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Post by kieran on Aug 30, 2023 23:05:16 GMT
Crypt of the Sorcerer Sk10 St18 Lu11
Got it down to 2 Stamina but ultimately the Griffin killed me.
Kills:6
Chameleonite x3
Bonekeeper
Wood Demon
Werewolf
Random rolls:2
Harpoon Flies
Chameleonite Blood
Items:
Healing tot
Gold nugget
Knife
Holy water
Crystal of Sanity
Skull ring
Moon ring
Silver rod
Candle
Scroll
Information:
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Post by kalieum on Aug 31, 2023 17:38:17 GMT
I noticed a few mistakes in my implementation, mostly to the player's disadvantage. Fixing them and letting it run for a hundred million attempts while I was at work, the success rate for a randomly rolled character seems to be more like 0.0486%, and 0.6% for max stats.
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Post by a moderator on Sept 2, 2023 23:05:57 GMT
A little under 24 hours to get in results for week 35.
Week 36
Hand of Fate (Fighting Fantazine 10) (4 dice)
Night Dragon (4 dice plus points for enhancing stats - please indicate what was boosted)
Please state if you use a guide, if you allocate dice at character creation rather than taking them as they fall, or if you make more than one attempt at a book.
Only combats which you win should be included in the list of enemies defeated.
Week 34 scoring
1st: evilwizard – 16 (stats bonus 1 + victory bonus 10 + most fights won bonus 5)
2nd: kieran – 7 (stats bonus 2 + closest to victory bonus 5) (fought no combats, so no fight-based bonus)
3rd: terrysalt – 4 (stats bonus 4)
4th: hallucination - 2 (stats bonus 2)
Running totals
1st: evilwizard - 493
2nd: terrysalt - 463
3rd: hallucination - 421
4th: King Gillibran - 287
5th: kieran - 139
6th: peasantscribbler - 76
7th: kalieum - 54
8th: juniorhornet - 44
9th: nathanh – 33
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Post by terrysalt on Sept 3, 2023 3:47:53 GMT
Night Dragon Skill: 10->11 Stamina: 18->20 Luck: 12 Starting Gold: 7 Guide: Yes Assigned Stats: No Attempts: 1 Items: 11 provisions, 11 gold, silver key, steel mirror, ice pick, spiked boots, magic shield 70, magical armour 12, crossbow, magic sword 80, magic amulet (4), magic mirror 100, sphere of light 244 Fights: 3 assassins, 2 snow wolves, stone dwarf, massive dwarf statue, mountain basilisk, skeleton, wizard-wraith, chill shadow, bone stalker, mirror image, mirror demon, wraith horde, woodland ogre, stone juggernaut, dragon imp, bone stalker mage, night dragon, night dragon skull Info: Stormdrake pass, Nevill, -2 skill for night dragon, 2 free hits on night dragon, -1 skill for night dragon for first 5 rounds I included the starting gold I rolled just in case Greenspine needs it for scoring, I assumed that the dream dragon and night dragon skull did not receive the bonus from the sword and armour since they were reasonably managable fights without it. I forgot to use my mirror to do 6 damage to the night dragon and so needed to absorb the magic from my shield, oops! Other than that a fairly easy win.  |
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Post by kieran on Sept 7, 2023 13:57:58 GMT
Night Dragon Sk8+1, St21 Lu7+1 Go9
The problem with Keith Martin's multiple opponents rules is it just takes one of them to protect the one you're trying to hit and score a hit on you to boot. Suffice it to say the three assassins got me.
Kills:2
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Post by hallucination on Sept 8, 2023 17:17:45 GMT
Night Dragon 1st attempt, dice allocated, used champskees’ guide.
Like terrysalt, i assumed the dream dragon and night dragon skull fights don't warrant the extra bonuses.
