WarHamster
Augur
- Joined
- May 9, 2008
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If the RNG gods smile upon you, the road to Arnika can be a breeze even with a level 7-8 party. Granted, it has only happened to me once, but that one time I met only two small groups (4 dudes or so) of bandits, in widely separated encounters, from the clearing with the Umpani outpost till Arnika. Which was nothing compared to the usual fare of large groups of bandits walking towards you with another large group in tow, and making it a properly FUUU moment, your retreat being blocked by a large group of those damn mobile plants (iron weeds and acid weeds, or whatever they were called). I'm not surprised that many have rage-quitted when they hit Arnika road and pounded their head against the wall of hard-hitting enemies time and again, not barely finishing the first encounter when another is already upon them.
Using the crevices/niches to position your party so that you can't be flanked is a lesson that you pretty much have to learn if you ever want to get to Arnika in one piece (but it sure doesn't hurt if you're lucky with the encounter rolls). I remember the enemies engaging me normally even if I was in one of the crevices (the instant they get LOS to me) and don't recall ever managing to hide in plain sight of the enemy in them.
Using the crevices/niches to position your party so that you can't be flanked is a lesson that you pretty much have to learn if you ever want to get to Arnika in one piece (but it sure doesn't hurt if you're lucky with the encounter rolls). I remember the enemies engaging me normally even if I was in one of the crevices (the instant they get LOS to me) and don't recall ever managing to hide in plain sight of the enemy in them.
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