Watch Your Step

Watch Your Step is the 1st quest in The Keep on the Borderlands story arcStory arcs  are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
These quests can be completed in any order.
Watch Your Step • The Bugbear Bandits • Violent Delights • Treasure Hunt • Obstructing the Orcs • Caged Beast • The Hobgoblin Horde • Total Chaos

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Watch Your Step
Heroic level:	1
Epic level:	21
Duration:	Short
Heroic XP:	♣216Solo/Casual ♦360Normal ♥386Hard ♠412Elite
Epic XP:	♣3,890Solo/Casual ♦6,697Normal ♥6,911Hard ♠7,125Elite
Takes place in:	Kobold Caves
Bestowed by:	Wrolph Acton
NPC contact:	Wrolph Acton
Quest acquired in:	The Keep on the Borderlands
Patron:	The Gatekeepers
Base favor:	2
Purchase:	Keep on the Borderlands or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

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Objectives

• Explore the cave
• Defeat the Kobold tribe
• (Optional) Stop the kobold runner — Bonus (7%): Heroic( ♣15 ♦25 ♥27 ♠29 ) Epic( ♣272 ♦469 ♥484 ♠499 )
• (Optional) Defeat the king of the pile — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣26 ♦43 ♥46 ♠49 ) Epic( ♣467 ♦804 ♥829 ♠855 )
• (Optional) Make a deal with the Kobolds — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣43 ♦72 ♥77 ♠82 ) Epic( ♣778 ♦1,339 ♥1,382 ♠1,425 )
• (Optional) Politely tell the Kobold tribe about their chieftain's demise — Bonus (5%): Heroic( ♣11 ♦18 ♥19 ♠21 ) Epic( ♣195 ♦335 ♥346 ♠356 )
• (Optional) Find out what the Kobolds have been up to — Bonus (6%): Heroic( ♣13 ♦22 ♥23 ♠25 ) Epic( ♣233 ♦402 ♥415 ♠428 )

Known Traps

Trap and Lock DCs

• 1 Mechanical Trapdoor.

Tips and Misc

• Minimum solution: Jump the trap and go East to talk to the old crone, north to kill the chief, then go west to unlock and enter the treasure room outside the chief's room. If you fight the crone, you can use the key from her room. Otherwise, the chief drops a key. Note that the door can be picked.

True to its name, the first passage has a Mechanical Trapdoor at the first junction (not very well disguised). Safe, but it's a long fall into some shallow slop (no damage, no direct climb back out). There's a Secret door that begins the way back up and out.

• Optional: Although falling into the pit is painless, you miss the "Kobold runner" optional ("Kobold too young to die!" +7% XP), which is triggered when the trap is disabled (and possibly by other triggers also). You have to "prevent" one specific kobold, named 'Kobold Runner' (look for the name above its head) running away and ringing the nearby gong, i.e. kill the Kobold Runner. No "fail" notice is given if this is missed, and it cannot be re-gained. Although this is generally true, sometimes the Kobold Runner falls into the pit with you, allowing completion of the optional. Some stealthy Rogues may be able to sneak up on the Runner, without being noticed or use Bluff to pull the Runner towards the entrance to distract the Kobold from running towards the gong for a few seconds; delaying the Kobold Runner.

West and/or down the pit - optionals:
All optionals in the pit can be achieved by going west (Secret door at "end" of the tunnel. There is a 2nd Secret door beyond that, but contains only 1 breakable and the secret door to the pit itself. Only 2 of the 3 secret doors need to be found for +10% Perception bonus).

• If you fall/jump, you follow a tunnel and end up back at the top of the pit, which has now been sealed shut. The trap can still be disabled at this time (XP?).
• "Optional" mini-boss rat "king of the pile" and an Iron Key (and collectable and shrine) are found down here.

• Lever in shrine room is used to open one of the secret doors in the pit if you do not have a high enough search DC.
• 2 secret doors must be found to get back up out of the pit. There is a third secret door in South-west passage. If you run down the hall toward the pit, you only need the first secret door plus the South-west passage for the +10% Perception bonus (2 total). The inner secret door, leading to the pit itself, hides only one (1) breakable.

