Cabochon Rubies

[Gorgeous_Joe]

Unless these are in some way magical or needed later in the game the fight to get them is simply not worth the effort.

and the other alternative is to receive a lapdance from three demons......anyone know what this does?

[Shotagonist]

The pair sells at 4.5k Gold

Your call if its worth it. I dunno what the other thing does, but yeah the fight is insanely tough. Helps being a Paladin but still.

[Hobocop]

Performing the ritual gives you a permanent 5 acid resistance and +2 to a specific skill check. Don't remember which off the top of my head.

[Gorgeous_Joe]

Originally posted by Shotagonist:

The pair sells at 4.5k Gold

Your call if its worth it. I dunno what the other thing does, but yeah the fight is insanely tough. Helps being a Paladin but still.

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They don't get offered to the vendor like the usual trash so maybe they do have a purpose somewhere down the line.....probably be the last thing I'm holding as my kingdom burns down around me

[Gorgeous_Joe]

Originally posted by Hobocop:

Performing the ritual gives you a permanent 5 acid resistance and +2 to a specific skill check. Don't remember which off the top of my head.

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Thanks for the info; too bad I popped the three demons already

[Legio Thrasher]

You can also use a haste and two dimension doors...

That's how I did it, anyways...

[Morgian]

I never came across something that would require the stones. They look like cash loot to me.

The demons are bonus xp, especially if the pally can do the group smite.

[Kimagure]

The fight's actually pretty easy as long as you buff first. It helps to have a tank (Regongar or Valerie) and an off-tank (one of the others or Ekun's dog). Move your squishies behind the statue and make sure to have Death Ward on your melee characters (preferably all characters). Haste and Displacement will also help. The daemons all have a fairly low reflex save and are highly vulnerable to Chains of Light or a heightened Grease spell. They'll still do some damage with spells like Finger of Death, but that's nothing you can't heal through.

The rubies are pretty great to get, since they sell for 22.5k gold. Each. So 45k gold total.

[Strandly]

Grease and Hold Monster kinda worked on these mobs and then you can coup them.

[Steffan]

I do remember those. I have only dared there once, on my blind run. I somehow managed to get my main out but all of the others died. Basically the rubies paid the cost for the resurrections. It was a nice experience (due to the shock value and the narrow escape)

P.S. In my other runs I had Tristian around so the passage gets collapsed.

[SaintLoony]

Acid pits and death ward...

[Orion Pax]

Originally posted by Kimagure:

The fight's actually pretty easy as long as you buff first. It helps to have a tank (Regongar or Valerie) and an off-tank (one of the others or Ekun's dog). Move your squishies behind the statue and make sure to have Death Ward on your melee characters (preferably all characters). Haste and Displacement will also help. The daemons all have a fairly low reflex save and are highly vulnerable to Chains of Light or a heightened Grease spell. They'll still do some damage with spells like Finger of Death, but that's nothing you can't heal through.

The rubies are pretty great to get, since they sell for 22.5k gold. Each. So 45k gold total.

This is basically how I approach the fight, and it works well on Unfair. I'd add summons like Animate Dead to distract them and Crusader's Edge from Tristian since they are Evil Outsiders. Making sure casters have boosts to Spell Penetration if they are targeting the daemones with spells. Death Ward on everyone is pretty key. And yeah, pits or Blade Barrier seem like good ideas also. The Astradaemons were the tougher of the two I found.

This to me is the boss fight for the dungeon, over Vordekai. But I look forward to it and prepare for it. The rubies are worth tons of gold, so that's your reward, but also the xp! Worth way more than the ritual's blessing of +2 vs. Poison & Death Effects I'd say.

And regarding Tristian, you can absolutely choose to override his wishes here and still get him to make the best choice during Vordekai's fight by making supportive choices with him everywhere else. For role play, I consider it as helping Tristian have the courage to thoroughly purge the place of evil.

[RPG Gamer Man]

Originally posted by Gorgeous_Joe:

Unless these are in some way magical or needed later in the game the fight to get them is simply not worth the effort.

and the other alternative is to receive a lapdance from three demons......anyone know what this does?

lol lapdance from demons?