For Watcher's Keep Level 2: bring with you Mazzy's sword. Its prevention of stun works miracle against the snake in the poison room (also consider using a prot from poison scroll), and its prevention of slow is useful in the ice room.
As I can't beat the Chromatic Demon the way I want to, but neither criples me beyond belief if I hold progress here, I move.
Also, as the Stronghold don't provide anything invaluable, and I'm just done with Event 6/8, I'm moving from this too.
Onto the rescue!
The demogorgon statue: ANY summon is good here, so no reason why bring anything else than Ras.
Silver Dragon: I hate this thing. First cast prot from cold and hardiness. Start the battle - you'll be wingpushed away. It can do this whenever feels like.
Has a #&@ attack dealing massive damage (anything between 50-150). When it does it AND wings you away, heal by potions. When going back try summoning Ras, so that'll take the heat next time. Whirlwind it to oblivion.
Stuff you can use, but not supposed to:
- Rod of Resurrection is applicable (has use in a ToB quest). Although you might consider it not magical, but divine.
- Gauntlets of Crushing: you're not a monk, but still.
To defeat the Chromatic Demon:
-assemble the Crom Faeyr
- no need to be proficient with it
- wait until changes to shambling mound form
- have Ras summoned as diversion
- release demon
- profit.
This is how the Chromatic Demon works:
- every time it changes form gets full heal
- it is probably 100% resistant to any elemental damage except its current weakness
- it has 90% resistance to any physical damage type (you can only hurt 1-2 HP per hit)
- it has 0% resistance against current weakness.
Staff of Striking does NOT work here.
Areas you likely won't visit (no gain for pain):
- beholder city
- illithid city
- tavern duels of Ust Natha
- the imprisonment machine of the Underdark
- lvl 5-6 of Watcher's Keep (I got maximum exp even before fighting the Chrmoatic Demon)
Bhaal's Tears:
- Wrath: wisdom and charisma has no use for you
- Greed: sure, Blackrazor is nice - only problem it did not work in the original game, thus not even worth considering
- Pride: you don't need exp anymore
- Fear: immunity is better.
- Selfishness: this is the tricky one. If you play hardcore, thus refuse to touch magic, then go for magic resist. If you are ok with abusing design errors, avoid it like plague and go for the AC. Why? The amulet gives 10% magic resist.With the natural MR of Wizardslayer, plus 5% from Lum's Machine you get 99% natural MR.
If youare ok abusing exploits, don't forget to wear magic boots, magic helmets, and the Claw of Kazgaroth,as well as Gauntlets of Crushing!
The bad side of longsword prophiciency:
- while there are a lot of long swords, and with useful abilities, they also don't realy go above +2 enchantment, what is problematic, given how many things demand +3 stuff to be hit (not to mention even stronger optional things)
- there is no negative plain protectin (leveldrain immunity) from swords, which given we're talking mainly about wizard slayer is a hugh problem. Sure, there's Angurvadal, but that's ATSENDAI'S LAIR, which point you passed EVERY SINGLE leveldraining monster I assume. Who designed this shite?
For ToB:
- I pocketsleep more then I used to with other chars, but who cares?
- in case you're frustreted tohave 99% MR just wear Enkidu's Plate. It is a -2 AC plate with 5% MR, way cooler for many characters than the overhyped Ice Dragon Plate.
- I did not have the WIS this time, so had to kill Spectator (beholder). Fortunately he's returned in ToB either way.
- couldn't bother going for the BMU first, so did Sendai w/o it. The Slave Passage caused some problems, which I solved by releasing at the first 1/3rd Ras, and Spectral Brand at 2/3rd to hold up the crowd.
- oh, and you don'teven have to bother with the Deck of Many Things, as you'll likely wield Angurvadal after its upgrade, which pumps your STR to 22, which means 24 STR with Evil Wrath Tear.
I'm yet to find a belt WS could wear, a second ring,and a cloak. Otherwise lazy coding über alles I think. I put allinfo on available equipment
here.
Personal story:
- Ogremoch somehow activated some trap (remember, I play WS, which don't lay traps) and got banished by it?
- somehow True Sendai managed to hold EVERYTHING (including its summons), so died at the 2nd whirlwind. Easiest victory ever.
- I dunno 'bout u, but for me Draconis was a giant middle finger. Here is all I could figure out:
a) cast prot from acid beforehand
b) stand outward,so its transformation-wing-buff will push you to semi-safety
c) as it is primaly a caster (who don't realy care about the miscast debuf, neither the thac0-debuff from Answerer) use the Grandmaster armor for speed (or just use Boots of Speed abusing the coding)
d) cast mirror image afterthe transformation pushed you
e) he somehw can onehit Ras, but not Spectral Brand
f) don't bother with the stalkers (if you're immun to +1/0)
g) use Rod of Reversal when it appears first time,or it managed to recast stone skin or such (check the battle log constantly)
h) when it is close, use whirlwind
i) when it runs away (innate ability invisibility) do NOT runafter,as it'll remain invisible. Instead drink a megapotion.
j) hope for the best.