Presents!

by Esano

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Daraius2011-01-01 04:49:28
I didn't know Ironbeard was still romping around, but hey!

You check the contents of your 2 pocketbelts:
139 iron 326 coal 130 mistletoe
128 steel 194 vegetablefeed 161 suporu
449 goldtint 134 yellowtint 180 bluetint


I'll take it!
Lilia2011-01-01 05:34:53
My first ever Ironbeard visit!

You quickly unwrap a twinkling white present, which sprays glittering silver dust and cheerful confetti into the air, and excitedly pull a bloodstone vial, a coral vial, a garnet vial, a pearl vial, a pearl vial, a turquoise vial, and an amethyst vial from within.

CODE
339893   a bloodstone vial              elixir vitae                 60     153
339894   a pearl vial                   liniment                     60     153
339895   a coral vial                   a potion of bromides         60     153
339896   an amethyst vial               glowing ink                  60     153
339897   a turquoise vial               magical salt                 60     153
339898   a garnet vial                  a melancholic purgative      60     153
339899   a pearl vial                   glowing ink                  60     153
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I can use half of this!
Neos2011-01-01 05:48:21
QUOTE (Lilia @ Jan 1 2011, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My first ever Ironbeard visit!

You quickly unwrap a twinkling white present, which sprays glittering silver dust and cheerful confetti into the air, and excitedly pull a bloodstone vial, a coral vial, a garnet vial, a pearl vial, a pearl vial, a turquoise vial, and an amethyst vial from within.

CODE
339893   a bloodstone vial              elixir vitae                 60     153
339894   a pearl vial                   liniment                     60     153
339895   a coral vial                   a potion of bromides         60     153
339896   an amethyst vial               glowing ink                  60     153
339897   a turquoise vial               magical salt                 60     153
339898   a garnet vial                  a melancholic purgative      60     153
339899   a pearl vial                   glowing ink                  60     153
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I can use half of this!

How much for the ink?
Mirami2011-01-01 06:12:29
The trick is definitely to have a vast knowledge of geography, adroitness/trotting, squinting, highlights, and preplanning your route.

My totals per drop looked something like:

4-4-3-3-2-1-0-1-1-2-3-3-1-2-1-1-2

And, keeping track of where I found them, it's clear that they are very random-- I almost always cleared the Shallach delta first on my list, for instance, and found anywhere from 0-4 gnomes (averaging about 1.5, across three areas) per drop.

More important than large areas where you can squint, however, is finding a place nobody else is going. I kept a milestone at Dio for a while, until I realized that Talan, Malarious, Phoebus, Fillin, and many more were also using it as an early spot. I found 'common' places-- The Tar Pits, Avechna's Peak (Including the World Library/Artifact Hall Place) to be much more effective, until others caught onto those places as well.

Also, as noted above, keeping a list of places opened by quests is good, too, for finding gnomes between drops. (Malcoda's first reflection, for instance. Also, I'm 90% sure gnomes were spawning there.)


Rika2011-01-01 06:14:28
Revolts are also a gnome-hunter's best friend. 16 gnomes in one drop. happy.gif

But I still cannot find that blasted last gnome.

Not in Dio, not in Nigelo's lich room, not anywhere I can think of... other than Djarrakh and the illithoid temple.
Unknown2011-01-01 06:32:21
Tried opening Mount Zoaka?
Rika2011-01-01 08:08:10
QUOTE (Caerulo @ Jan 1 2011, 07:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Tried opening Mount Zoaka?


Yes.
Mirami2011-01-01 08:34:02
Sileni?
Rika2011-01-01 08:55:24
QUOTE (Romertien @ Jan 1 2011, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sileni?


Checked.
Diamondais2011-01-01 16:30:18
Don't really need them, but I'm sure I'll come up with a use as this character grows.

You quickly unwrap a twinkling white present, which sprays glittering silver dust and cheerful confetti into the air, and excitedly pull a master's paint palette, a master's paint palette, a master's paint palette, a master's paint palette, a master's paint palette, and a master's paint palette from within.
Unknown2011-01-01 18:59:51
You quickly unwrap a twinkling white present, which sprays glittering silver dust and cheerful confetti into the air, and excitedly pull a roll of 21 dingbats from within.

smile.gif
Ayisdra2011-01-01 23:34:00
Another Ironbeard visit yields me a master sketch seal!

(yes, Rika, a bump just for you)
Unknown2011-01-02 00:58:16
Ironbeard came and gave me a small amount of gold. Woot, I can buy some esteem!
Lawliet2011-01-02 01:34:16
I got poisons!

I think I picked up the majority of my gnomes from the mountain roads tongue.gif

Clearly Estarra's going to come out and say the gnome was somewhere blindingly obvious.

Hiding behind the matrix, it was tongue.gif
Unknown2011-01-02 01:36:54
In the lava pit(I don't care which.)
Kiradawea2011-01-02 01:52:24
I thiiiiink I know wheeeeere.
Esano2011-01-02 02:11:03

Deep within the bubbling, fiery magma.
A stalk of faeleaf glitters on the ground. There are 2 bags of salt in 2 groups here. A chubby little gnome in a red suit stands here, tapping his nose with a finger.
You can see no further.

Not actually true
Unknown2011-01-02 02:11:46
Callled it.
Kiradawea2011-01-02 02:16:04
They must have some really great fire-proof suits. Me wants. Gonna make me immune to Pyromesne.
Lawliet2011-01-02 02:21:21
My guess is it'll be in a disused stock room.

I'd just my goggles to check them all but I don't have a highlight to make it easy and it wouldn't help me to know where it was tongue.gif