slums. Although it doesn’t make economic sense (it’s the hub of the plains, the economy should be BOOMING!) just remember that most of the areas you’re in are dirt poor. As for the occasional traveler or order having armor…So what? There are real, historical reasons for that and when you add magic to the equation, armor isn’t all that important. Not being able to pillage armor sucks but how much good to you is armor that you had to repeatedly bash and was custom fitted to the bashee? There could have been more allowances for cheap, low-tech weapons but remember the artificially depressed economy. Dakkon didn’t have a sword; he had a piece of Limbo that he could control with his thoughts. That’s a bit more complicated than pounding a piece of Iron and therefore very *rare*. Nordrom’s crossbows can also be thought of as being exceptional due to his, construction. I’ve never used the blind archer so I don’t know how he fits in.
Just keep your expectations in the proper context and you’ll enjoy the game more. I’m glad you found it on-line, this “cult” game needs as many people to play it as possible.
