Progress Journal (spoilers possible)

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

I'd thought I'd post this here as I go through the game. Let me start out on my party. I decided on 2 soilders and 1 pilgrim with the Hero. I named my people after people from this board.

Hero - Trent
Soilder - N. Nerds
Soilder - Dudebro
Pilgrim - N. Tiamt (sorry ran out of letters)

Anyways I'll update my progress on this board.

[NintendoNerds]

Awesome!! Are you going to post screenshots as you progress?

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

I'll start doing that. The first bit won't have screenshots, but I haven't done anything major except just building my party and leveled up. Haven't found any landmarks.

OK First let me put up the screenshots, and I'll refer to them later.





Anyways, my 4 member party is all at level 6, except for the hero. I saved up gold and built experince until I had a Copper Sword, Leather Armor, and the Leather Shield for everyboy. Some weapons or amor were already equipped, so it didn't take as long as one may think. Kinda boring reading about leveling up, but that's part of the joy of nes rpgs

In my previous playings, the cave that's right near the castle town is small per se, but it connects to the tower. You can see a bit of the tower in figure 3.

Figure 1 and Figure 2 are hints to what I shall do next. Figure 3 is where I shall go.

Addition:





I went through the cave and tower, and then I got the key. See pictures 4 and 5. I don't have many pictures of the duengon, I want to spoil this as little as possibile. I got posioned twice, but that didn't stop me from continuning my quest for the Thief's Key. I got some other treasures, but those were just small amounts of gold and items like the medical herb.

Next, I go to a town northwest of Alihan to learn my next part of the game

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

As the first 3 pictures you can see, my next stop is north to the town of Reeve to get a magic ball. Really not much to it. All I have to do is talk to somebody in the town. I need the Thief's Key that I got in part 1. Any way once I get that seen in figure 7, I go to a cave. Figure 8 gives the name of such cave.

Before I go to the cave, I save up gold enough to buy 4 chain scikles and 4 Leather Helmets. This leveled me up to level 10 with everybody but the hero, which was leveled up to level 9.

Anyways after buying all that stuff, I went to the Cave of Enticement. Figures 4,5,6 show the beginning of the cave and where to drop the Magic Ball. I didn't take any more of the cave. It's real simplistic, just got to remember which paths you've tried and beware the black pits.

I found a new place to save the game as seen in figure 9. That was the Sunday in gaming. Look for another topic late monday early Tuesday. I'll post about midnight.

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

Today I went and completed the next part of the game. Figure 1 tells this. Figure 2 tells where the tower is. Figure 3 is a picture of said tower. I first saved up for Iron Spears and Chain Mails for everyone. Then I went north to another town as the 2nd figures show
I then fought around til I got Full Plates for everybody except the pilgrim who can't equip it. I leveled up my characters to level 12 and the hero to 11 recpetively by this time.

Then I went in the tower. Nothing really that special. It's really a confusing duengon if you don't pay attention. Eventually I get up to Kandar and his henchmen. I recover the golden crown and take it back to its rightful owner. The last 3 figures show what he does and how to continue with your quest. It's pretty cool that the game has that in there.

Anyways, I then leveled up and collected enough gold to buy 1 iron shield and 3 broad swords. I'll buy more and continue the game. Look for the next entry.

[dudebro]

I wanted to be a goof off.

Can I be a sage next? It's cool to have a mage with a soldiers build. Raising one from a Goof Off has less survivability.
Just wondering.

Btw you spelled Soldier wrong.

[NintendoNerds]

The stats are starting to look very nice. I would have liked to see a screenshot of the Kandar battle because I don't remember what he looks like. Anyway, things are looking really, really good.

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

Oct 21, 2008 6:36:14 GMT -5 NintendoNerds said:

The stats are starting to look very nice. I would have liked to see a screenshot of the Kandar battle because I don't remember what he looks like. Anyway, things are looking really, really good.

Sorry, I don't have a screenshot of Kandar. I'll have another chance lol.

Edit for today's DW playing.





Today saw my journey through the town of Assram (wonder how this made it past censors in these days) anyways there are 2 weapon/armor shops here. One which is open in the daytime, it starts out charging 16x normal price, but you can haggle him down to 2x the price. However, he is the only person that sells the Iron Helmet. I bought 4 of those after I got the latest weapons (battle axes) from a shop that was only open at night.. See figures 1 and 2. Picture 3 tells me I need to go west to Isis.

Once reaching Isis, It's ruled by a queen. Isis is seen in the second group of 3. I learn that I can get a magic key in the pyramid to the north. Overall I go nortth to get the said key. I get the key and enough gold to buy 3 full plate armors for my soldiers and hero. Also I got a pair of Giant Shears.

Going north into the pyramid I see several booby trapped chests, booby traps, and the room where the key is in, I have to push 2 buttons in a paticular order. One floor you can't use spells. The 2 pictures on the bottom row show inside the pyramid.

I need to go back in the pyramid to open doors that are locked by the magic key and save gold to get another pair of shears. Then on to the next part of the game.

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

Today I got a lot done.

First I revisited the pyramid castle to get one more thing that I can't use per se. I didn't choose that class member, and I don't plan to later (read on to find out more) This Item you can sell for over 11,000 gold. However it's cursed, meaning more attacks per step. The first 3 pictures show that.

