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Jem · 02-25-2002, 06:11 PM

Nope -- this is a big battle with lots of undead, Vapra.

SeaDog -- what I did was save just out of the sight of the baddies and make sure all of my buffs were up beforehand. Then I used my lavalamp (or you could use the Hypnotic Lure spell) to draw the attention of some of them -- I got three of them to come over into view, which initiated combat. Since no one but those three could see me, the others all were casting buffs on themselves and not moving, which allowed me to take out the three nearby with ranged weapons, my bishops' Turn Undead damage and the Banish spell. Once those three were dead, I just didn't move and combat ended. I kept doing that until nothing else would come over, which left me with four or five opponents, including the Keeper. At that point, I made sure I had refreshed my SP/HP and then went around the corner and into view with the others. First round of combat I cast Soul Shield and had my two bishops Turn Undead while the other three focused on one creature with ranged weapons. A couple of them got paralyzed by the Turning so I could ignore them next round. I had my bard casting Heal All every round while one bishop alternated between Holy Water and Rest All and the other with Banish/Magic Missile. My others concentrated ranged weapons on one at a time. As long as I could keep everyone alive, I could ignore the Keeper until everyone else was dead and then I ran up to him and wiped him out in melee with spell support.

Just remember that your two most important spells to have up for defense are Magic Screen beforehand and Soul Shield as soon as combat starts.

02-25-2002, 06:11 PM	#3
Jem Zhentarim Guard Join Date: January 28, 2002 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 347	Nope -- this is a big battle with lots of undead, Vapra. SeaDog -- what I did was save just out of the sight of the baddies and make sure all of my buffs were up beforehand. Then I used my lavalamp (or you could use the Hypnotic Lure spell) to draw the attention of some of them -- I got three of them to come over into view, which initiated combat. Since no one but those three could see me, the others all were casting buffs on themselves and not moving, which allowed me to take out the three nearby with ranged weapons, my bishops' Turn Undead damage and the Banish spell. Once those three were dead, I just didn't move and combat ended. I kept doing that until nothing else would come over, which left me with four or five opponents, including the Keeper. At that point, I made sure I had refreshed my SP/HP and then went around the corner and into view with the others. First round of combat I cast Soul Shield and had my two bishops Turn Undead while the other three focused on one creature with ranged weapons. A couple of them got paralyzed by the Turning so I could ignore them next round. I had my bard casting Heal All every round while one bishop alternated between Holy Water and Rest All and the other with Banish/Magic Missile. My others concentrated ranged weapons on one at a time. As long as I could keep everyone alive, I could ignore the Keeper until everyone else was dead and then I ran up to him and wiped him out in melee with spell support. Just remember that your two most important spells to have up for defense are Magic Screen beforehand and Soul Shield as soon as combat starts. __________________ Jem :kitty1: