Aid Grimel Quest

[batto]

Or the palm leaf is made by breaking down some other item that might contain the leaf in some form. It is possible that you get it from another item. Just got off a 12 hr shift and brain not thinking fully on what items out there might yeild such a leaf if broken down and how ATM.

[Jascenta]

I remember a few months back I was walking in Hollowshade Moor, and found some ground spawn. Does anyone recall what the item was. It was a leaf of some sort, I just can't remember what.

[Jascenta]

Ok maybe my memory isn't failing me.. check this out... Notice how things are "Palm" hallow... I am almost positive it was palm leaf I had picked up in Hallowshade more... I know there is 2 things you can pick up.. can someone please verify?

http://lucy.fnord.net/itemlist.html?searchtext=Palm

[Demorgoth]

Platter requires drops from Plane of Mischeif, 8th Floor of Tower of Frozen Shadow, and the Plane of War, all combined in a Hen's Tooth (rare from from the Kracken in Lake Rathe)

Seriously though, look at the progression:

Step 1: Commonly found items + tradeable from PoNightmare (blood)
Step 2: Commonly found items
Step 3: Commonly found items + visit to Thurg
Step 4: Commonly found items + no-drop from PoValor (water)
Step 5: Commonly found items from PoFire + rare tradeable from PoFire (sap)
Step 6: Commonly found items from PoAir + rare tradeable from PoAir (staff)

Step 7: rare item from PoWater confirmed by Grimel, everything else is supposition.

There are a lot of food items using PoWater drops as a base, so my theory is that you have to combine all the known food drops with the rare drop, in order to make the platter.

The rare item I'm almost convinced is Crab Meat. Drop rate seems about correct to balance influx of earrings and/or the BPP itself if the quoted stats are correct. It also involves 'wasting' a valuable item (fire robe, air bow, 100/100 food?) in order to progress on the earring.

This is as far as I've narrowed it down, but it still leaves a million DNCs without a hint.

1: I think the 5 recipe giving 'Ironstove' NPCs in PoK might be involved for the subcombine items that go into the platter.
2: I think the platter itself 'may' have something to do with the npc in PoTranq, 'may' have something to do with the crab carapace, 'may' be an unknown tinkering/smithing/pottery recipe.
3: I think the search for the recipe is needlessly obscure, since it's a one time deal, and once completed, it'll be posted everywhere. I'm all for making things 'tough' to increase the sense of acheivement, but with no real ingame leads, it just comes down to blind luck, and random combines. No acheivement in picking random combination #32421 before anyone else

[Forty]

Demorgoth,

The Crab meat really isn't that rare. I have a full bag of Crab meat on one of my mules.

Based on DenMother's comments, earlier, it sounded like the reference to the Plane of Water was in reference to her death only and not a reference or lead on where to look for items for the recipe..../shrug

[Quaras]

Tying to the Palm Leaves -- I am reposting this thought here in the main thread.

I would consider the following as a means to get to the bottom of the palm oil issue, particularly considering Verant/SOE's spelling issues:

Balm Leaves

http://lucy.fnord.net/item.html?id=16527

[Geddre]

Quote:
Give a reason why you disagree.


Quote:
PoM revamp


Next...

{personal attack removed, user banned. We mwan it... no personal attacks - Ngreth}

On topic... I think Tildareon's suggestion for the platter sounds the most likely so far. I'd bet you have to make it with pottery or smithing, as opposed to it being any existing dropped or bought item. Not to mention, I just dont think they'd be partial to eating food off anything infested with parasites.

[Demorgoth]

Demorgoth,

The Crab meat really isn't that rare. I have a full bag of Crab meat on one of my mules.

It's 'rarer' than the majority of other stuff. Simlar to Obsidianwood sap, and Featherwood bow staffs. 10 crab meats... lose one in the combines, 9 platters... 3 earrings.

[Caladel]

Jascenta,

http://lucy.fnord.net/item.html?id=31767

That would be the gruond spawn item you remember in hollowshade. Its used in the vah shir brewing quests.

I tried several combinations with it for the hell of it trying to get oil outa it the other day with no luck.

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Those balm leaves are definately worth trying. Dont remember them tho, wtf do they drop? ill give them a try once i find wtf they are.

[Demorgoth]

On topic... I think Tildareon's suggestion for the platter sounds the most likely so far. I'd bet you have to make it with pottery or smithing, as opposed to it being any existing dropped or bought item. Not to mention, I just dont think they'd be partial to eating food off anything infested with parasites.

Multielemental glaze already has a known use ingame. It was spelled out as the recipe for an unreleted quest, requiring uncommon drops from all 4 elemental gods to make the Quintessense of the Elements - the most powerful item known, only multielemental glaze was strong enough to hold the essense of the 4 elemental gods intact- I find it hard to believe it'd also be used for a food tray....

This is a baking step (as described by Grimel), not a pottery step requiring at LEAST 15 pottery combines nontrivial at 250 skill.

[Chenier]

Give'em heck, Geddre! /high five

[Shortyrez]

How old are you Short? You sound like one of these 13 year old d00ds that likes to troll around boards and 0wnz0r people that they decide is a board n00b. Fact is, Ive been coming here since probably before you know what a tradeskill was, so keep your lip to yourself.

I have no idea why you are trying to pick a fight with someone simply trying to help solve the quest. My short answer to your PoM suggestion was because I didn't feel the need to explain why the PoM revamp hopes are ridiculous. I question how long you've been playing this game if you believe the VP/PoM revamp rumors. It's just one of those things brought up by newer players constantly that gets annoying.

I haven't insulted you, so why do you feel the need to turn this into a Safehouse style thread and start the childish actions?

As for tradeskills, I'm closing in on 1750, so I wouldn't exactly call me a "noob" to tradeskills.

[Demorgoth]

I'm maxed raw skill in all tradeskills cept smithing (226+15%), and rolled a few weeks after Beta. I also find the suggestion that this pop quest is linked to a hypothetical future upgrade to PoM implausible. Especially considering the GMs have been quoted on this very thread saying the quest is completable and ingame currently. Proposed PoM upgrade items wouldn't even be in the database yet, and PoM is no closer to being upgraded than PoHate, Nurga, Droga or anywhere else they mentioned in passing in the past.

Please take personal insults to the Primal Scream forum

[Vladimirr]

Tying to the Palm Leaves -- I am reposting this thought here in the main thread.

I would consider the following as a means to get to the bottom of the palm oil issue, particularly considering Verant/SOE's spelling issues:

Balm Leaves

http://lucy.fnord.net/item.html?id=16527

Balm Leaf + Flask of Water= DNC
Balm Leaf + Flask of Water + Bottle= DNC

[Forty]

I guess it might be possible to also use something like Leaf Encrusted Branch + whittling knife in a fletching kit to produce the Palm Leaf. or something.../shrug

Evergreen leaf used for dye may have a duel purpose....it can be found as ground spawn (GFay). Again /shrug


edit: sigh, ok fine.