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Reach for the Sky

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Reach for the Sky is the 4th quest in the Masterminds of Sharn Part Two story arcIcon tooltip.pngStory arcs  are chains of quests that make up a story line.
Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.
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After the first quest, the next two quests can be completed in any order to unlock Reach for the Sky.
No Refunds • House of Pain • Blown Deadline • Reach for the Sky


Lucian Vaunt is giving a speech at the theater up in Skyway. This gives you the perfect opportunity to steal back the Stormreach Beacon. Take the lift to Skyway Odeum and find a way into the theater.

Masterminds of Sharn adpack icon.jpg
DDO Point icon.png Requires access to adventure pack: Masterminds of Sharn
Reach for the Sky
Heroic level: 16
Epic level: 32
(considered Legendary)
Duration: long
Heroic XP:  ♣5,071Solo/Casual ♦8,800Normal ♥9,148Hard ♠9,496Elite
Epic XP:  ♣23,974Solo/Casual ♦40,948Normal ♥41,940Hard ♠42,932Elite
Takes place in: Skyway Odeum
Bestowed by: Jix Boromar
NPC contact: Jix Boromar
Quest acquired in: Sharn - Clifftop Tower District
Patron: Sharn City Council
Base favor: 7
Purchase: Masterminds of Sharn
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview

Lucian Vaunt is making a last-ditch attempt to raise money by holding a gala at a theater in Skyway, Sharn's most exclusive district. To protect himself from vengeful Forgewraiths, Vaunt has brought the Stormreach Beacon with him. This will be the perfect opportunity to steal back the Beacon and return it to Xen'drik.


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Enter the theater building
  • Get a ticket
  • Attend Vaunt's presentation
  • Sneak backstage and find the beacon
  • Get under the stage
  • Bring the beacon to the airship upstairs, behind the theater
  • (Optional) Take Lucy out — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣1,014 ♦1,760 ♥1,830 ♠1,899 ) Legendary( ♣4,795 ♦8,190 ♥8,388 ♠8,586 )
  • (Optional) Smash theater props and make Vaunt pay for it (100) — Bonus (30%): Heroic( ♣1,521 ♦2,640 ♥2,744 ♠2,849 ) Legendary( ♣7,192 ♦12,284 ♥12,582 ♠12,880 )
  • (Optional) Defeat all forge wraiths (35) — Bonus (50%): Heroic( ♣2,536 ♦4,400 ♥4,574 ♠4,748 ) Legendary( ♣11,987 ♦20,474 ♥20,970 ♠21,466 )

Tips and Misc

This can be a long and confusing quest, but once you learn it and focus on the objectives, it can be run quite fast. Some tips:

  • There is no combat initially, so the party can wait to buff before heading "to the basement", below.
  • If you fall off the platforms outside the theater, you will be teleported back to the quest entry point.
Tickets, please
  • Talk to Thora Tavin, your House Tarkanan contact, on the first lower platform, then head up to the theater.
  • Characters with a good Jump or an abundant-step-like ability can skip directly to the second lower platform, next.
  • The doorman asks for your ticket(s), which you don't have. One party member needs to proceed to the second lower platform and speak to the "Scalper".
  • There are several skills check to choose from: Intimidate, Spot, or Bluff (the DC's are low). Or you can just pay 5 platinum.
Molin Kaine

Talk to Molin Kaine just beyond the first right-hand door in the hall. He can help you in one of the following ways:

  • Backstage: If you decide to go through the backstage, he will follow you around for a while, and Vaunt staff in many rooms won't attack you, at least for now.
  • Detain: Molin will arrest some of the named enemies, making the end fight easier/faster.
To the basement

You have two options how to reach the beacon, which is in the basement behind the stage.

  • Through the backstage: From Molin, go west, north, east, behind the stage. You need to climb several sets of stairs along the way.
  • Don't enter the theater, or else retrace your steps after talking to Molin. Take the bridge to a nearby tower, featuring a long winding staircase, several reverse gravity wells to speed up your trip, and a few forgewraiths to spice it up (inactive at start). Once up, use some more gravity wells to reach the end fight area. Buff up, enter theater from top, clear the opposing forces, and get behind the stage.

Once behind the stage (or on your way down from the roof), pull two levers on higher floors to open the basement. Warning: If you miss a jump, you will drop down to the stage and be teleported to the prison area. Alternatively, you can wait till Lucy goes on stage, comes back and kill her to open the basement.

Warning: If you wish for Lucy to go on stage to kill her, do not drop down without talking to the cowering NPC at the forgewraith behind the stage (ask him how to get below the stage), or the quest will never update to "Get under the stage" and Lucy will never go on stage. You will have to use Dimension Door to go back. This is not required if you open the basement door with the levers.

  • If you fall onto or enter the stage, Lucian calls security and you are teleported to a prison cell far west. Bad idea unless you cleared that area in advance.
In the basement

Kill enemies in the basement. Break glass under the stage. Kill the final defenders around the beacon. You can now pick up the beacon; this will awaken a bunch of forgewraiths in the whole theater; unless...

