Corsairs and slavers

[petroglyph]

I've been hunting krolvin corsairs and krolvin slavers for eight levels or so, and had gotten to the point where I was generally killing them in one hit.

Today, I went hunting for the first time in several weeks, and found I couldn't even hit them.

Did I miss a critter level tweak or something?

[Martaigne]

They turtle until they swing. Is this what you're encountering?

[petroglyph]

No.

[The Ponzzz]

Clips?

[petroglyph]

Sure. For the record, she's level 38; according to the bestiary, slavers should be level 36 and corsairs level 38.

>assess sla
The krolvin slaver is medium in size and about five feet high in his current state.
The slaver would have a slight advantage over you.
>
A krolvin slaver swings a plain steel scimitar at you!
AS: +273 vs DS: +208 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +92 = +183
... and hits for 14 points of damage!
Stomach shot lands with a hollow *thump*.
R>cman sma
You focus your mind on the shadows and gird your body for stealth.
>hide
Roundtime: 2 sec.
You attempt to blend with the surroundings and feel confident that no one has noticed your doing so.
RH>am sla head
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing an ebony-hilted slender rolaren longsword at a krolvin slaver!
AS: +267 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +59 = +110
... and hit for 2 points of damage!
Thrust catches chin.
Leaves an impression but no cut.
You swing an opal-hilted rolaren main gauche at a krolvin slaver!
AS: +267 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +16 + d100 roll: +82 = +116
... and hit for 2 points of damage!
Thrust catches chin.
Leaves an impression but no cut.
Roundtime: 6 sec.

>assess sla
The krolvin slaver is medium in size and about five feet high in his current state.
The slaver would have a slight advantage over you.
>
A krolvin slaver swings a plain steel scimitar at you!
You dodge just in the nick of time!
>hide
Roundtime: 2 sec.
You attempt to blend with the surroundings and feel confident that no one has noticed your doing so.
RH>stance o
You move into an offensive stance, ready for battle.
H>am sla head
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing an ebony-hilted slender rolaren longsword at a krolvin slaver!
AS: +267 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +12 = +63
A clean miss.
You swing an opal-hilted rolaren main gauche at a krolvin slaver!
AS: +267 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +16 + d100 roll: +10 = +44
A clean miss.
Roundtime: 6 sec.

>assess sla
The krolvin slaver is medium in size and about five feet high in his current state.
The slaver would have a slight advantage over you.
>
A krolvin slaver swings a plain steel scimitar at you!
You move at the last moment to evade the attack!
>hide
Roundtime: 3 sec.
You attempt to blend with the surroundings and feel confident that no one has noticed your doing so.
RH>stance o
You move into an offensive stance, ready for battle.
RH>am sla l l
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing an ebony-hilted slender rolaren longsword at a krolvin slaver!
AS: +267 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +61 = +112
... and hit for 2 points of damage!
Thrust glances off the krolvin slaver's knee without a lot of effect.
You swing an opal-hilted rolaren main gauche at a krolvin slaver!
AS: +267 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +16 + d100 roll: +76 = +110
... and hit for 2 points of damage!
Thrust glances off the krolvin slaver's knee without a lot of effect.
Roundtime: 6 sec.

R>assess cor
The krolvin corsair is medium in size and about five feet high in his current state.
You would probably be able to take on the corsair, but with some risk to your health.
>
A krolvin corsair swings a plain steel cutlass at you!
At the last moment, you parry the blow with your gauche!
>hide
Roundtime: 3 sec.
You attempt to blend with the surroundings and feel confident that no one has noticed your doing so.
RH>cman sma
You focus your mind on the shadows and gird your body for stealth.
H>
A krolvin corsair searches around nervously.
H>stance o
You move into an offensive stance, ready for battle.
H>am cor l l
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing an ebony-hilted slender rolaren longsword at a krolvin corsair!
AS: +267 vs DS: +309 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +64 = +47
A clean miss.
You swing an opal-hilted rolaren main gauche at a krolvin corsair!
AS: +267 vs DS: +309 with AvD: +8 + d100 roll: +55 = +21
A clean miss.
Roundtime: 6 sec.

