The only thing stopping you from leaving starting area is that retard Lukan at the bridge. But bridge is a part of Shrouded Hills and any other ways from the starting area are blocked, so you had to at least pass there. Can you go to dermholm and black root directly from crash site without going to Shrouded Hills first?
Try Harm. There is no harm in it.Has anyone a spunk-monkey set of tips to play and enjoy? I want to try it again, but can't be arsed having to think my way through all the faff of setting up a character & starting out again.
No. You have to eigher kill them, persuade Lukan or take his quest and blow up the bridge materials.1. Can you go to dermholm and black root directly from crash site without going to Shrouded Hills first?
Depends on what do you enjoy in RPGs in general? Wizard bullshitery, straight dumb awesome warrioreness or maybe cloack and dagger fuckingfrombehindness?Has anyone a spunk-monkey set of tips to play and enjoy? I want to try it again, but can't be arsed having to think my way through all the faff of setting up a character & starting out again.
No. You have to eigher kill them, persuade Lukan or take his quest and blow up the bridge materials.1. Can you go to dermholm and black root directly from crash site without going to Shrouded Hills first?
Depends on what do you enjoy in RPGs in general? Wizard bullshitery, straight dumb awesome warrioreness or maybe cloack and dagger fuckingfrombehindness?Has anyone a spunk-monkey set of tips to play and enjoy? I want to try it again, but can't be arsed having to think my way through all the faff of setting up a character & starting out again.
Rogue's path is somewhat hard to pull off at the start so wizardry bulshittery it is then. You will need harm (THE HARM), yes, the meme spell (because it has unlimited use in RT mode outside of fatique/mana pool dependance) and then cranking magic aptitude up to 100% through learning as much spells as possible early on in order to increase the damage of harm and the other damage spells. Which are very few actually: fire flash (fireball, basically), lightning and, ultimately, disintegration. You'd also want to learn teleportation ASAP so raise your WP accordingly. But even before that - conjure spirit, is a great spell, especially when use it on plot characters.Honestly I've reached the point where I play games now for whichever just provides the most interesting & fun experience. I usually find Wizardry & Roguery provide that, especially in turn based RPGs where Warrior class usually means just standing there exchanging blows, and not actually doing much regards positioning or crowd control etc. But it's obviously different for each game. So whichever you think is grooviest.
Characters get experience upon each successful hit on the enemy.Also, I think your PC has to score the kill in order to get EXP from combat. You'll want to fact-check me on that though.
For an easy time be a mage (harm spell as others have already said) and go high cha and persuasion for convos (one of the areas where arcanum shines).I've tried a few times to get into this over the years, but it's never really clicked with me.
Has anyone a spunk-monkey set of tips to play and enjoy? I want to try it again, but can't be arsed having to think my way through all the faff of setting up a character & starting out again.
I've tried a few times to get into this over the years, but it's never really clicked with me.
Has anyone a spunk-monkey set of tips to play and enjoy? I want to try it again, but can't be arsed having to think my way through all the faff of setting up a character & starting out again.
Characters get experience upon each successful hit on the enemy.Also, I think your PC has to score the kill in order to get EXP from combat. You'll want to fact-check me on that though.
No. You have to eigher kill them, persuade Lukan or take his quest and blow up the bridge materials.
Yes, forgot to mention it. Also, if playing murder-hobo style, Doc Roberts and two guards will kill Lukan and his half-ogres and will be waiting for you there instead. I've only seen it once so not sure what exactly triggers it. That option doubly raises the question - why Roberts is so lazy in the usual course of events.No. You have to eigher kill them, persuade Lukan or take his quest and blow up the bridge materials.
There is also an option of paying them to cross the bridge (1000 by default if I recall correctly).
Yes, forgot to mention it. Also, if playing murder-hobo style, Doc Roberts and two guards will kill Lukan and his half-ogres and will be waiting for you there instead. I've only seen it once so not sure what exactly triggers it. That option doubly raises the question - why Roberts is so lazy in the usual course of events.No. You have to eigher kill them, persuade Lukan or take his quest and blow up the bridge materials.
There is also an option of paying them to cross the bridge (1000 by default if I recall correctly).
Doesn't that happen if you don't give Jacob Bens his share of the bank money? I think I screwed up like that in my very first playthrough.Yes, forgot to mention it. Also, if playing murder-hobo style, Doc Roberts and two guards will kill Lukan and his half-ogres and will be waiting for you there instead. I've only seen it once so not sure what exactly triggers it. That option doubly raises the question - why Roberts is so lazy in the usual course of events.No. You have to eigher kill them, persuade Lukan or take his quest and blow up the bridge materials.
There is also an option of paying them to cross the bridge (1000 by default if I recall correctly).
Yeah, probably. But maybe you also have to do something else vile like blow up the bridge parts, blow up the engine in the temple along with the midget, maybe even murder few random guys in order to lower your reputation in town to minimum.Doesn't that happen if you don't give Jacob Bens his share of the bank money? I think I screwed up like that in my very first playthrough.Yes, forgot to mention it. Also, if playing murder-hobo style, Doc Roberts and two guards will kill Lukan and his half-ogres and will be waiting for you there instead. I've only seen it once so not sure what exactly triggers it. That option doubly raises the question - why Roberts is so lazy in the usual course of events.No. You have to eigher kill them, persuade Lukan or take his quest and blow up the bridge materials.
There is also an option of paying them to cross the bridge (1000 by default if I recall correctly).
I've tried a few times to get into this over the years, but it's never really clicked with me.
Has anyone a spunk-monkey set of tips to play and enjoy? I want to try it again, but can't be arsed having to think my way through all the faff of setting up a character & starting out again.
You're either immediately sucked in by character creation and the soundtrack, or you're not. You don't have to like things that other people like. I like it. Also you're stupid for not liking it.I've tried a few times to get into this over the years, but it's never really clicked with me.
Has anyone a spunk-monkey set of tips to play and enjoy? I want to try it again, but can't be arsed having to think my way through all the faff of setting up a character & starting out again.
You're either immediately sucked in by character creation and the soundtrack, or you're not. You don't have to like things that other people like. I like it. Also you're stupid for not liking it.I've tried a few times to get into this over the years, but it's never really clicked with me.
Has anyone a spunk-monkey set of tips to play and enjoy? I want to try it again, but can't be arsed having to think my way through all the faff of setting up a character & starting out again.
Honestly I've reached the point where I play games now for whichever just provides the most interesting & fun experience. I usually find Wizardry & Roguery provide that, especially in turn based RPGs where Warrior class usually means just standing there exchanging blows, and not actually doing much regards positioning or crowd control etc. But it's obviously different for each game. So whichever you think is grooviest.