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>In article <391ojc$q...@nuscc.nus.sg>, swk...@leonis.nus.sg (Sir
Launcelot
>du Lake) writes:
>[...]
>>
>> how the hell dost thou kill Mangar and his *&*^% cronies??!!  Those
damn
>> Demon Lords keep stoning my characters (including my summoned Demon
Lord)
>> before they can do any damage, and my spells don't seem to work on
them,
>> Mangar, or the Vampire Lords...
>>
>> the Quest for Clues hintbook said to use Deathstrike against Mangar,
but
>> that doesn't seem to work... Mind Blade and Demon Strike doesn't seem
to
>> work on any of them either..
>>
>> any ideas?
>>
I've beaten BT I more than once, though I never could do it without
getting at least one of my party turned to stone. I had a Paladin, Hunter,
Monk, Bard, & two Wizards... I think you might have to take Mangar down
with physical attacks. BTW if your Wizards are low level then it's not so
likely their spells will work. Say, doesn't BT I have Firehorns or some
such weapon for your Bard? Your Bard could use it to breathe fire, and fry
all those critters that would resist other spells. Works for me. ^_^

>Sean...@mindlink.bc.ca (Sean Dees) writes:
>   It's not easy. I just finished it last month. One hint is to pick of
the
>Specter Snare. Don't go into the room with Mangar, don't go into the door
>in front of it. Circle around until you are above Mangar and you will
come
>to a magic mouth. It will ask a question (easy answer - e-mail me if you
>have trouble). And will give you a weapon. This weapon stones whoever it
>hits. 

I played the IBM version of BT I (distributed by Slash corporation). That
one used the British spellings of various words; it called that goodie a
"Spectre Snare." Why am I bringing this up? Oh, NO particular reason
(yeah, right!!!!!!! :)

>Use DEST on Mangar, DMST on the Demons, and just keep at it. It took
>me forever to get through, but once I did it once, it worked easier the
>next time. (Oh, and cast GRSU to get a Greater Demon or Demon Lord in
your
>party - it helps.)

I personally found the Wind Dragon to be the toughest critter you could
summon in BT I. No one ever disbelieved it, and it would always take out
either one foe or one group of foes per round. 

Victar, fan of BT I - III, DW, & MM I - World of XEEN