12 Kill Run: Class Build and Guide

[Omnicron]

I made a character to try and finish the game with as few kills as possible, and I got to 23, but after thinking about some of my kills and reading some comments by MadDemiurg I managed to reduce to the count to 12, PotD difficulty solo  I was encouraged to try again by some ideas I had for the factions and the problem I had of not being able to reproduce my stealth through Ciliban Rilag, so I felt a do-over would be appropriate. (see http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/78862-relative-pacifist-achievement/)

 

I enjoy this approach to games so I hope anyone else out there like me will benefit from this. Thank you Obsidian for making this approach possible Although there are a few places where the dialogue does not match up, like telling the looters in Madhmr Bridge that I killed their two guards, or telling Saeda that I killed his parents as "Honest" options when I sneaked past them

 

 

 

 

Any Class can do pacifist run, but I think only a Rogue can get to 12 kills due to skills and talents and a priest will follow closely behind (waiting on MadDemiurg for his thoughts on that )

 

I will give a few tips of stats, items, skills, talents, and how to navigate certain areas with a rogue if anyone else wants to try it. For me the joy was figuring it out, so the guide is nicely sectioned into areas which will allow you to only read the info you want and not spoil anything you want to figure out. Without trying to spoil anything however, I would strongly suggest in investing in benevolent and aggressive dispositions for Stormwall Gorge.

 

Overall the kills for me were 4 in the starting encampment, 5 in Heritage Hill, and 3 when fighting Thaos and his two statues. Everything else can be avoided even if some of it is a bit cheese to get below 19. Purnisc does not count as a kill, so go ahead and complete the quest related to him that way.

 

In terms of XP, you will have enough to get to level 11 but not 12. Before jumping down the pit I had 50050 xp and just before fighting Thaos I was at 60747 xp which included disarming three traps. So there is a little over 10 000 experience down there if you want to skip a quest you can calculate if you will make it to level 11 before fighting him. (Very Important, if you are still level 10 and want the last bit of experience to level up then walk slowly towards the area which triggers the last fight, a few meters before the conversation trigger you get awarded a large lump of xp)

 

 

 

General Tips for how to deal with encounters:

 

Switch Auto Attacks off, your character attacking from Shadowing Beyond will make you cry, and you want to avoid your summons killing anything.

Generally speaking you can Stealth though everything. Even at 9 Stealth with sugar you can do the Temple in Gilded Vale and at 10 Stealth you can do Dyrford Crossing.

Engagement works in a funny way, once an enemy has selected you for an attack it has to touch you to realise you are invisible. Due to this mechanic using Shadowing Beyond can be quite tricky since you have to make sure you have allowed all enemies to disengage so that no one is following you. Also once combat ends, so will Shadowing Beyond, so sometimes you need to use a figurine to lengthen combat so that you can run the full distance while invisible.

 

Choice of Race:

Wood Elf seems to be the ideal racial choice since I basically built a ranged rogue and I have a strategy for keeping my distance from Thaos.

 

In my first game however I played a Human because I wanted max resolve and it worked out really well, so I am guessing any Human, Aumaua, Dwarf, or Elf will do just fine

 

I would avoid Orlan since you are getting +2 to Per which you do not want and the racial bonuses do not help you. I would also avoid the Godlikes since any of their abilities is not as useful as being able to wear headgear which grants whisper of treason.

 

Character Statistics:

 

Might: Fairly important to kill Thaos quickly. Fee free to max it and drop Con if you want but I was fine at about 14.

 

Constitution:  can be dumped, but I was more comfortable at 10 for when I got hit by mobs inbetween casting a figurine and activating Shadowing Beyond, but if Thaos engages you, you are dead anyway so it is really up to you.

 

Dexterity: For quicker actions and recovery I highly recommend it. I was fine at 16, not sure about the parameters for this one and how dropping or rasing it will affect your game.

 

Perception:  Dump it, you never need this stat for engaging or avoiding combat.

 

Intelligence: Very important for the duration of Shadowing Beyond and there is a 19 Int conversation check (which you can easy get to with +4 int rest and buffs). I was fine at 16, but you can Max it if you want.