Skill 12, stamina 16=>18, luck 9=>10, starting gold 7(+10)
Fights won: Assassins x3; Stone Goblin; Mountain Basilisk; Skeleton; Wizard-Wraith; Mirror Image Self; Mirror Demon; Wraith Horde; Woodland Ogre; Dream Dragon; Stone Juggernaut; Bone Stalker-Mage; Night Dragon; Night Dragon Skull
Items/notes: sword - broken, shield, lantern, provisions (4 remain); gold (7); silver key; steel mirror; keg of beer [x]; Dwarf Coin 90; furs [x]; note: NNW Stormdrake Pass; ice pick; spiked boots; shopkeeper is Neville; potion of invisibility [x]; bottle of catstink [x]; vial of smoke powder; poison antidote; Magic Shield, 70 iron rivets; Magic Armour, 12 rents; crossbow and bolts; Flawed Magic Sword; Potion of Stamina; Magic Sword, 80 moonstones; if die in Dreamtime 281; Magic Mirror, 100 bloodstones; Sphere of Light, 244 facets; Seed-pods, 16 stripes; Night Dragon -1 Skill, -2 Stam; Night Dragon -1 Skill |
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Post by a moderator on Sept 9, 2023 16:51:44 GMT
Posting the next titles earlier than usual as I'm unlikely to have internet access at the normal time.
A little over 30 hours to get in results for week 36.
Week 37
The Crown of Kings The Seven Serpents (4 dice)
Master of Chaos (4 dice)
Please state if you use a guide, if you allocate dice at character creation rather than taking them as they fall, or if you make more than one attempt at a book.
Only combats which you win should be included in the list of enemies defeated.
In view of the bonuses provided at the end of The Seven Serpents, please make sure to distinguish clearly between starting and finishing stats if you play and win that one.
Week 35 scoring
1st: hallucination - 12 (stats bonus 1 + randomness bonus 1 + closest to victory bonus 5 + most fights won bonus 5)
2nd: kieran – 9 (stats bonus 2 + randomness bonus 2 + closest to victory bonus 5)
3rd: evilwizard – 4 (stats bonus 2 + randomness bonus 2)
4th: terrysalt – 3 (stats bonus 2 + randomness bonus 1)
5th: kalieum - 1 (stats bonus 4 + randomness bonus 1 – replay penalty 4)
Running totals
1st: evilwizard - 497
2nd: terrysalt - 466
3rd: hallucination - 433
4th: King Gillibran - 287
5th: kieran - 148
6th: peasantscribbler - 76
7th: kalieum - 55
8th: juniorhornet - 44
9th: nathanh – 33
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Post by evilwizard on Sept 9, 2023 18:00:34 GMT
Night Dragon Skill 10 + 1 = 11
Stamina 18
Luck 8 + 1 = 9
Starting Gold: 13
Items: Sword, Lantern with Oil, Leather Armour, Shield, Silver Key, Keg of Beer, Steel Mirror, Dwarven Coin (90), Furs, Ice Pick, Spiked boots, Potion of Invisibility, Bottle of Catstink, Vial of Smoke Powder, Magic Shield (70), Crossbow & Bolts, Flawed Magic Sword, Potion of Stamina, Magic Sword (80), Magic Amulet (4), Magic Mirror (100), Sphere of Light (244), 2 Seed Pods (16)
Kills: First Assassin, Second Assassin, Third Assassin, Stone Dwarf, Mountain Basilisk, Skeleton, Wizard-Wraith, Chillshadow, Bone Stalker, Mirror Image, Mirror Demon, Wraith Horde, Ogre, Dream Dragon, Stone Juggernaut, First Iron Serpent, Second Iron Serpent, Dragon Imp, Bone Stalker Mage, Night Dragon, Night Dragon Skull
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Post by terrysalt on Sept 9, 2023 23:49:52 GMT
Seven Serpents - Warrior Skill: 10->12 for next book Stamina: 20 Luck: 10->11 for next book Assigned stats: No Guide: Yes Attempts: 1 items: 13 gold, 5 provisions, blimberry juice, broadsword (+1 attack strength), spell page 102, locket, Ragnar's armband (+2 attack strength if using a sword), torch, tinderbox, gauntlet of weaponry, beeswax, green wig, lucky talisman, different lucky talisman, bow, silver arrows, serpent ring, chakram, chainmail, small glass vial, serpent staff, whistle, lucky charm, strange parchment fights: nighthawk*, baddu-beetle, deathwraith (to 3 stamina), moon serpent, snake, ferryman (to 4 stamina), water serpent, 4 marsh goblins, time serpent info: -14 when confronting serpent, destroy air serpent's body when he leaves it, 4 guards protect entrance to Mampang, earth serpent needs contact with ground, offer no gold to Valignya, do not eat from Throg's larder, 199 to cross lake, don't use blood candle, respect Naggamanteh, archmage is not as he seems, start book 4 at 237 The Baddu-Beetle injured my sword arm so I actually got to benefit from the chainmail's skill bonus which was nice. The earth serpent was quite stubbornly resisting my efforts to lift it off the ground and almost killed me but fortunately I finally succeeded with just 3 stamina left. After that, it was a pretty easy victory. *4 nighthawks at once for 3 rounds, I killed one before the fight ended |
