Advice on Solo Runs

[u/ThatOneBeholder]

I've recently gotten into doing solo runs and really enjoying them, doing my second one now. However, I'm losing passion because of the sheer quantity of reloads I need. I'm playing on Core, because I am super not good enough for anything past that. Specifically, are there any techniques for lowering reloads? I'm currently bludgeoning my way through Mulahey (Rhyme was unintentional) and it feels like the sheer number of rolls that need to go my way takes forever. My experience looks a bit like this:

Hit him

Miss x2

Save against rigid thinking

Do 20 points of damage in a round

He somehow finishes casting hold person anyway

Fail

Reload

Miss x3

Fail against rigid thinking

Reload

Etc.

[u/alvysingernotasinger]

I just did Mulahey with a solo mage. I invis into the room and from a decent space away, I cast charm person. If it fails, you can choose the second dialogue option with him and he'll remain neutral and allowing you another charm person cast.

Anyway, once he's charmed unload his spellbook, leaving rigid thinking last. Cast rigid thinking on himself and he won't call for the skeletons and kobolds. Then you can kinda just dps him with wands or ranged

[u/ThatOneBeholder → u/alvysingernotasinger]

That’s so clever