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 Across from the boudoir is a 'lock' that you can pick with a DC10 Wisdom check, followed by a DC20 Arcana check. Inside are the [[Helldusk Helmet]], [[Staff of Spellpower]], and Mol's contract. Loot these, explore anything else you want to see, and head back to the archive to retrieve the hammer. After you loot the hammer, the Debtors will drop the facade and all turn in to aggressive demons. Fight your way (stopping to long rest at the pools in the boudoir when necessary) to the eastern portion of the House. Right outside of the Portal Room on the southern terminal end of the hallway is a hatch leading to the Prison. Unlock, and head inside.
-Inside the prison you will find [[Hope]] bound by chains on two sides where two Spectators and a handful of lesser demons wait. Kill 'em all, and equip the Orphic Hammer to the melee slot of any character. Use that character to smash the rocks holding Hope's chains, and she will join your party. She's a relatively strong level 10 Cleric, who has access to a Divine Intervention - don't use it until we get to the finale of the House.
+Inside the prison you will find [[Hope]] bound by chains on two sides where two Spectators and a handful of lesser demons wait. Kill 'em all, and equip the Orphic Hammer to the melee slot of any character. Use that character to smash the rocks holding Hope's chains, and she will join your party. She's a relatively strong level 10 Cleric, who has access to a Divine Intervention — don't use it until we get to the finale of the House.
 Head back up and through the Feast Hall, make sure you are fully healed and rested, and head back to the Foyer. When you click on the portal back to Baldur's Gate, Daddy Raphael is back, and he is very upset. There is ''no way'' to avoid combat here. He will be accompanied by Hope's sister, as well as [[Yugir]], the demon from the [[Gauntlet of Shar]], depending on your choices back then. Yugir can be persuaded to join the fight on your side with a DC30 persuasion check, even if you convinced him to kill himself during Act Two. In either event, we will now, finally, be fighting Raphael.
-Knock out the soul pillars in the four corners of the room, as Raphael draws power from them in the form of powerful spells as well as increasing his DEX by a significant amount. Try to keep Hope alive as she has access to very powerful spells, including a Divine Intervention you can use the initiate a long rest in the middle of combat, and powerful AoE healing. She can also use a Level 5 spell slot (though the spell is located under Cantrips) to 'banish' someone from her house - effectively being able to kill 2 (or more, if the slots are refreshed) adds for a single Action.
+Knock out the soul pillars in the four corners of the room, as Raphael draws power from them in the form of powerful spells as well as increasing his DEX by a significant amount. Alternatively, a party with very strong single target damage may choose to forgo the pillars and focus on Raphael from the start. His high AC can be negated via some crowd control spells such as [[Hold Monster]], although their duration is reduced to 1 turn on this particular enemy.
-Kill the towers, keep Hope alive and healing, use Divine Intervention when you need to, and the fight is fairly straightforward for a Level 12 party. Afterwards, soak in your victory and loot the [[Helldusk Armour]] from Raphael - a very powerful armour that will provide AC21 Heavy Armor that negates the need for Proficiency.
+Try to keep Hope alive as she has access to very powerful spells, including a Divine Intervention you can use the initiate a long rest in the middle of combat, and powerful AoE healing. She can also use a Level 5 spell slot (though the spell is located under Cantrips) to 'banish' someone from her house — effectively being able to kill 2 (or more, if the slots are refreshed) adds for a single Action.
+Kill the towers, keep Hope alive and healing, use Divine Intervention when you need to, and the fight is fairly straightforward for a Level 12 party. Afterwards, soak in your victory and loot the [[Helldusk Armour]] from Raphael — a very powerful armour that will provide AC21 Heavy Armor that negates the need for Proficiency.
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