The Grab Bag returns this week to once again answer a myriad of miscellaneous questions from the Dark Age of Camelot community.

Q. I have noticed there is a distinct lack of Granite Giant Oracles when doing the History of Stone quest. There are any number of Stonelords and Pounders but the lack of Oracles is very noticeable and the spawn rate takes a very long time. Should there be more Oracles because of the numbers that do this quest?

A. The Lady of the Jewels looked deeply into the crystal ball: The oracles are not really any rarer than the other giants. There is a random chance when you kill any of the giants in that area that an oracle will show up to replace them. It's just that a Stonelord or a Pounder has an equal chance to appear instead. It has to do with the way random spawns are set up. The location given as the waypoint is only one place in Dartmoor where you can find these mobs. If you are not having much luck getting the oracles to show up at that location, try checking some of the other hills and valleys around central Dartmoor.

In the meantime, we will look into having an additional waypoint added for this quest that will show players another location where the oracles can be found. Thanks for the report!

Q. There is a rumor that's been floating amongst Enchanters for a while which I have not actively tested which goes like this: You put up a casted damage shield, say the Aura of Global Feedback (the level 44 Hibernian base caster damage shield, then put up a focus shield on the same pet, the presence of the Aura of Global Feedback reduces the damage of the focus shield, (most people who believe say it cuts it in half) this seems a little odd to me but I'd appreciate clarification on this matter..

A. After a few moments of pondering and checking into the spells the Balancinator says: No, the spell "Aura of Global Feedback" does not decrease the damage done by your pet only damage shield.

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