Magmatic Annulet

[IDiivil]

I wish to give the annulet to Dracogen to get the merecaster, but I am uncertain of the impact it would have on the storyline.

I intend to have two saves going anyways (one for achievements, one for how I would like to play otherwise since I would personally keep the annulet), but just for the sake of knowing now, what does giving Dracogen the annulet actually do to the story?

[200 Bloodlusted Ogre-Magi]

The annulet makes it easier to commune with the bloom and control bloom tongues. This is useful if you wish to stay friends with the bloom. It's useless if you plan on just slicing through the bloom with the scalpel.

[IDiivil]

Originally posted by We are all Kosh:

The annulet makes it easier to commune with the bloom and control bloom tongues. This is useful if you wish to stay friends with the bloom. It's useless if you plan on just slicing through the bloom with the scalpel.

I was worried about it permadeathing me or something if I cut it too many times, so I admittedly haven't used the blade once xD

[Ichthyic]

you actually get a lot more out of NOT slicing through everything, and letting the bloom feed on "your" memories.

memories you ironically would never remember or experience if the Bloom had not uncovered and ate them.

there are also a few minor bonuses awarded along the way.

the only time I used the scalpel was in the chamber before the heart with the endless spawning enemies, because you can basically end that encounter in 3 turns with the scalpel.

OTOH, overall playing a stealth jack, I found the upgraded scalpel to be the best melee weapon in the game.

that said, you can use the annulet until you are done with the heart, then you can trade it with no repercussions to get that last merecaster.

[IDiivil]

Originally posted by Ichthyic:

you actually get a lot more out of NOT slicing through everything, and letting the bloom feed on "your" memories.

memories you ironically would never remember or experience if the Bloom had not uncovered and ate them.

there are also a few minor bonuses awarded along the way.

the only time I used the scalpel was in the chamber before the heart with the endless spawning enemies, because you can basically end that encounter in 3 turns with the scalpel.

OTOH, overall playing a stealth jack, I found the upgraded scalpel to be the best melee weapon in the game.

that said, you can use the annulet until you are done with the heart, then you can trade it with no repercussions to get that last merecaster.

Yeah, that's exactly what I have been doing [letting it feed on my main's brain as opposed to cutting].

Definitely didn't realize Point of No Return would be after Into the Depths. Beat the game earlier and headdesked when I realized how much longer I could have kept the annulet :)

[Ichthyic]

yeah, I took the notes my "sire" left about the value of the annulet wrt the bloom seriously, and figured if I was going to the heart, I better just bring it with me.