If you attack a fey spirit, an elemental, or an incorporeal undead creature (such as a shade or wraith), wait until it gets to the Near Death stage and quickly use Devour Soul on it (you may want to command your teammates to switch targets away from it to avoid accidentally killing it in the meantime). Glowing Fire Essence. You cannot Bash them, however, so youll have to either pick them, use Knock on them, or find some other way of disengaging the locks. Head through the new portal, either way, to move on to Act III. It requires pretty huge attack rolls to actually hit; if you have Safiya, then your best bet might be to get her to cast numerous Polar Rays on it and hope that that takes it down. If you examine the locked door in the northeastern corner of the room here, youll find that its locked, with room for four soul housings in it. Since there arent really any benefits or alignment shifts involved when you dont retrieve the tomes, you may as well give them both over and reap the rewards that he offers. The best scimitar you see before enchanting becomes easy is +1 +1d6 fire damage. After Gulkaush runs off, take her eye upstairs (or head back to the Sleeper and complete that quest, if possible). Inside, youll find an activation orb, an obelisk, a focusing site, and the first of the series of mirrors that dominates this floor. In addition, youll find a room with a coupld of NPCs lying on the bed, as well as a pair of pit fiends. Kaji can pretty easily pick the locks leading on through here, but be careful. She doesnt attack for much damage and if youre properly buffed shell have a hard time hitting you. In the rear, a spellcaster will pelt you with spells and summon creatures to fight you. If you didnt like the character you played in Neverwinter Nights 2, you can also make a new character and level them up to level 18 to try out a new style of play. You cant control him at all, to make matters worse, although he does respond to orders telling him to wait in a certain spot, and so on. She wont deal a huge amount of damage with it, but it keeps her busy when youre not casting spells with her, and shell stay away from the enemies that would likely pound her to death. Ammo can now be crafted from these materials: Adamantine, Cold Iron . Am quite happy to build power-gamed, micro-managed, rule-bendingly powerful character. This fight can be quite difficult for you at this point. Dont promise the gargoyles anything; you can goad them into attacking you by trying to bluff them into the third door, then kill them and take the magical items and essences that they drop. Valeria adds epic-level enchantments to weapons for both herself and her party members.For my guide on playing NWN2 MotB, at Sorcerer's Place, see:http://www. Before heading through the door beyond the operating table, return to the Material Realm, rest, save your game, and rebuff. World exit. Beyond that, though, your major choice is to stay on the side of Zoab, Rammaq, and Seyryu as they assault the city, or switch alliegiences and fight alongside the citys defenders in exchange for the promise of finding your soul. The first room you enter here has locked doors to the west and south and an unlocked door to the north. As you exit the Veil, a group of witches will accost you and accuse you of being the cause of an army of spirits on the gates of Mulsantir. You cant avoid a fight here, it would appear, but you shouldnt have too many problems defeating Okku. . This is a Chaotic action, however. If you eat the soul, then Okku will die and youll move on. When all of the Manifestations have been defeated, head up the hill to face the Faceless Man. Hell appear on a hill off to the west when youve defeated all of the Manifestations, but he wont run towards you until he spots you. The gnoll has the last lever, and is using it as a club. Oh, and the tee little bit that modding Unity only natively works on Windows OS (or . Keep your ranged attackers back, summon a couple of creatures to help you out, and go to town. Kelemvor is unable to intervene in your quest. There isnt much of note in here, save for many, many animals. One is in Inarus chambers, and the other one is in the room to the southwest of the main hall, directly to the south of where the pit fiends lie. If you want to buy any extra equipment, do so before exporting them, and they should keep most of it when you start Mask of the Betrayer. In order to get the club from him, youll need to trade him a Duergar axe. In order to escape from the Skein, youll probably need to find some way to lower the water levels in here. Damn vampire monks! Outside of a high-level weapon master or fighter, Okku is going to be the primary damage-dealer in your group. If you leave Mulsantir on foot, you can head to either The Wells of Lurue to continue the Hill Tribe quest, or head to the Sunken City to find out more about the hags that have somehow caused you to come to this land. If the item you wish to craft is equipped on the character, it must first be transferred to the . Our character managed to get romantical with Gann, and wound up with the Dreamers Heart feat, which lent us Spell Resistance 30 and Immunity to Mind-Affecting Spells. If you offer your services, shell ask that you return to the exterior of