Is Firkraag Worth The Effort?

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Has anybody ever killed Lord Firakarg The Dragon? I know he lets you go After you Complete the quest but is he worth Killing?
How Much XP Do You Get.

Nazar 17th Level Undead Hunter

 

It's definitely worth it, although it is a tough battle. You get 64,000 XP , as well as the BEST sword (only usuable by paladins ), red dragon scales which make some of the best armour in the game, as well as quite a bit of money/gems.

 

Plus the huge satisfaction of killing a very powerfull enemy. There are only a few dragons in the game...
What trophy will be cooler than a dragon head on the wall ...

 

If your character is 17th level I garuntee you will not have too much trouble with him, plus you are an undead hunter so killing him for Carsomyr is well worth it. Not to mention the extra XP you'll get from the Order for killing him.

 

Ok i Think i Have a Save Game just Before i entered his Dungeon. If what you guys Say is true and i have no doubt it is not then I will defeat him. Just one more question Is he more or Less powerfull than Irenicuses Black Dragon that Posseses The Cup. Or maybe the Dragon In Hell.

Nazar 17th level unded hunter

 

Shoot you get more experience for killing Firkraag than you do Kangaax, and you know how everyone goes on and on about Kangaax. So definately kill Firkraag, even if you must come back later in the game.

 

his AI isn't that good, so I tihnk you'll have less problems with him than the black dragon

 

He gives more XP than the black dragon...
Tougher ? Hard too say...I would say different. But, as one said before: not really good A.I.
But anyway at level 17 you should be allright...

Is it worth ?? You're a Paladin and He's an Evil incarnation !!! Play your noble role Pally !!!

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ok ok, else than role playing well, you could kill to obtain the strongest sword of the game (+5 !!) wich is usable by paladins only !!!
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The black dragon is definitely tougher...it's the only one in the game that actually attacks you. Firkraag tells you, yeah, whatever, come back whenever you like, I'm a badass red dragon...in the meantime, Aerie's casting mislead or whatever, Keldorn is going over the Hallowed Redemmer with a whetstone, the party's taking up positions all around him, and he doesn't take the hint that you're about to beat the bejesus out of him with everything you've got. Besides, the black's got style...'give me everything you have, and I'll think about it.' He doesn't give you time to prepare, and he certainly isn't going to let some puny spellcaster get close enough to him to cast magic resistance, the favorite nancy-boy tactic of the lily-livered adventurer. Gotta go with the black.

 

The thing I really liked about the black dragon is that he has some nice opening offense for everyone in the party. He casts entangle on the fighters and kicks their ass while an insect plague disables the spellcasters and deals more damage to the fighters. The first time I fought him, I just rushed him to see what he'd be like, and he whiped out my party within a minute or two real time. Firkrag, I thought, was the weaker dragon in the game, though I never fought the dragon in hell nor the silver dragon, so I can't really compare him to those two.

 

I had an equal amount of trouble with the Shadow dragon, Firkraag, and the black dragon. However, I fought those dragons at completely different levels(Shadow dragon rather early, Firkraag after the Underdark, then the black obviously last), which would lead me to believe that each dragon was successively tougher.

 

Firkraag is definetely worth the slaying. But like I said, he's not even close to hard. As he is VERY gullible. I had more trouble with Bodhi Lair Redux then killing that one Firkraag. Firkraag, NO EFFORT, definetely worth the slaying. Im not sure but it was like 40000-70000 XP i think. I remember Shadow Dragon was like 45000 xp. And like everyone else said Holy Avenger, Carsomyr +5 is very good, although it can only be used by paladins no use restarting game to use it (well if your not a generic wuss and chose a paladin), just get Keldorn.

 

Of course dragon fights are worth the effort ....

I developed the habit to deal with the shadow dragon first ... recently on more and more lower levels. Then Thaxx'lssilyia's breath weapon is a real pain in the a** for it takes 4 levels each hit (terrible for paladins and rangers who level up so slow - two or three hits and they are beyond resurrection). Since protection from negative plane wears off so quick it wasn't as helpful as vs. vamires. Some potions helped me to temporarily improve my saving throws in general (and vs. breath weapon in particular)

Dealing with Firekraag is different: His breath weapon burnt Minsc, Mazzy and Aerie to ashes when I dealt with him first. I found a solution in using the fire protecting helms, armor and shields and magic. I made my mages and clerics memorize the apropiate spells in a rest before the fight. So I had fire protection potions ready for the fight, just like the lvl-2 ranger/ cleric-spell that reduces damage from fire and the protection from fire mage spell and scrolls.
Considering the wide variety of protection vs. Firekraags strongest weapon I consider Thaxx'llssilyia to be the tougher opponent.

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

 

the sword yesss but dont forget you can also forge his scales into full plate +2 with 50% fire resistance not to mention you can also ware rings of protecton whilst this armour is on plus you get more exp if you kill him and talk to that guy whos daughter he kidnaped

 

Ragusa, wierd thing about Firekragg - I gave my whole party fire protection too, but he used a spell called "reduce fire resistance" that affected the whole party! Then he irrepairably destroyed Viconia and Valgyar.

 

Sorry Garathorn
but you cant wear the red dragon scales and rings of protection with the last patch (or is it with ToB installed)

My first time with our dear ole red reptile my bunch was around 10:th level.
after around 20 tries and being totaly slaughtered every time I figured I needed some serious beefing in a gym (read: do other quests first)

But, if you are playin a pally you just got to get him.
(dont you have to get him for the stronghold quest?)

bongo

 

At least Firkraag fights fair. I can stand being pummeled, burned and bashed by his wings...but I HATE level drainers.
Actually he isn't nearly as difficult as the shadow dragon.
Summon a horde of monsters. Place your fighters close to him. For some reason it's impossible to even hit him (even when you crit) so don't bother attacking him.
Have your wizards prepare their spells.
My fighters were protected from cold wich made them invulnerable to the cone of cold I hit Firkraag with.
Meanwhile my other mage cast lower resistance and the rest of the party just stayed back until then.
My fighters were quickly pummeled by his wing buffet. But that didn't matter, as my horde of monsters now attacked him.
With his resistance reduced I began to hit him with a barrage of magic.
Scratch one dragon.

 

This Dragon is a joke. Like I said earlier I used my Sorc. Put on Improved Alucarity, Robe of Vecna, the Amulet of Power, and then TIME STOP. I used 8 cone of colds on him and when the time stop wore out. Kabooom!!! I right clicked on him and it said DEAD. I was like what? I never saw that... I expected Badly Injured or Near Death but Dead. Didn't know what was going on until 10 seconds later Firkraag exploded into tiny pieces. I had frozen him, lol!

 

Woah! Nice work! What level Sorcerer?

 

Improved alacrity and Time Stop. What did you do, import your character from ToB?