THE REST OF TiSL : FAQs
This section is a small FAQ concerning some of those side-stories and side-quests which are not related to the main story (Chapters 1-10). Only FAQs about the most important of those (numerous) side-stories/quests are listed here, along with truly recurrent FAQs (even one or two related to the main story).
1) How do I
find (insert whatever you want to find)?
Folks
... use detect secret and/or the search button. But above all,
use your brains, pay attention, persevere, and you'll find
"it" soon enough! <wink>
2)
How do I get into Chlorapyroshyndragosuur's lair?
Again
... use that detect secret spell and/or that search button. The
same principle applies to get into Icingbreath's lair.
3)
I'm in a secret tunnel ... but I just can't get to (insert
whatever place you want to go to)!
As
you may have guessed from the spoilers given in Chapters 1-10,
secret tunnels/passages do not always go straight North, or East,
or West, or South. Sometimes, you have to step diagonally to
continue in the tunnel (or at least remain in the right direction
you need to go to get to that other place). Again, folks, use
your brains and think things through! Above all, be patient and
persevere! <wink>
4)
How do I get the Gem of Ptaraz?
As
with almost everything in TiSL, there are many ways (or pathways
of action) to acquire the gem. The easiest way is to agree to
Tanira's deal. She'll get you where you need to be to free
Ptaraz, without any hassle, and ole Ptaraz himself will give you
his gem as thanks for bringing him and Tanira back together
(well, at least in "spirit")!
5)
Help! I'm trapped in (insert wherever you are trapped) and I
can't get out!
First,
hit the encounter button and attempt to use rope, or cast
phase/teleport/fantastic wings/hover (or use items with similar
powers). If all else fails, hit the encounter button and speak
the word "home" ... this will teleport you back near
Aranys. Never underestimate the power of the encounter button!
<wink>
6) I
have the Writ of the Ancients ... what do I need it for?
The
Writ allows you to enter a buried temple of Codan under the
sewers of Tanirith ... in there, you'll meet the Oracle of Vaanya
(again, explore, detect secret and search the sewers to get
there!) <wink>
7)
Where is the Crown of Power I need to retreive for the Oracle of
Vaanya?
It
lies somewhere in the dungeon under the ruined castle buried in
the sewers of Tanirith (yet again: detect, search, explore,
detect, search, explore ... <wink>).
8) I
accepted to kill Night Blossom for A.D. ... where do I find her?
Night
Blossom has rented a suite in the Wildboar Inn. You would need to
rent a suite there as well to have access to this area of the
inn. Btw: you can deal with her any time you want, and however
you want, even after you have defeated A.D.
9) I
accepted to kill Jarad Noll for A.D. ... how do I get to him?
First,
go to the house in Tanirith where it is rumored that an
Assassins' Guild is operating. The assassins will then speak to
you and tell you to go see their "sponsor" ... who is
(not surprisingly) Golam Thrall. Go see Golam, who will give you
the instructions on how to get to Jarad Noll. Otherwise, the
assassins never reveal their presence (but they will do so
aplenty in WiSL ... <wink>)
10) I
accepted to find Nessar's monocle for Zaran and Areyna ... I
found Nessar's body in the Tlaran caves, but no monocle! What
now?
In
this case, you have Bane's orb (which Nessar had stolen from
Druroxx Bane). Just go find the archlich (who is residing in
seclusion in the Tlaran caves) ... and either accept the exchange
of the orb for the monocle, or fight him for the whole
kit-n-kaboodle! Alternatively, speak first with Bane, then find
Nessar's body, then go back to see Bane ...
11)
I've been thrown in jail for life in (insert city name)! What do
I do now?
In
TiSL, one has to live with the consequences of one's actions and
(criminal) behavior. This is an example of such consequences ...
and in this example, the game is over. Either you start a fresh
new game, or go back to a saved game where you had not yet
commited the act which lands you in jail for life later on ...
Similarly, if you end up in a small jail for lesser crimes, you
only have to wait out your sentence ...
12) I
accepted to kill Icingbreath ... but how do I get to the Snowy
Rockies?
The
easiest way is to find the lake in the Rockies Proper (just south
of Gnomilar) where an old mariner lives in seclusion. If you have
a keg of Dwarven Hall mead, he'll let you use his boat to sail
west to the Snowy Rockies ... (to find the lake and the old
mariner, again use detect secret and explore! <wink>).
13) I
fought Zaran and Areyna, and defeated them. But now the Wildboar
Inn is closed to me! What now?
The
Wildboar Inn will remain closed because you offed it's rightfull
owners. See point 11) above concerning living with the
consequences of one's actions. If there were things you would
still need to do or find in the Inn, then ... you'll have no
choice but start over.
14)
I'm tired of wandering around the sewers, battling the monsters
there, and having to get out to heal, and then to go back to
retrace my steps over and over again!
Near
where you land in the sewers, when you use the secret entrance
under the Park Monument, you'll find Robbard (a priest of
Lharishar) who'll provide healing services as if you were in a
temple ... Furthermore, the first time you visit him, he'll tell
you about a band of marauders who possess a sewer key, which
allows you to open steel-shut and locked grid-doors in the
sewers. Btw: some trap doors in the sewers just cannot be opened
in TiSL ... but you will be able to open them in WiSL
<wink>
15) I
can't cross to (insert land level where you want to cross to)! Is
this a bug?
Nope.
As mentioned in the opening credits of TiSL, one must use the
arrow keys to cross from one land level to another one adjacent
to it; same thing applies if you are in a boat. If this doesn't
work, then either a) there is no adjacent level to cross to, or
b) there is an obstacle directly in front of you but on the
adjacent level you are trying to cross to (just move one step
aside either way, then try crossing again; try this until it
works).
16)
Well, I've defeated the Overlords and completed the main story of
TiSL. What now?
There
are plenty of places to explore and nasties to encounter
throughout the Sword Lands (for example, the pyrohydra or the
fire giants of the Volcanic Rockies, the ice trolls of the Snowy
Rockies, the numerous nasties in the Tlaran caves, etc.).
Alternatively, start a new game, but make different choices or do
things in different order than those suggested in this spoiler
sheet: you'll see that there are many ways to go through TiSL,
with some of them being dead-ends (or outright killers)! You
could even get different dialogues and results ... so, try these
"alternate possibilities" if you feel like it!
<wink>
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