Prove Your Worth (epic)

Prove Your Worth (epic) is the 3rd quest in the Pirates of the Thunder Sea (epic) story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
The first four quests can be completed in any order to unlock Precious Cargo.
A Legend Revisited • Old Tomb, New Tenants • Prove Your Worth (epic) • Ghost of a Chance (epic) • Precious Cargo

The captain of the Ill Fate has constructed a series of trials that will challenge the most ardent adventurer.

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: Three-Barrel Cove

Prove Your Worth
Heroic level:	None
Epic level:	25
Duration:	Long
Heroic XP:	Prove Your Worth
Epic XP:	♣12,209Solo/Casual ♦20,957Normal ♥21,564Hard ♠22,173Elite
Takes place in:	Rackam's Trial
Bestowed by:	Dirty Vingus
NPC contact:	Dirty Vingus
Quest acquired in:	Three-Barrel Cove
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	4
Purchase:	Three-Barrel Cove or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Dirty Vingus, the Captain of the Sterling Chance, wants you to gather information about a rival crew. Rackam is the Orc captain of the Ill Fate, notorious for having the best crew around. Vingus attributes this to the deadly obstacle course known as Rackam's Trial. Filled with insidious traps and dried bones of would-be pirates, it is a standing testament to the captain's madness. Find this trial in the ruins near the wreckage of the Lady Luck, down the cliffside road out of camp. After you complete the trial, report your findings back to Vingus.

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Objectives

Acquire the Treasure Map piece at the end of Rackham's Trial
(Optional) Successfully retort all of Glin's insults — Bonus (20%): Epic( ♣2,442 ♦4,191 ♥4,313 ♠4,435 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs First corridor:

Spikes on the top – disarmable, control panel before trap
Blades on the bottom – disarmable, control panel after trap
Pressure plates on the bottom – disarmable

First room: Ambush! Kill or disable magefire cannons to proceed

Magefire Cannons – disarmable; panels on the sides (Note: Cannons can spawn as Monster Champions)
Pressure plates in the alcoves with cannons: disarmable

Towards Agility Trial:

Magefire Cannons – disarmable

The corridor leading to the Agility Trial now has spinning blade traps in it that move.

Moving spinning blades. 1 trap control panel in side alcove disables all.

In the Agility Trial (now featuring elevators)

Blade traps in the alcoves – disarmable, trap control panels are on the wall opposite the alcove.

Ambush:

Magefire Cannons – disarmable

Descent:

Spike traps – not disarmable

After descent (optional; opens shortcut back to the first ambush room):

Fire jets behind bars. Disarmable via switch high up on the north wall (near the shrines)

Inferno room:

Fire jets: 1 panel on the east wall
Fire jets: 3 switches in the bottom alcoves
Fire jets: 1 switch on top
Dart traps: 1 panel on the north wall, across the darts
Pressure plates on the plank walkway towards the final switch

Inferno chest:

Two fire jets, disarming the traps unlocks the chest

Corridor east from inferno room:

Magefire Cannons – disarmable

Tips and Misc

Disabling the magefire cannons causes them to change allegiance.
Elevator: In the alcoves are many traps. It is possible to stand safely on the torch holders, alternatively, there will be exactly one trap missing on the alcove floor that is a safe spot. All traps in this area have a 'Reflex save' DC of 67 or less on Epic Elite. As well as the easily spotted spike traps, there are hidden blade traps on the wall; if you don't stand at the center of the lift, you may get snagged on one, causing the lift to stick. The same can happen with hirelings, pets, and summoned creatures, so be careful with those.
Some players experience a bug with the uppermost lift, as its pad sometimes goes only halfway up, making it impossible to reach the top floor. One should try, instead of jumping upon the pad, to carefully walk into it just when it starts moving up. You'll get stuck halfway into the platform, but will still be able to move along with it, while causing it to move all the way up and reaching the top floor, as intended.
Spike traps in the descent have a very high 'Reflex save' DC (100 on all epic difficulties) and can be dealt with in various ways. At least one person (or pet/hireling) needs to be alive at the bottom and pull a lever at the bottom to progress.
- Heal through while feather falling if you have multiple healing spells available on different cooldowns. Teammates at the top can initially help heal while the lead is falling, and Cocoon can be used the entire distance.
- Spikes are subject to PRR and DR mechanics.
- While Evasion is not particularly useful due to the high DC, characters with Improved Evasion should take half damage at most.
- A character in Shiradi Champion (without Feather falling) can initiate Tea on the trap door while another team member opens the gates. The Shiradi drops down while invulnerable.
- Unyielding Sentinel's Undying Vanguard gives 10000 temporary HPs for 20 seconds.
- Park a hireling or pet at the top and drop down. If the hireling's boss does not survive, call them to follow; they will teleport and can open the shrine at the bottom.
- Use a Siberys Spirit Cake.
- Navigate the spikes without getting hit. The initial pattern is like a corkscrew.

Rackam's Conundrum puzzle solution

Rackam's Conundrum – the puzzle solution remains the same as the Heroic version:
- 0 – Rotate the puzzle tiles so that:
  - North and southwest puzzle: south and east tiles are lit
  - Southeast puzzle: north and west tiles are lit
- 1 – Click the north lever on the rug.
- 2 – Pull the red gem lever.
- 3 – Reset by pulling the green lever.
- 4 – Click the south lever on the rug.
  - Positions of the circles all stay the same.
- 5 – Finally, pull the red gem lever again.
- If you make a mistake, Fire Elementals will spawn from the small doorway to the south.
The inferno room now has a cage so you cannot get to the levers simply by jumping up.
The hall after the inferno room is guarded by up to 6 Magefire Cannons, all can fire on you from the above platform and below hall. On higher difficulties (EE/Reaper), this can prove a very formidable task to navigate, especially solo. Cannons can knock you down. A saving throw of 57 reported as not enough to resist knock down on R1.
Bug: Near the last shrine a hidden object alert pops up, but even with Search 105 nothing can be found.
Gentleman Glin has an insult attack (shows DM text) which will do an AoE stun if you fail to use social skills (Intimidate, Diplomacy, Bluff) to reverse it. Additionally, half the party must make their check or the reversal fails.
- He'll insult approximately every 5 seconds. Keep an eye on your skill timers.
- Note that the optional is not reached if Glin is killed before he can insult once.
- Lilo Blackstitch, level 21 rogue hireling has Diplomacy on her hotbar and she can successfully counter the insults (tested on epic normal). She can easily handle all traps (epic normal).

Gentleman Glin DC

Bonus XP

Devious bonus: 11 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Discreet bonus: 21 or fewer monsters killed +5% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Aggression bonus: 30 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Onslaught bonus: 59 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Conquest bonus: 88 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Tamper bonus: 18-31 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Neutralization bonus: 25-41 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 31-50 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Mischief bonus: 92 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Vandal bonus: 119 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
Ransack bonus: 147 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )

Notes:

Insidious/devious/discreet:

The lowest number of mandatory kills is 7 on Normal. For that

Any Magefire Cannon required to be removed to open the next door must be disarmed
After the first Magefire Cannon ambush luck is needed to have only Cannons spawned instead of a mix with pirates.

Not validated if that is sufficient for Insidious
The number of mandatory kills increase with difficulty

Ingenious/neutralization/tamper:

The required disarms increase while progressing through the quest
Other than normal not any trap/panel passed counts for the total trap number (Cannon panels always count)
It's not possible to acquire Ingenious without disarming at least some Cannons
It's safe to assume that only traps/panels passing the Spot check or actively found count for the limits
That ultimately means that the required disarms also depend on the players activity

Conquest:

Fire Elementals must be spawned in the puzzle room until ~85 kills are acquired

Loot

Chests: 4
- Behind the Secret door in the box maze (South-east corner of map)
- One within the Inferno room (locked, the only way to unlock it is to disable the traps around it)
- One for countering all of Glin's insults.
- One end chest.
Collectables: 7
- Adventurer's Pack — within the first trap combo, east side
- Adventurer's Pack — on a walkway east side of the Magefire Cannon ambush
- Fungus — post elevator ambush area, south
- Fungus — post elevator ambush area, north
- Rubble — elevated on the west side of the puzzle room
- Adventurer's Pack — in one of the pits in the inferno room
- Adventurer's Pack — near the last shrine

