Mages’ Guild Level 2 – Eye of the Beholder III

This guide will help you navigate the second level of the Mages’ Guild in Eye of the Beholder III.

Mages’ Guild Level 2 Map

Area Overview

Note

• Scaladars resist or are immune to just about everything, except for blunt weapons. But while you’re holding the Ring of Trobriand (from Level 1), they won’t attack you at all.

Enemies

• Scaladars
• Steel Shadows

Notable Loot

• Dagger +4 “Ocnor” (#11)
• Dart of Hornet’s Nest (#5)
• Leather Armor +4 (#8)
• Rocks +4 (#13)
• Short Sword +3 (#19)

1 – Bug

You’ll meet a sprite mage named Bug here. He’ll join you if you’re interested.

2 – Entrance Puzzle

The plaques on either side of the shelf here will inform you that “the way is revealed with the lure of the beasts.” The lure in question is the Ring of Trobriand (from Level 1). When you place it into the shelf, the wall behind it will disappear. This will cost you the ring, and without it, scaladars will start attacking you.

3 – Cord

When you pull the cord here, you’ll open the gates to the east and west.

4 – Loot

On the ground here, you’ll find two Arrows +2, a Club, a Magic Staff +1 (which is just a Staff +1), and four Rocks.

5 – Dart

You’ll find a Dart of Hornet’s Nest on the ground here.

6 – Cord / Illusionary Wall

Pulling the cord here (#6) will create an illusionary wall to the north (#6a).

7 – Cord

If you pull the cord here (#7), then you’ll get teleported to a sublevel (#7a).

8 – Loot

On the ground here, you’ll find Leather Armor +4 and two Rations.

9 – Cord / Gate

Pulling the cord here (#9) will open the gate to the south (#9a).

10 – Loot

On the ground here, you’ll find two Potions of Invisibility, a Ring of Sustenance, and a Wand of Flesh to Stone.

11 – Shelf

You’ll find the Dagger +4 “Ocnor” in the shelf here. A steel shadow will ambush you from behind when you take anything (including the dagger) from the shelf. So you can keep putting things into the shelf and then taking them back out to grind some xp if you want.

12 – Cord / Gate

Pulling the cord here (#12) will open the gate leading to the Weapons Laboratory (#12a).

13 – Loot

On the ground here, you’ll find an Apple, three Potions of Poison, four Rocks +4, and a trapped Spellbook (which will deal minor damage to your party when you try to pick it up).

14 – Grate Traps / Scaladars

When you walk over these four grates (#14), long spikes will spring up from them, damaging your party and pushing you to the west. The spikes will also prevent you from walking back over the grates. Meanwhile, scaladars (#14a) will be waiting on either side to flank you. Don’t try to fight the scaladars at this point, as they’ll probably destroy your back row. Instead, just run through the grate traps to the other side. You can turn off the grate traps by pressing a button to the west (#17).

15 – Hidden Button

If you press the hidden button on the southern wall here, then you’ll remove the wall.

16 – Button / Moveable Wall

Pressing the button on the northern wall here (#16) will remove a wall to the east (#16a).

17 – Button

You can use this button to toggle the nearby grate traps (#14, #18). If the button is “out,” then the eastern traps (#14) are on and the western traps (#18) are off. If the button is “in,” then it’s just the opposite. There isn’t any way to turn off all of the traps at the same time.

18 – Grate Traps

When you walk onto one of these grates, long spikes will spring up from it, damaging your party and pushing you backwards. You can turn off (or on) these traps by pressing a nearby button (#17).

19 – Short Sword

You’ll find a Short Sword +3 on the ground here.

20 – Steel Shadow Thieves

When you step here, four steel shadows will appear to the east and west, and they’ll steal all of your metallic items (because, you know, while steel shadows look slow and clunky, they’re actually really quick). The steel shadows will drop your gear when they die, and then you’ll get to have fun re-equipping your party. For best results, you should immediately take a step backwards when the steel shadows appear, so they’ll all attack you from the front. There isn’t any way to avoid this encounter.

21 – Cord

When you pull this cord, the wall to the west will disappear.

Exits

1. Teleporter to Level 1.
2. One-way teleporter to B1.
3. Teleporter.
4. Stairs down to Level 3.