Ten Ton Hammer - Taking MMO Gamers to the Next Level!

Ah, the joys of fishing. Standing on the dock, or relaxing on a boat, watching the waves roll and hoping against hope that today's the day you finally catch "the big one". It may be possible in the real world to have a friend give you some tips and be ready to reel in the Creature from the Black Lagoon with the help of a net, but it's going to take time and reflexes to get a solid catch in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.

All the stats you could ever want about your catch.

In some ways, the fishing in Vanguard is exactly like that in real life, at least in the beginning stages. You'll yell, you'll moan, and you'll curse the gods and all existence for never granting that catch of a lifetime. Alright, maybe you won't devolve into a screaming mass of rage quite like that, but that's only because a journal I found may save what small shreds of sanity you have left.

Before you can do any fishing at all, you need to find a trainer that can give you the skill. To do this you're going to have to track down Tien Hou in Tanvu, Nafis Karam in Qa Riverbank, or Wilhelm Runge in Three Rivers. Any of them will give you a set of quests (which can be completed in just a few minutes) and although the wording of each may be a little different because of the region, they'll all have the same results so choose whichever area you feel most comfortable in.

After a rather rough period of utter frustration and lack of understanding in my fishing attempts, I finally managed to snag an old leather rune-covered tube, sealed with wax at both ends. Curious, I opened the container and found a bound set of parchments, forming the journal I sit translating for you now. I've read through it multiple times and it appears its author gained what knowledge she could from Nafis Karam in Qa Riverbank. Rather than mangle the texts, I'll let the author explain things in their own words.


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