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Post by King Gillibran on Feb 24, 2023 12:46:28 GMT
Book 18: Rebel Planet Try 4 Skill: 12 Stamina: 17 Luck: 8
I succeeded in finding the third clue which finally made some sense! I got on to the arcadian planet and to the door there I realised I had to decipher the appropriate clues. Clue one I thought well the first to lines rhyme and the second two don't and then the third two do so that must be 101. The second clue I thought well there is 2100 and as you can't have 2 in binary it must mean 2 different 100 numbers and so from the last clue I worked out that it must be 100101001. And amazingly I was right! ( I found there was a much easier way to work it out when looking at the solution afterwords!) I got into the arsonal and grabbed some weapons dashed to the computers and used the most obscure one I could think of the Elmonite, It worked! Boom! Down with Arcadia!!!
Victory!
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Post by Peter on Mar 13, 2023 3:45:59 GMT
So you completely fluked the code without learning it at all! Good skills!
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Post by King Gillibran on Mar 13, 2023 8:12:51 GMT
So you completely fluked the code without learning it at all! Good skills! Probably my most satisfying moment in my entire playthrough so far!
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Post by CharlesX on Mar 13, 2023 12:59:56 GMT
So you completely fluked the code without learning it at all! Good skills! The middle-class expression is 'process of elimination' but yeah, in other words, fluke .
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Post by King Gillibran on Mar 27, 2023 11:57:59 GMT
Book 19: Demons of the Deep
Try 1
Skill: 7 To 7
Stamina: 21 to 16
Luck: 10 to 12
Finally back to Titan. I just got dumped in the ocean grew some gills and have a day to find enough black pearls to destroy the pirates. Wandering around Atlantis I soon came across a guy called Greylock and then I thought he might help but I had no Black or Silver pearls so he didn't. THen I came across a place where I could get my stats rerolled and I got a 1 for skill again. Deciding to seek out the Sea Dragon I hired his aid and was on my way to the pirate ship when I got smacked by a Kraken.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Mar 27, 2023 12:05:25 GMT
Book 19: Demons of the Deep Try 2 Skill: 9 but boosted by Cyrano to 11 Stamina: 17 Luck: 10
Off to a better start I thought when I rolled my stats. I was right as when I turned a corner and found some skeletons who gave me black pearls when they died. I then came across Greylock who taught me the word. I bumped into Cyrano and I do like that fish. What other adventures allow a +2 to Initial Skill? I missed the Sea Dragon but found the Kraken which I swam out to attack. That was a very long fight with me using a lot of luck and only just winning with 3 stamina to spare. I luckily hadn't eaten many meals so I restored by health. Then hiring a dolphin I met to take me to Fish Island I lept aboard the deck of the Troll and summoned three skeletons. The crew decimated Captain Bloodaxe charged. I slew him with relative ease because the dice seemed to love me. I sailed back to Port Blacksand a rich man. I know this isn't the best ending but it is good enough for me.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Jun 10, 2023 8:58:41 GMT
Book 20: Sword of the Samurai
Try 1
Skill: 10 Stamina: 19 Luck: 9 Honour: (at end of playthrough) 6
Skill: 2 Swords
I started by heading to a village and heroically riding in to save the day. I then continued onwards and upon reaching Lord Tseitsens palace I marched straight to Lord Tseitsen and ended up killing myself.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Jun 10, 2023 9:02:24 GMT
Book 20: Sword of the Samurai
Try 2
Skill: 12 Stamina: 18 Luck: 10 Honour: 7
Skill: 2 Swords
I managed to kill fat Lord Tseitsen and continued onwards until I got to a fight arena. I had managed to grab the necessary items and I got to Ikiru having killed Dai Oni. In a close fight I just overcame him and acheived victory!
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Jun 10, 2023 9:06:14 GMT
Book 21: Trail of Champions
Try 1
Skill: 12 Stamina: 21 Luck: 12
I made it out of the arena with ease and then proceeded through the dungeon managing to collect 5 of the rings but I died when trying to jump over a pit and I fell to my death.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 6:30:31 GMT
I have seemingly abandoned this thread but in reality I have just been very busy and have barely had time to play FF . Any time I have had has been spent on doing yet another play through of Trial of Champions. I will be posting my playthroughs some time today and hopefully. As there are many I Will be putting them into groups such as all the ones I never got out of the arena on. I will hopefully start speeding up again.
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Post by trialmaster on Sept 15, 2023 8:37:52 GMT
You will soon slow down again when you get to Crypt of the Sorcerer....
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Post by a moderator on Sept 15, 2023 9:09:36 GMT
You will soon slow down again when you get to Crypt of the Sorcerer.... You think Masks of Mayhem's 1 in 6 chance of acquiring an essential item won't hold things up first?
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 9:30:05 GMT
With Masks of Mayhem I have already decided to roll a dice before each run to see if that one stands a chance of success.
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 12:07:03 GMT
Book 21: Trail of Champions Try 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22
Each and every one of these 13 attempts ended in my tragic death in the arena. Not much to say. These grew very dull.
Defeat x 13!
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 12:12:57 GMT
Book 21: Trail of Champions Try 4, 6, 11, 14, 18, 20
These six tries were variatingly sucessfull and terrible. In each I got into the dungeon but I never did better than a previous attempt. I dont have much to say about these.
Defeat x 6!
