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where is a scroll of Ghoul Touch? (spoiler)

LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
edited December 2012 in Archive (General Discussion)
It's been so many years since I've played, I'd forgotten that a scroll of Ghoul Touch isn't readily available early on. (Why that is I don't really understand, since there's plenty more powerful spells available.) Thalantyr doesn't sell it. I have a fairly good recollection (?) of eventually finding one in the Cloakwood mines. I'm sure it's also sold in the city of Baldur's Gate. But I was hoping to get the spell a little sooner than that, if anyone knows where I might look (loot drop, chest, etc.) I guess I can CLUA it in if I feel that strong need to have it, but was hoping I could come across it legitimately. (Much as anything can be 'legitimate' for veteran players, given our extensive knowledge of the game.)

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  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    FYI, found one in the Bandit Camp cave.
  • SilverstarSilverstar Member Posts: 2,207
    I can't say for entirely sure, but I did have one early on this time; think I either found it at the carnival by Nashkel or as loot during an ambush while travelling.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    Yeah, I found another one shortly after the Bandit Camp, and retracing my steps now after the fact I think it must have been in the map with Bassilus...

    I like giving this spell to Neera, actually. My F-M uses it too.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    edited December 2012
    Edit: never mind
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  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    edited December 2012
    @Lemernis The mage at the end of the Firewine Ruins has one, too.

    By the way, have you (or anyone else) found that there is a penalty to the caster's THACO when using Ghoul Touch? My Necromancer has the dagger proficiency and her THACO is one point worse than her base when using this spell. I had thought this issue was fixed since they switched to the ToB engine, where Ghoul Touch wasn't based on a weapon proficiency anymore (BG1 required the blunt proficiency in order to use it without a to hit penalty).

    Chill Touch neither gives a bonus nor incurs a penalty, but there isn't much incentive to use either of these touch spells since mages have meager THACOs to begin with. Why they would remove the bonuses that were in BG2/ToB is beyond me.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    edited December 2012
    @Mortianna Hmm. I did not know that aspect of the spell's history. I'll keep an eye out for that next time I use it.

    Edit: Yeah, the game still adds the penalty of -1 to THACO when using the spell.
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  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    @Lemernis Thanks for letting me know. I just created a thread for this issue in the "Bugs" section.
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