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I still have the lost shipment quest hanging over. . . I see from the forum that the wagons are in the abyssmal chasm behind a concealed passage. However, I can't find said chasm. I remember being there sometime, but have wandered the abyss unsuccessfully. Any help? My other missing location is Grah Hoth's new fortress. I released him, and got the word that he's in the NW across the lake of lava, but can't seem to find that. Tips, please? Thanks!

Ok. . I found her. I had already done the puzzles and fought the battles, but it's possible I didn't have enough tool use at the time to open some of the doors. All done now, though! Thanks again!

Thanks. . . I'll give it another go.

I cannot find Erika. I have killed all the giants and ogres, talked to Khoth and attempted to cover the entire northern area. I've been to her castle, but didn't find her there. I am quite frustrated. . .

Got it at last. . . thanks!

Thanks so much for the great instructions for getting to the gold! I have finally done that, but still can't find Alexi's message. Randomizer makes reference above to the lower basins being the way to get the message. I can find the southernmost basins. . . are those the ones you're talking about? Maybe I found the message already and it doesn't show up in my special items list?

Sigh. . . long way to go, then. Thanks!

Hmmm. . . well, I started out raising the bottom-tier combat skill for the priest and mage, then decided it was better to increase their priest and mage skill levels. My mage is overall level 23. I stay pretty confused about this. . .

Randomizer, I've done the quest for Mairwen, but the text said my mage level wasn't high enough. On her traits list, the bottom indicator of mage level is a 7. . . how high does it need to be to use dispel barrier?

Got him! Thanks! Now if I could only learn dispel barriers. . . sigh

OK, I cleaned out the gremlin gold caves before I got the Lord Chuckles quest. I've been back through the caves and found only a couple of respawned gremlins. Does this mean I maybe killed LC before getting the quest and now can't do it? I don't have dispel barrier skill yet, so can't get to those chests, but I don't think that has anything to do with LC.

I see now. . . I didn't realize you count only bonuses and penalties to hit. Thanks all!

Ok, thanks.

So, Jerakeen, the goal isn't a net -5? It's to have only one -5? She's using slime-stained tunic, ever-rotting bow, crystal symbol, deadeye cloak, discipline blade, magestone band, girdle of insight, drake-hide gloves. . . and the two -5's are blessed boots and leather greaves.

I appreciate y'all's efforts to help me understand this. . . sorry for being dim. OK, her tunic, cloak, belt, ring, necklace, boots, bow, sword have from +1 to +30 over 10 different attributes and two -5's. Shouldn't that be OK? And when it's a matter of distance, the text usually says that, but the message I keep seeing is that her armor is too bulky to cast a mage spell.

Hmmm. . .I'm not sure I understand what you said. . . but if no weapons or armor changes between battles, why is she able sometimes to cast slow and haste and sometimes not?

I don't understand why my mage can cast all her spells in one battle, then in the next one the text tells me her armour is too bulky to cast spells. She is way below encumbered, has no helmet, a bow and a sword that weigh less than anyone else's. I have taken off everything I dare to and still keep her alive. Why can she cast the spells sometime, but not consistently? It's not a matter of fatigue, the text just says sometimes that her armour is too bulky. Very frustrating, because she's rarely able to cast the really useful ones like haste or slow, and I can't seem to predict when they'll work and when they won't.

Hmmm. . . well, I had already pressed that switch, and it opened the side door, then I finished the area. . . but then, when I did it again, voila! Thanks so much!!

I am stuck in this ancient crypt without enough tool use to open most of the doors. I've clicked on the above link for the sneaky way to get out of the crypt, but nothing happens. Am I stuck here?

I killed the crystal soul in Rentar's Keep--the one that's a blast from the past--and have tried repeatedly to turn off the power in the room that's below the soul's room. I have pulled the upstairs lever every way but loose and still can't turn off the power. Apparently this means that the downstairs machine continues to pour forth golems, keeping me from a big battle on my way to the BIG battle. Help!!

Well, I am approaching the final battles at the end of A4 and am truly limping along, because of a shortage of energy potions for my priest and mage. I go back and forth to all the previous forts and towns, seeking to buy more or have more made, but with dwindling success. Is there some tactic I have missed along the way that would have enabled me to accumulate more of those? I have saved every herb, etc., that I found, though the graymold is harder to find. It's just kind of frustrating. Maybe I should have trained my priest and mage to be better fighters, but I did not. . .

OHHHHH. . . THAT 6th icon! lol It does indeed look like a dagger. . . duh. . . lol Thanks so much!

Well, I just checked and don't see a dagger icon at the bottom. What looks like a lightning bolt or dagger on my screen is a list of the mage spells of that character. When I click the lighting/dagger icon on the right side of the screen and then try to attack the pylon, the text keeps saying I can't talk during combat mode or, my personal favorite, it can't talk to you because it's just a magical construct.

Oh. . . I haven't attacked any friendlies. I tried clicking the lightning icon on the right side, without success. I'll try the dagger one. Thanks!

I'm playing A4 and nearing the final battle. I've encountered a field of pylons that haven't been activated by the enemy yet, and the text tells me to destroy them. But my melee fighters aren't allowed to attack them, even when I click on attack mode. What's missing here?