In this episode of Richardson’s Rubicon, John Richardson is joined by EverQuest player Jordan Doll for a focused run through the Iksar Shadow Knight Crusader’s Tests, covering stages 1 to 3 on the road to Greenmist.
There’s a bit of lighter chat up front, then it gets practical: what the tests involve, where players get stuck, and why zones like Swamp of No Hope can go from “fine” to “you’re dead” in a heartbeat. Jordan shares hard-earned lessons from his own attempts, including routes that didn’t work, what he’d do differently, and how to stay alive when the game stops being polite.
They also touch on the broader pull of classic EverQuest: the levelling rhythm, the anticipation of new spells and pets, and why these long quest chains still hook people decades later.
Links
Crusader’s Tests (P99 Wiki): https://wiki.project1999.com/Crusader%27s_Tests
Swamp of No Hope (P99 Wiki): https://wiki.project1999.com/Swamp_of_No_Hope
Project 1999: https://www.project1999.com
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