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Completed Let's solo Baldur's Gate 2 on Insane (feat. The Codex)

Baron Dupek

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No I'm p. sure it was bag of holding. And surely it was from fixpack or else.
 

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I don't even have to actively explode people any more, they do it by themselves!

Update #89: Through The Bowels

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We have permanently lost 15 HP, it seems. I am going to restore those with ShadowKeeper for the next update.

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Horned helmets and bathrobes do not go well together visually.

We have postponed killing Gromnir long enough, time to kill the bastard.

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:yeah:

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This means going through the sewers.

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:rage:

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I smell...

A foul stench?

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That too, but I meant a recycled map.

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Good thing sewers beneath Baldur's Gate didn't have any devil shades in them, or I would have died. Hard.

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Fuck, that's a lot of shady monsters.

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With the side-note that only this one was an actual threat.

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They seem to get extra damage from this hammer's lightning strike.

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Finally, a level up. I haven't got one since before defeating Irenicus, I think?

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If I keep using these whirlwinds, I will turn into a human merry-go-round.

Elven merry-go-round.

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Go and fuck yourself with a rake.

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Oh, great, yet another shade.

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And it was one of those, which split into two shadow fiends to annoy me more!

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And who the fuck are you?

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That is not a backstab weapon.

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I am not trying to backstab him. I just want to whack him on the head.

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Damn, this took a while, the guy was like a brick wall!

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And this one kept retreating a few paces back, every time I got close!

That is some truly exceptional enemy AI. I bet you would love to have a disengagement strike mechanic now.

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...No.

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And that's th- Ah, shit.

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Let's play it smart.

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Surprise!

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No lock can stop me!

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What.

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Fuck me, they really are gibberlings.

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It's like smacking flies with a newspaper, except easy.

It is worth noting that they respawn like motherfuckers, if we even move two steps away from their spot.

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Oh, I forgot about you.

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Well, this is an unexpected turn of events.

For some reason I have not made a screenshot of The Codex fleeing and hiding in shadows.

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'Retreating and employing a more subtle approach.'

Yeah, that.

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Orog, meet knife.

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Knife... Uh, nevermind.

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And since this tactic is so successful...

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What you are unable to see here, is that The Codex was clearly winning this fight. The duergar just would not die.

Death Count: 363

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Fuck, were duergars always such damage sponges?

You have not fought that many so far, so it is hard to tell.

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I shall overcome this obstacle with superior AC.

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To be honest, a 45 damage opener is but a scratch.

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I win.

Moving on, we encounter this scene:

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No, they won't.

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No, it won't.

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How about getting ripped apart by me?

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What? Where?

You should probably retreat, you might not be able to defeat all of them at once.

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Not true. But I shall retreat just because I feel like it.

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Let's just go behind this corn- Well, shit.

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I guess asking you to move out of the way is pointless?

Note the horde of freshly-respawned gibberlings chasing us from the north.

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Check out what my armor can do!

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I have a feeling that getting surrounded by hordes of enemies will be the theme of this expansion.

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Let's speed this up!

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Alright.

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I haven't forgotten about you.

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I love seeing desperation and fear in their eyes when they realize no spell will save them.

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No running away.

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Why haven't you joined the group fight back there?

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Seeing you stuck on duergar sappers while their friends attack you from afar reminds me of Pillars of Eternity and its 'Eder the human roadblock' tactic.

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Luckily they shoot arrows +1, so I can just ignore them.

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Yet another copy-pasted encounter. Oh, the thrill.

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Stay still...

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So, why exactly have you not used the dagger and backstabbed him?

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I didn't care enough.

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I can always retreat a bit, the mages never follow.

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Here is how the exciting duergar sapper duels proceed. Anyone cares to count how many HP that is?

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Those fire shields are pretty annoying.

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Here, I backstabbed someone, uh, something. Happy?

Yeah, sure.

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Can we stop with the fucking umber hulks? I think I've grown beyond them like fifteen levels ago, if not more.

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Yay, fucking.. whatever...

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Die already.

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GAAAH!

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GTFO my sewers!

