Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is the first game by 38 Studios and the first game in the Amalur series, launching February 7th, 2012. Reckoning is an action role-playing game set in the fatalistic world of Amalur. In it the player assumes the role of the fateless, a person resurrected by the Well of ...
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Saving citizens in the quest: The Widow's Wrath
In the quest "The Widow's Wrath" in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning I accidentally told the widow that I would kill all of the Canneroc citizens. I don't want to do this. I tried attacking her and ...
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Salvaging gear with skill on it?
I've been trying to salvage a buckler I bought with +1 finesse on it over and over, but I never get anything worth a damn out of it. Am I wasting my time? It's a blue buckler and the only special ...
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How do I remap spells in Kingdoms of Amalur?
I've tried dragging and dropping so many times but its not working. I can see the yellow highlight when you hover your mouse over the ability in the ability screen, but there is no response when I try ...
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Bleeding damage vs increased critical for a blademaster?
In Kingdoms of Amalur: Recoking I'm building a faeblades/bow blademaster. I don't use any of the poison related abilities as I find them quite weak except for the top tier one. I also don't use the ...
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Disabling Cursor “Snap To” Behavior on Overview Map
On both, the Xbox and the PS3 version, when on the overview map the cursor snaps to hotspot icons as soon as the cursor is near enough. it is very hard to precisely select one if several icons are ...
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How do I create a mastercraft item?
I've leveled my blacksmithing up to level 10 and am now interested to see what it means to mastercraft an item. From several other places I've read, this simply indicates that I should now be able to ...
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How can I get rid of the Negative Effects from dispelling chests?
I need to get rid of three negative effects that I got from unsuccessfully dispelling three chests. The three Negative Effects that I got from them are: Amman's Burning Gaze, Amman's Thunderous Rage, ...
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How do I get the guards to stop attacking me, and get them to arrest me?
I broke out of jail, and my bounty is high. I'd like to pay it off.
How do I get them to stop attacking me so I can pay them.
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Why doesn't my local map show roads?
I seem to be having an issue with my local map in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
As you can see, it shows the proper icons, but it doesn't show the actual roads. This makes planning my route to my ...
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Is there a way to remove a curse without going to a healer?
I really suck at removing wards so I am often cursed, usually half way through a dungeon when I can't get to a healer. Is there a way to remove the curse myself?
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Does it make sense to sneak?
Thus far I've been playing a thief/mage hybrid class in KoA, but I rarely find it advantageous to sneak or go for sneak attacks. Moving while sneaking is extremely slow, and most of the time I find I ...
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Can I lock myself out of side quests?
Are there certain side quests which must be accomplished before completing steps in the main quest?
Are there side quests which would lock you out of doing other side quests?
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Do plants grow back in Kingdoms of Amalur?
I've been running around Amalur picking most of the glowing plants and trees that dot the landscape. Since my alchemy is so low, however, I'm doing a pretty awful job at actually receiving any items ...
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Viewing stats (such as critical chance) in Kingdoms of Amalur
I'm enjoying my first play-through of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. I'm playing as a Rogue, and am getting pretty obsessive about my critical chance and critical damage (using gear, lorestones, and ...
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Is there a way to drop quests or tasks in Kingdoms of Amalur?
I have a ton of old tasks in my quest log, like Dangerous Game. Because I have the quest, everytime I kill a Crudok or Jottun or the others a vial is placed in my inventory. I've turned the task in ...
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What's the most efficient way to make money?
What's the most efficient way to make money? Is there a good place to farm with a relatively high $$$ drop, or even one-time loots that are especially well rewarding?
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Do items in houses respawn?
So I've read up on plenty of posts regarding the respawning of things in the game. Which then I concluded all areas (Main, dungeons, caves, towns, etc) entered at a lower level then 40 are pointless ...
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How to get rid of quest items?
Is there any way to get quest items out of my inventory? There are several things which I know I will not use anymore (such as the House of Ballads armour) but it just sits in my inventory cluttering ...
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How is critical damage calculated?
Based on experience in other games I'd expect it to work one of two ways:
Crit: ( Damage + ( Damage * Bonus damage percent)) * (2 + critical damage percent)
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Crit: Damage * (2 + critical damage ...
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What's the difference between day and night
I've been played this game for 20 hours and I still can't get the difference between day and night. Apart from people occupation, is there any other difference? Some random event that only spawns at ...
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How many persuade opportunities are in Klurikon?
After finishing all side and main quests on the western continent I'm finally in Klurikon. To get the "A Wink and a Smile" trophy I have to succeed at 50 persuation attempts. Unfortunately I don't ...
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I have a huge bounty and the guards won't arrest me. Why?
I killed someone as part of a quest in Gorhart. He wasn't an enemy per se (I sided with bandits on this one) so I incurred a bounty after I killed him. Here's what my current stats look like:
As ...
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What houses are available in Kingdoms of Amalur?
As per this answer, the only way to store items in Amalur is via your character's Stash - and the easiest way to access that is from houses you own.
My question is simple: How many houses can I own ...
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Does it matter how many days have passed?
Every time I go to open my inventory to check out some new gear I found, which is approximately every 37 seconds, I see the game clock staring back at me. Sometimes it's nice to know if it's day or ...
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What is the max level in Kingdoms of Amalur?
What is the level cap in Kingdoms of Amalur?
