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[happy_daiz]

Bekkael wrote...
Had fun the other evening playing with happydaiz' pawn (who's a real cutie, by the way...elf ears!) and a couple other friends too.

Aww, thanks!   He was kind of a putzy-looking guy, so I went back in and gave him a makeover. I wish there were more eyepatches available, dang it.

I actually have two characters/pawns - one on the cloud, and the other on my hard drive. I think I might get back to my other Arisen, who is a higher level than the one with the pawn you're using (Iorveth). Gabrielle might be a little more useful, as that was my second playthrough, and I think she's more balanced. She's also been through Bitterblack more than Iorveth, due to Shepenwepet and Carcharoth's nurturing (thanks again, you two!).

Gabby's the one on the left.

Modifié par happy_daiz, 03 juillet 2013 - 07:51 .

[happy_daiz]

motomotogirl wrote...

happy_daiz wrote...

But anyway, I might try out his pawn for giggles. She's a warrior build, and I don't think she's ever been anything but warrior. So she'll be tough, but not particularly well rounded. We'll see.

My pawn has remained a warrior, and this is bad? I thought about changing her class, but I hate the thought of having to buy all new armor, weapons, etc. But in any case... what is a good complimentary class to warrior?

My Arisen has gone from strider to magick archer, as I imagine a lot of people do...

Personal preference, and all that, but some augments are only attainable by switching and maxing classes. For instance, Sinew - I use that with every character and pawn. It's a Fighter class (correct me if I'm wrong) attribute, but I'm a looter (hoarder), so I like to be able to carry every.freaking.thing.I.pick.up.

I'm not sure if any of you have looked at Stat Growths? If your characters have low magic resistance, let them train as a mage class for a few levels. Low health? Try warrior classes. Etc. I like to get my characters to fairly balanced stats, then augment as needed.

If you're going to play DA/Bitterblack, you'll want to switch up both you and your pawn's vocation so you can get all of the gear (unless you don't care about that). Both vocations are taken into account when collecting cursed gear. I have to run to a meeting, but I'll look up the link when I get back...

[Shepenwepet]

Bekkael wrote...
I switched to Magic Archer the other night, and absolutely love it

I know how that is. There is no going back for me. And I was 100% mage for the majority of the game. But Bitterblack Isle is just made for magick archers.

And rangers.


Okay, I'm coming back to this tonight. If anyone needs gear/items/pawn knowledge, or just wants to use my super awesome pawn, biff a friend request at me. (GT: Shepenwepet) I wish I could gift Blasphemer's Cloaks, because I think I had quite a collection of those...

Modifié par Shepenwepet, 03 juillet 2013 - 08:23 .

[happy_daiz]

Feel free to add me, too (GT: HappyDaiz73). I'll switch back to Gabrielle, so at least she'll be a higher level than Iorveth. And much sexier.

And P.S.: Magick Archer is the best class for Trophy Armor, which in itself is a pretty good argument for playing that vocation in BBI.

Modifié par happy_daiz, 03 juillet 2013 - 09:52 .

[Shepenwepet]

It was like coming home after some long, horrible vacation. How I missed this game.

Promptly got munched by a maneater and almost died while trying to relearn how to play. For some reason I was pressing LB to run. Stupid Dead Space 3. I think.


I went to a riftstone and swapped Iorveth for Gabs and Briana for Bekkael's pawn, although he proved to be a bit too fragile for this point in the game, but all the levels in the world wouldn't have helped here..


Death took all three of my pawns with one swipe.

And here's my arisen taking a selfie.


She then learned to hold the camera slightly farther away.


And here's Shinon after being possessed. That never used to happen...

My arisen manages to talk him out of shooting her in the face.


Then Briana killed him. Fun times.

[Carcharoth42]

I was pressing the left stick to run, but it wasn't working. I think I used up another controller...

Count von Count wrote...
Six! Six broken 360 controllers! Ah... ah... ah!

