I took care of him after the Underdark so I had the collars to use. First I killed him as a normal lich, then I charmed him with the collar and moved him up against the wall to screen weaker party members if anything went wrong. Then I took his ring. Next I summoned a fire element and sent Kangaxx attacking it thus making it go red. However Kangaxx was still on my side and I kept moving him around so that he wouldn't start attacking the element. Then I summoned another fire element and attacked Kangaxx with full power when his sign read "Near death" so I wouldn't miss out on the experience. Pretty cool eh?

An interesting method for dealing with Kangaxx. Although I had beaten him with Jaheira and her fire elemental "friends" early in chapter 3, using the ring of the Ram + elementals hasted+ Jaheira wielded the staff of Rhynn+fire giant strenght; the two fire elementals had both scored critical hit (6,5; 8;4); Jaheira dealed out(4, 3, 5); and the ring of the Ram dealed out 28 damage. It was a big luck because Kangaxx fell in one round. That's what I call cool! :p

LOL. That was the most original strategy about killing Kangaxx I have heard in a long time.

[This message has been edited by Vicsun (edited July 18, 2001).]

Do you know how bad I wanted to tell someone when I first got the idea? This community is great, none of my friends are into computer games. Finally someone who comments on the real issue instead of giving you a blank stare.

Blank stare . . . :confused:

Kangaxx? What's that, some fancy watch from Switzerland? My Time-Axx is fine for me!

:D (sorry, couldn't resist)

WHO IS KANGAAX? Never even heard of him mayB i even beat him but did not know it was him.

Oh that'd be novel. I haven't seen a headline I Beat Kangaxx And Didn't Even Know It yet. Guaranteed to bring in a lot of people looking. :p

P.S.
NAZAR, spell words like you were taught in school. Maybe is maybe and not mayB. Same goes for all other tries of "l33t" spelling. Go read the forum rules about it.

Thanks for the correction Gonzago!

[This message has been edited by Taluntain (edited July 22, 2001).]

I have finished BG 2 Seven times and Never even heard of Kangaxx. I am serious. I have Encountered 4 dragons in The Game Plus The One In The Underdark. Did I miss One?????????

IF SO PLEASE TELL ME BECAUSE I WANT TO BEAT HIM


NAZAR 17th LEVEL Undead Hunter.

Spoiler:

Kangaxx isn't a dragon, he's a very hard demi-lich. To fight him, you need to defeat the shade lich who is hanging around by the unseeing eye district and get the golden arms, and defeet the elemental lich in the bridge district and get the golden torso. Then if you go to Kangaxx's tomb in the bridge district (next to Mae Vars guild) and give him his arms and torso back, he will transform into a lich. Then after you kill that, he will transform into a demi-lich.

There are many tactis to kill him, but you should try it yourself first of all. (Just one hint: Have one or two freedom scrolls in your inventory - you'll need them ).

Taluntain, I just registered today and can't help but notice that you do nothing but ***** about other people's posts. What's eating you?

And by the bye...'Spell words like you were thought in school'??? Were you taught to spell 'taught' as T-H-O-U-G-H-T??

Oh that's nice; just registered today and already taking shots at the owner. And over a typo too... :rolleyes:

We wouldn't have to ***** all the time if you would all just follow the few simple rules as described in the Board O'Magick FAQ.

If you don't like *****ing, simply follow the rules... Easy.

[This message has been edited by Blackthorne TA (edited July 22, 2001).]

I vote take the idiot of the week honor away from Drizzt and give it to this guy quick. Why is it that some people feel they have something to prove by being rude to the site owner/moderators here before they even have ten posts under their belt? What chip exactly do you have on your shoulder? And an even better question: where did you get it from. I remember back in the day when newbies would have a little respect for the site owner that pays the bills every month so they can post on his boards.

To get back to the topic, I never ever beat Kangaxx, although I did try for 4 hours!!, maybe my party composition wasnt good or not high enough, thats beside the point, I think this tactic is really good, when I return to SoA from a newly started character in BG (1) , yes, the first one as a Lvl 1 character, I will consider this strat

To get away from topic:
I definetly vote for Crawl's suggestion.

[Edit]
Pal, IOW plaque is a game feature on this site. It is a kind of "reward" for certain contributions.

[This message has been edited by Extremist (edited July 22, 2001).]

You'd have to have your keyboard configured as bass-ackwardly as Jimmy Hendrix' guitar for 'thought' to be a typo of 'taught.'

