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How do you kill a Brain Golem?

Discussion in 'BG2: Throne of Bhaal (Classic)' started by Klorox, Nov 20, 2004.

  1. Klorox

    Klorox Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! Veteran

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    I always have problems with these suckers.

    Imoen (with the Rod of Smiting) is the only one to ever hurt these guys in my game.
     
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    Brain squishing. Use crushing damage.
     
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    CamDawg The gaze of the Wolf reaches into our soul Veteran

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    Unless you've installed something that changes them, brain golems have the same immunities as stone golems--you'll need at least a +2 weapon to touch them. Crushing weapons are more effective against them, but not required (they have 25% resistance to slashing, missile, and piercing damage).
     
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    Just use powerful magic weapons and keep hitting them with Magic Missiles. It's worked for me in the past. Also, I think they automatically die if you kill the Master Brain, but I'm not sure.
     
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    The golems do not automatically die when you kill the brain. The brain is, amusingly, instantly killed by Death Spell.
     
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    Required Edit:

    i never tried a death spell.. i just started pounding on them and it worked :D

    [ November 21, 2004, 08:28: Message edited by: Enagonios ]
     
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    Dunno what problems you might be having with them, but to me they have always been a walkthrough-job. A few summons, death spell in, and job done.
     
  8. Klorox

    Klorox Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! Veteran

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    I don't use Death Spell enough, I guess. I'll have to change that! :)
     
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    Brain golems? The a$$holes in the sewers? I dunno?
    I just use some skeleton warriors and Bobs your uncle. Unless your playing on a higher difficulty?
     
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    How do you kill a Brain Golem? Practice, practice, practice! :hahaerr:

    *crickets*
     
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    Klorox Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! Veteran

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    "Bobs your uncle"

    ???
     
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    It's a saying...

    like: done it with ease..
     
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    Bobs your mothers brother.

    That should make more sense.
     
  14. Bombur

    Bombur I'm always last and I don't like it

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    And of course, a wand of cloudkill will damage just about anything in the game (except skeletons).
     
  15. Klorox

    Klorox Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! Veteran

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    Must be the MR, Bombur, but I hardly ever damage mind flayers with the cloudkill wand.
     
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    I think pre-Baldurdash (or is it SP fixpack?), the wand of cloudkill ignored MR. I believe that has been fixed, although you can still use the spell to limited effect against mindflayers--unless you use Tactics, and then they just teleport to attack you.
     
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    @CamDawg:

    Don't know where you're getting that info, but having just passed through the Illithid city, I can report that Brain Golems are unaffected by edged weapons - they are only struck by blunt weapons, just like Clay Golems.

    I have no mods installed, beyond the Baldurdash fixpack.
     
  18. CamDawg

    CamDawg The gaze of the Wolf reaches into our soul Veteran

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    Aw, crap.

    There are two creature files for brain golems, GOLBRA01.cre and UDGOLEM.cre. They're identical except that GOLBRA01 has 25% resistance to slashing, piercing and crushing and UDGOLEM 100%. GOLBRA01 is apparently unused while UDGOLEM is the one used in the lair and is immune to non-crushing weapons. My mistake. :(
     
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    Eh? Am I the only one, who just leapt into the fray, hoping for the best? Then again I'm reloading a lot so...?
     
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