Survival and Advancement Tips by Town and Area

Trolls and Ogres Survival and Advancement by Greg Reynolds

When I moved my stuff recently I threw almost all my notes out. Ill check for the EQ /loc notes but I fear they are gone.

The three important areas are: Innothule - Froglok spawn area. This is directly below the entrance to Guk dungeon. You can live in that area making XP for 3-4 levels before they get too easy.

Ogguk area - Skeleton Ruins. As you exit Ogguk town you go straight and cross the bridge, then make an immediate right and go until you hit the mountains. Follow mountains left a short distance to reach the skeleton spawn points. There are 3 or 4 skeleton ruins there and they are great for 7-9 level characters.

Cazic Thule. In Ogguk area (Feerrott) the temples outside Cazic Thule are great for XP and cash for levels 8-12. Cross the bridge and hang a left to find the temple. There is an Ogre guard near the entrance to Thule that you can rest near and meditate (safe zone). There are also easy exploits of trapped lizards if you want to mana burn out white and yellow mobs as they get stuck running into the sides of buildings. Inside Guk the MOBs are tough. At 9 and up you can try to kill the 2-3 that spawn in the entrance if you have root, snare, or can otherwise kill them before they run for help.

Oasis of Marr - On the East side of the oasis you find a Human Fisherman village. There are four fishermen. They are killable by parties in the range of 7-10 for XP and good loot. Each fisherman is generally good for 2-3gp each after you sell their fishing spears. After 10th you fish the Aqua goblins out of the water. They are offshore form the fishing village in an underground tower. Pull them onto shore. They carry bows and arrows that sell for good cash. Good race characters can sell items just down the beach at the Inn. Doing this got me to 14th level and made me pretty rich.

Note the 20th level giant crocodile monster in Oasis carries a Magic Crooked Staff that is soemthing like 11/32 which is total kick ass.

If you have trouble finding these spots let me know and Ill check my notes for /loc, but you should have no problems.

I forgot to mention, the skeleton ruins outside of Ogguk have a safe zone along the mountain wall. There is a point where you can see skeleton runes in front of you, to your left, and to your right. It's a safe area you can sit and meditate in. Test it out. There's a way to make the mobs bounce back if they get too close to you so you can yo-yo them.

If you head directly West back towards Ogguk from the skeleton ruins you swim across the river and there is an NPC Ogre that will buy your loot. It's much faster than returning to town. Either he or the other Ogres nearby here also sells Tainted Breath scrolls that cannot be found anywhere else for humanoid Shamans (Dervish camp in Oasis).

There is no safe zone that I am aware of in the Oasis region, at least not in the interior regions that I frequented. However there are plenty of dead regions you can sit and camp in as long as no one drags a train onto your location, and no giants wander nearby. Keep someone on lookout for the giants and you'll be fine.

The Froglog spawn point I mentioned can be dangrous. The little buggers swarm there a lot as those of you who play there know. Once they are all con blue to you tehre's no real threat, but before that you need to stay in a group and pick spots that don't draw more spawn than you can handle. Some spots are literally non-stop in spawning frogloks.

If you want Kobold Hunters they are West of the entrance to Fennin Ro from Innothule Swamp. I think they are level 9 MOBs but I forget. Their loot sucks so they are only good for XP. As a matter of fact all loot in IS sucks rocks. Go to Ogguk or Oasis as soon as you are able or you'll be a dirt farmer.

Getting Arround in Oggok, Feerrott, and Innothule Swamp by Al Giovetti

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