The Trail of The Hawk [AG] *SPOILERS*

[Oldschool]

Adventues for This Location in Hawklor.....

The Trail of The Hawk [AG]

A four foot tall stone statue can't just vanish overnight...
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[shadowblack]

The new Runeskin saga continues.

P.S.: I've added the link to this thread to the wiki page for the saga.

[thingirl]

Hmm, interesting.

[paladin]

Hmm, interesting.

I bet Runie stole it so he could bring it to life for us to fight as part of his sinister plan. Or maybe we'll meet that Ogre again.

[thingirl]

I bet Runie stole it so he could bring it to life for us to fight as part of his sinister plan. Or maybe we'll meet that Ogre again.

Or both. Maybe the Ogre stole it.

[paladin]

Or both. Maybe the Ogre stole it.

Maybe. Guess we'll find out when it goes live.

[spencer]

Maybe the Statue is the ogre because he didn't move for a long time at the tower :p

[paladin]

Maybe the Statue is the ogre because he didn't move for a long time at the tower :p

Even if you were serious that doesn't add up. The statue would have to have gone missing long before now for that to be the case.

[thingirl]

I was going through some old threads and found this So when are the people of Hawklor going to build a statue to honor us? Zumryn should not have a monopoly on statues.

Maybe Tex was on to something... :)

[zmflavius]

I was going through some old threads and found this

Maybe Tex was on to something... :)

Actually the Hawk Statue was mentioned as early as the Lone Rider quest.

[paladin]

Actually the Hawk Statue was mentioned as early as the Lone Rider quest.

The statue's been around for as long as I've been playing Sryth. I remember there used to be an option to mill around by the statue and have some chance encounters. Actually I almost think Hawklor was a bit better organized back in those days.

[billydakid]

Maybe just maybe Runnie wants to caputre us,so the statue has been stolen to get us to go get it.

[Oldschool]

Alright I confess I borrowed it to spruce up my grand residence.

Whadya expect.... Accipiter (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accipiter?__utma=1.1579829919.1269059875.126905987 5.1269059875.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1269059875&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1269059875.1.1.utmcsr=%28direct%29%7Cutmc cn=%28direct%29%7Cutmcmd=%28none%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=67252881) Castle.... Hawk.... :rolleyes::cool:

[texlaw1992]

The adventure is actually called "The Trail of Hawk."

Now we have to follow Hawk to his residence and steal back the statue.

[thingirl]

It's live.

[Doolipalally]

Nice to have some clues to decipher! I like these adventures which test your knowledge of the world of Sryth.

[thingirl]

Oh yeah, could people document (in this thread) what choices the do and how it plays out, please? (I still haven't started it. I'm gonna finish backlogging the rest of the quests first.)

[thingirl]

I've gotten the first clue (Millark's sugustion) and the second clue (on the first paper). I'm stuck on the third clue. Anybody think they know what atop an emerald crown means?

I'm thinking Zumryn's. I went there, I didn't do all the options, but I didn't find anything.

[paladin]

I've gotten the first clue (Millark's sugustion) and the second clue (on the first paper). I'm stuck on the third clue. Anybody think they know what atop an emerald crown means?

I'm thinking Zumryn's. I went there, I didn't do all the options, but I didn't find anything.

Well I don't think it's Zumrin's. I've done that and nothing. So I'm stuck as well.

[thingirl]

Well, Emerald is another word for green. Captain Greenfen is unlocked by The Silver Crown. But, no luck.

Kings wear crowns. Nothing obvious in Talinus there, either (except for the assassian who lives in the Graldok Bazzar) Do thanes wear crowns? Is there anything with "crown" in its name that's AG only?

[billydakid]

Try going to zurmans and use the portal that you used to climb something when you there. Climb it. You found something emerald there before.

[thingirl]

OF COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DUH!!!!! I KNEW IT WAS THERE!!!! BTW, Billy, you should put that in Spoiler tags.

[paladin]

OF COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DUH!!!!! I KNEW IT WAS THERE!!!! BTW, Billy, you should put that in Spoiler tags.

I'm embarrassed to admit how long it took me to figure that one out. In fact I was about to post what I'd discovered if it hadn't already been posted. Ah well, at least someone got to it.

[Oldschool]

Billy, you should put that in Spoiler tags.

Done, I also added a warning to the thread title.

[billydakid]

Thanks for picking me up oldschool. I was in a hurry and forgot the tags.

[paladin]

An interesting adventure certainly. The plot thickens.

[zmflavius]

Yes. The plot thickens.

And I think that

Gilnoras will sleep forever soon.

