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//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// /// /// Ultima VI: The False Prophet /// /// /// /// Hints by Targhan /// /// /// /// Version 1.2 /// /// /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Starting Out You have nothing but your ankh and the moonstone when you arrive in Britiannia. So where do you get equipment? 1) Your room You room is to the south of Lord British's, which is in the west wing. You'll find a sword, provisions, lock picks and a spell book and other things. TAKE IT ALL. Lord British told you could have anything in the castle...take him up on that. 2) Lord British's Room In Lord British's Room, in his closet, you'll find a locked chest. Use the lock picks to pick the lock and look inside. You'll find a main gauche, a sword, a chain ciof, and chain mail armor. Take what you want. By the way, do you know anyone else who fights with a main gauche and a sword? 3) Nystul's Room If you question the jester, he'll tell you he has a clue for you, and that you should search the chest in Nystul's room. Nystul's room is to the south of yours. Search the chest and you'll find a wand and some other things. Take them. 4) The Potion Factory South of Nystul's room you'll find a room with a ladder, slightly east of that you'll see a bunch of potions. Get the potions. They do the following: 1) Yellow Yellow will cure damage, similar to a great heal spell, but it won't cure poison. 2) Red This potion is similar to the dispel magic spell and cures poison. 3) Purple This potion creates a red aura, similar to a protect spell...what exactly a protect spell does. I know if you're poisoned and you drink the potion you'll stop losing health points but after that...who knows. 4) Blue I can't figure what this one does but it isn't detrimental. 5) Green Poison, don't drink this unless you are fully prepared with a dispel magic or a red potion. 6) White This is functionally equivalent to the X-ray spell, allowing you to see through walls for a short time...but you can't move while you do this. 7) Black This is the same as the invisibility spell, rendering you undetectable to foes. 8) Orange Upon imbibing this, your character will fall into a deep sleep. Don't use this one while foes are near! 5) The Sewers Once you've got the above equipment, you're ready to try for the sewers. If you go down the ladder in Nystul's room, you find the sewers. If you look around the sewers, to the northwest, you'll find another ladder going down into a dungeon. Down there you'll find all sorts of nasties to fight and lots of treasure too. This is a great place to find equipment and gold and experience. Don't overlook this simple way to make money: When you kill trolls and headlesses, make sure you take any of the following items: Swords, leather armor, plate mail, bows, and spears. You can sell them to the armorer in Britiannia (spears are worth 10 g.p. each). Everytime (or almost everytime) you go up or down a ladder, the monsters will reappear. This is a good way to gain experience. 5) Other Once, you've explored the above, you'll be ready to tackle the outside world. Good luck in your travels and remember to always ask a person's name and job! Moonstone Faster than a speeding ship, more flexible than the moongates, able to leap half way across Britiania in a single usage...it's...it's the moonstone. That is, if you can use it. Here's a chart of the different locations you can visit using the moonstone. 9 10 11 12 13 24 8 1 2 14 23 7 X 3 15 22 6 5 4 16 21 20 19 18 17 1 - Lord British's Throne Room 13 - Jhelom 2 - Shrine of Passion (dungeon) 14 - Shrine of Valor 3 - Fail 15 - Yew 4 - Temple of the Codex 16 - Shrine of Justice 5 - Shrine of Diligence (dungeon) 17 - Minoc 6 - Tomb of the Kings (Gargoyle Land) 18 - Shrine of Sacrifice 7 - Fail 19 - Trinsic 8 - Shrine of Control (dungeon) 20 - Shrine of Honor 9 - Moonglow 21 - Skara Brae 10 - Shrine of Honesty 22 - Shrine of Spirituality 11 - Britannia 23 - New Magincia 12 - Shrine of Compassion 24 - Humility To use the stone, USE it. It will then ask you WHERE. With you as the X, move the cursor (or mouse) to one of the numbered positions and hit return (or click). A red moongate will appear, remaining until you walk through, or until you leave the area. If you're getting the message: You don't know how to use it, then you have to go TALK to Lord British about MOONSTONE or STONE. He'll tell you how to use it and you'll be able to use it from that point on. Experience Hey, speaking of experience...how do you gain experience and what do you do with it once you've got it? In order to gain a level, you must first free one or more shrines. Talk to someone in Cove about how. Then go up to the shrine of your choice (I suggest Spirituality, but the easiest to free is Compassion...it's the closet). At the Shrine, TALK to the shrine. It'll ask you if you want to meditate...say yes. It'll ask you which person. Type in the number of the person. Then, it'll ask you to say the mantra. Type in the mantra and you'll gain a level if you've acquired enough experience. 