What am I doing wrong?!

Detrius · Post by **Detrius** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 9:32 am

Ok, v sorry to take u all back so far but some of us have only just started playing. I've finally found all the golden bones of Kaarax or whatever its called and I can kill the lich form no problem

but as soon as the demi lich comes along he casts two or three death spells, a couple of imprisonments and bang thats it I'm dead!

Is there any protection from this sort of thing or am I just not a high enough level to beat him yet ( I'm around level 13 ). My party consists of:
Me "Detrius" (Cavalier), Minsc, Valygar, Jaheria, Aerie and Nalia Any help much appreciated, Thanx

rapier · Post by **rapier** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 9:36 am

After he went into Demi-Lich form, use Prot from Magic or maybe Prot from Undead scrolls...

Detrius · Post by **Detrius** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 9:43 am

Thankyou kindly, I'm off to kick some demi lich tail, do those scrolls help with getting stunned aswell?

rapier · Post by **rapier** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 9:45 am

Prot from magic make invulnerable to magic, Prot from Undead invisible to undead...

Manveru · Post by **Manveru** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 9:58 am

You could also use 6th level mage spell Immunity : abjuration to prevent these imprisonments.

rapier · Post by **rapier** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 10:03 am

Doesn't last long though...

rapier · Post by **rapier** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 10:03 am

Slayer is immune to imprisonment, BTW...

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 10:32 am

Minsc's beserking should stop him from being imprisoned, but i am not sure if any weapons that early in the game can do any damage to his demi lich form.

[ 08-18-2001: Message edited by: Mr Sleep ]

Sojourner · Post by **Sojourner** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 10:51 am

Items that damage Kangaax's Demi-lich form which you can obtain relatively early in the game:

1) Staff of Rhynn +4 (sold by Ribald)
2) Carsomyr +5
3) Melf's Minute Meteors
4) Ring of the Ram
5) Daystar's Sunray Ability

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 2:51 pm

IIRC, Daystar's Sunray distrups his casting, but doesn't do damage.

Raphtyr · Post by **Raphtyr** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 3:56 pm

NB: In my game, Minsc's Beserk ability didn't protect him from Kangaxx's Imprisonment.

(Although it did from another Demi-Lich I ran across)

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 4:38 pm

If you have ToB installed, you can make a pit stop at Watchers Keep, and Get both the Short Sword of Mask +4 (Awesome for backstabbing, as if the target doesn't die from it, there is a chance of him becoming entangled

) and Firetooth +4, the best projectile weapon in the game. Both weapons are capable of hitting Kangaxx. Now, combine that with the Ring of Ram, Staff of Magi, Carsomyr, Defender +5 (Sorry Drizzt

). Once you reach chapter six, you can have all of these, but if still in chapter 2 or 3, and don't want to wait, most are still available.

Xyx · Post by **Xyx** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 6:02 pm

For fun and some good tips, read [url="http://members.home.net/mrkevvy/kangaxx.html"]Fifty Ways To Kill Your Kangaxx[/url] on Baldurdash.

For more good tips, read the [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/baldursgateii/strategies/kangaxxthelich.php"]Kangaxx the Lich[/url] topic in GameBanshee's Strategy Guides.

If all that still doesn't work, try a search on "kill kangaxx".

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 7:16 pm

@Xyx:

I actually did a search on Kangaxx the other day (Having gone through the game twice, I never bothered to kill him, so I finally decided too) Now there si a lot of good strategy in that gem of info.

Laurelei · Post by **Laurelei** » Sun Aug 19, 2001 6:39 am

Careful about protection from undead though, If Kangaxx can't see you, he won't do his death dialog and basically never dies.