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Getting the spider eggs, is that in a chest (be a weird thing in a chest though!) or in the spiderwebs with a sufficient entomology score? I have 2 for both foraging and entomology, and one for husbandry (doubt that matters for this, but oh well) and I still can't find a spider egg. My spider farm is looking pretty pathetic at the moment! Maybe get the goblin kid to get me a spider egg? Goblin kids probably wouldn't be afraid of the mines, right?

Regarding the goblin kid and the odd bug I mentioned earlier, I think it's a time-related issue. From about 17-20 (so dinner to early evening) it shows as either what my current VP/WP is (like, [40], Hi [62]!) or some other figure (date and year I think). Giving her gifts nets me a colorful pebble (well, the footbags do, not sure about the others yet) and she occasionally gifts me a minor thing.

Maybe it was the hair, but I was thinking "this looks a lot more like a swordsWOMAN than a swordsman". Are there female travelers too, or was this just a swordsman with a bizarre hair color? Didn't want to match wits with him though. Even though I can now do OK with the werewolves (Iron scale mail plus wood shield negates a lot of their attack!) but fighting the slimes is still tough (be easier without the two minions that always seem to show up!)

I can't seem to grind seeds into oil. I have 64 flax seeds and about 50 forest seeds, so I should be able to grind it to oil, but it just says "back" and won't let me. Is it different kinds of seeds? Also noticing as my botany and foraging level grows getting more and more kinds of plants from "forest plants". Hoping I'll get that dandelion seed and maybe a rose seed eventually!

Now, to search for that elusive varnish and glue (just need one of each but it's random what the satchels will give). I've noticed that the "forest chest" has some really nice items like various tables (I've gotten the artifice and tailoring tables from it) and a few other high-end items. Are there items that will only show up in the forest chest, or will the goblin merchant sell whatever's in the chest? Kind of doubt she'll sell silk or wolf rugs...

FeyRing5 years ago (2 edits)

You need Entomology to get the Spider Egg and it is from Spider Webs, however, it is a very rare drops as Silk is meant to be a 2nd Tier material and the game is not really balanced around having 2nd Tier gear yet. There will likely be easier ways to get the Egg in the future though.

The Bug with the Kids probably has something to do with a re-usable variable being stuck in a parallel process somewhere (something I shouldn't have done but may have by accident). Other gifts will also give you a Colourful Pebble.

The student needs to be either Intimidated, or you can use and Invisibility Spell/Potion and knock him out by hitting him over the head, success chances increase drastically if you have a Wooden Club in your inventory.

Swordsman is supposed to have one of those "long haired handsome looks". He and the Thief are possibly the hardest fights in the game so far. Also, there are no female Travelers, but I do want to add them at some point. I will need to work out some use for them though, like keeping them as slaves in your house or something.

Flax Seed should turn into Linseed Oil, but I think it was an Alchemy recipe. Forest Seeds should turn into Forest Essence, but I think that was an Alchemy recipe as well as it required Flowers too. Normal Oil requires any other seed though.

Botany and Foraging level shouldn't effect the variety of seeds you get as it always pulls results from the same pool of Seeds at every level, it is just a coincidence!

You don't get to choose a specialty at level 2 Cooking, however, you can buy Recipes from the Traveling Merchant. Recipes tend to cover different food items and often overlap in what they teach, so it is possible to get the same recipes as were available at character creation by just buying the region specific recipes from the Merchant. (Though there may be a few left out at the moment).

Glad you like the game!

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