The Drunken Lizard Pub

Just an idle thought I noticed on my most current playthrough; I checked and found that it was the same in all my save games. The writ that's needed to get through Raven's Gate is a Port Kuudad Writ. Like, it still has the whole schpiel about "This writ identifies this person as a citizen of Port ...

Not sure what kind of character you're playing, but once the portcullis drops behind you on Level 4 of Talushorn, you're locked in. You can't raise it, so you're pretty well stuck at that point, let us know what you've got to work with and maybe we can give you some advice on the General.

So you ...

Ah, the Necromancers' Altar. Yeah, that one's a bit tricky, I haven't found any way to avoid the stun effect when you first touch the Stone. About the only advice I can give is to get some decent armor and buff spells or potions to let you grab the gems, outlast being whaled on by undead while ...

The only real problem was the golem.. So I set a death gauntlet for it.

I moved the barrels to the corridor where it can chase you, and I spaced the barrels so that every 2 golem moves I can use 1 arrow to explode 2 barrels (I was also short on arrows) which will both hit the golem.. sometimes 3 ...

WorBlux wrote: Theres also the studded belt that I've only found in light materials. I wonder if there is a Studded Leather Studded Belt?

"This item is of the highest craftdwarfship. It is made of studded leather and menaces with studs of studded leather."

I'm weighing in with the majority here in that I don't think it's a deal-breaker. I came into Book II cold on the recommendation of a friend (after which I immediately bought Book I, but that's another story), and after getting the basics from the manual I jumped in and had to figure out the nuances ...

I always keep ten or so Stones in my inventory for this purpose. You don't need any points in a weapon skill to hit an inanimate object, so don't worry about the "Weapon Penalty" debuff, just equip some rocks, walk AT LEAST two squares away from the barrel, and hold Shift and click to chuck a rock ...