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In Defiant Challenge (Limit Break 1)  

Realm:Jeuno
Start Area: Ru'Lude Gardens
Start NPC:Maat (H - 5)
Type:Limit Break
Related Mobs:Exoray
Explosure
Min Level:50
Max Level:50
Reward:Raises Level Cap to 55
Rating
*****
(Average from 52 ratings)
Items Required:Ancient Papyrus
Bomb Coal
Exoray Mold
Title Obtained:Horizon Breaker
Last Updated: Mon Jun 21 22:02:41 2010

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Summary

Apparently, your innate limits can be breached by acquiring the necessary items.

Walkthrough

Talk to Maat in Ru'Lude Gardens and he will ask you to collect three items:

As these drops tend to be rare, it is recommended you start collecting these as early as possible.

As a reward for completing the quest, your level cap will increase from 50 to 55.

Quest Series

This quest is part of the Limit Break quest series. The complete series includes:

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Desperately need help
# Oct 11 2004 at 2:14 AM Rating: Decent
Ive been at this quest for a while now and ive had the worst luck ever. One pt i was with all 6 of us needed paper, we got 5 papers and i lotted worthless lots on them all. When everyone but me had paper suddenly everyone had to go because "something came up". Several other times ive been down to the liches and killed them for hours on end(one trip 6 hours). Ive seen dozens of papers now but recieved NONE. I need help very much from someone who DOES NOT need paper please. Im on Sylph and my handle is Socopsycho, I cant give much for your help but please have some pity for me and help!!
Very Lucky
# Sep 29 2004 at 11:45 PM Rating: Decent
I just recently finished this quest. I heard so many horror stories of the papyrus, so I was a little reluctant to do this. I got help from a L60 and L65 thf with a L65 PLD. We got to Eldieme and finally reached the Liches and BAM first kill and it drops. Unfortunatly we got aggroed by the whole lot of fallen soldiers and had to Escape(Someone forgot to pass so thats one papy lost). So we head in there and on te second kill another dropped. HURRAY. The exoray mold took about 30 minutes and the Bomb killed me with self-destruct but still recieved my last item. Total time for Limit 1 was about 1 hour and 50 mins. Some people in my LS were pissed because it took them many parties and weeks for some. Can you say Lucky Taru.
RE: Very Lucky
# Nov 18 2004 at 1:35 PM Rating: Decent
45 posts
LOL.... thats great! We should hang out. Whats your number >.>
The Ancient Papyrus
# Sep 28 2004 at 7:12 AM Rating: Excellent
36 posts
Level cap = 55

It was a long trip. I found my way to Beaucedine Glacier and thought, I should go south. I did and found myself at the edge of a cliff. Some how I must get to the valley below. The mob around me didn't worry me much. They rated EP for me as BST50/RDM25. I just didn't want to be attacked in mass. I followed the precipice going north till I found a trail going down to the valley below. The wind howled as to mock me. South. I must go south. I had no map to guide me, but I some how knew that I must go south to reach Batallia Downs. There in front of me. The entrance of a cave. Could this be it? I went through and was greeted by the green grass of Batallia Downs. It was as if the gods had lead me here. Now my final destination lay in front of me. That dreaded hill, whos mouth was the gateway to death. Eldieme Necropolis. Once inside I scanned the area and found my prey. The Liches. Two rooms, one on ether side of the dark hallway. Each room had a Lich and two of the Liches dread friends. Patroling the hall in front of the two rooms were two Hell Hounds. My task now is to draw one of the Liches out and away from the others without being detected by the others. First I call my faithfull Lizard Familiar and wait a little while. I wait so that if my pet falls in battle, I can call another. I cast sneak and Invisable on myself then move in. Now I can see the hellish Lich. The others move away. The hell hounds have moved down the hall. The time is now come. I cast Dia on my prey, and run up the hall to a safe area knowing he would follow. Attack now my pet. Kill the spawn of hades. I cast blink and whip out my trusty axe. Again and again, my pet and I strike the Lich. The Lich matches us blow for blow. Our foe uses his dark magic. I cast regen but my health is going down fast as is my pets. My brave pet takes the final blow and falls. Quickly, I call another and have him attack. Now all of the cursed Liches efforts are on me. Hit fast, hit hard, my axe deals out damage and the Lich is weakened much. Time and again my pet unleashes his fury. Now the Lich gives to me Bio. My health is but a sliver. VICTORY. My dreaded foe has fallen. I have my prize, the Ancient Papyrus. But even in death the Lich has his victory. The Bio spell he had cast takes its toll. My body goes limp as the life is drained from me. Then I die.

