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Right - you just have to decide if you want to win the fight at lvl 9 or lvl 13. But I also don't like consumables that much. Same with per rest abilities. Might be a slightly stupid attitude though. :D

The scroll against fear and the +ACC-scrolls as well as paralyze can save the day.

What about the temple of Eothas? I remember it was quite easy to kite and split most mobs in there. And you don't need to fight all the foes to solve the quest. If mechanics are high enough and you know how to toll the bells you don't even need to get any keys (that are guarded by enemies). But maybe it's too early for that. Depends on your build I think. You can get a plate armor from the moon godlike who stands east of the temple. Attacking him has no negative side effects. Plate is good for any low level char (esp. solo).

A totally cheesefest is to use five ciphers with Ectopsychic Echo plus Fulmineo: run towards the enemy, then run away so that they form a nice line. Then target the last one with Flagellant's Path while the ciphers cast Ectopsychic Echo on you. Run away - they will follow you and the beam will not get canceled (because of the great distance) once it's active. Also works with Mind Lance, Rolleing Flame or Ray of Fire but you have to be super careful and step aside in the right moment. Iconic Projection and Driving Wave would also work I think - everthing with a long and narrow aoe.

Really? Why didn't you say anything?

I used Combusting Wounds (CW) from the Ring of Searing Flames and shot him with Persistence+Wounding Shot+Penetrating Shot+Ryona's Vambraces (ranger). CW from the ring seems to hit always. Persistence's wounding dot and the wounding shot dot did the most work for me. With a druid (and his powerful dot-spells) it should work even better. If the dragon suffers from Combusting Wounds, his DR ist quite pointless as long as you hit him with a dot spell. He will always get 5 burn damage when the dot effect ticks.

I'm just thinking: Is it melee only? Edit: yes it is. Would have been nice to open the fight from stealth with a sundering shot and then still have two sunderung blows left. Maybe you could do that with very high stealth?

Thanks for the find. It seems there is just no reliable source online.

That works. Sometimes I just shoot him myself with a Wounding Shot when he has no wounds. That's also a nice trick... if you don't use an arquebus. What also works is to "round up" the enemy (it's hilarious): In open field, you sneak away from your party and start the encounter - then you chain movement commands (shift+klick) around the group of enemies. You can do, let's say, 5 rounds around the mob. After that they are totally clumped together and hinder each other while they are constantly trying to follow you (oh poor poor pathfinding). Now you can cast a nice aoe spell (or other aoe abiliy) from outside and you will hit them all - while Fulmineo is still running around them shouting "Come get me! Come on, do it! Do it!" Best thing is: most of the time they won't cancel the chase and will not break out to attack the real danger. It's really cheesy - but it's also fun! :D

An Island Aumaua, Kind Wayfarer DPS Paladin with Arms Bearer, Quick Switch, stacked on-kill-effects (Strange Mercy, Inspiring Triumph), tTe Sword & the Sheperd and weapon focus soldier is quite fun to play. Literally explodes at lvl 13 because of Sacred Immolation & all the kills that follow. But also when you need some endurance and want to shoot somebody really badly in the face at the same time that build is for you!

Hi, today I discovered that GameBanshee also has a nice database for PoE: http://www.gamebanshee.com/pillarsofeternity/ As far as I can tell (after a quick look) - they have all the lastest items/talents/abilities/chars/quests etc. covered. Everything has detailed descriptions. I find this way better than the official wiki when I try to plan a new build before I really play it. Navigation is a bit clunky but the content is great. What do you think? Edit: Oops - some items are missing. E.g. Badgradr's Barricade.

Sundering Blow is nice - but I would like it if it would cause lower DR bypass (5 or so) and had a longer duration instead (maybe 15 sec?). The short duration of 8 sec only makes it interesting for fast hitting fighters. Ok, LoP is fast - but we have to think of others, too.

Glad you're happy. I finished a two-ranger playthrough the other day and really became a fan of the class.

I made a mistake while copying the stat points from game to the forum: I still had a +3 PER resting bonus. I edited the first posting - the stats should be correct now. Sorry for the confusion.

