Kerning Party Quest

Strategy

1. Party leader does NOT get a question. Everyone else does. The leader's job is to keep the Ligator pile cleared so coupons keep dropping.
2. Everyone talks to Cloto to receive their question. Note your answer (the number) - this is how many coupons you must hold when turning in.
3. Hunt Ligators. Each kill has a chance to drop a Coupon. Pick up ONLY the number you need.
4. If you overcollect, DROP the extras on the floor. Holding too many coupons blocks your turn-in.
5. When you have EXACTLY the right number, talk to Cloto - he exchanges your coupons for a Pass.
6. Once everyone has a Pass, the leader talks to Cloto and the portal to Stage 2 opens.
7. If someone draws the 35-coupon question and you want to dodge it, swap party leader - the leader never gets asked. Old leader drops to member, talks to Cloto, draws a fresh question.

Gotchas

• Picking up more coupons than you need forces you to drop extras BEFORE Cloto will accept the turn-in. Don't vacuum the floor.
• If a party member goes AFK before taking their question, Cloto won't give them one. Check that everyone has a question before the Ligator pile is cleared.
• The datamine captures 22 Ligators as a static spawn. If you run out of mobs before everyone has their coupons, Cloto re-spawns Ligators when the previous wave is cleared (per community sources). Don't panic if a count seems tight.

Strategy

1. Label the ropes A/B (top) and C/D (bottom). Four possible combinations: ABC, ABD, ACD, BCD.
2. Pick any starting combination (e.g. ABC). Three members climb and hold.
3. Leader talks to Cloto. If right, portal opens.
4. If wrong, move ONE person to the empty rope - this rotates to the next combination. Example: ABC -> ABD by moving the C person to D.
5. Worst case 4 tries to find the right combination.

Gotchas

• If a member falls off mid-check, the leader's Cloto conversation sees an incomplete set and fails. Everyone hold the rope until Cloto responds.
• Only 3 of the 6 party members climb - the other 3 (plus the leader) stand aside and wait. Don't have everyone try to climb.
• NO mobs on this stage. If you see mobs, you're on the wrong map.

Strategy

1. The 5 platforms are visually distinguished by cat count: platform-1 has 1 cat, platform-2 has 2 cats, etc. Spot them from a distance.
2. Pick a starting combination, e.g. platforms 1-2-3. Three members take platforms 1, 2, and 3.
3. Leader talks to Cloto. If right, portal opens.
4. If wrong, rotate ONE person to the next unused platform. Example: 1-2-3 -> 1-2-4 by moving the person on 3 to 4.
5. 10 combinations: 123, 124, 125, 134, 135, 145, 234, 235, 245, 345. Many parties keep a text file open with these so they don't lose their place.

Gotchas

• Beginners have the shortest jump height - they struggle to reach the higher-numbered platforms. Assign them platforms 1 or 2.
• If someone leaves their platform mid-check, the leader's Cloto result is invalid. Everyone holds position.
• The 'cats on logs' is one unit - don't try to count individual cats and logs separately. 'Platform with 3 cat-logs' = platform #3.

Strategy

1. Visual layout:
2. [1] (top)
3. [2] [3] (middle)
4. [4] [5] [6] (bottom)
5. Pick a starting combination (common opener: 1-2-3 or 4-5-6).
6. Leader talks to Cloto. If right, portal opens.
7. If wrong, rotate systematically. 20 combinations is a lot but you don't need to track all - just try different triples.
8. Common finding: in the moment the puzzle is being re-randomized per clear, so there's no 'always right' answer. Just work through combinations fast.

Gotchas

• Standing on a barrel means standing ON TOP of it (not next to it). Jump up.
• The visual stacking means barrels 4-5-6 are easiest to reach, barrel 1 requires a jump chain. Taller classes (Warriors) take the top; Beginners take the bottom.
• If the solution evades you for 15+ tries, the party may want to leave and re-enter - the puzzle re-randomizes each entry.

Strategy

1. King Slime stats (Classic World client data): Lv 32, 16,820 HP, 2,400 EXP - the MapleClassic Wiki's Oct 9 numbers were right; our old v83-based figures (Lv 40 / 8,000 HP) were not.
2. King Slime has 288 attack and 288 magic attack, and resists Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Holy - Magic Claw and physical attacks do the reliable damage.
3. At 50% HP, King Slime summons a wave of regular Slimes. Expect ~5-8 new Slimes to appear mid-fight.
4. On death, King Slime splits into 11 regular Slimes. These are optional kills - the stage completes when the Pass count is right. You can leave them alive if the timer is tight.
5. Curse Eyes have a self-heal skill. Burst them in 1-2 hits before the heal ticks.
6. Jr. Necki are the easiest kills - send Beginners / Thieves to clean these up while Warriors / Mages focus King Slime.
7. Passes drop from each mob kill. 10 mobs total = 10 Passes needed. Leader turns them in to Cloto.
8. Rare drop: Squishy Shoes (item 1072128). L28 All-class shoes, +1 all-stat, 18 WDEF, 5 upgrade slots, tradeable. The iconic KPQ chase item.

Gotchas

• If the party focuses only King Slime and ignores Curse Eyes / Jr. Necki, you won't have enough Passes. ALL 10 mobs must die.
• King Slime's at-50% summon can overwhelm a party that's not actively AOE'ing. Mage AOE spells shine here.
• The 11 post-death Slimes count toward map clear but NOT toward Pass count. Don't waste time killing them unless you want the EXP.
• Dying is survivable - party members who die still get the reward if the boss dies in time. Resurrect spells (Cleric) are a plus but not required.

Strategy

1. Spread immediately - 36 reactors across 4-6 players means 6-9 kills each if split evenly.
2. Horny Mushrooms (24, Lv22) are the volume play - Magic Potions, crafting ores, and the Two-Handed Blunt Attack Scroll: Greater.
3. Green Mushrooms (12, Lv14) are rarer but front-loaded with Pan Lid, Fragment of Magic, and the Claw Attack Scroll: Intermediate.
4. Pick up loot AS YOU GO - the 60-second timer is unforgiving.
5. Exit via Nella when done. If you miss the timer, you auto-exit anyway.

Gotchas

• Mushrooms are passive but still mobs - a Lv 21 Beginner may take 2-3 hits per mushroom. Factor this into coverage.
• Loot on the ground disappears when the stage ends. Pick up as you drop.
• Datamine shows 36 static spawns. One wave only - no respawns mid-timer.
• REMINDER on the user's 'bonus is 4 platforms per party member' claim: this is contradicted by every CW source and by the datamine. If you see a 4-platform bonus, screenshot it and report - we'll re-check.