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C00002 00002	Tactics intended for use against the Giant Hoardes
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Tactics intended for use against the Giant Hoardes

Who(NKilled)		What

THORN	
  1     Enlargement (turn normal chars and even dwarves into Ogres:
  1 	[ibid]		 18.100 strength, +4 attack, +1d10 damage)
  0.3	MM3 doing about 14pts damage
  3     Stinking clouds will immobilize about 6 giants, who will be arrowed.
  3	[ibid]
  2	Slow spell, affecting 4 giants, making them fight like 2
  2	Invis. 10' radius: thrown on party, will allow many surprise attacks.
  4	Fireball13 (60/30 damage, catching about 5 giants)
  4	Confusion (area affect, will cause some to fight each other)
 20	Wall of Fire, cylindrical 30'radius, moves with Polymorphing KiRin 48"/r
 20	[ibid]		20pts x 3/r x 14r = 840 total pts 
  2	Hold Monster (effects 2 out of 4, say)
	[if Wall trick is OKed ahead of time, consider a third one instead]
  5	Poly Self: both for Wall of Fire runs, and to become tiny gnat, then
		spring up as normal thief behind a giant and hit for triple damage
  1	Self-immolation (prot. by HeatCleaver)
  4	8 shots of Fear Wand