Flesh Golems at High Hedges

Midget Gems · 01-05-2003, 11:56 AM

What is it with those Flesh Golems in High Hedges ? A lot of people have said they get into a fight with them (and lose) but I never seemed to have that happen to me. Then recently one of my party got killed by them and I couldn't see why. When I studied their behavior more closely, the Fleshies appeared to be friendly most of the time, but they occasionally flashed to red. If I had the AI switched on this would start a fight, but if AI was off then we ignored them and they go back to blue and move away. Can anyone confirm this, or offer a better reason for the unpredictable behavior of these Flesh Golems.

Ps. Why is the place called High Hedges?

I wish my name was Baggins · 01-05-2003, 01:02 PM

I always just kill them after the chiken quest and the mage there too...good xp for a young party...and fun too especially if the chicken quest fails.

InsaneBane · 01-06-2003, 04:11 AM

Killing the mage???

Ok - I do not expect that he drops all the goodies, that he normally has up for sale. Will you not miss some af the items he sells, after you killed him.

Personally I always kill the golems (magic arrows/bolts from my mages/clerics and thieves and magic weapons from my melee fighters).

Insane

BTW. Why is it more fun to kill the mage if the chicken quest fails?

Vedran · 01-06-2003, 10:44 AM

Thalantyr (the mage) will drop Potion of FR and a Potion of Genius, which can be stolen as well.
Easiest way to kill those golems is a backstab with a Dagger of Venom.

Midget Gems · 01-06-2003, 03:59 PM

That's all very well, I don't want to kill any of them, I just wanted to know why they sometimes attack me without provocation. Is it to do with how long I wait before speaking to the Mage? I look upon these Golems as friendly pets, belonging to the Mage, there really is no need to kill them.

InsaneBane · 01-06-2003, 06:40 PM

No need??

Well - I need the 4000 XP - and besides that I regard the two golems as a 'test' made by the mage, to see if we are worthy to speak with him [img]smile.gif[/img]

Insane

SixOfSpades · 01-06-2003, 06:40 PM

In my experience, the Golems are always Hostile when I enter High Hedge, but when I speak to Thalantyr, they go Neutral, and stay that way unless I attack them or fail to Pickpocket them. I've never heard of them "occasionally flashing to red" like you describe, Midget Gems.

I find that the best ways to kill them involve either speed or poison. Mages have a hell of a time against them, due to their high Magic Resistance. (Which brought my only Solo Conjurer game to an abrupt halt.)

Grungi · 01-08-2003, 08:26 AM

there was a discussion about this before on the board, cant remember the conclusions, they are sometimes hostile sometimes not, it seems random because i have loaded a save to see and i walked in and they didnt atack despite me nuzzling imoen & the rest of my party up against them to see [img]tongue.gif[/img] yet another save they attacked even whilst i was trying to talk to the wizard, darned retarded golems [img]tongue.gif[/img] still the exp is nice [img]smile.gif[/img]

elianne · 01-16-2003, 10:48 AM

i don't remember them being hard to kill. and i did that early in the game when none of my party where much better than level 2 or 3 and only had normal weapons.

but then i realised it was more useful to keep thalantyr.
though now that i've leanred how to steal, i may just pillage all his goods and then get rid of him.
depends on my mood.
does your rep go down if you kill him, i don't remember

Grungi · 01-17-2003, 07:20 AM

you can slay the golems in front of him without thalantyr attacking, least i could. But if you attack him then id guess your rep would go down.

01-05-2003, 11:56 AM	#1
Midget Gems Avatar Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 34 Posts: 568	What is it with those Flesh Golems in High Hedges ? A lot of people have said they get into a fight with them (and lose) but I never seemed to have that happen to me. Then recently one of my party got killed by them and I couldn't see why. When I studied their behavior more closely, the Fleshies appeared to be friendly most of the time, but they occasionally flashed to red. If I had the AI switched on this would start a fight, but if AI was off then we ignored them and they go back to blue and move away. Can anyone confirm this, or offer a better reason for the unpredictable behavior of these Flesh Golems. Ps. Why is the place called High Hedges? __________________ Midget Gems - Heroes in their own lunch time and creator of the Suicidal Gnomes.