 

Resolve: I am happy at 18, but after looking at the checks you can get away with 16 if you are happy to rely on rest & items and even food to boost you. The hardest conversation check is 20 in Twin Elms.

 

Equipment:

Armour: Angio’s Gambeson is easy to buy in Dyrwood Villiage, and extremely helpful with the movespeed buff spellbind. It has no cast-time or cooldown so you can use this and Shadowing Beyond basically at the same time (there is also some strange behaviour which allows you to cast the buff without going visible while in Shadowing Beyond).

 

Rings: In both playthroughs I forgot about rings, so apparently you will be fine without them. Basically you don’t need Deflection or Saves because you are avoiding combat, even in the last fight you use charm, confusion , and figurines to keep the attention off you. So anything which gives stats or useful skills is awesome.

 

Amulet/Cloak:  Glanfathan Adraswen for the lore bonus. Sadly it is random loot and I did not know this, so I have no idea where I picked it up. If you did not find this you can still get a scroll which increases your lore in the upper floor of Hadret House for the last battle (see Skills). +3 Dex cloak from Deomenals should be a fine alternative, same as the rings in reasoning, try find something which increases stats or gives utility. I did not wear anything useful and did fine in my second run.

 

Boots: Stealth Boots which can be bought from Doemenal merchant for rogue, or there is a pair open to any class in Raedric hold dungeon in the trapped container in the room which lets you up to the captain of the guard on day 20. I only swapped these out when I got boots of Speed for the final fight.

 

Gloves: Gloves of Mechanics for most of the game and then Rotfinger Gloves for last battle. I consistently found the Gloves of mechanics in Lord Readric’s study on day 19 on all my games, and I do not think this run is possible without them. If you want to avoid killing Nedmar for the key you will need to have 6 mechanics (which you give points to asap), a rest bonus, and some lockpicks, this allows you to get past the door in time without compromising your stealth ability for other quests. Rotfinger gloves on the other hand is great for the debuffs to allow for deathblows vs Thaos and to slow him down to keep your distance.

 

Weapon: I used fine hunting bow for most of the game until I picked up Lenas Er. I like the debuff the weapon applies and the fact that it has rending and fires quickly

 

Headgear: I used Munacra Arret for the Whisper of Treason which works really well against the Headsman in the last fight.

 

Belt: Same as rings, used belts which increased my stats in both games.

 

Talents:

 

There is no particular order for taking these (I think this was my order?), take Fast runner and Shadowing beyond asap and you should be fine:

1.       Crippling Strike: (very useful, helped me a lot even in the last fight)

2.       Fast Runner (very useful all the time, helps you keep your distance from Thaos too)    

3.       Escape: (Very limited application since it breaks stealth and it seems to have a long recovery time, but I would still take it for a few encounters where it works really well to get on the other side of enemies, soonest application for me was in Sewers where Shadowing Beyond was not enough)

4.       Shadowing Beyond (essential obviously)

5.       Deep Pockets (makes the last fight possible)

6.       Reckless Assault (Helps with Accuracy and damage vs Thaos, same as Weapon focus)

7.       Weapon Focus Peasant (helped I am sure, still missed 50% of my shots even with this).

8.       Deep Wounds (also super good in last fight, won’t say no to free damage)

9.       Marksman (since I am keeping my distance it makes it easier to hit Thaos)

10.   Finishing Blow ( Very useful: In combination with deathblows I got 88 damage on Thaos with this skill. I find Thaos hard to hit and the added accuracy on this skill makes it easier to finish him off. Used it twice in a row when he was badly wounded with the rotfinger debuff and killed him)

11.   Deathblows: Makes the most of the Rotfinger Gloves’ debuff.

Envenomed Strike looks tempting, but I really wanted to max out on my accuracy.

 

Skills:

Stealth: 9 (+Rest +Boots  can take you to 12)

Lore: 7 (+ Hylea Boon & Glanfathan Adraswen will give you to 10, or you can use a scroll)

Mechanics: 6 (+1 from rest and +2 from Gloves of Mechanics gives you 9)

 

Choosing a background which gives you stealth is highly favoured in my opinion: Dissident was my choice in both games.

