LINEAGE II · PRIMA GUIDE · 2004
Original credits & publisher notices
Meet the book’s contributors and read its publication notices, alongside the inconsistencies preserved from the printed edition.
The cover identifies LINEAGE II: THE CHAOTIC CHRONICLE for PC and says its expanded content now covers Chronicle 1: HARBINGERS OF WAR. It advertises loot lists, area maps, a revised and expanded guide, and complete statistics on all weapons, armor, enemies and loot. The cover displays the ESRB Teen (T) rating for the game.
Writers: Editors & Panel Contributors. Editors: David Ladyman, Laura “Taera” Genender. Book design: Raini Madden. Layout: David Ladyman, Tuesday Frase, Raini Madden. Game art: NCSoft. Product manager: Damien Waples.
Acknowledgements: indispensable support at NCsoft — Aaron Rigby, Katie Adams, JangHan Jung; Craig “Linspatz” Hanson; Adam “Duncan” Beberg, chief cartographer and head of the Lineage 2 Documentation Project (L2DP), http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/L2DP/.
IMGS panelists thanked for working late: Colin “TheDrunkenFriar” Doody; Ethan “Esis” Kidhardt; Ernie “Zandarbar” Whited. Panelists thanked for going above and beyond: Kristin “Katyara” Bates; Scott “Godslayer” Burgess; Jason “Executor” Choi; Kenneth Fautt; Kevin “Owyn” McLaughlin; Amer “Amer” Mallah; Gary “Kylock” Morrow; Kai “TRC” Nirkkonen; Tim “Dariuas” Slager; Ian “Lohengrin” Taylor; Trey “UltraPh0enix” Webb; CP “Kittychan” Wilkinson.
Publication: Prima Games, a division of Random House, Inc., 3000 Lava Ridge Court, Roseville, CA 95661; 1-800-733-3000; www.primagames.com. Incan Monkey God Studios: www.incanmonkey.com. ISBN 0-7615-4501-8. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2003116127. Printed in the United States of America. Printing line: 04 05 06 07 AA 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The printed publisher notice says Prima Games made every effort to check accuracy, but gives no express or implied warranty of accuracy, effectiveness or completeness, and assumes no liability for incidental or consequential damage from use of the book. It cannot supply gameplay advice or hardware/software support; questions should go to the support numbers in game/device manufacturers’ documentation. Some tricks require precise timing and repeated attempts.
Copyright © 2004 Prima Games and © 2004 NCsoft Corporation. The printed notice reserves all rights and requires written permission from Prima Games for reproduction or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording and information storage/retrieval systems. Prima Games’ logo and primagames.com are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Lineage II and NCsoft are registered trademarks, and The Chaotic Chronicle is a trademark of NCsoft Corporation. Other marks, products and characters belong to their respective owners or companies. The Prima Games logo is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Primagames.com is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., registered in the United States.
The printed ESRB notice identifies EC, K-A, E, T, M, AO and RP rating icons as copyrighted works and certification marks owned by ESA and ESRB, usable only with their permission and authority. Icons cannot be self-applied or attached to unrated products. Rating enquiries: ESRB 1-800-771-3772 or www.esrb.org; licensing: ESA (212) 223-8936. ESRB ratings apply to the game’s content, not this book.
Conflicting source values: the Orc Shaman Level 40 row on page 106 prints MP 72, whereas the Level 40 comparison chart on page 8 prints MP 727. Both printed values are retained; neither is silently substituted for the other.
Conflicting source values: Warrior advice on page 34 gives War Cry a 2-minute recharge; the War Cry 1 skill table on page 286 gives ReUse 3m. Both printed values are preserved. The guide does not establish which value is correct.
Conflicting source descriptions: page 34 says Stun Attack lasts 8 seconds with Chronicle 1, whereas the Stun Attack skill rows on page 286 specify a possible 9-second stun. The source does not reconcile these values; both descriptions are retained.
Source counting discrepancies: page 3 describes fifty-nine classes and page 7 says there are 32 choices at Level 40. The comparison chart actually lists 31 third professions,18 second professions and 9 first professions, totaling 58. All printed statements and listed records are retained with this flag.
Conflicting source durations: Orc Raider advice on page 100 says Battle Roar lasts about 12 minutes; the Battle Roar 1 row on page 375 says 10 minutes. Both printed descriptions are retained.
Source page-reference error: the contents on page 4 point to page 345 for Dark Fighter skills. The actual Dark Fighter skill table starts on page 348. Navigation uses the verified table location; the printed contents reference is preserved here.
Source arithmetic label error: page 12 calls the result of 270 XP divided by 3 hits "90 XP per kill". That calculation gives 90 XP per hit; the total per kill in the example is 270 XP. The printed wording is preserved with this note.
Conflicting source descriptions: page 24 says WIT influences Casting Speed, while page 26 prints its formula as 166.5 × [DEX bonus]. The guide does not reconcile these statements. Both printed statements are preserved; this website does not infer a corrected formula.
Conflicting source ranks: the Level 15 recommendations continued on page 33 print Weapon Mastery 2, while the Human Fighter skill table on page 286 lists Weapon Mastery 3 at Level 15 and Weapon Mastery 2 at Level 10. The printed advice and table values are preserved with this distinction.
