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In Progress Lets play the best Storyfag RPG of all time: Betrayal at Krondor!

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I tried to get out of town, but turns out there's still plenty to do before leaving.

As we approach the sewer exit into a city - someone familiar steps out of the darkness.

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Owyn's like herpes - can't get rid of him and he comes when we least expect him.

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Trip eh? Didn't even try to sell it as a little discreet walk into the town.

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Hmmm, Krondor seemed quite large. Surprised the kid couldn't find something fun to do.

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Well, guess he has some brains after all.

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I wish I could say the same about myself...

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Turns out the kid is something of Sherlock Holmes and clearly fell in love with the adventure.

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Its interesting as to the lengths they went to - plant someone in Gorath's room. Pretend Locky is still in the palace. And it took Owyn next to no time to figure it all out.

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I don't remember much about James's thieving days - wonder who he's alluding to.

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It's like meeting a puppy on the road.

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Gorath's personality doesn't really fit into the marry elf or the bloodthirsty barbarian stereotype.

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Heh, Gorath spent all that time winning Locky over. Now he has to start from scratch.

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Owyn has learned from his conversation with Locky in the beginning of the game. But... how did he know we're going East?

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Tis true. Plus who are we kidding? We'll need Owyn's magical skills.

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New party leader, same old story.

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Uncle James... I'd like to do #2. We're already in the sewer after all.

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The kid is so excited - you might almost forget last time he got pulled into this he spent a month getting attacked by sword wielding dark elves.

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Nah, James won't regret when enemies start going blind mid battle.

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So out in the town we sell some of that extra equipment. Some of the stuff is higher quality, like this crossbow from the first chest that blew us up.

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And it turns out we can play the lute again.

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All in all, we're good on gold for now!

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Lets see what our long nosed friend has to say now. Something about Nia I believe?

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Nosy Finance Minister? Probably helps in his line of work.

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With that nose he might as well say 'smell you'.

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Hmmm, well with the coming war and all...

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A broke Finance Minister???

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Well I suppose we're rolling in money and can afford to buy this guy a round.

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A Fiance Minister that's also a gossip - a man of many talents.

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He's hiccuping already? Perhaps he's broke because he's already been here for a while.

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What is it about cheating wives that draws us all in?

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The what now?

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Theoretically we shouldn't be here at all since we're supposed to sneak out of Krondor...

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Really? Ok...

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Hmmm, a lot of purchases at once could be a sign of some nefariousness I suppose. Then again Sethanon was destroyed - perhaps people are moving out and an enterprising individual is simply buying goods when they're low?

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Not sure why we're playing IRS agents...

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Perhaps he's a really good business man?

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There might be a dark elf invasion coming, but that can't stop an IRS audit.

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The hell? Doesn't he work with the prince as the Minister of Finance?

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I thought all the fools that live in Kingdoms fawn over the royalty. All the Brits seem obsessed.

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Lol, the drink is getting to him.

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I guess James is a bit of a bulldog. Just can't let go.

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I guess he does carry a ledger in his head.

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Is James REALLY a friend of this guy? Doesn't seem to be treating him like one.

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I feel dirty. We're enabling alcoholism.

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Sounds like he's too drunk to be useful.

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Why don't you leave it to the militia James?

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So I guess we're carrying about 1200 loads of cow manure in our purse.

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James is a man of singular focus.

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Moxie Flipper? Do we even have the right name?

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Guess James thinks the original name was correct.

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Dig to scare?

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A corpse or something? How does Nivek know this anyway?

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Poor wretch.

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James, have you heard of abusive relationships?

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Ugh. How long can this man's liver last?

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Graybeard? Maybe a gravestone?

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If Nivek knows all the details, why hasn't he gone to authorities?

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We've got Ghostbusters up in here.

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I'd think it wouldn't still be in the hole James.

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Just don't drink and drive a horse or a cart Nivek.

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My god...

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Undertaker key in the Sewers? He tried to sell it to him? Maybe this has to do with that rusted door in the sewers?

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Maybe you shouldn't have tried to poison this man with alcohol?

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If you puke on James it would be just reward.

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We abused him enough 3 drinks ago...

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Anyway, Nivek reminded us that there's a chest in the sewers we could not open. James is a lot better at lockpicking - perhaps he could succeed? But as soon as we go in we notice enemies in the chamber straight ahead.

