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From: andy@gistdev.gist.com (Andy Warinner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Surviving the Kobold Cave in POR?
Keywords: Pool of Radiance, damn kobolds
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Date: 8 Nov 90 14:58:51 GMT
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I am having some trouble getting through the mass attacks in the
throne room of the kobold cave.  I can fight the party through two
waves but the third group of kobolds/trolls/nasties wipes out the
party.  In my opinion, the party is reasonably balanced (two fighters,
a fighter/MU, a thief, a MU, and a cleric), experienced (all
characters are 5th or 6th level), and well equipped (everybody has
magic weapons, scrolls, potions, etc.).

As for tactics, first I try to sleep the kobolds in the front row engaging
the fighters.  This prevents the fighters from suffering minor damage from
the kobolds and prevents too many trolls from attacking the party.  The MUs
fireball the main body of kobolds (especially the archers).  Then the
party concentrates on the big monsters.  This works well enough for the
first two waves but the party takes too much damage to survive the third
attack wave.

So my questions are:

- How many wave attacks are there?
- What tactics are best?
- Is my party strong enough to win?  Do I need to pick up some NPCs?

Thanks in advance!

Andrew Warinner | "Semper ubi sub ubi" - J. Caesar
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