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[Craig]

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>> Thanks for the tip re: lvl 4. I think it was ald who warned me about
>> opening doors, but do I listen? Nope. I still open every door. For
>> me, it's not only the thrill of getting to the next level, but also
>> for covering EVERY area, and killing EVERY ah heck I can find and
>> leaving no stones unturned. Therefore, I don't rush my characters.
>> I play slowly and deliberately and I find everything there is to
>> find. I'll leave the rushing to those who enjoy that sort of play.
>>
>> Diane
>
> Trust me, this one you *don't* want to open. On the forum they're
> talking about *maybe* going back and getting revenge after beating
> Baal.
>
I think 1 of my skellys got curious and took a peek, I was walking down the
far wall from there when all of a sudden I was mugged, took about 4 body
runs to finally lead him back to his room and tp out, I then ran all the way
back. I was planning on going back to pay him a visit once I maxxed skels SM
and was able to decrep him.

Went with plan B for those hork's, throing axe's on switch.

Craig

 

[Diane]

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"Craig" <NOBODY@IRRELEVANT.com.au> wrote in
news:4200474e$0$2201$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au:

> I think 1 of my skellys got curious and took a peek, I was walking
> down the far wall from there when all of a sudden I was mugged, took
> about 4 body runs to finally lead him back to his room and tp out, I
> then ran all the way back. I was planning on going back to pay him a
> visit once I maxxed skels SM and was able to decrep him.
>
> Went with plan B for those hork's, throing axe's on switch.
>
> Craig
>
>

I hope you gave that skelly a good grounding. Imagine the nerve!!!!

Diane

 

[Craig]

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~misfit~ wrote:
> Doc wrote:
>> Diane <kirchbabe1@verizon.net> stared blankly into space for a short
>> while before writing:
>>> Now of course I get to do it all over again tomorrow, hahaha. The
>>> only thing that's getting on my nerves is that every time I turn
>>> the game back on, I have to redo Tristram to get to my stash. But
>>> OTOH, it also give me more gold and more items to collect.
>>
>> Why don't you just use the Graveyard stash? It's a whole lot easier
>> to get to.
>>
>> Oh, and when you get to the Catacombs lvl 4, and there's this big
>> room over on the East side with another room inside it, don't open
>> the door to the little room (my only death so far. Very
>> reminiscent of Diablo-1.
>
> As in The Butcher?

That be the bastigde

Craig

 

[Diane]

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ald <103175.3500@compuserve.com> wrote in
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> If you're dual-wielding swords, yeah. You have what, + 3 to all
> skills? Put at least one point in there and try it, if you haven't
> already, I certainly liked it enough for it to become my Barb's main
> attack.
>

I will do that on my next level up and then I'll let you know how I like
it.


> And yeah, the boots are another reason I love AR. You get them by
> cubing a pair of unique boots (always dropped by Corpsefire) and a set
> pair (always dropped by Bishibosh). Most of them have a character
> level requirement of between 24 and 34, most of my characters have 2
> or 3 pair waiting for them to hit the required level. I didn't used to
> like FR/W, those boots changed my mind ;-)

Ah, so it's MAKE YOUR OWN boots. Gotta luv it. I'll give that a try.
I probably have some in my stash. As I said, with this huge stash I've
become a packrat.


> Fair enough, if I find the WP I'll have to try that. And no, I don't
> *think* I'm addicted to WoW, and I'm not paying for it, good thing
> since that wouldn't be possible at this point, but I am trying to get
> in what playing time I can before they pull the plug on the (free)
> beta. It certainly is an interesting game, if only I'd stop ending up
> in places I had no plans on going to (which shouldn't be a surprise to
> the people who've played D2 with me ;-) ).
>
How did you get a beta of WoW that you don't have to pay for? Sounds
like your sense of direction is as good as mine, lol.

Diane

 

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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 17:01:49 GMT, Diane <kirchbabe1@verizon.net>
wrote:

>ald <103175.3500@compuserve.com> wrote in
>news:v3r101ltihvmh5n4a7vn71m6kuco4d991n@4ax.com:

>I will do that on my next level up and then I'll let you know how I like
>it.

