Mindflayer Lair questions

QFLASH · 01-23-2002, 12:21 PM

hello,
first of all i'm a new user.(and in need of help!)

I entered the mindflayer(illithid) lair before the drow city! I'm having trouble escaping,(getting the doors open to the exit and the head brains's room) Should i go back to a previous safe or try and get through. If so how do i get a collar on the flayers.(the first time i opened the doors i actually had to dominate them!) I've already done most of the areas here and have the anti psionic flasks, so going back is a last possible thing i want to do.

do i have to do the drow city first?

thanks...

fable · 01-23-2002, 12:24 PM

Definitely go back to a previous save. The mindflayer lair is an optional quest you'll receive once you've performed a few tasks in the Drow city. It's not useful until then, and it is a pretty lethal place without a well-prepared party. [img]smile.gif[/img]

QFLASH · 01-23-2002, 12:48 PM

But can i solve that part first?
I mean, i have a decent party and have been hacking the flayers away!
(i did alot of quets before i attempted to rescue Imoen)

fable · 01-23-2002, 12:55 PM

What level is your party? Do you have a ring or item that grants free action? Do you have a summoning wand, boots of speed, and plenty of potions for raising intelligence?

QFLASH · 01-23-2002, 01:00 PM

Yeah, all the above...
I'm a monk at 17th level
i have:
Keldorn
Minsc
Imoen
Aerie
Jaheira

can i solve and then go to the drow city?

toriuxik · 01-23-2002, 01:38 PM

...Only if you have your Slayer ability.

You need all that muscle for something.

Of course, I forgot that exporting and reimporting the character removes Slayer ability while it grants Bhaalspawn abilities again... lol, WHUPS! I had to fix THAT one...

fable · 01-23-2002, 01:45 PM

You shouldn't have any problem with that party--provided, as Toriuxik stated, you can already turn into the Slayer. But you've been through Spellhold, so that shouldn't be a problem. It's the toughest Underdark area, IMO, unless you cheese your way through. (I don't.)

QFLASH · 01-23-2002, 02:45 PM

Well I have the Slayer ability but what would i use it for? Can i still get back to the drow city without defeating the main brain pool?

fable · 01-23-2002, 03:08 PM

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There are a pair of essential doors in the Mind Flayer area that require your PC to turn into the Slayer to open. I've read elsewhere that mind controlling (with a collar, from another quest) an illithi lets it open one of the doors, but I've tried this without success.

QFLASH · 01-23-2002, 03:25 PM

I actually dominated a mindflayer and brought him into one of the rooms and the door somehow opened? But i haven't tryed this on the exit or the brain pools room? i wonder if it works?

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01-23-2002, 12:21 PM	#1
QFLASH The Magister Join Date: January 23, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 103	hello, first of all i'm a new user.(and in need of help!) I entered the mindflayer(illithid) lair before the drow city! I'm having trouble escaping,(getting the doors open to the exit and the head brains's room) Should i go back to a previous safe or try and get through. If so how do i get a collar on the flayers.(the first time i opened the doors i actually had to dominate them!) I've already done most of the areas here and have the anti psionic flasks, so going back is a last possible thing i want to do. do i have to do the drow city first? thanks...

01-23-2002, 12:24 PM	#2
fable Quintesson Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Where I am. Posts: 1,089	Definitely go back to a previous save. The mindflayer lair is an optional quest you'll receive once you've performed a few tasks in the Drow city. It's not useful until then, and it is a pretty lethal place without a well-prepared party. [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-23-2002, 12:48 PM	#3
QFLASH The Magister Join Date: January 23, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 103	But can i solve that part first? I mean, i have a decent party and have been hacking the flayers away! (i did alot of quets before i attempted to rescue Imoen)

01-23-2002, 12:55 PM	#4
fable Quintesson Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Where I am. Posts: 1,089	What level is your party? Do you have a ring or item that grants free action? Do you have a summoning wand, boots of speed, and plenty of potions for raising intelligence?

01-23-2002, 01:00 PM	#5
QFLASH The Magister Join Date: January 23, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 103	Yeah, all the above... I'm a monk at 17th level i have: Keldorn Minsc Imoen Aerie Jaheira can i solve and then go to the drow city?

01-23-2002, 01:38 PM	#6
toriuxik Banned Smartass Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Who cares Posts: 216	...Only if you have your Slayer ability. You need all that muscle for something. Of course, I forgot that exporting and reimporting the character removes Slayer ability while it grants Bhaalspawn abilities again... lol, WHUPS! I had to fix THAT one...

01-23-2002, 01:45 PM	#7
fable Quintesson Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Where I am. Posts: 1,089	You shouldn't have any problem with that party--provided, as Toriuxik stated, you can already turn into the Slayer. But you've been through Spellhold, so that shouldn't be a problem. It's the toughest Underdark area, IMO, unless you cheese your way through. (I don't.)

01-23-2002, 02:45 PM	#8
QFLASH The Magister Join Date: January 23, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 103	Well I have the Slayer ability but what would i use it for? Can i still get back to the drow city without defeating the main brain pool?

01-23-2002, 03:08 PM	#9
fable Quintesson Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Where I am. Posts: 1,089	SPOILER... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . There are a pair of essential doors in the Mind Flayer area that require your PC to turn into the Slayer to open. I've read elsewhere that mind controlling (with a collar, from another quest) an illithi lets it open one of the doors, but I've tried this without success.

01-23-2002, 03:25 PM	#10
QFLASH The Magister Join Date: January 23, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 103	I actually dominated a mindflayer and brought him into one of the rooms and the door somehow opened? But i haven't tryed this on the exit or the brain pools room? i wonder if it works?

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