On the level skipping bug: I received a sword 3 levels below me and played through the rest of game (both expansions included) with it. By the time everything was completed, my sword was now 7 levels under, so 4 were skipped somewhere. Didn't keep track the entire time, so I have no idea when that happened, but I know for a fact there haven't been more than 2 occasions where I've been swordless due to scripted events. -- NarfBG
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