[HELP] Friendly Arm Inn
TheDoctor1212
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Hello,
As you most likely can tell I am a complete n00b at this game. So, I was playing and blah blah blah.... following the story I got to the Friendly Arm Inn and outside there is a guy who attacks me and every single time (about 23 times) I have tried beating him he just shoot magic ball at me that makes me 'Panic' I lose control of my party and he just destroys them. Am I missing something? Is there something I must do before this? This is my first combat encounter in the game, is that right? Please help.
Thank you,
TheDoctor1212
As you most likely can tell I am a complete n00b at this game. So, I was playing and blah blah blah.... following the story I got to the Friendly Arm Inn and outside there is a guy who attacks me and every single time (about 23 times) I have tried beating him he just shoot magic ball at me that makes me 'Panic' I lose control of my party and he just destroys them. Am I missing something? Is there something I must do before this? This is my first combat encounter in the game, is that right? Please help.
Thank you,
TheDoctor1212
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Are you only using Imoen and yourself right now? In the very first map outside of Candlekeep, where Gorion died, there are two more party members on the road. They're evil, which might not work for you long-term, but keeping them around to handle Tarnesh can help.
Tarnesh's main strengths are his Mirror Image, Horror, and the fact that his Magic Missile barrage is powerful enough to 1-2 shot a level 1 character. If you can interrupt his initial casting of Mirror Image, it is easy to finish him off (or at least control him) before he gets more spells off. Keep in mind that, in addition to being a good archer, Imoen also has a wand of Magic Missile that can help interrupt him since it's a guaranteed hit if his Mirror Image isn't up.
Also, if you fight him in a public area, guards will intervene on your behalf. They can be quite helpful, though if they get the killing blow you'll miss out on a couple hundred XP.
If you need more assistance, post what your main character is.
The wand is probably the easiest option. When the battle starts immediately pause the game (or use auto pause when enemy sighted option) and use the wand on him. It has a casting time of 1 where as mirror image has a casting time of 2 so you should be able to hit him right in time to break his spell. Without the mirror image you should be able to kill him rather easily.
Edit. You're right it isn't as fast as the spell. He casts the mirror image in like half the time it takes to fire the missile. It does take down one of his images though (which is not the same thing obviously).
I always take Blind, & find familiar as my starter spells now :P If you hit a spellcaster with blind and don't stand adjacent to them they can be killed safely with ranged attacks. Since that mage is still low level his saving throws aren't very good, you may have to reload once if things just go horribly awry.
Non mages characters should have the hp to take a whack between quaffing the potions that imoen starts with. Use a bow if you're a thief/fighter type. Bows have more attacks per round than swords so they're always better at dealing with mirror imaged mages.