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[Stworca]

I shall generate a random name if you don't pick one.. Just sayin' 

Also : The next major boss, "Improved Asylum : Adventurers Party" i've decided to tackle :
- solo, with just Stworca.
- no pre-buff at all
- no level 9 spells (normally you don't have these in SoA)
- no scrolls

and of course no resting.

I never tried to solo this fight, so an ironman play is the perfect moment for that 

Enemies there are as cheesy as it gets.  I'll make a tech info breakdown of these characters once we get there. But we're talking about a mage that is immune to all weapons, all single target spells, all 1-5 spells, all necromancy, time stops, CC, stat damage.. A mage who heals all enemies if you're out of his visual range, and recovers all lost spells.
That's one of four enemies.

But our robes are fancy....

[Ochita]

Oh fine. The name shall be.. BERTHA

[lemon10]

Ewwww... Bertha... (no offense anyone named bertha reading this).
How about: Fabio, the gender confused monk (preferably with the Girdle of Masculinity/Femininity on).

[marxistplot]

gender confused monk

Wo-Man: foreign king of questionable gender!

I like Bertha

[Stworca]

I could begin chapter 4 now, but due to the fact that i have a wedding to attend to, and later on a lovely chill-out week in ze mountains, it's best that i delay the beginning of a new chapter, instead of part 2 or 3.

Oi. See you in a bit.

[Stworca]

Another character breakdown! This time a major one. This time with pictures. This time with even longer walls of text! WOOOO!
Note that AC values are much better when the party is buffed, and our casters yawn at AC anyway.

Starting with our favorite : Stworca!

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Chest : Robe of Vecna (Base AC lowered by 5, +4Casting speed, +10MR)
Gloves : Gauntlets of Ogre Power (sets strength to 18/00)
Helmet : Pale Green Ioun Stone (+1 THAC0 - WOOOO! - and +10% health, also protects from critical hits)
Neck : Amulet of Power (+1Casting speed, +5MR, Immune to silence, Immune to level drain) Aran Linvail
Ring 1 : Ring of preservation +2 (+2 AC, +2 Saves, +minor health regeneration)
Ring 2 : Sorcerian Ring (+1 AC, +1 Saves, +1 spell of each level from 1 to 7)
Back : Cloak of Balduran (+25MR, +1 AC, +1 Saves) Lich in the docks
Feet : Boots of the Hornet (+Speed, +5AC against missiles)
Waist : Belt of Inertial Barrier (+50 Resistance to magic damage, +25 resistance to missile damage, +5 Save vs Breath attacks) Kuroisan

Weapon 1 : Staff of Power (+2 Saves, +2 AC, Creates globes of invulnerability and paralyzing bolts) Planar Sphere
Weapon 2 : Staff of Elemental Mastery (Many abilities, i use it only for fireshield)

Other important Items

Quickslot 2 : Rod of Resurrection - amazing tool! We have two of these!
Quickslot 3 : Book of Infinite Spells - Casts one spell per day, i have it set on spell turning.
Inventory 4,5 : 2 Wands of spell striking!
Inventory 16 : Mighty pet

Also tons of scrolls and potions in containers (9, 10, 11) and a supply of alcohol (15)

Followed by the only survivor from chapter 1 : Sleep-O

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Chest : Red Dragon Scale (50% fire resistance, base AC lowered by 11) Firkraag
Hands : Gauntlets of Extraordinary Specialization (+1 THAC0, +2 Damage, +0.5 attacks per round) Nalmissra
Helmet : Vhailor's Helmet (Creates Simulacrum, +1 AC. Haven;t been used yet)
Neck : Amulet of Protection +1 (+1 AC, +1 Saves)
Ring 1 : Ring of Gaxx (+2 AC, Immune to poison, Immune to disease, Good health regeneration, +10MR) Kangaxx
Ring 2 : Ring of Elemental Mastery (+50% fire resistance, +50% electrical resistance, +1AC, +1Save, Impr Invisibility once per day)
Back : Cloak of Protection +2 (+2 AC, Saves)
Feet : Boots of the Hornet (+Speed, +5AC vs missile)
Waist : Golden Girdle (+3 AC vs slashing)

Weapon 1 : Unholy Reaver (Protects from psionics and charm, dispel magic on hit)
Weapon 2 : Non-magical two handed sword
Weapon 3 : Rifthome Axe (throwing axe that returns to your hand after being thrown)
Weapon 4 : Ilbratha (Mirror image once a day)

Quickslot 1 : Potions of Win (not the actual name) - (raises resistance to all magic damage by 50%, all saves are successful)

Next on the list is our Fallen Inquisitor : Brunch!

