>I could blow all my preps and *maybe* make you flee.

Do you realize that it is what an AP is doing quite often.
Blowing through his preps for almost every fight many of which resulting in just "making opponents flee".

I agree, that in general wands are easier to get/blow through, but talismans aren't that bad for that (here I assume that Sulye could use talismans).

>But, not even that if you saw me coming and put up barrier. >Remember I couldn't lag you worth crap in a civilized area, and you
>almost always had an orb of travel on you (I had people locate
>it) so insects was moot.

I had very ####ty luck, so I couldn't win orbs in the Inn without "some special preparation".
If I waste an orb of travel it is already big achievement as they were hard to get for me.