Tips for the Modron Planes
The Modron planes can be pretty tough in GnollHack, but the rewards are great. Here are some tips how to complete the Modron planes.
Because
- Priests have half damage from demons and undead from The Mitre of Holiness
- Valkyries have half damage from all sources from The Orb of Fate
they do not need The Prime Codex.
You pretty much can skip the Modron planes, or visit the shop and then skip the rest of the planes.
Invisibility and ranged weapons are really good against Modrons, because they cannot see invisible. Do not engage in melee combat with Modrons unless necessary.
In hard situations, you can drop a blessed scroll of scare monster and stand on it. It works against all Modrons except Primus. Just remember not to attack any monsters while standing on it, or it will turn cursed and you cannot pick it up any more. However, you can use a scroll of conflict to wreck havoc among the Modrons.
After picking the scroll of scare monster up, please remember to bless it again.
It is also possible to engage several hierarchical Modrons while a single scroll of conflict is up.
Wand of cancellation works on all Modrons except Primus. You can use it to disable spell casting on all hierarcical modrons except Primus.
In difficult fights, such as with Primus, you can use a potion of greater speed or a potion of lightning speed to speed up your movement. A potion of heroism and a potion of super-heroism will also give you advantage in difficult fights.
You should have at least one potion of full healing in an open inventory for emergencies. The Gladstone is good for partial healing, too.
For emergencies, an amulet of life saving is great as well, because Modrons can deal a great amount of damage quite quickly.
Use all means in the game, such as a belt of fortitude, to boost your HP to high levels. This is important because Modrons deal a lot of damage quite quickly.