The chisel upgrades the found gems to the first level of cut after you
acquire it. It does not apply to previously discovered gems or have any
other effect than to reduce the amount of cutting you have to do and
thus, perhaps, allow a higher percentage when you're done if you're
successful at it. The recipe raises the level of the highest tier
available to cut, making the stat effects of the properly cut gems
stronger. In short, as frustrating as gem cutting is, it really is
essential to game progression.
On 5/15/2023 1:17 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
I don't know if it will help, I got a gem recipe book an and Carth's
chisel.
-- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that
order." Ed Howdershelt 1940.
On Mon, 15 May 2023, Mongwen wrote:
When you get stuck like that, it's a good time to cut gems and reforge as
necessary to raise your stat level. I generally cut onyx first if I'm looking
for intelligence, as it also has luck. Amethyst is only intelligence, so it's
a good one to cut as well and use for reforging other gems to raise both int
and luck. There's nothing that restricts you from using a ruby, for instance,
to reforge an onyx, if you have a bunch of those cut to the highest available
tier. I just try to use similar stones for my own tracking purposes, and I try
not to use a two-stat gem to reinforce if I have a single-stat one available.
The gems you cut and use for reforging are a matter of personal preference,
though. I'd also advise that when you choose gems for reforging, you make sure
to set your gems to display in ascending order so you don't accidentally mess
up and use one of your best. That is immensely frustrating to drop a level or
two because you consumed one of your best gems.
You might also try going through and equipping items that have luck as well,
long as you can do so without losing too much intelligence. A drop in quest
percentage might still be worth the trouble if it helps you get higher-level
items, or enchanted ones, because you can then equip those and they'll bump
your stats, too. Don't let your quest percentage drop below 70%, though. I've
been known to hold onto enchanted items that aren't my best for a while so
that I can keep stats up when I'm running quests even if it means a single
stat isn't as strong as it could be. What I mean is that it's sometimes worth
holding onto a level 12 enchanted item, for instance, even if it has no stars
and you have 13th and 14th level items if the stronger items have only one
stat where the weaker enchanted item will boost several at once. This is
particularly important when you need luck and lore. On my last play-through I
did find myself keeping enchanted items equipped as often as possible, even if
I had an item that was stronger in one stat.
Betty/Darvain/Darvain A. Gain, currently working on second full play-through
On 5/15/2023 11:34 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
Stuck in brotherhood of enlightenment with intelligence at 95% on level
13. If I can get it to 100% maybe I can get a dagger identified. This
has been going on for about a week now.
-- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that
order." Ed Howdershelt 1940.
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