stupid Ice Temple (chapter 2 spoilers)

[Pirengle]

(Fair warning: I'm new to IWD2 but not to other Ironworks games. I also don't like getting spoiled. So please just answer the questions I'm asking, because...)
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...I'm stuck, and I'm afraid to go flipping through a walkthrough on this one. I'm in the stupid ice temple. I've killed two of the three priestesses of Auril (Oria is left). I've played battle squares a few times. I've played around with the spinning dais. I've played around with the prism. What should I do?

1 - I haven't been to the third level yet. Should I go there first?
2 - Is battle squares just a fun thing to play, or do I need to get battle mastery to complete a quest?
3 - The prism shoots lightning, and the lightning ricochets off the mirrors and into the locked doors with the special little keyholes. I figured. Question is, how do I get the lightning to bounce where I need it to go?

(Again, please answer the questions I ask. )

[True_Moose]

The battle squares aren't technically required to complete any quests. That said, great for bragging rights.

Some of the mirrors can be altered. There is your hint.

And don't worry about the third level too much, although feel free to explore it. Some places you'll be able to go, and some you won't.

[ 09-23-2003, 10:26 PM: Message edited by: True_Moose ]

[Bozos of Bones]

ONE WORD HINTS:
Painting
Lightning
Sanctum
Shifted
Wizard
Mirrors
_POSSIBLE SPOILER_
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Caged Fury


That's it.

[Magness]

Originally posted by Pirengle: . ...I'm stuck, and I'm afraid to go flipping through a walkthrough on this one. I'm in the stupid ice temple. I've killed two of the three priestesses of Auril (Oria is left). I've played battle squares a few times. I've played around with the spinning dais. I've played around with the prism. What should I do? 1 - I haven't been to the third level yet. Should I go there first? 2 - Is battle squares just a fun thing to play, or do I need to get battle mastery to complete a quest? 3 - The prism shoots lightning, and the lightning ricochets off the mirrors and into the locked doors with the special little keyholes. I figured. Question is, how do I get the lightning to bounce where I need it to go? (Again, please answer the questions I ask. )

1. "third" level? There are only 2 levels in the ice temple.

2. Battlesquares. IIRC, you need to complete at least one rank to complete the 2nd level of the Ice Temple. There are a decent number of good rewards for completing various ranks of the B.S. game. It takes a minimum of 250 individual battles to complete BS. It's worth it to finish it once, for the challenge, the XP, and the rewards.

3. You need to flip a mirror. But you also need to redirect the lightning gun using one of the levers in the lightning gun room. (1 level changes the aim of the LG, the other fires it. No mystery.)

[Pirengle]

Okay, figured out a lot of stuff since last post. [img]smile.gif[/img] I figured out how to beat Oria in ethereal form, but I solved the altar puzzle first, and now I can't find her anywhere. I've searched the entire level. Is there any way to spawn a new Oria into my game? My last save is WAY behind...