How do you use Rat Charm?

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:49 pm

Got something called a Rat Charm from Barking-Wilder after joining Xaositects and showing him rat tails. Any idea how to equip or use this particular item? Thanks!

Praxis

The Z · Post by **The Z** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:55 pm

I think you use it like you'd use a potion or any healing thing; you can equip it in the usable item slots.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:15 pm

Doesn't seem to fit into any slot, and is a fiery unusable red for all 3 of my classes. I wonder if having multiple factions is making it buggy.

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:26 am

Charms aren't useable. You usually wear them, as earings, though some, like the Clot Charm, are consumed.

The Dirty Rat Charm gives +10% stealth, +5% pickpocket, and -1 Charisma to all thieves. (Non-thieves can't wear it.) The Cranium Rat Charm gives +5% Lore, +5% Detect Traps, and +1 Intelligence to any characters.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:46 am

My apologies for not being more specific. The Rat Charm I'm referring to is http://www.gamebanshee.com/showshot.php ... tcharm.jpg
which is a unique item given to you from only Barking-Wilder if you're a Chaosman, not just any dirty or cranium rat charm (which actually are consumed and not equipped by the way).
I should probably note that I have the 1.1 patch as well as Platter's 1.37 patch.

Praxis

The Z · Post by **The Z** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:04 am

I never became a chaosman so I'm not sure. Wouldn't you just equip it like another equippable item?

I'd guess it's because of multiple factions.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:36 pm

Infinity explorer says:
The ratcharm is a braclet. It cannot be used by Sensates, Godsman, Dustmen, Indeps, or Morte. So I guess it was the multi-faction thing messing it up.

Praxis

fable · Post by **fable** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:16 pm

Praxis wrote:Infinity explorer says:
The ratcharm is a braclet. It cannot be used by Sensates, Godsman, Dustmen, Indeps, or Morte. So I guess it was the multi-faction thing messing it up.

Too bad, but it stands to reason, I guess. Much of the gameplay, after all, is about making choices, and that includes the factions.

just a guy · Post by **just a guy** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:22 am

Actually I had the same problem when I went through the game the other week and had the same problem. I was a Xaositect/Chaosman and had acquired the rat charm, but coul not equip it. Tried a bunch of stuff, it turned out you have to NOT be part of the faction anymore. When I abandoned them to join the Godsmen, I was finally able to use the rat charm.
Weird, most probably a bug, but since Xaositects don't make ANY sense, who knows, it could be on purpose

Platter · Post by **Platter** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:26 am

Yea, you actually can't get that charm without the Fix Pack. When the fix for Barking's dialog was put in so that you can get the charm, I didn't notice that the item itself was bugged as well. Like the above poster said, it's only usable if you aren't currently a chaosman.