Invest in stealth and mechanics till both a 4. Raise Mechanics to 6, Invest in stealth every level until you are level 8. Then invest in Lore until you get to level 11. At level 8 I had a base of 9 Stealth, 6 Mechanics, and 3 Lore which is just enough to get though Cliaban Rilag and it is the max level you can be for this area on a pacifists run. Because of the skills a rogue starts with favours this I am unsure of whether you can avoid this fight with another class.

 

I never found a scroll which increases my stealth, so if anyone knows of a spawn point that would really help. Cliaban Rilag is the hardest stealth area and you need 12 stealth, for everything else you need 10 stealth. It is a huge investment for those extra two points, so a scroll would really help you pass that one area and allow other classes to get through.

 

In terms of Lore I would love to know where Glanfathan Adraswen spawns, but I used a Lore scroll for my fight with Thaos my second time around and it lasted long enough. The Lore scroll can be found in the upper levels of the Hadret house in a room the far left. It is random loot and I found mine on Day 55: 11 Preestu

 

Mechanics suffered a bit in my second playthough, but I was fine with these numbers and a large amount of lockpicks. You absolutely need the gloves of mechanics since the situations where you need the skill are too spread out to rely on a scroll.

 

 

Quests and Areas:

 

Here is a list of the quests I did

 

Main Quests:

 

Encampment/Starting Area -Thank you MadDemiurg

Fairly simple area but with  few unexpected ways in which you can avoid kills. Loot everything and sell to Heodan before going to the wolves (feel free to strip Calista since you do not need her to fight). Calista has no stealth so do the sneaking on your own. Sneak past the wolves and gra the berries, immediately go into stealth once conversation ends and hide Calista in the corner. Stealth all the way to the water skin for her sake and once you click on it she will appear next to you at the stream for combat. You can avoid killing the first two Glanfathan by using Calista to stall them and running away. Combat will end when she is knocked out even though it does not seem like it, so you can sneak past the three Glanfathan who are mid-way. The Final 4 Glanfathan who surrounds Heodan you have to kill. I found it easy flanking and focusing the same target with two rogues. Inside the cave I disarmed some of the floor tiles for a bit of extra xp to clear the way. Send Calista ahead to engage the two spiders which block your way and run past the entrance they block into the room to your right. Either keep sending her into te spiders or send her into the traps until her portrait disappears and sneak out of the cave.

 

 

Caed Nua & Maerwald (at Level 3) – Thank you knownastherat

You want 4 mechanics and 4 stealth for this (think I had 5 stealth)

Strategy for getting past the shades: Sneak to the door, conversation will break stealth, so summon Animat quite close to the shade approaching (it tended to tag me) close the door and run to the stairs. Combat should end once Animat is dead.

Sneak Past Spiders & Rest.

For Mearwald you are lucky that he gets stuck behind his blights so he is really slow. Run out of the room once combat starts and summon Animat in the door to get them to swap to engaging it. Hide yourself in the far corner by the stairs to try avoid engagement. It is tricky not to have them loose interest while also pulling the beetles or spiders to the middle of the room, but it is possible, just practice. Once Mearwald is out of his room room run past them and close the door and hide in the corner. Make sure Auto-attacks are switched off so you do not hit any of them and get the kill.

 

Defiance Bay: The Three Factions – Thank you Kaigen42

The Dozens has an easy 1^st quest which is bloodless. The Doemenals need to be joined via Ondra’s Gift. Go to the warehouse for the delivery quest. Choose the option to kill him for Danna once your delivery is complete, but instead of attacking use Shadowing Beyond and go hide. The Doemenals will clear the warehouse for you for zero kills. Now you can get information about the letter and collect the diamond without any kills.

The second quest for the Doemenals is the logical choice from here, since it only involves one kill, but you can get past it for zero kills: Agree to side with either Doemenals or Dozens and then attack someone close to the door. Use Shadowing beyond and figurine for a pull and wait by the door for combat to end. You have now burned all your bridges and Lady Webb will give you the invitation you need.

