Another trick I learned in that encounter (I'm on a beholder-slaying roll here) which works only with certain SCS installs: I had the option installed whereby antimagic ray blocks ALL magic for 1 rou… (View Post)

You can tank beholders without any cheese even with SCS no-reload rules. It just requires a ton of healing and invisibility potions (as well as negative saving throws). Individual beholders are easy,… (View Post)

Bodhi, even in chapter 3. If you don't have Protection from Magical Weapons you are quite simply dead. Even had a level 30 Dwarf Berserker die to her. Sure I was enraged, hardiness, 210 HP, THAC0 of … (View Post)

Thank you and you are welcome. I need to update the descriptions for Secret Word and Breach after latest discoveries in the no-reload games threads. Namely: Secret Word does not remove Globe of Invul… (View Post)

Actually in this eample it would be a 1% chance of successful dispel, since it's -10% per level below. So level 20 mage casts Slow. Level 15 mage tries to dispel. Chance is 50% - (5*10%) = 0%, but th… (View Post)