User:BelleroPhone/Conservation of Magic

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Overview map of the Conservation of Magic Side Story

[WIP] Broad Strokes - Idea Collection

• Have an introduction referencing the "events at the end of HoT" and quote the "loreish" update notes for exposition.

• For the second part / "Episode 2":
  • Have a large map of the relevant area for each of the three zones with markings for: Bases of operation for Priory/Consortium, locations of the Ley Line events and paths for each of the two "main" characters
    • Blazeridge paths complete, Consortium: Rellius, Soot Road
    • Blazeridge paths complete, Priory:
  • Have the two main protagonists for each area on opposite sides of the map graphic, in a kind of "X vs Y" thing.
  • Have an overview which NPC at the base of operation points towards the current main character's goal.
  • Add an anomaly note that said NPC does show you the location even if no event is happening or the event is over and the main NPC is returning
    • Check when that map zoom cinematic gets updated to the new destination
      • (?) Does not get updated when event starts - or I was unlucky and got the same destination twice
        • Can give the same destination twice in a row - or maybe only after a fail? --> Check if it is a three-way again
          • No, after failed three-way not again a three-way
      • Retains old destination after event ends
      • ! It does get updated when the new event starts
    • Measure the regen/respawn times after the main NPCs return to the base of operations
      • Seems like 10 minutes after returning to base; Maybe less? 8 min here; Now 9 min
      • Wait, if both protagonists start for their destinations at the same time, but have different return times to base, there will be no consistent timer, will it not?
        • Ah, they do *not* start at the same time.
  • Maybe have something like a small "Commander's Guide" if someone wants to lead a group getting these achievements (the ones from the second part)
    • Not sure if that will be necessary...
  • Map Inquest location
  • Add screenshot for three-way fight.

Achievement table

Conservation of Magic is an achievement category for achievements relating to the fallout of unbound magic proliferating across Tyria leading up to and during Living World Season 3. See below for more detailed information.

