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def 18. is that the one? haven't see anything else that says plate.
what are towers?
when you say free.... does that mean no turns were used?
Yes, if you don't log off inside a town, monsters can attack you when you're offline, so I usually log off in a dungeon
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Also, the town I started in has no blacksmith. Does that mean that the equipment will just erode away and I'll have to buy new equipment? I'm assuming that a new party won't be strong enough to survive in the wilderness to go and find another town.
No, but your weapon may become unusable. Just go to another town and repair there.
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btw.. when you say dungeon... literally dungeons outside and not the sewer?
Yes, they range from level 1 to 4. At the top click Landmarks then switch to Dungeons tab. If you don't see
any, go to the Sage inside a town and ask him. Some town quests will have you retrieve an item from a dungeon
and give you the coords
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The only issue I'm having with it at the moment is needing to go back to a healer in a town every time my characters take major damage. But I think that'll improve once my priest gets more healing spells. Recruiting a second priest would be a good idea too when I can find one.
Upgrading your armor also helps this. It is expensive but will get to the point where things can't really hit you until you go into a level 4 dungeon.
Don't worry about wasted skills points as you'll make new characters later on and your current characters will become garrisons. I only put skills into berserker rage, war cry, and eagle eye.
For my mages, since they will become mayors I do Leadership, Charisma, Strategy, Tactics
For my priests I first max out Recall as it gives you about a 25% chance not to use a cast up.
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up to 8 char atm.... how exactly do i inscribe scrolls? i have a bunch of blank scrolls and some unused spells atm. lvl 5 priests.
When you are not in combat you'll see a little hand icon beside your priest, that's use an item.
If you don't see it then you're not high enough level yet.
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Town Quests are also a good way to make money. Early on I bought every gem I could find in every town I came across because find X gem is a very common quest. Also, kill X creatures around town is a good one and builds your prestige which gives you a chance of getting good discounts.
