Part 72: Bonus Update 38.5: Great Eastern Tower
Bonus Update 38.5: Great Eastern TowerThe vote was looking close at first, but then a bunch of votes for outdoor exploration sealed it: next time, the party will be doing their best Moses impressions and wandering in the desert (hopefully not for 40 years).
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As you saw this update, the hintbook's information about the Book of Great Power removing Thievery is wrong, at least for the Mac version; I can't speak for other releases of the game. I'm not 100% sure whether Druids can read the Book of Fantastic Knowledge or not: the hintbook doesn't say they can, but logically they should be able to if Rangers can. You shouldn't be using a Druid anyway, so it's a moot point.
I disagree with the hintbook about the Great Eastern Tower being the hardest one to complete. Apart from the easily skippable Gamma Gazer at the top, I usually find the Great Northern Tower harder.
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It does have the most complicated layout of any tower, though. Take the northernmost staircase on the ground floor to reach the area containing the Jewel of Ages; most of the other passages just lead to monsters.
See you in the Desert of Doom!