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A bunch of gibberlings later...

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And now I am in a fucking basement. I guess that makes two of us.

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This cheers me up a bit.

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'Elite orc'. It even sounds wrong.

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Boom!

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BOOM!

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AHA!

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Oh?

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Do I even have this sword? Fuck if I remember.

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How many orcs and orogs do they keep in this basement?

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The amount of flying guts in today's update puts a smile on my face.

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You can come out now.

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Boom!

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Gotcha!

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I am starting to pity these orcs. They were probably sent to the basement with the hope someone shows up and kills them.

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WHOA! A Human!

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WHOA! Flying guts!

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WHOA! You scared me there.

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Hope you don't need these ribs any more!

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Boom!

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A mage! Encounter diversity!

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Can't hide from me!

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Told ya.

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A trap!

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What?

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What!?

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For a moment there I thought it was you I am saving, but then I realized, you would not actually want to leave the basement.

Fuck off.

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Yay, reputation. Except it doesn't matter since everyone will still hate me!

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Thieves abusing invisibility potions. Haven't seen that before.

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At least thieves don't have that many HP.

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Blackrazor, here I come. :yeah:

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We should probably invest more in those high-level traps.

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That was close...

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You there!

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Ah, fuck!

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Quaff this!

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What a coincidence, I am randomly executing everyone named Gromnir. And everyone else I don't like.

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Although I think I already know...

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I believe you failed to notice I have actually come from THE OTHER WAY.

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What.

Hey, is this not...

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The old prison. Yeah.

We must have missed this entrance before... Hey, that means we could have skipped the sewers!

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:rage:

(We would not have skipped the sewers anyway.)

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Up we go, then..

Next time: The Codex: Ascension to the Throne (in a way).
 
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Erebus

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You know it's high-level D&D when freaking sappers have as much HP as the dragons found in the previous games.

Is it even possible to disarm the traps in the corridor ?? I don't think I ever managed to do it.
 

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That brings back memories... Horrible, unpleasant memories of a time when I was weak as a kitten.

Update #90: Khaaaaaan!

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I have restored Codex's missing fifteen hit points (we shall see for how long), but even ShadowKeeper has not been able to bring back our hero's minor bhaalspawn powers, meaning we must have broken something with a single character collecting over 18.5 million XP (over twice more than Throne of Bhaal's cap). Maybe we can even see what happens when we reach 24 million XP, which will mean The Codex will be over the experience cap with each of his classes. If we manage that, obviously.

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All of our hero's thief skills are now >100 even while wearing armour, which is how we want them to be.

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Having long sword proficiency allows to have some fun with Blackrazor. Something we are definitely going to try.

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Funny how having a godlike Strength of 25 still only gives you 80% chance to force a door or chest.

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20% magic resistance is just not enough against magic-users, meaning Carsomyr will remain a frequently used weapon even later in the game.

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I have my doubts whether Bodhi really was the strongest enemy I've defeated.

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This setup with -19 AC is enough to defeat most enemies without any spell or ability use, although it is not the fastest way.

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Let's do this! I am hoping for some entertainment at least.

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Alright, this is a reasonably promising start.

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One of you guys is dead already, and you have not even scratched me yet. You need to up your game, and fast.

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I hope what you just said will not end up in our 'famous last words' section.

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Did something just happen?

Uhm... no. Not really.

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I'm starting to doubt if these guys pose an actual threat.

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Fine, fine. I've spoken too soon.

Also, apparently that was a 'friendly fire' ball.

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That fucking archer escaped downstairs!

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Oh yea- Wait, did he just cast horrid wilting?

Yup.

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Shiiii-

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-iiiit... Oh, hi there!

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FFS. he escaped again.

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WHOA!

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Fucking jump scares! Now, where was I?

The archer.

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Oh yeah.

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Stop doing that!

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Got you now!

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:rage:

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Fuck, that was a lot of unnecessary stairway running.

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Trust me: you do not even want to know.

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And here is a picture which we can put as a definition of 'overkill'.

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After the basement was so vast, I expected the actual palace to be bigger than one room.

