Garrulous Glaahk Rionep Ecnirp Etlevs Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Can I basically buy skrib on the cheap from Fort Haledon, sell it at Dharmon, and repeat for an extra level or two any time? If money isn't an issue late game, that sounds like a good way to squeeze out a couple more levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Pretty much! The rewards for wiping out Fort Haledon and the skribbane dealer in Dharmon aren't really that special, so you're not missing out on too much by keeping them alive until near the end of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Note that because the skribbane turn-in XP scales with your level, you get the same XP for turning in 100 skribbane at level 1 as you do at level 50. This means you are also far better off holding onto all of your skribbane until close to the end of the game, since most XP does scale down with level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Originally Posted By: Margerine Eclipse Note that because the skribbane turn-in XP scales with your level, you get the same XP for turning in 100 skribbane at level 1 as you do at level 50. This means you are also far better off holding onto all of your skribbane until close to the end of the game, since most XP does scale down with level. Well, only if you're optimising for endgame power. But by the endgame you're powerful enough to take everything on anyway, so optimising for endgame power beyond a certain point is silly. If you want to gain a level right now, then it's perfectly reasonable to turn in your skribbane right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I forgot I was carrying Chrysander's package and got busted at the Silvar gates. And with me living from one quick-save to the next there was no other option but to kill him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Whoops! Yeah, I guessed in advance that there'd be some kind of catch to that quest, so I didn't take it until after I'd already activated the Silvar portal pylon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 There is or was a dialog option at the Silvar Gate to pull rank and avoid being tested for drugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Monroe Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Indeed there is. And since you need to have that rank to pass through the gates, there is no reason to let them search you. Unless you want to be caught, though there is no benefit in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Originally Posted By: Thuryl Originally Posted By: Margerine Eclipse Note that because the skribbane turn-in XP scales with your level, you get the same XP for turning in 100 skribbane at level 1 as you do at level 50. This means you are also far better off holding onto all of your skribbane until close to the end of the game, since most XP does scale down with level. Well, only if you're optimising for endgame power. But by the endgame you're powerful enough to take everything on anyway, so optimising for endgame power beyond a certain point is silly. If you want to gain a level right now, then it's perfectly reasonable to turn in your skribbane right now. Here I'm not sure I agree. The thing to remember is that turning in your skribbane early is kind of like taking skribbane: you get a little boost for a little while, but after a few levels it gradually fades away. If you wait until you're already levelled past the base level for most XP rewards anyway, it will take longer to fade away. The boost, of course, is much, much less dramatic than skribbane's, so it doesn't matter so much. Really it's a question of getting 5 or 10 skill points earlier for a few levels, or 5 or 10 more total towards the end, and maybe getting a few points of trait bonuses earlier for a few levels, or a few extra points of trait bonuses towards the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Rionep Ecnirp Etlevs Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Originally Posted By: Drawn And If you wait until you're already levelled past the base level for most XP rewards anyway, it will take longer to fade away. Please explain. I don't understand what this means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 The skribbane quest reward doesn't scale with level, and many quests do. Thus, the higher your level, the lower your experience award for quests that aren't skribbane, and the harder it is to get experience. Turning in skribbane at very high level gives you a proportionally larger gain. —Alorael, who definitely doesn't think the difference is worthwhile. It's not enough experience to change your game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Remember, you also get money for turning in skribbane. So it's actually a couple of levels plus a couple of thousand gold. Admittedly, that's worth about one or two points in a skill from a trainer, but if you're doing something like waiting to raise Parry or Melee Weapons until after you've finished training it, you want those one or two points as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 is the level cap still 61? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Yes. I doubt it's possible to reach it, unless there are respawning monsters that are fairly high level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Well, there are respawning monsters that drop gold. So you could hunt them, use the money to buy skribbane, sell it to the dealer for experience, and repeat for a year or so until you were level 61. In theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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