Battling Vampires

Corak · Post by **Corak** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:01 pm

I'm looking for suggestions for battling vampires in Chapter 3. I can't use magic and they keep level draining me. I don't have enough gold to restore my characters. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Opalescence · Post by **Opalescence** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:14 pm

*sigh* ok, since you're BATTLING vampires let me assume that Aran Linvail has given you that neato amulet? Good. Take that amulet, put it on your best tank, go to the city gates, get the longsword Daystar (do a search of Daystar on the forums to figure out exactly how to get it + tips on how to battle the lich guarding it), and use its special ability: Sunray. This powerful spell will do mucho damage to undead, and can instantly slay them (vampires, as if you didn't know already, are undead). Put daystar on the same dude wearing Amulet of Power. He won't be level-drained, and a Sunray blast will turn most if not all the vampires swarming around him into putty.

OldMansChild7 · Post by **OldMansChild7** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:15 pm

what is your character/party? amulet of power has immunity to level drain, if you can equip them, then you should definitely use them

Corak · Post by **Corak** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:37 pm

Thanks. While browsing the forum (new member) I found the search function. I'll use it first next time.
Off I go.

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:12 am

Still, don't hesitate to ask for help again if you get stuck.

The Great Hairy · Post by **The Great Hairy** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:54 pm

Another (quick) suggestion for handling undead and vampires - get Azuredge and put it in Minsc's or Korgan's free weapon slot. That way they can handle any undead pretty quickly. I've even killed Bhodi with it!

If you don't know where Azuredge is - free the slaves in the Copper Coronet and then speak with Hendak.

Cheers
TGHO

lompo · Post by **lompo** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:04 am

[QUOTE=The Great Hairy]Another (quick) suggestion for handling undead and vampires - get Azuredge and put it in Minsc's or Korgan's free weapon slot. TGHO[/QUOTE]

Korgan can't use Azuredge, only good aligned Char. can.
But is one of the best weapon for fighting undeads!
If you have high lev. priest you can turn them; cast Negative plane prot. on your party (you can have it casted to all your party with an option of lim. wish spell).

Link_542 · Post by **Link_542** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:37 am

Only mages can use the amulet of power, so you can't equip it to a tank unless it's a ___/Mage. So unless you have a decent dual classed tank/mage, I wouldn't bother with daystar. Unless you cast negative plane protection.

SP101 · Post by **SP101** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm

Huh? Amulet of Power cannot be used by pure fighters. Even if it's true (I'm not really sure), Anomen, Minsc, Jaheira or even Cernd could wear it.

stramoski · Post by **stramoski** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:21 pm

Amulet of Power

It makes some sense... One of the effects is to reduce spellcasting speed/ only spellcasters can use it...

Who can cast spells? Rangers, Paladins, Clerics, Druids, Bards, Sorcorers, and, of course, Mages...

The Great Hairy · Post by **The Great Hairy** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:20 pm

@lompo
Whoops, I completely missed that! That's the problem of having an all good party - anyone can use the axe. Oh, I noticed that only Good-aligned people can use it, Neutrals can't either.

@everyone else
Anyone who can cast spells can wear the Amulet of Power. I've had Minsc wearing it, as well as Anomen. Keldorn can't however.

[Spoilers]
Heh, I was in Spellhold last night, and when Bhodi and the two extra vampires attacked me Minsc killed one instantly, Keldorn (weilding the Mace of Disruption) killed another with his first blow) and then... Well Bhodi ran off quickly!

[\Spoilers]

Cheers all,
TGHO

Vicsun · Post by **Vicsun** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:23 pm

gamebanshee is neat

The Great Hairy · Post by **The Great Hairy** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:29 pm

[QUOTE=Vicsun]gamebanshee is neat[/QUOTE]

Yes, we know. That's why we post here.

Cheers,
TGHO

stramoski · Post by **stramoski** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:05 pm

reply

Can Keldorn cast spells?

I don't think so....

But I think you're right...

I don't remeber using it this Paladins...

And guys are right.... Gamebanshee is great!

The Great Hairy · Post by **The Great Hairy** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:09 pm

Inquistors (Keldorn's kit) do not get any access to spells or some of the Paladin specials (Lay on Hands). However, they do get the awesome True Sight and Dispel Magic abilities (try them sometime - rockage).

Cheers,
TGHO

flounder · Post by **flounder** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:39 pm

Another suggestion for some real vampire butt-kicking action - dual wield Azuredge with the Mace of Disruption +2 in the hands of Minsc or your best fighter. It's not much of a fight.

lompo · Post by **lompo** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 2:52 am

Unfortunatly you can't dual wield Azuredge, being a throwable weapon (you can equip only shield with it).
But anyhow what the use of it? they both do the same, so actually you get only one extra attack tha destroy undead: just add Belm/Kundane and you get the same effect with extra dmg (the off hand dmg).