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Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 5:35 AM
Subject: [EQ_Potters] Digest Number 97
> Well Met Lannella

Thanks. I've still got a fair bit of work to do. Zombie skins are not as
common as they used to seem to be. I seem to remember that every merchant
under the sun would have a few zombie skins in their inventory no matter how
far zombies were to them. Now, I'm lucky to find more than a few in the
zone!

> Lots of us Mud Slingers are hanging out at the Trader's Corner
> www.eqtraders.com
>
> There is a 3rd Wisdom Diety made from the Sands of Ro.
> Currently /Bugged since it does fit in Off-Hand, but not the
> Ranged weapons slot as well excludes Shamans.

Yakatazima (sp?) has promised that it'll be fixed in the next major patch.
Huzzah! I've had quite the success so far vending my Prot & Res deities,
but I've noticed its starting to taper off already. I'd gotten up to the
point where I was carrying a backpack of each, but I'm cutting back down to
one again.
/em sighs.

> Curious: Backstabbing Babe
> Have you stopped by www.thesafehouse.org yet?

Oh, yes! An invaluable resource for us roguelings.

> Niami has Poison Vendors on her site as well.
> I usually make my own vials, but Toxdilla in West Freeport tunnels.
> Head right out of the West Gate to the hidden wall.

I found him last night. I'd found the hidden entrance to the *left* of the
gate, but had missed Toxdil's entrance.

> And another vendor out in West Karana close to the North Karana borders.
>
> Even if you haven't hit your 20th season... you COULD be
> making poisions right now. My Bar Wench on Morrell-Thule is
> still too young to apply her toxins, but has disproved the notion
> that she had to wait until her 20th to use a Mortar & Pestal to
> make spider and snake poisons!

I had the adventure last night of Sneak/Hiding my way to the merchant in
Dragnor's Cauldron last night. Got to him, bought my mortor and a stack of
plain suspensions, and got attacked. Luckily, another NPC was around and
dismissed the skel & gob that found me together. I re-S/H and started out
to BB when a Gob Mariner saw through and pulpified me. I got everything
recovered and I've re-settled back in Freeport :-)
Question: Is Make Poisons a skill that requires a skill point to be used to
"prime" it, like some of the skills (Backstab) or is it along the lines of
the true trade skills and will go up by itself? At approximately 2-3pp per
attempt (1p+ vial, 6g+ suspension, plus value of venom sacs), it's a bit
expensive to practice on. I might take a few attempts at it, but depending
on whether I get skill increases, may let it go till I can invest points
into it.

> EverFaithful
> Cleric Taven