Ghoulish Sinew / Discussion

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How to obtain

heriodule 20 Aug 2011 02:59

I'm pretty sure all the following must be true to get sinew:

-Must have completed the Black Sketchbook with the Grisly Crown
-Must be Etheric
-Must have Myer's Sampling Kit
-Must not have the crown equipped, but you can definitely have it in inventory (?)
-Must have the Tome Of Binding equipped (???)

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Vholes 05 Nov 2011 03:06

Al, Mag, and I have all had trouble getting these.

I'll try the tome of binding tomorrow, since I met all the other requirements but failed to get any sinew in 8 goes. Doesn't make sense to me though. EDIT: re below, I have Born of Sorrow.

Other possibilities:
Trauma Tech? (knowledge of anatomy)
Sashimi Knife? (cutting tendons)
killing with Ghoul Bite / Call to Feast?

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xKiv 05 Nov 2011 13:23

I would also not be surprised if it depended on how you resolved the ghould king thing (i.e. if you have ghoultouched, born of sorrow or kingly favor)

heriodule 05 Nov 2011 17:57

This was a couple of resets ago, but IIRC I had Kingly Favor.

penguinpyro 09 Mar 2012 01:39

Got two of them in three one-ghoul combats with Kingly Favor, Ocean Eyes, a Myers sampling kit and no tome of binding.

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Arkaim 11 Nov 2012 01:17

I got it without having Trauma Tech, Sashimi Knife, or using Ghoul Bite and Call to Feast. I had the charred head and used fire techniques.

I was etheric when I got it, though. (Kingly Favor I have but I doubt that has anything to do with it)

I did basically everything possible in The Black Sketchbook. Shooting up everything I could and whatnot.

Vholes 14 Aug 2013 06:29

I got one of these today. I've been using Stolen Artistry to farm nightmare fuel components a couple times a day for over a week now, but this is the first time a sinew has dropped. (I only have one more in inventory, plus a ghoulish crown; I think both of those are from an earlier reset though I'm not sure.)

This was completely unexpected, but it does let us narrow down requirements:

• Skills: I forewent all the ghoul king skills for Vassal of the Seas
• Effects: My only effects were Ocean Sight and Sparkling Blood
• Equipment: red goggles, charred head, shock shield, fused breastplate, fused plates, sampling kit
• Techniques: I used two attacks. Didn't think to note which, but the ones in my deck are Tesla Coil, NitroX, Molotov Cocktail, Nitro

Odd that both Arkaim and I were using the charred head and fire techniques, but given that the same setup didn't result in sinew the first 6+ times, I suspect high perception might be the most vital component. I recently reached 50 base, which could be significant I suppose.

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