Insta-death ... help?

bookgrub on 21/6/2005 at 09:01

I am going mad. I am currently attempting to steal King Poxsellis helm. I can do so, but seek to kill the Liches who want it back (I need the XP :))

Now the Lich a couple of levels up was a breeze, even for a stealth oriented player such as myself. For some reason though, either one of these guys takes me down almost instantly. I die with a peculiar spell glyph showing at the top right of my screen. I don't have it in my book and wondered if anyone could tell me what it is so that I can try and counter it somehow.

My poor attempt at drawing this glyph is below.

Inline Image:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/bookgrub/glyph.png

Please help. My mind can take only so much more of this. I don't want to have to resort to running away from a couple of the (re)animated dead. I also flatly refuse to use fireballs. Stealthy thieves shoot poisoned arrows from the shadows, not great flaming balls of death.

Stingm on 21/6/2005 at 15:16

I am stuck at the same spot. I was thinking of a dispel magic spell, but have not had a chance to try it yet. Can anyone else help?

Sting

twisty on 22/6/2005 at 00:47

Casting Repel Undead is rather useful as it stops him from attacking you temporarily. You can then chase after him and do the business. Mana Drain is also a useful choice.

Personally speaking, I tend to favour casting Incinerate and running and hiding. If your playing as a Thief type of character, you should probably try and deal some damage to a Lich and then hide (casting invisibility if necessary).

Munin the Raven on 3/7/2005 at 04:09

Here's my response from an older topic:

The fight with the two liches is really hard for certain character types:

If you're a thief/dexterity based character, your best bet is to run away, using the Speed spell if you need it. If you have Inut's bow, you can roast them easily, but chances are that you don't have that weapon yet.

If you're a fighter/strength based character, you may also just want to run away. Liches don't take many hits if you have a good weapon and high strength, but their paralyze and instant death attacks are a real pain. If you're quick you can rush the first one and kill it before the second joins in. Definitely don't fight both at once.

If you're a mage/intelligence based character, you have many options. The easiest way to deal with them is the Repel Undead spell; if you're a high enough spellcaster the liches will walk away from you, casting invisibility on themselves allowing you to either attack them or flee. You can also just make a break for it with Speed. If you have a decent weapon, you can protect yourself with Negate Magic and hack away at them. Fireballs will also work if you're quick, but know that liches can cast Fire Protection and aren't afraid to use it.

Probably the cheapest and most effective offensive tactic I've found in this game is to cast Harm several times and then rush enemies and hack away at them. This does tremendous damage in a short period of time, and will even cause some types of enemies to run away. Harm works best for this because it's cheaper to cast and maintain than Life Drain and does the same amount of damage. If you're a very powerful mage, you can also add Speed and Armor to this combination.

jpsyvanen on 12/9/2005 at 06:20

Easiest way to kill Liches are fart on 1st and then 2nd drops dead too