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I think I am interrupting something... which is the way I like it.

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Is she really threatening the guy? Seems like she is not exactly the kind shepherd she poses to be.

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Gromnir 'We Is No Idiot' Il-Khan's insight is surprisingly accurate.

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We'll see how that 'never meet' will work out for him.

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Does that make her special in any way? I thought it was just a woman thing...

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It might have been wise to heal first...

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I kind of like his cheerful approach.

Bioware did not even try pretending we could negotiate with Gromnir. I guess we should be grateful for not wasting our time.

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Well, this looks like it's going to be a fair fight.

(The scary face is a horror spell cast from our wand od fear.)

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Iii feeeeeel sooomeeewhaaat sluuuggiiish.

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So sad.

Death Count: 364

Load game.

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My high self-esteem as it is, I believe some preparation before this fight is in order.

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Like this.

Are you sure you do not want to cast some more spells?

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For that bunch? Nah. They don't deserve more. I'll kill them with minimal effort, like the trash mob they are.

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All healed up and ready to rumble!

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So, where do I start...?

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Why am I not surprised you have decided to kill the woman first.

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I'm not exactly winning, though.

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Let's change this!

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Well, that's a start.

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I admit... that stung a bit...

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Whew!

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That was too close.

Who would have thought you would be running into your safe basement at the first sign of trouble.

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Fuck off.

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I'm actually kind of surprised they did not come down after me.

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Yes. We shall abuse the hell out of this, obviously.

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Well, obviously.

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Hello, boys! I'm baaaaack!

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Having learned from Illasera's case, I will be leaving Gromnir for last. All his goons need to die first.

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12300 XP is a nice number for a generic unnamed soldier.

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I guess Twister is slowly becoming my favourite movie.

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I am starting to not understand what is going on here.

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Surprise buttsecks... I mean Maze.

Death Count: 365

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I think I saw a minotaur just before I got hit by that spell. Why is there a minotaur, and what's more important, was it there before?

I honestly have no idea.

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If Maze is a factor, I need to get rid of the mages first, but they cast true sight as soon as they smell my farts.

I think we can do something about that...

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Whoa, it's all dusty and smells of something long dead.

Yeah, it has been a while.

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And since I will be fighting mages, dispelling weapons are back in favour.

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Everyone looks so confused.

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Ok, almost everyone.

Gromnir can see you? Must be a bhaalspawn thing.

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Why are they all running around like madmen?

Well, if my axe crazy half-orc general started randomly swinging his weapon at the air, I would start running too.

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Got him! Managed to kill him before the rest realized what was going on.

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And since that was the maze guy, I can now kill the rest in random order.

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One beef steak comin' right up!

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I think the other mage needs to die too.

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I wish Gromnir stopped hitting me. It really hurts.

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Drinking healing potions turned out to be a poor idea, since Gromnir managed to out-damage our healing constantly.

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So we retreated downstairs and healed up with nuts from Suldanessellar tree. They turned out to be really potent, healing around ~50 HP each.

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And also very tasty! Good thing I'm not allergic to nuts.

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I want to try a potentially devastating combo of drain-level-on-hit plus whirlwind.

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I guess the Blackrazor's level-draining is not as reliable as the one on Black Blade of Disaster.

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ButILoveItsAbilityToRandomlyHasteMe!

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YouReRapidlyRunningOutOfMinionsBro.

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IKilledYourCatIGuessNowItsPersonal?

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I guess we're done here.

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Start running. You'll die with a throwing dagger in your back.

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Told you.

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Bullshit. I was downstairs... A couple of times actually... And I haven't seen you anywhere.

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Because you're a woman and therefore lacking in bra-

Stoooop.

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What? I'm only tell-

No. Move on.

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So?

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I could also leave and never come back. Theoretically.

To unlock further areas you must agree to her terms.

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Fuck.

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My 'gifts' are lost in the labyrinth of bytes and checksums.

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A mystery! That sounds quite fun, actually.

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Ah, is there any crisis that cannot be solved by some dungeon crawling?

