Garrulous Glaahk BrownieMix Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Wow - really cool stuff. Any thoughts as to whether it's better to kill the dealer or sell him the drug? Also, has anyone discovered what happens when to take too much? Or what triggers too much? Or what downsides there are to taking it in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 There are about 100 skribbane in the game that you can sell to the dealer so it's up to you from a powergamer's perspective when you've sold enough and want to kill him to fulfill the mayor's quest. The only downside is that you will get less experience from delaying the mayor's quest but that's mostly balanced by the money and experience from selling skribbane. From a moral perspective, well you are aiding a dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk BrownieMix Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Good to know - thanks! I guess my last question is is there a negative effect for using skribbane? The positives are pretty frickin crazy - group old school haste? Sign me up! However, the game hints at drawbacks...anyone know what those might be? Also, just a thought - you can buy an infinite amount of skribbane from the dealer, then sell it back to him. If you get XP for each one you sell, wouldn't that result in an XP farm? I'll test that out tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 The only problem with the XP farm is the price differential. Eventually you will run out of money. Also you only get 20 XP split among the living party members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice ex post slarto Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 At the highest levels though, that's pretty good XP. 5 XP means you need 200 skribbane for 1000 XP, which is... 7000 gold. 7000 gold for a level-up isn't unreasonable if you've bought everything you care about already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Øther Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 But is there an eventual drawback to using scribbane in the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Rionep Ecnirp Etlevs Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 This reminds of Avernum 3, where a bureaucrat from Spineridge asks for paper and ink. A nearby wandering merchant offers infinite paper for 15 gold apiece, and each paper offered to the bureaucrat nets 10 XP. I got so excited I purchased 10000 gold worth of paper. When I tried to fulfill the mission, the bureaucrat said she had all she needed, and that ended the quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Locmaar Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Originally Posted By: Doom Warrior But is there an eventual drawback to using scribbane in the game? I never tried since A3. I would suspect that, in the long run, you would need to take it in order to be able to perform normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Well, I just found out what the drawback to using Skribbane is. It's nasty, too. The first two or three doses don't seem to do any harm. Even after 5-10 doses, you may not see an adverse effect -- but by the tenth dose you're probably addicted even if you don't know it. I don't know the exact threshold for addiction, because what sent me over the edge was using skribbane three times in a single fight. Once you're addicted, whenever you get into a fight from that point on, there's a chance each round that you'll suffer withdrawal symptoms. At the start of the round, your entire party will be cursed, weakened and slowed. Withdrawal symptoms only seem to trigger when you're actually fighting: you can't just stand around in combat mode and expect them to show up, there have to be monsters around who can see you. The withdrawal symptoms have triggered about five times so far, always at the most inconvenient moment. I hope they don't take too much longer to wear off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk BrownieMix Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 I just noticed that this morning - yeah, it's not exactly fun. It does go away after awhile, but I got really tired of having my party cursed and weakened all the time. I just started a new game, and this time I'm not going to kill the skribbane dealer until waaays into the game - the xp and gold I get for selling them is nice. and it keeps me from using it. Plus, I found that once both my fighters got Battle Frenzy, I barely used it at all. I keep a small supply just in case of emergencies, but the rest of it is getting turned into cold hard cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I think you can go into rehab at fort remote. And the girl at fort remote hints that some alchemist has discovered a fast cure for addiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk The Knight Who Said Ni Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hmmm. I tend to stay away from skribbane but in Avernum 3 I never saw any adverse affects. However Avernum 6 has changed alot. -Ni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 in A3 you get periodically diseased and weakness messages when you are addicted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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