Apologies if I'm out of line, and I suspect that I am. I get a kick out of this site, I really do. I just get the sense that there are a few people out there who happen to have forgotten that this. Is. A. Game.

Posting on forums is not a game. And even if it was, there are rules to every game. (About which you are warned on the registration page.) If you don't like them, don't play. It's easy to comprehend.

But I can't really blame you. I've learned from experience that there are way too many people around who act first and think later. In your case, it would have been better to be silent and learn something about this place, people who own it, and people who make sure that it doesn't deteriorate into just another lame message board, since there are plenty of those around.

People like you (who start taking shots at mods, admins etc. before they even know who they are) usually don't even stay here longer than a day or two. Who knows, maybe you will. You're smart enough to understand what I'm talking about. But then again, you seem to have a problem with authority of any kind (even the very mild one that is executed here), so you may decide to leave just because I dare talk back to you. We've had one or two cases like that before too.

Really, it's up to you.

P.S. There's a thing called smiley in my reply to NAZAR. There's a smiley in his post after mine too. He didn't get pissed, and the notice was meant for him. He knows why.

So what exactly was the point of your message? That you don't like me telling people what to do? If that's the case, I suggest you pack your bags right away, because you'll be seeing a lot of it in the future too. That's what mods & admins do, after all.

Gonzago, you dont like it here?
Then leave...

Hadn't checked this topic in a while...I know it was about Kangaxx (or something), so I'm about to go WAY off the subject.

Humblest apologies to all concerned. (Sincerely, by the bye..) Problems with authority? Possibly. That may be why I almost always play chaotic good characters, who knows...

As you can see, I've lasted longer than two days, and hope to stick around for a while, if for no other reason than to see my little eye to turn into something big and mean. (I work nights...sit in front of a pc for 8 hours on end...so eat your hearts out, I get paid to play this game...) However, in response to Taluntain's tactful reply, let me now state for the record that I humbly acknowledge (hat in hand) my own breach of etiquette and will endeavor to rectify it in the future.

And Taluntain, by the way: thanks for putting together this kick ass site.

No problem & thanks.

Just got on to this site (it's awesome, btw) and noticed this post about Kangaxx. Cool way to kill him, but I have one that's even easier. (I'm not sure if this is a spoiler or not. That's my warning...)

It's called "Mace of Disruption +1". You may have to reload a couple times, but it usually works. You can find it in the Blood Pool of Bodhi's dungeon in the Graveyard.

You just send in one fight with the mace? I'd think you'd get whupped pretty quickly unless you have A LOT of other tricks up your sleeve.

Now that I thought about it a bit, I seem to remember that the Mace of Disruption did not work on the first lich in that fight, but downed the Demilich on the first or second shot, before he could Maze (or Imprison, whatever it was) anyone.

Actually, Mace of Disruption+1 can't even scratch Kangaxx nor some vampires...

You have to improve it to version +2 - that mace kicks ass.

Extremist - I havnt been able to kill Kangass at all, I read from your post about ShadowKeeper so thought it would be ReAL CoOL to download it and make me charZ 25 everything with 7 abilities in weopon and a ReAL PoWErFuL wopon in both hands. But no kangaxe would not die and stayed on near DeAtH, that were a bummer he would not change to demolitch.

I will never understand why people think an all-25 char is fun to play or a garant to a successful fight <shakehead> yes, he will have a good punch .... but imagine: there are people killing kangax with far weaker chars .... I really wonder why :D :p

>>>I will never understand why people think an all-25 char is fun to play or a garant to a successful fight<<<

Yeah its ruins the challenge quite a bit if you cheat and give your self a overly powerful party. I much prefer having to try different tactics with the weapons and abilities I have earned during the game it much more rewarding that way. The hardest battle Ive overcome so far was the illithids in the sewers they were wiping me out in seconds until I devised a plan to put mazzy upfront to keep them in the doorway (she stands up better to the mind spells) while i fired fireballs and used ranged weapons set with fire damaging ammo stinking clouds etc.

Now where would the fun be in just walking in there and wiping them out in seconds.

TheBully, just a quick tease - but I'm serious.

I'll make a char with all stats at minimum who will defeat your all25 hero. Do you believe me? And of course, I won't use that :-X util for that.

Kangaxx has to be attacked with +4 and +5 weapons - that's the secret. There's nothing about your stats in his case.
And forget some magic immunity scrolls or spells (available at Ribald's, of course).


