PART 2 OF 2:
My FAQ has grown to the point where I now have to post it in two parts.
Additions to this version:
- I have added complete walkthroughs to all of the Quests identified in
the FAQ (in part 2 of the FAQ)
- Additional monsters added, including many 'leader' types. The
attributes of well over 100 monsters are summarized in two separate
charts.
- Additional magical items added. The attributes of well over 100 magic
items are now summarized.
- Added descriptions of several other Unique items. Revised the item
charts to more accurately reflect the potential ranges on benefits
bestowed by magic items. Rather than extrapolate the remaining
differences between the ranges, I'll try to fill them in through
exploring Diablo some more (tough job, hehe) prior to re-posting the FAQ
- Added additional books and shrine descriptions.
- Hopefully fixed most of the spacing errors.
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DESSLOCK'S DIABLO INFORMATION GUIDE version 0.7
Table of Contents
1. List of Monster Attributes
2. Spells
3. Item List
4. Shrine List
5. Books
6. Quest List and walkthroughs
Parts 1-3 are contained in my first post, and parts 4-6 (including the
quest walkthroughs) is contained in the second post.
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4 Shrine Listing
[Abandoned Shrine] "The hands of men may be guided by faith" +2
dexterity
[Cauldron] Random effect
[Creepy Shrine] "Strength is bolstered by heavenly faith" +2 strength
[Cryptic Shrine] "Arcane power brings destruction" initiates Nova spell
[Divine Shrine] "Drink and be Refreshed"-Restores health/mana,gives
full potion of each
[Eerie Shrine] "Knowledge and wisdom at the cost of self"-raise
magic,lose mana
[Enchanted Shrine] "Magic is not always what it seems" - lose 1 spell
lvl for 1 spell, others gain 1 lvl
[Fascinating Shrine] "Intensity comes at the cost of wisdom" - mana
[Fountain of Tears] [no quote is given] -1 vitality, +1 strength
[Goat Shrine] Random effect
[Gloomy Shrine] "Those who defend seldom attack" -1 damage to all
weapons,+2 to armour items
[Hidden Shrine] "New strength is forged through destruction"
[Holy Shrine] ""- phases you to random location of currently explored
level
[Magical Shrine] "While the spirit is vigilant the body shines" - mana
shield
[Murkey Pool] [no quote is given] casts infravision
[Mysterious Shrine] "Some are weakened while one grows strong" - +5 to
one attribute, -1 to others
[Purifying Spring] [no quote is given] restores one mana point per drink
[Quiet Shrine] "The essence of life flows from within" +2 vitality
[Religious Shrine] "Time cannot diminish the power of steel" - restores
all items to full durability
[Sacred Shrine] "Energy comes at the cost of wisdom" -lose mana
permanently
[Secluded Shrine] "The way is made clear when viewed from above" - gives
map of current level
[Spiritual Shrine] "Riches abound when least expected" - gives a small
amount of gold to each open spot in your inventory.
[Stone Shrine] "Power of mana refocuses renews" - restores charges in
staves
[Thaumatology Shrine] "What was once opened is now closed" - re-fills
chests on current level
[Weird Shrine] "The sword of justice is quick and sharp" +1 damage to
all weapons in inventory
5 Books
The following is a list of the books in the game, as well as the
purpose, if any, of the book:
Name of Book Purpose
Ancient Tome Arcane knowledge gained - gain Guardian Spell
The Black King Provides background to Lararus' abduction of Prince
Albrecht
Book of the Blind Initiates "Halls of Blind" quest
Book of Blood Initiates "Valor" quest
Book of Vileness Teleports you within Lararus' unholy altar
The Dark Exile Provides a history of the exiling of Baal, Diablo and
Mephisto
Fungal Tome Initiates "Black Mushroom" quest when given to Adria
The Great Conflict Provides an introduction to the war between the
heavens and hells
The Horadrim Provides a history of the Horadrim
Library Book Scroll or Spell book
Mythical Book Initiates "Chamber of Bone" quest
Realms Beyond Provides an introduction to the awakening of Diablo and
the Sin War.
Skeleton Tome Scroll or Spell book
Steel Tome Initiates "Warlord of Blood" quest
Tale of the Three Provides more history on Baal, Mephisto and Diablo
Wages of Sin are War Provides a history of the Demons' war on earth
6 Quest Listing
The following is a list of the quests in the game, as well as the manner
in which each quest is started, the level upon which the quest can be
solved, and the reward for completing the quest.