And, perhaps more importantly, how many ability points will you have when you reach it? Is it always 3 per level? Can you get ability points in ways ...
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Is there a way to toggle walking mode with keyboard & mouse on the PC in Reckoning?
On the forums it seems like it is possible to walk with your character using a controller, but I can't find a keyboard shortcut that does the same thing. Am I missing something?
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How can I steal things without getting caught?
I was poking my nose about the Alchemist's shop when I found a locked chest. Greedy little sneakthief that I am, I wasted no time in picking the lock in search of loots!
The guards, who were upstairs ...
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Is there an auto-run key?
I'm getting pretty tired of holding down control and W at the same time to make my character sprint. Is there a way to auto-run?
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How do I zoom out?
Is there a way to zoom out in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning? I am a fan of third person view, but I prefer to be a little farther away from my character so that I see more of the area around me. I ...
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Do I get the benefit of the painting in Mudhold Fasting by using it or do I have to take it to Gravehal?
There is a painting in Mudhold Fasting on Gallows End in the "Dead Kel" expansion of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Do I get the stat boost from the painting simply by interacting with it or do I need ...
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Are there more arena battles after main House of Valor questline
After you become champion of the arena in the House of Valor dlc questline, the guy who gave all the missions says you have so many challengers he put them on the exhibition board. However I cannot ...
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How do I decide which ambassador to assassinate?
In the city of Ysa, I was approached by Ambassador Keen, who gave me the Uprising quest, which requires me to assassinate Ambassador Brenner. However, if I speak to Ambassador Brenner about it, she in ...
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Why do I sometimes fully heal at the end of combat?
At first I thought I was crazy, but I've been keeping an eye out for it and it definitely happens on really rare occasions. I'll be fighting some enemies and when the battle ends, my life bar fills ...
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How can I maximize my skill points gained in Kingdoms of Amalur?
Skill points are earned 1 per level to a maximum of 40. This number can be increased by using trainers, picking up books and by some equipment.
Is it possible to simultaneously max out all the ...
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What are all the different outcomes for The Hero and the Maid?
I'm getting ready to fight the Maid of Windmere for the quest The Hero and the Maid. Up to this point, the Maid has appeared to me several times and has offered me a chance to rule alongside her ...
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Is Detect Hidden (level 5) required to open secret doors?
I am unclear from the tooltip of level 5 Detect Hidden if it's required for you to open secret doors, or just a useful aid in helping you find them.
I ask because I found 4 of 5 lorestones in the ...
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Do the enemies levels scale in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning?
I'm currently only level 8, but I've noticed that everywhere I go, the enemies seem to be fairly equal in strength. Adding to that the fact that the game was designed by Ken Rolston (of Morrowind and ...
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Where did the Destiny bonuses to skills on each tier card go?
I had a +1 bonus to all my skills because I had a tier 2 destiny and a +2 bonus for a tier 3 destiny, now they are gone and have no clue why. I have tried levelling up, going to sleep and having a ...
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Will hostile NPCs remain hostile forever (after theft)?
I was in the Vorm lodge and stole a book I needed for a quest. They caught me and immediately decided to attack, so I ran. I have two open quests for people in the lodge however. I did the quest but ...
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Can I make a profit off blacksmithing?
In Kingdoms of Amalur, my character found putting points in blacksmithing rapidly generated a hurricane of parts, pieces, bits, bobs, and odds n' ends. This sent my OCD into panic mode, and I ...
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What does %elemental damage get me?
I just made a pair of daggers with +8% poison damage. I didn't have any decent Rivets available, so it was a choice between that and +8% bleed damage.
The dagger now has a listed bonus of "+8% poison ...
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Which gems are most valuable?
I've got a lot of shards filling my inventory, and despite the fact that they're weightless, I'd like to get rid of them... in the most profitable way possible, of course.
Turning them into gems ...
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Is there any way to “refine” blacksmithing components?
After deciding I don't need the money from selling all my loot any more, I've started salvaging all the things. Unfortunately, this has left me with a surplus of junk odds and ends I'm never going to ...
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Which potions are the most profitable to sell?
I have plenty of potion ingredients and I'm low on cash, so I want to make potions to sell for profit. What are the most profitable potions to make money off?
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I'm able to craft master level ...
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What determines the cost to respec?
In Kingdoms of Amalur, you have "Skills" and "Abilities". If you later want to change what you picked, you need to visit a fateweaver to respec. (This is also how you can pick where the original 3 ...
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How to open Aster Strongboxes in Kingdom of Amalur?
I searched internet for an answer but all I found was that I need to find a gravestone that gives me "half an amulet" which then starts a questline that will reward me a key to these chests.
What is ...
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How do I chain Shadow Strike?
The description for the Finesse, Dagger-based "Shadow Strike" move mentions that it can be chained up to 5 times in a row.
When exactly are you supposed to press the attack button to chain the move? ...
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Are heavy damage and light damage mutually exclusive?
At first, I was putting bonus % damage against lightly wounded targets on all my gear, under the assumption that anyone who is damaged would count.
I.E., if you stab me once, I'm bleeding a bit. Stab ...
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What should I do with The Treasures of Meropis?
While exploring the Fae Library I triggered a quest called The Treasures of Meropis. I basically had to recover lost items from various underwater places. I found all five treasures which included:
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What is the save file location for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning?
I want to create backups from my save files for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
But I can't find them! Where are they?
