Agree to let the guards escort you to Varnhold. When the first batch of enemies are dead, two Branded Trolls and a Greater Trollhound will emerge from inside the ruins. Note that the Lawful Good response really does lead to no reward. There are a number of ways to even the odds. Head east from your capital and continue east. The other containers yield minor loot. Continue west along the Little Sellen River where you will be able to claim the Scenic Locale kingdom resource. If you fancy taking on a powerful mid-boss, buy some cold iron weapons from Verdel. Ask what they were arguing about and they will tell you about the danger posed by the Scythe-Tree. That would have come in useful just now! Tristian will seem puzzled that the affair ended in violence. Speak to Valerie about it to learn that Valerie's former order is demanding that she return to Shelyn's service, initiating the quest Shelyn's Chosen. You need a location called Verdant Chambers. However, having seen what became of his colleagues, you can reason with him anyway, making him realise that the voice in his head is not Nethys after all. and speak to Bokken. You will be confronted by the troll leader, Hargulka. The house to the east belongs to Kaessi; go in there to update the Sorrowflow companion quest. As you make your way east along the road, you will find the bodies of two bandits. You may want to return to your capital to rest up and unburden yourself. Examine the box next to the cart. If you back out of the kingdom management interface, you can enter it again by clicking on the table in front of your throne. This is worth a visit for a decent bow for Ekun and a new recipe. If you stand in the location shown, you will avoid it. The scorched fragments will get you the Necklace of Double Crosses and unlock the Tale Of The Days Long Gone trophy. Ask about Dimwit and you'll have a number of choices. Visit the throne room and learn from Kesten about the unusually high troll activity in the region. Next, you will have to return to Bartholomew to help him in the battle against trolls (go to the Lone House location). On subsequent playthroughs, just blind him and kill him like you would any other troll! Foes No MoreTartuk is one of five enemies that you can turn into an ally. A couple of days before the curse develops, head back to your capital. Head east and continue east past the Lonely Barrow. There is a hidden panel in the far wall containing a Potion of Heroism. If you examine the sun and moon statues, you will see the solution to the floor puzzle upstairs: a sort of fish rune and a lightning bolt rune. Pay attention to the +1 Economy if built next to a Longhouse or Tavern and place it accordingly. If the player visits the Lone House before they need to visit Bartholomew for second phase of Troll Trouble they may convince Bartholomew to either release Dimwit, or let the troll go. It's tough and you start unbuffed but your whole party should be able to hack it to death easily enough. The ranger will join your group. You can also have some preparation time and go to the place by yourself (left part of the map). Search a nearby log for a Token of the Dryad and a Shard of Knight's Bracers (4/10). Further in the cave is another group of Centipedes, this time with a second Tremendous Centipede. You can loot Giant Spider Legs if you like; they're a cooking ingredient and quite valuable. The area is littered with traps. There are also traps, including on the supposedly safe path to Bartholomew's house. Search a nearby body for some minor loot and a Greatclub +2. Go into the room beyond and interact with the column. If you read his diary you will learn of his experiments on some unfortunate named Dimwit. When you reduce his HP to 0, you will unlock the Fire. Find Lykka and tell her about the Cyclops for 300XP and some gold and gems. At the next crossroads (you should be close to the Technic League Encampment), follow the trail south and west and then turn southeast. Continue north to fight a Troll and two Trollhounds. Continue up the path, but hug the left side so that you don't trigger an ambush from an Ancient Will-o'-Wisp because you can't target it from here. Approach the wererats to the north but don't immediately attack. Head there and speak to the exiled lizardfolk Kagar. When they're dead, have Kallike use her Water Blast ability on the flames surrounding the trapped Water Elementals to free them. If you have access to something like Hold Monster, it will come in useful. Proceed to the location. Do not be hostile to him. With Inspire Competence and gear, Octavia can have Trickery +26 or more which is sufficient to remove the DC36 trap, earning you 1440XP. You will want to make the Intimidate (DC23) check here. They have four attacks and DR 10/magic but they're manageable.