the cave and melt all of the ice that she caused to come into being when she entered. Zoab is surrounded by foes, and injured, so youll need to fight your way to him and hope that he survives the fight. You can complete Heilari's ritual to create a lich, then quickly destroy him, if you wish. A full party could be created and directly controlled by the player (as opposed to Neverwinter Nights, where only one character could be directly controlled at a time). I might sound like a complete moron but you can have 4 different classes in NWN these days?! The essence will allow you to enchant a belt with +10 strength (once you've gained the Mold Spirit feat), and the husk will allow you to recruit a different companion in Okku's place. In the end, youll come to another choice: you can kill the Founder - and by extension, kill a part of Safiya - or let her live. Even if he is, though, you can simply resummon him after you rest. Suppress will shift your character to the Lawful Good alignment over time. If Okku is in your party, hell lend you his boat for free; otherwise hell charge you 10,000 gold for the priveledge. In our case, we traded for Kepob, who was added as a temporary party member. Head to the south to the Burning Grove, which youll need to reach through a map transition. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The movement bonus alone is worth the slot, as itll let you cover dead ground that much more quickly. Kill all of the treants here, then speak to Gnarlthorn. Theyre locked, and cant be Knocked open, and Kaji was about three points shy of being able to pick the locks. When you tell Nuum about the letter, youll have four options to choose from. He cant do much to help you with your curse, but he will be able to strengthen Okku, should you wish him to do so. Like Okku, One of Many cannot be levelled and cannot wear equipment, although it will take your orders. Further into the Temple, youll find a sarcophagus with the very nice Steadfast Chain, an excellent set of armor for Gann or a rogue in your party. Be wary; the door is trapped. If you choose to gorge yourself on the spirit of the Wood Man, you'll earn this ability. Araman can cast it, and either Gann or Safiya may have learned it as well, depending on your level-up actions; if not, cast something like Meteor Storm on them. Again, use your summoning spells to cause some havoc, take down the wizards first, and deal with the Erinyes last. Reminder: debugmode 1, giveitem [item code], debugmode 0. If you attempt to leave the room with more than one housing in your inventory, the defense system will activate (which is worth checking out at least once) and return you to the repository. Were not sure what the breakoff point here is, but if youre having trouble winning the contest, you may want to finish off Act II and use the Construct Girdle that you find in the Academy. Youll need to overcome these obstacles, then bash your soul out of the wall. With a little jawing, youll discover that hes actually a genie, although he seems to wish you no harm. Nab the Swift Golem Legs off of the golem on the ground here before examining the elemental itself. If you want to gain some items, head to the Pool and speak to Orglash there. Killing them will yield the usual essences, while Sarduris will also drop the Deea pouch, which will hurt your Wisdom and Diplomacy scores and match them with equal contributions to your Strength and Intimidate scores. Both of these latter locations will give you quests. If you dont have any good conversation skills, you can bribe him to your side. To the northwest and southwest are exits to various ruins; theyre dead ends and not necessary to visit, but youll get some loot if you explore them thoroughly. The ones to look out for are Stoneskin, Premonition for Safiya herself, the Mass Buff spells at level 6 (with Mass Bears Endurance arguably being the most important), and, perhaps most importantly, a Persistant Haste spell. When youre ready to have the golem fight, speak to Artesh again. Theyll use powerful magics, including Meteor Swarm and Summon Creature IX, on you, so be prepared for anything. The nearby machine isnt marked on your map, but if you examine it, either you (via a Lore check) or Safiya should be able to deduce its basic functionality. There's really no reason to craft weapon early game, unless you find Duskwood Longbow is too wonderful to miss, hm? At the beginning of Act II, your character becomes a spirit-eater. Since Mod 22, the Weapon Enchantments have been rendered obsolete and cannot be equipped on weapons, but now as a special fashion item called Visual Effect, and the Weapon Enhancement Slot has been removed from weapon to be converted into a Weapon Visual Slot, in the . Summon helper creatures if you can to help in the battle. His abilities are fairly redundant with Safiyas, but hell still be a pretty handy addition to the party if you choose this path. No matter what you do here, you'll wind up having to take down all of the outpost's inhabitants. Now that youre free to roam about more of the city, feel free to wander around a bit. Needless to say, buff yourself extremely thoroughly before starting this fight. If, on the other hand, you decide to eat the Wood Man, youll get the Spirit Gorge