Lone Wolf Solutions

[deadshadowrunner]

I'll be adding Lone Wolf Solutions here,if anyone is interested?

I've all the original ones,numbers 1-28.

If you're interested just post here,if not I won't post them.

Note:I only have solutions for Book 1 so far.Book 2 is in progress.

[lukhek]

I look forward to the solutions.

[deadshadowrunner]

Lone Wolf Solutions(From the pages of my notebook)

The main aim of the solutions is to find the true path through each book.

Legend:

CS:Combat Skill
EN:Endurance
WP:Weapon(s)
IT:Item(s)
ML:Meal(s)
SI:Special Items
GC:Gold Crowns
DS:Disciplines
RNT:Random Number Table

I welcome any comments,suggestions and feedback.

[deadshadowrunner]

Flight from the Dark:

Recommended Stats:CS 10+
                            EN 25+
WP:Axe,?
IT:?
ML:1+
GC:0+
SI:Map of Sommerlund,?
DS:Camouflage,Sixth Sense.

The Journey Begins:
1:Use Sixth Sense
141:Head south
56:Turn to 222
222:Take the south fork
140:Take the east path
252:Avoid them and continue onwards
70:Go south
157:Join the refugees

Kraan Attack:
30:Help the children
194:Run to the farmhouse
148:(Take Warhammer)Search the room further
199:(Meal+1)Turn to 81
81:Continue towards the south

Caravan:
200:Jump onto caravan
78:Inform him that you are a Kai Lord
132:Turn to 64

Doomwolf Attack:
64:Cut free one of the horses
16:Turn to 192
192:Veer off the highway
171:Turn to 303
303:You have Camouflage
237:RNT
           0-4 Pass undetected:Turn to 265:Holmgard
           5-9 Not so lucky:Turn to 72:Giak Fight

Giak Fight:
72:(Fight Giak+Doomwolf:CS 15 EN 24)Turn to 265:Holmgard

Holmgard:
265:Turn to 142
142:Reach the capital via river
135:Use the canoe
4:Hide in the bottom of the canoe
75:Stay hidden
163:Turn to 321
321:Turn to 273
273:Take cover in the trees
51:Approach the gate
288:Turn to 129
129:Continue following the officer
3:Follow this man
196:Follow the man
332:Turn to 350
350:Victory!

[lukhek]

thanks for the solution. I look forward to more!

[a moderator]

Interesting that you left the meeting with Banedon out of the solution. Did experiencing it mean there'd be no way of avoiding a tougher-than-15 CS fight?

Given the imbalance in the Combat Results Table, I'd say that a lower starting CS still has a decent chance. Even a CS 11 character has a 60% chance of inflicting more damage than the Giak/Doomwolf combo every round.

My own preferred route through this book back when I played through books 1-12, restarting at section 1 of FftD every time I failed, regardless of how far I'd got, involved several more fights, including the CS 20 Gourgaz. One of these days I should scan the notepad page on which I wrote my 'solution'.

ETA: Book 2 is going to be a bit of a headache because of the random encounter early on the sea voyage. That bit's why I never got very far with a solution for any book other than the first.

[deadshadowrunner]

May 2, 2014 20:39:55 GMT a moderator said:

ETA: Book 2 is going to be a bit of a headache because of the random encounter early on the sea voyage. That bit's why I never got very far with a solution for any book other than the first.

Exactly why I gave up trying to make the solution.After continuing recently I have completed that part of the adventure(thankfully).

Also,to answer your first question,it is impossible to avoid at least one fight if you meet Banedon,and (I think) you would still have to go through the caravan encounter,so my route is still probably the safest.

About the Combat imbalance,I thought about it and decided to change it.Thanks!

