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SixOfSpades · 07-01-2002, 06:10 PM

There are 2 main things that make the Sewer Fight difficult:
1) It's a well-balanced party, with 2 tough Dwarven Fighters protecting a good Cleric, Archer, Mage, and 1 more person I'm forgetting. Draug Fea and Tarnor have good Saves, and they both take a lot of damage before they finally go down.

2) The game hides the more important spells from you: Things like Lower Resistance, Pierce Shield and Breach. Because of this, Gaius (the Mage) is really tough, because you can't get through his protections before he casts Chaos on your party.

My 2 ways around this:
1) Break up their group--get them to come at you one at a time if you can, although really this is abusing the AI. ("You guys stay here, I'll rush out into the darkness by myself.")

2) Wait until you've got the anti-protection spells I mentioned. Alternatively, start the fight by planting a Short Sword between Gaius's kidneys.

07-01-2002, 06:10 PM	#14
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	There are 2 main things that make the Sewer Fight difficult: 1) It's a well-balanced party, with 2 tough Dwarven Fighters protecting a good Cleric, Archer, Mage, and 1 more person I'm forgetting. Draug Fea and Tarnor have good Saves, and they both take a lot of damage before they finally go down. 2) The game hides the more important spells from you: Things like Lower Resistance, Pierce Shield and Breach. Because of this, Gaius (the Mage) is really tough, because you can't get through his protections before he casts Chaos on your party. My 2 ways around this: 1) Break up their group--get them to come at you one at a time if you can, although really this is abusing the AI. ("You guys stay here, I'll rush out into the darkness by myself.") 2) Wait until you've got the anti-protection spells I mentioned. Alternatively, start the fight by planting a Short Sword between Gaius's kidneys. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.