I first went to do all quests for the bandits in the swamp, then went to harbour city and kept helping the bandits... so you'd think I made my choice. But before heading back to camp to finish the final quest for the bandits, I scouted the land and ended up in the monastery, doing all the quests there until I was a mage... then I went back to the Don with the package you get in Harbour City and I got some strange combination of conversation options

First I negotiated for the Inquisitor, but when that was done, I could still hand in the package and he swore me in as a ranger... So then I was suddenly working for both the Don and the Inquisitor? So back to the Inquisitor again and he suddenly acts like he had never seen me before and calls me a bandit...

Guess I'll just load an earlier save and try to avoid playing both sides

I was playing last night and today I forgot what I had to do in order to dispel the blue magic barriers. The only thing I remeber was the ghost saying something about get an item from a secret compartment inside his Sarcophagus, but I don't know if I have it already, because it's empty now.

Do I need a rune? Where do I get it?

You've got the Rune already, now you need to go back to the Monastery and speak to one of the mages there. He'll help you create scrolls to dispel the blue barriers

I'm not sure if it was a bug or a glitch here, but it turns out that after I asked him to make me some scrolls -- I then had the conversation choice for "I'll do it myself" and he gave me the rune back. Now, even though I have zero points in Rune, I can create those scrolls - and any other scrolls that required points in Runes.

Awesome! Str/Def/Ashbeast scrolls ahoy!

There are two winch's on either side of the gate. Have you done the one on the right? You need two busts, right? I could only get the one until I did the second winch. After that a few more lizard men showed up and I got the extra bust from them.

Well, I'm in front of a door with 2 altars, just after those traps with spikes and flames. I killed the two lizards and that's it. Can't go further.

Go back to the main gate and (facing it) head right. You should be able to jump up some ledges and then use the nauticalus scroll to go through a small gap. After using the winch on the right hand side of the gate, another two lizard men will appear on the left hand side.

I am simply unable to complete the monastry quest about rune magic. One is about erlan who wants to know about nautilus rune thingy, and i actually haved the receipe (not a scroll, but the actual thing to make scrolls) yet he wont talk with me. Same with Abrax, log tells me he knows all about the first seals or whatever, yet he wont tell me anything except trade and teach alchemy ...

i really don't know what to do anymore lol. Finished all (possible, open) quests in harbor etc etc. Am i missing something ?

Everything up to the end was fantastic, truly GOTY material in every regard, but then... oh dear. What the hell happened? The final boss battle, against a TITAN - one of the very creatures who are destroying the world - turned into a game of hop-scotch? Seriously? I powered myself up all throughout the game, found every piece of Titan armour and weaponry, for what end? Sigh.

But if the final boss was disappointing, then that's nothing compared to the ending. Do NOT open this unless you want to be spoiled

Spoiler:

A black screen and two lines of dialogue. "Mankind has Risen!" Yes, that's the ending. Nothing more.

I know, I activated the first (right) winch. I'm at the second one, to the left, and there are no lizards there, just Rufus, dead. I really think it's a bug...

1 - How can I open Jack's chest at the lighthouse? I maxed pick locking but still it won't let me try it and I haven't found any key so far.

2 - There's also a chest @ the unnamed thief's grave near the beach, outside the town. Same thing happens with that chest.

1 - lower room in the lighhose, key hangs in the corner with the barrels.

How in the world am I supposed to beat 2 beasts and the undead lord in the high priest tomb?!?!? I don't stand a chance, not even with a damn army. Also, that lord seems to be invincible, at least to normal attack, didn't try magic yet.

the first guy I met told me the inquisition guys are gonna take me forcefully to the monastery and brainwash me, so I went to the bandit club instead, and truth is I don't really like it in there, my guess if I go to the monastery I'm gonna become a mage (bandit camp = fighter) or are they really going to hurt my character? because if it means I'll join the inquisition and kick some arrogant bandit ass then hell yeah
or can I be both?

Doing quests that side with the "Order" instead of the "Bandits" or "Don" and then getting a recommendation from Carlos and the mage there so you can either go order warrior or order mage.

You can't beat him with physical attacks. Lure him towards you so that he walks over the grate in the floor - then quickly press one of the three switches on the wall. He'll incinerate