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[corey_russell]

Corswash entering no-reload challenge....(BG 2/ToB only)

Well, as some of you know, my laptop overheats a lot - or more precisely thinks it overheats, which is just as bad as it immediately shuts down when that happens.

For my birthday my wife authorized a replacement laptop, so I was backing up my files in preparation for re-installing everything - but this meant my old laptop was out of commission while that was going on (which was for many hours).

Therefore, I installed BG 2 and ToB onto the new laptop, and created a new game (e.g. Corthief II I still alive). One class I have NEVER used as a main is swashbuckler. So I thought I would start a game with it and learn about it - will probably die a horrible death, but since he hasn't reloaded yet decided to enter him for kicks.

He just made it out of Irenicus' dungeon without much trouble. Since Corswash can handle the locks and traps, Yoshimo dualed immediately to fighter Minsc uses the sword of chaos in the 2nd row, with everyone else ranging. The casters will be Jaheria, Viconia and Jan.

[Grond0]

Alesia_BH wrote...

Ok. Now I totally want to watch the 1982 film The Beastmaster: It looks fracking hilarious.



(How awesome is it that he has attack ferrets?)

The character is inspired by Andre Norton's novel of the same name, that I remember as being pretty good.

Quote from the film "I have my eyes {eagle}
I have my cunning {ferrets}
and I have my strength {tiger}."

Modifié par Grond0, 22 août 2013 - 05:29 .

[Grond0]

Best of luck Corey - let's aim for a swashie reunion at Melissa's parlour.

[Alesia_BH]

Grond0 wrote...
The character is inspired by Andre Norton's novel of the same name, that I remember as being pretty good.

I just watched the movie (it's on netflix). I can't comment on the novel, but the film is awesome in a campy sort of way: It would be perfect for a count-the-medieval-fantasy-genre-cliches drinking game.

If we could somehow have a no-reload challenge movie night, that would definitely be my first pick.

Quote from the film "I have my eyes {eagle}
I have my cunning {ferrets}
and I have my strength {tiger}."

I remember that one. It's pretty early in the film- shortly after the Jun sack Dar's village.

Oh. And speaking of beastmasters...

(No ferrets were harmed in the making of this screenshot)


Ashanti is off to ToB.


Best,

A. 


Btw. Best of luck with Corswash Corey!

Modifié par Alesia_BH, 22 août 2013 - 06:24 .

[Grond0]

Well done Alesia. 2 parts down and 1 to go ...

[Serg BlackStrider]

Congratulations on finishing Jon, Alesia! Happy hunting in ToB!

And safe travels for Corswash, Corey!

[The Potty 1]

@Corey have you considered that laptops may not be ideally suited for gaming? The graphics typically require a high-end video card, which pumps out a lot of heat. Which laptops are not able to efficiently dissipate. My previous laptop fried itself, incidentally while I was playing BG2, but I'm sure that's no worse than any other game. My new laptop sits on top of a wire baking rack. The fan still runs constantly at full speed, but at least it's getting air through. I've contemplated building a base out of four PC fans to continuously blow air up into the laptop, but I haven't bothered yet, very likely it will be very noisy, although it may extend the life of the laptop quite a lot. Next PC's gonna be a desktop.

[The Potty 1]

@Alesia congrats, Ashanti blasted through the end of SoA in excellent time.

Alesia_BH wrote...

... the film is awesome in a campy sort of way: It would be perfect for a count-the-medieval-fantasy-genre-cliches drinking game.

If we could somehow have a no-reload challenge movie night, that would definitely be my first pick.

If you liked that movie I suspect you've already had quite enough to drink. Or smoke. I think I'll stick to truth or strip spin the bottle, light and drink or dare.

[Grond0]

Theo - dwarf swashbuckler (final update)

Theo was another victim of my tendencies to seek additional challenges and relax when things are getting a bit too easy.

He cleared de'Arnise Hold, Trademeet and the Temple sewers on the way to the Planar Prison.  The initial fights there were handled safely, but rather than do my normal round of attacks there I decided to try and clear all the prison cells while other enemies were active.  That was going well until I:
- got into sight range of the Warden
- forgot he could see through invisibility
- didn't check my HPs or use one of the dozen or so potions of power that would have jumped Theo from his 85 up into safe territory.

