Incline Age of Decadence - Tips, Tricks and Spoilers

[Vault Dweller]

Well the confusing part is that, regarding Hector, Pancratius says "his is a militant creed", implying that his philosophy is more peaceful/moderate.

I guess he was less than entirely honest with you.

 

[Esquilax]

I guess he was less than entirely honest with you.

This wouldn't be the first time a character in AoD fucked me over. Step over to this alleyway, where I can properly congratulate you.

But shouldn't a savvy character be able to see through it with [streetwise]? Or even with good [House Crassus] rep?

 

[Agesilaus]

I guess he was less than entirely honest with you.

??!?!? Outrageous, dialogue like that ought to come with trigger warnings. Please implement safe spaces in each city, too. Teron used to be a place people could have fun... now there's a creepy white male near the market trying to lure me to his house.

 

[Commissar Draco]

You should all join the Komrade Hector and his Popular Revolution instead; the ending is much more Epic and Majestic this way... And Yes Pancratius always stroked me as Hypocrite/Opportunist/One inside the movement for the power alone so I always killed him. Playing Imperial Guardsmen was like heaven for National Bolshevik type like Kommissar; You could give those Lords and Merchants the revolutional justice they deserved (starting from Antidas and Crassius kid) and give all the power to people and soldiers. :russia:

 

[Agesilaus]

Does miltiades appear no matter what you do, or only if you support the nobles and keep Hector alive?

 

[hivemind]

Does miltiades appear no matter what you do, or only if you support the nobles and keep Hector alive?

He appeared when I sided with Hector right from the start too.

 

[Commissar Draco]

He appears only when you let him become Lord and then only if you say he is honorable person; so its not ''no matter what you do'' quite the opposite in fact.

 

[Eyestabber]

You should all join the Komrade Hector and his Popular Revolution instead; the ending is much more Epic and Majestic this way... And Yes Pancratius always stroked me as Hypocrite/Opportunist/One inside the movement for the power alone so I always killed him. Playing Imperial Guardsmen was like heaven for National Bolshevik type like Kommissar; You could give those Lords and Merchants the revolutional justice they deserved (starting from Antidas and Crassius kid) and give all the power to people and soldiers. :russia:

IG gave me Fascist vibes. They really don't look like commies. Carrinas specially.

 

[hivemind]

Carrinas is imo one of the best and most subtly written characters in the game.
Especially if you get the 'First Sword' ending.
Probably the most 'balanced' character in terms of personality flaws/merits.

 

[Lexxx20]

Probably the most 'balanced' character in terms of personality flaws/merits.

Totally agree. I would say the same about Gaelius too.

 

[StaticSpine]

Is Grifter playthrough fun? I started it and got almost the same stuff as Merchant.

 

[hivemind]

The backgrounds differ literally only in the starting vignette you get.

There is no such a thing as a 'grifter' playthrough

 

[StaticSpine]

The backgrounds differ literally only in the starting vignette you get.

There is no such a thing as a 'grifter' playthrough

And how is it different from Drifter in that case?

 

[hivemind]

And how is it different from Drifter in that case?

You can meet your grifter friend again in the game if you follow a certain quest path.
Also the vignette quest is obviously different in and of itself.

 

[Eyestabber]

Yeah, but it's kinda pointless. If you wanna start with non afiliated character you have

Loremaster -> early respirator + easier access to Feng training
Mercenary -> a lot more gold (ppl forget the mercenary is actually independent, lel)

So I'd pick mercenary for a combat character and loremaster for a non combat character all day, every day

 

[Saduj]

I think Loremaster leads into Aurelian Praetor nicely. Do the Feng stuff in Teron. Maybe a Merchant quest or two. Do the raider quest. Then go to the mine and fix the machine for the Aurelians and go to Maadaron. As Auerelian Praetor you get Darius' helm, access to Zamedi without having to fight, you can get extra power tubes from Harran's Pass and nothing requires any combat.

