retrieving dagger from cult demon...help!

Newbie2001 · 10-31-2001, 03:49 AM

ok...im at the part where you try to retrieve the dagger from the cult. I've gotten to the part where you are in the basement and the demon appears from the middle of the room. Any suggestions on how to beat the demon? It seems to have resistance to magic and can cast some sort of spell that produces multiple status effects on all my guys (halt/silence/confusion). I've tried different types of wands and magic arrows but i still get my butt kicked. I can't seem to beat him and the other cult members there aren't making this any easier for me. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Little Dragon · 10-31-2001, 04:12 AM

what are you talking about

Newbie2001 · 10-31-2001, 04:18 AM

ok...remember that soultaker dagger or whatever that you get after defeating the demonknight in durlags tower? Well, after taking that dagger back to ulgoths beard to give it back to the dwarf in the inn you are ambushed by a bunch of cult members who steal the dagger from you. You have to now retrieve the dagger from the cult in the nearby building that has the huge symbol / markings in the basement. After fighting the cult members to gain entry into the building you have to fight another group of cult members before going into the basement. After entering the basement you are confronted by yet another group of cult members who await the arrival of the demon they summoned with the dagger. Just as you finish talking to one of the cult members the demon appears and the fight begins. I'm having a hard time defeating the demon and the cult members in this basement. Any help would be nice. Thanx.

SixOfSpades · 10-31-2001, 04:24 AM

Hm. He didn't do the Halt/Silence/Confusion on me, he just kept casting something that didn't kill my guys right away, it just Held them, and after a few seconds they died and turned into Ghasts. What I Did: I armed my 2 worst archers with Arrows of Dispelling. You need at least 2. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but friendly fire can save your life. The cultists just stood there for me, possibly because I killed their leader right off the bat.

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Boots of Stealth: 1125 gp
Shadow Armor: 7875 gp
Slipping an Oil of Firey Burning down the back of Sarevok's armor: Priceless

Newbie2001 · 10-31-2001, 04:35 AM

yeah...the cult members did just stand there except for the leader...who is a spellcaster. I tried summoning skeletons and monsters to back me up (not they can even do any damage to the demon or anything) but i can't seem to kill the demon before he kills me. A few times one of my guys have died and turned into a ghast too but usually i'm either silenced and confused or confused and halted...i'll cast dispell but then he'll just cast another one of his status effect spells and i'm back to square one. I've killed the leader (spellcaster) but all that does is by me a little time before i get killed by the demon. Hmm... maybe if i spread my guys out more around the room...

oh well...thanx anywayz...i'll try something different tomorrow morning.

Chris77Se · 10-31-2001, 05:26 AM

The most important thing is to kill first all cult-members and then the demon. Otherwise it just will reincarnate in one of the cultists and you have to kill it again. I normally summon lots of monstersto keep it busy and have my spellcasters have enough dispeling magic at hand. Also when the fight starts spread your party to avoid that all spellcasters get held or confused. But if I remember right, there was a thread which discribed some more sophisticated battle plans not so long ago.

Another method, which works sometimes is to run directly to the demon, before it casts hold. Sometimes it holds itself then.

Zbyszek · 10-31-2001, 07:21 AM

Yes, I remember how I was pissed when he came back second and third time

I used detonation arrows and similar stuff at the beginning to get rid of most cultists. My PC with the best stuff with the highest resistance and protections went to fight demon hand to hand. Rest of my party stayed away and summoned creatures to finish cultists and annoy/distract demon.

Zbyszek

Newbie2001 · 10-31-2001, 08:01 PM

thanx you guys...i'll take your suggestions/advice into careful consideration as i try to approach this battle from a different standpoint later today. I WILL kill that demon and those annoying cult members or fall asleep trying!

