Rotghroth Rhapsody Prince of Kitties Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I'm playing An Apology with a lvl 7 singleton who's been through "On a Ship to Algiers", and I am already running into trouble with the rune fight. I couldn't seem to knock off a rune before getting killed, so I used the party editor to give myself lightning rods... And ten lightning rods later, I have still not destroyed one rune. It seems the runes have more than three hundred HP each. How is a level 7 party, never mind a level 1 one, expected to destroy the rune in time? Does one have less HP than the rest, or something? Or is this HP doubling? (Which I shouldn't be running into - no way is my party strong enough to trigger it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt DesertPlah Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Typically, I just super-blessed and hasted one of my fighters and set him to work on it, along with some wounding by the priests, I think. It's been awhile, but that's what I remember. Wouldn't work as well with a singleton, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Tonweya Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 All you have to do is to destroy any one of the Runes. You can't destroy one of the 'Active' ones, so destroy one of the 'Inactive' ones, preferably the first one you encounter when you walk in the door. me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Robsta Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I haven't played the scenario, but presuming it's a monster you're fighting, scry it to figure out it's weakness. If you record it's stats, you can reload and not take the time to scry it the second time. (If you think there is a weak link, scry them all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt DesertPlah Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I wouldn't know that it has a "weakness" per say, but this is a great time to teach the new generation of BoEers that Wound hurts just about anything anywhere, if I remember. It's been a couple years, so don't crucify me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I would suggest giving your singleton godlike priest and weapon skills. Cast avatar on him, and tell him to attack that rune like no other. Recast avatar every time the invulnerability wears off, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt DesertPlah Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Because a level 7 singleton is going to have avatar… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Tonweya Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 IIRC, the only "Rune Fight" is in the beginning of the actual 'adventure' when Kriken is trying to summon a Malice Demon and there is a ring of runes, to protect him, around the area where the Portal is being created. They start, all 'inactive', but each becomes 'activated' in turn. You cannot destroy a rune once it becomes 'active', but the 'inactive' ones are rather easily destroyed, thus stopping the Summoning Ritual. Once the Ritual is stopped, everything works out fine for the Party. If there's a different 'Rune Fight' that I missed, please let me know. me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Robsta Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 As I said, I haven't played that scenario, but if I were, I would look to see it's immunities, health, armour and spell lvls (if any) if it managed to defeat me on the first try. Also if I find out it's say undead - then I grin. (But I think the cances of runes being undead is slim) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt DesertPlah Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Are you two just posting for fun now? I guess that's what I'm doing, because the question is answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Prince of Kitties Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 "Easy to destroy" you say? The unactivated runes have 550 hitpoints and are immune to everything... (It strikes me - the Truesite has outdated versions of some scenarios. Could it be that I got the old version, with its HP doubling problems?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Robsta Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Posting for fun? Of coarse, isn't that what forums are for? (550 HP, Ouch, Hastes with your mages and blesses then wounds with your priests sounds like the best idea to me. Can you do these before the battle begins?) Edit: Depending on the armour of the runes, two single handed weapons or one double handed will do the most damage. I remeber running around with higher lvl parties with extra weapons to deal with special scenarios that require them. (I don’t think anything is immune to acid, if you got a hold of any of that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Originally Posted By: Robsta Posting for fun? Of coarse, isn't that what forums are for? (550 HP, Ouch, Hastes with your mages and blesses then wounds with your priests sounds like the best idea to me. Can you do these before the battle begins?) He's using a singleton. If you haven't played the scenario, could you at least read the thread? Also, acid in Exile counts as magical damage, so lots of things are immune to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Tonweya Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 No, I wasn't "posting for fun". I take everything at face value, assuming that any post is an honest question. While some may have their "fun" with a post, I have to assume that the original question, or statement, is honest and valid. I can accept, (ignore), someone having their "fun" for the sake of the innocence and honesty of the original question so long as it isn't unjust. There have been a few times that people who cared were there to help when I needed it. One last comment; Although Alcritas makes some of his battles seem really difficult, it would appear to me that he has put some serious thought into who/what the monsters are and who/what the party is, and then fine-tunes the battles very well, indeed. This is just another reason why he has reached the level of recognition that he has. As a mere amateur in this world of make-believe, I really appreciate the work that Authors of these scenarios have done. me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I played the TrueSite version and it worked fine...In fact, I don't think I've played a scenario that wasn't from TrueSite. (I have all 190 MB of scenario downloaded onto my machine...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Robsta Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Ahbleza, I think it is you that is mistaken, about a great many things *manical laughter* Originally Posted By: Ahbleza No, I wasn't "posting for fun". I take everything at face value, assuming that any post is an honest question. Ah, but you are posting so that the question can be answered. The question should be answered so that Miramor can have fun while playing An Apology. Therefore your posts are for fun too. I also take the question seriously, and post for the greater fun of the community. I believe that the primary purpose of BoE, its scenarios and its forums is to have fun. I don't (often) post to make fun of, mislead, play mind tricks on or otherwise "have fun" at another person's expense. Acid is magic? That seems strange, but I haven’t tested it. Not many of my chars have acid weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Tonweya Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 We all see what we want to see, regardless of what's actually there. At this age I just want to see things for what they are. (Two more paragraphs of comment were just erased.) Enjoy it while it's still fun. me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Prince of Kitties Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Aha... I've discovered a winning strategy: charm the imps. The biggest problem is the hordlings casting stuff at you, but if they're busy fighting an imp they'll leave you alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Robsta Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Sweet, I always like a different solution than plain old hack and cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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