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From: wangsawm@prism.cs.orst.edu (Wangsawidjaja Mintardjo)
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Subject: Re: Ultima V
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Date: 30 May 91 08:05:52 GMT
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epfister@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ed Pfister) in article <283e8cba.197c@petunia.CalPoly.EDU> submit:
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>In article <1991May24.080149.23373@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> mnfriedr@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (M. Friedrich) writes:
>>
>>>I found out from Saul where mandrake and nightshade can be found.
>>>I went to the Bloody Plains and waited until midnight and searched the
>>>one swamp area.  There was nothing there.  I also went to the one jungle
>>>square in Spirit Wood and found nothing there.  What am I doing wrong?
>>>Spoilers would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
>>
>>Hmmm...this is Ultima IV you're talking of. In Ultima IV you'll find
>>mandrake in the swamps and nightshade in the woods, but in Ultima V
>>you can buy it in herbs shops.
>
> No, this is Ultima V.  Saul, in Skara Brae, will tell you where to find
>them if you ask him about either Nightshade or Mandrake.  They can also
>be bought in certain areas though.

It's not false. There's a spot (the only spot) where mandrake and another
spot (also the only spot) where nightshade can be retrieved without going
to shop. I don't remember the exact coordinate of both spots.





Spoilers:

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The spots are real spots.
Search at the exact time.
Otherwise, they can't be retrieved.

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