Medicinal herbs also work on the iron maidens. Torches can be used on the alchemy labs, but medicinal herbs are better. Shovels can be used in place of keys for some parts, but it destroys some of the items within the locked cabinets/chests. Primarily Holy water, then medicinal herbs, and keys. Now obviously that is a tiny sample size and results will vary, but it gives you a good idea of what you are missing out on if you aren't taking advantage of the curios.įor the ruins, you will never need bandages or anti-toxin for curios.

I probably could have found one or two more curios to use if I wanted to keep exploring, but my guys were ready to leave. That's it - everything else was wasted - but for my 1100g investment, I received 3000g.

* I also used the shovel to clear a blocked path and prevent a lot of stress. Without the holy water you have a 44% chance of a small treasure find, a 33% chance of a trap and a 22% chance of nothing. * The holy water on a Decorative Urn and received 3x Onyx (500g) and a Jade (250g). Without the herbs you have a 50% chance of a blight trap, a 25% chance of nothing and a 25% chance of a small treasure find. * The herbs on a Alchemy Table and received 750g and an Onyx (500g). The mission was a short 100% room combat that wound up ending really fast (like halfway through the rooms). I bought one of each: a shovel (250g), antivenom (150g), bandage (150g), herbs (200g), a key (200g) and holy water (150g). There are two curio spoilers below, so if you don't want to know exactly what an Alchemy Table and a Decorative Urn do, stop reading now: If you want a spoiler list, you can find it here:Īs a small experiment, I kept track on my most recent mission. My advice is to always buy one of each of the various supply items: shovel, antivenom, bandage, herbs, key and holy water. You also get a ton of trinkets from curios. In fact, when I first started out I read somewhere that you shouldn't 'waste money' on the different supply items - which it turns out is horrible advice!īringing along the correct supply item for a curio can be the difference between a big chunk of gold and getting a negative quirk. Taking advantage of curios makes a pretty big difference in the game, but it's rarely discussed when giving new players tips. Here is some advice for new players that is strangely absent from most of the discussions around here:

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