 

Sanatorium

Fairly easy, this is where Angio’s Gambeson comes in. Use the +4 Int rest. Food if you want for +2Int. The trick to this area is extending combat for long enough so you can get out. I active my speed buff and rand to the side and cast a figurine and activated Shadowing beyond asap to run away. The reason for the figurine is that if you just used Shadowing beyond straight away combat would end before you are even out of the north ward, which will end Shadowing Beyond’s effect, the figurine helps you extend combat for long enough to run all the way out.

While I am here I usually also do the ‘kill’ for the necromancer in the Sewers. Since you do not kill the animancer it does not count, and I pull the Witch thing to the guards or a flesh golem to kill for me.

 

Heritage Hill

Fairly easy area, just stealth well and use sugar. A few notes though:

On the first level of Heritage Hill tower it is impossible to sneak past to the stairs, and once you trigger combat it will not end until you kill the enemies involved. I asked whether this infinite combat loop is intended and it seems like it is: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79710-heritage-hill-tower-level-1-infinite-combat-can-devs-please-respond-whether-this-is-intentional/

When coming down from level 3, the conversation will break stealth for the transition, so go down one level in order to avoid the infitie combat drawing more enemies on level 1. You will attract a mob, but use a stealth boost and Shaowing beyond and cancel engagements as needed. Can be tricky, but very do-able. Then Stealth down to level one.

In order to get the Adra Beetle you need to get the key. Go into the manor and you do not need to stealth. Trigger combat and summon shades or Wood Beetles close to the door on the left which contains the key, and use the summons to pull them to the exit. Be careful to keep them all engaged. Use escape to jump over if needed and you will probably need Shadowing Beyond to get to the key. Combat will end with them all still near the exit, which is just enough time for you to grab the key before they get back, and you can use your 2^nd Shadowing Beyond to exit. Once the tower is deactivated the way to the crypt will be clear.

 

Cliaban Rilag

Very simple, you can sneak past quite a lot and use Shadowing Beyond to get to the room with the sporelings.  You might need a figurine to extend combat (see Sanatorium) and  make sure the ooze does not perma-aggro by not disengaging him.

To get through the rest you will need

Mechanics: 8 = 6 + 2 (Gloves of Mechanics) and bring a lot of lockpicks.

Stealth: 12: 9 + 2 (Boots) + 1 (Resting Bonus)

The stealth will get you through the sporelings with some sugar, and the 8 mechanics with some lockpicks will get you through the 2^nd level.

To have this balance of skills by level 8 I think you need to play Rogue since there is no more xp to level up to 9 (see skills)

 

 

Stormwall Gorge (Ambush) - Thank you Xaratas

 

If you have 2 Aggressive and 2 Benevolent and a Dungeon in your Stronghold you can avoid this fight

 

Pleasing the Gods

 

I want Hylea’s Boon for the Lore and it is super easy to go and talk to the Sky Dragon and tell her she may have her young there.

I also highly recommend Rymrgand. Pray to him to get the shard. Sneak into NoonFrost (mechanics rest bonus for 9 total if you want to save lockpics and disarm the traps) and stick to the left and it is super easy to reach the breach without detection.  Give them the shard so that they all leave. Now you can rescue the prisoner and loot the place. If you have 19 Intelligence you can convince Rymrgand that it was a good idea and you get loads of quest xp.

 

Down the Pit (the final Dungeon)

 

The first area is full of traps so you will need a few tries to figure out a safe route. Go left and engage the Spectre with a figurine. Shadow Beyond and run with Speed buff. You want to go through the door by the spectre on the left and then turn right avoiding the trap and then turn right again past the animats. You might need 2 Shadowing Beyonds if you were not lucky enough to get boots of speed before this. Feel free to rest there are plenty of camping supplies and you need minimal resources for the next area.

In Sun and Shadow you should find a pair of boots of speed. Very simple to get through, you can simply escape with Shadowing Beyond for the first Drake, and for the 2^nd one I use shades to pull the mob down the stairs opposite the door. Getting them to the bottom of that staircase is enough time to go through the door.

