Re: QUEST: Getting a QUEST (followup)

From: jas@liverpool.ac.uk ( Jason C. Tucker)

Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1993 20:32:24 +0000

In article <2dqlsuINNdeo@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>, Brian Carpenter <btc2@cornell.edu> writes:
> Alright -- finally, during a purchasing binge in turn 3, I got some Quest
> offers.  Besides the fact that they are pretty measly for cash, I've got
> a few questions to fire out there...
>
> 1) I left the City to do a little exploration of the surrounding
> countryside.  Do I have to go BACK to the City to issue the 'Y xxxx'
> order, or is that just an artefact where you retroactively accept the
> quest because you couldn't do it the moment it was offered ('cause this
> is a PBM game and not a computer game)???

Nope, you can accept the quest if you've left the city/town/village,
but make sure you do so on the turn when your results sheet shows that
you've been offered it. This can be pretty handy for the Temple quests
later on, when you can accept one, wander out of the city, complete it,
return to the Temple and finish the quest all on the same turn :-)

> 2) If the request is to pick up things and return them, how do you
> complete the quest?  Do you 'hand' them the items, or return to the city
> and issue the second 'Y xxxx' order, or what?  Basically, once you've
> accepted and completed a quest, how do you get the reward?  This is kind
> of important, since I don't want to sell back 4 packets of powders at a
> (probable) loss and then be told I didn't finish the Quest. :)

Not so sure here. Firstly, I tend to avoid quests which require you to buy
things, in favour of messages, discovering bounties, etc. The last
one I did like this was before a revamp KJC did, but when I handed the
shopkeeper what he wanted, he paid me the right price. Like I say, I'm not
sure if Y xxx will sell them automatically for you.

> 3) Finally, regarding spell experimentation.  Does a failure when
> experimenting with combination 'XYZ' indicate that 'XYZ' is not a spell
> *at* *all*???  I'm wondering, because an experiment with a single powder
> failed, and I'm wondering if I should start combining it with other
> powders to find out more, or if I should redo the initial test.  My mage
> has an okay skill (39) and had another test succeed in the same turn.
> Ideas?  {No, I'm still not looking for the complete spell list. :) }

Without giving too much away, the first assumption should be that it's not
a spell that your mage can discover at his current skill level, but having
said that, don't EXPECT it to work later on. Pay more attention to those
failures where the result is something along the lines of 'Your mage
doesn't think he's powerful enough to try this combination now.'

JAYCE
	Disciples of Funk
	Funkateers

References

Re: QUEST: Getting a QUEST
quirke_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (Tony Q.)
Fri, 03 Dec 1993 13:51:33 +0000
Re: QUEST: Getting a QUEST (followup)
Brian Carpenter <btc2@cornell.edu>
Sat, 04 Dec 1993 18:45:50 +0000