Suicidal Gnomes - where will they get to? - Page 8

Midget Gems · 05-24-2005, 08:26 AM

Lots of spoilers again.

Well I went ahead and created a Level 1 Bard to fill my empty 6th slot and I used Dalekeeper to change her into a Gnome so that I could keep the all Gnome theme intact. If you like she could be considered as an illusion created by my Mages to help in their time of need. I issued instructions that on no account should she do anything other than play her battlesong throughout the fight.

We started the fight and followed much the same tactics as before – distract the big guy, then trick the Golems into standing still while we bashed them, then turn our attention to the main event. I always summon a Fire Elemental who is extremely durable and lasts the whole battle. Also I heal him if he gets damaged because he really has a vital role to play I taking the heat out of the situation. My team then get fully buffed and, while my two strongest characters play hit & run around the room, my archer shoots off his stock of arrows (~130) at Belhifet. At difficulty setting of ‘Very Easy’ I suppose a Tanari has about 250HP so I do enough damage to remove just over half of his HP with my archer, who by now has a Thaco of 2. All I need now is for my Fighters to score about 4 critical hits (~30HP each time) and that ought to do it. So we piled on the pressure (more hitting; less running) and eventually those long awaited words appear on the screen “Critical Hit ……Belhifet Death”. I pause the game, take the screenshot and the job is done.

When I set out many weeks ago (in February), I envisaged a short mini-adventure through the first Chapter or two, so to reach the finale was something of an over-achievement. If nothing else it goes to show that equipment and magical resources are more important than HP and Thaco, but most important was to keep a very low AC at all times. In any fight if I could stay alive long enough, then I could find a way to do the damage necessary to win. Also healing was never a problem, with so few HP it was easy to regain full health after a blow and the unexpected benefit from the ‘Beginners Luck’ feature gave me the chance to do this every time. I suppose above all this feature made the impossible into a reality.

So this really is the end for the Suicidal Gnomes
Thanks for staying with me throughout, we created one of the longest threads on the Forum. Also the sreenshots may be coming to a web-page near you, in the very near future.

Marty4 · 05-24-2005, 03:11 PM

Amazing, you just reached out and grabbed one of the loftiest achievements available to players of Icewind Dale.
[img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img]

Congratulations, a round of applause to MG!

[img]graemlins/superdude.gif[/img]

Morgeruat · 05-24-2005, 07:12 PM

wow that is quite an accompishment. congrats

Kyrvias · 05-24-2005, 07:55 PM

Seriously, great job. You must be very patient

Aerich · 05-25-2005, 03:36 AM

Wow, I can't believe you actually got through the whole thing, Belhifet and all... way to go! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

You must have worn out the spacebar on your keyboard.

You should import them into a new game and level them up, just for fun - then run through the game again, on a high difficulty level, for personal satisfaction, as you watch them walk through areas that took you 100+ reloads.

[ 05-25-2005, 03:38 AM: Message edited by: Aerich ]

ZFR · 05-25-2005, 08:11 AM

Congrats now.

NobleNick · 05-25-2005, 04:02 PM

Suicidal Gnomes: The anti-powergamer. Wow...

--------------------
What's a party,
without a song?
Bards ROCK!
Party On!!

Kyrvias · 05-25-2005, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NobleNick:
Suicidal Gnomes: The anti-powergamer. Wow..

Yeah... that about sums it all up...

[ 05-25-2005, 07:35 PM: Message edited by: Kyrvias ]

Aerich · 05-27-2005, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Suicidal Gnomes: The anti-powergamer. Wow...

Ohhh Maaarrrty... I have a challenge for yoooouuu...

[ 05-27-2005, 03:52 AM: Message edited by: Aerich ]

Marty4 · 05-27-2005, 05:43 AM

Aerich, I seriously doubt that the gnomes, whatever awwesome scrolls, weapons, armor, leadership, tactics ect. that they have found, can take on a level 30 paladin, if thats what you mean

.

