Thought I'd post a few more things to keep in mind while playing:
Maximize your rewards. How do you do that? It's like the realtors always say, location, location, location. Once you have a reasonably experienced party, choose a group of cities that are relatively close together. Then hit up the marketplace on one, looking for raubritter quests. (Be sure to hit all the merchants who sell things, too. Once you build a local rep, they'll start handing out quests.) Then go to the other nearby cities, and repeat. With any luck, you'll get some similar quests for that same raubritter.
Avoid fulfilling quests that run a risk of putting you in bad with a city, such as robbing an office after dark. The rewards simply aren't worth the loss of access to the place for a good long time.
At the start of the game, I suggest selling your alchemical ingredients. You don't need them then, and the money you get can be put to good use buying better weapons (and better grade weapons) for your two best melee types.
As a rule, I try to have two weapons for each of two best fighters. One has excellent damage and so-so penetration, and one has excellent penetration and only fair damage. Being caught in a situation where none of your weapons will hurt that raubritter in plate (for example) is not a good thing.
Remember to set a party member on defensive if they're up against more than one opponent, or not very good yet at fighting. Watch them carefully, and use healing potions as required. If necessary, run and evade. Don't ever let their health drop so low that they can't move, because then you may have to drop inventory before they can run.
Don't let a novice party out of the city gates. The fighting encounters will all be much stronger than you'd find in the city at night. Even if it costs you some coins after being discovered roaming about at night by the city guards, it's worth it to build up your skills, armor, and weapons from defeating plenty of bandits. Plus, it gives you a better reputation in the city.
Check the churches in every city you enter for saints that give a boost to local or regional rep. These clerical prayers are the best you can ever buy, in my opinion.
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