10-25-2003, 04:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-31-2012, 09:07 PM by MongoJerry.)
IRENE: THE PIT PART II
Of course, a sane person also wouldn't be playing a naked unskilled punching sorceress. Irene and Aliza returned to the Black Marsh waypoint and ran to The Pit and then to the entrance to The Pit Level 2. (The new and improved stamina potions were a godsend for this). The key to this battle was going to be the devilkin shaman. If they were thinned out or even better eliminated entirely, then Irene and Aliza could take out the little devilkin and have a lot more room to work with while fighting the other monsters.
Since Irene had ended up leading the bulk of the monsters to the bottom right corner of the chamber in the previous pass, Irene and Aliza charged toward the left side of the room, looking for any solitary shaman whom they might be able to pick off.
![[Image: wZzAa.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/wZzAa.jpg)
They found a shaman who was initially alone, but the main monster mass quickly came to his aid, forcing Irene and Aliza to run. There was a small patch on the right-hand side of the room that they hadn't mapped out, yet, so they headed over there to see if there might be some useful terrain features there, but as expected, there weren't any alcoves or paths in that direction. The level was indeed just one big chamber.
Irene managed to get a few punches in on a couple of the shaman, but Irene and Aliza didn't get a chance to kill anything in this pass other than some quickly revived devilkin. They used the still opened townportal in the bottom right corner to return to camp again. The pass wasn't completely fruitless, though. They got a much better look at the composition of the monsters as well as the layout of the room in this pass, so they now had a better idea of what they were dealing with.
Irene and Aliza returned to The Pit Level 2 via the entrance again. This started feeling like the Secret Cow Level with the entrance functioning as the Red Portal. Townportals could be put up anywhere, but like the Red Portal, the entrance had to be kept clear at all times. Irene and Aliza ran toward the left side of the chamber again, and the next two images illustrate the difficulty Irene and Aliza faced while dealing with this room.
![[Image: FEQqD.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/FEQqD.jpg)
As you can see, Irene has found a nice solitary shaman target. Contrary to popular belief, Irene can still take down normal monsters by herself, although she needs Aliza's help with champions and bosses. It's a good thing, too, because with so many monsters to shoot at, Aliza practically shot randomly here, so she initially served as little more than a useful distraction.
![[Image: obTWQ.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/obTWQ.jpg)
Two punches later and the monster mass swarmed our heroines and rescued the otherwise hapless shaman.
Irene and Aliza ran. With the main monster pack in the bottom left-hand corner now, Irene ran to the middle right-hand side of the room and began punching another shaman. The pack closed in on our heroines again and Aliza bravely made a stand, fending off the pack to buy more time for Irene, quaffing several potions in the process. Aliza had a sliver of life left when the shaman died. Irene started a townportal and she and Aliza returned to town just in the nick of time.
Neglecting the two bone warriors that were killed at the start, this was the first monster death of the battle, but it was a big one. If Irene and Aliza could take down the other shaman in a similar way, then things would become a lot simpler.
![[Image: O1jKr.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/O1jKr.jpg)
Our heroines returned via the entrance again and charged down to the bottom where two shaman were now hanging out. Irene managed to get one down to 1/3rd of its life, but she was forced to run before she finished him off. Irene and Aliza ran up through the chamber and back down the left side and found another shaman essentially alone. Irene punched him while Aliza held off the main monster pack as best she could. Unfortunately, Aliza was in a more open position than she had been in before, so she was more easily swarmed. She couldn't take the pounding and died. But it was a valiant and useful sacrifice, because she bought Irene enough time to finish off the shaman. Irene townportaled back to town and revived Aliza.
Of course, a sane person also wouldn't be playing a naked unskilled punching sorceress. Irene and Aliza returned to the Black Marsh waypoint and ran to The Pit and then to the entrance to The Pit Level 2. (The new and improved stamina potions were a godsend for this). The key to this battle was going to be the devilkin shaman. If they were thinned out or even better eliminated entirely, then Irene and Aliza could take out the little devilkin and have a lot more room to work with while fighting the other monsters.
Since Irene had ended up leading the bulk of the monsters to the bottom right corner of the chamber in the previous pass, Irene and Aliza charged toward the left side of the room, looking for any solitary shaman whom they might be able to pick off.
They found a shaman who was initially alone, but the main monster mass quickly came to his aid, forcing Irene and Aliza to run. There was a small patch on the right-hand side of the room that they hadn't mapped out, yet, so they headed over there to see if there might be some useful terrain features there, but as expected, there weren't any alcoves or paths in that direction. The level was indeed just one big chamber.
Irene managed to get a few punches in on a couple of the shaman, but Irene and Aliza didn't get a chance to kill anything in this pass other than some quickly revived devilkin. They used the still opened townportal in the bottom right corner to return to camp again. The pass wasn't completely fruitless, though. They got a much better look at the composition of the monsters as well as the layout of the room in this pass, so they now had a better idea of what they were dealing with.
Irene and Aliza returned to The Pit Level 2 via the entrance again. This started feeling like the Secret Cow Level with the entrance functioning as the Red Portal. Townportals could be put up anywhere, but like the Red Portal, the entrance had to be kept clear at all times. Irene and Aliza ran toward the left side of the chamber again, and the next two images illustrate the difficulty Irene and Aliza faced while dealing with this room.
As you can see, Irene has found a nice solitary shaman target. Contrary to popular belief, Irene can still take down normal monsters by herself, although she needs Aliza's help with champions and bosses. It's a good thing, too, because with so many monsters to shoot at, Aliza practically shot randomly here, so she initially served as little more than a useful distraction.
Two punches later and the monster mass swarmed our heroines and rescued the otherwise hapless shaman.
Irene and Aliza ran. With the main monster pack in the bottom left-hand corner now, Irene ran to the middle right-hand side of the room and began punching another shaman. The pack closed in on our heroines again and Aliza bravely made a stand, fending off the pack to buy more time for Irene, quaffing several potions in the process. Aliza had a sliver of life left when the shaman died. Irene started a townportal and she and Aliza returned to town just in the nick of time.
Neglecting the two bone warriors that were killed at the start, this was the first monster death of the battle, but it was a big one. If Irene and Aliza could take down the other shaman in a similar way, then things would become a lot simpler.
Our heroines returned via the entrance again and charged down to the bottom where two shaman were now hanging out. Irene managed to get one down to 1/3rd of its life, but she was forced to run before she finished him off. Irene and Aliza ran up through the chamber and back down the left side and found another shaman essentially alone. Irene punched him while Aliza held off the main monster pack as best she could. Unfortunately, Aliza was in a more open position than she had been in before, so she was more easily swarmed. She couldn't take the pounding and died. But it was a valiant and useful sacrifice, because she bought Irene enough time to finish off the shaman. Irene townportaled back to town and revived Aliza.