Narcotic of Lodoss War

Just knocked off another 3 hours at this game, and I'm going back for more when I'm done on here...narcotic is the exact right word for this game.

One question though, how the hell do you get the shield of Marfa? You know, the part where you have to stand in the flame while you get assaulted from all sides? I've got the levitation ancient engraved, and my durability's almost three hundred, but I still get knocked out. I use the cage spell, but that doesn't seem to help much...does the cage get stronger if your magic/INT is higher? Or do I just need to pump up my DUR with full plate or whatever until I'm practically immobile?

I think I eventually just used invincibility potions - I'm not sure, however, and those would probably have been better saved for the dragons or somesuch. I remember spending a lot of time in that one room, though.

I feel ya man, I was addicted to lodoss for a long time. Such a simple, yet complex game. And I agree, it is unfair to compare Lodoss to Diablo, but it is the only game really comparable to it I guess.

I did the Marfa evil thing solely on persistance. I just stood there and when I got knocked a bit, just carefully nudged myself back. Took a lot of practice, but it's possible. Been a while, but I remember that the direction you face will effect how the monsters will attack you, and if they hit you from all sides, the attacks will actually keep you in place.

I think it's the single hardest moment in the game so once you're over that, everything else should be cake.

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Originally posted by Ammadeau
I did the Marfa evil thing solely on persistance. I just stood there and when I got knocked a bit, just carefully nudged myself back. Took a lot of practice, but it's possible. Been a while, but I remember that the direction you face will effect how the monsters will attack you, and if they hit you from all sides, the attacks will actually keep you in place.

I think it's the single hardest moment in the game so once you're over that, everything else should be cake.

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yeah, i did the same thing.

on a side note, for everyone who's played lodoss war, what did you guys name your character? i'm just curious.

I named my character "Gryz".

Just got back into the Lodoss groove after not playing it for a week, and it's still as addicting as ever. Without the medallion quests, I highly doubt I'd still be playing, but some of them are damned tough. Must...find...more...mithtril...!

I named my guy Philius...he's doing 10 000 damage with roughly the same hp, and there are still medallion bosses that can kick his arse - namely the Sandworm and Giant (as soon as he hits me I get stunned for like an hour and I'm stuck, even if I've dispatched all his cronies).

Thanks for the advice on the Marfa shield - is it actually worth all the effort? I've already got the dragon shield, and the oriental sword is my weapon of choice, making a shield kind of worthless.

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Originally posted by StriderKyo
Just knocked off another 3 hours at this game, and I'm going back for more when I'm done on here...narcotic is the exact right word for this game.

One question though, how the hell do you get the shield of Marfa? You know, the part where you have to stand in the flame while you get assaulted from all sides? I've got the levitation ancient engraved, and my durability's almost three hundred, but I still get knocked out. I use the cage spell, but that doesn't seem to help much...does the cage get stronger if your magic/INT is higher? Or do I just need to pump up my DUR with full plate or whatever until I'm practically immobile?

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I dunno, my DUR is 700+ and I still get knocked around a bit. I've tried that part 20-25 times with no luck. The best tactic I've come up with is using 'cage' magic once or twice, then 'tornado' (or whatever the most powerfull wind magic is called). After 10-15 seconds I still end up getting nudged just a bit. It's going to take some patience. In the meantime, I'll just tackle the medallions. Mithril Golem...!!!

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Originally posted by StriderKyo
I named my guy Philius...he's doing 10 000 damage with roughly the same hp, and there are still medallion bosses that can kick his arse - namely the Sandworm and Giant (as soon as he hits me I get stunned for like an hour and I'm stuck, even if I've dispatched all his cronies).

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Yeah, that beast (Giant)was a real dick the first half dozen tries. :)

Eventually, I worked him into a corner and he stopped using his charge attack, allowing me to pummel him without difficulty.

The strange thing about discussing strategies for this game is everyone has a unique character with personally customized weapons and stats. An incredibly simple game with deep results.

The Marfa shield is pretty worthless. I never used it. I also didn't bother getting all the other Marfa items before beating the final boss. To get the others you have to engage in a series of cheap fights which you can not save in the middle of. After two restarts, I said forget it and just kicked the last boss around like I was her pimp daddy or something. Too easy.

Character's name was Arslan, mainly because it's from another fantasy anime series.

Only 10,000? You need to work harder, boy. I think it maxes out around 50,000, but I never used the monster-specific engravings either.

Probably start a new game of this soon while I wait for Morrowind to hit. I think it'll be similarlly addictive, only worse.