[thingirl]

Can anybody help figure out the Ogre's Stamina please? damage done| % remaining
8| 97
11 |93
24 | 84
4 | 83
15 |77
13 | 73
21 | 65
13 | 60
23 | 52
15 | 47
5 | 45
4 | 43
15 | 38
3 | 37
21 | 29
5 | 27
9 | 24
1 | 24
2 | 23
1 | 23
21 | 15
16 | 9
16 | 3
3 | 2
1 | 2
6 | dead


And the Iron Oakaruk? damage done| % left
9| 96
15| 90
28| 79
25| 69
8| 66
18| 59
39| 43
18| 36
6| 34
24| 24
14| 18
18| 11
10| 7
9| 4
13| dead

[Elrond]

The dark-cloaked man, his thin hands wrapped tightly around the haft of a tall, wooden staff, straightens himself up somewhat and turns to face you. You immediately recognize the treacherous sorcerer, Gilnoras.

"I'm relieved to know that you have obtained it," he says, his low, wavering voice barely above a whisper, "and that you have managed to retain it. The dagger is the key to what lies ahead, and while I would, without question, prove a more reliable guardian of such an instrument, my proximity to our common foe makes such a proposition unwise..."

You angrily demand to know if the clues that led you to this spot were his. Gilnoras nods.

"My first duty is to our Master," he says, "though you mustn't confuse obedience wrought of necessity with loyalty forged of reverence. I will maintain my subservience to the great ogre until it no longer suits my purposes...which, I daresay must echo your own unspoken desire. Do you not also seek to bring ruin to this cruel beast? The time chosen to effect his demise is nearly at hand. You would do well to drop your defiance and embrace Him...it would help to put you that much closer to the breast into which your wicked blade will ultimately be plunged..."

I love the way this guy thinks; Too bad he'll bite the dust too. When Runnie is gone, Gilnoras is following him out of necessity (if he's alive at that stage) ;) .

[paladin]

The dark-cloaked man, his thin hands wrapped tightly around the haft of a tall, wooden staff, straightens himself up somewhat and turns to face you. You immediately recognize the treacherous sorcerer, Gilnoras.

"I'm relieved to know that you have obtained it," he says, his low, wavering voice barely above a whisper, "and that you have managed to retain it. The dagger is the key to what lies ahead, and while I would, without question, prove a more reliable guardian of such an instrument, my proximity to our common foe makes such a proposition unwise..."

You angrily demand to know if the clues that led you to this spot were his. Gilnoras nods.

"My first duty is to our Master," he says, "though you mustn't confuse obedience wrought of necessity with loyalty forged of reverence. I will maintain my subservience to the great ogre until it no longer suits my purposes...which, I daresay must echo your own unspoken desire. Do you not also seek to bring ruin to this cruel beast? The time chosen to effect his demise is nearly at hand. You would do well to drop your defiance and embrace Him...it would help to put you that much closer to the breast into which your wicked blade will ultimately be plunged..."

I love the way this guy thinks; Too bad he'll bite the dust too. When Runnie is gone, Gilnoras is following him out of necessity (if he's alive at that stage) ;) .

Exactly. If Runie doesn't do for him first I'll do it after I take care of Runie.

[Young Ned]

Can anybody help figure out the Ogre's Stamina please?

Exactly 275.

And the Iron Oakaruk?

Exactly 250. Again, nice data. :cool:

[Badstench]

ahem... okay. What have I missed?

I got the tattered yellow paper from the oakaruk, then followed your hints to Zmryn's battlegrounds and climbed the hill.

I haven't found anything, and using the tattered yellow paper wields no results.

Hint me please.

[Doolipalally]

OK, hint coming up.

You're following the wrong tattered paper. There's somewhere else you have to go first. The name of the place is in the clue.

[paladin]

OK, hint coming up.

You're following the wrong tattered paper. There's somewhere else you have to go first. The name of the place is in the clue.

Think of the place where you could pay a guy to learn the location of a hidden lair.

[racey]

Can anybody help figure out the Ogre's Stamina please? damage done| % remaining
8| 97
11 |93
24 | 84
4 | 83
15 |77
13 | 73
21 | 65
13 | 60
23 | 52
15 | 47
5 | 45
4 | 43
15 | 38
3 | 37
21 | 29
5 | 27
9 | 24
1 | 24
2 | 23
1 | 23
21 | 15
16 | 9
16 | 3
3 | 2
1 | 2
6 | dead


And the Iron Oakaruk? damage done| % left
9| 96
15| 90
28| 79
25| 69
8| 66
18| 59
39| 43
18| 36
6| 34
24| 24
14| 18
18| 11
10| 7
9| 4
13| dead


Exactly 275.