Name of Quest From Lvl Reward
The Butcher wounded man 2 Butcher's Cleaver
Poisoned Water Supply Pepin 2 (special) Ring of Truth
Skeleton King Leoric Odgen 3 (special) Undead Crown
The Magic Rock Griswold 5 Embryean Band
Gharbad the Weak Gharbad 4 Magic item
Tavern Sign Odgen 4 Harlequinn Crest
(if returned)
Valor Book 5 Arkanines' Valor (Armour)
Chamber of Bone Book 6 (special) Guardian Spell
Halls of the Blind Book 7 Optic Amulet
Zhar the Mad Zhar 9 Books
Black Mushroom Adria (fungal tome) 9+10 (brain) Elixir (+3 all
attributes)
Anvil of Fury Griswold 10 Griswold's Edge
Warlord of Blood Book 13 magical items
Lachdanan Lachdanan 15 Golden Elixir
Lazarus Cain (staff of Lazarus) 15 (special) Magic item
Diablo Cain 16 End game
(single player)
Solutions to the Quests:
Note that in any one game, you will NOT receive all of these quests, as
quest allocation is random (except for Lazarus and Diablo, which appear
in every game).
1 The Butcher - A tough quest early in the game. His lair is a square
room on the second floor of the dungeon which will be easily
recognizable because of all of the bodies on stakes inside the room. If
you can afford, and are capable of casting, Stone Curse, this quest is
very easy - cast it and chop away until he's history. But Stone Curse
is hard to come by early in the game, and unless you have very fast
dexterity or an item which gives you a magically "fast attack", or "fast
recovery", it is difficult to go toe-to-toe with the Butcher. A "bear"
weapon (which forces him back) makes it possible to take him head on. A
better plan, however, is to open the door to his lair, wait until he
announces "fresh meat", and then flee to any nearby location (and it
helps to map out an escape route first!) with a door and a chain link
wall. Go through the door and shut it before the Butcher follows you.
He won't be able to follow you through the door, and you'll be able to
hit him with arrows and spells until he finally goes down (which may
take a while). You can greatly speed up this process if you are capable
of casting "Firewall" - you can cast it right through the grate where
the Butcher is standing and he will gleefully wait around until he
fries. If you happen to replay a dungeon with an advanced character and
you're capable of casting "Golem" - do so, it's more than a little
amusing to watch the golem take about two seconds to plow through the
Butcher. The Butcher's weapon makes a nice weapon for an early
character, although it is prone to break easily.
2 Poisoned Water Supply - This quest also occurs on the second level.
If you talk to Pepin (the healer) in town after you start the first
level, he may give you this quest. You'll know that this quest is in
your game if, during your exploration of the second level, you run into
a crack in the wall which is surrounded by candles. If you haven't
already initiated the quest by talking to Pepin, return to town and do
so prior to exploring through the opening. The opening will take you to
a separate 'mini-level', which you'll have to clear out of monsters in
order to solve this quest. On this quest you'll likely meet your first
'goatmen' (usually flesh clan, the easiest), and a bunch of 'fallen one'
types, like Devil Kin. Once you kill all of the monsters the waters
will clear and you'll have completed the quest. Don't forget to return
to Pepin to obtain your reward - the Ring of Truth.
3 Skeleton King Leoric - This quest is different in the single player
game compared to the version in the multiplayer game. Ogden will
initiate this quest which, like the Poisoned Water quest, also occurs in
a separate 'mini-level', this time off level 3. There is a separate
entrance to the Skeleton King's Lair, and by moving your mouse over any
staircase you encounter on the third level you can check if it leads to
Leoric's lair. Once in Leoric's lair, take it slowly, and gradually
pick off his skeleton army without getting too many on the screen at
once, to avoid them overwhelming you. Use "Holy Bolt" as much as you
can. If you engage in hand to hand combat, try to use a 'blunt' weapon,
like a club, mace or staff, instead of a cutting weapon, like a sword.
