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Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:28 am Hmm. The quest log looks very simple and straight-forward ... here is what it says:
So ... I went to the village, went to the church, spoke to the priest. He told me how to get to the damn place ... but the place still doesn't light up on my map, consarn it!
I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall with this game, unfortunately.
*** TWO SECONDS LATER ... ***
Hold on ... I can't believe it. All I had to do was go to Dyrford Crossing (just to the south of this place) and then go north. That simple. And I missed it. @ self
Aiiiiiiiiieeeeeee ... don't mind me. I just had a massive brain fart, I guess. Oops!

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:55 am Well -- huzzah! PoE is nearly done. I've finished Act 3 (i.e. the city is burning, the Duc is dead) and got access to the elf-city (Elm's Reach and all the rest of it).
Now I just have to pray to the gods, pick on and do a quest for him/her, jump in some old pit and ... somehow kill Thaos. No pressure. But I've done all the side-quests (almost), as well as all the companion quests (almost - just haven't done the ones for Durance or the Mourning Woman ... because frankly, they get on my nerves. Durance, because he's so abrasive and self-righteous; Mourning Woman, because she never comes to the bloody point!)
Anyway, just doing one last side-quest for the Vailians (sp?) and then it's time to finish this, I hope. My characters are all level 16 now. I guess they can't advance past this? Can they advance past it during The White March?

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 5:51 pm Ah, crap. Any idea why they capped it at 20? In NWN1, IIRC, you can continue all the way to level 40.

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:35 pm Hmm. OK -- I have two questions, then.
1. Is there a class you would recommend? I noticed the party already has three tanks (a fighter, paladin and barbarian); one cleric, one ranger, one druid, one wizard, and one rogue.
I'm currently playing as fighter, but I suppose I should try a rogue next? I'm constantly thrown by how many locks I can't pick and how many monsters I can't sneak by.
2. Are there "Prestige" classes like there are in D&D? I think I noticed something about that when I levelled up, but I never got the chance to try these classes (if they even exist).

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:06 am Ah, OK -- I have a follow-up question:
1. Sorry, when I said "prestige classes", I meant "subclasses" -- for instance, Rogues in Pillars of Eternity 2 can become Assassins, Streetfighters, Tricksters, or "Debonaires".
Can such a thing be done in POE1?
2. Anyway .............. POE1 is done!!!!! Done, done, done. Yay! \o/
What now?

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:33 pm Thanks!

I started replaying it last night as rogue. Now that I know more about the world and what to expect, it's more fun ... the first time was like "Hang on, what the *heck* was that?"

One thought about the ending here: the ruler of the Gilded Vale (I forget his name) is a huge cheat. I help Kolsc to kill this guy, and in the end, he resurrects himself (what? ) and terrorises the Gilded Vale again, this time as some kind of death knight. WTF? What's the point of killing the guy, if the game cheats and brings him back?

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:20 am Eh? *confused* When do you kill him again? I'm talking about the ending here, after you finally beat Evil Religiious Dude ( ) and turn off his machine. Then, the epilogue talks about how the ruler of the Gilded Vale came back to life and terrorised the Gilded Vale ... and then it's game over, and I can't do anything about it. I mean, what?
Do I get a chance to kill him again? If so, I never knew about it - no-one ever told me (or gave me a quest, or anything). Is there a quest to kill this Cheater McCheat-Face? If so, what happens? How do I get this quest?

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 6:00 pm Oh! *looks it up* Do you mean The Champion of Berath quest?
I didn't even know the quest existed. Now I do.