East:

• Optional: "Making a deal with the kobolds" (+20%) involves going southeast and talking to the Elderly Kobold Crone. Diplomacy (35 worked on Epic Normal), Intimidate or Bluff (Bluff 38 worked on epic Normal) (Bluff 11 Failed, but 19 worked on Hard, 19 Bluff Failed on Elite (16 worked on Elite). Diplomacy 19 succeeded on Elite). Depending on your actions beforehand you might not be able to even talk to the Elderly Kobold, e.g. if you don't stop the Kobold Runner she'll be hostile.

• If you loot their chest (or if you attack them first), they attack. You still get the XP from making the deal.

• Go north and east to kill the chief, then come back and speak to her twice more if you want the optionals (below).
• 2nd Iron Key in end room.

• Either iron key can be used to unlock the treasure room at the end. It can be picked, but doing so before talking to the crone may make it impossible to obtain the charm.needs verification

• Quest ends when the treasure room door is opened (west end of the northern passage). The optionals below can still be completed, for reward and XP, after the quest is "finished".

• Optional: Speaking to the Crone a second time opens the nearby secret door for a chest.
• Optional: Speaking to the Crone a third time completes the "Find out what the Kobolds Have been up to" optional, and drops a Kobold Charm of Evil Chaos on the floor, which is one of three charms used in the final quest Total Chaos to unlock a +25% XP optional and chest.

Bonus XP

• Perception bonus: 2 or more secret doors discovered +10% Bonus.( ♣22 ♦36 ♥39 ♠41 )
• Mischief bonus: 8 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣17 ♦29 ♥31 ♠33 )
• Vandal bonus: 10 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣22 ♦36 ♥39 ♠41 )
• Ransack bonus: 12 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣32 ♦54 ♥58 ♠62 )

Loot

• Chests: 3
  • one behind Secret door to South-east
  • one in side tunnel in north-central area (also has 2 Tasty Hams nearby, on the floor)
  • End chest
• Collectables:
  • Rubble in western junk pile with Humongous Stinking Rat
  • Fungus in western junk pile with Humongous Stinking Rat
• NPC rewards:

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 44.1 3 years, 8 months, and 30 days Cru121	Cloak of Attraction  (edit)	Cloak	Haggle +3Haggle +3: Passive: +3 Competence bonus to the Haggle skill. Bluff +3Bluff +3: Passive: +3 Competence bonus to the Bluff skill. Yellow Augment Slot: EmptyYellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 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	1	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Watch Your Step, End Chest
Update 44.1 3 years, 7 months, and 20 days Vilhena	Rough Plate  (edit)	Full Plate	+1 Enhancement Bonus+1 Enhancement Bonus: +1 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. Fortification +38%Fortification +38%: +38% Enhancement bonus to reduced chance of taking critical damage on a critical hit. Blue Augment Slot: EmptyBlue 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	1	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Watch Your Step, Proud Kobold Chieftain‎'s chest
Update 49 2 years, 2 months, and 14 days Corgrind	Flamering  (edit)	Ring	Combustion +38Combustion +38: Passive: +38 Equipment bonus to Fire Spell Power. Wizardry +19 Wizardry +19: +19 Enhancement bonus to spell points. Blue Augment Slot: EmptyBlue 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	1	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Watch Your Step, End Chest
Update 44.0.1 3 years, 10 months, and 6 days Technical 13	White Hood of Schemes  (edit)	Helm	Bluff +18Bluff +18: Passive: +18 Competence bonus to the Bluff skill. Deception +8 Deception +8: +8 Enhancement bonus to hit and +12 to damage for any hit that would qualify as a sneak attack. Hide +18Hide +18: Passive: +18 Competence bonus to the Hide skill. Move Silently +18Move Silently +18: Passive: +18 Competence bonus to the Move Silently skill. Blue Augment Slot: EmptyBlue 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	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Watch Your Step, end chest
Update 44.0.1 3 years, 10 months, and 6 days Technical 13	Focal Point  (edit)	Large shield	+6 Enhancement Bonus+6 Enhancement Bonus: +6 enhancement bonus to Armor Class, attack and damage rolls. Incite +94 Incite +94: +94% Enhancement bonus to increased threat generation from melee damage Insightful Incite +39Insightful Incite +39: +39% Insight bonus to increased threat generation from melee damage Parrying +4Parrying +4: +4 Insight bonus to Armor Class, +4 Insight bonus to Saves. Protection +8Protection +8: Passive: +8 Deflection bonus to Armor Class. Blue Augment Slot: EmptyBlue 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	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Watch Your Step, end chest
Update 57 10 months and 8 days PurpleSerpent	Blackfeather Boots  (edit)	Boots	Feather FallingFeather Falling: This item is engraved with feathers and bestows a powerful magical effect. Whenever the wearer begins to fall from any height, this effect slows the descent dramatically, causing the wearer to fall like a feather. Freedom of MovementFreedom of Movement: This item grants its wearer the ability to move and attack normally while under the influence of magic that impedes movement, such as paralysis, solid fog, slow and web. Speed +30% Speed +30%: +30% enhancement bonus to movement speed, 15% bonus to attack speed. Riposte +4Riposte +4: This item enchants its user with incredible awareness and speed, granting a +4 Insight bonus to AC and to Saves. Blue Augment Slot: EmptyBlue 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	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Watch Your Step, End chest
Update 58.1 5 months and 1 day PurpleSerpent	Serrated Arrowhead  (edit)	Trinket	CripplingCrippling: A crippling weapon is infused with binding power so that when a target is critically hit their movement is slowed by half. Note: Real slowdown is only 25% Seeker +10 Seeker +10: Provides a +10 Enhancement bonus to confirm critical hits, and a +10 Enhancement bonus to critical hit damage (before multipliers are applied). Accuracy +15 Accuracy +15: Passive: +15 Competence bonus to attack rolls Ghostly Ghostly: Equipping this item causes you to become partially incorporeal. Your melee attacks do not roll a miss chance for Incorporeal targets. Enemy attacks have a 10% chance to miss you due to incorporeality. You receive a +5 enhancement bonus to your Hide and Move Silently skills. Blue Augment Slot: EmptyBlue 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	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Watch Your Step, End Chest, Proud Kobold Chieftain‎'s Chest
Update 59 4 months and 29 days PurpleSerpent	Hallowed Gauntlets  (edit)	Gloves	Hallowed +10Hallowed: An item with this quality assists only wearers who have the ability to turn undead. Hallowed items provide an +10 Enhancement bonus to the maximum Hit Dice of undead turned. Sacred +10Sacred +10: An item with this quality assists only wearers who have the ability to turn undead. Sacred items provide an +10 Enhancement bonus to your effective level for Turning Undead. Sheltering +25 Sheltering +25: +25 Enhancement bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Ratings Fortitude Save +9 Fortitude Save +9: This item gives a +9 Resistance bonus to your Fortitude saves. Blue Augment Slot: EmptyBlue 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	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Watch Your Step, End Chest

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Monsters

Name ( picture )	CR	Type	Race
Crafty Kobold Warrior ( view  • edit )	♣1.00Solo/Casual ♦1.00Normal ♥3Hard ♠5Elite ●♣22Epic Casual ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Dretch Spawn ( view  • edit )	●♦21Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Elderly Kobold Crone ( view  • edit )	♦1.00Normal ♥3Hard ♠5Elite ●♣21Epic Casual ●♦21Epic Normal ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Hezrou Chaos Spawn ( view  • edit )	●♦22Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Humongous Stinking Rat ( view  • edit )	♣3Solo/Casual ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ●♣24Epic Casual ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Animal	Rat
Infirm Kobold Veteran ( view  • edit )	♣0.50Solo/Casual ♦0.50Normal ●♦21Epic Normal ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Kobold Lookout ( view  • edit )	♦0.50Normal ♥1.00Hard ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Kobold Runner ( view  • edit )	♦0.50Normal ♥1.00Hard ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Proud Kobold Chieftain ( view  • edit )	♣2Solo/Casual ♦2Normal ♠7Elite ●♣24Epic Casual ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Scrawny Kobold ( view  • edit )	♦0.50Normal ♥1.00Hard ●♦21Epic Normal ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Sneaky Kobold Hunter ( view  • edit )	♣1.00Solo/Casual ♦1.00Normal ♥3Hard ●♣21Epic Casual ●♦21Epic Normal ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Stinking Rat ( view  • edit )	♣1.00Solo/Casual ♦1.00Normal ♥3Hard ♠6Elite ●♣21Epic Casual ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Animal	Rat
Vicious Kobold Concubine ( view  • edit )	♣1.00Solo/Casual ♦1.00Normal ♠5Elite ●♣22Epic Casual ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥26Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold