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Azira

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Another paladin you say?

Alright then.
Human male, paladin class

Name: Magnus the Vengeful

Lawful Good (...)

Str 18
Dex 10
Con 18
Int 8
Wis 14
Cha 17

Pic:
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Huh.. Well, if you can't see the first image, then use this:
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Part XV: Take me to your leader

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: What the hell is that thing over there?
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: Looks like a man
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: What you doing on conans land?
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: Just passing through.... and uh killing trolls...
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: Punching trolls be great fun, I shall join you puny ones
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Troll fighting ensues.
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More Trolls are sighted.
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: Puch them trolls good.
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: yes thats good I'm sure they become quite tender
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: best way to prepare for eat troll, they like boots else
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: Finally some one that gets it
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The trolls are grilled to perfection.
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: How about we send the dwarf over? He can't weigh that much
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: I probably weigh more than you lass so you get to go
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: On second thought let's not go there
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: Just what I thought
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Continuing
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: Not these two headed things again...
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: Two heads it twice the punching, twice the fun
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Overview, it's very snowy or so
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The party continues to slaughter poor defenseless trolls
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Yeti's once again
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: I've never seen one of these
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: Neither have I
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: I don't think any one here has, should we have?
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: It's coming right for us!
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We continue our valiant struggle to make the Yeti extinct
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A new overview, some kind of large building here, possibly of Dwarven origin
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: More trolls for conan!
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: Can't let you have all the fun
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We explore the way up from the Icy dale
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: Let's see if I can open this... hm no.
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: And neither does a spell
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: How come every time a door to something interesting shows up you can't open it?
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: It's faith.
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As you can see this path takes us back to Kuldahar, though were not going there quite yet
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Trolls are encountered and butchered
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Garf levels up
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Trolls, trolls everywhere
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We've got the lay of the land pretty well, let's explore the buildings next.
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: Don't know about this, last we entered dwarven buildings we meet a bunch of undead and a lich.
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: That almost a challenge, forward and kill!
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: ... great
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Well this place certainly is empty
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: Look at all those undead.. oh wait
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For some reason I felt like going back and checking the cave in the valley conecting this one and the world map, triggering chapter 6
Think it was part of heading back for supplies such as arrows
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: Oh nice and warm , let's go here!
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: Let's not
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We head through the hand on our way back and give labelas the journal of his daughter which we found in Dorns deep for some exp
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Back in the village valley
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We stop to talk to the people we saw before
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Well lets go check it out
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Surprisingly they don't attack on sight
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:Take me to your leader!
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: Wow they actually took us to their leader, I didn't see that one coming
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: It's a classic line it always works
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: When does the fighting start?
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: Patience my less than mentally gifted friend
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We scout around to see if we can find anything interesting
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Just a bunch of forzen animals and some Ice salamanders, Ice trolls and arctic wolves
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A dead one, but what did it die from?
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This may be the answer
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: Oh grilled salamander, that might be tasty
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: I don't know about that but yes this one porbably died from the heat, since they are very vulnerable to it, similar to the fire Salamander which is also vulnerable to certain elements
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: What to fire?
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: No to frost obviously
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We finish exploring
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: Gentlemen I believe...
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: And women!
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: Alright Gentlemen and one woman I believe I have a most cunning plan
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: How cunning?
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: Very cunning indeed! We shall fight these creatures where it is hot thereby weakening or killing them!
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: Less fun than fighting
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: Yeah but it's a cunning plan so it has to work!
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We set up in the warm room and kill the first salamander
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Various icy creatures are slaughtered
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: This troll would look nice above my mantle piece, well I f I had one...
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: Bad wolf, bad!
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Dies fairly easily to some rather powerful blows
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More Salamanders, individually they are weak for a party our level but their frost damage aura can really stack up if they are allowed to gather in large groups.
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: Puny Salamanders feel Conans wrath!
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Makabreska levels up and is now a level 10 Illusionist
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: Take me to your... oh wait that is their leader, kill him!
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: that more like it
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Some more join the party
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We find this key on his corpse, must be the one the escaped slaves are looking for
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Not a great staff for it's damage but the AC and saving throw bonus is very nice.
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Well now all we have to do is fight our way out of here!
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Easier said than done, but still fairly simple.
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Note that one can not rest in here either we fight our way out or we die trying, Makabreska whom sucks at stealth uses invisibility to scout forwards
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This should make the pack ahead a little easier to deal with
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They only come one by one
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Alright the path is clear
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: That was.... fun
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While in there we find one book that is still legible
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: Conan find this strange thing with little pictures inside, makes conans head hurt
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: Hmm let's see, using this we should be able to repair that bridge...
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Using "Dwarven bridge repair for Dummies" we manage to repair the bridge
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A most cavey save is found on the other side
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A wolf pack!
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No not that kind, the other one
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They are put down with out to much trouble
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We also identify the spear we found previously on Kerish their leader whom they took us to

