Creating Harmonies with Empty Bottles Quest HELP!

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Chelzy wrote on 2014-05-15 23:14

Hello,

I am trying to complete the "Creating Harmonies with Empty Bottles" quest in order to obtain Musical Knowledge Rank 7. I am having difficulty, and would appreciate any advice from any of you who have managed to successfully complete it.

I read several guides (Wiki, etc.) before setting off to Longa. I purchased three bottles: E,D, and F. After uncovering literally the first stone within seconds with my LROD, I used "Play Instrument" with one of the bottles, and "sound the subdominant triad" read as completed. After that, I continued to uncover what seemed to be hundreds of stones, swapping between the other two bottles, and have still been unable to complete the last objectives. Am I doing something wrong, or does it normally take longer to find the other two? Do I need to play more than one bottle, as in, do I need to purchase additional bottles to complete the quest? I am very confused and would LOVE some help.

Thank you in advance!
Blassreiter wrote on 2014-05-16 01:18

First, look at this map:

[Image: http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/images/e/e8/TranslatedMap.png]

The map shows you where which stone is located. You would have to play the correct Bottle/Bell for the corresponding note. For instance the "D" located on the top part of the map can only be activated with a "D" Bottle/Bell.

Second, the quest requires you to activate one of three tones per scale degree. That means one note in the Tonic, one in the Dominant, and one in the Subdominant degrees.

The Tonic degree contains the notes C, E, G. - This means you would have to find one of these notes through the aforementioned map and play the corresponding note for the stone.

The Dominant degree contains the notes B, G, D. - Ibid.

The Subdominant degree contains the notes F, A, C. - Ibid.

Having every bottle can make things easier because you can simply walk around the beach and explore any stone for the specific degree then play your bell/bottle, however having only the C and G bottles/bells is sufficient in fulfilling the three requirements. That is because C can be used for the Tonic and Subdominant degrees while G can be used for the Tonic and Dominant degrees. With the C and G bottles, you can simply use the map attached and look for only C or G stones depending on whether you need Tonic, Dominant, or Subdominant.

Also, tell us which server you are on and maybe someone here is generous to lend you bottles/bells for the quest.
Chelzy wrote on 2014-05-16 17:22

^ This was very helpful, thanks!

I am on Alexina. I was probably playing the wrong bottles at the wrong stones.