To heir is human - how with a L11 ranger?

[Legacy_PracticalKat]

               

Hi all, I just need a few pointers.  I'm in between games and have been trying to get going on this module.  I understand that its built to take advantage of ranger special abilities. but I just keep dying!

 

My stats as a L11 Ranger (Elf) are:

Str  14

Dex 18 

Con 14

Wis  14

Int   10

Chr 8

 

I have weapon finesse, weapon focus shortsword, weapon focus longbow and as favoured enemies elves and animals.  But the spiders take me down rapidly, even when I have my animal familiar (boar) and a dominated deer.  

 

Possibly spells will make the difference?  I tried Grease on the Ettercaps, but they weren't phased!

 

 

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_werelynx]

               

I don't think it's designed with rangers in mind. See class specific module list by ME for more ranger-specific modules. (see my signature)

 

Maybe try luring some of your enemies back to starting area with friendly NPCs? Try higher level? Try picking spiders one by one?

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_PracticalKat]

               

Aaaaah! Will keep at it, then.  Those damn spiders come in packs of three..

 

Thanks for that list WL!

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_PracticalKat]

               

Added another level (Rogue), put 10 points into Tumble and selected the resist poison feat.   Then I pulled the spiders back into the "home" area so that the NPCs could help fight them.  After a while I could whittle their numbers down enough to be able to explore the forest on my own.  Whew! 

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Empyre65]

               

The downside is that every spider that was killed by an NPC was a lost opportunuty for experience points.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_PracticalKat]

               

True that, Empyre.  But I was a wuss  '> I came across a black dragon in the final cavern, and only managed to win when it wasn't there.  What are the weak points on a black dragon?  Reflexes?  Never managed to cast Grease or Tangle effectively against it myself.