I need help.. Neverwinter Nights - HOTU

[Chaz]

Ok I need some kind of winning strategy to kick the azz of the bad guy in the last battle. I have a mage( 26th level I think ) and I cant get past this guy successfuly. Ive tried many many many many ma..(well you get the idea) ways to defeat him. I can barely hurt him, most spells do nothing. Ive tried to banish him, hurt him with one of my major powerfull weapons, unloaded all my spells on him, tried all kinds of spell combos, summoned all kinds of creatures to aid me, used a couple epic spells... etc. etc. etc.. And I cant seem to get him. Of the two choices strong fighter companions I have (the tiefling & the recovered paladin) he turns them both against me(only the little bard from the first two storys stays with me).

Surely its possible for any class to win. I mean, its just doesnt seem right that they would make it impossible to win after going through all that with any class. My mage has all kinds of strong weapons, magic items etc... just maybe not the ones I need maybe?

Anyway surely somebody can tell me how to defeat this bad azzed devil with my mage. Please help.

Thanks in advance.

Peace

 

[KenM]

I'm having the same problem, I can't get past the last fight. I have an uber dwarf fighter. No matter what weapon I try to use, it says weapon ineffective. I can't hurt him.

 

[Chaz]

There has got to be a way... I mean come on haha.

I can manage to hurt him enough the first phase of the fight to get him to leave and send in the first wave of troops.. sometimes...just barely....
But by then im spent and when he returns for the second fight im toast...

PLEASE somebody help.

Peace

And good luck to you KenM

 

[drnuncheon]

Maybe he'll go away if you call him names.

J
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[Eccles]

It's a tough fight, and I can't help those of you playing mages, as I did it as a druid.

What + bonus do you have on the swords you fighters are wielding? You need an epic weapon (ie. +6 or more), as I understand it.

And his turning of the allies against you is obviously based upon some sort of dice roll, as I kept the reformed blackguard woman with me.

(Good job, too - she actually killed him. My sword was too feeble and I had to just sit back and keep healing her!)

 

[drnuncheon]

And his turning of the allies against you is obviously based upon some sort of dice roll, as I kept the reformed blackguard woman with me.

I believe it's based on how you treat your allies - the conversation choices you make when talking with them, etc.

J
...of course, you could call them names to keep them on your side, too...

 

[DMFirebow]

I believe it's based on how you treat your allies - the conversation choices you make when talking with them, etc.

J
...of course, you could call them names to keep them on your side, too...

Actually if you got their TRUE names from the Keeper of Names, you can tell them to stay on your side, and they do not have a choice. You do have to have a +6 or better weapon to hurt him. I had a +7 Hasted Regenerating Axe of the Culling, a Dwarf Rogue/Fighter, about 28 total levels, a STR of 32, AC nearly 40, and both NPCs helping me. I had the guy beat easily.

 

[drnuncheon]

Actually if you got their TRUE names from the Keeper of Names, you can tell them to stay on your side, and they do not have a choice.

Yeah. I was trying to be all subtle, see.

J

 

[Chaz]

Yeah my sword is like +7 or +8 with keen and does acid damage etc. etc .etc... keeping your henchmen is a loyalty based thing that checks persuation or whatever. Mine is low.
As far as true names.. I had just spent my gold to upgrade weapons when I got sucked into that long period of game where they lead you around by the nose. Then I got into that second part that led to the names gal and I had TONS of equipment to sell but no gold... *sigh* so I couldnt buy other names. And once you leave you cant get back to her.. Or can you? did I miss something?

Anyway im realy pissed about this. Ive tried dozens of times/ways now and still cant kill him. I even tried going to easy setting(which ive NEVER done before..) and still get my azz handed to me.

It looks like I need to have one of the major companions with me to get it, but cant win them over due to low persuade/bluff/intimidate or whatever.

Come on folks there has got to be a way. Please help me. I cant have gone this far just to watch him kill me(after a long battle) time & time again. At this point id almost concider a cheat just to get it over with.. But there must be a strategy I just havent found yet.

Thanks for the replys so far, but somebody with a winning idea please respond. My mental health depends on me kicking this guys azz.

Peace

EDIT: I do have a savegame where im with the keeper of names. Problem is I only have like 134,000 or so gold on me at that time and need 200.000 to get valens or arabeths name. *sigh* And of course there is no way to sell all the shwag(about 200-300,000 worth) on me, and cant get back to her once I do sell... What a rotten game design.

Somebody help please. I wouldnt even mind playing from here if somebody knew how to edit in the gold I need with the keeper of names to get me a chance later in the battle by keeping my henchman loyal & helping me..

HELP.........

 

[LightPhoenix]

Acid damage works against him, so Melf's Acid Arrow, Acid Flasks, and the like will do significant damage to him. Otherwise, I don't really know as a mage.

As a high-level Bard, Bard Song actually gives you a small enough boost to usually damage him, so if you had Deekin advance that way that might work.

Also, the tiefling is, as far as I can tell, near impossible to keep on your side without his true name. Domination and similar spells will work on the "allies", and if you have a high enough spell DC it will be hard for any of them to resist it.