Grimoire gameplay and hints thread

[Nyast]

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Thanks but I don't think we're speaking about the same thing. I've already explored the NW part of Ukluk, used the harness to pass the pit, gotten the "cut-scene" with Smither's father, brought back the proof, gave it to him, and he gave me an amulet which, when examined, says it's missing a medallion. I'm looking for that medallion since I assume it's the key to Samhain's entrance.

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Did you even read what Smithers and his father's cutscene were saying? The medallion in question is Loogmar's seal from Aquavia, the one you used to open the gate to the harness chasm.

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Ahah yeah, I had read it, but it didn't occur to me it was an item I already had. Was looking for a new item. Anyways I was able to progress now, thanks.

 

[mondblut]

I'm not supposed to fight

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the Samhain Horror

, right? What am I doing wrong?

Oh god, this is so stupid. The beast kills every mage in my party before anyone can act, then my fastest character reads 'Hold Monsters' scroll. That paralyzes the Horror indefinitely, so my ranger kills it very slowly with Caliburnus, because nothing else seems to be able to hit it.
And my eyeperson doesn't get experience, because raise dead spell doesn't work in combat for whatever reason.
Uuuuggghhh.

Magic screen and armorplate give a reasonable chance to survive until the bard steps in

 

[mondblut]

And the shawl is here to stay? How do I drop it?

Disable critical item lock in configuration.

 

[mondblut]

Samhain underground, the encoded rune tablet - what do I have to grind to read it? Everyone is "cannot decipher it". Don't tell me I have to be turned into a duck in the chambers below

Ancient history? I have 25 and it's not enough, though.
It's probably a clue for the phoenix cage.

Yeah, it obviously has everything to do with that puzzle-locked cell, whatever's inside. Did anyone managed to decrypt and solve it, though? My ancient history is just 11.

 

[rickralsten]

Is it a "waste" to throw your bonus points into Hit Points so that you don't have people walking around with 2 or 4 HP?

 

[buru5]

Is it a "waste" to throw your bonus points into Hit Points so that you don't have people walking around with 2 or 4 HP?

I think it's more important for your frontliners. I put the points into Skill Points for Mage types and pure-damage dealers.

 

[JarlFrank]

Some questions to the Samhain Mausoleum:

managed to recite the Catechism correctly; still can't access the sword Caliburnus, and the other two stone masks in the room are silent. Are they supposed to do nothing?

There are four levers, I managed to open one gate with them but there are two more gates. Are those too opened with these levers or is there another way?

 

[Haba]

Some questions to the Samhain Mausoleum:

managed to recite the Catechism correctly; still can't access the sword Caliburnus, and the other two stone masks in the room are silent. Are they supposed to do nothing?

There are four levers, I managed to open one gate with them but there are two more gates. Are those too opened with these levers or is there another way?

You need to get baptised.

Everything necessary is in that map.

 

[bataille]

I think you also can just use a templar.

 

[climber513]

Has anyone found the pirate eyepatch?

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I have the other 2 pieces, and feel like I have run out of places to look in the immediate vicinity of Waterport. I even killed Black Pierre thinking that was a sure bet for one, but nope.

Hints appreciated.

 

[DoomIhlVaria]

Disable critical item lock in configuration.

What is "critical item lock" supposed to do?

 

[climber513]

Disable critical item lock in configuration.

What is "critical item lock" supposed to do?

I think it makes it so you can't drop critical items?

 

[warcrimes666]

Mondblut, i believe you want this for phoenix cage:

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Moon, moon
fire, fish
fire, fish,
man

 

[climber513]

Here's a question for people - have you figured out how to cast spells "faster". It doesn't appear to be as simple as pumping SPD. I have a melee character and a caster with identical speed and if the caster is casting, they go off much later in the order. OTOH if the caster is meleeing, they go off at the same time as the melee. Would like to work to address this - I wonder if there is a SPD modifier to casting?

 

[YES!]

What the hell is this? Are they all on the whole

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'appease the eldritch beast thing'

, or is it a bug? I defended myself from [REDACTED], and now half the village is up in arms!

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(redacted) is loved in that city, just remember how he made that city worth for some people.

No, there should be an ability to tell everybody what he'd told me! I can't even tell the inn owner about his role in the disappearance of her sister.
They all act like I slaughtered a peaceful NPC, not defended myself from a raving lunatic. And I can't even explain myself!

I agree, it is annoying. I skipped killing him by avoiding the temple after opening the gate. I'm not sure if I have to enter again or not but I plan on avoiding for now at least.

 

[Lady_Error]

What's the combination to the son-moon-star-lightning puzzle in Deepsink?

You should have Detect Secret on at all times.

I got maybe six scroll parchments with spells on them and have them all identified but I am not sure how to learn those spells to have them added to a spellbook.

Scrolls are for one-time casting of the spell only. Spellbooks are for learning spells.

But I can't swim that far!

It's only three steps until that invisible wall. Time to train that swimming skills.

Cast Refresh level 1 on each character to swim two more tiles. As long as a character has more than 0 vitality he can survive swimming one more tile.

 

[Viata]

I think spellbook "mindreader" can't be found on chest.

 

[Lady_Error]

Okay, I think I missed the

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Samhain Mausoleum. On what map do I find access to it?

 

[Lady_Error]

As to raising NPC's from the dead, I remember dimly that Cleve said you need to use an altar for that? So maybe the Raise Dead scroll works only on dead characters already in your party (who are dead longer than 7 days), while bones need to be brought to an altar?

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I remember coming across an altar of the dead in subterranean cavern in one of the wilderness areas after Lalain Falls. Will try tonightto use it on Alonzo's bones. Should have kept Mistral's bones as well since that one was recruitable in the superdemo apparently. Though that altar is outside the superdemo area.

 

[mercyRPG]

When you equip a Ring of Smiting with charges, how do you use it in battle? Automatically, like the second attacks? Like those actions I already saw ingame: "XY receives extra attacks.." and start throwing those lead balls?

 

[buru5]

Speaking of rings, what do the Rings of Pro-*Element* actually do? I figured they give you resistance to that particular element? Is that correct?

 

[Viata]

Has anyone found the pirate eyepatch?

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I have the other 2 pieces, and feel like I have run out of places to look in the immediate vicinity of Waterport. I even killed Black Pierre thinking that was a sure bet for one, but nope.

Hints appreciated.

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I found eyepatch on waterport. One of the first houses, secret wall if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Lady_Error]

Okay, I think I missed the

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Samhain Mausoleum. On what map do I find access to it?

Viata, do you remember where it was?

 

[JarlFrank]

Some questions to the Samhain Mausoleum:

managed to recite the Catechism correctly; still can't access the sword Caliburnus, and the other two stone masks in the room are silent. Are they supposed to do nothing?

There are four levers, I managed to open one gate with them but there are two more gates. Are those too opened with these levers or is there another way?

You need to get baptised.

Everything necessary is in that map.

There's a fountain I had everyone drink from, but other than that I have no idea how I would get baptized. Any more hints?
Those levers only work for one of the gates, right? There's another on the far side that I don't know how to open.

 

[Viata]

Okay, I think I missed the

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Samhain Mausoleum. On what map do I find access to it?

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Great Hall of Samhain. Look for a ladder.