Source page-reference error: the printed table of contents on page 5 points to page 247 for recipe ingredients; the actual recipe-ingredients section starts on page 274. The printed reference is preserved here; navigation should use the actual section.
The Destroyer advice on page 101 says Rage also gives you stun. The Rage tables on pages 375 and 378 list P.Atk increases and P.Def/Evasion reductions, but do not list stun. These different printed descriptions are preserved; the guide does not resolve them.
The Shillien Elder advice on page 92 calls Purify exclusive to this class. The skill tables list Purify for both Bishop (pages 318–319) and Shillien Elder (pages 372–373). Both printed statements are preserved and the inconsistency is flagged.
Page 102 says Wolf arrives at Level 28 and Bear at Level 31, and says Bear slows enemies. Page 379 lists Wolf Soul at Level 20 and Bear Soul at Level 28; Bear Soul increases your P.Atk 20% and lowers movement 30% for 5 minutes. These different printed descriptions are retained without guessing the intended correction.
The Monk advice on page 102 recommends Battle Roar before fights, calling it a free heal over time. The Monk skill tables on pages 379–380 contain no Battle Roar entry. The printed recommendation is preserved, with this mismatch noted.
The Destroyer advice on page 101 recommends Battle Heal as a free 10% heal over time. The Destroyer tables on pages 376–378 contain no Battle Heal entry; their Battle Roar entries describe maximum-HP increases. Both printed descriptions are retained without assuming which skill the advice intended.
Page 93 calls Orc Mystics the Mystics with the lowest DEX. The printed base-stat boxes give Orc Mystic DEX 24 (page 104), Human Mystic 21 (page 44), Dark Mystic 23 (page 86), and Elven Mystic 24 (page 66). The prose and values are preserved with this inconsistency noted.
Page 48 describes Cancel as removing all status ailments and as a beneficial group spell. The Cancel tables on pages 312 and 340 say it removes all buffs from a foe. These different printed descriptions are preserved and flagged; no intended correction is assumed.
Tyrant advice on page 103 says Chronicle 1 stun lasts 8 seconds. Dwarf advice on page 118 says 9 seconds, as do Soul Breaker rows on pages 380–382. The differing printed descriptions are retained; the guide does not reconcile them.
The comparison chart on page 8 prints OF.R for Tyrant, but its class heading on page 103 identifies Monk as its parent. Both source statements are preserved; the native hierarchy follows the explicit class heading.
The Mew advice on page 49 calls the pet a unicorn during its pulling example. The Warlock skill tables name the summon Summon Mew the Cat. The original wording and exact skill name are retained; no silent animal substitution is made.
Tyrant advice on page 103 names Punch of Doom and a 399 HP cost. The Tyrant table on page 382 prints Deadly Blow for a 399 HP-cost entry. These printed names are retained; the guide does not establish that one name should replace the other.
The printed sentence ends with the unconnected phrase “mage classes town guide.” The relationship of “town guide” to the preceding list is unclear; no NPC, service or trainer-list relationship has been inferred.
The printed guide lists Mechanic Golem (4) at Level 57 and Mechanic Golem (5) at Level 51. These values are preserved exactly; the unusual rank/level ordering is a source inconsistency, not a correction made by this website.
The printed guide lists Viper Cubic (2) with M.Atk 544 and poison power 5, followed by Viper Cubic (1) with M.Atk 791 and poison power 6. The original labels and values are preserved; their reversed ordering is flagged rather than silently corrected.
Printed receipt inconsistency: Shards of Golem step1 gives Harris’s Receipt2, but step2 takes receipt1 and gives Harris’s Receipt2. The printed values are preserved.
Printed quest-reference difference: the Antharas’ Lair advice on page200 says “Audience with the Green Dragon”; the walkthrough heading on page156 says “Audience with the Land Dragon” and the index on page145 says “Audience w. the Land Dragon”. Each printed name is retained.
Printed spelling difference: the helping-monster list on page200 uses “Pytan/Pytan Knight”, while the aggressive-monster list uses “Ptyan”. These spellings are retained without silently treating them as an identical record.
Blacksmith Altran is marked S on printed pages149–150 and D on page164. Both printed map references are preserved; the guide is inconsistent.
Cleric step3 prints “Talk to Guard Praga and the other by Priestess Vivyan about the other two books.” The phrase “the other by” is ambiguous; no additional NPC identity is inferred.
The statistics table on printed page208 says Hatar Ratman Thief; the attributes table on page209 says Hatar Ratman Theif. The website preserves both spellings. Their entries are joined because they occupy the same corresponding row between Hatar Ratman Boss and Headless Knight in the paired tables; this is the source alignment evidence, rather than a renamed game entity.
The supplied PDF shows a room-connection key numbered 1–4, but corresponding connection squares inside the Mithril Mines diagram render blank and have no recoverable number text. The map and its key are preserved; the website does not invent the missing connection numbers.
The printed legend has no separate entries for room numbers 32. No creature assignments are inferred for these missing entries.
The printed legend has no separate entries for room numbers 12, 18, 22, 23. No creature assignments are inferred for these missing entries.
The printed legend has no separate entries for room numbers 26, 42. No creature assignments are inferred for these missing entries.