Leprechaun in twigroot tunnels

[Gothyc]

SpoilerShow

Do you have to kill the leprechaun to find the key to get out of the room with all the pits?

I managed to lure the leprechaun onto a trapdoor and open it so he fell down, but now I'm worried I have to kill him to loot a key or something since I can't find the key to the exit door anywhere. I found the two wall buttons for the secret room, but there was no key or other means of escape in there. I'm stuck in the pit room, I'm down to one healing potion and I really don't want to jump down a trap chute to fight the leprechaun together with all the mummies down there. Am I screwed?

[3mortis]

i am screwd? yes :p

he had the key

[Gothyc]

Oh man... That sucks.

[Sir Tawmis]

You should be rewarded for getting him to step on a trap and moving fast enough to trigger it... I thought that's what I had to do...

SpoilerShow

Finally, I just hid around the corner, and waited for him to come out and pelted the #%@! out of him, each time, until I finally defeated him.

[Gothyc]

I'll give it a couple tries, but I imagine I'm just going to have to restart a new game. I wish I had more than a single save file.

[Sir Tawmis]

I'll give it a couple tries, but I imagine I'm just going to have to restart a new game. I wish I had more than a single save file.

Why did you only do one save file anyway?

[Komag]

The mummies aren't too hard, just start in a more obscure corner area, take them out cautiously, retreat, etc, you can do it.

[Gothyc]

I did it! Did a ring around the rosie with the leprechaun while killing mummies, and then guerilla warfared the leprechaun.

And yes, I was a fool to have only one save file. I now have.. two!

[Rygaros]

I got another question regarding this room. There is also a golden keyhole here, not for the key the leprechaun drops. I've must have missed it somewhere in this dungeon couse I came back with other goldenkeys and they didnt fit.
Anyone have an idea where it is?

[Gothyc]

As far as I've read in other posts, there will be more golden locks in the game than there are golden keys (apparently any golden key works on a golden lock), so you won't be able to open all the golden locks that you find. I didn't have a key for this particular lock either, so I had to leave it.