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Am I too late for contributions? Ah well, since I'm already here...
The Greenstone Amulet can also help you ward off psionic attacks for a while. Magic swords are the best, but a pity they disappear too soon.
I remember that in one of my battles involving Umber Hulks and Mindflayers, I sent in my kensai wearing boots of speed (used either Chaotic Commands spell or greenstone amulet, can't remember) far enough to catch the attention of the monsters. Quickly dashed back from the starting point, with my mages waiting in the next room. My mages then cast 2 cloudkills into the corridor and my kensai rushed into the room. We slammed the door shut and waited for the umber hulks and mindflayers to die. The psionic attacks rammed right through the door and hit my mages, but fortunately the door was closed and no real harm was done. The more powerful versions of mindflayers healed themselves, though.
Anyway, the general idea is to use hit-and-run tactics if you're not too confident of hand-to-hand combat since they drain your intelligence so fast; you're practically out within 3 rounds.
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