Looking forward to your report ;-)

>> And yeah, the boots are another reason I love AR. You get them by
>> cubing a pair of unique boots (always dropped by Corpsefire) and a set
>> pair (always dropped by Bishibosh). Most of them have a character
>> level requirement of between 24 and 34, most of my characters have 2
>> or 3 pair waiting for them to hit the required level. I didn't used to
>> like FR/W, those boots changed my mind ;-)
>
>Ah, so it's MAKE YOUR OWN boots. Gotta luv it. I'll give that a try.
>I probably have some in my stash. As I said, with this huge stash I've
>become a packrat.

Oops, I thought I made that clear, but apparently not. This is in
Ancestral Recall, not CE, sorry :-(

>How did you get a beta of WoW that you don't have to pay for? Sounds
>like your sense of direction is as good as mine, lol.
>
>Diane

By keeping a careful eye on the European WoW website, and claiming 10
Downing Street as my address ;-)

ald
"Knowledge is Power"
VK`Sister`ald level 47 Rogue (HF V&K) (RIP :-( )
Matriarch Sis-West level 82 Bowazon (US West)
Champion RingsNThngs level 61 Bowazon (US West)
Slayer ZannEsu-ald level 51 Sorceress (US West)
Matriarch Sis-AR level 99 Bowazon (Ancestral Recall Mod)
Champion Creepy-AR Level 91 Necromancer (AR)
Slayer Zan-AR Level 79 Sorceress (AR)
Slayer SisEight-AR Level 78 Bowazon (AR)
Gems-AR Level 55 Barbarian (AR)
Matriarch Sis-otSEye Level 78 Bowazon (US West, co-op)
BtaSisEight-ald Level 50 Bowazon (LoD 1.10 SP)
Aragorn-AR Level 51 Zealadin (AR)
Champion LTwoSis-ald Level 79 Bowazon (US West Ladder)
CotSRSig #16

 

[Doc]

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Diane <kirchbabe1@verizon.net> stared blankly into space for a short
while before writing:
> "Doc" <the.doc.is.in@REMOVETHlSgmail.com> wrote in news:41fffb2c$1
> @duster.adelaide.on.net:
>
>
>> Why don't you just use the Graveyard stash? It's a whole lot
>> easier to get to.
>>
>> Oh, and when you get to the Catacombs lvl 4, and there's this big
>> room over on the East side with another room inside it, don't open
>> the door to the little room (my only death so far. Very
>> reminiscent of Diablo-1.
>>
>
> I don't particulary find the Tristram stash difficult to get to.
> There's a WP, and killing all the little buggers gives me stuff.
>
> Thanks for the tip re: lvl 4. I think it was ald who warned me
> about opening doors, but do I listen? Nope. I still open every
> door. For me, it's not only the thrill of getting to the next
> level, but also for covering EVERY area, and killing EVERY ah heck I
> can find and leaving no stones unturned. Therefore, I don't rush
> my characters. I play slowly and deliberately and I find
> everything there is to find. I'll leave the rushing to those who
> enjoy that sort of play.

Well, opening *that* particular door will only lead to heartache and
dissapointment. A lvl 20-30 character cannot kill this dude.

--
Doc

 

[Diane]

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"Doc" <the.doc.is.in@REMOVETHlSgmail.com> wrote in news:42007442$1
@duster.adelaide.on.net:


> Well, opening *that* particular door will only lead to heartache and
> dissapointment. A lvl 20-30 character cannot kill this dude.
>

I've been well warned and I shall MOST DEFINITELY *not* open THAT
particular door. At least not now. However, I may rethink that in about
20 or so levels, HA!!!

Diane

 

[Doc]

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ald <103175.3500@compuserve.com> stared blankly into space for a
short while before writing:
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:56:34 +1100, "Doc"
> <the.doc.is.in@REMOVETHlSgmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh, and when you get to the Catacombs lvl 4, and there's this big
>> room over on the East side with another room inside it, don't open
>> the door to the little room (my only death so far. Very
>> reminiscent of Diablo-1.
>>
>> --
>> Doc
>
> Is that the "Ah, fresh meat!" one?
>

Yup

--
Doc

 

[Doc]

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Diane <kirchbabe1@verizon.net> stared blankly into space for a short
while before writing:
> I was there tonight and *no* I did not open the door. I opened
> every other door though, and holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. Did you
> ever open all those treasure chests? You ever see how much stuff
> is down there? I spent the entire night collecting stuff. But
> cripes, the only greens I'm getting are the same greens I keep
> getting over and over again. But, I've got lots of pgems, runes,
> gold items, and at one point I had so much gold that I couldn't
> collect anymore and had to go to Gheeds and gamble just to get rid
> of some of it, lol.

