Memory Lapse

The famous Wizard Tarent Hoxworth has organized his memory as a library. Each memory was neatly filed away on the shelves - until a rival Wizard cast a spell that has brought chaos to Tarent's tidy mind.

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Memory Lapse
Heroic level:	6
Epic level:	23
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣1,723Solo/Casual ♦3,070Normal ♥3,268Hard ♠3,466Elite
Epic XP:	♣10,666Solo/Casual ♦18,342Normal ♥18,906Hard ♠19,471Elite
Takes place in:	The Memory Library
Bestowed by:	Tara Fenwyth
NPC contact:	Tara Fenwyth
Quest acquired in:	The Twelve
Patron:	The Twelve
Base favor:	4
Purchase:	White Plume Mountain and Other Tales or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

Overview

Tara Fenwyth wants you to help the renowned Wizard Tarent Hoxworth to recover his memory so he can deliver a speech. Speak with Tara Fenwyth and she will teleport you to inside Tarent's Memory Library.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Speak to Tara Fenwyth
Find books required for the speech (4)
Place required books on the podium (4)
Defeat Vaspar Danville
(Optional) Find all the books in the east wing (2) — Bonus (5%): Heroic( ♣86 ♦154 ♥163 ♠173 ) Epic( ♣533 ♦917 ♥945 ♠974 )
(Optional) Find all the books in the west wing (2) — Bonus (5%): Heroic( ♣86 ♦154 ♥163 ♠173 ) Epic( ♣533 ♦917 ♥945 ♠974 )
(Optional) Find all the books in the north wing (2) — Bonus (5%): Heroic( ♣86 ♦154 ♥163 ♠173 ) Epic( ♣533 ♦917 ♥945 ♠974 )
(Optional) Find all the books in the south wing (2) — Bonus (5%): Heroic( ♣86 ♦154 ♥163 ♠173 ) Epic( ♣533 ♦917 ♥945 ♠974 )
(Optional) Defeat the Bookwyrm — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣258 ♦461 ♥490 ♠520 ) Epic( ♣1,600 ♦2,751 ♥2,836 ♠2,921 )
(Optional) Master the Crushing Details — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣258 ♦461 ♥490 ♠520 ) Epic( ♣1,600 ♦2,751 ♥2,836 ♠2,921 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

3 Pressure plates surrounding a locked chest behind a secret door in the North Wing (with breakables)
3 Pressure plates in front of the secret door on the upper level of the East Wing leading to chest
Air jets (South Wing)

Tips and Misc

Walkthrough

Talk to Tara.
All books are virtual – they do not appear as items in anyone's pack. This also means that anyone can place them (right or wrong!) at the end fight.

Note: the Narrator will indicate whether a book you have found is required or optional. If he says "You have found one of the books for the speech", it is a required book and you can safely exit that wing (if you don't care about the optional XP). If he says "You find a book that can be used in the speech", it is just an optional book – don't leave the wing until you've found the required book as well.

Four wings

Clear all four wings and pick up the required book in each. In each wing there is only one required book, and one other optional book (+5% XP each).

The Narrator will notify you when "All the books in the <current> Wing have been found."
In many areas, animated bookcases, "Shelved Memories", will spawn various waves of mobs. While dangerous themselves, these waves will stop only once the bookcase itself has been "killed".

West wing: (Common room) The required book, "Tarent's Memoir", can be found in the far corner among Tarent's classmates, along with a set of shrines.

Optional: The second, optional book, "An Index of Recent Acquisitions", can be found up the stairs.

North wing: (Library) The book stacks are a bit of a maze, so be prepared. A secret door in one of the bookcases opens to additional stacks where the objective books can be found.

The required book has three different names depending on what you're looking at and is on a small table, but can only be found by using the search skill on the small tables throughout the area.
- Card catalog calls it "Fundamentals of Magic"
- On the table it's labeled as "Core Principals of Magic"
- Picking up the book it says it's "Principals of Magic"

A clue to its location can be found in the card catalog which is located with a set shrines in a room southeast off the main stacks. The book row numbers can be found by looking on stone floor slabs marked with Roman numerals.

Optional: The second, optional book, "Tarent Hoxworth's Journal", can be found in the far southeast corner of the stacks.
There is an unguarded, locked chest behind a secret door in one of the book central racks.
There is a well-guarded chest behind a secret door toward the northwest corner of the book racks.
At the far north end of the wing, a door leads to Papyrerus (the "bookwyrm" referred to in the optionals), who guards a third chest.

East wing: The required book, the "Central Thesis", can be found in a small side room near the top of the room, but you must first jump and fight to gather crests to activate two moving platforms to get there (2 crests for the lower platform, 1 for the upper).

