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Discussion in 'BG2: Throne of Bhaal (Classic)' started by Night_Heaven, Mar 15, 2006.

  1. Goli Ironhead Gems: 16/31
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    Well, I can give you a hint about that sphere: see if your journal mentions it's location :)
     
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    Another hint:That sphere is not so small... ;)
     
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    I have finally found that sphere which by the way is a Planar Sphere not magical sphere and it was much biger than I expected. It was quite a challange this quest and Valygar's ancestor is quite smart if he manage to create a sphere that travel in time.A very well done quest A+. I have comleted the unseeing eye quest too A+ for this one too.This quest was a hard duty because the beholders are very strong creatures and use a variety of lots of low and medium spells that strike me right in the heart.Tough fight... I explore now the Red Dragon cave but before that I have found this Mazzy halfing or something like that in a dark prision.I have tried her but it's not that good fighter like Korgan.Maybe later. In my party everything goes well but I really miss some of them like Aerie, Imoen and even the bold guy.I have a lot of quests to do but I am afraid that now I have a bigger level and I still don't quite know what spells to use at my level.I will try them all, however. I don't know if I will ever complet this game-It is so BIG. I have the feeling that I have done soo much and still is soo more to come. Someone tell me that after you save Imoen you still have a lot of the game and Throne of Bhall too. Uff... leave you for now, there is more important things for you just to read how I done in this game. Bye
     
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    I have killed the red dragon after a long and hard battle with no help from anyone. After the battle I have found a really good weapon wich is useable by paladin only .Too bad... I am now allied with the shadow thiefs and I am ready do depart to Asylum fortress. I still have some question and if you can answer without spoil me will be great.
    1.My (first) party now has 6 members: Me, Jaheira, Viconia, Korgan, Yoshimo and Cernd.It is a good group for me but who will I kick out if Imoen will wish to join me? I was thinking Cernd will leave the party but...
    2. After the Asylum can I go back whenever I want to complet other quests?
    3. There is a great reward for killing the dragons in Amn?
    4. Breach is the same spell as Remove magic? True sight is the same as Invisibility purge and See invisibility?
    5. Why negative plane proiection and death ward don't protect me from undead? Thank you! See you soon
     
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    Ooh, here some questions that even I know the answers to:
    1 - Um, why not decide when you get there? Who knows what might have changed by then.
    2 - Mostly, yes.
    3 - Yes
    4 - No, but I can never remember the difference. I think Breach is specifically for removing combat type protections, like Stoneskin.
    5 - NPP protects you from level drain, not from all attacks by undead.
     
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    1.Keep all 6 until you find Imoen. Then you can still decide.
    2.In chapter6 you can do the quests.
    3.No reward for you at all, only their possessions and your survival.
    4.Read the descriptions, true sight also sees illusions like mirror image.
    5.NPP protects from level drain often caused by undead and death ward from death effect spells.
     
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    1. Um, don't worry about that. At all. One of your five NPCs is designed to leave when the time comes. He/she always leaves at Spellhold no matter what; it's kind of a turn-off for most people for having him/her in a party since he/she can't stay around through the whole thing.
    2. Yep. There are no time limits on any quest that I can think of.
    3. XP reward, yes. But noone in Amn really cares if you kill the dragons; you get a better reward for solving petty issues in Trademeet. :rolleyes:
    4. Not at all. I don't really have time to go into the differences now, but maybe someone else will help you with that.
    5. NPP does protect you from undead, specifically the level-draining effects of some of them. Level-draining is quite a tough blow, since it sticks you at a lower level unless you fix it with a Restoration scroll/spell. And in the meantime, you're at a much lower level of effectiveness, with HP, THAC0, memorized spells, spell effectiveness, saving throws, pretty much everything lowered. That makes NPP one of the best 3rd level clerical spells you can have.

    And Death ward protects you from instant death spells, not the undead. :hmm: Though liches do like to use insta-death spells in Timestops, so I guess that's not wholly accurate. :)

    For more information on various spells' effects, consult your nearest BG2 manual, pages 108-215, or the spell descriptions that can be seen when you right-click on the spells in question in your spellbook. For spells introduced by ToB, you may also check your ToB manual, pages 16-23, or through the in-game method mentioned above. This has been a recording. Thank you for calling the BG sage. :shake: :roll:
     
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    What? One of the NPC will leave? Just like that? Ups,I hope I can still reload if a npc that I like very much will leave. About the death ward I was almost sure that provides protection from undead attacks. Why?I don't know. Then repulse undead seem a nice spell.I try now to find a way to enter the Asylum and after that I will post again.Until then' I really want to know how you get on the island of Asylum if I would joined Bodhi. Does she provide another way of traveling?
    In my party,everything is just fine. Viconia seem to not enjoy my feelings any more and Korgan is willing to met Jon to crack his head :). Yoshimo is quite a star an this Island and said that will provide me another way to get in. Jaheira don't speak with me anymore and I am sorry about that. Next time I will try to enjoy her not Viconia who by the way has a serpent tongue-poisionous-. Cernd is more silent but this is him soo I will get used to that. I am going to miss one of them.Uff. I will come back late with another post. Bye
     
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    ^Ahh you are so naive and fresh!

    You may have some suprises in Spellhold, but don'T worry. Everything is eventual. :p

    Have fun, and stick to other guy's advices. They are knowledgable!

    Repulse undead is a nice enough spell, but it does not confer total invulnerability, a lucky strike can still level drain you.

    Try scrolls of protection from undead instead. These are green, usable by anone with normal intelligence scrolls. They make you completely 'İnvisible' to ALL undead, including MOST powerful ones. :D You can buy lots from temples.
     