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 12:15:06 GMT
Book 21: Trail of Champions Try 7 Skill: 11 Stamina: 24 Luck: 9
I managed to get past anywhere I had got before. I had 6 gold rings and beaten 1 trialmaster when I met the Chaos Champion. Due to being incredible weak I failed to kill him and died.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 12:18:02 GMT
Book 21: Trail of Champions Try 13 Skill: 12 Stamina: 18 Luck: 11
I was so happy with this try! I got all 9 rings as well as the three sets. By the time I reached the final trialmaster I was very nervous but luckily managed to get through. Delighted I got past and then met this nice hunchback and believed him. Never have I more regretted a decision.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 12:20:14 GMT
Book 21: Trail of Champions Try 23 Skill: 12 Stamina: 22 Luck: 11
This time I finally managed to get high enough rolls and enough luck to get back to the hunchback. Desperatly wishing I was allowed to run him through I took the other route. I got out killed Lord Carnuss and took my well earned 20000 gp!
Victory! (Finally)
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 12:21:39 GMT
Very hard, but fun. I definitely prefer DD but Trial of Champions is a fairly worthy sequel. I am not going to be trying to do it properly for again for a long time!
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 12:26:42 GMT
Book 22: Robot Commando
Try 1
SKill: 11 (later boosted to 12) Stamina: 21 Luck: 11 (also later boosted to 12)
I decided that seeing as I had just beaten Trial I could just do one of the next books. I rolled up my charachter and less than an hour of playing later I was victorious. I beat Minos in Robot to Robot combat with a Robotank I found. I enjoyed the book and from the Sci Fi adventures I have done I would agree with the common opinion that it is the second best after rebel planet. It was fun if a bit rediculous at times and I enjoyed robot combat and being able to roam the cities at will and that when you went back there were more enemies which made it feel like I was under invasion.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Sept 15, 2023 12:28:18 GMT
Book 23: Masks of Mayhem
Try 1
Carried on my succeses I decided to give this one a shot. I rolled a dice to determine whether I stood a chance. I rolled a 5. OH. I get the feeling this one might take a while!!!
Defeat!
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Post by CharlesX on Sept 15, 2023 19:01:49 GMT
Especially with King Gillibran's system he will eventually get through Masks even if it takes about 50 attempts. With Crypt Of The Sorceror a maximum stats start would take 200 attempts. So in keeping with this ridiculous gamebook I'm more wondering the ways in which King Gillibran will choose to cheat (other than assuming maximum starting stats) because no one, probably not even Vagsancho, would keep playing with 12 24 12 for that long (or anything similar like 12 25 12). I'm guessing he will go with better than starting stats for each way he fails. When he gets to Spellbreaker I imagine he will assume the surrender option at the gate is there as it should be, and probably higher than starting Faith, because 5% victory with max stats is nuts.
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Post by a moderator on Sept 16, 2023 1:55:51 GMT
Book 23: Masks of Mayhem
Try 1
Carried on my succeses I decided to give this one a shot. I rolled a dice to determine whether I stood a chance. I rolled a 5. OH. I get the feeling this one might take a while!!!
Defeat!
Although the odds of success work out as 1 in 6, the actual roll requires you to throw two dice and get a total of 2, 3, 11 or 12. Thus, that 5 was in with a chance, since you'd have got 11 if the second die came up as a 6.
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Post by King Gillibran on Jan 8, 2024 7:34:29 GMT
Time to be back on my playthroughs I decided to just do masks normally and then once I know the correct route assume every time I do it I get the orb. With Crypt I think that I will do similar and once I know the correct route I will assume I kill Razaak. It is that or I ignore his two hit insta kill thingy.
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Post by King Gillibran on Jan 8, 2024 7:53:40 GMT
Masks of Mayhem tries 1 to 11
I didn't record scores for these and even forgot what happened on 3 to 11. All I can say is try 1 I attempted to raft lake Nekros. Try 2 i lost all my stuff at a castle and managed to be ambushed by pygmy orcs when in pursuit of it. By try 11 I roughly knew the way through.
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Post by King Gillibran on Jan 8, 2024 7:56:39 GMT
Book 23: Masks of Mayhem
Try 12
Skill:12 Stamina:20 Luck:10
I got the orb for the first time and knowing my way through now I grabbed the victory.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Jan 8, 2024 8:00:27 GMT
Book 24: Creature of Havoc
Try 1
Skill:10 Stamina:18 Luck:12
This is one of my favourite books and as such have managed to memorize it. I got past the mindless bit and then with my high luck breezed through.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Jan 8, 2024 8:02:57 GMT
Book 25: Beneath Nightmare Castle
Try 1
Skill:12 Stamina:23 Luck:8
I got freed from my my cell and then stayed to search it. How sad, I get tortured to death. This was the first book that hadn't done before I was truly excited for and hope I enjoy it. Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Jan 8, 2024 8:49:15 GMT
Book 25: Beneath Nightmare Castle Try 2 Skill:9 Stamina:22 Luck:11
I got out of prison met a friendly innkeeper and then decided to go straight to the castle only to have my brain sucked dry by bloodlurchers.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Jan 8, 2024 8:56:16 GMT
Book 25: Beneath Nightmare Castle Try 3 Skill:10 Stamina:19 Luck:10 Willpower:12
I got out and to the innkeeper and slept through the knight. I then went to a priest at a temple and maneged to learn what to do I went straight to the castle and crept in via a secre passage. I appeared in a wine cellar and tasted a wine that turned out to be poisoinous. Deciding to look why I found it was eyeballs and the picture was so gross I felt quesy. I was fairly horrified. Anyway I was captured escaped, met a crying gnome killed an orc, pretended to be a relief gaurd and met and killed the barons new wife. I then went through the mirror and met Xakhaz. As I hadnt got a trident of skarloth I was destroyed. I am really enjoying this book though and look forward to another.
Defeat!
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