You have to rely solely on luck to get that fucking mimic. He chases whatever gem he feels like that is currently on the map. I've set a trap for him over a dozen times now only for him to run off for a gem that is on the complete other side of the dungeon while ignoring the one two feet from him.
Jesus fucking Christ, it's a good thing this isn't an Xbox game. I'd have went clear into the, 'smash the controller against the wall' stage about an hour ago.
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Everyone wondered WTF when KaLourin wrote:
You have to work your way around and lead him to the center area, the fire column. Collect all the gems as you go, then lead them into the middle. Sooner or later the mimic will clue in on those and happily chomp away. Once he's in the center, throw the level and nuke the bastard.
I know how to do it. The little fucker will be nearly TOUCHING a gem and will fly off to pick one up off the other side of the map.
I finally placed one single, solitary gem all by it's lonesome by the fire and he came at it from nowhere.
calls the Demon by his true name and tells him, 'I command you to die!'
Though, that's only because I had nearly a million gold saved up and could buy that information since I never bothered shoping anywhere but from the Djinn.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael spewed forth this undeniable truth:
That's like "Flatlander Woman" from Deus Ex. Rather defeats a cool fight you could be having.
I didn't know he'd do it just because I told him to!
Were you laying actual gems for the Mimic? I think it only "goes for" the "Gem Pile" items those machines spit out from time to time. Not stuff like an Emerald or a Diamond or whatever.
Mephistopheles is a weird fight if you actually fight him. His stats/abilities vary from game to game. Sometimes he's immune to Death magic, but I've also seen shots of people killing him because he rolled a 1 against Finger of Death.
One thing that remains constant though is that he's got insane damage reduction/resistance. I believe the only thing that he doesn't reduce or nullify entirely is Acid damage. On my Wizard I just fired up Mestil's Acid Sheath and chugged Heal potions until he killed himself.
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KaLourin spewed forth this undeniable truth:
Odd. I had that information... but never the option to use it. So I had to beat his ass down. Hello Meph... meet Muammar. He's a weaponmaster. See that sword? Thats a +10 shocking, keen, hasted, SR20 greatsword of beating.yo.ass!
Maybe you needed high Int for it, or something. Mine was 20, and that's all I can think of that might affect dialogue options. After he messes with Aribeth the option to say, "<his True Name>! I bind you to my will!" is there and he freaks out, and there's a few options on what to do once you have him obeying you.
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KaLourin had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
Odd. I had that information... but never the option to use it. So I had to beat his ass down. Hello Meph... meet Muammar. He's a weaponmaster. See that sword? Thats a +10 shocking, keen, hasted, SR20 greatsword of beating.yo.ass!
No dual scims/rapiers?
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This one time, at Ruvyen camp:
No dual scims/rapiers?
to hell with dual scim/rapiers. 
3d6+10 x5 on a crit 15-20 not counting feats and str = massive carnage. Not to mention great cleave and 6 attacks a round.
