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 Creature of Havoc is rightly considered one of the hardest, if not the hardest, Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. It's notorious for, among other things, being able to lose without ever making a meaningful decision, having many ways to be 'walking dead' - including large, interesting sections of the book - and containing an error that makes it impossible to complete unless you take an action the text was supposed to tell you about but doesn't. Being able to beat the book 'legit', even when you know exactly what you're doing, requires more than a little luck. So let's cheat vigorously at it. The way this LP works is simple. I'll put up a reference from the book. (I'm working from a kind of grotty scan, so if someone can point me to a text dump or something, I'd appreciate it.) You'll tell me what choice you want to make. To discourage just jumping on bandwagons, I'm going to implement a raffle, randomly selecting one person from everyone who chimes in and using that person's choice. We're going to keep going until we die or run out of references we haven't visited already, at which point I'll ask how far you want to rewind, and we'll pick up from there, using the same raffle system. I'll be keeping track of where we go, so once we've decided there's no point in going a certain direction, I'll take it off the list of choices. The cheating is as follows: we'll make no rolls for combat, skills, or anything else, and we take no damage from anything. We will ride eternal, shiny and chrome. (Well, until we hit one of the many, many instadeaths or dead ends.) However, we will not cheat when it comes to items or information; if we need a bafomdad to get past the Skull Gate, our path through the book must collect it. There's about 20 pages of lore at the start of the book, but we start knowing none of it, and it's barely relevant to the adventure, so I'm not going to bother transcribing it. I'm also going to skip character creation, since, as previously noted, our stats are Yes, so let's get stuck right in at: Reference 1 posted:The pain is unbearable! Summoning up all your energy, you open your eyes - first one, then the other. They narrow to slits as they adjust themselves to the strain of trying to see once more, then relax as they make out familiar shapes in the dim light: a dirt floor, rocky walls... Then the pain takes over. Your head rocks. Your eyes submit and close tightly in an agonized grimace. Instinctively you raise your hands to cup your face, and a low moan mingles with the rasping sound as your rough fingers rub the scaly skin above your eyes. Bad Ends so far:
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Bring your foot down heavily on his neck, that seems like a swell way to start things off with our new acquaintance. I've never heard of this gamebook before, but now I want to see what it pulls off in terms of dick moves.
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BraveLittleToaster posted:I've never heard of this gamebook before, but now I want to see what it pulls off in terms of dick moves. You're in for a treat. Sjs00 posted:Show him we mean no harm Reference 93 posted:You reach down with your hand to help him to his feet. But as you move, the little creature strikes and his sword cuts into your forearm. Luckily the tough scales prevent it from doing any real harm, but you must still lose 2 STAMINA points. Considering your size in comparison to his, his action was understandable! FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Apr 24, 2021 |
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Apr 21, 2021 03:38
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Hide the evidence Did we just get mind controlled into killing the dwarf? What the gently caress? Also we have...scales? Are we a mutant lizard dude?
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:Did we just get mind controlled into killing the dwarf? What the gently caress? Excellent questions, both! One of the other covers for the book makes us look a bit like a zombie yeti, but I think you're closer to how we're described in the book. BraveLittleToaster posted:Examine that dead body. Reference 399 posted:Your hands relax and the sharp claws retract into your fingers. You clumsily fumble through the Dwarf's dirty vestments. Your fingers will not fit into the pockets, but you do succeed in snapping the thongs of a large leather pouch which the creature has around its waist. As the ties break, the pouch spills its contents on the ground in front of you. It contained several circular pieces of shiny metal and a piece of hide, which unfolds as it drops out of the pouch. It is light in colour and has markings all over one side. You pick it up awkwardly and look at it, but it makes no sense at all. You become quite fascinated by this piece of leather. You turn it round, rub it with your hands and throw it in the air. You place it on your arm and on your head. You decide to take the leather with you. Unknown to you, the message on the hide may be useful later in your adventure. Turn to 337 to examine the message. If you are carrying this piece of hide, you may return to 337 at any time to re-examine it, but you will need to remember the reference you have come from in order to return and continue. Reference 337 contains an encoded message. We'll come back to this if and when we learn the code. Reference 399a posted:As you may have realized by now, your own wishes have little effect on your reactions as a creature. You have only glimpses of what you are like and what you are capable of. Although this will change as the adventure progresses, at this stage you are at the mercy of your own whims and instincts. You are standing at a junction where you may go either east or west. Roll one die: FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 18:29 on Apr 24, 2021 |
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FredMSloniker posted:Remember me saying that we can lose without making any meaningful decisions? This is how. Roll wrong on this page, or one of the following pages, and you're doomed. But because we're dirty cheats, I leave the choice, blind as it is, to you! Wow, that's even worse then Deathtrap Dungeon and the statue with emerald eyes, where prying out one eye will give you the gem you need to escape the Dungeon, but if you pry out the other it's filled with poison gas and instantly murders you.
