Grimoire gameplay and hints thread

[Lady_Error]

More questions: Where do you learn the Firearm skill?

I believe one of the optional starting areas has it, which means if you choose another starting location, it will not be available until much later. For me, I had access to the firearms skill late in an end game area.

Which one? Probably the one with the aliens or right before it?

Also, which starting area? Never heard of the firearm skill in one of them. Does it have something to do with the temple of Hoth-Soggoth or whatever his name is? I think it's only accessible if you take the Eerie Wastes beginning and get his bones.

 

[Dorateen]

More questions: Where do you learn the Firearm skill?

I believe one of the optional starting areas has it, which means if you choose another starting location, it will not be available until much later. For me, I had access to the firearms skill late in an end game area.

Which one? Probably the one with the aliens or right before it?

Also, which starting area? Never heard of the firearm skill in one of them. Does it have something to do with the temple of Hoth-Soggoth or whatever his name is? I think it's only accessible if you take the Eerie Wastes beginning and get his bones.

There is supposed to be a way to get firearms in the

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Sanctuary start

But I learned Firearms in the

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Alien Barracks

 

[Sonic Titan]

So I think I fucked up. I figured I would skill up swimming a bit, so I stepped into the water. I survived and skilled up, so I saved my game. However I went forward instead of back onto land and my party immediately drowned.

I figured I could just reload the game and back up instead. Nope. Half of my party immediately drowns when I load up the game. I happened to have my Caddy of life on hand so I used it to revive 3/4 of my dead party members. However my Aeorb sage is “immune to spell”. Wtf?

Am I about to cut my losses?

 

[whocares]

I will not eat the bugs. I will not live in a pod. I will not use 2FA.

 

[Incendax]

So I think I fucked up. I figured I would skill up swimming a bit, so I stepped into the water. I survived and skilled up, so I saved my game. However I went forward instead of back onto land and my party immediately drowned.

Load your other save.

 

[Morblot]

Half of my party immediately drowns when I load up the game.

Yeah, the game seemingly progresses a turn every time you load. I asked Cleve about it on Steam ages ago after saving my game while standing on lava and I think he said it's a feature.

Just never save in a dangerous spot.

 

[Sonic Titan]

Picked up a book of reanimate dead from Gorlo. Now to figure out how to get one of my unlearned casters to scribe it.

 

[Lady_Error]

Picked up a book of reanimate dead from Gorlo. Now to figure out how to get one of my unlearned casters to scribe it.

There is a Read Magic spell to improve spell scribing. Or you could just try scribing it again and again to get a good roll - and your magic skill will likely improve from the failures too.

Speaking of firearms, I think they might be bugged. Got three blasters on me and a bunch of different batteries. Equipped a rifle to test it, slotted 99 of whatever battery into the quiver slot, shot once and the entire stack was gone. Are you supposed to use specific ammo with specific rifles or what am I missing here?

Sounds like a bug, forwarded it to the bug thread on Steam.

Also, for anyone who did the Periwinkle area:

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Can you find some fish for the giants up top/can you feed them the fish intended for the other guys and get an alternative outcome there?

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I don't think so. The whole area seems like a pretty straightforward way to get some Phaser Rifles and ammo - you can't go back in time either.

 

[Lady_Error]

So I found that the Saurian is almost impossible to multiclass to a premium class because of their low numbers on several stats. The Naga do it well though and I went the Warrior -> Berserker -> Ranger -> Thief -> Pirate route, saving most of the extra stat points for the Pirate. Only needed to spend 5 to change to Ranger.

More questions:

- Has anyone found the password for the minigames area (Tattletale Circus) in the Nerukzhan woods?

- Is there any new content in the superdemo area of the game?

- How do you get into the Evil Place at midnight in the Raven Wildes?

 

[whocares]

I will not eat the bugs. I will not live in a pod. I will not use 2FA.

 

[Lady_Error]

Okay, maybe I'm missing something, but how do you use the teleport monolith in Samhain again? I lit the four orbs and try using the usual teleport item, but nothing happens. I remember that it worked before somehow.

 

[Lady_Error]

And another one: Can't get past the entrance gate in Gideon. Where do you get the key?

 

[whocares]

I will not eat the bugs. I will not live in a pod. I will not use 2FA.

 

[mondblut]

So apparently there are now something like "Premium NPC's" who will refuse to join if you have other NPC's - and "Normal NPC's" who don't mind.

Ego sword and ego axe always were like that.

