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Harry Sung (ha...@rmit.edu.au) wrote:
: I have been playing Ultima 8 to the point where I am on my pilgrimage.  My
: strength and dexterity have increased by 7 and 9 points respectively, but my
: intelligence has only increased by 1 last night.  I understand I have to cast
: many spells to increase intelligence, but reagents for Necromancy is only
: available in Stone Cove (I understand the old man on the Plateau sells some,
: but not all.

: Well, I getting a bit bored of travelling to Stone Cove when my reagents run
: low.  Is there a simpler method of increasing intelligence?  I mean I can
: increase my strength and dexterity by going into combat mode and do some
: swings in the air, and these two attributes will increase, but not
: intelligence.  Would reading help?  Do I have to read magic scrolls/books or
: any scroll/books will do?

yep, ordinary books did it for me.  my int dex and str are all 25 right 
now, not sure if they ever increase above that.  seem to remember reading 
that in some book, but dont remember, its been a while since i returned 
it for another (better) game, in my opinion.

just be patient, ie. spend like about an hour just reading books (do the 
books that are only one page long, it saves a few clicks:) and in no time 
(that is if you have lots of time to waste doing this:) youll have an 
increased int.  

Jon

ast...@glue.umd.edu