I cleared a few rooms then ran through them opening all the gold chests
while I had a torch active (using a torch gives you very high MF and
gold find for about 5 minutes. When I say very high, I mean like about
1000%).

--
Doc

 

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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:50:51 -0500, sidekick
<sidekick39spam_bust@adelphia.net> wrote:

<Re: Torches>

>I have not used one yet...is there something that lets you know when it
>wears off?

Yeah, two things: First, you get a little sparkly glow around you when
it's active, kind of like the Amazon's Inner Sight spell. Second, if
you open up the second page of your stats, your Magic and Gold Finds
will be back below 1000% ;-)

ald
"Knowledge is Power"
VK`Sister`ald level 47 Rogue (HF V&K) (RIP :-( )
Matriarch Sis-West level 82 Bowazon (US West)
Champion RingsNThngs level 61 Bowazon (US West)
Slayer ZannEsu-ald level 51 Sorceress (US West)
Matriarch Sis-AR level 99 Bowazon (Ancestral Recall Mod)
Champion Creepy-AR Level 91 Necromancer (AR)
Slayer Zan-AR Level 79 Sorceress (AR)
Slayer SisEight-AR Level 78 Bowazon (AR)
Gems-AR Level 55 Barbarian (AR)
Matriarch Sis-otSEye Level 78 Bowazon (US West, co-op)
BtaSisEight-ald Level 50 Bowazon (LoD 1.10 SP)
Aragorn-AR Level 51 Zealadin (AR)
Champion LTwoSis-ald Level 79 Bowazon (US West Ladder)
CotSRSig #16

 

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ald wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:50:51 -0500, sidekick
> <sidekick39spam_bust@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> <Re: Torches>
>
>>I have not used one yet...is there something that lets you know when it
>>wears off?
>
>
> Yeah, two things: First, you get a little sparkly glow around you when
> it's active, kind of like the Amazon's Inner Sight spell. Second, if
> you open up the second page of your stats, your Magic and Gold Finds
> will be back below 1000% ;-)
>
Thanks...cant wait to get time to play again now! LOL



> ald
> "Knowledge is Power"
> VK`Sister`ald level 47 Rogue (HF V&K) (RIP :-( )
> Matriarch Sis-West level 82 Bowazon (US West)
> Champion RingsNThngs level 61 Bowazon (US West)
> Slayer ZannEsu-ald level 51 Sorceress (US West)
> Matriarch Sis-AR level 99 Bowazon (Ancestral Recall Mod)
> Champion Creepy-AR Level 91 Necromancer (AR)
> Slayer Zan-AR Level 79 Sorceress (AR)
> Slayer SisEight-AR Level 78 Bowazon (AR)
> Gems-AR Level 55 Barbarian (AR)
> Matriarch Sis-otSEye Level 78 Bowazon (US West, co-op)
> BtaSisEight-ald Level 50 Bowazon (LoD 1.10 SP)
> Aragorn-AR Level 51 Zealadin (AR)
> Champion LTwoSis-ald Level 79 Bowazon (US West Ladder)
> CotSRSig #16

 

[Craig]

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>> Thats the I play as well. I just started a sorc she is at clvl17 and
>> going for the tree of inifuss.
>
> Sounds like my speed. I think I was at about 17 at the tree. Now
> I'm in lvl 4 of the Cathedral at lvl 24. And, even that is probably
> low for me. I think I'll probably level up to 26 before I finally
> kill Andy. Meanwhile, I've become a packrat.
>
Andy is easy, its just the getting there that is difficult 😉

Craig

 

[Diane]

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ald <103175.3500@compuserve.com> wrote in
news:cf7201t4d3nf207rombk879t1i97ii0nvo@4ax.com:



>
> Oops, I thought I made that clear, but apparently not. This is in
> Ancestral Recall, not CE, sorry :-(

Awwwwww. Somehow I missed that. Boo hoo. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
>

> By keeping a careful eye on the European WoW website, and claiming 10
> Downing Street as my address ;-)
>
> ald

And you got away with that, huh? Sheesh.

