So while trying out different strategies / party compositions. I went to my favorite encounter in EA, the Hag. I love controlling the fights. So with my party composition, I was focusing a lot on disruption and negative effects to the enemy. I had The Hag sileneced and I noticed something. When the Hag gets to 20hps, if she makes it to her next turn when she's 20hps or below, she begs for her life and attempts to make the deal that we all know of by now. However, it seems as though if she's in a silence bubble, she will not trigger her dialoge to make the deal when she's at 20hps or below. Here is the setup I had with her.
I had my fighter / tank next to her. She was frightened so that she couldn't move. I had her in a Silence bubble. And I kept using trip attack/ frighten / hex / command (grovel or frighten) as often as possible until I got her to the prerequisite 20hps to get my +1 to stat item. I had The Hag on compelte lockdown. But she would not trigger the dialoge to offer me the deal. I quickly figured out that it was the fact she was stuck in the silence bubble. She could not get away from my fighter who had her frightened. And she couldn't cast any spells. It seems as though if she is silenced, she cannot trigger her dialoge. My guess is because Silence not only prevents her from casting... but speaking as well!
After I sat and thought about it, this seemed to make sense. However, I don't know if this is working as intended or if it's a bug. But I do think it's worth noting.
I had to cancel my concentration on silence, then bam, it triggered the dialoge of her offering me the deal.
Thoughts?
**Update**
I saved the game while she was silenced and at 20hps. Just to save scum to assure the outcome I want. Now she will not initiate the dialoge at 20hps and below. She will only fight to the death after save scumming.
Last edited by Accessdenied; 26/01/23 03:25 AM.
