Talk:Spiders in the Cloakwood/@comment-162.229.23.43-20180908164225/@comment-3234315-20180908175728

It surely was that overwhelming because of your relatively low levels. On my latest walkthrough (and I guess that's not so different from earlier ones) I reached level 5 when still doing all the areas on the southern map, with Nashkel as a resting point. Then I usually head further north, with Beregost for resting, then to the Friendly Arm Inn. This is the point where I care about the Bandit Camp (still after the other areas there) and then directly visit the Cloakwood. I just took a look into my savegames: when meeting Centeol, my party was at level 7 (thief 8).