You may meet your first skeleton archers on this quest. Avoid advancing
too far into a room in order to avoid being caught in a crossfire. The
Skeleton King is straight left (NE), look for the glow he creates. As
with the Butcher, Stone Curse is once again the easiest way to defeat
your enemy - cast it when he gets close and attack him while he's
vulnerable. Holy Bolt spells also work very well against the Skeleton
King. It's probably not wise to fight him in hand to hand unless you
have high dexterity, a "bear" weapon, or an item which allows you to
"fast attack" or "fast recovery". If he gets near you, you can run away
from him - although he may chase you for a while, eventually he'll veer
off. He also has the nasty habit of raising the skeletons which you've
already killed, so try and take him out quickly. Once you've killed
him, pick up the undead crown (a great item for fighters), and don't
forget to "click" on the crosses in each of the corners - they'll open
up a secret room with more magic items.
4 Tavern Sign - Ogden also initiates this quest, if you talk to him
after clearing a couple of levels in the dungeon. You'll know if you
get this quest in your game because you won't be able to get down to the
5th level until you solve it. The sign is guarded in a room by
"Overlords", and it'll likely be the first time you meet these big
guys. They aren't too difficult, especially if you have some spells
(they have no immunities or resistances). You won't be able to open the
chest in their lair until you talk to "Snotspill", a "fallen one"
leader, who is on the other side of the room with the Overlords (hey, if
you find Snotspill first, now you know where the sign is). He'll tell
you to go get the sign for him. Once you talk to him, if you haven't
already spoken to Odgen to initiate the quest, return to town to do so
now. Once back in the dungeon, go and get the sign from the lair of the
Overlords. DO NOT give it to Snotspill, instead return it to Odgen in
town, and he'll give you the Harlequinn Crest. Then go back into the
dungeon and return to Snotspill, who will attack you immediately, and
he'll have lots of "Dark Ones" to help him. Firewall works wonders
here. If you can't cast Firewall, wait outside the door and pick off
Snotspill and his friends one at a time - don't let them get through the
door and surround you.
5 Gharbad the Weak - When you first encounter this Goatman, you probably
won't even realize that he is a quest, and you'll likely try and attack
him. You can't hurt him, so once you clear out any monsters near him,
click on him to initiate a conversation. He'll plead with you not to
kill him - you can't anyway, so leave the room. You'll have to leave
and return to the room several times in order to complete this quest,
but there is no time limit, so you can explore at your leisure and
return when you want. The first time you return he will give you an
item, which may or may not be useful to you. The second time you return
he will tell you that he isn't quite finished making you another item.
Finally, the third time you return, Gharbad will decide that the item he
has made is "too good for you", and he'll attack immediately. Gharbad
the Weak lives up to his name, however, so you shouldn't have much
difficulty killing him in any number of imaginative ways. You'll
receive the item he made once you kill him.
6 The Magic Rock - Griswold will initiate this quest by telling you of a
caravan that passed through the town some time ago. There's not much to
this quest, you'll find the rock on a pedestal on level 5. Take your
time in getting to it, as it is usually surrounded by a fair number of
monsters. Return it to Griswold, who will give you the Embryean Band.
If you find the rock before you've talked to Griswold, take it anyway,
but drop it in town before you talk to him, then pick it up again and
complete the quest (this strategy also works for the Tavern Sign quest
discussed above).
7 Valor - This quest is initiated by reading the Book of Blood on level
5. You'll be able to complete this quest in the same room as you find
the book, but you may want to drop back into town in order to see what
the townsfolk have to say about the quest first (see Farnham, in
particular, for a few laughs). Once you go through the room with the
book, you'll see a blood stone on the floor. Pick it up and click on
the pedestal which is also in the room. There are some Horned Demons in
this room, so look out for their charges, you can normally hear them
picking up speed. If you dodge them they will ram into walls (they
can't stop their charges), which will leave them momentarily helpless.
Try to take them out at a distance with spells or a bow. Once you place
the first bloodstone on the pedestal, you will open another door to the
north, opening an attached chamber. There are more monsters and a
second blood stone in that room. Take the second blood stone and click
on the pedestal again (back in the first room), which will open up a
third, attached chamber, where you can find the final bloodstone. Using
the last bloodstone on the pedestal, you will open the chamber to the
Arkanines' Valor armour.
