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Post by davfra »

I`ve just realised that Watchers Keep is an available area in SOA. I thought that this was strictly an area for TOB.
Does anything drastic happen if I explore it at this stage? (Chapter 3 SOA)
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Post by Numinor »

Not really, though there are some NPC banters that only happen in Watcher's Keep (and in no other ToB areas) if you're already in ToB.
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Post by nephtu »

Well..

It's available in SoA, and mostly doable, I got through it (including the Tactics mod Ritual, a wonderful piece of AI scripting, - and WON!) and enjoyed it immensely before the Underdark, but I had completed most every possibly quest and was at the very end of CH.3 with a strong party.

I gave up, however, after the Lum the Mad level, and came back to finish up after Bodhii part 2.

It's a bit unbalancing to do it, however - you get so much EXP you'll be using HLAs before you leave, and the Underdark gets sort of trivialized :eek:
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Post by Bruce Lee »

Did you manage to beat Pontifex aswell or did you solve the puzzle well enough to avoid battle?
He is tough!!
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Post by nephtu »

Didn't fight him..

I didn't fight him, the countess was alive when I left (oooh, that was a race :eek: )....so he remained a happy camper and never turned into a Dra..err..spaniard ;)

The truly astounding thing is that there's no cheese in the Ritual, those characters are 70 points, low level, non-stellar gear (I think they drop everything they have!), but astoundingly well scripted and they will flatten you if you're not really careful.
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Post by Bruce Lee »

Try fighting pontifex... if you like challenges you will like that fight hehe.
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Yeah..

He's a good fight - I have beaten him in combat - I just didn't want to fight him this time, I wanted to disrupt the %&%$#&)( ritual.
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Post by Bruce Lee »

He butchered me when I had to face him :D
It was a pleasant surprise actually, one that woke me up hehe and got me thinking strategically again.
How did you keep her alive?
I managed after many many tries. I dont want to spoil it for anyone so I wont post it as I dont know how to write it so you have to highlight to read. How is that done?
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