Grimoire gameplay and hints thread

[Epsilon]

Cooper Blakemore wrote a guide. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1102237744

 

[Baff]

Any sense in keeping Locksmith Keys/Common Gate Keys/Perk Keys around, or is lockpicking enough and I don't need these and can sell them?

I don't know if the perk chests are lockpickable, so I am keeping the perk keys for now.

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

My advice is to head straight for the Shrine of the Raptor to clear it 100%, then explore Aquavia and pick up some better equipment. There's also a chest in the woods not too far from your starting position, which has a spear that might be helpful (perhaps the chest contents are semi-randomized, though, in which you case you could find even better equipment, especially if you save-scum).

The chests are indeed randomized. Someone mentioned they contain one potion, one book, one scroll, one potion, one weapon, etc.

 

[Electryon]

So if I am correct, speed is affecting when my characters take their turn in combat, and eventually I want my Bard (if doing crowd control) to have LESS speed than other characters on purpose. Or, for that matter, any character who is focused on crowd control. Is this a correct assumption??

Also, the cursed items seem powerful, but there must be a spell later on to remove them. I just beat the Mummy myself, the first areas are amazing. Again Bards trivialize most everything early on it seems. Much like in something like Baldur's Gate, so do wands and other one time use powerful items. Also still not quite sure what stats are directly affecting the mana pool early on.

 

[bataille]

So if I am correct, speed is affecting when my characters take their turn in combat, and eventually I want my Bard (if doing crowd control) to have LESS speed than other characters on purpose. Or, for that matter, any character who is focused on crowd control. Is this a correct assumption??

Nope. You wouldn't want to use the sleep harp the entire game, would you? In a few hours you're going to find paralyzing, charming, damaging and other instruments. So it'd be better to disable/kill enemies earlier than they can act.

 

[mondblut]

So if I am correct, speed is affecting when my characters take their turn in combat, and eventually I want my Bard (if doing crowd control) to have LESS speed than other characters on purpose. Or, for that matter, any character who is focused on crowd control. Is this a correct assumption??

Indeed.

Also, the cursed items seem powerful, but there must be a spell later on to remove them.

As per Wizardry, it only allows to take a cursed item off. They still drain your health if left on. There might some awesome lategame lifedraining items along with regen items to offset them, but bone daggers and burial masks are simply not worth the hassle. It's a trap!

 

[Lady_Error]

So if I am correct, speed is affecting when my characters take their turn in combat, and eventually I want my Bard (if doing crowd control) to have LESS speed than other characters on purpose. Or, for that matter, any character who is focused on crowd control. Is this a correct assumption??

It's enough if only your melee characters are faster than the Bard for sleep crowd control. And yeah, with other instruments it makes sense for the Bard to be faster. Bards cannot be too slow anyway, since the only races that can roll a Bard are around 40-45 SPD.

Also, the cursed items seem powerful, but there must be a spell later on to remove them.

The silver spoon you find in Aquavia or the Shrine says "Remove Curse" in its description, so maybe it has that. I was also tempted to equip the bone dagger, since it's 3D4 and so a third more powerful than other weapons in the beginning. Will have to check if the silver spoon can indeed remove cursed items.

 

[mondblut]

So if I am correct, speed is affecting when my characters take their turn in combat, and eventually I want my Bard (if doing crowd control) to have LESS speed than other characters on purpose. Or, for that matter, any character who is focused on crowd control. Is this a correct assumption??

Nope. You wouldn't want to use the sleep harp the entire game, would you? In a few hours you're going to find paralyzing, charming, damaging and other instruments. So it'd be better to disable/kill enemies earlier than they can act.

The key is to hopefully act before enemies but after the rest of the team. Paralyze is also broken by your attacks btw.

 

[Viata]

So, is there anything important on Spirit Cave? Having only two spellcaster users that can hit them(one is a fucking cleric with no damage spells) is killing me.

 

[bataille]

Oh, I see.
Anyway, I've decided to ditch bard pretty long ago. She was trivializing the fights way too much! Can't wait to find some bones to raise!

 

[bataille]

So, is there anything important on Spirit Cave? Having only two spellcaster users that can hit them(one is a fucking cleric with no damage spells) is killing me.

There are just two chests and a ?TOXIC? fountain behind the ?GHOST? and ?APPARITION? encounters.

 

[Great Deceiver]

I'm in Crowl and half my party is fucked up with status effects I can't get rid of because I've used all my consumables. Is there a straightforward temple-like structure that I can pay to get cured?

 

[bataille]

I'm in Crowl and half my party is fucked up with status effects I can't get rid of because I've used all my consumables. Is there a straightforward temple-like structure that I can pay to get cured?

I'm pretty sure the different secrets in shrine of the raptor can help you.

 

[Lady_Error]

I'm in Crowl and half my party is fucked up with status effects I can't get rid of because I've used all my consumables. Is there a straightforward temple-like structure that I can pay to get cured?

There is a pool in the Shrine in Briarpatch Woods that heals all that stuff. Or get some apples from trees, remove disease with them and the rest goes away on its own.

 

[Baff]

Is there some way to combine stacks of potions and such?

 

[youhomofo]

Is there a table out there that shows what the minimum stats are for each class? I've dug up a few tables that show what rolls you need to unlock classes at the beginning, but I'm talking about for classes like pirate, assassin, and jester that must be muti-classed into later.

 

[DavidBVal]

I've picked locks by mere trial and error, but is there a logic behind the lockpicking minigame?

 

[Streaming Instability]

Is there some way to combine stacks of potions and such?

Combine them in the item workshop.

 

[Streaming Instability]

I've picked locks by mere trial and error, but is there a logic behind the lockpicking minigame?

Yes - Doors - you've probably figured out they are riddles, each column contains one letter from the answer, and your green stars at the bottom give you the number of incorrect guesses you have until something bad happens.
Chests - from Cleve:

"You are trying to discover which wires are connected to each other on both sides of the trap and then cut them in the sequence revealed. So you want to cut 1 on either side followed by the other 1, 2 then 2, 3 then 3. By pressing the button you are trying to reveal the number according to your inspection skill and avoid setting off the trap with your lockpicking skill. A good way to scam the lock is to find any item with "Locksmith Glue" to lock the trap even if you make mistakes."

So that is where the mysterious inspection skill becomes relevant.

 

[Baff]

I've picked locks by mere trial and error, but is there a logic behind the lockpicking minigame?

if you click the little boxes first, it shows which chains match up

 

[Viata]

mondblut What is the key I got from Mistral's body used for? It doesn't open the St. George's tomb's gate and I can't go down on Black licht dungeons thanks to darkness.

 

[Baff]

Is there some way to combine stacks of potions and such?

Combine them in the item workshop.

I've tried that, but the merge items is always greyed out. Is there some skill required for this?

 

[Lord Andre]

From my experience if you have lockpick high but inspection low, don't bother with the question mark buttons, they won't work, just cut 1 wire directly and work from there.

 

[Haba]

mondblut What is the key I got from Mistral's body used for? It doesn't open the St. George's tomb's gate and I can't go down on Black licht dungeons thanks to darkness.

Uh uh? It does work. That key (from the ghost?) gets you to 'ol George's bones.

 

[Viata]

Not here. Key of Saints. First door on the tomb. Unless it's another place or another key here.