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Dundee Slaytern · 04-23-2003, 10:14 AM

You cannot honestly tell me that PfMagic scrolls are a viable tactic unless you exploit the cheese of cloning which approximately 0.00001% of the gamers know about.

High Magic Resistance is not easily gained either, unless you are high level, in which case almost anything becomes a walkover.

Stacked AoE spells are viable though, although this will mean that you need a Mage( especially for the Spell Shield). What about an all Warrior party then? Take the pain I suppose.

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I nitpick a lot I guess, but as can be evidenced, fighting the Improved Beholders require extraordinary alternatives without the shield. Fighting the Improved Sahuagin however, does not.

Cast a Free Action, drink a Potion of Freedom, equip Arbane's Short Sword, wear a Ring of Free Action, etc... and the stunning bolts become a non-issue.

Ring of Gaxx, antidotes, elixir of health, slow poison, etc... and the fact that they have so few Bolt of Biting, and the issue of poison is also a non-issue.

Melee? MELEE?? Well, besides the fact they do not have fearsome melee, it is not relevant to the shield anyway.

It is soooo much easier to deal with the Improved Sahuagin without the shield, then it is to deal with the Improved Beholders with the shield.

EDIT] Grammatical mistakes.

[ 04-23-2003, 10:18 AM: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ]

04-23-2003, 10:14 AM	#21
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 42 Posts: 11,063	You cannot honestly tell me that PfMagic scrolls are a viable tactic unless you exploit the cheese of cloning which approximately 0.00001% of the gamers know about. High Magic Resistance is not easily gained either, unless you are high level, in which case almost anything becomes a walkover. Stacked AoE spells are viable though, although this will mean that you need a Mage( especially for the Spell Shield). What about an all Warrior party then? Take the pain I suppose. [img]tongue.gif[/img] I nitpick a lot I guess, but as can be evidenced, fighting the Improved Beholders require extraordinary alternatives without the shield. Fighting the Improved Sahuagin however, does not. Cast a Free Action, drink a Potion of Freedom, equip Arbane's Short Sword, wear a Ring of Free Action, etc... and the stunning bolts become a non-issue. Ring of Gaxx, antidotes, elixir of health, slow poison, etc... and the fact that they have so few Bolt of Biting, and the issue of poison is also a non-issue. Melee? MELEE?? Well, besides the fact they do not have fearsome melee, it is not relevant to the shield anyway. It is soooo much easier to deal with the Improved Sahuagin without the shield, then it is to deal with the Improved Beholders with the shield. EDIT] Grammatical mistakes. [ 04-23-2003, 10:18 AM: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ]