Baldur's Gate 2 Solo level 9 Sorceror vs Twisted Rune
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Obtaining the Staff of the Magi at level 9 which makes soloing the game easier (or cheesier) at lower levels. Bought the green scrolls and the scrolls of skull trap immediately upon exiting Irenicus' dungeon. Got the rogue stone from Mae'var's guild 1st floor in training area (knock and survive trap).
Wands were identified by Imoen just before exiting Irenicus' abode after resting. Ran away from Suna Seni fight. Trap on TR door doesn't go off if you cast 'knock' on it. No other quests done (apart from getting 15K gold quest from Gaelan Bayle and accepting Renal's quest to expose Mae'var).
Obviously it could have gone better and maybe I didn't need 4 skull trap scrolls but the main objective was to get the staff.
![[BG2:EE #118] Baldur's Gate Saga SCS Completionist Playthrough - Twisted Rune](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/6k3lVnAc5n0/mqdefault.jpg)
![[BG2:EE #118] Baldur's Gate Saga SCS Completionist Playthrough - Twisted Rune](/img/tr.png)
Saw this video 5 years ago and now finally finishing bg2 :D gj
Killed the twisted rune on first try today with max lvl party, didnt even take damage o.O Maybe lucky on enemy behaviur. kangaxx only possible with slayer form lul
Very well played; it's impressive to see one level 9 character stand up to all that. Normally this sort of fight would require level 15 or above group and even then it would be a struggle for the first time player. I was never in this place before because I never knew where to find the thing I needed to get in there :)
Traps are Kinda OP in the Game XD, A Good Thief and Specially a Bounty Hunter Can Get Rid Of Most Tough Fights haha. I should Play More With Skull Traps, I Just Didn't Bother Much Since Traps Basically Saves You Spells and Scrolls.
There's a web site, www.baldurdash.org/ that has "The Unexpurgated Journal Of Elmonster - Mage Of The Realms" where he details how to solo a mage. I've played his strategy many times, ten or more years ago, and have on several occasions wiped out the entire membership of the Twisted Rune, including Shyressa and Shangalar. The Lich nets a good amount of gold and killing Shyressa is just to make sure the world is less one vampire.
I stumbled into the encounter by accident in Chapter 2, got my ass handed to me and decided to come back in Chapter 6 to get my revenge. I wish I had sealed the deal earlier, that staff is pretty sweet.
An embarrassing day for the Evil Rune.
Yes. You must have combat protections (such as stoneskin and shield) in order not to die, spell protections (spell imunity: abjuration) and, believe it or not, spell protection protections (like invisibility or spell shield) in order to avoid being dispelled. Then just haul your best attacks and watch your protections, getting ready to recast them if they go down. If you're a sorcerer, you'll usually nuke them before they know it. Demilichs are still a pain, though...
Oh the preparations! I think I'd get lonely without the other characters. Still though it must feel pretty badass to destroy the enemies with just one character.
Kinda ironic that half interrupted chanting going "vitaaaa-" ("life") right before a deadly Skull Trap. 😁
thanks for putting this online, i just tried it with a variation (i did it with breach and dispel magic after she summoned the fiend, that pretty much killed her as she didnt had protection from evil and got pwned by the fiend ^^) and got the magi staff.
It counts only if you do it without protection scrolls :p
Antun K Need to be a few levels higher for that I think.
I was just trollin
@Vidrinskas yeah i got tired of trying after like 10 fails so i just decided to let the fiend kill her
Cristian:
It is possible to defeat Kangaax as soon as you get the Staff of Rynn and Spell Immunity, but you don't get to memorize spell immunity until level 9 or 10, and you will NOT be able to beat him with a level 7 Spell Immunity cast from a scroll, because it absolutely will not last long enough to do enough damage to kill him. Even with the Staff of Rynn, you usually only do 2 or 3 damage per hit.
I have beaten him on Core Rules with two level 11-ish characters, both having Spell Immunity memorized, by Rotating them and passing the Staffs of Magi and Rynn between them; having used summons to wear out his Lich form on spells before beating him up, and then using Spell Immunity afterwards.
You can solo him if you have a well built character, but I doubt anyone does it below level 15 at least, unless they are playing on the easiest setting.
With ToB installed, you can solo Kangaax with a level 18 mage using Spell Immunity and Energy Blades.
a scroll of protection from the undead may be used just as well
dont care.. i aint a pussy , i finish the game like real man with 4-6 chars and proper warrior style.. barbs 2 times and 1 shielder and 1 mage and 1 cleric too heal and buffs.. like a real pro and then play for 1 weekend and beat it all .becus i can and doing with iwd 2 atm
Melf's minute meteors + spell immunity (Abjuration) + improved haste (Imp. haste ensures that you can kill him before you run out of memorized meteors)
His lich form is far more difficult to beat than the demi lich form....Unfortunately there is no "non-cheese" way of defeating the one-trick pony.
Or you could use pretty much any +4 or +5 weapon and a scroll of protection from magic to beat him.
I defeated Kangaxx on chapter 2 with level 12 characters . You need minute meteors , high supply of summon scrolls or wands + improved haste scrolls + mace of disruption +2 + carsomyr +5 that means Keldorn + Minsc for me . I didint use protection from undead or magic . First summon 2 skeleton before opening his tomb , then run away from his sight after opening it . After casting time stop he will waste his power word spells on skeletons . Then he will walk slowly towards your party . Dispell his protections on lich form ( use carsomyr ) then attack him with summons , melee and meteors . When he turns into demilich , pull back your party and let your summons swarm him first . As long as you can keep his aggro on summons + create new ones in time and attack him from behind with improved hasted melee characters it will die quickly . But of course you must be fast otherwise he will turn on your characters .
Have you guys ever tried to cast spell protection scroll on Kangaxx? It removes all protection spells on Kangaxx, cast on you party too. You removed all type of spell troubles and effects for this battle. Then, just go and slay Kangaxx like an easy warrior mob. Since it cannot use any spell neither on him nor on your party, it becomes a cheese.
@RiseofBane you need to be protected from evil or the fiend attacks anyone including the caster of the spell
@StreetHop101 Core rules. I rarely play anything else.
My first direction in new game is always to go for the celestial fury and then a bit later to the rune.
It indeed does. However, it can be an extremely frustrating experience too, the first few times you try... And after you get used, it's just too easy and boring. To be honest, I gave up soloing entirely and try to keep a 3-character party at all times.
I find soloing (In BG2 ToB, mind you) to be easier than playing with a party....Your level rises much faster when you solo, particularly easy with the sorceror, which is in my opinion the best class in ToB.
Only area that should cause trouble for a solo sorceror is the no-magic and wild magic rooms in watchers keep.
Zeus Blue I finished BG, BG2 and ToB many times. Never played a sorcerer. How is he different from a wizard (to play with, I know theoretical differences)
Antun K
Three main differences:
1) You have to plan ahead...not only does it matter which spells you pick, the order also matters. I have a sheet of spells with my preferred pick order, for example. Prepared for taking the long journey from Candlekeep to Melissan.
2) You don't need scrolls: This is what makes solo'ing particularly easy. I had access to 7th and 8th level spells before i did the thief guild quests. This also means that you get spells that are rare in SoA quite easily, such as Chain contingency.
Regarding BG tutu: You can pick spells that you cannot buy in shops....i had stoneskin, melf's minute meteors and minor sequencer in BG1
3) They only need 9 intelligence.
