Score in Might & Magic IX is measured as (the party's experience / 1000) / Time,
where time is the number of days completed (NB hirelings do not gain experience).
With respect to score, a new day starts at 6:00 am.
Experience is gained by killing as well as by completing quests. Since the outcome can be
influenced by other factors than merely good gameplay, a few groundrules are necessary to make
scores compatible. The following "cheats" are out.
If these ground rules are not followed, scores will be uncomparable.
Let's see, how high scores can become if the ground rules are followed.
The following table shows how much fame is involved with the quests in Might & Magic IX.
| Quest |
From |
Experience pp |
| | |
| Ravensford |
0 |
| Training |
Grandfather |
0 |
| | |
| Isle of Ashes |
9025 |
| Speak with Forad Darre |
- |
1200 |
| Find Yrsa the Troll |
Forad Darre |
200 |
| Dragonflies |
Yrsa the Troll |
1000 |
| Unite the six clans |
Yrsa the Troll |
6625 |
| Destroy Mausoleum |
Forad Darre |
0 |
| | |
| Sturmford |
41750 |
| Sniff out the spies |
Bjarni Herjolffsen |
200 + 500 = 700 |
| Find my Manuscript |
Ludwig Van |
3000 |
| Letter to Kira |
Bjarni Thorvaldssen |
3000 + 3800 = 6800 |
| Clans: Clear the Imps out of Anskram Keep |
Bjarni Thorvaldssen |
5000 |
| Clans: Break Ivsar Forktooth out of Drangheim Prison |
Bjarni Thorvaldssen |
10500 |
| Gladiator: Kill a basilisk and bring its skin |
Friedleif Gjukissen |
-> |
| Gladiator: Steal Kira's shield |
Friedleif Gjukissen |
-> |
| Gladiator: Go to the Arena in Thjorgard, fight at Lord, and win |
Friedleif Gjukissen |
15750 |
| | |
| Drangheim |
56625 |
| Find me a job at the circus |
Nicolai Ironfist |
10000 |
| Crusader: Defeat the Yobboes and return the villagers' things |
Keith Bloodaxe |
6125 + 3 x 500 = 7625 |
| Find out who is spreading the gossip |
Sigmund the Stressed |
1250 |
| Clans: Disable all defenses of Anskram Keep |
Sigmund the Stressed |
8000 |
| Clans: Retrieve the Crona Kiga from the Chasm of the Dead |
Sigmund the Stressed |
13000 |
| Find my brother and open his cell |
Aymril Banito |
1000 |
| Assessin: Find Kluso's house, and steal whatever it is he holds valuable enough to guard |
Atli the Quick |
-> |
| Assessin: Kill Guaire A'Velsi in broad daylight |
Atli the Quick |
15750 |
| | |
| Guberland |
42125 |
| Find a way to rid me of the Dook |
Markel the Great |
10000 |
| Clans: Get the Book of Rules from the Ta'sar Academy |
Markel the Great |
2500 |
| Clans: Go to the Gathering and beat Ivan the Smart |
Markel the Great |
1250 + 6500 = 7750 |
| Healer: Heal Nurtigan |
Tjolnir the Super-Neat |
6125 |
| Priest: Find a young new priest in Lindisfarne |
Grey Slemnir |
-> |
| Priest: Find the Tree of Life in the Ancient Temple in Frosgard |
Grey Slemnir |
-> |
| Priest: Find Nath'l A'Mor to consecrate the ground |
Grey Slemnir |
15750 |
| | |
| Lindisfarne |
37000 |
| Paladin: Save the life of the Jarl of Thjorgard |
Grehgknak the Right |
1250 + -> |
| Paladin: You must damn a a family |
Grehgknak the Right |
-> |
| Paladin: Then you must save them |
Grehgknak the Right |
15750 = 17250 |
| Dragon: Get the Saint's Relic from the laboratory in Yorwick |
Leffery Caid |
20000 |
| | |
| Thjorgard |
58500 |
| Dragon: Pass the Training Hall |
Snorri the Fist |
20000 |
| Dragon: Slay the Dragon |
Snorri the Fist |
Super Guber |
| Clans: Retrieve our artifact from the Lindisfarne Monastery |
Sven Forkbeard |
3000 |
| Clans: Go to the Thjorad mine and find out why they have stopped working |
Sven Forkbeard |
17000 |
