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I mentioned how Mae'Var was too easy, and was disappointed.
Be careful what you wish for.
I rescued Haer'Dalis and did the Planar Prison quest. After getting hit by Power Word: Stun and dying/reloading, I memorized Chaotic Commands. Then I got hit by Disintegrate and died. Then I realized that druids DO get Death Ward. So I memorized THAT and tried again after reloading. They killed me with a cheap shot. BUT THEN I LIVED! I managed to summon two of the huge fire elementals and a simulacrum who went spider, and there was no problem.
Then I rested. In my quickslots were four potions of superior healing, then five of Invisibility, and a Wand of the Heavens I salvaged from a corpse, with five charges. I summoned two elementals, cast Improved Invisibility on each of them, drank a potion, and CAREFULLY ran past the thralls. I cannot emphasize enough how many times I had to click.. I didn't want an elemental to just "ATTACK HOSTILE CREATURE! DESTROY! DESTROY!" and blow our cover.
We made it to the Master of Thralls. He killed me.
I reloaded.
So me, two elementals, and my simulacrum versus the Master of Thralls, his two elementals, and that wyvern. The wyvern was taken care of by four blasts from the Wand of Heavens, two each by me and my simulacrum.
The wyvern died... and so did one of my elementals. Our Wands of Heavens were turned against one of HIS elementals, and it died soon enough as well. The entire time, you understand, I'm running circles around the giant pit, because an irate Master of Thralls is chasing me. I'm drinking Potions of Superior Healing like they're the elixr of life... er, and technically, they are.
To make a long story short (Too late), I managed to take out all of his cronies... and he took out all of mine. We're both Near Death... except I only have one attack per round. I run around the circle casting Chromatic Orbs at him, and he resists several. I finally realize I can just drink a potion of invisibility and retreat... but he sees through that illusion. No matter, because I'm fast thanks to my spiffy new boots.
I come back and he's at full health... but alone. I take him out easily, down another invisibility potion, run run run to destroy the Orb... Then summon an air elemental with the staff.
May I note that I love the Staff of Air? Once I get the Bag of Holding, it'll never leave my side.
And by the time I get to the Warden.... his thralls have already killed him!
THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE! That is so strange.
Now there's just a large battle with some thralls, umberhulks, and a minotaur (SEE NOTE AT END OF POST). I decide to grab as much loot as I can carry and go save my friends.
A fine adventure.
Note: Shouldn't it have been a Yuan-Ti Mage And Party? The same at Chateau Ramazith (sic?). In the southeastern room I fought several umberhulks and a minotaur, when I distinctly remember fighting a group of Yuan-Ti there.
Whatever.
I have my boots, and so now it's time to head on over to Trademeet!
Woo-hoo!
Until then, I remain devotedly yours,
-Faldorn the Pretty Good Druid
(Edited for clarity)
[ 01-11-2004, 12:18 AM: Message edited by: Illumina Drathiran'ar ]
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