Another Sparky the Shalore Archmage

Sparky the Shalore Archmage is my latest character, my first to successfully complete the Dark Crypt and rescue Melinda. My theory for building him is to max MAG first, and to use all the magic or spellpower boosting gear I can find (or buy). He has opened up the Temporal tree to get Time Prison, and is making heavy use of Providence and Premonition as well.

He's currently in Dreadfell, preparing to meet The Master.

Sparky defeated the Master

Sparky defeated the Master and got the Staff plus a nice shielding rune and a randart sword for the collection. Afterward, he got pwned as usual by the Orc Ambush. It's only later that I thought of using Time Prison on Ukruk. That would have given Sparky lots of time to deal with the other orcs, and then he could concentrate on taking Ukruk down.

But anyway, now it's time for the Elven ruins, and then Eastward.

Sparky is at clvl 28, and MAG is now at cap, notwithstanding equipment boosts. Future stat points will go to WIL and CON.

Next, the Grand Corrupter

Sparky next entered the Spellblaze, to seek out the Grand Corrupter. He agreed to accompany the corrupters in their assault on Zigur, and prevailed against Protector Myssil and his Ziguranth allies. This unlocked the corrupter class, which completes the unlocks at this time. All that remains in Maj'Eyal is the Elven Ruins, and then Sparky will be heading for Reknor and points East.

The Greater Mummy Lord was

The Greater Mummy Lord was Sparky's next victim in the Elven Ruins, and then Sparky went to Trollmire and Kor'Pul just to see if their bosses dropped anything worthwhile. He got Eden's Guile from Bill and the Blood of Life from The Shade of Kor'Pul.

The trip through Reknor was

The trip through Reknor was challenging, but even Golbug the Destroyer turned out to be no match for Sparky's destructive power. After passing through the portal, Sparky killed Krogar and saved the lady. Passage through the cave was uneventful, and Sparky made his way to the Gates of Morning. He has lined up the main orc prides, the Vor Armoury quest and the spider quest.

Sparky is now at level 32.

Sparky did the Spider quest

Sparky did the Spider quest without major incident, and killed Ungole and rescued the Sun Paladin. He then went to Vor Armoury to look for the blood-runed athame. While there, the Orc Cryomancers went berserk with their Ice Storm spells and did major damage to their compatriots, so that when Sparky encountered the orcs, they were already mostly near death. Sparky did not go looking for the chamber where the Ancient Multi-hued Wyrms are rumored to reside. He then went to Briagh's den where he had an epic battle with Briagh and his many summoned minions.

Sparky is now back in Maj'Eyal. He has left the Orb of Many Ways with Tannen while he goes around to the major dungeons to encounter the new "backup" guardians. Somehow the Maze guardian evaded Sparky's search. The Sandworm Lair is Sparky's next target, but that will have to wait for a PC reboot because of a shader problem which can cause major instability in the t-engine.

Sparky killed the Bile Wyrm

Sparky killed the Bile Wyrm in the sandworm lair, and drank the putrescent potion. He then went to Daikara, where he encountered Massok and died and was resurrected by the Blood of Life. After failing to do significant damage to Massok without taking life threatening damage himself, Sparky abandoned Daikara and went to Dreadfell where he had a much easier time disposing of the Pale Drake.

Sparky has now completed his tour of the refreshed dungeons in Maj'Eyal and is venturing through Reknor to get the athame and the diamond from the boss at the old portal.