An entertainingly silly MMORPG - Page 6

vsp · 06-21-2005, 04:30 PM

There is only one place where Disembodied Brains drop -- Fernswarthy's Tower. There, I said it.

Since we have some rank amateurs, some more unsolicited advice for 'em:

* A Familiar is your best friend.

The first thing any new player should save up and invest in is a Familiar-Gro Terrarium. Familiars are simply too useful to ignore, and some of them provide some fairly major benefits once they start to grow.

As a nudge, the following four items will get you on the right track to the most useful familiars:
* seal tooth (better stats)
* ten-leaf clover (better meat drops)
* fairy gravy (better item drops)
* cocoa eggshell fragment (general combat aid)

But all of them are useful in their own way. Try a few out.

* Capitalism is good.

Once you get access to the Flea Market (L3, I think) and the Mall (L5), you have access to _tons_ of items that you can't personally find or make yourself yet, and can view full item descriptions for them as well. Take full advantage of this.

Now, there are lots of items that are priced through the roof, as the general state of the KoL economy is still goofy. However, when you're starting out, you can often find low-level food and drink that will help, as both can be hard to find in early stages. Browse through the Flea Market, check out what's for sale, and think about what you may have found that might be used to make some yourself.

Likewise, if you can afford an equipment upgrade and have the stats to use it, don't be shy. You can always get more meat later, and that'll get you to the next area (where meat drops are often bigger) that much faster.

* Don't push too hard.

Like all RPGs, there is a certain degree of level-grinding to be expected in this game. You may get quests that you are physically unable to complete when you get them. If monsters in a new area are kicking your ass, hang out in easier areas and build your stats and/or equipment before trying again, or you'll spend half your time Beaten Up.

Resting can be useful. Resting with something better than The Ground to rest on is better still. The evil opposite of cheese can be somewhat helpful in getting there.

* Watch the moons.

The moons affect you in strange and mysterious ways, particularly when one or the other is full or both are in the same phase.

Oh, and I made a _Clockwork_ Maid today, twice as powerful as your puny Meat Maid, so nyahh.

Happy Monkey · 06-21-2005, 04:45 PM

Curse the hint sites! They said the cemetary had 'em too.

mrnoodle · 06-21-2005, 05:05 PM

lol

On a lark, I logged in and hit Fernswarthy's tower. 2nd click = disembodied brain.

Gimme some meat and I'll sell it to you HM.

edit: shoot, now I have 2. Brains galore in that there tower. You don't need to buy one from me, the floor is slick with them.

Happy Monkey · 06-21-2005, 05:15 PM

Excellent! My days of cleaning my own campsite are behind me!

BigV · 06-21-2005, 05:27 PM

level five seems so far away and receding...I know it's just the effect of diggin the game and only having a finite number of turns to play. makes gorging on the game difficult... boo hoo for me. ... what, no sympathy? hmphf.

perth · 06-21-2005, 05:31 PM

I really enjoy being stuck with 44 adventures per day on my main. I may be able to get that up to... 49, unless I'm missing something. I was getting sick of the game when I was burning through 200+ a day.

Happy Monkey · 06-21-2005, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnoodle

lol
Gimme some meat and I'll sell it to you HM.

Dammit, how much do you want? I just spent over 40 adventures in the damn tower and got bupkis.

Happy Monkey · 06-21-2005, 10:01 PM

Never mind! I got one!

:p

I feel like the scarecrow!

I've got a meat maid, I've got a meat maid...

cowhead · 06-21-2005, 11:13 PM

KEEP the brains! they are very useful! (as I'm sure you know..) I've built myself a meatmaid and am getting ready to build a chef in the box (after rollover).. yeah fernwarthys' and the cememtary are the only places I have found them thusfar...) and if you are looking for beer lenses (apparently pretty rare) the typical tavern.. although it's really easy to get drunk and lose your meat. . . . .

SteveDallas · 06-22-2005, 02:05 AM

I succumbed.

My Disco Bandit, UnknownComic, is now at level 3. Guess I need to look into these clans...

Happy Monkey · 06-22-2005, 08:15 AM

The "The Cellar" clan offers a warm welcome...

SteveDallas · 06-22-2005, 08:38 AM

Wow that was easy.. I just applied. Hmmm. OK now that I'm level 3 perhaps I should read some documentation.

headsplice · 06-22-2005, 09:38 AM

Screw that. RTFM is for quitters.

mrnoodle · 06-22-2005, 09:49 AM

I wonder what the ethical considerations of using my current clan to get all buffed up and get a bunch of goodies, then jumping to the cellar clan are.

