MM7:Arch Druid Promotion Quest
Htn963
in its proper burial place in one of the barrow tombs. I know where the tomb
is, but does anyone recall the skull's general location within the tunnels? I
don't enjoy trudging back and forth in a dark winding cavern to look for a bit
of bone, and none of the walkthroughs I resorted to give specific directions.
A general indication like NE or SW corner would be appreciated.
And BTW, what is a good tactic to off the Minotaur Lord in the Thunderfist
Mountain tunnels next door? The critter generally casts death successfully on
my entire party before we could finish it; and unfortunately, I didn't elect to
have a priest or else we could have protected ourselves against that cheezy
monster ability with grand mastery in the Protection from Magic Spell.
TIA.
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Gabriele Neukam
said...
> I know where the tomb
It is in the far northeast. There is an area which is flooded with water,
follow it to its last end. There you will find the remains and a HUGE axe
(iirc, that is).
> And BTW, what is a good tactic to off the Minotaur Lord in the Thunderfist
> Mountain tunnels next door?
Ouch. You've got it at the worst place in the whole game. There is only
one method: retry until your characters stay alive in whichever
condition.
The "Protection from Magic" spell works against Finger of Death, but only
at Grand Master level. I still have trouble with it, altough my Cleric
already is promoted and has the Master skill.
For Minotaur Lords further on in the tunnels you might find a place where
the tunnel is too low for the beast to follow you. Then you can shoot
until it dies. I use the same tactics for Behemoths, they are definitely
overpowered for the beginning Eofel traveller.
Gabriele Neukam
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Htn963
>On the illustrous day 20 Apr 2002 12:39:14 GMT, Htn963, htn...@cs.com
>said...
>
>> I know where the tomb
>
>It is in the far northeast. There is an area which is flooded with water,
>follow it to its last end. There you will find the remains and a HUGE axe
>(iirc, that is).
Geez, my ranger is using that axe right now, so I must have been there
and not noticed. I'll trudge back there then. Thanks.
>> And BTW, what is a good tactic to off the Minotaur Lord in the
>Thunderfist
>> Mountain tunnels next door?
>
>Ouch. You've got it at the worst place in the whole game. There is only
>one method: retry until your characters stay alive in whichever
>condition.
>
>The "Protection from Magic" spell works against Finger of Death, but only
>at Grand Master level. I still have trouble with it, altough my Cleric
>already is promoted and has the Master skill.
Yep, I'd figured the druid (a class I'm especially fond of after
BG2/Jaheira) would be a suitable replacement for a Cleric, hence this promotion
quest to begin with.
>For Minotaur Lords further on in the tunnels you might find a place where
>the tunnel is too low for the beast to follow you. Then you can shoot
>until it dies. I use the same tactics for Behemoths, they are definitely
>overpowered for the beginning Eofel traveller.
Well, that makes me feel better then. I had no problems dealing with the
minotaur lords in MM6 and was wondering if I'd gone soft.
Thanks very much for your assistance, M'lady.
>Gabriele Neukam
David Carson
> And BTW, what is a good tactic to off the Minotaur Lord in the Thunderfist
> Mountain tunnels next door? The critter generally casts death successfully on
> my entire party before we could finish it; and unfortunately, I didn't elect to
> have a priest or else we could have protected ourselves against that cheezy
> monster ability with grand mastery in the Protection from Magic Spell.
I feel your pain - I also did MM7 with no cleric. :-)
Minotaur Lords (unlike ^#$!# Blood Titans) can only kill you at melee
range.. so keep retreating and hitting with arrows and spells. Fire
Spike is one I used a lot in that dungeon and hardly anywhere else.
Cheers!
David...
Htn963
>Htn963 wrote:
>> And BTW, what is a good tactic to off the Minotaur Lord in the Thunderfist
>> Mountain tunnels next door? The critter generally casts death
>successfully on
>> my entire party before we could finish it; and unfortunately, I didn't
>elect to
>> have a priest or else we could have protected ourselves against that cheezy
>> monster ability with grand mastery in the Protection from Magic Spell.
>
>I feel your pain - I also did MM7 with no cleric. :-)
Ah, thank you. Nothing like knowing others are in the same leaky boat to
feel better about one's lot.:)
>Minotaur Lords (unlike ^#$!# Blood Titans) can only kill you at melee
>range..
Yeah, I noticed Titans are also tougher her than in MM6.
>so keep retreating and hitting with arrows and spells. Fire
>Spike is one I used a lot in that dungeon and hardly anywhere else.
So minotaurs are more susceptible to fire-based spells? Ok, will try it.
Thanks again.
>Cheers!
>David...
David Carson
> David Carson wrote:
>>so keep retreating and hitting with arrows and spells. Fire
>>Spike is one I used a lot in that dungeon and hardly anywhere else.
>
> So minotaurs are more susceptible to fire-based spells? Ok, will try it.
> Thanks again.
Oh, no, it wasn't that it was a fire spell, but rather the fact that it
was something to lay down on the floor rather than shooting directly. In
those narrow tunnels, when retreating and shooting, I often found that
it was my turn to attack and I didn't have a clear line-of-sight on the
enemy. So I'd drop a fire spike down instead, and he'd step on it when
he next moved forward.
Cheers!
David...