Then I go and unlock all the doors that were locked. Isis, and the other towns have these. Then I head northwest to a town called Portega. The king wants some pepper. If I get him pepper, he'll give me a ship. See the next 3 pictures. He gives me a scroll to give to Norick. He's east of there in a cave that appears to be a dead end. I give him the scroll and he shows me a secret passage. See fiure 7 for part of this.

Anyways I head toward a new town telling me that pepper seller was kidnapped by Kandar and his henchman. Yes the same guy I fought earlier. This cave is more confusing because all rooms look alike, and rooms that seem to be a dead end are really locked by the key. Anyways I fight my way up to Kandar. 4 of Kandar's henchman fight me. I whoop thier butts. The 2 kidnapped people thus tell me how they can escape. Little do I know that Kandar is blocking my exit. This time I took a picture NN. See picture 10.

Anyways, I get back to the town after saving the people. The pepper shop owner is so greatful that he gives me pepper for free. I head back to Portega to get a ship.

Then I head back to Dharma, that's north of the cave that I fough t Kandar in. Here I can change classes. I have to be level 20 to do so. I change my pilgrim to a wizard. It takes away all his exp and thus back to level 1. But since I'm farther in the game, he levels up quicker. I need a special item the Book of Satari to change my class to a sage. I go north to a tower to get that. I get that item and leveled up my wizard to level 14.

My 2 soliders level 21
Hero level 20
Wizard - 14

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

Today was just a leveling up and going to new towns. First I headed Northeast of Dharma (where you can change classes) to the town of Muor. I keep getting called Partagero, why I don't know. I get a water blaster that I haven't found a use for yet.

I head south of Portaga (where I get the ship) to Tedanki. This town is only live at night, and during the day nothing. I buy 2 zombie slahers for my heroes. I learn that I need the 6 orbs to go places I can't get with my ship. I get the lamp of darkness which changes from day to night. Once I get to level 20 with my wizard, I change up at Dharma and become a sage.

I head to Lancel and get an herb that makes me disappear. Thats where I ended today.

My levels are 24 for both soldiers and the hero and 8 for the sage.

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

Okay a lot of twists and turns

First I go to Lancel and buy an Invisibilty Herb, then head to Eginbear. I have to use the invisibility herbs to get in. Figure 1.

In figure 2, I have to solve a mini puzzle in order to get the Vase of Drought, Figure 3 shows where I use it to get the Final Key, that's in Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a tower where I get a special item that echoes a flute noise if I'm in a room with a Or. Hence it's called the Echoing Flute.

Figures 6,8, and 9 are either me getting one of the six orbs or telling me where to go. I have 4 orbs already. I'm not giving any info on these except what's in the picture.

I find a deserted town, sorta like Haukness from DW I, but without enemies or the like. There is 1 guy who says he wants to build a town, he just needs a merchant. I go back to the eatery, and leave behind my Sage for a bit, Name a merchant Tails, and then head back. I drop off the merchant, go back and pick up my wizard.

Now I head to Sonteem where I bought 2 Dragon Killers for my soliders, magic armor for my sage, and 1 silver shield for one soldier.

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

I'm going to leave the item names out of the description to provide even less spoilers also I'm not going to tell locations.

Ok a lot done today. The last 2 orbs were the most difficult to get. The first one I had to go through a huge dungeon southeast of town to get a mirror of ra. This unmasked the fake king and once I got back to town and used it. A boss fight ensued. [sarcasm alert]What a hard boss [/sarcasm alert]300 HP.

Next, I went back to the mercahnt town that formed. The townsfolk overturned the merchant and put him in jail. I went talked to him, and he told me where the orb was. I unlocked the jail door with the Final Key for fun and he just stays there. oh well.

On to the last orb. I go to a place and get an item that tells me where a sunken ship is. I go to the sunken ship and get an item , this unlocks a portion of the map that enables me to get a sword that opens up more. I head to a black hole with water blocking my way. I throw the sword in the hole and it opens up a path. I head to a dunengon, complete it and get the last orb.

I head to offer the orbs. I then get a bird like creature, sorta like an airship or the hot air balloon from the fourth DW.

I then go to a castle and fight a boss. I wasn't able to beat the boss before 12:00 AM EST

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

Ok today I beat the boss, it looks like the game has been won, I return to the home town and talkl to the king. But, another attack has hapened. I go to a special place and fall down a hole into the world of DW I. This is before DW I in the story line. Examples that proove this are Haukness not deserted, and the cave south of Kol not complete yet. They are still digging. The 3rd picture also includes proof but that is a huge spoiler. I wont reveal that info

I leveled up some around towns. The Silver Harp and Fairy Flute were in the same place. A item that I need to get a strong weapon is in Haukness (not deserted). Catlin is sorta a ghost town nobody is working there cause they are all afraid.

I leveled up to Level 39 with both my soldiers, 40 with my hero, and 35 with my sage. Basically all I did was get items and level up in the new world.

I should have the game beat, and the ending up on youtube by the end of the month.

[Classic Gamer Nerd]

I did it I beat the game. Ending to be on youtube soon

[NintendoNerds]

Great job, ClassicGamer!! I really enjoyed this journal you kept as you progressed through the game. The screenshots brought back some great moments What's next? Are you going to level up the characters? Play a new game?