Those are quite expensive, but Grong has the Brewer talent which lets him cook up barrels of the stuff. Grong then chugs another drink, a bottle of Elven Wine. Since I gave Wringneck the Alchemy talent he's able to concoct powerful tonics from common herbs, and this one greatly boosts the imbiber's Strength. I start the fight by having Wringneck toss Grong a potion, which he gulps down. His instrument is a mug, his song a burp, and his lyrics are the ramblings of a drunkard. Bards typically want a high Intelligence to get the most out of their musical talents, but Grong walks a different path. This briefly doubles his Strength, but leaves him Stunned and unable to do anything on the next turn. If he drinks more than his Intelligence allows for, he gets Smashed. He can drink booze to give himself inspiration, and use it to play songs that have various effects in battle. Grong, my main character, is a Bard, which is a magical musician of sorts. The game discreetly offers me the option to surrender without a fight.
My opponent has a gigantic health bar adorned with a red skull to really hammer home what a badass he is, and he looks like he could pancake us both in a single smash. My two-man army consists of a mentally unstable dwarf named Grong, and a gnomish creature known as a trow, whose name is Wringneck. The game clearly doesn't intend for me to go this way for a long while yet, in fact I'm barely even out of the tutorial. Earlier in the game I witnessed three warlocks sacrificing themselves to summon him, and now he's patrolling the area I want to explore. That's as much backstory as I have time for, because right now there's a big, burly demon standing in my way. I was chased down here by a gang of medieval Nazis, for the crime of going to the pub. Currently I'm exploring the labyrinthian oldtown underneath the city of Skara Brae, which I've dubbed the Underbrae. It's past midnight and I should be in bed, but I just have to see what's around the corner. Therefore, one can safely open any chest by immediately attempting to D(isarm) a POISON NEEDLE trap - if it's trapped, it'll be disarmed, and if there is no trap, it will still open safely.Here's a review of my first 5 hours in The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep. In the first level of the Wine Cellar starter dungeon, not every chest is trapped, but those that are are trapped with a POISON NEEDLE. Once your characters have reached 5th level, the 3rd level Conjurer and Magician spells War Strike (WAST) and Star Flare (STFL) can be extremely useful in keeping the hordes at bay! However, once you have your third level spells, you should really consider taking the stairs down into The Sewers to face greater challenges. Likewise, large groups of Barbarians can cause a lot of damage! Characters with a Spell Resistance of at least 9 should be safe from Withering, though. Prioritize killing Magicians if possible - their Wither Strike debuff can only be removed at Temples, which is expensive, and the cost rises with character level.
This is a good place to practice group fighting strategies while dungeon grinding towards mid-level. However, you will usually be dealing with multiple groups of monsters at once, and in greater numbers. Monsters in the Wine Cellar are mostly the same as on the streets of Skara Brae. The stairs down to the Sewers are at coordinates 18 N, 7 E. at the very center, there is a Spinner which can turn you around and confuse you. Inside this loop, there are four general blocks of rooms. The first level of the Wine Cellar starter Dungeon is pretty straightforward: a long hallway runs around the outer perimeter, with an alcove at the Southwest corner holding the stairs up makes it easy to find your way out to the streets of Skara Brae.
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