Probably should be in the TOB forum - if so please move it there. Dundee ?
Here's one of my tricks how to effectively use F/T (multiclass):
It's a spoilerish cheesy stuff so back off if you are not interested.
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OK, here it goes.
Why Ascension - because you get immunity to time stop (Focus). But you must first win some battles. Then, before the BIG fight starts with THE FIVE:
Set some Time traps and equip F/T with Vhailor's Helm (You knew that, didn't you !

) and with a scroll of Mislead. Use your Helm to make a simulacrum and then you and your simmy should both use the Mislead scroll.
You can then order your simmy to use Focus (immunity to time stop) - which will of course happen beacuse of time traps set by your original. (You can also reverse roles - and your simmy sets traps - or both if you want more carnage

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You must time this Focus just before Melissan appears. Practice. [img]smile.gif[/img]
When the fight starts - time stops and you have two characters misleaded and able to backstab with Greater Whirlwind.
Don't forget to Improve haste them - so that they can get in the backstabbing position very quickly.
I could drop Illasera and get Abazigal to near death - I used The Answerer and normal katana because Abazigal gets PFMW from a Contingeny. I just had to get through Stoneskin.
But it was still a difficult fight though - Gromnir lasts forever and Sendai is very annoying - very mildly said.
Any ideas how to improve this even further ?
[ 04-01-2003, 05:56 AM: Message edited by: Leslie ]