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Rare: adds achievements that require ashen keys

Also rare: makes ashen key masters super rare

They are there but 9/10 times its ashen guardians for me 🤣

@blixz They are feeling a bit rare these days. I have four ashen chests and no keys. Usually it's the opposite. Hopefully somebody looks in to it. Kind of annoying when there are commendations and achievements riding on finding certain books.

I keep winding up with multiple chests and no keys.... getting a little frustrating.

@fadingtojosh said in key masters super rare now:

I said in another thread, fishing in the roar seems to provide an easy stock of keys. They aren't extremely common but common enough that you can one when needed.

I can't locate your other thread.

Do you mean you can "Catch keys" while fishing. I'm a little confused. ;)

EDIT: Never mind I just read the rest of this thread and saw that fishing in a pond without bait may land you a Key. Cool bananas.

@musicmee I did also, however I now have one left and still missing No. V 😭. I'd happily pay 100Ds for a Key Master voyage.

Luckily I hoarded a few Ashen Key voyages just for this very reason :D

@weakdexx Yeah I know that, but he never dropped the order which is what I should have said - only a skull. I think you know what I meant though. I actually had one do that the night before the event ended as well.

@weedstar-deluxe said in key masters super rare now:

i found 3 key masters super fast on small islands but just one ashen guardian.last playsessions i found on every second small island a key master

Small islands have definitely been better for me.

Hopping between small islands and fishing on the way should yield a decent amount of keys.

i found 3 key masters super fast on small islands but just one ashen guardian.last playsessions i found on every second small island a key master

@somali-plrate i fished up one on the new Reaper's Hideout, and one on twin groves. From what i've read it's mostly shallow waters and ponds that seem to work well, but 2 keys is hardly a pattern.

@weakdexx They do drop a key sometimes

In ponds with pondies theres keys too 🥳

@presidentstarry sagte in key masters super rare now:

I fear this is going to be one of those things. I tend to solo-sloop and doing fortresses is just almost unthinkable. There's always the inevitable betrayal in the end, or 2-3 other crews running off with the loot. And you know that key is exactly what everyone's after. It's unfortunate that the second half of my favorite set seems locked behind a part of the game i don't enjoy.

So i've taken on fishing. I've fished up 2 keys in about 2 hours the last few days. (led to the same tome in the end though. Sad.)

Where do you fished them out, tried it yesterday at an outpost 15-20 times and only splashtails :(

@dlchief58

The master of a key voyage never drops a key.
It will drop a skeleton orders for the island u are on.
This map will have a X with 1 key. The moment u try to dig it a new key master will spawn to defend. If u beat that one u get a 2nd key.

@fadingtojosh Presents?

I fear this is going to be one of those things. I tend to solo-sloop and doing fortresses is just almost unthinkable. There's always the inevitable betrayal in the end, or 2-3 other crews running off with the loot. And you know that key is exactly what everyone's after. It's unfortunate that the second half of my favorite set seems locked behind a part of the game i don't enjoy.

So i've taken on fishing. I've fished up 2 keys in about 2 hours the last few days. (led to the same tome in the end though. Sad.)

@satanicnemesis Lucky! I only had 1 key voyage left 😑 I’m sure it was just bad luck for me today!

I have gotten a few on random islands i've been to, they're still there.

@bloodybil said in key masters super rare now:

@fadingtojosh @Tangus-00

Never got to fish one yet, do you cast your line at islands only or in open water as well?

I tend to do it sailing between islands if I need a key. I probably wouldnt do it at an island since you have a greater chance of an Islehopper spawning.

@j2thaaenn we had 12 key Voyages left over and one of them did that. The rest where fine. Got all our tomes no problem by buying chest stashes at the out post. Had 22 keys all in.

@bloodybil said in key masters super rare now:

@fadingtojosh @Tangus-00

Never got to fish one yet, do you cast your line at islands only or in open water as well?

Haven't tried on islands, was fishing between islands while sailing to pick up presents.

@blixz just killed 3 in a row and finished my slayer achievment