Soresko is much less credulous than Odesya, but can still be threatened or wooed to your side with a good conversation skill. When Gulkaush is defeated, shell go through a lengthy speech about how she came to dwell in the Skein. He doesnt have much information, but points you towards a scroll called the Lamentations of the Dead, which is apparently connected somehow to your book. The ones to look out for are Stoneskin, Premonition for Safiya herself, the Mass Buff spells at level 6 (with Mass Bears Endurance arguably being the most important), and, perhaps most importantly, a Persistant Haste spell. Press Z to check out the Genius Loci at their bases; you need to attack each of these loci in order to prevent them from issuing elementals. If you can return to the Sleeper at this point (the path may be inaccessible if you killed the earth elemental), then you can talk to her to enter her dreams. Just get to solving the damn puzzle, already. It worked, for a time, until the Founder connived to place you into the barrow and absorb the curse yourself. Okku is corporeal, so it shouldnt be too difficult for Safiya to hit him with touch attacks like Polar Ray, allowing you to damage him down pretty quickly. If youve managed to form an especially strong link with one of your followers, theyll also appear on the battlefield and help you out. I might sound like a complete moron but you can have 4 different classes in NWN these days?! The game was a critical success when it was released in 2006, featuring an epic and lengthy adventure, with mechanics that hearkened back to the good old days of Baldur's Gate. You can choose to visit the prisons of any of them. Youll definitely want to have her memorize the Stoneskin and Spiderskin spells, which can both be cast on all party members for a good amount of damage protection. Have fun :) You have the option of destroying it or retrieving it. Itll come in handy during a quest youll pick up downstairs, but for now, if you want to look around, feel free to do so. Ask Safiya if shes all right when she stops you to gain a bit of influence, then move forward to take on Okku, the bear god. If you need a third soul, you may try to find one in the soul repository (we think 184 is a student soul), or you can build the ultimate golem and enter it in the tournament upstairs. Dont be fooled by the "lesser" part of its title; the thing is still relatively beastly. Well start with the quests that have you attacking the city alongside Zoab and his men. I guess, in theory, they are technically slightly better, but by such an insignificant amount that it doesn't really matter. Ferala will drop the Grasp of Earth heavy armor when killed. Loot the Letter from Ivin Borsk off of Ivins body when he dies, then head back to the Sloop and rest up. When you think youre ready to join, head into the lodge and speak to Jurak. Araman is just another spellcaster, so any sufficiently powerful melee character will be able to take him on. Begin with the southeastern corner, which leads to. If you managed to cast Mind Blank, though, everyone should be able to safely ignore the aura and attack away. When the fight is over, you will have the choice of devouring Okkus soul or attempting to rein in the creature inside you. Zinoviy and his gang will set upon you if you happen to set upon them. Head into Lienna's secret room to speak to the Keeper of Doors. After you get the information about Lienna and Nefris from the hags, you can inquire more about different subjects of import to you, such as what happened to your companions at the end of NWN2, the location of the Sword of Gith, and so on. Luckily for you, its possible to avoid taking on all of the enemies here at once, at least from what we can tell. Okku is probably only going to be joining your party if youre playing as a somewhat good character, but keep in mind that influence with him can be difficult to get unless you attempt to rein in your spirit-eating desires. Count Crowroost: On the Shadow plane side of the beach here, a small imp stands guard over a coffin. Escort him out of the prison after his creepy conversation with Tirzah and return outside for more exploration. Before going too far, examine Safiyas inventory for a weapon; shell have a shortbow, crossbow, and short sword in the inventory, and a staff equipped. The Sleeper is a woman who appears to be lost in dreams, standing nearby. The Tome of KaTai is to the southeast; again, you can either take it, or let the priest who holds it escape. You should be able to find two soul housings on this floor, each of which will contain the soul of a student. Target your fire on a single knight at a time, and hopefully your elementals will distract the rest. You can speak to Shelvedar Nuum outside the gates if you wish to trade. In addition, youll find a room with a coupld of NPCs lying on the bed, as well as a pair of pit fiends. (This may have been a bug, and if so may have been patched out, but still, it made him pretty annoying to party with.). If Okku is in your party and you attempt to devour the Wood Man, hell automatically turn on you and youll be forced to kill him. Read everything here before interacting with the body; there are two books and a revenge list. Theres a relatively good result, one somewhat neutral option, and one particularly evil act. Hes brought along a spirit army, which fuels his power. Its easiest to go ahead and start with Demons at the Gates, so offer to stay at the gate and defeat the enemies that arive. But I am also open to creating items from scratch. In our case, we traded for Kepob, who was added as a temporary party member. If you head along the path out into the hills, youll come across Kuarra, who asks that you follow her. Falchion is THE best weapon fot motb wm. World exit. This allows for Arrows, Bolts, and Bullets, Throwing Axes, Shurikens, and Darts to be crafted out of various metal materials and for ranged weapons to be enchanted with Enhance, Damage Bonuses, and other enchants. The teleporter here will lead to a room with Spiritwalkers in it, and an awesome shield for clerics in a chest, but the teleporter that leads onward is to the south of the obvious one. Two bugfixes that I found useful. When the Keeper has been restored, it