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{{Feature box|Break Illusion}} | {{Feature box|Break Illusion}} | ||
== | == Allies == | ||
* 2x [[Redcap (creature)|Redcap]] and 2x [[Redcap Blood Sage]] (if fought in her Teahouse) | |||
* [[Mask of Regret]], [[Mask of Terror]], [[Mask of Servitude]], and [[Mask of Vengeance]] (if not previously killed/incapacitated in the Underground Passage) | |||
== Encounter == | |||
=== Fight in the Teahouse === | === Fight in the Teahouse === | ||
Ethel can be attacked in her human form in the Riverside Teahouse, though she will try to make this encounter as brief as possible. +7 Initiative gives her a high turn priority and prevents preemptive strikes. She will | Ethel can be attacked in her human form in the Riverside Teahouse, though she will try to make this encounter as brief as possible. +7 Initiative gives her a high turn priority and prevents preemptive strikes. She will prioritize fleeing through her fireplace using Break Illusion in the first few turns, and will summon the 4 [[redcap]]s outside if the party did not already kill them. Sometimes, attempting to destroy her here requires bringing her hit points to zero before she can take a single action. | ||
She may further attempt to evade aggression by drinking a [[Potion of Invisibility]]; this can be thwarted by pickpocketing or purchasing it from her in conversation. Ethel may use [[scrolls]] in this phase, if they are part of her trader inventory. The player can greatly delay her flight and trap her upstairs by casting [[Arcane Lock]] on the staircase into her lair. | She may further attempt to evade aggression by drinking a [[Potion of Invisibility]]; this can be thwarted by pickpocketing or purchasing it from her in conversation. Ethel may use [[scrolls]] in this phase, if they are part of her trader inventory. The player can greatly delay her flight and trap her upstairs by casting [[Arcane Lock]] on the staircase into her lair. | ||
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If the player did not previously kill or incapacitate her Mask servants (e.g. [[Mask of Regret]]), she spends a turn summoning them to her side as allies. If they were already dealt with, she casts {{SAI|Auntie's Trickery}} instead. | If the player did not previously kill or incapacitate her Mask servants (e.g. [[Mask of Regret]]), she spends a turn summoning them to her side as allies. If they were already dealt with, she casts {{SAI|Auntie's Trickery}} instead. | ||
Each clone of Auntie Ethel functions as a duplicate of the hag, having all of her magical abilities but lacking the bombs in her inventory. Each of them will be dispelled upon taking any amount of damage. Necessarily, they also cannot summon additional clones of themselves. If they are all defeated, Ethel can refresh their supply with {{SAI|A Coven of Hags}} - this time, however, the original hag will be invisible rather than in the mix of illusions, and the number of illusions summoned can vary. | Each clone of Auntie Ethel functions as a duplicate of the hag, having all of her magical abilities but lacking the bombs in her inventory. Each of them will be dispelled upon taking any amount of damage. Necessarily, they also cannot summon additional clones of themselves. If they are all defeated, Ethel can refresh their supply with {{SAI|A Coven of Hags}} - this time, however, the original hag will be invisible rather than in the mix of illusions, and the number of illusions summoned can vary. She will also eventually use [[Damsel in Distress]], a wily illusion where she teleports Mayrina into her proximity and adopts her appearance. | ||
When not playing mind games, Ethel barrages the party with {{SAI|Ray of Sickness}}, traps them with {{SAI|Hold Person}}, and pelts them with her limited supply of poisonous slime bombs. She mixes in melee attacks and {{SAI|Vicious Mockery}} - two attacks she falls back on when out of grenades and spell slots. | When not playing mind games, Ethel barrages the party with {{SAI|Ray of Sickness}}, traps them with {{SAI|Hold Person}}, and pelts them with her limited supply of poisonous slime bombs. She mixes in melee attacks and {{SAI|Vicious Mockery}} - two attacks she falls back on when out of grenades and spell slots. | ||
==== Bargaining for Auntie Ethel's Hair ==== | ==== Bargaining for Auntie Ethel's Hair ==== | ||
When brought down to 30 health or lower, when she takes her next turn, Auntie Ethel will bargain for her life in exchange for a piece of [[Auntie Ethel's Hair]]. She will not do anything else on this turn; if the party declines her offer or fails a conversation ability check, the turn will immediately pass to the next character, allowing the hag to be rapidly dispatched. Any surviving Masks become docile upon her death. | When brought down to 30 health or lower, when she takes her next turn, Auntie Ethel will bargain for her life in exchange for a piece of [[Auntie Ethel's Hair]]- a powerful buff that permanently increases one of a character's stats by 1. She will not do anything else on this turn; if the party declines her offer or fails a conversation ability check, the turn will immediately pass to the next character, allowing the hag to be rapidly dispatched. Any surviving Masks become docile upon her death. | ||
'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
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Auntie Ethel gains [[Legendary Action: Weird Magic Surge]] on [[Honour mode]], punishing the player for casting spells by multiplying Ethel's presence with more illusory copies. The legendary action can be triggered during the bargaining conversation, causing the conversation to exit as if the party had declined the offer. | Auntie Ethel gains [[Legendary Action: Weird Magic Surge]] on [[Honour mode]], punishing the player for casting spells by multiplying Ethel's presence with more illusory copies. The legendary action can be triggered during the bargaining conversation, causing the conversation to exit as if the party had declined the offer. | ||
== | == Tactics == | ||
Auntie Ethel is very vulnerable to being [[Silenced (Condition)|silenced]], | It is very important to take out Ethel's illusory copies as quickly as possible. Since she can cast {{SAI|Hold Person}}, it is entirely possible for multiple illusions to do so and end up paralyzing the entire party. {{SAI|Magic Missile}} is a particularly effective counter since it can hit many of them at once and any amount of damage is enough to dispel the illusions. | ||
Ethel's copies can be distinguished from the original by selecting "Examine" on them and looking for the feature [[Fey Life]]. This is granted by an item that the real Auntie Ethel is wearing ([[Tarnished Charm]]) which is not duplicated for the clones, so they do not have this feature. Another way is to check Ethel's clothing : the real hag has red clothes, while the clones have blue clothes. And yet another method is to pay attention to the turn order- the real Ethel will always be in the same spot in the turn order. | |||
Her illusory disguise as Mayrina also has many hints that reveal her true identity. Examining the two's statistics reveals key differences (such as the [[Fey Life]] feature once again) that can uncover the true victim. Alternatively, looking at the character models will reveal the truth since only the real Mayrina is pregnant. | |||
Auntie Ethel is also very vulnerable to being [[Silenced (Condition)|silenced]], since it limits her moveset to just melee attacks and grenades when under its effect. Striking her with silencing weapons, such as the [[Sussur Dagger]] or [[Sussur Greatsword]], is the best way to inflict this condition since the alternative, the spell {{SAI|Silence}}, can be easily walked out of. However, being {{cond|silenced}} will prevent Ethel from bargaining with the hag hair. | |||
== Act Three == | == Act Three == | ||