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Post by evilwizard on Sept 12, 2023 13:42:10 GMT
Master of Chaos Skill 7
Stamina 15
Luck 9
Blindsight, Acute Hearing, Move Silently
Items: 19 Gold Pieces, 2 Provisions, Potion of Healing, Bronze Bracelet, 2 Magic Crossbow Bolts
Kills: Footpad
Not Counted: Tentacle
One attempt, no allocation, no guide, defeat – killed by an Assassin
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Post by CharlesX on Sept 12, 2023 13:54:01 GMT
Master of Chaos Skill 7
Stamina 15
Luck 9
Blindsight, Acute Hearing, Move Silently
Items: 19 Gold Pieces, 2 Provisions, Potion of Healing, Bronze Bracelet, 2 Magic Crossbow Bolts
Kills: Footpad
Not Counted: Tentacle
One attempt, no allocation, no guide, defeat – killed by an Assassin.
Brave and well done, with those starting stats you must have known it was a lost cause \ mission impossible \ suicide but you tried anyway!
Those underpowered adventurers never seem to win via flukes (in my experience, that is) although stronger characters can die in easy FFs all too often.
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Post by kieran on Sept 16, 2023 22:24:23 GMT
The Seven Serpents Warrior Sk10 St14 Lu7
I missed Fenestra and ended up waiting forever at the lake rather than try to walk round it.
Kills:1
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Post by a moderator on Sept 16, 2023 23:13:52 GMT
A little under 24 hours to get in results for week 37.
Week 38
Starhunt: Void Slavers (Fighting Fantazine 12) (10 dice – usual stats plus Blaster Skill, social security number and ship stats)
Vault of the Vampire (5 dice – usual stats plus Faith)
Please state if you use a guide, if you allocate dice at character creation rather than taking them as they fall, or if you make more than one attempt at a book.
Only combats which you win should be included in the list of enemies defeated.
Week 36 scoring
Both evilwizard and terrysalt killed 21 enemies. Most were the same, and the Snow Wolves were practically equivalent to the Iron Serpents, stats-wise, but the Dream Dragon has a significantly higher Skill than the Massive Dwarf Statue, and an equal Stamina, so evilwizard gets the bonus for overcoming a more formidable opponent.
1st: evilwizard – 17 (stats bonus 2 + victory bonus 10 + most fights won bonus 5)
2nd: terrysalt – 14 (stats bonus 4 + victory bonus 10)
3rd: hallucination - 12 (stats bonus 2 + victory bonus 10)
4th: kieran – 4 (stats bonus 4)
Running totals
1st: evilwizard - 514
2nd: terrysalt - 480
3rd: hallucination - 445
4th: King Gillibran - 287
5th: kieran - 152
6th: peasantscribbler - 76
7th: kalieum - 55
8th: juniorhornet - 44
9th: nathanh – 33
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Post by terrysalt on Sept 16, 2023 23:23:07 GMT
A little under 24 hours to get in results for week 37. Week 38Starhunt: Void Slavers ( Fighting Fantazine 12) (10 dice – usual stats plus Blaster Skill, social security number and ship stats) Vault of the Vampire (5 dice – usual stats plus Faith) Please state if you use a guide, if you allocate dice at character creation rather than taking them as they fall, or if you make more than one attempt at a book. Only combats which you win should be included in the list of enemies defeated. Week 36 scoringBoth evilwizard and terrysalt killed 21 enemies. Most were the same, and the Snow Wolves were practically equivalent to the Iron Serpents, stats-wise, but the Dream Dragon has a significantly higher Skill than the Massive Dwarf Statue, and an equal Stamina, so evilwizard gets the bonus for overcoming a more formidable opponent. 1st: evilwizard – 17 (stats bonus 2 + victory bonus 10 + most fights won bonus 5) 2nd: terrysalt – 14 (stats bonus 4 + victory bonus 10) 3rd: hallucination - 12 (stats bonus 2 + victory bonus 10) 4th: kieran – 4 (stats bonus 4) Running totals1st: evilwizard - 514 2nd: terrysalt - 480 3rd: hallucination - 445 4th: King Gillibran - 287 5th: kieran - 152 6th: peasantscribbler - 76 7th: kalieum - 55 8th: juniorhornet - 44 9th: nathanh – 33 Oops, I did actually kill the dream dragon. I must have forgotten to write it down. That's why I made a point of mentioning that I didn't grant myself the stat bonus during the fight. |
