10-05-2003, 05:40 AM
MALDAR: ACT V, VENTAR THE UNHOLY
Ventar the Unholy's minions were also tethered to their boss, and again the tether snapped after a little bit of time passed. A group of his minions chased me, and I thought, "Why not be greedy?" I knew there was still a little parking room left in the upper left portion of the level, so I figured I would park these minions there and then lead Ventar himself and any minions left to some other place -- like near the entrance or something.
I had another reason for doing this. I hadn't liked how the monsters in the lower right area (e.g. the council members I had imprisoned with Achmel) were poised to spill out into the lower corridors down there. I figured that while parking this group of minions, I would also draw up the monsters who had been part of the original "jailbreak" and more firmly park them so that they would be less likely to escape the left wing of the Throne of the Destruction.
![[Image: Maldar5_ventar1.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar5_ventar1.jpg)
So with a group of Ventar's minions hot on my tail, I entered the left wing through the upper passage without casting Dim Vision.
![[Image: Maldar5_ventar2.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar5_ventar2.jpg)
Once I saw that the mass of monsters from down below had seen me and was charging at me, I cast new Dim Visions on everything, circled around, and cast bone prisons behind me as I booked it out of there. The plan had worked. The monsters were more securely parked in the left wing of the Throne of Destruction.
![[Image: Maldar5_ventar3.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar5_ventar3.jpg)
My intention was to then lead Ventar and the remaining minions down to the entrance. However, when I passed the lower passage to the left wing, I found out that I had done an even better job of clearing the lower-left area than I had thought. I decided to be greedy once again and park Ventar and his remaining minions there.
![[Image: Maldar5_ventar4.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar5_ventar4.jpg)
As I traveled back to the main chamber, I came across Bartuc the Bloody again and bone prisoned him in the passage to the upper-left area of the level. It turns out he was Teleportation enchanted, which explained why I lost track of where he was.
I returned to the main chamber and heard Baal give his hearty laugh. I took a deep breath and waited for Lister to show up. I had the entrance and the entire right side of the Throne of Destruction in which to find spots to park Lister and his minions. It's not that I'm paranoid about facing them.
Yes, it is.
Up Next: Lister the Tormentor
Ventar the Unholy's minions were also tethered to their boss, and again the tether snapped after a little bit of time passed. A group of his minions chased me, and I thought, "Why not be greedy?" I knew there was still a little parking room left in the upper left portion of the level, so I figured I would park these minions there and then lead Ventar himself and any minions left to some other place -- like near the entrance or something.
I had another reason for doing this. I hadn't liked how the monsters in the lower right area (e.g. the council members I had imprisoned with Achmel) were poised to spill out into the lower corridors down there. I figured that while parking this group of minions, I would also draw up the monsters who had been part of the original "jailbreak" and more firmly park them so that they would be less likely to escape the left wing of the Throne of the Destruction.
So with a group of Ventar's minions hot on my tail, I entered the left wing through the upper passage without casting Dim Vision.
Once I saw that the mass of monsters from down below had seen me and was charging at me, I cast new Dim Visions on everything, circled around, and cast bone prisons behind me as I booked it out of there. The plan had worked. The monsters were more securely parked in the left wing of the Throne of Destruction.
My intention was to then lead Ventar and the remaining minions down to the entrance. However, when I passed the lower passage to the left wing, I found out that I had done an even better job of clearing the lower-left area than I had thought. I decided to be greedy once again and park Ventar and his remaining minions there.
As I traveled back to the main chamber, I came across Bartuc the Bloody again and bone prisoned him in the passage to the upper-left area of the level. It turns out he was Teleportation enchanted, which explained why I lost track of where he was.
I returned to the main chamber and heard Baal give his hearty laugh. I took a deep breath and waited for Lister to show up. I had the entrance and the entire right side of the Throne of Destruction in which to find spots to park Lister and his minions. It's not that I'm paranoid about facing them.
Yes, it is.
Up Next: Lister the Tormentor