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:Also we have...scales? Are we a mutant lizard dude? I don't remember which page is which, so  3 =>
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BraveLittleToaster posted:Roll for the 1-2-3 count page. Reference 308 posted:You travel west along a twisting passageway. Several times you bump clumsily into the walls and grunt in annoyance. But your tough scales protect you from damage. The temperature drops noticeably and each breath sends steamy snorts from your nostrils. After narrowing slightly, the passage widens as it leads towards a chamber. A sound from ahead and a flickering light warn you to take care. But rather than making you stop to listen, the prospect of an encounter seems to excite you! You bare your teeth and your claws and stride forward into the chamber. Turn to 205. Reference 205 posted:Roaring like an enraged Demon, you rush into the open chamber, ready to take on whatever is inside. Terrified shrieks come from the small party of adventurers huddling around a makeshift campfire in the centre of the area. Three figures are warming themselves by the fire. One wears shiny clothes that clink as he moves. Another is dressed in red and also grows long dark hair from his chin. The third is a tiny creature with polished hide on his chest. He has no hair on his chin, but has plenty on his feet, which he has been holding up to warm at the fire. Your eyes fix on the smallest of the three. Your breathing gets heavier and a feeling of pure hatred grips you. Without hesitating, you stomp across and grab the miserable Hobbit with your claws. The other two are caught off balance and are slow to react. The Hobbit has no weapon and should be an easy victim: I'm going to digress a bit to discuss the combat rules in Fighting Fantasy and how they're different in Creature of Havoc. In a Fighting Fantasy book, you typically have three stats: SKILL, STAMINA, and LUCK. (The all-caps is insisted upon.) SKILL is a catch-all competency stat, most often used in combat but also used to complete various tasks. STAMINA is your health; when it hits zero, you're dead. LUCK is used to avoid various dangers and can be spent to reduce incoming damage or increase outgoing damage during a fight. You roll up your initial stats at the start of the book. Usually you roll one die (Fighting Fantasy books always use standard six-siders) and add six for your SKILL and LUCK each, while STAMINA is two dice plus twelve. Various events can raise and lower your stats, but not above their initial values unless otherwise noted. Basic combat encounters go like this: roll two dice each for you and your opponent, adding your SKILL and their SKILL to the appropriate rolls. Whoever loses (ties do nothing but waste a round) loses two STAMINA. Rinse and repeat until someone dies. You can Test your Luck (capitalization as given in the book) to change the damage done; if you're successful, you double the damage you deal or avoid damage you receive, but if you're not, you halve the damage you deal or take an additional point of damage. Whether or not you succeed, you lose a point of LUCK. It's possible to get into combat with more than one opponent at once (though sometimes they'll wait in line like chivalrous mooks or be aggregated into a single entity). You choose who you want to attack before rolling dice, then compare your roll to each opponent's, but you can only damage the one you targeted; beating other opponents merely prevents damage from them. Because we are a Creature of Havoc, we have a special combat rule: if we roll doubles on our attack roll, our opponent dies instantly. (The original text for this reference doesn't take this into account; the option to turn to 160 actually reads, "If you defeat the creature in three straight Attack Rounds...") Our chance of beating this guy in a straight fight in three rounds or less, without Testing our Luck, ranges from about 68.78% (with a SKILL of 7) to about 98.72% (with a SKILL of 12). (I didn't calculate the chance that we'd lose this fight, as working out how to handle an arbitrary number of ties is more work than it's worth right now.) That said, we aren't doing a straight fight. But maybe we want to see what happens if we take too long? The choice is yours. FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Apr 24, 2021 |
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Defeat the Hobbit in three or fewer rounds. Got to keep the element of surprise, no mercy for hobbits.