Was the price to high? I think not. Who else but a Beastmaster could have entered Eldieme Necropolis and without help defeat the Lich. No others.

So concludes my quest for Genkai~1 and good luck to all who take this challenge.
RE: The Ancient Papyrus
# Oct 06 2004 at 2:43 PM Rating: Decent
36 posts
In responce to the post by Paegan;
Please go to my forum at [link=null]http://www.beastlords.net[/link] and read the Code of Conduct for a Beastlord. My post about the Ancient Papyrus is true. If I were to lie about it, that would bring dishonor to Beastlords and that would be in violation of our code. I didn't say so in my story, but my HP was 17 when the Lich was finaly killed.

Quote:
By: Paegan
Scholar

I think "storytelling" is the exactly the right word here. While it is just about possible for a BST50 to solo a T Lich (yes, I did try it), you need good jug pets like Courier Carrie or Funguar Familiar, and a lot of luck. The Lizard Familiar is a rubbish pet at 50, it is level-capped somewhere in the mid 40's and would get totally pwned by a Lich, along with it's master.



Edited, Wed Oct 6 15:48:49 2004
RE: The Ancient Papyrus
# Sep 28 2004 at 11:12 PM Rating: Decent
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Nice storytelling format. You're getting rated up for that.
RE: The Ancient Papyrus
# Oct 01 2004 at 9:47 AM Rating: Decent
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I think "storytelling" is the exactly the right word here. While it is just about possible for a BST50 to solo a T Lich (yes, I did try it), you need good jug pets like Courier Carrie or Funguar Familiar, and a lot of luck. The Lizard Familiar is a rubbish pet at 50, it is level-capped somewhere in the mid 40's and would get totally pwned by a Lich, along with it's master.

The other 2 items are pretty simple for a BST50 to solo (the area with the Witch Hazels/Labyrinth Lizards is a good place to hunt Exorays, and for the coal just chuck bats at an Explosure and hope it blows itself up ^^), but I would recommend a pt or high level help for this one. BST make great pullers for a Lich pt btw, we can pull a Lich through a room full of undead with our pets while keeping sneak up = no adds.


Edited, Fri Oct 1 10:56:59 2004
YAY
# Sep 27 2004 at 5:50 AM Rating: Default
I finished limit 1 all in one day, first i went for exoray mold help was 68 PLD, this took forever but after a few hours i got my Exoray mold, then i went for bomb coal, help was a 73 summoner, at first i wasn't sure but he owned the Explosures, and in 2 kills, boom, i got my bomb coal, then i went for my ancient papyrus, help was a 70 PLD, we went to J-10 entrance at Batallia downs, and i stayed all the way near Batllia zone and he went down to kill Lich, after i think 5 kills we got drop, now i am finally finsihed ^^ and ready to give items to the NPC
LB1 in under an hour
# Sep 24 2004 at 12:26 PM Rating: Default
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382 posts
4 liches = 1 papyrus
15 exos = 1 exoray mold
2 bombs = 1 bomb coal

I went with two level 72 WHMs. One was WHM/NIN and the other was WHM/THF.

I got killed by an exoray pop in CN. I also aggro'd a dog in Necropolis when I went to Stun Flood (dropped sneak.) And of course I aggro'd a beetle in GC. But only one each time! Not like the Xarcabard disaster that was AF1....

Anyway, it was too easy... but I didn't do it with a real party. 2x Hexa Striking WHMS against undead. Nice!
damn Papyrus
# Sep 24 2004 at 8:39 AM Rating: Decent
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after 2 weeks im still doing this GODforsaken Papyrus crap...party'ed like a lot of times...not one dropped...sigh
I really hate the Ancient Papyrus drop :S
or you just have to be really lucky
Tips for Papyrus..
# Sep 23 2004 at 9:37 AM Rating: Decent
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682 posts
take a 45+ thf. going w/out THII when it's something you can do is nuts.

try to hit the lich's on full moon. we got 4 in 40 min. the day before (also had THII from THF in pty, we got none in 4 hours) coincidence? maybe. but worth a try.