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A few more wolves are butchered
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: Their coming right us!
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We go through the hole in the wall and find some trolls
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: Nothing warms the blood like punching a few trolls
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: And nothing fills the stomach like eating them after
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Troll crossing ahead
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More troll
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More Troll, sorry Yeti's this time
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Well thats wasn't much a problem
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Here is what we've explored, let's check below that skeleton
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: Well he seemed like pleasant enough fellow
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: Umm any one remember killing any priestess of Auril?
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: Nope
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: Not me
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: Don't think so
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: Weren't you in this group the longest time Aghar? So if you don't know... well what is this about? Not just this but all of it
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: Thats a good point, what are we even doing this for, but now we've got a fight to attend to
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She casts a spell that protects her from all lower level spells, and we don't really have anything higher yet
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:Your puny magic shall not protect you from Conan might spear
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: I thought you were using an axe
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: Conans other weapon is a spear
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But first we have some demon knights or whatever they are to take care of
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That should be last of the knights, lets get that mage bitch
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Invisibilities
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Her barrier wears of after a little while
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We charge in our meatshields, leting her waste her spells on them who even are immune :smug:
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: Do you feel lucky punk, well do you?
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: I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it
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Well was one knight left, lets kill it
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Down it goes
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But wait, theres more!
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: Water?! Water! What do we do with water when there is snow and ice everywhere?!
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: uhhh.. drink it?
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We find some useful stuff though, not to say that barrel wont come to use in the future
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Argh it's cursed!
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This ring is pretty nice, 1st level spells may not be that great but spamable magic missile never hurt any one... except for it's target
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A longsword
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Just to illustrate the power of this ring
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Alright let's continue
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: This doesn't look good
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: Dunno it hasn't attacked us yet, maybe we can try diplomacy, we guys with horned helmets and beards stick together after all so I might be able to talk with them
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Giant Diplomacy failed, is it possible to totally avoid combat in IWD 1 & 2?!
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: Looks like the take me to your leader approach didn't work this time
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: The exception that proves the rule!
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: Ahhh don't kill me I'm on your side, I've got a horned helmet and everything, I'm just a very short giant is all!
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: yeah thats right never pick a fight with a dwarf filthy giants
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: Didn't you just say one minute ago that...
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: NO!
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: But...
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: No I'm never said that I was on their side and if you heard it, it wasn't me!
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: look i'll prove it, charrge!
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Some more humans are found, they are slaves as well, they want us to free them by killing the giants and the wyrms which they are fed to.
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: Why do we free them?? Could we not have them as slaves?
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: Not a bad idea, but for some reason we are not able to
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: I'm sure glad that thing is dead
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: What I'd do for a piece of dragon meat...
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Lots of giants!
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: Oh shit oh shit, ehhh I'm on your....
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: Do you want to live forever?
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Some lewt
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Not pictured a bunch of hungry wolves killing conan
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: Well he was rather.. short lived, to bad I never got to see him wield that spear he was talking about
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: Well he didn't want to live forever any way so I guess all is fine
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More giants
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Pink is in this year
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: A fire resistance sword what would we do with that here?
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: I've got a feeling that it will come in handy wait and see
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Well well well if it isn't a scroll of resurrection
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: Oh we could use that and raise conan! I want to see that spear
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: Ain't happening
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: I'm not doing it either, he was going to turn on us any day mark my words
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, Exactly, leave him there I say
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Another giant
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Cenobyte levels up
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: It would appear we have come to their leader
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Joril hits like a truck
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: Why can I see my liver? It's not supposed to be there
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He puts up a decent fight but goes down
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Loot
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Alright not much left
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Time to deal with those wyrms, we conjure up an army of cannon fodder
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Enemy sighted!
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Another two join the fight, and some insane running around starts as they chase squishy characters like Maka, cue Yakety sax
Screen shots may not convey this completely but that is what it was like quite literary
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McGuffin uses sanctuary and becomes immune to the Yakety sax and doesn't run around like a mad man like the others
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: Or a mad woman!
Yeah those to
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Here is a wyrm chasing some one, possibly Makabreska
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Run away!
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Just when we thought we had it under control one more joins much running around follows
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Here you can see one chasing Cenobyte around
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Only one left
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The battle is won :salute:
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Loot, well those are less than useful
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Now this on the other hand...
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We go tell the people that they are free to go, unlike the people in the eye they actually leave when we tell them
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Makabreska levels up
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McGuffin levels up
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The yellow bard levels up
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Out of this place
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Back in Kuldahar!

