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Spoken like someone who thought about stealing Aerie’s robe, lol

Looking forward to seeing how Iona’s book evolves. There are already some significant differences between her book and my sorcerer, Alicia’s.

Great question! I’ve been casual in this run, since it isn’t a proper no reload. I’d be a bit more cautious about placing Alastria in PI stasis were it a proper game, as opposed to an exploratory continuation of a run that ended long ago. That said, with the proper tools I am 100% comfortable...

Yes. When you first arrive the peasants are fleeing soldiers. I always assumed they left the map after that. Evidently I was wrong. Instead they pick a fight with some zombies. Who knew.

Quick Note on Alastria's Game: This may be the strangest battle record entry I've ever seen. Does anyone know where the peasants are fighting zombies on the Siege Camp map? I looked all over and I couldn't find them.

Alastria, Human Transmuter: Yaga-Shura In her showdown with Yaga Alastria had three goals. She wanted to kill the big fella. She wanted to destroy his army. And she wanted to do it all with style. In the end, I'd call her adventure a mixed success. She met the first two marks. The third, not so...

Alastria, Human Transmuter: Yaga-Shura's Enclave There have been times in this adventure when I've coveted abjuration spells. Not here. Not now. These days it's good to be a transmuter. Alastria has all the tools she needs. As per usual I made a point of emphasizing the alteration school in...

Quick Note on Alastria's Game: SCS's Shocking Grasp isn't just a flavor pick. It's positively useful- especially for transmuters. Alastria killed the brimstone in Yaga-Sura's lair by Energy Draining him and then finishing him off in melee under Tenser's. While I was in proximity to him I...

Quick Note on Alastria's Game: I tried out an oldie but goodie from Alastria V1s kit: Contingency: See Enemy- Teleport Field; Chain Contingency: See Enemy- Projected Image, Limited Wish, Mislead. It still works. SCS enemies aren't scripted to ignore the blue circled bunnies. They'll still chase...

Lol. I'm glad you noticed. She switched when she got the Staff of the Magi.

Alastria v. Gromnir How's your day been, everyone? Mine was all: Strange as it seems that was it, more or less exactly. I've been trying to stay awake to normalize my sleep schedule. To that end I've been playing BG with my mind flaying transmuter, Alastria. And since I'm in Peru, I've been...

Alastria v. Illasera I'm not 100% certain that I'm going to cover Alastria's ToB run, but I've decided to share the Illasera battle, if only for my own reference. This fight had been tricky for Alastria v1. Happily, Alastria v3 breezed through without a scratch. The plan here was super simple...

Quick Note on Alastria's Game: Say goodbye to Jon-Jon! This was a death free run, although I wouldn't call it a no reload. I allowed Alastria to test methods on a few occasions. Specifically, probing for vulnerability to either Intelligence Modification or Level Drain. I could have gotten the...

SCS's v35 Energy Drain in action.It drains 5 levels, without offering a save. Crucially, it ignores magic resistance, making it super useful for transmuters. The casting time is 0 when wearing Vecna. Against enemies that are immune to intelligence modification Alastria goes Energy Drain x 3, IA...

Yeah. Going forward I think I'm going to employ a slightly overbroad rule of thumb here: No PoFs in the Sarevok fight unless you're wearing a helmet.

Yes. That's what makes solo no reloading tricky. The endgame is the hardest part but if you always end your adventure when you die then it's also the part that you'll see the least. For a number of years Saros and I were the only ones who had documented solo successes with difficulty mods, SCS...

This is what happened to Alastria exactly. Same context, too, on a Potion of Firebreath run. The only difference was that in Alastria's case Diarmid connected with a crit before Alastria made it out of range or recovered her aura. I'll definitely be rethinking my Potion of Firebreath use in...

Borco, does your version of SCS have the modified Energy Drain? I need to experiment more but it may be a game changer, especially for sorcerers.

Agreed! You're definitely at the point where I see a success in your future, Borco. Your execution is consistent and you're doing an excellent job of planning and analyzing. I'm worried that there may be a problematic knowledge gap in the end game, especially with a sorcerer, but that may just...

Looking good, Borco! You seem very comfortable and confident playing Iona v2.