How to fight Raven (In 40 Easy Steps!):

[Peregrinus]

1. Get a group of level 20 characters
2. Goto the Varanite Caves
3. Kill Varanites
4. Go deeper into the V-caves
5. Kill more Varanites
6. Rest
7. Kill more Varanites
8. Kill Beholder
9. Rest
10. Plan
11. Buff
12. Drop in
13. Instigate the initial attack
14. Engage Raven
15. Die
16. Respawn
17. Rebuff
18. Return
19. Die
20. Respawn
21. Rebuff
22. Return
23. Die
24. Respawn
25. Rest
26. Rebuff
27. Return
28. Die
29. Respawn
30. Rebuff
31. Return
32. Kill Raven
33. Loot
34. Die (from trap)
35. Respawn
36. Rest
37. Return
38. Loot
39. Leave
40. Brag

[DM Chicken Little]

Haha...that is great. But it used to be much shorter:

1. Get a group of one 20th level mage.
2. Goto the Varanite Caves
3. Kill Varanites
4. Go deeper into the V-caves
5. Kill more Varanites
6. Rest
7. Kill more Varanites
8. Kill Beholder
9. Rest
10. Plan
11. Buff
12. Let Raven just bounce off acid sheath in iron golem form.
13. Collect loot.
14. Brag.

[Wyvern]

1. Log in.
2. Open DM Chooser
3. Select Area "Varanite Caves Level 6 - "Quoth The Raven Nevermore"
4. Click "Go To Area".
5. Click kill Raven
6. Use DM-Force-Unlock on door.
7. Use DM-Force-Unlock on all chests
8. Empty the chests just as the group of 20ths are only just rushing into the entrance of the Varanite Cave.
9. Sit and wait there with a smug grin, watching the players approach.

I win.

[Crimson Knightmare]

Haha I love you Wyvern *kiss* Bwuahaha! Kiss of death.. Ravens kiss even

[Jehannum]

I think we should let Raven rest too ;p

[Oye99]

Well -clearly- Raven's getting too easy for us now, maybe she should be spawned it two's? I think she should be given a Sister even. Named Crow for ironic taste.

[Wyvern]

Ok, I will add 40 levels of monk to her tomorrow.

[Oye99]

Woot.

[Oye99]

And the sister idea?

[JaeEleutheria]

oh dear god no.

[GM Falcon]

I remember the old days of Raven-slaying.

1. Log on.
2. Go to Varanite Caves.
3. Kill Varanites.
4. Go deeper into the V-caves.
5. Kill more Varanites.
6. Rest.
7. Kill more Varanites .
8. Rest.
9. Open Door to Raven's Room.
10. Cast Harm.
11. Cast Searing Light.
12. Profit.

[DM Agony]

1. Log in.
2. Open DM Chooser
3. Select Area "Varanite Caves Level 6 - "Quoth The Raven Nevermore"
4. Click "Go To Area".
5. Click kill Raven
6. Use DM-Force-Unlock on door.
7. Use DM-Force-Unlock on all chests
8. Empty the chests just as the group of 20ths are only just rushing into the entrance of the Varanite Cave.
9. Sit and wait there with a smug grin, watching the players approach.

I win.

Hehehehe. The man says it best.



Yeah, heh, I rememeber the "Harm" days. Now that was easy enough eh?

[Depheant]

1. Log in.
2. Open DM Chooser
3. Select Area "Varanite Caves Level 6 - "Quoth The Raven Nevermore"
4. Click "Go To Area".
5. Click kill Raven
6. Use DM-Force-Unlock on door.
7. Use DM-Force-Unlock on all chests
8. Empty the chests just as the group of 20ths are only just rushing into the entrance of the Varanite Cave.
9. Sit and wait there with a smug grin, watching the players approach.

I win.

Right, so when I do it, I get called an asshole. When you do it people find it funny?

Sometimes I used to have great fun with people who went to Defile... heh heh heh.

I still remember how pissed someone in Zenthrax' group got when in the chests I placed the "The trap is disarmed. Good Job!" note. (Chests did have traps).

For anyone not in the know, Zenthrax and his merry band of power gamers used to be some of the biggest abusers around. I think they used every exploit you can think of, from spell bugs to NPC script oversights.

[Stormknife]

Step 1: Wade through the Varanites as only the one man killing machine known as Trace does.
Step 2: Realize you ran out of attack spells before battle with beholder. Send in familiar to fight and die for its master. Loot beholder.
Step 3: Buff up. Turn into an iron golem. Clean the squishies up. Turn to raven.
Step 4: Cast Undeath to Death at Raven.
Step 5: Curse as she rolls a 6, when she'll fail on a 5.
Step 5a: Die.
Steps 6-375: Repeat steps 4 to 5.
Step 376: Raven rolls a 1 and explodes.
Step 377: Act like it was part of your plan all along.

[Wyvern]

Ah, dont sweat it, Deph, at least they think you are a funny asshole.

And I remember a trip with Strider et al to defile and yes, I do remember finding one of those notes. I thought to myself "Deph, you asshole." I then laughed about it. So you see what I am saying?