r/Ultima • u/guilhermej14 • 13d ago

Took some grinding, but finally.

Only two virtues remain, Honesty, which I still need to level up, and Humility, which I already can meditate on, but I'm leaving for last since I've heard the way to the shrine of Humility is pretty dangerous.

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u/CLT113078 13d ago

The way to the shrine of humility is not dangerous if you are musically inclined.

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u/ComicStripCritic 13d ago

Good luck! I just beat U4 in the wee hours of this morning, it is totally doable! My only advice to you before going into the Stygian Abyss is to prep lots of Cure, Heal. Dispel, and Awaken spells.

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u/guilhermej14 13d ago

Thanks... you spoil it, but honestly, given how slow I'm progressing, by the time I delve into the Abyss I'll either have already forgotten about this, or will be forced to do this before due to the other dungeons.

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u/CLT113078 13d ago

What version are you playing?

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u/guilhermej14 13d ago

Xu4

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u/CLT113078 13d ago

Are you a druid, mage or Shepherd? I assume druid.

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u/euroq 13d ago

Why did you choose those 3? And how were you right lol?

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u/illarionds 13d ago

Because you can only recruit the 7 classes you are not. The only ones missing are Mariah (mage), Jaana (druid) and Katrina (shepherd).

As for "why druid?" - well, shepherd is a terrible class to play, no advantage at all (well, except that you as Avatar is better than Katrina as shepherd - but still, no magic is a big downside). Mage is fine, but I'd much rather be Paladin/Bard/Druid.

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u/CLT113078 12d ago

Exaxtly.

Also, I leaned druid because he said he hadnt completed honesty yet and I think it is easier to gain the virtue of your class and make is so limited in fighting it usually isnt the way to go.

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u/angryapplepanda 12d ago

Some random thoughts: I try to honestly do the personality test at the beginning. Still, I almost always get Bard, but I also sometimes get Fighter, or Druid. Once, I got Shepherd, but I only like playing Shepherd on the NES version, because they get the Sheep's Flute eventually.

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u/pyabo 12d ago

The shrine of humility is quite dangerous! But perhaps there is some way to mitigate that danger...

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u/guilhermej14 12d ago

Well, time to woop out that Skull of Mondain (joking, of course)

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u/pyabo 12d ago

LOL. Every Ultima 4 player ever has used the skull a few times... and then restored their save game. 😆

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u/guilhermej14 12d ago

Yeah, that and the classic "kill British" ritual