I'm stunned

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One of the trickier things to deal with in this game is when your PC gets stunned. You can die very quickly when enemies are carving you up while you just stand there.

I don't think the problem is so much the 'Power Word, Stun' that wizard's cast. That is aimed at one person, and things like the 'Cloak of Mirroring' would deal with that, and having over 90 hp's would make it fail to work.

The one that gets you must be the priest's 7th level spell 'Symbol, Stun'. It is an area effect spell that gives you a save at -4. How do you avoid getting toasted by this spell, and equally, how do you snap someone out of it, once they have been stunned ?

If you are a wizard, you can protect yourself with 'Spell Immunity' and select the conjuration/summoning school, but you can only cast it on yourself. Can 'Dispell Magic' remove the effect on another stunned character ? What else works ?

I know the Protection from Magic scrolls would work, but there are very few of them in the game, I think I am missing something here, some easier way.

 

The enemies cheat when casting this spell. when you cast it, it affects party members also, but when enemies cast it, all their friends are immune

 

Yeah, stun is annoying. But I only recall solo liches or mages casting it. So even if you are stunned, no one attacks you. The mage just keeps casting stuff.

Does free action or Chaotic Command prevent stun? Berserker rage?

 

Berserker Rage should, but it's bugged. The Baldurdash patch restores the immunity correctly, though.

 

Dispell/Remove Magic can remove the stun effect. Free Movement effects can also prevent characters from being stunned, iirc.
Chaotic Commands prevent you from being stunned by command type spells and psionic attakcs. Not sure about Symbol, Stun.

 

That ring of Free Action is one of the most important items in the game.

 

3rd level priest spell 'Remove Paralysis' will cure stun effects and it has a good area, so it is best to cure whole party after they are stunned by a lich or caster's symbol:stun. Free Action will make you immune to it but also immune to haste. Cast it first then haste, it will have effect or vice versa. It is a little trick!

 

Get Keldorn, and have him use his 'remove magic' whenever someone is stunned. That, I believe, is his most useful ability.

 

^Keldorn's is a Dispel Magic ability so it actually dispels friendly enchantments too, though it is VERY powerful, casted at double of Keldorn's level, so it can be useful. It is better for your character to be ripped from some protections rather than being stunned...and completely prone to attacks of any kind.

Still, Remove Paralysis is for counter Symbol of Stuns and the like.

 

Thanks Silverstar for that advice.

'Free Action' beforehand, and 'Remove Paralysis' if afflicted. That'll do it.

 

Whatever method you're counting on to get rid of that stun, make sure you put the ring of free action on that character.

I always stick that ring on a cleric, but with the above suggestions, you might consider giving it to Keldorn (the inherent Free Action from his armor never does anything for me).

 

Just play smartly and DON'T get stunned

 

Now I give the ring of Free Action to my best warrior: not slowed, not held, not stunned, he can proceed killing.