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 67.3.1 4 months and 3 days BugTime	Mizzen-Mast Splinter ^(edit)	Great Club	+7 Enhancement Bonus+7 Enhancement Bonus: +7 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. FracturingFracturing: This weapon is ideal for breaking bones and deals 2 to 12 damage to targets that have skeletons or are made of bone. Improved DestructionImproved Destruction: On Hit: Your target gains a stack of Armor Destruction. (-1 penalty to Armor Class, -1% of its Fortification. 20 Second Duration. Stacks up to 15 times.) This effect may trigger once every second. Felling the OakFelling the Oak: On a natural 20 that is confirmed as a critical hit, this weapon will trip your opponent, forcing them to fall prone. There is no save against this effect. Shrieking VIShrieking VI: On Hit: 6 to 24 Sonic Damage. Anarchic VIIAnarchic VII: On Hit: 7 to 28 Chaos damage. Chaos-aligned creatures are immune to this effect. Penalty: If equipped by a Lawful user, they receive 1 Negative Level for as long as this item is equipped. ImpactImpact: Passive: The base critical threat range of this weapon is doubled. This does not stack with Improved Critical feat. Vorpal Strikes by this weapon also bypass all Fortification. Red Augment SlotRed Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	24	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Prove Your Worth (epic), End Chest
Update 68.0.1 3 months and 16 days BugTime	Iron Mitts ^(edit)	Gloves	Strength +8 Strength +8: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Strength. Competence Healing Amplification +60Healing Amplification: This effect amplifies all incoming positive energy healing by +60 (Competence bonus). Includes spells, potions, and other effects. Vitality +40Vitality +40: Passive: +40 Vitality bonus to Hit Points. Resistance +7 Resistance +7: Passive: +7 Resistance bonus to Fortitude, Reflex, and Will Saving Throws. Colorless Augment SlotColorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	24	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Prove Your Worth (epic), End chest; Three-Barrel Cove (epic), all rare encounters
Update 68.0.1 3 months and 13 days BugTime	Plundered Pirate Hat ^(edit)	Helm	Charisma +8 Charisma +8: This item makes the wearer have more flair, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Charisma. Insightful Charisma +3Insightful Charisma +3: This item makes the wearer have more flair, granting a +3 insight bonus to Charisma. True SeeingTrue Seeing: Passive: You gain the benefit of the spell True Seeing. Blue Augment SlotBlue Augments Named: Category:Blue augments AC: Natural Armor Bonus (+1 to +14) or Protection (Deflection bonus) (+1 to +11) ASF reduction: -5% to -15% Fortification: +25% to +100% Good Luck: +1 or +2 Hit points: +4 to +54 Max Dex Bonus (Armor): +1 or +2 Defense (PRR and MRR): +3 to +36 Saves (Resistance bonus): +1 to +11 Dodge: +1% to +14% Tactics DCs (Stunning, Sunder, Trip): +2 to +16 Accuracy: +2 to +22 Positive/Negative/Repair Healing Amplification: +3 to +57 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20 Colorless Augment SlotColorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	24	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Prove Your Worth (epic), end chest

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Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Blood Tide Marine ^{( view • edit )}	●♦26Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard	Orc	Half-Orc
Gentleman Glin ^{( view • edit )}	●♥35Epic Hard ●♠68Epic Elite	Elf	Half-Elf
Ill Fate Sailor (Warforged) ^{( view • edit )}	●♦23Epic Normal ●♥29-30Epic Hard	Living Construct	Warforged
Kell the Killer ^{( view • edit )}	●♥34Epic Hard ●♠65Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Magefire Cannon ^{( view • edit )}	●♥32Epic Hard	Construct	Animated Object
Volcanic Elemental ^{( view • edit )}	●♦25Epic Normal ●♠32Epic Elite	Elemental	Fire Elemental