The Keep on the Borderlands game guide & walkthrough

gazra_1971 · Jun 30, 2015

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This game guide/walkthrough is currently under construction.

Table of Contents

Bug Fixes

Useful Information

1.1 Safe resting places

1.2 Where you make the most money when selling items

1.3 Arcane (wizard) scrolls that you can acquire

1.4 Recruitable NPCs

1.5 Recruitable Followers

1.6 Cheat codes

1.7 List of game areas for use with the cheat codes

1.8 List of quests for use with the cheat codes

1.9 List of reputations for use with the cheat codes

1.10 List of items for use with the cheat codes

Walkthrough

2.1 Shop Map

2.2 The Keep

2.3 Outer Bailey

2.4 Thieves' Guild and Sewer

2.5 Inner Bailey

2.6 Swamp

2.7 Southern Pine Forest

2.8 Northern Oak Woods

2.9 The Thorp of Lord Axer

2.10 Lizardman Refuge (Lizardman Hunting Grounds)

2.11 Deep Swamp

2.12 Raider Camp

2.13 Caves of Chaos

2.14 The Shrine of Evil Chaos

2.15 Special random encounters

Make sure that you are playing version 1.0.1 of the Keep on the Borderlands module. You can check this in the game by clicking on the question mark icon at the bottom right corner of the screen and then clicking on the text Circle of Eight Modpack (see screenshot below):

Bug Fixes

Originally posted by Sitra Achara:

It's the shopmap money script.

For some reason it only triggers on loading a save specifically after failing to memorize a scroll. Go figure. Either way easily fixed, and I think it should solve the disappearing weapon problem too (part of the same script was to take away extra items from to proficiencies).

Attached fix.

http://www.co8.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8326&d=1417538313
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Originally posted by Shiningted:

To avoid [the problem with the market NPCs going KOS if you kill all of the thieves in the thieves' guild,] I'll just remove Geoffrey from the Thieves' Guild faction in future. Pity. The file below goes in your data/rules folder.

http://www.co8.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8334&d=1419897466
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Originally posted by Shiningted:

the priest's dlg seems to have been either buggy (because I didn't test that option, though since it is essential to finish the quest that seems strange) or it became 'damaged' because I moved things around later. Fix attached but untested, if anyone wants to give it a go.

http://www.co8.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8350&d=1421248020
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Useful Information

Originally posted by Shiningted:

Knowledge (Nature) is for plucking up plants, Survival is for skinning your dinner. In future (if all goes well) the former will be Profession (Herbalism) and the latter, in accord with Unearthed Arcana, will be Profession (Taxidermy).
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Originally posted by marc1967:

Atonement doesn't seem to be implemented in KOTB.

In the main game it will appear on your list of known spells, and you can add it to your daily list, regardless of your deity or alignment. But once it is cast, it will only work for clerics of good deities or Cuthbert.

{2}{Corellon Larethian}
{3}{Ehlonna}
{6}{Garl Glittergold}
{8}{Heironeous}
{11}{Moradin}
{12}{Nerull}
{15}{Pelor}
{16}{St. Cuthbert}
{19}{Yondalla}

So if you want to simulate the spell, you can just put your fallen paladin in the first slot at the bottom, and console in:

game.party[0].has_atoned()

The cleric casting the spell should also lose 500 XP.
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Regarding random encounters:

Originally posted by Sitra Achara:

Party makes an opposed d20 roll vs. the monsters, with a bonus equal to (spot + listen + survival)/3, using the highest total value of the 3 (as opposed to using the highest value for each and then adding up). Haven't altered this part in case you're wondering.

with the optional Co8_config.ini, you can have your cake and eat it too. So I'm going to add a "make Special Encounters less rare" toggle
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1.1 Safe resting places

Inside the Lizard Man Lair (at the Swamp) after you have dealt with the lizardmen and the lizardmen no longer occupy the lair.

Lizardman Hunting Grounds (Lizardman Refuge) after you have killed the Black Dragon and 3 Giant Lizards.

Passage Beneath the Woods (Northern Oak Woods)

Thieves' Guild

Tower Main Hall (Deep Swamp)

Tower Upper Hall (Deep Swamp)

Tower Lower Level (Deep Swamp)

Laboratory (Deep Swamp)

1.2 Where you make the most money when selling items

You make the most money if you:

sell magical items to Ricario (Apothecary) at the market of the Keep

sell cloth armors to the Provisioner's Assistant

sell leather armors to the bootmaker at the market of the Keep

sell gems and jewelry to Geoffrey (Scribe) at the market of the Keep

sell metal armor and weapons to Heggrim (Blacksmith) or Thurl (Armourer)

sell wooden shields and weapons to Nobby (Artisan) or Porteous (Provisioner)

You can sell anything (but at a reduced price) to Kenneally (Trader) or Arfur or the Thorp's Hawker of rusty items.

1.3 Arcane (wizard) scrolls that you can acquire

<to be completed>

* scroll only obtainable by doing evil deed

Deep Slumber (in Chest in Fortress Basement of Inner Bailey)
Gaseous Form (in Minotaur's Chest at Caves of Chaos)
Magic Circle Against Chaos (on floor near left edge inside Owlbear Cave at Caves of Chaos)
Magic Circle Against Law (in Chest in Priest's home in Outer Bailey)
Raise Dead (given to you by Flay (Undertaker) if you complete the Au Revoir Grimoire quest)
Ray of Clumsiness (given to you by Hal Hommleter (Scribe) if you deal with Billy (Tracker))
Silence (in Chest in Priest's home in Outer Bailey)
Slow (in Barrel in store-room in Kobold Cave at Caves of Chaos)
* Stoneskin (in Master Bratac's (Archdruid's) inventory)
Summon Monster II (given to you by Hal Hommleter (Scribe) if you deal with Billy (Tracker))
True Strike (given to you by Hal Hommleter (Scribe) if you deal with Billy (Tracker))

gazra_1971 · Jun 30, 2015

1.4 Recruitable NPCs

If you remove an NPC from your adventuring party, then you most likely won't be able to recruit that NPC again.

Aereon (Ranger) (27 HP)
Chaotic Good male half-elf Ranger 3
Favored enemy: goblinoid
Worships: Corellon Larethian
Strength: 14
Dexterity: 17
Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 12
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 11
Feats: Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot
Skill ranks: Heal 3, Listen 6, Spot 3, Survival 6, Tumble 3
Equipment: composite longbow (Str 14), leather armor, 100 arrows, buckler, boots of elvenkind, cloak of elvenkind, 20 silver arrows, shortsword
Location: random encounter

Angela (Bard) (13 HP)
Chaotic Neutral female half-elf bard 2 (1000 XP)
Worships: Corellon Larethian
Strength: 12
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 11
Wisdom: 11
Charisma: 17
Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Repeating Crossbow), Point Blank Shot
Skill ranks: Hide 5, Listen 5, Move Silently 5, Perform 5, Search 2.5, Sleight of Hand 5, Spot 2.5, Tumble 5
Equipment: repeating light crossbow, chain shirt, rapier, main gauche, mandolin, boots of elvenkind, rope, 120 bolts
Bard spells known:
Spell level 0: Daze, Detect Magic, Flare, Read Magic
Spell level 1: Grease, Sleep
Availability: She will only join your party if your party size is 7
Location: up the ladder inside the inn at the Keep

Angryn (Merchant) (9 HP)
Lawful Neutral male human ranger 1
Favored enemy: none
Worships: St. Cuthbert
Strength: 8
Dexterity: 8
Constitution: 8
Intelligence: 13
Wisdom: 13
Charisma: 8
Feats: Alertness, Investigator
Skill ranks: Appraise 1.5, Listen 2, Sense Motive 1.5, Spot 2
Equipment: none
Availability: He will permanently leave your party when you exit the Insect Mound
Location: inside the Insect Mound at the Southern Pine Woods

Brother Fist (Monk) (17 HP)
Lawful Good male half-orc monk 2 (1000 XP)
Worships: Gruumsh
Strength: 16
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 11
Wisdom: 17
Charisma: 9
Feat: Dodge
Skill ranks: Listen 3, Search 1.5, Spot 2
Equipment: magic celtic tattoos (AC +4), 6 shuriken
Availability: He will only join your party if Korrac hasn't run off with him (i.e. if you haven't already refused to help Korrac). You can only recruit him during the day.
Location: inside the church during the day

Cantrall (Shady Prisoner) (19 HP)
Chaotic Neutral male human rogue 3 (3000 XP)
Worships: no one
Strength: 12
Dexterity: 16
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 11
Wisdom: 8
Charisma: 11
Feats: Dodge, Improved Initiative, Weapon Focus (Short Sword)
Skills: Diplomacy 5, Hide 6, Listen 5, Move Silently 6, Search 7, Sense Motive 7, Tumble 6
Availability: He will only join your party if you accept the quest for the Thieves' Guild. He will permanently leave your party when you return him to the Thieves' Guild
Location: in the Cells of the Inner Bailey

Korrac (Dwarven Adventurer) (28 HP)
Neutral Good male dwarf cleric 1 / fighter 1 (1000 XP)
Worships: Moradin
Domains: Good, Protection
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 10
Constitution: 21
Intelligence: 11
Wisdom: 16
Charisma: 10
Feats: Combat Casting, Power Attack
Skill ranks: Climb 2.5, Concentration 5, Diplomacy 5, Heal 2
Equipment: warhammer, banded armor, large steel shield, heavy crossbow, 80 bolts, scroll of Open/Close
Availability: He will only join your party if you agree to help him the first time that he asks for your services, otherwise he will run off and take Two Swords and Brother Fist with him if they aren't already in your party
Location: inside the pub at night

Lorin (Apprentice Druid) (17 HP)
True Neutral male human druid 2 (1000 XP)
Worships: no one
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 17
Charisma: 10
Skill ranks: Concentration 5, Handle Animal 5, Search 1.5, Survival 5
Location: at the druidic shrine in the Northern Oak Woods once you have cleared the druidic shrine of monsters and then talked to Kepler

There are 2 different versions of Lorin. It's random which version of Lorin is in your game.

either

Strength: 12
Dexterity: 15
Feats: Point Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Concentration)
Skill ranks: Listen 3, Spot 2, Tumble 1
Equipment: masterwork sling, leather scale armour, club, buckler, 40 bullets, 10 silver bullets, potion of Cure Light Wounds

or

Strength: 15
Dexterity: 12
Feats: Weapon Focus (Longspear), Improved Initiative
Skill ranks: Listen 2, Move Silently 1, Spot 3
Equipment: masterwork longspear, sling, 40 bullets, potion of Cure Light Wounds

Mia (Wemic) (41 HP)
female wemic ranger (monster)
(+3 Natural Armor bonus to AC)
Favored enemy: human
Size: Large (10 feet reach) (Mia can't fit through doorways in the Hobgoblin Cave)
Feats: Power Attack, Two Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (Greataxe)
Skill ranks: Concentration 6, Climb 6
Equipment: 2 masterwork greataxes, 5 javelins, chalcedony, potion of Shield, studded leather armor, rope, climber's kit, wolfsbane, 20 silver, 10 gold, roast joint
Location: Raider Camp
Some NPCs (such as the Sergeant of the Watch) will refuse to talk with you while Mia is in your party

Milo (Sorceror) (10 HP)
Neutral Good male halfling sorcerer 2 (1000 XP)
Worships: Boccob
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 18
Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 17
Feat: Spell Penetration
Equipment: masterwork sorcerer's staff, light crossbow, 80 bolts, climber's kit
Sorcerer spells known:
Spell level 0: Acid Splash, Disrupt Undead, Ray of Frost, Read Magic
Spell level 1: Magic Missile, Shield
Availability: You can only recruit him at night
Location: inside the pub at night

Reynard (Elf) (14 HP)
Chaotic Good male elf (level 0)
Worships: Ehlonna
Strength: 14
Dexterity: 17
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 11
Wisdom: 7
Charisma: 11
Feat: Toughness
Skill ranks: Hide: 3, Listen: 1.5, Move Silently: 3, Search: 1.5, Spot: 1
Availability: He will permanently leave your party if you initiate dialogue with Geoffrey (Scribe) at the market place of the Keep
Class restrictions: Reynard can become a barbarian, bard, fighter, ranger, rogue, sorcerer, or wizard
Location: in the tree tops behind the Spider Queen at the Southern Pine Forest

Robin Graves (Adventurer) (3 HP)
Chaotic Evil male human necromancer 1 (0 XP)
Worships: Nerull
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 14
Constitution: 8
Intelligence: 16
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 11
Feats: Heighten Spell, Spell Focus (Necromancy)
Skill ranks: Concentration 4, Hide 1, Listen 0.5, Move Silently 1, Spellcraft 4, Spot 0.5, Tumble 1
Equipment: quarterstaff
Spell Book:
Spell level 0: Acid Splash, Daze, Detect Magic, Disrupt Undead, Electric Jolt, Flare, Open/Close, Ray of Frost, Read Magic, Resistance
Spell level 1: Chill Touch, Identify, Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Ray of Enfeeblement
Availability: He costs 50 gold to recruit if you talk to Flay (Undertaker) before talking to Robin Graves
Location: roaming the graveyard during the day(?); inside Flay's home at night(?)

Two Swords (Adventurer) (22 HP)
Chaotic Good female human fighter 2 (1000 XP)
Worships: Kord
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Charisma: 14
Feats: Cleave, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Bastard Sword), Power Attack, Two-Weapon Defense, Two-Weapon Fighting
Skill ranks: Climb 4, Hide 2, Listen 2.5, Search 2.5, Spot 2.5, Tumble 1.5
Equipment: Bunkles (silver katana +4 attack, +1 damage), Snookie (katana +4 attack, +1 damage), black halfplate
Availability: She will only join your party once you have bought her a drink. She will only join your party if Korrac hasn't run off with her (i.e. if you haven't already refused to help Korrac). You can only recruit her at night.
Location: inside the pub at night

1.5 Recruitable Followers

Followers don't display their portrait at the bottom left of the screen.
You can't equip followers with items.
You can't control followers during combat.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

Note that some of the NPCs who join up, like the Merchant-+-wife-+-man-at-arms, join as ai followers (like animal companions), you can have up to 9 of them, again keeping the last (10th) spot free for moments when the game wants to temporarily attach someone to your party to achieve certain behind-the-scenes things.
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Attack Dog
Location: in the Animal Seller's building in the Outer Bailey of the Keep.