| Repair the refinery machine |
Njal Bjarnissen |
<- |
| Cave-in |
Gudrek the Miner |
<- |
| Break through the rock |
Ketil Strongpick |
<- |
| Scholar: Find a Magreeb and study it |
Tymon the Nord |
2750 |
| Mage: Retrieve Verhoffin's diary |
Johannes Bem |
15750 |
| | |
| Thronheim |
87625 |
| Clans: Get rid of the Honkies |
Kira the Cold |
10000 |
| Clans: Find the Mountain Pass to Thjorgard and reopen it for trade |
Kira the Cold |
30000 |
| Get a Black Orb of Knowledge from the Mad Wizard Robinssen in Yorwick |
Ealusaid A'Norta a'thrakan |
12500 |
| Mercenary: Help Atli Sigmundssen in Guberland to move to Thronheim |
Thorfinn Skulsplitter |
6000 |
| Go into the Temple of Ratatosk and deliver this message |
Dagvari the Peevish |
1250 |
| Find the six Orbs of Linking in the Inventa Storca |
Brynhildr the Money-wise |
5000 |
| Stop the war |
Thorolf Ratatoskssen |
3000 |
| Have Bjarni and Sigmund sign the Peace Treaty |
Kira the Cold |
6625 |
| Win the Dragon Prize at The Thing in Thjorgard, and take it to my daughter Bikki in Thronheim |
Yrsa the Troll |
13250 |
| | |
| Frosgard |
122125 |
| Ranger: Get the bow Everstrike from the Dook |
Fenja Treefind |
|
| Ranger: Pass the Dungeon of Secrets |
Fenja Treefind |
2500 + 15750 = 18250 |
| Lich: Get the instructions from the Chasm of the Dead |
Skullkill the Dark |
? |
| Go to the tavern in Guberland and convince them to purchase this brew |
Brewmaster Smith |
1250 + 5000 = 6250 |
| Clans: Enter Yanmir's Sky Fort and slay the Frost Giant |
Tryygva Ravenlocks |
14500 |
| Clans: Break up the ice |
Tryygva Ravenlocks |
10625 |
| Druid: Find the Green Man and gain his approval |
Menja Ketildotir |
-> |
| Druid: Repair the Maypole |
The Green Man |
-> |
| Druid: Make six townsfolk promise that they won't forget the festivals |
The Green Man |
-> |
| Druid: Have the Frosgard leader carve and place a Runestone near the Maypole |
The Green Man |
18000 |
| Stand before Krohn |
Thorolf Ratatoskssen |
54500 |
| | |
| Yorwick |
77500 |
| Ambush |
- |
? 30000 |
| Get our army back |
Defeated Jarls |
42500 |
| Find my sheep |
Mary Sheepherder |
5000 |
| | |
| Arslegard |
340750 |
| Get a Writ of Fate from the Wyrdes |
Handdl |
25000 + 40500 = 65500 |
| Retrieve the Capstone of Order from The Gathering in Guberland, take it Verhoffin's Ruins, and place it on the Pedestal |
Igrid |
34500 + 38500 = 73000 |
| Retrieve Gungnir |
Handdl |
1250 |
| Clean out the Bathhouse |
Jokull the Ugly |
? - |
| Bring back the Golden Honk from the Temple of the Honk |
Fre |
20000 |
| Light the Six Fires of Penance |
Skraelos |
26000 |
| Find those who you have failed. Confess to them your guilt |
Skraelos |
13000 |
| Suffer |
Skraelos |
13000 |
| Slay the soldiers who helped in your betrayal |
Skraelos |
13000 |
| Find the weapons of the fallen Jarls |
Skraelos |
13000 |
| Defeat Tamur Leng's army in Frosgard |
Sven Forkbeard |
103000 |
| Get Njam to follow you into the Tomb of Thousand Terrors. Lead him to the heart of the tomb and imprison him in it |
Krohn |
- |
| Total of all awards |
873025 |
Additional fame comes from killing foes, including any Arena fights, and even from killing friends. Note that while awards give a set amount of fame to each character, experience from a kill is divided among all conscious party members.
There is sufficient prey in the game to reach level 58 before entering the final dungeon. The fastest time, estimated to be 33 days, may not offer enough slack to attain a maximum score. For that, one extra day of killing seems required.