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Prologue | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Tales of the Sword Coast | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Ba'Ruk
Now I journey northwards, killing a few Ogres along the way.
I travel towards the northwest corner of the area. Around here will be a Hobgoblin named Ba'Ruk, along with a few Kobold Commandos. Ba'Ruk himself shoots poisoned arrows.
In vanilla BG1 the Commandos were bunched together, so they could easily be knocked out with a Sleep spell. They'll be much more spread out during SCS. I show a sensible approach in the video. Yeslick and Khalid, having the best protection against missile weapons, go out well ahead of the party to start the fight. They then harmlessly absorb the missile fire, and begin taking out the nearest Commandos one by one. The rest of the party brings up the rear and begins taking out other Commandos. Ba'Ruk will soon be by himself and helpless.
I conclude the video by bumping the north edge of the area in order to expose the Lighthouse on the world map.
Charleston Nib
Now I go due east and run into an archaeological dig being conducted by Charleston Nib. I initially accept his offer, and then hear a counter-offer from Gallor. There's more than one way to resolve this.
One is to take up Gallor on his counter-offer, and slaughter Nib and all of his co-workers. Go inside, take the idol and bring it to Gallor, and get xp but a reputation hit as well.
Another is to help Charleston out, but then try to remove the idol. Be forewarned that once you leave the tomb, a really tough Doomsayer with a LOT of hit points will attack. If you can manage it, the Idol is one of the items that can be used to get the Vampiric Sword from the Ghost of Ulcaster.
My preferred choice is shown in the video. I help out Charleston, and watch as the idol turns his workers insane. I end up killing them, which is pretty easy for any level of party. I then leave the idol where it is, and walk away with a 1,000xp and a +1 to reputation.
Commander Brage
Now I head a little south and east. Laryssa implores me to try and help the nearby Commander Brage instead of killing him.
The answer to Brage's riddle is 'Death'. I then choose the option that involves returning him to the Temple of Helm in Nashkel. I am then rewarded with 1,000xp, 1,000gp, +1 to reputation, and a Potion of Stone Giant Strength. I also get the Cursed Sword of Berserking (+3 two-handed sword, cursed, causes wielder to go berserk in combat) in my inventory, which had been the source of Brage's troubles.
The video concludes with me purchasing two Stone to Flesh scrolls from the Cleric in the temple. There are specific reasons for this that will be revealed soon.
My next stop is the Nashkel Carnival.