8 Chamber of Bone - This quest is initiated by reading the Mythical
Book, on level 6. Once you've read the book (and for those of you who
are impatient, you don't have to listen to all of it, just hit the
"escape" key to close the book), a staircase will be available on the
6th level to take you to another "mini-level", the Chamber of Bone. You
will likely meet both Horned Demons (if you didn't get the Valor quest)
and the Hidden for the first time on this quest. There are three
passageways - the ones on the left and the right lead to levers and are
guarded by Horned Demons (see the Valor quest for combat tips). The
center passageway leads to the chamber of bone which, as the name
implies, is heavily populated with skeletons. Firewall works great
here, as all of the skeletons are crammed in a relatively small area.
4-5 firewalls can fill the entire room, quickly exterminating the
skeletons and the Hidden (who are hiding!). There are a few more Horned
Demons through the skeleton room, and a book in the middle of the room.
If you charge and get the book, you will receive the "Guardian" spell,
and a three headed dragon will appear out of the ground, and it will
blast any remaining monsters in the room. Once you read the book the
quest will be completed, but make sure you explore the two "secret"
rooms on the right hand passageway (they are opened by the two levers).
Each of the secret rooms contains more hidden and skeletons, and also a
chest with several items, all magical.
9 Halls of the Blind - This quest, like the Valor and Chamber of Bone
quests, is also initiated by a book (see how important my book summary
in part 5 of this FAQ is...), this time appropriately called the "Book
of the Blind", which will be found on level 7 if you get this quest.
The Halls of the Blind is a tilted "figure-eight" shaped room, with a
door on each of the north and south sides. You'll find the yellow
"Illusion Weavers" in the room, and they are fairly tough, but can be
taken out by spells (lightning preferably, as they are resistant to
magic and fire), or in hand to hand. They are fairly easy to run from
if you get in over your head. Inside the Halls of the Blind room, there
will be two small rooms. Both contain more Illusion Weavers, so don't
open them until you clear out the ones already in the main room. The
small room to the North contains the "Optic Amulet". Once you take the
Optic Amulet, you will solve the quest.
10 Zhar the Mad - This non-player character is found on level 9, in a
room with some books and scrolls on pedestals and a bookcase. Talk to
him first in order to initiate the quest, as he will give you a free
magic book. You can freely take the items off of the pedestals, but as
soon as you touch the bookcase he will admonish you and attack. Stone
Curse will take him out in seconds. Spells are generally the best way
to take him out, as he will teleport when you try to engage him in hand
to hand combat.
11 Black Mushroom - In order to initiate this quest, you'll have to find
the Fungal Tome, which can be found on level 9 if this quest is present
in your game. Take the Fungal Tome to Adria, the witch (there is no
other use for the book). She'll tell you to go get a "demon's brain",
for Pepin the healer. Talk to the healer to get additional information.
If you return the fungal tome to Adria after completing level 9, you
will get the Demon's brain from the first monster you kill on lvl 10
(that monster doesn't have to be labelled a "demon"). Many people
complain about missing the brain, because it is quite small and in the
caves it is easy to lose an item behind a wall. Return the brain to
Pepin, who will give you an elixir for Adria. Take the elixir to Adria,
who will tell you to keep the Elixir for yourself. Use it and you will
gain +3 points to each of your attributes. A demon's brain never tasted
so good....
12 Anvil of Fury - This is another quest which people often have
difficulty completing, but it actually is fairly easy. Griswold will
initiate this quest by telling you about the mighty Anvil of Fury. The
Anvil itself can be found on level 10, but it is on a penninsula
surrounded by lava, and well guarded by monsters (usually goatmen
archers and Storm Demons). Take your time and gradually clear out the
monsters prior to trying to get to the Anvil - identify the weaknesses
of the monsters by looking at my charts in Part 1 of this FAQ.. The
Anvil is actually quite small and easy to miss, but most people miss the
Anvil because they explore the "Caves" by patrolling around the edges,
picking off targets of opportunity. The lava pool is closer to the
center. Return the Anvil to Griswold in order to receive "Griswold's
Edge", a pretty good weapon.
13 Warlord of Blood - Yet another quest initiated by a book, this time
the Steel Tome, which is found on level 13. You'll know if you have
this quest in your game, because you will be unable to get to the stairs
leading to level 14 until you read the Steel Tome. The Warlord and his
henchmen are pretty tough, but vulnerable to Stone Curse if you can get
them to follow you so that you can face them one at a time. If his
henchmen are Steel Lords, they will be also be vulnerable to lightning.