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Hobbits are chumps, we can beat him in less than three rounds.
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Ignatius M. Meen posted:Hobbits are chumps, we can beat him in less than three rounds. Reference 160 posted:As the creature dies, you sink your teeth into its arm to taste its juicy flesh. But then you remember the other two adventurers. The red-robed figure is facing you, pointing hte little finger of each hand at you and mumbling. The shiny human has grabbed a sword - similar, you remember, to the Dwarf's, but larger - and is shouting to the other: "Control its mind, shaman! It may be able to lead us to that Swinebeard cur!" You cannot fight both at once. Which will you direct your attention to? Test your Luck. We can't actually get the code before reaching this reference, incidentally, but I've gone ahead and translated it. I'm also going to go ahead and take the Unlucky path to get it out of the way... Reference 48 posted:Ignoring the weaker-looking of the two humans, you face the figure in clinking armour. He holds his ground, his sword poised ready to strike. Resolve your combat with the Knight in plate-armour: Reference 392 posted:Your final blow sends the Knight flying across the chamber to land in a crumpled heap against one wall. You grunt in satisfaction. Your attention is drawn immediately back to the dead Hobbit lying by the fire and your mouth waters at the thought of its sweet flesh. But you have forgotten the final adventurer. The Wizard has now completed his spell. With a final incantation, he delivers his magic, directed straight at you through his two little fingers. You feel no more than a tingling sensation as his spell takes effect. "You are now under my control, foul creature." A smile spreads across the sorcerer's lips. "All my wishes are your commands. Gather my comrades and follow me!" You intend to step forward and slash him with your claws, but your muscles will not respond. Instead, you step over to the dead Knight, pick him up and carry him over your shoulder. You do the same with the Hobbit. The Wizard then turns and makes his way down the passage. You follow, carrying the rest of his party. And this will be your fate: to spend the rest of your life as a slave to your master, whose Control Creature spell has worked perfectly. Bad end #1: had our free will taken by a Wizard before we even got it. So how far do we backtrack, and what do we do from there?
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Well OBVIOUSLY we're not going to let some squishy wizard just zap our free will away. We're much smarter, luckier, and better looking than that!
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We have the luck of the Irish Creature of Havoc. Very lucky indeed.
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BraveLittleToaster posted:We have the luck of the Irish Creature of Havoc. Very lucky indeed. And you're lucky enough to get quoted. Reference 292 posted:Your reaction is immediate. The red-robed human is deep in thought and looks an easy target. You step forward and swipe viciously at him with your claws! He screams and falls to the ground, clutching at his face. You look down at the undefended wretch and prepare to deliver the death-blow. But at that moment, you feel a terrible sting in the back, which causes you to bellow and swing round. The remaining adventurer has lunged at you with his sword and succeeded in piercing the scales and flesh on your back! You must lose 2 STAMINA points for the wound, and then you can face the Knight in plate-armour: Incidentally, there are 460 numbered sections, called 'references' in a few places but largely nameless (hence 'turn to 446' instead of 'turn to reference 446' or 'turn to page 446'.) Reference 446 posted:You deliver the death-blow and the Knight drops to the ground. With the danger now over, your thoughts turn to food. The smell of the still-warm Hobbit reaches your nostrils and your mouth begins to water. You snatch the creature in one hand and eagerly sink your teeth into its sweet flesh. But this will merely provide a snack for you. Inside the armour, the Knight is an impossible meal, but the red-robed Wizard groaning on the floor may be a new taste for you to savour. You silence his miserable whimpers with a single deadly slash from your claws. For the tasty meal you may restore your STAMINA to its Initial level. I strongly suspect that "is there something else you wish to do" is a hint at another feature of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks: hidden choices. Unlike some gamebooks, which say things like "if you have found the password, turn to Page 47", in Fighting Fantasy gamebooks you'll be told something like "when you are asked for a password, add 20 to the number of the reference you're currently on and turn to that reference". We don't have that information, however (should it exist), so another blind choice ahoy! FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 18:34 on Apr 24, 2021 |
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Roll 3-6, turn to corresponding page. I cannot imagine what failing to bust open the door could unleash upon you other than the indignity of trying again.