~io
RE: Tips for Papyrus..
# Sep 23 2004 at 11:36 AM Rating: Good
I have my doubts about TH2 as it relates to this particular drop.

When doing Genkai 1 on my old character, We'd fight for hours with a 45+ THF and get nothing. The THF would get frustrated and leave, and we'd end up getting the paper in the next two or three kills.

I think the full moon may have more to do with the frequency of the drop than TH2.
WHM limit 1
# Sep 22 2004 at 9:59 AM Rating: Decent
For all the whm out there: if you are getting ur paper, and with a fairly good hunting party, get the Bell for ur AF3 too. The mob that drops the Bell is called dark stalker if i remember correctly(they do D-death, takes alot of dmg so carefully with that) I got my bell before getting the paper, but it's good to get the bell ahead of time since when you want it bad, it seems to be harder to drop :p....
Good luck all.
my story
# Sep 21 2004 at 10:33 PM Rating: Default
well i was here for 4 hours with my ls pt and we had 3 people that needed it

5 min- first paper/ drg got

30 min- 2nd paper/ mnk got

now its down to me and were clearing lichs easily and fast

30- nata

1 hr - nata

2 hr - nata

3 hr - nata

well it was getting really late and we were all disappointed and was going to leave but i got aggroed by a lich and so we killed it praying for a paper, and, to everyones amazement, we did.

(mine) (mine) (mine)

heres a link of the screenshot of me getting the drop(and lotting 996 for it lol)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/grizzballer/OMGYES.jpg
This Quest Sucks
# Sep 16 2004 at 2:24 AM Rating: Decent
Ok ive been trying to get this quest done for 2 weeks now...I still only have 2 of the items and im about to give up =(. The bomb coal is the easiest to get as long as u have a DRK or BLM that can use Stun effectivley because the exposures special can do 800+ and wipe out half your party...good thing is it drops the bomb coal all the time. The mold takes forever...i was in a party of six for 4 hours and everyone got a mold but me then the party disbanded ><...i didnt finally get until 3 days later when i got in another party. 2 nights ago i went for the papy in an alliance of 13 but only 7 of us needed the stupid thing...well after 5 hours and 4 drops and 7 people leaving...I still didnt get one and we were dying alot. After another hour and no drop party disbanded. Best place for liches is to goto East Ronfaure >>> Ranguemont Pass >>> Beaucedine Glacier >>> Batallia Downs which will bring u to the otherwise unacsessable Entrance to Eldieme Necropolis...but still its a flippin nightmare in there. I think I might have the worst lotting luck in the game. Anyway I refuse to get another party and waste more of my time so the best bet would probobly be to make friends with some high level people and get them to help you...I hope this was helpful.
record on genkai1
# Sep 11 2004 at 3:27 PM Rating: Decent
i checked the post before doing this quest and i was scarry about the time that quest can take
so i shout few time for help with this quest
a full pt of japanese help me and get all the items in less than 40 min
lich= went to eldieme necropolis first lich killed drop(time spend for this papy 5 min)it was on fireday
explosure=we went to the room where the explosure spawn first kill nothing we took the second one then got 2 drop(time spend for this items 10)
exoray=got the drop after 3 kill(time spend on the exoray mokd 10)
i have spend more time for traveling than find the items
i helped a friend 1 day after went to eldiem necropolis ,but it was not the same spend 4hours
and no drop and it was darkday
i don't think you can have more chance to get the drop with special day ,you just need a lot of luck
so for the rare/ex drop you just need luck
btw i had almost all the rare/ex drop the first time
maybe some helpful research
# Sep 11 2004 at 2:42 PM Rating: Decent
I've been working on this quest with my static the last few nights and have noticed a few things that may be helpful:

1. Ancient Papyrus drops more often on Darksday
2. Exoray Mold seemed to drop more on Lightsday
3. Bomb Coal dropped more often on Firesday

This could just be a great coincidence but it could be of some help too.