[deadshadowrunner]

Fire on the Water:

Recommended Stats:CS:
                            EN:
WP:Axe,Warhammer
IT:Healing Potion(Taken from Royal Armoury,restores 4 EN,one dose,use any time you need)
ML:2
GC:13+
SI:Map of Sommerlund,Seal of Hammerdal,Shield(Taken from Royal Armoury,CS+2 in combat)
DS:Healing,Sixth Sense,Animal Kinship

Tavern Ambush:
1:Pull free of his grasp
160:Do not demonstrate your skill
348:(Fight Harbour Thugs:CS 16 EN 25)
Evade after two rounds of combat:Tavern Escape
Win the combat in two rounds or less:Serpent Tattoo

Tavern Escape:
125:Turn to 300:Green Sceptre

Serpent Tattoo:
333:Use one of the small boats:Green Sceptre

Green Sceptre:
300:RNT
           0-1:Turn to 224:Giak Attack
           2-3:Turn to 316:Ship in Distress
           4-5:Turn to 81:Fishermen Adrift
           6-7:Turn to 22:Merchant Ship Wreckage
           8-9:Turn to 99:Pirate Warship

Giak Attack:
224:Stay on deck
146:(Fight Giaks:CS 15 EN 15)Turn to 345
345:(Fight Drakkar:CS 15 EN 24)Turn to 243
243:Turn to 240:Fire in the Hold

Ship in Distress:
316:RNT
           0-4:Turn to 107:Help
           5-9:Turn to 94:Abandon

Fishermen Adrift:
81:RNT
         0-4:Turn to 260:Rescue
         5-9:Turn to 281:Abandon

Merchant Ship Wreckage:
22:RNT
         0-4:Turn to 119:Investigate
         5-9:Turn to 341:Abandon

Pirate Warship:
99:RNT
         0-4:Turn to 326:Ram
         5-9:Turn to 163:Full Speed Ahead

Help:
107:Have Healing
74:Turn to 240:Fire in the Hold

Abandon:
94/281/341:Turn to 240:Fire in the Hold

Rescue:
260:(Take Sword,Discard Warhammer)Turn to 240:Fire in the Hold

Investigate:
119:Turn to 240:Fire in the Hold

Ram:
326:(Fight Drakkar:CS 15 EN 25)Turn to 184
184:Turn to 240:Fire in the Hold

Full Speed Ahead:
163:Turn to 240:Fire in the Hold

Fire in the Hold:
240:

The rest will be posted soon.

[deadshadowrunner]

I apologise for the delay.It is mainly because I have...exams now.Also,I have changed a few layouts and recommended stats(thanks to greenspine). With CS 10 you would still have slightly more than 50 percent chance to win the fight.

[lukhek]

No worries. I have found your solutions useful and look forward to more in the future.

Good luck with you exams!

[deadshadowrunner]

Thanks.The solution for 2 should be up by tomorrow(well, actually the day after tomorrow).

[deadshadowrunner]

I know this solution has been left hanging for a long time.A really long time.So I'll just close off the solution of book 2 with a few notes.

Book 2 is really linear, so it doesn't take a genius to complete it.One notable difference in my solution though is to fight Halvorc instead of Parsion.He is way easier to defeat and although you get less coins, they are practically useless in the last part of the book anyway.

So solution 3 next...It will definitely be a tough one to crack because of its many routes.Till we meet again!

[a moderator]

Killing an innocent man for expediency's sake is not the sort of thing a Kai should do.

If you're avoiding the more dangerous combats, your solution might not work for the Mongoose reissue of FotW, as things have been changed so that you have to fight a certain Helghast.

SPOILER: Click to show

Success is impossible without the Magic Spear you can take from the wounded Helghast. You don't get to meet the Noodnics unless you give the Spear to Rhygar, so the only ways through the Tarnalin Tunnel are to give Rhygar the Spear and use Animal Kinship on the Noodnics, or keep the Spear and fight another Helghast.

[deadshadowrunner]

Well, let's just pretend we thought Halvorc was the assassin, eh? I won't tell if you don't!

I mean, he has an evil-sounding name, right? It's like the worst unoriginal fake name in the world.

[kieran]

I remember the first time I got that far in Fire on the Water I was convinced it was the warrior woman (Viveka?). I promptly got my ass kicked. Looking back, I don't know how I didn't realise it was Parsion.