skelley@umiacs.umd.edu (Stephen Kelley) (02/25/91)
(possible Dain & Ros spoilers) Dain Quest. I've gotten KU & NETA corbums and got to the DAIN corbum when I ran into trouble. At the entrance to the corbum room there is a keyhole I don't have a key for. I found a "button" (near the base of the wall facing the door) which opened the door but no key for the keyhole. I thot this might be OK, but I couldn't figure out how to get to the DAIN corbum. There are 2 pits in front of the (in this case invisible) corbum cache and the closest one stays open. The 2nd one opens & closes (I found the hidden switch in the corbum room) but not the closer one. Would the "missing" key close this pit? Ros Quest. I've found another locked door (needs skeleton key) which leads to a staircase down from the corbum level to what I believe will lead me to the ROS corbum path. The skeleton lock is in NW section past the teleporters and hidden walls. My problem is that my skeleton key "vanished" when I used it on the FUL YA pit level. I was being attacked at the time so I'm not 100% sure the lock took it or I tossed it in mistake, but I'm mostly sure the lock ate it. (It wasn't the FULL YA lock but one of a couple used in the demon flaming device - I turned it on by accident and it got one of my less protected chars, btw!). Is there another way to get to the ROS corbum path than down that stair on the corbum level? -- ADMS - faster than a speeding barn?!?
Stewart.Mckinnon@p0.f178.n221.z1.fidonet.org (Stewart Mckinnon) (02/28/91)
RE: OTHER WAYS TO THE CORBUM PATHS.....NO! The ONLY way to get to the CORBUMS is by way of the Diabolical Demon Director!! You need the RUBY key to enter DAIN. There are areas on the topmost level (CHAOS LEVEL) that CANNOT be accessed from the side you are on. You MUST come up from those PATHS. You lost the SKELETON KEY by opening the DEMON'S LAIR, huh? Well it's gone! The designers figured that it would be the last spot you needed it, so it's history! If you're missing a key to a particulat path, you must go back to the area that you missed it in! For example, a lot of people end up at the KU CORBUM entrance from the DDD without the SOLID KEY, which is carried by the RED DRAGON down on Level 10 (ground Zero) Gotta get those keys!! -- Stewart Mckinnon - via FidoNet node 1:221/171 UUCP : watmath!xenitec!zswamp!178.0!Stewart.Mckinnon Internet: Stewart.Mckinnon@p0.f178.n221.z1.fidonet.org
Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com (03/04/91)
Stephen, no you don't need to use the key to open that door into the Dain Corbum room... either the key or button, doesn't matter which.. The "key" to getting to the Corbum is the inscription on the wall near the Corbum... not everything in this Dungeon is actually as it appears to be. Close your eyes and "use the Force"... or, drop unneeded items.. Regarding the Skeleton Key lock from ROS... you don't need to open that door... you'll find your way to the other side eventually anyway.. the way to the ROS corbum is through the DDD... BobR