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Problem Solving with Gunpowder

Problem Solving with Gunpowder is an Alliance-only quest for level 30-60 in Stormsong Valley. It is step 12 of 15 in the Defense of Fort Daelin storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Stormsong Valley at 34.6, 47.2. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 8,150 experience and money.

Description

Fort walls only go so far when it comes to defense. We've got cannons in position to fire if the naga get too close, but we need some fortifications further out.

There should be a few good areas to set up some traps further down the beach. Those naga will never know what hit them!

Rewards

Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
ReputationStorm's Wake +75
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
OCDCatLady+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

For this quest, find (5) Live Explosive Traps and click on them.

There are four on the top level of the fort, at the following locations:

32.11, 44.42
30.73, 47.08
31.74, 48.59
32.44, 49.53

There's also a bunch more along the beach.

As of right now (they may fix this), the traps are not showing up as distinct points on the mini-map. Also, there's a weird thing where if you walk past a trap you clicked on already, you can't see the trap (i.e. it isn't sitting in grey state, it's just gone even though the quest has not been turned in).

2
soleilles+7via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

/way #942 28.9 47.4 Live Explosive Trap
/way #942 29.2 46.4 Live Explosive Trap
/way #942 29.4 49.2 Live Explosive Trap
/way #942 29.5 49.4 Live Explosive Trap
/way #942 29.7 51.7 Live Explosive Trap
/way #942 30.7 51.3 Live Explosive Trap

3
varenne+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Set 5 explosive traps at chosen locations which are highlighted.
You can find them west of Fort Daelin.

Problem Solving with Gunpowder quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLhzzmA9BWE
This quest is a part of From the Depths They Come quest chain of the Stormsong and Dance achievement.

ID
Quest
Stormsong and Dance
Questgiver
Zone
Video
72
Bauer Backup
From the Depths They Come
[npc=138735]
The Clearcut
https://youtu.be/qzTtX7GNNow
73
Freedom for the Sea
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131002]
Seabreeze Village
https://youtu.be/znimXbhcLGg
74
A Bit of a Bind
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131002]
Seabreeze Village
https://youtu.be/XyrPALcsc-I
75
Caught in the Net
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131002]
Seabreeze Village
https://youtu.be/wltB46O7qdk
76
The Shifting Tides
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131002]
Seabreeze Village
https://youtu.be/WU9XAzwJ-KA
77
Eeling in a Big One
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131014]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/i6nEGaR8c9s
78
Filching from Thieves
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131014]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/bJ57THoHOR8
79
You're a Shark
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131014]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/P3eaGw57PQw
80
Facing the Invaders
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131003]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/WwXH7Kw6JeY
81
Reclaiming our Defenses
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131003]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/_Bfh3LRt0rk
82
Any Ammo Will Do
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131003]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/Oc63V4mqUF8
83
Piercing the Shield
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131003]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/i1DG29vAgr0
84<
Problem Solving with Gunpowder
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131003]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/KLhzzmA9BWE
85
A Snake with Three Heads
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131003]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/sIAxjzAqqtk
86
Clearing the Delta
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131003]
Fort Daelin
https://youtu.be/HHgrNWnYt1k
87
From the Depths
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131000]
Eventide Delta
https://youtu.be/g9pNdRC1yno
88
Back to Brennadam
From the Depths They Come
[npc=131000]
Eventide Delta
https://youtu.be/oGrrFawl-1k


Id column is approximate quest № In Stormsong Valley storyline (Stormsong and Dance <= for more info)

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP8,150
MoneyGold25g 74s
ReputationStorm's Wake+75

Reward details

Reputation: Storm's Wake +75

Home to farmers, craftsmen, soldiers, and the mysterious tidesages, the Storm's Wake seeks to reclaim Stormsong Valley and affirm their place in Kul Tiras.

Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.

Other quests in Stormsong Valley that reward Storm's Wake reputation: The Missing Fleet (+25), House Stormsong (+75), Haywire Harvesters (+150), Unnecessary Duress (+150), Proclamation Investigation (+150), A Risky Ploy (+75).

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapStormsong ValleyTurn-in marker at 34.6, 47.2, 9 mapped points
World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Stormsong Valley Quest turn-in 9 mapped points
Stormsong Valley map showing where to go for Problem Solving with GunpowderTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #942 34.6 47.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStormsong Valley 34.6, 47.2/way #942 34.6 47.2
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Stormsong Valley 30.2, 48.2/way #942 30.2 48.2
  • Objective areaStormsong Valley 35.0, 47.6/way #942 35.0 47.6

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Stormsong Valley map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Stormsong Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stormsong Valley:

  • Fort Daelin, Stormsong ValleyAlliance · about 20 yards west
  • Seekers Vista, Stormsong ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 490 yards north-east
  • Deadwash, Stormsong ValleyAlliance · about 600 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 250 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 30 yards south-east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Defense of Fort Daelin

Part 12 of 15.

Previous: Piercing the Shield · Next: A Snake with Three Heads

  1. 1Freedom for the Sea
  2. 2A Bit of a Bind
  3. 3Caught in the Net
  4. 4The Shifting Tides
  5. 5Facing the Invaders
  6. 6Eeling in a Big One
  7. 7Filching from Thieves
  8. 8Reclaiming our Defenses
  9. 9You're a Shark
  10. 10Any Ammo Will Do
  11. 11Piercing the Shield
  12. 12Problem Solving with Gunpowder
  13. 13A Snake with Three Heads
  14. 14Clearing the Delta
  15. 15From the Depths

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Piercing the ShieldStormsong Valley · Level 30-60

    I've been talking with Rikal, and the tortollan says that our problem in the delta can probably be solved by turning the naga's magic back on them. A few of the sorceresses on the south coast have a channeling wand that we may be able to use to break the head priestesses' ritual channeling.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Snake with Three HeadsStormsong Valley · Level 30-60

    Now that all of the preparation has been done, it's time to tackle the main threat. You can use the channeling rod you just found in conjunction with this scroll I got from Rikal to break the shields around the naga leaders in the delta. Hurry! Stop them before they finish their summoning!

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Defense of Fort Daelin has 15 steps, from Freedom for the Sea to From the Depths.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stormsong Valley (15).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Stormsong Valley map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

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