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I'll go when I want to.

tl;dr: We need to find a way to defeat the invincible Yaga-Shura, which can be in one of two areas now available for us to travel.

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First, there's loot to pick up!

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Whoa! I kind of wish I had a thief in my party who would benefit from wearing this.

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That's... Uh... Okay.

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Not even worth commenting.

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I've seen worse.

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So, that's why his strikes were so chilling! And I thought I was turning gay.

Next time: Hopefully, something interesting.
 
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I think I saw a minotaur just before I got hit by that spell. Why is there a minotaur, and what's more important, was it there before?

it was released from the maze
 

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Well on the bright side fire giants are probably the most annoying enemies in ToB, so you're in a pretty good spot once you're through the Yaga Shura bit.
 

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Nothing really special, just that they have a boatload of HP, basically never miss regardless of your AC, do lots of damage, and there are lots of them.
 

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Codex 2012 Codex 2013 Codex 2014 PC RPG Website of the Year, 2015 Codex 2016 - The Age of Grimoire Make the Codex Great Again! Grab the Codex by the pussy Insert Title Here RPG Wokedex Strap Yourselves In Codex Year of the Donut Codex+ Now Streaming! Enjoy the Revolution! Another revolution around the sun that is. Serpent in the Staglands Divinity: Original Sin Project: Eternity Torment: Tides of Numenera Divinity: Original Sin 2 Bubbles In Memoria A Beautifully Desolate Campaign Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Pathfinder: Kingmaker Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag. Pathfinder: Wrath I helped put crap in Monomyth
Last time on Let's Insane Solo Baldur's Gate 2:

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Ha ha! Good fun!

Update #91: Roaming The Land

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The Codex vs. shitty overlevelled traps, take two!

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We have some equipment to help us this time.

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194 in Find Traps should be enough, right?

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Nope.

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However, our vast storage contains another remedy.

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214 - surely that is enough.

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Guess again.

Load game.

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We have one more trick up our collective sleeve.

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229 - no trap can withstand that.

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Except this one.

Fuck this shit. Let us move on.

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NOW WATCH ME TELEPORT WHILE YOU CHOKE TO DEATH IN THIS CITY YOU FUCKERS!

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Does this mean attaching the horned helmet onto one end of the staff? Because that would actually be pretty awesome. In an 80s sort of way.

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Fuck yeah.

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Both were useless, so I don't mind combining them into something potentially useful.

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Not bad. I kind of wish I had two heads now.

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I never knew I wanted to have Planar Door until I saw how it works.

I had the same reaction to my smartphone.

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And we are plunged straight into action.

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Just the way I like it!

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Apparently some merchants are dying off-screen.

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Don't care.

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They seem to own a lot blades with my name on them.

Mybe they are a fanclub?

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Were.

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Wow, he actually gave me a reward. I didn't exactly expect that.

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You mean there's a town around, other than Saradush?

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So that is why I never met any ex-priests of Bhaal. I knew there had to be a reason.

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Good, then you can buy all the vendor trash I looted from those dead bodies.

Some trading later:

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Ok, so this not exactly what I expected to see right now.

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Oh yeah, because normal giants are clearly not enough, I have to deal with hasted giants now. And that one huge fucker is escaping!

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I'm not sure I would even be able to reach as high as that blood splatter appears. I'm much more likely to just smack these guys in the dicks.

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What is with the 'friendly fire' mages recently? They need to stop stealing my XP!

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An ogre berserker? Someone needs to dust off their sense of humor.

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Came back now, eh?

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Die alongside you friend!

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Only moping up left now.

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Quite impressive that he the mage survived one hit.

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You don't impress me much, bear.

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Back to your Dyrwood cave.

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Apparently, I'm not done yet.

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I hate crowds.

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This is another of those infrequent-but-cool situations where The Codex's immunity to +0 and +1 weapons is useful.

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But the giants are keen on spoiling our party.

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Watch me dance the dance of life!

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A well-timed strike with Wand of Fear can do wonders.

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Wonders is an overstatement, since those giants do not care, and they are the main threat here. Or rather, the only threat.