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Ignatius M. Meen posted:Gonna pull the other way, what's behind doors 1 & 2? This wasn't the winner, but I'm going to show it anyway. Reference 277 posted:You listen at the door and hear slithering noises followed by chomping sounds. You step back for a moment to consider what you have heard. You decide to turn back in the direction you have just come from. As you feel your way slowly along the pitch-black passage, you are again startled by the high-pitched twittering noise that you remember from your last encounter with the small flying creatures. You swat hopelessly at them and manage to hit a couple. But one swoops down and catches you painfully in the left eye! Fortunately your eye was blinking at the time and it has not been permanently damaged, but the bruise swelling up above your left cheek will keep the eye closed for some time. You must deduct 1 SKILL point. You may restore this SKILL point if at some time in the future you reach daylight. The attacks from the flying creatures continue and you decide to abandon this route and make your way back to the door. Finding it once more closed and barring your way, your jaw tightens and your lips curl back in an angry snarl. Both directions face you with danger and frustration! You step back to take a leap at the door with your fists. Turn to 101. (We haven't read this reference before.) Roll a 1 or a 2? gently caress you, go in anyway, minus an eye! BraveLittleToaster posted:Roll 3-6, turn to corresponding page. There's a section in one of the Lone Wolf gamebooks where you enter combat with a door - just an ordinary, sturdy door - and any Endurance you lose represents how much you got beat up trying to force it open. It is entirely possible for a psychic ninja swordmaster to die from being locked in a room and beating himself to death. Reference 101 posted:The door cracks under the force of your blow. A hole appears and you rip the timbers away until it is large enough for you to pass through. Torches are mounted on the wall of the room inside and there are two doors, one to the east and one to the west. There is no furniture to speak of, but some remains - perhaps of a table and chair - litter the floor among a thin covering of dirty straw. The wood has been broken in what appears to have been a furious battle, the result of which lies before you. Well, at least it's not a blind random choice... FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Apr 24, 2021 |
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FredMSloniker posted:There's a section in one of the Lone Wolf gamebooks where you enter combat with a door - just an ordinary, sturdy door - and any Endurance you lose represents how much you got beat up trying to force it open. It is entirely possible for a psychic ninja swordmaster to die from being locked in a room and beating himself to death. Investigate the bodies. As well as whatever's finding them so delicious.
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Let's skedaddle east before whatever's having dinner decides they need another entree.
