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edit: changed Title from Stuck to FEEDBACK

edit 3: when the Mind Flayer comes back to life after eating your NPC or You it has 50 of 70 hps.

I got to the part in the beginning (After 2nd Playthrough) where the fishermen are trying to save the Mind Flayer.
Missed my roll and the Mind Flayer ate the brain of Shadowheart.

Mind Flayer Insta killed My Character (Ranger) and Lae'Zel.

Wizard successfully runs away and out of combat.

I camp but cannot sleep because of the dead PC and NPCs.

UPDATE: was able to rez Lae`Zel and she ran into fire and died, again. (My fault for not, painstakingly, directing her path).
Rez'd Shadowheart and she zoned into the chapel.
Rez'd my PC Ranger and she escaped but during the escape, I ran past the fishermen - and they agro'd and killed, first my PC, which Gale used the Help Action to get back up, and subsequently killed Gale who got hit by arrows from the fishermen and fell unconscious and then died from the Mind Flayer.

We ran right past the Vampire NPC (who I refuse to have in my party because it is obnoxious), and the Mind Flayer ignored it.

Now. I have one last Rez scroll and two dead NPC and not a lot of loot to sell - - - IF i survive the battle at the front gate of the Grove since I have not discovered it yet there is that battle

UPDATE: got Lae'Zel and Zoned into Chapel. All three party members have only 2 HPs

Now I will try to survive the fight in front of the Druid Grove with 3 people - I think I'll try to kill the fishermen first for siding with the Mind Flayer against me -
BUT NO WAY IN HELL WILL I RECRUIT THE OBNOXIOUS VAMPIRE. JUST NOT DOING IT.

UPDATE: On way to kill fishermen, Shadowheart walked past Gale's corpse and died from his Necrotic aura damage LOL> GOD I HOPE THEY DON"T HAVE HARDCORE MODE>
UPDATE: killed Fishermen and the Mind Flayer Agro'd from wayyyyyyy far away but then de-Agroed when fishermen died.

So, Two NPC, almost dead, cannot camp, going into Grove Fight to get Rez scrolls ... who the F*ck designed the Mind Flayer coming to life with 50 HPs AND Level 5! after insta killing a party member? ALL at Level 2 because it is at the very start of the Game!

EDIT: going past the vampire caused his cut scene to play, I used every negative response hoping for a "attack" option, but I just left him where he was. Didn't invite him to my camp. First playthrough, I turned him over to the vampire hunter.

OMFG. Here are my options: One way to freedom is running past/ jumping over, Gale, and his death aura (I have very few HPs left and no way to heal, no food, potions, no rest, no camp) or past the Mind Flayer blocking the path.
Going to try jumping over Gale. - Phew - That worked.

Onward to the Druid Glade Fight!! (with 2 heavily damaged players - My Ranger has 7 of 20 and Lae'Zel has 4 of 20)
Whoot! Won fight handily. Poor Barth ... Rally worked well and My Ranger Rocked from the upper ledge!

Maybe the carnage will provide loot! Not much ...
Selling ... My Ranger with a 10 charisma or Lae'Zel with an 8 Charisma. UGH>

WHOOT I can afford 3! Count em, 3 - Rez Scrolls. ... I'm back in business ... I hope!

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UPDATE >>> LAST EDIT: I went back to the save before the Mind Flayer's Mind F*ing my party.

You do have the option of simply ignoring the Mind Flayer - or as someone posted below, attacking it, which I did after reloading - if you attack it, you auto kill it.
So, it was my own fault I got carried away with making my rolls and got greedy.

But if you do do as I did, you are in for a World of Hurt. But, you also have a level 5 Mind Flayer to fight when you get to level 4 which might be fun to try.