Who delivered the fatal blow to the Baldur's Gate bosses?

TethorilofLathander

With Sarevok I just summoned a tonne of skeletons and waited just outside of the dark area for 20 mins (I think I actually made myself a sandwich and he was still taking hits). 5 minutes (and a good sandwich) later I sent Imoen in to finish the job with some arrows.

For Aec'Letec I sacrificed Safana to draw him/it away. Then, somehow, Abdel did a critical hit from behind with the Dagger of Venom and killed Aec'Letec.

Irenicus was a lot more difficult, reffering to the part in Suldanesellar (in the Nine Hells I have no idea who beat him during a flurry of magic). I think I sent summonings of Efreeti against him and stood back, casting dispelling magic before charging in. If I recall it was my PC who beat him, hitting him with the Flail of Ages +3.

Amelysan, oh boy...
I only beat her earlier this year, I'd always tried to beat her and got up to the second elemental area. By the end of this fight however it was INCREDIBLY tense. My best fighters were holding off her summonings so they couldn't go for my spellcasters. I had no healing/ressurection/summoning spells left so I was casting everything I had at her demons. The only way I beat her was with Keldorn, that wonderful man! He had the Firetooth + 4 and pierced her right through the spine >:D

Who claimed a well fought victory for you along the Sword Coast and beyond?

Luigirules

For most of the summer...

Atari.

shawne

In the EE, Dorn went head-to-head with Sarevok and won, while Baeloth's Cloudkill took out Aec'letec.

I don't remember who took down Irenicus (it was probably Korgan or Jaheira), but Amelyssan definitely died at the hands of the Ravager - very thematically appropriate (and lucky, because Jaheira and Bodhi were busy with Yaga Shura, and Sarevok was losing pretty badly to Balthazar).

SharGuidesMyHand

TethorilofLathander said:

If I recall it was my PC who beat him, hitting him with the Flail of Ages +3.

Flail of Ages is a great foil for Irenicus (and just about any spellcaster for that matter). I used to love when my barbarian would walk right through his spells and pound him into submission with that weapon.

Permidion_Stark

In my last full playthrough of BG1, Alora killed Sarevok. I think he probably died of embarrassment.

Madhax

In my most recent BGEE completion, it was split between my PC and Dorn. I was a fighter/thief, so most mage bosses died to my backstabs, while Dorn handled the others like Sarevok and Mulahey. I think Korgan got the lucky crit that ended Drizzt.

In my most recent BG2 run, I played a PC mage and got most kills, minus a few early victories that went to Keldorn.

terzaerian

Just killed him off again yesterday. I used Tiax as the cat's paw - in stealth, he drew up near the altar, and this pings Sarevok's dialogue irregardless of invisibility. His Mage then teleports near the door, and this draws Anjelo and Tazok as well... but no Sarevok himself. So the rest of my party destroyed the rest of his. As he still had not come forward, my charname, armed with a bow and arrows of dispelling, along with World's Edge, drew up and pinged him with one of the AODs to bring him back down to earth. And then, they dueled, and my charname struck him down.

Southpaw

@Permidion_Stark - man, you have the name of a BG1 throw-away character, but your forum posts are usually witty, funny and spot-on. Respect. I would not be surprised, if the char was named after you.

CrevsDaak

For Irenicus, traps both times, 2 Spike traps and he was death, and for Sarevok, 5 thief traps, and for Aex'Lecet, Dorn in melee with Spider's Bane, so he can't get hold by the Demon's Gaze, Fireballs for the sages at both sides and Safana shooting arrows to the demon, CHARNAME used Varascona to backstab the mage and then did the same with a potion of inivisibility and backstab with the demon. While that was happening, Viconia was casting Bless, chant and healing spells, both Edwin and Neera shooted the fireballs.
And for Drizzt, Viconia died in melee and Dorn's lucky hits saved us and killed the drow hero.
And, I never played ToB.

Gregorovitch

Last time I played BG2 I used the tactics mod. In that game Minsc issued the coup de grace on Irenicus using a standard non-magical two-hander causing a satisfying "flying chunks" type kill too - very satisfying after a weekend figuring out how to win that insane final tactics battle.

