LAST EDITED ON Aug-21-03 AT 10:11 PM (Pacific)Ran over and picked up Saxx and Sparkle (hi guys!! yippee!!). Then off to get some 100% Trang material, via Arnika and the Swamp. Stopped off and did the rat patrol thing (took out the breeders the first try ... that was a first and at level 9/10).
I have never been one to play the defensive side of things ... I go in hitting hard and if I can't take 'em down, I come back with more fire power. This time I setup a hypnotic lure before intiating battle, then started combat, then opend the door, to get that free round of surprise "attacks". It was more like a free round of buffs, with an Acid Bomb, Freeze Flesh and Siren's Wail to boot.
By the second round, throwing in little pandemonium powder, half my party was Guardian Angel'ed, and all of the opponents were afflicted by at least one if not two or three maladies (Paralyzed, Insane, Nauseas, Afraid) ... not to mention staring at the lure. As luck would have it, the breeder closest to the door was insane (and mobile) and usually whacking on the other breeder or the archers behind her.
Once both breeders were in the line of fire, through my angled shot in the door, I started letting loose with cone spells (Ego Whip, Magic Missiles, Whipping Rocks, Shrill Sound, Psionic Fire) along with the area spells (Fire Bomb, Fireball, Noxious Fumes) I was letting off inside the doorway.
It was all over rather quickly (maybe 10 rounds?), with only a scratch here and there. Then, stepped in the door and combat re-initiated with what was left of the archers (2 of them with about 20 HP between them).
Milano Calzone was a breeze, so I foolishly thought I might try on the Don ... what the heck, I had a Death Bomb to try. It was nearly a reload situation and I barely made it out alive ... we will try that one again next trip I think I might have knocked about 10-15 HP off him.
p.s. I had planned to work Sparkle up to the front of the party, during the breeders battle, then have one of the Valjyries push her in the door (and let her die). Imagine my disappointment, after winning, when I realized I forgot that part of the battle Anyhow, I upgraded ... dismissed her and recruited Madras.
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