01-05-2003, 01:02 PM	#2
I wish my name was Baggins Elminster Join Date: September 7, 2002 Location: Upstate, SC Age: 53 Posts: 463	I always just kill them after the chiken quest and the mage there too...good xp for a young party...and fun too especially if the chicken quest fails. __________________ I went this way while he went that way, so I scream to my partner, \"WHERE\'D HE GO?\" only to have my partner answer, \"WHERE\'D WHO GO?\"

01-06-2003, 04:11 AM	#3
InsaneBane Baaz Draconian Join Date: November 5, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 59 Posts: 724	Killing the mage??? Ok - I do not expect that he drops all the goodies, that he normally has up for sale. Will you not miss some af the items he sells, after you killed him. Personally I always kill the golems (magic arrows/bolts from my mages/clerics and thieves and magic weapons from my melee fighters). Insane BTW. Why is it more fun to kill the mage if the chicken quest fails? __________________ Ko-founder of the SCFC(TM) Korporation.

01-06-2003, 10:44 AM	#4
Vedran Lord Soth Join Date: July 28, 2002 Location: Sisak, Croatia Age: 40 Posts: 1,930	Thalantyr (the mage) will drop Potion of FR and a Potion of Genius, which can be stolen as well. Easiest way to kill those golems is a backstab with a Dagger of Venom. __________________ Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, adhuc dulcius pro patria vivere. (It is sweet and glorius to die for one's homeland, even sweeter to live for it) Horatio

01-06-2003, 03:59 PM	#5
Midget Gems Avatar Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 34 Posts: 568	That's all very well, I don't want to kill any of them, I just wanted to know why they sometimes attack me without provocation. Is it to do with how long I wait before speaking to the Mage? I look upon these Golems as friendly pets, belonging to the Mage, there really is no need to kill them. __________________ Midget Gems - Heroes in their own lunch time and creator of the Suicidal Gnomes.

01-06-2003, 06:40 PM	#6
InsaneBane Baaz Draconian Join Date: November 5, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 59 Posts: 724	No need?? Well - I need the 4000 XP - and besides that I regard the two golems as a 'test' made by the mage, to see if we are worthy to speak with him [img]smile.gif[/img] Insane __________________ Ko-founder of the SCFC(TM) Korporation.

01-06-2003, 06:40 PM	#7
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	In my experience, the Golems are always Hostile when I enter High Hedge, but when I speak to Thalantyr, they go Neutral, and stay that way unless I attack them or fail to Pickpocket them. I've never heard of them "occasionally flashing to red" like you describe, Midget Gems. I find that the best ways to kill them involve either speed or poison. Mages have a hell of a time against them, due to their high Magic Resistance. (Which brought my only Solo Conjurer game to an abrupt halt.) __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

01-08-2003, 08:26 AM	#8
Grungi Banned User Join Date: September 4, 2002 Location: no Age: 47 Posts: 1,446	there was a discussion about this before on the board, cant remember the conclusions, they are sometimes hostile sometimes not, it seems random because i have loaded a save to see and i walked in and they didnt atack despite me nuzzling imoen & the rest of my party up against them to see [img]tongue.gif[/img] yet another save they attacked even whilst i was trying to talk to the wizard, darned retarded golems [img]tongue.gif[/img] still the exp is nice [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-16-2003, 10:48 AM	#9
elianne Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 14, 2003 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 49	i don't remember them being hard to kill. and i did that early in the game when none of my party where much better than level 2 or 3 and only had normal weapons. but then i realised it was more useful to keep thalantyr. though now that i've leanred how to steal, i may just pillage all his goods and then get rid of him. depends on my mood. does your rep go down if you kill him, i don't remember

01-17-2003, 07:20 AM	#10
Grungi Banned User Join Date: September 4, 2002 Location: no Age: 47 Posts: 1,446	you can slay the golems in front of him without thalantyr attacking, least i could. But if you attack him then id guess your rep would go down.

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