Exactly 250. Again, nice data. :cool:

YN I'll give you the first one but for Oakaruk her first 2 hits were for 24 points of damage which left it at 90%. So unless my math (24 x 10) is wrong it is exactly 240 SP for it.

[thingirl]

Thanks, YN and Racey. I do have another table for the Okie. (I got bored and used the WoD :)) It shows 62 = 25%*TS, which means 62*4 = 100%*TS. TS= 248. I'm guessing variable SP ranging from 240-250. Also, I used my first table and came up with 24*10 = 240.damage done| % left
27| 89
15| 83
20 | 75
118| 28
21| 20
36| 5
13| dead

[MrBlack]

You've Rolled 1

You swing your staff at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 0
The iron Oakaruk makes no noticeable attempt to counter your attack
@ You lose 5

Gilnoras asks if you had any trouble with the iron Oakaruk. He then tells you that he made certain the menacing creation would be unable to cause you harm.

Just my luck :p

[thingirl]

Thanks, MrBlack.

The Trail of The Hawk (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Quest:The_Trail_of_The_Hawk) and Item 1751 Tattered Scrap of Paper (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Item:1751_Tattered_Scrap_Of_Paper) are up.

[texlaw1992]

Ok, I guess we didn't need to go to Hawk's place after all (lol).

The last monster was 5+ at MR 194, so I assume his exact MR was 196.

Also, interestingly enough the papers you find can be sold for 1 gp each, which I didn't see mentioned in the Wiki.

I also noted that the Dagger of Vengeance is now +16, and I think it was only +14 after the Crumbling Tower.

So, apparently the Dagger does bad things to Runie - we'll see.

[Oldschool]

Nice catch Texlaw. I've ran it once (without saving) with an alt. So I'll watch the dagger as well.

Regarding enemy SP and remember I am NOT a math wiz.

Why wouldn't you just tally up your damage total to get the enemy SP?

[zmflavius]

Nice catch Texlaw. I've ran it once (without saving) with an alt. So I'll watch the dagger as well.

Regarding enemy SP and remember I am NOT a math wiz.

Why wouldn't you just tally up your damage total to get the enemy SP?

We can get a rough SP estimate with only 1 or 2 hits and the corresponding percentages. To get exact SP, the last hit could be an overhit (hits more than remaining stamina points).

[Oldschool]

D'oh..... forgot about those over fatal blows.

Trying unsuccessfully to think of someway to pull punches in the final rounds.

[spencer]

Just curious...

Did anyone not give the kids the gold in Talinus?

[Oldschool]

Voltan didn't but I haven't saved yet so I'll post the exact text when he runs it again. Basically the kids seem disappointed but show him the proper respect anyway and move on.

[thingirl]

Also, interestingly enough the papers you find can be sold for 1 gp each, which I didn't see mentioned in the Wiki.
It says on the Item Page (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Item:1751_Tattered_Scrap_Of_Paper) that the value is 1 gold. The value of an item in the itembox is the true value found by trying to sell it in a store.

[Young Ned]

YN I'll give you the first one but for Oakaruk her first 2 hits were for 24 points of damage which left it at 90%. So unless my math (24 x 10) is wrong it is exactly 240 SP for it.

If it were exactly 90%, you would be correct. Unfortunately, the percentages displayed by the game are rounded to the nearest integer, which means there are a variety of values that can all give you a 90% under those circumstances.

The spreadsheet I plug the round-by-round data into allows me to enter an estimaged SP, and then it calculates what percentages would have appeared for those rolls if that were the actual SP, and compares those calculated percentages to the actual percentages to see if they match. With enough data points, you can get it so that even being one point off the actual value will show a different percentage on at least one of the rounds. That's why I'm so positive about the exact SP values -- in the case of the Oakaruk table, 249 SP and 251 SP both produced incorrect percentages, but 250 was correct all the way down.

Thanks, YN and Racey. I do have another table for the Okie. (I got bored and used the WoD :)) It shows 62 = 25%*TS, which means 62*4 = 100%*TS. TS= 248. I'm guessing variable SP ranging from 240-250. Also, I used my first table and came up with 24*10 = 240.damage done| % left
27| 89
15| 83
20 | 75
118| 28
21| 20
36| 5
13| dead


Again, any single percentage value will give you a range of possible SP values, because of the rounding. This table gives a value of exactly 250 SP, also. So they don't appear variable to me.

[racey]

Thanks YN. I did not realize that the %'s were rounded. I do know that it is hard to type while holding an 11 month old baby.

[Oldschool]

Hand of Fate texts.



Not giving them any gold,

The children are visibly disappointed by your refusal to give them any gold. Despite their disappointment, each child bows politely before the four of them turn and dart off along the bustling street outside the weapon market.