Saving Bartholomew? : r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker - reddit This is manageable at 5th level, although not terribly rewarding. The most useful consequence of this is that you get to have a merchant in your throne room, albeit a sadist and a degenerate. Afterwards, you will learn who's behind the mischief: Tartuk. Select it and Harrim will call you a blasphemer and strike the anvil a second time, knocking a jewel free. A gnome on the riverbank is calling for help. Buff up before approaching the rift in the centre. There is a group of elves a short distance to the northwest. The Chaotic Good option is slightly more rewarding than the others. For the upcoming mission, you will want one or more of the following: You may want to equip yourself with equipment that boosts these abilities: Strength and Dexterity boosting gear, Boots of Elvenkind, Eyes of the Eagle and so forth. You will now be able swap between them using the Action Bar. Search the chest to the left of it to find the Soot-Blackened Tongs (4/5) and some Bracers of Armor +3. She guesses that he might be near the river. When you reach the junction that goes south to the Bridge Over the Gudrun River, head northeast instead. The check is made by your main character, so choose whichever one is most likely to succeed. The Candlemere itself is located to the bottom left of the capital. Head to the hut in the northeast of the village. just go to his laboratory and try to convince him, lots of options available. Ignore it again and continue deeper into the trees. These are fairly powerful creatures with 102HP and a nasty acid spit attack. There are two Fighters, an Alchemist, a Rogue and a Bard. You have 14 days before the situation becomes urgent again. Search chests to collect keys and open doors If you cant picklock them. There is a "Requires Lawful" option that you can take which gives you a shortcut into Hargulka's Lair. Return to where you were previously and continue north. Otherwise it's worth a decent amount of gold. To the left of your fortress, there is a Ford Across the Skunk River location. See here for possible candidates. He'll help you later if you let him live. There are two more bas reliefs which are DC19 and DC27 to decipher. Approach the cells to meet the unlucky troll. There are a couple more things to pick up while we're here. Continue east and you'll be able to cross the Shrike River to the north. A locked (DC28) crate to the right of the "scary box" contains a unique scimitar, Slicer. This will take a while because he has +20 to Fortitude saves and the DC starts at 20 and increases by 1 per round. If you have a good alignment, you can order Ekundayo not to kill them. Unlock the square container (DC26) for a unique greataxe, Second Execution. This is a very profitable place to visit although some of the encounters are quite bruising. When you're ready to proceed, take the stairs down to the Depths. Don't decide what to do with Remus right away. In the end, you can order Bartholomew to release the captive troll or leave him as is. Return to your capital and rest. First, each adviser position gains bonuses from a particular ability score. He is a lot more powerful than the average troll. However, since the amount of backtracking is the same (and to make the walkthrough easier), head back to the entrance and go east. You may want to rest before tackling the Troll Lair Depths. He will ask for help in the battle against the troll. The ghoul's name is Dorsy.
Bartholomew recruiting. : r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker - reddit Otherwise, assuming Tartuk survived, you will find a group of leaderless kobolds close to the exit. Advance up the path to meet a large group of kobolds head-on: a Boomsayer, Alchemist Master, two Skirmishers and two Snipers. Leave the cave and cross the bridge. You have business there, but I suggest leaving it for the time being. 3. Tristian will want to talk to you about the cultists that you may have encountered on the road. The XP reward is nice to have right now but you'll get it later anyway. You can go and seek out Jaethal in the inn and speak to her about the quest and find out a bit more about her, including the identity of the 'Nortellara' she mentioned. If you make the diplomacy check, he will tell you that he and others are afraid of the Great Ancestor.
