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NobleNick · 09-02-2003, 03:12 PM

ashsays,
~
(minor early HoW spoilers towards the end of this post)
~
I just cleared the island and the first Barrow; and, yes, it is much tougher than your average area (like, for instance, Wyrm's Tooth). I have gotten more people killed on Burial Isle than all of the previous IWD areas combined....and I'm not even done, yet! I finally gave up on reloading on one of the barrow fights and, for the very first time ever, resurrected a character.

Using thieves to scout ahead; and, especially, having a high level (clvl 12+) priest with "turn undead" was my secret to making it a lot easier. I think this area was made to spank you if you had foolishly decided that you didn't need a priest. If you use your stealth ability correctly, and have a balanced party, the first fight on the isle is, IMHO, the hardest of the outdoors encounters. (Heh, heh, heh; but then you get to go into the Barrows... Ouch!)

Tough fight at the Barb camp? Hopefully not yet. Burial Isle was the first place I had to draw a sword in HoW. Hopefully you did not have to fight before then at the barbarian camp. There's a Ga-Jillion in expo to be milked during that first trip to the Barbs, if you play the conversations the right way; but you COULD also go the wrong way in the conversations several times and get into a fight that I've been told is basically impossible to win. Also I've been told that if you kill the gate guard (Angaar?) you're screwed: can't finish game.

What's a party,
without a song?
Bards ROCK!
Party On!!

[ 09-02-2003, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

09-02-2003, 03:12 PM	#5
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 65 Posts: 1,045	ashsays, ~ (minor early HoW spoilers towards the end of this post) ~ I just cleared the island and the first Barrow; and, yes, it is much tougher than your average area (like, for instance, Wyrm's Tooth). I have gotten more people killed on Burial Isle than all of the previous IWD areas combined....and I'm not even done, yet! I finally gave up on reloading on one of the barrow fights and, for the very first time ever, resurrected a character. Using thieves to scout ahead; and, especially, having a high level (clvl 12+) priest with "turn undead" was my secret to making it a lot easier. I think this area was made to spank you if you had foolishly decided that you didn't need a priest. If you use your stealth ability correctly, and have a balanced party, the first fight on the isle is, IMHO, the hardest of the outdoors encounters. (Heh, heh, heh; but then you get to go into the Barrows... Ouch!) Tough fight at the Barb camp? Hopefully not yet. Burial Isle was the first place I had to draw a sword in HoW. Hopefully you did not have to fight before then at the barbarian camp. There's a Ga-Jillion in expo to be milked during that first trip to the Barbs, if you play the conversations the right way; but you COULD also go the wrong way in the conversations several times and get into a fight that I've been told is basically impossible to win. Also I've been told that if you kill the gate guard (Angaar?) you're screwed: can't finish game. What's a party, without a song? Bards ROCK! Party On!! [ 09-02-2003, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]