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Due to one set of weedwalkers we now have 2 party members skilled at stealth, too bad the 3rd value is still low.

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James might be a poor fighter for now - but he's fast! Goes before anyone else.

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James charges caster and misses.

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Owyn gets shot for 6. Charges the caster instead and hits him for 6.

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Caster retaliates but misses.
I misclick Gorath and he skips his turn :(
James chases caster and hits this time for 27.

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He then gets shot for 6 by the damned archer.
Owyn swings but misses.

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Caster runs - either to run away or to cast spells.
Gorath gets in range of the archer and hits for 26.

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James hits the caster again for 27. That's enough for that guy to go down.

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Owyn assesses - apparently that enemy type is a Quegian pirate.

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Pirate charges James but misses him.
Gorath chases and ends the fight with a thrust for 28.

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I love seeing gold on enemies we defeat.

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Good stuff on these two.

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So we head towards where the chest was and about 70% of the way there we notice more enemies ahead.

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And no luck with stealth.

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It's 5 enemies with 2 spellcasters among them!
One of the enemies charges James but misses.
James charges and misses the caster.

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Gorath is attacked and missed. Another enemy gets into range with Owyn.
Owyn if forced to charge the other spell caster instead. At least he hits - 6 damage.

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Gorath charges the same caster - but the caster parries.

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James chases the first caster but misses again.

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2 Fighters gang up on Owyn but both miss.
Owyn lands a swing on the caster he's in melee range with. 19!

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The enemy casters keep running around in order to get their spells off, but we keep chasing them. Gorath catches one - his thrust does 43! damage. I think the enemy casters have really low defense skills. Obviously that guy goes down.

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James is missed. He chases the other caster and hits - only 25 though.

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Owyn is attacked twice - one enemy misses him with a swing - another hits with a thrust - 9 damage. He defends.
Gorath fails to finish the other caster due to a miss.

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James does better by hitting for 25 again, but the caster is still up.

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Owyn gets attacked twice. Despite his block - the result is the same, one of the enemies gets a hit for 9 in. He defends again.
Gorath finishes the caster with a thrust for 43.

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Owyn is attacked twice. A swing gets through his guard and hits for 12.
While Gorath is trying to get in range an enemy catches up with him and hits him for 8.
James misses.

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Owyn manages to fend off all the attacks this time. Defends again.
Gorath gets in range and hits a guy for 29.

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James lands a thrust for 19 on the same guy.

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Owyn joins in on the party and finishes that guy with a swing for 14.

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Gorath's attempt to attack another guy is parried. James is attacked with a swing and hit for 11.

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James retaliates for 18.

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Gorath gets in a swing through the block for 37.

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Enemy misses James and James returns the favor.
Gorath finishes his enemy with a thrust for 28.

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Enemy misses James and James returns the favor once again.

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Gorath misses the last guy as well.

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That guy once again misses James. Owyn is resting meanwhile.
James fails to hit that guy once again.

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Gorath does not - a thrust for 28 is enough to finish this crazy fight. Looks like we've still got it despite the absence of our mustached superstar.

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There was only one skill increase.

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Here comes the loot.

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What is that bag?

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Sounds like this is the item version of Despair thy Eyes.

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Good thing they buy Lampreys in Krondor. Also - look at our gold count! It's LEET!

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Shiny!

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Huh, this was a caster body. Thought he'd have something special.

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Right after the alcove to the chest there are more enemies.

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We we manage to get in there without triggering the encounter.

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Huh. James IS good for something.

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Would that archery was actually good.

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This is that lightning bolt spell. Since its guaranteed to hit I might actually use it.

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Let's hope we get on our way to Darkmoor in the next session.
 

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There's an item called Interdictor's key right? Maybe that's what Nosey was about at the end.
 

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So far yeah. Blindness is so cheap.

Later on I'll switch to Grief of 1000 nights and/or Fettlers(sp?) Of Rime. Maybe Evil Find.

Well and Skin of the Dragon when needed.
 

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I never, as in never got very far with this game. As in nowhere near Krondor. Guess I sorta just gave up as I didn't quite figure out how to play it smart.
So it's good to see this lp! Keep it up. :bro:
 

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Owyn has a good character arc. At first he annoyed me as this kid we had to drag along (even worse, I was an annoying kid like him at that age so it was destroying my escapism) but he gradually growed on me.

