BGII Help

[Xehh II]

When you have killed enough of those elementals(it takes a lot), then they shut down and something I don't remember happens.

Is it worth killing them all or should I just run past them like normal?

[Orb]

The elementals - I believe you need to use a freedom scroll in the trapped wizard cavern.

A powergamed party:

Viconia (is there anything that 50% magic resistance can't do)
Korgan (Berserk and dangerous)
Nalia/Imoen (enough thief to do most things thiefy and enough mage to do anything magey)
Mazzy or Minsc (I just don't like Valygar, Mazzy would probably be my preference of the two)
Usually I'd throw in Edwin too.

I wish there was a way to keep Yoshimo. A dualled Yoshimo Thief/Fighter can be awesome.

Optimally, you'd have Keldorn too, but he and Viconia don't go together all that well.

I tried soloing the game with a swashbuckler recently. Worked out pretty well, but TOB got a lot harder. Couldn't finish it because computer died. Generally, the way to deal with dragons is to spam protective and benefit spells before trying desperately to smite them with massive damage.

[Xehh II]

After reading some of the faq's that Kekvit Irae provided, I have one more question: What is this: "Dak'kon's Zerth blade" it says it's a powerful katana, could someone please tell me where it is?

[Orb]

After reading some of the faq's that Kekvit Irae provided, I have one more question: What is this: "Dak'kon's Zerth blade" it says it's a powerful katana, could someone please tell me where it is?

That's a Planescape item. I don't think it's in Baldur's Gate II.

I back the recommendation for ToB.

[FactionHeir]

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Neb's house is the one in the top left corner of the bridge district, and locked.
Note you'll only meet Neb and get the Illithium off him if the temple quest for the statue is active (or at least that's how it works for me usually).
Also, doing so will cause you to 'fail' the temple quest as the sculptor will see that you brought him fake Illithium. Still, the person at the temple will be happy with the fake illithium and you get slightly less experience, I think.

[econ21]

That's a Planescape item. I don't think it's in Baldur's Gate II.

Wasn't the katana one of the items with the two bonus merchants that you could get if you pre-ordered (or got the collector's edition or something)? I think later patches might have made them standard; if not, they can be downloaded off the internet on some fansites.

I don't recall it being better than Celestial Fury, though.

[FactionHeir]

I think for combat, celestial fury is still one of the best katanas.
If memory serves, Dakkon's blade was for mages as it gives bonus spells.

[Kekvit Irae]

Dak'kon's Zerth Blade is an item in BGII, as well as many other Planescape items (such as Harmonium Helmet and Sensate Amulet), but only for owners of the Collector's Edition, which adds a new merchant to the market. You can download the Collector's Edition files (they were released by Black Isle) at baldurdash.