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This is where I make my stand!

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I probably should have told him that his Greater Evasion had worn off.

Death Count: 366

Loading.

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The worst part is the wasted potential of an awesome bridge battle against two giants. You know, none shall pass, and such.

Nothing is truly lost when you can rewind time.

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EPIC!

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One by one, they will fall, down, down!

That song says 'we will fall'.

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Maybe you will. I won't.

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And to ensure that, I shall use this artifact I got recently.

I somehow read one line there as 'hates user'. I am probably just projecting.

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The figurine gives a pretty nice boost to AC as a part of its ability.

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Too bad the effect did not even last long enough to kill one giant.

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The cleric blight is everywhere, despite all my efforts.

Offscreen: the other giant has escaped to the north.

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He has not escaped far enough.

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:yeah:

Dual fighter/mage level-up.

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Maybe some traps this time? Honestly, more whirlwind seems the best choice, but I do not want to keep re-taking the same ability over and over again.

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Area completed.

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Whoa, new world map!

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That's a welcoming looking place.

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Cutscenes are like hold spells with no saving throw.

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Dark Wonderer, is that you?

You almost got that right.

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I'm preeeeetty sure I didn't kill you. Although I probably should have.

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WHOA!

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Is this about me being chaotic evil again? Because, I'm kind of fed up with this shit.

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You've got a lot of spunk in you, for a dead man.

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Goddamnit!

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Will you, now?

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Missed.

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Give me your best shot.

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Parachuting reinforcements? Cheap.

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That's a lot of devils, wraiths and horrors...

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...But nowhere near enough.

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Watch me actually regain my health during this combat.

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That's the last of your underlings.

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That was underwhelming. I hope there are tougher enemies inside that temple.

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Me and my big mouth.

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Death Count: 367

Game -> Load

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Should skeleton warriors even be that strong?

Probably not.

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I need to lure out just one of them.

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Well, that didn't work. But since they've left, I guess I can explore the temple further.

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Damn, and I was THIS close to getting my own undead army.

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How can they cast spells if they don't have brains any more?

How can you?

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But... Ok, I admit I walked right into that one.

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It would be more fun if they, you know, actually tried to defend themselves.

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Well, this one at least tried.

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Ah, shit, it came out of nowhere!

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I love this mace.

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Unique icon! This must mean good loot.

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...Or a quest item, maybe?

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Hardly. I doubt I can encounter anything more dangerous than myself here.

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As for you...

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HEADS UP!

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Shit, shit, shit! Why do you fail me so, mace?

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Alright! That was some entirely unnecessary tension!

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Ghasts and mummies?

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Hardly worth bothering.

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Alright. What can change the nature of a man?

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Half-giant? That brings some disturbing images into my head.

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Oh, he's half-giant, half-god! That's ok then. I guess.

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Very interesting.

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I knew I should have kept the Heartseeker bow.

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Fire mountains sound like a pleasant place. I am of course being sarcastic.

tl;dr: Yaga-Shura removed his heart to become invincible (just roll with it). We need to bring it to Nyalee, along with her own heart, to make him mortal again.

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More necro-fodder.

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Why are these even here.

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Area completed (although we will be back).

Next time: The Codex shall fight some very big and some very small enemies.
 
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I've always found it annoying that you can't immediately tell pseudo-Gorion : "Fuck off, you're obviously just a monster using illusions." Nobody could genuinely believe that it's Gorion we're talking to, it'd be even stupider than trusting Melissan until the Solar tells you not to.
 

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Codex 2012 Codex 2013 Codex 2014 PC RPG Website of the Year, 2015 Codex 2016 - The Age of Grimoire Make the Codex Great Again! Grab the Codex by the pussy Insert Title Here RPG Wokedex Strap Yourselves In Codex Year of the Donut Codex+ Now Streaming! Enjoy the Revolution! Another revolution around the sun that is. Serpent in the Staglands Divinity: Original Sin Project: Eternity Torment: Tides of Numenera Divinity: Original Sin 2 Bubbles In Memoria A Beautifully Desolate Campaign Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Pathfinder: Kingmaker Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag. Pathfinder: Wrath I helped put crap in Monomyth
I wanted to post some this week, but work is kicking my ass again. :/ Hopefully I will still manage to write at least one until Friday, because the next opportunity will in November.
 
