Help, trouble with fight to Arnika!

Okay, I left the monastery at level 6&7, so when i got to the entrance to Arnika, I'm stuck fighting the most bullsh*t fight so far. I'm fighting a caustic plant or somthin, along with 3 acidvines. First, they blind all my guys. Then they irrate them, and then poison them. All my spells backfire, miss, and kill my guys. My guys can't hit them, and out of the 11 tries, I didn't even kill one!! Please help, my party is
Lord
Samurai
Gadgeteer
Rouge
Bishop
Psionic

[Lady Nightshade]

I hate those acidvines
I had my mage cast enegy blast and I used the cherry bombs and other throwable potions to get them..also try running if it gets too hard..

[Sazerac]

Area effect spells are vital against these suckers. I didn't leave the monastery until 7th level and my mage had "Fireball"...it's a godsend out there on the road. Use Magic Missile and Fireball against them...not sure what the Psionic has.

I have a Bard in my party, and I got the Piercing Pipes right outside the Monastery...VERY valuable. I also have a Dracon, and that Acid Breath also comes in very handy as well.

Good luck! If you're not up for it yet, go back to the Monastery, rest around a bit and fight some more monsters until you level up and get some of those spells.

Cheers,
-Sazerac

I was about the same level and in about the same predicament you are at one point or another on my way there too.

Try running up on them and whacking them. If that doesn't help any, you can use your walk/run option to run the rest of the way if you are close and if you think you can outlive the attacks on your way.
(I did that entering Trynton and there were NPC's there who helped me take them out...you will meet a guy at the entrance to Arnika...can't say he won't run off though Even so, there are patrols inside the city that won't let the foul plants live. [img]smile.gif[/img]

If all else fails, do go back to the monestary until your party members are at least all level 7, maybe 8.
That trip is not pretty and it only gets uglier! Offensive area spells and throwing weapons (cherry bombs, etc) do help and if your party members are that bad at throwing, use a few of your bonus points to help them out in that area on your next level-up...sometimes they just need a push. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Good Luck!

[ 11-19-2001: Message edited by: Moni ]

Thanks guys. So far, my characters haven't gotten any area of effect spells. I'll keep trying though!

[Superchicken]

They hate fire