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Is Finger Of Death on Dragons Cheating?

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by Brauhex, Jan 3, 2001.

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    Septic Yogurt, Jan 8, 2001
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    [​IMG] Sorl, the mists are unkillable. The only way to finish the vampires after they turn into mists is to have a couple of stakes with you and use them on their coffins. That kills them for good.
    Of course, ths only works in tombs/dungeons where the vampires actually HAVE tombs. If it happens outside, who knows where the mists go...
     
    Taluntain, Jan 8, 2001
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    Dragons are a seroious threat to your party, escecially if they use their breath weapon they can annihilate (unresurrectable) half of your party. So I can understand why people use finger of death on them.
    So did I. Hell, the fight was over before anyone else of my characters was able to place a second shot or to start a melee attack!
    I think I will never again use it, just in case of emergency. I think that it strongly takes fun out of these epic dragon slaughtery.
     
    Ragusa, Jan 9, 2001
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  4. Sorl Guest

    What did you do to prepare the dragon for the finger?
    I breached Shadow about 5 times plus that whip, reduced magic resistance 3 times and did 4 or 5 finger of death plus the same amount of other death spells, doing no damage whatsoever. At the end we (Nalia, Imoen, Viconia, Jaheira and me (sorcerer)) hit him with some other spells, Valygar kept working him with fury and the dragon finally died. I feel really bad about that (I had wanted to demonstrate to Valygar (40% of my parties kills) how real pros (spellweavers) do a fast clean kill).

    So did I miss anything important or was it plain bad luck (I didn't repeat the fight because I was totally frustrated)?
     
    Sorl, Jan 10, 2001
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    [​IMG] You managed to kill the black dragon with a finger of death!!! I lowered that nut's resistance about 3 times, greater malison and when i cast the finer of death, he saved vs spell! How did you do it?
     
    Wizard advocate, Jan 10, 2001
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    Actually I don´t really know I did. It happened too fast. I remember tha in fact Aerie was casting a high level break magic scroll (I don´t exactly know which), Viconia casted something else and I was casting finger of death whil my archer/ mellee-men were forming.
    FLASH - dragon dead.

    In the combat report I was named to be the lucky killer. Quite probable that it was sheer luck.
     
    Ragusa, Jan 11, 2001
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    "What did you do to prepare the dragon for the finger?"


    My vote for best quote taken out of context on these boards...
     
    Cuckoo, Jan 11, 2001
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    [​IMG] lol
     
    Lord Moeken, Jan 12, 2001
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    Heh, I never thought of using FoD on a dragon, I just figured it would fizzle out and not work...Oh well...I've fought 3 dragons, Firkraag, Shadow Dragon and Adalon...Managed to kill them with my human kensai...and his buddies...

    Never ran into any other dragons yet...but I agree with the 'non-satisfaction' of just killing it like that...

    Hmm, I like that quote ;)

    Mav
     
    Maveroick, Jan 13, 2001
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    I'm not really sure but I think there are only 3 Dragons in the game.
     
    Silver Dragon, Jan 14, 2001
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    There are 5.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jan 14, 2001
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    I concur. 5.

    Amon-Ra
     
    Amon-Ra, Jan 14, 2001
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    There are 5, although there is only one which you have to fight, and 3 you should fight if you are good.
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    They are Firkraag, the shadow dragon, the black dragon of suldanesselar, the silver dragon and the dragon in hell
     
    Wildfire, Jan 14, 2001
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    [​IMG] Nothing else left to say
     
    Ragusa, Jan 14, 2001
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  15. Sorl Guest

    [​IMG] Yes there is!
    I just rescanned the posts and found a totally unacceptible one from Septic Yogurt:.
    So Septic:

    FLAME YOU!
    FLAME FLAME FLAME!!!
    MEGAFLAME!!!!!!!!!!!!
    <Sorl casts timestop from scroll>
    ...
    <wearing Vecna's robe, Sorl blasts you with all his spells (except friendship) ripping your defenses away, roasting you with half a dozen fireballs, and having some summoned monsters hacking at your charcoaled remainders. He then rips the spell-bags from Imoen and Nalia and reads the deadly spells off one by one.>
    ...
    <Sorl's face slowly turns from solid red back to its noble ebony white. He stands at the rim of the crater he just made and at its bottom sees a small black pepple representing the remains of Septic Yogurt the Heretic. A warm feeling encompasses his soul and a faint smile lightens his face>

    END OF FLAME


    [This message has been edited by Sorl (edited January 15, 2001).]

    [This message has been edited by Sorl (edited January 15, 2001).]
     
    Sorl, Jan 15, 2001
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    [​IMG] ROFL - mercy Sorl, mercy!

    I promise not to write any confusing rubbish the next time, at least for a day or two!

    (damn, where´s this green smiley?)
     
    Ragusa, Jan 17, 2001
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  17. Sorl Guest

    [​IMG] The flame wasn't against you Ragusa. It was against S.Y. May his charcoaled remains rest in everlasting turmoil.
    He just had one little 'a' too many on his last post :D

    Haven't heard from him since my flame! he he he he! :p

    As for the smilies. When you post there is a little link on the left side of the editing window called 'Smilies Legend'
    I oversaw that too for a long time.
    As for myself I prefer :cool: , except when I'm in a nasty mood.
     
    Sorl, Jan 17, 2001
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    :D :D :D hehe just found that link :D :D :D
     
    Cerryl, Jan 18, 2001
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  19. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] Also try to keep in mind that your text should be accompanied by smilies, not the other way around.
    Smilies are fine when they add to the meaning of what you write, but they're not here just for the sake of adding small pictures to posts.
     
    Taluntain, Jan 18, 2001
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    Not to sound gross or rude, but a little something for Psyco Bob. Viconia? Come on man, Jaheira, that is a women, strong, attitude and sweet.

    Ok now that I said that you can all forget it. :) HE HE
     
    nidogueihtam, Jan 25, 2001
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