Kindly expand on this challenge

05-24-2005, 08:26 AM	#71
Midget Gems Avatar Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 33 Posts: 568	Lots of spoilers again. Well I went ahead and created a Level 1 Bard to fill my empty 6th slot and I used Dalekeeper to change her into a Gnome so that I could keep the all Gnome theme intact. If you like she could be considered as an illusion created by my Mages to help in their time of need. I issued instructions that on no account should she do anything other than play her battlesong throughout the fight. We started the fight and followed much the same tactics as before – distract the big guy, then trick the Golems into standing still while we bashed them, then turn our attention to the main event. I always summon a Fire Elemental who is extremely durable and lasts the whole battle. Also I heal him if he gets damaged because he really has a vital role to play I taking the heat out of the situation. My team then get fully buffed and, while my two strongest characters play hit & run around the room, my archer shoots off his stock of arrows (~130) at Belhifet. At difficulty setting of ‘Very Easy’ I suppose a Tanari has about 250HP so I do enough damage to remove just over half of his HP with my archer, who by now has a Thaco of 2. All I need now is for my Fighters to score about 4 critical hits (~30HP each time) and that ought to do it. So we piled on the pressure (more hitting; less running) and eventually those long awaited words appear on the screen “Critical Hit ……Belhifet Death”. I pause the game, take the screenshot and the job is done. When I set out many weeks ago (in February), I envisaged a short mini-adventure through the first Chapter or two, so to reach the finale was something of an over-achievement. If nothing else it goes to show that equipment and magical resources are more important than HP and Thaco, but most important was to keep a very low AC at all times. In any fight if I could stay alive long enough, then I could find a way to do the damage necessary to win. Also healing was never a problem, with so few HP it was easy to regain full health after a blow and the unexpected benefit from the ‘Beginners Luck’ feature gave me the chance to do this every time. I suppose above all this feature made the impossible into a reality. So this really is the end for the Suicidal Gnomes Thanks for staying with me throughout, we created one of the longest threads on the Forum. Also the sreenshots may be coming to a web-page near you, in the very near future. __________________ Midget Gems - Heroes in their own lunch time and creator of the Suicidal Gnomes.

05-24-2005, 07:12 PM	#73
Morgeruat Jack Burton Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: PA Age: 43 Posts: 5,421	wow that is quite an accompishment. congrats __________________ "Any attempt to cheat, especially with my wife, who is a dirty, dirty, tramp, and I am just gonna snap." Knibb High Principal - Billy Madison

05-25-2005, 03:36 AM	#75
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 42 Posts: 2,061	Wow, I can't believe you actually got through the whole thing, Belhifet and all... way to go! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] You must have worn out the spacebar on your keyboard. You should import them into a new game and level them up, just for fun - then run through the game again, on a high difficulty level, for personal satisfaction, as you watch them walk through areas that took you 100+ reloads. [ 05-25-2005, 03:38 AM: Message edited by: Aerich ] __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill

05-25-2005, 08:11 AM	#76
ZFR Legion Symbol Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Ireland Age: 39 Posts: 7,367	Congrats now. __________________ ZFR

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05-24-2005, 03:11 PM	#72
Marty4 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 31, 2004 Location: VA Age: 33 Posts: 1,127	Amazing, you just reached out and grabbed one of the loftiest achievements available to players of Icewind Dale. [img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] Congratulations, a round of applause to MG! [img]graemlins/superdude.gif[/img]

05-24-2005, 07:55 PM	#74
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	Seriously, great job. You must be very patient

05-25-2005, 04:02 PM	#77
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 63 Posts: 1,045	Suicidal Gnomes: The anti-powergamer. Wow... -------------------- What's a party, without a song? Bards ROCK! Party On!!

05-27-2005, 05:43 AM	#80
Marty4 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 31, 2004 Location: VA Age: 33 Posts: 1,127	Aerich, I seriously doubt that the gnomes, whatever awwesome scrolls, weapons, armor, leadership, tactics ect. that they have found, can take on a level 30 paladin, if thats what you mean . Kindly expand on this challenge

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