Han and Source Orbs

[Teao]

I've seen lots of posts/pages/guides that say Han will bring you Source Orbs. Is there something I need to do to unlock this? He never offers to get me Source Orbs.

[Chaoslink]

Might be level restricted, might be you need one for him to get one. Dunno what the actual restrictions are. I just know that Tarquin always has 4 and stealing them before act two with all your companions is great.

[JebKerman]

It could be something like ingredients in known recipes, or items that you have had in your inventory. Do you/have you had a source orb in your inventory?

[Teao]

I just turned level 12 and I own 2 source orbs and I definitely have recipes that use them.

[JebKerman]

Originally posted by Teao:

I just turned level 12 and I own 2 source orbs and I definitely have recipes that use them.

Hmm, maybe it'll refresh if you send him out to get something. Pixie Dust (or, failing that, Stardust or Stardust Herb) is a pretty safe bet since it's used for creating and upgrading runes

[Teao]

well we'll see when he comes back next. Before making this post, I had just turned level 12, talked to him and still didn't see orbs. I then wondered if the source orbs had never been in my main characters inventory and/or never been in inventory while talking to him. I took one out of armor and put in my inventory. Talked to him and still didn't see it. Quicksaved/Quickloaded to see if that would have an affect, still nothing and decided to just send him out for Pixie Dust. 🤷

[Teao]

Well I hit level 13 and now Source Orbs showed up. Other things I did since 12 was collect Blackroot (it also was added to the list) and do Blackroot ritual a 2nd time. I /think/ I already had 2 source points at 12. I can't think of anything else of significance that I did /and/ will be done by everyone.

[Dixon Sider]

its level locked. You have one more tier to go but always go for source orbs. They make the best scrolls

[BoromiR]

sorry to necro and dumb question but does han's items when he finds them automatically get added to inventory or is there some special chest on lady vengeace or something?

[Chaoslink]

Originally posted by BoromiRofGeo:

sorry to necro and dumb question but does han's items when he finds them automatically get added to inventory or is there some special chest on lady vengeace or something?

He gives them to you when you talk to him.

[LinkZeppeloyd]

Originally posted by Teao:

I've seen lots of posts/pages/guides that say Han will bring you Source Orbs. Is there something I need to do to unlock this? He never offers to get me Source Orbs.

I think they unlock for Han at like lvl 13 or 14? I always have him get orbs once they appear in his list.

[rasmasyean]

Originally posted by LinkZeppeloyd:

Originally posted by Teao:

I've seen lots of posts/pages/guides that say Han will bring you Source Orbs. Is there something I need to do to unlock this? He never offers to get me Source Orbs.

I think they unlock for Han at like lvl 13 or 14? I always have him get orbs once they appear in his list.

Not always. Scource Orbs can be easily come by if you use Thievery strategies. One per level (8) won't really make much difference. There are rare thing like "Starfish" and "Ancient Human Skull" iirc, that seem to be in short supply. There's also a really nice low level one "Crab's claw" (for Piece of Mind scroll). That's a nice spell to counter certain statuses in emergency. And it's not very common I believe.

[Chaoslink]

Originally posted by rasmasyean:

Not always. Scource Orbs can be easily come by if you use Thievery strategies. One per level (8) won't really make much difference. There are rare thing like "Starfish" and "Ancient Human Skull" iirc, that seem to be in short supply. There's also a really nice low level one "Crab's claw" (for Piece of Mind scroll). That's a nice spell to counter certain statuses in emergency. And it's not very common I believe.

Yeah, but you have to consider the value of them compared to other things too. Just because some items are rare, doesn't meant hat the thing you craft with them is as well. PoM scrolls are pretty common and cheap.

[BenSt88]

I've turned in recent games to the rare ingredient...blanking on the name...something of Death? Anyway, they can be turned into Resist All potions, which I find quite useful later in the game, especially when combined into a 50% Resist All. I haven't tried to make a 75% version, but maybe someone else can report if that's possible.

[LinkZeppeloyd]

Crafting really isn’t necessary. I just sell the Source Orbs. You can just buy all the resist-all potions you want. There are few things you cant just outright buy.

[Chaoslink]

Originally posted by BenSt88:

I've turned in recent games to the rare ingredient...blanking on the name...something of Death? Anyway, they can be turned into Resist All potions, which I find quite useful later in the game, especially when combined into a 50% Resist All. I haven't tried to make a 75% version, but maybe someone else can report if that's possible.

You can indeed make the 75%. A 15% potion mixed with the tier 2 augmentor herb will make it a 50% and a T3 augmentor can make it a 75%. This can extend your supply without consuming all your trumpet of death mushrooms.

Originally posted by LinkZeppeloyd:

Crafting really isn’t necessary. I just sell the Source Orbs. You can just buy all the resist-all potions you want. There are few things you cant just outright buy.

Yes, but crafting can allow you to acquire more than the vendors have in stock or extend your supply without spending money. If you abuse thievery, money usually isn't an issue, but some players don't.