Giving them gold,

You hand each of the children a gold token and watch as their faces almost seem to glow as they acquire the coins. Each child bows politely and then the four of them turn and dart off along the bustling street outside the weapon market.

[wolfman10]

Um, just out of curiosity, could someone remind me how to get to the sheltered hollow part please? See, I just completed this one with Magran, but at some point I will want to do it with Ying, my secondary and I cannot remember how you get that location to open up to begin with. Can someone help and maybe also add that to the wiki please? Thanks.

[Doolipalally]

Um, just out of curiosity, could someone remind me how to get to the sheltered hollow part please? See, I just completed this one with Magran, but at some point I will want to do it with Ying, my secondary and I cannot remember how you get that location to open up to begin with. Can someone help and maybe also add that to the wiki please? Thanks.

Assuming you mean the final part of the adventure (sorry, my memory for location descriptions is awol today)

Head through the portal to the battlegrounds, but instead of going in, trek to the sheltered cove and step through the second portal to Greenthorn Isle. Then climb the hill.

[shadowblack]

Um, just out of curiosity, could someone remind me how to get to the sheltered hollow part please? See, I just completed this one with Magran, but at some point I will want to do it with Ying, my secondary and I cannot remember how you get that location to open up to begin with. Can someone help and maybe also add that to the wiki please? Thanks.
That location opens by completing one of the previous adventures. Since there's no way to get to this one without completing all the previous adventures you have nothing to worry about.

[shadowblack]

Like I said, that location becomes available when you start a certain event/adventure The Writ of Umdurol (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Quest%3AThe_Writ_of_Umdurol), to be exact
If you search the wiki for "Greenthorn Isle" you will find 4 pages that mention it: 3 item pages and one quest (which holds everything you need to know).

[wolfman10]

Thanks, Shadowblack. I knew there had to be a requirement somewhere- guess I just looked in the wrong place.

[billydakid]

You people are just plain mean and cheap for not giving the kids some gold.

[paladin]

You people are just plain mean and cheap for not giving the kids some gold.

Yeah. Marissa did since she's just that kind of girl. And anyway it was onl one gold token each out of 20K. A comparitively small fortune to be sure, but it's not as though I use it much.

[Elrond]

You people are just plain mean and cheap for not giving the kids some gold.

Now that we know from PG 6 that Fate Choices make a difference, I wonder what the GM has in store for those who did not give the kids gold; or if he has anything in store for those who did give the gold.

[thingirl]

I THINK I gave them gold. I quit it so much I can't be sure...

[zmflavius]

Now that we know from PG 6 that Fate Choices make a difference, I wonder what the GM has in store for those who did not give the kids gold; or if he has anything in store for those who did give the gold.

Didn't the GM mention that the ToA would involve HoF choices?

Possibly refusers will be cursed with a "cheapskate" reward.

(And I hope I didn't jinx it again)

[paladin]

Didn't the GM mention that the ToA would involve HoF choices?

Possibly refusers will be cursed with a "cheapskate" reward.

(And I hope I didn't jinx it again)

One thing we can be sure of from the HOF description is that our choices will never actually have negative impacts on us. You might just lose out on a neat item or whatever but from what it sounds like it won't belike if you accidentally kill someone during a random encounter on the streets of Trithik and get sent to the Hole. Even if you survive the three weeks there's a chance of permanently losing a few stat points if you don't roll high enough. Not the best comparison but ah well...

[Elrond]

Didn't the GM mention that the ToA would involve HoF choices?

Possibly refusers will be cursed with a "cheapskate" reward.

(And I hope I didn't jinx it again)

Dude! I don't think anyone can jinx it more than it already is! :p

[Oldschool]

You mean the To[D]E....

Tome of [Delayed] Attainment. :rolleyes:

C'mon GM make me eat that crow. :)

[Young Ned]

Your feeble attempt at de-jinxing it is what they call "too little, too late"... ;)

[texlaw1992]

I am "unranked" again. Perhaps the Tome of Attainment has become the Tome of Ascension and I am again omnipotent.

[Oldschool]

I am "unranked" again. Perhaps the Tome of Attainment has become the Tome of Ascension and I am again omnipotent.

Well rumor has it that Gilborn, Adrimar or Tarlaro has something to cure your ailment.



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3732957588_aab2f5ca70.jpg


Oh wait you said OMNIpotent, oops...... :cool:;)

[zmflavius]

Well rumor has it that Gilborn, Adrimar or Tarlaro has something to cure your ailment.



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3732957588_aab2f5ca70.jpg


Oh wait you said OMNIpotent, oops...... :cool:;)



Hey...I think that would liven up the lives of the omnipotent...it must be dreadfully boring being omnipotent.

[texlaw1992]

Ok, that was funny.