| For XP farming you can rest in unsafe territory and hope to get disturbed for fighting XP or fight endlessly respawning monsters.
Popular places for HoF mode are the southeastern Tomb in the Vale of Shadows where about 10 skeletons reappear endlessly when you reenter after having cleared it, you could also have your cleric turn the undead the lich summons in chapter4 endlessly.
But this is neither neccessary nor fun.
The manual recommends starting HoF with veteran characters, but it's possible to beat it with unequipped level 1 characters, the beginning will be harder, but you'll gain levels fast.
As for HoF party: Any balanced party should do, it's not neccessary to powergame. A nice party would consist of:
1 Bard
1 Fi9/Mage
1 Ra/Cl
1 Fi/Dr
1 thief multiclass
1 character of your choice |