Next time some one who may or may not be noble joins us, some people die most horribly, we kill some stuff and find some rather awesome loot.
 

Cenobyte

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Great update, as usual. Afaik you can also avoid combat with the giants, but it's more fun to outright kill them without any further thoughts :D
 

oldmanpaco

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Good stuff. I have only finished this game once and forgot almost everything. This is all almost new to me.
 

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Merkwürdigliebe said:
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: yes thats good I'm sure they become quite tender
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: best way to prepare for eat troll, they like boots else
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: Finally some one that gets it
it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship, sadly broken apart by Conan's death :(
 

taplonaplo

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There was talky-talky approach to the frost giant problem as i remember. You could make him release the slaves too or something, it required high CHA tho.
 

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Very nice. Conan's career in the party was much shorter than I expected. I guess sometimes a lot of HP isn't enough.
I suppose the new paladin will replace him?

Yakety Sax :thumbsup:

Also, moar.
 

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Merkwürdigliebe said:
Azira said:
Heh, being a meatshield is dangerous business I see. :thumbsup:

MacGuffin was you character right? Got trouble remembering some of them.


Any way next part should be tomorrow. :salute:

Yep, that's right. McGuffin, the only pure cleric in the group. And yes, I do foresee a grisly death coming right up for him. He's had a few close shaves, against the frost giant chief for instance. That luck can't last.. :smug:
 
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Part XVI: Friendly Fire
Perhaps not the longest of updates, but a lot happens.


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: Halt there peasants!
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: What do you want longshanks?
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: I am the mighty Lord Paco the second of his name, this must be the group lead by my father Lord Paco the first.
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: What I don't think any one here has even meet a Lord Paco
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: Yes of course you commoners are replaceable, there must have been those before you that have. Any way I will now take command of this group as is my hereditary right!
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: I didn't see that one comming


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Back in the Village
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When we've stocked up on arrows etc we head back to the chapter 6 cave
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: A dwarven mine, now this is more like it
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: That doesn't look like a dwarf
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: Blast it! What happened to them all?
Perhaps we shall find out later
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We beat seven types of fiery crap out of some salamanders
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: Is that one of those sentry things?
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: Hah fear not the mighty Lord Paco shall handle this!
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That one wasn't much of a problem, more ahead though
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: I'll make you blind you!
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: Doesn't seem to work
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: Yeah it only worked once so far, and one could say that is misfired that time...
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Thats a lot of salamanders when they stack up their aura does some serious damage
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: Quickly we need to kill these with some elemental magic
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: Right one fireball coming right up
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: No use ice, their immune to fire
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: But you said..
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: No thats ICE salamanders these are the fire type
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: So we use fire on them then right?
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: ICE, USE ICE!
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Gogo icelance
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: Haha unworthy foes I am now immune to your inferior damage!
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:I don't think that aura is a spell...
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More join in so we pull back a little
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: This on the other hand may protect against their aura, and frost magic to boot!
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: What I protects against fire damage should I fireball some one?
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: Didn't you kill some one with that already?
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: Maybe
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: Let's just try something else

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: Blast you incompetent serfs you nearly got me!
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The salamanders though aren't so lucky
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Only one sentry left

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Healing up and continuing, Lord Paco has now equipped a sword of fire resistance, he also gets some frost resistance from his armor, weather proof.

