CotSQ 2 member party starting level

[Voadam]

I'm about to start playing in the City of the Spider Queen module as part of a 2 PC party. We are both 14th level characters, I'm playing an eldritch knight, and the other PC is a fighter 4, and the rest favored soul and divine oracle out of complete divine.

I understand the module is designed for starting characters of 10th level and to take them through to 18th.

I'm holding off hitting 15th to start by spending xp to create items for the other PC (who is playing a former NPC henchman who got a level boost and religious conversion after being raised in our last adventure and having down time) and possibly to boost my familiar using rituals from Spells and Spellcraft if the DM allows.

Do our starting levels sound right for a two member party? Would it be more appropriate for us to be 15th (I could do that by not creating items and taking the level)? Lower?

No spoilers please just curious on views for how to deal with appropriate levels for a 2 person party.

 

[VorpalBunny]

Have you considered gestalt characters? Both of you can play 10th-level gestalt characters, essentially giving you four 10th-level characters (the recommended starting level and amount of characters for the adventure).

Barring that, I'd say that two 14th to 15th-level characters should be adequate to start the adventure with.

 

[The Madhatter]

I played through this module and found it to be a serious undertaking. We had a five man party of eleven characters and we came out around 18-19 when it was all said and done. It would take some very intelligent adventuring to complete it with two people. My advice is to nibble at the edges and call in NPC favors when it gets rough. Don't be afraid to run!!!