 

[Gunnar]

How do you rescue the princess? I've killed the boss and now she's wandering around begging to be rescued. She won't join my party and I can't seem to complete the rescue in any way. I've spoken to her and the Khan several times, and gone over every keyword for both of them.

 

[whocares]

I will not eat the bugs. I will not live in a pod. I will not use 2FA.

 

[Dorateen]

how do you use the teleport monolith in Samhain again?

You would need the

Spoiler

moongate crystal

to activate it.

 

[Gunnar]

How do you rescue the princess? I've killed the boss and now she's wandering around begging to be rescued. She won't join my party and I can't seem to complete the rescue in any way. I've spoken to her and the Khan several times, and gone over every keyword for both of them.

She joined my party without any issue. Perhaps you have one of those "premium NPC's" with you? Try dismissing them and then recruiting the princess.

I don't have any NPCs in my party. Perhaps it's a bug? Is recruiting her the only way to resolve this quest? This is the only quest in the game I really dislike, nothing makes sense, nobody will cooperate with me yet they all claim they want my help? Morraha should just tell you what the password is and the princess should just say thank you for rescuing me and then go home, what is the purpose of having to remove one of your party members, bring the princess home, then run back to wherever your party member went to re-recruit them? It's just tedious running around to finish a quest you already completed even if it works properly.

 

[Zep Zepo]

ITT

Sperglings trying to make sense of a gigantic spergs vidya game.

It's hilarious.

Really.

Zep--

 

[Dorateen]

Is recruiting her the only way to resolve this quest?

Yes. This is an escort mission. For the purposes of her safety, you must dismiss a party member and have Dahlia join and bring her to the palace.

 

[mondblut]

Is recruiting her the only way to resolve this quest?

Yes. This is an escort mission. For the purposes of her safety, you must dismiss a party member and have Dahlia join and bring her to the palace.

That's not how it worked originally. She just went home on her own (or rather, she remained around IIRC, but killing the bosses sufficed). Did you kill both Shelach and the Psychopomp?

 

[Dorateen]

Is recruiting her the only way to resolve this quest?

Yes. This is an escort mission. For the purposes of her safety, you must dismiss a party member and have Dahlia join and bring her to the palace.

That's not how it worked originally. She just went home on her own (or rather, she remained around IIRC, but killing the bosses sufficed). Did you kill both Shelach and the Psychopomp?

I actually did skullheim first before even going to Kublai Axis and meeting the Khan Raji. Killed Shelach and Psychopomp and "rescued" the princess. But left her waiting in the cell. I had to come back later, dismiss a party member and recruit Dahlia to physically take her back to the palace.

Based on what Gunnar said, it describes the experience I had as well, that the NPC had to be in the party in order to complete the quest. Might have been something Cleve changed in one of the updates last year, because I thought I read something about Dahlia not reappearing for some people.

 

[Lady_Error]

how do you use the teleport monolith in Samhain again?

You would need the

Spoiler

moongate crystal

to activate it.

Well, that's the usual teleport item you use on monoliths everywhere, but it doesn't work on the Samhain Monolith.

A question about the Tower of Knossos: I got the hidden blade, but using it on the two spiderwebs doesn't seem to work?

EDIT: Never mind, had to sleep at the monolith first.

 

[Gunnar]

Is recruiting her the only way to resolve this quest?

Yes. This is an escort mission. For the purposes of her safety, you must dismiss a party member and have Dahlia join and bring her to the palace.

That's not how it worked originally. She just went home on her own (or rather, she remained around IIRC, but killing the bosses sufficed). Did you kill both Shelach and the Psychopomp?

Yeah. The funny thing is I went back to talk to Morraha and according to her the princess has been rescued and is back home.

I stumbled upon the artsy ending while exploring. It's interesting but not a particularly satisfying ending, I'm going to keep going and see what else I can figure out. Lots of password places I can't get into. Can anyone give me a hint about where to find the name of the genie?

Nobody knows. Cleve said that the name and the codes for the wishes can be found with Mindread - the question is whose mind should be read. The Djinn is blank.

People found the name in the resource files, but not in the game itself AFAIK.

I found a thing about a genies name in the chambers below the palace but you need Ancient History to read it and I don't have anyone with that skill.

 

[Lady_Error]

Does anyone remember how to access the Spiral Deathtrap through the Hold of Knossos? I already got the Knossos tablet itself, slept in the place with the evil face flower, etc. Also put some stuff on the pressure plate there, but the gate remains closed.

EDIT: Okay, I guess I closed the pit too early and cannot get to Spiral Deathtrap. Looks like there is only a normal loot chest there that I miss out on anyway. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1107532654