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== Walkthrough == | == Walkthrough == | ||
=== The | === The Shadow Curse === | ||
After entering into the Shadow-Cursed Lands, the party | After entering into the Shadow-Cursed Lands, the party are presented with an abundance of torches, and encouraged to carry them by either a Harper or a goblin depending on how {{Quest|Travel to Moonrise Towers}} was resolved. The reason why becomes abundantly clear as the party are exposed to the shadows and takes Necrotic damage that doubles with every turn. The party must find a way to traverse the area safely. | ||
It is technically possible to travel through the Shadow-Cursed Lands with only torches. When | It is technically possible to travel through the Shadow-Cursed Lands with only torches. When approaching Moonrise Towers, the curse is too powerful and begins causing Necrotic damage, however. If a party member loses all their hitpoints while cursed, they gain the [[Umbral Influx]] status and, if they aren't helped, are resurrected as an undead creature and attack the party. The party member can be saved by defeating them and then resurrecting them. | ||
=== The convoy of the Cult of the Absolute === | === The convoy of the Cult of the Absolute === | ||
If the party used the [[Mountain Pass]] route, as part of {{Quest|Travel through the Mountain Pass}}, then a goblin greets them and asks if they are the True Soul the goblin is expecting. The goblin tells the party to grab a torch, stick to the light as much as possible, and go to the rendezvous point to wait for the guide to Moonrise Towers. This starts {{Quest|Follow the Convoy}}. | If the party used the [[Mountain Pass]] route, as part of {{Quest|Travel through the Mountain Pass}}, then a goblin greets them and asks if they are the True Soul the goblin is expecting. The goblin tells the party to grab a torch, stick to the light as much as possible, and go to the rendezvous point to wait for the guide to Moonrise Towers. This starts {{Quest|Follow the Convoy}}. | ||
Approach the rendezvous point and an orc named {{CharLink|Kansif}} asks if they have what is needed to summon the guide. To summon the Drider guide, Vez explains that a special lyre is needed - the {{SmRarityItem|Spider's Lyre}}. This lyre can be looted off {{CharLink|Minthara|Minthara's}} corpse if she was killed or knocked out during {{Quest|Defeat the Goblins}}, gifted by Minthara if she was sided with during {{Quest|Raid the Grove}}, or by rescuing {{CharLink|Nere}} in {{Quest|Free True Soul Nere}} and siding with him. Once the lyre has been produced, a Performance check (DC 16) is prompted, but the result is the same whether it's passed or failed - the guide just makes a snide comment if it was played poorly. If the party | Approach the rendezvous point and an orc named {{CharLink|Kansif}} asks if they have what is needed to summon the guide. To summon the Drider guide, Vez explains that a special lyre is needed - the {{SmRarityItem|Spider's Lyre}}. This lyre can be looted off {{CharLink|Minthara|Minthara's}} corpse if she was killed or knocked out during {{Quest|Defeat the Goblins}}, gifted by Minthara if she was sided with during {{Quest|Raid the Grove}}, or by rescuing {{CharLink|Nere}} in {{Quest|Free True Soul Nere}} and siding with him. Once the lyre has been produced, a Performance check (DC 16) is prompted, but the result is the same whether it's passed or failed - the guide just makes a snide comment if it was played poorly. If the party do not have the lyre, then they can summon the guide using illithid powers (Wisdom DC 14). Additionally, Barbarians, Sorcerers, Bards, Clerics, and Paladins all have special dialogue to summon the guide. | ||
The guide in question is a Drider named {{CharLink|Kar'niss}}. He owns a functioning {{SmRarityItem|Moonlantern}} and has been tasked with shuttling cultist initiates to Moonrise Towers. | The guide in question is a Drider named {{CharLink|Kar'niss}}. He owns a functioning {{SmRarityItem|Moonlantern}} and has been tasked with shuttling cultist initiates to Moonrise Towers. He'll ferry the party to Moonrise. Once agreeing, Kar'niss takes off and the party must remain in the glow of his Moonlantern to stave off the shadow curse. | ||
During the trek, a group of Harpers ambush the convoy. The | During the trek, a group of Harpers ambush the convoy. The part can betray the convoy and help the Harpers, or fight alongside the convoy in the hopes of being more convincing at Moonrise. If siding with the Harpers, they take the drider's Moonlantern and refer the party to the [[Last Light Inn]]. If avoiding making {{CharLink|Jaheira}} hostile at the Inn, then the party can get the Moonlantern by speaking with {{CharLink|Isobel}}. If sticking with the convoy, then Kar'niss safely guides the party to the front entrance to [[Moonrise Towers]]. | ||
If the party | If the party had already been to Last Light Inn and avoided making Jaheira hostile at the Inn and sided with the Harpers, the harpers will question the party after defeating the convoy and demand "Jaheira's godsend" explain their presence: the party can either blame the ambush for ruining their infiltration (persuasion DC16) or lie that they were captured by the convoy (deception dc16). Failing either will turn the ambushing Harpers hostile(only them). Succeeding either will lead to the Harpers handing over the {{SmRarityItem|Moonlantern}}. | ||