 

Defeating Thaos

Equip 5x Confusion Scrolls, 10x Maelstrom Scrolls, 1x Adra Beetle, 1x Obsidian Lamp, 5x War Paint (or more scrolls).

Wait for the Judge to get pulled towards you a bit. Shadowing Beyond to escape. Summon Adra Beetle. Hit The Headsman with Whisper of Treason. Join battle with scrolls and send beetle in for his AoE. Keep your Beetle between you & Thaos and keep an eye on the charm/confusion durations.

I basically used MadDemiurg’s video as a guide as to how to fight him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIDjoea4aHY

 

 

Other Areas:

 

 

Lighthouse – Thanks to knownastherat

You can do this at level 4 and you do not really need to sneak. To go up is fairly easy, stick to the wall on the left for minimal aggro, use Shadowing beyond the moment combat starts. Through the door and close it behind you. Getting out is far more tricky. I like to use stealth so I have some time to position myself before combat, and the way the enemies behave differs a lot between attempts. You might be able to use escape, but take note that there is a bug with the door which appears open but it is actually closed. You need to summon something, I used Wood Beetles, in order to hold enemy aggro while you position yourself at the exit with Shadowing Beyond. Combat will end with them killing the bettles at the staircase giving you enough time to get out.

 

Dyrford Crossing & Skaen Temple

You can stealth to get the egg, and you need 10 stealth + sugar to do the troll (use resting bonus if needed)

For Skaen Temple, you can open the way quite easily with enough stealth, but will need to use Shadowing Beyond to escape the encounter and sneak back to get down. I recommend getting a rest to boost mechanics to 9 with gloves with a base of 6 and bring like 18 lockpicks. Fairly easy to get through, you cannot sneak past all of the guards, so in the room just before the leader you will need to use Shadowing Beyond to get into the door. After the conversation they all go friendly and you can loot the place.

 

Northweald

Fairly easy area with two quests you can do. Dungeon helps you here once again with resolving the stalemate. Very Importantly, the Stealgar by the body in the north will lock you into infinite combat if you did not receive the quest “Hunter Brother” from Hearthsong. I tested this extensively, and it is very important to get the quest before coming here to avoid kills. I lied in the hearing for the bow.

 

 

Endless Paths 

 

Seems a bit silly to do this, but I was curious:

 

It would appear that if you have Boots of Speed and 12 Stealth and some scrolls, that you can complete the endless paths on a pacifist run without worrying about your kill count, only 18 in total, 19 if you kill the Dragon Hunter. It is worth noting that you can get though 10 of the levels without shadowing beyond or combat, just good stealth and speed Not much in it in terms of items so it would be a bit pointless. I did not explore how accessible various treasures are but you will get the dragon's stash at least. 

 

50865xp before I started, 64467xp after helping the dragon, so about 14 000 xp in the run. 

 

Here are my findings for the Endless Paths:

 

 

Levels:

1: 0 kills

2: 0 Kills

3: 0 Kills

4: 0 Kills

5: 1 Kill (Drake)

6: 2 Kills (2 Dargul in room across the bridge)

7: 0 Kills

8: 0 Kills

9: 0 Kills

10: 0 Kills (12 Stealth, boots of speed and sugar, and  understanding transitions is key)

11: 0 Kills

12: 0 Kills

13: 15 Kills ( So much fun! Cleared a room solo on level 11 PotD which I struggled with as a Party on Hard )

14: 0 Kills (Resolve 20 and Int 17 Needed)

15: 0 Kills (Easy sneak and made a deal with the Dragon)

 

Getting from level 3-8 is definitively the hardest because of all the resources those levels need to get though, and you cannot use the main staircase on level 5.  

 

Levels you can bypass without Shadowing beyond, but up to 12 stealth, sugar, and boots of speed:

1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14

 

Some you needs less stealth, or as the case is in level 12 no stealth. Quite simple.

 

Levle 8: you will aggro the Vampyr on the throne when you go down, but just give them a summon and run away. Don't even need SB. 

