Talk:Lighthouse/@comment-110.22.206.200-20150427085110/@comment-50.109.78.35-20160415140024

Whether it's worth it depends a lot on what you're going for, and when. This plan is easily accomplished at a level far earlier than the book and cloak are otherwise obtainable at. This is very handy if, for example, you've managed to get the Ward's constitution to 18 in chargen, 19 with the buckler from Friendly Arm, and need that one more point to get natural regen going earlier in the game. Or, if you're so worried about missing loot, note that this early in the game, weight is still your main limit to how much you can haul back, and giving the cloak of the wolf to someone with a low str is a quick and easy way to give them a LOT more weight they can carry.

Also, it's not like any of that loot or XP is destroyed by this method, you're just not claiming it at this time; if it's really that important to you to grab some xp and a few pearls, you can always come back for them later, and the Sil quest can't be done til chapter 5 anyway, so might as well come back then.