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Gaskets are made to seal. I dont know why everyone thinks you need to use sealer on a gasket, which purpose in the first place is to seal the component! Using a Hi Tack product is fine, if you need to hold something in place, lets say for future removal etc.

Let the gaskets do their job, as a gasket. Small and minor imperfections can use a tiny dab of sealer, but I hardly use any sealers on any engine I build. The gaskets are there for a reason. If they leak, then the surfaces are warped, not cleaned,pitted, offset and so forth.
Blue, black, grey and red silicone in your oil pan is never a good thing.

Buy good gaskets, dont over torque them, make sure surfaces are clean, and all is well...

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Use MoPar RTV black in the corners of the valley pan, and the gorilla snot is available at every parts store if you need to hold a gasket in place for assembly (you can just use a small dab of RTV as well). If I don't have the MoPar stuff the Permatex RTV black works okay.

Don't use the RTV red or blue, they're for Chevrolet and Ford engines, respectively. MoPars get black.