[Pirengle]

(This is assuming you haven't installed any mods.)

There are two parts to this fight. In the beginning, after everyone says their spiel and the fight begins, there are five demons and the Slayer-morphed Irenicus. About halfway through this fight, Irenicus will cast Project Image and quickly disappear. He should be somewhere on the other side of the map.

For this first part, your priority should be Time Stop over a Spell Trigger. Once you've stopped time, cast Lower Resistance then Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting. Save your big stuff for the Slayer. Once normal time resumes, assign each character to a demon. Leave Aerie free to run around and cast healing and protection spells. Try to get the demons interested in attacking Minsc, Jaheira, and Valygar while the PC, Imoen, and Aerie stand off to the side. Other than that, they're just demons. Take 'em down with Bolts of Glory, Holy Smites, Chain Lightning, sprinkle some defense-lowering spells in there as well, and maybe a Mordenkainen's Sword to help out your fighters. Don't forget to use Dispel Magic on that projected image once the demons are down. Don't worry about the image during the fight either--as long as you don't go searching for the REAL Irenicus, you're in no danger.

Once you've taken out the demons, SAVE YOUR GAME. Pick a new save slot though. You're about to take on the second half of this fight--the real Irenicus. Once everyone is healed up and ready to go, select a party member with low saving throws or rearrange the party's gear so someone's saving throws are all negative numbers. Buff this character out to the max. This character's name is now Bait. Send Bait to go find Irenicus and stick as close to him as humanly (elvenly?) possible. It's Bait's job to be the target for Irenicus' spells. Feel free to summon Bait some friends--skeleton warriors and fire elementals are good choices here. While Bait's entertaining Joneleth, get everyone else in your party to lift Irenicus' spell protections and whack him with heavy-damage spells. Use your remaining fighters to flank Irenicus from behind. Again, keep Aerie around for healing purposes.

Before the fight, it might be easier for one mage to memorize mostly defensive spells and the other mage to memorize mostly offensive spells.

Hope this helps.

[ 10-16-2004, 08:23 PM: Message edited by: Pirengle ]