Originally posted by Sitra Achara:

Don't forget Buttercup. Oh, she only readies vs. Approach, you say. Guess what the suitable strategy is then?
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Buttercup (Ox) (55 HP)
AC: 13
Attack: +6
Gore Damage: 1d8+6 (Piercing)
Special: while Buttercup is in your party, you can use the radial menu to summon/dismiss saddle bags which is a portable container that you can store items in.
Location: in the Animal Seller's building in the Outer Bailey of the Keep.

Chicken
Location: in the Animal Seller's building in the Outer Bailey of the Keep.

Elf Prisoner
Special: he will pick up and equip weapons and armour from the ground that are nearby him
Location: inside the Bugbear Cave at the Caves of Chaos

Man-at-arms Prisoner (22 HP) (level 2)
Availability: He will attack your party if you get in his way while he is fighting the hobgoblin guards when you first see him or if you cast a healing spell on him.
Location: inside the Hobgoblin Cave at the Caves of Chaos

Mercenary
There are assorted Mercenaries in the pub who each have a different weapon.
Availability: Each Mercenary in the pub can be hired by paying the mercenary 5 gold to recruit and then 5 gold for EVERY combat!
Location: inside the pub in the Outer Bailey of the Keep

gazra_1971 · Nov 25, 2014

1.6 Cheat codes

Originally posted by Gaear:

It should be pointed out that due to our inability to effectively troubleshoot games that have been self-modded via console use, using the console to input items voids your Co8 warranty. This means that pleas for help with CTDs, hangs, and other bugs will fall on deaf ears.

The reason for this is very simple: Inputting a 'bad' proto (one that is nonexistant or is not meant to be used in-game) can result in save game corruption long after the fact. e.g., if you input item code 0000 via the console, but there is no item #0000, the game will not object at the time. However, if you save your game afterwards, the game will forever look for the nonexistant item whenever you revisit the map where you inputted it via the console. When it can't find it, the game will CTD. This could be weeks after the fact, and you may have lost all memory of even trying to input an item at that location, so you may run to the bug report thread and inform us of a modpack bug that is not really even a bug but an error on your part.

Being as there's no way for us or the game to track your console activities, our only option is to disregard your bug reports if you use the console. For this reason, Co8 strongly recommends that you do not use the console, particularly for adding items via the give or create commands. Casual gamers who are just trying to play the game should simply refrain from console use altogether, and modders and hardcore gamers determined to use it anyway should first educate themselves on the vagaries of the ToEE engine (a fairly daunting proposition) before becoming 'consolers.'
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For the full list of cheat codes and how to use them, click on the following link:

http://www.co8.org/forum/showpost.php?p=11422&postcount=1

1.7 List of game areas for use with the cheat codes

To add one of the following areas to your world map (that you can then travel to), type the following cheat code:

game.areas[#] = 1

where # is one of the numbers below

2 Southern Pine Forest (a maze of trees, with many spiders)
3 Caves of Chaos (a ravine with many caves)
4 The Thorp of Lord Axer (a run-down village dominated by a manor house)
5 Northern Oak Woods (a forest, haunted by a legendary figure)
6 Raider Camp (a reputed forest lair of bandits)
8 Lizardman Refuge (a fertile area of wetlands)
9 Swamp (a swamp, with humanoid tracks)
10 Deep Swamp (a swamp dominated by an old ruined tower)

1.8 List of quests for use with the cheat codes

Quest Titles

Originally posted by Shiningted:

Those in Red are not yet available due to alignment restrictions (or unfinished).
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{1} {Suffragette City}
{2} {The Leaky Cauldron}
{3} {Blacksmith Assistant}
{4} {The Grassy Gnoll}
{5} {The Health of the Cousins Elf}
{6} {The Other Silk Road}
{7} {Caravan of Courage}
{8} {Raiders of the Southern Forest}
{9} {The Root of All Chaos}
{10} {Walking in Their Footsteps}
{11} {Kill the Yapping Dog}
{12} {Lizard Lair}
{13} {Slay the Defiler of Women}
{14} {Slay the Crazy Hermit}
{15} {No Good Deed Goes Unpunished}
{16} {Earning Honour Among Thieves}
{17} {Arachnophobia}
{18} {Back in the Sack}
{19} {One Big Harpy Family}
{20} {Wishing You a Speedy Recovery}
{21} {The Silk Road}
{22} {Eight-legged Freaks}
{23} {Au Revoir Grimoire}
{24} {Lizardmen vs Predator}
{25} {Swords for Hextor}
{26} {Dazed and Amused}
{27} {A Dream Come True}
{28} {Riddle of the Shrine}
{29} {One Flew Over the Harpy's Nest}
{30} {Bluebeard Relents}
{31} {Take your Pick}
{32} {Third Dwarven Quest}
{33} {Blind Justice}
{34} {CG Alignment Quest}
{35} {LG: The Last Crusade}
{36} {NG Alignment Quest}
{37} {CE: The Shrine is Mine!}
{38} {CN Alignment Quest}
{39} {TN Alignment Quest}
{40} {NE: The Power of One}
{41} {LN Alignment Quest}
{42} {LE Alignment Quest} // not the overall quest, thats 54!
{43} {CN: Arfur's Quest}
{44} {CN: Krayn's Quest}
{45} {CN: Milson's Quest}
{46} {CN: Palm-Off's Quest}
{47} {CN: Cantrall's Quest}
{48} {CN: First Contact's Quest}
{49} {CN: Thug's Quest}
{50} {CN: Shifty Guard's Quest}
{51} {CN: Klaus' Quest}
{52} {A Hairy Problem}
{53} {No Bull Backup}
{54} {Tribal Law}
{55} {The Great Demancipator}
{56} {Smile and Say Cheese!}
{57} {Dude where's my cart?}
{58} {Sell me your women!}
{59} {Spider Provider}
{60} {Who's Raiding the Trading?}
{61} {The Dog ate, my homework}
{62} {Moonshine}
{63} {Who's side are you on?}
{64} {The Master's Work}
{65} {Something smells poisony}

Quest Descriptions

{1} {Porteous the Provisioner's business suffers: because his wife is not allowed in the men-only Guild, he also refuses to join.}
{2} {Ricario the Apothecary needs a new cauldron to supply you with one of his quality potions - Porteous the Provisioner will not sell to him.}
{3} {Waiting...}
{4} {Billy the Elven Tracker has run amok and is on top of the Bailiff's tower with his bow, shooting anything that moves. You must disarm him.}
{5} {Geoffrey the Elven Scribe is worried about his missing nephews, lost in the Spider Woods. You must find word of them.}
{6} {Lord Axer needs someone to help him establish trade between his thorp and the powerful Merchant's Guild in the Keep.}
{7} {A group of merchants travelling the road near the Keep have disappeared without trace. You have agreed to an official request to find news of them. [Note: you may meet, and rescue, many merchants in the game. This refers to a specific caravan.]}
{8} {A group of human or humanoid Raiders is suspected to operate in the woods south of the Keep. You have agreed to an official request to gather intelligence on their movements and strength.}
{9} {The disparate tribes of the Caves of Chaos are rumoured to be falling under the sway of a single agent or force of Evil. You have agreed to an official request to investigate this matter.}
{10} {A group of adventurers exploring the swamps south-east of the Keep have disappeared. You have agreed to an official request to find news of them.}
{11} {Lady Maeri has asked that you kill a yappy dog that is keeping her awake at night. The dog apparently lurks near the southern houses.}
{12} {A colony of Lizardmen in the swamp are preying on passers-by, you must end this threat.}
{13} {Lady Maeri has asked you to find and kill a crazy hermit that brutally assaults and then kills women walking in the woods north of the keep.}
{14} {Lady Maeri has hired you to kill a crazy hermit in the woods north of the Keep.}
{15} {Now that the Provisioner has the backing of the Merchant's Guild, he has stopped paying a local protection racket, who have now threatened his wife and child if he goes to the Watch. He has asked for your help to deal with this.}
{16} {The local Thieves' Guild has asked you to break one of their members out of the cells beneath the Fortress. You have to accomplish this before the High Wizard can return and magically interrogate him. Meet your contact behind the church, tomorrow night.}
{17} {The southern pine forest has become infested with spiders: you have been tasked with dealing with this problem.}
{18} {The Spider Queen has lost some eggs to 'bipeds' from the nearby swamp. You have agreed to find them for her.}
{19} {The young Druid Kepler has tasked you to clear some harpies from a nearby ruin.}
{20} {The Thieves' Guild have assigned you the task of recovering evidence of the mission of a recent errand rider to the Keep. This will mean infiltrating the Warehouse. The Corporal keeps the only key: you must find a way to get it.}
{21} {Flay, servant of the Goddess of Death, will pay cash for Spider Silk, no questions asked.}
{22} {Flay the Undertaker will pay for a small live spider.}
{23} {Flay, Cleric of Wee Jas, has asked you to steal a Tome of Infernal Magic from the Keep's Wizard. He has offered some Clerical scrolls and a magic item as payment.}
{24} {The Lizardmen of the southern swamp have tasked you to slay a dragon that infests their hunting grounds, to gain their cooperation.}
{25} {The Cleric of Hextor has demanded you supply 20 longswords for the troops of the Thorp, to improve their gear and morale. He is not interested in how you obtain them, as long as you do.}
{26} {Lord Axer is bored, and seeks some sort of diversion to keep him amused. He will pay in ivory if you provide something.}
{27} {Lord Axer has offered you a chance to become a Dragonslayer, a rare honour in any adventurer's career, let alone so early.}
{28} {Lady Maeri has given you a vial to sprinkle on the shrine in the northern woods: look for evidence of ancient ruins to find the shrine. Sprinkle the vial and report back to her for a rich reward.}
{29} {BONUS QUEST: You have assisted the Mad Hermit in recovering his sanity!}
{30} {The Kobold Chief has magically locked himself in his room. The head of the Dwarven Expeditionary Party wants you through that door.}
{31} {The head of the Dwarven Expeditionary Party has agreed to your offer to supply mining equipment - picks, mattocks, shovels - to his party.}
{32} {Third Dwarven Quest}
{33} {The Curate has asked that you convince an inhabitant of the Thorp to be the focus of a scrying spell, so that the Keep and the Church can keep an eye on the Hextor Temple.}
{34} {CG Alignment Quest}
{35} {LG Alignment Quest}
{36} {NG Alignment Quest}
{37} {You must assist Lady Maeri to overthrow the current leadership of the Shrine of Evil Chaos. To do so, you must get the various tribes of the Caves behind you.}
{38} {You are destined to rise to the top of the Thieves' Guild!}
{39} {TN Alignment Quest}
{40} {NE Alignment Quest}
{41} {LN Alignment Quest}
{42} {LE Alignment Quest}
{43} {CN: Arfur's Quest}
{44} {CN: Krayn's Quest}
{45} {CN: Milson's Quest}
{46} {CN: Palm-Off's Quest}
{47} {CN: Cantrall's Quest}
{48} {CN: First Contact's Quest}
{49} {CN: Thug's Quest}
{50} {CN: Shifty Guard's Quest}
{51} {Klaus will back your Thieves' Guild putsch if you pay him in diamonds.}
{52} {The Kobolds find themselves unable to overcome some Dwarves who are holed up in their storage room, and want you to deal with them.}
{53} {The Kobolds live in awe of the Minotaur. Anyone who can tame him can command their loyalty.}
{54} {The Cleric of Hextor has demanded that the tribes of the Caves of Chaos recognise his suzerainty. To achieve this difficult and grandiose goal, you must eliminate the clerics of the Shrine of Evil Chaos and get all the tribes on side.}
{55} {The Bugbear chief will support you if you can find some way to provide him with a steady supply of slaves.}
{56} {Cheese.}
{57} {The Goblin Chief says someone is raiding his larder. Find out who.}
{58} {The Bugbear Chief needs to move his slaves in bulk, more than you can handle. You will have to find a market of some sort for him.}
{59} {BONUS QUEST! You have healed a rogue spider of a wound, allowing him to turn from murderous rage to his natural animalian neutrality.}
{60} {Unimpressed with the lack of progress from the Cavalry on the Raider problem, the Master of the Merchant's Guild has tasked you to make enquiries of your own.}
{61} {The Gnoll Chieftain demands food for his tribe: you will need to bring something big, or at least 4 somethings small.}
{62} {The Gnoll Chieftain wants a golden sickle to carry out his lunar rites. Or because he just likes shiny things.}
{63} {The Hobgoblin Chief needs heavy armour for his entire tribe. He has tasked you to raid a caravan en route to the Keep and get it for him.}
{64} {In return for access to Masterwork weapons and armour, you will use your contacts in the Merchant's Guild to help the Blacksmith sell armour in bulk.}
{65} {BONUS QUEST! You have interrupted the supply of poison in the Keep.}

1.9 List of reputations for use with the cheat codes

titles

{1} {Antagonist} # paladin falls
{2} {Experienced Adventurer}
{3} {Highway Angel}
{4} {Member of the Thieves' Guild}
{5} {Member of the Merchant's Guild}
{7} {Perpetrator}
{8} {Suspect}
{9} {Rogues' Opponent}
{10} {Enemy of the Keep}
{11} {Desperate Skank}
{12} {Ruffian} # paladin falls
{13} {Fugitive}
{14} {Rogues' Enemy}
{15} {Rogues' Bane}
{16} {Dragonslayer}
{17} {Friend of the Guild}
{18} {Persona non Grata} # paladin falls
{19} {Servant of Hextor}
{20} {Slave Trader}
{22} {Enemy of Hextor}
{23} {Distinguished Yeoman} # functions as access all areas
{24} {Friend of the Keep} # allows access to inner bailey

backgrounds

{1} {Your constant unpleasant language and behaviour has alienated the guards of the Keep.}
{2} {Your successes in the Caves set you apart from the merchants and novice adventurers.}
{3} {You have defeated some bandits preying on the main trade road.}
{4} {You have won entry into the shadowy Thieves' Guild operating in the Keep.}
{5} {You have been granted membership to the influential Merchant's Guild.}
{7} {You have just committed a crime!}
{8} {You are a suspect in a crime!}
{9} {You have refused to join the Thieves' Guild.}
{10} {You are on the run!}
{11} {It is generally believed you have been intimate with the Corporal of the Watch.}
{12} {You have started a fight in the Guildhouse.}
{13} {You are a wanted fugitive!}
{14} {You have made an enemy of the Thieves' Guild.}
{15} {You have brought down the Thieves' Guild!}
{16} {You have slain your first dragon!}
{17} {Your services for the Guild have won their goodwill.}
{18} {You have personally offended the Castellan.}
{19} {You have gone out of your way to be of service to the Temple of Hextor.}
{20} {You have sold someone as a slave. Well that's just fabulous.}
{22} {You have killed a Hextorite.}
{23} {You have been awarded a high honour of the Yeomanry.}
{24} {Your successes on the Keep's behalf have paid dividends.}

logs (effects)

