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Marc Fuller

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Sep 26, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/26/00
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Mike wrote:
>
> hehe well I just started today...5 hours into it now.........only lvl 4.....so
> umm...how do I get spells and stuff? I'm a Barbarian Shaman I've been playing
> in Kalas.....can't find a bank there either.....but anyways I'm sooo
> addicted..hehe...I haven't slept for like 36 hours now....tired as hell...but
> if I sleep that would mean I wasn't playing Everquest...oh....is the Kunark
> expansion just on different servers or something? I've noticed that nobody is
> above lvl 50...including the GMz...also how do I get a pet....shaman gets the
> wolf right? Ok....time to play again thanks
> ------------------------------------------------------
> How am I making an extra $200/month? (Been with for 2 months)
> http://www.cashfiesta.com/php/join.php?ref=tobywulf
> At least give it a try

You must be spending a lot of time running around or something. :) Up to level
six or seven, it's not to hard to go up almost a level an hour, just killing
whatever you can fight. The ravines outside Halas are pretty rich, with polar
bear cubs, decaying skeletons, gnoll pups, goblin whelps, and furry
spiderlings. (Watch out for the spiderlings and the gnolls and goblins.
They'll gang up on you. Especially the spiders, which are almost as common as
dirt.) As a nice bonus, you can get equipment like low level armor and weapons
from the gnolls and goblins, and I think the bear cubs occasionally drop quality
skins, which you can sell to vendors or other players. (Low and medium quality
skins are probably only good for the vendors, high quality skins should only
ever be sold to other players. The high skins are used to make tailored
backpacks, and sell for a good chunk of money for your level.) Of course, it's
possible that the bear cubs only drop polar bear skins. I can't remember for
sure, it's been ages since I hunted in that area.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure the Bank in Halas is straight across from the door that
leads to the raft on the lake. You buy most spells from the Shaman guild, which
is farther back from the main gate. Most of the spell vendors are inside the
building, and underground. You should be able to find them by wandering around
and looking for the "so and so casts a spell" messages. Unless players are
dueling in the arena, I'm pretty sure the Shamans are about the only people who
would be casting spells in Halas. If you can't find it, try asking another
player if they know where it is. The Shamans provide a good chunk of the quests
in Halas, so somebody should know where to find it. The spells are pretty
expensive at your level though, so be prepared. (At level 4, 15 gold is a lot
of money. :) Good luck.

Marc Fuller

Ray Rocker

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Sep 26, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/26/00
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In article <20000926200933...@ng-cg1.aol.com>,

Mike <toby...@aol.com> wrote:
>I'm a Barbarian Shaman I've been playing in Kalas.....can't find a
>bank there either...

Understandable...there is no sign on the Halas bank...this had me
confused when I first started also. If you stand by the pier looking
into the city, at the big "HALAS" sign, take the path in and to the
left, past the Priest of Discord, and the bank is the first building
there on the right.

>also how do I get a pet....shaman gets the wolf right?

It's a spell you cast. You have a long way to go though.
Unlike some other pet classes who can cast pets at level 1,
shamans don't get one until level 34.

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Ray Rocker
roc...@datasync.com


Mike

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Sep 26, 2000, 8:09:33 PM9/26/00
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Mike

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Sep 26, 2000, 9:56:51 PM9/26/00
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>You must be spending a lot of time running around or something. :) Up to
>level
>six or seven, it's not to hard to go up almost a level an hour, just killing
>whatever you can fight

hehe...well....I had no clue what was going on at the beginning.....it took
about an hour just to find out about the lake and going across it.....then I
probably died at least 50 times now.....like right now I don't have much
trouble killing the pandas...spiders...skeletons....except for those psycho
ones....but they like to gang up on me....by the time I figure I'm not going to
win....theres 5 of them on me...which I cannot outrun....still a fun game...its
been a very very long time since I've played a game this long time since I
played a game for so long ...hehe
Now is there a way I can change which city to go to...such as if I wanted to go
to Freeport...or would I have to start a whole new character? ok...well I
posted again...I'm having some problems...

