Thread: Help in Thorin's Gate area

When playing in Thorin's gate area and I go into the cave that's on the lower right I can't kill anyone in the area that you have to get the scrolls. It says absorbed. Can anyone help??

You're going to need to be a little more specific. What is the cave name? What quest are you working on?

Originally Posted by TinDragon

You're going to need to be a little more specific. What is the cave name? What quest are you working on?

I'm at Sarnur Great Hall going into the Sarnur Keep. Before that I can kill things but when I go into the Keep and fight someone it says my hits are absorbed or I get 1 point at a time. I am a level 54 Guardian and my brother is the same thing but he doesn't have any problems. We are in a fellowship.

Originally Posted by canti2

I'm at Sarnur Great Hall going into the Sarnur Keep. Before that I can kill things but when I go into the Keep and fight someone it says my hits are absorbed or I get 1 point at a time. I am a level 54 Guardian and my brother is the same thing but he doesn't have any problems. We are in a fellowship.

If you hover over the buffs of the mobs you're trying to kill, you should see one that mentions something about Ancient-Dwarf damage. You will need to have a weapon that does Ancient Dwarf damage to do your normal full damage. Some classes can mostly get around this (LM, RK, and Mini all do tactical damage, which is mitigated a bit but not entirely, and hunters/wardens can throw oils on their ranged attacks for the same effect as the tactical classes) but as you're a guard you'll need to have Ancient Dwarf damage on your weapon (and your shield maybe, too? I don't understand how shield spikes and such work).

I tried to look this up, but I cannot really tell which cave you are talking about. Can you give us some more details, like the name of the cave, the name of the quest you are doing, and the name of the monsters you are trying to fight?

Look at the mobs, they have a buff that mitigates almost all physical damage that isn't ancient dwarf-make. That's most likely the issue.

Edit: someone beat me to it

Originally Posted by TinDragon

If you hover over the buffs of the mobs you're trying to kill, you should see one that mentions something about Ancient-Dwarf damage. You will need to have a weapon that does Ancient Dwarf damage to do your normal full damage. Some classes can mostly get around this (LM, RK, and Mini all do tactical damage, which is mitigated a bit but not entirely, and hunters/wardens can throw oils on their ranged attacks for the same effect as the tactical classes) but as you're a guard you'll need to have Ancient Dwarf damage on your weapon (and your shield maybe, too? I don't understand how shield spikes and such work).

great thanks, I will try that

Originally Posted by canti2

great thanks, I will try that

How do I get Ancient Dwarf damage??

Originally Posted by canti2

How do I get Ancient Dwarf damage??

There are some quests in Moria and Eregion that give damage types for LIs. Check the 6 quests in Dolven-View (right across from the stable) and the three quests in Echad something (the one closest to the Moria gate) for the quests that require infused adamants/sapphires/etc. At least one of them should give an Ancient Dwarf scroll.

Originally Posted by TinDragon

There are some quests in Moria and Eregion that give damage types for LIs. Check the 6 quests in Dolven-View (right across from the stable) and the three quests in Echad something (the one closest to the Moria gate) for the quests that require infused adamants/sapphires/etc. At least one of them should give an Ancient Dwarf scroll.

Thanks again, I will try that!

Lower right cave.. Isn't that the one with the dwarf statue just inside?

Mobs in Sarnur Keep (back area of Sarnur) are only vulnerable to Ancient Dwarf-Make damage. Hovering over their buff icons will tell you this.

Assuming you are talking about Sarnur.

It's one of the repeatables in Dolven-View that has an ADM scoll for your LW as a reward.

Alternately, the Thorin's Hall rep vendor (alllll the way down the stairs and at the back of the rep room) sells ADM (non-LI) weapons.

The only cave in Thorin's lower right that I'm aware of is the abandoned mine, which at least used to house cave-claws and you had to fetch a pick from the bottom. I'm not aware of any scroll quests but the area has been through a revamp or two since my last questing there.