Ruins of Kunark
I have noticed an Ability of the Black Alloy Medallion CGS that is not Listed on the Medallion.
The Black Alloy Medallion CGS acts as A Light Source! Though I am not sure if it is equal to a GLS, it is pretty Close. After I discovered this, my druid stopped carrying a GLS and to carry another Backpack.
Maybe some of you other Black Alloy Medallion owners, might want to test to see if the Black Alloy Medallion acts as a Light Source.
Access tunnels to RV, SFG or BB are easy places to test it as a light source.
Teaddar Travelfar
52th level Druid
Tunare Server
Edited, Fri Mar 1 12:03:28 2002
Black Alloy Medallion
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2 posts
Scholar
42 posts
Same with the ******* sword..
}G'daren
}G'daren
BA Coif and Longsword are also light sources
25 posts
I second that. It is a light source. Seems as bright as any weapon/shield light source I've had (I think like Ghoulbane, cracked darkwood shiel, and some others).
-Krarkus Magthor
-Krarkus Magthor
I had one drop on the nameless server about a week ago off of a slayspell.
7 posts
I know this will sound ridiculous but I have been farming Runnyeye with a 51 Ranger for about 5 weeks. Everything is green to me. The loot here is not too bad considering there is very little risk. I have to be careful though, if a named and a couple casters a healer and another melee or two all gang up on you, even at 51 you will die. Once you know the zone, know the aggro range, know the safe spots and the spawn points you can start to do all right. The gobbies drop about 50-60pp per hour total in just plat, words, runes, Black iron stuff etc. You can sell to the merchants if yu have sneak and you can bank there also.
I estimate, including selling time, that I take out about 100pp / hour, probably a bit more.
I have never seen a medallion drop off of a Slayspell and I have spent well over 100 hours there.
I have had 3 drop off of Battlewizards and I have killed at least 25 or 30 of them
I have had about 7 drop off of Lord Picklaw and I have killed him probably 75 times or so.
I can sell them with a little effort on Xegony for 400-450p. They are a VERY nice WIS neck item for Druid, Shammy, Cleric. In fact, my ranger wore one at 51 for a while, until I got a spider fur collar :)
The medallion is slightly less rare than the Black Alloy Coif. It is slightly more rare than the Grotesque Alloy Mask. Black Alloy Sword are common and you have to sell for dirt cheap despiet the bastardsword having pretty decent 2H stats. Swords and coif are lore, as is the sporali defenders blade off of the Moldmaster.
Hope this helps!
I estimate, including selling time, that I take out about 100pp / hour, probably a bit more.
I have never seen a medallion drop off of a Slayspell and I have spent well over 100 hours there.
I have had 3 drop off of Battlewizards and I have killed at least 25 or 30 of them
I have had about 7 drop off of Lord Picklaw and I have killed him probably 75 times or so.
I can sell them with a little effort on Xegony for 400-450p. They are a VERY nice WIS neck item for Druid, Shammy, Cleric. In fact, my ranger wore one at 51 for a while, until I got a spider fur collar :)
The medallion is slightly less rare than the Black Alloy Coif. It is slightly more rare than the Grotesque Alloy Mask. Black Alloy Sword are common and you have to sell for dirt cheap despiet the bastardsword having pretty decent 2H stats. Swords and coif are lore, as is the sporali defenders blade off of the Moldmaster.
Hope this helps!
well, if u where a 51 wizard, you'd probably be able to take it all. just use AE spells (and snare) and let em fly to the sky they aint never seen.
it's real easy to die an embarassing death in this zone. Underestimate your foe and you will die eventually. Sporemaster is another UNDERCON. he waxed me at 54. I still go in there and murder him for revenge on a regular basis. :)
Symphonic Distortion
58 bard of Emarr
Symphonic Distortion
58 bard of Emarr
Ack, lvl 21 shammy here wondering why it says u can pick up at lvl 20 ,but every post is 35 or up?I guess i should go to runnyeye and take a look fer myself,
as always PST)we'll hunt BA all night)
REELAY <guardians of XEV!> of (duh )the xev sserver)
as always PST)we'll hunt BA all night)
REELAY <guardians of XEV!> of (duh )the xev sserver)
I'm 41 and the sucker conned blue to me.
Full group Mid-upper 20's could get it probably
Full group Mid-upper 20's could get it probably
#REDACTED,
Posted: Oct 30 2001 at 6:18 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) this item is common loot but hard to kill the wizard
15 posts
ok i play a lvl 25 druid and i currently have a black iron medallion....was looking to upgrade and a friend told me to take my main and go get this. Should i or is there better out there for me to twink with? my wis is currently 189 and would like to get to 201 without throwing away the 4k for Eboots.
