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Message ID: 9932
Date: Thu Nov 11 19:03:17 GMT 1999
Author: jhenders@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: Value of lambent stones (was AC Dilemma)


On Thu, Nov 11/99, JasonF <JasonF@...> wrote:
> From: "JasonF" <JasonF@...>
>
> I tried to Chain/Fear Choon the other night at level 31. My Fear just
> didn't seem to be taking hold on this guy. It was like he was out of range
> (no resist message), but he was hitting me for 60s and 70s. I dutifully
> stood at his feet Screeching while he pummeled me trying to get it to take
> hold. Screech *finally* worked and he turned and fled. I had exactly 12
> HPs left at that point, so I decided chasing after him was probably a bad
> idea.

Around the same time they made casting on dragons and their giant guards
have to be done from melee range, they also seem to have extended
giant's melee range to a huge distance. Giants can now hit you from an
insanely long way away compared to back when I first hunted them several
months ago at 30th level.


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