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petertmorgan · 10-28-2003, 01:23 PM

Sounds like a more than a bit of bad luck. What level were your characters?

In my current party of four (alc-ran-lor-val; currently level 14-15), we had far less trouble on the way to Arnika. I think we were level 6-7 when we started. We had several tough encounters, but nothing like what you describe (I remember something very similar happening in my very first party - a party of six - with group after group of 100+ hitpoint higardi/unfair numbers of plants etc.). The toughest encounter my current party had was around the safe house - we went up against 8 higardi (50-80 hitpoint variety, I think) + 4 acid vines + 9 ants (in a single encounter). I had to reload once because I got caught in the open and surrounded (they came from two different sides. After reloading, I went to the 90 degree angle made near the door to the safe house and scrunched back into it as much as possible (ants cannot climb the walls of the house). Basically, I won the fight by using every spell point my alchemist and others had (and starting fully loaded), and using several magic missile sticks/thrown powders/etc. I also used a lot of heal spells/cure condition/stamina potiions, etc.) You get good effects from cone-type spells in that position. The problem with the back of the safe house is you can still get surrounded, particularly by ants.

10-28-2003, 01:23 PM	#2
petertmorgan Dungeon Master Join Date: August 13, 2003 Location: CT Age: 54 Posts: 69	Sounds like a more than a bit of bad luck. What level were your characters? In my current party of four (alc-ran-lor-val; currently level 14-15), we had far less trouble on the way to Arnika. I think we were level 6-7 when we started. We had several tough encounters, but nothing like what you describe (I remember something very similar happening in my very first party - a party of six - with group after group of 100+ hitpoint higardi/unfair numbers of plants etc.). The toughest encounter my current party had was around the safe house - we went up against 8 higardi (50-80 hitpoint variety, I think) + 4 acid vines + 9 ants (in a single encounter). I had to reload once because I got caught in the open and surrounded (they came from two different sides. After reloading, I went to the 90 degree angle made near the door to the safe house and scrunched back into it as much as possible (ants cannot climb the walls of the house). Basically, I won the fight by using every spell point my alchemist and others had (and starting fully loaded), and using several magic missile sticks/thrown powders/etc. I also used a lot of heal spells/cure condition/stamina potiions, etc.) You get good effects from cone-type spells in that position. The problem with the back of the safe house is you can still get surrounded, particularly by ants.