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NobleNick · 09-28-2005, 07:20 PM

Klorox,

On the Pally: do you really only get 5 throws for the "Throwing axes" I see in the shops? Where do you get the returning thrown axe?

On the DC F/D: Yes, I DCed at 9, to max HP, and was elated until I hit HoW, then my elation got downgraded to mere contentment. In TotLM the happiness meter fell even lower: This guy just can't cut it on the front line. (partially attributable to his DEX = 14. Duh, I should have maxed DEX.) I wish I had DCed at 13 for the 4 extra THAC0, and the extra 0.5 ApR he gets. ----> Depending on PP stacking, chosen weapon, shapeshifting, etc., your character DCed at CLVL 13 would end up with 5 to 7 extra THAC0, and up to TWO (2) ApR bonus, over a character DCed to Druid at CLVL 3. Not to mention all the HP.

Prologue on HoF Insane: At first I thought of this as cheesy, since I intend to do the rest of the game on Normal. But then I thought, "Since when has cheesy stopped me?" No, I am a cheese-monger if there ever was one. Boy, there is a lot of XP wrapped up in Grisella's basement and in those goblins across the bridge. Especially when my party, with the Bard singing the combat bonus song to the "front line" of 4 Fighters and 1 Priest, were consistently dropping each goblin in the first volley of the first round, with typically 2 to 3 arrows/bullets still in the air, flying towards a then-dead target. In fact, no goblin ever closed to melee until I purposely aggroed a bunch of them in the pass, just to see how fast the party could drop them. (The answer --> Very, very fast. Other then a single arrow hit, I don't think I ever lost HP to a goblin.) Why didn't I think of making it harder and taking some credit for it?

Oh, well; thanks for the advice. I'm almost finished with the Vale now. Next time...

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

[ 09-28-2005, 07:20 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

09-28-2005, 07:20 PM	#9
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 65 Posts: 1,045	Klorox, On the Pally: do you really only get 5 throws for the "Throwing axes" I see in the shops? Where do you get the returning thrown axe? On the DC F/D: Yes, I DCed at 9, to max HP, and was elated until I hit HoW, then my elation got downgraded to mere contentment. In TotLM the happiness meter fell even lower: This guy just can't cut it on the front line. (partially attributable to his DEX = 14. Duh, I should have maxed DEX.) I wish I had DCed at 13 for the 4 extra THAC0, and the extra 0.5 ApR he gets. ----> Depending on PP stacking, chosen weapon, shapeshifting, etc., your character DCed at CLVL 13 would end up with 5 to 7 extra THAC0, and up to TWO (2) ApR bonus, over a character DCed to Druid at CLVL 3. Not to mention all the HP. Prologue on HoF Insane: At first I thought of this as cheesy, since I intend to do the rest of the game on Normal. But then I thought, "Since when has cheesy stopped me?" No, I am a cheese-monger if there ever was one. Boy, there is a lot of XP wrapped up in Grisella's basement and in those goblins across the bridge. Especially when my party, with the Bard singing the combat bonus song to the "front line" of 4 Fighters and 1 Priest, were consistently dropping each goblin in the first volley of the first round, with typically 2 to 3 arrows/bullets still in the air, flying towards a then-dead target. In fact, no goblin ever closed to melee until I purposely aggroed a bunch of them in the pass, just to see how fast the party could drop them. (The answer --> Very, very fast. Other then a single arrow hit, I don't think I ever lost HP to a goblin.) Why didn't I think of making it harder and taking some credit for it? Oh, well; thanks for the advice. I'm almost finished with the Vale now. Next time... -------------------- What's a party, without a song? Bards ROCK! Party On!! [ 09-28-2005, 07:20 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]