Cooking: Finding the recipe for Fried Crab

[IndigoBlue]

I've got more crab then I know what to do with, and figured I'd see if there were any level 15 skills involving food ingredients I have a lot of. Came across a listing for Fried crab, but do not have the recipe. I've been looking all over for this recipe. Tried the Innkeepr in Serbule Hills, and of course, Fairnor in Serbule town. No luck.

So my question is: is this a random drop recipe, or is some other NPC hiding it away for a rainy day?

Help appreciated. Thanks!

[Madmatx]

I'm pretty sure I bought mine off of Leonard Allenson's used tab outside Borghild over the weekend so it must be a scroll.

[IndigoBlue]

Thanks, I will try that!

[Tagamogi]

Thanks, I will try that!

Just to clarify since you are new: It's a scroll, so you may be able to find it on the used tab of any vendor that buys scrolls, not just Leonard's.

And if that was already crystal clear, then fine. :) I'll just repeat what Madmatx said: It's definitely a scroll. It also seems like a pretty rare scroll - it took me a long time to get it but I don't recall where I finally found it.

[IndigoBlue]

Just to clarify since you are new: It's a scroll, so you may be able to find it on the used tab of any vendor that buys scrolls, not just Leonard's.

And if that was already crystal clear, then fine. :) I'll just repeat what Madmatx said: It's definitely a scroll. It also seems like a pretty rare scroll - it took me a long time to get it but I don't recall where I finally found it.

Thanks! And yea, I'm pretty sure it is a tad on the rare side, because in the last 7+ days I have spend all my time in this region, and have not seen it. I check the Vendor NPC's 8-15 times a day, so...

[Crissa]

It's not all that rare, but if it's not shown up, that means people just aren't hunting in the same area it's from (or the tables are munged). I've had a couple in my inventory more than once. I just can't recall if it's the deeper sewers or lower Eltibule... But that's just a guess.

[spider91301]

you can also post a workorder for it for 5-10k to make someone get it for you and just sit and casually do something else

[Crissa]

spider91301 That's darn good thinking!

[IndigoBlue]

you can also post a workorder for it for 5-10k to make someone get it for you and just sit and casually do something else

Which would be fine, if I wasn't a newbie and as poor as a church mouse. Needless to say, I suppose (fingers crossed) that it will show up eventually.

[IndigoBlue]

Wanted to say that I am still looking. If, in another week (I should have more councils by then), I don't have it, I'll maybe put up something on the Job Board.

Meanwhile, if anyone does come across this item, I will give you better then market price for it (assuming we are not talking about huge amounts of councils).

[IndigoBlue]

Well, after checking with Leanard I do not know how many times, I finally got this recipe as a quest reward from Pennoc, for one his silly random quests. Needless to say, I am off to make fried Crab.

[LilMinx]

I was lucky and found this at Hogan's shop yesterday so was able to complete the work order. But I think this should be added to the wiki, maybe under a spoiler tag so that it's not immediately on show?

[IndigoBlue]

I was lucky and found this at Hogan's shop yesterday so was able to complete the work order. But I think this should be added to the wiki, maybe under a spoiler tag so that it's not immediately on show?

Looks like the recipe list on the Wiki is just that...a list of recipes, none of them clickable. Or noted if they are not from the normal trainer. I'd sure like a clearer idea of which recipes are meals and which are snacks.

One of the reasons I was so hot to find that Fried Crab recipe was not only for the work order, but to actually keep on me when my main needs a snack. Several days after turning in the work order, I have made this 2-3 times for my own use. I can't find any level 20 or level 25 cooking recipes for snacks, so this was kinda a big deal.

And heck, crabs are easy to find. Sometimes I go back to the starter area and go around the coast 3-4 times. And I need spoons.

[Tagamogi]

Probably the best meal/snack list is at http://wiki.projectgorgon.com/wiki/Gourmand . ( Drinks are now snacks, so the "Meal" description after them on the Wiki is outdated.)

One thing to note about the Wiki: While certain sections like ability lists are auto-updated from the game patches (I think), a lot of it depends on player maintenance, so it can lag behind at times. If you see any changes that you think are needed, you can always make a Wiki account and update things yourself - I'm sure other players would be grateful.

[IndigoBlue]

Probably the best meal/snack list is at http://wiki.projectgorgon.com/wiki/Gourmand . ( Drinks are now snacks, so the "Meal" description after them on the Wiki is outdated.)

