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Alson · 12-02-2002, 11:31 AM

Fire Giants are melee monsters, and nothing more.
That is both their advantage and disadvantage.

Use this to your advantage:

Summons. Use Aerie, Imoen or Nalia to summon as many Mordekainen's Swords as possible.
Haste them, and send them to melee the Fire Giants. They are immune to the Giants' damage.
Snipe 'em. The Giants are not fast. A hasted character (Boots of Speed, Oils of Speed, Haste, etc) with a decent THAC0 and a Missile weapon can easily snipe them one by one.
Nuke 'em. You have a lot of Magic in your party. That's good.
Cast Chain Contingency with Imoen and Nalia, and fill it with x3 Abi Dalzim's Horrid Wilting. Condition : Enemy Sighted.
Aerie should fill Sequencers with Holy Smite.
Blind 'em. Memorize Nature's Beauty (Jaheira has it). A single in the middle of the room should blind them all, *permanently*. Once they are blinded, they are easy targets.
Slay 'em. The average Fire Giant has a Save vs. Spell score of 7. With the help of Greater Malison, that would be 11. Now, cast Finger of Death (Nalia, Imoen and Aerie have it). FoD gives a -2 save penalty - so the chance of slaying them is 65%. Not amazing, but not shabby, too.
Vorpals. If you have no choice and you must fight them hand-to-hand, use Vorpal weapons (The Silver Sword and Minsc are a fine pair). They are not immune to Vorpal hits, and their saves aren't very good.

Let us know if you still encounter difficulties. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 12-02-2002, 11:40 AM: Message edited by: Alson ]

12-02-2002, 11:31 AM	#3
Alson Galvatron Join Date: December 14, 2001 Location: Israel Age: 38 Posts: 2,187	Fire Giants are melee monsters, and nothing more. That is both their advantage and disadvantage. Use this to your advantage: Summons. Use Aerie, Imoen or Nalia to summon as many Mordekainen's Swords as possible. Haste them, and send them to melee the Fire Giants. They are immune to the Giants' damage. Snipe 'em. The Giants are not fast. A hasted character (Boots of Speed, Oils of Speed, Haste, etc) with a decent THAC0 and a Missile weapon can easily snipe them one by one. Nuke 'em. You have a lot of Magic in your party. That's good. Cast Chain Contingency with Imoen and Nalia, and fill it with x3 Abi Dalzim's Horrid Wilting. Condition : Enemy Sighted. Aerie should fill Sequencers with Holy Smite. Blind 'em. Memorize Nature's Beauty (Jaheira has it). A single in the middle of the room should blind them all, permanently. Once they are blinded, they are easy targets. Slay 'em. The average Fire Giant has a Save vs. Spell score of 7. With the help of Greater Malison, that would be 11. Now, cast Finger of Death (Nalia, Imoen and Aerie have it). FoD gives a -2 save penalty - so the chance of slaying them is 65%. Not amazing, but not shabby, too. Vorpals. If you have no choice and you must fight them hand-to-hand, use Vorpal weapons (The Silver Sword and Minsc are a fine pair). They are not immune to Vorpal hits, and their saves aren't very good. Let us know if you still encounter difficulties. [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 12-02-2002, 11:40 AM: Message edited by: Alson ]