[Custom dungeon] The Trail [RTC] [Saumun]

[hansblieb]

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i have 3 recipes now. a bloom a creature of the night and a shard of night i wonder what that is..the little piece of the nightblade what i found on the floor after killed the demon ? the fourth recipe i find it later? the mix in the cauldron is not important to go further now with the main quest?

[Saumun]

You already mentioned the fourth, so I assume you have found it. The chest containing the clue is in the alternate reality level.

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The corbum.

You are correct about the other three...

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Magical bloom (mana blossom), creature of darkness (dead bat), and shard of night (piece of the nightblade).

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If you’ve put all four in the cauldron, it is now breakable, but beware... each time you crack it, afrits spawn in the nearby corridors.

Yes, it’s important to continue with this because you need that final solid key and another item from the cave below that is essential.
You’re very close now to the end of part 1.

In case you don’t post again before the end of part 1, there is one more piece of advice.
Be sure to make a save before boarding the ship, because once you board it, you cannot return.

[hansblieb]

o shit i have drop the piece of nightblade somewhere but i dont know exactly where.. . i think in one of the houses or the shops.. but i cant find it back..

[hansblieb]

ifound it back by the house with the broken lock i tried to repair it with it but no succes so i put it on the ground there . . and i am in the cave below the cauldron.. its big party again very handy is the dimension jump stone so the party can escape to rest and heal. !!

[hansblieb]

i am in the old mans house!1 i see a pentogram and a locked cupboard, i have the final incantation scroll but no vi rune. i wonder where that is.. there is a small back garden with nothing as a scroll with a warning

[hansblieb]

is it possible that i missed the vi rune earlier in the game.?
. i buy a lot of vi potions in the shop.

[Saumun]

Wow! How did you get this far without the vi rune?
Guess you must have been buying health potions.
Okay...

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The vi rune is in the grounds of another house. There is a clue about a giver of breath (think about what produces oxygen) being a giver of health (vi), and look for an object that there are many of in the town, but this one looks slightly different to the others.

Also, if you’re missing any other runes, you need to find them. The clerk of the docks won’t let you board a ship if you don’t have them all.

In the old man’s house...

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... you need to resurrect him (do you remember the scroll that came with his urn that said “I will be reborn in flames”?)
You need fire, his ashes, and the final incantation to do this.

In the old man’s garden...

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... the scroll is not a warning, but a clue to a secret weapon nearby that will help in the coming fight (though you can still win without it).

[hansblieb]

on the boat.. mex within a team.?/ what means that??

[Saumun]

“hex within a team” is an anagram concerning what to do...

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... to the door where you found the message.
It involves a certain weapon.

[hansblieb]

ok thanks do it quick you lose health points very quick. and i mixed some potions but they exlpoded

[hansblieb]

i found the staff that can cast a double open door spell but it dont work i tried with the horn of fear together or the mirror or magnifier. but no results

[hansblieb]

i think the clue is step quick aside but i change the config for the keypad but it do,n works
KEY_TURN_LEFT
KEY_TURN_RIGHT
KEY_STEP_LEFT NUMPAD4
KEY_STEP_RIGHT NUMPAD6

[hansblieb]

the step aside keys i linked to the delete and page down keys. but that is not the answhere to open the door

[Saumun]

The double zo staff does open a door, but not that one.
The anagram...

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“hex within a team” unscrambles to “hit me with an axe”

Also, mixing certain chemicals can cause them to explode, and drinking them can kill you.

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From waking on the ship and finding that you have the mysterious plague, you must cure both Naerza and Meseu.
As the ship is adrift, you must also find a way of lighting the beacon at the north end of the deck.
From waking up, the plague will continue to make you lose levels until you die. It will take around two and a half days in game time (2 hours real time). This is why it’s a good idea to make saves that you don’t overwrite (including one before boarding the ship).
That way, if you die before figuring out what to do, you can do it quicker next time.

[hansblieb]

ok i am in part2 but if i click on make new adventure the game crashed

[hansblieb]

RTC (V0.49) Diagnostic file - Wed Feb 10 20:52:40 2021

Error:
an access violation exception.

