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( Spoilers) Flaming Fist HQ near the Endgame

CragspyderCragspyder Member Posts: 28
edited December 2012 in Archive (General Discussion)
When you try to save Duke Eltan from the Flaming Fist HQ, killing the guards in there makes you lose 10 reputation.

I mean, the talking guard Benjy makes it clear that they want Duke Eltan dead, so why do you get the rep loss?

I could only do it by hasting my party and simply walking past them, then ignoring the guards that run up the stairs while you kill the Greater Doppleganger, then walk out again ignoring everyone. And Bhaal help you if your cleric gets Hold Person'ed.

Seems like there should be a better way, either by fighting past the guards or sneaking in somehow. Maybe I should have looked harder for Invisibility 10' radius....

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  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    Its a bug, it should be fixed in an upcoming update.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited December 2012
    I'd cast glitterdust on all of the guards (maybe greater malison to make sure it works), haste my party and then run upstairs.
  • NoonNoon Member Posts: 203
    Only Benjy's death lowers your reputation. You can kill the spellcasters freely and knock out Benjy for exemple. But indeed this loss should not happen.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited December 2012
    There is a patch coming tonight apparently (next 5 ish hours), so maybe it will be fixed in that.
  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    edited December 2012
    @elminster

    Do you have some inside information or something?
  • dac0152dac0152 Member Posts: 54
    Charm Benjy before he gets a chance to talk to you and none of the other guards will bother.
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    Tanthalas said:

    @elminster

    Do you have some inside information or something?

    It was mentioned by Cameron Tofer in one of the annoucement threads http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/11161/game-update-1-0-2010/p7
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    Darn it ajwz beat me to it.
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    elminster said:

    Darn it ajwz beat me to it.

    Which is incidently what my gf said in bed last night.
  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    Ah, well if its the same build that we got for the beta, there's some good news concerning resting at inns and dungeons.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    Looks like we are waiting until tomorrow for the patch

    http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/11161/game-update-1-0-2010/p8#latest
  • MadhaxMadhax Member Posts: 1,416
    Dang, I thought this was intentional. I wound up simply stealthing in with my thief (You don't have to enter with your whole party), killing the doppleganger, and stealthing out. I would have much rather fought my way through.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited December 2012
    Madhax said:

    Dang, I thought this was intentional. I wound up simply stealthing in with my thief (You don't have to enter with your whole party), killing the doppleganger, and stealthing out. I would have much rather fought my way through.

    If you get past the duchal palace in chapter 7 reputation no longer matters (other than for dealing with merchants I suppose). So once you do that just murder a bunch of flaming fists to make yourself feel better. Unless of course you have a paladin/ranger in your group.
  • State_LemmingState_Lemming Member Posts: 375
    I just used the console to kill him.
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