Thank you, Count. You may go now. Then I went to see "Face McStabby" with motomotogirl and Bekkael's pawns. The living armor before him was tougher, but I think they gained knowledge. After that I killed Death and didn't get a bone lantern. <_< Picked up four scythe shards though.

And then it dawned on me. "Carcharoth, you ruggedly handsome epitome of manliness..." I said to myself, "You should Dragonforge those Ascalons before handing them out to people." I forgot. So at least they're three stared now.

Modifié par Carcharoth42, 04 juillet 2013 - 03:13 .

[happy_daiz]

OK, so this is totally cliché, but now I have a stupid song in my head. I don't know the name, but the chorus is stuck: "there's a hole in my heart, that can only be filled by yooooou". I had no idea just how much I had missed this game. And your pawns. It IS like coming home.

I couldn't remember how to freaking play, so I debated for a while whether to frolick around Gransys for a bit, or to jump right into Bitterblack. I chose the latter. I also couldn't remember how to run.

So we started by killing some Saurians Sages, which spawned an Elder Ogre. I was still scared like a little girl, so I sniped him from the safety of a cubby hole.



Then Shinon found himself inside the belly of a Maneater. Briana saved him.



Twice. Two different Maneaters. That girl is an animal.



Then I got a quest in the Arisen's Refuge to kill a Fire Drake. It was on the way, so I figured, why not? Didn't get a snapshot of that, but of course, he was hanging out with a Frost Wyvern. I didn't realize there was such a thing. But now he's dead.



While we were looting the room, we were welcomed by a Cursed Dragon. Gabrielle was thrilled to set him ablaze. My Arisen got a little charred in the process, as she was clinging to his heart at the time.



We defeated him handily, and Briana decided to show us some leg. And sideboob.



We did bump into Death in that room with the two Goreclops, and all the other toadies, and I had to stop and laugh - Death killed one of the clops. Most epic moment ever.

Then I used a Liftstone, as the Forgotten City wasn't on my agenda, and rested for a bit. I got Carrion Claws from Carcharoth, from BBI cursed armor. Thank you!

All in all, it was a great night. The hole is now filled.

Modifié par happy_daiz, 04 juillet 2013 - 03:38 .

[happy_daiz]

Shepenwepet wrote...

It was like coming home after some long, horrible vacation. How I missed this game.

 Truer words were never spoken.

She then learned to hold the camera slightly farther away.

Awww, they're so cute!

And here's Shinon after being possessed. That never used to happen...

My arisen manages to talk him out of shooting her in the face.


Then Briana killed him. Fun times.

Is it stupid that I never realized their eyes turned red like that?  Briana is a life-saver.

[CuriousArtemis]

*fangirl scream* Thank you, Carcharoth, for giving me that Arisen's Bond. Gave it to Reynard and got super inappropriately (at my age) fangirly, and also did lots of pretending (insert BioWare kissing scene since DD is pretty much, romance, what's romance? pffft). Then gave him his journals and held back fangirl tears of woe as he thanked me (in his cute Japanese voice; English voice sucks lol) and walked off into the sunset... WITH MY HEART.

Lol... in all seriousness. Thank you! *hugs* And THANK YOU for Arya's badarse new sword!!! She loves it I took y'all's advice and briefly changed my Arisen's vocation to sorcerer. I made that he was all torn up over Reynard leaving, but he super stoic and won't cry manly tears, so he was like, I am going to be the best damn Arisen I can be, and if that means learning magic, then so help me!!!

Now I'm off to defeat some sorcerer dude. It's one of Aldous' quests. I think I'm near the end. Or at least, I don't have the patience to go visiting various little towns and hunting out the little side quests. Kind of want to just bust through to the main story line, ya know?

I might change Arya's vocation to warrior, too. I want her to be more interesting and useful to people. Yes I finally understand/remember augments now. She's fully augmented out as a fighter. Also gave her a dreads ponytail since she got 4/5 for appearance Hopefully she looks more awesome now lol

I will add happy_daiz and Shepenwepet as friends if you guys are okay with that I am taking Briana out for a spin and also have another friend's pawn with me at the moment. Arya is learning a lot from these veterans

Modifié par motomotogirl, 04 juillet 2013 - 05:37 .

