Help /w Sea Serp. Grotto

[Elwen]

My roomate is a level 31 monk. Hes tried all day with a party of 6 to make their way through Sea Serpents Grotto in order to start the Samurai quest. They would invis/sneak up, and eventually reach a door that could only be opened while visible. The problem was that it was guarded on both sides by monsters that were incredibely tough to 30-31.

I can't find any information on this board that details the journey through this zone. Should he not be hitting a door at all if he goes the correct way? Or does everyone have a way to open the door without agroing the monsters on both sides? It seems to me that if no one is mentioning this problem, that there isn't one, and hes just going the wrong way.

Thanks in advance!

Elwen

[David_h125]

I don't know what door you are talking about.

When I went to Norg, I go into serpent cave, go to the end there's a wall where I can open. After that, there will be ghasts and agro fishmen, just cast sneak and you can go thru them to zone in norg.

[davidmmmm9]

you only need sneak in the grotto, just stay to the right wall, you'll hit one stone door, you don't have to cancel sneak to open it. Norg is actually very easy to get to, so I dunno what the problem is.

[Wintermute]

Originally posted by davidmmmm9
you only need sneak in the grotto, just stay to the right wall, you'll hit one stone door, you don't have to cancel sneak to open it. Norg is actually very easy to get to, so I dunno what the problem is.

Do not cancel Sneak when you get to the stone door. You need to keep Sneak on unless you want to be raped by Ironclaws (Ironshells ??) and Ghasts beyond the door. You CANNOT open the door with Invis though so if your WHM/RDM casts both Sneak and Invis on you, click off Invis to open the door but make sure you have Sneak to get through the final stretch.

I've died numerous times in the hallway to Norg b/c Sneak always likes to fail on me right before I make it past the last set of Ghasts. Gravity + Train of Ironcrabsclawshells and Ghasts = Do you wish to return to your Home Point?

[davidmmmm9]

ok, since no one seems to understand this, you DON'T need invis for the grotto, ONLY sneak.

[Carbon]

Don't use the RDM sneak spell. From what I've heard, its duration is not long enough to get through the length of the tunnel to Norg.

What you want to use is the Silent Oil potion (AH --> Medicines). Should be around 600 gil, at least on my server. This *does* last you long enough to get you through.

I know someone who died numerous times trying to get to Norg, relying on a RDM to cast sneak on him. After he found out about the silent potion, he got through in one try.

[davidmmmm9]

the duration of sneak and invis is random, with spells and items. It may last 5 minutes or 30 seconds.

[omnigene]

If the RDM/WHM follows you, or you are the RDM/WHM, It's still very easy to get to Norg. Just before the door/opening wall part you can stop and recast, I've never seen anything spawn there.

But like Davidmmmm9 has been saying, it's really easy to get through the Grotto. Just take every right turn you see.