{1} {The guards are brisk at best and generally unhelpful: it is not unthinkable some may even attack you in future if you continue to be rude to them. You will need to win their respect, or the gratitude of their superiors, to change this.}
{2} {You are admired throughout the Keep, though the Guild still look down on you and some of the more experienced adventurers and shadier characters now see you as a potential rival.}
{3} {Your deed has won the gratitude of merchants and the notice of the Guild, but some of the Cavalry Guards are put out that you succeeded where they were unable.}
{4} {You can now commit your larcenous acts without fear of reprisals from the Thieves' Guild, and have the backing of this shady organisation. Membership in this group is outlawed by the Castellan, though, and must be kept secret.}
{5} {As a Guildsman you have the use of the Guild House and can trade as a merchant in the Yeomanry, as well as having the backing of a powerful mercantile organisation.}
{7} {If you are spotted in the vicinity of the scene of your crime, you will certainly be regarded as a suspect.}
{8} {You were spotted suspiciously close to a crime scene. Expect to be questioned by the Watch. Keep inhabitants are wary of you.}
{9} {Despite perpetrating larcenies yourself, you have refused the advances of the Thieves' Guild. They will brook no rivals and continued thieving on your part will undoubtedly provoke a response.}
{10} {You have been declared an enemy of the Keep by the Castellan: the Bailiff has issued orders to kill you on sight, and ordinary folk will react with fear and/or violence.}
{11} {You are widely believed to have done the nasty with the Corporal, one of the most unappealing men in the entire Yeomanry. Your reputation has been badly effected. Many of the Guards guffaw as you walk past, others eye you for future easy conquest.}
{12} {You have used violence within the Guildhouse: this makes you some powerful enemies. Other members of the Guild may even attack you, if you do not have sufficient reputation to deter this.}
{13} {You have been formally accused or convicted of a crime: the Watch are actively trying to arrest you. Ordinary folk will offer you no comfort.}
{14} {Your attacks on members of the Thieves' Guild has angered this shady organisation and they now see you as an enemy.}
{15} {You have successfully brought down the Thieves' Guild in the Keep! The Castellan regards himself in your debt for this, and merchants are especially grateful, though the Watch are slightly miffed you did their job for them.}
{16} {Slaying a dragon is a noble accomplishment, whoever does it. Expect everyone to treat you with that little bit more respect that you now deserve.}
{17} {Merchants see you as something of an ally, though not one of them.}
{18} {The Castellan has barred you from the Inner Keep. Not every Guardsman may recognise you to enforce this, but don't expect leeway from the Officers. Plus you are removed from (and therefore 'botch') any official quests you are working on.}
{19} {Your services for the Temple of Hextor in Lord Axer's Thorp, and for the Lord himself, have gained you the reputation in the Thorp of a devoted disciple of Hextor. Followers of Heironeous will not be pleased, and may even attack you on sight.}
{20} {The stench of a slave-trader cannot be hidden fully. Members of the Thieves' Guild and inhabitants of the Thorp are impressed - members of the Merchant's Guild view you with a vague suspicion, even if they are not sure why.}
{22} {The rigid nature of Hextor's cult will not tolerate wanton violence that they have not instigated. By bringing lawlessness into one of his strongholds, you have guaranteed that the others will turn on you if only to save their own skins.}
{23} {The Castellan himself awarded you this honour. It is recognised throughout the Yeomanry, and coming from the commander of the Keep, means the military will treat you with respect and assistance.}
{24} {You have done an outstanding service on the Keep's behalf. The ordinary soldiers recognise you and do not think twice on seeing you in military areas.}

1.10 List of items for use with the cheat codes

A list of all items are in the following 2 files in your game's folder:

\data\mes\description.mes

\data\mes\long_description.mes

{4120}{Snookie is a keen antique katana that appears to be of very high quality. It's hard to say, as Two Swords growls whenever you look too closely. Damage 1d10 Critical Range: 19-20/×2 Damage Type: Slashing Weapon proficiency: Martial, Exotic, Bastard sword}

{4129}{Bunkles is an antique silver katana that appears to be of very high quality. Two Swords will not let you touch it though. Damage 1d10 Critical Range: 19-20/×2 Damage Type: Slashing Weapon proficiency: Martial, Exotic, Bastard sword}

gazra_1971 · Jun 30, 2015

Walkthrough

2.1 Shop Map

Notable items that you can buy in the shop map (if you could afford them!):

merchants' scales
spyglass (~1390 gold)
composite longbow (Str 12) (~278 gold)
composite longbow (Str 16) (~556 gold)
composite longbow (Str 14) (~521 gold)
composite longbow (Str 18) (~695 gold)
200 arrows
200 bolts
200 bullets
2 glaives
2 chain shirts
2 breastplates
2 black breastplates
2 wooden tower shields
2 ropes
grappling hook

2.2 The Keep

The entrance to the graveyard is at the lower left corner outside the main gatehouse of the Keep.

2.3 Outer Bailey

You can buy an Ink, Quill and Parchment from Geoffrey (Scribe) at the marketplace within the Outer Bailey. If you use the IQ&P, then it can give you useful information about quests that you haven't completed.

The noticeboard is inside the Provisioner's shop. You will obtain most of the quests in the game by examining the noticeboard at various stages of the game. You complete these quests by returning to Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) who is either inside the Pub or in his tower.

Flay (Undertaker) provides the following healing services:
Cure Serious Wounds (90 gold)
Neutralize Poison (240 gold)
Raise Dead
Remove Disease (240 gold)

How disguise works:

Question: "Do all party members have to wear disguises or is just one party member wearing a disguise enough? Does it have to be the party leader wearing the disguise or can it be anyone?"

Originally posted by Shiningted:

It should be the guy talking, yes. There is an in-game list of the full uniform requirements but otherwise it's common sense - what you see other guards wearing.

Disguise only really works with the guards (if you are dressed up as one) and the head of the Merchant's Guild (if you try to con your way in as a merchant). I like the idea of using it for people who have such a low opinion of you that they won't deal with you (like Benemina and a few others).

You should be able to deal with the Church if you 'renounced' Hextor enough to get the Enemy of Hextor reputation.

Familiar choices (including originals and altered originals) are now:

Bat - Master gains a +3 bonus on Listen checks
Cat - Master gains a +3 bonus on Move Silently checks
Hawk - Master gains a +3 bonus on Spot checks
Lizard - Master gains a +2 bonus on Climb checks (restored to original PHB intent)
Owl - Master gains a +3 bonus on Will saves (changed from ToEE)
Rat - Master gains a +2 bonus on Fortitude checks
Raven - Master gains a +3 bonus on Appraise checks
Snake - Master gains a +3 bonus on Bluff checks
Toad - Master gains +3 hit points
Weasel - Master gains a +2 bonus on Reflex saves
Raccoon - Master gains +3 bonus on Sleight of Hand checks
Thrush - Master gains +1 bonus to Speak Language skill (1 additional language)
Chameleon - Master gains +3 bonus on Hide checks
Deer mouse - Master gains +3 bonus on Survival checks
Falcon - Master gains the Tracking feat
Box Turtle - Master gains +1 Deflection bonus

You get the new ones from an animal seller who ALSO sells trained animals (attack dog, chicken and farm dog) to you, so fighters can have animal companions and use their Handle Animal class skill. Or anyone else who wants to buy them.

He also sells an Ox to haul your loot around, that works like the extra planar chest.

The first time you do a quest for the Bailiff, his reward should be to give you a medal that, if worn, should stop guards hassling you about [having your weapons drawn].

The Keep by Night

The Keep runs on a proper day/night schedule as much as possible - not that NPCs actually wander off to their beds in front of you (the engine really doesn't support that, dang it) but by day NPCs will be in their day spots (shops and such), by night in their bedrooms or quarters, and shopkeepers will generally speaking not sell to you by night (and will object to being disturbed in their lodgings as often as not). Likewise accessing official areas like the Inner Bailey or the Merchant's Guild is a no-go by night.

That being said, like anywhere else, the Keep has a nightlife. A few things bear mentioning:

Kepler

This young Druid introduces the Druidic / True Nuetral / Hermit plotline. Find him wandering anxiously in the area above the main gate (outside the stables and warehouse) by night. Speak to him, if you have any decent social skills you can quickly cut to the chase but either way he will eventually get around to telling you that he has found a Druidic shrine to the north (in the Northern Oak Woods) and it is infested by a nest of harpies. If you have a Sense Motive above 9, you can ask for the Shrine's Mantra - lot of good that will do He will give you the quest One Big Harpy Family and mark the Northern Oak Woods on your map.

Maeri

But don't go there just yet! Scroll over to the left to the other side of the map, and you will find a figure in red behind the Pub. Go talk to her - notice you can click next to her and the party will make their own way over there. The pathfinding is that good!

Lady Maeri likewise only comes out at night. Speak to her and she will spin you some crap about being unable to sleep, and ask you to kill a dog for her. Note this is an alignment-based quest - if you are not evil, you complete it by REFUSING to kill the dog (since we all hate big red 'botched' quests in our logbook). If you're evil and selfish, just go kill the damn thing, its in the corner of the Outer Bailey near the Bailiff's Tower (below the main gate) - you'll probably find it wandering near the building site. She insinuates you'll get a magic item for doing this, but she only pays in cash.

We'll address the evil things you can do for Maeri below. For now let's assume you refused to kill the dog - she will then try to play on your goodiness by telling you of a madman to the north who rapes women. (Note that if you declare yourself a paladin to her, she will go straight to this tack, and skip the 'murder me a dog please' line). That's more like it, let's go kill him for Heironeous! You may choose to believe her and agree or, you may be suspect and say so. If you agree she will mark the Northern Oak Woods on your map - but then, Kepler already did - and give you the Slay the Defiler of Women quest. If not, you still get the area marked on your map, but the quest is only 'mentioned' (purple). It still encourages you to go there, though, dunnit?

Evil path: kill the dog and Maeri asks you to kill the Hermit, straight, saying simply he is a dangerous lunatic and there is a treasure beyond. If you agree, great, you get the Slay the Crazy Hermit quest. If not, you still have the option of going.

Off we go! First, though, if you have Two Swords in your party, ask her opinion of Lady Maeri.

The Poison Sub-Plot

Initiating this sub-plot involves a certain randomosity. You have to have spoken to Nobby previously: his dialogue for people he has met is then randomly determined, to make things just that slightly more interesting than someone saying the same thing (like "hello again @PCNAME@") every time.

Eventually (and it shouldn't take too many times) you will catch Nobby in the act of envenoming a weapon. This, again, is to add a certain realism to quests (like stumbling upon the Billy scenario, or Angryn yelling out from down his hole) and not just have the NPCs say, "hello adventurers, can you please do this quest for me?" or some thinly veiled variant. Yuk! Anyway, if you have 5 or more ranks in Gather Information you can question him as to what he was doing, and he tells you he has found a way to envenom ordinary weapons. Gather Information of 7 or more and you can question him on his mentioning of flails - there's a cleric afoot! - and then Diplomacy or Sense Motive >6 to get to the bottom of it - the Priest is involved. The plot thickens.

When you subsequently speak to with Nobby you can then, "ask about this poison business" at any time and he'll go into his whole spiel, and if you have an appropriate weapon and a bottle of poison, he'll do it for you on the spot. You then get an equivalent weapon which is also a venom blade. Poison can be found at various places in your adventure, you can get some from Flay after you give him a spider's egg, and you can ask the Spider Queen for some if you have an empty vial on you when you speak to her.

Otherwise, say to him, "I have no poison" (or some equivalent line). He will not give you any but will let slip that the Apothecary Ricario, whom he rooms with, is his source.

Speak to Ricario and he will tell you he needs a new cauldron to brew (yes, its a fedex quest, probably the simplest and most straightforward in the game) and give you the Leaky Cauldron quest. Go get him a cauldron from the Provisioner and he'll start brewing (it takes 3 days). Note that as explained below, you will not then be able to turn them all in if you actually get Ricario a cauldron to brew with - you are too deeply implicated!

After that, you have a regular supply of cheap poisoned weapons should you want them. But it's much more fun to do the right thing and turn them all in.

(Note: The following was VERY complex to mod, what with map changes and different choices and many possible outcomes etc. I can't guarantee it is bullet-proof. I CAN promise you I tested this every which way).

To turn them in, go to any Watchman in the Outer Bailey and speak to him: you'll get a dialogue option about wanting to report something to the Watch Captain, and they'll tell you where he is at that time (in his tower next to the marketplace by day, or in the pub by night). Go find him, and tell him you have something to report. At this point you can play this one of three ways:
turn Ricario in for dealing in poison: you might want to only do this to keep Nobby around to give you poisoned weapon and polish your rusty stuff. Should you choose this, the captain asks for proof. If you have any poison you can give it to him and claim Ricario sold it to you - he's not overly impressed with that but presses ahead anyway. Otherwise, you have to have some other sort of proof: you have to have either a) spoken to the Provisioner about why he wouldn't sell Ricario a cauldron (one of Ricario's dodgy potions backfired on him and made him sick), or b) you have to have the empty potion vial found on Billy (it was one of Ricario's dodgy potions backfiring on Billy that made him run amok) or c) you have to have used one of Ricario's dodgy items yourself and had them backfire (his potion of Enlarge sometimes makes you shrink, his flashbang can blind the user, etc). Its random whether you get a working one or a dodgy one, but sharp-eyed players have already noticed they are spelt slightly differently: he sells a Potion of Enlarge and a Potion of enlarge - one is dodgy, one is normal. If you go this route and produce some sort of proof, you get a bonus 100Xp per PC. if you have no proof at all, the Captain won't pursue the case against Ricario, but you can try again later. Note that paladins and Bards can both talk their way through this without proof.

turn Nobby in for selling poisoned weapons. You can offer one as proof (if you have it) or just use righteous indignation to make the point - it's too big an accusation for him to ignore

having accused Nobby, then also accuse Ricario. This is the way to go, really.

Having made your accusation, if he is convinced by the proof to investigate, he does so immediately, either by going to their house (night) with you or having them brought in from the marketplace to be questioned. Either way, he opens with a Detect poison spell, that will reveal any and all poison in the vicinity, including Ricario's stuff hidden on his person and in his chest in his house, and ALSO any you are carrying! If you can pull off a Spellcraft check to realise what he is casting, you can try a Sleight of Hand check to ditch the poison before he realises you have it, but he will still pick it up via the detect spell and, well, pick it up (you lose it either way). If caught with it, you face the consequences after everyone else does.