You have two options how to proceed:

  • The old-fashioned way: Grab the beacon, kill everything that moves.
  • If you have access to Dimension Door, using it just before you pick up the beacon can save you some fighting. Do it before you bring down the forcefield – after you have brought down the forcefield there is a teleport lock.
To the end fight

You need to get above the theater.

  • If going from the stage, start by crossing to the west side of the stage (it is now safe) and head up, continuing up at each opportunity.
  • If going from the quest start (you used Dimension Door), go through the tower / staircase / gravity wells.

In either case, you will encounter a few newly awakened forgewraiths to make your ascent more interesting.

There's an airship at the top of the theater. Defeat several enemies you met in previous quests (some might have been detained by Molin if you chose that option). The unconscious Ship's 'Captain Margon <Seen Better Days>' will help fight the Bosses alongside you, if you click her dialogue box, and succeed with a Heal roll check. Defeating the last enemy on the ship concludes the quest.

Bonus XP

  • Aggression bonus: 15 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣507 ♦880 ♥915 ♠950 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 30 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣761 ♦1,320 ♥1,372 ♠1,424 )
  • Conquest bonus: 45 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣1,268 ♦2,200 ♥2,287 ♠2,374 )
  • Mischief bonus: 61 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣406 ♦704 ♥732 ♠760 )
  • Vandal bonus: 80 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣507 ♦880 ♥915 ♠950 )
  • Ransack bonus: 100 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣761 ♦1,320 ♥1,372 ♠1,424 )

Loot

  • Chests: 2
  • one end chest
  • one behind locked door in staircase

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
  • Update 44.0.1
  • 4 years, 10 months, and 24 days
  • Kobold sneak
Moonrise Bracers
Moonrise Bracers.png
(edit)
Bracers  15 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End chest
  • Update 44.0.1
  • 4 years, 10 months, and 24 days
  • Kobold sneak
Wildwood Gauntlets
Wildwood Gauntlets.png
(edit)
Gloves  15 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, end chest
Thundershot
Thundershot.png
(edit)
Repeating Heavy Crossbow  15 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End chest
The Shattered Onyx
The Shattered Onyx.png
(edit)
Ring  15 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End chest
  • Update 66.0.1
  • 7 months and 11 days
  • Stumpy
Breaking the Bank
Breaking the Bank.png
(edit)
Rune Arm  15 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End Chest
Enigma Core
Enigma Core.png
(edit)
Docent  15 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End Chest
  • Update 50.0.1
  • 3 years, 2 months, and 9 days
  • JJMC89
Legendary Moonrise Bracers
Legendary Moonrise Bracers.png
(edit)
Bracers  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End Chest
  • Update 50.3
  • 3 years, 1 month, and 4 days
  • Codect
Legendary Wildwood Gauntlets
Legendary Wildwood Gauntlets.png
(edit)
Gloves  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, end chest
Legendary Enigma Core
Legendary Enigma Core.png
(edit)
Docent  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End chest
  • Update 66.0.1
  • 7 months and 11 days
  • Stumpy
Legendary Breaking the Bank
Legendary Breaking the Bank.png
(edit)
Rune Arm  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End Chest
  • Update 67.3
  • 4 months and 14 days
  • BugTime
Legendary Thundershot
Legendary Thundershot.png
(edit)
Repeating Heavy Crossbow  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, End chest
  • Update 68.0.1
  • 3 months and 16 days
  • BugTime
The Legendary Shattered Onyx
The Legendary Shattered Onyx.png
(edit)
Ring  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Reach for the Sky, end chest
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Monsters

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Arcanist( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠23Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Enforcer( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Exorcist( view
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 ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Elf Elf
Forge Artificer Wraith( view
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 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Undead Wraith
Forge Wisp Wraith( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Undead Wraith
Forgewraith( view
Forgewraith.jpg
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 ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Undead Wraith
Gish Helion( view
Gish Helion.jpg
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 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Gnoll Gnoll
Guardian( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ♦34Epic Normal ♥38Epic Hard ♠43Epic Elite Construct Golem
Helma Omenbus( view
Helma Omenbus.png
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 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Gnome Gnome
Irk Bord( view
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 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin
Lucy( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ♦34Epic Normal ♥38Epic Hard ♠43Epic Elite Giant Troll
New and Improved Guardian( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ♦34Epic Normal ♥38Epic Hard ♠43Epic Elite Construct Golem
Qaspiel Mistwalker (red-named)( view
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 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Evil Outsider Angel
Rudus Caskrage( view
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 • edit )
 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Monstrous Humanoid Minotaur
Security Canine( view
Security Canine.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Construct Iron Defender
Security Construct( view
Security Construct.jpg
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠57Epic Elite Construct Animated Object
Tampered Guardian( view
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 • edit )
 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ♦34Epic Normal ♥38Epic Hard ♠43Epic Elite Construct Golem
Technician (monster)( view
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 ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Dwarf Dwarf
Vaunt Arcanist( view
Vaunt Arcanist.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Vaunt Bulwark( view
Vaunt Bulwark.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Vaunt Guard( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Vaunt Healer( view
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 • edit )
 ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Dwarf Dwarf
Vaunt Patrol( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Zulkis Crowspire( view
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 • edit )
 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Native Outsider Tiefling