09-29-2003, 05:42 AM
MALDAR: ACT V, ANYA, ATTEMPT #2
I restarted the game, took the Crystalline Passage waypoint, and quickly made my way again to the Frozen River.
![[Image: Maldar5_anya7.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar5_anya7.jpg)
And found it populated by claw vipers, gloams, and... succubi. At least the game's consistent. What are the odds of that happening twice in a row? What's the difference between sirens and succubi? Well, one has blue wings and the other has green wings. OK, I guess sirens are immune to cold, but that doesn't make any difference to Maldar.
![[Image: Maldar5_anya8.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar5_anya8.jpg)
I made my way around the Frozen River again. This time I had a map, so I knew which way to go. I had to go to town twice to refresh potions, but since I was better prepared and knew which way to go, I had an easier time getting to Anya's platform. I was very meticulous about keeping the Dim Vision up and making sure my mana ball didn't get drained.
![[Image: Maldar5_anya9.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar5_anya9.jpg)
It's a good thing I was so meticulous. When I got to Anya's platform, I found that Frozenstein's minions had been Dim Visioned before they had seen me, and since Frozenstein starts in the middle of the pack, he had gotten stuck, too. I quickly Bone Prisoned the pack to hold it down while I talked to Anya.
Before tp'ing to town to get Malah's potion, I cast a fresh Dim Vision and several fresh Bone Prisons. The clock keeps ticking on Dim Vision while you're in town, and I didn't want the pack to wake up and not be imprisoned by the time I got back.
![[Image: Maldar5_anya10.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar5_anya10.jpg)
I got the potion, came back, and other than having to dodge a couple of unblinded gloams and succubi, I freed Anya without difficulty.
Anya thanked Maldar for her rescue and told him that Nihlathak was going to give Baal the Relic of the Ancients, the barbarian tribe's most holy totem. If Baal got a hold of it, he would be allowed to enter Mount Arreat without being tested by the Ancients. Nihlathak needed to be stopped at all costs.
Anya created a portal to Nihlathak's temple, and Maldar jumped into it. If the traitor couldn't be stopped, his actions might cause the deaths of millions.
I restarted the game, took the Crystalline Passage waypoint, and quickly made my way again to the Frozen River.
And found it populated by claw vipers, gloams, and... succubi. At least the game's consistent. What are the odds of that happening twice in a row? What's the difference between sirens and succubi? Well, one has blue wings and the other has green wings. OK, I guess sirens are immune to cold, but that doesn't make any difference to Maldar.
I made my way around the Frozen River again. This time I had a map, so I knew which way to go. I had to go to town twice to refresh potions, but since I was better prepared and knew which way to go, I had an easier time getting to Anya's platform. I was very meticulous about keeping the Dim Vision up and making sure my mana ball didn't get drained.
It's a good thing I was so meticulous. When I got to Anya's platform, I found that Frozenstein's minions had been Dim Visioned before they had seen me, and since Frozenstein starts in the middle of the pack, he had gotten stuck, too. I quickly Bone Prisoned the pack to hold it down while I talked to Anya.
Before tp'ing to town to get Malah's potion, I cast a fresh Dim Vision and several fresh Bone Prisons. The clock keeps ticking on Dim Vision while you're in town, and I didn't want the pack to wake up and not be imprisoned by the time I got back.
I got the potion, came back, and other than having to dodge a couple of unblinded gloams and succubi, I freed Anya without difficulty.
Anya thanked Maldar for her rescue and told him that Nihlathak was going to give Baal the Relic of the Ancients, the barbarian tribe's most holy totem. If Baal got a hold of it, he would be allowed to enter Mount Arreat without being tested by the Ancients. Nihlathak needed to be stopped at all costs.
Anya created a portal to Nihlathak's temple, and Maldar jumped into it. If the traitor couldn't be stopped, his actions might cause the deaths of millions.