[Edit]
Forgot to say that although Mace of Disruption +2 seems to be +2 only, it is in fact enchanted +5 weapon.


[This message has been edited by Extremist (edited July 27, 2001).]

Exactly, Extremist! Bully, your all-25 stats are thoroughly useless if you don't use the appropiate weapon or a smart tactic for the appropiate opponent. With monster stats like that you'll probably play a fighter char.

Well, there are lot's of nasty creatures even in SoA that can kill everything very quick. I can, for example very well imagine a physically weak cleric, sorcerer or mage teaching such a beast a lesson in respect and real power. Even little Aerie could kill your beast.

[This message has been edited by Ragusa (edited July 27, 2001).]

Well, I am SO happy I finally killed that darn lich that I just have to tell how I did it. As we used to say in the army, "put on your helmet, boys, I'm telling a war story".

I put Aerie on one side of him and Jan on the other. Aerie had the Mace of Disruption, which didn't hurt him, but it didn't matter as she was just a decoy. Jan then hammered at his knees with the Staff of the Magi. Sometimes Kangaxx would try to imprison Aerie, sometimes Jan, but it rolled right off their spell immunities to Abjuration, which I cast before going downstairs. Meanwhile, Mazzy approached with Daystar and stood at an arm's length from both Aerie and Jan, right between them but enough further from Kangaxx that he didn't try to imprison her instead, and cast Sunray. Ta-da! Jan's coup de grace was 1 point of damage- but it was 1 point too many for Kangaxx.

Bwahahahaha!

I refuse to fight Liches, macig is frustrating, *shrug* guess thats just me.

Oh, Tal...

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[This message has been edited by Septic Yogurt (edited July 27, 2001).]

Very funny Sep. AOL-level comment. Did you change ISPs? ;)

[This message has been edited by Taluntain (edited July 27, 2001).]

You don't need to do damage with the Mace of Disruption for its effect to take place. I *know* that I downed the demilich with the Mace of Disruption +1. The lich was a pain, but after I beat him, everyone was pretty beat down and spells were exhausted, I just sent a hasted fighter up with the mace and took out the demilich. Pop him up with the CLUAConsole, that'll prove it.

What the heck was Septic saying? Are there people that actually converse like that?

[He said "No elite (leet) hacker (haxor) speak? These forums suck! (suxorz) - BTA]

[This message has been edited by Blackthorne TA (edited July 27, 2001).]

Can you please explain where to find and kill this guy again? PLEASE!
I've have never even heard of this quest.

Go to the Docks District. There is a house next to Mae'Var's guildhouse that has a locked and trapped door. Go in there. There should be Minotaurs inside. Go down the stairs. Click on the sarcophagus and talk to Kangaxx, he will ask you for a favor.

Oh, by the way, there is a search engine for these boards in case you weren't aware. You can find the answers to many questions by using it (especially about Kangaxx).

[This message has been edited by Blackthorne TA (edited July 27, 2001).]

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I've also noticed that Ribald offers two scrolls of magic resistance (100% for 10 turns) . . . tends to make this battle a tad easier, if you can afford them and the Staff of Rhynn(sp?).

It's something strange about this scrolls. It's suppose to last for 10 round, that mean 60 seconds real-time, right? I used one of them on Minsc, who had Daystar and Mace of Disruption +2. After he killed Kangaxx from one shoot :), I went in the Bridge District for Shangalar&co.
Protection from magic last for the whole battle, definely more than 10 rounds.
BTW: it was weird and fun. The Beholder try to charm Anomen, who had Shield of Balduraan, and did it to himself. After that he started to shoot spells on Layene, Shangalar and vampire. The demon gated by Layene atacked the Beholder, and Meteor Swarm hit everyone except my party. In the end, I deal with a "near death" company.

I think the scroll lasts 10 full turns (10 rounds per turn), not 10 rounds, no?

Indeed! The twisted rune is the one of the few opportunities to use these powerful scrolls. In the unpatched version of the game all imbunements made by items, like the girdle of ...giant strenght were disabled. After installing the patch these permanent bonuses will stay, which makes these scrolls extremely powerful.

now do it without ctrl-y :p

I tried this battle again yesterday and it is really really really easy if you have a berserked korgan in your party wielding crom f and hitting daylights out of kang. Man, Dragons are way harder in comparison.