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Post by a moderator on Sept 16, 2023 23:50:28 GMT
Revised scores:
Week 36 scoring
1st: terrysalt – 19 (stats bonus 4 + victory bonus 10 + most fights won bonus 5)
2nd= evilwizard – 12 (stats bonus 2 + victory bonus 10)
2nd= hallucination - 12 (stats bonus 2 + victory bonus 10)
4th: kieran – 4 (stats bonus 4)
Running totals
1st: evilwizard - 509
2nd: terrysalt - 485
3rd: hallucination - 445
4th: King Gillibran - 287
5th: kieran - 152
6th: peasantscribbler - 76
7th: kalieum - 55
8th: juniorhornet - 44
9th: nathanh – 33
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Post by terrysalt on Sept 17, 2023 0:18:39 GMT
Vault of the Vampire
Skill: 11
Stamina: 17
Luck: 8
Faith: 4
Assigned stats: No
Guide: Yes
Attempts: 1
items: 5 provisions, 10 gold, garlic, magic sword, 2 brandy, silver mirror, book of healers, silver key 378, book of swords 188, castellan's keys, silvered stake, ring of regeneration, crypt key
fights: 2 zombies, 3 zombies, tigerskin rug, 2 zombies, minor thassaloss, vampire mist, horned vampire bat
info: 3 coffins destroyed, forward and back for magical lock
My low luck was my undoing. It took me 3 attempts to get the magic sword which left my luck basically unusable for the rest of the book. This led to me losing a skill point to a trap which then led to the spectre totally destroying me.
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Post by kalieum on Sept 17, 2023 15:18:42 GMT
The Seven Serpents One attempt Stats rolled in order No guide Wizard A very early death. Stats etc: Wizard
Skill 6/6
Stamina 0/17
Luck 11/12
Provisions 1
Gold 20
Galehorn Writeup-that's-more-rambling-on-about-what-I-remember-than-actual-writeup: Ah, The Seven Serpents. This is the book that started things for me, but it's been a long time since I last played it. My original copy - now long lost - came from either a charity shop or a stall at the local village fair, and somehow got me hooked on the series even though I cheated heavily and still didn't win much.
As the title alludes to, the goal of the book is to kill six serpents before they can report to Mampang while making the journey there myself. Okay I'm being a bit glib; there are seven, but the Sun Serpent's been caught by an npc and you don't need to deal with it at all. In fact, I recall flipping through the book as a kid and while I think I found a section for fighting said serpent, I never found a section that pointed to that one.
Anyway, as so often seems to be the case with these books I've not played in decades, my memory is rather patchy. I know each serpent has a weakness; Moon is weak to a fireball, Fire is empowered by being in a forest fire, Earth needs to be removed from the ground, Water has something to do with oil, Air is weak to 1/n mathematical sequences, Sun is weak to not reading its contract regarding its appeareance in this book and Time is weak to a basic understanding of roman numerals.
There's also a serpent-whacking stick I can get from what I think is a friendly character, if I don't find a... bell? to summon the ferryman I'm going to wind up walking the lake shores until I eventually starve to death, and there's a trap somewhere where you're in a pit that's cooking you alive that I always hit on the one route I kept following as a kid, where my go-to solution was casting the MUD spell and then Libra-ing my way out, because that definitely wasn't a bad use of resources. Seriously that was part of my intentional route.
Of course, not cheating by giving myself a warrior's +6 to my die roll as a wizard (and then deciding I autowin combats anyway), there's a good chance I won't make it anywhere near far enough for any of that to matter. Let's see how many serpents I can bag before I die! I'm betting... that I die to the third one. Fire or Earth, I think.