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Chest : White Dragon Scale (lowers base AC by 12, 50% cold resistance, can cast cone of cold thrice a day) Demon Wraith
Hands : Paladin Bracers (+10 HP)
Helmet : Helm of Balduran (+1 AC, +5 HP, +1 Saves, +1 Thac0, Immune to Critical hits)
Neck : Amulet of Ilmater (Immune to poison, +3 Saves, +1 AC, Can cast heal once a day)
Ring 1 : Ring of Protection +2 (+2 Saves, AC)
Ring 2 : Ring of Preservation +2 (+2 Saves, AC, Minor health regen)
Back : None
Feet : Boots of Gargoyle (Stoneskin twice a day, but with only 2 "skins", not 10 like mages. Immune to backstabs)
Waist : Beatification Girdle (Blessed)

Weapon 1 : Flail of Ages (slows enemies on hit, elemental damage) D'arnisse
Weapon 2 : Defender of Easthaven (20% resistance to physical damage)
Weapon 3 : Purifier (20% MR)
Shield : Holy Buckler of Amauntor (Immune to level drain, +3 AC, Two false dawns a day) Shadow Dragon

Quickslot 1 : Efreet Bottle (Efreet!)
Quickslot 3 : Improved Spider Statuete (Spider!)

Inventory 1 : Namarra (Silence once a day)
Inventory 2 : Shield of Balduran (Win-win against beholders)
Inventory 9 : Mace of Disruption (immune to level drain, destroys undead on hit) Bodhi

Also bag of holding, full of goodies.

The last survivor from chapter 3's massacre : Unbekannt

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Chest : Enhanced Robe of Neutral Archmagi (Lowers base ac by 7, +10MR, +2 Saves, +1 spell from levels 1-4)
Hands : Nothing
Helmet : Citadel Helmet (+1 Saves, Immune to charm, Immune to critical hits, +20 resistance to fire, electricity, cold)
Neck : Necklace.. that grants immunity to poison (bla)
Ring 1 : Ring of Energy (2d6 damage on use)
Ring 2 : Ring of Preservation +2 (+2 AC, Saves, minor health regen)
Back : Cloak of Displacement (+4 AC vs missile, +2 saves vs breath, wand, death)
Boots : Boots of the Hornet (+speed, +5 AC vs missile)
Belt : Girdle of Glory (+3 AC)

Weapon 1 : Angurvadal (Once a day increases strength to 22 for one minute. We're holding it till we get the impr version)
Weapon 2 : Sunblade : Daystar +4 (Protection from evil, Sunray twice a day, massive damage to undead)

Quickslot 2 : Rod of Resurrection (WOOO!)
Quickslot 3 : Golem Book (summons a golem once a day)

Inventory 1,2 : Wands of Spell striking!
Inventory 9 : Potions of mind focusing (raise dex - which translates to AC - and int for HOURS! priceless!)

Now the new characters.. Not yet introduced officially. Spoiler warnings! Also, they are undergeared, because i didn't plan on having 3 and Monskine die.. Stupid 3 and Monskine! 

New Character number one :

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Chest : Improved Ankhed Plate Mail (Lowers base AC by 11, 50% acid resistance, melf acid arrow twice a day)
Hands : Gloves of Dexterity (sets dex to 18)
Helmet : Dragon Helm (25% resistance to fire, cold, electricity)
Neck : Nothing
Ring 1 : Ring of Djinn Summoning (summons Djinn)
Ring 2 : Nothing
Back : Nothing (i will give her the spare cloak of protection Brunch has)
Boots : Nothing
Waist : Girdle of Hill Giant strength (strength set to 19)

Weapon 1 : Ixil Spike +6 (Has a chance of impaling enemies, amazing weapon. Bugged though, as it does not lower the THAC0)

Quickslot 1 : Acorns (summon dryads and a moose! A MOOSE! How cool is that?!!?!.. no, the moose is pathetic. The dryads cast spells though)

Inventory 9 : Wand of Heavens (Fire damage)

New character number 2 (Totally undergeared!)

