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Old 09-12-2001, 12:06 PM   #5
Memnoch
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Join Date: February 28, 2001
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Originally posted by Drawde1:

On the subject of weapons that instantly kill a type of monster, I've found that the Rod of Smiting is near-useless - I've had my Fighter/Mage with a good AC and THAC0, plus 2 points of proficiency in two-handed and quarterstaff weapons, wielding it and have only killed ONE golem via the instant-death effect so far. (And I've tried it against plenty of them!) Could this be because golems have very low saving throws vs. death?
Try casting Greater Malison just beforehand.

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