The book opens with my being attacked by scary birds. I recall not really having to fight them so I refrain from draining my stamina on superfluous spelcasting. Which... might be an issue.
I survived. Let's leave it at that. Eating one of my precious two provisions already, I encounter Shadrack who gives me mostly information I know, but does tell me the Air serpent's actual weakness and lets me recover some more stamina, leaving me now at what I would desribe as 'in a bad way'.
I'm already lost as to which way to go, and chance upon a beetle. I don't think I'm likely to find enemies with a skill lower than 6 in this book so I'll have to turn to magic here despite the stamina cost. I'm pretty sure I make the right selection, but then it squirts acid on me when I hit it, and the beetle shortly gets a temporarily giant-sized meal.
Well that was disappointing. But I'm also likely to get a better score from this attempt with those stats than any replay would get me, so I'm disincentivised from giving it another go to see more of the book than 9 sections so hey. |
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Post by hallucination on Sept 18, 2023 22:20:13 GMT
Sorcery! 3 The Seven Serpents - Wizard Skill 7, Stamina 17, Luck 9. First attempt, used champskees' guide, victory!
Items/notes: Sword; 14 gp; 7 food; broadsword; locket with picture of woman; Ragnar’s Armband of Swordmastery; torch; tinderbox // honeycomb of beeswax; pair of leather gauntlets (if stamina <5 may re-roll one of AS dice); vial of dust; golden locket (worth 8gp); Sun Jewel; “So tumblers two sealed deep inside”; green wig; gold-backed mirror; Lucky Talisman (deduct 1 from Test Luck dice rolls); “I bid you, portals, open wide”; Lucky Talisman (no luck loss if Unlucky); Large Backpack (no need to leave items behind); “One lock made out of Golem’s hide”; “By Courga’s grace and — someone’s — pride”; the left eye leads the way; serpent silver ring; god of pride is Fourga // encounter serpent deduct 14; Galehorn; stone dust; chakram; yellow powder; four guards protect Mampang entrance; Crystal Orb [x]; defeated Moon Serpent; chainmail; small glass vial from The Sham to use on Sleepless Ram; Serpent Staff (oak sapling; -2 sk to Serpents); offer no gold to V.; defeated Earth Serpent; pebbles (3); green leathery leaves 6 lobes; sand [x]; stone dust [x]; eat not from larder of Throg; defeated the Fire Serpent; sand; flask of oil [x]; beware the breath of M.; the Sun Serpent is trapped; Whistle; lucky charm (restore luck to Initial once); 199 for Ferryman; don’t light way with blood candle; defeated Air Serpent; pay respect to N the torture master; defeated the Water Serpent; scroll 59 against Time Serpent; Archmage may be disguised in Mampang; defeated Time Serpent. Next book: start at 237 and increase current/initial skill by 2 and luck by 1; restore stamina and luck to initial.
Fights won: balding man [spared him]; Snake (fire serpent); Serpent of Time |
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Post by evilwizard on Sept 19, 2023 20:30:22 GMT
Vault of the Vampire Skill 12
Stamina 22
Luck 10
Faith 9
Items: Garlic, Magic Sword, Crystal Vial, Shield of Faith, Silver Mirror, Book of Healers, Silver Key, Book of Swords, Crucifix, Potion of Healing, Castellans Keys, Silvered Stake, Elven Amulet, Ring of Restoration, Crypt Key, Siegfrieds Chainmail, Holy Water x 2, Brandy x 2, Glass of White Wine, Jandors Ring, Nightstar
Kills: Demon Steed, Shadow, Wraith, Huge Ghoul, Baobhan Sith, First Zombie, Second Zombie, Third Zombie, Tigerskin Rug, First Zombie, Second Zombie, Minor Thassaloss, Vampire Mist, Wood Golem, Animated Armour, Horned Vampire Bat, Stench Ghoul, Necrotic Jelly, Major Thassaloss, Count Reiner Heydrich, Katarina Heydrich
Not counted: Organ
1 attempt, no allocation, no guide, victory
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Post by hallucination on Sept 19, 2023 22:55:54 GMT
Vault of the Vampire Skill 11, stamina 17, luck 10, faith 4.