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Chest : Shadow Dragon Scale (Lowers base ac by 9, 50% acid resistance) Shadow Dragon
Gloves : Nothing
Helmet : Helm of the Rock (+25% resistance to cold, acid, fire and electricity, immune to critical hits, cast aura of command thrice a day... i have never used it)
Neck : Nothing
Ring 1 : Ring of Fire resistance (40% fire resistance)
Ring 2 : Ring of Earth Control (+1 AC and a useless charm elemental skill. Elementals are pathetic and die in a nanosecond)
Back : Nothing
Boots : Boots of Avoidance (+5 AC vs missile)
Belt : Belt of Piercing (+3 AC vs stab)
Weapon 1 : Staff of Ram +4 (Knocks enemies back) Saladrex
Quickslot 2 : Horn of Blasting (AoE damage + chance of stunning, very nice)

Overall Sleep-O, Brunch and Unbekannt are quite protected from most common death causes, even on insanity. Stworca laughs at dragons.. But i don't have any gear to spare to the new guys.. They will have to endure without for now.
The Barb is a character that - should he survive that long - will make ToB much, MUCH easier. For now he's just a trash character.

Not much will change till Ust'Natha... Unless we tackle Red Badge before Ust Natha.. Which i would like to do - but it's not for me to decide, and not now.

[Stworca]

Chapter 4 : Waist Deep..

Current Party

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Ch4 Part 1 : Hello, Brynnlaw!

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..and so fell Demogorgon, Prince of Demons. Banished from the material plane for many years. The two headed ruler of the Abyss would return, to hunt the mortals who banished him.. Or so he planned.

What? Where?! A glass jar!? The other kids are looking at me! No! Nooooooooo- oh, i'm not at school..


Oh, hey, i'm in Brynnlaw!

Alaya : Hey, it worked!

It did!? That means that you're..

Alaya : Choose your next words carefully.

...My dear, you're far away. Far enough for your stench to not ruin my..

Alaya : Must i remind you, that i can be there at any time?

..I have nothing more to add..

Alaya : Watch out, the globes will shatter in just a second. The shards are sharp..

How cute, but why didn't you warn me about sharp edges BEFORE i slept with y-

Alaya : We made out? I didn't feel anything..

I guess i was thinking about soup..


Brunch : I.. live! What happened?!
My friend, it would seem that your heart is too pure to be sent to hell.
Unbekannt : Indeed.
It's a proof that your holy crusade is a righteous cause.
Sleep-O : Ye.

Alaya : Ha!

Brunch : I admit, i had my doubts.. My paladin powers have left me.. Why would the gods..?
To make your journey more challenging, to show you that your magic isn't needed.

Alaya : The gods trust your own judgement

..Brilliant! I lov- i like..- i don't despise you.. as much as i did... anymore!
My friend, i dare to say that perhaps the gods trust your judgement. You are not righteous, you define what is righteous! May the gods struck me down if i lie!
Don;t you dare, my dear..

Alaya : Aww.. it would be fun.. and so easy too.. Just one lightning spell..

Brunch : I.. You're right.. My judgement is the one that matters. For too long i have listened to blind priests, that claimed to know what the gods wanted. To corrupted paladins, that led the order to its doom...
It was necessary, if you haven't met the liars, you wouldn't know the truth. If not for the betrayal of the holy order, you wouldn't know the path to treat on. Sometimes one needs to go deeper..-

Alaya : That's what i've said!

-..sometimes, people that seem innocent, are evil incarnate.. Sometimes, you have to trust yourself, and not be afraid of making decisions. You are a great paladin, that has vanquished powerful demons and undead alike.. If someone opposes you..
Brunch : They are unpure, and must be cleansed..
Yes. Now let's go and eat something!
Sleep-O : Sleep-O?
What? Oh, yes, good job killing Demogorgon.
Sleep-O : Sleep-O.
Unbekannt : If our path was wrong, wise paladin, would we succeed against a prince of demons? Demogorgon himself?
Brunch : We would not. Come then, let us proceed with our quest. No more distractions. Our judgement is the one that matters!
Can we go already?

Alaya : What are you doing?!

Don't push him too hard at once. It's like beating a slave. If you swing too hard, the whip may break on his back.

Alaya : Oh, i shall remember that for our next meeting..

I hate you.. truly

Alaya : ..how about tonight? Go to a nice tavern, i don't like sleeping in the shitholes you could endure

What?! Your mother never complained!

Alaya : Yes, she never complained, even when the partner was poor..

Oh, so even you were welcome, how nice.

Alaya : Maybe..

