Don't think so. I always had the items beforehand anyway, so it was never an issue. I'd drop the items outside, get the quest, go out, pick up the bits and do the post-Matron sub-quests on the level before popping back

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In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is pimp

I thought remove magic was a spell that worked against enemies not your own team members ?

Remove Magic only works on enemy, while Dispel Magic works on ALL.

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Alaxander1 the amulet is the on the Beholder Elder with the sword blade or is it hilt. I can't remember but I think it gives you either +10% mag resistance or +2 saving throws, or +5HP and many other good things!

does anyone know anything about a time limit on the Matron's quest ?

I think that as soon as you have swapped the false eggs with the real, you need to work as fast as possible giving Phaere the eggs and going to the Matron Mother. Unless someone can correct me on this....http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/rand.gif

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