Finished BG:EE a week ago and finished Saravok off (after softening him up trapped in webs) by using the a wand of summoning to create a target for him and having everyone glug a potion of invisibility as he escaped from the webs. The poor hobgoblins took the aggro and everyone who couldn't cast magic missile loaded their best ammo and shot him down from a safe distance. Didn't notice who actually fired the last shot (or if it was a MM) but I'd call it a team effort anyway.

ZanathKariashi

Obviously Biff the Understudy popped in and stabbed'em right quick and pop back out, much like he normally appears in game.

Shin

I'm guilty of reloading some boss battles when they don't come out heroically dramatic enough. Like in BG2 I want Mazzy to kill shadow Patrick, and preferably the Shade Lord as well.

For Sarevok I usually feel Kivan has to kill Tazok (in my mind he basically goes "he's MINE" and attacks Tazok at the exclusion of everything else until one of them are dead). After that I like for both sides to take losses and knockouts until there's ideally only charname and Sarevok left standing, both heavily wounded.. and then there can be only one. 8)


It also works well from a mechanics point of view.. I can't unlearn the battle to where it becomes all that challenging again, but by setting up goals like this I have to make happen, it becomes a lot more difficult.

terzaerian

ZanathKariashi said:

Obviously Biff the Understudy popped in and stabbed'em right quick and pop back out, much like he normally appears in game.

Those cloaked and hooded figures in the cinematic after SOA? Also Biff - every last one.

Schneidend

My first EE run saw my Blackguard finish Sarevok off with World's Edge.
It was either Jaheira or my Berserker that landed the final hit on Irenicus.
CTRL + Y killed the last boss of ToB, but only because I got the Ascension out-of-order installation bug that made her immune to all damage.

SCARY_WIZARD

TotSC: Imoen's magic missile downed Sarevok.
-CHARNAME's weapon downed Aec'Letec.
Tutu: I think CHARNAME's darts of wounding came into play, here...
EE: CHARNAME just laid into Sarevok with Harrower and Ashideena.
EE Second Run: CHARNAME's Blackguard poison seeping into a helpless Sarevok's veins.

TethorilofLathander

ZanathKariashi said:

Obviously Biff the Understudy popped in and stabbed'em right quick and pop back out, much like he normally appears in game.

Are you sure it wasn't Noober pestering them to death? xD

Permidion_Stark

Southpaw said:

@Permidion_Stark - man, you have the name of a BG1 throw-away character, but your forum posts are usually witty, funny and spot-on. Respect. I would not be surprised, if the char was named after you.

Thanks @Southpaw

One of the things I love about Baldur's Gate is that even very minor characters have really evocative names and memorable interactions. Permidion Stark was one of those names that has stuck in my mind ever since my first playthrough. I have even started a game with Permidion Stark as my CHARNAME. Unfortunately he didn't last long - Tarnesh did for him at the Friendly Arm Inn.

TethorilofLathander

Where was Permidion in BG1? The name rings a bell and I'm thinking Peldvale...

Southpaw

I agree. Also other "OneSceneWonders", like Ender Sai, Silke, Nicklos or Narlen Darkwalk, the mouthy thieves from Baldur's Gate.

Permidion Stark was the thief in High Hedge, who laid out his master plan to rob Thalantyr, but dropped it while talking to you.

SharGuidesMyHand

Southpaw said:

IAlso other "OneSceneWonders", like Ender Sai, Silke, Nicklos or Narlen Darkwalk, the mouthy thieves from Baldur's Gate.

And Shank, Tarnesh, Nimbul, and Greywolf.

Shank will always be memorable as the first enemy typically encountered in BG1. By contrast, his carbon copy Carbos is often overlooked - basically the RPG equivalent of middle kid syndrome, LOL.

Tanesh, Nimbul, and Greywolf aren't overwhelmingly powerful enemies in and of themselves, but they were very strategically placed to make them even more difficult (and memorable) than they otherwise would've been.

Night_Watch

in bg it was either me, khalid or one of the hundreds of hobgoblins i had summoned. in bg2...well heck i have no idea. i'm gonna say jan with his special ammo just b/c it amuses me. and at tob. spike traps, lots and lots of spike traps. it's cheap i know but she was pissing me off at the time.