So I've gathered from a search of the boards that this thing kills one's dexterity.

BUT QUESTION:

1. Is the "patience" a test of how long you'll put up with losing dexterity?

2. or Is the "patience" a test of how long you'll shoot a bow that can no longer hit anything (because your dexterity and marksmanship are 0) before dexterity and whatnot is restored?

Basically, is it a waste of my time to keep shooting goblins with it, hoping for a return of my previous powers? (i'm in a bind because of the jaguar saving bug - I couldn't save a differently named game before I bought/used it and now that I know its effect, i'm hoping there a way around it)

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Originally posted by cpac:
**So I've gathered from a search of the boards that this thing kills one's dexterity.
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Hi cpac, Welcome to the boards! I don't have enough patience to gather the experience with this weapon, but I think I can give you some ways around the problem. The first step is to get another weapon right away. You can sell this lemon to any of the merchants as a start. I don't know where you are in your game, but you will get back what you paid for it in either Gwyden Camp or Fungus' Getaway. If you sell it to one of the town merchants, you get only half of what you paid.

You can restore lost dexterity by buying elixirs of same from Kalixa at Witch Finger. If you haven't been out there yet, it will be a struggle to fight your way out with no dexterity. Of course, if you've been to see her already, you just take the tunnel. Vials of dexterity cost 4500 gold pieces each. If you started the game with dexterity of 12, it would take 54,000 gold pieces to restore that. Potions of dexterity found in the forest are rare and insuficient in number to get you very far.

Now comes the moral issue. You can download the cheat plug-in "Gold" and get the funds you need right away. I usually dislike cheats in my own game, but there comes a time when this seems like the only way out. I believe the "Titania" plug-in allows you to increase your stats in any specific area although, here again, I'm lacking in experience with this plug.

There is, of course, the option of starting a new game (you know you are going to play through more than once anyway) and having the advantage of some knowledge in advance. With Jaguar as your OS, you will probably want to set up a few "game files" first (Game A.pog, Game B.pog, Game C.pog. etc.) so that you have a recent save to return to if things go wrong in the one you're currently using.

I hope some of the above has been helpful to you. Good luck with your games! ~RD

Edit: typo
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(This message has been edited by Rubber Ducky (edited 11-22-2002).)

thank you very much

I suspected there were ways around it, but what I didn't know was whether anyone had been "patient" enough to keep using the bow for a while, and whether it paid off at some point.

(maybe one of the people that created the infernal thing, or somebody who's hacked the program a bit knows?--whether the bow of patience is only ever a dexterity/marksmanship suck, or if it, at some point, stops doing so and/or returns lost statistics)

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Originally posted by cpac:
(maybe one of the people that created the infernal thing, or somebody who's hacked the program a bit knows?--whether the bow of patience is only ever a dexterity/marksmanship suck, or if it, at some point, stops doing so and/or returns lost statistics)

Mr. Cpac,

You will never gain back your dexterity through normal means. Only through potions and/or cheats will you get your dex back.

That bow is terrible and hideous. I'm rather upset that I didn't think of making it before Beenox did...

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(quote)Originally posted by Stark Bledfast:
**That bow is terrible and hideous. I'm rather upset that I didn't think of making it before Beenox did...:p ~RD

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Originally posted by Rubber Ducky:
You do have a sadistic side, don't you?

You didn't know that already?

Boy, I guess you're going to be in for a surprise when testing commences for the next plug...

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