Hey all, new to the boards, relatively new to D&D as well. Anyhow. I'm stuck fighting the Yuan-Ti Mage inside the second floor of the D'Arnise Keep. What are the best strategies to defeat this thing? The main problem seems to be that it casts domination or chaos spells on my whole party, with maybe one or two unaffected by it. Dispel magic and remove magic don't seem to do anything ... My primary mage, at this point, is Aerie, btw. I've also got Nalia (duh), Jaheira, Minsc, and Yoshimo. My character is a straight-up fighter, so he basically just whacks the trolls. lol Sorry for the noob q's. Thanks for the help, all.

Meathead

Use the fifth level cleric/druid spell chaotic commands to negate the effects of spells like chaos. Also hit him with a breach spell to remove his stoneskin. Then hack away. It shouldn't be to much of a problem if your fighter(s) are protected by chaotic commands.

Oh and I forgot to say welcome to Ironworks forum!

Welcome to the Ironworks Forums. http://www.plauder-smilies.de/wavey.gif

In response to your question, a quick query. What are the levels of your party member?

In any case, here is a tip. Use summons to enter the room first and take the initial brunt of the attack. The Yuan-Ti Mage will waste its spells on the summons, enabling you to charge in later without fear.

Here's another tip: Enter from the rear and surprise-attack him. ;) You can do this from the roof of De'Arnise. It'll place your party directly behind him; enough for your mages to get off a magic missile and your fighter to give him a whack before he fires off his contingency.

Also: have your mages memorize "Breach", "Spell Thrust", "Remove Magic", and/or "Secret Word" to bring down his defenses while your fighters whale on him.

Using this strategy, I'm generally able to pull him down without a hitch. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cheers,
-Sazerac

My solution: Summoned monsters. Enter using the left door. Use a summoned monster to draw the fission troll out so you don't have to face both at once. Use summoned monster to tank him so they draw his nasty confusion spells.

<font color="lightblue">Jaheira has a nice little spell called "Insect Plague"... if you have level 5 spells with her yet, memorise at least one Insect Plague, and fire it at the Yuan-ti as soon as he comes into sight- this tactic works wonders against every enemy you fight who uses spells (which is ALOT) [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

Thanks for all the advice (and the welcome's). Haven't had a chance to get back to the game yet, but I doubt I'll have problems. Thanks all.

Meathead

well, you can try domintaing your dominated party member [img]smile.gif[/img] .. thats what i did before heh.

i've always found with any spellcasting fight -
disrupt the mage!!!!
throw everything you can at him/her/it to disrupt their spellcasting
missiles from fast launchers {crossbow of speed, tuigan's bow etc} will take down his stoneskin {a magic missile or two are excellent for this too}, or simply throw your character most proficient in weapon melee right at him {defended by chaotic commands if you so wish} - though this spell does not last very long - you can also charm or reverse dominate afflicted characters
everyone's responses are good advice...though some perhaps a little more involved than need be
there are also a few items/weapons that prevent charm, fear, confusion etc when equipped...maybe go through your inventory and see if you have any of these...

[ 07-12-2002, 05:03 PM: Message edited by: syrneia ]