[happy_daiz]

 I hope your Arisen is luckier in love than both of mine...

In my first run, I tried like hell for Barnaby. Gave him the Arisen's bond, lots of fish, etc. I held my breath when I got to the Tainted Mountain.

Then in my second, I went for Reynard as well. Gave him a metric ton of Reminishrooms that I'd patiently and painstakingly gathered, plus my Arisen's Bond. Did his quest, and waited with glee.

In both runs, who did I end up with? Madeleine! BOTH times! 

Ahh, we'll, it could have been worse. At least I got a merchant. Sexy thongs for all my friends!

P.S. Archers are where it's at for pawns.  Well, for me, anyway. Gabrielle is a Mage. My other pawn is a Ranger normally (team archer!),  but I'm still training him in all vocations...he looks like a big dork as a Mage.

Also, my Arisen has the dread ponytail. I was half tempted to change my other Arisen's hair to that, too, because it looks so awesome.

Modifié par happy_daiz, 04 juillet 2013 - 01:15 .

[Shepenwepet]

happy_daiz wrote...

OK, so this is totally cliché, but now I have a stupid song in my head. I don't know the name, but the chorus is stuck: "there's a hole in my heart, that can only be filled by yooooou".

Extreme - Hole Hearted

So we started by killing some Saurians Sages

This reminds me, to anyone just starting in Bitterblack, before you kill Daimon the first time, farm moonshimmer pelts from giant saurian sages.  Giant Saurian Sages disappear after you kill Daimon and are replaced by their smaller brethren. (I've seen some players say they've found some in the Black Abbey post-daimon, but... so far I've seen none.)

You need Moonshimmer Pelts for most of the trophy set, among many, many other things. If you happen to have none in your inventory post-Daimon, you're screwed unless someone gifts one to you. I always keep one to duplicate if I need it. Duplication is probably a better course of action than actually farming these guys as they're pretty rare even when they're still in BBI.

[happy_daiz]

That's the one!

I never did find any Moonshimmer pelts until after beating Daimon the first time, if that makes sense. I just never saw any giant Saurian Sages until then. I'll have to see how many pelts I have; I'm not wearing the Trophy set anymore, so I never thought to look.

Also, I found a Moonbeam Gem last night in a location that I know I looted before. Do those respawn, then? (Ha, my iPad wanted me to say 'resplendent' instead of respawn. Damn autocorrect!) I didn't think they were supposed to. Hmm.

I still need macabre sculptures; I only have 14.

I also have some BBI gear that I'm missing ingredients for - they just show a question mark. 

Modifié par happy_daiz, 04 juillet 2013 - 02:01 .

[Shepenwepet]

I don't think Moonbeam Gems respawn, except the one in the chest you get after Daimon. You may have looted it with both Iorveth and Gabs.

Some people on the wiki say they've seen the giant sages in the Rotwood Depository, but I think they're confusing them with the lil'uns, which show up pretty much all the time.

Well, I can say for sure that the big ones are extremely rare, if they are still crawling around in BBI.

[happy_daiz]

You're probably right. Sometimes it's hard to remember what I've done in each run.

I think, and I could be wrong, but I went back to post-game Everfall, and I could have sworn I fought some giant sages there at one point. I might go back there again, to see if I can score another Dragonblood ring.

[Carcharoth42]

I found the Dragonblood ring entirely by chance while farming for the Twilight armor set.

[happy_daiz]

Did you know that it's only a 2% loot chance? We're both really lucky to have gotten it at all...but I want another one. I'm greedy. 

Modifié par happy_daiz, 04 juillet 2013 - 02:48 .

[Carcharoth42]

Found one for you.

[happy_daiz]

You did? You are so awesome, I have no words.

Where did you find it?

[Carcharoth42]

Chamber of Fate. Second floor. It's in a room to the left of the entrance.