51st Cavalier Mudvein Poonjab
42nd Warrior Treads Muscle
25th Druid Funderbin Fizzlealot
of Terris Thule
51st Cavalier Mudvein Poonjab
42nd Warrior Treads Muscle
25th Druid Funderbin Fizzlealot
of Terris Thule
There aren't many neck pieces around that have that nice WIS and are that easy or cheap to get. Worth to go for.
Does 700pp seem high to anyone else?
14 posts
Yeah that sounds alot high! especially for something that is a common drop.....
i don't know about how common this is really. i've killed the battlewizard gobbo maybe 2 or 3 times to get one for me, and one for my friend, and i haven't seen one yet...maybe it's just my horrid luck.
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"you lack the skill to create this item![metal bits]"(repeat 7x)
Nuddo Fastlewter
35 druid of Karana
E'ci server
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"you lack the skill to create this item![metal bits]"(repeat 7x)
Nuddo Fastlewter
35 druid of Karana
E'ci server
49 posts
They are a quasi-rare drop off of the Spell Slayers, Battlewizard Unak, and Lord Pickclaw. Some nights I have gotten as many as 4 in about 2 hours, other nights none. They are more common than any single other piece of desirable loot down there though, not counting the basic BA armor
I have killed Battlewizard Unak twice now, both times he has dropped the Black Alloy Medallion
Just killed the Battle Wiz three times and Lord Pickclaw twice last night. Got assorted BA weaps and armor, but only one medallion in 4+ hours. The EQ Atlas maps are dated in that there are no static spawn points for these mobs. That and you lose your apprehensive status with the gobs there farily quickly once you kill one of them with a few groupies around that attack you. Makes it pretty tough when 8 greens attack you, some with backstabbling abilities.
So, one day camping these and can say they are not so common as people think (though I got mine :) ) and you can die farily quickly with the groupies around and all the wandering adds. Lost half my party that way and I gated out with less than a sliver of health left. Ouch. Good luck you try to go there... my 2cp
So, one day camping these and can say they are not so common as people think (though I got mine :) ) and you can die farily quickly with the groupies around and all the wandering adds. Lost half my party that way and I gated out with less than a sliver of health left. Ouch. Good luck you try to go there... my 2cp
#Anonymous,
Posted: Jul 31 2001 at 3:13 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) if you ever run into the ****** on vallon zek dont expect to live because they attack in groups of many like Raptors (and no they are not smart they are dum @$$E$) if you can get one alone on the other hand they are east as pie to kill....................
Scholar
49 posts
This nice neckpiece dropped off of a named wizard on the lowest floor "Battlewizard Unak". Killed Unak about 4 times before this dropped. He can nuke up to 240, and puts up a decent fight if he cons blue to you. We had a group with a tracker, and basically we were just cutting down everything with a name before non-trackers knew they were even up :) I do however agree with the previous post...the loot there is random, but my guess would be that it will be less random by killing Unak himself. The piece was a happy upgrade from my Goblin Soul Caller.
Sutiea Suvanai 46th Tunarian Cleric
Sutiea Suvanai 46th Tunarian Cleric
1 post
I had this drop for me last night off of a Pickclaw Slayspell of all things. Couldn't believe it ! The other warrior helping me hunt was pretty amazed too. We had taken out the Battlewiz earlier, but nothing dropped. We took out the Moldmaster, no blade or anything. We were bummed. I started to think Verant nerfed the changes they had made to RE until, "CHA-CHING!" one of these medallions drops from a friggin Slayspell. They are now on my endangered species list ! heheh.
Happy Hunting y'all.
-Zadmaximus
33 Wood Elf Warrior
of Rallos Zek
Torvonillous Server
Happy Hunting y'all.
-Zadmaximus
33 Wood Elf Warrior
of Rallos Zek
Torvonillous Server
Anonymous
ya at 40 he still cons blue and gives xp woot!!! killed him 3 times nothing dropped, killed him 3 times again...3 medallions!!!! at least i got 2 blue bubs of xp in hell from there, giving these things away to friends, i like to mess around when i am in hell level so i love RE, even though it still can be a little dangerous if there is no one in there killing mobs. LoH is really nice to have in there, otherwise if you get a couple slayspells, and unak on you well.... seen a 54 ranger get wiped out in less than 5 mins there, just have to be careful but good loot for 20 -35.!!
32 posts
I had this item drop for me twice, once from the Lord and once from a Battle Wizard.
Made sure a Wiz and Clr friend got the them.
Note: Drops in this zone are total random. So just keep in there and kill everything on level 4 and you will get it eventually.
