[CF List] Too stupid...

[Sean Michael Whipkey]

Jan wrote:
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      Can somebody help me a bit in the right direction, please?
     
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      Are there any written instructions (I think I've read
     
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      all the spoilers etc)?
     
     
I'm actually working on rewriting the Spoilers, starting with Scorn.

Here are some suggestions:

* Get an apartment as soon as you can.  It helps incredibly by letting
you lighten your load, save things, etc.
* If you don't start with piety, learn it or get a holy symbol.  The
bonuses of following a god help a lot.
* If you're having problems with certain monsters, check out the
spoilers on the monsters and see what they're vulnerable to and what
they attack with.  You may be attacking a monster with something it's
immune to.
* Use potions and ring combinations depending on what you're fighting. 
Fighting black puddings?  Use a ring of acid.  Beholders?  Switch to
magic resistance.
* Never be happy with armor or weapons that are simply +x.  Instead,
look for artifacts!  Those help you *much* more.
* If you're running low on money, sell EVERYTHING you come across.  Get
to know certain areas that are good for lots of plat.
* Take the time to replay certain quests so that you can get the XP and
the plat.
* If you're stuck somewhere, find another player who is willing to
help.  For example, on my server, a number of us split the cost of a
house in Stoneville to pool our resources.  That way when the wraith
mage found a Warrior's Helmet it helped my half-ork fighter, and when I
found a Ring of Adamant I gave it to the wraith.  You can also tag team
high XP areas and work together.
* This sounds stupid, but it helped me - find certain areas where you
can get XP easily and just try to hit them regularly.  For example, if
you get a weapon that does anything other than physical damage (such as
weaponmagic or electricity) I use it to kill every city guard and royal
guard I come across.  That adds up, after all.  I also use areas like
the beginning of raffle2 to boost up magic XP - I'd go down there with
some potions of magic, lob off a few fireballs, recharge, lob off a few
more, and eventually wrack up some good XP.

If you'd like a preliminary copy of the spoilers for Scorn, let me know.

SeanMike