Part 36: Bonus Update 19.5: Desert of the Sphinx
Bonus Update 19.5: Desert of the SphinxThere was a surprisingly strong showing for more outdoor exploration, but in the end Castle Basenji won the day.
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Sand Worms really don't give out very much experience for how powerful they are: they're certainly much more dangerous than Barbarians. As usual, the bulk of our XP gains come from completed quests, not combat.
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This map covers most of the desert. The area around Asp is covered on a different page, along with some other places we haven't been to yet.
Speaking of places we haven't been to, you may also notice a bit of land in the far northwest corner -- in fact, you may have noticed similar pieces of land in the southwest and southeast corners of the world as well, near Winterkill and the Witch Tower. They do exist for a reason, but we won't be able to do anything productive with them until much, much later.
See you next time, readers!