Random person 1 : Hey! What have you done!? All these people! All this blood..
Random person 2 : Mommy? Mommy where are you?!
Random person 3 : Your mother is DEAD boy! DEAD! And she will fry in hell for eternity!
Random person 8 : Ed, have you been drinking again?
Random person 11 : No! Not Frank! Noo! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Random person 2's mother : Timmy? I'm over here, come home, your father already waits for you in bed.
Random person 3 : Oh? It isn't Samantha?
Random person 9 : No, the girl that died was slim and pretty, Samantha on the other hand..
Random person 2's mother : OTHER hand!? Why don't you come here and tell me that to my face?!?!
Random person 71 : People! Can we focus on the murderous, teleporting fiends?
Random person 1 : These glass shards.. killed them all.. You monsters! You have killed them all! This is punishable by death!
Well, technically it's not glass... And wasn't murder punishable by sixteen gold coin fine? Or was it only in Memnon.. hmm
Random person 191 : KILL THEM!
How nice! We're making new friends already!

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Ahh.. The smell of sea. I love it.
Unbekannt : It's the stench of the dead villagers, burning on piles behind us..
Oh.. Either way i love it.
Brunch : Stupid villagers, probably confused by the death of their master, Demogorgon.
Sleep-O : Argh!
What? Oh.. i see..

Are you arghing to me? What have i ever done to you!?

No, thank you, i already am in dept. No more loans for me.

Look at me! I'm moonwalking!
Unbekannt : What? Hey, why are you walking on a dog?
His name is Moon. Du- Whoa! Careful there!

You have killed him in cold blood, without thinking it through, and now you will get away with it!?!?
Pirate Christopher : Ye.
I love this place! And look! A child! Arrrr! Are ye a pirate too?!

No.. he's not. Hey!

Brunch : Thief! Fiend! To arms! TO ARMS! Slay the evildoer!
I couldn't agree more.. But the child vanished!
Brunch : What!? What treachery is this!? You there! Peasant! Do you know anything about this kid?
Random Person 25 (also the current population count of Brynnlaw) : Uh.. yeah.. It's Chremy's kid. Chremy stands in front of the Inn all day.
Brunch : Thank you, now flee from this evil place!
Evil sez i! Arr
Unbekannt : A bit too piratey..
Well, we are very close to our goal. There is no need to be formal anymore.
Unbekannt : I know, but you COULD pull your pants up.. please..?
Sigh...
Brunch : You're Chremy? We've been looking for you.

A bit extreme, but who am i to deny the young their fun?
Brunch : Now if i can just find the kid...
You will slay the child..?
Brunch : Yes.

Alaya : I find it very in-

He's going to kill a child.. Is it my birthday yet?

Alaya : No, but interrupt me again, and it will be your deathday.

Unbekannt : We should rest-
Sleep-O : DRINK!
Unbekannt : All right, we should drink first, your quest can wait.
Right. In(n) we go!

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*sniff* It smells like..
Brunch : Foul stench of tainted, hopeless evildoers defiling each others bodies with all known sinful pleasures that are known to the world..?
Unbekannt : I bet he was going to say "ass", but i guess your description is more accurate.

Hopefully we'll find some new foolish tools-
Sleep-O : Allies
Yes! Allies! That will join our hopeless, suicidal-
Brunch : Noble
Right.. noble quest to defile, and ravish
Unbekannt : Save
..Imoen.
Monks : Don't tell me that you, blind interlopers are Stworca and his group?

Monskine? My dear. Is tha- Hmm.. No.. It's someone else.
Unbekannt : Another druid?
Yes, possibly an assassin.
Unbekannt : Assassinette?
I don't think one should pronounce it that way, but then again, i am a pirate! Arrr!
Monks : I will repeat myself only this one time! Are you Stworca?
That depends.. Are you working for Candlekeeps Library?
Monks : No, i am..
Ok. I am indeed Stworca the Dragonslayer.
Unbekannt : You didn't use that tittle before.
Well, i've slain a dragon just today.
Unbekannt : Fair enough.
Monks : Are you even liste-
Forgive us, druidic assassin, but we have been crushed by fate. Our brave companion and friend, Monskine, has been slain by evil forces. Her body lost to us. If what you wish to say is not important enough, then leave us to our grief.
Monks : I am not an assassin. Faldorn has sent me here to.. aid.. you. I was hoping to see Monskine, but it would seem that city dwellers are incapable of having their party survive.
Sleep-O : Sleep-O?
Monks : Of course, Faldorn, the druidess.. Don't you know the dea-
I think you're a bit too open with announcing secret arrangements made by other people..
Monks : I see.. At any rate i shall join you till Faldorn recalls me to the Groove. Now, tell me..
Sleep-O : Drink!
Monks : Dwarf?
Sleep-O : Sleep-O.
Monks : Very well, i shall talk with your leader alone then. I have important questions
I was young, and they have promised me a new life if i became a stripper.. It was all just a diversion. I couldn't live as a shoesalesman anymore. Have you got no heart?! Tormenting me with such questions!?
Monks : Outside. Now!