pathfinder: kingmaker bartholomew release troll Then you simply need to withstand Hargulka's melee assault - Mirror Image and Displacement are perhaps more useful than Shield and Barkskin here - while Ekundayo burns through his HP pool. If you have a day to kill because you're waiting for an event, opportunity or project to complete before you hit the trail again, you're probably strong enough to take on Ratnook Hill. This is part of another relic set and another one you won't be completing for a good, long while. Afterwards, you can grab some minor loot from the container. If you don't, he will help you later. You'll probably want to take a little time to level up your advisors at this point since there is nothing else pressing. Follow the path south until you see a dog beckoning you to follow it. He directs you to mage named Bartholomew to find out more about these trolls. Your only lead for the time being is the witch's hut in South Narlmarches which you've doubtless passed several times already. Head into the area where the bear was and you will find a group of two Alpha Wolves, two Worgs and two Ferocious Wolves. At the same time, you will learn about the existence of Hodag a monster that Amiri requires in her personal quest. Alternatively, you may want to level up an advisor since problem events will start increasing in difficulty. You can try the Dexterity check but ringing the bell has the same effect with no chance of failure. A body at the end has a Steel Dwarven Key and a Torag's Pendant. Head south back towards the village. Keep an eye out for a hidden stash of minor loot underneath a tree. You will encounter some Trolls and Kobolds that were waiting to ambush you had you gone through the gate. Failing all else, you can seek out Anoriel in the tavern and respec your main character. STR: 10, DEX: 18, CON: 18, INT: 10, WIS: 14, CHA: 10. Because there's no rest for the wicked, Jhod will come up next and suggest that you employ Bokken as your court alchemist, initiating The Court Alchemist. Return to the previous room and unlock the other door. If you want some pointless combat, head east up the slope where you will face a pair of Hodag-like Treants. Trolls stand about 14 feet tall, but their hunched postures often make them appear shorter. You should have plenty of gold from selling loot and you'll be able to acquire new artisans and will also be able to turn Tuskdale into a town. Otherwise, he will simply disappear. This is why a separate savegame is advised. Take a detour to the Swamp Witch's Hut to hand in the Black Rattlecaps for some gold and XP. The dead Sentinels carry Masterwork weapons. You will come across a Young Dweomercat being attacked by five Ferocious Trollhounds. There is a building in the north of the area that requires a key so ignore it for the time being. Your envoy informs you that money is missing from the treasury (-30BP). Send just one person through the gate at the top to trigger the two Ancient Will-o'-Wisps, otherwise you'll get bottlenecked. He'll drop some tidy loot: a Keen Scimitar +1, a Mithral Chainshirt +1, a Belt of Giant Strength +2, a Ring of Protection +1 and a Cloak of Resistance +2. She will suggest that you ask the boy's mother instead. If you do get the leader to drink the potion, you'll lose his loot which is worth around 1800G all told. Continue northeast and turn left at the crossroads. Keep bludgeoning weapons equipped and backtrack to the room where you met the bandits. "I'm your baron!". You will have the opportunity to add Ekundayo to your party at this point. This will lead to a new project which you may want to put on the back burner for the time being. Continue south and clear a pair of traps (DC23 and DC21) from outside the double doors leading west. Return to the village and look for a man named Aysel who seems very upbeat about the Silver Dragon. Summon Kanerah again and have her make Mobility checks to get back up to the tower and down again for a few free XP. If Tartuk Hastes Hargulka, counter it with Slow (hit them with Slow regardless). Interact with the tree and a trio of monsters will be summoned: a Hydra, a Manticore and an Owlbear. If you have a character able to cast Stinking Cloud, cast Delay Poison (Communal) on your party. As it happens, this coincides with where we're going soon. Once across, head west and follow the trail as it loops to find the Kobold Trail. However, to do anything you need to prise off the lid. The Bronze Dwarven Key unlocks the final door. The group nearest you comprises a Troll Rock Thrower and two Kobold Snipers. Examine the fallen tree to find Nyta's Letter and an Old Wedding Ring. This will give Valerie a decent attack boost which she will need against his 29 AC. You will summon the Water Elementals to help which will keep the creature occupied while Kanerah gets into position to destroy the creature with her fire blasts. Make your way to Candlemere Island in South Narlmarches. Agree to help him and he will ask you to test it on a dog. The two