If, on the other hand, they are Blood Knights, you can take them out
with Fireballs. Or just swing and chop, but try to avoid being
surrounded by fleeing if necessary. A defensive spell like Mana Shield
also comes in handy. After you have disposed of the Warlord and his
men, you will be able to loot his treasure, which includes 2 sets of
magical armour and 4 magic weapons. Not bad. He won't be needing them
anymore anyway....
14 Lachdanan - Lachdanan himself will initiate this quest, and he can be
found standing still on level 14. He is a Steel Lord/Blood Knight type,
so your first instinct will likely be to attack him, which is
fruitless. He'll ask you to get the Golden Elixir, which you will find
in the center of a room on level 15 (I only received this quest once,
and I vaguely remember that the Elixir was on the level below Lachdanan,
but it may in fact have been on the same level, i.e. lvl 14).
15 Lazarus - Getting close now...In order to initiate this quest, you
will first have to find the "Staff of Lazarus", which is an unusable
item found on level 15, near a strange contraption. Once you have the
staff, you'll have to show it to Cain in town in order to start the
quest. Once you speak to Cain, there will be a red portal available on
level 15, which will take you to another "mini-level". Lazarus' lair is
populated with Succubus type monsters, as well as mages. Take your
time, the narrow corridors make it easy to avoid being surrounded. Use
Stone Curse or, depending upon the vulnerability of the monsters as set
out in Part 1 of this FAQ, other offensive spells such as Fireball.
Clear out as much as you can without reading the "Books of Vileness"
(there are two books on opposite sides of this mini-level). There are
a number of Hellspawn types initially trapped in cages - ripe for a nice
Firewall spell. In order to read the Books of Vileness, you have to be
standing on the teleport pad nearby (which will light up). You will be
teleported into an area with more Hellspawns, which will be again be
vulnerable to Firewall. You'll have to read the second Book of Vileness
as well, and then return to the beginning of the level to step on a
teleport to Lazarus himself. Lazarus surrounds himself with Hellspawns
(hmmm....), including two "leaders", "Black Jade" and "Red Vex" - flee
to the north or south passageways in order to avoid being surrounded
immediately, and then pick off the Hellspawns when they follow you.
Lazarus will not chase you. Once you have gotten rid of his guards,
Lazarus is quite easy to take out with Stone Curse. He is difficult to
engage in hand to hand with, because he will use "Flash" spells and
teleport. You're likely to have better success with ranged weapons or
spells. After you kill Lazarus, return through the red portal, which
will have reappeared, and return to town to talk to Cain, in order to
initiate the final quest.....
16 Diablo - Diablo is initially trapped in a room, so be sure to take
out all of the other monster on this rather small level prior to
pressing any levers which allow him out. This level is essentially 4
large areas, connected by a passageway in the middle. There will be
lots of Blood Knights and Advocates. Mana Shield is a must for this
level, particularly if you are a mage, and lots of Mana potions come in
handy. If you can cast Golem, try and use one against the mages, but
realize that the Golem won't last long against the Blood Knights on the
level. To help your Golem, cast Stone Curse on enemies near the Golem
and watch him shatter them. Three of the four main areas contain levers
(2 in one area), and the fourth area contains Diablo and yet more
minions. The area with the 2 levers will open Diablo's chamber, so
leave it until you have cleared out the other areas. When you finally
do let Diablo out, you may want to get him to chase you into one of the
other cleared out areas (preferably on the other side of the level). He
tends to get lost following you, so you should be able to sneak back to
finish off his minions (for extra experience points). Diablo casts
Apocalypse spells, which are quite dangerous, so keep an eye on your hit
point level or, if you are using a Mana Shield, your mana level. If
you are luring him away, zig-zagging will allow you to dodge his
spells. Unfortunately, Stone Curse will not work on Diablo. I found
that the best way to take him out was actually to go head to head with
him, keeping Mana Shield up and using spells from a staff (like Fireball
or Lightning), and chopping away. Diablo appears to be vulnerable to
all types of spells, including Holy Bolt, but excluding Stone Curse, as
discussed above. Ah, he was a wimp after all.....
Enjoy the end game show.
Desslock