Xiahou
50 PLD / 25 WAR
luck?
# Sep 10 2004 at 6:02 AM Rating: Default
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i got all my items in 4 hours this is how it was -_-
*log on*
*friends doing Quest for limit (im lv 49@2k might as well get my items i got non) join the group takes about 45 mins just 2 groyp with them *was doing somthing at the time*kill 3 bombs drop 6 coal in 20 mins we are out*
friend thf offred 2 help me get The papryuys so i asked a pld lv 62 on LS 2 help me out 15 mins for him 2 find a Warp II we all go 2 necroplise *walk arounf for 20 mins* kill lich item drop we got aggroed and THF DC then reloged and died while i deid as well but lost only 500xp Fair price no?
then its like the last item i ran into a DRG friend who took him 2 weeks 2 do limit quest (unlucky guy no one wanted 2 help him out 4 2 weeks) so RDM49/THF54/DRG55 *sitting around chating in jeuno for like 1 hour walk 2 crawrawlers nest and kill 4 exorays for my mold*like 25 mins for mold* then here i am with my items less than 2 hours 2 be honest but total of 4 -_- and they say its hard...sheeshh
Not that hard is it?
# Sep 10 2004 at 1:09 AM Rating: Decent
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This seriously can't be as hard as some people are making it out to be... As a 45mnk/22thf I went with an alliance of 7 to Garlaige for the coal (btw 2 lv54's, 1 lv50 and the rest high 40's except me). In and out with 5 coals in about 15 minutes. Next we all went to the nest with the exception of one of the 54's. We only needed 3 molds and got them in under 2 1/2 hours. A few nights later we got back together and took an alliance of 7 (6 needed papyrus and a 64mnk helper) to Eldieme. We got all 6 papers in 2 hours. So here I am now at lv46 with all the items for genkai 1^^.

On a side note, for all these parties, I was the ONLY one that had treasure hunter from my thf sub. No other thf subs and no thfs period. Call it luck if you want, but 6 papers in 2 hours? Go for the drops when it's close to a full moon as it seems to work best. I don't remember the moon status when we went for the mold and coal, but for the paper, it was 88-90% in the time we were fighting lichs. This seems to have a greater effect on drops than having a thf in the party.
MAN IM GOING NUTZ!
# Sep 09 2004 at 9:27 PM Rating: Decent
dude i've just got to level 50 and realized its hell.....why do they have to make this quest so difficult?, only to have to do 3 more like it.....i might just go with the 50k idea and pay some high levels to get the stuff for me man....
i hate this
# Sep 09 2004 at 5:12 AM Rating: Decent
6 hrs and only one paper wtf why do i waste my time....
I need the Paper
# Sep 07 2004 at 2:33 PM Rating: Decent
If ur on the Ifrit Server and high enough to help out with this quest plz give Undecided a /tell current job : 50 monk / thf,war, help me out plz >.<, i been in 3 item partys and all of them bail on me before i can get my paper, it's frustrating
Alliance??
# Sep 07 2004 at 6:37 AM Rating: Decent
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I just finished this quest. Got Mold and Coal pretty easy. Spent alnost the entire holiday weekend getting Papyrus. I tried a couple times with some high level help and no luck. Then yesterday morning (Labor Day), I put together a party of 6 and we headed through the Glacier. 2 drops in a couple of hours. 48WHM won the first lot and one of 2 THFs won the second. WHM left soon after but found replacement. THF left shortly too. Reformed with party of 5 me(50RDM), 50BLM, 50THF, replacemnt WHM and 50DRK. We owned Lichs with just the 5 of us. Next drop BLM wins and has to leave soon after, WHM follows without getting drop. Got another WHM and decide to try fighting with 4 of us. We kill em pretty easy. We got another drop and the WHM passes to my astonishment. I finally win the lot and ask the WHM why? She said she already finished G1 and just wanted to help. Very cool. Next Lich another drop and the DRK wins it. about 4 Lichs later, the DRK gets killed while we were fighting it, leaving me and the THF to kill it. We finally kill it and get Papyrus for the THF. Then the four of us headed back to Jeuno and agree to help the DRK get a coal and the THF get a mold. We then headed to the Citadel. We get through the gate and sneak up. I lead them to the explosure spot. We get aggroed at the bottom of the stairs by bats. The THF, me and the WHM all start to fight it. I yell at the DRK asking where he is and he says his sneak wore off and he is afraid to move. I yell again askin why he didn't say something. The 3 of us end up getting killed just before finishing off the bats. The DRK ended up getting killed as well. We HP back and agree to try again. We finally get to the Explosure area and pull a bomb. The DRK was late on the Stun and the bomb exploded killing him and the THF. 2 coals dropped and we needed one. We all warped or HPed back to Jeuno again. WHM had to leave, so I found a WHM friend to meet up with us at the nest. 4 of us now start killing exos pretty easily. Got a mold soon after. Anyways, I just wanted to point out that you don't need an alliance or a high level to get these things. 4-5 good players and you can kill the enemies pretty easy and gain decent exp while doing it. We were getting 70+ exp per kill. I am now under 1000exp from 51. GL all who still have to do this.
Rockym 50RDM, 24BLM, 21NIN, 10WAR, 4SMN, 2BST
Odin server
Suggestions for Papyrus
# Sep 05 2004 at 11:29 PM Rating: Good
* Have a BST/WHM, SMN/WHM, or (RDM/WHM)/SMN in the party. Pet Pulling with sneak on helps out a LOT. No worries about the puller getting down into the yellow (and the chaos happening after that).
* PLD/WAR. Undead Circle + Tanking.
* Pick a camp where there's no undead closeby. This can be a challenge, stairs of north Eldieme entrance (through Beaudecine Glacier) is where my PT camped. There is a Hell Hound that will occasionally HP aggro you, but nothing horrible.
* Stay until everyone gets their Papyrus, or at least as long as you can. Leaving right after you get Papyrus will make you a LOT of enemies.
* Be careful. Undead can Low HP seek from a LONG distance.
* Mages stay out of range of Blood Saber. Don't need the lich getting MORE free HP from them. Also make sure the liches are silenced, they CAN cast Ancient Magic. (Freeze = ouch)