 

[Eyestabber]

I think Loremaster leads into Aurelian Praetor nicely. Do the Feng stuff in Teron. Maybe a Merchant quest or two. Do the raider quest. Then go to the mine and fix the machine for the Aurelians and go to Maadaron. As Auerelian Praetor you get Darius' helm, access to Zamedi without having to fight, you can get extra power tubes from Harran's Pass and nothing requires any combat.

Yeah, that's exactly what I did during my Aurelian Praetor game. You can play the ENTIRE merchant questline, actually. Get all that SP and then go to the aurelian outpost and fix the mine for the aurelians (and return later on to find out that they abandoned the mine for Daratan because...reasons check my rant here: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/any-way-for-the-aurelians-to-keep-the-mine.104466/)

 

[Saduj]

fix the mine for the aurelians (and return later on to find out that they abandoned the mine for Daratan because...reasons

Yeah I noticed that too. I hadn't looted the mine so I went back later and the Daratans were there.

Think I could have still entered because I had a decent rep with Daratan still but I just left in disgust.

Another minor issue I noticed: I met with Gaelius directly after the mine and pledged loyalty to him. Then I went to Arena district to meet with that guy Antidas hooks you up with. As always, after that meeting guards take me to Gaelius. Gaelius acts as if we've never met and conversation proceeds as if I'm still working for Antidas.

 

[t]

I think Loremaster leads into Aurelian Praetor nicely. Do the Feng stuff in Teron. Maybe a Merchant quest or two. Do the raider quest. Then go to the mine and fix the machine for the Aurelians and go to Maadaron. As Auerelian Praetor you get Darius' helm, access to Zamedi without having to fight, you can get extra power tubes from Harran's Pass and nothing requires any combat.

You can actually do all merchant quests, because merchant guild questline doesn't teleport you to maadoran afterwards.

Edit: lol need to read all the posts before chiming in.

 

[Saduj]

I don't think my Loremaster had the necessary skills to complete all Teron merchant quests. Although I probably had to bump those skills later so it would have made sense to build in different order so I could have done those.

Reminds me of something. I know you can get to 3 Lore in Teron without spending any points but even if you spend 15 to get there, having at least 3 Lore will almost always pay for itself in skill points. Are there any other skill point investments like that are almost guaranteed to pay for themselves?

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[StaticSpine]

The thing is: I just finished merchant branch and want something different. Probably will delay the Grifter and start Assassin or Mercenary.

 

[anus_pounder]

Yeah I noticed that too. I hadn't looted the mine so I went back later and the Daratans were there.

Think I could have still entered because I had a decent rep with Daratan still but I just left in disgust.

Another minor issue I noticed: I met with Gaelius directly after the mine and pledged loyalty to him. Then I went to Arena district to meet with that guy Antidas hooks you up with. As always, after that meeting guards take me to Gaelius. Gaelius acts as if we've never met and conversation proceeds as if I'm still working for Antidas.

Noticed this as well. Which is strange since the dialogue of the guards who take you to Gaelius changes. They still don't give you a choice to not go to Gaelius (to be fair, I never tried the refusal dialogue as an Aurelian), but are far more respectful and apologetic about forcing you to go to Gaelius.

 

[Eyestabber]

Are there any other skill point investments like that are almost guaranteed to pay for themselves?

Sneak 4, but only if you have decent dex and STR. Between the daratan compound, blacksmith house, Feng, and the carpet store quest, sneak 4 pays for itself.

 

[kryminator]

Sneak 4, but only if you have decent dex and STR. Between the daratan compound, blacksmith house, Feng, and the carpet store quest, sneak 4 pays for itself.

But to benefit from Feng and Carpet Store You need also decent lockpick. Or am I missing sth?.

I would say it's Sneak 3 if You want crafting and have decent STR/DEX combo. Sneak 3 (15 SP) is enough for blacksmith and Daratan compound and gives +10 civic SP from blacksmith and +5 general SP for palace infiltration.