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[Olbas]

I'm having a really hard time beating mages and clerics in the early game and would very much appreciate some general advice. If it helps my party is,

Necromancer 12
Berserker 12
Jaheria 10/12
Anomen 7/12
Valygar 11
Keldorn 11

For mages the Improved Invisibility and SI:D I can't bring down, my only tactic is to hope remove/dispel magics will eventually get rid of it but normally I have to wait it out which is getting harder as the higher level mages have more offensive power. At my point in the game I can't beat any mages I have left to face.

As for clerics I can't beat the Shadow Jailor or Thesal. The main problem with this is all the extra enemies. The Shadow Lords do so much damage so I take them down first although I have no Improved Haste yet so it takes awhile(anyone know where I can find that scroll) and then go for the Jailor but I'm nearly dead by then. I use Chaotic Commands to stop the knockdown and summon mountain bears to help fight, my mage uses breach on the Jailor.

This post has been edited by Olbas: Dec 26 2007, 12:06 PM

[Sikret]

Here are some hints, Olbas! I'm sure Raven and others can also give more and better advice. Spoiler tags should not be forgotten though:

Note: I strongly recommend that other players don't read these hints unless they are also desparate and really need the hints. The fun of the game will be maximum if you discover these points by yourself inside the game.

SPOILER!

- Facing Theshal is too early for your party. Leave it to chapter 6.

- Improved Haste scroll can be bought from the merchant who stands beside Neb's house in Brisge district at night. Go there after midnight and you will find him.

- Since you have Keldorn in your party, leave the duty to cast dispel magic on enemy mages to him. Even if his level is not high enough yet to dispel their illusion, he still have much more chance than your mage and his chance will increase as he levels up. But be careful that his dispel magic is not party-friendly and will dispel your own characters' buffs as well if they are near to where he targets his spell.

- Even if the mage's illussion has not dispelled, keep attacking him with your warriors. A partially visible mage can be attacked physically. If the mage has Fire Shield (red), cast protection from Fire on your warrior; in this way, the damage from the fire shield won't be an issue; it may even heal you if your total fire resistance has exceeded 100%.

- If the mage has just stoneskin, you can still interrupt his spells with weapons which inflict elemental damage, such as Flail of Ages or the FrostReaver axe.

- As for Skeleton Lords, hit them with blunt weapons. They are much more vulnerable to Flails, clubs and quarter staves than to swords.

I Hope this helped a bit.