Some questions of my own (Warning: quest spoiler)

Galuf the Dwarf · Post by **Galuf the Dwarf** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:34 am

Well, here's my set of questions.

1) When it comes to deities and their preferred weapons (without the War domain): The weapons mentioned with each deity are only the type of weapon that you'll get with the "Spiritual Weapon" spell? I've been paying attention to quite a few details to make sure I understand completely.

2) Have I got all of the racial weapons right?

Gnome: Gnomish Hooked Hammer
Dwarf: Dwarven Waraxe
Elf: Rapier (?)
Halfling: Siangham (sp?)

3) Can you tell me if any of these things are bugs?

- Paladin only seems to be able to use "Lay on Hands" on themself.

- Stats for NPCs do not normally appear in the menu.

4) Now here's the quest I've been having trouble with

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"The Trader's Courier Arrives" -
Okay, so I've gotten the courier to confess his business. Where do I go from there?

Thank you all for your help, in advance.

OlorinGB · Post by **OlorinGB** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:44 pm

"The Trader's Courier Arrives" ...

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I think your next step would be to talk to the trader(s) and tell them you know about the courier.

If, however, you have told them that their scheme to slow down the Castle building has been un-veilied, they'll be too mad to talk to you and you won't finish this quest.

HTH,
F.O.R.

Galuf the Dwarf · Post by **Galuf the Dwarf** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 12:54 pm

Originally posted by OlorinGB
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I think your next step would be to talk to the trader(s) and tell them you know about the courier.

If, however, you have told them that their scheme to slow down the Castle building has been un-veilied, they'll be too mad to talk to you and you won't finish this quest.

HTH,
F.O.R.

I tried to talk to them about that before I got the "Traders Revealed" quest, and there were NO dialogue options w/ any of my characters I use for dialogue (my Paladin, Rogue, or Sorceror). I'll try checking Atari's forums about that. Thanks anyway.

Galuf the Dwarf · Post by **Galuf the Dwarf** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 7:16 pm

Okay, here's a different question.

Which item-crafting feats are the most worthwhile? I have a save file where I am about to allocate my third level for each character (allowing either my cleric or sorceror to take the "Craft Wonderous Item" or "Brew Potion" feat). If any of you readily suggest that I take any of those feats right away, then I will.

In case any of you are curious of what I went with, I took Combat Casting for both my Cleric and Sorceror. They both have high Constitution stats for their races (my Cleric being a Dwarf w/ 19 Con, upgraded to 20 today; and my Sorc is a human w/ 17 Con), but I thought that CC would be a good choice for casting spells with some risk of attacks on them.

Also, my party is this

Altredus Heartwarder: LG Male Human Paladin, Worships Heironius

Burgthar Bonebreaker: CG Male Half-Orc Barbarian, Worships Kord

Kulgar the Blessed: LG Male Dwarf Cleric, Worships Moradin (Domains: Earth and Good)

(Will edit in name later) CG Female Elf Rogue, Worships Corellon Laranthe

Morlax: NG Male Human Sorceror, Worships Boccob

Comments? Suggestions?

Biohazard1 · Post by **Biohazard1** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 3:23 am

Which Item Crafting Feats

Since your party is biased toward melee combat, you may want to focus on Craft Weapons and Armor, since you can use it multiple times on the same item and the added powers will stack. Its also very economical because you can use it to upgrade an item you find, rather than the more costly option of making an item from scratch. You may also want to consider giving this feat to both your sorc and cleric, to more evenly distribute the XP cost as you use the feat.

I would avoid making potions, since your inventory slots would fill up too fast with limited upside on game play.

Craft Wondrous Items has potential, but there are several bugs in the game that make certain items that you may craft unusable--not worth the risk IMO.

One last thing, many people have learned the hard way that the game strictly follows the rules with regard to Paladin's maintaining upstanding behavior. Playing a fallen paladin is not much fun...

zhuge · Post by **zhuge** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:20 am

[QUOTE=Galuf the Dwarf]
2) Have I got all of the racial weapons right?

Gnome: Gnomish Hooked Hammer
Dwarf: Dwarven Waraxe
Elf: Rapier (?)
Halfling: Siangham (sp?)
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Not sure if Gnomes have automatic proficiency in Gnome Hooked Hammer. They should according to 3.5e rules. But the implementation for exotic weapon proficiencies in this game has been rather buggy. So don't be surprised if your gnome doesn't get the proficiency. In any case, unless you have exotic weapon proficiency/weapon focus in the Gnome Hooked Hammer, you will not see one in the game since it is not implemented.

I believe they did implement the Dwarven Waraxe proficiency correctly for dwarves. However it has the same problem: No such weapon in the game unless you take exotic weapon proficiency/weapon focus for it.

Elves start off proficient in longsword, rapier, longbow and shortbow. According to 3.5e rules they are also proficient in the composite counterparts of the above bows but since there are no composite bows placed in the game, it is a moot point.

Halflings get +1 racial bonus on attack rolls with thrown weapons and slings.
This is however is currently not implemented in the game (most probably an exe bug which the modders cannot fix).

[QUOTE=Galuf the Dwarf]
3) Can you tell me if any of these things are bugs?

- Paladin only seems to be able to use "Lay on Hands" on themself.

- Stats for NPCs do not normally appear in the menu.
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From what I've read it is possible to heal others with Lay on Hands. IIRC, first click on the Paladin, then right-click on the person you want to heal. There should be a line linking the Paladin to this person and the radial menu should appear. Click on Lay on Hands from the radial menu and the Paladin should move across to heal the designated person.

AFAIK, players are not supposed to know the exact stats for NPCs. Probably a design decision to have some autonomy and mystery on the part of the NPCs. You can still have a good idea of what their stats are by looking at their AB and various saves (Fort/Rflx/Will).

Eflat · Post by **Eflat** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 12:19 am

Elves are proficient with Longswords, rapiers, Longbows and shortbows.

> I tried to talk to them about that before I got the "Traders Revealed" quest, and there were NO dialogue options w/ any of my characters I use for dialogue

Go to the trader and you need a decent Bluff skill.

silverdragon72 · Post by **silverdragon72** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:13 am

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crafting arms and armor & crafting wondrous items are the 2 best feats - wands aren't that bad but you don't get all spells (bug?) this way - so scribe scrolls is in some cases better...

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ordnaryjones · Post by **ordnaryjones** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 10:44 am

I never use wands, scrolls work just as well and I've never found need for twenty of whatever spell I want to use. I mostly like to use charm type spells though, not too much evocation.

Galuf the Dwarf · Post by **Galuf the Dwarf** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 10:52 am

Sorry guys, but I gotta lay it down.

Sorry if I forgot about this topic guys, but I've been tremendously busy for the last year.

I've found a ton of answers over that time, specifically much of what has been said. I would have replied as such, as I said, I've had my time divided between gaming, online searches, and more important matters (college, job, etc.). I apologize if this seems abrupt and blunt, but my time is very taken up at times. Please take this in stride.