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Thanks, Mosquito--Slayer, I'll try that.

The only place I can find with a wheel to turn is the same wheel I've tried many times. . . text always says it's jammed and won't open????

Yes to mental spells and yes to healing and all the buffs I have. . . I don't finish even the second round.

I am having all the same problems listed in the above posts. I understand the concept, but can't follow it through when half the characters die almost immediately and/or one or two get scared and run away, causing me to start over. . . and over. . . and over. My characters are levels 36-38. . .is that enough? I can't seem to get far enough away to avoid the killer spells and still be able to hit the designated pylon. I've gone away and done other things and come back several times, with no better results.

I can see an area that must be what I'm looking for, but still don't find a way to get to it. One spit of land has a wheel that says it's jammed, and the next spit of land has some bodies but no obvious entrances or secret buttons or anything. ???

I did find the lich and killed him! Hooray! Thanks so much.

I know I'm a dim bulb, but I think I'll just give up on the spy quest. . . :-/

I have a boat but can't figure out where a side entrance to the dragon's gate is. Any more tips?

I'm sorry. . . it's hopeless. . .

Well, you see, I've been to those chitrach tunnels before but can't find them now. I keep ending up in the tunnels with the drake that got the tribute.

Well, I know y'all are tired of hearing from me. . . there are two quests I can't find. . . one is the lich north of Cotra (I think it's Kavarus, from what I've read). I already did the dancing bones quest. The other is the slith spy near Ft. Dranlon. I've seen him a couple of times, and he does that dropping into the pit thing, but can't find the tunnel that's supposed to lead me to his hideout. I try to use the world map without a lot of success.

Ah, those pesky hidden buttons. . . they fool me a lot. Thanks so much!

I got it! Thanks, everyone!

Another question about hidden brigands. . . I have the quest from Spire about "hidden brigands to the west", but aren't sure who that is. I've been to the woods area and killed all the darkside loyalists, but Diver doesn't comment about that, so I guess those weren't the ones. What am I missing?

I already fought the queen and already took the caravan and was attacked by some raiders. I can still finish the rest of the quest now, right?

Yes, it's A6...Chitrach Queen was near Dranlon, right??

I have the quest from Boswell in Ft. Dranlon to find the hidden raiders. . . he talks about finding a tunnel that goes west under the river. I've wandered a lot and found tunnels, but none that led me to raiders. Any tips?

It's also weird that he has the same name as the greedy guy west of Silvar wanting to buy all your grain.

Found Fissure Post. . . never mind

Thanks for the tip about the cheat! I was able to complete the quest and THEN kill everyone! lol

I have been back and forth 4 or 5 times to Spire without finding Herwin in any of the rooms. I haven't killed anyone there yet, other than in the arena, so he is surely there? Any more tips?

I didn't steal anything and only killed the first two allies that attacked me. I didn't initiate any fights except with monsters. Am I stuck now?

I went to Cotra and spoke with the commander there. She gave me the job of looking for the missing mage. So I start out west and don't get very far before Cotra soldiers start attacking me. Now I can't go anywhere near Cotra without being attacked, including by the commander. What happened? I guess I'll have to go way back in my saved games and start this part again. Grrr. . .

OK. . I'll keep searching.

I am trying to finish Mother Alice's quest to check on her claims. . . I thought I had done all 3, then I read that you have to actually read the signs, so I'm trying to go back and double check that I did that. But now I can't find them. . . very frustrating. . . any tips?

Would you please show the spoiler for corrupted mushrooms in the great cave? I've been all over the place, but am not sure what it will look like. Thanks!

I persevered and finished A5, limping bruised and bloodied to the end.

I realize I'm likely not the primary demographic of an rpg, but I do enjoy the ones with some choices to make that affect the outcome, with some puzzling things to figure out, and a little humor thrown in. I'm not so keen on the fighting required, but recognize that it's a key part of the genre, so I go with it.

I found Avernum 4 and Avadon a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed them. I've played them through several times, seeking different outcomes each time. To me, they had a good balance of difficulty, fighting, and things to figure out. I liked them so much I bought Avernum Escape from the Pit, which I also enjoyed for the same reasons.

So, I began looking into the rest of the series and bought Avernum 5. While there are many things about it that I do like, it has just been too hard to be fun. I was surprised to find the difficulty so much higher on this game! It was very difficult to have enough access to all the healing/energy potions you needed, much less have enough money to buy them. About halfway through, I gave up and used the healing cheats the rest of the way. It was either that or quit completely.

I may give A6 a go, just to see how it works. I do thank everyone on this forum for all the times they helped me over particularly rough spots! It's a great community of support.

Now, how about some tips to beat this bugger. . . I know to spend some effort killing the imps around the room, but he keeps frying me. . .