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According to this discussion, rubies can be found everywhere, but become more common to find in simple areas with fewer items to choose from, as in Road to Castle Cranbourg. Try grinding against the Guardians of the Grove or in the Forgotten Crypt.

He's usually active on the forums, but less so recently. Here's an email you can try:

silversword [at] gaida.de

That's odd. As far as I know, a Dietrich is just an expensive lock pick, so it should have worked. If the lock pick doesn't work, maybe ice tear can add the item from the check to your saved game file.

Is it a regular chest "mini-game" with the flashing lights, but one or more of them stay red? If so, you can use a lockpick to remove an all red tumbler.

Make sure you have the latest version of the game. Early on there was a bug that icetear squashed quickly, but I don't recall what version fixed it. Do you gain access to the chamber? As I recall, the staff gets you in. I don't remember if the chest had anything special keeping you out. What happens...

Nice work. Getting the dragon egg is tricky!

An elderly farmer who lost his livelihood in a green skin attack chimed in, saying, "aye, laddie, life's better now the evil one is gone. I wish they'd do summat about that Astra-stuff, though!"

I forgot all about discord. I just checked, and there are some more players on there. But no posts since July. (Congratulations on having a son!)

Well, that's an interesting challenge! I have played the game several times, each time in a slightly different way or challenge (e.g. trying to finish without ever saving) but each time I dropped the default party and rolled my own. Hmmm, maybe I'll try it your way! Your point about the feeling of b...

Hello Laurelian, congratulations on defeating the Big M! The first time I did it, I found it a bit of an anticlimax because it was too easy. Icetear tweaked the game to make it harder, and the next time, it was a nail biter! Icetear really cares about this game, and the best part of playing back whe...