Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on October 4, 2000 at 17:53:14:
In Reply to: Fight with Barczak.. any suggestions? posted by Feiriel on October 4, 2000 at 17:08:00:
1) The whole flying thing. Crucial against thieves.
2) Wield a weapon. Even if you didn't have one on you for some reason, you grabbed his wavedancer, and he's vuln_drowning. The shield is cute, but parry and offense will more than make up for the shield. You can play defense all day, but if you want to leave, you'll need to kill him.
3) Follow up on that fiend. He's a duergar.... it should keep him busy for a bit, though if he's smart, he didn't attack a part without a way to counter the fiend.
4) Hit his dex. You tried heavy heart once, but didn't land it. It lasts a good bit, and will really slow his dodging unless his gear counters it. It looked like he was using dualed daggers, so no shield block, and crappy parrying. Kill his dodge, and you'll hit him an awful lot.
5) Find out where staves and shields are that give you protective effects like aura and shield.
6) Dome of Illusion. Powerful. Ditto for Life's Tomb, especially if he wants to play with healing potions.
7) Don't stop and talk to clueless groupmates that cannot possibly help you. There were three of you... the Second will explain things to The Third Groupmate. Use that time to get off some extra songs.