 

Level 9: Got though the spiky room, and use sugar, fast boots and 12 speed. For getting past the Vithrack and the Spiders you need to get as close to the petrify trap as possible to disarm it halfway and and stick to the bottom wall of the passage.

 

Level 10. Same as 9 sugar et al. Shades in the 1st room wont detect you. The stairs are blocked by spiders but you can transition down without touching them. You just need to remember that you character takes a few steps while thhe screen fades to black so you need to give him/her the room to do that so you do not start combat. 

 

Level 11 is another master staircase I needed a mechanics scroll to get through. I know there is a spawn point for one in Doemenal Mansion on the second floor in the room right by the staircase. 

 

Levels you need Shadowing Beyond and a figurine pull.

 

4, 7

 

Level 4 is a pain, and you need to get the seal in the room to the South. You probably will need escape, 2-3 Shadowing Beyonds, and a lot of figurines to pull, and any speed boosts you can make use of. Also helpful to boost Int. 

 

 

Level 7 you can de-activate every shrine and get the key, mostly just with stealth and fast boots. Earth blight room you need to use a figurine or a SB , and you cannot do the Rain Blight Room, which is fine because of SB down the the next level anyway and the spawn is not a problem. 

 

Levels that need combat:

 

5, 6, 13

 

Level 5 is pretty easy. do not wear boots of speed and then you can pull the drake away from the Xaruips into the little room next to the pool. You need to kill him for combat to end.

 

Level 6 is a pain as well, you can get the seal on the left by hugging the wall once you are in the room. The seal on the other side of the bridge I also doubt is possible with a full sneak, but observed that only 2 Dargul are in visual range of the one corner. Killed them and used SB to escape combat and sneaked back in. To go down you will need SB since putting the seals in the door breaks stealth (11 stealth needed)

 

Level 13 is pretty Straightforward. Killing animats in the room the the right is easy enough and then the ghost appears. Then using a figurine to extend combat and running to the room with all the Cean Gwla, cast confusion from stealth, use Adra Beetle and maelstrom. Spirit 2 appears. SB back to main door and make sure you have boots of speed and sugar and 12 stealth to go down to 14. 

Edited May 25, 2015 by Omnicron

[Krajzen]

This is amazing

[LordHellscream]

Pretty awesome, this should inspire the devs to add options so you can avoid these 12 kills as well! May be some obscure way to defeat Thaos without a fight.

[Omnicron]

Thanks everyone

 

 

Pretty awesome, this should inspire the devs to add options so you can avoid these 12 kills as well! May be some obscure way to defeat Thaos without a fight.

 

hehehe, that would certainly make TCS runs easier

 

Maybe there could be a way for you to avoid the first combat, like running away or extreme dialogue checks (although this fight makes sense to me), and maybe they should fix Heritage kill tower, but I think Thaos should remain as a fight. I liked playing a character who was stealthing around and gathering information in order to kill his target without needlessly involving others, a master assassin...... even though I fed Calista to spiders and refused an assassination for the Doemenals which is a bit RP breaking 

 

Just a quick correction which I could not edit anymore: 

 

 

 

Endless Paths 

 

......  

 

Levels you can bypass without Shadowing beyond, but up to 12 stealth, sugar, and boots of speed:

1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14

 

Some you needs less stealth, or as the case is in level 12 no stealth. Quite simple.

 

 

I somehow got confused between level 12 and 14 when writing this. You need figurines and shadowing beyond to get past level 12 so it should not be on this list & level 14 is the one I meant when I said you need no stealth   This means that there are 9 (not 10) levels you can bypass with only stealth   Also for level 12 it is important to make peace with the vithrack so you can go down without trouble 

Edited May 28, 2015 by Omnicron

[Zwiebelchen]

Isn't the fact that you can beat this game with 12 kills or less amazing? I think Obsidian had some unintentional genius here.

[Varana]

Also, despite the feedback, the Heritage Hill tower combat is rather wonky, so in theory, these shouldn't be necessary.

 

Very impressive!