I used Skyfire a lot in the mid-game because it can be devastating against a single opponent. And crippling one enemy in the first turn can be critical in some of these fights. The trouble is you've got to learn who is especially vulnerable to it and who is immune.
 

Sergiu64

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Darkmoor awaits:

First we sneak past that group near the chest and get out of the sewers. Its not really our job to be clearing that stinky labyrinth of vagrants that choose to infest it. Besides - our packs were full of stuff already. Which we sell in town. Some of the stuff sells quite well.

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Then we head on out of Krondor and take the South path at the crossroads. It immediately turns east.

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Very quickly after - we hit the end of this zone.

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And apparently get to a less forested terrain. It should be easier to find hidden chests now.

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Huh, even the trees changed. And... is that buildings?

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Oh my, it dumped us out all the way near Darkmoor.

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Well, lets check the buildings.

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What is this? A vampire waiting for us in there?

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Rusalki is the Russian word for Mermaids. I guess we'll have to brave the potential vampire to find out more.

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Next house is a bit bigger.

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Ok, this lady has one of those disabilities where they can't understand social norms...

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Which her husband somehow learned too late. I guess this explains why her house is bigger.

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Back to smaller...

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Ah, its a loot house.

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Oh, this is nice. Those little crossbows sell for like 15 gold too.

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Is this the Mercantile?

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Yes, sounds like a general store.

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Yup.

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Wait! That's a lot of books for a general store!

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So... books in this game are like the training sessions. I believe this particular one increases Appraisal - which is hard to tell from this description.

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Think this one increases weaponsmithing and armorsmithing. Kinda expensive.

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And this one will increase Defense! We'll be buying it. As a bonus it tells us where we can find a Temple of Dala. Its one of the temples that can bless items to +15% so this is good to know.

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One more book, and its a jackpot.

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While it sounds useless - the book increases EVERY skill. By the way - there was a side quest out of Yabon that would earn us a free copy. But we never went to Yabon...

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So we haggle the price down a bit and buy it.

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We also haggle down the defense skill book.

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By the way, haggling is variable. Like there are different success levels. This merchant was tough to haggle with so we were lucky to get this.

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Each book has 100!!! uses. But it only has its full effect once. I hear they can sometimes increase more skill on repeated readings, but I've never tried it. Reading books takes a lot of in game time and we're usually on a mission that at least seems time critical.

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Let's read the bird Jackpot.

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Sounds like a very confused book.

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But we can't argue with results. By the way - I decided to focus on Casting Accuracy instead of Defense as being able to hit with some of the chance to hit spells might be useful. The bonuses were +5% to all non focused skills and +8% to the focused skill.

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Reading this book took us into the night. So lets check on the vampire lady.

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Ok, think our necks are safe. There are actually no vampires in Betrayal at Krondor. But:
There are actually quite a few in the strange sequel: Return to Krondor. The seemed out of place, I don't remember vampires ever appearing in the books.

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Sounds like the Magic Touch of Death (or the goddess of death) is an antidote to Rusalki. I... don't remember such a spell so I'm not sure what she's talking about. My strategy with Rusalki and Shades is usually just to Skin of the Dragon everyone.

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James is next to ready the book of birds.

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Followed by Gorath.

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Now we read the other book.

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I like how the game has helpful hints everywhere.

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Seems like with Defense being in focus this book gives a bonus of only 6%.

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It's still nice obviously.

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We're going to keep these two books I think. There are some more personnel changes in the future and the new party members will welcome the stat boosts.

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Next is a well.

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And its nothing special.

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This village is large, there are more houses.

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But a lot of them are abandoned. A lot of places like this in the world nowadays.

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What a strange combination of items.

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A large house is next.

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So... this is Caroline, she's somewhat similar to her sister.

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She sounds starved for attention. But we're not looking to settle down.

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Is this an inn?

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Nice. Half the town is abandoned but this place is packed!

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And we get paid almost as well as in Krondor!

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Most of the people here seem to be of the usual gossip variety, but I have not seen this one before.

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Ah a tale of a wily man defeating both a giant brute and a spoiled wench.

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This reminds me of a trip to Vegas where I witnessed some trashcan arm-wrestling. The two dudes were surrounded by a gaggle of onlookers. It seemed like one of those scenes where the dice hustlers get a dude - except it was arm wrestling - on a trashcan.

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Wow, and the dude made bank. Who hustled whom?

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Yet another house.

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Did Elizabeth and Caroline scare half the town away?

