[Part of the Cursed story line.]
With the holy river restored its time to destroy the source of the corruption down here in the Underdark which leads through many team based fights that need much swapping of line ups and many attempts before I manage to get through to the corrupted boss, an big ugly drider mama (level 165) who enjoys summoning adds. Fortunately the trick with her is rather easy, just turn off auto combat and make sure to use the ultimates on the adds before they get too overwhelming! The winning team was Fire Main / Garius / Voresh / Heksandra / Sigrid. Yes, I finally got the blonde archer on my roster and she is a freaking powerhouse if paired with a debuffer like Voresh who debuffs everything as her ultimate hits ALL debuffed enemies, and prevents them from healing!
It turns out destroying this creature is the last step in restoring my memories - I am also a child of Tiamat! Aka The child of chaos who tried to kill her so long ago but failed so she ripped my soul into two pieces (and the reason why this belongs in my "Cursed" journal). Obviously the next step is to reclaim my other half from the death lands but he isn't very happy to see me. To my great surprise this level 170 boss is the FINAL one (you mean there's an end!? yep!) and his phase two is not easy at all since he has a move that captures one of your team mates and if you don't destroy the hand before time runs out its insta-kill time for that person!
It takes me a few goes before eventually finding the winning team (but that's ok because he has some pretty nice boss music) of Fire MC / Horrus / Heksandra / Sigrid / Journ, all fire based heroes to get the "inspirational" damage bonus which is required for this boss. In addition, Journ - the legendary gnome inflicted with crystal disease, also debuffs with his AoE flamethrower and ultimate mine field abilities. Upon completing myself (and the game really), I run into Tiamat who this time - lets me go to continue adventures since "I've changed". The end! I know there's a season two coming / available but I just felt this was such a decent and unexpected end to this story so I'm stopping here. Thumbs up Dragonheir! You turned out to be a much better game than I originally thought you'd be.
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Saturday, 8 June 2024
Dragonheir: Better than Before
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Dark Souls III: Hurrah for Vengeance
Tales from Dark Souls - spoilers ahead! You can follow the rest of the story here!
Surprisingly the caverns continue for quite a ways down past the old demon king - home to more evil monkeys, demon flamethrowers and the cute frogs. During my exploration I manage to collect a number of pyromancy tomes for Corynx too - one from the corpse of a very familiar looking pale drider. I am very surprised to run into Knightslayer Tsorig again down here - I guess the old demon managed to posses his corpse and due to his two hander hitting like a truck, I opted to run - right into the sword wielding Anor Londo knight (possibly the same one from the swamp)!
Lucky for me the two decided to attack each other, with the Anor Londo knight defeating Tsorig. Since he was badly hurt in his duel he was easy to put down. I also found out why Tsorig had such good DPS - he was wielding the Fume Knight's greatsword. I don't even have the stats to wield that thing. A number of ladders and skeleton wheel guys later, I finally reach the bloody ballista and turn it off. Hurrah for vengeance!
Satisfied that this area was now clear, I warped back to the bridge leading to Irithyll city only to be attacked by a dragon dog who can turn invisible!? Oh, this again huh. The AI on this one is pretty easy to abuse though, as luring it back the way I came makes is freeze and vanish (but not recover HP). A few repeats of this leads to its demise, granting me free passage into the snowy city.
Looks like the peaceful drider died anyway.
Surprisingly the caverns continue for quite a ways down past the old demon king - home to more evil monkeys, demon flamethrowers and the cute frogs. During my exploration I manage to collect a number of pyromancy tomes for Corynx too - one from the corpse of a very familiar looking pale drider. I am very surprised to run into Knightslayer Tsorig again down here - I guess the old demon managed to posses his corpse and due to his two hander hitting like a truck, I opted to run - right into the sword wielding Anor Londo knight (possibly the same one from the swamp)!
Lucky for me the two decided to attack each other, with the Anor Londo knight defeating Tsorig. Since he was badly hurt in his duel he was easy to put down. I also found out why Tsorig had such good DPS - he was wielding the Fume Knight's greatsword. I don't even have the stats to wield that thing. A number of ladders and skeleton wheel guys later, I finally reach the bloody ballista and turn it off. Hurrah for vengeance!
That is a huge ballista.
Satisfied that this area was now clear, I warped back to the bridge leading to Irithyll city only to be attacked by a dragon dog who can turn invisible!? Oh, this again huh. The AI on this one is pretty easy to abuse though, as luring it back the way I came makes is freeze and vanish (but not recover HP). A few repeats of this leads to its demise, granting me free passage into the snowy city.
Another pretty place!
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Dark Souls: Queelag and the Lava Giant
Tales from Dark Souls - spoilers ahead! You can follow the rest of the story here!
It's not long before I'm drawn to the horribly large spidery looking thing at one edge of the swamp. It's a lair, and judging from the hollows lying on the ground with large egg sacks growing from their bodies, I wasn't going to like what was inside. If you guessed it was a lava spitting drider named Queelag, then you've obviously played this game before. I am joined by Maneater Mildred in this battle, apparently she was very impressed by my thrusting last time and didn't want me thrusting any other females. I am sad to say she got bathed in lava. To be fair, so did I.