 

Although it involves being a bit of an a-hole early on, with feeding Calisca to Glanfathans, spiders, and traps. :D

[Omnicron]

 

 

Skills:

Stealth: 9 (+Rest +Boots  can take you to 12)

Lore: 7 (+ Hylea Boon & Glanfathan Adraswen will give you to 10, or you can use a scroll)

Mechanics: 6 (+1 from rest and +2 from Gloves of Mechanics gives you 9)

 

Choosing a background which gives you stealth is highly favoured in my opinion: Dissident was my choice in both games.

Invest in stealth and mechanics till both a 4. Raise Mechanics to 6, Invest in stealth every level until you are level 8. Then invest in Lore until you get to level 11. At level 8 I had a base of 9 Stealth, 6 Mechanics, and 3 Lore which is just enough to get though Cliaban Rilag and it is the max level you can be for this area on a pacifists run. Because of the skills a rogue starts with favours this I am unsure of whether you can avoid this fight with another class.

 

I never found a scroll which increases my stealth, so if anyone knows of a spawn point that would really help. Cliaban Rilag is the hardest stealth area and you need 12 stealth, for everything else you need 10 stealth. It is a huge investment for those extra two points, so a scroll would really help you pass that one area and allow other classes to get through.

 

 

 

Good news, I just found another stealth item and a scroll of walking shadows !!!  (+3 Stealth Bonus)

 

Location is down in the sewers where the Leaden Key are hiding. The boots are in the hidden room to the right before you go past the guards

 

 

The Scroll of Walking Shadows is in the first room past the guards in the pot

 

 

Day 15, 13 Fonprima for both items. 

 

If you are not playing TOI you should be able to try these containers at least to find the scroll. The scroll will be vital for getting past Ciliban Rilag and save you two skill points  

Edited June 1, 2015 by Omnicron

[RtrnofdMax]

Pretty cool. While my Cipher is using the stealth hood (due to not need Munacra Arret), I need one of the scrolls. Pretty sure I am on day 15.

[adaxe]

Amulet/Cloak:  Glanfathan Adraswen for the lore bonus. Sadly it is random loot and I did not know this, so I have no idea where I picked it up. 

 

 

Glanfathan Adraswen:

 

Searing Fall, day 6 in a month.

Dyrwood Crossing orge cave, day 20.

Endless Path 12th level hidden, day 3, 4, 10, 16.

Endless Path 13th level hidden room, day 5, 18.

Endless Path 14th level hidden, day 2, 6, 7, 13, 19.

Elmshore cave, day 14.

Bloodsands hidden room, day 2, 8, 9, 19, 20.

Burial Isle bone pile, day 4, 10, 16, 17.

[RtrnofdMax]

Do you have this sort of breakdown for all of the items?

[Tennisgolfboll]

Boots of stability days and drop locations?

[adaxe]

Do you have this sort of breakdown for all of the items?

 

Yes, I have a table for this. And I finally found a way to upload it. It is in this post:

 

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/80015-all-poe-random-item-day-checklist/

[Tennisgolfboll]

 

Do you have this sort of breakdown for all of the items?

 

Yes, I have a table for this. And I finally found a way to upload it. It is in this post:

 

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/80015-all-poe-random-item-day-checklist/

 

Awesome but sadly i cant read it on my computer or on samsung s5. Can you post the list as a post?

[RtrnofdMax]

*snip*

 

Skills:

Stealth: 9 (+Rest +Boots  can take you to 12)

Lore: 7 (+ Hylea Boon & Glanfathan Adraswen will give you to 10, or you can use a scroll)

Mechanics: 6 (+1 from rest and +2 from Gloves of Mechanics gives you 9)

 

*snip*

 

Pleasing the Gods

 

I want Hylea’s Boon for the Lore and it is super easy to go and talk to the Sky Dragon and tell her she may have her young there.

I also highly recommend Rymrgand. Pray to him to get the shard. Sneak into NoonFrost (mechanics rest bonus for 9 total if you want to save lockpics and disarm the traps) and stick to the left and it is super easy to reach the breach without detection.  Give them the shard so that they all leave. Now you can rescue the prisoner and loot the place. If you have 19 Intelligence you can convince Rymrgand that it was a good idea and you get loads of quest xp.