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James can easily pick peasant locks at this point, but I guess he won't always be with us.

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Last house!

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Is populated by a raging asshole of a woman. I wonder what these strangers did to her.

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Rusalki are much darker than mermaids. They're the tortured souls of girls who drowned in rivers or something and they try to lure people to their deaths. I dunno, there's people who are actually Russian here who I'm sure know this way better than I do.

In the game they are extremely dangerous opponents, especially in this chapter. I can't remember if there's a spell to counter them, but I'd just advise you to bug out if you run into opposition close to a river and try to find another way around it.
 

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So far yeah. Blindness is so cheap.

Later on I'll switch to Grief of 1000 nights and/or Fettlers(sp?) Of Rime. Maybe Evil Find.

Well and Skin of the Dragon when needed.
I dig the basic flamecast too. It's good against massed enemies, both for the AoE but also harder to miss when there's guys standing next to each other.
 

Sergiu64

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The road beckons:

As we get out of Darkmoor there's a bit of a forest on the left - I decide to fire off a cast of Eyes of Ishap. There appears to be 2 vessels in the corner to our north. Score!

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And apparently they're guarded by a trap.

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This looks complicated...

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We take a moment to 'rest' up Owyn's hp. Eyes of Ishap are expensive at 10 hp per cast.

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And then all we seem to need to do is push the diamond forward once.

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And go around it.

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There's our prize.

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The one in the back is a bit too easy.

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They could have made it harder by leaving the club out of it.

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That's a lot of Strength potions. Maybe I'll start giving them to James before fights so that he can at least hit as hard as Gorath when he does hit.

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This one took me a little bit. So I'll let those that want to solve it give it a try. The combos are:

SOSK
MRLS
ATOT
DIDE

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Or if you want to see the solution look here:

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Another set of decent armor. But we're all good on those.

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A little further up the road we notice a temple.

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Ruthia is the Goddess of Luck.

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Yeah, this is definitely worth the money if we really have to go that far. Hell, maybe we will at some point - remember that trapped chest in the Dwarven Caverns? Doubt it will be worth taking two teleports though.

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We try to talk to the head priestess - but this is probably the most realistic outcome out of all the temples so far.

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While we're here. Lets see how much it costs to bless our higher tier weapon.

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And armor? Ouch, even more expensive.

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When we step out its dark. Damned priestess made us waste half a day.

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We rest up till morning and move on. But suddenly!

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Whoa, that's a lot of them! I don't know how I didn't see them, I was searching for loot off the path, maybe if I was on the road I would have. Or maybe this was an ambush.
Anyway the fight starts with Gorath getting hit for 12 and James getting hit for 13. I will not be reporting enemy misses as they are too numerous.
James misses.

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Owyn misses too.

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Gorath does not - lands a swing for 39.

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Enemies attack several times. Gorath gets hit for 15.
James goes after the one Gorath injured. Lands a hit for 20!

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Owyn makes the fight a little easier with a swing for 14. That guy is down.

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Gorath tries another swing but its parried.

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Among the attacks - a swing lands on Gorath for 19.
James fails to land a thrust.

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Owyn lands a swing though - 13.

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Gorath lands a swing for 39 on the same guy.

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But another hit on Gorath comes in for 19. That enemy is either really strong or has a better weapon.
James fails to make a hit again.

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James gets hit right back - only for 9 though.
Owyn is once again the finisher with a swing for 15.

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Gorath isn't that much into his health yet. Goes for a thrust on the dude that keeps hitting him so hard. Lands for 27.

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James finally hits. 18. I miss Locky...

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Owyn can't get a thrust on the damaging enemy.

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Gorath can - another thrust for 27.

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James charges him too, but can't hit. Gets hit instead for 10 for his trouble.

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Owyn's swing is no good.

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Gorath's thrust finishes the big bad with a hit for 29.

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James misses.

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Owyn's swing is blocked.

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And so is Gorath's.
And so is James' thrust.

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Owyn's swing just plain misses.

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Gorath gets a thrust in for 26 however.

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James still can't get a hit.

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Owyn is not having much luck with his thrusts either.

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Gorath lands a good swing for 34.

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James finally hits - 18.

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Continuing the theme - Owyn finishes an enemy with a swing for 13. Owyn the shaolin monk.

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Gorath finishes the fight with a thrust for 27.

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Owyn's martial skills on display.

