Midnight Fane Baphomet Key

[Jacknoltin]

So I have the map cleared except for the part behind a barrier that says it's like Areelu's barriers but stronger. I killed the priest of Baphomet and he did not drop a key I have the other two keys, but I can't seem to find the Baphomet key and there is nowhere else to go except behind that barrier and the door I need three keys for.
All the guides say the Baphomet high priest by the statute is supposed to drop his key, but after running the dungeon 3 times he has never once dropped it. Is this a bug or are the guides wrong? Where is the key if not where the guides say?

[gmwaddington]

You have to go out into the Abyss, and return several times. You likely haven't explored enough areas yet. How many times has the Horn sounded for you?

[Jacknoltin]

Originally posted by gmwaddington:

You have to go out into the Abyss, and return several times. You likely haven't explored enough areas yet. How many times has the Horn sounded for you?

I have been in and out of the abyss many many many times. On three separate re-loads from before the Midnight Fane. I spent over two hours on one play through making sure I went through every gate on the map that I could find twice (after clearing out the monsters), exploring thoroughly. I looked up the completed map on a guide because I was super frustrated and the two spots I listed are the only two spots clear on the guide map but not on my map. One spot, According to the guide, requires the three keys, and the other, according to the guide, doesn't open until Chapter 5. I'm playing Trickster and I just killed the priests so it's not like I'm doing anything odd that I know of. The guide even said the Baphomet priest is supposed to drop it, yet all three times I ran it, he never had the key. So I'm super confused.

[forkofspite]

If you haven't been on the other side of the barrier, you haven't been everywhere. You can't lower the barrier, but one of the abyss-side rifts leads to that area.

Regardless, the Baphomet High Priest is 100% supposed to drop the Baphomet Servants' Key. It it didn't something is off. I just did this last week (i.e. Version 2.1.2e), and I had no problems. By default, I presume the glitch is caused by mod incompatibility, but who knows?

[sbudy]

forkofspite, you confuse two different barriers. The barrier you're talking about is on the lower floor and can be sidestepped via an abyss rift (not that there's any point in doing that, the main point of that barrier is explaining how Minagho escaped).

The barrier the OP talks about is on the main floor of the fane and can't be removed until episode 5.

[forkofspite]

Originally posted by sbudy:

The barrier the OP talks about is on the main floor of the fane and can't be removed until episode 5.

Yes, "like Areelu's barrier but stonger" definitely refers to the Act 5 barrier.

[Jacknoltin]

Originally posted by forkofspite:

I presume the glitch is caused by mod incompatibility, but who knows?

I'm not running any mods, but it's nice to know it's a glitch, I guess I'll start over again with a new game and see if it happens again.

[forkofspite]

I'd advise to verify game file integrity before starting over.

Also, just in case, have you looted the body before moving to a different area, save/reload, or any other potential loading screen? There used to be an extremely annoying bug where all loot left on a map was destroyed if you left that map. It wouldn't exactly be surprising if that bug has returned.

[Zuben]

Hey. for anyone reading this, are you playing a Lich? If so, might want to see if you have a certain Baphomet Priest repurposed as an undead... because guess what?