***SPOILER*** Lothander poison quest - Page 2

Hayashi · 07-23-2002, 03:57 AM

I assume you have cured Lothandar of his geas. Have you looked for and confronted his companion? If you have, then that's it. If not, then the quest is NOT over yet, and the clock is ticking...

Firestormalpha · 07-23-2002, 12:40 PM

Lothander was cured of his geas. But all he gave me is what seemed to be an ordinary antidote potion. He told me where to find Marek I went to the blushing Mermaid, killed Marek, and had every member of my party down some of Marek's antidote. There was no 20k exp or message that I have been cured of someone's poison; however, it has been well over 10 days since the incident (considering the time it takes to get to Balduran's Isle, the time spent there, and the time it took to get back to Ulgoth's beard.) I'm not currently seeing myself in any danger; none the less, I do believe in precautions so I still have the Back-up save of when I first spoke to Lothander. So if I suddenly keel over with rest of my party then I just relode and do a few quests again.

SixOfSpades · 07-23-2002, 06:18 PM

Good--keep that backup Save. Not that you were going to delete it, of course.

You may have gotten the EXP and the message, but not seen it--it's only a text message, so you might have scrolled right past it without even noticing. Drinking the Antidote has no effect whatsoever on this poison--but it's perfectly good on all other poisons.

Incidentally, the time it takes to travel to Balduran's Island is precisely zero. You can even do it again, if you want: Go back to the mainland--you can travel back to the island by normal Traveling means. (Can you say bug?) Too bad you can't get off it again, though.

smoot · 07-24-2002, 09:46 PM

The temple is located in the upper left hand corner sector

Hayashi · 07-24-2002, 10:49 PM

As an aside, does Marek's antidote ever get depleted? If not, it might be useful to have that rather than carry all those 'normal' antidotes around...
Just a thought.

Firestormalpha · 07-24-2002, 11:33 PM

Marek's potion has a total of 10 uses. Sorry not infinite. I would love to be able to CLUA in a wand of one type or another with infinite uses, but the closest I can get is giving one a couple hundred charges. Oh well.

P.S. I started using CLUA cheats when I was in middle school (for you out of towners that is 6-8th grade in the American standard grade system), so I unfortunately developed a fairly strong reliance on it, which I have finally shown signs of breaking.

Medicina the druid · 08-22-2002, 12:53 AM

i quit playing Baldurs Gate for an entire year because
of this stupid Poison Quest

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my party killed Marek during the first encounter when they threaten you.
they drank his potion of antidote as needed over the next few days
until it was gone.
Lothander shows up later and sez "aha! yer poisoned!"
i completed all the quests show up and he sez "great now go see Marek in the blushing mermaid"
well needless to say he wasnt there...
and i didn't have a saved game left from before drinking Mareks potion up.
so i was screwed!
my party each time died a few minutes after starting the game up
so i took my BG disks and threw them about the house angrily
vowing to never play the @*!%%@$! game again

until one year later.....and here i am :]

SixOfSpades · 08-22-2002, 03:47 PM

Why do I get the feeling that I'm going to be saying this until I'm blue in the face?

DRINKING MAREK'S POTION OF ANTIDOTE HAS *NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER* ON THE POISON QUEST. IT WILL *NOT* CURE ANY MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY DRINK IT.

The "party is poisoned" is a variable in the game, and completing the quest correctly (which requires keeping Marek alive long enough to fight him in the Blushing Mermaid) is the only thing that can turn the variable off.

07-23-2002, 12:40 PM	#12
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	Lothander was cured of his geas. But all he gave me is what seemed to be an ordinary antidote potion. He told me where to find Marek I went to the blushing Mermaid, killed Marek, and had every member of my party down some of Marek's antidote. There was no 20k exp or message that I have been cured of someone's poison; however, it has been well over 10 days since the incident (considering the time it takes to get to Balduran's Isle, the time spent there, and the time it took to get back to Ulgoth's beard.) I'm not currently seeing myself in any danger; none the less, I do believe in precautions so I still have the Back-up save of when I first spoke to Lothander. So if I suddenly keel over with rest of my party then I just relode and do a few quests again. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

07-23-2002, 06:18 PM	#13
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Good--keep that backup Save. Not that you were going to delete it, of course. You may have gotten the EXP and the message, but not seen it--it's only a text message, so you might have scrolled right past it without even noticing. Drinking the Antidote has no effect whatsoever on this poison--but it's perfectly good on all other poisons. Incidentally, the time it takes to travel to Balduran's Island is precisely zero. You can even do it again, if you want: Go back to the mainland--you can travel back to the island by normal Traveling means. (Can you say bug?) Too bad you can't get off it again, though. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

07-24-2002, 11:33 PM	#16
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	Marek's potion has a total of 10 uses. Sorry not infinite. I would love to be able to CLUA in a wand of one type or another with infinite uses, but the closest I can get is giving one a couple hundred charges. Oh well. P.S. I started using CLUA cheats when I was in middle school (for you out of towners that is 6-8th grade in the American standard grade system), so I unfortunately developed a fairly strong reliance on it, which I have finally shown signs of breaking. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

08-22-2002, 12:53 AM	#17
Medicina the druid Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: chicago Age: 53 Posts: 11	i quit playing Baldurs Gate for an entire year because of this stupid Poison Quest spoiler .... .... ..... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . my party killed Marek during the first encounter when they threaten you. they drank his potion of antidote as needed over the next few days until it was gone. Lothander shows up later and sez "aha! yer poisoned!" i completed all the quests show up and he sez "great now go see Marek in the blushing mermaid" well needless to say he wasnt there... and i didn't have a saved game left from before drinking Mareks potion up. so i was screwed! my party each time died a few minutes after starting the game up so i took my BG disks and threw them about the house angrily vowing to never play the @*!%%@$! game again until one year later.....and here i am :] __________________ The Rivers and Winds do not pretend to know right from wrong<br />and are thus free from mortal struggles

08-22-2002, 03:47 PM	#18
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Why do I get the feeling that I'm going to be saying this until I'm blue in the face? *DRINKING MAREK'S POTION OF ANTIDOTE HAS NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER* ON THE POISON QUEST. IT WILL NOT CURE ANY MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY DRINK IT.** The "party is poisoned" is a variable in the game, and completing the quest correctly (which requires keeping Marek alive long enough to fight him in the Blushing Mermaid) is the only thing that can turn the variable off. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

07-23-2002, 03:57 AM	#11
Hayashi Silver Dragon Join Date: March 25, 2001 Location: The Lion City Age: 64 Posts: 1,699	I assume you have cured Lothandar of his geas. Have you looked for and confronted his companion? If you have, then that's it. If not, then the quest is NOT over yet, and the clock is ticking...

07-24-2002, 09:46 PM	#14
smoot Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 7, 2002 Location: Texas Age: 43 Posts: 23	The temple is located in the upper left hand corner sector

07-24-2002, 10:49 PM	#15
Hayashi Silver Dragon Join Date: March 25, 2001 Location: The Lion City Age: 64 Posts: 1,699	As an aside, does Marek's antidote ever get depleted? If not, it might be useful to have that rather than carry all those 'normal' antidotes around... Just a thought.

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