I recall that now. It's just that I can't get in a clean shot with my
attack unless I lure him outside his shop, and when he's close, he
one-shots me. Maybe I can make a prayer-trap or something.

On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 11:07, Poof <subscripti...@eracc.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:26:09 -0400
> Preston Crow <pc-crossfir...@crowcastle.net> wrote:
>
> > On 2020-09-29 13:05, Siegfried Eureca wrote:
> > > I've been gradually getting back into Crossfire, having played it
> > > on-and-off over the years. One thing that has always frustrated me,
> > > is seeing the Scorn Sale Shop littered with gear from Zorn's
> > > castle, and I can't even beat Zacharus Zorn at the entrance to the
> > > Zorn quests. I have decent gear, IMHO, but he just rams into me and
> > > kills me in half a second, leaving me no time to react or heal
> > > (i.e. "I hope this guy isn't another instant-kill enemy; time to
> > > flip a coin and charge him").
> >
> > Well, you don't need to kill or even confront him to get into the
> > castle.  There is another way.  But if you really want his key,
> > another approach is to get good enough with the stealing skill to
> > just take it. Of course, if you aren't good enough, you'll anger him,
> > and he'll kill you.
> >
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> Siegfried,
>
> I create the Zorn stuff. Unless someone has changed it, there is a hint by
> talking to a NPC in the area near Zorn where you can find out how to defeat
> him. Zacharus Zorn is not intended to be easy to beat without knowing his
> weakness. However, once you know his weakness, you can get in without much
> trouble. Be aware that Zorn Castle is not easy either. ;)
>
> Actually, the suggestion of the stealing skill is a good alternative to
> exploiting his weakness. But you have to have a pretty high stealing skill
> to do that without getting stomped by ZZ as I recall.
>
> Finally, the Zorn quest was an ambitious idea I had way back when I was
> active in Crossfire. I moved, changed jobs, and really had / have no time
> to continue developing it. So it is an unfinished quest, but is good for
> leveling.
>
> Gene Alexander
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