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So... you have actually managed to not finish this LP before the release of Age of Decadence. Great job, bro.

Our new goal is to finish before The White March part 2...

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That is so pitiful I won't even laugh.

Update #92: A Giant Problem, part I - Measuring Up

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Twelve (and soon thirteen) levels of difference between Mage and Thief with the same XP amount. Tells a lot about AD&D thieves as a class.

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How is bow and arrows considered Codex's favourite weapon, I cannot conceive.

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That second bag of holding is a true blessing.

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Are those mountains marching... the white march?

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:yeah:

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So brown... Have I stepped into a modern game by accident?

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That's a big-ass axe, dude.

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Let's see how this goes.

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My assessment of the situation: not brilliant.

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Luckily I have just the right tools to deal with this!

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But I'm dodging! I'm dodging!

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I guess he should have shouted louder.

Death Count: 368

Load.

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That was hardly encouraging.

Let us try again. You should be able to deal with these guys using HLAs... I think.

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Well, it's not like it can go any worse than last time.

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I did not expect to be this wrong.

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I hope these giants will not become the new halflings... Uh, you know what I mean.

Death Count: 369

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There must be some way to fight them effectively.

You have a lot of spells, why not use those?

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I hate wasting spells on grunts and footsoldiers.

They are giants.

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So, slightly bigger grunts. Whatever.

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One more try...

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Oh yeah!

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Now you're mine!

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I guess, we can call this an improvement. Of sorts.

Death Count: 370

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They must have some weak points!

Cold, I guess.

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I only have one cold spell, though. Anything else?

Huge amounts of direct damage?

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You're extremely helpful.

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I will try to play it smart this time.

Yeah, that usually works.

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For some reason I can't tell if you're being sarcastic... Are you?

That depends on whether you succeed.

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Let's see how tough you are when your lungs are corroded by cloudkill!

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And now you die!

You DID notice those two fire people sightly above you, right?

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Uh, sure I did.

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AHA! Victory!

Moral victory, maybe. They are all still alive.

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I beg to differ.

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This sword tends to be pretty sweet at times.

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WTF? Was he collecting equipment for his giant-sized Warhammer Fantasy Battles miniatures?

Miniatures cannot be giant-sized. That is a contradiction.

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They can, if they are much bigger than typical miniatures, but still smaller than whatever they are a miniature of.

I... I... guess?

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Hey there, big giant man, I am only a puny weak human... I mean elf. Come and kill me!

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GOTCHA!

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WOOOHOOO! Flying giant chunks of meat! Awesome!

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Hey, I just realized I could be using my fire-resistance gear, since they are FIRE giants. You think this will help?

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Well, it should not do any harm. Do not get your hopes up, though, they mostly deal physical damage.

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Here's a lone specimen to test my new setup on.

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Well, my hopes of being healed by their fire damage just crashed hard.

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You are getting beaten up like a schoolboy here.

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JustAMinorSetback...

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Fuck damnit!

Time to retreat, I think.

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I am forced to agree.

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My initial impressions after gear change are: not a huge fucking difference.

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Let me sneak to the edge of the map, I will be more confident that nothing respawns in the worst possible moment.

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Ok, ready!

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Heeeey! It seems I can backstab with this sword! Great!

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MWAHAHAHAHA! Slaughter!

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Let me see if I can repeat my recent success.

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Nice!

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MWAHAHAHAHA! I am the giant slayer, destroyer of worlds!

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WTF?

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Huh?

Seems like you father was pretty indiscriminate in his, well, breeding.

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Am I supposed to kill them? I mean, I can, but...

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Did I win?

Possibly.

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And they're gone. I hope they weren't supposed to drop anything crucial.

I doubt that.

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Ok, back to serious business.

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Yes, yes, come closer... Yeeees...

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NowImHavingFun!