This is the point at which I quit the game - anyone prepared to give odds on the chance that he would have survived?

[corey_russell]

@Alesia_BH: Grats on a successful SoA run! Wishing you the best for ToB
@Everyone: Thank you so much for your well wishes for Corswash, it's appreciated.
@Grond0: Picenon got stunned when he was here as well - he DID survive though (RoR once stun wore off). Sorry to hear the end of your run....
@Potty: I think it really depends on the laptop. Some are well designed, some aren't. 

Modifié par corey_russell, 22 août 2013 - 10:32 .

[Alesia_BH]

Grond0 wrote...

Well done Alesia. 2 parts down and 1 to go ...

Yuppers.

The Potty 1 wrote...
If you liked that movie I suspect you've already had quite enough to drink. Or smoke.

To be clear, I don't drink alcohol so it would have to be a hot chocolate drinking game. Or maybe a yak butter tea drinking game in honor of Ashanti.

Anyhoo: Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I'll try to get AShanti's posts up to date soon.


Best,

A.

Modifié par Alesia_BH, 22 août 2013 - 04:13 .

[Alesia_BH]

Grond0 wrote...
Theo was another victim of my tendencies to seek additional challenges and relax when things are getting a bit too easy.

Condolences Grond0. Power Word: Stun is extremely dangerous for thieves. It's the scariest spell in the game in my book.

Best of luck with your next run.

Best,

A.

Modifié par Alesia_BH, 23 août 2013 - 12:40 .

[Grond0]

Wrecking Crew VIII (update 2)

The Crew restored the Circus to normal operation, despite the 'illusionary' werewolves hitting hard.

On to speak to Gaelan Bayle and help Hendak take over the Copper Coronet - bought Azuredge and the Sling of Seeking there.  On the way to the de'Arnise Hold the Suna Seni ambush triggered.  It took a while to kill the mage there and in the meantime the Crew took quite a bit of damage (a fair amount from Axe, who was charmed for almost all the battle).  After resting up they set off again, only to run into Renfeld.  This time missiles killed the mage before his buffs fired and the rest died shortly thereafter.  A rabid cleric was put down and Renfeld returned before the Crew finally got to Nalia.

The trolls were not too bad, though again I found the SCS versions required lots of ammunition to kill and was glad when the FoA and Frostreaver could take over that duty.  For the final battle I successfully split the yuan-ti mages from Torgal, the giant trolls and umber hulk elder.  I think I should have had a good chance of winning that battle without casualties, but Axe got caught in a position where a route I thought was available round a table was too small to get through.  Despite him taking the first healing potion of the run the umber hulk finished him off.  At one point Flail was then the only character under control (as a result of Torgal's cloak of fear), but it's generally not easy to hit scared characters and there were no more casualties; Flail took several healing potions herself while working through the opposition.

After resting upstairs the remaining Crew went back down to the dungeon, to immediately run into a dimension dooring mage - good job he didn't do that during the initial contest.  He was finished off quickly by the FoA, though again Flail was left on her own when everyone else succumbed to chaos and she had to act as a target to prevent the others killing each other after the mage was dead.  The final yuan-ti mage was polished off without any problem, allowing Boss to take control of the Stronghold and the Crew to return to Athkatla to resurrect Axe, take their ninth levels and rest up.

Stats (cont from BG1):
Flail, fighter L9, 99 HPs (incl. 5 from Helm, -9 from Claw), 269 kills
Hammer, fighter L9, 98 HPs, 288 kills
2-H, fighter L9, 99 HPs, 307 kills
Axe, fighter L9, 93 HPs, 214 kills, 1 death
Boss, fighter L9, 99 HPs, 334 kills
Halberd, fighter L9, 89 HPs, 262 kills, 1 death

[Grond0]

Alesia_BH wrote...
Best of luck with your next run.

Thanks Alesia.  I might keep doing a bit more with the Crew, but that feels like much harder work than solo, so I will roll up a new attempt as well.

[AnonymousHero]

Grond0 wrote...
This is the point at which I quit the game - anyone prepared to give odds on the chance that he would have survived?

I can't help but smile knowingly... not that I don't sympathize, but I have been in a similarly hopeless situation and survived with exactly 0 HP. (My situation luckily wasn't with an enemy who sees through invisibility and a Potion of Invisibility saved the day.)