1st attempt, dice allocated, used champskees’ guide.
Items/notes: Sword; shield; backpack; lantern; provisions (11 remain); 2 gp [x]; string of cloves of garlic; Magic Sword; silver items worth 4gp [x]; brandy; silver mirror; Book of Healers; Silver Key 378; Book of Swords, p.188; Crucifix; Potion of Healing [x]; Destroyed a Coffin; Castellan’s Keys; Silvered Stake; ‘forward and back, forward and back’; silver and amethyst pin (2 gp); Ring of Regeneration (after combat, restore 2 stam); Destroyed a Coffin; treasure (4 gp); Destroyed a Coffin; 4 gp; Crypt Key; Silvered Magical Chainmail; Luckspell [x], Shatter [x], Trueheal spells; Holy Water; Nightstar
Fights won: Zombies x2; Zombies x3; Tigerskin Rug; Zombies x2; Minor Thassaloss; Vampire Mist; Horned Vampire Bat; Spectre.
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Post by kieran on Sept 21, 2023 10:06:54 GMT
Vault of the Vampire Sk8 St24 Lu9 Fa7
Despite a decent Faith score, I couldn't overcome the power of the Baobhan Sith's scream.
Kills:1
Wraith |
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Post by a moderator on Sept 21, 2023 12:05:44 GMT
Vault of the Vampire Sk8 St24 Lu9 Fa7
Despite a decent Faith score, I couldn't overcome the power of the Baobhan Sith's scream.
Kills:1
Wraith A high Faith can be a disadvantage against the Baobhan Sith. Fail the correct Faith roll, and you get bitten for minor Stamina loss rather than having to make the do-or-die roll to survive the scream. |
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Post by kieran on Sept 21, 2023 12:20:35 GMT
Vault of the Vampire Sk8 St24 Lu9 Fa7
Despite a decent Faith score, I couldn't overcome the power of the Baobhan Sith's scream.
Kills:1
Wraith A high Faith can be a disadvantage against the Baobhan Sith. Fail the correct Faith roll, and you get bitten for minor Stamina loss rather than having to make the do-or-die roll to survive the scream. Yep, that's what did me in. Passed the first roll then failed the second. |
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Post by trialmaster on Sept 23, 2023 12:41:55 GMT
Vault of the Vampire
Sk 12, St 17, Lu 9, Fa 8
Rolled own stats, no guide
Destroyed 3 coffins
Kills: Wraith, Ghoul, Baobhan Sith, 4 x Zombies, Tigerskin rug, Vampire Mist, Wood Golem, Animated Armour, Horned Vampire Bat.
Fail - killed by poisonous green vapours in Count's bedroom after failing luck role.
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Post by a moderator on Sept 23, 2023 23:05:05 GMT
A little under 24 hours to get in results for week 38.
Week 39
Temple of Terror (4 dice)
Legend of the Shadow Warriors (6 dice – usual stats plus starting gold)
Please state if you use a guide, if you allocate dice at character creation rather than taking them as they fall, or if you make more than one attempt at a book.
Only combats which you win should be included in the list of enemies defeated.
Week 37 scoring
1st: terrysalt – 17 (stats bonus 2 + victory bonus 10 + most fights won bonus 5)
2nd: evilwizard – 15 (stats bonus 5 + closest to victory bonus 5 + most fights won bonus 5)
3rd: hallucination - 13 (stats bonus 4 + victory bonus 10 – missed deadline penalty 1)
4th: kieran – 5 (stats bonus 5)
5th: kalieum - 4 (stats bonus 4)
Running totals
1st: evilwizard - 524
2nd: terrysalt - 502
3rd: hallucination - 458
4th: King Gillibran - 287
5th: kieran - 157
6th: peasantscribbler - 76
7th: kalieum - 59
8th: juniorhornet - 44
9th: nathanh – 33
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Post by terrysalt on Sept 24, 2023 0:13:47 GMT
Temple of Terror
Skill: 12
Stamina: 14
Luck: 12
Assigned stats: Yes
Guide: Yes
Attempts: 1
items: 5 provisions, 8 gold, 2 silver buttons, golden key, water canister, brass handbell, onyx egg, crystal key, sandworm's tooth, helmet, bone dragon, iron key, crystal dragon, monkey tail, silver dragon, ebony dragon, sacrificial dagger, copper ring, golden statuette, golden dragon, warhammer
fights: 2 robbers, pirate, 3 needle flies, giant sandworm, serpent guard, giant centipede, lizard man, 2 rat men, death dog, 3 giant fireflies, stone golem, tentacled thing, torturer, 3 dark disciples, 4 swords, slave guard, 2 skeleton men, servant, Malbordus
info: art winner gets 300 gold, something in golden casket
Malbordus gave me a surprising run for my money but he wasn't able to overcome the skill deficit and I once again saved the world.
