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During one incarnation, the bloomin idiot kitty cat (ex?) slave
attacked ME after I freed him, in mid fight with the magic user...
On Sun, 3 Jul 2005 13:55:51 +1200, Peter Huebner <no.one@this.address>
wrote:
>In article <acqac1552ftjot3uj1sffnbhetpfv57ere@4ax.com>,
>ezgoindm@bellsouth.net says...
>> I, too, am just starting MW and the magic user in the smuggler's cave
>> is kicking my butt, I'm set up as a pilgrim under the birth sign
>> Tower.
>>
>> I have a saber and chitin bow/arrows.
>>
>> Help please!!!
>>
>
>You may have to try several times. Best things to try are to get magic
>absorption or [I think he's throwing fireballs] fire restistance via a
>potion, CHAAAARGE and get close and personal with him. Hint: Look at the
>colour of the spell he throws and try different resistances, maybe.
>
> Sticking a sabre into his guts a couple of times will cramp his style
>seriously. You can also evade the first few spells he throws at you by
>ducking around the corner: his mana is not infinite; i.i.r.c. he can
>only get about 4-5 spells off until he runs out.
>
>But standing there and taking it on the chin while peppering him with
>arrows is probably the worst tactic for a beginning character.
>
>------
>To answer the questio of the OriginalPoster: there is no quest connected
>to that cave - the townspeople merely let you know it's there. After you
>clean it out of smugglers, you get to keep their stuff, and that's your
>reward, sorry. I remember being particularly annoyed that freeing the
>slaves gives you no (immediately apparent) benefit at all, the dumb
>buggers don't even bother to run away! <sigh>
>
>h.t.h. -Peter