The description goes something like this:
"...cannot be relied upon. In factthe only thing they can be relied upon is that they cannot be relied upon!... Lunatics and madmen tend towards Chaotic Neutral behaviour... Willing to gamble their entire life on the single roll of a die..."
'Willing to gamble their entire life on the single roll of a die' Aren't our characters doing that all the time??
Anyway, can anyone give me advice for my character? I've never completed the game before and am at the furthest point I've ever reached. I'm at the bit where you get captured by mind flayers in the underdark. I've done the pit arena bit and freed the slaves but I just can't kill the damn flayers! Even with mind resistance and drinking the special potions my characters get confused! Thanks

So if I understand you right you want tactics vs Mind Flayers...

I presume these are "standard" version...


Cast Chaotic Commands with your Cleric,equip Lilarcor and/or Ring Of Free Action,drink a Potion of Genius or two and you are ready to get the ball rolling.
Good luck! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[ 10-03-2003, 05:02 PM: Message edited by: Xen ]

Summon a bunch of critters (SKELETON WARRIORS!!) as well!! Always let others do the dirty work when things get too tough for your protagonist! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Since your question is about Mind Flayers, I'm wondering why you called the thread 'Chaotic Neutral'....CN characters would make decisions like, "Hmmm....there's a bottomless pit eight feet across, and there's this really shiny sword on the other side. I think I'll try to jump across." And, if he missed the jump, the CN character would not Reload. Ooops, oh well. Or he'd help Nalia clear the Keep, but halfway through it get tired of her attitude and smack her around instead. That's Chaotic Neutral.

Mind Flayers are rendered pretty much impotent by one thing: Save vs. Spells. If you can get a Tank to have a negative Save vs. Spells, the Illithids might as well all commit suicide right now. It would also be helpful to make sure that Tank has a high INT as well, but if you don't have any Potions of Genius / Mind Focusing, it's a little late to get any right now. Just run away and slam the doors for a bit if you get brain-drained.

maybe a spoiler, i am not sure. i think that you got all these items by now.
Use traps. use summoned scellies, protection from magical weapons, chaotic
commands, stone skin (against the u-hulks), and use ranged weapons like heart seeker. haste some one, give him a good bow and good arrows, and you are good to go. Just kill the hulks first. btw-use the anti charm helm, and the shield of harmony. backstab them!! haste your thief and...

And use the circlets of command!!! just keep one for reserve, you will need it.

you dont necesserily "need" a CoC, its just the more obvious way to do the thing your referring to...