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Post by hallucination on Sept 24, 2023 20:57:19 GMT
Legend of the Shadow Warriors Dice allocated. 1st attempt. Used Champskees’ guide Skill 12, stamina 17, luck 11, starting gold 15
Items/notes: Sword; backpack; gold (5 remain); rope and grapple; Ring of Agility (3 uses: -2 from die roll); provisions (5 remain); Hegmar’s Warning; Green Leaf Brooch; Scroll of Civic Pardon; turn to 72; defeat Shadow Warrior, turn to 223; turn to 11; Spear of Doom (life force 11); Ring of Destiny (don’t lose luck point when Lucky); Mace (hits for 3 damage, 4 if Lucky); 334 or 48; Copper Key; may not return to 296; Science of Numbers p.16; map at ref. 282 (Battle Plains=41)
Fights won: Agitator; Fourth Shadow Warrior; Hammicus (one round); Fifth Shadow Warrior—banished; Clown and 3x Mandrakes; Fourth Shadow Warrior—banished; Guignol; First Shadow Warrior—banished; Second Shadow Warrior—banished; Third Shadow Warrior—banished; Voivoid (one round of combat then successfully used Spear of Doom).
Victory!
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Post by trialmaster on Sept 25, 2023 18:48:06 GMT
Temple of Terror
Sk 12, St 18, Lu 12
Assigned stats, no guide used
Successful quest. Fun to go back and play one of the old classics again.
Equipment: 2 silver buttons, large pearl, golden key, water canister, brass handbell, onyx egg, crystal key, ebony facemask, sandworm's tooth, headscarf, iron helmet, iron key, monkey's tail, shield, clay goblet, burning phoenix tapestry, dagger, copper ring, gold skeleton statuette, war-hammer, 5gp, 2 prov.
DEFEATED: 2 robbers, pirate, 3 needle flies, giant sandworm, serpent guard, giant centipede, lizard man, 2 rat men, 2 skeleton warriors, 3 giant fireflies, tentacled thing, torturer, 3 dark disciples, 4 swords, slave guard, 2 skeleton men, servant, malbordus.
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Post by kieran on Sept 28, 2023 10:31:40 GMT
Legend of the Shadow Warriors Sk8 St15 Lu12 Go20
Turned into a frog! Pretty sure I've fallen for that one a few times so no-one but myself to blame.
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Post by a moderator on Oct 1, 2023 0:11:23 GMT
A belated welcome to new participant trialmaster.
A little under 23 hours to get in results for week 39.
Week 40
The Crown of Kings (4 dice)
The Dark Usurper (White Dwarf 61-63) (4 dice)
Please state if you use a guide, if you allocate dice at character creation rather than taking them as they fall, or if you make more than one attempt at a book.
Only combats which you win should be included in the list of enemies defeated.
As The Dark Usurper is broken into three parts, the victory bonus for it will be handled slightly differently from usual. Each part won is worth 3 points, with an additional point for beating all three.
Week 38 scoring
1st: evilwizard – 16 (stats bonus 1+ victory bonus 10 + most fights won bonus 5)
2nd: hallucination - 4 (stats bonus 4)
3rd: terrysalt – 4 (stats bonus 4)
4th: kieran – 2 (stats bonus 2)
5th: trialmaster – 2 (stats bonus 2)
Running totals
1st: evilwizard - 540
2nd: terrysalt - 506
3rd: hallucination - 462
4th: King Gillibran - 287
5th: kieran - 159
6th: peasantscribbler - 76
7th: kalieum - 59
8th: juniorhornet - 44
9th: nathanh – 33
10th: trialmaster - 2
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