From above, one can pull levers to lower ladders for less agile characters.
Optional: The second, optional book, "Cook book", can be found near the second platform.

South wing: (large tree) The required book, "1001 Jokes for Silly Sorcerers and Wacky Wizards" is on a tree stump at the top of the winding ramps.

Optional: The second, optional book, "Math book", can be found nearby.
There is a nuisance "trap" of air gusts; timing it is easy.

End fight

Short version to copy into party chat: 📋 1001 Jokes for Silly Sorcerers and Wacky Wizards » Tarent's Memoir » Fundamentals of Magic » Central Thesis
If you talk to The Librarian he will tell you that a successful speech generally includes the following elements:

A humorous anecdote designed to put the audience at ease,
A story that connects with an important audience member by calling attention to a shared topic of interest,
A brief summary of the fundamental principles underlying the subject,
And last but not least, a clear and convincing central thesis.

Following that advice, place only the four required books on the podium in order

Place "1001 Jokes for Silly Sorcerers and Wacky Wizards" on the podium.
Place Tarent's Memoir of his enthusiastic college friend on the podium.
Place the book "Fundamentals of Magic" on the podium.
Place the Central Thesis on the podium.

Anyone can place a book, right or wrong! After any book, you get to fight a wave of trash and a bit of Vaspar, who then hides within a forcefield and waits for the next round. No new fighting will appear until someone places the next book, giving the party time to resurrect, re-buff, run to the shrine, take a party break for dinner, whatever. In the same vein, no one should place the next book until everyone is ready.

Bug: Probably go slow on Vaspar and careful with damage over time effects, the quest can be rendered incompletable with Vaspar alive with negative HP (not clear why).

Optional fights

Crushing Details can be found behind a secret door in aisle IV of the north wing.
Bookwyrm is to be found in a room on the northern side of the north wing.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣172 ♦307 ♥327 ♠347 )
Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣258 ♦461 ♥490 ♠520 )
Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣431 ♦768 ♥817 ♠867 )
Tamper bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣172 ♦307 ♥327 ♠347 )
Neutralization bonus: 5 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣345 ♦614 ♥654 ♠693 )
Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 6 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣517 ♦921 ♥980 ♠1,040 )
Observance bonus: 3 or more secret doors discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣138 ♦246 ♥261 ♠277 )
Vigilant Sight bonus: 4 or more secret doors discovered +15% Bonus.( ♣258 ♦461 ♥490 ♠520 )
Mischief bonus: 18 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣138 ♦246 ♥261 ♠277 )
Vandal bonus: 24 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣172 ♦307 ♥327 ♠347 )
Ransack bonus: 29 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣258 ♦461 ♥490 ♠520 )

Loot

Chests: 5
- 1 locked chest behind a secret door in the east wing
- 1 for defeating the bookwyrm in the north wing
- 1 for defeating Crushing Details
- 1 locked chest behind a secret door in the north wing. Epic (Lock DC)
- 1 end chest
Collectables: 1 out of
- Adventurer's Pack — location is completely random
- Cabinet — location is completely random
- Rubble — location is completely random

