Clever Ideas and Invisible Stalkers [Archive] - Wizards Community

Clever Ideas and Invisible Stalkers [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Candin
05-26-07, 09:58 PM So the DM of the game I'm running has created some magical items (well, artifacts I suppose) that require certain rituals to "unlock" their abilities. I came into possession of one such item, and in order to "unlock" part of it's abilities, I need to fight an invisible stalker and destroy it single handedly.

I'm playing a Sorcerer 5 / Wild Mage 3, and I'm curious if anyone has some clever ideas for going about this. I'm pretty certain I'm just going to have one summoned (easier than going to the Plane of Air and beating one down) a hundred or so feet away, so I can get some decent shots in on it. What those shots are, I'm not sure yet.

My initial thoughts were to just hit it with a banishment scroll, but it's likely that my DM isn't gonna' let it count (presumably summoning one meets the requisites, despite the fact that I don't "kill" it) since it just boots them off the material plane.

Anyone have some cool ideas to dispatch an invisible stalker in a short amount of time? Bottom line I suppose I can use black tentacles and hope to god I get enough time to put it down.

Oh, and how is the stalker's natural invisibility going to affect my spells? Can I target a stalker if I have see invisibility, or am I reduced to area spells?
sensestaker
05-26-07, 10:57 PM Make sure to have a scroll of glitterdust handy, then just blast it home. I'd try to avoid spells that have a reflex save though. Scroll of maximised empowered twinned magic missle at caster level 9 anyone?
Candin
05-26-07, 11:38 PM Make sure to have a scroll of glitterdust handy, then just blast it home. I'd try to avoid spells that have a reflex save though. Scroll of maximised empowered twinned magic missle at caster level 9 anyone?

Wouldn't that be the equivalent of a 10th level spell? If it's do-able then the scroll's only 2250, but I'm not sure if the rules let you scribe spell levels higher than 9th level.
sensestaker
05-26-07, 11:44 PM Wouldn't that be the equivalent of a 10th level spell? If it's do-able then the scroll's only 2250, but I'm not sure if the rules let you scribe spell levels higher than 9th level.

Dang! Stupid casters and their stupid math! Then just die and come back as a half-ogre barbarian with a really big stick and whomp it to death. HULK SMASH!
mythSSK
05-27-07, 03:55 AM Sounds like your DM's been tinkering with Weapons of Legacy.

If you have see invisibility active, you're fine for targeting the stalker. The stalker doesn't have any options but trying to whomp you one, so blur, mirror image and other similiar spells are your friend for this fight. Should be easy enough, though, the stalker only has 52 hp.
Mindolin
05-27-07, 09:45 AM Summon it, tell it to stand right in front of you, and do a coup de gras with a shocking grasp spell.

Seriously, the thing is summoned, which means it will do whatever you say. You can just tell it to let you kill it and it will listen.
Candin
05-27-07, 02:46 PM Yeah they're legacy weapons. I don't entirely like the idea of throwing them our way (especially at 8th level). Apparently he made up items crafted to each of our playstyles. He has a habit of creating artifacts for us, I just hope this time around it's done with better taste...

I'm kind of curious what he encorporated into the weapon, to see how well my DM's "judged" my character.

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Candin 05-26-07, 09:58 PM	So the DM of the game I'm running has created some magical items (well, artifacts I suppose) that require certain rituals to "unlock" their abilities. I came into possession of one such item, and in order to "unlock" part of it's abilities, I need to fight an invisible stalker and destroy it single handedly. I'm playing a Sorcerer 5 / Wild Mage 3, and I'm curious if anyone has some clever ideas for going about this. I'm pretty certain I'm just going to have one summoned (easier than going to the Plane of Air and beating one down) a hundred or so feet away, so I can get some decent shots in on it. What those shots are, I'm not sure yet. My initial thoughts were to just hit it with a banishment scroll, but it's likely that my DM isn't gonna' let it count (presumably summoning one meets the requisites, despite the fact that I don't "kill" it) since it just boots them off the material plane. Anyone have some cool ideas to dispatch an invisible stalker in a short amount of time? Bottom line I suppose I can use black tentacles and hope to god I get enough time to put it down. Oh, and how is the stalker's natural invisibility going to affect my spells? Can I target a stalker if I have see invisibility, or am I reduced to area spells?
sensestaker 05-26-07, 10:57 PM	Make sure to have a scroll of glitterdust handy, then just blast it home. I'd try to avoid spells that have a reflex save though. Scroll of maximised empowered twinned magic missle at caster level 9 anyone?
Candin 05-26-07, 11:38 PM	Make sure to have a scroll of glitterdust handy, then just blast it home. I'd try to avoid spells that have a reflex save though. Scroll of maximised empowered twinned magic missle at caster level 9 anyone? Wouldn't that be the equivalent of a 10th level spell? If it's do-able then the scroll's only 2250, but I'm not sure if the rules let you scribe spell levels higher than 9th level.
sensestaker 05-26-07, 11:44 PM	Wouldn't that be the equivalent of a 10th level spell? If it's do-able then the scroll's only 2250, but I'm not sure if the rules let you scribe spell levels higher than 9th level. Dang! Stupid casters and their stupid math! Then just die and come back as a half-ogre barbarian with a really big stick and whomp it to death. HULK SMASH!
mythSSK 05-27-07, 03:55 AM	Sounds like your DM's been tinkering with Weapons of Legacy. If you have see invisibility active, you're fine for targeting the stalker. The stalker doesn't have any options but trying to whomp you one, so blur, mirror image and other similiar spells are your friend for this fight. Should be easy enough, though, the stalker only has 52 hp.
Mindolin 05-27-07, 09:45 AM	Summon it, tell it to stand right in front of you, and do a coup de gras with a shocking grasp spell. Seriously, the thing is summoned, which means it will do whatever you say. You can just tell it to let you kill it and it will listen.
Candin 05-27-07, 02:46 PM	Yeah they're legacy weapons. I don't entirely like the idea of throwing them our way (especially at 8th level). Apparently he made up items crafted to each of our playstyles. He has a habit of creating artifacts for us, I just hope this time around it's done with better taste... I'm kind of curious what he encorporated into the weapon, to see how well my DM's "judged" my character.