One thing to note about the Wiki: While certain sections like ability lists are auto-updated from the game patches (I think), a lot of it depends on player maintenance, so it can lag behind at times. If you see any changes that you think are needed, you can always make a Wiki account and update things yourself - I'm sure other players would be grateful.

Oh hey, it never occurred to me to actually check out the skill. Thanks for the link! I'm going to scan this page and see if I can find something that suites my current cooking skill of 27 or whatever it is right now. At this point, some of my non-combat skills have outpaced my combat skills, but that's ok.

I actually have never updated a Wiki, but I have extensive experience writing SOP's, user guides, how-to's, etc. I've thought about registering an account on the PG wiki, because I would not mind doing some updates here and there. My lack of experience with Wiki's is the main reason I haven't yet.

[Tagamogi]

I actually have never updated a Wiki, but I have extensive experience writing SOP's, user guides, how-to's, etc. I've thought about registering an account on the PG wiki, because I would not mind doing some updates here and there. My lack of experience with Wiki's is the main reason I haven't yet.

I should possibly add that this is a case of "do as I say, not as I do" - I've been thinking about setting up a PG Wiki account for the last two years and still haven't managed to do so because I've been intimidated by the Wiki documentation. But tell you what, if you register, I will too? ;)

[IndigoBlue]

If your proposing to possibly exchange data via the PG Wiki through our accounts, or discuss updates, or whatever, I'll agree to that. My updates might be slow (I'm about to get a new client and working from home is not as simple as it sounds). But heck! I'll add an action item about registering to my to-do list for the next 48 hours, and will send you a PM here when it's active.

[alleryn]

If anybody needs any help figuring out anything about editing the wiki, feel free to ask me (on forum or in-game). I'm not an expert by any means but i mostly understand things like templates and transclusion. Just what i've picked up editing the gorgon wiki, and to a lesser extent the Path of Exile wiki and wikipedia. In my experience, the other editors are very friendly and helpful as well if you need help with more advanced topics.

[IndigoBlue]

If anybody needs any help figuring out anything about editing the wiki, feel free to ask me (on forum or in-game). I'm not an expert by any means but i mostly understand things like templates and transclusion. Just what i've picked up editing the gorgon wiki, and to a lesser extent the Path of Exile wiki and wikipedia. In my experience, the other editors are very friendly and helpful as well if you need help with more advanced topics.

Thanks! I might hit you up on this, though I certainly will be reading a lot before needing to ask questions. Heh.

[alleryn]

Thanks! I might hit you up on this, though I certainly will be reading a lot before needing to ask questions. Heh.

Even if it's completely basic question it's totally fine. The main thing, i think, is to get comfortable with fixing any little mistakes you may notice. Often this is as easy as clicking edit, editing the text like a notepad document (deleting a wrong word and putting in the right word, for example) and then clicking save the page. It's pretty straightforward.

After that i would suggest (if you're interested) in learning about subpages (for example http://wiki.projectgorgon.com/wiki/Yagreet/Small_talk is a subpage of the Yagreet page) and templates, which are basically a way to make a bunch of pages in the same format or include information on multiple pages. A lot of the PG wiki pages seems to rely on those.

And don't be afraid to make a mistake. Unless you are purposely trying to wreck something, it's not hard to fix.

Anyways, have fun and enjoy your fried crabs :)

[Crissa]

I haven't even tried because I'm not even sure how to begin the markup cross-linking. Many of the functions (like the spoilers) haven't rendered properly at all. But I have a modern browser now so... Maybe I'll try again.

[alleryn]

Yeah the spoiler tags used to work, i'm not sure what happened. The spoiler template still seems to work sometimes, although it doesn't look as nice as the old spoilers, which had a simple "show" button.

The new ones have a not-very-obvious Expand link on the right side of the page.

Not working: <spoiler> blah blah </spoiler>

Sometimes working: {{Spoiler|name of spoiler|spoiler text}}
http://wiki.projectgorgon.com/wiki/Template:Spoiler

Alternatively you can use {{Hint|spoiler text}} which displays pretty nicely imo
http://wiki.projectgorgon.com/wiki/Template:Hint

[Crissa]

alleryn Thanks! I was getting three different results: The hint was completely not rendered, hiding. The hint was shown as a hint, but not actually hidden. The hint was shown as existing, but there was no show button. x-x

[alleryn]

Kedoch has been editing some of my {{Hint}}s back to {{Spoiler}}s and they seem to be working now. I guess that's the preferred apporach atm.