Senane

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Sep 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/27/00
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There are a few sites with info on it and some I have seen specifically for
Shamans..
No doubt someone who plays a Shaman can help with that.
Have a look at www.eqmaps.com for maps of the different zones and some idea
of where the bank might be.
I think Shamans get a pet at higher levels, once again someone who plays a
Shammie can help.

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Dan Harmon

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"Mike" <toby...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> hehe well I just started today...5 hours into it now.........only lvl
4.....so
> umm...how do I get spells and stuff? I'm a Barbarian Shaman I've been
playing
> in Kalas.....can't find a bank there either.....but anyways I'm sooo
> addicted..hehe...I haven't slept for like 36 hours now....tired as
hell...but
> if I sleep that would mean I wasn't playing Everquest...oh....is the
Kunark
> expansion just on different servers or something? I've noticed that nobody
is
> above lvl 50...including the GMz...also how do I get a pet....shaman gets
the
> wolf right? Ok....time to play again thanks

There is no such word where "z" is added to the end to mean more than one.

That said, check out www.eqatlas.com for a map of Halas and surrounding
areas. http://everquest.allakhazam.com has links to other maps as well.
You buy your spells at the shaman guild.

Robert

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Sep 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/27/00
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One of your guild leaders has a quest to collect fungus from
spiderlings. If you complete it, he gives you a spell (and some money
I think). It is very easy to collect the 8 fungus.

Turn in polar bear skins to Cindl in Mac's Kilts for armor and 1 gold.

Buy a sewing kit. Put 2 spiderling silks in it to make a thread. Put
2 threads to make a bandage. Once your skill is around 20, you can
buy patterns and use ruined bear pelts to make patchwork armor. Cindl
may not give you the pieces you need.


Aaron Michael Newton

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Sep 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/27/00
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Mike <toby...@aol.com> wrote:

: hehe...well....I had no clue what was going on at the beginning.....it took


: about an hour just to find out about the lake and going across it.....then I
: probably died at least 50 times now.....like right now I don't have much

Heheh, yeah, those of us who have been playing for a while forget how hard
it is to initialy acclimate yourself to the environment. Easy to forget,
especially when you are used to getting your newbie characters up to level 5
in an hour or less. :)

-Aaron


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C. Saura

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Sep 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/27/00
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"> > umm...how do I get spells and stuff? I'm a Barbarian Shaman I've been
> playing
> > in Kalas.....can't find a bank there either.....but anyways I'm sooo
> > addicted..hehe...I haven't slept for like 36 hours now....tired as
> hell...but
> > if I sleep that would mean I wasn't playing Everquest...oh....is the
> Kunark
> > expansion just on different servers or something? I've noticed that
nobody
> is
> > above lvl 50...including the GMz...also how do I get a pet....shaman
gets
> the
> > wolf right? Ok....time to play again thanks
>
Your first character is the one that is the most fun. The EQ world is new
and wonderful! Just being in it is fun enough. That wears off after about
a month - then it really does become an addiction. You won't enjoy it as
much, but you will feel compelled to play. Then it's not the EQ "wow"
factor that makes you come back, but the desire to level your charater, to
get more money, more HP, more spells, more armor. The same inane driveness
that makes your real life such a drudge.

Really, it becomes a doll dress up game, a fashion show. Getting the money,
by killing things, is a bore, but you do it because you want to buy cool
stuff for your character.

Oh well, I have to go kill more orcs, that Dragoon Dirk set me back 70 plat.

-=Pan=-

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Sep 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/27/00
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My second char is actually more fun than my first.
I started with a Wizard then made a Paladin. When I got bored with him I
started a Druid.
I'm having loads of fun leveling the Druid up.

The "wow" factor comes into play when you go visit a new area or see a new
mob. You couldn't have seen everything in one month.
You paid 70p for a Dragoon Dirk?!?!?

ouch...did they kiss you first?