containers near the doorway you came through hold minor loot. He has an AC which is basically requires 20 to hit and DR 10/- which is symptomatic of the game's basically unfair encounter design. There's a neat trick that you can do when you're camping in territory that you've annexed: you can stick your main character in the Special Roles slot and get rations for free. The next room down is used as a larder. Enter your settlement in the South Narlmarches (which I assume is called Narlkeep) and start building Dragn's Armor Shop. The Snipers stand well back and have a habit of targeting your squishier guys. Hug the left side of the path and climb up the hill to the left. You will find a cache with a Dwarven Helm Shard (1/10). Give them to Melianse and she will offer to be your friend. Take a look at the booty near the boat to learn about the adventure seekers who went here before. Make your way to Thorn Ford. Speak to Corax and mention a reward and you will receive 400G. If you can't see the trap, don't worry. Avoid the traps and slip between the Redcaps as they patrol. As you approach the area exit, there will be more Tatzylwyrms to steamroller and a hidden stash next to the road with minor loot. Backtrack, cross over the path and head west to the edge of the map where you will find the hapless Ditael facing off against a pair of Dire Wolves. You'll find him packing, as it seems the troll menace has grown too great for him to risk. When you've defeated it, head all the way east to find a hidden cache containing a Wand of Crushing Despair. Use Ekundayo on his own and move the cursor around until you see the attack icon. When the trolls are defeated, you have a number of responses you can make. Head to Narlkeep and return the armour to Dragn to make him a happy dwarf. Explore and conquer Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom! You have various alignment-options to finish the quest. A popular method is to cast Grease at the location where the fight will take place and give Valerie Freedom of Movement. The next time Dragn visits your throne room, he will tell you that the armour he is working on has been stolen and tell you that the thief is by the Thorn River. Among the dead bodies and other carrion is a Dying Dwarf. After your victory, talk to Bartholomew, go to his laboratory and head down. The enemies don't drop loot worth a damn but there is a locked (DC30) chest to the south of them with a Light Shield +2. You may want to return here later to tackle the cave. Regardless of the outcome, hostilities will ensue. Designed for use with the rules in the Pathfinder Beginner Box and the perfect bridge to the exciting options of the full Pathfinder Core Rulebook, these adventures take your heroes to 4th level and beyond as they venture further into the nearby wilderness and face fearsome foes lurking all too close to home! Cast Delay Poison (Communal) on your party and go south. The Manticore is also manageable for a beefy main character but the Owlbear is too tough for you to manage and there's something even worse if you try to leave through the front gate. Set him to work on something (I had the Enchanted Wind opportunity open at this time). You will earn 300XP if he survives and you will meet him later. You need to pass an Athletics (DC26) check to get up there and there are three Greater Enraged Owlbears stalking the place. The main quest would bring you here shortly but since you have time to kill and you're already here From your starting point in the north of the area, head south a short distance and you will find a cache with a Torag's Pendant, something else that Storyteller will buy off you. Guiding Beacon is a quest in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. If you speak to Tartuk you can learn a great deal about the kobolds. It locks you out of something else shortly. You will learn that she told her son in anger to drown himself in Candlemere Lake. When they're dead, you'll have a tricky series of speech checks (DC30). There are enemies in the courtyard below which Ekundayo can take care of. The shaman drops a Wand of Bless and a Cloak of Resistance +2. Make your way down the map to the village gate. Unfortunately, they're not hostile so you can't get the drop on them. Head south and you will come to slope you can climb down (Mobility DC21). After you've cleared the areas, backtrack to the fork and take the path leading southwest. At the next crossroads (close to Tuskgutter's Lair), head southwest. Outside the door to Bartholomew's laboratory is a group comprising a Branded Troll and four Ferocious Trollhounds. After you kill it, you can unlock a chest (DC28) containing a Noble Warhammer which is a +3 weapon. Rather than fight