Parrhesia Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Orogs...those're the orc/ogre crossbreeds, right? There're a lot of crossbreeds in D&D, man... Oh yeah. Vaguely related; http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=23979&pid=1383915&st=0entry1383915 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Dorn's Deep isn't gonna go on for-fucking-ever like the Severed Hand did, is it? >> ---------- Sudden and violent exploration shall now ensue. And then Raymond got Berzerked. Everybody stayed the fuck away and let him do his shit. To review the map of this area, since I can't do much of anything else. Traditional Icewind space-filling paths, innit. Aaaaand Raymond's done. Back to the narrative! ---------- "Caves inside caves inside caves." Luka sighed. "There anywhere else to go down this long path?" asked Skitarii. "Don't think so. Into the cave?" "Why not." "Well, this doesn't look bad at all." muttered Furetchen. Raymond grunted in surprise, having found a fight too challenging for him alone. Fortunately, clever use of all the resources at our disposal (read: fireball!) saved the day. "That's... a lotta Human skulls." "Maybe they're Dwarf-skulls, boss!" INTERJECTION FROM THE NARRATIVE: What the fuck is this shit? It's too early to be something I take back to Druidface unless Luna was tragically misremembering, but I don't see what else it could be. Mourns-for-Trees? That's an Argonian Druid name if ever I saw one. "Into the other cave?" "Lead on, Furet." After several twists and turns: "...well, shit. That was a waste of time." "You don't say." "Well, where to next?" "You think I know?" "You're supposed to be the boss." "Shut up. We'll go, uh, see that first cave-hole Raymond found." "'kay." "Orcs! Now there's a surprise!" Acacia observed acutely. Orcs were no match for our might, and the room contained nothing except about 200 xp. Whee! "This way?" "This way." Raymond stopped short and pointed. "Structure!" "Brilliant observation, Raymond. How do we get up there?" "Dunno." I am as confused by this picture as you are. Raymond stopped and pointed again. "Bridge!" "Well, cross it!" "...bet we have to go in there." "Yeah, Case, I think you're right." Incidentally, there was a ? I could click by the structure up top. That's what I got. "Fuckin' hot in here." grumbled Balcerzak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGdood Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) You could've gone into the "great deal of heat" building. That's where the extract comes into play. I think. Otherwise you're up against fucking annoying sorcerers now. Speaking of half-breeds, Icewind Dale II throws them at you like spades. You can create half-orc characters, and you have to fight half-ogres, half-goblins, half-dragons, half-blood yuan-ti priestesses, half......fucks. Hell, the whole storyline is based on racism and half-xxxx whatnot. Even better, you can choose to be of yuan-ti descent, or you can even create demigod humans (aasimar) and demidemon humans (tieflings). Edited December 20, 2010 by skitarii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 A BELATED UPDATE: THE SAGA OF ONE BATTLE Yes, folks, I haven't forgotten you. Between a dead stop I came to yesterday morning in a single battle, writing my draft guide, and deciding to participate in two drafts I managed to convince myself not to finish this yesterday. Is it worth the wait? No. Leave your narrative at the door. First off! What the fuck? Yep, Drow warriors backed by Drow mages backed by Orog warriors backed by Orc archers. SUDDENLY DROW Also: Phase Spiders! So we fight, and we win against the first couple of enemies. Drow warriors, some Orogs, and the spiders. I decide to get cheeky and drop Protection from Normal Missiles on Tarii and have him Fireball the archers, when... And then I realize something: this is retarded! So I look back and I see the path to the structure that Skitarii assured me existed. It's all the way back at the zone out. I order everybody there when... EVERYTHING HAD ALREADY RESPAWNED. WHAT. So going back is a pain in the ass! And going forward is a pain in the ass! So let's go forward and kill even more Orogs! Burning Blood kills Raymond and, conveniently, Balcerzak revives him. We perpetrate cheeky PfNM shenanigans and one of the Drow Sorcs chases Skitarii! Perfect! Mirror Image is a MOTHERFUCKER, did you know that? Rez, charge, barely eke out a win against the last Sorc. Mirror Image means I can pile SIX GUYS on one of them, in melee, and if they decide to nuke a squishier target (only speaking raw HP because magic cuts armor) I'll have to rez them after the battle. AND NOW WE'VE CROSSED A BRIDGE. Tomorrow: real update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGdood Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Mirror Image is a bitch....seriously. Well, you're gonna have your hands full for Dorn's Deep....for it is LOOOOOOONG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Luka's 'Arrow to the face' voices are getting stranger and stranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Woah, it's really becoming tougher now. Either that or I'm just exagerating just by seeing the guy with most HP getting killed and with low HP in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Ooookay, this might not make people happy but I'm breaking a rule I've had for a good while now. I'm shifting updates to every other day. Unless I feel REALLY MUCH like updating on a particular day. Why? SUDDENLY DROW. I. Fucking. Hate. Drow. And everybody who writes DnD games has a massive hard-on for them. So why not make me fight piles of high-level fighters with swords and crossbows, all poisoned, with INNATE MAGICAL RESISTANCE? The piles of Neo Orogs I can kill with Skitarii and creative use of the tools at my disposal. Half of the Drow I attack with a good hefty single-target spell (Magic Missile, Flame Arrow) I'll get that Magic Resistance! popup. And what if I move Acacia or Furetchen into melee alongside Raymond? Well God help me if any of them decide to break off and attack somebody not-Raymond. In short, fuck Drow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) Hordes of the Underdark was the exception, where you could take a room of like fifteen of the fucks without a sweat. Hordes was just a perfect game all-round, really. The Underdark, Deekin, Cockney devils using rhyming slang to call you a cunt to your face... Edited December 23, 2010 by Grimsworth of Natal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Hordes wasn't SUDDENLY DROW. Hordes was unabashedly all Drow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 And it pulled it off~ Although one day, ONE day I swear I'll kill those Drizz't wannabes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 This might become a pure text LP as I navigate the final dungeon and then just write about it and fuck screenshots. This is aggravating to no end. These Drow Vanguards, complete with the magic resistance and all the goodies of lesser Drow, have poisoned crossbows and enough AC to avoid getting hit most of the time. One of them can go toe-to-toe with Raymond and might eventually win. If I pile everybody on, their AI causes them to switch targets like no other, going straight for Skitarii as soon as he bursts into view. graaaaaah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGdood Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Oh yes. Poison annoys me to no end. Taking 4 damage every second is fine. I can heal that. It's the nonstop flinching that throws me into a rage. It ends up with me savescumming with a finger on the Q key and sending my sling-thief and crossbow-ranger with my fighter and cleric drawing fire. I leave my bard and mage somewhere safe. Well actually I just let my bard tag along somewhere whilst singing. Don't worry, the poisonous Drow won't really be troubling you much. You just have to fight invisible thieves later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I don't remember the poison... and the thieves were no trouble at all... seriously, they did like, 14 damage from the backstab. i was liek, dude, my dude has 100+ hp, do you really think that'll do much? And they give you so much exp... |D the thieves are easier than the drow... to be honest. the annoying part was the petrification traps and spells that seemed to be all over the flippin place... T.T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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