Powerful mage and game rules, [Topic spllit by Baronius] Options

[Baronius]

I understand what he's saying. I was surprised by it too, the first time I fought him. You're expecting a powerful mage, not a physical powerhouse, and yet none of your fighters can deal any serious damage.

I have never understood this type of approach. Why can't a powerful mage have very powerful "physical" resistances via her powerful magic and knowledge? Should every wizard be protected by 9 golems so no one can reach her? Because without resistances, wizards could be killed very easily, considering their low natural hit points and physical defense.

[Sikret]

With this approach, all of the bone golems, magic golems and demi liches will end up being cheaters even in the core AD&D. But this is not a correct approach to the issue. When you see a creature with certain immunties, you should think of those immunties as part of the creature's definition (rather than calling it a "cheat") and start an honest attempt to find a successful tactics (rather than looking the creature's file in DLTCEP to discover what a true tactician can discover inside the game and during the battle). All that said, Ustrain is not actually too difficult if TOD is played without IA installed. It just requires a bit thinking and trying to beat him.