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[blackboard]

Originally Posted by thegapchasm

i couldn't open the chest on 2 with the westwood stick. how important is that?

I do not remember this chest, so it cannot be that important :amused:

I think after you made it to level 3 and already healed the king you only need to collect stuff (i.e., keys) found on level 3. No guarantee, though.

[linkzone]

Ok I saved Lora from the Draracle's cave and I left the cave without letting her see the Draracle. I left got on the row boat and am hunting down dawn. Well what I want to know is this going to mess my game up? Cause I know if I had taken her to see him she would leave. I want to keep her for funs sake.

[blackboard]

Originally Posted by linkzone

Well what I want to know is this going to mess my game up? Cause I know if I had taken her to see him she would leave.

I have never tried this, but I guess you will get into trouble when you meet Paulson. The game only supports 3 party members (hard coded, you can see this in the save game) and you need Paulson to get his key and Vaelan's Cube.

If you are lucky the game automatically dismisses Lora when you meet Paulson, if you are unlucky your game is messed up.

[linkzone]

Ok I took some time and read the forum. 75 pages. My God, I thought I was the only one who loved this game. Used to watch my dad play it when I was like 8. Played it myself in 93. Anyway, I wanted to know two things. First can you get dawn as a party member? I read a walkthough were some guy hacked her in his party I want to know can you do it without hacking? And two. I know this is a forum for Lands of Lore, but is there somewhere I can download the game called Stone Keep?

[blackboard]

Originally Posted by linkzone

First can you get dawn as a party member? can you do it without hacking?

I don't think you can do it without hacking. The game is only designed for a party of 3 members, and at the end you already have three. One would have to leave, which of course can be scripted, but I did not encounter a situation where this would seem plausible. Probably this was planned, but cut from the game in the end.

is there somewhere I can download the game called Stone Keep?

No idea about this one.

[Scatty]

Originally Posted by linkzone

And two. I know this is a forum for Lands of Lore, but is there somewhere I can download the game called Stone Keep?

If you register as a member, and post around for a while, then you will be able to access the ISO Cellar subforum. There you can download the ISO of Stonekeep.

[thegapchasm]

woohoo!!

i felt like the castle was abit of a letdown. the last real challenge was the knowles v xeobs. but still, this was such a great game!

[Grimreaper]

Great game. Even though I played Eye of the Beholder a lot over ten years ago I never got hold of Lands of Lore. I'm happy it didn't disappoint.

One question though. I have trouble training up the mage skill (not that there is any problem finishing the game anyway). My character gets to level 4 easily after using the wand of fireballs, but then it gets very hard. I threw fireballs on great orcs for 2 hours and only gained one level on my main character. Does anyone have any hints?

The rogue skill is a bit tough as well. I got them all to level 5 by shooting arrows and throwing things for a while, but after that my atempts to gain experience seemed futile. Is there an easier alternative?

[Scatty]

For the rogue skill, shooting with the crossbow "Valkyrie" helps, but after level 5 it can take quite some time. I also think that the stronger the monster / enemy that you hit, and the more damage you cause with a hit, the more experience you get.

As with magic, after level 4 you might want to find a next, stronger spell than fireball, using which will increase the experience you get after hitting someone with it. Also, the higher strength of a spell you cast (from 1 to 4), the more experience you'll get after you hit something. Spell strength 1 doesn't give much, while you can earn good experience even with the basic spark on strength 4 (if you cause good damage, see below).
The experience earned is also affected by how much damage you cause with the right spell. The more damage, the more experience. Some enemies are more resistant against certain spells while vulnerable against others, you'll have to experiment there. For great orcs you might want to try Lightning or Freeze instead of Fireball, though, I think they aren't very affected by fireballs. They're very vulnerable against Mist of Doom.

[Grimreaper]

No short-cuts, just hard work. Allright then. I guess I'll take your advice and experiment with spells, trying to figure out the most efficient combination.

And yes, the crossbow Valkyrie is wonderful indeed, hits every time which is useful throughout the entire game.