Victory is mine!!(Virgin Steele quote..)
Posted: Sat May 11, 2002 8:11 am
Long post.. you're warned! Spoilers too...
Maybe someone could be interested in how I did it at last...
I mean the Final Ascension Battle...
Here it is!
(Allow me to praise the value of the best spell in the game:
Black Blade of Disaster!!!
Don't tell me it's an evil weapon! A level drained enemy should
surrender more easily...)
PARTY:
-Duriella Neutral-SuperGood Kensai/Mage
-Imoen
-Sarevok
(Balthazar as an ally, so they added Gronmir as an enemy...
Balthi did absolutely NOTHING.. no more than 10 points of damage
to Yaga, and in the end he keep occupied one of the demons..
laughable help...)
PREPARATIONS:
Simulacrum for each of the three party members.
That's all!
Battle starts.
Sarevok stays IDLE, close to the casters, to defend (just in case...)
Sarevok's CLONE immediatly uses SMITE to Abazigal, to throw him
towards me (I needed that all of my enemies were close, you'll see why, ehehe)
The other two (Gronmir and Illasera) followed as I wanted.
At the same time:
Duriella casts Project Image.
Imoen too.
Duriella's IMAGE casts immediatly True Sight to reveal Sendai.
Duriella's CLONE casts Time Stop, Immie's IMAGE too.
Duriella's CLONE (with Vecna) halts time. Then Improved Alacrity,
all the protections, then Cone of Cold, Power Word:Blind, and the 8th level Bigby
to YAGA.
Ruby Ray, Breach to Sendai. Then Imp. Haste, Black Blade of Disaster,
Focus (immunity to Time Stop) and KAI!!! Yes, I said KAI!!!!!!!
Time flows again, while Immie's IMAGE completes Time Stop, Sendai is being hit so
hard that she's already badly injured! Yaga Held and Blind.
Imoen's CLONE starts Dragon Breath (again, you'll see why... )
Imoen's IMAGE completes Time Stop, Duriella's Clone (IMMUNE TO TIME STOP!)
gives the last blow to Sendai and leaves her to near death: I DIDN'T WANT TO KILL HER,
as Melissan's arrival would have broken Time Stop!!!!!!!!
So headed towards Abazigal and did the same to him, removing his stonekin
thanx to the sheer number of attacks...
a pair of blows to Gronmir too..
Time flows again.
And here I realize my biggest ERROR!!! Completely forgot Immie's Image, remained
IDLE in Time Stop, her OWN time stop!!
She had Alacrity, multiple Dragon's Breaths!!
What an idiot!!!!
BUT, Imoen's CLONE completed her own Dragon Breath, and fineshed the two near
death enemies!!! (My smartest plan!!! )
So now I awaited for Melissan...
But I was so FAST and KILLER (Black Blade...praise to you!) that in that shred of
time I finished Gronmir and almost Illasera too with Sarevok's Clone (who died here)
Melissan appeared... I could cast freely now...
Duriella's CLONE killed Illasera (basically she killed 4 of the Five, in
a round or so of "real" flowing time...), then she headed vs Mel.
And started the real battle.
Duriella's IMAGE casted Imp. Alacrity but NOT time stop (my previuos mistake...
NO MORE time stops at this stage!!!).
Imoen's CLONE, and Imoen's IMAGE do the same...
So I CIRCLE through them (3 "alacred" chars!! ) and I'm able to summon Planetars,
remove Melissan's protections, cast a pair of cone of cold to Yaga, held and blind
him again, remove Mel protections again, summon Swords..
REAL Sarevok leaves his guard at last and attacks Yaga (held) with the HALBERD
Dragon Breath, so he can do 5 points per hit....
The Swords, Balthazar, the Planetar can do a single point of damage per hit..
This goes on for a while, Melissan is BADLY INJURED by Duriella's CLONE,
and level drained too... Black Blade, praise again...
At last.
Yaga dies.
Duriella's CLONE and IMAGE expire. (Having done an INCREDIBLE work)
Melissan flee away (scripted) and HEALS FULLY!! And summons some demons.
You can't escape my wrath!
Duriella casts another IMAGE (SECOND mistake, I had to melee, now...)
So she's inactive again....
Immie too casts IMAGE...
Again, swords, spell removers (a CONSTANT FLOW of them..), ONLY the REAL Sarevok
and a Sword battling Melissan..
A Skeleton Warrior, Balthazar and a Sword are against the demons, but not
Sarevok, as they have vorpal abilities..
Sarevok shines now! His strenght is lowered to 5 (!), he cannot leave
the spot (!!!!!), but Mel is still there so he starts using all of his
whirlinds and Critical Attacks!!!! He's even level drained, but he's too
strong, Mel is weak... when she's near death he scores a Deathbringer's
Assault!!!! 50 damage!! I didn't need it, but....fitting!
Two more hits and
Dead Melissan. Dead. Dead.
Dead!!!!!!!!
Now, see the incredible..
My char used THREE spells... Simulacrum, Project Image (twice).
Nothing else, not even a melee attack was needed...
The victory was built in the first round by her... mind!!!!
Literally!!!!!
I have to mention that I really loved the new ending...
Sarevok's dialogs (he was good now) almost moved me! (well, almost!!!)
My Neutral-SuperGood Kensai/Mage remained mortal, of course, as she
loves living beings!
If only I had the chance to save Melissan's soul, too!!!
(the Five were already puppets, nothing could be done... )
CONCLUSIONS:
-Kensai/Mages rule.
-Sarevok is the best NPC.
-I will always play this game. Who needs NWN?!?!?
