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Trying to find sick man west of Salted Coast...

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... who needs the potion of restoration. For the life of me, I cannot find him! Can anybody help?

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Eastern Salted Coast, near the border to the west, below Aridell.
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Adrian wrote:Eastern Salted Coast, near the border to the west, below Aridell.
Also when on that map, follow the forest edge almost to the west edge and there will be a narrow path. Follow that and you'll find him. Watch out for the unstable powder barrels... :D
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I've never had any trouble with the powder barrels, actually, Dragonlady. In fact, I tried shooting them at one point, and they wouldn't explode.
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acoustibop wrote:I've never had any trouble with the powder barrels, actually, Dragonlady. In fact, I tried shooting them at one point, and they wouldn't explode.
Really?I did shoot them once,and they exploded just fine,taking 3 bandits with them.
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acoustibop wrote:I've never had any trouble with the powder barrels, actually, Dragonlady. In fact, I tried shooting them at one point, and they wouldn't explode.
:D Mostly I was just having a bit of fun..scaring the original poster. But, one time one of them did explode when hit with a rock.
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The odd thing (I've just checked) is that I can't even target the barrels now. They don't change when I move the cursor over them. I even tried walking up to them to bash them - I can't even do that!

I'm sure I was able to fire at them before, although they wouldn't explode. AIR when you first come to this place, you get a message about the barrels being old and damp, and thus possibly no longer explosive. I wonder if that's anything to do with it?
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acoustibop wrote:The odd thing (I've just checked) is that I can't even target the barrels now. They don't change when I move the cursor over them. I even tried walking up to them to bash them - I can't even do that!

I'm sure I was able to fire at them before, although they wouldn't explode. AIR when you first come to this place, you get a message about the barrels being old and damp, and thus possibly no longer explosive. I wonder if that's anything to do with it?
Your right. I was playing this evening and couldn't do either. Must have been changed during the beta testing. Oh well, at least I had a laugh watching those acid blobs and some thugs duel it out near the barrels! I just popped a few fire darts to get in some experience points and watched. :D
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I'm wondering if early in the game, you can still explode them - AIR I didn't have a ranged weapon the first time I went there - later, you can target the barrels but they won't explode, and still later you can't even target them?
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No, early, late, it doesn't matter. I can't target the barrels.
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How early in the game did you try it, mark?
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I created a brand new magic user with fire dart and unarmed combat. Walked down to his house. Nothing.

I even threatened and then punched him to see if anything happens. Still nothing.
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Hope you didn't catch anything from him, mark! :P
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Dragonlady wrote::D Mostly I was just having a bit of fun..scaring the original poster. But, one time one of them did explode when hit with a rock.
When I was demo'ing this game I found out about those barrels the hard way. 'Twas merrily bashing barrels and finding loot in that deserted/destroyed town you start in when I went to bash the powder barrels. :cry:

Character build #2 didn't suffer such lapses in judgment. :lol:
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