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Old 11-21-2003, 06:16 PM   #2
Feral
Elminster
 

Join Date: August 27, 2003
Location: The Great White North
Age: 51
Posts: 462
Probably safe to say you're not alone.

SPOILERS (obviously):


1. There are two ways to open the door (read the inscription closely). The other involves using the control circlets.

2. Not-so-subtle hint: cloudkill kills umber hulks dead instantly (it's like Raid for hulks). Got a wand of cloudkill handy? After that, the flayers are relatively exposed. There are a lot of different strategies to finish them off (some better than others). One is to use potions of genius to boost your INT for when you inevitably get hit and INT drained. A hasted, invisible character with a good THAC0 and low AC can use hit and run tactics to take care of a number of flayers (I'd keep the others waaay back). Another strategy is to use one of your spare controls circlets on a flayer and let them go at each other.

I'm sure that others will come along in a second and give you lots of other ideas.

[ 11-21-2003, 06:22 PM: Message edited by: Feral ]
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