-a new quote from MANOWAR....
Now my advice is: play Ascension!
Maybe someone could be interested in how I did it at last...
I mean the Final Ascension Battle...
Here it is!
(Allow me to praise the value of the best spell in the game:
Black Blade of Disaster!!!
Don't tell me it's an evil weapon! A level drained enemy should
surrender more easily...)
PARTY:
-Duriella Neutral-SuperGood Kensai/Mage
-Imoen
-Sarevok
(Balthazar as an ally, so they added Gronmir as an enemy...
Balthi did absolutely NOTHING.. no more than 10 points of damage
to Yaga, and in the end he keep occupied one of the demons..
laughable help...)
PREPARATIONS:
Simulacrum for each of the three party members.
That's all!
Battle starts.
Sarevok stays IDLE, close to the casters, to defend (just in case...)
Sarevok's CLONE immediatly uses SMITE to Abazigal, to throw him
towards me (I needed that all of my enemies were close, you'll see why, ehehe)
The other two (Gronmir and Illasera) followed as I wanted.
At the same time:
Duriella casts Project Image.
Imoen too.
Duriella's IMAGE casts immediatly True Sight to reveal Sendai.
Duriella's CLONE casts Time Stop, Immie's IMAGE too.
Duriella's CLONE (with Vecna) halts time. Then Improved Alacrity,
all the protections, then Cone of Cold, Power Word:Blind, and the 8th level Bigby
to YAGA.
Ruby Ray, Breach to Sendai. Then Imp. Haste, Black Blade of Disaster,
Focus (immunity to Time Stop) and KAI!!! Yes, I said KAI!!!!!!!
Time flows again, while Immie's IMAGE completes Time Stop, Sendai is being hit so
hard that she's already badly injured! Yaga Held and Blind.
Imoen's CLONE starts Dragon Breath (again, you'll see why... )
Imoen's IMAGE completes Time Stop, Duriella's Clone (IMMUNE TO TIME STOP!)
gives the last blow to Sendai and leaves her to near death: I DIDN'T WANT TO KILL HER,
as Melissan's arrival would have broken Time Stop!!!!!!!!
So headed towards Abazigal and did the same to him, removing his stonekin
thanx to the sheer number of attacks...
a pair of blows to Gronmir too..
Time flows again.
And here I realize my biggest ERROR!!! Completely forgot Immie's Image, remained
IDLE in Time Stop, her OWN time stop!!
She had Alacrity, multiple Dragon's Breaths!!
What an idiot!!!!
BUT, Imoen's CLONE completed her own Dragon Breath, and fineshed the two near
death enemies!!! (My smartest plan!!! )
So now I awaited for Melissan...
But I was so FAST and KILLER (Black Blade...praise to you!) that in that shred of
time I finished Gronmir and almost Illasera too with Sarevok's Clone (who died here)
Melissan appeared... I could cast freely now...
Duriella's CLONE killed Illasera (basically she killed 4 of the Five, in
a round or so of "real" flowing time...), then she headed vs Mel.
And started the real battle.
Duriella's IMAGE casted Imp. Alacrity but NOT time stop (my previuos mistake...
NO MORE time stops at this stage!!!).
Imoen's CLONE, and Imoen's IMAGE do the same...
So I CIRCLE through them (3 "alacred" chars!! ) and I'm able to summon Planetars,
remove Melissan's protections, cast a pair of cone of cold to Yaga, held and blind
him again, remove Mel protections again, summon Swords..
REAL Sarevok leaves his guard at last and attacks Yaga (held) with the HALBERD
Dragon Breath, so he can do 5 points per hit....
The Swords, Balthazar, the Planetar can do a single point of damage per hit..
This goes on for a while, Melissan is BADLY INJURED by Duriella's CLONE,
and level drained too... Black Blade, praise again...
At last.
Yaga dies.
Duriella's CLONE and IMAGE expire. (Having done an INCREDIBLE work)
Melissan flee away (scripted) and HEALS FULLY!! And summons some demons.
You can't escape my wrath!
Duriella casts another IMAGE (SECOND mistake, I had to melee, now...)
So she's inactive again....
Immie too casts IMAGE...
Again, swords, spell removers (a CONSTANT FLOW of them..), ONLY the REAL Sarevok
and a Sword battling Melissan..
A Skeleton Warrior, Balthazar and a Sword are against the demons, but not
Sarevok, as they have vorpal abilities..
Sarevok shines now! His strenght is lowered to 5 (!), he cannot leave
the spot (!!!!!), but Mel is still there so he starts using all of his
whirlinds and Critical Attacks!!!! He's even level drained, but he's too
strong, Mel is weak... when she's near death he scores a Deathbringer's
Assault!!!! 50 damage!! I didn't need it, but....fitting!
Two more hits and
Dead Melissan. Dead. Dead.
Dead!!!!!!!!
Now, see the incredible..
My char used THREE spells... Simulacrum, Project Image (twice).
Nothing else, not even a melee attack was needed...
The victory was built in the first round by her... mind!!!!
Literally!!!!!
I have to mention that I really loved the new ending...
Sarevok's dialogs (he was good now) almost moved me! (well, almost!!!)
My Neutral-SuperGood Kensai/Mage remained mortal, of course, as she
loves living beings!
If only I had the chance to save Melissan's soul, too!!!
(the Five were already puppets, nothing could be done... )
CONCLUSIONS:
-Kensai/Mages rule.
-Sarevok is the best NPC.
-I will always play this game. Who needs NWN?!?!?
-a new quote from MANOWAR....
Now my advice is: play Ascension!