Favorite assassin

Yossar · #1 May 7th, 2004, 11:20 AM

I really like assassins. I used to think the R'lyeh Starspawn was worthless after paralyze was fixed, but he's now my favorite. Stick a lifelong protection on him and he's great (admittedly a bit hard to come by for R'lyeh - probably a blood-1 Random Starspawn or Sage with a ring of sorcery and wizardry/empowerment to get to blood-3). Unlike the other assassins he has the luxury of being able to paralyze anything the imps can't take care of themselves. He also has the flexibility of being able to throw on resist magic, body ethereal, personal luck, astral shield, etc., as needed. Personally, I've been using Resist Magic, Body Ethereal, Fire, but that can be changed up if you know what you'll likely be facing.

Actually, my favorite assassin is an Earth Elemental, but that doesn't really count

Question 1) If someone has flying bodyguards, will they fly at the assassin or stay by the commander? My guess is that they'd stay by the commander unless the assassin started firing at him, but I haven't seen flying bodyguards in a while.

Question 2) What's your favorite assassin?

tinkthank · #2 May 8th, 2004, 01:02 AM

1. I would have thought they'd fly at the assassin, since most bodyguards immediately attack an assassin. But I have not tested this.

2. My favorite is a slayer, since he actually has easy access to a lifelong protection (my very favorite assassin tool for months now) as well as a Rod of Incineration, my second favorite tool. He is also a bit more robust than the Star Child. But then again, Abysia is my favorite nation, and I suck at Ryleh, so I may be biased. A star child is certainly much more flexible than a slayer, since it can do anything a slayer can plus is a mage plus has mind bLast. But my slayer has stayed alive with a few HPs left where a Star Child would have been long since killed.

Gandalf Parker · #3 May 8th, 2004, 01:11 AM

Only assassin assassins? no built ones? I guess I still like Ctis with the slings and the magic

But built, I love Pangaen assassins. Pans, Pandemoniacs, and the Lord of the Hunt

tinkthank · #4 May 8th, 2004, 01:21 AM

Gandalf, does the Heart (the item which makes you an assassin, forget exact name) give you a Chest Wound?

st.patrik · #5 May 8th, 2004, 01:39 AM

Anglachel · #6 May 7th, 2004, 02:08 PM

Favorite assassin? Mictlan's Lord of Night pretender. Read a thread a while back about him being able to assassinate and tried him out, pretty damn sweet and he brings two fiends into the assassination with him too. Perhaps a dubious use of a pretender but I'd rather see it as an extra tool.

[ May 07, 2004, 14:05: Message edited by: Anglachel ]