ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Not sure it's a bug, but I'm confused.
I've defeated The Master for the 2nd time. It's the 2nd time I get this far...
And it's the 2nd time I get ambushed but, against all odds, I just survived...
My quest log is not helping understanding what's next.

I was confused the 1st time too and someone (in the game chat and in IRC) pointed me in the right direction,
but the quest log is not giving any hints...

The entry 'A mysterious staff' says I destroyed The Master and that on my way out of Dreadfell I was ambushed.
I know that... I just survived against all odds!

Do I need to be railroaded, a wiki or just wander around until I hit a wall?
No, I'm not upset... just wondering. If I didn't like the game, I wouldn't waste any time wondering....
Cheers!

You still need to go to the Last Hope elders. Whether you managed to save the staff or not, they still want to know about it.

I had absolutely the same problem. Firstly, didn't even know that it's not necessary to fight the ambushing orcs, and secondly, each time I fought them and won, there seemed nothing else to do, quest log was uncertain on that point. So I just wandered the map and eventually died to Grand Corruptor in Mark of Spellblaze, heh. Had to ask in the chat what should be done next, because until that point I didn't even know there's such a person as an elder in Last Hope.

I think adding some hint about the elder into the game would be a great help to new players.

Ritz wrote:I think adding some hint about the elder into the game would be a great help to new players.

Yup! That's exactly what I meant.

Someone cleared ambush for the first time the other day, first time they reached it. Had to ask chat what to do because the game really doesn't provide clues if you survive the ambush. We need some clearer journal entries there, or some dialog boxes, or something. To the ideas forum!!!

When I first saw the staff, my initial guess was to ask about it in Zigur or Angolwen. In the end, both parties deal with magic, and the leaders of them can give you a clue. Something along the lines of "The staff is clearly ancient and radiates mysterious energies, but only few sages can tell you its full story. Last Hope is a well-known harbor for people who study the lore of old times. It'll be wise to begin your search from there".