Yarkuch's War-plans

Splinterskull rumbles with preparations for war. Tread cautiously, for the dread spider Blood-drinker prowls in the shadows.

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Yarkuch's War Plans
Heroic level:	4
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣597Solo/Casual ♦1,070Normal ♥1,145Hard ♠1,220Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Outer Splinterskull Fortress
Bestowed by:	Chief Ungurz
NPC contact:	Chief Ungurz
Quest acquired in:	Tangleroot Gorge
Patron:	House Phiarlan
Base favor:	3
Purchase:	Tangleroot Gorge or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Enter Splinterskull again, hunt down the hobgoblins' three master tacticians, and take their combat orders, patrol map and troop roster. Kill them if necessary.

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Objectives

• Acquire Combat Orders
• Acquire Patrol Map
• Acquire Troop Roster
• (Optional) Slay Blood-drinker — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣60 ♦107 ♥115 ♠122 )

What to Expect

• Spawning/respawning monsters
• Ability check (optional; 16 Strength required to open a door)
• Locked doors (optional)

Known Traps

Trap DCs

• Spike trap in the western storeroom, in the corner beyond the door; control panel is on the western wall
• Electrical trap in the small room off the throne room; control panel is just inside the door on the north wall
• Blade trap (on both walls) down the corridor past the second shrine; control panel is on the north wall
• Spinning blade trap further down the corridor; control panel is on the south wall immediately after the blade trap

Tips and Misc

• Third verse, same as the first... now with extra Hobgoblin Tacticianage!
• The hobgoblins must be tired of locking up after a visit; the portcullis is now left open, as are the two guardrooms with the levers and the storerooms off the cellblocks.
• The quest items (Troop Roster, Patrol Map and Combat Orders) are dropped by Hobgoblin Tacticians. They can all be discarded immediately after being picked up without affecting the outcome of the quest if storage space is at a premium, although they're also automatically removed from the inventory upon exit.
• The three Hobgoblin Tacticians can be found in the eastern cell block, the northeastern spider cave, and on the lookout.
• If the last Tactician fight is too hard it is often possible to get them to chase you through the spinning blade traps, where many or all of them will die! Jumping off the ledge to the hallway below is a simple method to do this.
  • Alternately, you can attack one of the hobgoblins on the ledge from the tunnel below, and just wait for the tactician to run through the traps and down to you, bypassing the blades and spinners entirely.
• The poor prisoner who died from the scorpion poison last quest is now a zombie. Braaaaaaaain... him.
• Blood-drinker can be found in the spider cave at the southeastern corner of the map.

Bonus XP

• Devious bonus: 5 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣42 ♦75 ♥80 ♠85 )
• Discreet bonus: 17 or fewer monsters killed +5% Bonus.( ♣30 ♦54 ♥57 ♠61 )
• Aggression bonus: 20 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣60 ♦107 ♥115 ♠122 )
• Onslaught bonus: 40 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣90 ♦161 ♥172 ♠183 )
• Conquest bonus: 60 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣149 ♦268 ♥286 ♠305 )
• Tamper bonus: 2 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣60 ♦107 ♥115 ♠122 )
• Neutralization bonus: 3 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣119 ♦214 ♥229 ♠244 )
• Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣179 ♦321 ♥344 ♠366 )
• Mischief bonus: 52 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣48 ♦86 ♥92 ♠98 )
• Vandal bonus: 68 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣60 ♦107 ♥115 ♠122 )
• Ransack bonus: 84 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣90 ♦161 ♥172 ♠183 )

External Links

• Lost Quest Guide
• Spyderwolf's Youtube Video Quest Walkthrough
• Video Walkthrough

Loot

• Chests: 4 (last three are the same ones in all Outer Fortress quests)
  • One for killing Blood-drinker
  • One in the room past the scorpion pit in the eastern cell block (requires 16 STR)
  • One behind the locked door in the central chamber
  • One on the lookout ledge down the inner corridor past the second shrine
• Collectables: 9

• • Mushroom — down the South-west tunnel
  • Adventurer's Pack — down the South-east tunnel
  • Bookshelf — in the alcove as you first enter the stronghold proper
  • Adventurer's Pack — in the spider pit in the western cell block
  • Cabinet — in the central chamber
  • Mushroom — just before the second shrine
  • Mushroom — on the lookout ledge
  • Mushroom — down the North-west tunnel around the loop
  • Mushroom — down the South tunnel around the loop

NPC end rewards

No reward when turning in the quest.

Monsters

Name ( picture )	CR	Type	Race
Black Widow ( view  • edit )	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Vermin	Spider
Blood-drinker ( view  • edit )	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite	Vermin	Spider
Brown Spider Prince ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥8Hard ♠10Elite	Vermin	Spider
Brown Spider ( view  • edit )	♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠6Elite	Vermin	Spider
Darkfang Spider ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite	Vermin	Spider
Gray Ooze ( view  • edit )	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Ooze	Gray Ooze
Hobgoblin Cleric ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Guard ( view  • edit )	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Infiltrator ( view  • edit )	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Tactician ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Lesser Gray Ooze ( view  • edit )	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠6Elite	Ooze	Gray Ooze
Night Scorpion ( view  • edit )	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠10Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Wolf ( view  • edit )	♦1Normal ♥2Hard ♠5Elite	Animal	Wolf
Worg ( view  • edit )	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Magical Beast	Wolf
Zombie ( view  • edit )	♦0.25Normal ♥1Hard ♠3Elite	Undead	Zombie