i don't know what order people take the quests in, but the first few times i played going to spellhold/underdark was only after every topside quest was done, meaning that the party was pretty beefy.

so an imp tells you to flee the city once the matron is dead. hahahaha. why on earth would you run away now? the two most powerful people just died to a demon right in front of you. more than likely you've also already killed Qilue (for the aboleth, though you can browbeat it into not making you kill her). you've also done the Jarlaxl/Deimos quest and wiped out House Jaerlat [sp]. guess what? there's nothing left in the city but a few minor spellcasters (both slave merchants are), some fighters, and slaves! wipe the whole damn city out!

for a grey elf like myself, this was my favorite accomplishment.

and if this has already been discussed, excuse my ignorance http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

Heh well I did like taking control of the city in the last couple of times I have completed it. But I am much more of a main storyline person myself and after getting Bg2 right after a Bg1 game I decided to skip all the side quests and follow the child of bhaal storyline and stuff all the side quests. And im glad of ithttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Because it made me get caught up in the storyline a lot more and also meant it had a lot more replayability in the last 11 times I have completed the game. Plus I couldnt kill even all the left over drow on my first game! I was only L10 at the end of the game for gods sakes!!! Thats what you get for not doing side questshttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif But I dont regret it in the least.http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

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Oh good. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif I'm not the only psychopathic Drow-killer around here. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif I never leave any Drow/Spider alive in the Drow City when I'm done. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif I even bother to enter the Taverns, houses and the second floor to exterminate all Drow life. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif By the way, I do this only with one melee fighter, the rest of the party stay put while the fighter with Boots of Speed and what-suchs, goes on a murderous rampage. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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