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It's been a while, but if I recall correctly, they have two or three rogues who'll try to backstab your characters. Unless you stop them, the backstabs will seriously weaken your own characters, or even kill the weaker ones outright.
To counter it, try some of the following:
- Hide your thieves in the shadows, and cast invisibility on mages. Clerics could cast sanctuary. This actually works even if you cast these before moving to the Beard, although it'd be more realistic if you cast them later on. Thieves will hardly get a chance to hide then, but there are potions of invisibility in the game too.
The effect is that the attackers will go for your stronger fighters, who can take the damage better and, perhaps after using a healing potion, remove the threat.
-Cast your slow and hold spells. Entangle, web, slow, they'll all work. If you're lucky some of the attackers will fail their saves and you can deal with them piecemeal. Charm spells would also help.
-Use spells like Mirror Image to help characters survive until they can get help
Remember that protecting your own characters has higher priority than killing the enemy. There's no need to rush towards the enemy spellcasters, even though they can be rather annoying. The fighters who don't start out in the center of your party can wait too.
Also try to concentrate your attacks on one enemy at a time, it really does work.
-If all else fails, run away. Never go to the Beard in the first place. People can solve their own problems, or learn to live with them. You can't be a hero all the time. Perhaps you can return once you've reached a higher level.
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