Act 2 - Moonlantern problem

[Bill Garthright]

I'm playing a co-op game, and my partner is brand-new to computer games in general. And she's leading our game. Anyway, somehow, that lute disappeared - the one that summons the... drider at the start of Act 2. (Actually, I think we had two of them, but they're gone now.) So how can we get the Moonlantern?

I'd already played past that point in my own game, so we just went on to Last Light. But Isobel didn't give us the Moonlantern since, of course, they never ambushed the drider and took it from him.

We haven't even seen the drider in our game, so how do we fix this problem? (An easy solution, preferably?) Thanks!

[Grumpy]

What do you mean the lute disappeared ?!

[Mike Garrison]

Once you go to Last Light and then talk to Jaheira and then try to leave again, you normally will encounter a bunch of Harpers waiting for you on the bridge. They will be wanting to go ambush the Drider. Go with them, ambush it, and loot the lantern from it.

I have also once just ran into the Drider party walking around. Not sure what triggered that, but I just attacked them and took the lantern.

It is also possible (if you move quickly enough) to just dash to the safety of Moonlight Towers, and then you can get a moonlantern there.

[Spiral_Architect]

There are so many variables to this.

The Spider's Lyre - you can have two of these. One way or another it can be obtained from Minthara and/or Neer. Using it at the Absolutist's camp near the Mountain Pass summons the Drider (who has a working Moonlantern) - options at this point do as you will.

The Last Light Inn route I believe requires you to gain the favor of Jaheira (might be possible another way), who sets the Harper's to discover how the Absolutist's navigate the Shadow Curse (Ambush quest). But, after certain events within the Last Light Inn the Caravan may be encountered traveling to Moonrise.

IF you managed to create the situation where those are not available, there is always a working Moonlantern inside Balthasar's Study inside Moonrise Towers 9which is also a safe haven from the Curse). You just have to get there. The most optimal route i can think of would be jumping into the dock area of Moonrise Towers located in the southwestern portion of the lesser cursed area.

Hope this info works.

[Spiral_Architect]

I had a saved game and went to check something. I can add that the docks areas apparently is considered under the Moonrise Towers protection (this makes sense, because it is one escape route for the incarcerated). So, you can obtain the Moonlantern in Balthazar's Study without ever encountering the heavy cursed area.

[Bill Garthright]

OK, thanks. We did have the spider's lyre - two of them - but I don't know what happened to them. We left the Last Light Inn, but only briefly (climbing knotted ropes), so we'll see what happens when we leave via the bridge.

I haven't been to Moonrise Towers in my own game, so I'll leave that as an emergency alternative. (I'd prefer to avoid spoilers.)

Thanks!

[Ironwu]

Getting the one in Moonrise Towers is a no-combat way.

If you have not messed up the Last Light In Harpers story line, you should get an option to ambush the Drider and party. In this case, the Harpers will NOT take the Moonlantern when it drops.

Multi-Player is a morass if the players are not in sync. You might want to consider starting a different campaign just for playing with your friend and then only play that campaign together. :)

Good Luck

[Bill Garthright]

Originally posted by Ironwu:

You might want to consider starting a different campaign just for playing with your friend and then only play that campaign together.

That's what we're doing. We play co-op in the game she's running, but I've got my own, separate single-playing game (which is about at the same place in the game).

We haven't had time to play the past few days, but I'm hoping we'll be able to ambush the drider. Thanks.