BelleroPhone/Conservation of Magic	Total achievements: 16	75
Conservation of Magic	1  10
Complete each task to stay on top of the overflow of magic. Reward:   Mini Accumulated Ley Energy Objectives: 15 objectives in total Ley of the Land Magic Dispersed Pursuit of Knowledge Ley-Line Cartography Hold the Line Out of the Wrong Hands Thwart the Inquest Ley-Line "Research" Ley-Line Research Shana's Ambition Flinnz's Retirement Loonaloo's Paycheck Fiona's Stockpile Keadin's Study ... Garen's Defense	15 Tasks Completed	10
Fiona's Stockpile	3
In Snowden Drifts, successfully stop the Inquest from capturing ley-line coalescences after contributing ley energy to the Priory."Magic belongs to the people, and for the people it will be kept." —Fiona Reward:   Taste of Liquid Karma	1 Coalescences Captured While Supporting the Priory in Snowden Drifts	1
	3 Coalescences Captured While Supporting the Priory in Snowden Drifts	2
Flinnz's Retirement	3
In Blazeridge Steppes, successfully stop the Inquest from capturing ley-line coalescences after contributing ley energy to the Consortium."I can retire after this!" —Flinzz Coins: 25	1 Coalescences Captured While Supporting Manager Flinzz	1
	3 Coalescences Captured While Supporting Manager Flinzz	2
Garen's Defense	3
In Mount Maelstrom, successfully stop the Inquest from capturing ley-line coalescences after contributing ley energy to the Priory."Magic is a dangerous thing, especially in the wrong hands." —Garen Reward:   Taste of Liquid Karma	1 Coalescences Captured While Supporting Magister Garen	1
	3 Coalescences Captured While Supporting Magister Garen	2
Hold the Line	5
Don't allow any accumulated ley-line magic to be absorbed by dragon minions. Reward:   Tome of Tyrian Mastery	Ley-Line Magic Protected	5
Keadin's Study	3
In Blazeridge Steppes, successfully stop the Inquest from capturing ley-line coalescences after contributing ley energy to the Priory."Such things we could learn!" —Keadin Reward:   Taste of Liquid Karma	1 Coalescences Captured While Supporting Magister Keadin	1
	3 Coalescences Captured While Supporting Magister Keadin	2
Ley of the Land	5
Speak with Ela Makkay about surging magical energy. Reward:   Keg of Liquid Karma	Conversations	5
Ley-Line "Research"	3
Assist the Consortium in collecting accumulated ley energy. Coins: 1	1 Ley Energy Turned In	1
	15 Ley Energies Turned In	1
	30 Ley Energies Turned In	1
Ley-Line Cartography	3
Prevent dragon minions from absorbing the ley-line magic that has accumulated across Tyria. Reward:   Tome of Tyrian Mastery Objectives: 3 objectives in total Blazeridge Steppes Snowden Drifts Mount Maelstrom	1 Ley-Line Event Found	1
	3 Ley-Line Events Found	2
Ley-Line Research	3
Assist the Priory in collecting accumulated ley energy. Reward:   Keg of Liquid Karma	1 Ley Energy Turned In	1
	15 Ley Energies Turned In	1
	30 Ley Energies Turned In	1
Loonaloo's Paycheck	3
In Mount Maelstrom, successfully stop the Inquest from capturing ley-line coalescences after contributing ley energy to the Consortium."Quaggan do work, quaggan get paid. Quaggan is told this is how the world works." —Loonaloo Coins: 25	1 Coalescences Captured While Supporting Manager Loonaloo	1
	3 Coalescences Captured While Supporting Manager Loonaloo	2
Magic Dispersed	5
Defeat 5 coalescences to disperse their magic back to the ley-lines. Reward:   Crystallized Ley-Energy	1 Coalescence Dispersed	2
	5 Coalescences Dispersed	3
Pursuit of Knowledge	3
Find the unidentified lodestone and return it to Ela Makkay. Reward:   Keg of Liquid Karma	Lodestone Delivered	3
Out of the Wrong Hands	10
Successfully stop the Inquest from capturing ley-line coalescences. Reward:   Tome of Tyrian Mastery	1 Event Successfully Completed	1
	5 Events Successfully Completed	4
	10 Events Successfully Completed	5
Shana's Ambition	3
In Snowden Drifts, successfully stop the Inquest from capturing ley-line coalescences after contributing ley energy to the Consortium."If I can pull this off, my career is set!" —Shana Coins: 25	1 Coalescences Captured While Supporting the Consortium in Snowden Drifts	1
	3 Coalescences Captured While Supporting the Consortium in Snowden Drifts	2
Thwart the Inquest	10
Don't allow the Inquest to collect any accumulated ley-line magic. Reward:   Tome of Tyrian Mastery	Ley-Line Magic Protected	10

Acquisition

With the exception of Pursuit of Knowledge and Ley of the Land, obtaining these achievements requires completing the three types of events multiple times. Defeat the dragon minions before they absorb too much ley-line magic is a timed ley-line coalescence defense event where dragon minions (branded, destroyer, or ice brood depending on location) spawn to attack allied Accumulated Ley Energy, the number of which increase over time. After this event completes successfully, a follow-up event -- Defeat the coalescence to disperse the ley-line magic -- will trigger requiring the defeat of a Champion Coalescence. The third type of event, Defeat the Inquest to prevent them from capturing the Ley-Energy Coalescence, is a morale event that only successfully completes once the inquest morale bar becomes empty.

Pursuit of Knowledge

Acquire an Unidentified Lodestone from any dragon minion and bring it to Ela Makkay in Lion's Arch. It is a random drop.

Ley-Line Cartography

Complete the event Defeat the dragon minions before they absorb too much ley-line magic found in the following locations. You must complete this event at one of the three locations in each zone to get the achievement.

Blazeridge Steppes Events

 Refuge Sanctum Waypoint — Southeast on a ledge

 Brandview Waypoint — North of the waypoint

 Soot Road Waypoint — Southeast on the hill

Mount Maelstrom Events

 Avernan Waypoint — Southwest the waypoint

 Irwin Isle Waypoint — Southeast halfway to Tzanopl Grounds

 Magmatic Waypoint — Northwest

Snowden Drifts Events

 Soderhem Steading Waypoint — East

 Snowdrift Haven Waypoint — Southeast of Jorand's Sluice / north of Moldary Point

 Skradden Waypoint — North in a cove between mountain peaks

The events spawn roughly every 10 minutes at one or two of three locations in each zone and do not begin until a player approaches the location.

Hold the Line

To get this achievement, don't let the minions during the Defeat the dragon minions before they absorb too much ley-line magic event absorb/kill any energy from the Accumulated Ley Energy allied mobs. The minions will target you over the sparks, so run around and tag them to keep them interested in you instead. If the event completes with no energy absorbed, you get the achievement.

Be aware that the event version in Ember Bay does not give completion for this achievement.

Magic Dispersed

Complete Defeat the coalescence to disperse the ley-line magic event five times. This can be done at any of the locations.

Out of the Wrong Hands

See also: Defeat the Inquest to prevent them from capturing the Ley-Energy Coalescence

Assist the Priory or Consortium groups against the Inquest 10 times to get the achievement. Success in the event requires the inquest morale bar to be empty. Killing inquest and their golems will decrease inquest morale. Once the morale bar is ~50% full, new waves of more numerous inquest will spawn with super-fast golems to gather ley energy. Gathering/turning in ley energy will move the tethered ley coalescence proportionally closer to the team with the higher number of ley energy contributed. Note: the event will fail if the inquest gather enough ley energy to pull the tethered coalescence to their Ley Capacitor set-up.

In addition, there are 6 related achievements for helping the individual Priory or Consortium groups three times each, in each zone.

Fiona's Stockpile / Flinnz's Retirement / Garen's Defense / Keadin's Study / Loonaloo's Paycheck / Shana's Ambition

To get progress in their achievement, you must assist the specific NPC for the achievement: turn in at least 1 Ley Energy to the group's Ley Capacitor set-up to get credit for that group, and then successfully complete the Defeat the Inquest to prevent them from capturing the Ley-Energy Coalescence event. Only one group may be supported at a time, and the last group to receive a ley energy from you will be the group that you support. You can track which team you support by the  Priory Supporter effect or  Consortium Supporter effect. The groups' starting locations and the achievement for each researcher is below:

The Priory NPCs begin traveling from:

Keadin's Study - in Blazeridge Steppes  Refuge Sanctum Waypoint —

Fiona's Stockpile - in Snowden Drifts  Scholar's Cleft Waypoint —

Garen's Defense - in Mount Maelstrom south-east of  Gorlois Spine —

The Consortium NPCs begin traveling from:

Flinnz's Retirement - in Blazeridge Steppes  The Last Whiskey Bar Waypoint —

Shana's Ambition - in Snowden Drifts south of  Lornar's Waypoint —

Loonaloo's Paycheck - in Mount Maelstrom  Murkvale Waypoint —

Thwart the Inquest

During the above events, do not allow the Inquest to retrieve any Ley Energy objects. This can be achieved by defeating all golems (which carry the energy) before they make it to the Lead Scientist. Players should also pick up any Ley Energy that are close to the Inquest and move them away to give as much time as possible to take out the golems.

Ley-Line Research

While completing the above events for the Priory, turn in 30 Ley Energy. This counts for any of the three Priory NPCs. During the events, there can be several Ley Energy near the collector that can be grabbed easily.

Ley-Line "Research"

While completing the above events for the Consortium, turn in 30 Ley Energy. This counts for any of the three Consortium NPCs. During the events, there can be several Ley Energy near the collector that can be grabbed easily.

Trivia

• This achievement category was added on August 8th, 2017, and was split from the Current Events category while adding new Ley of the Land and Conservation of Magic achievements.

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