Overgrown Ruins

Walkthrough

The area in the order you play it. Tick things off as you go: they tick off in the checklists below too.

1. 1

   Break into the Chapel Ruins

   When you enter the ruins terrace from the upper Roadside Cliffs at the Chapel Entrance, approach Gimblebock and Taman arguing over the crashed nautiloid. You can pass a DC 10 Persuasion or Intimidation check (or DC 12 Deception) to drive all four looters off without bloodshed, or engage them in combat directly. Before descending, look up to shoot the coiled rope suspending a heavy foundation block above the cracked flagstones; the falling weight crushes through the floor to open a direct drop into the lower bedchamber.

   Key fight: Gimblebock and the Chapel Looters
   A cracked stone floor in the exterior ruins can be smashed open by shooting the rope holding the suspended heavy foundation block, creating a direct drop into the Refectory.Buried Chest: Chapel Entrance from the exterior courtyard stairs, head southeast along the upper cliff edge to the dirt patch at X: 302, Y: 338 NewBuried Chest: Chapel Entrance from the eastern cliff hatch path, walk south along the dirt ledge down toward X: 290, Y: 312 New

   Tip: You can destroy the hanging stone block during combat to crush two bandits standing directly beneath it.

   Watch out: If you fail the dialogue checks, all four bandits immediately attack you from high ground.

2. 2

   Infiltrate the Refectory

   Descend the stone stairs from the courtyard to the Ornate Door and speak with Andorn through the wood. Pass a DC 10 Deception or Performance check to trick him into unlocking the door, granting you surprise when you enter, or pick the lock with a DC 7 Sleight of Hand check and defeat him alongside the rest of the gang across the mess hall. Loot the Bandit Key from Andorn's corpse to open the interior doors, then head into the southern library statue room.

   Portrait of Fane: Refectory from the northern mess hall entrance, proceed into the library corner at X: -182, Y: -296 to inspect the wall painting New

   Tip: Shoot the oil barrel in the center of the mess hall with fire to incinerate the bandits clustered around the tables.

   Watch out: Picking the lock or failing the speech check alerts Andorn to flee inward and arm a fire blast trap in the hallway.

3. 3

   Unlock the Dank Crypt

   Search behind the central statue at the southern end of the Refectory library at X: -174, Y: -359 to pass a passive Perception check and reveal a hidden lever crafted onto the back of a skull. Pull this switch to open the locked iron doors leading down into the Dank Crypt. Pass through the threshold into the quiet, waterlogged halls of the ancient Jergal temple.

   Tip: If your party members all fail the Perception check on the skull switch, switch characters and re-examine the area closely.

4. 4

   Disarm the Sarcophagus Chamber

   Head south into the central tomb where grease vents line the floor around a central sarcophagus and gargoyle heads mount the walls. Before touching the sarcophagus, drag heavy urns or crates over each floor vent to plug them, or disarm the sarcophagus directly with a Trap Disarm Toolkit. Disarm or survive the fire trap to open the sarcophagus, taking The Watcher's Guide spear and the Engraved Key; if triggered, press the pillar button at X: -288, Y: -327 to shut it down.

   The Watcher's Guide: Dank Crypt inside the central trapped sarcophagus Don't missEngraved Key: Dank Crypt inside the trapped sarcophagus Don't miss

   Tip: Entering Turn-Based Mode before interacting with the sarcophagus lets you press the disarm button before the fire darts ignite the grease.

   Watch out: Tampering with the central sarcophagus without blocking the vents or pressing the disarm button instantly sets the entire room ablaze.

5. 5

   Unseal the Book of Dead Gods

   Travel into the side study alcove off the west side of the northern Jergal shrine hall to locate an ancient locked tome lying on an altar at X: -321, Y: -269 alongside an ornate sarcophagus containing a Soul Coin. Interact with the Book of Dead Gods and pass a DC 10 Strength, Arcana, or class check to force the locking clasp open, releasing a Scroll of Ray of Enfeeblement. Once opened, pass a DC 10 Religion check to decipher the holy texts of Jergal for bonus lore and inspiration.

   Soul Coin: Dank Crypt, Overgrown Ruins; inside a sarcophagus on the west side of the southern trapped room (X: -304, Y: -323). -. Don't missBook of Dead Gods: Dank Crypt inside a locked stone alcove requiring Arcana/Religion checks Don't missSoul Coin: Dank Crypt from the Book of Dead Gods altar at X: -321, Y: -269, turn north into the adjoining alcove to find a closed sarcophagusHow: open the stone lidMissable because: lost once you progress to Act 2 Don't miss New

   Tip: Use a character with proficiency in Arcana or Religion to ensure you succeed on both consecutive checks.

   Watch out: Failing the initial check to open the book permanently jams the locking mechanism, forfeiting the scroll and inspiration points.

6. 6

   Plunder the Jergal Shrine

   Unlock the heavy northern oak doors with the Engraved Key and step into the grand statue hall lined with the slumbering corpses of Entombed Scribes and Entombed Warriors. Walk up to each motionless skeleton before interacting with the environment to loot their gold, weapons, and the Heavy Key from an Entombed Scribe. Search the northwest wall alcove at X: -299, Y: -233 to pass a passive Perception check and discover a small wall button.

   Heavy Key: Dank Crypt looted from an Entombed Scribe corpse Don't missA concealed wall button located in an alcove to the left of the giant Jergal statue in the Dank Crypt reveals the secret inner chamber.

   Tip: Disarming or taking the weapons out of the slumbering skeletons' inventories forces them to fight unarmed once awakened.

   Watch out: Rushing to press the wall button without pre-looting the skeletons leaves them fully armed for the coming fight.

7. 7

   Awaken Withers

   Press the concealed wall button to slide open the secret inner door, instantly reanimating the Entombed Scribes and Entombed Warriors throughout the grand hall. Defeat the undead casters and martial fighters, then enter the opened sanctum to loot a heavy chest containing The Amulet of Lost Voices. Finally, open the ornate gilded sarcophagus in the center of the chamber to release Withers, answering his philosophical riddle to finish exploring the ruins.

   Key fight: Awakening the Entombed (Jergal's Scribes and Warriors)
   The Amulet of Lost Voices: Dank Crypt inside a heavy chest in the hidden inner sanctum where Withers awakens Don't missSoul Coin: Dank Crypt from the entrance of the secret inner tomb chamber, head directly to Withers' central ornate sarcophagus at X: -293, Y: -233How: open the gilded sarcophagusMissable because: lost once you progress to Act 2 Don't miss New

   Tip: Focus down the Entombed Scribes first, as their Ray of Frost and Silence spells can severely cripple your party.

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