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![]() ![]() Gold Member Tactical reputation: 3 Posts: 959 Joined: 29-June 07 From: Budapest - Hungary ![]() |
Well I have played 2 days with IA now. It seems very cool to me, just I feel it is a bit hard yet. My party still weak for most of the IA fights.
Here is my party: gnome fighter/illusionist lvl 9/10, Keldorn lvl 9, Haer'Dalis lvl 11, Anomen lvl 10 clr, Cernd lvl 12, Nalia lvl 11 mage. My PC is very good now with +3axes and Hill Giant Str. belt. Keldorn: True Seeing very usefull, but I haven't seen any success with Dispel Magic in IA battles... And he is very weak even with -5 AC in hard battles... Haer'Dalis: When he is buffed, he is very good tank. He isn't very good damagedealer yet. I found his Offensive Spin + Melf's Minute Meteor bugged, since when he press O. Spin, his attack lowered to 2 with meteors. I haven't tried more time yet btw. Without buffs he is like a chicken in fights. I like him. Anomen: Very good and strong char with his buffs, melee etc. DUHM overshine even Holy Power and Champion's Strength, and you have alot lvl 2 free slots... ![]() Nalia: I dislike her low thieving skills, when I cannot disram a trap or open a lock. But he will do all what a mage should do in IA. Cernd: He is very good in this early stage. He was at least 2 lvl higher than rest of the party, and it helped a lot. His spells: lvl 1: Doom very good spell. Burning Hands: Not the best, but good to kill trolls. lvl 2: There are not really good spells here. Invis: good only for scouting. Mirror Image, Barskin: good defensive spells, but Cernd usually sit at back, so he don't need this too many times. Charm: sometimes good to get cannon fodder for a short time. lvl 3: Flame Arrow shines here. Summon Insects: Not so usefull now with nerfed save. Stregnth of One: I used this often till I found a strength belt. Usually I mem FA all but 1 Dispel Magic. lvl 4: Call Woodland being: not so good as was berfore. Defensive Harmony: good, but he lefts this for Anomen. Greater Malison and Emotion shine here. I like them. Fire Shild useless on him. lvl 5: Sadly Chaotic Command demands lower usefullnes of other spells here. Iron Skin, Insect Plague good when don't need CC. Also Prot from Acid will be good in certain fights. lvl 6: Unleash Enetgy is great. Conjure Animlas would be good but most of the enemies Death Spell all summoned ones immiditaely... Conjure Fire Elem would be good also. I use Heal also. Chain Lightning and Death Spell is unused atm. All in all, Cernd is very good char yet, especially cause he can cast high lvl spells which aren't blocked by (Minor) Globe of Inv. and with a lot of FLame Arrows he can deal good damage also. |
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![]() ![]() Gold Member Tactical reputation: 3 Posts: 959 Joined: 29-June 07 From: Budapest - Hungary ![]() |
Thank you for reply, I really appreciate it. Maybe I missed Haer right hit with left hit (there is Belm in his left hand). I have then 2 weapons which can harm her: Greater Enthorpy +5 and War Hammer vs. Giant kin which hits at +4. I have Usuno's Blade also, but only Haer can use it, and imho better to get a +1 attack with GE+5 (Belm in left hand) than to hit with Usuno's Balde from left hand. I will try her again, my plan to lower her MR with trigger 3 Pierce Magic, and cast 1 Pierce Shield. That is -72 % MR. then auracleansed Cernd can help in fast kill with Creeping Doom and some Unleshed Energy. Meanwhile Haer and Anomen hit her as hard and as fast as they can with help of 1-2 Mord. Swords. My F/I and Keldron kill lesser spiders, and Nalia help to finish them with some Sunfire.
Anyway it is strange if she is immune to lvl 5 and lower spells, how was able Sunfire and Vampiric Touch damage him, and why did I get MR text after Malison and Slow. Nvm, I will try this new tactic soon. ![]() This post has been edited by shadan: Aug 18 2007, 01:23 PM |
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