>assess sla
The krolvin slaver is medium in size and about five feet high in his current state.
The slaver would have a slight advantage over you.
>
A krolvin slaver swings a plain steel scimitar at you!
You evade the attack by inches!
>hide
Roundtime: 2 sec.
You attempt to blend with the surroundings and feel confident that no one has noticed your doing so.
RH>stance o
am sla l l
You move into an offensive stance, ready for battle.
H>
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing an ebony-hilted slender rolaren longsword at a krolvin slaver!
AS: +267 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +44 = +95
A clean miss.
You swing an opal-hilted rolaren main gauche at a krolvin slaver!
AS: +267 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +16 + d100 roll: +69 = +103
... and hit for 2 points of damage!
Thrust glances off the krolvin slaver's knee without a lot of effect.
Roundtime: 6 sec.

assess cor
The krolvin corsair is medium in size and about five feet high in his current state.
You would probably be able to take on the corsair, but with some risk to your health.
>
A krolvin corsair swings a plain steel cutlass at you!
AS: +317 vs DS: +364 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +23 = +2
A clean miss.
>hide
A krolvin corsair notices your attempt to hide!
Roundtime: 2 sec.
R>hide
...wait 1 seconds.
R>hide
Roundtime: 2 sec.
You attempt to blend with the surroundings and feel confident that no one has noticed your doing so.
RH>stance o
You move into an offensive stance, ready for battle.
RH>am cor l l
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing an ebony-hilted slender rolaren longsword at a krolvin corsair!
AS: +267 vs DS: +315 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +63 = +40
A clean miss.
You swing an opal-hilted rolaren main gauche at a krolvin corsair!
AS: +267 vs DS: +315 with AvD: +8 + d100 roll: +90 = +50
A clean miss.
Roundtime: 6 sec.

[Asha]

Your AS is weak for 38. Look at raising that to start with.

[Fallen]

Outside of someone buffing them with spells, go back to your old logs and see if the DS they are putting up matches any stances that you were sure would be in line with them in defensive. Perhaps that room had a spirit fog, or darkness effect going on, both give +30 to DS, and can generate randomly.

In the meanwhile, perhaps get a feras weapon and try for a lucky blow.

[Stanley Burrell]

There's like a 40+ DS gain for both parties in the Cargo Hold. If you kill stuff right outside the Moor, you have a brighter room.

[mgoddess]

I've found also that a lot of critters in River's Rest sometimes "shift" gear.

For instance, the large ogres and greater orcs out by the citadel sometimes gen with lower-end (breastplates) armor, and then a few weeks later then start genning with higher-end (brig or chain) armor.

I believe the krolvin mercs, warriors, and warfarers do this too. (The warfarers sometimes gen with claidh's, and other times gen with sword/board configs.) I've hunted the slavers/corsairs, but not enough to know if they're on the same system.

(If I remember right, the switch usually happens at the same time the pawnshop table reverse themselves... so if the misc table is first, and it switches, it's in the last place afterwards.)

[The Ponzzz]

All krolvin in general went BCS a few months ago. So if its been a few months, you could be experiencing that. Also, for level 38, your AS is a bit low, at level 40 I was well over 300.

[Stanley Burrell]

I've found also that a lot of critters in River's Rest sometimes "shift" gear.

For instance, the large ogres and greater orcs out by the citadel sometimes gen with lower-end (breastplates) armor, and then a few weeks later then start genning with higher-end (brig or chain) armor.

I believe the krolvin mercs, warriors, and warfarers do this too. (The warfarers sometimes gen with claidh's, and other times gen with sword/board configs.) I've hunted the slavers/corsairs, but not enough to know if they're on the same system.

(If I remember right, the switch usually happens at the same time the pawnshop table reverse themselves... so if the misc table is first, and it switches, it's in the last place afterwards.)

Corsair level is sort of similar to spectral warriors in that the highest level corsairs will always gen with chain, similarly to how the highest level spectral warriors will always gen with half plate.