Condolences.

[Alesia_BH]

Ashanti, Eleven Beastmaster: The Underdark (Part 2)

After finishing the second drow party, Ashanti visited Adalon and then made her way into the drow city. With funds raised from selling items in Fishville, she purchased The Sentinel and all the high value potions on offer. Next, she rested, met with Sola, and then headed to the Phaere rescue rendezvous point.

That led to the Chandrilla ambush of course. Ashanti took moderate buffs (potion of defense, armor of faith, hardiness, potion of stone giant strength, RoAC II, Moondog howl pro evil). She then Approached invisible while sending Cerebus ahead to intercept Pitch (more precisely, to intercept Pitch's PW:B like mist ball).


Ashanti broke invisibility with a whirlwind on Chandrilla.


Boz was taken down next (Btw. Is anyone curious about that long sword in Ashanti's quick slot? It's one of at least nine metal weapons that beastmasters can use.) 


N'ashtar was dispelled and then savaged by lions.


Damien was the last to go thanks to his invisibility potions. Kudos to him for outlasting Ashanti's hardinesses and landing a backstab.


That was followed by the rescue of Phaere...


the swiping of an amulet from underneath the nose-less mugs of the beholder clan, and yet another mad dash through the Kuo-Toan route- culminating in Ashanti's triumphant arrival at the surface.


I'll post on the dragons and Kangaxx next.

Best,

A.

Modifié par Alesia_BH, 23 août 2013 - 02:52 .

[Gate70]

Well done Alesia, lordly might there.

Good luck Corey.

At least it wasn't a trap Grond0.

Potty/Corey. Every laptop I fix works much better after all the cat/dog/human hair and dust is removed from around the fan - usually stuffed between the CPU fan and the exit vent, requiring the fan to be unscrewed so I can get at it with a specialist tool (coincidentally, you may have one of these, it's a nozzle that's connected to a running vacuum cleaner but don't tell my friends / family / acquaintances).

[corey_russell]

Gate70 wrote...

Well done Alesia, lordly might there.

Good luck Corey.

At least it wasn't a trap Grond0.

Potty/Corey. Every laptop I fix works much better after all the cat/dog/human hair and dust is removed from around the fan - usually stuffed between the CPU fan and the exit vent, requiring the fan to be unscrewed so I can get at it with a specialist tool (coincidentally, you may have one of these, it's a nozzle that's connected to a running vacuum cleaner but don't tell my friends / family / acquaintances).

I had already brought the laptop to a local computer shop. They did of course clean it, but no help in my case. They took it apart and noticed that the CPU wasn't even hot, yet it is shutting down. It's a malfunctioning heat sensor. The shop couldn't fix that.  Incidentally I called HP and they said the sensor is an integrated  component of the board. I would have to ship the laptop to HP, and they would swap out the motherboard for $500.00 and ship it back.

[Alesia_BH]

Gate70 wrote...
Well done Alesia, lordly might there.

Yuppers: That's the long sword from the Rod of Lordly Might. The three lordly might weapons account for three of the nine (not counting the staff maces and staff spears).

Modifié par Alesia_BH, 23 août 2013 - 01:13 .

[DMWW]

Lavok declared "Show yourself! You can't hide from a mage!" but then quietly added: "Oh. You have the Cloak of Non-Detection: I guess you can."

Note to self: add for next version.

[corey_russell]

Just a quick note: Loqi the gnomish fighter/cleric and Gum the Human berserker>thief are at Spellhold working their way out of that maze. They had just defeated a large group of powerful undead (Greater Mummies x2, Skeletal Warriors x2, and a Lich) near Dace (via a pro undead scroll that Loqi had bought in Athkatla, thinking head to this) and looted that general area. Dogdancing was hurting so we paused here. The team is doing well so far and finally Loqi's saves vs spells is now zero.

[Alesia_BH]

DMWW wrote...

Note to self: add for next version

Yes: Do that. And while you're making changes for the next edition, be sure to add a special quest for beastmaster PCs laden with references to The Beastmaster (1982). Perhaps Maax can show up and abduct Delon in preparation for a child sacrifice? Seth and Kiri as joinable NPCs? A ferret summoning talisman as a quest reward?

Cheers,

A.