 

[Craig]

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>> If you're dual-wielding swords, yeah. You have what, + 3 to all
>> skills? Put at least one point in there and try it, if you haven't
>> already, I certainly liked it enough for it to become my Barb's main
>> attack.
>>
>
> I will do that on my next level up and then I'll let you know how I
> like it.
>
>
>> And yeah, the boots are another reason I love AR. You get them by
>> cubing a pair of unique boots (always dropped by Corpsefire) and a
>> set pair (always dropped by Bishibosh). Most of them have a character
>> level requirement of between 24 and 34, most of my characters have 2
>> or 3 pair waiting for them to hit the required level. I didn't used
>> to like FR/W, those boots changed my mind ;-)
>
> Ah, so it's MAKE YOUR OWN boots. Gotta luv it. I'll give that a try.
> I probably have some in my stash. As I said, with this huge stash
> I've become a packrat.
>
Or you could try and find these little beauties

http://www.planetdiablo.com/chaosempire/ubereng.htm

The boots of God 100-150% FR/W
>
>> Fair enough, if I find the WP I'll have to try that. And no, I don't
>> *think* I'm addicted to WoW, and I'm not paying for it, good thing
>> since that wouldn't be possible at this point, but I am trying to get
>> in what playing time I can before they pull the plug on the (free)
>> beta. It certainly is an interesting game, if only I'd stop ending up
>> in places I had no plans on going to (which shouldn't be a surprise
>> to the people who've played D2 with me ;-) ).
>>
> How did you get a beta of WoW that you don't have to pay for? Sounds
> like your sense of direction is as good as mine, lol.
>
its just a casual 2.4 gig download

Craig

 

[Diane]

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"Craig" <NOBODY@IRRELEVANT.com.au> wrote in news:42010bf2$0$21952
$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au:


> Or you could try and find these little beauties
>
> http://www.planetdiablo.com/chaosempire/ubereng.htm
>
> The boots of God 100-150% FR/W

Now them are some high level boots. If/when I get to that level, I will
take care of them.


> its just a casual 2.4 gig download
>
> Craig
>
>
>

OMG. And I'll bet it's BitTorrent, which would mean it would take 6
days to download 24/7. Cripes.

Diane

 

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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 17:56:18 GMT, Diane <kirchbabe1@verizon.net>
wrote:

>OMG. And I'll bet it's BitTorrent, which would mean it would take 6
>days to download 24/7. Cripes.
>
>Diane

Ayup, 31 hours, 31 minutes, 30 seconds on a high-speed connection :-(

ald
"Knowledge is Power"
VK`Sister`ald level 47 Rogue (HF V&K) (RIP :-( )
Matriarch Sis-West level 82 Bowazon (US West)
Champion RingsNThngs level 61 Bowazon (US West)
Slayer ZannEsu-ald level 51 Sorceress (US West)
Matriarch Sis-AR level 99 Bowazon (Ancestral Recall Mod)
Champion Creepy-AR Level 91 Necromancer (AR)
Slayer Zan-AR Level 79 Sorceress (AR)
Slayer SisEight-AR Level 78 Bowazon (AR)
Gems-AR Level 55 Barbarian (AR)
Matriarch Sis-otSEye Level 78 Bowazon (US West, co-op)
BtaSisEight-ald Level 50 Bowazon (LoD 1.10 SP)
Aragorn-AR Level 51 Zealadin (AR)
Champion LTwoSis-ald Level 79 Bowazon (US West Ladder)
CotSRSig #16

 

[Diane]

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ald <103175.3500@compuserve.com> wrote in
news:cl7201576df6npar1c2gnpc9300tv3lusk@4ax.com:


> Ayup, 31 hours, 31 minutes, 30 seconds on a high-speed connection :-(

Yipes. And I thought Anarchy Online was bad, sheesh.

Diane

 

[Craig]

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>> OMG. And I'll bet it's BitTorrent, which would mean it would take 6
>> days to download 24/7. Cripes.
>>
>> Diane
>
> Ayup, 31 hours, 31 minutes, 30 seconds on a high-speed connection :-(
>
I WISH!!!

