That's assumed he gained levels; 3e works much slower, OOTS being plot-based slows down character level growth, and I remember him getting a level and starting to dance before the wight level drained him.

I dont think he leveled much if at all. He has just always been much better at combat then the others.

There's also the fact that several of the characters that were killed early on had no names and therefore were just level 1-7 lackeys.

As OOTS has already shown, those without names are pretty much doomed to be killed, the exception is Nameless Cleric but that's because he has a name, Burlew just won't tell you.

Man Celia is a DITZ.

Also, poor Pete..... with the den having an armoury like that, it makes it even more likely he was actually coming back to help.

And now Haley gets an appropriate-level bow. Good!

EDIT: I want her to get the cool recurve green bow on the left but I just know he's going to turn it into a joke and make her pick the one on the far right that's exactly like her old one but comes with a new Thundering effect or something.

Part of me agrees with you, but another part of me thinks we're going through an art upgrade as things start coming together for Roy's resurrection.

Not really. Remember, Pete had got his eyes healed before; he just got them stabbed out again. If he wanted to get his eyes healed and then turn around and start sniping Thieves Guild mofos for revenge, he'd have had his cleric buddy do it and picked his fight when he had the element of surprise and a pair of high-level PCs on his side.

I hadn't considered that, good point.

Blind Pete's a dick. And he now has his skull crushed in.

No one worries about the Cleric getting pissed off until they see a mace kissing the spot between their eyes.

I keep flip-flopping because that's exactly what is the strong argument for the other side.