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Ignatius M. Meen posted:Let's skedaddle east before whatever's having dinner decides they need another entree. Reference 168 posted:You make your way cautiously towards the door, horrified by the sight of the bodies slowly disappearing. As you step across one of the pug-nosed creatures, your foot catches something in the air. A screeching noise from somewhere is followed by a yelp of pain from you, as sharp teeth clamp on to your foot! Lose 2 STAMINA points. The shock causes you to tumble over and this frees your foot. But as you lift yourself up, something is happening in the room. Three shapes are materializing in front of you. Turn to 447. (We haven't read this reference before.) Reference 447 posted:Your eyes widen as three scrawny creatures form before you. They are thin and angular and move in quick, jerky motions. Although their bodies are covered in a scraggy dark fur, their bony faces are bald, with tiny eyes. In the centre of each face is an oversized, protruding mouth, rimmed with sharp teeth. These vicious little Flesh-Feeders live on carrion. While feeding they make themselves invisible to avoid being caught unawares. But in between meals they are both visible and quick-tempered.  Reference 447 posted:They now face you, furious that their meals have been interrupted, and you must battle with the creatures. They attack together: Flesh-Feeders go squish! Reference 89 posted:You rest for a few moments to catch your breath and then you survey the room. Your curiosity overcomes you, and you begin to investigate the seven bodies in the room. The pug-faced Orcs are dirty and smelly. You try a mouthful of flesh, but spit it out in disgust. Around their waists they carry small bags which, when ripped open, send a shower of small bones flying across the room. The two adventurers are not much more interesting. Similar pouches contain those round pieces of shiny metal which you came across before. They scatter on the floor and you ignore them. The pack on the back of the adventurer in the winged helmet is decorated and attracts your attention. One of the straps breaks as you rip it off his back and grope clumsily inside; you feel something solid. As you fumble angrily with the rucksack, a hard wooden casket drops to the ground and falls open! Inside is a clear smooth flask which contains swirling purple gas. Your curiosity is captured and your huge clawed hand tries to grasp the delicate flask. But this turns out to be hopeless. Eventually, you pick up the casket and drop it on the ground. As luck would have it, the flask jumps in its cradle and lands in such a way that the stopper flips out of the flask! The purple gas within swirls tempestuously and its vapours seep slowly from the neck of the flask. Turn to 382. (We haven't read this reference before.) Reference 382 posted:The gas drifts from the flask, but rather than spreading out, it pulls itself together into a purple cloud and billows up before you. You watch open-mouthed as a shape begins to form in the cloud, and eventually turns into a face, which stares deep into your eyes. The face is human-like, but thin and with jagged features. The pupils of its eyes are not round, but are instead serpent-like. Its thin-lipped mouth opens and speaks: "I am released from my rest. Foul creature, what do you know of the forces with which you tamper? But nonetheless my purpose is ordained. I bestow on you the power of reason. From now on you are in control of your own destiny. And now may I return to my peaceful rest until once more the heavens take their positions." ...hm. We aren't being asked to roll all of a sudden. FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 22:19 on Apr 25, 2021 |
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This book is shaping up to be quite rude. Gonna be interesting once we hit a dead end figuring out which of the many seemingly forced choices actually branch.BraveLittleToaster posted:Take the door on the east, get bothered the least.
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Finally a chance to use again! So West to Page 51
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Man, I remember the days of . Back when I used  like it was going out of style.Reference 51 posted:You leave the room along a passageway which runs west, your thoughts still dwelling on the mysterious smoke creature. After a short time, you find that the passage is bending this way and that through the rocky earth. But your progress is aided by the strange blue gemstones which are set into the roof of the passage. As you progress, glowstones ahead of you light up and bathe the area in an eerie blue light. When you look behind, you can see that they magically turn themselves off. Suddenly a distant echo reaches your ears and you stop dead in your tracks. Again you hear the sound - and it is coming closer! Footsteps and muffled voices are heading towards you. You are fortunate in having the advantage that your own footsteps are virtually silent, so you continue ahead, ready for a fight with anything that may come along. You approach a bend... Reference 320 posted:As their leader falls, the other two adventurers rush to attack. One is a female warrior and the other is a thief. Both are carrying shields and both attack you at the same time: Reference 281 posted:You poke around the bodies of the three dead ruffians. Something shining on the wrist of the third adventurer catches your attention. Clumsily you rip at the clothing of all three, eventually exposing three objects of interest. The leading adventurer wore, around his neck, a pendant made of a dull, dark metal on a leather thong. The third adventurer wore two wrist bracelets of a shining yellow metal. The other carried a pouch containing 12 small flat discs of a shiny metal. Which of these is of the most interest to you: FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Apr 24, 2021 |
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Incidentally, I'm implementing a policy change. When we die or get stuck, I'll rewind to the earliest opportunity to get somewhere new rather than asking how far you want to rewind. I'm concerned that you might get lucky and miss some of the carnage. 
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FredMSloniker posted:Incidentally, I'm implementing a policy change. When we die or get stuck, I'll rewind to the earliest opportunity to get somewhere new rather than asking how far you want to rewind. I'm concerned that you might get lucky and miss some of the carnage. I approve of this. Wear the pendant. Surely nothing can go wrong with this!
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Let's check out The two wrist bracelets! I like the way you're handling suggestions on this adventure.