Doromith Steadfast
41 Paladin
Torvonnilous
Made sure a Wiz and Clr friend got the them.
Note: Drops in this zone are total random. So just keep in there and kill everything on level 4 and you will get it eventually.
Doromith Steadfast
41 Paladin
Torvonnilous
#REDACTED,
Posted: Jun 20 2001 at 11:55 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I went to Runny eye last nite, im lvl 39, and I hunted there for almost an hour, when I noticed that none of the mobs would drop a single coin or item... Stupid ***** Verant nerfed the zone so I could not get that pretty nice +5 win int and 6AC head gear. What a bunch of stupid lamers... I pay for this **** and they deny me the right to play in some area... How ******* lame!!! Way to go Verant ****!
14 posts
Personally I don't think he meant that the zone had Warrens loot rules....if he did then i pity the human race for harboring such a soul for this long of a time. There is no such looting rule to the new Runny Eye. I suggest to Mortiss that he pay attention to EQ when he sits down to play EQ and turn off his pop culture bliss of a television channel (otherwise known as MTV). I'm lvl 39 as well and before the "emergency patch" i had 7 of these bad boys slip through my hands...gave them all away because they were as common as sludge coming from an Ogre's oraphus. The only change now is that the drops are a bit more rare...so just take your medication for your Attention Defacet Disorder and you'll do fine.
That is strange. My understanding is the new warrens loot rules would not be placed into existing zones but would possibly be used in the new expansion. I will have to go check this out. It would suck as I could use the black alloy medallion for a wisdom boost. Guess Verant wants us to have to buy it from lower lvl players.
Anonymous
Me and my friend found the battle wizard near the bank I was just gonna sit back and let this con blue at 31 to me get eaten alive by my lvl 40 buddy turned out the wizard has a few nukes up his sleeve that hurt real bad. Luckily me the lvl 31 wizard got to stun the punk and nuke him to death, my lvl 40 friend was rather embarrased. Anyone thinking about taking on the wizard I'd suggest having a buddy around, just in case.
Anonymous
The blackened alloy waistband (AC 7, wt 2.0, no stat bonuses) and the blackened alloy bracer (AC 8, wt 1.5) also drop (not listed here as of this posting). But from what I can tell there is no blackened alloy upgrade of the blackened iron eye totem, collar, or boots. As before, there is no blackened earring or ring. Anyone who knows different please post here.
Anonymous
Ok, the collar has been found. It's AC 7 and weight 1.5. Now we just need the blackened alloy eye totem and the blackened alloy boots and our upgrade list will be complete.
4 posts
Finally went in there with my druid for the first time since patch. Man, I've never seen so many people of fairly high lvl in there. I remember being the only one in there at times. If they were going for higher use they got it. But, if they were expecting parties of people to go in there to adventure, forget it...the whole place was pretty much cleared out.
#Anonymous,
Posted: Jun 02 2001 at 4:31 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I am thinking aaaaa ac 6 wt 0.1 not bad for ac vs wt all mmm all casters healers alike should love this and monks should get a kick out of int and ac for little to wt not bad itom I think the wis and int r just french benafits if you asck me
#Anonymous,
Posted: Jun 03 2001 at 5:46 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I can see a caster putting this to a lot more use than some stupid monk. Monks are annoying and stupid and should all die.
#Anonymous,
Posted: Jun 02 2001 at 5:49 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) fringe, and this is a nice item , i would pay oh say 500 at the least for it.
Anonymous
yup my group got three in the span of about 4 hours the other night...was before "emergency patch" tho, so maybe they nerfed it. We never could catch the Wizzie guy (there were ALOT of people in RE that night) but we got the Lord a few times and he had the medallion every time.
21 posts
Intelligence effects your overall skill ups, wisdom generally doesn't unless your working on a tradeskill in which case the higher of the two comes into play as the determining factor for skill ups, so if you want to raise your beg skill quickly then up your int, if you want to raise your smithing, do either.
#REDACTED,
Posted: Jun 20 2001 at 9:06 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Strength determines your smithing skill not int or wis just like dex determines your fletching skill. Every other skill uses wis and int though.
When working on a tradeskill, the higher of wis or int determines how fast you gain a higher skill.
Your respective skill determines your amount of successes. Furthermore smithing, tailoring and fletching have secondary stats that add to the succes-rate formula. Those stats are respectively strength, dexterity and dexterity.
As far as I know these are the only three tradeskills with a secondary stat and I believe this was confirmed at the recent fan faire.
Your respective skill determines your amount of successes. Furthermore smithing, tailoring and fletching have secondary stats that add to the succes-rate formula. Those stats are respectively strength, dexterity and dexterity.