1st Level 0-100 2nd Level 101-200 3rd Level 201-400 4th Level 401-800 5th Level 801-1600 6th Level 1601-3200 7th Level 3201-6400 8th Level 6401+ People Those gargoyles aren't getting any easier to kill for the four of you, so what do you do when you need more than the four of you can give? Why, you ask people to join you. 1) Yew The druidess Janna will gladly join your party and give you a hand. You'll have to give her some REAL equipment but she's a pretty good fighter overall. Give her a magic bow and put her on berserk mode, then she'll really make a difference. 2) Buccaneer's Den Located off Britiannia Bay, Buccaneer's Cove holds two perspective adventurers. If you're really desperate ask both Leonna and the other girl otherwise only ask one of them. They both have moderate equipment but you'll still want to get them something better eventually. Don't worry when you ask them to LEAVE, they'll give you all your equipment back. 3) Minoc Julia, the redhead, can be found in Minoc. She'll gladly join your party. She's a pretty good fighter. Still, you'll have to give her some half-decent weapons. She's also important to your quest, so keep her alive. 4) Segallion Segallion is a stranger to this world. If you talk to him, he'll tell you his story. I believe he can be found in New Magincia, in a tavern there. He carries his own weapons and armor and has a strength of 28, so he's a good choice as an adventuring companion. 5) Sherry Sherry is the mouse wandering around Lord British's castle, she is unique in that she talks. But first, you need to give her some cheese. She has basically only one function in the game. Don't ask her to join until you find out what that is. Magicians Find yourself wondering who sold you that spell you just bought? And where can you get more mandrake anyway? Here's a list of the mages and what reagents and spells they sell. Also included are the prices they charge per spell level (ie, if price is 30 gp/level then a 5th level spell will cost 150 gp). After each reagent is the price he or she charges in parentheses. 1) Horance, mage of Skara Brae. (30 gp/level) In case you haven't noticed, the previous mages sell only defensive and utility spells -- no offensive spells. You can only poison so many people before it gets old. Well, no need. Go to Skara Brae, find the docks to the northwest. Take the skiff north to the larger island where you'll see a bunch of bats. Kill the bats and go inside the house. TALK to the mage. Despite his riddles, he'll sell you SPELLS, REAGENTS and BOOKS if you ask him. Incidentally, he is the ONLY source of offensive spells that I have found...except one. Note: Except for Xaio, Skara Brae is the only source of mandrake in Britiannia. He also has black pearls. Spells: Harm, Magic Arrow, Poison, Trap, Unlock Magic, Curse, Fireball, Disable, Explosion, Lightning, Paralyze, Flame Wind, Hail Storm, Poison Wind, Chain Bolt, Energy Wind, Kill, Mass Curse, and Wing Strike. Reagents: Black Pearl (3), Blood Moss (3), Mandrake Root (5), Nightshade (2), Spider Silk (1), Sulfurous Ash (2). 2) Rudyom, mage of the Cove. (20 gp/level) Cove is the east of the Shrine of Compassion (which is east of Britiannia). In the northeastern corner of Cove, you'll find a mage who will sell SPELLS, REAGENTS, and BOOKS if you ask him about them. Spells: Create Food, Douse, Heal, Ignite, Mass Awaken, Great Heal, Pickpocket, Seance, Ressurrect. Reagents: Blood Moss (3), Garlic (1), Ginseng (2), Nightshade (2), Spider Silk (2), Sulfurous Ash (1). 3) Nicodemus, mage of Yew. (20 gp/level) Nicodemus lives east of Yew. Follow the path east until you find a skiff. Take the skiff south until the lake branches off into two sections. Follow the eastern branch and you'll see a building. Exit the skiff and walk around to the front door. It's magically locked. If you haven't bought a magic unlock spell you'll have to do as follows: stand by the window and hit space bar (Pass) until you see him come out of his room (only two times the whole day). As soon as you see him, TALK to him. He'll sell you SPELLS (including magic unlock), REAGENTS, and STAFVES if you ask him. Note: The stafves are worth the price if you can cast the Enchant spell, otherwise hold off on it. You can store up to ten spells in the staff at a time, and invoke the spells at any time by USING the staff. I have two stafves, one with ten GREAT HEAL's (that way, I don't have to use valuable spell points during combat and dungeoneering) and another staff with EXPLOSION (a nice offensive spell). And anyone can USE the staff once you've charged it. So you could conceivably have four or five people using stafves that invoked EXPLOSION or KILL spells. Spells: Detect Trap, Sleep, Unlock, Magic, Untrap, Magic Lock, Mass Sleep, Protection, Repel Undead, Conjure, Insect Swarm, Charm, Confuse, Mass Protect, Web, Enchant, Mass Invisibility. Reagents: Blood Moss (2), Garlic (1), Ginseng (1), Spider Silk (1), Sulfurous Ash (2). 