Currently I'm playing Julian, and she is back in her leather gear that saw so much use in OHDH. She is carrying a steel shortsword, but I'm sure she'll be glad to exchange it for the katana once she joins the Blades. She is also carrying a steel bow, but has a small collection of bone arrows that do more damage for less weight. All this will change without advance notice!
This is the first time I ran through the tutorial dungeon with all the mods, and I'll have to say it's quite a different experience. For starters, the arrows do much less damage than we're accustomed to. Partly it's because I am playing at the default setting, but Julian is so frustrated that it takes six, SIX arrows to down a measly Goblin peon from a sneak attack. We are looking for ways to give those arrows a bit more punch, but Julian is also keeping an eye out for a stronger bow. Tallei got a Black Bow and has been happy with that one, so Julian may like it when she heads down Leyawiin way. But with the TIE mod and the difficulty setting, things are turning out to be very different. On the plus side, she is racking up her blade and block skills so fast.
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