While grind­ing out the quests in S. Mirk­wood (how sim­i­lar in pat­tern they are to those in Ere­gion) I’ve taken a break to try out two new-for-me classes: Cap­tain and Rune-keeper. On the whole, I am enjoy­ing both classes and the con­trast they make to my main.

Hith­erto I’ve only played tank roles. Cap­tain’s sup­port and jack-of-all-trades role is reward­ing, and Rune-keeper’s instant death strikes are, well, more sat­is­fy­ing than I realized.

This post’s title refers to the huge change in sound and visu­als that come with Cap­tain and Rune-keeper. Man, can my man Calen­bor shout! And—BZZT-ZAP!—there is no spe­cial effect too campy for Fig­galin. Stones for everyone.