 

*snip*

 

I was looking at your skill suggestions and I noticed an omission. Since it is possible to save the prisoner in NoonFrost, you should get a boon from her called Blooded Hunter which will give you +1 stealth (and +1 slash/pierce DT). This should make it so you don't have to choose between the mechanics or the stealth rest bonus unless you want 13 stealth.

 

I did have a question: Does the +2 lore bonus from the Glanfathan Andraswen stack with the +3 lore bonus from a scroll, or does the scroll supersede it?

[Omnicron]

 

*snip*

 

Skills:

Stealth: 9 (+Rest +Boots  can take you to 12)

Lore: 7 (+ Hylea Boon & Glanfathan Adraswen will give you to 10, or you can use a scroll)

Mechanics: 6 (+1 from rest and +2 from Gloves of Mechanics gives you 9)

 

*snip*

 

Pleasing the Gods

 

I want Hylea’s Boon for the Lore and it is super easy to go and talk to the Sky Dragon and tell her she may have her young there.

I also highly recommend Rymrgand. Pray to him to get the shard. Sneak into NoonFrost (mechanics rest bonus for 9 total if you want to save lockpics and disarm the traps) and stick to the left and it is super easy to reach the breach without detection.  Give them the shard so that they all leave. Now you can rescue the prisoner and loot the place. If you have 19 Intelligence you can convince Rymrgand that it was a good idea and you get loads of quest xp.

 

*snip*

 

I was looking at your skill suggestions and I noticed an omission. Since it is possible to save the prisoner in NoonFrost, you should get a boon from her called Blooded Hunter which will give you +1 stealth (and +1 slash/pierce DT). This should make it so you don't have to choose between the mechanics or the stealth rest bonus unless you want 13 stealth.

 

I did have a question: Does the +2 lore bonus from the Glanfathan Andraswen stack with the +3 lore bonus from a scroll, or does the scroll supersede it?

 

 

Well NoonFrost quest is in ACT III and the hardest stealth check is in ACT II, so it wont really help you, not while I was writing the guide. I might be possible to cap off at 8 stealth (6 + boots) use a rest bonus and the scroll of +3 stealth to get past Ciliban Rilag and then go get that talent to get you to 9 stealth. You will have to leave a few quests like the giant in the spider cave until ACT III, so you will be lower level, but that might no be a problem. 

 

Scrolls Stack with Items and Resting Bonuses

Edited June 3, 2015 by Omnicron

[RtrnofdMax]

You're totally right.

 

By the way, I got past The Man Who Waits and The Wailing Banshee on my Cipher tonight and still at 3 personal kills. The former required a couple castings of Mental Binding and then a lot of running. The latter wasn't anything Cipher specific. Just 10 stealth, figurines and some Farmer's breakfast for speed. The detect radius on Phantoms is huge.

[Omnicron]

RtrnofdMax just pointed out that one can get boots of speed in ACT 2 from Skaen Temple on day 9 of the month and I see it is also listed in adaxe's list.

 

Highly recommended. Will make a number of difficult stealth areas much easier, and needing less stealth skill to complete. 

Edited June 7, 2015 by Omnicron

[toastmartin]

Hello,

 

i am currently trying a Solo Pacifist Expert run on easy. I am near the end of act II and had no luck so far with the Mechanics gloves or the Lore Amulett or the Speed boots. (I would consider the loot/time-tables cheating)

I have to pick the points for my level up to level 8. I really would like to put the points in mechanics, i am currently at 7+1rest. But I fear that

 

a) my stealth will suffer. What exactly happens at cliaban rilag with to little stealth? 2-3 Kills more? No Problem, just wanna get the Pacifist-Achievment. Remember that I can SB more often due to 6 resting supplies on easy.

b) I have to little lore and cannot kill Thaos. Are there Merchants that sell the ritual of Lore scroll? Didn't find one so far. Is it posible to beat the Woedeca Statues in melee combat on easy without using bugs? Do you have an hints on this? I coose Deep Pockets already. Thaos himself can be killed easily with a gaze of the adragan trap I think .. I saw one an a merchant (in copper lane?)