Whoop! The LoP is a really nice dragon killer, too! I just killed the Alpine Dragon with her. Used Drake's Bell instead of the BotEP - and a Paladin tank to distract the dragon. With the bell and Ryona's Vambraces you accumulate 16 points of DR bypass. Together with Scale Breaker that's -22 DR for the dragon. Ouch! :D

Alpine Dragon is way more difficult. Mainly because his cave is so small.

Right - I forgot to mention that. I also like that one. Most of the time I do my own ones (The Gimp + pictures from deviantart.com). But this one is really nice. Edit: my custom portraits so far (sorry for stealing and blemishing the pictures of others, but is was for a good cause ): https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/bOMZLjSc05WUHOmgHQJoa4CLXweWKRF81jMWAEZuQip?ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy

There's a cheesy way to kill the Adra Dragon: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/82620-an-easy-and-reliable-way-to-kill-the-adra-dragon-even-with-low-level-parties/?hl=%2Bkill+%2Bthe+%2Badra+%2Bdragon

I'm a little sleep deprived - but I'm also glad that you like my idea. But honestly: I also would like to see a unique whip (flail) in WM part II. Aaaaand I have a name for it: "The Gay Weeper"...

Your're right about the 3 wounding shots. Also works with a Paladin's FoD. Sounds all good. You can get that vicious club "Dîal Ewn Dibita" quite early. It does bonus damage when you flank and stuff. That will be most of the time. Until you get Blesca's Labour that might be a good choice. Or you go for Weapon Focus Soldier and shoot with arbalests/arquebuses (ouch!) and swing a hammer. Shatterstar is really nice. Annihilation is always good for a high PER char and the additional engagement slot may result in some nice diseng. attacks. I would like to see you post that build if you like it and when it's polished. Sounds fun!

A whip would be so nice. Why don't we get whips in PoE? Could be handled as flails. I want a whip for my soul whip! With a shocking lash! But not a whimpy one! A whopping soul whippin whip with a withering lash - sounds fair. New build coming: Whiplash! Of course. And meet his enemy Iron Man (basically a monk with Iron Wheel in plate and with Iron Skin Potions). And then comes the priest who casts Ironic Projection...

Just use another sabre. Purgatory would be nice - I mean the name alone fits like chalk and cheese.

I'm so sorry - still had a resting bonus from the stronghold when I looked up the stats (+3 PER). I corrected that. Now you see that the Grieving Mother can indeed adapt this build without problems. No wonder she's grieving - all that spanking she gets. Made the same mistake while posting Fulmineo - damn. Embarrassing... No - my Bittercut is glowing green and dripping green stuff - but I put on a corrosive lash, maybe that's why? Buit when combat starts and soul whip is activated it all gets violett/green... urgs. Maybe you accidentially equipped your secret weapon Buttercut? That has a burning lash as far as I remember. Cuts through butter like a hot knife... through butter...? I'm using Ubuntu by the way - some things look different for me. E.g. I can't see capes.

I honestly don't know if Swift Aim works with shield bashes. It might. When you execute a bash, there is a special icon of the shield in your recovery bar - so it's not considered a normal melee attack but a special attack - maybe that's why two wepon style doesn't work. Badgradr's Barricade - or it's Thrust of Tattered Veils - profits from Penetrating shot (who knows why). Maybe an island aumaua melee ranger with Quick Switch, Penetrating Shot, a Blunderbuss (Lead Spitter), a Pistol (Fellstroke) and Blesca's Labour (nice one) plus Badgradr's Barricade would be really nice. Opens up with two quick devastating wounding shots and switches to tank mode when the enemy reaches him and his pet. Then does his hit/crit thing. Edit: But I also still like the idea that he automatically wounds the foes for his pet with the "Drawn in Spring" dagger.

You can try that, sounds solid. I didn't need Interrupting Blows because he hits so fast that the enemy is basically stunlocked without it. And he uses Force of Anguish a lot - no need for Interrupts. The Mosquito has draining - so that might be nice. I wanted to go for maximum speed - an there are only two weapons in the game that have speed, are one handed and use the same weapon focus - and that's Sword of Daenysis and the March Steel Dagger. I evolved the whole concept and style around these weapons.