The way sorcerer's magic works also makes abusing project image and simulacrum even more powerful, since you get loads more of whatever spell is best in the situation. After level 18 you can pretty much beat every area just by casting project image, summon 5-6 planetars, kill the clone and have the planetars wipe out everything. Wizard's do not have as many of these spells readily available since you probably want to spend a few lvl9 slots on time stop, chain contingency and improved alacrity (Although i personally don't use time stop, it is weaker than most other high level options in ToB)
As for the issue of sorcerers having a limited selection, it really is a non-issue. Only at the 6th spell level did i have problems choosing. At all other spell levels there are less truly powerful spells than you have picks.
I think the Wild mage is equally powerful at high levels.
I am currently playing BG enhanced edition, i am curious if they changed some of the more abusive mage spells.
Zeus Blue Man thanx for the reply.
When I was playing wizard as my main, I had to solo every boss in the game, was soo much fun. I was killing dragons with magic missiles only (after reducing their resistances to 0) because with improved alacrity i could have a whole sky full of missiles before he can react.
In my opinion wizards are totally op if you get them robe of vecna, staff of the magi and amulet of power.
Antun K
All arcane casters are overpowered - even the bard! :P
There are a lot of little tricks and combinations that are truly awesome.
I generally play with a party, but solo the bosses. It was fun figuring out how to beat dragons, demons, golems etc.
Zeus Blue That's what I love about BG. You can do the same thing in infinite number of ways. And talk about the feeling of satisfaction when you defeat a boss that's way stronger than you...
I wish to try a solo ranger/cleric run, any recomendations for this particular fight, please?
I never play Ranger/Cleric so can't help. You would get better advice on Beamdog or Reddit forums :)
I guess anything is possible with the protection from magic scroll.
One.... ONE person in p-p-party?!?! Are-are you kidding me?!?! Cool trick with the skulls. I love setting traps for enemies :)
in bg2ee i just had dorn attack shandalar asap with the silver blade instakilling him with a vorpal hit and then i focussed on the other enemies
How do your saving throws have a -5 modifier?
The ring and improved invisibility.
@chengda85 Need a bit of luck and the right scrolls :) Well worth trying to get the staff early.
Not really a "solo" since you didn't kill the lich or vampire.
The vampire can't really be killed when you're protected by magic, since it regenerates it's health too fast.
The lich can be killed with the staff however, though it's a bit time consuming with your low THACO.
I guess it was mostly a way of showing how you can get the staff early on.
Oh that actually makes a lot of sense. Pretty cool. Must have to have a lot of defenses up when going into battle with other mages though eh?
@Kingslay3r That's a good strategy. Glad the video helped.
Am I right if I call this "being a lamer" ?
I can't believe how lucky you were.
Yeah you need some luck but you can still do it more often than not.
what are the two protect scrolls?
Protection from magic and protection from undead.
Thanks
Very nice. I soloed this before on various classes but it never occurred to me to do it immediately after exiting Irenicus' dungeon. Now want to try it myself, just for kicks :) It did force you to use some expensive and rare scrolls though :(
Well only a protection from magic scroll really. Sorc doesn't need spell scrolls that much and protection from undead scrolls are not that rare. And the spelltrap ability of the SotM makes up for the PfM scroll. Anyway, have fun.(Game is a bit easy after this though).
Shangalar's you mean? I think it's scripted and since the PC is protected from undead he has no target during the time stop.
Tony G u didnt kill them all, weakling. how bad is that
Ha that vampire is extremely tough to kill with the gear that I had.
Yeah actually soloing is easier than it seems, specially because with all the XP you won't be sharing with anyone you'll be higher level than most of your enemies. For a sorcerer it's a walk in the park.
It's easy to tell that you haven't played this in many years. Most of what you say is impossible/contradictory.
whats up with those infinite skulltraps
At that level you have to kill the beholder very quickly otherwise you have no chance. The skull traps are for that.
if you did it with a fighter and this scroll, i'd be enough just leave the charname to auto-attack. protection from magic = lich cant do shit, layene can't do shit, beholder/elder orb can't do shit. so basically you're left with vs a crappy fitgher (who has no gear) and a crappy vampire.
