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8665
... I have never seen a guide for an Alky. You could probably come up with some diverse characters depending on what your definition of Ultimate was. Would...
briantrleavitt
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Dec 2, 2007
7:00 pm
8666
... At 20 the best you could do would probably be Student. Wouldn't start with any formulae, though. The path of an alchemist really beats on Str/End. The...
merle
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Dec 2, 2007
7:12 pm
8667
Don't forget the Oblate. No loss of Str/End (other than normal ageing), and you get the same number of formulae as an Alchemist (though not master). You can...
Greg Woodstock
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Dec 2, 2007
11:53 pm
8668
... depending on ... cap? Like ... route ... Master ... start with ... cancelling ... Agl). ... about ... or so ... play, ... spend ... See, I didn't know...
darbyeckles
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Dec 3, 2007
5:13 pm
8669
If I was "powergaming", IŽd make a 30 years old oblate/oblate/oblate. They get better alchemy than a student, as well as a formula, and they dont lose str or...
diogopdias
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Dec 3, 2007
10:56 pm
8670
This was one of my 5 favorite games of all-time and was only wondering a day or two ago if I could find version and play it. I had no idea there was a group...
kdc_3_99
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Dec 11, 2007
9:07 pm
8671
Hi Ken. Willkommen! Can you say precisely what the error message is? Thx! Danke. -mwirkk ... [mwirkk -snip] ... [mwirkk -snip]...
Matt Wirkkala
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Dec 11, 2007
9:44 pm
8672
Could you tell me pls how you overcome the problem with the low memory to run the game under XP? Handel ... From: "kdc_3_99" <kdc_3_99@...> To:...
Handel
bamamamu
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Dec 11, 2007
10:22 pm
8673
My download didn't work in XP. So I'm not sure I can answer that. However, from some advice from one of the lists' members, I chatted and asked him how he got...
kdc_3_99
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Dec 11, 2007
10:55 pm
8674
Well, I also said to download and use a frontend (like DosShell) called D.O.G. Which you didn;t do. So my advice was DOSBox plus a front end and you have it...
John
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Dec 11, 2007
11:38 pm
8675
I know the trick with DosBox; but I remained with the impression when you started your game under XP w/o DosBox it at least tried to run (before getting the...
Handel
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Dec 12, 2007
2:51 am
8676
... That is extremely unusual. By default, DosBox allocates multiple megabytes of memory, and thus should not encounter the 640k problem....
Patrick Wong
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Dec 12, 2007
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8677
I have no problem running it with DosBox. I mean I am still trying to run it directly under XP and it seems to the only probelm are few kb conventional memory....
Handel
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Dec 12, 2007
3:28 am
8678
... Actually nine years last August, in this incarnation. There was a previous group (long time before Yahoo bought up the company that bought up the company...
Michel Boucher
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Dec 12, 2007
1:46 pm
8679
hi there! i'm new here to the group i'm running darklands in xp with vdmsound and works fine & its easier to configure. now all i have to do is get away from...
Quin
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Dec 12, 2007
6:39 pm
8680
Could someone explain to me the pupose of these skills? The manual isn't very clear on a lot of them. Religion: Virtue: Speak Latin: Read & Write: It seems...
kdc_3_99
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Dec 14, 2007
12:36 am
8681
... From: "kdc_3_99" <kdc_3_99@...> To: <darklands@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:36 AM Subject: [darklands] Question on skills ... ...
Allan Mills
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Dec 14, 2007
1:57 am
8682
1) when speaking to the alchemist does your party leader do the talking? or the person with the highest alchemy? 2) What equation is Read n Write used for?...
kdc_3_99
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Dec 15, 2007
5:35 pm
8683
... The party leader always does the talking. For everything except trading formulae I use the leader with the best SpkC and Chr, but when trading, success...
merle
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Dec 15, 2007
7:33 pm
8684
... Now I wonder: I have never seen duplicate relics. Once you give them away, I assume they just disappear from the save game. But if there are never any...
merle
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Dec 15, 2007
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8685
1) is 20Q plate mail better than 30Q Brigandine? 1a) if so, is it simply because it is plate? 2) What are the best weapons of each type? edged, bludg, pole,...
kdc_3_99
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Dec 16, 2007
6:07 am
8686
... Well, without going into the entire combat system (it's a few pages in the clue book), for each 10Q that armour or weapons varies, damage after penetration...
Greg Woodstock
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Dec 16, 2007
7:42 am
8687
apparently I did something bad and have no idea what I did. The monks won't let me in in the cities anymore. How do I fix this??? -Ken...
kdc_3_99
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Dec 16, 2007
9:24 am
8688
What's the virtue of your party members? Greg ... From: "kdc_3_99" <kdc_3_99@...> To: <darklands@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:24 PM...
Greg Woodstock
gpw87
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Dec 16, 2007
9:52 am
8689
... Indeed! If you search back through the forums there are discussions of the merits (based different playing styles) about every six months. I tend towards...
merle
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Dec 16, 2007
4:58 pm
8690
Not great, but just starting 5,10,12,5 -Ken ... http://www.darklands.net/...
kdc_3_99
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Dec 16, 2007
6:25 pm
8691
... I'll do that... ... What's interesting is that I didn't know that weapon speed was a factor other than bows/MDVS. Where can I find a copy of the clue book?...
kdc_3_99
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Dec 16, 2007
6:30 pm
8692
www.replacementdocs.com - search for Darklands and all the docs, including clue book, map, manual, etc will be listed....
John
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Dec 16, 2007
6:46 pm
8693
If none of your characters have at least 15 virtue, monks won't allow you into monasteries....
diogopdias
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Dec 16, 2007
10:12 pm
8694
On my last party, each character had a copy of dunstan's hammer, all of them retrieved from mines and great monasteries. I think the game tries its best to...
diogopdias
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