As far as I know these are the only three tradeskills with a secondary stat and I believe this was confirmed at the recent fan faire.
Actually, it's dependant on your class. If you are a WIS based caster, you'll benefit from the wis in skill up for normal and trade skill. If you're an INT you'd use the INT.
Wis will not help an INT caster, INT will not help a Wis caster, except in tradeskill, where it is based off the higher of the two. Generally it depends on your class as to which will be higher.
For instance, I know two Ogre Warriors that are smiths. one has high INT, the other has high WIS. Both skill up about the same.
Wis will not help an INT caster, INT will not help a Wis caster, except in tradeskill, where it is based off the higher of the two. Generally it depends on your class as to which will be higher.
For instance, I know two Ogre Warriors that are smiths. one has high INT, the other has high WIS. Both skill up about the same.
Actually you've got most of it right among a couple of the posts but technically, regardless of whether you are an int or wis based caster, EITHER the highest of your int or wis will affect trade skills, it's just that it is usually easier for wis casters to work on wis items and int casters to work on int items. The myth that int affects skill and wis affects success has been strong since the beginning of EQ but has been publicly denied by Verant in a few official statements along with being denied at at least one of the fan fares. It does seem that int and not wis still affects learning of languages though, but that's only from my personal experience and hasn't been tested very thoroughly.
Anonymous
Actually, to the one that said that wis helps with successes on any skill and int helps determine skill raises... this has already been disproven on the official EQ boards a while back. The reason why everyone used to say that the above garbage was true is because of the so-called official Prima guide.
#Anonymous,
Posted: Jun 01 2001 at 8:11 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I am not completely clear on what you are trying to say, but if it is INT aids skill raises, then that is correct.
Anonymous
The higher of int and wis is what is used to determine skill raises, not just int alone. Got that? Whichever one of the two is higher.
OK We know that the higher of the two determine if you raise your skill. But is it true (I've heard both) that wis determines if you SUCCEED in creating that item. I was playing around with jewelcraft the other day and I failed in creating items alot. I put on a couple more wis items and my fail rate dropped considerably. Now this could have been pure luck, but I don't know. Where would we find an official ruling on this? Not just players saying "I heard this..." or "I read that...". Honestly curious so I can put an end to this debate in my mind.
Thanks
Thanks
Again, the closest thing to an "official" statement from Verant are the comments made by Yakatizma. See the "FAQ" section on the EQtrader message board (go to www.eqtrades.com then follow the link to the EZboard).
To summarize,
the Higher of INT or WIS is what affects your chance to raise a skill. For smithing, high STR also gives a bonus; for fletching and tailoring, a high DEX gives a bonus.
Only the Skill level (not stats) affects the chance of successfully making an item, with about a 3% minimum success rate even when you are WAY below the required skill, and a similar failure rate when you are WAY above the "trivial" skill.
To summarize,
the Higher of INT or WIS is what affects your chance to raise a skill. For smithing, high STR also gives a bonus; for fletching and tailoring, a high DEX gives a bonus.
Only the Skill level (not stats) affects the chance of successfully making an item, with about a 3% minimum success rate even when you are WAY below the required skill, and a similar failure rate when you are WAY above the "trivial" skill.
Anonymous
Heck it is better than a Chrysoberyl too... more AC and equiv mana if you are under 200.
BIM...BAM...
i can see the market..
BIM 10pp-BAM! 200pp
nice ac! nice int! i love this item already!
i can see the market..
BIM 10pp-BAM! 200pp
nice ac! nice int! i love this item already!
Anonymous
I'm a lvl 54 Paladin and last night while in RE I ran into the Pickclaw Lord. He was a bit tough compared to the rest but I could solo him with no buffs and heals. He dropped the BAM, the new BIBS (which has better damage/delay than Soulfire) and a new BI bracer. Therefore, the Lord drops this nice neck piece too.
Anonymous
I also think this item should have been lore. These are words coming from an aspiring Farmer of Norrath :)
Fantastic stats for where it comes from, even with the mob upgrade.
Is the old BIM lore?
Khemosaabe "SPAM" Longbow
Lvl 50 Slayer-of-Bunny-Wabbits
"Make 7...UP YOURS!"
Fantastic stats for where it comes from, even with the mob upgrade.
Is the old BIM lore?
Khemosaabe "SPAM" Longbow
Lvl 50 Slayer-of-Bunny-Wabbits
"Make 7...UP YOURS!"
Anonymous
BIM was not lore
actualy i seen this thing drop about 8 times in a 4 hour period with rates this high who cares if it isnt lore itll be so common it wont cost much more then a BI medallion so farming it wont be very helpful when you can make more money farming HGs without the hassle of having to sit in EC auctioning all day
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