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seclists · 05-19-2005, 04:43 AM

Thanks again for the help.

In the end, "resting" long enough became a non-issue. I spent some time killing hydras in Nighon and Titans & Dragons in the Land of Giants. When I was finished, my characters advanced several levels at once in the Pit - and by the time they got out from the training hall, it was the next year already. I immediately headed for Castle Gloaming, and sure enough, everyone had already forgotten all about my past misdeed. Kastore was eager to see my characters, teach them blaster grandmaster and give them their next assignment.

Xenofex died in very short order. I made only one slight fumble in this quest: my Beacon caster (the Lich) was drained of all mana, and I was forced to use the teleporter shrine (outside) to get back to Harmondale. Ooops, I had forgotten that I hadn't actually killed all those devils outside, I had just sneaked past them invisible. I was unable to cast fly or invisibility, but I spent precious seconds trying to do so before I realized that. Resulting in a very swift and ugly death for my party. In retrospect, I should have switched to turn-based mode when I ran into the devil mob. (I almost never use it in the M&M games, since they play much better like a fantasy-RPG version of Doom than a turn-based game -- even though I normally definitely prefer turn-based games to real-time games). Reload time, success on the second attempt.

On to the next quest. The green oceanwater looked pretty cool, but otherwise the underwater part was pretty uneventful (boring). Until I found the... sunken miniature of Battlestar Galactica! Now that was a really surprising easter egg, I do say. I found the place where the left hangar would be in Galactica and entered... and got my party absolutely wiped out in practically no time. I made the error of trying to secure the first room (with my blasters) so I could re-equip... big mistake! Even worse, I got greedy and tried to leave a beacon there so I could get back easily - leaving my Town Portal caster unable to act until he was knocked out... then I tried to cast healing, but it was too late already. Pretty tough combat, I think it was worse than the Titans & Dragons. But then, I was fully equipped back then.

This is where I'm now. Going back to the saved game (in Avlee, before entering the sea).

[ 05-19-2005, 07:42 AM: Message edited by: seclists ]

05-19-2005, 04:43 AM	#10
seclists Dungeon Master Join Date: December 18, 2003 Location: NA Age: 55 Posts: 57	Thanks again for the help. In the end, "resting" long enough became a non-issue. I spent some time killing hydras in Nighon and Titans & Dragons in the Land of Giants. When I was finished, my characters advanced several levels at once in the Pit - and by the time they got out from the training hall, it was the next year already. I immediately headed for Castle Gloaming, and sure enough, everyone had already forgotten all about my past misdeed. Kastore was eager to see my characters, teach them blaster grandmaster and give them their next assignment. Xenofex died in very short order. I made only one slight fumble in this quest: my Beacon caster (the Lich) was drained of all mana, and I was forced to use the teleporter shrine (outside) to get back to Harmondale. Ooops, I had forgotten that I hadn't actually killed all those devils outside, I had just sneaked past them invisible. I was unable to cast fly or invisibility, but I spent precious seconds trying to do so before I realized that. Resulting in a very swift and ugly death for my party. In retrospect, I should have switched to turn-based mode when I ran into the devil mob. (I almost never use it in the M&M games, since they play much better like a fantasy-RPG version of Doom than a turn-based game -- even though I normally definitely prefer turn-based games to real-time games). Reload time, success on the second attempt. On to the next quest. The green oceanwater looked pretty cool, but otherwise the underwater part was pretty uneventful (boring). Until I found the... sunken miniature of Battlestar Galactica! Now that was a really surprising easter egg, I do say. I found the place where the left hangar would be in Galactica and entered... and got my party absolutely wiped out in practically no time. I made the error of trying to secure the first room (with my blasters) so I could re-equip... big mistake! Even worse, I got greedy and tried to leave a beacon there so I could get back easily - leaving my Town Portal caster unable to act until he was knocked out... then I tried to cast healing, but it was too late already. Pretty tough combat, I think it was worse than the Titans & Dragons. But then, I was fully equipped back then. This is where I'm now. Going back to the saved game (in Avlee, before entering the sea). [ 05-19-2005, 07:42 AM: Message edited by: seclists ]