Assuming you accuse both, it starts with Nobby. The Watch Captain interrogates him, and you can jump in now and implicate the Priest: Nobby admits to this under questioning. If you do, Nobby gets a warning not to leave town til the matter is settled. If not, Nobby get's dragged off to gaol.

It then turns to Ricario (if you implicated him). Ricario tries to drag you down with him by saying you got him his cauldron. If you did, then you get arrested too, and everyone goes to gaol (you only have to have Nobby indicate you can get poison from Ricario to turn him in - you don't have to actually deal with him).

If you didn't get him a cauldron, then he gets dragged off to gaol, and if you mentioned the Priest earlier, you're off to his house for the final showdown. Otherwise you get the Captain's thanks and you fulfill the Something Smells Poisony bonus quest.

(If the Priest has already been killed, imprisoned or fled due to the Who's Raiding the Trading? quest, this is taken into account).

If you go to confront the Priest, there is some chatter, then you choose sides. This was perhaps my favourite scene to write, there's just something about pure good vs pure evil. Anyway, you can either side with the Captain, in which case he joins your party for the duration of combat, or the Priest (he and his 2 acolytes join your party while you all murder the Captain) or you can run like hell and let them sort it out. If your party is too full to let anyone in, then you get reminded of the line in the manual about keeping an AI slot free for just such a moment- no more than 9 AI followers, thanks - and you are forced to wait outside. In any situation in which you are not there for the denouement, the Captain is assumed to be killed.

If you side with the Priest, he and his followers take their stuff and run straight afterward with a thank you. Otherwise, if you side with the Captain, you either kill the Priest or Charm / knock him out: if the former, the Captain let's you loot the room (asking you to be careful of anything suspicious) otherwise he gets some Watchmen to come help subdue the Priest and you must leave. Either way you get 100Xp bonus and the 'Friend of the Keep' rep that allows you access to the Inner Bailey.

Congratulations!

Joining the Merchant's Guild

Joining the Guild was always meant to be a goal in the game, something you work towards - like getting access to the Inner Bailey - not something you do casually or by-the-numbers. There are, however, several ways to accomplish this task, none of which is too onerous.

The simplest way is rescue the Merchant Angryn on the Southern Pine Forest map (strictly speaking, he's beneath it, but anyway). Get his Spider Silk that he gives you for a reward then head to the Guildhouse, tell the Master you were sent by him, and when he offers you a reward say you want to join the Guild.

Now, here's the rub: the Master will want to know what you are going to trade. You have to have either the Spider Silk or one of the various bolts of silk found in the Caves of Chaos (as per the module!) to trade, otherwise your only option is to say, "well nothing yet, but I PLAN to get rich trading!" or something. (In future there will be other bulk goods to trade, from your wolf pelts to a strictly regulated supply of poison for anelgesia etc). DON'T offer to sell alcohol - the module is clear that the Master frowns on it! (There will be a rigmarole for getting a license in the next release - already written - but for now you either have to sell your grog direct to the publican if you are a member of the Guild, or bootleg it for a much lower price to the Thieves' Guild. For a fun interlude, get yourself arrested by bootlegging (ie selling without being a member of the Guild) to the publican at night right in front of the Bailiff).

To recap - rescue Angryn, get his spider silk, and you're in. However, you may wish to use this moment with the Guild Master in your debt to finish the Suffragette City quest, so there are other ways.

One way is to rescue the Merchant (and his wife) in the Caves of Chaos. If you have already rescued Angryn, you can claim full membership as a reward and the Master will admit you - and even waive the fee - in acknowledgement of your multiple instances of assistance to the Guild. If you haven't, you have to make your case as above by producing tradable goods, but should certainly have some silk by now. (You get the option of completing the Suffragette City quest at this point if not already done).

Another way is to ace he dinner with the Castellan, in which case he will give you a letter of support. Simply produce this when you first speak to the Master and he will immediately make you a member. (That's fairly late-game though).

Or, you could get the Blacksmith to write you a letter of introduction. He will do this when he activates the Masterwork weapons quest, if you are on good terms with him (rep >50, which I think you need to have to get him to agree anyway), if you have a diplomacy =>6 and are not already a member of the Guild.

The most fun way, though, is to bluff your way in. It is meant to be a first-contact scenario (when the Master does not yet know you are an adventurer and can be fooled into thinking you are a Merchant) so among other things you can't have the 'Friend of the Guild' rep you get for helping Angryn. Go to Geoffrey, chat to him and establish that he can provide 'patents of nobility' and such things (he mentions it in his initial chatter) and if you have a Disguise of >=5 and meet the other requirements, you will get a dialogue option to ask for 'a letter to assist in making a good impression'. Geoffrey will do this for 25gp after making some veiled threats about discretion. Take this letter (which is purportedly from your 'Master in Furyondy') to the Guild Master and he will question you about it - you can then try to beat a DC 12 rolled Disguise Check or a DC 8 rolled Diplomacy check (not very hard!) Success and you're straight in, failure and you get questioned further and have to produce either silk or Spider Silk to save the day. Trying to Bluff sends you straight to the 'failed' option (need to produce the goods) while intimidate will get you thrown out.

Too easy!

Note that if you have already antagonised Geoffrey - by refusing to look for his cousins, or finding them and not bringing them back, or you're a Dwarf and you mocked him for being an Elf - then he probably will go KOS but that's a result of your actions.

Solution? Keep your interactions with Geoffrey in his house. The night-time mobs of the merchants in the market place (but NOT the Gypsy or Tattoo gal) are different mobs to the day time ones so as not to break their shop inventories and will react differently, so if you antagonise the Geoffrey-in-the-house mob the Geoffrey-in-the-marketplace mob is none the wiser. Of course Reputations affect everyone you encounter, but otherwise it's all separate. So if you want to annoy Geoffrey always do it in his house, and if he later attacks you there, you can kill him, beat the other two unconscious and next morning, they will be in the marketplace none the wiser (not Geoffrey - he's dead of course ) What happens in the house stays in the house.
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gazra_1971 · May 29, 2015

Notable items that NPC vendors sell:

Nobby (Artisan)

masterwork light hammer
masterwork quarterstaff
climber's kit
repeating light crossbow
2X smokestick

Heggrim (Blacksmith)

masterwork main gauche
glaive
gladiator armour
marauder armour
banded armor (AC +6, Max Dex Bonus +1)
splint mail (AC +6, Max Dex Bonus +0)
half-plate (AC +7, Max Dex Bonus +0)
2X full plate armor (AC +8, Max Dex Bonus +1)
4X large sterel shield
metal tower shield

Ricario (Apothecary)

2X potion of Enlarge Person
brimstone powder
knochout gas
potion of love
sleeping draught
potion of explosions
scroll of Bless
scroll of Protection from Good
scroll of Daze
scroll of Guidance
scroll of Ray of Clumsiness

Maude (Hat Seller)

Helm of Reading Magic

Geoffrey (Scribe)

scroll of Cause Fear
scroll of Protection from Chaos
scroll of Melf's Acid Arrow
scroll of Fog Cloud
Elixir of Vision
eyeglasses
Goggles of Minute Seeing
Helm of Reading Magic
Wand of Identify
scholar's kit
black pearl
white pearl

Kenneally (Trader) (Trade Post)

padded armor
leather armor
studded leather
druid hide (+3 AC, Max Dex Bonus +5)
barbarian armor
breastplate
chain shirt
chain mail plain
large steel shield
metal tower shield
sling
longbow
composite longbow (Str 14)
composite longbow (Str 12)
composite longbow (Str 16)
composite longbow (Str 18)

Porteous (Provisioner) (Last Post Provisions)

healer's kit
2X climber's kit
scholar's kit
grappling hook
2X rope
80 arrows
80 bolts
80 bullets
large wooden shield
wooden tower shield
mattock (1d6, 20X4)
bottle of purified acid
2X tanglefoot
thieves' tools

(Assistant) (Last Post Provisions)

wizard robes
monk robes

Originally posted by Shiningted:

The blacksmith's masterwork weapons thing is if you bring the Merchant Prisoner (and his wife) back from the Hobgoblin Cave, he set's up shop as a weapons dealer, and you broker a deal between him and the Smith. Again, you need to be a member of the Merchant's Guild to pull this off.
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In order for Heggrim (Blacksmith) to start selling masterwork items, you need to:
1. be a member of the Merchant's Guild;
2. rescue the Merchant from the Hobgoblin Cave and then return him to the Merchant's Guild, and then arrange a trade agreement between the Merchant and Heggrim.

You may also need to:
3. talk to Heggrim at night;
4. have a Gather Information skill of at least 9 (or maybe even at least 14);
5. be overburdened (i.e. your PC talking to Heggrim may need to be encumbered);
6. have an NPC reaction of at least 50 with Heggrim.

Heggrim (Blacksmith) (if he starts selling masterwork items) (percentage chance of item in stock):

Large Masterwork Steel Shield (80%)
Small Masterwork Steel Shield (80%)
Masterwork Metal Tower Shield (80%)
Masterwork Full Plate Armor (40%)
Masterwork Scale Mail (80%)
Masterwork Chain Shirt (80%)
Masterwork Red Chainmail (80%)
Masterwork Silver Breastplate (60%)
Masterwork Splint Mail (80%)
Masterwork Silver Banded Armor (80%)
Masterwork Half-Plate (60%)
Masterwork Full Plate Armor (30%)
Masterwork Buckler (80%)
Masterwork Gladiator Armor (80%)
Masterwork Marauder Armor (80%)
Masterwork Greatsword (80%)
Masterwork Katana (80%)
Masterwork Scimitar (80%)
Masterwork Greataxe (80%)
Masterwork Longsword (80%)
Masterwork Dagger (80%)
Masterwork Rapier (80%)
Masterwork Bastard Sword (80%)
Masterwork Falchion (80%)
Masterwork Shortsword (80%)
Masterwork Throwing Dagger (80%)
Masterwork Dwarven War Axe (80%)
Masterwork Greatclub (80%)
Masterwork Handaxe (80%)
Masterwork Heavy Mace (80%)
Masterwork Heavy Pick (80%)
Masterwork Morningstar (80%)
Masterwork Light Mace (80%)
Masterwork Scythe (80%)
Masterwork throwing axe (80%)
Masterwork Gnome Hooked Hammer (80%)
Masterwork Light Hammer (80%)
Masterwork Warhammer (80%)
Masterwork Light Crossbow (80%)
Masterwork Heavy Crossbow (80%)
Masterwork Guisarme (80%)
Masterwork Battleaxe (80%)
Masterwork Shortspear (80%)
Masterwork Spear (80%)
Masterwork Glaive (80%)
Masterwork Ranseur (80%)
Masterwork Javelin (80%)
Masterwork Dart (80%)
Masterwork Cutlass (80%)
Masterwork Longspear (80%)
Masterwork Greathammer (80%)
Masterwork Maul (80%)
Masterwork Heavy Flail (80%)
Masterwork Spiked Chain (80%)
Masterwork Shuriken (80%)
Masterwork Halfling Siangham (80%)
Masterwork Kukri (80%)
Masterwork Sickle (80%)
Masterwork Main Gauche (80%)
Masterwork Tiny Rapier (80%)
Masterwork Small Quarterstaff (75%)
Masterwork Halfling Siangham (75%)
Masterwork Halfling Siangham (75%)
Masterwork Spiked Gauntlets
Masterwork Trident
Masterwork Halberd

Porteous (Provisioner) will reward you with a masterwork scythe if you complete the Suffragette City quest for him.

As part of the The Leaky Cauldron quest, if you give Ricario (Apothecary) a Cauldron, then you have to wait 3 days for Ricario to make poison for you. You buy the Cauldron from Porteous (Provisioner).

Ricario (Apothecary) sells vials of poison at night in his home for 50 gold each.

Nobby will poison your weapon if you give him the weapon (either some common blades or flails) and a vial of poison and 50 gold.

[When getting Nobby to convert rusty weapons to normal weapons]:

Originally posted by Shiningted:

look in the box next to him (the one called 'Nobby's box').
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If you use the vial on the druidic shrine, when talking with Lady Maeri, you need to select the dialogue option about a reward in order for her to give you Treacher's Glee as a reward for completing the Riddle of the Shrine quest.

Hal Hommleter: "Only the Corporal has the keys to the warehouse, and you had better be a member of the Merchant's Guild or he won't bother to open it, though he does have a soft spot for those who can handle themselves physically" (hint: get the Corporal drunk so that you can temporarily steal his keys in order to get into the warehouse).

One time when your party returns to the Keep, a Tracker (named Billy) will appear up on the lower left battlement of the Outer Bailey, fighting 4 watchmen down in the courtyard. This is the start of The Grassy Gnoll quest. As soon as you notice this commotion, move your party over near the 4 watchmen and wait until you see one of the watchmen display something along the lines of "Quick, get the bailiff". Then report what is going on to the bailiff, and agree to handle the situation yourself. The bailiff will give you a ring which allows your party safe passage through the Bailiff's Tower. Either knock unconscious or kill the Tracker, then return to the bailiff. You will receive 200 gold for completing this quest. The bailiff will tell you that the scribe will give you some scrolls for your service to the Keep. Talk to Hal (Scribe) who will give you a scroll of Ray of Clumsiness, a scroll of Summon Monster II, and a scroll of True Strike. Hal only appears just inside the Keep's main entrance during the day.

Originally posted by Sitra Achara:

Re. Billy, has one of your characters ever floated a message along the lines of "You hear a commotion nearby"? If so, that was the "alert" that the Billy scenario is taking place - if you saw it and ignored it, the scenario played out without you.

Once triggered, the Billy scenario gets resolved by itself after 45 minutes, so as far as the game is concerned it played out without you.

If you want to get to play the Billy scenario, you can reload a savegame from just before hitting level 3. Once you levelup to 3 it sets things in motion.
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Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) will give you his magic arrows and a jar of Keoghtom's Ointment if you knock Billy unconscious.

