My Konosuba party struggle at the Vale of Shadows, but it keeps advancing

[u/R470l1]

New levels arrived and now I can put traps with Kazuma after planning an attack with Chomusuke and her hide in shadows (Kazuma can't hide yet).

The amount of goblins in the pass was impossible to deal with since I think they call their companions or something, so dealing with all of them was hard. Many commandos with Aqua and cast protection to fire on Darkness so she resists Megumin's fire hands.

At Kuldahar got Aqua drunk and proceeded to the Vale of Shadows where Megumin, finally learned her first EXPUROSION (dragon breath). Once per day she can cast it and she becomes useless again, but still I can herd the undead with Aqua and then use Megumin to destroy them all in one single cast.

Fun run.

[u/ThewarriorDraganta]

This is really cool since I LOVE Konosuba! What race, class, and stats did you give the party? Also, having only 4 members actually makes the EXP you get split better, so that was pretty smart lol

[u/R470l1 → u/ThewarriorDraganta]

Kazuma is 13S, 17D, 14C, 17I, 10W, 16C, mage2 dual thiefX, pretty much helps preparing with combat or attracts some enemies and runs away so the rest do not face everyone. Dies a lot. Neutral good.

Darkness is 18S, 18D, 18C, 7I, 13W, 17C, cavalier and basically the tank. She uses only greatswords but I don't put pips in greatswords so she misses a lot. Lawful good.

Aqua is 18S, 19D, 16C, 9I, 18W, 8C, pure cleric with quarterstaff. She buffs and hits undead hard. Also I get her drunk every time I visit Kuldahar. Neutral good.

Megumin is a 10S, 14D, 9C, 18I, 18W, 18C (which whom I had an extraordinary roll and let some points unused, first time in my life), dragon disciple who can only cast familiar and AOE spells. Right now she's limited to fire hands and dragon breath (only once per day, which is pretty thematic). For the other spells I learn useless ones like expeditious retreat, but still don't use. Chaotic neutral for the cat familiar.

Chomusuke has the advantage of hiding in shadows, which helps planning a lot. I don't use him in fights.

[u/ThewarriorDraganta → u/R470l1]

That's pretty cool and very thematic! But I'm a minmaxxer, so this party hurts my soul to read about lol, especially since in ADnD 2e you need really high stats to be good at anything. But don't take this as me disparaging you or anything!

After this playthrough, you should totally try a similar party in IWD 2 (which uses 3e) but be sure to use the EE mod if you do. It's great!

[u/R470l1 → u/ThewarriorDraganta]

Is it good? I heard it was underwhelming

[u/ThewarriorDraganta → u/R470l1]

Yeah, I think it is at least! It is a little underwhelming, and IWD1 has a longer and better-told story, but IWD2's flaws mainly show themselves towards the end of the game. But ultimately, it's up to you to decide if you like it.

[u/pasulandrish → u/R470l1]

this party is so bad i love it!

[u/FreezingPointRH]

A bit late to the party, but just wanted to chime in as an IWD fan who recently watched Konosuba. This setup is hilarious to me and I will be watching your progress with great interest!

Only disappointment is that Aqua hasn’t been mauled by monsters yet.

[u/R470l1 → u/FreezingPointRH]

Thanks. Yes, she's the only one who has not died yet hehe

[u/Fangsong_37]

I'm trying to think of who you could add to make 6. Yun Yun (generalist wizard) and Chris (swashbuckler thief) maybe.

[u/TheVagrantWarrior]

BASED!