will let you open the doors in the room. Make your way to the front gates of the Academy, bashing the doors down if need be. Gann should cast Summon Creature VIII before the fight begins, and Safiya should nab a Mordenkainens Sword. You know from the gargoyles that its been to Okkus barrow, but that doorway has been shut; youll need to find more doorways that connect to this one before you can use it. When you get free of the conversation, hold Z and look around to find a dirt mound nearby with a little gold in it. Thatll automatically warp the first character to the other area with all of the casings in their pockets. With that done, examine the nearby Sacred Pool. Have Gann cast Summon Creature IX if possible. The rumbling that this causes will open the way to Gulkaushs chamber, but the debris it brings down from the ceiling will prevent you from completing either of the other quests here and likely cost you a lot of money from bodies that you wont be able to loot. If it's not too much work for you? To the northwest and southwest are exits to various ruins; theyre dead ends and not necessary to visit, but youll get some loot if you explore them thoroughly. MotB is one of the best games ever. If you want to pick up the spear we were telling you about before, you can head to the northwest a bit. Well start with buffing. 4. What prestige classes should I look at for a two-weapon ranger with agility/mobility oriented feats? Hell be your main source of information while youre here, so talk to him. you dont have to replace anyone), which is pretty handy. When you reach the room with the Cell Doors on either side, park your party members in the previous hallway and move a single character in to bait all of the Hoary Mummified Priests there into smashing their doors and coming after you; itll be easier to goad them into coming backwards into the last hallway and taking them down as they come. He speaks of many things, including the fact that you have to find the true Sword of the Gith, which will unlock a door in the dead gods vault, which will let you recreate the original fight to destroy the Wall of the Faithless, where your soul apparently now dwells - as does Araman. OP is playing NWN2, no double weapon in that game . Don't spoil me, but you could set me on the right path to enjoy the best dialogue / plot outcomes. When youre ready to make your golem, bring all of the parts to the Golem Crafting Station here. Take it, then place a single volatile Spirit Essence into the pool. Hell be able to fuse them together, creating the kind of awkward soul that the pit fiends want. To open up the enchanting UI, you need to use the Enchantment Focus near an enchanting bench. One last note: the enchanting system has been overhauled in the expansion pack, and you can now enchant weapons right in your very own backpack! NWN2 Cheats are console commands which can be used in the game to change some values or get some advantages. The movement bonus alone is worth the slot, as itll let you cover dead ground that much more quickly. Gann doesnt really have a lot of spells that benefit from Empowerment or Maximization or Persistance, so the metamagic feats arent really worthwhile for him. If you have good saves against immobilizing effects, then you should be able to act fairly autonomously, but if youre a fighter or another character with less than great spell saves, youre going to find yourself dazed or paralyzed for most of the fight. In order to escape from the Skein, youll probably need to find some way to lower the water levels in here. Its cool! But still, you gave me quite a few ideas. If you do, hell fall easily; he casts some buffing spells, but he wont be able to do much against the damage youre probably outputting at this point. If you tell him that coming with you is better than staying in prison, then refuse to promise him anything, hell come along. Play along with the fiction here to earn some influence with Gann. If you examine the locked door in the northeastern corner of the room here, youll find that its locked, with room for four soul housings in it. Doing so will net you the Jar of Condensed Orglash Essences, which can be applied to weapons in order to make anything they touch freeze. Until, that is, you strike the gong here. 1) This will only work if you have Mask of the Betrayer installed and are running version 1.12.1295 (the current patch level as of 3/19/08). We preferred to use Okku over One of Many, ourselves. It's up to you to find new friends, explore the new portion of the world that has been opened to you, and attempt to find the reason you've been cursed, and hopefully eliminate it before it overwhelms you. She doesnt attack for much damage and if youre properly buffed shell have a hard time hitting you. Move forward toward the gates and attempt a parlay. Can replace the 3 above effects IF there's not maximum effect on weapon. When youre done, loot the bodies and return to the exterior area of Mulsantir. Now, return to the Middle Barrow. Youll also be able to get another golem piece after defeating her, as well. Dont forget that Gann has his Chastise Spirits and Weaken Spirits powers; he can harm large groups of foes with them. Warding of the Spirits is a good buff to cast on your party members after you rest. Also, i know there's a Holy Avenger in this game. Whatever! unfortunately NWN2 doesn't have its own board. If you wind up summoning with him consistently, then the Augment Summoning feat will be worthwhile, but you can probably find that as a bonus feat on an item along the way. (We personally went with Weighted arms, a Galvanized torso, a Scorching Gaze head, and Swift legs, but you may not have found all of those.) At the beginning of Act II, your character becomes a spirit-eater. Move near the Mosstone with Gann in your party and hit the R button to enter your dream. Go ahead and rest after you do so, cast her buffs, and get going. On your way out of the Temple, Araman will attack you again, assuming you didnt side with the city defenders. With a little talking here ("If you claim to follow Kelemvor"), you can convince him that he should abandon his studies in the Temple, because if he continues them, hell wind up in the Wall of the Faithless in the afterlife.