A Soul's Bane is one of the quests we unfortunately can't seem to really get past without xp, even though its rewards have been turned into lamps. The problem is the first room, with the "anger monsters" (which, ironically, gave no combat xp pre-eoc).
To kill them, you must use a special weapon provided in the instanced room they're in. They're immune to poison and to any weapon except the "special one", but not to reflect damage. However, while reflect damage can kill them, it doesn't count for progress in the quest. Some of the things I tried:
- Recoil Rings, Deathtouch Bracelet, Reflect, Deflect curses, Blood Necklace, Vengeance, Sign of Death, Linza's Outfit: Can hit, No xp, No quest progress
- Cannon: Can't hit
- Dreadnips, Retribution/Wrath: Can hit, xp, no quest progress
- Dominion Mines, Armour Spikes: Can hit, xp, quest progress (note: these seem to get the same 10x damage modifier as the special weapons).
All in all, it seems very unlikely that there's a loophole...
22-Jun-2019 23:49:56