Tough spot.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:53 pm
I'm trying to clear out one of the estates in the Blacklake district, but I made a bit of a mess. I had to retreat with about six to eight Noble Guards on my tail. They are waiting for me right at the entry. They're not particularly difficult to deal with, but they outnumber my weak character.
I don't use NPC party members other than summons. I have two levels of Anti-Paladin (PRC) and three levels of Sorcerer with a spell focus on Evocation. The Anti-Pally levels and the resulting XP penalty have caused me to lag behind on general combat prowess. I would normally be at a much higher caster level as well, I'm still conjuring dire badgers where a singleclass wizard would have had dire wolves at his disposal. I have to retreat a lot.
My +1 sickle and reduced hit-die allow me to just about take on easy to medium opponents in one-on-one combat, but for groups I need to summon a distraction so I can start pelting the others with my crossbow (I have a slight dex bonus in my build, so I don't completely suck with that). But since the Noble guards have clogged up the foyer, I can't get past them without being 'Attack of Opportunity'-ed to death within seconds.
So I'm about 1K experience away from a levelling up. The very first level two spells are going to become available to me when I do. What would be a good choice of spell to mow down that group of guards? I can't really decide, especially since my Sorcerer sort of has to make do with these spells in other situations as well and I don't want to drift too much off character.
I could get invisibility for this next idea, but I don't like the idea of selecting a non-focussed spell *just* for this specific problem. While outside I can summon a creature, cast invisibility on myself, enter the estate, watch the summon damage some guards and exit without drawing any attention. Rinse and repeat. But even if it works and they don't detect me before the spell runs out, it's still kind of a munchkin solution, one that I'd rather not have to rely on during the next few character levels.
I could certainly use a better idea.
I don't use NPC party members other than summons. I have two levels of Anti-Paladin (PRC) and three levels of Sorcerer with a spell focus on Evocation. The Anti-Pally levels and the resulting XP penalty have caused me to lag behind on general combat prowess. I would normally be at a much higher caster level as well, I'm still conjuring dire badgers where a singleclass wizard would have had dire wolves at his disposal. I have to retreat a lot.
My +1 sickle and reduced hit-die allow me to just about take on easy to medium opponents in one-on-one combat, but for groups I need to summon a distraction so I can start pelting the others with my crossbow (I have a slight dex bonus in my build, so I don't completely suck with that). But since the Noble guards have clogged up the foyer, I can't get past them without being 'Attack of Opportunity'-ed to death within seconds.
So I'm about 1K experience away from a levelling up. The very first level two spells are going to become available to me when I do. What would be a good choice of spell to mow down that group of guards? I can't really decide, especially since my Sorcerer sort of has to make do with these spells in other situations as well and I don't want to drift too much off character.
I could get invisibility for this next idea, but I don't like the idea of selecting a non-focussed spell *just* for this specific problem. While outside I can summon a creature, cast invisibility on myself, enter the estate, watch the summon damage some guards and exit without drawing any attention. Rinse and repeat. But even if it works and they don't detect me before the spell runs out, it's still kind of a munchkin solution, one that I'd rather not have to rely on during the next few character levels.
I could certainly use a better idea.
