[Mozenwrathe]

I went in there with my friend's concept of the Drow Champion, and...

with a lvl 40 fighter/rogue/WM (11/04/25) took out the Juvenile Wyvern with a devestating critical within moments of arriving in Level Fourteen. Yes, I have to say that the level has been softened up a little so far. Let's see what happens next... (character has a +66 AB. took along a souped up Roddybug The Sage for basis on a few other things.) This time around I could actually HIT the Cyrist Assassins on more than a natural 20. (should have taken the notes for those). You can still be taken out by a storm of magic, but that was my own fault for not taken protection along with me (for myself at least). Took on three Cyrist Guard Warriors by myself with an AC of 72 and AB of 66. So far not too bad, given this character is far better designed than I remembered. (Then again, he's not the version based on the original whip and bastard sword combination.) The Cleric of Cyric should officially be renamed: Scions Of Cyric. I am sorry, Ziroc, but those guys are still tougher than most of the rest of the level... and of the module. I mean, snuffing out a character ten times within five minutes with spells alone is painful. When you realize you have only hit them once within all that time... makes you wanna cry. EVentually killed them but it took a few natural 20s I feel. Two Spiderclaws and two Cyrist Assassins made short work of me with their backstabbing ways. Resurrecting myself, I slew the two Spiderclaws first (which was the faster way to victory) and then took on the pair of assassins. Once more, I found myself striking them a lot more often than in previous memory. Though I will have to bring down my AB +58 character to test this theory a little more. For the Cyric Worshippers... I think it's mainly that damnable Chaos Shield that kills me as often as they themselves do. (note to self: scrolls are every character's best freakin' friend down there...) Ogre Slave Guard - either you hit him or you don't. That is the only way to define how that battle went. (Eventually I hit him.) Oh and by the way... they always hit you with those crossbows of theirs. (And if anyone can figure out how to make a build with a crossbow as the main weapon, let me know. If those Ogre Slave Guards can do it, why can't we?)

- so that was the first run. second run will be from Level Ten to Level Eight and to see what the Underground Forest has in store for the Drow Champion...