I use a bow, so really what I had to do was just stand there and wait for him to swing/charge and then move back and shoot him. Took a bit of time, but it wasn't anything too bad.

I maxed out friendship with Aveline, Isabella, and Verric. Merrill is about halfway up the friend side, Anders is very close to maxed friendship, and Fenris is only slightly up the friend side. I also romanced Isabella.

I liked getting to know more about the characters in Act 2, although I felt the act as a whole was a bit less... open? Not sure why. I felt much more streamlined in to a certain direction than in Act 1. I ended up having a lot of respect for Aveline, she's my best bro now. Odd considering I was pretty meh towards her at first. I don't agree with all of her opinions but I respect her as a (fictional) person.