Rescue from shield haven prison too hard?

three days that i'm trying to finish the adventure, i feel the problem is that the dogs are too overpowered.
They have lot of movement card, dodges and that damned backstab.
Maybe less hp for them would help a bit.

 

I have still to beat the last level. I gave it up as a bad job and went elsewhere.

 

I did this one no problem on my second try just bring as many damage 10 attacks as you can swiftly killing the dogs to get there cardraw down is vital. I think it even used to be one level lower before when i did it so far from impossible.

 

well guess you're very lucky wozarg because the dogs always dodge (and move) in my games and they likely stab for 10 damage (my move cards end soon and they are many with good mobility)

 

I think the key is to try and use some ranged zaps on the dogs and try and get them to come to use. I know the second map was a test for me, and one I almost didn't survive on. (I was foolish enough to put my caster out in the open instead of bunched up.) and she ate a backstab that killed her. You pretty much just gotta try and outdamage them and luck out on your armor rolls. The last map was extremely easy I found as well. I was the same level as the adventure.(Thank god for an epic mace for my priest though xD.)

The final results came down to my fighter and two dogs I believe and he was able to take them out with a couple of different trained bludgeons each.

 

tried various setup and then ragequitted from the game after the third attempt. :/

 

Its honestly not that hard

 

what can i say, maybe i'm dumb... i'm just reporting my difficulties and things that alienate me from playing the game.

 

dwarf warrior, human priest and elf mage and tried various setup for every class.
The dogs are simply too strong, they have lot of dodges, high mobility, good attacks (and the backstab combined with their high mobility is a almost guaranteed 10 damage hit) and very decent hp.
Maybe 2 or 3 less hp on dogs would make the adventure playable.

 

When I was doing the last mission, the big open yard, I didn't have any discard items. I did not have altruism / inspiration, either. The dogs start in a circle, with you in the middle and you are guaranteed to be ambushed by the ninja dogs and get back-bitten for double digit damage. The guy who constantly refills the dogs hands ( paws? ) with Dodge / Backbite is also a fricken pain in the ar*e.

I have no doubt that I could now load up a group of 4/5th level characters with the better loot I have and win, but at the level you're supposed to be to run that mission it is an exercise in frustration.

 

I would never go as far as saying someone is dumb but maybe your items are subpar or your strategy flawed. If you feel ike it you can pm me your account info. The i can either relate or beat it for you. Either way we will both know for sure and should i win i can tell peple how

 

no altruism/inspiration for me

and i kill the dog boy to limit their drawing cards (yes i'm very unluck in draws and dice, look at my other topic)

@wozarg
not intended to say that you called me dumb.

 

It's not an easy fight.
I returned to Shieldhaven after completing higher level adventures first and luck still was the biggest reason I then won against the dogs.

As others have said, the best bet is to try to drop some foes as quickly as possible and then try to keep the dogs from getting behind your back.
And hope they draw Cowardly and fail enough Dodge and Hard to Pin Down rolls...

 

when a game is too much luck based i think that something is wrong.
(and i tried again three times)

(guess a possible solution would be lesser hp for the dogs, maybe six or seven )

 

My offer still stands if the adventure is bugging you that much

 

having someone doing it it's not the right solution.