Can't contact Great Hierophant

[Vassago Umara]

For some reason when I transport to the Great Hierophant's crypt, my summon shade won't work and I can't talk to him. Is this a bug, am I doing it wrong, and does it even matter? Can I continue with the game without talking to him? Thanks.

[Achile dragon]

Do you have the serpent staff with you

[DrakeSea]

I know at one point in the game, I got confused between the 'Serpent Sword' and the 'Ophidian Sword'. o.o

Another thought, if someone does remake the original SI plot (whatever's left of it), they should add more for that 'Yurel' character. o.o

[Dominus]

http://exult.info/faq.php#great_hierophant

[Vassago Umara]

Thanks, but actually I didn't have the staff and you don't need it at this point. I was just being an idiot, figured it all out now and continuing on. Exult staff rules!

[wjp]

Could you share your findings with the rest of us?

[Vassago Umara]

I was just casting the spell in the wrong room, like I said just being forgetful.

[Dominus]

Well, I'm not going to write "cast the spell in the right room" in the FAQ Strangely enough most people did have problems with the staff not in their possession. What I'd like to know is if you DID grab the staff and just at the moment you cast that spell don't have it on you...

[Vassago Umara]

No, the only serpent artifact I had obtained at this point was the serpent crown, no staff no armor.

[joebonk]

I had all 3, staff crown armor (also earings necklace scepters) the spell doesn't do a thing. The first time i played the game it worked. But this time no. When this happened I couldn't bear to keep playing. With all the crashes, pretty frustrated.
Also items disappeared after leaving mountains freedom. But month later I started over and this time without the studio. No changes at all. There were far few crashes. maybe 2 or three up till the time I got the the tomb. So I was sure that this was going to work this time. But it didn't. I have all the serpent stuff. The spell doesn't work. So I'm thinking I can move on. But no the phetess is gone from monk isle and she can't tell me to kill myself. (shes back in the land of the dead). I love serpent isle. I think its the best one made. Doesn't seem anybody ever encountered this without having it fixed by the correct items in inventory.
Just to make sure I took all items from the cheat room in cat island. spell still doesn't work. Oh, well twice in a row. So long ultima.

[Malignant Manor]

I don't have any issues with the spell. Are you casting it at this location?

[JoeBonk]

Yes. But the first time it happened, some objects disappeared leaving the mountains of freedom, mainly the sword and spell book, so I inserted the objects.
And I was using it along side studio, and made my own island as a staging point.
The second time I just used the non-snapshot, and no tweaking.
And still it happened. Nothing disappeared though.
Thought maybe it was that i took the balance serpent off the earlier table to open secret door, so left it second time (to retrieve later) but still no dice.
Yet I was able to get the seer witch girl back to monk island by asking for a vision and met them all at the wall and she said why haven't I killed myself yet, even though she hadn't got to that part yet. And so I went to crematory and Dupre stepped in like he should and long/short the rest was finighable. But I do very much like Exult and the studio, though it does crash an awful lot.
I didn't know the monk witch girl leaves after giving last tooth. Yet it is cool to talk to a dead hierophant. and that would have been cool. Didn't have to do the same for the chaos one because talked to him in powder blown up room. I should have tested it on him to see if something was wrong with the spell.