Stack Dump:
RTCModule.AddModuleAnimation(pointer 0x10F6E858);
RTCModule.DIOLAN();
RTC.LD();
RTC.ProgStateEOGSave();
RTC.DoFrame(int 213);
RTC.WinMain();

[Saumun]

I have known it to happen on occasion. Have you tried it again?
If the problem persists, let me know.

[hansblieb]

i tried it again and are with nothing but some clothes in a prison..

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i digged a way to a cave below but there i died immediatly.

[Saumun]

You’re on the right track.
You must...

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... dig into the caves below, but keep track of the guard outside your cell. He patrols east and west, and always stops to look into your cell.
If he sees the bed out of place, he will open the door and attack. Only dig when the guard is away from the door.
If he sees you drop into the caves, he will follow.
As long as you drop into the caves while the guard is away from the door, you are safe and he will never follow.

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The caves will take a while to bash through, but you’ll get fighter and ninja levels. Look for food, water, coins, and weapons.

[hansblieb]

thats is the most boring part of RTC! bashing trough the caves.it takes to long every time. but i am above now. i hoped that i get my experience and spellbook etc from part 1 but i am alone again with nothing as 2 coins burned out torch and some old clothes

[Saumun]

It was necessary not to have overpowered characters right at the start of part 2. Though the starting stats are different, I consider it due to being drained by the plague.

You start with nothing because your possessions were taken when you get captured at the end of part 1.
There is a spellbook available somewhere in the town, but it is incomplete.

You must have missed some coins in the cave. There are more than two.
You need to make some money, and...

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... there are four ways to make it.
1. You can find and sell things
2. You can bet on giggler races or play dice in the gambling den (you need a bank account to do this)
3. You can fight in the small arena outside Sandstone Castle (you need a bank account to do this)
4. You can visit the silver mine. The smelter will turn silver nuggets into coins.

Gambling gets you the most money quickly, but is risky and you may lose it all. Fighting in the arena doesn’t make as much, but pays out a green gem if you fight knights. Getting silver is easiest, but silver coins are not worth much.

To open a bank account you need 16 yemo (equivalent to one gold coin) which is deposited into your account. There are enough coins in the caves under the prison to do this.
You don’t necessarily need an account for much of the game, but you’ll need one eventually so it’s best to get one early.

[hansblieb]

ok i made enough money to buy that spellbook and some other things.

[hansblieb]

that giggler race is so funny i spent all my money to it.. ha ha

[Saumun]

You are progressing well.
To progress further, you need to access...

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... the port tower (which is above the prison where you started part 2). A shadowy figure will sell you a key, but you can only get there by going back into the prison.

But a little advice... go into the caves close to the prison entrance. If you go far enough, you’ll get runes that will help. If you don’t get them, some levels of the port tower might be a struggle.

[hansblieb]

i am in the cave with the 3 weight puzzle. i think that i must throw dagger and a shuriken somewhere on a pressure plate.. i hope to find the magic map soon. i missed that item very much. its not in the shop.

[Saumun]

Yes, there are 3 pressure plates. You must get an object on each to open the small room in the centre of the cave and lower the ladder to the next.

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One of them can’t be seen from where you are. There is a room full of cave dwellers and a pad at the far end which closes the pit in front of the room. You need to kill the dwellers so that you can throw something without them getting in the way.
You can use a poison spell.

[hansblieb]

õk i must see the spell in the spell list what for spells i can cast to this lousy creatures

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the first plate i do it with an object throw when a dweller walks over it

[Saumun]

At the moment you’d have to use the poison blob (des ven) until you get the oh and ir runes.

[hansblieb]

ok i found 2 usefull runes. and some handy things.(and one staff behind a grate that would not open)( look good for copper coins on the floor i found several of it .). i am now in the prison but the guards are hard!1

[Saumun]

You can only get that staff later and by a different route.

The Ettin guards in the prison (and elsewhere) cannot be killed (yet). It’s about stealth. You need to avoid them.
If you get within two squares of a guard, they alert the rest of the guards, all doors close, and you are dead.
You need to find a way upstairs.