Animate Dead??? (20nec magic)

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by TastyBunny [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Apparently, this spell is only sold in Ogre and Troll cities (why though?????)

The reason is because Shadowknights can use the spell, and Shadowknights can't research spells. So all of the Shadowknight spells need to be on a vendor or dropped from a mob.

I'm a little suprised it wasn't sold in Cabalis since Iksars can be SK's, but thats EQ. I guess they wanted Necromancers to research it, so they sold it on as few merchants as possible.

Ogres and Trolls cannot be cloth casters, so it would be harder for them to find a random player to do the research combine for them. I assume that was the logic in 1999, which is why Ogre/Troll merchants have it.

[TastyBunny]

Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The reason is because Shadowknights can use the spell, and Shadowknights can't research spells. So all of the Shadowknight spells need to be on a vendor or dropped from a mob.

So that's the reason. It's more reasonable than what I guessed. It still feels random, though.
Maybe it's really all about simulating adventure and interaction, as people said.

[PatChapp]

Originally Posted by TastyBunny [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So that's the reason. It's more reasonable than what I guessed. It still feels random, though.
Maybe it's really all about simulating adventure and interaction, as people said.

Try to find a friendly higher level researcher to combine your spells.
Spending time hunting down the pieces just to fail the combine is heartbreaking.