Billy (Tracker) (32 HP)
Bailiff's Longbow (masterwork composite longbow (Str 14))
10 Arrows +1
Cloak of Elvenkind
Boots of Elvenkind
Blue elven chain (may have been since removed from the game)

Originally posted by Shiningted:

Billy is non-essential. How you play it out affects some later stuff, but it does not prevent anything happening, whether you apprehend him, kill him, ignore him or miss him.

the whole point of the Billy side of things is to give you a chance to get the drop on the Raiders rather than get ambushed, and thus make a tough encounter much easier (if they ambush you, it can indeed get nasty, I learnt that the hard way first time I got it! kudos to Sitra Achara). So players, once they get the hang of it, can decide what they want to do. It's an option for people who play one-roll-only or RP-focused parties, and a reward for parties who do 'the right thing' by Billy, if making an encounter easier can be called a reward. The Golden Skull in miniature, so to speak. Keep in mind that when the alignment plots are introduced, Evil parties will negotiate with the Raiders rather than fight them.
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If you give the small leather pouch and Garlic and Black Pearl and Spider Silk to Ricario (Apothecary) at the market, then Ricario will give you a Sleeping Draught (I suspect that you might be able to put the Corporal to sleep with this item), a potion of Protection from Acid (use this just before you fight the young black dragon), and a vial of Knockout Gas as a reward.

Upon completing the One Big Harpy Family quest, Kepler will reward you by giving you a scroll of Warp Wood (this can be EXTREMELY useful at the Deep Swamp), a scroll of Calm Animals, a scroll of Hold Animal, a scroll of Delay Poison, a scroll of Barkskin, and a scroll of Magic Fang. Then Kepler will run off. You can meet Kepler again at the druidic shrine at the Northern Oak Woods, where he will be with Master Bratac (Archdruid) and Lorin (Apprentice Druid).

Upon completing the Eight-legged Freaks quest, if you select the dialogue option "Spider poison?", then Flay (Undertaker) will give you a vial of Poison.

Flay (Undertaker) will reward you with a Dagger +2, a scroll of Raise Dead, and a scroll of Heal if you complete the Au Revoir Grimoire (Flay's quest #3) quest for him. To complete the quest, you need to steal the Keep Wizard's Book from the right side of the circular room up in the northern-most (top) tower of the Inner Bailey and then give the Book to Flay.

If you become a member of the Merchant's Guild, then the Guildmaster will offer you the Who's Raiding the Trading? quest. The merchant Guildmaster will tell you which NPC to talk to first, then each NPC that you are directed to will tell you who you need to talk to next in order to progress this quest. In order to complete this quest, if I recall correctly, you need to talk to Hal Hommleter (Scribe) (he's just inside the Keep's main gatehouse during the day only), talk to Bonaventure (Curate) (he's in the Church), talk to the Cavalry Commander in the Stables of the Inner Bailey, and talk to Father Leamus (Priest) (he's in the pub). I suspect that your PC talking will need sufficiently high enough social skills in order to be able to complete this quest and eventually determine that Father Leamus (Priest) is the traitor who is informing the enemy when and where caravans are leaving the Keep. Confront Father Leamus (Priest) and arrange to meet him at night in his home. This is a trap. When you talk to Father Leamus (Priest) in his home, he will eventually attack your party in an attempt to prevent you from revealing his treachery to the Keep's authorities. Kill him and his followers, and then report back to the merchant Guildmaster and then to Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) in order to complete the quest.

In one of my playthroughs, the Caravan of Courage quest became available from the noticeboard after rescuing Angryn (Merchant) from the Insect Mound at the Southern Pine Forest.

In one of my playthroughs, upon completing the Arachnophobia quest, the Raiders of the Southern Forest became available from the noticeboard and Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) allowed me to get a masterwork weapon from the Quartermaster as a reward.

In one of my playthroughs, the Raiders of the Southern Forest quest and The Root of All Chaos quest became available from the noticeboard after rescuing Reynard (Elf) from the Southern Pine Forest and returning him to Geoffrey (Scribe) at the market place in the Outer Bailey of the Keep).

In one of my playthroughs, after completing the Walking in Their Footsteps quest, talking to Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) a second time allowed me to select a masterwork weapon of my choice when talking to the Quartermaster in the Inner Bailey.

In one of my playthroughs, completing the Walking in Their Footsteps quest for Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) made the Caravan of Courage quest become available from the noticeboard.

Brennan (Guard Officer) (44 HP)
Longsword +1
Ring of Protection +1
potion of Cure Moderate Wounds
chain mail with inner keep tabbard
cloak of the guard, inner keep
officer of the inner keep's shield

Captain Rhecanus (Watch Officer) (60 HP)
Longsword +2
Dagger +1
Chainmail +2
cape of the watch, outer bailey
captain of the watch's shield

Church

Bonaventure (Curate) (? HP)
Rod of the Python (quarterstaff +2)
Full Plate +1
Ring of Protection +1
horn

2X Assistant Cleric (? HP)
chain mail

Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) (61 HP) (in pub or bailiff's tower)
Longsword +2
Full Plate +1
Bailiff's Longbow (masterwork composite longbow (Str 14))
cloak of the watch, outer bailey
bailiff of the watch's shield

Desk Drawer (Open Lock DC: 25) (in pub):
carnelain
rhodochrosite
9 gold
9 platinum

Father Leamas (Priest) (63? or 73? HP) (either in pub or his home)
Full Plate +1
Wooden Shield +1
Mace +1 (light mace)
Amulet of Proof against Detection and Location (DC: 19) (worth ~27649 gold)
scroll of Unholy Blight
scroll of Hold Person
scroll of Silence
Poison (Mystical) (vial)

Chest (Open Lock DC 16) (in Priest's home in Outer Bailey):
Ring of Protection +1
scroll of Inflict Moderate Wounds
scroll of Silence
scroll of Harm
scroll of Unholy Blight
scroll of Magic Circle Against Law

Flay (Undertaker) (72 HP)
Mace +1 (light mace)
Chainmail +3

Geoffrey (Scribe) (5 HP)
sling

Guildhouse

Artiman (Guildmaster) (34 HP)
Warhammer +2
Ring of Protection +3
Scarab of Proof against poison

Chest (Open Lock DC: 31)
scroll of Discern Lies
scholar's kit
potion of Protection from Outsiders

Nobleman (44 HP) (Guildhouse, Second floor)
Dagger +2
Ring of Force Shield

Warrior (65 HP) (Guildhouse, Second floor)
Pilum +2 (spear)
Ring of Protection +2
masterwork marauder armour
wooden tower shield
Kepler (Druid) (41 HP)
Scimitar +1
Ring of Mammal Control
Ring of Protection +1

Lady Maeri (Lady in Red) (76 HP)
Treacher's Glee (anarchic short sword +1)
Amulet of Natural Armor +3
Gloves of Dexterity +4

Nobby (Artisan) (9 HP)
masterwork longsword
masterwork light hammer
masterwork leather armor

Ricario (Apothecary) (11 HP)
potion of Love
potion of Neutralize Poison
Poison (vial)

Sef Gallowglass (36 HP)
Longsword +1
officer of the gate guard's shield
horn
banded armor
cloak of the watch, gate guard
corporal's key

2.4 Thieves' Guild and Sewer

Dead Halfling (on floor in lower right area of Sewer map):
Ring of Climbing (+5 Climb skill)
small masterwork studded leather
masterwork kukri

Originally posted by Shiningted:

THE SECRET OF THE THIEVES' GUILD:

To get your encounter, you need to do two things:

- you need to steal 3 items flagged 'stolen' from the Keep buildings. Things left lying around in shops, stored in cupboards, and some things on people's persons, are generally flagged 'stolen' and can't be sold to anyone who isn't flagged a 'fence' (a nice little touch built into the ToEE engine but never used in ToEE that I know of). Of course there is a common sense element - things found in people's cupboards or shops will be flagged stolen, things found on corpses in the sewer aren't.

- you need to then have the [invisible or concealed] cat outside the pub fire its first heartbeat 8 times. This means you basically have to access the Outer Bailey map in the general vicinity of that cat 8 times. Coming out of the pub, sewer, inn or Worldmap marketplace landing will all do it once. Over a couple of game days, you should easily achieve 8: this simulates the time that it takes for word to get back to the Guild that someone has been seen stealing, and for them to make discreet enquiries as to who it was.

Or you can just go in and out of the pub 8 times (told you this would be a spoiler).

After that, the next time you come out of the pub (and ONLY the pub) you should encounter someone from the Guild. Listen very carefully to what he has to say, since he will tell you about the next encounter.

You can only get back into the Theives' Guild if you do their quests and become a member: if you just kill them all it's a one way trip.
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There is a secret passage between the cellar of the pub and the sewers. The secret door in the pub cellar is where the grate is in the floor with the green glow coming out of the pit.

There is a one-way secret passage that goes from one of the water vats in the Fortress Basement of the Inner Bailey down into the Sewer.

The Thieves' Guild is adjacent to and at the top (northern) edge of the Sewer.

There are 2 exits from the Sewer that lead up to the Outer Bailey (one exits near the pub and one exits near the market well).

Milson (Shady Character) will give you Shadow Armour (AC +3, Max Dex Bonus +5, weight 20, Armour Check Penalty -1, Spell Failure 15%) as a reward for completing the ? quest.

Originally posted by Leimrey:

I used a female character to charm the Corporal, which allowed me to meet him in his tower, slip a "Love Potion" into his wine and knock him out right beside his bed in his room.
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Thieves' Guild

Arfur (Shady Merchant) sells the following items:
Rapier +2
potion of Invisibility
rope
masterwork thieves' tools
Shortsword +1
Dagger +2
Gloves of Dexterity +2
Leather armor +1

Milson (Shady Character) (53 HP)
Scarab of Proof Against Poison
Shortsword +1
masterwork splint mail
Cloak of Resistance +1
masterwork thieves' tools

Shady Character (23 HP)
Dagger of Venom (Dagger +1, Posion once per day)
Boots of Elvenkind
Cloak of Elvenkind
Poison vial

Brunk (Hired Goon) (35 HP)
full plate armor

Shifty-looking Guard (17 HP)
longbow
chain mail with Inner Keep Tabbard
cloak of the Guard, Inner Keep
40 arrows

Palm-Off (Dibbler) (19 HP) (Shifty-looking character)
Shortsword +1
masterwork leather armor

Klaus (Brigand) (32 HP)
Banded armor +1

Arfur (Shady Merchant) (16 HP)
poisoned wakizashi (Poison once per day)

Grank (Standover Man) (37 HP)
black halfplate

Krayn (Thug) (27 HP)
masterwork shortbow
Leather armor +1
Cloak of Elvenkind
40 arrows
Lesser Bracers of Archery

2.5 Inner Bailey

Spear +1 (in Inner Gatehouse)

When you report to the Quartermaster for your reward, he will give your selected recipient a masterwork weapon depending on the following criteria:

Originally posted by marc1967:

Masterwork Shovel is the default given by the Quartermaster as the Bailiff's reward. The choosing progresses in this order, and if none of the criteria match your character you get the Shovel.

1) If you have Weapon Focus in a specific weapon, then that weapon is given.
2) If you are a Dwarf, Masterwork Dwarven Axe.
3) If you are a Gnome, Masterwork Gnome Hooked Hammer.
4) If you have an Exotic Weapon Proficiency, then that weapon is given.
5) Ranger with archery style, Masterwork Composite Longbow Str 14.
6) Ranger with two-weapon style, Masterwork Rapier AND a Masterwork Main Gauche (2 for 1 Special!)
7) If you have Point Blank Shot or Precise Shot, Masterwork Light Crossbow.
8) Barbarian, Masterwork War Fan.
9) If you are none of the above, Masterwork Shovel (Congratulations!).

So I would suggest choosing a character for the reward that has Weapon Focus in a weapon, or meets one of the above criteria. It doesn't go by class other than for the Ranger or the Barbarian.
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Cavalry Commander (? HP)
Warhammer +1
Full Plate +1
cloak of the Guard, Cavalry
Officer of the Cavalry's Shield
90 gold
horn
alexandrite

Fortress Entrance

Jean-Luc Jallaise (Castellan) (104 HP)
Longsword +2
royal armor
Ring of Protection +5

(Castellan's) Chest (Shiningted may have since removed this chest from the game):
Dagger +1
potion of Protection from Magic
Boots of Elvenkind
Cloak of Elvenkind

Fortress Basement

Chest (Open Lock DC: 27):
masterwork dao
scroll of Deep Slumber
white monk robes

If your party is put in gaol, you can buy your freedom.

You should be able to talk to the jailer. You just have to time it right. Position your party members for maximum viewing area. 50 plat and 50 GP
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gazra_1971 · Jul 24, 2015

2.6 Swamp

The Swamp becomes accessible by accepting the Walking in Their Footsteps quest (i.e. the quest to find the missing adventurers) from the Keep's noticeboard, which is available at the start of the game.

Clicking on the door portal at the bottom of the Swamp map opens up The Thorp of Lord Axer location on your world map (which you can then travel to at any time).

Hollow Stump (upper left corner of map):
Jeweller's Scalpel (masterwork keen silver dagger, 1d3 damage, 17-20 crit threat range)
tourmaline
turquoise
star ruby
iolite
chalcedony

Originally posted by Shiningted:

The Jeweller's Scalpel is set up as a force weapon: it's so sharp it cuts through any DR! But only does 1d3 damage.

On the missing adventurers, go back and look in the Lizardmen Cave. This is the trickiest moment in the game so it's worth trying to figure out. Alternately, you've gone south on the Lizardman map and seen where that goes...? That can also work.
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Inside the cave, you will parlay with the Lizardman Chief. You can either attack and kill the lizardmen or you can accept the Lizardmen vs Predator quest from the Lizardman Chief.

Chest (inside the lizard man lair) (only if you kill the lizardmen):
6X Spider Egg
Poison vial
potion of Cure Moderate Wounds

Upon completing the Lizardmen vs Predator quest, the Lizardman Chief will reward you by giving you either 1 or 7 Spider Eggs (if you have accepted the Back in the Sack quest from the Spider Queen, then you will receive 7 Spider Eggs from the Lizardman Chief, otherwise you will receive 1 Spider Egg). You complete the Eight-legged Freaks quest (Flay's quest #2) by giving Flay (Undertaker) a Spider Egg - Flay will give you 100 platinum as a reward. If you have 6 or 7 spider eggs, then you can return them to the Spider Queen at the Southern Pine Forest in order to complete the Back in the Sack quest for the Spider Queen.

Upon completing the Eight-legged Freaks quest, if you select the dialogue option "Spider poison?", then Flay (Undertaker) will give you a vial of Poison.

The Lizardmen's Lair becomes a safe area to rest in once you have dealt with the lizardmen.

When you click on the painting on the wall inside the lizardmen's lair, the Deep Swamp location opens up on your world map (which you can then travel to at any time).

