Miners in the Sand

This quest activates after the Bloodbane quest is complete. Bloodbane can be started by speaking with Capstan Odvar inside the Motus Mining Outpost.

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• Speak with Apule Vire to start the Miners in the Sand quest. He is outside of the Motus Mining Outpost.
• Find and speak with Calovar. He is located southwest of Apule Vire across the bridge and up the hill to the right.
• Go to Aron Excavations Mine.
• Find Edgar Aron inside the mine and retrieve Calovar’s Relic. Note: Persuasion worked very well on Aron.
• Find the 5 lost miners in the desert and release their minds (just talk to them). Miners are located on your map.
• Return to Apule Vire to complete the Miners in the Sand quest.

Rewards

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• Gold
• Mine and group of miners who earn you gold while you’re out adventuring. Mine can be expanded to maximize profits.
• Aron Excavations Office (house) with upgrades available (Sagecraft Altar and Blacksmithing Forge).

Final Notes

This house is nearly perfect. Easy access (compared to Sagemaster’s Quarters in Rathir), Sagecraft Altar and Blacksmithing Forge through upgrades, continuous gold earning through mining labor and the quest is relatively simple to complete. The only thing missing is an Alchemy table.

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Gossamer House (Canneroc House in Webwood)

This is the first opportunity to receive a stash and involves a very simple set of tasks. Upgrades can enhance this house with alchemy and sagecraft stations.

Pursue Canneroc House Quest

Sagemaster’s Quarters (House in Rathir / Scholia Arcana)

This quest-line is long, but if those who follow the path of magic will likely be interested in pursuing it. The house is decked out with sagecraft, alchemy and blacksmithing tables along with the usual stash.

Pursue Rathir House Quest

House of Valor (DLC)

The House of Valor quest is downloadable content and worth the effort since the rewards involve lots of coin and experience. There aren’t many special features to speak about, but there is a secret room in the house which could provide useful equipment.

Pursue House of Valor Quest

Aron Excavations Office (Hollowlands House)

A rather short, simple quest-line with more than substantial rewards.  The Hollowlands are located in Detyre and this is one of 3 possible houses available in this area.

Pursue Hollowlands House Quest

Sandstone Villa (Adessa House)

This is the simplest house to achieve. All you need to do is make it to Adessa and you will be given the house for free without any tasks required. The house is extremely large and is better described as a building. A nice feature of this house is that it comes with a healer inside. While this is the easiest house to get, you’ll need to survive the travel on your way to Adessa. With some proficient dodging and “running away” skills, there shouldn’t be a problem reaching it.

Learn How To Upgrade Sandstone Villa

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In this tip we explain how to successfully dispel chests with some simple tricks to become more adept at it. Dispelling is not a simple task so don’t be alarmed because you’ve failed repeatedly.

Dispel Information

There are a few things that you’ll need to know before you get started.

Glyphs

1. There are 4 symbols to be aware of when dispelling chests. Glyphs represent the suggested order for dispelling.
2. Each glyph has a number of marks from 1-3.
   
3. Each glyph has its own time limit, dependent upon the marks, before it reactivates. The lower the number, the longer it remains inactive.
4. Each glyph has its own time limit, dependent upon the order in which is was deactivated. So if there are 2 single marked glyphs, then the one pressed deactivated first will reactivate first when the time is up.
   
5. On more difficult chests a red glyph may appear which, if tapped, will automatically cause an explosion.

Example: Award has 5 glyphs. There are 2 single mark glyphs, 1 double marked glyph, 1 triple marked glyph and 1 red glyph.

A successful dispel will come from avoiding the red glyph while deactivating (tapping) the single marked glyphs first, then the double marked glyph and finally the third marked glyph all before the first single marked glyph’s deactivation time expires and prior to the end of the allowed time for total chest dispelling expires.

Deactivating Glyphs

• There is a white circle which moves along the glyph ring. The white ring is how you choose when to deactivate a glyph.
• As the circle moves along the ring, deactivate (tap) the smaller number marked glyphs first and so on.
• Speed is essential. Be mindful of the time remaining on the dispel attempt as well as each glyph.

Tips

• The white circle doesn’t have to be entirely over the glyph. Deactivate the glyph when the white circle hits the outer part of the glyph ring.
• Practice is key so make sure you make a serious attempt every time to improve your timing.
• Learn dispelling. You don’t need to learn it to maximum, just put a few points into it to make things a bit easier.
• Let it explode. These things are incredibly aggravating. If you save with full health before dispelling one and have a health regen item, then just walk up to it and try to auto-dispel it. Most times it will fail, but the explosion can usually be absorbed and if you have a health regen item, then there is zero risk. Granted this isn’t the most enticing solution, but it works.