Looks like stone skin was their weak point.

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Hey, let me see if you have a sword blade up your asshole...

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You do!

And that is it for our stone skin, unfortunately.

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Still, area completed!

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Let me guess, I can expect a fuckload of fire giants inside too.

Yep.

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Bring them on.

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Well, that's a promising start...

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Maybe I can isolate one of them...

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I was mistaken.

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Ok, seriously, that's enough giants for now.

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Let me change the atmosphere of this fight a bit.

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I don't want to die! I don't want to!

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Time out!

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'Huh? Where did he go?' Idiots...

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Have some more killer clouds, morons.

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That is a well-deserved level-up, since I really feel enriched by this experience.

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Keep choking, I am not in a hurry...

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Since they just keep standing there, I find them guilty of being too stupid to live and sentence them to death.

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By suffocation.

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Damn those HP-bloated damage sponges.

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Let us use the moment to level-up.

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Why not.

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You spin me right round.

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Still not dead.

I think there is one less now.

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Forget it, he just moved a bit.

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:rage:

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The wand is done, but I have my own cloudkill to use too.

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Finally, they start dying.

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Time for a more hands-on approach.

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Well, that was easy.

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Finally some use for all those magical arrows I've been carrying arround.

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I guess this might be how the battlefield in Brothers originated.

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Should I hit it with a hammer, then?

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Guess not.

(I know the screenshot shows a staff, but we tried a hammer too.)

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Seriously? In the middle of a passage?

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Hi, I'm selling these fine longswords.

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They're great for anal probing!

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ThatWasMyPotionYouDick!

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And speaking of dicks, I probably should be cutting off and taking all of theirs. I'm sure there must be a huge market for these.

Damnit, Codex!

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What, you think I'm wrong?

No, I think you are right! And that is much worse!

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Skull, gotcha.

Next time: Guess what? More fire giants!

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Inconceivable!
 
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Believe me when I tell you this was not my favourite moment in life.

Update #93: A Giant Problem, part II - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire



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Force fields?

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Is this a crashed Federation starship or something?

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I know they can step over these, but I have serious doubts everyone always remembers where all the traps are. Especially when they get drunk.

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But hey, more XP for me.

Yeah, because you need more.

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I am just trying to look at the bright side.

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Seriously, that's enough traps for now.

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I smell belt of fire giant strength.

I smell insta-spawning enemies.

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Huh?

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Oh, them.

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RandomHasteHowILoveThee!

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IAmNowTrollProof.

The Codex? Troll proof? Unlikely.

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SomeAmbush.

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Ha! I was right.

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Is it too much to ask for less quest items cluttering my inventory?

Never ask for less, or you will end with what Elder Scrolls and Fallout have become.

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Time for some anal probing!

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Ooh! Bad news, bro! You have a massive bleeding in there.

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You, on the other hand, seem to have a concussion.

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So fucking funny my head hurts!

Are you sure it is not because of the concussion? :smug:

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They'll never find me in here!

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Well, ok, they've found me. Sort of.

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I'm guessing he's making really sure I am not standing in that corner...?

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Let me tell you, I am glad I am not this sword. If it could talk like Lilarcor... Hey...

Before you follow up on that idea, let me remind you, you cannot backstab with Lilarcor.

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Ah, shit.

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Who invited you two?

What, you were hoping for some intimate time with that one giant?

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My body is ready.

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Don't go! We're not done yet!

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Ok, we're done now.

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I am not the Codex you are looking for.

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Ok, now my body is ready.

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What is this circle-jerking nonsense?

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Have some wilting.

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That should spoil their party a little.

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They seem to be giving me the cold shoulder.

Please stop.

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Chill out!

We have officially entered Batman & Robin territory. Again.

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Fucking HP bloated boneheads.

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Don't be scared...

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It won't help.

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And they're still not dead!

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Time to shave their legs with my black razor.

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And now they are fighting amongst each other to deprive me of my hard-earned XP!

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GoToHell!

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BothOfYou!

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Oh, it's another one of these. Surely nothing I can't handle.

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Uh. Shit?