2.7 Southern Pine Forest

The Southern Pine Forest becomes accessible by accepting the Arachnophobia quest (i.e. the quest to deal with the spider problem) from the Keep's noticeboard, which is available at the start of the game.

The Southern Pine Forest is infested with large spiders.

In the upper left corner of the map is the secret entrance to the Insect Mound. You will need to climb down in order to enter the Insect Mound. Inside the Insect Mound, you will meet Angryn (Merchant) who will beg you to take him out of the Insect Mound to safety. If you allow Angryn to join your party, then as soon as your party leaves the Insect Mound, Angryn will give you a Spider Silk as a reward and permanently leave your party. If you rescue Angryn, then this will allow you to join the Merchant's Guild later on.

There is a Spider Silk item on the ground near the lower left area of the map.

Anybody will suffer a -2 penalty to Dexterity so long as a Spider Silk item remains in his/her inventory.

You can give the Spider Silk to Flay (Undertaker) to complete The Silk Road quest (Flay's quest #1) for Flay (Undertaker) - Flay will give you 200 gold as a reward.

You can give the other Spider Silk to Ricario (Apothecary) at the Keep's market because it is one of the spell components that he seeks (you will need to find the small leather pouch first though).

In order to deal with the spider problem, you can either:
1. attack and kill the Spider Queen and ALL of the other spiders on the map (excluding the Ornery Spider (I think));
2. talk to the Spider Queen and agree to return her stolen spider eggs from the lizardmen in the Lizardman Lair at the Swamp, then return 6 or 7 Spider Eggs to the Spider Queen in order to complete the Back in the Sack quest.
After you have done either of the above, report back to Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) in order to complete the Arachnophobia quest.

The Spider Queen is located near the upper right corner of the map.

If you talk to the Spider Queen but don't attack her, and then return to and talk to the bailiff about "What to do next" in dealing with the spider problem, the bailiff will tell you to go see Hal Hommleter (Scribe) for some scrolls to help you deal with the spider problem. If you talk to Hal Hommleter (Scribe), then Hal will give you a scroll of Repel Vermin, a scroll of Lightning Bolt, and a scroll of Delay Poison to help you deal with the spider problem. Hal Hommleter (Scribe) only appears just inside the Keep's main entrance during the day.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

You have to do the Back in the Sack quest and then discuss with the Queen about not harming travellers, before the Bailiff will give you help.

The Scribe is found in the Bailiff's Tower by night (it's the reason that Tower is called the 'Scroll Depository'). You can talk to him if you are in there for some other reason, but may get kicked out by the Guards before that's an option.
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Behind the Spider Queen is a secret portal that leads up to a tree house where Reynard (Elf) lays unconsious. If you heal Reynard and then return him to Geoffrey (Scribe), then you will complete The Health of the Cousins Elf quest and Geoffrey will offer you a reward of either a Helm of Reading Magic (I recommend that you take this helm), an elixir of Vision, a wand of Identify, Goggles of Minute Seeing, 2 scrolls of Acid Arrow, 2 scrolls of Fog Cloud, or 2 scrolls of Cause Fear.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

To get him out, you have to get past the Ornery Spider who wounded him and killed his brother. The spider is said to be enraged by a wound. If you sneak up on the spider without triggering combat - easy enough, he spawns facing the other way - and cast a healing spell, he will thank you and leave, and you will complete the bonus quest Spider Provider.
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DEVELOPER'S NOTE: All of this is based on a section of the module which has 2 black widow spiders here, and the skeleton of a dead elf with a rusty shield that, if polished, is revealed to be a +1 magic shield. The need to add a 'polisher' for this shield is what led to the creation of the character Nobby and his polishing rusty weapons, while the dead Elf now has a live brother than can be rescued. I still haven't done the shield though! The 'maze' map was done by a fellow named Allanon, a Co8 lurker who appeared out of nowhere, made that map with ToEE:WB, then disappeared again, so I of course populated it with slightly more than 2 spiders (2 is not much of a challenge, and a bit too 'Deklo Grove'). The bailiff in chatter will actually refer to 'wanting to deal with the spiders when there was only 2', a nod to the module. Contrary to what people think I tried very hard to place the spiders in areas where they will NOT get obscured by trees - that annoys me as much as any other player - but did not always succeed.

2.8 Northern Oak Woods

The Northern Oak Woods become accessible by accepting the One Big Harpy Family quest (i.e. the quest to deal with some harpies) from Kepler (Druid) who only walks the southeastern area of the Outer Bailey at night.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

You'll have come here either explicitly agreeing to kill the Hermit, or not. If not, and if you've spoken to Maeri, you get a shock.

Maeri wants no do-gooders interfering with her plans, and if you're not with her, you're against her. The Hermit Assassination Squad therefore ambush you to prevent future interference, and you get attacked by 5 guys in scale mail. A first level party should survive this, but you may have to burn some spells. Higher level or prepared parties should deal with it comfortably.

Afterwards you find a decent bit of loot and a note from 'M' saying she wants you killed. Take this back to Maeri and it's a dead end, I haven't written that bit yet but you can always take it to the Watch Captain, Rhecanus, in the pub or in his Tower, and report it. He'll make some sympathetic noises but again the final denouement has not yet been written.

Back at the Woods, head up and left and you'll find some undead (ghouls and a ghast). Near the big rocks you'll see some bones, click on them and you find some coppers, a rusty weapon and ragged clothes - not much survived for this guy, alas. Up and left again and you'll find a small pool and a wolf wandering around. Is this our first Wild Empathy check? Head a ranger or druid over there and try a Wild Empathy check, it will auto-initiate when you get close. The higher your Survival skill, the closer you can get before the animal makes it's check, even if you are not a Ranger or Druid (so if you have a good Survival skill or a Cleric with Survival as a class skill, you can still get away with passing near an animal without it wanting to eat you). If you succeed your check, he leaves you alone: otherwise he attacks, as he does if you are not a Ranger or Druid. Kill it if desired and then skin it to get the pelt, again based on the Survival skill. It's a straight Survival check - d20 vs your skill - where you get +2 boni for having the Poacher's Knife (not available in game yet to my knowledge, only by console) or a Knowledge (Nature) skill > 5.

In the middle of the pool, there is a Large Mithral Shield concealed. Up and left from the pool is a bear, then further up the screen a constrictor snake, then after that 4 animals (dogs or jackals, randomly generated). Down the screen from these is a stump - it's hollow, and inside is a Magic Axe (Ultima 5 reference of course).

You can fight any or all of these critters, or go around them. To your right, all this time heading up the screen, is a line of trees. Just hug these and you will hear the animals but not encounter them. You should also hear some harpies, but can't see them yet...

Once the trees turn around to the right (you actually cut through a line of them) and you are no longer going up the screen, keep going right and you will eventually encounter a corpser in what was meant to be a swampy bit (but didn't really work out well) - slightly different coloured area and a splash as you go through it. The corpser's poisonous but only has a few HP, no drama.

Keep heading right and you will encounter the Hermit. Chat to him - he's mad as a March Hatter. Repeated conversations may have him cracking jokes, ignoring you or, if you discuss the meaning of life, attacking you. If you have not been ambushed by the Hermit Assassination Squad previously they will now appear when you finish speaking to him: let them murder him, (in which case they run off) or stop them (combat, the Hermit on your side) as per your preference. If you attack him, his pet panther steps in and you get a mildly challenging fight - he's a Druid 3/ Rogue 3 who should use the Panther to flank so he can sneak attack.

Either way, afterwards you can head down the screen (so the line of trees is now on your left). In a grove of trees you find some ruined pillars - Kepler's ruined Shrine? - and you'll see a baby harpy, which will attack you. Kill it and search near the pillars with your Secret Door Search Tool if your Elf has not already uncovered the secret door (DC 23, same as you need to get off the shop map so you should always find it) and you'll find a secret ladder. Go down the ladder into an underground bit and then go up, and you'll find yourself inside the area that the trees block as you walked around: you've find the Shrine! There is a mama harpy and some babies, kill them.

If you ignore the pillars outside and just head down the screen, you encounter some undead. That's about it for now there.

After you killed the harpies and cleared the Shrine, go back to the Keep and tell Kepler. he will give you a reward if you negotiated it earlier (scrolls of Calm Animals, Delay Poison, Hold Animal, Magic Fang, Barkskin and Warp Wood) then run off. (He's going to the Shrine of course).

Tell Maeri what happened with the Hermit if you killed him. She will try to get you to pour a vial of 'Holy Water' on the Shrine to either get blessing for yourself and the land (G/N) or for treasure (E). She spins a whole yarn about it and you get the Riddle of the Shrine quest. (Note, you may have had this vial in your possession all along, she gives it to you if you are gung ho about killing the Hermit. Let's pretend you didn't). If you can beat a rolled Sense Motive check (DC 18) you can call her on her lies and she'll respond either by mocking you for killing an innocent hermit (Good / Neutral) or letting you in on her dastardly scheme (Evil) and offering you the Treacher's Glee as a reward, a +1 Chaotic Short Sword.

If you DON'T kill the Hermit btw (and you really shouldn't if you are good ) and take him to be healed (see below) she will spin a story about there being treasure under the Shrine, and give you the vial to be poured in the presence of the Druids, for blessings. If you have a Wisdom of 12 or better, you will wisely remember she earlier had spun a story about clearing the Shrine to access a treasure chamber. She will start to weave a convoluted story to cover her contradictions, if you have a Sense Motive of >10 you can call her a liar and she reveals her desire to destroy the Druids: Sense Motive of 6-10 allows you to skeptically question her further and she weaves a more intricate story until finally you get the option to either say no and walk away (Maeri subplot basically ends there) or say yes.

If you so desire, get the vial, then head back to the Shrine. There's now some Druids there! Kepler has already moved in his buddies - Lorin, ArchDruid Bratac and Bratac's bear. Chat to them as you like, and Lorin is a recruitable Druid if you want one. He comes in 2 different flavours (different Weapon Proficencies and spells) randomly determined. The chatter is largely inane, some alignment squabbles if you so desire and explanation of why Bratac has come.

If you have the vial, try pouring it. The Druids will stop you, chatter among themselves a bit (you can have a self-righteous chuckle about their inability to cast Detect Evil) and ask you to give them the vial. If you do so, you get a big reaction bonus from Bratac and you can go back and tell Maeri - she is pissed!

Or, you can put it back in your pocket and redo this later if you have some reason to.

If you pour it anyway - or if you had it when you first arrived and pour it out straight after killing the harpies, sans Druidic interference - the ground begins to shake. That's a signal to use the World Map to run like hell (or go down the ladder if you had someone next to it). Floatlines like, "what have I done???" and "you fool, you've betrayed us!" and "time to go!" also help you to decide.

If you hang around, the ground opens up and the Undead pour out in large numbers, including an Undead giant or two. Cue combat, with the Druids attacking you if present.

If you get away clean (or are able to fight your way through - its meant to be more than a low level party can handle but of course people take that as a challenge, prepare for it etc and win anyway) you can go back to Maeri and upbraid her for dropping you in it like that. She laughs, mocks you and runs off.

If the Druids are present when you pour-and-run, they're dead now.

That's the evil way to do things, and its only really meant to kill off the Druids for Maeri (and you, her hapless henchmen - henchmen should always be killed afterwards, don't you know). If you go a nicer route, you probably don't have the vial anyway. The Druids can be chatted to, Lorin can be hired, and repeated chatter to Bratac will see him suggest bringing the Hermit to him to be cured. Go back and speak to the Hermit - he wants dinner (any meal from the Pub at the Keep, or a leg of meat found on various animals or in cvarious places - any food at all really) then he follows you. If you charm him because you don't feel like walking back tot he pub, that might work too, not sure.

With dinner he joins the party. Go see Bratac who makes a big show of curing him (that's just lights and noise, but includes a Dispel Magic in case you have charmed him - again, not sure if that actually works). We then find the Hermit's name is Florrin, he's a Druid who went crazy and ran off, and you've completed the One Flew Over the Harpy's Nest bonus quest.

Now, completing Maeri's quests... as mentioned above, Maeri's bit is unfinished (awaiting, essentially, the CE alignment plot where-in she is a major player). For now, you can complete Kill the Yapping Dog as described. Good parties will tend toward Slay the Defiler of Women while evil will probably be offered Slay the Crazy Hermit. Reporting him dead (because you killed him or stood by and let him be killed) will fulfill both quests, while taking Florrin to be healed then reporting that will fulfill either quest for good parties (they've 'stopped' the defiler of women and, like the Kill the Yapping Dog quest, good parties can 'complete' the Evil quest by refusing it!) but will BOTCH either quest for Evil parties, who have failed to slay their designated target. Finally, dousing the Shrine with the Vial and then reporting that to Maeri will complete the Riddle of the Shrine quest, after which you can upbraid her for trying to kill you.

And that's about it for the Hermit Woods Note that at least one player has had the nous to pour the vial on the altar in the Church. Try that, but save first.
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When talking with Master Bratac (Archdruid):

Originally posted by Shiningted:

if the party selects the social skills option they DON'T give the ArchDruid the vial. They just 'rethink the matter'. The dialogue is working perfectly. The party only get attacked if they give him the vial. But that is not at all the 'legitimate' outcome of the quest, just something that happens if Maeri gets angry enough. If a guard is nearby and she attacks you, he is going to see a group of heavily armed adventurers in combat with a single (and quite attractive) woman not even wearing armour, and he will react accordingly. I'll take your bug report for that one as given.

Something I don't think you have grasped about KotB: dialogue options (particularly with the Knowledge skills) are there to be read, not just clicked on. If you have good enough social skills, you may get a variety of options in any given dialogue tree - you are supposed to read them and be informed before making your choice. This is a perfect example: if your Sense Motive is high enough (and its only DC5, because the guy is pretty obviously sincere) you get told he appears to be telling the truth. You can then 'rethink the matter', give him the vial or continue pouring it out accordingly.

