Posted by Lachdanan on November 05, 1999 at 14:14:03:
In Reply to: I'd expect better things from the "great" Lachdanan posted by Mandingo on November 05, 1999 at 13:45:32:
> Svirfnebli warriors? Assassins? Who fears them as a lowbie? People like the guy I was responding to, who said he would 'strike from invisibility'. Relying on invisibility against magic-haters is a bad idea, was the point. > An anti-paladin eh? Blindness is key at the low ranks. Assassins can cure it with bindwounds but the warriors are screwed. Poison and chill touch could be enough to make them drop their weapon if they're not wearing a lot of strength gear, or just for the old fashioned blindness/disarm. Blindness sucks, can't disagree there. However, as a warrior, you go ahead and blind me, and I'll take my two weapons and my bash and while you are wasting time blinding I'll be bashing you so you can't disarm me. > Anti-paladins have three attacks, and the ability to use maces and axes, both of which tear up the assassin. Svirf warriors are no problem, get yellow roots and flying potions and they can't keep you in combat, so you're free to lightning bolt them to death. Ap's get third attack when? 25th level, no? > If the ap is human, he's in fantastic shape. If he's a fire giant, he has to worry about folks in their lower 20's, so a fire ap probably isn't the best lowbie pk'er. In truth, my point was that if all of these rager wannabes aren't grouping with magi, they are probably grouping together. If one group has one of the things I mentioned, the antipaladin is toast (one to see the invisible guy, the other two to kick the crap out of him)
And it's tough to lightning bolt someone to death while dirted.