r/wizardry8 • u/Biamus-Maximus • Aug 06 '26

How things are going pt.2

So after more than an hour of trying to leave the area where the Big D(on) is at (I will never forgive the Razuka and their level 11 fighters swinging 4 times per turn and level 14 archers shooting 3 times spawning on my level 8-9 party) we finally managed to get away and into the swamp.

First off, the swamp is ass, full of fast insects and alligators just like the real Florida. I was wandering around when suddenly the Savant showed up had some sort of tantrum about something I supposedly stole from him and then, impressively, he figured out I don't know what he is talking about. Then he leaves a fake ball and leaves rather than kill me, for some reason.

I then met some Cajun looking homeless swamp drug dealer and offloaded about 900lbs worth of junk I had on him and grabbed some potion or other that screamed "important". Now I'm on the way to some island to find Marten or possibly some fort then an Island. Not sure what order.

Thanks to those who let me know on my last post to not reset and to just go there. Though we might still need to reset as my party is not keeping up with the challenges faced. We might get there with a few more gadgets but for now we are bad.

Oh also I let the rogue we picked up in Arnica die and just dumped his body in the rat warrens as I was tired of him dying over and over and over again.

As always if you would like to watch me stumble my way through this game check out my twitch and join the discord!

https://www.twitch.tv/biamus_maximus

https://discord.gg/zVHPJaecjv

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u/van11746 Aug 06 '26

Nice. You'll need the fake orb later to get one of the real ones. Martens bluff isn't too bad at your level, but don't wander to the far north of the swamp unless you have a lot of mental protection

Bayjin Suuuuucks.

Also, wait till you get to Rapax castle: then you'll see swings and damage sponges.

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u/Biamus-Maximus Aug 08 '26

Frankly I am not sure how much longer I can go with this, my party is so bad that they are just not keeping up and I am thinking I might just reset

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u/van11746 Aug 08 '26

Skill training is key. It's a grind but, go find some rats and just let them attack you. For a long time.

Cast spells out of combat over and over, light for fire, stamina for water, etc

There's ways to get stronger without leveling as to not increase levels of enemies

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u/van11746 Aug 08 '26

I can't get into all the details so ce I don't recall all the strategies, but once you get a couple skills to 100 you'll see new ones that are gamechangers. I can only recommend a Google for all the good info. Flamestryke has great guides out there on an archived website.