them fairly, you can target them with missile weapons if you go south a short distance. Backtrack to the Murque River and make your way east along the southern shoreline. There will also be people waiting to see you. There's locked door on the left of the room. Eventually, they will decide to duel. Visit him during Season of Bloom, If you annoyed him by insisting to stop his experiments, he will be preparing to leave and has reset. You'll reach the somewhat hard-to-connect-the-dots conclusion that this dwarven outpost might just be the lair of the trolls that are menacing your barony. Remove any armour from the party member with the highest Athletics ability, quick save and interact with it for a storybook segment. Just before crossing over into Dire Narlmarches, camp. Ignore the door to the right because you will pick up a key for it shortly. Fairly shortly, you will have a scripted encounter. He sells a unique handaxe but I would save your money. When you're ready to proceed, head west to the Verdant Chambers. Agree to let her keep it and then agree to go and look for it to initiate her first companion quest, Easier to Ask Forgiveness. Before examining the sarcophagus, equip a melee character with Second Execution and cast Remove Fear on your party. This is for later but there's something you might be able to do now. This monstrosity has 60HP and an extremely high AC (24) so make it second priority since the other creatures can't really harm you. There is a hidden cache nearby with a Token of the Dryad. Back home, browse Hassuf's wares and buy the Onslaught Jambarts which are part of Dragn's armour set. You will find a large group of three Tatzylwyrms and three Greater Tatzylwyrms in your way. Grab a Torag's Pendant from a cache and continue along the wall. A hidden cache near the stairs contains a Torag's Pendant. Unwanted LegacyWhen you've killed the two trolls that Hargulka leaves behind, quick save and examine the nearby statue of Torag. The door to the east is sealed. You will emerge in some sort of storage room. Ask him to be an advisor. You can sell all the Masterwork weapon that you picked up in the Lonely Barrow to lighten your load. You can attack right away or you can speak to him which leads to a number of options. You need to make one of the speech checks. If you choose to wait, three hours will pass after which two Trolls and a Branded Troll appear. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Ask how you can help her and she will direct you to a location called the Mud Bowl to find 10 black rattleheads. Terrorizing Tig is a bonus. You will also find a Taldan Warrior's Dog Tag in another container and minor loot in a third. This will summon an Ancient Will-o'-Wisp and two War Wisps. Haste and Heroism help as does True Strike. You will find four Ferocious Wolves fighting a single Trollhound. Start with the top one where you will find a hidden cache containing a Bronze Dwarven Key, a Torag's Pendant some minor loot. Continue to the northeast of the room where there is a pair of Trolls and a group of kobolds, including an always-annoying Boomsayer. You can follow the corridor round if you want - there are a few enemies to kill and traps to remove but also some doors that you can't open at this point. And so the quest begins.
Bartholomew's House : r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker - reddit These aren't as powerful as Viscount Smoulderburn (they only have AC24 for starters) but they have Natural Invisibility so you will miss frequently due to concealment. Tartuk doesn't have many HP but he has an extremely high AC. He will join your squad, and you will need to continue the quest by finding the old fortress. If you want a few bonus XP, interact with the portal for a Knowledge (Arcana) check (DC24). Look for a hidden cache on the path containing a Dwarven Helm Shard (2/10). Continue east to an abandoned hut. Continue east around the rock and then up the slope. STR: 16, DEX: 20, CON: 14, INT: 10, WIS: 13, CHA: 10. You also need Delay Poison (Communal) if you don't have it up already. Buff up. It won't inconvenience Hargulka too much but it may well take Tartuk out. The two chests to the right of the throne contain gold and minor loot. A little further on is another trap and another patrolling Redcap. Loot a nearby body the a White Cog-wheel Ring, a Handaxe +1 and a Bandit's Letter which makes for interesting reading. You will find an exit to the outside (which you should ignore for the time being) and a couple of chests with minor loot. Head through the gate and make your way northeast to the large tree in the courtyard. If you're able to kill them, loot the dead bodies nearby for a suit of Studded Leather +2 and some minor