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Gorath taking all those hits also taught him something. His actual value is higher though, his a bit under max hp at the moment.

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How are we supposed to dig out individual corpses from THAT?

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Will have to manage...

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Nice crossbow, and what is this?

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Tuning Fork can be used to make Trolls flee. We'll be meeting Trolls later on in the game, they are really strong and have a lot of hp.

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This must be the guy that was hitting Gorath so hard, what is that sword?

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I'm not sure why this hastly made weapon is better than the standard broadswords we started the game with.

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Whoa! Gorath is getting this, its made for an elf.

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Here's the 2 hander for comparison. Straight up damage upgrade to both attack types and Gorath should be slightly better at hitting with this thing due to racial stuff.

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This guy is less exciting.

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Yessss!

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It clears up poison which gets a bit more common and we already saw how painful it was to heal without the antidote.

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We find a cemetery.

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I get the bright idea that Eyes of Ishap might be a work around for finding which graves are item caches. But either the spell does not work on graves or there are no such graves here.

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Right behind is the sign for Malac's Cross.

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Our progress has been swift, we'll check out Malac's Cross next.

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that goblin sticker is quite effective for a crudely made elven weapon (?!), what sorcery is this that makes is better than whitey zweihanders
 

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What's in Malac's Cross?

Only one way to find out!

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Looks like a cozy place. What's in that barrel?

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Hmmm, we're almost full on rope, so we only get 3 of these to fill out a single stack of 20.

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Time to sell our stuff and see what they've got.

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Yay! They'll buy our swords and armor.

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Seems identical to the Krondor shop.

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Actually the selection is slightly poorer.

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Yeah, nothing crazy here. The pricing on some of the stuff is insane. 4 charges for 260 gold?

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After we're done selling we decide to check this place out.

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Hmmm, we run into a raging ass. Seems like there's some kind of lecture that requires a ticket to get in and apparently this is not the place to buy it.

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Perhaps someone is selling it at the Inn?

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And who might this be?

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Ivan huh?

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Probably not the one you use to light candles.

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Fischer huh? At least I can't recognize Jamie Tiller as some kind of play on a famous chess player. Anyway - the Queen's Gambit vibes are strong with this conversation.

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Some kind of opening theory I guess. One guy tries to sacrifice a pawn - the other one ignores it and tries to sacrifice a knight.

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Apparently James know the opening theory on this one.

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Its not so easy to impress a Russian at chess.

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Apparently James can play blindfolded. Guess he's at least a 1800 rated player.

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I guess Ivan sees a lot of good chess players around here - so he doesn't get too excited.

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That's a lot of topics...

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Chances should be pretty good...

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Looks like Ivan knows guys like us don't sit around in the city for long.

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I wonder if we still have to pretend we're heading in some other town than we're heading.

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That sounds like 50% of the cost in some other places.

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James agrees with the assessment.

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Its nice to hear the man does not discriminate in the staff he hires. Sometimes you look at an ethnic business owner and the next thing you know - the business is full of employees of the same ethnicity.

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Yes, that's a good price. I even feel bad about haggling at this point so we buy a seven pack at default price.

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Ok, next topic.

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James is being vague as to the type of reputation.

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Sounds like they could make a spinoff TV series about the place.

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James is only interested in the cream that rises to the top.

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A temple that teaches tactics? Ishap isn't really a war god...

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This is a strange topic to touch on.

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Did James forget something here?

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One does wonder.

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Huh? Are we pawnshop peddlers now?

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Oh no. The first instance of a pay to play loot crate.

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We say no for now. Codex will vote on it.

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Heh, now that Ivan knows James has some chess skills and is proud of them - here come the kicks to the ego.

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Perhaps this is his goal.

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The game of kings is fun - but aren't we supposed to be saving the kingdom?

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A few moves from a book does not generally make much difference. Well - guess opening theory wasn't that much of a thing so maybe some opening traps could be difficult to deal with.

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Hmmm, its not normally played for stakes.

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Holy! That escalated quickly.

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We don't even have an Emerald to bet. Anyway - the way this works is - we lose UNLESS. We learn 2 pieces of chess knowledge from different sides of the map.

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This guy really turns from a nice guy to a douche as soon as chess egos get involved.

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En what?

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Did that even get mentioned at some point? Anyway - en passant is a very well known rule nowadays.

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A single pawn often decides the game at high level.

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As legal as it gets buddy.

