Inquisitor held????

lompo · Post by **lompo** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 1:46 am

I was in WK 3rd lev. and a demon targeted my inquisitor witha spell and he was held.
How that was possible? Inquisitors aren't supposed to be immune to hold and charm?

kopywrite · Post by **kopywrite** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 1:57 am

IIRC, inquistors aren't immune to stun (from testing in the kill the Keldorn challenge) -- did the icon in the portrait show a little head with stars above it (the stun icon) or red bars (the held icon)?

lompo · Post by **lompo** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 2:32 am

Originally posted by kopywrite
IIRC, inquistors aren't immune to stun (from testing in the kill the Keldorn challenge) -- did the icon in the portrait show a little head with stars above it (the stun icon) or red bars (the held icon)?

It showed the red bars icon!

kopywrite · Post by **kopywrite** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 2:40 am

It showed the red bars icon!

Ahh...in that case I don't know. Was it a demon's gaze attack that held him/her? Maybe gaze attacks override the immunity?

Littiz · Post by **Littiz** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 5:44 am

I seem to remember that Baldurdash fixed the animation which appeared even if an Inquisitor couldn't be held.
The char was free to move though.

I really believe that Demon's Gaze is not treated as a "normal" hold effect, so Inquisitors are not immune to that.

kopywrite · Post by **kopywrite** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 5:48 am

Yeah tha's what I thought (guessed)...the demon attack is first and foremost a gaze attack so you need to be immune to those (protection from petrification etc) to avoid the hold. Seems a bit iffy though...ah well.

lompo · Post by **lompo** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 6:46 am

What is the "demon gaze attack"?
How can you protect from it?
Anyway is strange, because if is a matter of saving an inquisitor of lv. 25 with good equipment has saving throws well below 0.

Ned Flanders · Post by **Ned Flanders** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 1:46 pm

a potion of mirrored eyes should protect from the gaze attack.

kopywrite · Post by **kopywrite** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:12 am

@ Lompo;

I'm playing through WK at the moment too and some of the demon battles in the maze level are very chaotic. The gaze attack I referred to is used by the Balors you meet during the planar sphere and underdark quests...I can't say for certain that any of the demons in WK use the same attack or are infact Balors at all (there's so many types of demon, several of which have the same avatar) but I'm guessing this is what held your inquisitor. The ring of free action should protect against all hold like effects. Like I said, the whole thing seems a bit buggy though.

lompo · Post by **lompo** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 7:52 am

That is what I though, thank you anyway.