Talk:A Fortress Besieged/@comment-24310104-20160307011330

I’m not sure about anyone else but the most challenging part of this quest is dealing with the constant the enemy ballista fire that rains down on you until you can finally gain access to the locked building in which the enemies are housed.

Recently, I started using the Assassin vocation to take on this quest and it’s become much easier to complete. My strategy is to take 10-20 blast arrows and equip the skill keen/lyncean. It’s also a good idea to bring smother sap, group curatives for healing (spring water works for me) & protection from debilitations (Sobering Wine is my preference) as goblins like to blind pawns and the ballista will set the Arisen and/or pawns on fire.

Once you enter the fort you’ll enter the bottom level of a tower with a room guarded by a few goblins. Defeat them then ascend the flight of stairs. As you near the summit a goblin will perform a sneak lunging attack. Defeat him and the handful of other goblins gathered at the top. Once the area is clear, you’ll see another tower to the right that can be reached with a running jump. As soon as you enter this area Goblins will converge upon your location and attack, meanwhile Goblins occupying ballistae within the locked building in the distance will start firing explosive bolts at you. Expect to be set on fire while combating these Goblins.

As the Wiki mentioned you can try to destroy the enemy ballistae by using the ballista located in this area. If you’re like me, you’ll only get a few shots off before the enemy destroys your ballista. Some gamers are skilled enough (or smart enough to equip the augment facility which lets you fire bolts faster) to take out one or both enemy cannons before they’ve destroyed your ballista.

I’m not as skilled as some so this is where I equip my bow and blast arrows. I lock onto the goblins manning the enemy ballista using keen/lyncean sight then fire away. I’m usually able to take out both ballistae within 6-8 shots but your mileage may vary. While firing if you have a pawn who is skilled with the ballista he/she may start using it while you are targeting the enemies which will draw their fire and make getting a clean shot a bit easier. I’ve never equipped facility on my pawn so I am not sure whether that helps, but the quest is pretty easy to manage from here provided you have lightning enchanted weapons and/or sleep arrows handy to take on Cyclopes.



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