From: jgostlin@malloco.ing.puc.cl (Javier Gostling)
Subject: Re: EOB 1 help wanted (for hard cores only)
Organization: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 19:51:54 GMT

This is full of spoilers so if you don't want this kind of help, skip this
article. I shall not be responsible for anyone's lack of fun when playing
EOB after reading this article. Please don't flame me.

Russell J Kraemer (rjk@iastate.edu) wrote:
: ***********PROBABLE SPOILERS**************************************

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: The problems are as follows:
: 
: 1. There are areas on the dwarf levels with the spiders that I can not 
:    access.  I mapped carefully, and went up and down levels trying
:    to get in, no luck.  A glance at the hint book tells me that the
:    stone sceptor is in the area I cant get to, and it would help me
:    get to many areas that I need to hit for items and ep.  Does anyone
:    know how to get through the spider webs?  I only have one broken,
:    and even tho I can see through the web and see more spiders they wont
:    attack me.  The spells I toss at them dont seem to help much.

Just attack the webs. They should break easily. Be sure to have lots of 
potions of cure poison and load the cleric with slow poison spells. I
managed to map the whole area in one visit. If your cleric is high enough
level, you can substitute the potions of cure poison for the cleric spell
neutralize poison. And yes, the stone sceptre is there. Be sure you have 
a dwarf key or else you wont be able to get out of that area.

: 2. There seem to be level bonuses (sp) but I have not been able to hit
:    a single one of them....my first "test" party hit a few, but I have
:    no idea how.  I would welcome outright spoilers.

I have found two of them. Both by sheer luck. In level 2 (skeletons and
zombies) in the SWmost room, there is a switch that activates the level quest.
If I recall, you had to place a dagger in the carving. I found it trying to
open a nearby door. You'll find an Extra Healing Potion therein.

: 3. My ice storms seem to be hitting me back... any one else have this happen?
:    How can you stop it?

If you read the manual, it says the area of effect for ice storm is a cross
shaped area of 3x3. So if you fire it at an enemy in an adjacent area, you'll
get hit yourself.

: 4. How are you supposed to use the wand of silvas?  Giving it to my magic 
:    user and having her use it dosent seem to do much except make the
:    beholder back up a bit, but he moves up faster then I can advance
:    on him.

You can use the wand to force the beholder into a death trap that will kill
it. This one, I can not assure. It was told to me by a friend, and I have not
tried it. The wand makes any being back up.

: 5. Do you get any bonous for reserecting (sp) bones?  Other then having the
:    characters?

Not at all.

: 
: 
: 
: And for the fun of it, for those wondering, the party I am currently
: using is like this:
: 
: Phantom: 8th ranger human male chaotic good
:          mostly stays in the back row and fires a bow...can't seem to get
:          the two handed ability of rangers to work, even wearing a robe...
:          any idea how to fix it?

Never used a ranger while playing

: Finneas: 5th cleric/5th thief male gnome
:          another back row type, works for emergency healing, cant seem to
:          pick locks to save his life.  I'm planning on playing it
:          through without a thief and see what happens.  Stays in back
:          and tosses daggers.
: Firestorm: 8th magic user female elf
:            second row, cast stoneskin before combat, acid arrows and
:            fireball in combat.
: Dr. Ruth:  8th cleric female human
:            Your basic medic. Before combat casts prayer, etc, then cleans
:            up afterwords.
: Taghor:  The first guy I found, front row dwarven fighter.
: Behoram: The paladin you find on the lower levels.  The other front row
:          guy.
:
: This combo seems to work real well, except on the last one :).
: 
: Got a better one? Lemme know.

I think your party is a little low level to try an assault on the beholder.
I've been playing for a few days and I have just reached level 7 (Drow) and
my characters are all about level 6.
Extra tip (spoiler): When you get to level 3, use the RATS (teleports) to 
get immediately to level 4 and get Taghor to the party. Then go back to the 
begining of level 3. The level is much more easier with five characters than 
with four. Also, Taghor will be a little bit tougher in level 4.
 
: Oh, and I want to clean this place out before I take these characters to
: EOB2, so anyway to keep the 4 primarys alive would be nice.

Do it before killing Xanathar. 

I hope you may find this of help.

                         Javier Gostling D.
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