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Man, this guy has a problem with the bets on chess games.

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Think by 'move' he means combination.

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Chess... chess and more chess.

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There are quite a few gambits in chess. About half of them are dubious or worse. But a lot are played at high level. The point is usually to sacrifice a pawn or two get a lead in development and/or open up lines of attack.

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Generally the gambits are well defined parts of opening theory - so not sure how one could try to employ it in the wrong place without messing up the move order of the opening.

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Life must have been tough before chess websites. Now you can just hop on and see all the moves grandmasters make in given positions and how often the lead to each result type.

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Smart man.

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We ask about advice, apparently I lost the screenshot.

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It is a good place to own a pub.

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Good practical question.

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Sounds like Lord Lyton has become a Robber Barron.

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Sounds like we might have to find a similar way.

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OK, we're out of topics.

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What a life! Chess for diamonds and emeralds. Ale. Dishes.

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Yeah, wouldn't want to interrupt your dishwashing.

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Let's talk to the old lady with the stick.

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Who's Lysle?

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Sounds like we're not really being incognito.

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Sounds like a good way to get locked away - not get bunch of gold...

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So... dementia? Blindness?

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Oh Snap!

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Dark elves are doing something at Sethanon?

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Yeah, this could be useful information.

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I don't think faerie magic gets used in the middle of a crowded pub...

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Hmmmm. James used to be just a thief in the sewers. Those often don't know their parents.

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Didn't she say she was this Lysle's grandma?

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This seems like too much information to give out...

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Yes. Way too much information.

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Well, at least this is getting to a better cause than all the drinks for the big nosed guy.

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I'm a bit more curious about this than the IRS quest out of Krondor.

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Lyton is the next stop on our path.

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Well, that will be a interesting lead to follow.

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We talk to Ivan again and notice a new topic.

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Well, you did just buzz his ear off about chess a short time ago...

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Apparently James' chess fame does not precede him.

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Seems like there was a smoother way to ask that question.

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Yay, we get a last name.

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Too bad 23andMe are not a thing in this world. My wife recently found an unknown cousin. Her uncle played around before he got married...

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Darkmoor? But the old lady said Lyton. I wonder who's right?

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Hmmm, both warning us that Lysle has people looking for him.

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Heh. I can't say I'm that similar with my sibling.

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Anyway - before we forget - lets earn some more gold via our bard side gig.

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And check out the Temple.

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Ishap is kinda like Ao.

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Strange to see two teleporting temples so close.

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Ok, so lets see if the head priest will talk to us.

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Its strange how the temples look Classical Greek but the monks look medieval.

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That's a pretty good excuse.

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Seems like Graves can recognize a magician when he sees one.

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I can see his father's point. I guess it depends if Owyn's the heir or not. If he is - why is he running around the countryside?

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Its fun how the game's convos are all connected. We'll be meeting Patrus later.

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That seems like a flimsy sales pitch.

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This is true.

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How do other temples make do without being a for profit educational institution?

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I guess I'd hate having to go back to school at this point myself.

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The salesman switches tactics. That name drop...

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Gets James immediately.

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This does actually sound like a good school.

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20 gold is nothing at this point.

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Ah, perhaps that place with the ass demanding tickets?

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That's a yes.

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Let's go see this lecture.

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Oh, yes. Before that - I happen to know this temple does level 3 blessings and happens to have the best price for them too. We just got a very good sword that should last us a while. Lets bless it!

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Wow, that's quite affordable.

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Sounds like the process is involved...

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The cross icons are different depending on the level of enchantment.

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Nice!

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We head to the lecture.

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Good writing. Pulling characters from the books in left and right.

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Guess Arutha's plans did not reach King Lyam's court in time to be shared with Guy.

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Hmmm, for some reason I thought the detachment of soldiers was recently dispatched there. Apparently they're there for a few years now.

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Those two bodyguards suggest that King's advisor is not perfectly safe within the Kingdom's borders.

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The effects of the lecture.

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So... there's Lyton.

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A few votes are needed:

A. Buy the lost and found from Ivan.
B. Do not gamble on that stuff.

A. Head to Lyton to look for James's lookalike and/or continue with the story.
B. Make a run to Darkmoor first to check for him there.
 

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wouldn't want to miss the first historical lootbox for the price of Owyn singing one quarter to one half of a song

did i mention i love the sound of Darkmoor? cant be wrong to visit again and brood a bit
 

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