They're eating me alive! Alive I say!

Norin · 12-15-2003, 12:47 PM

Greetings all,

I'm in a wee bit o' trouble in that danged bandit camp. I've murdered everyone in the camp

(except the hammer wielding guy, he is one tough coockie, I'm saving him for later) and now when I enter the leaders tent I'm dead before I know it. The archers and Sorcerors dish out some heavy punishment to begin with and in come the fighters. I'm usually dead after 7 seconds or so... Anyone got any hints to beat this hellhole? For information, my party consists of the following :

Level 3 Dwarven Fighter
Imoen level 3
Xan level 3.

Thanks in advance.

Calsiumus · 12-15-2003, 01:03 PM

you could go and do some more sub quest and gain some more experiens before you takel the bosses. or u could take som more in to your party.
and about the hammer guy I usally charm him and make him fight the other bandits until he´s has lost alot of life and then i attack him.

RoSs_bg2_rox · 12-15-2003, 01:10 PM

well. You could do this really cheesily, go into the tent cast a fireball (with wand) go back out, go back in again etc. The problem is you only have 3 low level fighters, I might suggest use an invisibility potion on your Dwarf and send him in to the back to get the annoyin archer, get xan to use a wand of fire (he cant use the spell) to weaken the guys at the front while your dwarf takes out the two at the back and imoen can use arrows or short sword, whatever shes most proficient in, to take out some of the front men, although if you use a bow be careful not to get to close to the target.

Brainless One · 12-15-2003, 02:08 PM

Your main problem is indeed low level. You have 3 level 3 characters. If you are going to stay with those three, dont come back until they are all at least level 5. By then you should have better equipment too!
-Brainless One

ZFR · 12-15-2003, 02:38 PM

Man with 3 ppl only its amazing youre only level 3... did you do any subquests... get more experience otherwise you dont stand a chance

SixOfSpades · 12-15-2003, 04:35 PM

Rule of Mixed-party fighting #3: Take out the Mage first. This will be difficult for you, since he casts Mirror Image. The natural counter to Mirror Image would be Magic Missile, but of course Xan can't cast that. He can, however, cast Sleep (an absolutely devastating spell in BG1), and can also cast Resist Fear and Horror. If you can incapacitate the Mage and 1 or 2 of the Fighters, you've just evened the odds.

If Imoen has a Potion of Strength and a few Invisibility Potions, Backstabbing should be worthwhile: Nobody in that tent is wearing much in the way of armor. She should be very close to Level 4 right now, which I believe is where Triple Backstab begins to kick in.

But yes, running around with 3 low-level people is just asking for trouble. Get thee some backup, man!

InsaneBane · 12-16-2003, 03:44 AM

Right now I got a party of 6 characters with lvl 6/7. I'm still on the road to the bandit camp.

(I am using the DSotSC and the Harder MODs - thats explains the high level, but I would still recommend lvl 5/6 for a normal installation)

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Insane

Lord · 12-16-2003, 08:52 PM

And be preparted to take some acid damage. IIRC, the archer fires acid arrows, and the mage uses melf's acid arrow.

Norin · 12-19-2003, 05:59 PM

Ok, point taken. I'm adventuring right now but I just cant seem to find alot of experience... I've done the Gnoll Stronghold which didn't yield that much, right now I'm clearing Gulleykin. I've made a small change to my party too : I've replaced Xan with Dynaheir since I figured the Elf was kind of contradictionary -> he has a kick ass sword so I was using him for Close Combat, but his mage being just gets him killed alot. Did anyone ever take Dynaheir without taking Minsc? I figured 3 adventurers was enough so I just ignored him and went straight by...

Lord · 12-20-2003, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Norin:
Ok, point taken. I'm adventuring right now but I just cant seem to find alot of experience... I've done the Gnoll Stronghold which didn't yield that much, right now I'm clearing Gulleykin. I've made a small change to my party too : I've replaced Xan with Dynaheir since I figured the Elf was kind of contradictionary -> he has a kick ass sword so I was using him for Close Combat, but his mage being just gets him killed alot. Did anyone ever take Dynaheir without taking Minsc? I figured 3 adventurers was enough so I just ignored him and went straight by...

I suggest you take Minsc: he's an excellent fighter and if you take a vote (like the sticky in this forum) for fav character, it's more than likely Minsc

. He's got a fun attitude and is fun to listen to in BG2 as well.