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    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    Sorry, but it's part of the main plot. If you have that NPC, he/she will leave at Spellhold [spoiler removed, let the guy experience the game] -dmc.

    [I tried, but he wouldn't give up on it so I figured I had to throw him a little bone.] - Fel

    [ March 23, 2006, 20:48: Message edited by: Felinoid ]
     
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    Bodhi would also hire Saemon to take you there. :) The nice part of this game is playing many times to get see other NPCs and work for Bodhi/Shadow Thieves (whomever you did not work for the first time).
     
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    I am speachless...now I know why all of you keep that secret...Yoshimo BETRAY me ! Nooo...this is not FUNNY. How can this happen to a game like this ? I mean, you love a caracter and then he betray you ? And after all of this you still need to fight with him...with a friend . That is not funny-not funny at all . What will hapen next ? Jaheira dies , Viconia dies , Korgan will go berserk and I will have to kill him too ? And my good thief is now dead. How rude...
    I am glad that I have found Imoen but the price I pay is too much . Now all my tactic has changed and I see this game with diferent eyes . Is still a very good game but when things like that happen... And Bodhi is a realy well done character, a really good enemy and a smart way to keep you alive in the game (is her game after all not Irenicus hwo want to kill you) . I however now I will be back to Amn as soon as posible and see what else is changed there . And I have Imoen too . Still , I have some questions about some things , please don't yell too much :)
    1 . What is with that book I found on a crazy mage?It has unlimited spells ?
    2. Why when I fight those underground dogs they can cast on me confusion when I have Chaotic commands on me ?
    3 . Why I can't remove remove blind from me ? Dispel magic dosen't work with other bad spells either .
    4 . Turn undead at a bad cleric is an ability that allow you to raise undead from dead ones ? Viconia can do that and there are for my control.
    Is still much from this game but I have seen the worst I guess . Until the other time, bye.
     
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    Yeah, it is a major bummer. Kinda turns you off on taking him at all, but he's just so damn good. It's not fair. :cry: On the plus side, don't forget to take his heart to a Shrine of Ilmater to redeem his soul. It's worth mucho XP.

    1. It's a once a day item. (Though you can cheat by sticking it in the Bag of Holding and then taking it back out again. ;) For some reason, that recharges items to one charge.)
    2. You mean the Umber Hulks? Chaotic Commands should prevent the confusion (provided the spell hasn't expired), and when all else fails, Korgan's rage can keep him safe from it.
    3. I never bother. Blindness evaporates on its own, and usually doesn't hinder me too much because it doesn't hit the entire party (at least, in my experience).
    4. Evil clerics (like Viconia) can control undead, but good and neutral clerics will make them either run away or just plain explode (depending on the level of the cleric and the toughness of the undead).
     
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    Damn! How did you find out? Oops.
     
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    Well , in this point of the game everything seems posible and I am afraid Korgan might just go wandering and attack me or someone will die or somethin . Thank for the answer but why my dispel magic don't dispel anyting? And one more question: What is the name of the spell that enemies use to turn my character red and hostile? Thank you . Bye !
     
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    The spell that turns your friends into enemies is probably Dire Charm (at least, that's the one that always seems to get cast onto my party members)
     
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    1)These are (all ?) the spells that can,randomly,appear when you turn a page :

    Fireball
    Burning Hands
    Wyvern Call
    Invisibility
    Protection from Evil
    True Seeing
    Farsight
    Spell Turning
    Stinking Cloud
    Lightning Bolt


    3)Dispel Magic has a % chance of success.The higher is the level of your spell caster, higher is the chance of a successful dispel magic.Look in the spell description for more info...
    If the blindness insists,then cast a Heal spell.


    Charm, Dire charm or Domination.
     
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    Hy! I am back again to tell you how I am done so far...this game seems to have no ending. after I struggle to find a ship for that sarcastic Aran, now I am shipwreked below the sea and I am caught by some fish monsters. I have play just a little bit but i am now happy with my group. I have memorized domination and dire charm because I want to do with the monsters what they do to me too. Even I am allied with the king, I want to help that prince... I don't know where I will be after that but I will go bellow the sea and there will be undreground. Cool. As a question, why I still get hurt by fireball when i am in my sanctuary? Thank you. Bye.
     
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    Sanctuary only makes you invisible to people. It doesn't protect you from fireballs. You'll want something that give protection from fire, either a potion (looks like a red dripping candle) or one of the spells. Clerics, Druids and Rangers get Protection from Fire at level 3.
     
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    Hello! I am posting soo late because I keep playing this never-ending game. i have just passed in the Underdark and make a deal with the white dragon Avalon (sorry of this is not her name). WOW! It is a new world in here. No stupid monsters, no vegetation no nothing...just dark. I am now a drow and I am about to enter the great city Nush Natha (sorry again for the name if is not correct). What in the world is up with those caves? In a cave I have found reptilians and they don't die soo easy and in another part I have found a cave full with beholders (my nightmare). What is with them? do they are optional or not?
    I have bigger levels now and new spells. I, however tried to use some of them but I really don't know where I do wrong:
    -Remove magic dispels what?
    Greater Restoration is much better than restoration?
    Why my skeletons attack me sometimes?
    I will be stuck in this drow looking like for much time? I have a good reputation and I am afraid the dark elves will figure out who am I. can they do that?
    Also, i have a hight inteligence (18) why I don't get extra spells in my mage book?
    Lower resistance is a great spell but why i want to use that when I will use breach and doom?
    Sorry if this questions bother you, I just want to play this game better... Bye bye
     
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