The Lost Snipe Quest Guide
At a glance
| Level | 13 or higher |
|---|---|
| Getting there | Gaga in the towns ("Send me to the baby bird's nest.", level 13+), or the Dimensional Mirror's Event Areas |
| Quest | The Lost Snipe, from The Lost Snipe |
| Type | Jump quest: carry the Snipe up a jump stand |
| Reward | Chicky Face Decoration |
| Also here | Gaga's egg and The Baby Bird's Feather |
| Repeat | Once per character; the jump stands stay open afterwards |
The Lost Snipe is a small bird in the Nest of a Baby Bird who lost her flock and is too scared to fly from the ground. You carry her up one of three jump stands to a launch board at the top. The nest is also where Gaga looks after an egg, which gives the feather for The Baby Bird's Feather.
Getting to the nest
- Gaga, who stands in Henesys and most other towns, has the option "Send me to the baby bird's nest." from level 13.
- The Dimensional Mirror lists the Nest of a Baby Bird under its event areas, with no level limit.
- The exit at the bottom of the nest takes you back to the town where you used the Dimensional Mirror, or to Lith Harbor if there is none.
In the nest: Gaga beside the egg and The Lost Snipe.
The Lost Snipe, step by step
- Talk to The Lost Snipe in the nest and accept The Lost Snipe (level 13, any job).
- Talk to her again and pick "Will you help a lost Longbill Bird?", then choose one of the three jump stands: Thornbush Leading to Jump Stand, Playground of Lupin Leading to Jump Stand or Jumping Board Leading to Jump Stand. All three work the same way; pick the climb you like.
- At the foot of the stand, talk to The Lost Snipe and pick the stand's name. She hands you A Lost Snipe (one at a time) and lifts you to the start of the climb. Her second option, Under the High Branch, takes you out instead.
- Climb to the top. At the launch board, drop A Lost Snipe from your Etc tab onto the board.
- The board takes her and you see: "You helped the Snipe get up the branch. He should now be able to jump and take off. But why do you feel so uneasy..." You land in Under the High Branch.
- Talk to The Lost Snipe in Under the High Branch to go back to the nest, then talk to The Lost Snipe there to finish the quest. She apologizes for botching her leap and you receive the Chicky Face Decoration.
The reward
| Item | Slot | Level | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicky Face Decoration | Face accessory | None | +5 Weapon Attack, +5 Magic Attack |
The quest pays no EXP.
Things to know
- Entering a jump stand or Under the High Branch takes away any A Lost Snipe you are carrying, so you always start a climb with the one she hands you at the foot of the stand.
- If you fall, die or leave a jump stand, you come back in Under the High Branch, not at the foot of the stand.
- With a full Etc tab she says "Your Etc. inventory is full. Make some room and come back!"
- After you finish the quest, the Snipe still sends you to the stands, so you can climb again for fun. The prize is paid once.
Gaga's egg and The Baby Bird's Feather
The little chain goes in this order:
- Cassandra's Request (level 13) is offered by Cassandra on her own and finishes at once: she asks you to help Gaga with an egg.
- Please Look After the Baby Bird: Gaga in the towns then asks for help; accepting takes you straight to the nest, and talking to Gaga there finishes it.
- Talk to Gaga in the nest and choose "I want to take care of the egg." Each talk warms the egg one step, shown as (1/5), (2/5) and so on. On the fifth the egg hatches ("Look! The egg is cracking! It's hatching!") and a Baby Bird Feather drops from it. Pick it up.
- Gaga then offers The Baby Bird's Feather: give him the feather. The quest has no EXP or item reward.
The egg only hatches while The Baby Bird's Feather still needs its feather: not while you carry one, not once the quest is accepted or done, and not again within an hour of the last hatch. Otherwise Gaga just talks.
Different from the original game In the original game the Nest of a Baby Bird was a limited-time autumn event, and The Baby Bird's Feather could be repeated. In MapleVerse the nest is open all year, Gaga takes you there, and each quest here is done once per character.
Common problems
- "The Lost Snipe has nothing to offer after you finish her quest, so you cannot reach the jump stands."
- Fixed. Once you have taken her quest, she always offers "Will you help a lost Longbill Bird?", finished or not.
- "Gaga's egg keeps hatching feathers."
- Fixed. It hatches only while The Baby Bird's Feather still needs a feather. Extra feathers have no use.
- "You dropped the Snipe and nothing happened."
- Drop A Lost Snipe on the launch board at the very top of the climb, not anywhere else.
- "You have no A Lost Snipe at the top."
- Talk to The Lost Snipe at the foot of the stand first; she hands you one and lifts you to the climb.