That being said, Liches are NOT that difficult. They're only Toughs to Lv50s. A PT of 4-5 could probably take one out, as long as they had a pet puller. Just be patient. You'll get your papyrus eventually.

Edit: formatting

Edited, Mon Sep 6 00:30:36 2004
Please Help!!
# Sep 05 2004 at 1:34 PM Rating: Default
If you are on Asura and high lvl, Help a budding RDM get Genkai 1, please.

I need Lich Papyrus (surprise!!!!)

I will help you do anything I can. BCNM, Farm buddy, you name it.

[green]Varchesis RDM 50 / BLM 25 / SMN 20 / THF 15 / NIN 15 [green]
Recommended
# Sep 03 2004 at 4:56 AM Rating: Decent
What's the min amount of party members for this quest? And what are the suggestions. My LS is planning on doing it together when we all get to 50. But, my LS is small; all we have is a PLD/WAR, RDM/BLM, WHM/BLM, BLM/WHM, RNG/NIN, THF/NIN. Would that be good?
I suggest they do an alternative to this!
# Sep 02 2004 at 5:10 PM Rating: Default
I think you should have the option of paying gil to break the limit. I rather spend 75k on breaking the limit to 55. 100k for the 60. and etc. This is bs and I suggest making some high level friends as soon as possible. VERY DISCOURAGING!
The whole limit break thingy
# Sep 02 2004 at 5:07 PM Rating: Decent
Once you do this THATS IT NO MORE OF THIS once you did it. For example you wanna level your pld to 70 at least. so you do the first few genkai quests. Once you do it with one job do you have to do it with another job if you want to break the limit?
dreading it.
# Sep 02 2004 at 12:32 AM Rating: Default
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I am realy not looking forward to this fnthing at all!

You are all scaring me :P
Luck
# Sep 01 2004 at 2:39 AM Rating: Decent
Just finished my Genkai 1 Experience and I must say it has been pretty annoying.
I had the mold and the coal pretty ez but the papy thing was a whole different thing :(

I have been in about a dozen Papy-pt's and saw it drop plenty of times but I am no lucky-lotter
I was stuck for several weeks on this quest, and finally got lucky.
/cheer, /cheer, /cheer
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