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Not quite axe proof though
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Still not a problem
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: I really hate these salamander things, I think I shall make them extinct
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: Isn't that illegal?
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: What do I care I am a lord, unlike you peasants I don't follow the law I make it
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: I don't suppose that would make it illegal for us "peasants" to make them extinct so we will just be leaving then...
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: Well as my helpers you are obviously given special permission in order to aid me in this task, however insignificant your aid may be
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More salamanders
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It hurts a bit since we forgot elemental protection it hurts them a lot more though since they are vulnerable to cold damage
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With that spell they are easily finished
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But we don't want to ride the elevator
We find some gnome things any way and agree to bring them some food if we can find it
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: So we are supposed to get them some food from this ruler guys palace correct?
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: Yes it would seem so
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: Doesn't it bother any of you that we simply couldn't give them an of our rations, I mean we should be carrying food with us right?
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: I don't think they eat troll
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: Fair enough I suppose, though beggars can't be choosers
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: What the hell is that thing?!
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It may be big but it goes down easily
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: This looks a bit odd not sure if I want
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: Something even he won't eat now thats a first, maybe we can trick those svirfiner-what ever guys that this is most excellent food, most of them are ahem blind after all...
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It seems to have some sort of hard shell material, this may come in handy later
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Oh wonderful umberhulks, confusion incoming
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: I am immune to your Umber mind tricks!
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While the groups is busy being immune to umber mind tricks and kicking it's ass another beetle joins in
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No, not that kind the other one
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We apologize for the incorrect images, those responsible have been sacked
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The umber hulk is also made of some kind of material, maybe we can make armor out of this or something?
Seems another beetle wants to join the fight
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We apologize once more for the faulty image those responsible for the sacking of those posting the faulty images have been sacked, as well as those who should have been sacked in the first place. They have also been sacked.
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Finally the correct image
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Not much else here
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We ride the elevator once more, overview of the first floor
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: Where did those come from?!
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: I think they snuck up on us while we were looking at the map
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: Details peasants, your kind never look at the whole
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: And what is that?
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: They must die
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Two salamander is hardly a problem and we continue
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As we enter the next area we are attacked by some blind minotaurs
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: hah these are as stupid as fox blind as a.... something that is very blind!
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: As blind as a Makabreska?
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: No what I'm not blind; I'm just wearing a blind fold.
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: oh....
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: hah I am immune to your filthy umber mind tri.... yes master.. I must destroy these infidels
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Exultation frees at least Aghar from the confusion
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: Why are all these dead monsters here? oh I mean of course I bravely risked my life in order to save you by killing all these foul monsters
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Another minotaur
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Beeing blind and all they are not very dangerous
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: I can see that!
What breaking my fourth wall again?!
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: yes I can see that trap
Oh it's alright then, also I f I remember correctly these traps petrify you have fun becoming a statue
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More minotards and umberhulks
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Easy as.... easy as something
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Another most magical trap
Luckily we managed to sack the image posting staff before they we were able to post any tranny pictures here
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Hmm I wonder whats through that door
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: magical mushrooms I certainly could use a few of those!
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: There are more important things to do, the other way!
Back to finish the last area first
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More underground wildlife are mercilessly butchered
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One pincushion minotaur coming up
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Easy as pie
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No not that kind
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Magical scrolls are found
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Umberhulks are killed
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A most mysterious greenhouse
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: I decree that not only the salamanders shall be made extinct but also these things!
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: First sensible thing I've heard all day
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It hurts a bit, but no pain no gain
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Garf is utterly confused and runs around spouting gibberish
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: What where Who? huh globalwarming?
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Luckily there were no enemies there
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Were a few over there though
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Kill them all
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Some odd symbol
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Seems this structure take sup most of this area
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. This place looks pretty big this must be the place those sviri-- gnome things were talking about
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: Could be, or it may just be something else
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We continue exploring before entering though
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: My sword does make me immune to your puny fire!
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Doesn't mean every one is mind trick proof though and makabreska becomes confused
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: What this? that, here there?! Illuminati!
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The hole opened by the explosion opens to a small room of sorts we find something there...
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: Ah yes finally a weapon worthy of the mighty Lord Paco....whats this for some reason it refuses to fit in my hand!
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: it would appear that only a paladin could wield this weapon
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: I am the world mightiest warrior and the best mage so I shall now also become the more righteous paladin
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: I don't think it works that way
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: Of course it does, come here sword I shall now use you as I am a paladin! What not working, eh this sword was probably a piece of junk any way! And being a paladin is for simpletons
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Back to the greenhouse entrance
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Umberhulk smash!
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Actually we smash them
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We explore a bit
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Thats odd
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: So they are crossbreeding myconids with umberhulks?
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: What kind of sick bastard would do such a thing?
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: A sick bastard or a master chef!
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: hah of course he is bluffing who would kill their own minions?
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: Okay, maybe not. Any way you others can go ahead and fight these things
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: This Malavon fellow doesn't seem to bright he keeps killing his own allies, and now with a fireball
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: looks whos talking
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: Thats was an accident I swear!
Also Iron giants hurt but stone skin is pretty neat
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: Oh I hit those Svirfirnelbi things, I umm... didn't see them!
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Golems are down
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And so are the umberhulks
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: Alright minions now go forth in there and slay that wizard!
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: Now way were going in there with all those spells!
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McGuffin casts resist magic on Paco, and Paco casts Globe of invulnerability, this should grant him some good spell protection
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: Guess I have to do everything around here as usual
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Paco goes to smack the mage in the face with an axe
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The guy has so little Hp that he goes down before the other can go in
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It would appear that what we first fought was merely a decoy of sorts, now the real battle begins.
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: Um whats that pink stuff?
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: No idea but I feel that this would be a good time to move
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The stuff hurts, also it completely kills my frame rate
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: Well I'm not going anywhere with damned cloud out there, uh were is paco?
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: Didn't he come this way?
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Paco is busy not being affected by magic, also checking out where the guy has gone to
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: I may be immune to the stuff he is using but soon hell pull out the big guns, I think I'll send in my minions instead
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Zombie smash
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Something is happening over there, the question is what
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Seems he has conjured up a few elementals
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: hmm interesting texture, tastes a bit like... hm ... dirt
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: Dunno if this will work, but never hurts to be cautious
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Forward! It would seem that he killed of a few of his own minions here as well

