how you beat the octocupus?

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Originally Posted by Lari

By now, you'll already solved this with a bloodshed however you could have just gently asked red beard for the password

Oh I did, but I wanted to explore all the possibilities
First I killed the guards, then i killed Lucky James, then all his troops in the mines..and realized that Redbeard won't talk to me anymore. And, what is most important: quest failed! Noo goodies Boo.. then I reloaded, and finished the quest the right way