low-level party vs Ihtafeer with SCS
borntodie
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So I finally installed SCS. I picked a more `lightweight´ set of options. It has been a blast! And now I feel a need to share my most epic moment so far..
Normally the Trademeet quests are one of the first things I do. Of course Ihtafeer the Rakshasha handed me my ass this time. But I found a way to beat him with my low level party (10 and lower).
- buy staff of striking from the temple of Lathander
- Cast invisibility on my Fighter/Thief.
- Enter the building with only him (for some reason it's allowed here).
- Drink potion of some flavour of giant strength
- Stabbity (4xdamage at this level, 73 total)
- Immediately charge in with the rest of the (buffed & hasted) group, before he can activate his magical defenses. Minsc chunked him with Lilarcor. It was a thing of beauty.
- Pick up the head and gtfo.
Pretty straightforward, but I couldn't find this solution online. Felt good.
One question though: how can I uninstall one specific component, without touching the rest? I installed the nerf to +1 arrows and weapons, but regret it now.
Normally the Trademeet quests are one of the first things I do. Of course Ihtafeer the Rakshasha handed me my ass this time. But I found a way to beat him with my low level party (10 and lower).
- buy staff of striking from the temple of Lathander
- Cast invisibility on my Fighter/Thief.
- Enter the building with only him (for some reason it's allowed here).
- Drink potion of some flavour of giant strength
- Stabbity (4xdamage at this level, 73 total)
- Immediately charge in with the rest of the (buffed & hasted) group, before he can activate his magical defenses. Minsc chunked him with Lilarcor. It was a thing of beauty.
- Pick up the head and gtfo.
Pretty straightforward, but I couldn't find this solution online. Felt good.
One question though: how can I uninstall one specific component, without touching the rest? I installed the nerf to +1 arrows and weapons, but regret it now.
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I think the only thing that keeps that fight from getting discussed as one of the tougher ones is the fact that you can enter or exit the cottage as you please, and they can't.
Though, if you do, that encounter is insanely hard. I think it might be one of the two (the other one being the Twisted Rune) which I finished just like you did. Except I used summons instead of backstabbing
Actually, to me it felt like the intended 'solution to the puzzle'. Note that a shadow thief in Trademeet (Itona) informs you about the real identity of "Adratha". So you're not just attacking a random innocent here. And the game explicitly prevents this method in many other cases: either by making monsters immune to backstabs, or by allowing them to detect you. Gathering info on your enemies and then sneaking up on them is how thieves are supposed to function in my opinion, not an exploit.
How did you defeat them with summons?
I am not disputing it is a legit and good way to do it. It is just nice to offer them a fighting chance. But for this encounter, unless you have a good tank that can absorb their melee damage and cloudkills and stuff, it seems to be - either you don't give them a fighting chance, or they don't give you a fighting chance. At least at lower levels.
You can do it, but the remaining components will uninstall and reinstall, which will take a bit of time. Also it's probably best not to do it when you're in the middle of clearing a map, because it can create mismatches between creatures' scripts and their memorized spells.
I'd like to thank you for creating such a high quality mod. It really improved the game for me and I'm having a blast.