Furthermore, some dialogue options only occur if your Sense Motive etc is LOW - if you get fooled (albeit this only happens in a couple of places). The player has to know his PC and judge whether any given choice is appropriate for his character. A powerful character with a high intimidate score will benefit from intimidating a powerful foe - a player with a weak character with a low intimidate score who is offered the same route should think twice about clicking it.
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Hollow Stump (northern edge of map):
Battleaxe +1

Regarding the Mad Hermit:

Originally posted by marc1967:

A lot of different foods work, many don't. I usually give him something from the Inn at that Keep. That usually does the trick.
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If you complete the One Flew Over the Harpy's Nest quest by curing Florrin (Hermit), then Florrin will give you the choice of receiving 1 of the following 3 items as a reward:

Claws of the Jaguar (Spiked Gauntlets +2, Climb +5)

Paws of the Cheetah (Boots of Speed, Climb +5)

Paws of the Tiger (Amulet of Mighty Fists +2, Climb +5)

Florrin (Hermit) (46 HP) (level 6)
Dagger +1
Ring of Protection +1

Druidic Shrine

Master Bratac (Archdruid) (84 HP) (DR Points: 100)
large darkwood shield
masterwork bark armour
potion of Cure Serious Wounds
scroll of Stoneskin
Golden Sickle (+2 bonus to Profession (Herbalist) check when harvesting any plant)
scroll of Spike Growth
scroll of Spike Stones
Blade of Tension (keen scimitar +2, crit threat range 16-20)
Ring of Protection +3

Archdruid's Bear (75 HP)

Kepler (Druid) (41 HP)
Scimitar +1
Ring of Mammal Control
Ring of Protection +1

Lorin (Apprentice Druid) (17 HP)

Hueceva (104 HP) (skeleton)

Ghast (60 HP)
hit causes Fortitude save DC: 15 versus paralysis

Skeletal Hill Giant (? HP)

Ghoul (24 HP)

2.9 The Thorp of Lord Axer

The Thorp of Lord Axer becomes accessible once you have clicked on the door portal at the bottom of the Swamp map.

Thurl (Armourer) only appears in your game once (you have reached level 3?).

Notable items that NPC vendors sell:

Thurl (Armourer) (percentage chance of item in stock)

Chainmail armor (90%)
Full plate armor (90%)
Chainmail +1 (90%)
Large steel shield (90%)
Large steel shield (90%)
Metal orcish shield (90%)
Large steel shield (90%)
Large steel shield (90%)
Metal tower shield (90%)
Large masterwork steel shield (90%)
Masterwork metal tower shield (90%)
Chain shirt (90%)
Breastplate (90%)
Full plate +1 (90%)
Banded armor (90%)
Masterwork Full Plate Armor (90%)
Masterwork scale armor (90%)
Breastplate (90%)
Gilded full plate armor (90%)
Half-plate (90%)
Masterwork chain shirt (90%)
Masterwork breastplate (90%)
Masterwork splint mail (90%)
Masterwork banded armor (90%)
Masterwork half-plate (90%)
Masterwork full plate armor (90%)
Black Banded Mail +1 (90%)
Fine Chainmail +1 (90%)
Black Breastplate +1 (90%)
Black Plate +1 (90%)
Black Halfplate (90%)
Masterwork Fine Chain Mail (90%)
Fine Chain Mail (90%)

As a reward for completing the Lizard Lair quest for Lord Axer, Lord Axer will give you a chalcedony, an iolite, a turquiose, a sardonyx, and a violet garnet if you select either of the first two dialogue options (i.e. "Jewels were, I think, the agreed price." or "That's mighty magnaminous of your Lordship.") or 201 gold if you select the fourth and last dialogue option (i.e "You certainly do, the sooner the better.").

Thayne (Unsavoury Type) (43? or 53? HP) (Shiningted may have since removed Thayne from the game)
Battleaxe +1
Leather armor +1
Ring of Freedom of Movement
Paws of the Cheetah (Boots of Speed, Climb +5)
Antitoxin (+5 luck bonus against poison for 1 hour)
Holy water (ranged touch attack, 1d6 holy damage direct and 1 holy damage splash to anything within 5 feet)
alexandrite

Lord Axer's manor

Lord Axer (Despot) (54 HP)
Falchion +2
black halfplate
Cloak of the Mountebank (Dimension Door once per day)
potion of Cure Serious Wounds

Axer's Champion (Barbarian) (56 HP)
masterwork greataxe
bone armor (AC +7, Max Dex Bonus +0)

Haylee (Concubine) (? HP)
masterwork cutlass
masterwork buckler
Thieves' tools

5X Guard (14 HP)
5X scale mail armour of Hextor (scale mail +1, Spell Resistance 10%)
5X cape of Hextor

5X Guard (22 HP)
5X spiked shield of Hextor (+3 AC, cast Death Knell once per day)
5X scale mail armour of Hextor
5X cape of Hextor

Hextor Temple (in the adjacent room inside Lord Axer's manor)

Cleric of Hextor (54 HP)
Pain's Memory (heavy flail +3)
Breastplate +1
Ring of Protection +3
Cape of Hextor
Priest of Hextor Robe (+2 AC, +1 Wisdom, +5 Intimidate)
iolite
turquiose

Legionnaire (51 HP) Spell Resistance [10]
masterwork heavy flail (2-handed)
scale mail armour of Hextor
cape of Hextor

Assistant Cleric (25 HP)
scale mail armour of Hextor
spiked shield of Hextor
cape of Hextor

2X Guard (14 HP)
(spiked) shield of Hextor
scale mail armour of Hextor
cape of Hextor

gazra_1971 · Dec 4, 2014

2.10 Lizardman Refuge (Lizardman Hunting Grounds)

The Lizardman Refuge becomes accessible by either:
1. accepting the Lizardmen vs Predator quest from the Lizardman Chief at the Swamp;
2. accepting the A Dream Come True quest from Lord Axer.

You will be ambushed by a Young Black Dragon (on the upper right side of the map) and 3 Giant Lizards (on the lower left side of the map) when one of your PCs has moved far enough to the upper right area of the map.

There are magical items on the ground. If you manage to loot the magical items before the ambush, then you can equip and use those items during the combat.

The following items are on the ground:

(Black) Breastplate +1
Ring of Featherfall
Wand of Eagle's Splendour
tiger toy (gold tiger figurine)

If you are able to cast the spell Protection from Acid and/or you have Cerulean's Alkaline Balm, then use that item and/or cast the spell just before you fight the dragon. The dragon will breath acid as its first action during the combat, but it can only make one breath attack during the combat.

The easiest way to win this combat is to have your character (who has the highest AC and best reflex save) keep the Young Black Dragon preoccupied (by slowly luring it towards the rest of your party) (i.e. keep moving out of the dragon's threat area by either withdrawing or taking 5-foot steps) while the rest of your party deals with the 3 Large Lizards. Once you have dealt with the 3 lizards, then your whole party can attack the dragon at the same time.

Young Black Dragon (146 HP)
Attack: +13/+8/+8 (bite/claw/claw)
lootable items:
Dragon Head
Dragon Scales (If you successfully skin the Dragon Scales, then talk to Heggrim, then talk to Kenneally (Trader), then talk to Reece (Cobbler) and pay him 30 gold and he will give you a Tanned Dragon Hide after 1 week, then talk to Heggrim and pay him 150 gold and he will give you a Black Dragon Hide Armour (Weight 20, AC +3, Max Dex Bonus +4, Armor Check Penalty -2, Spell Failure 15%, masterwork, acid resistance 5))
Dragon's Gall Bladder
Ornated Helm

After you defeat the Young Black Dragon, 2 random masterwork weapons will spawn on the ground. The 2 masterwork weapons can include (note: this is not a complete list):

masterwork butterfly sword
masterwork dao
masterwork glaive
masterwork handaxe
masterwork katar
masterwork morningstar
masterwork quarterstaff
masterwork scythe
masterwork shovel
masterwork war fan

2.11 Deep Swamp

The Deep Swamp becomes accessible by clicking on the painting on the wall inside the Lizardman Lair at the Swamp.

On ground:
Belladonna
2X Wolfsbane
Broken Piece of Sundial

There is a hostile Dire Boar hidden around behind the tower.

Dire Boar (77 HP)

Inside the tower, you encounter Egor (Goblinish thing). Don't attack or kill him. You NEED to keep him alive for now (otherwise you will never be able to gain entry to the mad wizard's laboratory). Ask Egor about the missing adventurers and Egor will inform you that the missing adventurers were killed by the mad wizard (i.e Egor's master). When you return to Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) and report this information, you will complete the Walking in Their Footsteps quest. Egor offers you a riddle. Accept the riddle.

To solve the first riddle given to you by Egor (Goblinish thing), you need to:
1. have a PC answer who has a high enough Intelligence (otherwise the correct dialogue response won't be displayed for you to select);
2. select the dialogue response 8 gold 75 silver

Egor will give you a Vellum Parchment (that contains the clues to solve his second riddle) and then he will run off. You will encounter Egor again in the mad wizard's laboratory.

Solution to Egor's (Goblinish thing's) second riddle:

Solution to Vellum Parchment riddle / treasure hunt:

1. Golden stein (located in a shelf that is 1 floor above the ground floor of the tower)
2. Vellum Parchment
3. scroll of Curse Water or scroll of Animate Dead (both are located 1 floor above the ground floor of the tower)
4. Tiger toy (located at the Lizardman Refuge (Lizardman Hunting Grounds))
5. White Pearl or Black Pearl (can be looted from 2 special random encounters (Necromancer or Summoner) or bought from Geoffrey (Scribe) at the market in the Keep)
6. Belladonna or Wolfsbane (located on the ground outside the tower)
7. Tun of Wheat Beer (located 1 floor below the ground floor of the tower)
8. Ornate Quill (located in Desk Drawer (Open Lock DC: 28) that is 1 floor above the ground floor of the tower)
9. Broken Piece of Sundial (located on the ground outside the tower)
10. Gelatinous Heart (located on the floor after killing the Gelatinous Cube at the top floor of the tower; if you have lots of characters in your party, then you may find it extremely difficult to pick this item up from the floor)

If you put the above 10 items into the Hope Chest (located 1 floor above the ground floor of the tower), then the Mad Wizard's Laboratory door unlocks.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

Although the Mad Wizard is not so mad as to not proof his door against obvious intrusions like Knock and Dimension Door, there is still a back door in. Cast

Warp Wood

. Using this on the door to get in may mean you catch him with his pants down and break any number of preparatory scripts, but he's there and you can kill him and complete the Walking in Their Footsteps quest that way.
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If you return to Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) and tell him that the mad wizard killed the missing adventurers, and that you haven't dealt with the mad wizard yet, and that you'll need help to do so, then Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) will tell you to go talk to the Corporal who will add 3X Watchman (11 HP) level 1 archers equipped with banded armor and longbows to your party as followers to help you deal with the mad wizard.

The Laboratory is at the bottom of the tower.

When you finally manage to enter the Laboratory, you must fight the following:

Mad Wizard (56 HP)
Amulet of Health +4
Dagger +2
Ring of Protection +3
Ring of Force Shield
Cloak of Resistance +2
Distilled alcohol (doubles duration of Bear's Endurance)
casts Magic Circle against ?
casts Stoneskin
casts Fireball
casts Dispel Magic
casts Melf's Acid Arrow
casts Tasha's Hideous Laughter
casts Web

Goblinish thing (81 HP)
Mace +1 (light mace)

3X Skeletal Archer (40 HP)

3X Fiendish Dire Chicken (27 HP)

random elemental, either:
Air Elemental (48 HP) or
Earth Elemental (56 HP) or
Fire Elemental (48 HP) or
Water Elemental (56 HP)

On floor in Mad Wizard's Laboratory:
empty vial
smokestick (Fog Cloud spell)

Shelf (Mad Wizard's Laboratory):
2X bottle of Purified Acid
2X flask of oil
2X poison (vial)
potion of Plant Control
potion of Reduce Person
potion of Sneaking
potion of Shield
potion of Mage Armour
potion of Love
potion of Sleeping Draught
potion of Eagle's Splendor
4X empty vials

2.12 Raider Camp

Originally posted by Shiningted:

you have to actually finish either the missing adventurers quest or the spider menace quest, then you get the Raiders.
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When you start exploring the raider camp, you will encounter a Wemic named Mia. She can tell you that you need to climb the cliff that is a little bit back the way that you came when you first arrived at the raider camp map. Mia is evil. You can choose to either recruit her or kill her (or just leave her there?).

When you scale the cliff face, you will encounter Grove Creeper (Mystic fey) who tries to lure you into a trap. The spell Magic Missile and fire damage spells and slashing weapons are effective against her. Concentrate all of your attacks on Grove Creeper (Mystic fey) because all of her Tendrils disappear when she dies. Be very careful if you engage her in melee because her melee attacks can paralyse her target.

Grove Creeper (Mystic fey) (46 HP) Damage Reduction (10/Slashing), Cold Resistance (20/-), Electricity Resistance (20/-), immune to sneak attacks (monster, plant, untripable, subdual immunity, poison immunity, monster melee paralysis)
AC: 20 (+8 natural armor, +2 Dexterity modifier)
spawns Tendrils (11 HP) Damage Reduction (5/Slashing), Damage Resistance (10/-), AC: 19

You will need to climb down the cliff face once you reach the eastern edge of the ledge. Down below, you will have to fight Forestal (who casts Call Lightning? or Lightning Bolts?) and his 2? animal companion Bear(s).

Forestal (45 HP)
Luckstone
Small leather pouch (give this to Ricario (Apothecary) at market in Outer Bailey)
masterwork scimitar
Book ("I.F. & G.") (allows you to craft a magical crossbow)
potion of Cure Moderate Wounds
potion of Barkskin
moss-green robes

Originall posted by Kneller1:

I managed to loot a luckstone from I think the forestal but I can't drop or sell it and despite being "lucky" it gives me a -1 to the will, reflex and fortitude saves. Is it meant to be undroppable?
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Originally posted by Shiningted:

Yup, you've got yourself a cursed item Enjoy! (Yes, there's a way to get rid of it. The obvious way) Note some of the time it IS a genuine luckstone: it's random whether you get a cursed one or not.
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All that remains to do at the raider camp is to explore the rest of the map and retrieve the Boots On Pole item. Then return to Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) and report your findings. If you dealt with but didn't kill Billy earlier in the game, then the bailiff will ask you to question Billy in the Keep's dungeon cells about the raiders, otherwise the bailiff will tell you to go search for the raiders. I had to leave the Cells map and then reappear on the Cells map again in order for Billy to show up in his cell in my game.

When travelling on the world map, just before you arrive at the Raider Camp, you will have a random encounter with the raiders. If you had talked to Billy in his cell, then you will appear on the upper right corner of the random encounter map, where you can prepare for combat and ambush the raiders who are on the lower left corner of the map. If you didn't talk to Billy in his cell, then you will be ambushed by the raiders. Kill the raiders and then return to Dren Tolvek (Bailiff) to complete the Raiders of the Southern Forest quest.

gazra_1971 · Mar 16, 2019

2.13 The Caves of Chaos

Originally posted by Shiningted:

You have to have done any 2 quests for the Bailiff (including Billy) to get The Root of All Chaos quest.
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The Caves of Chaos become accessible by either:
1. asking Korrac to join your party. He will then immediately take you to the Caves of Chaos;
2. completing 2 or more of the Bailiff's other quests (including Billy), which causes The Root of All Chaos quest to become available from the noticeboard - accepting this quest opens up the Caves of Chaos location on your world map.

