Posted by Daryl(VIP) on March 6, 2000 at 11:06:32:
In Reply to: Need Input posted by TheWatcher on March 6, 2000 at 10:47:54:
One advantage paladin have now is communes cannot be dispelled by Dispel magic. In order to kill Zorszaul the following can and/or will have to occur. Still, a solo paladin, with the right gear, in my opinion, wont be able to take Zor solo
My thoughts on killing a lich.
1) You're not to going catch him unprepared(if he's half-ass intelligent, which most liches are), little, or if at all. A lone player will NOT(with the exception of assassinate) kill Zorszaul (question here is whether or not he can see hidden at that moment for stalking to be effective).
2) A lich is offensively strong, but his army makes him even more of a threat 4-6 Elite storm Zombies combined with a golem and a mummy make for some impressive firepower. Take away his army via pull or summon.
3) They cant be slept, knocked out, poisoned, plagued, etc. Keeping him in combat, ie, ENTWINE would be your best bet here. Lash is somewhat effective with Numbers
4) With or without an army, Zor is going to be able to dish out the damage against you. Vampiric touch heals his power, and I think also, an item or two, that he wears can heal him.
5) Zor has an item easily destroyed by a spell, that grants him damage reduction. This is all that I'll say here.
6) offhand disarm a phylactery? That's a thought, it might be a possibility.
7) Slow and soften will help.
Thats all I can think of at the moment, but it's going to take more than your average posse of gangbangers to take Zor down, he's skilled, and he's proved it. Theoretically, a group with combined knowledge and skill SHOULD be able to slay him if prepared and if their efforts are greater as a whole due to 100% organization and effort. I just dont really see this happening though, without RL intervention. Just my thoughts.