Fending off Improved Illy without default tank

[Luis Antonio]

When I was playing Tactics this saturday, I chosen the wrong option when speaking to Minsc. That really made me think about reloading the entire game and starting from the beggining.

But no. Then I thought "man, I'll try that with no tank" and that was not lie at all because I was using an Archer, wich is no ubber tank anyway. The tactic:

Archer: Lurking always.
Immy: Hidden in a room nearby.
Yoshimo: Later picked, lurking always too.

I used the fire quickly tactic to disrupt spellcasting from the cleric, first. Then Karamazov came into his aid, and I was forced to draw back.

Next round, comming on the other side of the library, I saw the Cornugon. Gotta run, and hide. No +2 arrows, you see.

The corugon stayed far away from the combat zone. Then Ilych started his speech, blah blah. Ended. Hit him in the mouth, he cast "land war in asia" and I get tired. Yoshimo tries to backstab him but he is immune, I think, and soon he is hurt enough to retrieve immy out of her locker and cast lightning bolt on him. Illy down.

The monk came next. When he got at the library door, I've fired some arrows and he got very close to me. Then "called shot". Stuck on the ground. Backstab. Magic missile. Down.

Then the Cleric once again, and I've disrupted his spellasting for the second time. The golem appeared. I was prepared. Equipped myself with the +1 quarterstaff and wack him hard, after leaving the area of vision of the cleric. Down to one cornugon, an archer and and cleric to beat.

The third time that DAMNED cleric came, I couldnt disrupt him and had to hide from his infernal host.

In the fourth time, he came along with the archer, and i used a few summons to distract karamazov, but that was enough for three shots only, and he was injuring my character very much. Yoshimo was behind the door, smiled and backstabbed him, giving me some time, and Immy helped me by stoneskin and serving as shield when Yo was badly wounded. Cleric down, Yoshimo hide in shadows, returns and backstab Karamazov once again. Karamazov down. The Cornugon enters the room. Yoshimo down.

Of course, I ran away. Then I thought that was the end of me, but check out my proficiencies:

*** long bow
* quarterstaff (for golem)
* Two handed sword (cause i wanted to change a bit)

Save the genie, boy. Immy distracted the monster first, he went to another room. Haste, run to the door. Talk to genie. Back. Talk to faeries. Run from cornugon once again. Haste wears of. Drink potion of speed. Run. Go upstairs again. Pick up savvy sword.

Some healing potions later, the cornugon was down.

Easy as pie. Without a tank. And, after a long long time working.