And so they left

Brunch : She reminds me of Monskine..
General Gaeus : HEY! SHUT THE HELL UP!
Sleep-O : Sleep-O?
Gaeus : Yes, You! You ain't tough enough to be bragging like that.
Unbekannt : Bragging?
Gaeus : Who are you anyway?
Brunch : He's Sleep-O
Gaeus : Sleep-O?
Brunch : Yes, Sleep-O, Demogorgon slayer. Why?
Gaeus : ...
Unbekannt : Hello?
Gaeus : Let me buy you a drink! Harr! You there! Dirty innkeeper! These warriors drink on me!
Sleep-O : Aye.

Shiver me timber! ARRR!

[Stworca]

This LP is not canceled, it's delayed (quite significantly) because we're very close to Ust'Natha (3 updates tops).. and i can't get the damn thing to work! 
With all the AI improvements ,the FPS is cra..b.. (With FRAPS at least) and without them, the battle is too easy! I'm re-writing the AI scripts, but it takes.. a while..

I can not tell how much longer will it take, but it will continue soon.

For now, please, try to enjoy RTW.

Regards

[Stworca]

Current Party

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CH4 P2 Sleep-O's Perspective

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All the unmarked and / or curved text in this episode are Sleep-O's lines or thoughts.

Stworca : What did you say, Sleep-O?
Ok now, focus. Focus and try spelling the word correctly. Shape your mouth as if you were saying Pie, but instead add rats at the end. Tell the sorcerer that the pirates are eyeballing us, and this could mean trouble. No, just say pirates and point at them!
Sleep-O
Well.. damn. Good try though.
Stworca : Ah, i see. Good thinking. We really should watch out around here. Who knows what scumbags are lurking here!
It worked? I'm amazed.
Monks : Aside from you, that is?
Stworca : Naturally, assassinette.
Monks : Are we back to this again? I TOLD YOU i'm not an assassin! Far--
Stworca : Oh.. Sorry, i was talking to this female assassin here, who asked me if you're always such a pain in my side.
Female Assassin : Hello.
Monks : Wha-- WHAT?! We know each other for a few hours at best.
Stworca : ..Your point being..?


Here they go at it again. Are all druids that stubborn? It should be obvious by now, that he's not letting.. What is this.. Is this pirate addressing me? Say : "What is it that you wish, slightly unwashed hound?"
Sleep-O?


That was one of the worst attempts at making a joke i have ever heard, and i'm traveling with Stworca for a good few weeks now..
Ha-ha-ha!
Gaeus : I don't get it..
Unbekannt : It should surprise us?
Stworca : Now, now, just because our friend is a bit slow.. What does fssshhh mean anyway?
Monks : The pirate called us all dancing fairies.
Stworca : THAT DOES IT! GAEUS, GRAB THIS TABLE! EVERYONE ELSE, HOLD YOUR BREATH!
Here we go again.. Thankfully the innkeeper doesn't seem to mind. What was his name again? Saemon? It sounds familiar somehow... Oh well, time to pain my bear with blood.


Random Person 13 : You again!? Haven't you killed enough innocents?!
Brunch : Innocents?! It's a den of pirates, thieves and murderers!
Monks : Killed?! We are re-uniting you dogs with mother nature!
Stworca : Enough!? I'm just getting started!
Saemon the innkeeper : Out! Out with you all! I'll serve your soup outside! OUT!
Unbekannt : He was fairly decent to us, perhaps we should..?
Brunch : Very well. Let us delay the slaughter!