Pan
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>
> "> > umm...how do I get spells and stuff? I'm a Barbarian Shaman I've been
> > playing
> > > in Kalas.....can't find a bank there either.....but anyways I'm sooo
> > > addicted..hehe...I haven't slept for like 36 hours now....tired as
> > hell...but
> > > if I sleep that would mean I wasn't playing Everquest...oh....is the
> > Kunark
> > > expansion just on different servers or something? I've noticed that
> nobody
> > is
> > > above lvl 50...including the GMz...also how do I get a pet....shaman
> gets
> > the
> > > wolf right? Ok....time to play again thanks
> >

C. Saura

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Sep 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/27/00
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> You paid 70p for a Dragoon Dirk?!?!?
>
> ouch...did they kiss you first?
>
> Pan

When I posted, I knew SOMEONE would say that. If I had said I paid 10
copper for the dirk, someone would have posted "What? You paid 10 copper for
a Dragoon Dirk!?!?! I traded a fire beetle eye and 2 fishing grubs for
mine!"

Aaron Michael Newton

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Sep 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/27/00
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-=Pan=- <Ppanman *at* msn *dot* com> wrote:


: The "wow" factor comes into play when you go visit a new area or see a new


: mob. You couldn't have seen everything in one month.

: You paid 70p for a Dragoon Dirk?!?!?

Depending n the server, it might not be completely out of line.

-=Pan=-

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I often see these /auctioned for 25p. IMO Paying 70p is a bit excessive. Did
you shop for it or just jump at the first one you saw auctioned?

...and no, if you posted that you paid 10c for it I would have said I want
you to do the purchasing of all my items because you are very astute.

Pan
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> > You paid 70p for a Dragoon Dirk?!?!?
> >

NBarnes

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Sep 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/27/00
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Aaron Michael Newton wrote:
> -=Pan=- <Ppanman *at* msn *dot* com> wrote:

> : You paid 70p for a Dragoon Dirk?!?!?

> Depending n the server, it might not be completely out of line.

/agree. For servers where you never could get 10135124512451 of
them by whacking D'Vinn that many times, DDirks are much rarer.
And they are an excellent low to mid level weapon.

NBarnes

Glenn

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Don't feel bad, paid 65pp for one a few days ago, and sold it a day later
for 68pp.


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> > You paid 70p for a Dragoon Dirk?!?!?
> >

Vladesch

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Sep 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/28/00
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Go to www.eqatlas.com and check out the map of Halas.
You'll find the spells in the Shaman guild there.
Kunark is on all servers.
Theres plenty of 50+ chars around, the newer servers tend to have less of
course.

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Trickle

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Sep 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/28/00
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"-=Pan=-" <Ppanman *at* msn *dot* com> wrote:

>
>I often see these /auctioned for 25p.

You wouldnt see them sold that low on Torvon.

newm...@my-deja.com

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Sep 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/28/00
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I'll never forget my first character... it was a Human Ranger... which
starts in Surefall Glade... well I when I spawned it was night time..
so the I go running out side and it's pitch black (did not Humans had
no night vision) so I'm running around bumping in to things, thinking
either A. Something is seriously wrong with my graphics card and/or B.
this game is tottally crap


In article <8qt1os$3ve$2...@news.louisville.edu>,
Aaron Michael Newton <amne...@louisville.edu> wrote:
> Mike <toby...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> : hehe...well....I had no clue what was going on at the


beginning.....it took
> : about an hour just to find out about the lake and going across
it.....then I
> : probably died at least 50 times now.....like right now I don't have
much
>

> Heheh, yeah, those of us who have been playing for a while forget how
hard
> it is to initialy acclimate yourself to the environment. Easy to
forget,
> especially when you are used to getting your newbie characters up to
level 5
> in an hour or less. :)
>
> -Aaron
>

> --
> ****
> Aaron Newton - fign...@louisville.edu - IRC:
FigNewton
>


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Tim Smith

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newm...@my-deja.com <newm...@my-deja.com> wrote:
>I'll never forget my first character... it was a Human Ranger... which
>starts in Surefall Glade... well I when I spawned it was night time..
>so the I go running out side and it's pitch black (did not Humans had
>no night vision) so I'm running around bumping in to things, thinking
>either A. Something is seriously wrong with my graphics card and/or B.
>this game is tottally crap

Hehe...sounds like one of my first tries. He did make it out to Qeynos
Hills finally...at night during one of the Qeynos Hills undead
invasions.

--Tim Smith

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