Re: AG: Adventure sites and other...

From: dsaville@unm.edu (David G. Saville)

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 14:17:59 +0000

In article <CE4HHq.1xz@murdoch.acc.virginia.edu>,
Patrick A. Truman <pat3n@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU> wrote:
>leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu writes:
>> AG adventure sites and other stuff...
>>
>> ANTAR: Undercity, Dead Hills Patrol, Isle of Isurus, Temple of Canaar
>> BARSTOW: Undercity, Skree Patrol, Marikhold, Blood Cairn, Black Ship
>> CISTON: Undercity, Swamp Patrol
>
>Anyone have anything else specific to say about any of these sites.  For
>instance, are there lots of undead things in the dead hills?  Does the
>Temple of Canaar have a lot of spell casters, or priests?  Anything
>unique about a site?

Here is a brief summary of what I know about the sites:
ANTAR-

Isle of Isurus:  Average site.  Treasure is below average and the monsters
are a little easier.  Common monsters included various cult members and
Dark Wolves.  Training Amlets work.

Temple of Canaar:  Undead most common monsters.  Site has low gold rewards
but gives the most items of any site in the game.  Training amlets don't
work.  Visiting this site with an amlet of Canaar is the only way to devote
to the god.  Used to have the only unique monster known to the game.

Dead Hills:  My favorite Antar site.  High gold.  Common monsters are
animals and cyclops.  The wizard Glissen may show up here to trade you
something special (like a level in Universe Magic or 50gc) for a mummified
newt.  Never sell newts on the open market.  Glissen is a better deal.  If
your not interested in Universe Magic, I'll cream Glissen's gold offer.
Training amlets do not work.

Undercity:  Very challenging site.  Oozes and undead are common encounters.
My characters die most of the time when they go here.  Huge Oozes are
extremely powerful.  Most other sites will limit encounters to the level that
you list for difficulty.  This site has a chance of not doing this and
throwing a very powerful group of monsters at a party.  Training amlets
dont work.  There are no magic zones (yet to be discovered) that will not
allow medallions to work.  50 destiny points or more are recommended to
adventure here.

BARSTOW:

Marikhold-  Barstow's Isurus.  Evil Felldwarve's are the encouter of choice.
Training amlets work.

Skree Patrol-  Barstow's Dead Hills.

Blood Cairn-  Similar to Canaar.  More chance to run into monsters who are
not undead.  Gold is more plentiful; items less so.

Undercity-  Same

CISTON:

Swamp Patrol:  Saurians are the most common encounter.  Frog demons are
also encountered here.  This site is like the Undercity with respect to
difficulty level not necessarily determining monster encounters.  Treasure
seems sparse for the difficulty encountered.  Training amlets do not work.

Undercity:  Same

>And, what's the deal with finding springs, scrolls, etc?  Is it more
>likely when you set the intrigue level higher?  Is it more likely on
>higher level adventures?  What's the lowest level adventure for which
>you've encountered a pool or a scroll?

Springs and Spheres are usually attached to encounter areas.  You will
not find them all the time even if you repeat areas on the next turn, though.
The rumor is that they are found the same way traps are found, just a little
harder.  I am not sure if higher intrigue guides you twords the rooms with
springs.  Scrolls and other nifty treasure items are randomly determined
for each monster in the area.  The higher power monsters are more likely
to have good stuff, but you could get real luck and find a putz with a magic
item.
>
>And what is the penalty for using a training amulet?  Does anyone know
>exactly how many e.p. you lose in exchange for security?

The rumored penalty is 1/2 of EP's.  It is not uncommon for low level
adventurers to get 60-80 ep's for successful adventures with medallions.

>
>Thanks,
>
>pat
>
>Barrymore and Gnoglette, somewhere around Antar or Isurus

David Saville
Paz Gravestone, et al.

References

AG: Adventure sites and other...
leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu
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