[coldwetn0se]

So I finally upgraded to DD:DA. Death scares me. XD

If anyone would like to rent an elfish mage, my pawn Chase is level 95, inclinations: Challenger/Utilitarian
GT: FlattestFlea726

Since I am so new to BBI, I don't have much new gear/items, but I spent months farming the Everfall and fighting the Ur-Dragon, so I have that kind of loot to hand out, if anyone is interested.

Modifié par coldwetn0se, 05 juillet 2013 - 05:15 .

[Shepenwepet]

coldwetn0se wrote...

So I finally upgraded to DD:DA. Death scares me. XD

Just kick him in the face.


Feel free to friend me (I'll be on later, probably around 8:00 EST) and hire Shinon. Just be careful you don't get lost in his abs. That can happen.


I'd be happy to toss you some BBI gear, provided you're not one who prefers to pick it up herself. I usually just send wakestones unless someone says "Hey, I want ___."

Speaking of wanting things, looking back through the thread made me recall something I'd been working on... so I'm back to looking for a twinpaler. According to the wiki, it can be bought from Barroch? Seriously? Well, that'll cut down on time, anyway.

[happy_daiz]

I'm still trying to get the Carrion or Grave Armor sets, but only have the gauntlets of each, and I believe I also have the boots of the Grave set. I just think it would look super cute on Gabs.

I also have a partial set of Shadow and Oblivion Armor. I would love to complete either of those sets for my Arisen.

I just can't seem to get the oompf to try Daimon again, after our magnificent ball-o-flames from last time. So I don't ever seem to run across level 3 armor. Although I see that there are a couple of possibilities - Midnight Helix, The Forgotten Hall, The Fallen City (and the Sanctum with Daimon).

But if anyone has cursed gear they don't want...

My husband bought me Metro Last Light, so I was obligated to play it for a while yesterday, but I will be back to this tonight and through the weekend.

I have yet to kill Death.

If he'd just be a good boy, and get stuck here again, that would be awesome. K, thanx, bye.

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Modifié par happy_daiz, 05 juillet 2013 - 06:05 .

[coldwetn0se]

@Shepenwepet - *claps hands like a little gyrl!* Would gladly take your man-candy and his abs for a spin.

LOL. Love the High Karate kick to the head (that is, the awesome "round-house"....not the cologne). Currently, I run away in a high pitched squeal, every time I encounter him. Chase, the dumb blonde that he is, lights up his damn staff, and *Whoosh!*, gets 'scythed'! XD

I am fine with whatever you wish to gift. I do love finding gear on my own, but am always good with crafting material (especially of the slightly rarer drops....course, no need to put yourself out for my bubbleheaded arisen. LOL!)

I imbibed a bit too much yesterday (husband and I hosted the fourth), and have today off, so I am going to keep my ass on the couch, and make goblin juice in DD:DA.

[Bekkael]

I think I'm in love with Shepenwepet's Shinon. He'll probably not be allowed to leave my party again. Ever.

Also, thanks for hiring my pawn, guys, and sending me cool stuff!

@Carcharoth42 Thank you so much for the new armor and weapons for Quintin! I did a happy dance when I first saw him.

I saw Death yesterday for the first time. Yikes! I remembered reading what everyone said here, so I turned tail and RAN. He had disappeared when I peeked back in lol, so I was able to go a little further in. I know I said I was going to wait to do more of BBI, but it's just so hard to stay away when you know it's waiting for you there with so many pretty new shinies. I'm back on track with the main quests again now though. *sigh*

[coldwetn0se]

Carcharoth42 wrote...

*snip*

Just picked up your Briana. Love the look, and her stats are amazing!! Thanks for loaning her out.


**EDIT**

Got the goodies you sent back with Chase...you rock!  The BBI cursed weapon, turned out to be a kicka.ss arch-staff. So I am going to switch Chase back to Sorcerer here, shortly.

I am unsure I have anything that you would be interested in, but I do have a number of Everfall items (haven't been in BBI long enough to really acquire much of anything yet. LOL). Let me know what tickles your fancy.

Modifié par coldwetn0se, 06 juillet 2013 - 01:14 .