Wasn't it night time when we entered it?
Sleep-O?
..ugh.. nevermind.
Sleep-O.
Stworca : Yes, the time has passed quite quickly.
Can he read my..?
Stworca : No, i don't have such ability... i mean.. what? Did you say anything?
Uh.. it seems that the drow priestess has punished him again. It must be her watching over our motives.. I wonder if the sorcerer is aware, that i already know about Alaya?
Monks : Must you talk all the time?
Unbekannt : Yes.
Stworca : Wait just a minute.. what is this treache---
Saemon the Innkeeper : Your soup. Eat it and begone!
Stworca : A very lovely shaped bottle, kind Innkeepe-

Unbekannt : I think it's too late for flattery.
Stworca : I don't think it's ever too late, ask your mothe--
What? Why did he interrupt himself just now? Is the mage...
Unbekannt : Let's eat the soup, and move.. Asylum is waiting for us.
Brunch : Does anyone know how will we get there anyway?
Stworca : Ask the pirate lord nicely to let us inside?
Monks : Any SANE ideas?
Unbekannt : To the pirate lord then.
Brunch : Aye.
Monks : Are you SERIOUS!? This will never work!
Brunch  : You'll see..
We shall all see. Lying is really the strong side of this party. Although few things are certain. We are a team - if only temporary - and perhaps.. just perhaps.. fighting the obvious demons will help this old dwarf slay his inner ones. Oho.. we're here!


Stworca : I lost my puppy, can you help me look for him?
Monks : THIS is why we came here?!
Stworca : I think he wandered into Asylum.. could you help me get there?


Monks : This madman is anything BUT decent!
Stworca : The puppy! Or was it a cougar? I haven't seen mister brown for so long, that i hardly remember him! *sob*
I can't see this working.. unless..


Unbekannt : Please, don't listen to him. He never had any..
Stworca : But i haven't played with his fur for so long! So long! And cold nights just aren't the same without this warm, fleshy..


Stworca : I'm a danger? Perhaps i am!


Monks : Arse from a hole in the ground?! You mean..?
You.
Oh my, i didn't mean to say that.. Well done, dwarf! Now she'll be onto you too!
..erm.. Sleep-O?
Monks : That does it! I'm going to--


Stworca : Damn it, assassinette. You blew it. Now we're going to have to kill him.
Desharik : Wh-- what?!
Stworca : I tried. I really, really tried not killing you.
Brunch : He deserves it anyway.
Aye!
Although it's a shame it didn't work. It would be fun to sneak for once.


Monks : I.. You don't need to say anything. it was foolish of me to interfere, and it is all my fault.
Stworca : But i was just about to say, that it was all your fault..
Monks : ...what now?
Stworca : We'll waltz into Asylum using the front doors.
Gaeus : Hahahaha!
Stworca : What is it now?
Gaeus : I just got the fssshhh joke! Funny that.


Unbekannt : At least we know who to leave behind, should we need a sacrifice..
Personally, i'd leave the druid. She appears to be holding a grudge against us. Perhaps her and Monskine were close friends. But why the hate towards the sorcerer? Aside from the obvious reasons : His character, manners, appearance and language. Then again..
Monks : Aren't spellholds wards powerful enough to stop us?
Stworca : No.
..he is a force to be reckoned with, and a dependable ally. (Don't try this at home, viewers. Passing through powerful magical wards is dangerous)


What of Irenicus.. From what we've seen, he could easily slaughter the entire Asylum population and taken the control. I better stay on my toes. No matter how short my legs may be, They will not collapse beneath me that easily! Death may await us, but it would be a release from all the torments. A sweet remedy, that could cure the pain, and make the past leave me alone...
..release..
Stworca : What was that? Did Sleep-O?
Unbekannt : Be silent, and prepare yourself.


The story continues in this video. The segment is too good to ruin it by stripping it from the wonderful voice acting.
Over 10 minutes. Enjoy. .. and welcome back, viewer.

[3]

IT RETURNS. TREMBLE, MORTALS, AND DESPAIR.

So how much work was involved in optimising Ust'Natha and (more importantly) how much was sacrificed?

[Stworca]

I will have to play it on stationary PC, thus the resolution will be stuck at 1024 x 768. (was unable to get the altered scripting to work on the laptop)
It SHOULD be relatively smooth now. And by relatively smooth i mean "Freeze for a few seconds every time a wave spawns" as well as "Fps <20, but hopefully >10"

You have to note, that improved Ust' Natha has A LOT of drow, and all of them have massive scripting, path finding calculations, each casts spells, drinks potions, stabs you in the eyes.. and more. My PC handles high end games well, but this right here is still challenging. (HOW many drow? Dwarf Fortress cat problems are similar to this fight..)