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Enemy sighted!
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He pulls some sort of batshit insane spin attack spell instantly killing Mcguffin who was already wounded.
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: Has let's see who casts the best spells then mage!
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: I'll be back!
Well I don't think it is Cenobyte who is now a piece of stone

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Shortly after the mage is slain
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We go through his stuff and find various spells and what not, will document the loot better in next update
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Garf levels up
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: I think we may need some reinforcements...
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: Nono you peasants are always completely wrong, what we need to do is to get some more reinforcements

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We head back to Kuldahar
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: So what do we do with Cenobyte? I mean he is not dead like the others but merely petrified
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: Well if any of you mages could cast a stone to flesh spell that would fix this...
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: Sorry can't yet
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: The mighty Lord Paco can but simply does not want to is all. So um leave him in the inn for now and we shall come back for him later when I feel like casting such a spell. Also this dreadfully ugly inn could use a nice statue.

Alright that is all for now. Shall Cenobyte return, or is he doomed to be a statue for all eternity? Only the future will tell.
 

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it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship, sadly broken apart by Conan's death

A real tragedy :?

Uhh and I really hope that I'm turned into flesh once more :oops:
While you are always reborn after death, petrification will last forever, at least that's what the Buddhists say.
 

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You have some more reserves so i don't think he should get a second chance. Also, will you be doing HoW before or after finishing the normal story?
 

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Malavon is cool :salute: and he returns in IWD2.

And I'm afraid Cenobyte is already beyond the point of no return :smug:
 

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Warms my heart to see this thread incline once again.

BTW for the first 2/3 of this update all I could think was: Where's mah Stoneskin!
 

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Have to admit, Malavon really inclined the thread :thumbsup: Poor McGuffin didn't stand a chance. As for Cenobyte - I think You should keep him, if there's no one in the reserves who will make a worthy replacement.
If there is, on the other hand... well.
 
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taplonaplo said:
You have some more reserves so i don't think he should get a second chance. Also, will you be doing HoW before or after finishing the normal story?

Well thinking if I bring him back it would be after the current mages in the reserve have been used.

Is it possible to go do the HoW content and then come back and defeat the ultimate bad guy? If so I may do it before the end boss. Also the HoW part will be blind since I haven't played the expansion this should get us some pretty bloody updates since I have absolutely no idea what waits ahead.
 

