If it can be cast on the grand dukes in the Ducal Palace at Sarevok's coronation, that would be super helpful. I think I tried it once, and there was a saving throw made. Does anyone know if it's been changed to always work on a grand duke?
It does, or at least it did pre 2.5 (I haven't played much on this patch). I tried to use Otiluke's in a solo playthrough some years ago since I had trouble killing all doppels before the dukes were killed. As soon as it wears off, they turn hostile and it's game over.
Casting a spell a someone, even a beneficial one, without their consent is considered an offense. Curative magic seems to be an exception, but even that could be taken the wrong way. Those who know nothing about magic are fearful and superstitious, those who do are are wary and jealous of it.
I believe this *used* to work in the vanilla game, as I am pretty sure I used Otiluke's to get through the Ducal palace ambush. However, it's been a long time since I played the vanilla game, so perhaps my memory is off.
It definitely doesn't work in the EE's. I tried and it didn't end well.
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It does, or at least it did pre 2.5 (I haven't played much on this patch). I tried to use Otiluke's in a solo playthrough some years ago since I had trouble killing all doppels before the dukes were killed. As soon as it wears off, they turn hostile and it's game over.
Edit: Found the thread where I discuss this, it's from Oct. 2017:
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/66598/coronation-area-in-a-solo-run-need-advice#latest
It definitely doesn't work in the EE's. I tried and it didn't end well.