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Old 01-10-2003, 01:48 PM   #1
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I am soloing with Assasain and Tactics Mod.I was wondering:if Kangaxx see invisibility then i cannot use backstabb.But if i use Protection from Undead then go in Shadows,can I backstabb him then?We are talking about Improved Kangaxx version here so just tell me please.

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Old 01-10-2003, 02:25 PM   #2
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Your Assassin will have a very hard time vs Kangaxx. He can see the invisible and is frankly not vulnerable to any of the Assassin's strengths. I've tried poison against him but it rarely seems to work. Best bet would be to use a Protection from Magic Scroll and hope that you can kill him before his Mordies kill you.

His first form can be dealt with rather easily by just stacking traps though...
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Old 01-11-2003, 02:35 AM   #3
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Assassin Cheese! Come in various flavours, but specialises in the Trap flavour!

Recipe:

Set two sets of traps in the musty tomb of Kangaxx, one set at his spawning spot, one set in a room corner. We recommend 3 Spike Traps for the first set, and 4 Spike Traps for the second set.

Poison your weapon, then summon Kangaxx and quickly rush to his spawning zone, positioning yourself behind him. Before he has a chance to speak, BACKSTAB him! Watch him go hostile and get impaled by the traps!

Listen non-chalantly about how more powerful he has become, then take out your Ring of the Ram and punt him to the second set of traps.

Voila! Less than a turn of combat, maximum profits of the highly enchanted Ring of Gaxx.

Not satisfied? Taste not to your liking? NEED STRONGER CHEESE?

No problem! Get the ability Use Any Item and use the Mace of Disruption +2 in conjunction with the scroll Protection from Undead( to be used only for the second form, not the first).

Proceed to play the game of, "How Many Times Can Kangaxx Make His Save Versus Death?".
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Old 01-11-2003, 03:36 AM   #4
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LOL!

Great cheese tactics!

I shall have to try them out.
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Old 01-11-2003, 04:28 AM   #5
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I prefer scrolls of protection v magic for this particular encounter. The prot v undead makes you stand around whacking the lich until it wears off and he decides to tell you that he's really a demi lich.

Magic protects against both forms, leaving them unable to hurt you. Of course, you've got to deal *massive* damage to actually get anywhere with him. I normally end up getting him to nearly dead when he panics and flies around the crypt. At this point he's too quick to actually catch - a few well placed traps will get him at that point without *quite* as much cheese as Dundee's suggestion.

Of course, the only reason for that is that I never got the hang of aiming the RotR [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 01-11-2003, 05:20 AM   #6
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Originally posted by Baros:
Of course, the only reason for that is that I never got the hang of aiming the RotR [img]smile.gif[/img]
Aiming or Timing? RotR is a funny weapon. I've not done any serious research into it but it always seems to be the only offensive attack that will punch through the combat/spell protections of enemy mages, liches, vampires (bodhi) etc. This excludes area offensive spells.

For this reason, i always carry it around (two of them if i don't feel like roleplaying) as a backup weapon for those times when nothing else seems to work. As for the aiming, the only factor that should affect this is standard spell targeting issues (invis, sanctuary). Timing is the critical part. The bolt from the ring is painfully slow moving and usually requires a second thought as to when the perfect moment would be. After all, you've only got one shot.
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Old 01-11-2003, 05:29 AM   #7
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It's more of a positioning thing. Everytime I've tried to use it the target flies off in a semi-random direction. (Watch that skull fly!!). I have the same problem aiming lightning bolts...
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Old 01-11-2003, 05:52 AM   #8
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Originally posted by Baros:
I prefer scrolls of protection v magic for this particular encounter. The prot v undead makes you stand around whacking the lich until it wears off and he decides to tell you that he's really a demi lich.
Magic protects against both forms, leaving them unable to hurt you. Of course, you've got to deal *massive* damage to actually get anywhere with him. I normally end up getting him to nearly dead when he panics and flies around the crypt. At this point he's too quick to actually catch - a few well placed traps will get him at that point without *quite* as much cheese as Dundee's suggestion.
Of course, the only reason for that is that I never got the hang of aiming the RotR [img]smile.gif[/img]
7 Spike Traps to handle the first form, read the scroll of Protection from Undead while he is rambling about how much more powerful you have made him, then play musical taps on his head with the Mace of Disruption.

Protection from Magic scrolls are very, very precious and should only be used as a last resort. Unless you use the clone trick of course.
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Old 01-11-2003, 06:38 AM   #9
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The only two times I've ever needed to use prot v magic is Kangaxx and Twisted Rune (which kind of ruins that one as well!). If you don't think that Kangaxx is a "last resort" encounter then there's a problem! I have a habit of collecting loads of single use items (scrolls/potions/wands etc) and never using them "just in case" I really need them - I suppose I've started to learn my lesson.

I like to dual wield of MoD and StoneFire Axe for undead slaying [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 01-11-2003, 08:16 AM   #10
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hey,

I'm new here (from holland) so forgive me if my englisch iz bad,, I aint a real nooby or what (ive played the game 4 times, two times finished it on core rules and hard)... thats my intro... now 2 the point
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Mace of Disruption vs Kangaxxx where the f*ck do I get it (mace of disruption of something) because if got it several times but I always forget were Ive found it :S... anybody? (playing a new game so)
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