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Originally posted by Dron_Cah:
I was wandering through the underdark, and to my surprise, was ambushed by the mind flayers. I am now in their captivity, and just a bit worried. Those things are very annoying to fight! i almost always lose a party member to them. anyways, should i be here? i haven't done much of anything in the underdark yet. killed a few monsters and explored, no quests. so, do i reload, or am i good?
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Well, you did wander smack into the middle of their "city"; after the next "event" that happens to you, try opening doors.
This is probably one of the toughest areas in the Underdark, but don't let that discourage you. Give it a try, but keep that save game from before you entered just in case.
There are a ton of mind flayer tactics posted on this site; just hit "search" and type in "mind flayer". They can be a real pain if not prepared. Chaotic Commands protects against their psionics, as do some potions (the one that allows you to make all of your saving throws automatically comes to mind; I always mix it up with the one with a similar name). For their intelligence drain, the best bet is not to get hit at all (i.e. get AC for your tank up as high as possible), but Potions of Genius (raise intelligence by 4 points) can help, too. I usually put all my best AC stuff on my main tank (with Chaotic Commands), use summons that are unaffected by mental attacks (undead, mordy's sword, invisible stalker, etc.), and have my other characters hide out in a safe room while the tank clears most of the place. Just watch the tank's intelligence score; if it drops too low, get out of there, and hang out a bit until it comes back.