My high speed connection probably would come closer to 50 hours if I had
managed to get it all in one sitting (still have around 100 meg left)

Craig

 

[Craig]

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Craig wrote:
>>> OMG. And I'll bet it's BitTorrent, which would mean it would take 6
>>> days to download 24/7. Cripes.
>>>
>>> Diane
>>
>> Ayup, 31 hours, 31 minutes, 30 seconds on a high-speed connection :-(
>>
> I WISH!!!
>
> My high speed connection probably would come closer to 50 hours if I
> had managed to get it all in one sitting (still have around 100 meg
> left)
>
Ok, got it now and had a little play with a dwarven paladin.

Craig

 

[Diane]

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"Craig" <NOBODY@IRRELEVANT.com.au> wrote in news:4201d5d0$0$1020
$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au:

> Craig wrote:
>>>> OMG. And I'll bet it's BitTorrent, which would mean it would take
6
>>>> days to download 24/7. Cripes.
>>>>
>>>> Diane
>>>
>>> Ayup, 31 hours, 31 minutes, 30 seconds on a high-speed connection :-
(
>>>
>> I WISH!!!
>>
>> My high speed connection probably would come closer to 50 hours if I
>> had managed to get it all in one sitting (still have around 100 meg
>> left)
>>
> Ok, got it now and had a little play with a dwarven paladin.
>
> Craig
>
>
>

I'm jealous!!! Really does sound like a fun game.

Diane

 

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On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 01:21:57 GMT, Diane <kirchbabe1@verizon.net>
wrote:

>ald <103175.3500@compuserve.com> wrote in
>news:cf7201t4d3nf207rombk879t1i97ii0nvo@4ax.com:
>
>
>
>>
>> Oops, I thought I made that clear, but apparently not. This is in
>> Ancestral Recall, not CE, sorry :-(
>
>Awwwwww. Somehow I missed that. Boo hoo. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
>>

So start a character in AR ;-)

>> By keeping a careful eye on the European WoW website, and claiming 10
>> Downing Street as my address ;-)
>>
>> ald
>
>And you got away with that, huh? Sheesh.

Yeah, although they *did* make me work for it, I had to Google for a
valid London postal code ;-)

BTW, both of my CE characters ran into your Hork Spawns today. I
should have recognized the name, as they're from Hellfire, although I
*don't* remember them shooting out flame in there. The Bowazon was
wondering what your problem was with them, they were as easy for her
as the ones in Hellfire were to my Rogues, but she *does* have 85%
Fire Resistance, and I don't think any of them came in range of her
(never saw the flames, anyway). The Druid found out ;-(

A Champion pack of the nests right next to the entrance to Tristram
(yeah, I *had* to find the WP with both of them, but I did) gave *him*
his first death, after recovering his corpse he used one of the Fire
Protection potions the Zon had saved for him and managed to wipe them
out. He ran into another pack in the Black Marsh before I had to
reboot the computer (long story, won't go into it here), that one he
managed to take out without using a potion (which I *thought* he was
carrying, but it turned out he wasn't) but they were eating up his
wolves *big* time. Oh, and I found out that he can't cast a level 2
Oak Sage without his equipment on (when it's level 3 or 4), so
*that's* a problem I'll have to work on.

ald
"Knowledge is Power"
VK`Sister`ald level 47 Rogue (HF V&K) (RIP :-( )
Matriarch Sis-West level 82 Bowazon (US West)
Champion RingsNThngs level 61 Bowazon (US West)
Slayer ZannEsu-ald level 51 Sorceress (US West)
Matriarch Sis-AR level 99 Bowazon (Ancestral Recall Mod)
Champion Creepy-AR Level 91 Necromancer (AR)
Slayer Zan-AR Level 79 Sorceress (AR)
Slayer SisEight-AR Level 78 Bowazon (AR)
Gems-AR Level 55 Barbarian (AR)
Matriarch Sis-otSEye Level 78 Bowazon (US West, co-op)
BtaSisEight-ald Level 50 Bowazon (LoD 1.10 SP)
Aragorn-AR Level 51 Zealadin (AR)
Champion LTwoSis-ald Level 79 Bowazon (US West Ladder)
CotSRSig #16

 

[Diane]

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ald <103175.3500@compuserve.com> wrote in
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> So start a character in AR ;-)

Yeah, I could be getting to that sometime soon. Just started a
Skellymancer yesterday in CE and got him to clvl28. I think he has to
be one of the easier chars I've ever built. Between my rogue, 4
skellies and my iron golem, all i need to do is walk around and pick up
treasures, lol.