4) Xaio, mage of the Isle. (25 gp/level) Xaio lives on the Isle of the Avatar, just follow the east path from the Library. She will sell SPELLS and REAGENTS if you ask her about them. Also, behind the magically locked door in her bedroom, you'll find the entrance to the catacombs. Spells: Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Light, Infravision, Reappear, Telekinesis, Vanish, Dispel Field, Great Light, Peer, Animate, Fire Field, Locate, Mass Dispel, Poison Field, Sleep Field, Wind Change, Energy Field, Invisibility, Reveal, X-Ray, Clone, Negate Magic, Replicate, Fear, Gate Travel, Wizard Eye. Reagents: Black Pearl (4), Garlic (3), Ginseng (3), Mandrake Root (6), Nightshade (3), Spider Silk (3), Sulfurous Ash (3). 5) Zoltan, King of the Gypsies. Reagents: Blood Moss (3), Garlic (2), Ginseng (1), Nightshade (1), Spider Silk (2), Sulfurous Ash (3). Armories Where can you buy the various instruments of battle, armor and weapons? Here's a list of the major armories and what they sell. It is safe to assume that whatever they sell, they will also buy...but a half the price they sell it for. 1) Yew Weapons: Club, Dagger, Spear, Throwing Axe, 2-Handed Axe. Armor: Brass Helm, Leather Helm, Leather Armor, Ring Mail, Swamp Boots. 2) Trinsic Weapons: Mace, Main Gauche, Sword, 2-Handed Sword, 2-Handed Axe, 2-Handed Hammer. Armor: Iron Helm, Kite Shield, Magic Armor, Magic Helm, Plate Mail. 3) Minoc Weapons: Dagger, Mace, Main Gauche, Morning Star, Sword. Armor: Chain Coif, Chain Mail, Ring Mail, Scale Mail, Winged Helm. 4) Britiannia Weapons: Dagger, Spear, Sword, 2-Handed Sword. Armor: Cloth Armor, Chain Mail, Heater Shield, Iron Helm, Leather Armor, Plate Mail. 5) Jhleom Weapons: Bow, Club, Crossbow, Dagger, Oil Flask, Spear, Spiked Shield, Arrows, Bolts. 6) Serpent's Hold Weapons: Halberd, Hammer, Morning Star, Throwing Axe, 2- Handed Sword. Armor: Black Shield, Door Shield, Scale Mail, Spiked Collar, Spiked Shield, Spiked Helm. Weapon Damage What's the difference between a dagger and a halberd? Should I slash that troll with a sword or bludgeon it to a pulp? Here's a list of the various weapons and the damage they do. Weapon Dmg Wt. Absorbs Main Gauche 8 .8 1 Club 8 1.5 - Sword 15 1.4 - Mace 15 1.8 - Morning Star 15 2.4 - 2-Handed Sword 20 3.4 - 2-Handed Axe 20 4.7 - 2-Handed Hammer 20 ? - Halberd 30 8.2 - Glass Sword 255 ? Breaks on contact Missile Weapons Dagger 6 .4 - Boomerang 8 .6 Returns to hand Bow 10 1 - Throwing Axe 10 1.1 - Spear 10 1.2 - Crossbow 12 2 - Magic Bow 20 ? - Armor Effectiveness Should I try to get plate mail or stick with my scale mail? Why should I wear a spiked collar? Here's a list of armor and how much it absorbs. Armor Aborbs Wt. Damage Cloth Armor 1 .9 - Spiked Collar 2 .2 - Leather Armor 2 2.4 - Ring Mail 3 3.6 - Scale Mail 4 4.8 - Chain Mail 5 6.8 - Plate Mail 7 12.3 - Magic Armor 10 7 - Shield Wooden Shield 2 3.2 - Spiked Shield 2 3.4 2 Curved Heater 3 3.5 - Kite Shield 3 3.6 - Door Shield 4 4 - Magic Shield 5 3.5 - Helms Leather Helm 1 .4 - Winged Helm 2 1 - Chain Ciof 2 1.2 - Iron Helm 3 2.4 - Spiked Helm 3 2.7 4 Magic Helm 5 .8 - Other Let's see, other hints that I can give you. Ah, don't take any wooden nickels. Seriously, try to give your party the best armor you can give them. Use the moonstone to zoom around from place to place, it's the fastest mode of transportation. If you're inn a really tough dungeon, turn everyone invisible and just walk through, get the treasure, and get out...I did that in the dragon's lair. Got tons of treasure and killed all sorts of dragons and drakes...and they never saw me coming. Questions and Answers Q: I found Pheonix, what do I do with her, to her, for her, etc? A: Ask Pheonix about her JOB, that will lead you somewhere else if you're clever. Don't kill her, you'll lose points. You can take any of the stuff in her chests outside, it's not stealing. Also, if you want to get her belt or any of her other items, get the pickpocket spell and use that on her. Q: Where's Hawkins' buried treasure? A: The buried treasure is on the island west of Blackthorn's Castle and south of Buccaneer's Den, the one that has three stones in the eastern corner. You'll have to dig for it, so make sure you have a shovel. Q: I need a basket big enough for 8 people, where can I get one? A: Try talking to the basket weaver in Minoc. Q: Where can I get a Yew log? A: In Yew, question the mayor about it. Q: Where can I find the Rune of Spirituality? A: Quenton was the last person to have it, maybe he gave it to someone he was close to. Q: What do I do with Sherry? A: Talk to the barmaid in Jhelom about the RAT. Q: Who is Sin Vraal? And what do I do with him? A: Sin Vraal is a gargoyle who speaks English, he will answer questions, if you ask him. DON'T kill him, you'll lose points. Q: The game is so complex, how do I know who to kill and who not to kill? A: Follow this rule of thumb: Is it attacks you, attack it back. If it's critical and running away, let it. Oh well, that's it for now. Any specific questions you have can be directed to the Targhan in the Gamers Forum.