It took a few attempts but eventually the drider is slain and the bell right behind her is rung which prompts a cutscene of a giant opening a familiar looking gate where Ser Chubby is. How I saw this in the spider lair, I have no idea. Deeper in the walls are covered in egg sacs, and one of those egg carrier bastards asks if I've come as a servant. I say no and promptly kill the hideous creature and the maggots which burst forth from his cancerous eggs (eww) since he was blocking the way to another bonfire.
A bonfire right beside another drider! Fortunately this one is peaceful and while I am super tempted to slay her, it's obvious that she is the fire keeper of this flame so I leave her be and follow another tunnel which exits into the Demon Ruins. The place is flooded with lava so there's not much to explore here. That is until I piss off the resident lava giant. Knowing I can't fight him (and survive) I decide to flee. The big guy leaps after me and misses, so I whack at his hand a little and he falls off the edge and ... dies? What?
It's not long before I'm drawn to the horribly large spidery looking thing at one edge of the swamp. It's a lair, and judging from the hollows lying on the ground with large egg sacks growing from their bodies, I wasn't going to like what was inside. If you guessed it was a lava spitting drider named Queelag, then you've obviously played this game before. I am joined by Maneater Mildred in this battle, apparently she was very impressed by my thrusting last time and didn't want me thrusting any other females. I am sad to say she got bathed in lava. To be fair, so did I.
Man, I'd hate to see what happens if she farts.
It took a few attempts but eventually the drider is slain and the bell right behind her is rung which prompts a cutscene of a giant opening a familiar looking gate where Ser Chubby is. How I saw this in the spider lair, I have no idea. Deeper in the walls are covered in egg sacs, and one of those egg carrier bastards asks if I've come as a servant. I say no and promptly kill the hideous creature and the maggots which burst forth from his cancerous eggs (eww) since he was blocking the way to another bonfire.
A bonfire right beside another drider! Fortunately this one is peaceful and while I am super tempted to slay her, it's obvious that she is the fire keeper of this flame so I leave her be and follow another tunnel which exits into the Demon Ruins. The place is flooded with lava so there's not much to explore here. That is until I piss off the resident lava giant. Knowing I can't fight him (and survive) I decide to flee. The big guy leaps after me and misses, so I whack at his hand a little and he falls off the edge and ... dies? What?
Oh no, I'm falling into the lava... despite being made of lava... what?
Monday, 5 August 2013
Highs and Lows
Part of the Tales of Skrmischa in Neverwinter Online!
With the Blacklake Terror out of the way it was time to gain experience on more missions starting... in space?
The Assault on Xiloborg @Rawklawbstar (NW-DAHW7N6PW)
No idea how I got onto this alien landscape but there are lots of spiders and driders that needed killing. First to get past their web shield, then under a space bridge and finally into a furnace chamber with exploding platforms. Interesting mechanics and environment but, no nice reward chest at the end.
Goblin Raid @ Prettz77 (NW-DPUB2D0HF)
At least this was more down to earth. A large group of goblins led by an ogre had invaded the Blacklake district and it was up to me to clear them out. An easy task, though the boss was a bit more challenging. Fortunately they also had a nice treasure box which made killing them all the more fun!
A Tale of Banditry @ Aerudengineer (NW-D13PIQ602)
Then it was off to rid some bandits from a some strange farmland with floating houses. Once inside I encountered "Ghost Fighter Human 1" again, and just like last time could not open a door meaning I once more abandoned him to his plight.
EPIC RUN DRAKNESS DUNGEON @ hitmancros3 (NW-DP4DVWWRP)
Honestly the first thing this task involved is examining a plate atop the tavern spirit tower in the Tower District. Not sure where it lead next as there were no hints, but while up there I fell into the spirit well into an ominous secret area filled with the bones and spirits of other people that fell down the hole, including an arch mage. How does one become an arch mage when you are silly enough to fall down holes anyway? Fortunately his ghost was nice enough to teleport me out!
With the Blacklake Terror out of the way it was time to gain experience on more missions starting... in space?
The Assault on Xiloborg @Rawklawbstar (NW-DAHW7N6PW)
No idea how I got onto this alien landscape but there are lots of spiders and driders that needed killing. First to get past their web shield, then under a space bridge and finally into a furnace chamber with exploding platforms. Interesting mechanics and environment but, no nice reward chest at the end.
Goblin Raid @ Prettz77 (NW-DPUB2D0HF)
At least this was more down to earth. A large group of goblins led by an ogre had invaded the Blacklake district and it was up to me to clear them out. An easy task, though the boss was a bit more challenging. Fortunately they also had a nice treasure box which made killing them all the more fun!
A Tale of Banditry @ Aerudengineer (NW-D13PIQ602)
Then it was off to rid some bandits from a some strange farmland with floating houses. Once inside I encountered "Ghost Fighter Human 1" again, and just like last time could not open a door meaning I once more abandoned him to his plight.
EPIC RUN DRAKNESS DUNGEON @ hitmancros3 (NW-DP4DVWWRP)
Honestly the first thing this task involved is examining a plate atop the tavern spirit tower in the Tower District. Not sure where it lead next as there were no hints, but while up there I fell into the spirit well into an ominous secret area filled with the bones and spirits of other people that fell down the hole, including an arch mage. How does one become an arch mage when you are silly enough to fall down holes anyway? Fortunately his ghost was nice enough to teleport me out!
They obviously forgot their rings of feather fall.
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