[Aerich]

Thanks, True_Moose,

I think I've been there before, but it's good to be reminded of it. Hit dice are usually a good indicator of overall toughness. However, I'm more interested in trying to find out the immunities and special qualities of various monsters. That kind of information is pretty helpful in tailoring tactics and spells to the monsters I know I'll be encountering. Also, sometimes I notice something that seems weird, but would be described in monster descriptions. For example, have you noticed that shadowed monsters seem to take more damage than their living counterparts? I'm not sure if my characters were tougher than I thought, or if that's actually a feature of the shadowing effect. It would also be nice to know what kind of spells can actually affect Tarnished Sentries.

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My only tactic for this area (as arrows of piercing are so rare and do so little damage to the sentries) is to cast (on at least two tanks, preferably using blunt, stun-capable weapons)

1)protection from fire - to minimize damage taken from salamanders while crushing the sentries
2)protection from normal missiles - to give immunity to hurled axes, as it is impossible to take them out one at a time
3)haste - for the obvious reason

It would be nice to figure out some other spells that can do something against the sentries. Buffing myself is the only thing I've found that works, so far...