Your Tips

If you have any other tips for dispelling chests, let everyone know in the comments!

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It would be almost unfair to compare the two, Skyrim has been named game of the year by many gaming experts and communities while Reckoning stumbled out the gates with a buggy demo. However, after a considerable amount of hours dedicated to each, there are differences that make Reckoning stand out.

Combat

Battles are quick and fluid. Movement is intuitive and switching between multiple weapons is instantaneous. Reckoning allows for primary and secondary weapons so no need to constantly pause and change weaponry during a fight. Reckoning stands apart with the use of Fateshift. Characters have a Fate meter that, when used, grants a bonus during battle. The advantage is sizable with a special potent move at the end of each fateshift.

Chakrams and Archery

Reckoning’s secondary weapons feature delivers more options than ever for characters. Chakrams are a unique weapon which add some excitement to battle scenes. Chakrams are typically infused with magical effects, whether it be for damage infliction or bonus to character. They deal damage similar to daggers and are quicker than larger weapons. Overall, they’re a nice change from the typical sword, hammer, dagger or staff weaponry.

Some players don’t want to move cautiously or carefully target enemies with a bow and arrow, yet still want some sort of ranged weaponry option. Reckoning archers have the benefit of auto-aim, so there’s no mistaking where the arrow will fly. No more missed headshots because an arrow soared high. Additionally, archers have the advantage of rapid fire in Reckoning. Just tap, tap, tap until you run out of arrows. Archery is fast, auto-targeted and fluid.

Load Times

If you played Skyrim at all, you know that load times are a drag. Just running across a field can cause a sudden pause in play so that the game can buffer back up to speed. Those load times don’t exist in Reckoning. Sure, there are load times, but nothing close to the level of stoppage in Skyrim.

Small Bonus Reason

Another small reason is for those who have sight trouble. Skyrim can get very dark, even with brightness settings adjusted. Reckoning has such a colorful, bright world, that even at night it’s almost impossible to not see the environment around your character. If you’re not a fan of darkness in games, then Reckoning is a nice option.

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5 Tips To Improve Your KoA: Reckoning Experience

Train Skills to Suit your Character

There are a lot of skills available for whichever style of play you wish to pursue. So many in fact that it can get a little overwhelming when deciding what to learn and to what extent. Make things easy on yourself by training the skills which best suit your character. If you’ve chosen finesse and are on the path to becoming a rogue, then train the stealth and ranged skills. You’ll have time later to add certain perks to your character from the other classes, but focusing on pertinent skills now will make your character stronger and more effective.

Use Weapons that Fit Your Style of Play

Who doesn’t love a sword bigger than an entire body, right? Maybe. Regardless, if you’re on the path of might, then you’ll want to carry longswords, hammers and the like. You wouldn’t expect a warrior, armored to the teeth, to be swinging around a dagger or casting spells so don’t make your character either. Stick with weapons that fit your character build to gain expertise. By doing so, your character becomes a more powerful, precise fighter.

Block, Dodge, Move and Get Out of the Way

Fighting can be all hack-n-slash if you so desire, but there are going to be times when the enemy is too tough to stand in front of it and tank all that damage. Learn to get out of the way and move your character around during battle. Combat is not fixed, nor is there a delay in motion so start using dodge right now. Block is another great way to lessen the damage your character will take. Shields are plentiful so its best to acquire one and make use of it. If you want to be a fluid, graceful fighter who leaves others in awe, then get moving during battle.

Train Alchemy

This is one skillset that every character needs to know. Potions aren’t cheap and don’t grow on trees, but with some basic alchemy characters can use knowledge to create concoctions from the harvests they’ve acquired. The benefits are endless and requires little effort.

Get a House

We’ve already covered ‘How To Get A House‘ in another article, but the point needs to be made for acquiring one. Storage is tight and always is in games where gear is a feature. In order to save all the items you obtain, you’ll need a place to stash them. That’s where a house comes in. There’s a quest early on in Reckoning which will allow you to procure a house and start hoarding.

Bonus Tip

Invest in archery as a secondary fighting option. Archery gear advances as the game progresses which means more powerful arrows and bows will present themselves. In Reckoning, archers auto-aim at targets so there isn’t much thought or skill needed to use a bow. As a secondary weapon, a character can shoot off a great number of arrows before having to engage an enemy in close quarters which gives you the advantage. The damage an enemy takes will be less than running them through with a sword, but will wear them down a bit before you close in for the kill.

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