User:An Adventurer/Guides/Ironman Challenge

This guide takes inspiration from the Ironman Harcore Challenge on the Levistras server. I have modified the rule set to be less restricting.

Rules

1. Must use character generation described below.
2. No outside help. This means no help from other players or your alternate characters. The exception to this would be other characters participating in the challenge.
3. No using the Town Network.
4. No using the Facility Hub.
5. No altering starting attributes or skills with the Skill redistribution quest.

Additional Rules

The following optional rules may be added to increase difficulty:

Travel restrictions:

• No settlement portals.
• No residential halls.
• No Statue dungeons.
• No portal gems.
• No portals to towns.
• No wilderness portals (e.g. Riverbend portal)

Play-style restrictions:

• Perma-death. When your character dies, delete the character.
• Player Killer. Other ironman challenge players can harm you, and you will have collision with them.

Equipment/buff restrictions:

• No services from healers.
• No protection gems from Lugians.
• No Pathwarden starter equipment.
• No Explorer gear.
• No Professors of Magic. Spells must be learned via scrolls from Scriveners.
• No use of Scriveners. Spells must be learned via scolls found in loot.
• No foci. Use old spell component system. Note that this is not possible with Void Magic.

Character Creation

1. On the Heritage tab, use a randomizer to select a heritage. (Note: the Random button built in to the client only selects from the four human heritages, so use google ("11 value spinner").)
2. Skip the Profession tab for now.
3. On the Skills tab, click the Random button. This will spend all your skill credits on trained and specialized skills. If you do not get at least one specialized offensive skill, spin again. For the purposes of this challenge, offensive skills are: Heavy, Light, Finesse Weapons, Two Handed Combat, Missile Weapons, War Magic, Life Magic, Void Magic, and Summoning.
4. Return to the Professions tab. Use the array of 100/90/80/30/20/10 and assign values to attributes of your choosing.
5. Skip forward to Appearance tab. use a randomizer to select gender. With Face selected click the Random button. With Clothes selected click the Random button.
6. On the Town tab, click the Random button.
7. On the Summary tab, choose a name, then click the Finish button.

Buff Guide

• Healers in Holtburg, Sanamar, Shoushi, and Yaraq sell level 1 - 4 Attribute buffs. Look under "Services".
• The Lugian merchants in Holtburg, Shoushi, and Yaraq sell special protection gems. When used, these gems cast spells equal to level 3s for the 7 elemental protections and the natural armor spell.

Travel Guide

• Mages in the 9 starter towns sell portal gems to the 9 starter towns and Xarabydun.
• Wedding Planners sell portal gems to:
  • Wedding Hall. The Wedding Hall contains portals to Zaikhal, South Direlands (84.2S, 34.4W), and North Direlands (24.3N, 53.8W). It used to contain portals to Cragstone and Hebian-To, but those have been destroyed.
  • Plateau Village outskirts
  • Ithaenc Cathedral Outskirts.
• More information on other portals may be found on the Portal Network page.

Route to each Town

All routes assume you have access to the portal gems sold at the nine original starter towns and the wedding planners. Ahurenga

• From Stonehold, take the Ahurenga Portal at 68.6N, 20.7W. (not avaialable at end of retail).

Al-Arqas

• Use Al-Arqas Portal Gem.

Al-Jalima

Arwic

Ayan Baqur

Baishi

• From either Mayoi or Plateau Village, enter the Mammet Foundry. From there take the Portal to Baishi.

Bandit Castle

Beach Fort

Bluespire

Candeth Keep

Cragstone

• From Lin, Khayyaban, or Zaikhal, enter the Effigy Foundry. From there take the Portal to Cragstone.
• From either Hebian-To or Zaikhal, enter the Sanctum Residential Halls. From there take the Portal to Cragstone. (not available on Levistras)

Crater Lake Village

Danby's Outpost

Dryreach

Eastham

Eastwatch

Fiun Outpost

Fort Tethana

Glenden Wood

Greenspire

Hebian-To

• From either Cragstone or Zaikhal, enter the Sanctum Residential Halls. From there take the Portal to Hebian-To. (not available on Levistras)

Holtburg

• Use Holtburg Portal Gem.

Kara

• See route to Baishi. From Bashi,

Khayyaban

• From Samsur, enter the Victory Residential Halls. From there take the Portal to Khayyaban.

Kor-Gursha

Kryst

Lin

• From Samsur, enter the Victory Residential Halls. From there take the Lin Portal.

Linvak Tukal

Lytelthorpe

• Use Lytelthorpe Portal Gem.

MacNiall's Freehold

Martine's Retreat

• Use Rithwic Portal Gem. From there, run to Martine's Retreat.

Mayoi

• From either Khayyaban or Plateau Village, enter the Oriel Residential Halls. From there take the Mayoi Portal.

Merwart Village

Nanto

• Use Nanto Portal Gem.

Neydisa Castle

Oolutanga's Refuge

Plateau Village

• Use Invitation Plateau.
• From either Mayoi or Khayyaban, enter the Oriel Residential Halls. From there take the Plateau Portal.

Qalaba'r

Redspire

Rithwic

• Use Rithwic Portal Gem.

Samsur

• Use Samsur Portal Gem.

Sanamar

Sawato

Shoushi

• Use Shoushi Portal Gem.

Silyun

Stonehold

Timaru

Tou-Tou

• From Lytelthorpe, enter the Haven Residential Halls. From there take the Portal to Tou-Tou.

Tufa

Underground City

Uziz

• From Lytelthorpe, enter the Haven Residential Halls. From there take the Uziz Portal.

Wai Jhou

Westwatch

Xarabydun

• Use Xarabydun Portal Summoning Gem

Yanshi

• Use Yanshi Portal Gem.

Yaraq

• Use Yaraq Portal Gem.

Zaikhal

• Use Invitation Wedding Hall. From the Wedding Hall, take the Portal to Zaikhal.

Quest Guide

Complete the starter quests for your town:

• Holtburg: Alfrin's Stolen Supplies, Brogord's Demise, Worcer's Missing Heirlooms
• Sanamar: The Beacon, The Missing Necklace, Thrungus Hovels
• Shoushi: Four Stones of Jojii, Lou Ka's Stolen Items, Nen Ai's Pet Drudge
• Yaraq: Lubziklan al-Luq's Stolen Goods, Note of Congratulation, Search for Abmim ibn Ibsar & Mad Star Investigation

Complete the Blood Shreth Kill Task, available in Shoushi, and easily completed in the Cave of Alabree outside of Holtburg.