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Merkwürdigliebe said:
Is it possible to go do the HoW content and then come back and defeat the ultimate bad guy? If so I may do it before the end boss.

Yes, you can. The trigger to HoW is a guy in Kuldahar, and as long as your party is level 9 and up (or roughly thereabouts) you can enter the HoW area. I recommend that you do as much of the main storyline before crossing over to HoW, for more XP and levels. I recall getting as far as the room with the Idol before turning around and doing the HoW stuff.

I've never played Trials of the Luremaster so I can't help you with that, except for one hint...watch your back.
 

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Heh, and McGuffin is sliced to death by a mage! :lol:

So, good thing I've enrolled another character. Now to see when he gets his chance to shine. And wield the Sword of Pale Justice.

We'll probably need to go through quite a few other meatshields first, but he'll be patient. And bat-shit insane when he finally joins the party. :smug:
 
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Part XVII: Man bear pig

Before we continue lets have a look at all the delicious loot we found last time. It is mostly scrolls describing various spells that are all more or less designed to kill our foes in a range of most painful and horrible ways.

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: Let's see what we've got Disintegrate, Flesh to Stone, Finger of Death, Power word Kill, Death fog, Death spell etc.
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: I guess you could say...
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:... It's over kill.
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: Yeaaaaaah.... now where are my second pair of sunglasses serf?
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: The sun what now?
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: I guess you commoners wouldn't know a pair of sunglasses if it bit you in the arse.

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Garf also has leveled up from experience gained in the dungeon.
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: I think I heard something
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: What? is it manbearpig? Finally I shall slay my ancient nemesis
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: Nay it me Lord Paco and my loyal minions
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: Ah the great Lord Paco I have heard great things about you, have you by any chance seen my great nemesis?
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: No but join with us and we shall together endeavour to slay this foul creature
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: great now there is two of the madmen
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: Oh don't mind gore he may be a bit... odd but he certainly has his uses. Just don't let him tell you about him inventing the "inter web" spell
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: A what now spell?
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: Actually we all invented the inter web, it is all around us and is part of every living being.
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Al Gore joins the party
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Laurentius joins the party
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Not pictured running around the town like a mad man buying and selling stuff, all those tree roots may look pretty but they mess up IE pathfinding something horrible.
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Before we make our return to the cave of fiery fire we have another stop to make.
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: Stop, I smell something...
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: Oh I suppose this is some magical smell that only you can smell right?
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: Don't mock the great Mr. Gore, he is man of much greater knowledge and power than you simpletons.
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: yes in fact it is the magical smell of manbearpig that only I can smell
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We stop by the destroyed garden
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We give him some water and seeds that we found eariler while adventuring an stuff, and the place is green once more. Also we gain some exp.
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: So I don't suppose any old water would work? I mean come on it's not like this entire land is polluted or something is it? Why did it have to be this special keg of water?
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: Now thats a good question.
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: You simply do not understand how important the balance of nature is! And the global warming caused by magical emissions is disturbing this delicate balance!
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: If the entire world is warming how come this entire land is covered in snow and ice?
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: I told you disbelievers about the global warming, yet none of you would listen! Repent ye sinners!
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: Arrows? Where are they coming from?!
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. It must be manbearpig, we are getting near!
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Mysterious arrows keep coming, note that it doesn't say who/what did the damage
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: Well they won't shoot what they can't see right?
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Apparently they can, and it does not appear to be a trap
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What up with that damage appearing mysteriously out of no where, also hostile Svirfirnelbi cover in fear!
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: You don't think them arrows are coming form the tower?
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: Might be, lets go somewhere else.
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: No clearly we shall storm the tower, you other go first and I shall stay behind and lead you! Hey wait were are you going.. come back here I command you!
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The party is less than enthusiastic to storm the tower so we try a different route

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: Forward into the hole, I shall nobly guard the rear!
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Salamanders
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Three of them is no problem however
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More are sighted
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And more
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Al gore performs a rain dance causing damage to the enemies, though some electrical damage is an unfortunate side effect.
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: What are you running away for?
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: What I am not retreating, I am merely advancing in the opposite direction, now get back there and fight them you cowards!
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A bit to much
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Back again
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: Shikaka!
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: Filthy reptilians, trying to cause global warming with their fire magics.
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: yes good thing I slew them all and did not run away at all.