==== Finishing the drider's convoy ==== | ==== Finishing the drider's convoy ==== | ||
Kar'niss brings the party to Moonrise Towers safely, as promised, but he doesn't relinquish his Moonlantern. In order to acquire the Moonlantern, the party must earn it by appeasing a specific disciple, Disciple {{CharLink|Z'rell}0. After a cutscene with Z'rell and {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}, the party | Kar'niss brings the party to Moonrise Towers safely, as promised, but he doesn't relinquish his Moonlantern. In order to acquire the Moonlantern, the party must earn it by appeasing a specific disciple, Disciple {{CharLink|Z'rell}0. After a cutscene with Z'rell and {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}, the party are tasked to dispatch some goblins and then meet with Z'rell upstairs. Speak to her, and she telepathically connects with the party to see how the goblins died. Next, she tries to figure out if the party are loyal to the Absolute. The player character can attempt to distract her with romantic thoughts of their love interest (Persuasion DC 14), fill their mind with fake love for the Absolute (Deception DC 14), distract her with their hunger for power, or use a special dialogue for Monks, Rogues, or Fighters. | ||
If successful, Z'rell gives the party a new task - track down {{CharLink|Balthazar}}, a servant of Thorm's who the cult has lost contact with. He was last seen at the [[Grand Mausoleum|Thorm Mausoleum]]. Z'rell gives the party a key to his room and instructs them to take a Moonlantern and touch nothing else. Thorm's room is on the same floor, past the library. The Moonlantern is in a box near a wooden desk in the centre of the room (just south of the telescope).{{note|While in Balthazar's room, Gale can make a special Moonlantern as part of {{Quest|Balthazar's Experiment}}. However, this lantern does not provide the protective function of a Moonlantern.}} | If successful, Z'rell gives the party a new task - track down {{CharLink|Balthazar}}, a servant of Thorm's who the cult has lost contact with. He was last seen at the [[Grand Mausoleum|Thorm Mausoleum]]. Z'rell gives the party a key to his room and instructs them to take a Moonlantern and touch nothing else. Thorm's room is on the same floor, past the library. The Moonlantern is in a box near a wooden desk in the centre of the room (just south of the telescope).{{note|While in Balthazar's room, Gale can make a special Moonlantern as part of {{Quest|Balthazar's Experiment}}. However, this lantern does not provide the protective function of a Moonlantern.}} | ||
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If the party used the elevator in [[Grymforge]] as part of {{Quest|Travel through the Underdark}}, they encounter some Harper Scouts, led by Harper {{CharLink|Lassandra}}. The Harpers are suspicious and order the party forward, when a harper named {{CharLink|Yonas}} is overwhelmed by a [[Shadow]] and transformed by the shadow curse. A fight breaks out between the newly transformed Yonas, seven Shadows, and the Harpers. | If the party used the elevator in [[Grymforge]] as part of {{Quest|Travel through the Underdark}}, they encounter some Harper Scouts, led by Harper {{CharLink|Lassandra}}. The Harpers are suspicious and order the party forward, when a harper named {{CharLink|Yonas}} is overwhelmed by a [[Shadow]] and transformed by the shadow curse. A fight breaks out between the newly transformed Yonas, seven Shadows, and the Harpers. | ||
After the battle, Lassandra thanks the party and urges them to carry a torch, as it's enough for the edges of the Shadow-Cursed Land. She tells them there is one place safe from the curse, the [[Last Light Inn]], and marks it on the map. If | After the battle, Lassandra thanks the party and urges them to carry a torch, as it's enough for the edges of the Shadow-Cursed Land. She tells them there is one place safe from the curse, the [[Last Light Inn]], and marks it on the map. If avoiding hostility with {{CharLink|Jaheira}}, she introduces the party to {{CharLink|Isobel}} who grants a Blessing of {{CharLink|Selune}} to stave off the lesser affects of the curse. By this conversation {{-}} when the speaking with Jaheira inside the inn {{-}} the cultist will no longer be present near the exit of the mountain pass to start the sub-quest {{Quest|Follow the Convoy}}. If the party protects Isobel in {{Quest|Resolve the Abduction}}, a group of Harpers led by Harper {{CharLink|Branthos}} state they are preparing to ambush a cultist convoy. The party can either go with the group immediately or catch up with them later, as the ambush site is marked on their map. Talk to Branthos at the ambush site to begin. | ||
[[File:Convoy Ambush Quest.jpg|thumb|The convoy approaches the ambush spot.]] | [[File:Convoy Ambush Quest.jpg|thumb|The convoy approaches the ambush spot.]] | ||