The Old Man

The Old Man12Fishing Rod
Two-Implicit
CorruptedHear me, fish! I love and respect you, but before this day ends I will kill you dead.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 1Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Divination Card
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/DivinationCards/DivinationCardTheOldMan

The Old Man is a divination card. It is a continuation of the long running in-joke by Grinding Gear Games about fishing actually being a mechanic within the game. To clarify, there are no known or recorded instances of actual fishing or fish-items in the game.

Item acquisition

The Old Man has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

Area restrictions

This item can be acquired in the following areas:

• Atoll
• Lighthouse
• Peninsula
• Pier
• Shore
• Strand
• Tropical Island
• Wharf

Recipes

The Old Man can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
5	The GamblerThe Gambler5Divination Card"I don't believe in karma. If it were real, I would never win."	Random divination card	A
1	Stacked DeckStacked DeckStack Size: 20A stack of unknown divination cardsRight click to take a divination card out of the deck.	Random divination card	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Usage in recipes

The Old Man is used in the following recipes:

Result	Amount	Part	Description	Meta
Fishing RodFishing RodFishing Rod Physical Damage: 8-15 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.20 Weapon Range: 1.3 metres	12	The Old ManThe Old Man12Fishing Rod Two-Implicit CorruptedHear me, fish! I love and respect you, but before this day ends I will kill you dead.	two-implicit corrupted Fishing Rod	M

Trivia

The Card is a reference to the book "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemmingway.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.8.0	Introduced to the game.