The Joys of Iron Golems

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 9:51 pm

I was just curious if anybody had actually faced and killed the iron golems guarding the Black Raven's Tomb, rather than running like hell away from 'em with the booty; and if so, how you did it.

cjdevito · Post by **cjdevito** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 12:39 am

I had a bunch of weapons that had 'effective +5 to hit' on them even though their other enchantments were sucky. I just loaded them up and started swinging.

fable · Post by **fable** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 12:41 am

Which +5 weapons? The only thing I can think of that deals +5 at that point is the bludgeoning staff, but in fact that comes right after you leave the area--the drow merchant sells it. Well, and there's a +5 mace, I think, but it's only good against humanoids.

cjdevito · Post by **cjdevito** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 12:43 am

Not actual +5.... the crappy +1 variety that has a property allowing them to hit critters requiring up to +5. Surefire? Surestrike? They had a name along those lines. Very common in my game, even in the early chapters.

fable · Post by **fable** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 2:10 am

Guess it's luck of the draw. I recall finding a +4 against evil, I think, and maybe a +5 against humans, but nothing that would do for the golems. I just ran like hell.

stophculv · Post by **stophculv** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 5:39 am

From my experiences, it seems that Golems can only be damaged by +3 weapons or certain procs. Thus, your monk won't do much against Golems until he or she gains +3 fists.

cjdevito · Post by **cjdevito** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 9:18 am

where Cdjevito claims that the weapon enchantment required to defeat IGs is much higher.

(taken from another thread)

It's +3 required to hit IGs. I actually received a message to that effect within the game. What I was saying above was that all I had were +1 and +2 weapons, but that I had a bunch of craptastic +1 weapons that had a special enchantment on'em that allows them to hit creatures requiring up to +5.