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Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark Hints
How can I open any of the locked doors in the big central lightning chamber?
1 of 14: First of all, try to avoid getting hit by lightning by walking cautiously around the perimeter of the room. Moving toward its center will only get you hurt.
2 of 14: Have you tried picking or bashing the locked doors?
3 of 14: Maybe there's a local gimmick you could use to open the doors.
4 of 14: Notice that there are lots of glowing pedestals strewn about.
5 of 14: When you examine one, it'll say that there's a small orb-shaped niche on the top of it. Got any small orbs on you?
6 of 14: You could have gotten an energy orb from the remains of the cult monk in the starting room the first time you fought him. Try putting it on various pedestals.
7 of 14: If you think about it, you only have one orb, and the north and east locked doors have more than one pedestal standing between them and the central lightning generator.
8 of 14: However, the west exit only has one pedestal between it and the generator. Try putting your energy orb on it.
9 of 14: That'll open the west door, so go on through and explore the rooms beyond it.
10 of 14: You'll find lots more undead cult monks to kill, including a cult elder monk who has another energy orb on her.
11 of 14: Once you have that one, you can retrieve the orb you put on the pedestal earlier and have two of them. Now which door can you open?
12 of 14: The east locked door has two pedestals near it, so put one energy orb on each of those two pedestals to get into the east section.
13 of 14: In the east section, you'll find the third energy orb in one of the treasure chests in the room with the Shadow Master's sarcophagus.
14 of 14: After retrieving the two you used to open the east door, you'll be able to finally open the big gate to the north and be done with the whole energy orb / lightning thing.
