Welcome back to Richardson’s Rubicon. In this episode, John Richardson is joined by Joe Ned to swap EverQuest war stories and argue about what expansions changed, for better and worse.
It starts with the kind of chaos only Norrath delivers: death loops in Nektulos Forest, messy recoveries after wipes, and the particular brand of panic that comes from a raid going sideways in Plane of Fear. There’s uncontrolled mage rage, hated zones, and the sort of “how did we survive that?” moments you only get when preparation is optional but consequences aren’t.
We also dip into epics and iconic items (including one that John mistakenly remembered as having a goat’s head… it doesn’t).
In this episode
Epic quests and key items
Cleric Epic Quest: https://wiki.project1999.com/Cleric_Epic_Quest
Magician Epic Quest: https://wiki.project1999.com/Magician_Epic_Quest
Warrior Epic Quest: https://wiki.project1999.com/Warrior_Epic_Quest
Scythe of the Shadowed Soul: https://wiki.project1999.com/Scythe_of_the_Shadowed_Soul
Expansions and most hated zones
Wipe stories and death loops (including Pimm the Mage)
“The Level 8…” death loop thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/project1999/comments/1acptjs/death_loop_in_west_freeport/
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