We'll have to wait and see. Still, i had to progress the story a bit. In next update we fight the (in)famous Asylum Party.. Although i guess some of you have already found and seen the fight. 

Ust Natha is only three parts away from us. And with Impr. Ust'Natha comes the most hellish fight one can imagine. It was meant to be impossible. It was coded to be impossible. Is it? Stay tuned, folks!

[Stworca]

Current Party

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Technical Info about the fight

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Long overdue fight, i've recorded it quite some time ago, but as you perhaps remember the LP was suspended for some time. At any rate :

Endless spells, aoe instant healing, instant timestops, immunity to all weapons, permanent invisibility, absolutely untargettable by elves, vorpal hits, immunity to nearly the entire in-game spellbook of any class.. These are just some of this party feats. This is the most unfair and cheesy fight in the game. It is, however, quite easy when one knows what to do.

Stworca tackles this one solo, with no prebuff, no consumables, no scrolls, no potions, no resting, no level 9 spells.. and naturally no reloads, as it is an Ironman, Insanity Run!

CH4 P3 : "Bend over and i'll show you a god : Breudayael's Party" Boss Fight

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Damn you Irenicus! I'll find you, no matter whe-- what is this..


Where am i, and who are you, raving lunatics? Have you seen an eloquent Dwarf, a fallen paladin, sharp tongued dr--


..Very well. It was the most likely outcome anyway. Just please, try not to bleed all over my robes. They weren't cheap.
6:30 long fight (actually quite a bit longer, but after cutting the boring parts out..) As always, HD and Fullscreen recommended.

What is this.. The unwashed mage had this strange stone on him. I know it! It is.. a rune of teleportation! I wonder where the hell is Pinky.. and how are the others doing.
*somewhere else entirely*
Sleep-O : Sleep-O? (As far as i understand, all i need to do is answer one riddle of this here statue.. Ask away!)

*back to Stworca*
..Something tells me, They'll turn out all right. *activates the stone*

[Stworca]

The party has dropped something around 20 items. I've went through them all, and with the help of Monks decided which ones not to use (too cheesy) which ones can we use only in ToB (should we get there) and others that are 'ok' to equip. Here is a breakdown, for those interested.

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A strong armor piece, but there are some that beat it even in vanilla. Use.


Overpowered. Not use. (You shouldn't either viewer, this ring will kill you)


Death ward + Neg. plane protection in one. A mediocre ring. Use, should we want to.


Ridiculous.. NOT use.


Mediocre helmet. Use, should we want to.


It's like looking at improved anvil once again. NOT use. Gamebreaking.


Toned down version of staff of magi. Use.


Should we find a drow mage or sorcerer to join our party : Use, but only in ToB (Because we'll have endless spells in ToB anyway) For SoA too powerful.


Same as above, except for the "drow" part.


Same as above.


..No. Nobody should ever even consider using this.


Same as above. Cheese incarnate.


Ok to use, i doubt i will though.


Ok to use, i doubt i will though.


ToB only, for reasons mentioned before. (we'll have endless spells anyway..)


A mediocre helmet. Usable, if we decide to do so.


It's actually a weak item against the AI. Good only against player.


ToB only, maybe even not at all.


Another ridiculous, game-breaking item. NO!


Yes. Surprised? We now have enough improved haste powers to have someone IHastened for over 12 minutes flat. Only two fights will go on for that long. This makes that armor piece a strong one, but not incredibly so. (If we didn't have that much Ihaste spells, that would be a different matter). It's AC is beaten by three armor pieces.

Open to feedback and suggestions, but only regarding the ones we've selected as "Yes".
Ones that i'm not picking are final. Too powerful. Not open for discussion.

Regards!

[Akigagak]

I say go whatever gives us an update.

I mean, I reached the last update and I had a little sad moment, so onwards to glory and (no) less cheesy enemies!

[Stworca]

Your wish is my command Akigagak 

I have just now successfully recorded the Siege of Ust'Natha.

Over an HOUR long video of constant party on drow combat. It's not a group of encounters, it's one giant battle.

I did it with commentary voiceover, it is obviously a poor attempt (my first one after all) but you don't expect me to add an HOUR of music material to it, now do you?!

The video is compiling just now. I will upload it overnight. Then we will move to happier places, where i don't have to spend a MONTH of my time re-writing scripts to get the damn game to work.

Patience Imoen, soon it will all end!