Part 17: Finishing Murder at Sea and Getting the Dragon Relics

Part 17 - Finishing Murder at Sea and Getting the Dragon Relics

Murder at Sea (YouTube)
The Dragon Relics (YouTube)

These bonus videos are all about finishing two major quest lines, wrap up a few loose ends, and make life against the Dealer much easier. You may be tempted to leave at least the Dragon Relics for the post-game, but the payoff is great.

There are still encounters left over, which we'll be clearing post-game… and our next video will be back to the story.


The Murder at Sea DLC

You know what? I really like this DLC. It opens up progressively, has some very neat encounters, and quite a few branching paths:



That's not to say its encounters never fake you out, or there's no difficulty. There is. It's just that I think it's the most fleshed out of the DLC.

The rewards are mixed, but overall I'd say great:

• The Help the Locals card is the worst reward for me. You have to visit the card multiple times over multiple playthroughs to do favors for the villagers, and the rewards are proportionally minimal. Its usefulness increases in Endless Mode.
  
• The Elder Lizard card is useful if you visited Metal Ore, or are playing the Iron Hunger fate with lots of resources. At the very least, the card won't hurt you.
  
• Sunken Treasure can be nice if you're good at Chance events and want to go fishing for equipment, but I'd say Ghost of the Sea is better. When resolved, Ghost of the Sea gives you some nice bonuses depending on your current Fate.
  
• The Kraken Unleashed. If you get good at the fight, it's a good place to grind anything you might get from killing lizardmen (Lizard Eater, Test of Pride) in future runs… and it gives the great, the one, the only…
  
• Kraken's Wrath Mask! It's a great insta-death Mask for everything that doesn't have a combat phase, with the drawback that you need to take hits before it works again.
  
• And then the Kraken Claw. This weapon just ignores Lizardmen's shields and can deal damage around the target. It complements the mask well.
  

Seriously. The Kraken equipment is neat. If you can get it, do it.


The Dragon Relics

You can start this quest line after defeating the Queen of Scales, after which you have a long and arduous journey over many playthroughs. It's a big step up in difficulty compared to most of the game, so you'd be forgiven for ignoring the quest entirely. For shame! The Dragon Relics you're rewarded with are a fantastic equipment set that is all about fire. Your damage output jumps dramatically by having just one or two pieces, so imagine what happens when you have more.

The video really explains this encounter best. Have a look.

I could have waited to defeat the last boss before doing this quest line… but the Dragon Relics aren't so good that they'll ruin the dungeon, and the game does want you to grab every advantage you can give yourself.