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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE THIRD AGE |
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| Skill Point Farming Guide |
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| Version 1.01 |
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| by |
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| MakoSipper |
| (makosipper@gmail.com) |
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Introduction [xintx]
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Hello!
I made this guide in order to provide you with tips to optimize your skill
point farming process. SP farming is absolutely necessary in this game and
it'squite boring, so the less time you take doing it, the less bored you'll
be.
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Main Guidelines [xmglx]
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First of all, there are a few requirements you should complete before
thinking about SP farming.
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Setting Up
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2 - Learn how to craft Lembas. This is better done on Berethor, since he can
exploit the Perfect Mode, as long as:
* Berethor has already learned Ithilien Inspiration, since it cuts the AP
cost of crafting (and everything else) by 25% while on Perfect Mode.
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General hints
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* You don't get SP when you miss. You do, however, get SP when you
sucessfully use a skill that doesn't do you any good, like healing a
character with full HP or casting Dispel on an enemy with no buffs.
* When you learn a new skill, the game automatically sets you to learn the
next available skill. However, it does NOT get SP for skills above the one
you had selected when you entered the battle, EVEN IF YOU GET ALL THE
OTHER SKILLS! That said, make sure you have the most basic skill selected
(i.e., the one HIGHER UP on the skill tree) before you enter the battle
during which you'll farm for SP.
* Travel to Eregion and make your way to Eregion Fellowship Camp (it's where
you saw the scene with the crows, the spies of Saruman, a place full of
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white stones). Save there, then go stand on the part of the main road
between the two roads (one to the west and the other one to the southwest)
that lead to the save point. While there, you can just stand still and
wait for the enemies to attack you.
* You're looking for Orc Lesser Captain (the one with the banner). As soon
as the battle begins, use Drain Inspiration to drain all of the Captain's
AP. Then, kill the others (there are probably other two). The Captain will
just keep skipping his turns, since he can't do anything without AP.
* Replace Berethor (or the one who can craft Lembas) out of your party.
Choose the character you're going to SP farm for and Retreat with the
other two. Don't even think about leaving the other two characters there,
as you'll have to skip their turns (or you'll get confused using different
skills) and some skills like Company Might take longer time to cast when
there are other people around to receive their effects.
* Always use Company Might (it seems to improve item effects as well as
other AP recovering/draining skills) on the character farming for SP
before retreating with everyone. But DON'T use it if you're doing a
[Normal SP Farming] (see below).
* Now you're set. Be prepared to spend an hour or more farming for each
skill set. Use the skills mentioned below to get SP. Use Lembas if needed.
Switch to your item crafter (Berethor or anyone else) and make more Lembas
if needed.
* I'll inform you the name of the best skill you can use in order to get SP
as fast as possible. This accounts for AP cost and cast time.
* I'll also inform you the name of the last skill you learn on each set so
you'll know when to stop.
* Some sets have only skills that do damage. For those, I recommend you get
SP as you move through the game. You can also focus on getting those if
you want to level up a bit, or, if you definitely don't want to level up,
you should go back to Eregion and use them on weaker enemies. I'll mark
those skill sets as [Normal SP Farming]. If you choose to stop in order to
SP farming for those skills, equip your weakest weapons.
* When you craft Lembas, it's easier to select "Item Craft" using the RIGHT
directional button (instead of DOWN) since you'll use the same button to
select Lembas. This way, you only have to press 2 buttons (X and RIGHT).
* You can always use an Arnor Mushroom in order to use AP freely. But
they're not as easy to come across as Lembas, especially at the beginning
of the game. If you choose to do so, it's adviseable to try to master as
many skill sets as possible with the same Arnor Mushroom, like a
character's set plus some Elfstones.
* An alternative to the Arnor Mushroom is using Company Might (improves the
effect of Lembas) on the character you want SP for and Mushrooms (double
AP for the battle), which can be crafted. It will reduce your pauses for
AP recovering.
* Kill the enemy when you're done. I'm not sure it matters, but there's no
reason to risk retreating. Then SAVE before going for another round!
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Characters [xchax]
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Berethor [xberx]
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Leadership:
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Idrial [xidrx]
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Sword Craft:
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Spirit Powers:
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Elegost [xelex]
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Ranger Craft:
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Hadhod [xhadx]
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Spirit Powers:
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Morwen [xmorx]
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Dual-Axe Craft:
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Thief Craft:
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* Seize Skill gives you 1 normal SP for Thief Craft PLUS another SP, which
seems to be randomly allocated between the selected skills for her sets.
Note that this extra SP will NEVER go for Elfstones, even if she already
mastered both Dual-Axe and Thief Crafts.
* You may use Steal Action so you don't have to use Lembas.
* Last Skill: Cloak of the Plains
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Eaoden [xeaox]
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Spirit Powers:
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Elfstones [xelfx]
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Elfstone of Nimble Crafting [xcrax]
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you plan ahead and stock the items you're going to need.
* It doesn't matter who's doing it, make sure this person is under the
effect of Berethor's Company Might so you can make the best use of your
Lembas.
* Berethor is the best choice for this because of his Ithilien Inspiration,
since it cuts the AP cost of crafting (and everything else) by 25% while
on Perfect Mode.
* If Berethor has it, you should use the Company Might + Fellowship Grace
combo so you don't have to use Lembas at all. Not that you'll have trouble
stocking up, you just won't waste a turn crafting Lembas if you're trying
to craft a lot of items (especially Simbelmyne).
* Last Skill: Mushrooms
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Elfstone of Fell Shadow [xshax]
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Elfstone of Pure Light [xligx]
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FAQs [xfaqx]
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A01: By levelling up. You get a SP on Passive Skills for each level and I'm
pretty sure you learn a new Perfect Mode Skill every 5 levels.
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I'd be grateful if you could send an email reporting a mistake on this FAQ.
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