ability, which is basically an area-of-effect version of Devour Spirit that can affect multiple spirits and elementals around you. Kaelyn can also wear heavy armor and wield some nice weapons, such as the Frost Harpoon you found earlier, but she doesnt have much strength and thus probably wont be a hardcore fighter. Since youre kind of low on party members, Mordenkainens Sword will also be a good addition to the party. The conversation that ensues will be significantly lengthy; you can expect to spend a goodly amount of minutes in dialogue. Its not an evil or a good act, so feel free to partake as you see fit. Check around for these dirt mounds by holding down the Z button. You can choose to attack him or not; this appears to be a simple good guy/bad guy decision. Using the Shadow of the Void or Shape of Fire essences to enchant a weapon is amazing: 6D6 Cold or Fire damage; only negative you get is some fire or cold vulnerability along with it. Its cool! Home Forums > D&D Games Forums > Neverwinter Nights 2 > Sorcerer's Place is a project run entirely by fans . Araman, along with his Mykrulite cronies, are waiting for you before the door that leads to the Founder. There is one quest that can be completed here, and one that can be advanced. Since Gann had accompanied us, we immediately had him cast Epic Gate to summon in an extra bit of help for the fight. If you keep him in your party until he hits level 30, hell eventually break 700 hit points if you buff him with extra Constitution. For instance, if you want to enchant one of your weapons to deal extra ice damage, put it in the satchel alongside the Brilliant Water Essence and cast Ice Storm on it. Middle game, you have Grobnar, Middlelate, Sand and Zhaeve. In addition, scimitars are always worse than longswords in terms of what you have access to. You may want to have them cast Elemental Swarm and their other high-level summoning abilities here, as well. Thats the p-p-power of love! Hell also just give you the ring if you simply tell him "You are complete", but youll lose a bit of experience from not killing him and his Knights. When the Keeper has been restored, it will let you open the doors in the room. Can replace the above effect IF there's not maximum effect on weapon. Pretty handy. THX. Ivin Borsk is holed up here along with a group of rowdies. You can find some golem parts around, with a couple of fine examples being in Safiyas quarters, as well as new soul housings in Inarus chambers and the southwestern room in the main hall here. This may be a bug.) When everything is in the table, right-click on the hammer in your inventory and use it on the table to create your golem. Be sure to demand tribute first; youll get the Thicketfavors gauntlet which will be perfect for Gann. Wells of Lurue Bear Bugfix & Ice Troll Lodge Bugfix. If you head back to the town gates of Mulsantir, youll be spoken to by a girl named Kuarra, who tells you that her tribe can help you with your condition. After the events at the end of Neverwinter Nights 2, your character finds him or herself transported thousands of miles from where you finished that game, with a dark and terrible curse brewing within you. Youll need Nefris key to access the room, though. Try to be flattering whenever possible; hes a bit of a peacock. A relatively easy way to test it is to do a few run-throughs Kaelyns maximized blade barriers). Gann is a chaotic neutral Hagspawn Spirit Shaman, so hell take some getting used to. If you continue to question Darovik about the Wall, then select "Theres worse hells to imagine" when the choice pops up, youll gain influence with Gann. Its pretty amazing, too, with a damage bonus of 4d6 negative energy, Damage Reduction 10/-, and a +10 Enhancement Bonus. Move forward toward the gates and attempt a parlay. If you do, they'll occupy it and join your party as One of Many. - George Carlin. The spirits here are none too pleased with Okku, and demand to kill him. The dank hallways are barren, except for the presence of the Myrkulites; worshipers of Myrkul that are looking for the same person you are. Ammon Jerro will leave your party at this point, but hell promise to rejoin you later on. Glowing Power Essence. Along the way through the game, you'll be able to earn new feats related to your spirit-eating abilities that will make you more flexible in how you approach your addiction. Head to the north from the entrance, and eventually youll find a room that branches. Rammaq has designs on the tomes in Eternitys End: he plans to become a god, somehow. Do not click on them here, though. If you head to the Ice Troll Lodge and speak to Nakkai, a shaman there, hell have many interesting things to say about your condition. If you need to, rest and rebuff. If you want to pick up the spear we were telling you about before, you can head to the northwest a bit. The Soul Repository is at the center of this area. If you select the first option (about not laying a hand on Safiya), theyll attack you. Youll need to explore a bit to find a way to reach the Coven from here. If you do so, youll enter. Safiya can offer you some insight on the Keeper of Doors, and youll gain some influence with her, to boot. If you can return to the Sleeper at this point (the path may be inaccessible if