Btw. It's good to hear from you David. And so you know, I plan to finally make the jump to the newest edition after Ashanti's run.   

Modifié par Alesia_BH, 23 août 2013 - 05:31 .

[corey_russell]

Corey_Russell/Dogdancing multi-player no-reload
Loqi - gnomish fighter/cleric
Gum - Human level 7 berserker/17 thief
Bait - deceased permanently

Loqi and Gum have made it out of Spellhold. The duo were very happy that Loqi got haste boots so he can keep up with Gum. Free action ring was welcome too, so Loqi no longer has to worry about things like ghasts. The battles were pretty clean. We managed to convince Lonk to let the prisoners loose without having to fight him. This mean Gum's dispelling arrows got to all be shot at Irenicus. Loqi tanked Irenicus with Loqi's Flail of Ages. The duo were protected both by chaotic commands and death ward, so were pretty safe, such as it was. Success!


Saemon teleported us out of Spellhold and Dogdancing was ready for bed so we ended our session here.

[Grond0]

Gate70/Grond0 Multiplayer attempt 25(4) - (update 1)
Tensor, human blade (Grond0) & Roche, human blade (Gate70)

The duet safely got back through the maze to talk to Duke Belt and were sent to Athkatla.

Irenicus' dungeon was safely negotiated - all the dangerous traps failed to connect through Roche's mirrors.  The only slight minus point was that the gamble of trying to kill Ulvaryl with a pair of skull traps failed - she survived, but the thieves didn't, meaning she immediately ran away.  The XP for leaving the dungeon got both blades to level 11.

Stats (cont. from BG1):
Tensor, blade L11, 54 HPs, 205 kills
Roche, blade L11, 66 HPs, 159 kills

Modifié par Grond0, 23 août 2013 - 06:23 .

[Alesia_BH]

Ashanti, Elven Beastmaster: Thaxll'ssillyia

Upon exiting the Underdark, Ashanti decided to take care of some unfinished business. Thaxll'ssillyia was her first target.

Expecting a remove magic, Ashanti initiated combat running minimal renewable buffs. The appoarch of Moondog stirred Thaxll'ssillyia to action; hostilities opened with an Ashanti sling bullet to the wyrm's breastplate.


In the opening stage of the battle, the plan was to have Moondog tank while Ashanti attacked with her sling. Moondog was unfond of this plan, but it made sense: Ashanti had no desire to quaff an oil of speed before Thaxll'ssillyia's remove was put in play, and even less desire to attract the wyrm's attention without a movement rate advantage. Happily, stalwart Cerebus held his ground untill Thaxy's remove was spent. Then the buffing began. Not much is needed against Thaxy: the AoP, the Shield of Harmony, armor of faith, an oil of speed, and a protection from acid scroll- plus offensive buffs to taste. 


Cerebus -who had been badly wounded before he could erect his mirror images- fell quickly. As his spirit ascended, Ashanti assured him that the lions would get revenge on his behalf.

"Don't wory Cerebus! We'll make him pay!"


"Ok. Maybe not yet..."


But there was no reason to fear: Ashanti still had NPP, fear immunity, confusion immunity, acid resistance, oils of speed and a sling. And that all it take to make this wyrm look like a lumbering fool.


Ultimately, the lions did get their revenge- though Ashanti had to get her hands dirty to make it happen.



Fin.



Best,

A.


Btw. The Firkle battle was nearly the same. The distinctions being that there was a roasted pooch instead of a slashed pooch...


a haste effect to dispel...


and a Staff of Striking finish rather than a circus trick.


I'll post on Kangaxx next.

Best,

A.


Btw. Beastmaster 2: Through The Portal of Time (1991) officially gets my vote for worst movie ever. Marc Singer looked like a roided coke-head roadie for Skid Row in that one. And how many lines like "Chill out, Lord Dude" can a girl take before she wants to tear her eyes out? The Beastmaster (1982) was awful in an amusing way; Beastmaster 2 (1991) was just plain awful- punishingly, soul squelchingly awful. I'm still recovering.

(I think the only sensible way to deal with this trauma is to set my fears aside and watch Beastmaster 3: The Eye of Braxus as soon as possible. It has to be better! It just has to! Right?)

Modifié par Alesia_BH, 23 août 2013 - 07:00 .