In order to be able to enter the Shrine of Evil Chaos, you need 7 marks (1 mark from each of the 7 humanoid tribes that inhabit the Caves of Chaos. The 2 orc tribes are not implemented in the game yet, but you start the game with the 2 marks from the 2 orc tribes). You can obtain the 7 marks by either:
1. killing all 7 humanoid chiefs and then looting their respective branding irons ("good" parties will do this);
2. parlaying with all 7 humanoid chiefs and then completing all of their respective quests, then each humanoid chief will reward you by marking you with their respective branding iron ("evil" parties will do this).

If you use the Ink, Quill and Parchment, then it will inform you of any marks that you don't have yet.

Whenever you either loot a branding iron or whenever a humanoid chief marks you with his branding iron, the computer game changes a particular global flag's value from 0 to 1.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

With the Marks, to see which ones you have, use the following flags:

533 = Mark for Orc Tribe A
534 = Mark for Orc Tribe B
535 = Mark for Hobgoblins
536 = Mark for Gnolls
537 = Mark for Bugbears
538 = Mark for Goblins
539 = Mark for Kobolds

Whichever one is not '1' is what you are missing.
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For example, if you want to check whether you have the mark from the Kobold Chief's branding iron, enter the following console command (note: you open/close the console by pressing the ~ key (Shift `)):

game.global_flags[539]

If any of those particular global flags return a 0 in the console, then it means that you don't have the mark for that humanoid tribe. A return of 1 in the console means that you do have the mark for that humanoid tribe.

If, for some reason, you are unable to obtain the mark for a humanoid tribe, you can use the following cheat code to give yourself the relevant mark:

game.global_flags[###] = 1

where ### is the relevant global flag number in the list above.

Outside the Caves of Chaos, you can only climb the ladder up to the ledge above if your party ?

Originally posted by Shiningted:

This will be from memory so bear with me: The Root of All Chaos quest should turn green when you first tell the Bailiff about the Shrine and Marks - that's all you need to do to fulfil it, discover the existence of the Shrine of Evil Chaos. That earned you your seat at dinner with the Castellan.

If you have already cleared the Caves, got all the Marks etc when you have dinner you can saddle up with some reinforcements and go straight to the Shrine and settle the issue.

Otherwise, when you've got your equipment, spells etc all ready for the final assault on the Shrine, go and see the Dwarf Captain in the Inner Bailey and tell him. That should trigger him getting you some reinforcements, and off you go. If not there is a bug, let me know either way.
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Kobold Cave

If you had talked to Korrac in the pub and refused to help him, then it's possible that:

Originally posted by Shiningted:

Korrac has already rescued the Dwarves with Two Swords and Brother Fist and you missed the party.
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A dwarf named Tarken and his 2 comrades are trapped and have barricaded themselves in the kobolds' store-room. You will need to cast the spell Open/Close in order to open the jammed door of the store-room.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

I know that Open/Close is NOT meant to un-jam a jammed door, as per RAW, but that's what the ToEE engine uses it for, so what can I do?.
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Barrel:
dwarven stone armour
dwarven war axe
scroll of Repel Vermin
scroll of Slow
heavy crossbow

Tarken (Dwarf) (48 HP)
Dagger +1
dwarven plate
scroll of Righteous Might
grappling hook
rope

Dwarf (14 HP)
masterwork handaxe
banded armor
dwrven war axe

Dwarf (18 HP) unconscious
masterwork warhammer
half-plate
potion of Protection from Electricity

Silk (hidden in the kobolds' largest room) (Search DC: 26) (having this in your inventory when you talk to the Guildmaster will allow you to join the Merchant's Guild)

50 gold (hidden in room where Female kobold is)

(Kobold) Chief
[Mace +1 (light mace)]?

Owlbear Cave

scroll of Magic Circle Against Chaos (on floor near left edge inside Owlbear Cave)

Owlbear (? HP)
3 attacks per round

Ogre Cave

The Ogre isn't hostile unless you provoke a fight against him. He can be deadly because he is capable of hitting for over 20 HP damage. The easiest way to defeat him is to successfully cast the spell Tasha's Hideous Laughter on him.

Goblin Cave

There is a secret passage between the goblin's store room and the Hobgoblin Cave. Using this secret passage allows you to reach the outside ledge above ground level without having to climb up the ladder (which prevents your party from having to make climb checks, and thus avoids any risk of your party taking any damage from failing climb checks).

Barrel:
6X longspear
masterwork spear
masterwork shortspear
masterwork longspear

(Goblin) Chief
(Battleaxe +1)?

Hobgoblin Cave

If you rescue the Merchant and Female Prisoner from the Hobgoblin Cave and take them into the Merchant's Guild, then the the Female Prisoner will give you a Dagger +1 as a reward.

If you rescue the Merchant from the Hobgoblin Cave and then return him to the Merchant's Guild, and then arrange a trade agreement between the Merchant and Heggrim (Blacksmith), then it's possible for Heggrim to begin selling masterwork items.

Barrel:
5X light crossbow
5X heavy crossbow
3X repeating light crossbow

Barrel:
guisarme
glaive
great mace
greathammer
greataxe
maul
ranseur

Barrel:
10X longspear

Chest (Open Lock DC: 32):
chain mail with cavalry tabbard
chain mail with inner keep tabbard
chain shirt
studded leather of the gate guard

2X Green elven chain (on floor)

(Hobgoblin) Chief (58 HP)
masterwork longsword
banded armor

Gnoll Cave

Originally posted by Shiningted:

The first quest can be completed on the spot if you have Milo in your party. If you know what I mean...
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If you accept the Moonshine quest from the Gnoll Chief, then you can obtain a Golden Sickle by either:
1. asking Heggrim to make a Golden Sickle. You will then you have to wait 2 days for it to be ready;
2. looting the Golden Sickle from Master Bratac (Archdruid) at the druidic shrine at the Northern Oak Woods.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

Or just ask Bratac for it! Gnolls' favoured class is 'Ranger' and the Druidic circle are quite well disposed to the Gnolls.
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Apparently, there is a secret passage (Search DC: 30) between the Gnoll Chief's room (in the Gnoll Cave) and the Shrine of Evil Chaos (not verified by me).

armoury (Open Lock DC: 31):
160 arrows
composite longbow (Str 14)
composite longbow (Str 16)
composite longbow (Str 18)
masterwork splint mail
12X masterwork handaxe (in Barrel)

(Gnoll) Chief (? HP)
half-plate

Dead Elf (in secret passage adjacent to Gnoll Chief's room):
2X carnelian
2X blue jasper
2X sardonyx
2X iolite
2X chalcedony

Minotaur Cave

There is a secret passage between the Minotaur Cave and the Bugbear Chief's room in the Bugbear Cave.

Minotaur
2X Minotaur horn
masterwork greataxe
mithral shirt
potion of ?

Minotaur's Chest (Open lock DC: 31)
Spear +?
Staff of Healing (casts Cure Serious Wounds, Lesser Restoration, Remove Blindness/Disease, or Remove Disease)
troll bone armor (AC +8, Max Dex Bonus +1)
potion of Enlarge Person
scroll of Gaseous Form
alexandrite
corundum
1023 gold

Bugbear Cave

There is a secret passage between the Minotaur Cave and the Bugbear Chief's room in the Bugbear Cave.

If you accept the Sell me your women! quest for the Bugber Chief, then Thurl (Armourer) or Lord Axer will tell you that Thayne (Unsavoury Type) is a slave-trader. Thayne will be standing to the left outside Lord Axer's manor.

Originally posted by Shiningted:

If you were not sure where to go with this quest and hit up the Thieves' Guild to see if they trade slaves, Palm-Off should point you in Thayne's direction.
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How to complete The Great Demancipator quest for the Bugbear Chief:

Originally posted by Shiningted:

To finish this quest, you have to get your hands on either the Cavalry Orders (in the Inner Fortress) or the Caravan Schedule (in the Merchant's Guildhouse). Either will let the Chief know when there are caravans coming so he can ambush them. I'll put a hint in the ink-quill-&-parchment, it's a subtle one to be sure.
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If you accept the evil Who's side are you on? quest from the Bugbear Chief, then you will have a random encounter with a caravan that is guarded by samurai - this is a tough fight! See the Special Random Encounters section of this game guide for stats on the samurai guards.

If you rescue the Elf Prisoner from the Bugbear Cave and then remove him from your party while your party is in the Outer Bailey, then the Elf Prisoner will give you 1 platinum as a reward.

store-room (Open Lock DC: 25):
(Large Wooden) Shield +1

Bugbear Chief (65 HP)
Handaxe +2
Ring of Protection +1
buckler
horn
iolite
sardonyx
carnelian
Branding Iron
29 platinum
potion of Cure ?
Bugbear Chief's key

Silk (in Bugbear Chief's room) (having this in your inventory when you talk to the Guildmaster will allow you to join the Merchant's Guild)

Bugbear Chief's Chest:
2X potion of Cure Moderate Wounds
Poison (Mystical) (vial)

Originally posted by Shiningted:

The chest is hidden up on a shelf - as per the module - and can be brought down using rope, but you will need to make a Strength check to bring it down in a controlled manner that doesn't shatter the various bottles inside. Or, an Enlarge spell and a reach weapon will give you the reach to just reach up and open it - so I am told by the players. I love that that works .
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2.14 The Shrine of Evil Chaos

The Shrine of Evil Chaos becomes accessible by either:
1. finding and using the secret passage (Search DC: 30) between the Gnoll Chief's room (in the Gnoll Cave at the Caves of Chaos) and the Shrine of Evil Chaos (not verified by me);
2. obtaining the 7 marks from the 7 humanoid tribes at the Caves of Chaos, then using rope to climb up to the cave entrance of the Shrine of Evil Chaos at the Caves of Chaos.

Looting the Chair (which contains 4X violet garnet) in the lower left room causes the skeletons to attack your party.

Looting the Bronze Vessels causes all of the shrine's priests to become hostile and attack your party on sight. It also causes Hegumen to walk from his chambers to his throne room (where the skeletons in the adjacent room will join the fight when you fight Hegumen).

There is a Medusa disguising herself as a woman in the gaol cell (door Open Lock DC: 29) which is located just to the lower right of where you enter the map. If you insist on fighting her, then only have 1 of your PCs approach her so that only 1 character in your party has to make a saving throw versus petrification. After she has made her gaze attack, have the rest of your party move in for the kill.

If any of your characters die by being petrified by the Medusa's gaze, then you can use her potion of Stone to Flesh to revive any petrified characters after the combat.

Medusa (Woman) (60 HP)
potion of Stone to Flesh (can return several persons back to flesh)

There is a Wight and a Torturer in the room (door Open Lock DC: 31) at the bottom right of the map.

Torturer (46 HP)
Unholy Greataxe +1
Black Wyrmskin (AC +5, Max Dex Bonus +4, Acid Resistance (5/-), hide armour +2, light armour, weight 20, Armour Check Penalty -2, Spell Failure 15%))
potion of ?
potion of Cure Moderate Wounds

Wight (48 HP)

There is a Wight's key hidden on the floor (Search DC: 25).

Use the Wight's key to unlock the Wight's Chest.

(Wight's) Chest:
potion of Protection from Undead
Bastard Sword +2
Ritual Jambiya (masterwork dagger)

2X Skeleton (12 HP)
Amulet of Protection from Turning

3X Novice (17 HP)
masterwork heavy mace
Amulet of Protection from Good
potion of Cure Light Wounds
plate boots

4X Acolyte (25 HP)
masterwork heavy mace
masterwork banded armor
Amulet of Protection from Good
potion of Cure Moderate Wounds
plate boots

Adept (39 HP)
masterwork heavy mace
Banded Armor +1
Amulet of Protection from Good
plate boots

Subdatary (54 HP)
Morningstar +1
Black Halfplate +1
Ring of Protection +1
greater temple black robes
plate boots

Provost (63 HP)
masterwork heavy mace
Gloves of Dexterity +2
Unholy Crossbow +1
Black Breastplate +1
Ring of Protection +2
40 bolts
greater temple black robes
plate boots

Crate (in Provost's room):
masterwork spiked gauntlets
masterwork thieves' tools
poisoned heavy flail

scroll of Divine Power (on desk in Hegumen's chamber)

Ink quill and parchment (in Desk Drawer (Open Lock DC: 17) in Hegumen's chamber)

Hegumen (the head priest) is at the top right corner of the map.

Killing Hegumen ends the game and plays the endslides.

Hegumen (104 HP)
Amulet of Protection from Good

2.15 Special random encounters

Aereon (Ranger) (27 HP)

Necromancer (15 HP)
Book (called "The Bakluni Book of the Dead", can be traded with Flay (Undertaker) for Cerulean's Alkaline Balm (Protection from Acid for an extended period, 3 uses) - use this item just before you fight the young black dragon at the Lizardman Refuge (Lizardman Hunting Grounds))
white pearl
scroll of Magic Weapon?
scroll of Magic Stone?
potion of False Life?

An evil mage and his retinue!

Summoner (20 HP)
Book (called "Magic Revealed!", studying the book gives the reader a permanent +2 miscellaneous bonus to Sleight of Hand skill)
black pearl
potion of Cure Serious Wounds

Giant Tick

Yabbie

Savage Dog

Mountain Wolf

caravan guarded by samurai (you will only have this special random encounter if you accept the evil Who's side are you on? quest from the Bugbear Chief at the Caves of Chaos):

Daimyo (75) (level 6)
Silver Nodachi (silver keen greatsword +1, crit threat range 16-20)
Wakizashi +1 (shortsword)
Tanto +1 (dagger)
Samurai Armour +1
plate boots

3X Samurai (44 HP) (level 4) (2 have 44 HP, 1 has 48 HP)
3X masterwork samurai armour (AC +7, Max Dex Bonus +2, Armour Check Penalty -4, Spell Failure 40%)
3X masterwork katana (1d10, 19-20x2)
3X masterwork wakizashi (1d6, 19-20x2)
3X masterwork tanto (1d4, 19-20x2)
3X masterwork composite longbow (Str 14)

Wu Jen (28 HP)
masterwork war fan (1d6, 20x3)
black mystic garb
empty vial

5X Kenin (11 HP or 14 HP)
5X composite shortbow (Str 12)

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