you killed the earth elemental), then you can talk to her to enter her dreams. The door in the room you wind up in will lead to a room full of portals, which also features the Keeper of Doors, a large golem. You can pick the locks on the doors here; they dont require a special key or anything. This isnt a quest, but if you speak to the Shou family outside of Mulsantir, theyll explain that Okku and his army crushed their cart while they were passing into town. It acts as a hub, and can travel to other dimensional doors, but only ones that youve already visited. These undead are not in the mood for chitchat. I've started the official campaign as elvish monk (Wild Elf) 14 Str 18 Dex 14 Con 10 Int 14 Wis 8 Cha So far I've reached lvl 3 and I've decided for Hero's Luck and Dodge and I've to decide to appoint my first Stat point. When the knights are down, search the bodies for a key. After she died, Gulkaush reappeared at full health, but it was a simple matter to bring her back down to zero. Is it that dwarf fighter guy? You find yourself in a cave at the beginning of the game, and youre soon woken up by Safiya, a red mage of Thay. Thats located in the southwestern corner of the map, near the giant earth elemental there. This applies to the last updated original version of nwn2 - perhaps mods can fix it. Warding of the Spirits is a good buff to cast on your party members after you rest. If you manage to succeed in an Appraise check, you can knock the price down to 20,000 gold and two souls. One of them will drop Nentyarchs Band, a very nice ring for Gann. Attack the four small loci and the big one on the ash tree itself. You should have obtained two Mask Fragments in the game thus far: once from encountering Bishop in the Wall of the Faithless, and once from sleeping by the rock in the Immil Vale. Check the corpse and the beetle mound for items, then speak to Fentomy on the shore. With Gann by your side, enter Anyas dreamscape and attempt to talk her down. Requires: Caster level 11, Craft Magic Arms and Armor feat. Bracers +10 ac. Ammon's just as surly as ever, but he'll be handy to have around. to whomever holds it in their inventory. Thatll earn you a quick 1500 XP. This will also allow me to use the Holy Avenger, not that it matters really but hey i'll take it. As a note, there are a ton of soul housings in the repository itself, but you can only check out one at a time. There are a few other Orglashes in the cave, including some nonaggressive ones near the bheur; you can use your Provoke Spirits feat on them to make them hostile. It would appear that Okkus oath to the previous spirit-eater involved taking him to the chamber where you began the game: the runes there were intended to trap the curse inside of you. Youre now forced to fight the bizarre entitiy within you; it hungers for souls, and grants you some new abilities related to them. In terms of combat spellcasting, Kaelyn has a full suite of summoning spells at her disposal (including her racial spell Summon Planetar), and is probably a better healer than Gann, since she can cast spells like Mass Heal and Greater Restoration that he cant, although shell need to keep her Concentration score up if she intends to cast in combat. The Scrivener is inside. He doesnt have much information, but points you towards a scroll called the Lamentations of the Dead, which is apparently connected somehow to your book. The only way we were able to advance this plot was to Intimidate her and threaten to eat her spirit friend, which bizarrely caused no evil alignment shift. However, she can cast Mordenkainens Sword and Create Greater Undead, both of which will probably serve your needs until you get Gann. If you head through the portal in front of you, youll come out to the Betrayers Gate, where a mysterious red woman and Ariman will converse. Slaying Myrkul will also net you the Ravenous Incarnation ability, which lets you turn yourself into a fearsome creature of the night. Master Inarus, on the eastern side of the classroom floor, asks you to devour a soul or a spirit in front of his class. One of the simplest, and most truly broken classes to choose in MotB is Monk. List of Mods for Mask of the Betrayer. The soul you need is soul 346 in the Soul Repository upstairs; its located on a shelf on the northern side of the room. If you're surrounded by enemies, such as the swarms of spirit rats outside the Sunken City, you can use this on them and grab energy from all of them at once, with a proportionally larger boost to your spirit energy meter, as well as to your craving. Any weapon. Also, if you're smart, you'll make a female character and romance Gann. Find a good one overlooked here? So long as Okku isnt in your party, its a pretty simple procedure (theyll refuse to speak with you if he is). Ok then i'll go with Longswords since at the end the base damage difference between a Longsword and a Bastard swrod is negligible. Ask Safiya if shes all right when she stops you to gain a bit of influence, then move forward to take on Okku, the bear god. I haven't played D&D since 2002 (3rd edition? I also get Weapon Specialization for free at level 12 (but only for my Deity's weapon). Before you manage to go anywhere, Efrem the Stag and Susah the Crow will speak to you, offering to lend their aid, but only if you find their sister. Which, of course, means that you should head downstairs and open it. Certain item base properties are considered enchantments. You can also cast buff spells on the golem, so be sure to load it up with Stoneskin, Barkskin, Spiderskin, and so on. He was the one who sought to trap the spirit-eating curse inside Okkus barrow, to prevent anyone else from finding it and taking it into themselves. She wants you to foment an insurrection by speaking to the five remaining berserkers at the post and turning them all against Dalenka. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer Character Build FAQ . Using it will turn the machine on, net you some essences, and reduce the water levels throughout the area. Pump him for info, then ask him to rejoin you. Unfortunately, if you attempt to come back to the upper level, you'll wind up getting warped into the defense mechanisms, so try not to do this unless you need to. The Ice Lodge is where the berserkers of the town congregate. This page does not note whether any enchantments are exclusive (e.g., holy/unholy). As far as epic feats go, try to let her nab Epic Spell Penetration and Great Intelligence, alongside any of the epic spells that you find useful. Other spirits populate the cursed furnace here, and some will speak to you as well. The Cinders are the other item that you need to invoke the gods in support of Gnarlthorn. If you can keep him distracted by an elemental, then you should be able to attack the enemies that constantly respawn. Golem Fighting Bugfix. Begin with the southeastern corner, which leads to. Alternately, you can make a habit of casting Shapechange and transforming Gann into a powerful frontlines fighter. When you defeat the creatures here, speak to the boy to learn that he is Araman as a young man. Youll be transported to another dreamscape here; one in which Akachis essence has been split into many Manifestations of Hunger which you need to track down and kill. Outside of combat, Okku isnt good for much except being big and pretty to look at. Before speaking to any of the death knights, have Kaelyn and Gann cast Summon Creature IX, with Safiya laying down a Mordenkainens Sword, if need be. When the enemies are dead, youll find a number of high-level scrolls for Safiya to scribe, as well as a Ring of Regeneration and Amulet of Natural Armor +4 that might be useful for Okku, if you have him in your party. Gawatha: Gawatha is an orc shaman that has come to ask the Coven about a boy in his possession, named Kepob. Note that if you have Gann in your party here, hell engage Darovik in a long conversation about the fate of his soul. Stand next to her while you buff; you can cast Stoneskin on her, if you like. Dragonshard, Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone . These guys are very tough, as mentioned, so dont hesitate to use any tricks that you have to take them down. Nadaj will attack, and be quickly cut down by your party. Youll need to find the four soul housings that fit into here if you want to proceed past the door. Beyond his spellcasting, though, Ganns combat feats mostly revolve around the shortbow. In no particular order, we headed for the Wells of Lurue first. Soyou probably dont need to. If you do wait until dusk, a Shadowy Portal will appear. Forovan: Defeating Forovan again (we had 36 strength when we tried, but are again unsure of where the cutoff lies) will net you a Belt of Storm Giant Strength, granting +10 Strength with no downsides. It isnt necessarily an evil choice, however. If you head out to the north and bear to the east from the door, youll find the Archives, where you can pick up a number of scrolls and a couple of quest-related books. Gann can cast Recall Spirit, so thats taken care of. Safiya can only be leveled as a wizard, so theres little flexibility there. Still stuck between the too but i guess i'm leaning towards Long Swords. For the stalwart community interested in Neverwinter Nights (NWN), its sequel Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2), or Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition (NWN:EE), Press J to jump to the feed. My NWN2 Bard has an amulet that can only be used by an evil character that gives +3 wis and +3 cha but she's using it with UMD even though she's Chaotic Good. Theres a relatively good result, one somewhat neutral option, and one particularly evil act. Head to Eternitys End and enter the Temple of Kelemvor there. Enchanting armor or weapons through the use of this feat requires a magical workbench. None of this influences your alignment, so feel free to butter her up. Spirit energy will drop anytime your character isnt engaged in conversation. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. They shouldnt be difficult for you to kill at this point in the game, but theyre a good, reliable source of spirit energy, so save them until you need them. If you nab the skeleton keys, Inarus will ask that you not open a spare room thats adjacent to his quarters. He will often use it to add extra fire damage to other party members' weapons, which I don't enchant with extra fire damage. This will be important in some of the upcoming quests.
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