i've never heard of the carapace being dropped in MM.... Reguarding getting
to the piano room. dont go to the secret room, go to the main entrance of
the castle, you can invis the whole way to to the room and nothing will agro
you (not me anyways). Once you go in, you have to go into the middle hall
then take the first right (something like that) its hard to explain, easier
to show as i've only been there 2 times
Minkin
Sol Ro
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reece, Tom - 25IDL G4 [SMTP:g4mntofcr@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 2:26 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: [eqbards] Quest components in MM (was AC Dilemma)
>
> From: "Reece, Tom - 25IDL G4" <g4mntofcr@...>
>
> I have also followed a similar strategy to acquire the quest components.
> So
> far I have eight pieces but have yet to find anyone selling a lambent
> stone.
>
>
> For the past two weeks, I have been hanging out in MM trying to get a
> lute.
> I guess my timing has been bad because the times I have been online, none
> of
> the higher level characters are camping the music room where the gypsies
> spawn. As a 26th level bard, the furthest into MM I have gone is the
> courtyard and the secret room with four doors near the graveyard. I know
> where the secret walls are that lead up into the castle but have not dared
> to go any further (I assume that mobs will see through my invis song if I
> go
> upstairs). Would appreciate it if someone can give me directions to the
> music(piano) room from the secret room just in case someone finds a gypsy
> lute and is willing to give it away or sell the looting rights.
>
> Many times while camping besides the lake, massive trains will go by
> heading
> to the zone. I've sat there and watched to see if any gypsies are part of
> the train. So far there haven't been any. I am beginning to believe that
> parties have no incentive to camp the music room if a bard isn't in the
> party. As a result, I am contemplating leaving MM and only returning when
> I
> am 32d level. At that point, I can offer to be a mana bard in exchange
> for
> the parties agreeing to help me get the gypsy lute. I think that is
> probably the best course of action because I can't get the lambent
> breastplate until I also get the basalt carapace. Once again, my chances
> of
> finding a party to help me get the basalt carapace are much better if I
> can
> sing the mana song.
>
> One last thing concerning the basalt carapace. Last night in MM another
> bard was auctioning to purchase looting rights for a basalt carapace. I
> told him that they were found on the gargoyles in Lower Guk. He told me
> that they could also be looted off the tougher gargoyles in MM. I have
> never heard of anyone getting a basalt carapace in MM. Can anyone
> confirm
> if this is a possibility. I do know for a fact that the black silk gloves
> are dropped by mobs other than the deathly usher. I have personally seen
> a
> deathly aegis and a deathly harbinger drop the gloves. I guess its
> possible
> that the basalt carapace can be dropped by mobs other than those told to
> you
> by the quest giver in Solusek temple.
>
> Galtin of E'ci
>
> > Actually I have been hunting parts for lambent armor since it where
> added.
> > Until now I have:
> > 1 lambent stone, bought for 30pp.
> > 1 Shin greavers
> > 1 Shin gauntlets
> > I looted the shin stuff in LGuk with help of some of my higher level
> > friends/guild, but I would not think that it would be to hard to get
> them
> > by
> > just going there and waiting. Got the gaunts from another person who did
> a
> > /shout Gaunts to loot at entrance.
> >
> > 1 Dark bracelet (sp?)
> > The Dark bracelet was aquired during my normal fighting in Unrest.
> >
> > Currently I am trying to get the Icy greavers, but my main problem is
> that
> > no
> > one on Bertox seems to hunt in Perma during my normal playing hours
> > (evenings
> > CET around 8-12PST), but getting to king room is not a problem if
> someone
> > is
> > keeping the area around the first gate clear. Anyone else notice that
> > invisio
> > seems to fail EVERY time you get near it (Atleast it did when I was 23
> > havent
> > tried at 24 yet)?
> > Well I was in one group who camped the king room for some time and it
> was
> > not
> > tough to hold for a group of level 23-30 or so people with the right
> > pulling
> > strategi.
> > When I get the icy's I will be of to MM again to try and get the gloves
> > and
> > lute. Or maybe the karanas to get a griffene charm.
> > So dont give up. You can get the stuff with a bit of help. Just give
> > yourself
> > time to get to know the zones where the items is - and how to get there.
> > Using your invisio song you can go far in on your own to get the loot.
> >
> >
>
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