I've actually been playing every day for the past few days, but finally I got to play nearly all day today! I have made great progress, all without going to Goagh-Nar, the Formorian major quest.
I've gained quite a bit of strength. Enough, anyway, to slay the formorians on the bridge, which is the real test of whether you're ready for the fight or not. I've found some good items, although none of the major weapons that will come my way in the later part of the game. I've still got lots and lots of spells to learn and earn, but I have already found two of the five Nether spells. Can't cast them yet, but when I gain the strength I'll have 'em.
I have found all six of Sylak's magical keys, and that's really necessary to get as soon as possible. That meant that I had to tackle the Hagfen dungeon, which has some tough monsters for an early party. But I had scrolls of Hero of Old, an invulnerability potion, and some nice items that I used to beat the odds.
My major weakness in these games is that I hoard items instead of using them. I've really got to start working through the stack of stuff I have. I've decided to tackle the Vale of the Sould quest next. It's fairly tough, so I'm sure I'll be able to use my stuff.
I did one really smart thing: I gave all my fighters one point of Druidism. That allows them to cast the minor heal spell, and it saves me from using up all the spell energy of my druids. It's really handy! Also, I'm glad I chose the Roman fighter as my fifth character. He was able to unlock some dangerous chests with his tool use, after I had found some instruction on that in the Brigantine Temple.
I've found the Shadow Wolf, completely by accident, which actually is how you're expected to find it. I have done everything I need to do in Hagfen, and I'm going to not do the nasty quest that the witches want: to kill the Selkie king. Turns out you can get what they offer as a reward elsewhere, so I'll do that. I've done much in Hollow Hills, although of course, that and the Brigantine Temple are friendly to my Celt party. Finally I decided that it was time to go visit the Widow Queen and her maze of spiders.
The Queen of Spiders is impressive
Visiting a store in the Hollow Hills
It's easy to make a mistake with the spiders. Both the Widow Queen and the Chief Spider of the friendly spiders want the same item. Turns out that the Chief gives a much better reward. I first gave the item to the queen, but then read my old hint book. I had a saved game just before I entered the spider maze, and I though it was worth it to go back and redo that section. It worked! I got the really good Sylak's Wisdom Amber, which gives you spell points every day. Then I returned to the Widow's lair and cleared out the whole maze, which has quite a lot of really good items!
I'm going to do the Vale of the Sould next. Get that over with, and gain more strength, and then tackle Goagh-Nar.
Still having huge fun with the game!
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