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Looks like Al gore got a new weapon, a spear +5 very nice!
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: It would appear this gnome wants us to slay that Shikaka fellow and all of his followers so the gnomes can escape
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: We shall do so, but not that that reason but for nature!
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Not going there yet
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Here though
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: Iäm not afraid of you you big clumsy oaf!
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: Yeah this sure is a good idea...
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Well one is down
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The bastards are immune to our most reasonable magic
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Everything goes fine though until that maiden type shows up...
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Takes about half a second for the next one to go down
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: Nooo i have not yet defeated manbearpig!
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Well at least we are free to use Area of effect spells now since Aghar is protected from all damage by shield of lathander
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The shield ends though
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: haha I'm immune suckers.... oh shit
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Aghar is down!
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: Good by cruel world
TPK is a fact
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: Man I feel like I have drunk half a keg of beer last night...
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: Feels like some one smashed my head with a hammer...
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: For some reason I think we require caution ahead
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This time we prepare with a bunch of protective spells and stake a few more rooting effects in the hope that at least a few will get stuck

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One down, so far so good, though they seem to save vs spell a whole lot
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The bastards interrupt Al Gores druid shield of awesomeness
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Most Giants attack Aghar though once again protected by shield of lathander
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: Try to smash this with your clubs!
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yeah....
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You see where this is heading, several large clubs to the head
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: I for see that these giants will be most difficult to snare and immune to mind domination spells, if we are to fight them we require a choke point
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: Not that horrible idea will most likely get us all killed well except for me of course, what we will do is set up behind a small gap so all of them can not reach us at once!
To accomplish this we scout around the rest of the room, also we choose the diplomacy route so we can walk around without the giants raping us.
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: The most foul of creatures, prosperous turd elementals kill them all!
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: Why whats so bad with them?
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: Remove that blindfold of yours Lass and you will see
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The turd elementals are slain and Fallout is saved from being further raped than what Bethesda already did
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However there are more
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: Where do all these come from?
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: They are the creations of the evil arch transmuter Prosper, he enevr ceases his creation of these depraved creatures
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The red orb thing around AL gore is entropy shield a druid spell that reduces all damage taken by 50% and greatly improves all saving throws.
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: These affronts to nature rightly fear me!
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Looks like they are gathering various elements,
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Well we are starting to get the lay of the land
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What is more awesome than a longship you ask? Well the answer good reader is a giant long ship made of steel.
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: So why are you wearing that blindfold by the way?
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: Oh that thing... well once this was this guy that I feel in love with. The thing was that he was so horribly ugly that in oder to be with him I tried to blind my self with a spell which didn't work so I started using a blind fold instead and it became a habit
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: Since your here of all places I gather it didn't work out between you two?
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: Well he was a bit crazy... kept referring to his sword and bow as if they were real people... also he was short and red
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: What like one of those fart things?
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: Yeah but those are blue
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Alright we have seen it all, lets do this
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We setup on the other side of the bridge
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Bitch is crazy and one shots makabreska, she has pretty much done all of the damage to our party in previous attempts
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Crazy damage is crazy
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Also she obviously has to save against very single spell.
TPK++;
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Once more with feeling
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Well it starts good...
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and the not so good

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It's still somewhat under controll...
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Yeah...
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Lets try maiden diplomacy, Aghar gives his pick up skills a go
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Alright this time we focus the bitch first
Also she drinks some potion that makes her batshit insane, this must the reason for her crazy damage
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: Don't fuck with Paco, or Paco fucks you back
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Well that done, now only the onslaught of giants
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: Retreat!
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Infinity engine keeps being a bitch and wants to make the party members walk back into the giants, though trough some micro they get through
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Some healing and defensive spells later
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: You see these green things you overgrown midget? Means you can't hurt me!
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So far so good
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The giants are slain
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Laurentius levels up
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Let's check the loot
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Doing this Lord Paco II levels up
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Also Al gore
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A shield that only elves or half elves can use? I swear this party was full of them tree hugging hippies only an update or two ago. Any way next time some people may or may not get disintegrated depending on how far I get.

Also

1. Finish all standard content and then do expansion
or
2. Leave and do expansion content and then finish last dungeon and boss.

Choices and consequences, remember that the Expansion part will be as blind as a Makabreska so it will likely be extremely bloody.
 

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