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SixOfSpades · 06-22-2004, 07:10 PM

Ways in which Improved Faldorn is a Cheating B****:

Human with 19 STR
Pure Level 15 Druid, with 128hp and 4 ApR (Legal maximum is 102 hp and 1 ApR)
She Shapeshifts, so she can't be a Totemic Druid, yet she has two Spirit Animals with her
Both combatants are supposed to be stripped naked, yet she still carries a Staff of Thunder and Lightning (although I suppose I should be grateful it's not something like Sanchuudoku or TorGal's Claw)
Has Bhaalspawn abilities for some reason
Since when do Druids know Righteous Magic?
Casts Nature's Beauty, which in itself is reason enough she should be dragged out & flogged
Casts Nature's Beauty again
For some reason, is permanently immune to Cold, Magic Cold, and Electricity. Perhaps Weimer based her *.CRE on Improved Bodhi?
Upon entering combat, gets auto-buffed with an incredible array of spells that give her:
- an extra 20 hitpoints
- immunity to Fire and Magic Fire
- 25% Magic Resistance
- +6 to Strength (for a total of 25)
- 25% Resistance to all Physical damage
- Regenerates something like 3 hp per round
- Immunity to Nature's Beauty (Hey, I think I smell something. Hypocrisy, isn't it?)
- Immunity to all weapons of less than +3 enchantment (Improved Bodhi strikes again)
- Every single buffing spell available to Druids (and even some that aren't), for free and all at the same time, whether she had them memorized or not

There are dozens more lines under her "Affects" tab, but I've only copied down what I feel pretty sure in translating. Those more familiar with dissecting this sort of thing are welcome to add to this list of Ways in which Improved Faldorn is a Cheating B****.

Oh, and if anyone out there has ever beaten Improved Faldorn (legally), please assure us that it can be done! Preferably without using a Rebalanced Shapeshifter or Anti-Paladin->Druid.

06-22-2004, 07:10 PM	#1
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Ways in which Improved Faldorn is a Cheating B: Human with 19 STR Pure Level 15 Druid, with 128hp and 4 ApR (Legal maximum is 102 hp and 1 ApR) She Shapeshifts, so she can't be a Totemic Druid, yet she has two Spirit Animals with her Both combatants are supposed to be stripped naked, yet she still carries a Staff of Thunder and Lightning (although I suppose I should be grateful it's not something like Sanchuudoku or TorGal's Claw) Has Bhaalspawn abilities for some reason Since when do Druids know Righteous Magic? Casts Nature's Beauty, which in itself is reason enough she should be dragged out & flogged Casts Nature's Beauty again For some reason, is permanently immune to Cold, Magic Cold, and Electricity. Perhaps Weimer based her .CRE on Improved Bodhi? Upon entering combat, gets auto-buffed with an incredible array of spells that give her: an extra 20 hitpoints immunity to Fire and Magic Fire 25% Magic Resistance +6 to Strength (for a total of 25) 25% Resistance to all Physical damage Regenerates something like 3 hp per round Immunity to Nature's Beauty (Hey, I think I smell something. Hypocrisy, isn't it?) Immunity to all weapons of less than +3 enchantment (Improved Bodhi strikes again) Every single buffing spell available to Druids (and even some that aren't), for free and all at the same time, whether she had them memorized or not There are dozens more lines under her "Affects" tab, but I've only copied down what I feel pretty sure in translating. Those more familiar with dissecting this sort of thing are welcome to add to this list of Ways in which Improved Faldorn is a Cheating B*. Oh, and if anyone out there has ever beaten Improved Faldorn (legally), please assure us that it can be done! Preferably without using a Rebalanced Shapeshifter or Anti-Paladin->Druid. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.