Then I spent the rest of the night and wee into the morning gambling
with Gheeds and I've come across some set pieces that I've never ever
seen anywhere else. Still waiting to collect a complete set, but I'm
feeling like Gheeds will offer up the finishing piece when I level up a
bit. But, it's been mighty prosperous and runes galore. I finally got
my shael. Never had one before. Now I need to check the guide and find
out what to do with runewords. I've never done a thing with recipes
before, so this should prove to be interesting.
>

> BTW, both of my CE characters ran into your Hork Spawns today. I
> should have recognized the name, as they're from Hellfire, although I
> *don't* remember them shooting out flame in there. The Bowazon was
> wondering what your problem was with them, they were as easy for her
> as the ones in Hellfire were to my Rogues, but she *does* have 85%
> Fire Resistance, and I don't think any of them came in range of her
> (never saw the flames, anyway). The Druid found out ;-(

Ah, so finally. And, oddly enough, my skellymancer hasn't run into them
at all and he's been everywhere. He's not likely to see them either b/c
I'm spending my time in the Cathedral these days. I'm determined to
beat Andy with this char, unlike my barb. I'm realizing that the barb
isn't exactly an easy char. You need to fight much harder with the
barb.
>
> A Champion pack of the nests right next to the entrance to Tristram
> (yeah, I *had* to find the WP with both of them, but I did) gave *him*
> his first death, after recovering his corpse he used one of the Fire
> Protection potions the Zon had saved for him and managed to wipe them
> out. He ran into another pack in the Black Marsh before I had to
> reboot the computer (long story, won't go into it here), that one he
> managed to take out without using a potion (which I *thought* he was
> carrying, but it turned out he wasn't) but they were eating up his
> wolves *big* time. Oh, and I found out that he can't cast a level 2
> Oak Sage without his equipment on (when it's level 3 or 4), so
> *that's* a problem I'll have to work on.

Those potions are everywhere. I've learned to keep them on me, if only
one bottle in my inventory. Since I know nothing about casting Oak
Sage, maybe you could explain that to me. I tried that once, Hot keyed
it, right clicked it and IIRC it seemed as if nothing happened. Hmmmmm.
Didn't quite get the point of it.
>
Diane

 

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On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:54:42 GMT, Diane <kirchbabe1@verizon.net>
wrote:

>Yeah, I could be getting to that sometime soon. Just started a
>Skellymancer yesterday in CE and got him to clvl28. I think he has to
>be one of the easier chars I've ever built. Between my rogue, 4
>skellies and my iron golem, all i need to do is walk around and pick up
>treasures, lol.

Ayup, that's the main occupation of skellimancers, other than
occasionally casting Amp Damage or Corpse Explosion. They are by *far*
the easiest in 1.10, and also very lag resistant if you want to play
one on the Realms.

>Then I spent the rest of the night and wee into the morning gambling
>with Gheeds and I've come across some set pieces that I've never ever
>seen anywhere else. Still waiting to collect a complete set, but I'm
>feeling like Gheeds will offer up the finishing piece when I level up a
>bit. But, it's been mighty prosperous and runes galore. I finally got
>my shael. Never had one before. Now I need to check the guide and find
>out what to do with runewords. I've never done a thing with recipes
>before, so this should prove to be interesting.

Not the guide so much as Arreat Summit
(http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/runewords.shtml). Make sure
you put them in the right order, or they won't work.

>Ah, so finally. And, oddly enough, my skellymancer hasn't run into them
>at all and he's been everywhere. He's not likely to see them either b/c
>I'm spending my time in the Cathedral these days. I'm determined to
>beat Andy with this char, unlike my barb. I'm realizing that the barb
>isn't exactly an easy char. You need to fight much harder with the
>barb.

Yeah, the Barb *used* to be one of the easier characters to play, but
that's not the case anymore :-(

>Those potions are everywhere. I've learned to keep them on me, if only
>one bottle in my inventory. Since I know nothing about casting Oak
>Sage, maybe you could explain that to me. I tried that once, Hot keyed
>it, right clicked it and IIRC it seemed as if nothing happened. Hmmmmm.
>Didn't quite get the point of it.
>>
>Diane

Well, the point is that it gives you and your minions (and party, in
MP) a pretty hefty life boost. It's a Druid spell, I have it on the F9
hotkey, bound to the right mouse button, so I just select it and
right-click and it appears (*if* I have enough mana to cast him).

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