Lemernis · 10-31-2001, 10:11 PM

1) Buy all four potions of mirrored eyes at the inn. Distribute them among the characters who are getting hit by Aec's deathgaze.
2) Upstairs in the cultists' house buff up on potions and defensive spells, haste, etc. If you have Resist Fear, Remove Fear, Chaotic Commands, and Vocalize, they will all be needed (maybe sleep at the inn beforehand if you have to). If you have a thief stealth him or her. If not, try a potion of invisibility or invisibility spell. Actually, if you have a mage who can cast Shadow Door that would be perfect. Anyway, give this character Algernon's cloak.
3) Upon going downstairs pause immediately and do the following: Target the priestess to kill her straight away. Target summoned monsters or skeletons at the middle if the floor where Aec will appear to keep him busy. When Aec appears he will fight them and not even notice your party.
4) Then once the fight begins have the stealthed or invisible character walk around the room and charm each of the cultists and make them all attack Aec!

5) Once the cultists have been killed, keep putting summoned monsters on Aec and hit him with wands and magic arrows. He will go down eventually.

[This message has been edited by Lemernis (edited 10-31-2001).]

CuteCotton · 10-31-2001, 10:39 PM

...sorry if this stratgeies been said already, id din't read through all the posts ^^ me lazy..hehehe

what i did first was that i casted everything that i can on my fighters, including haste, bless and aid. Befor ei went down, i made sure my party's equipped with blunt weapons, my mage has cloudkill memorized, and one of my aracher has arrows of dsipelling, onc ei get down, first thing i did was get my mage to summon monsters (using teh wand of mosnter summoning) in front of aec'letec (to keep him busy) then i focused my entire party power on destroying teh cultists...to speed things up, i got my mage to cast cloudkill on the far corner to kill those two cultists...after i take everyone down, i blessed, hasted and aid my figheters, put them up with the best melee weapon they have, and got them all to ahmmer at aec'lectec all at once ^^ btw if keep your eye on teh party member's status, and if you see ne1 got hit with that deathgaze, get yoru arhcer to fire the arrows of dispelling @ them

might take a while before you acutally get it, but it works!

O.o*cutecotton*o.O

[This message has been edited by CuteCotton (edited 10-31-2001).]

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10-31-2001, 03:49 AM	#1
Newbie2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: October 20, 2001 Location: Santa Ana, CA., USA Posts: 23	ok...im at the part where you try to retrieve the dagger from the cult. I've gotten to the part where you are in the basement and the demon appears from the middle of the room. Any suggestions on how to beat the demon? It seems to have resistance to magic and can cast some sort of spell that produces multiple status effects on all my guys (halt/silence/confusion). I've tried different types of wands and magic arrows but i still get my butt kicked. I can't seem to beat him and the other cult members there aren't making this any easier for me. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

10-31-2001, 04:12 AM	#2
Little Dragon The Magister Join Date: May 31, 2001 Location: England Posts: 137	what are you talking about

10-31-2001, 04:18 AM	#3
Newbie2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: October 20, 2001 Location: Santa Ana, CA., USA Posts: 23	ok...remember that soultaker dagger or whatever that you get after defeating the demonknight in durlags tower? Well, after taking that dagger back to ulgoths beard to give it back to the dwarf in the inn you are ambushed by a bunch of cult members who steal the dagger from you. You have to now retrieve the dagger from the cult in the nearby building that has the huge symbol / markings in the basement. After fighting the cult members to gain entry into the building you have to fight another group of cult members before going into the basement. After entering the basement you are confronted by yet another group of cult members who await the arrival of the demon they summoned with the dagger. Just as you finish talking to one of the cult members the demon appears and the fight begins. I'm having a hard time defeating the demon and the cult members in this basement. Any help would be nice. Thanx.

10-31-2001, 04:24 AM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Hm. He didn't do the Halt/Silence/Confusion on me, he just kept casting something that didn't kill my guys right away, it just Held them, and after a few seconds they died and turned into Ghasts. What I Did: I armed my 2 worst archers with Arrows of Dispelling. You need at least 2. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but friendly fire can save your life. The cultists just stood there for me, possibly because I killed their leader right off the bat. ------------------ Boots of Stealth: 1125 gp Shadow Armor: 7875 gp Slipping an Oil of Firey Burning down the back of Sarevok's armor: Priceless

10-31-2001, 04:35 AM	#5
Newbie2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: October 20, 2001 Location: Santa Ana, CA., USA Posts: 23	yeah...the cult members did just stand there except for the leader...who is a spellcaster. I tried summoning skeletons and monsters to back me up (not they can even do any damage to the demon or anything) but i can't seem to kill the demon before he kills me. A few times one of my guys have died and turned into a ghast too but usually i'm either silenced and confused or confused and halted...i'll cast dispell but then he'll just cast another one of his status effect spells and i'm back to square one. I've killed the leader (spellcaster) but all that does is by me a little time before i get killed by the demon. Hmm... maybe if i spread my guys out more around the room... oh well...thanx anywayz...i'll try something different tomorrow morning.

