Mite queen kicks my ass??

[Pacoroto]

I just recently started the game, and I was having a decent time after much fighting the complex gameplay, rules, classes and everything...
And I have been able to kill everything in the old sycamore cave, even the giant centipede, but not the mite queen?? she kicks my ass alongside two more mite-mobs that do sneak attack on my team somehow and do like 15 dmg each??

How do I kill these?

[Frostfeather]

I usually just use Entangle and kill them as they come down the ramp. If not that, then probably Glitterdust or Web. It's useful to slow and/or separate and/or debuff them so they're not overwhelming you (and less likely to be able to Sneak Attack at all).

[ptirodaktill]

I guess OP is trying to kill them at lvl 3, and that is really hard. Make sure you are at least lvl 4 and you have heroism+enlarge persone+bear might on Amiri to burst them down.

[Pacoroto]

Originally posted by ptirodaktill:

I guess OP is trying to kill them at lvl 3, and that is really hard. Make sure you are at least lvl 4 and you have heroism+enlarge persone+bear might on Amiri to burst them down.

I am indeed level 3, but why am I able to beat every single monster on that cave but that tiny queen, makes no sense to me, where do I go to level up?

[99Random]

Originally posted by Pacoroto:

Originally posted by ptirodaktill:

I guess OP is trying to kill them at lvl 3, and that is really hard. Make sure you are at least lvl 4 and you have heroism+enlarge persone+bear might on Amiri to burst them down.

I am indeed level 3, but why am I able to beat every single monster on that cave but that tiny queen, makes no sense to me, where do I go to level up?

Many of these encounters involve failing multiple times to figure out the right strategy and that is just part of the game design. The fight is doable at level 3, but will require specific preparation and/or strategies that are usually learned through repeated failures. This game has many instances of encounters that require this and some (like me) enjoy the difficulty spike while others do not.

This used to be a much more common style in games of this type.

[Immortal Reaver]

Originally posted by Pacoroto:

but why am I able to beat every single monster on that cave but that tiny queen, makes no sense to me, where do I go to level up?

Because she requires different strategy than what you otherwise used to do it at lvl 3. You could probably do what you are doing and win easily if you leveled up to lvl 4 or 5.

[Invisible]

Why you fight the mite queen at all? If you have any neutral alignment you can avoid to intefere with the kobold mite war. No need to make addtional bloodshet.

[Pacoroto]

Originally posted by Invisible:

Why you fight the mite queen at all? If you have any neutral alignment you can avoid to intefere with the kobold mite war. No need to make addtional bloodshet.

I won't allow dangerous beasts on my kingdom, I'm a Paladin after all, I ended up killing her after a few tries.

[Invisible]

Originally posted by Pacoroto:

Originally posted by Invisible:

Why you fight the mite queen at all? If you have any neutral alignment you can avoid to intefere with the kobold mite war. No need to make addtional bloodshet.

I won't allow dangerous beasts on my kingdom, I'm a Paladin after all, I ended up killing her after a few tries.

Oh no, you evil paladin. Mites and Kobolds are cute and deserve better than that.

[Slava Ukraini]

Originally posted by Pacoroto:

I just recently started the game, and I was having a decent time after much fighting the complex gameplay, rules, classes and everything...
And I have been able to kill everything in the old sycamore cave, even the giant centipede, but not the mite queen?? she kicks my ass alongside two more mite-mobs that do sneak attack on my team somehow and do like 15 dmg each??

How do I kill these?

play on storymode and you will learn the game

[Tiltowait]

Originally posted by 99Random:

Originally posted by Pacoroto:

I am indeed level 3, but why am I able to beat every single monster on that cave but that tiny queen, makes no sense to me, where do I go to level up?

Many of these encounters involve failing multiple times to figure out the right strategy and that is just part of the game design. The fight is doable at level 3, but will require specific preparation and/or strategies that are usually learned through repeated failures. This game has many instances of encounters that require this and some (like me) enjoy the difficulty spike while others do not.

This used to be a much more common style in games of this type.

^This.
Also what difficulty are you on? Strategies that work on easy-normal do not work so well once you hit challenging. Since the roots of the game are tabletop miniatures, the actual difficulty of 'normal' in the video game version is actually easier than the default pencil and paper campaign settings. 15 point buy for a player character and monsters with a very nasty AI known as the GM.

Positioning, different weapon types, buff/control, wall of meat shields (summoning), are just a few factors that can turn an easy victory for one side into a faceplant.

Heck there is nothing wrong with hit and run too. Can't take out 3 at once? Concentrate fire on a single target and then get the heck out of dodge. Leave a nice 'Grease' spot or other obstacle on the floor to slow down your pursuers. Summons also work great if you need that extra round or two...

If you want the feeling of being god-mode, then an optimized character in story mode will be about the settings I use (and have done so when I just want to see different endings).

Have fun and slay lots.