couple of Hommlet quests won't end

Trying to finish the convert for St. Cuthbert. I talk to the guy with every character and there's no chance or option to convinve him to let his lackey convert.

Also, I can't finish the tithe from the Brewmeister's apprentice. The only dialogue I have is "I'm still trying to think of a way for you to talk to..."

Any help is appreciated.

 

Maybe your party leader needs more "sense motive" or "gather information" skills?

 

I've always found Diplomacy and Intimidate were the most useful, especially Diplomacy in Hommlett.

 

My rogue (diplomacy) and my fighter (intimidate) have both tried. I put 4 points in at character creation.

 

Unless they have 16 or better Charisma, you may need to wait to level up and boost the skills higher.

 

Party "face men" need to have high Charismas, as well as high ranks in Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Gather Information and Sense Motive in order to get all dialogue options throughout the game.

 

sounds like I fell prey to the JAck of All trades syndrome I am prone to do at character creation.

Might be early enough in the game for a reroll/restart.

 

You will want a minimum of a 5 in Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather Information, Intimidate and Sense Motive (total skill, not ranks) for most of the quests in Homlet. Later, you will need more (about 10) on your main negotiator in order to complete some of the quests, but I've found that you can get by with only a 10 in Diplomacy and Sense Motive for most of the tougher quests.