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Memories of Charity ^(edit)	Helm	Charisma +4 Charisma +4: This item makes the wearer have more flair, granting a +4 Enhancement bonus to Charisma. Wizardry +79 Wizardry +79: +79 Enhancement bonus to spell points. Use Magic Device +1Use Magic Device +1: Passive: +1 Competence bonus to the Use Magic Device skill. Good Luck +2Good Luck +2: This item gives a +2 Luck bonus to all saves and skill checks. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	6	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Memories of Immortality ^(edit)	Helm	Constitution +4 Constitution +4: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +4 Enhancement bonus to Constitution. Lifesealed +17Lifesealed +17: You are immune to magical effects that cause instant death. In addition, you have a +17% enhancement bonus to Negative Energy Absorption. Vitality +13Vitality +13: Passive: +13 Vitality bonus to Hit Points. Competence Healing Amplification +16Healing Amplification: This effect amplifies all incoming positive energy healing by +16 (Competence bonus). Includes spells, potions, and other effects. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	6	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Memories of Insight ^(edit)	Helm	Intelligence +4 Intelligence +4: This item focuses the power of the wearer's mind, granting a +4 Enhancement bonus to Intelligence. Insightful Intelligence +1Insightful Intelligence +1: This item focuses the power of the wearer's mind, granting a +1 Insight bonus to Intelligence. Wizardry +79 Wizardry +79: +79 Enhancement bonus to spell points. Reflex Save +4 Reflex Save +4: This item gives a +4 Resistance bonus to your Reflex saves. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	6	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Memories of Kindness ^(edit)	Helm	Wisdom +4 Wisdom +4: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +4 Enhancement bonus to Wisdom. Insightful Sheltering +5Insightful Sheltering +5: +5 Insight bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Ratings Quality Sheltering +3Quality Sheltering +3: +3 Quality bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Ratings True SeeingTrue Seeing: Passive: You gain the benefit of the spell True Seeing. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	6	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Memories of the Mighty ^(edit)	Helm	Strength +4 Strength +4: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +4 Enhancement bonus to Strength. Immunity to FearImmunity to Fear: The wearer of this item is immune to all fear effects. Tendon Slice +3 Tendon Slice +3: On Hit: 6% chance to slow target's movement by 50% for 3 seconds. Stunning +5 Stunning +5: +5 Enhancement bonus to the DC of character's Stunning Blow and Stunning Fist attempts. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	6	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Memories of the Unseen ^(edit)	Helm	Dexterity +4 Dexterity +4: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +4 Enhancement bonus to Dexterity. Hide +8Hide +8: Passive: +8 Competence bonus to the Hide skill. Move Silently +8Move Silently +8: Passive: +8 Competence bonus to the Move Silently skill. Noxious Venom SpikeNoxious Venom Spike: On Damage: Do an additional 1 to 6 Poison damage. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	6	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, end chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Epic Memories of Charity ^(edit)	Helm	Charisma +11 Charisma +11: This item makes the wearer have more flair, granting a +11 Enhancement bonus to Charisma. Wizardry +220 Wizardry +220: +220 Enhancement bonus to spell points. Use Magic Device +4Use Magic Device +4: Passive: +4 Competence bonus to the Use Magic Device skill. Good Luck +3Good Luck +3: This item gives a +3 Luck bonus to all saves and skill checks. Green Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	23	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Epic Memories of Immortality ^(edit)	Helm	Constitution +11 Constitution +11: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +11 Enhancement bonus to Constitution. Lifesealed +30Lifesealed +30: You are immune to magical effects that cause instant death. In addition, you have a +30% enhancement bonus to Negative Energy Absorption. Vitality +36Vitality +36: Passive: +36 Vitality bonus to Hit Points. Competence Healing Amplification +43Healing Amplification: This effect amplifies all incoming positive energy healing by +43 (Competence bonus). Includes spells, potions, and other effects. Green Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	23	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Epic Memories of Insight ^(edit)	Helm	Intelligence +11 Intelligence +11: This item focuses the power of the wearer's mind, granting a +11 Enhancement bonus to Intelligence. Insightful Intelligence +5Insightful Intelligence +5: This item focuses the power of the wearer's mind, granting a +5 Insight bonus to Intelligence. Wizardry +220 Wizardry +220: +220 Enhancement bonus to spell points. Reflex Save +10 Reflex Save +10: This item gives a +10 Resistance bonus to your Reflex saves. Green Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	23	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Epic Memories of Kindness ^(edit)	Helm	Wisdom +11 Wisdom +11: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +11 Enhancement bonus to Wisdom. Insightful Sheltering +14Insightful Sheltering +14: +14 Insight bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Ratings Quality Sheltering +7Quality Sheltering +7: +7 Quality bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Ratings True SeeingTrue Seeing: Passive: You gain the benefit of the spell True Seeing. Green Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	23	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 15 days Kobold sneak	Epic Memories of the Mighty ^(edit)	Helm	Strength +11 Strength +11: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +11 Enhancement bonus to Strength. Immunity to FearImmunity to Fear: The wearer of this item is immune to all fear effects. Tendon Slice +9 Tendon Slice +9: On Hit: 6% chance to slow target's movement by 50% for 9 seconds. Stunning +12 Stunning +12: +12 Enhancement bonus to the DC of character's Stunning Blow and Stunning Fist attempts. Green Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	23	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest
Update 78.1 1 day Byeshklord	Epic Memories of the Unseen ^(edit)	Helm	Dexterity +11 Dexterity +11: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +11 Enhancement bonus to Dexterity. 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. Epic Noxious Venom SpikeEpic Noxious Venom Spike: On Damage: Do an additional 2 to 12 Poison damage. Green Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	23	Bound to Account on Acquire	Memory Lapse, End chest

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Based on Memory Lapse loot ^{( t • e • h )}

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Crushing Details ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Construct	Animated Object
Distracting Fantasy ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠33Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Devil
Greater Air Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	●♠40Epic Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Harmful Thought ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠33Epic Elite	Construct	Animated Object
Multiplication Table ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠33Epic Elite	Construct	Animated Object
Papyrerus ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Dragon	Pseudodragon
Piercing Doubt ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠36Epic Elite	Magical Beast	Manticore
Shelved Memories ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠33Epic Elite	Construct	Inanimate Object
Shocking Idea ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠33Epic Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Uncontrollable Urge ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠33Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Vaspar Danville ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Humanoid	Human

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