Bug?

[Sivako]

I'm currently playing through serpents isle. I think I may have found a bug, but it could be that I'm just retarded or something.

Anyways, I want to get my spellbook. I went and talked to Febidablio in the moonshade mage-school thing, and he told me to go to Monk Isle and pick the roots from around the northern swamp. Anyways, I make my way to the island's swamp, but I can't find any roots. Its almost like I missed a trigger, or skipped a trigger.

Please help, I don't want to have to play through the game again.

[wjp]

You need to talk to one of the monks about the tides to trigger the mandrake. (He'll tell you when the tides are right.)

[Soen]

Just in case anyone else gets stuck in game like this, there are some excellent walkthroughs and general information about the Ultima series at Iolo's Lute - http://jedyt.tripod.com/

I found this site after I thought I knew everything about U7 and discovered several secrets that I missed, so its worth a look even if you can finish the game with your eyes closed

[Colourless]

I'm beginning to think we should have 2 FAQs.

A Exult Technical FAQ
and
A Ultima 7 and Serpent Isle Gameplay FAQ

The same questions about the games tend to come up time and time again. Especially the one about the mandrake roots.

[Dominus]

this is actually a good idea. Another section called "Gameplay FAQ that are not bugs in Exult"
There are some of these that fit that description already in the FAQ and a new section should be perfect.
I'm "volunteering" to do that as soon as I'm back from Maui
So hopefuly in March such a thing will be found in the FAQ.
I'm noting this in my "to-do-list".

Only problem is that almost no one reads the faq anyway. But well, it is always a pleasure to tell people to RTFM

[SB-X]

RTFF

[Dominus]

Read The Faq, Man

[SB-X]

Oh yeah.
I must've forgot to read it.

[Paulon]

The version I prefer is "Read the F*ing Manual". Soo appropriate at times...