Hireling carried my stone to the shrine

[Baloran]

Yesterday I was soloing STK on norm with my lvl 4 barb and Maloren (lvl 4 cleric hireling). I knew the last quest would be difficult, since I don't have any rogue skills on this build. Well I was about to enter the circular room where you have to activate the three switches, climb a ladder which is trapped with fire and have a huge amount of enemy clerics attacking you from above. I left Maloren between the shrine and the acid trap, to avoid getting him killed in the acid trap. Went well so far, until I had to climb the ladder. I was thinking, well I have enough hitpoints and its only normal, the trap cant possibly hurt that much... It would have worked, but then I got commanded on the ladder in the middle of a fire trap...

... my soul stone dropped to the ground shortly afterwards...

I couldnt reach the shrine on my own (too far away). I was about to res out, when I thought - well since Maloren is still alive, lets see what he can do to help. So I ordered him to come to me (he survived the acid trap), then I ordered him to pick up my stone (didnt even know if hirelings can do that, but they obviously can) . Then I was running back to the shrine and Maloren was following me with my soul stone, so that I could reach the shrine room. Ordered Maloren to use the lever, shrine opened - et voilá - resurrection!

I was really impressed how well that worked. He barely made it (reached shrine without spell points and was very low on health) because he had to pass the acid trap two times and was attacked by the clerics. But when he made it, it was one of these wow-moments I like to remember.

When he died in the pillar room with all the fire traps, I went back in the fire to get his soul stone - I thought I owe him that much.

Long story - short message: When you die, but your hireling is still alive - dont give up yet, there is a chance that the hireling can carry you to a shrine.

[Falco_Easts]

I was mildly suprised when I discovered this was possible as well.

As well as embarrased as to being outlived by a hireling.

[SteeleTrueheart]

That is an awesome thing to know. Thanks for the tip.

As well as embarrased as to being outlived by a hireling.

You should be.

:P

[Jaxpap]

Absolutely can't tell you how useful this was to me. Being fairly new I like to run things on Normal with a Hireling a couple times so I can get the feel of the area/quest. That way when I group up for H/E I don't feel like I'm the lowest newb slime on earth and is the only one that doesn't know what to expect Anyway, since my very first Hireling I was constantly frustrated that I would die and here's my buddy just standing where I parked 'em.

Now I know there is something I can do beside hit "OK". Ty ty ty ty, oh and did I say "thank you?"

[Baloran]

As well as embarrased as to being outlived by a hireling.

You should be.

:P

Well since its a often used tactic to park the hireling in a safe position around the corner it only stands to reason that the hireling will outlive you. No need to be ashamed :-)

[Darklight_Soulweaver]

I didn't realize you can still order your hireling around after death. That's cool to know.

[hydra_ex]

Wow. And I was surprised that hirelings could use ladders

[samthedagger]

Yep. Hirelings can pick up stones. It happens rarely that a hireling will outlive the master however. It's not the kind of thing I like to depend on. More like a lucky circumstance that rarely rears its head, but you feel kind of dirty because you know such things defy some sort of cosmic law.

[vVAnjilaVv]

I think the best possible tip I can give if ur using a cleric hireling for healing or a caster for buffs.......get some invisibility clickies. If u keep them that way the enemies will hardly ever aggro on them.....and if there is a situation where they are getting attacked and u have your hands kind of full.....click the blue defend button.....they won't go as nutty with thier sp and everything and get themselves as hurt by battling to aggresively, but they will probably survive the fight.

I learned this when I solo'ed Bastion...even on casual...the Maralith is really tough....and I had no way to give my hireling heals or acid resistance plus she attacks Chaotically, so you can't keep her aggro focused on you. So I flipped on the blue defend option and my hireling did very well. BTW....naturally invisibility does not work in that fight because the Maralith has see invisibility.

Other than that, I always keep them on passive mode.

[Visty]

in exact that room market (or whatever the lvl3 fighter is named) saved a party wipe too

hirelings ftw