Grimoire gameplay and hints thread

[SevenSidedDice]

Re Scribable Skulls : I just saved it and moved on, I tried read magic multiple times, couldn't do it.

Some screenshots:

Ahriman and his Vanguard cronies KO'd in two rounds :

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Shelach is really scary :

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Psychopomp

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Critkilled,

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First Round :

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[SevenSidedDice]

Are these items of any use? What do they achieve?

• Common Gate Key
• Talisman of the Spiderclimb (What is "Spiderclimb"?)
  
• Clutcher Talon

 

[Lady_Error]

Talisman of the Spiderclimb (What is "Spiderclimb"?)

To climb mountains. Can come in handy if you don't have a high climbing skill on everone.

Never found a use for the Common Gate Key though - maybe some of the locked houses in Kublai can be opened with them, or something.

Not sure about the Clutcher Talon - it is consumable, so try using it and see what happens.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Common gate key lets you bypass the word-locked doors.

 

[SevenSidedDice]

Talisman of the Spiderclimb (What is "Spiderclimb"?)

To climb mountains. Can come in handy if you don't have a high climbing skill on everone.

Never found a use for the Common Gate Key though - maybe some of the locked houses in Kublai can be opened with them, or something.

Not sure about the Clutcher Talon - it is consumable, so try using it and see what happens.

Yet another item to chuck from my inventory! There are so many items in the game that I have never used!

I have never used any gems or potions ("saving for a rainy day" huehue), never used any scrolls, always rested instead of eating food, never used mephistics, sharpen, incant or smithing. I also have a LARGE hoard of perk keys, common gate keys, musical instruments (almost all lyre of slumbers), shitty weapons, various dusts, potions and other crap I will never touch again back in crowl. The game might show it on one tile but I'm sure half the reason poor Smithers is so damned cross with me is all my junk suffocating his shop and him.

 

[Incendax]

The Krull glaive in Arcanum is also a returning throwing item.

Arcanum seems to have really powerful Throwing. Not quite as insane as the Pyroaxe, but way safer and with neat effects. One of the earliest items in the game is a returning Chakram that paralyzes opponents.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

List of games where throwing weapons do NOT suck:

Throwing weapons are useful early in Dungeon Master, although they're eventually superseded by crossbows with quarrels.

 

[Gunnar]

I can't get the fishing lines to go together. I have all 4 25' lines and the hook. Merge shows they should combine into 50, 75 and 100 feet lines, but it does not work. I've tried a bunch of different things, am I missing something incredibly obvious?

 

[Darth Roxor]

I can't get the fishing lines to go together. I have all 4 25' lines and the hook. Merge shows they should combine into 50, 75 and 100 feet lines, but it does not work. I've tried a bunch of different things, am I missing something incredibly obvious?

Instead of merging them via "merge" or the big inventory screen in general, try simply dropping them on one another in the basic inventory bar.

 

[Incendax]

Do Females have a hidden HP penalty?
I got curious and rolled 100 Male Berserkers and got a range of 15-31.
Then rolled 100 Female Berserkers and got a range of 12-28.

 

[Lady_Error]

STR might have an influence on how many HP you get.

Considering that several attributes influence spellcasting, it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Incendax]

STR might have an influence on how many HP you get.
Considering that several attributes influence spellcasting, it wouldn't surprise me.

I was using a Sub 50 race, so Strength got raised to 50 in both cases.
Could the HP be calculated before the class adjustment?

 

[Gunnar]

Re Scribable Skulls : I just saved it and moved on, I tried read magic multiple times, couldn't do it.

I'm at the Necropolix and noticed that the skulls can only be used by a Necromancer. Too bad I booted mine already or I could test it. My guess is that a Necromancer class can use the skulls in combat to cast the spell described and it goes off the Incant skill.

Also, now that Astral Travel is working, I made it to the Astral Realm and found a sword there that isn't on the wiki: Dragonslayer 6d6, gives bonuses vs dragons and drake.

 

[SevenSidedDice]

Does anyone know the Wyrm's name required at Evil Undercroft?

According to the map, only Moravia, areas near Raven Wildes and everything after Blackspike remains unexplored.

I'm at the Necropolix and noticed that the skulls can only be used by a Necromancer.

How did you conclude that?
BTW that would explain why I wasn't able to use them, I don't have a Necromancer.

 

[Gunnar]

When you look at an items stats, there's a list of races and classes - the ones who can use it are highlighted.

 

[Lady_Error]

Does anyone know the Wyrm's name required at Evil Undercroft?

I think it's right on that map somewhere - don't remember exactly.

According to the map, only Moravia, areas near Raven Wildes and everything after Blackspike remains unexplored.

To get to Moravia, don't forget to light the fifth orb at the Samhain pillar.

 

[Incendax]

Can't seem to get down into the Catacombs.
Don't have Charm/Diplomacy/Robbery. Kicking myself for selling the Charm scroll I found earlier.
Even touching the correct letters to the riddle causes the trap to trigger on the door.

 

[Dorateen]

Even touching the correct letters to the riddle causes the trap to trigger on the door.

Did you try forcing the door? Walk into it three times, should bring up the interface.

 

[Incendax]

Did you try forcing the door? Walk into it three times, should bring up the interface.

That worked! Now all the doors shall feel my bashing wrath.

 

[SevenSidedDice]

When you look at an items stats, there's a list of races and classes - the ones who can use it are highlighted.

Neat, thanks!

I think it's right on that map somewhere - don't remember exactly.

Found it.

To get to Moravia, don't forget to light the fifth orb at the Samhain pillar.

Getting there right now.

 

[Comte]

Hey guys when looking for some advice on multiclassing. Should I just get my party up to level 10 in their beginner class then multiclass? The manual kind of alludes to doing this.

 

[Gunnar]

Hey guys when looking for some advice on multiclassing. Should I just get my party up to level 10 in their beginner class then multiclass? The manual kind of alludes to doing this.

It takes a long time to get a character to level 10. I recommend class changing at level 6.

 

[Darth Roxor]

I in turn recommend changing at 8. It doesn't take that much more xp to get there and the two more levels' worth of skills and spells can be useful. Not to mention more bonus stat points in the bank for further multiclassung etc.

 

[Gunnar]

Level 8 is also good. I guess it depends on how many class changes you're going to be doing. If it's a lot of class changes, then change earlier to get where you're going faster, if it's only one or a few class changes, then change later to maximize your stat gains. I did 5 class changes at level 6 and was at my final class after leaving Samhain with enough points to max out the things I needed.

 

[Incendax]

I feel like 8 is where things really start slowing down. 1-7 being quick, 7-8 taking a while, and then filling out most of 8 taking even longer. Lady Error convinced me not to go 10 on Cleric, and I think that was the right choice.

I’m exploring Samhain right now with 8/8 and eager to switch as soon as the meter fills.