I don't know if this would be considered a spoiler or not... but just in case
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@Inv: A hint about killing those Golems.. Do not go in and grab the weapons and let the golems jump you. It's best if you hit them one at a time, run outside of the golem area, then let them chase after you and jump them with your 2-3 toughest guys.. Be sure to have some +3 weapons or better, or you won't be able to kill the Iron Golem (I think the big one is iron).
I think the Clay Golem was probably the most difficult for me, but once I learned he could only take damage from Blunt weapons (I think that's correct), I just used the Flail of Ages +3 (which you can forge at this point I believe)
Use your other characters to pound on him and distract him, so that if you get low on HP you can run away and heal up then come back, and essentially rotate people out.. he will (I believe) target whoever attacked him first. Use the flail of ages on him and he should go down relatively easy.. A good "AID" spell might help here also to crank up your HP, (among other things)
As far as the stone golems, and flesh. They're both pretty much just slash and bash. They aren't too tough.
The Iron Golem WOULD be very very tough if it wasn't for THIS neat little trick..
The golem is too large to fit through that small little archway.. so if you have a character with a +3 or better ranged weapon I suggest the AzureEdge or similar, which can be purchased at the tavern in the slums (CC).. And it's relatively affordable due to the discount you get. ( Plus any rep adjustment in price, and the fact that you can steal it..) It's definately worth getting early in the game, as you will end up fightin lots of undead throughout the game.
Anyhow, back to the topic at hand.. The Iron Golem. The +3 AzureEdge, used as a thrown weapon.. simply run into the room, hit him with it (from distance), and then run through the doorway (make sure your entire party is out of the room.) Once he is stuck in the doorway he will continuously smash at the ground and grunt alot.. but you can pound on him for as long as it takes (usually only doing 2-3 points of damage at a time), until eventually he just dies.
It's a little cheap, but it was effective and it is legit. I know if I were playing actual AD&D and I ran into an Iron Golem at 10th level, I certainly wouldn't want to duke it out with him face to face.. I would fall back and take pot shots at him.
You may have already done/known all this stuff or there may be better strategies out there for this.. But this is how I did it, and I thought it was rather interesting, and effective.. Only took me 1-2 reloads to get it right. (Due to the clay golem.)
As far as the Keep goes... I would go back and reload the game (if it's not too late). There are some good weapons obtained in that keep.. Especially the bow.
Good luck.
You know your worth when your enemies praise your architecture of aggression.
