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SixOfSpades · 04-07-2003, 08:05 PM

Have you done the Cult of the Unseeing Eye quest? If so, you know what awaits you in the Beholder lair. It could be easy as pie, or it could be sheer hell, depending on how you prepare. Warning: There's an Elder Orb in there that will cast a spell that is not common to most Beholders, and you will NOT like it. Happily, he/she/it can only cast it once.

Mind Flayers: Once you enter, you CAN NOT LEAVE until you beat it.
You will need a Tank with a) a good AC, 2) a really low Save vs. Spells, and c) More than 10 INT.
Due to a bug, Charming the Mind Flayers will work for what you need them to do, but Charming the Ulitharids will not work. (Is BaldurDash doing something about this?)

Kou-Toa: How these things manage to compete with Illithids is beyond me. The scariest thing about them is that they can all see right through all forms of invisibility.

04-07-2003, 08:05 PM	#3
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Have you done the Cult of the Unseeing Eye quest? If so, you know what awaits you in the Beholder lair. It could be easy as pie, or it could be sheer hell, depending on how you prepare. Warning: There's an Elder Orb in there that will cast a spell that is not common to most Beholders, and you will NOT like it. Happily, he/she/it can only cast it once. Mind Flayers: Once you enter, you CAN NOT LEAVE until you beat it. You will need a Tank with a) a good AC, 2) a really low Save vs. Spells, and c) More than 10 INT. Due to a bug, Charming the Mind Flayers will work for what you need them to do, but Charming the Ulitharids will not work. (Is BaldurDash doing something about this?) Kou-Toa: How these things manage to compete with Illithids is beyond me. The scariest thing about them is that they can all see right through all forms of invisibility. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.