Gibbering Twelve (** SPOILERS **)

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Hi everyone! In the G3 anniversary mod I finally collected all the different brews. So then I was let to an rather difficult encounter - the Gibbering Twelve wizards. I could not even damage them (I'm still in the beginning of the game) although I have several +1 and + 2 weapons. Even Breach and other mage spells I casted just bounced off these guys. My question is can they be beaten or can I beat them now or do I have to wait until I reach approx. level 30?

 

The G12 are just generic mages (some dual or multi-class, but still regular characters) with generic mage scripts. There's nothing nasty/tricky/evil in their creature files or scripts, unless you've installed something that turns the generic mage scripts psycho like Tactics. The sheer volume is intended to overwhelm.

It's not an easy encounter--the major changes from v1 to v3 were trying to make that encounter a lot less ridiculous. You might be a bit early for the finale, but generous use of potions and wands may make it easier. The only specific advice I could offer would be to try and eliminate them as quickly as possible as they appear, watch the status window to know what spells they're actually casting so you can counter, and be generous with area effect spells.

I'm always open to feedback, so if you have any specific criticism I'm all ears. As I said, the encounter has already been tweaked twice, but I'm willing to continue tweaking to get it right.

 

Thanks for the response. I like this mod very much, since all the fetch assignments are made with a twist Especially Scam (or was it Scram?). I think for a starter as you suggest I could uninstall Tactics , to make it easier for myself, but I only used 8 lev characters and frankly my equipment could be better. So next time I'll be more prepared, I thought I could handle this entire mod from the beginning but I'll wait a bit more next time

 

I liked the Anniversary mod too.

"You cannot initiate dialogue. I appear busy."

Classic!

 

Heh, thanks. We had a lot of fun making it, though it's not a very good example of a seamless mod. Mucho fourth wall breakage. (It amazes me how few folks notice Scam's Dog, though.)

If you can believe it, the original beta of the mod had the G12 appear all at once and were each about 3-4 levels higher than they are now. Needless to say, the beta testers weren't too keen on it.

Our second anniversary is Sunday...

 

Nice! Should I take that as a hint that I should expect another commemoration? :expect:

I'd better go reinstall the first anniversary mod!

 

What is that mod? Is it compatible with TACTICS and IMPROVED BATTLES? Is it fun like tactics? Then I definitely need it!

 

@Silverstar: yes it is... It's the G3 tweak mod I think (or anniversary, can nay remember). You'll find it here

EDIT: It's nothing like tactics mod! It just adds some tweaks, a few quest, and other fun things to the game.

 

The anniversary mod adds a long and funny (different - sort of ) quest. No tweaks far as I know. Go for the Tweak pack instead for that kind a stuff.

 

Yeh, G3 has both the Anniversary quest mod and some tweak packs. And lots more, actually.

 

OK I looked at it, it seems nice enough (any more quests are always welcome) so I WILL try it when I visit home...

ONE more week and I Will be back in Faerun to kick some IMPROVED Irenicus butt in insane difficulty(I just hope it won't be the reverse...)

 

Like Cam said to the original poster, you should be careful if you have Tactics installed. Most of the mod is lighthearted fun, but the climax gets downright ugly if you have the Improved Mages component installed. I think you'll like it, though.