[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Granamere: Spoilers!!!! 1. You open it like it was a chest and drop it in like you were putting it in a chest.

I tried that. I must have *clicked" on the hand over 20 times, but I never got a screen showing that it was open. I will try again tonight..maybe I just wasn't looking closely enough.

Originally posted by Granamere: 2. Do you mean Desther? If so you need to take out the ritual creatures first. Then you can damage him. Yes it is a very tough fight. I might be able to help with strategy if I knew what your class was.

[img]graemlins/doh.gif[/img] I guess that would help, wouldn't it.

I'm playing an elven Wizard(8)/Rogue(3). I have 3 Fourth Level spell slots and 4 Third Level spell slots. I have the Staff of Power (purchased from Undermountain and brought into the game..didn't plan to use it in Chapter 1 until I kept getting my butt kicked last night), a Sonic Staff (unique weapon - staff that does 2D6 Sonic damage), Crossbow of Affliction and a host of magical bolts to fire (paralytic bolts being my favorite).

I have wands of Lightning, Negative Energy, and Magic Missiles. I also have about 8 different trap kits that I tried setting in the hallway just outside the room with Desther. That worked pretty well, but I still died.

So I have weapons and spells a'plenty....I just haven't found the right combination so far.

I also have Daelan Red Tiger as my henchman, but I plan to exchange him for Linu La'Narel in hopes that she will be able to deal with the undead I keep running into.

It helps to know that the Ritual Creatures have to be killed first. In my first attempt last night, I just ran in and started bashing them with my Sonic Staff (it's a wonderful melee' weapon - not many protections against sonic damage ). I actually killed two of them fairly quickly, but Red Tiger was killed by that time and the rest of the room ganged up on me. I died very shortly thereafter. [img]graemlins/crying.gif[/img]

I also noticed that the entire room will follow out into the hallway if I try the standard "Hit and Run" tactic - including Desther. I think it will help to have Linu's clerical spells to back up my own in addition to her fighting prowess. Red Tiger is great at melee', but the number of opponents is just too great in this room.

Is it possible to to lure a few of them out of the room at a time and close the door behind them? Or will the others just open the door and come on out anyway?