So, where are people posting end scores? I would like to compare my first playthrough.
I am a little disappointed. I played a paladin (easy character) and this was just no problem at all to get through. I took some divination and alchemy (not much, and couldn't cast in front of enemies because of my armor, so purely defensive) and hacked and slashed my way through just about everything. I even got through most of the locked chests (took some lock picking skills) - I only left the most difficult/not keyed ones. I looked and I didn't miss any quests. I think I enjoyed Book I a little more. I will play through again as a different character type though.