It was back to G1 last night and I finally found and got the Orc Hammer!
That area had quite a few Bloodhounds there.
<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>After I killed all of those Lizards
I went up to follow the rock face and there was a Bloodhound
right on the ledge.
I peppered it with arrows before it got to me and it was dead.
I followed the ledge rock face up
only to be greeted by another Bloodhound! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
I shot it with arrows, but it killed me. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" />
So I reloaded and this time I was ready for it.
I ran up and started shooting it immediately.
This time I killed it, but it nearly killed me again.
Whew, that was a close one.
I went to move forward, but on the right I saw a lot more Bloodhounds!
I tried to jump up on the rock on the right, but I couldn't make it.
So I thought what to do.
I decided to walk behind the rock on the right along the cliff face.
Now one might think that, that face is impossible to cross; because,
you slip or get bumped off and you fall into the river below.
But that is wrong.
If you go forward as far as you can and then position yourself
to walk backwards along that narrow ledge you can Strafe Right
along that ledge until it gets wide enough for you to walk forward again.
Once I did that on the other side was another Bloodhound and it killed me.
So again I reloaded and I ran up and shot it with arrows.
Like the last Bloodhound, it too almost killed me, but I killed it first.
Three Bloodhounds remained in the center left.
Since now the rock was on my left and the bridge with the Orc
was on my right.
I waited for the Bloodhounds to slightly disappear from my sight and
I ran to the center rocks and got on top of them.
From atop of those Rocks those Bloodhounds met their death from above.
However, one Bloodhound was smart and ran around, climbed up the rock
I was on and almost got me! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> But I got him first. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
I found the Orc Hammer in the Bloodhound cave.
Then it was on to the Orc on the other side of that bridge.
Of course I didn't know it was an Orc until I got close enough.
Tactics I tried with that Orc.
Arrows: Not very effective at my skill level and DEX; I died. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sleepey.gif" alt="" />
Spells: Not very effective.
I only had low level spell scrolls; I died. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sleepey.gif" alt="" />
I ran and had the Orc follow me all the way to the Old Camp; I died.
I died because the guards at the Old Camp got super pissed at me
for bringing an Orc to the Old Camp and the Guards killed me! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
Finally I decided to use the direct approach and I used the Orc Hammer.
At last, in only 9 swings the Orc was history! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" />
I attempted to killed the other two Bloodhounds below,
but one disappeared on me.
I went back across the bridge, from where I came, to see if I could find it.
Somehow it climbed a tree and it was where the Orc used to be! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
Lucky for me it came straight for me and instead of taking the bridge,
to get to me, it committed suicide and jumped right off the cliff killing itself. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />
I then just jumped off of the bridge into the water,
swam to the last Bloodhound and killed it.</span>
Sorry for the long play by play, but maybe someone will enjoy reading
my shared experience.
Tsel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