loot. Before you go in, grab provisions from the drying racks and some Masterwork weapons and a Trident +1 from a weapon rack. Go north up the passage and clear two traps from the floor. Dimwit is a unique troll that can be found at the Lone House as a captive of Bartholomew Delgado. Do not go through the gate, because you're not able to target the Owlbear beyond (a stupid interface issue). Return to the world map where you will see the new locations that Ekun pointed out. You will be attacked by the scarecrow and the inhabitant of the house. Note that you cannot proceed further into the keep. Return to the path and head northwest to the river. Join. The Old Beldame will come out of the house and you can now go into the garden. In the square, Linzi will introduce you to Tessie the Quill, a merchant who sells books. If you heal him, he will start to utter a curse. There is minor loot in the container to the left of the door. You will pass the Kobold Camp to your south which can give you a respectable XP reward for very little effort on your part. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Exhaust his conversation options and, if you like, sell anything weighing you down to the merchant. Black Whip is a quest item in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. You should be at a crossroads between Three-Pine Islet and a Glade in the Wilderness. Suggest to Rismel that he might be a bit bonkers. Another body at the foot of the tree has a Wand of Burning Arc and you will find a Token of the Dryad and the Cypress Queen's Flower (2/5) on the ground (it's hard to spot under the tree, but it's there). Instead, proceed further up the corridor and kill another Branded Troll and three Trollhounds. To the south are a group of five Dire Boars. Don't cross but follow the trail east to find a new crossing point at the aptly named Ford Across the Skunk River. Continue north and you will spot a log among the trees containing another Taldan Warrior's Dog Tag and minor loot. It means that Jenna slandered her. So Shall You ReapYou need to do the curse research projects to learn the necessary information to unlock the ending. Head south towards the Skunk River. Continue west to the next junction and then turn south towards the house of the mage that Dalton mentioned. You start off in your new capital, which occupies the former site of the Stag Lord's Fort. Make a Lore: Nature (DC15) check and you can calm them so that they can help retrieve the cart from the river. To the bottom left of your capital is the Lake Candlemere there is also a small island with a tower in the middle of it. You won't be avoiding violence for much longer, however, so I suggest you cast some long-lasting buffs. Return to where you found Waine and start making your way northwest. Go all the way back round and head back downstairs. 174. Buff Amiri up and head along the path a little. Check the timer for the Ancient Curse quest. Jhod will also come and see you to report on the events at Bald Hill. However, you should ignore it for the time being. Jhod tells you that Remus (the mad guy who told you where Tartuccio was in the first act) has been spreading fear among the people. Since they come from all sides, the archers can really catch you on the hop. Search a body lying on the ground nearby for a Wand of Fireball, an Amulet of Natural Armor +2 and a Shard of Knight's Bracers (3/10). You will be attacked by three stealthed Ferocious Worgs and a Greater Werewolf. When you've dealt with them, you can find a Token of the Dryad in the bushes to the north. Maybe. You then need to refrain from attacking him until he finally succumbs to the sunlight. Since you need to wait for further developments, you can take time out to recruit Kalikke (and her sister). There is a chest to the right of some steps containing a Rusty Dwarven Key along with the Commandant's Journal (First Half). Cross the river and interact with the cliff to climb up. Don't go into the ruins just yet. They're mostly weak apart from the leader who is 7th level. Afterwards, loot the dead trolls and then check the boxes and crates by the cart for a Token of the Dryad and various cooking ingredients. Dimwit will be one of the trolls attacking Bartholomew if the player didn't order him to be killed earlier. Agree to look for the boy to receive Loyalty +1. Be careful at the top. If you were successful, you will earn 2800G. If you can make the skill checks, you will gain decent experience - Inspire Competence is your friend. Examine it for various options. Before embarking on another quest, you may want to spend some time on kingdom management. Success earns you XP while failure earns you pain. Help them get the better of their attackers.