My two cents: I like using the chest at the Blackroot inn because whenever you enter (or teleport into) town, you're right there. With Tarant, you have to walk a ways or take the subway to reach the warehouse.

And a minor spoiler: the character you're hoping to find lives in Dernholm, but will only join you if you're at least a little bit tech. She won't follow a mage at all unless you're also a Persuasion master.

Yeah she's not into me. :( it's kinda interesting how I am playing. I am both a magr and warrior. Basically I like both. For armor or weapon breakers I use magic I can also disarmthemm. Very useful against orcs and ogres. Thesw,are my stata right now:

Lvl: 29

Str:14
Con:8
Dex:13
Bea:15

Int: 6
Wis:12
Pe: 7
Cha: 12

Melee 3x expert
Dodge 3x expert
Persuasion 2x

3x fire
2x necro black
2x conveyance
1x necro white

Now I'm thinking of increasing my dex to 15 for 4x melee and then dodge. What do you guys think?

The higher your DX, the higher your speed: which means more attacks you get in turn-based mode, and the faster you attack in real-time.

There are gloves you can buy to boost your DX (or rings you can craft, if you're technologically inclined instead). There are also boots you can buy which increase your speed. Getting your DX all the way to 20 also provides a small bonus.

I might also suggest pumping more points into spells, since the higher your MA, the more devastating the Harm spell becomes. I like Temporal and Conveyance spells (Teleportation becomes THE spell to have from the mid-game on.) but you're more than welcome to mix things up however you like.

Protip: When you get that far, the Melee and Dodge mastery quests are interwoven. Seek out the Dodge master first to unlock the best ending.

Teleport sounds handy. it's kind of funny at one moment my melee is the way to go and then magic then melee again. I like being an all purpose person though I need to get my str up as well so I can carry a shield again

Damn it. I'm in ashbury and there is this gnome who hates me. I gave not done anything wrong! Yet he attacks me and when I kill him out of self defense the guards attack me. What on earth happened? This stinks. I never did anything to anyone so I don't understand.why he attacks me. I have even went to the guards and show them the guy is a madman. But they are convinced I hurt him or started it. Freaking biased guards. Does anyone have a clue?

Where exactly is this gnome? Is he out on the street or inside a building?

That's actually recommended... a pure warrior is pretty boring to play. I recommend pairing it with either magic or tech. Either one makes it a lot more interesting.

Are you sure the gnome isn't a halfling?

http://www.terra-arcanum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=10870
http://www.gog.com/forum/arcanum_of_steamworks_and_magick_obscura/random_halfling_attacks_me_in_ashbury

Edit: actually, there might be a halfling and a gnome: http://www.terra-arcanum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=109503&sid=914c064d9cf2617a5f839e8ec1cd178f#p109503

Maybe it was a halfling. There is also a ern who attacks me if I enter home there. Ashbury is an evil.place I suppose. Also magnus has a green circle around him now as if he is wantimg to foght. Anyone know how to fix that? The other cpmpanions don't have that

Has he been the victim of friendly fire? If you miss with a ranged weapon (gun, bow, boomerang) and a follower happens to be along the line of fire, sometimes you will hit them instead. They do NOT like that.

Actually this doesn't happen with guns, which instantly hit without actually producing a projectile. But it does happen with bows and boomerangs.

Amusingly, it DOESN'T happen with grenades, making grenades extremely useful as you can throw them right at your feet to blow enemies away while emerging unscathed.

I think I encounters a glitch. I am in qintarra and doinf this murder mystery. Problem is, I sm supposed to find this guy's shop but the guy is nowhere to be found. I did read ivory is taking care of his shop but I can't talk to her. Whrn I click on her nothing happens and at night she just stays there and if I talk then she says she's meditating. :/

It's not a glitch. Here's a hint: Walk away from Ivory and wait (or sleep) until some time after dark. After she leaves the shop and goes home, snoop around there for a bit.

I reloaded an older save, talked to her immediate, loaded my recent one and it unglitched itself. I finally have internet again and all my posts here have been pre-internet. I typed them all letter by letter on my phone. Thanks so much everyone for replying and answering my questions :)