10-31-2001, 05:26 AM	#6
Chris77Se Zhentarim Guard Join Date: October 10, 2001 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 335	The most important thing is to kill first all cult-members and then the demon. Otherwise it just will reincarnate in one of the cultists and you have to kill it again. I normally summon lots of monstersto keep it busy and have my spellcasters have enough dispeling magic at hand. Also when the fight starts spread your party to avoid that all spellcasters get held or confused. But if I remember right, there was a thread which discribed some more sophisticated battle plans not so long ago. Another method, which works sometimes is to run directly to the demon, before it casts hold. Sometimes it holds itself then.

10-31-2001, 07:21 AM	#7
Zbyszek Avatar Join Date: August 27, 2001 Location: Poznan, Poland Posts: 575	Yes, I remember how I was pissed when he came back second and third time I used detonation arrows and similar stuff at the beginning to get rid of most cultists. My PC with the best stuff with the highest resistance and protections went to fight demon hand to hand. Rest of my party stayed away and summoned creatures to finish cultists and annoy/distract demon. Zbyszek

10-31-2001, 08:01 PM	#8
Newbie2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: October 20, 2001 Location: Santa Ana, CA., USA Posts: 23	thanx you guys...i'll take your suggestions/advice into careful consideration as i try to approach this battle from a different standpoint later today. I WILL kill that demon and those annoying cult members or fall asleep trying!

10-31-2001, 10:11 PM	#9
Lemernis Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 611	1) Buy all four potions of mirrored eyes at the inn. Distribute them among the characters who are getting hit by Aec's deathgaze. 2) Upstairs in the cultists' house buff up on potions and defensive spells, haste, etc. If you have Resist Fear, Remove Fear, Chaotic Commands, and Vocalize, they will all be needed (maybe sleep at the inn beforehand if you have to). If you have a thief stealth him or her. If not, try a potion of invisibility or invisibility spell. Actually, if you have a mage who can cast Shadow Door that would be perfect. Anyway, give this character Algernon's cloak. 3) Upon going downstairs pause immediately and do the following: Target the priestess to kill her straight away. Target summoned monsters or skeletons at the middle if the floor where Aec will appear to keep him busy. When Aec appears he will fight them and not even notice your party. 4) Then once the fight begins have the stealthed or invisible character walk around the room and charm each of the cultists and make them all attack Aec! 5) Once the cultists have been killed, keep putting summoned monsters on Aec and hit him with wands and magic arrows. He will go down eventually. [This message has been edited by Lemernis (edited 10-31-2001).]

10-31-2001, 10:39 PM	#10
CuteCotton Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: October 26, 2001 Location: PBG, MD, DD, HQ Posts: 48	...sorry if this stratgeies been said already, id din't read through all the posts ^^ me lazy..hehehe what i did first was that i casted everything that i can on my fighters, including haste, bless and aid. Befor ei went down, i made sure my party's equipped with blunt weapons, my mage has cloudkill memorized, and one of my aracher has arrows of dsipelling, onc ei get down, first thing i did was get my mage to summon monsters (using teh wand of mosnter summoning) in front of aec'letec (to keep him busy) then i focused my entire party power on destroying teh cultists...to speed things up, i got my mage to cast cloudkill on the far corner to kill those two cultists...after i take everyone down, i blessed, hasted and aid my figheters, put them up with the best melee weapon they have, and got them all to ahmmer at aec'lectec all at once ^^ btw if keep your eye on teh party member's status, and if you see ne1 got hit with that deathgaze, get yoru arhcer to fire the arrows of dispelling @ them might take a while before you acutally get it, but it works! O.ocutecottono.O [This message has been edited by CuteCotton (edited 10-31-2001).]

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