Factions Toon access to Essence Bond ??

ademcg

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Warrington, England

BTRH.CO.UK

W/Mo

19 May 2006 at 08:18 - 1
I have been putting a well known solo build together for FoW and UW which involves a N/Mo.

Part of this build utilises the Monk skill- Essence Bond.

Here is the complication:

My Necro /Mo is a Cantha born toon, so I have been spending a lot of time capping skills in Prophecies, SS, and the like.

However, I can not find Essence bond,......I have seached the web forums and the listed skill trainer locations, Beetletun and Fisherman's haven do not list this skill.

Can I access this skill at all ??
Can this skill be obtained by Signet of Capture from anything ?

Or have I hit a brick wall with my build ?

This isn't the only timie I have encountered this, I had to get to Ascalon before I found one of the skills, but it was there.

Please reply I am really annoyed now, I just hope I haven't spent many , many hours in vein.

dansamy

Chasing Dragons

Join Date: May 2005

Lost in La-La Land

LFGuild

Mo/Me

19 May 2006 at 08:20 - 2
Unlock it with faction and buy it in Lion's Arch. That's what I'd do.

ademcg

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Warrington, England

BTRH.CO.UK

W/Mo

19 May 2006 at 08:27 - 3
Ok,....so I have a Lvl 4 Monk coming through searing tonight,...get as far as unlocking that skill {Essence Bond] with that Charr.

Then go back in with My Factions N/Mo and the skill will be there for me to buy in LA ??

Sorry if that is a noob point of clarification ! but is that what you meant ??

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

19 May 2006 at 08:31 - 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by ademcg
Ok,....so I have a Lvl 4 Monk coming through searing tonight,...get as far as unlocking that skill {Essence Bond] with that Charr.

Then go back in with My Factions N/Mo and the skill will be there for me to buy in LA ??

Sorry if that is a noob point of clarification ! but is that what you meant ??
Yes, any Prophecies non-elite skill you have unlocked on your account (questing, buying with faction points etc.) can be bought from any Prophecies skill trainer.

Jedimagician

Jedimagician

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

19 May 2006 at 08:54 - 5
or if you have been to ember light camp down in the ring of fire islands they should have it there last i checked...

ademcg

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Warrington, England

BTRH.CO.UK

W/Mo

19 May 2006 at 09:50 - 6
Ahhh, Excellent, So with My W/Mo (completed Prophecies) I can go to Ember Light camp (via Map), buy Essence Bond then log off, log on As Factions Necro/Mo and map to the Prophecies skill trainer of choice and buy the required Skill...Cheers guys, Thank god I thought I was doomed !!

NinjaKai

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

Duality Of The Dragon

19 May 2006 at 09:56 - 7
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathcail
Yes, any Prophecies non-elite skill you have unlocked on your account (questing, buying with faction points etc.) can be bought from any Prophecies skill trainer.
¬_¬ Only PvP characters can use the skills you unlock for any character. Not RPG characters.

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

19 May 2006 at 10:48 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaKai
¬_¬ Only PvP characters can use the skills you unlock for any character. Not RPG characters.
Unlocked skills, except elites of course, can be bought from skill trainers. This was added in 09 March 2006 update.

Hockster

Hockster

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

19 May 2006 at 11:04 - 9
You can buy all unlocked, core skills at the guild hall skill vendor.

ignis

ignis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Norway

Rus Corp

Mo/

19 May 2006 at 11:35 - 10
wtf is a 'toon'?

Ondo

Ondo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

USA

Heavenly Shadows [milf]

W/R

19 May 2006 at 11:38 - 11
I remeber getting essence bond in Beetletun. Purchasing from the skill trainer there. Now with the skill trainers having all unlocked skills.....
My understanding is they have all the skills they did before that update plus the unlocked skills. So you should be able to take your Cathan character to Beetletun and buy the skill out right without a Prophecies character getting it first.

ademcg

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Warrington, England

BTRH.CO.UK

W/Mo

19 May 2006 at 12:44 - 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ondo
I remeber getting essence bond in Beetletun. Purchasing from the skill trainer there. Now with the skill trainers having all unlocked skills.....
My understanding is they have all the skills they did before that update plus the unlocked skills. So you should be able to take your Cathan character to Beetletun and buy the skill out right without a Prophecies character getting it first.
Either this is untrue or it is incorrectly interpreted, as one of the skills I was looking for had two Skill trainer listing locations, Yaks bend and Ascalon city,....the one at Yaks didn't have it, but when I reached Ascalon (I had gone too far to give up ) it was there for me,....Strange.

@ Ignis: a "toon" is a nickname sometimes used for a Character (Abreviated to Charr).

ignis

ignis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Norway

Rus Corp

Mo/

19 May 2006 at 13:24 - 13
oh? interesting, never heard that one before. what is it's etymology? doubt it has originated in GW

mtm

mtm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Portugal & Greece

W/

19 May 2006 at 15:07 - 14
Cartoon I guess.

lennymon

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

19 May 2006 at 15:19 - 15
online RPG usage of 'toon' goes back a lil bit. I've heard its use in both sacred and diabloII... albeit its never taken over as the dominant isotype

AFAIK 'toon' stems directly from roger rabbit etemylogically speaking.

DeanBB

DeanBB

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Arizona

Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com

19 May 2006 at 15:21 - 16
This is what we have listed on our guild's database:

Essence Bond

Purchase from Skills Trader Ephaz in Beetletun

Purchase from Skills Trader Master Scout Kiera in Henge of Denravi

Cherno

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Stars of Destiny

E/

19 May 2006 at 15:38 - 17
I hadn't ever heard toon until I came to this game. I asked a guildie and he sid it is more widely used as the term from world of warcraft because thier characters looks so cartoonish.