Sherryah, have you already looked at that area map that Toger posted in the other thread?
The map that gives you an idea of which sequence you should visit areas in, as shown here http://dragonage.gulbsoft.org/doku.php/challenge_scaling


PS. Are there recipes on spiders? Or have I missed something somewhere?

Hi Moondancer all I know is it is toxic so I thought it meant for poisons maybe it is for traps?
No I didn't look at the map Toger posted but I will now. Thanks Moondancer and Toger.

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Oh my Ghosh! after reading the suggestions of where to go for what level I realize why Denarian Alley and Back Alley was a real struggle 12 to 4 of my party! I had to do this for 3 alleys it is a miracle I made it out of there without dying or getting seriously hurt.

The Game designer made Denarian quests for level 10 and my party is only a level 7. WOW and I had no specialties or books yet.

Ok I am outta here and following the advice that Toger lead me too. Thanks Moondancer for reminding me what Toger posted. So ironic I thought the mage tower would be a hard quest and it is suggested for level 6. Now it should be a cake walk for me after Denarian and those alleys.

Have making contributions to the war chests at the Camp actually made a difference in the end game? I still haven't finished the Landsmeet but am close.

Does anyone know if adding more to the war chest in camp makes the end game easier? So far I have just been donating silver but should I give gold? I think I would rather spend more on enhanced rings, etc instead but would like to know other people's opinions.

Supposedly, adding supplies to the chests improves the armor of your forces when they support you in the final battle...maybe. In practice, they don't seem to make much difference. However, by that point in the game, you might as well donate what you can--you won't be using your gold for much else.

Also, donating supplies gets you a fair amount of experience. Donating a stack of 99 elfroot, for example, nabs about 800-900 xp. And there's a vendor in the Dalish Camp who sells an infinite supply of elfroot for very little gold.

Whoops.

My suggestion would be to throw in all your extraneous supplies through the course of the game (to keep your inventory from getting cluttered with junk), and then a bunch of your extra gold just before heading out to the final battle.

I haven't heard that anyone thought it helped in the final battle. You may just get XP. I guess it wouldn't hurt to give items you really don't need. I have a lot of gold I won't be using. You can also give runes, gems, metal shards, elf root etc.

Yup, I also thought it couldn't hurt, so I just tossed in what I wasn't using for myself.

Playing on normal, I didn't even need all the armies at my disposal - in fact, I could have done the entire thing with only the dwarves alone, although I used the mages for the very final bossfight.

All of it was a bit too easy, I thought. I simply couldn't believe the final boss went down so quickly...

If I ever get the time to play it again, it will definitely be on Hard or Nightmare.

I am in Red castle and killed everything but smiths daughter I sent her home, on main floor. I am facing a door that is locked and needs a key. Where do I find the key? I have no open doors that I can see on this main floor. The blood mage I left locked up in cell. I looked at walkthrough but still can't find the key. Thanks in advance.

EDIT.........I am trying to get to the 2nd floor.

If you've encountered a locked door then it's most likely the castle vault. You'll need to find/defeat the possessed Chamberlain to get that key.

While inside the castle, you should be able to bring up the map and locate the available exits (double arrows) as long as you've revealed the entire map (by going into all the rooms)

Sherrah have you opened the gate in the courtyard yet? There's another important battle there and I believe you have to do that to progress.

Thanks John I took your advice found the court yard and defeated my first reverant. tough battle he casts weaken how do I protect my party with only morganna for mage?

I always use Wynne and Morganna. Wynne to heal and Morganna for power spells. I recommend getting Cone of Cold and Fireball as soon as possible. These spells are really helpful.

If you haven't been to the circle I suggest going there next. That's where you'll meet Wynne.

Also as a hint

How are characters included in the group. There is Commander Mabari, Morrigan, Alstair and Aeaen(spelling). Leliana helped me kill Loghain's thugs and I've freed Sten but thier icons are not displayed at upper left with the original 4. That page with all 6 characters appeared but only 4 portraits at bottom of page. I think Oblivion spoiled me for these kind of games.

Yankee, if you go to your camp, and then try to leave it you should get a screen with 4 slots. You rotate through the characters and pick the one want, and hit Accept I think.

When your party is complete, you head on out. :wave12:

Aaah, so you only have a party of 4 - darn I want the 6 - too bad. Maybe I'll stay with the original - I know I'll not give up the hound. Really don't like the fighting controls.