Grachus Options

[Lemernis]

I hate to admit it, but I wonder if Grachus's Wind Horrors are too much for the particular party I'm using. My guess is I could probably take Grachus and only the three summoned undead humans. But not along with those four Horrors as well.

I'm using an unconventional party composition, and I guess it's now catching up with me:

PC Wild Mage 7
Imoen Thief 8
Minsc Berserker 8 (via Drew's mini-mod)
Xzar Necomancer 7
Tiax Cleric 6/Thief 7
Finch Cleric 7

I just cannot seem to find a way to fend off Grachus' seven powerful undead summons. I'm at the point where I'm considering going back to a pre-Grey Clan save and leaving this adventure for a future, more conventional party.

Before I give up, any thoughts on how I can get defeat Grachus with this bunch?

(Note: I'm playing with Sword Coast Stratagems installed. I have no idea if those amazing AI tweaks overlap with TGC's content or not, but they don't appear to.)

This post has been edited by Lemernis: Sep 6 2006, 06:44 PM

[Lemernis]

Well, I led Grachus to Tergius and he killed Tergius. While he was duking it out with Tergius I managed to lead his Moon Horrors to the dwarves, with two dwarves left standing after the battle. Grachus was left uninjured and he simply summons a fresh batch of Moon Horrors when I try to lure him to the party and the two remaining dwarves. For this party it appears there's no chance against them with the suport of only two dwarves.

My party has only one tank, Minsc. And without the high level magic required to defeat an opponent like Grachus and his Horrors, I fear this battle is unwinnable. After viewing what happened to Tergius, I expect that magic-wise I'd need a ToB level mage to defeat them. And lacking that high level magic, my guess is I'd need at least three heavily armored warrior classes in the party to have a prayer (with Tergius still alive to help, that is).

I guess it's back to a save before finding Jusam for me. I'll definitely try TGC again in a future game, though, where the party is more conventional.

This post has been edited by Lemernis: Sep 8 2006, 10:33 PM