first, anyone know where to find a short staff late in the game? any shopkeepers or enemies that have had them?

second, i tried disabling the teleporter and sure enough, the t'rang got pissed when i slagged their ship. ive been told you can do all the quests being a double agent....is there a quiet way of trashing the teleporter, or can i do other quests (like returning their ppl) first?
-i dont want a spoiler on this one, just a yes/no on taking out the porter.

thankee

• RE: stupid staff + nargisst,Moulin Rogue, 03:36 PM, Apr-05-02
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Short staff... would a Shillelah work? I would check with the Arnika merchants, and Burz, too, they might sell 'em.

I believe... no, you can't complete the last quest by either the Umpani or T'rang and still be able to get the finale alliance.

nope, gotta be a "short staff" i believe...

so is destroying the ship the last quest then?

actually burz might be a good idea...he's the 1st merchant..ill give it a shot.

Destroying the t'rang t-port is the last quest if you go all the way with the Umpani side. If you want to do the Alliance, you can't complete it or the last T'Rang quest.

nah, i wanna use em both as much as possible. i originally thought that rescuing the two AWOLs would be the last quests...then i remembered each leader mentioned a guy was missing...therefore i was indirectly given the quest already.

now if only i can find that freakin staff

Staff: check all the 'starting' merchants (Burtz, Antone, Heli, Anna) and you should be able to get one. I got one at about lvl 18 so I think they stay around a while.
Bob

Just so you don't waste your time finding the thing only to find it useless to you: it's my understanding that once all six runes have been activated, you have to use the trigger weapon at that time (or at least before you exit that map) or when you return to that map to use the weapon it disappears but doesn't cause the mushrooms to show up.

I've not done that myself but I've seen a number of posts from other people who were very frustrated at having done that.

So if you've already triggered all six runes and didn't have the short staff with you in the N. Wilderness, it might just turn out to be a waste of your time to try and find it and I wanted to warn you.

i heard that too, AFTER i had hit the runes in the graveyard and left like 20 times...it still worked for me when i came back with the right weapon.

but to be safe, i havent hit any runes without having the key item. ive got dungeon 1 done, and 3 open (going there next time i get the time to play). finding the staff for 2 is tricky.

is that so? been to dungeon at graveyard and mountain wilderness and had no problem with the trigger weapon after activiating the runes... despite leaving the area(s) serveral times....

short staff... burz, antone, fishing vendor(sorry forgot name) may have it... depends on luck... short staff is pretty rare... i only saw one in my entire game...

yeah the rune dungeons seem to lock some ppl out and let others (like us) in, after only partially doing the puzzle. i wont speculate as to why.

in other news, burz did in fact, have a short staff, and i cleared dungeon 2. all thats left to complete now are the rapax areas, and then the peak.

i will admit im getting lusty for other games, jeopardizing the remainder of the above journey. the still-sealed blood omen 2 is crying out from atop my ps2 at the moment, calling me to savor yet more of the legacy of kain saga.
while at the mall yesterday, the alluring farmer girl on the cover of the newly released dungeon siege almost charmed me into dropping yet another 50 on a game i dont have time to play....and then theres the imminent release of IWD2...which will of course cause me to play EVERY infinity game with all expansion packs in chronological order using imported characters and items every time.

such is the life of a gamer