Was that a sentence?

perth · 06-22-2005, 10:13 AM

You would be a looter. And looters make Baby Jesus cry.

06-21-2005, 04:45 PM	#77
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Curse the hint sites! They said the cemetary had 'em too. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-21-2005, 05:05 PM	#78
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	lol On a lark, I logged in and hit Fernswarthy's tower. 2nd click = disembodied brain. Gimme some meat and I'll sell it to you HM. edit: shoot, now I have 2. Brains galore in that there tower. You don't need to buy one from me, the floor is slick with them. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh Last edited by mrnoodle; 06-21-2005 at 05:13 PM.

06-21-2005, 05:15 PM	#79
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Excellent! My days of cleaning my own campsite are behind me! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-21-2005, 05:27 PM	#80
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	level five seems so far away and receding...I know it's just the effect of diggin the game and only having a finite number of turns to play. makes gorging on the game difficult... boo hoo for me. ... what, no sympathy? hmphf. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-21-2005, 10:01 PM	#83
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Never mind! I got one! :p I feel like the scarecrow! I've got a meat maid, I've got a meat maid... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics] Last edited by Happy Monkey; 06-21-2005 at 10:07 PM.

06-21-2005, 04:30 PM	#76
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	There is only one place where Disembodied Brains drop -- Fernswarthy's Tower. There, I said it. Since we have some rank amateurs, some more unsolicited advice for 'em: * A Familiar is your best friend. The first thing any new player should save up and invest in is a Familiar-Gro Terrarium. Familiars are simply too useful to ignore, and some of them provide some fairly major benefits once they start to grow. As a nudge, the following four items will get you on the right track to the most useful familiars: * seal tooth (better stats) * ten-leaf clover (better meat drops) * fairy gravy (better item drops) * cocoa eggshell fragment (general combat aid) But all of them are useful in their own way. Try a few out. * Capitalism is good. Once you get access to the Flea Market (L3, I think) and the Mall (L5), you have access to _tons_ of items that you can't personally find or make yourself yet, and can view full item descriptions for them as well. Take full advantage of this. Now, there are lots of items that are priced through the roof, as the general state of the KoL economy is still goofy. However, when you're starting out, you can often find low-level food and drink that will help, as both can be hard to find in early stages. Browse through the Flea Market, check out what's for sale, and think about what you may have found that might be used to make some yourself. Likewise, if you can afford an equipment upgrade and have the stats to use it, don't be shy. You can always get more meat later, and that'll get you to the next area (where meat drops are often bigger) that much faster. * Don't push too hard. Like all RPGs, there is a certain degree of level-grinding to be expected in this game. You may get quests that you are physically unable to complete when you get them. If monsters in a new area are kicking your ass, hang out in easier areas and build your stats and/or equipment before trying again, or you'll spend half your time Beaten Up. Resting can be useful. Resting with something better than The Ground to rest on is better still. The evil opposite of cheese can be somewhat helpful in getting there. * Watch the moons. The moons affect you in strange and mysterious ways, particularly when one or the other is full or both are in the same phase. Oh, and I made a _Clockwork_ Maid today, twice as powerful as your puny Meat Maid, so nyahh.

06-21-2005, 05:31 PM	#81
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I really enjoy being stuck with 44 adventures per day on my main. I may be able to get that up to... 49, unless I'm missing something. I was getting sick of the game when I was burning through 200+ a day.

06-21-2005, 11:13 PM	#84
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	KEEP the brains! they are very useful! (as I'm sure you know..) I've built myself a meatmaid and am getting ready to build a chef in the box (after rollover).. yeah fernwarthys' and the cememtary are the only places I have found them thusfar...) and if you are looking for beer lenses (apparently pretty rare) the typical tavern.. although it's really easy to get drunk and lose your meat. . . . . __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

06-22-2005, 02:05 AM	#85
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I succumbed. My Disco Bandit, UnknownComic, is now at level 3. Guess I need to look into these clans...

06-22-2005, 08:15 AM	#86
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The "The Cellar" clan offers a warm welcome... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-22-2005, 08:38 AM	#87
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Wow that was easy.. I just applied. Hmmm. OK now that I'm level 3 perhaps I should read some documentation.

06-22-2005, 09:38 AM	#88
headsplice Relaxed Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 676	Screw that. RTFM is for quitters. __________________ Don't Panic

06-22-2005, 09:49 AM	#89
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I wonder what the ethical considerations of using my current clan to get all buffed up and get a bunch of goodies, then jumping to the cellar clan are. Was that a sentence? __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

06-22-2005, 10:13 AM	#90
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	You would be a looter. And looters make Baby Jesus cry.

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