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See if we can throw the metal discs at people, that sounds like fun.
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Maigius posted:Let's check out The two wrist bracelets! I like the way you're handling suggestions on this adventure. Thank you! I've used the raffle format in previous LPs. I feel it encourages people to pick what they want, not what they think will win. Reference 259 posted:You wrench the bracelets from the wrists of your foe. They make a tinny clinking sound as you turn them over in your hand and you admire the intricate carvings which decorate them. Even in the meagre light of the glowstones, they shine in an alluring way. You can make them wide enough to fit around your own wrists, and when you have put them on, you proudly hold them up before you and turn them this way and that. You may discover during your travels that these bracelets have a special ability, which will be revealed to you later. Add 1 LUCK point for your find. Now turn to 115. (We haven't read this reference before.) In case you're wondering, the reason you keep seeing "We haven't read this reference before" is that the program I wrote to keep track of what we've done so far produces one of four messages for each choice we're given:
Reference 115 posted:Before you finally leave the adventurers, you may decide to feed on them. If you do, you gain 4 STAMINA points. Then you continue. All is silent as you walk carefully along the passage. Eventually, your ears pick up the sound of running water, and the air becomes moist and cool. The sensation would be quite refreshing if it were not for an unpleasant smell, which gets stronger as the sound of the water becomes louder. Soon you find yourself on a ledge in the face of a rocky cliff. Looking out, you can see you are high over a vast cavern through which a river flows. Leading down from your ledge into the centre of the cavern is a flight of rough-cut stairs. This precarious staircase spans the river and is the only way onwards, but the thought of descending the stairs is not one which fills you with enthusiasm. The narrow steps have been made for human-sized feet and your large pads will make your descent awkward. The smell, which was unpleasant before, is now horrendous and seems to be coming from the river itself. Its waters are murky brown and the smell of excrement and decay is overpowering. Nevertheless, your only way on is downwards, so down you must go. Test your Luck. Let's stick our metaphorical finger in the reference and see what happens if we're Unlucky, shall we? Reference 71 posted:You try to keep your balance as you descend the narrow stairs, but they are damp and slippery. At one point you slip and totter perilously near the edge before regaining your balance and continuing down. But six steps later, you lose your balance once again, and this time you are not lucky enough to regain it. You plunge over the edge of the staircase and down, down into the filthy depths of the Bilgewater River below. The impact is enough to knock you senseless. And, unable to fight against the current, you are swept downstream to oblivion. Death #1: up poo poo Creek without a paddle. But that's not how it happened. Reference 166 posted:The descent is dangerous and several times you lose your footing and stumble on the slippery steps. But your luck holds out and you finally arrive at the foot of the staircase. The stench of the river is especially foul to your sensitive nostrils and your eyes search desperately for a way out of the cavern. You discover two openings in the rock-face ahead of you. One leads to the west and the other to the north. Will you: FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Apr 24, 2021 |
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BraveLittleToaster posted:Take the northern passage. Reference 358 posted:A passage leads into the opening into the rock-face, and you follow it. But you find that, as you travel north, the light fades rapidly. There are no glowstones in this passage and you must progress carefully, steadying yourself by running your hands along both walls. The ground underfoot is rocky and several times you stub your toes painfully on protruding stones. Later, you can no longer touch both walls at once. Although you are unable to see anything, you sense that you are entering a large chamber. Turn to 257. I'm gonna stop putting in the 'we've never been here before' stuff. I've changed how that output works anyway. Reference 257 posted:You cannot see a thing. Your feet shuffle noisily through the straw which covers the floor, as you grope around the walls for a way out. If this cavern is the lair of another creature, then you may well be walking straight towards it! But you hear no sounds other than your own and eventually you reach a hole in the rock, which is large enough for you to walk through and leads to a passageway. You continue slowly along the passage, still groping your way, but you stop when a blue light flicks on in front of you. The welcome hue of a glowstone makes you blink and turn away until your eyes become accustomed to the light. When you are finally able to take in your surroundings, you find that you are at a junction where you may either: FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Apr 24, 2021 |
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