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Zkribbler
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Feb 1999 time: 21:21
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quote: Originally posted by moomin
- magic users are puny 'till very late in the game.
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I assumed so too, until this latest wrinkle. My wizard has a black panther familiar, plus a conjured dire boar and a cleric hench[wo]man. That gives him a great offensive line to hide behind while he blasts away with his frost rod. He's doing much better than my barbarian did.
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And as for that... friend... of ours, there's a special trick that'll take hime down. I could PM you if you want it, so as to avoid spoilers for others. |
Tempting, tempting...but maybe later.
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I think you're hurrying to much as well - my character (a Paladin, btw, so even weaker than your half-orc barb) was level nine when I hit that spot in the game. Side quests are fun for exp and profit, you know! |
I think you're right, I was either hurrying or maybe it was just lazy incompetence. My barbarian inadvertently completed all the tasks for Olivia but never ran across her in order to cash in. (I was looking in the wrong District.) Neither could he find the priest's brother in the Beggar's Nest. Yo ho, my wizard has already found both.
Hmm, maybe I should go back & play more with my barbarian. I think I saved the game at a point before the ceremony. He's just a few hundred xp's away from the next level, at which point he'll be able to use the magical two-bladed sword the guy in the forge made for him. 
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moomin
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Moo Like In Moomin
Jul 2000 time: 05:21
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quote: Originally posted by Zkribbler
I assumed so too, until this latest wrinkle. My wizard has a black panther familiar, plus a conjured dire boar and a cleric hench[wo]man.
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Well, that is a given for a mage - they have to use somebody else to front or their story will be over before they can say frost bolt. But my personal experience is that given the rather inept hench/familiar/summon AI, a no-holds-barred tank is still easier to play. Of course, with my sorcerer, I keep the pixie familiar since she's just so handy with the traps and chests, and go much more on the offensive myself, but then again sorcerers are better at direct damage than wizards. A high level sorc/wiz is fearfully effective against anything the AI will throw at you - with one possible exception, that I will refrain from spoiling here. 
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I think you're right, I was either hurrying or maybe it was just lazy incompetence. My barbarian inadvertently completed all the tasks for Olivia but never ran across her in order to cash in. (I was looking in the wrong District.) Neither could he find the priest's brother in the Beggar's Nest. Yo ho, my wizard has already found both.
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Well, the Neverwinter SP campaign ain't LOTR, but I found most of the side quests jolly good fun. Some where downright... wierd. Miss out on the chapter 2 sidequests at your own peril.
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Hmm, maybe I should go back & play more with my barbarian. I think I saved the game at a point before the ceremony. He's just a few hundred xp's away from the next level, at which point he'll be able to use the magical two-bladed sword the guy in the forge made for him. |
Yes, the special weapons will make a great difference. I went for the souped-up greatsword myself, and I really liked it. But a barb wielding a two-blade? That just ain't right you know Where's your greataxe?
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