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The clay one is trivial.

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This is why I always carry a non-magical sword.

Yeah, it is not like they dropped like crazy from every fire giant in the previous update.

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THAT HURT, TIN CUNT!

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Off to the garbage dump with you!

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Wait... is the fire actually healing me?

Wha-?

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It is!

But-

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How is this possible?

Oh, right! Your fire resistance is higher than 100. This means fire will heal you. Obviously. :roll:

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Well, cool, but it still didn't work on fire giants attack.

Probably because they deal a lot of physical damage too, and the healing amount only result in taking a couple points less damage, if even that.

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Sure. 'You can't go up here because plot reasons.' I get it.

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Sure, I wish that.

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Right...

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My keen Codex senses tell me that one of the force fields just got shut down.

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Progress!

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I guess they ran out of ideas when they were naming these enemies.

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YES! FIRE ME UP!

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Hey, I just remembered I have this.

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Insta-kill weapons are so much fun.

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I've just noticed I can't see anything.

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And those fucking cats eating my calves don't help.

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This should keep my feet warm.

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Is fell cat a play on hell cat?

Uh... I guess it could be?

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Even skulls are exploding in blood and guts around here. Hardcore.

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This sword does not look like something I would use.

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Oh, yeah, forgot these would appear.

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C'mere!

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They're just not able to hurt me fast enough! I am invicible!

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Death Count: 371

Loading.

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Seriously, who even uses dire charm any more!

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Changing target priorities.

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And back to healing ground.

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Crap, everything in my inventory will be soaked in this shit.

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Not completely useless, I guess?

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Should it not be called 'burning person'?

This is a pre-decline Bioware game.

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This looks a bit like the last party I attended. Except there were more cats there.

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Fire heals me and I can kill them in one hit. I guess this makes me their worst nightmare.

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I guess it's a fail cat now. Get it?

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And this was Morte's hottest girlfriend.

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Such disappointing loot...

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MyEyes! CantSee!

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Not that I need to see to kill you all.

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I am so good at puzzles...

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We can climb the stairs now.

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Looks like I was expected.

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Why would you make the stairs so narrow?

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I am taking a long bath when I'm finished here. I am all covered in blood and giant guts.

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That's a huge trap.

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Reborn like a phoenix!

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'Sacred Temple'? Seriously? That's all you got?

Yeah, this looks like a work-in-progress temporary line that was never revisited.

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That's a lot of giants... and a fucking cat!

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Fuck off, furball!

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Well, we are still doing much better than expected.

Death Count: 372

Load.

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Did you save after I killed the cat?

What? No. When would I have the opportunity for that?

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Fuuuuuck.

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I have an idea.

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Let's see if they can hurt me faster than I can heal!

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My guess would be 'yes'.

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Aaaaaand... I was right.

Death Count: 373

Load game.

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That was very painful, by the way. Let's not try again.

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Maybe here they can only attack me one at a time.

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Let's do some witcher pirouettes!

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Aerial servant? Where the fuck did that come from?

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I guess that fell cat does not want to stay dead.

Death Count: 374

Reloading.

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I did not expect them to suddenly drop enemies behind my back.

Try playing Dragon Age 2.

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Aggro!

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The bigger they are...

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...TheBiggerTheyFa- Wait. CanTheyActuallyGetThroughThisDoorway?

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Oh.

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Oooooooh.

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:smug:

Next time: Gianticide.
 
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Baron Dupek

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Anal probe, with rapier. Codex stay classy.
But level draining (four) rustle some mod's jimmies that's for sure.

Yeah, this looks like a work-in-progress temporary line that was never revisited.
Like every story and plot in modern Bioware ever.
 

Unkillable Cat

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About the 100%+ fire resistance leading to fire healing you? EVE Online has a similar "bug" in its system. If you manage to combine enough bonuses to make a ship have 100%+ resistance in any field, and then hit it with any amount of damage in that field...the ship is insta-destroyed by the attack.

There's another one involving turret tracking, where if you pump the tracking bonus high enough you get turrets that always hit their target, and always for maximum damage.
 

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