That vampire can kill a level 9 character in 3 hits. Lich will summon stuff. A high level fighter may be able to do it with protection from level drain.
@@Vidrinskas amulet of power from aran linvail protects from level drain. Lich won't summon until he's out of other spells. He will try to cast direct dmg spells even if they don't work. Fighter is a punch bag. And layene will fight her own pit fiend. Beholder also has no way to pierce scroll of magic protection. It's an easy fight.
Note I'm talking base game/ee here, not SCS.
@@piotrka2842 Yeah a high level fighter. Low level fighter would die to the vamp. Fighter has no need for staff of the magi though.
well done!
Tough fight
How irresponsible to summon the Twisted Rune and leave Shangalar AND Shyressa alive!
*_SHAME_* on you!
Haha. Terrible I know, Shangalar is killable but Shyressa is impossible with the gear that I had.
@@Vidrinskas Yup. I always made sure to have at least one full Wand of Fire as well as an extra scroll of Protection from Undead with me for that purpose.
I like the way you set up Vaxx for an instant kill with those Skull Traps. Next time shoot a Cloudkill over to where Layene is gonna teleport in and she'll likely die before the Pit Fiend and then it may get Shyressa for you.
I haven't played this in many years. Don't be surprised that this fight can be soloed. I remember soloing Kangaxx the Demilich right after I exited Irenicus' dungeon with spell immunity abjuration and just by hitting him with the Staff of Ryhn (+5 staff) that you can buy from Adventure's Mart. The liches before him and when Kangaxx was in lich form were easily defeated by summoning animals and letting them use all their spells on my summons. I was like lvl 6-7. Spell casters are OP in BG2 :D.
Right after you exited the dungeon? You mean after you had amassed some money to buy the Staff of Rhynn and after you had faced the two liches that you have to fight before being able to resurrect Kangaxx, one of which is found in a pretty lengthy trek in the unseeing eye quest? :)
@@Bravilor Eh he could have got the staff of Rhynn from selling stuff from the dungeon, that should be enough. As for the lich, the one in the temple sewers is actually not that far in, you can ignore the unseeing eye cult and just walk around the sewer clockwise to get to where Keldorn is standing and go in, go down the little hall and up to the lich's coffin. If you let him out before doing the unseeing eye quest, the guys who ran away from the cult and are living in that room might get killed or run off or something, but you can fight it immediately if you want to no problem. So maybe he's telling the truth! /baldursgatedetective out
@@slavemonkey5063 Hm, I doubt you get that much even if you sell everything you found in the dungeon. I could be wrong, but the staff is about the same kind of money that you give to Gaylen, and I don't think the developers would want you to to be able to pay that off right away.
@@Bravilor You can definitely get close if you sell everything at highest possible prices from the dungeon, but maybe do one more quest to get there or steal stuff from people around the promenade/kill mencar pebblecrusher and his group who have some items you can sell to make up the difference. Or the guys in the sewer on the way to the one lich, in the north passage near the illithid lair and the place haer'dalis is cooped up in. Maybe he fought those guys on his way, sold their stuff, bought the staff with the gold and then fought kangaxx . Or maybe he's a LIAR!!! Hmm...
Actually the evil rune is easier than most hard fights like dragons or solo-lichs
i kinda cant understand the layout.. from icewinddale 1. and 2 too baldurs gate.s. but yet i cant but yet its a new game yes but still .. wierd..
Vita
OMG.
nice
Me vs drizzt in a duel: @
This is why lariant doesn't want RTw/P for BG3. There is just too much cheese.
Yes, the BG series failed badly because there was too much cheese.
@@Vidrinskas Believe it or not professional have standards. When you makes Shitty games that let your fans run wild (by modern standards, BG2 was a fucking mess) you become Bethesda, a company with no standards that can no longer distinguish what a game is suppose to be because every shit they put out their cultish fan base just lap it up until it is too late.
@@meowmeowbobo Hey, whatever ya say babe.