12-15-2003, 12:47 PM	#1
Norin Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: August 16, 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 45	Greetings all, I'm in a wee bit o' trouble in that danged bandit camp. I've murdered everyone in the camp (except the hammer wielding guy, he is one tough coockie, I'm saving him for later) and now when I enter the leaders tent I'm dead before I know it. The archers and Sorcerors dish out some heavy punishment to begin with and in come the fighters. I'm usually dead after 7 seconds or so... Anyone got any hints to beat this hellhole? For information, my party consists of the following : Level 3 Dwarven Fighter Imoen level 3 Xan level 3. Thanks in advance. __________________ When you criticise someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then you\'ll be a mile away, and have his shoes!

12-15-2003, 02:38 PM	#5
ZFR Legion Symbol Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Ireland Age: 39 Posts: 7,367	Man with 3 ppl only its amazing youre only level 3... did you do any subquests... get more experience otherwise you dont stand a chance __________________ ZFR

12-15-2003, 04:35 PM	#6
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 46 Posts: 6,901	Rule of Mixed-party fighting #3: Take out the Mage first. This will be difficult for you, since he casts Mirror Image. The natural counter to Mirror Image would be Magic Missile, but of course Xan can't cast that. He can, however, cast Sleep (an absolutely devastating spell in BG1), and can also cast Resist Fear and Horror. If you can incapacitate the Mage and 1 or 2 of the Fighters, you've just evened the odds. If Imoen has a Potion of Strength and a few Invisibility Potions, Backstabbing should be worthwhile: Nobody in that tent is wearing much in the way of armor. She should be very close to Level 4 right now, which I believe is where Triple Backstab begins to kick in. But yes, running around with 3 low-level people is just asking for trouble. Get thee some backup, man! __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

12-16-2003, 03:44 AM	#7
InsaneBane Baaz Draconian Join Date: November 5, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 57 Posts: 724	Right now I got a party of 6 characters with lvl 6/7. I'm still on the road to the bandit camp. (I am using the DSotSC and the Harder MODs - thats explains the high level, but I would still recommend lvl 5/6 for a normal installation) [img]graemlins/greenbounce.gif[/img] Insane __________________ Ko-founder of the SCFC(TM) Korporation.

12-16-2003, 08:52 PM	#8
Lord Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: June 3, 2003 Location: New York Age: 39 Posts: 3,302	And be preparted to take some acid damage. IIRC, the archer fires acid arrows, and the mage uses melf's acid arrow. __________________ "You're a thief and a liar." "No, I only lied about being a thief."

12-15-2003, 01:03 PM	#2
Calsiumus Drow Warrior Join Date: August 6, 2002 Location: Sweden Age: 34 Posts: 286	you could go and do some more sub quest and gain some more experiens before you takel the bosses. or u could take som more in to your party. and about the hammer guy I usally charm him and make him fight the other bandits until he´s has lost alot of life and then i attack him.

12-15-2003, 01:10 PM	#3
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 34 Posts: 5,225	well. You could do this really cheesily, go into the tent cast a fireball (with wand) go back out, go back in again etc. The problem is you only have 3 low level fighters, I might suggest use an invisibility potion on your Dwarf and send him in to the back to get the annoyin archer, get xan to use a wand of fire (he cant use the spell) to weaken the guys at the front while your dwarf takes out the two at the back and imoen can use arrows or short sword, whatever shes most proficient in, to take out some of the front men, although if you use a bow be careful not to get to close to the target. __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

12-15-2003, 02:08 PM	#4
Brainless One Zhentarim Guard Join Date: July 24, 2002 Location: Arm's length from my monitor. Age: 34 Posts: 367	Your main problem is indeed low level. You have 3 level 3 characters. If you are going to stay with those three, dont come back until they are all at least level 5. By then you should have better equipment too! -Brainless One

12-19-2003, 05:59 PM	#9
Norin Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: August 16, 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 45	Ok, point taken. I'm adventuring right now but I just cant seem to find alot of experience... I've done the Gnoll Stronghold which didn't yield that much, right now I'm clearing Gulleykin. I've made a small change to my party too : I've replaced Xan with Dynaheir since I figured the Elf was kind of contradictionary -> he has a kick ass sword so I was using him for Close Combat, but his mage being just gets him killed alot. Did anyone ever take Dynaheir without taking Minsc? I figured 3 adventurers was enough so I just ignored him and went straight by... __________________ When you criticise someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then you\'ll be a mile away, and have his shoes!

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