Dadbat's Solo Self Found Iksar Shadow Knight

Beginnings

This began more of a journal than a guide, but I decided to make a Wiki for others if they ever felt a desire to do something similar. This is the story of Dadbat and my learning process during my first foray into the Solo Self Found (SSF) arena. I had read and seen a bit of what Barthorn had done, and decided I would attempt to do something similar. I chose a Shadow Knight because I actually have never played the class in any iteration of EQ, but it would also give me a few more tools to work with. Iksar because outside Dwarf they are the best race and with the availability of the Crusader and Dreadscale Armor would give some potential guidance on how to approach gearing. I also wanted to play in Kunark more than I have and explore places I haven't been before.

Leveling Path

Some of these areas will be well known to me, some not at all but it has been good to explore the game more than I have previously and more focused on completing quests and tradeskills than I have since 2000.

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Levels 1-5

Field of Bone

Nothing surprising here right. FoB is considering maybe the best newbie area in the game.

Collect Bone Chips for Bone Chips Field of Bone

• This stops giving valuable experience at 4 so you can save up a few bone chips for your level 9 pet.

Collect Scaled curskin for Curscale Armor Quest -- This gives us our first set of armor pieces.

• This stops giving valuable experience at 7-8. The curskin are also heavy, but the combined bag is lighter than 8 skins themselves so you can maybe have 16 (8 combined, 8 noncombined) skins on you for a turn in.

If you want continue to stay in Field of Bone until 12 before we move to Kurn's but I had seen plenty of FoB so I decided to head somewhere different.

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Levels 6-10

Lake of Ill Omen

So before we make our way to LOIO, make sure to stop and train Bash if you are level 6.

You should also pick up our first true Crusader's Tests quest, so make sure to chat with Lord Gikzic and get your Sarnak Head Pack.

• Time to go Sarnak Hunting.

To be honest, I did not know there was a newbie area like this in LOIO. I probably should have known, but FoB has always been the default that I never bothered with LOIO, Warslik, or Swamp. I am glad I came here though because I actually think LOIO is more enjoyable at least on this journey.

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