Quiver's Barren Realms Hints

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* Area directions * Armor * Weapons * General Hints *

Area Directions

Cities

Area Name	Levels	Directions	Comments
Calathar	All	Type 'help city' on BR	This is the main city, and the center for all activities in the Realms.
Freeport	All	from recall, 2s20e5n2un2d2n2w9n2e	This is a seafaring city, and you must have a boat or be flying to reach here. Also, be careful of the high winds, as you are likely to be blown off course while you travel the high seas.
Malacandra	All	from recall, 2s28e	This is basically just another city, but special consideration might be taken for the guards, some of their equipment is decent. Also, the kender guildmaster is rumored to have poison powder that is of great importance to kenders...
Ofcol	All	from recall, 2s14w2ne3n
Solace	All	from recall, 18s2en3edwn	This is a very interesting city, with some good healing items, a drink that makes you only slightly drunk, some storage items, and scuba gear.

General Areas

Area Name	Levels	Directions	Comments
Fire Swamp	40-50	from recall, 2s20e5n2un2d2n2e6n7une15n	Good leveling spot for levels 40+, but need invis to get past the pack destroying fire spouts.
Great Eastern Desert	10-20	from recall, e2s34e2n17e	This is a maze that has exits into many other areas such as the Arabian Nights & others.
Lag Central	15-35?	from recall, 2s, all the way west, one east, all the way north.	This is a good area for groups around the levels of 15-25.
Sewer	5-30	from recall, 2s3e4swsd	Several aggressive mobs, but most don't see invisible. A dragon's lair is here, and the high level dragon that lurks here hordes a great treasure.
Temple of the White Lotus	1-50	from recall, 18s2en3ed2w2n3wn2w	This area is great for higher levels, but has a lot of detect invis aggros, so be careful. Also, this is the home of the 36 chambers.
Troll Den	10-15	from recall, 2s12w2swse2sw	This area has some aggressive critters, but also some good low level items. A very small area, only about 5-10 rooms or so.

Armor

These armor pieces should help you get started. The ones in the table are pretty decent for low levels below 15, other pieces might be better, though.

Armor Name	Level	Wear Location	Comments
Cowbell	10	Neck	Decent piece of equipment to wear, raises damroll.
Strongman's Bracers	5	Arms	A must have for lower levels, this piece of equipment will make you strong, allowing you to carry much more weight.
Cracker Jack Ring	5	Fingers	These rings will help you along your way, as they raise your constitution, allowing you to gain more hit points each level.

Weapons

This table shouldn't be used exclusively, just to give you an idea of a few good low level weapons.

Weapon Name	Level	Comments
Razor	5	Good weapon if enchanted.
Scalpel	10	This is probably one of the best weapons you can get until about level 15.

General Hints

Save often...this will help protect you from occasional crashes, and may save you hours of effort. I tend to save after every fight, or about every minute or two, but maybe I'm just paranoid.
Don't be afraid to ask for help. If you can't find something in a help file, ask. Most characters will be willing to answer your questions. Of course, don't make a nuisance of yourself by asking things you can easily find out by other means (such as what does this item do? Answer to this: Get it identified at Thesius, type 'help city' for directions).
Know what each attribute does. This will help you a lot along the way if you pay attention to them. Basically, str (Strength) will help you hit harder and carry more weight. Int (Intelligence) will help you when you go to practice at the guilds. Wis (Wisdom) will help you get more mana at each level, and also help you cast spells. Dex (Dexterity) will help you hold more items in your inventory, and also help your armor class. Con (Constitution) will help you gain more hit points (hp) as you level. Your primary attribute (different for each race) will help you get more practices at each level.
Pay attention to the opening screen, and read the helps. These will answer many questions, and will help make you a better player. (Miss the opening screen? Type 'help motd').
Try to be courteous to others. You might just find that making friends along the way will really enhance your MUD experience.
There are two basic approaches to fighting. The first is to make your character hit as hard as possible, and so kill the mobs fast. The second is to make your character have as much armor as possible, and so be able to take the damage that a longer fight will result in. I try to stay with a little of both, but lean more toward the massive damage route.
The best armor class is -300, or invincible. Don't worry about getting equipment that lowers your armor beyond this, concentrate on your hit and dam.

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