39) Fangs of Fury Solution

[champskees]

Fangs of Fury is one of Luke Sharp’s better books, almost on par with Daggers of Darkness. It was very fun to map, please find my suggested solution below. I recommend a Skill of 8+ as the book is very forgiving and does not require fighting any tough opponents in order to win. Decent stamina helps.

- Take 10 Gold Coins & 4 Black Cubes.
- Take Potion of Fortune.
- Take the tunnel to the right (1 Damage).
- Take the right tunnel.
- Dig yourself out (2 Damage).
- Run over to help (1 Damage).
- Eat food (-1 Food, +4 Stamina).
- Continue with the group.
- Hit him in the face with your fist.
- Choose the craft on the right.
- Join the right line.
- Stay his hand.
- Fight Sk 5 St 5 Goblin.
- Follow him.
- Stand stock-still.
- Add note: If you see 6 Dice on a string, Roll D6 White Cubes.
- Add note: Secret religion: ‘XEN’.
- Run off to the left (-1 Wall).
- Go into the hut (2 Damage).
- Bide your time to find a better opportunity.
- Leap in the pool.
- Fight Sk 6 St 5 Orc.
- Fight Sk 6 St 6 Orc.
- Spot the String of Dice on the left hand side of the throne. Roll D6 White Cubes.
- Run up the spiral staircase (-1 Wall).
- Head to the river (+2 Stamina).
- You refuse & wish to continue alone (+3 Stamina).
- Head into the village (+4 Stamina).
- Help her.
- Spot the String of Dice on the child’s chair. Roll D6 White Cubes.
- Stay to see that the girl is all right.
- Follow him.
- Take the dice test. Each round, Roll D6. 1,2,3 = move up one spot. 4,5 = move right one spot. 6 = 1 Damage. Repeat until you move to the end of a line:
        o If you achieve level 5-9 (~65% chance):
                o Add note: Para 247 has alphabet code.
                o Take 6 Black Cubes.
        o If you achieve level 3-4 (~30% chance):
                o Take 6 Black Cubes.
                o Listen to the plea.
                o Fight Sk 7 St 6 Orc.
                o Fight Sk 7 St 6 Orc.
                o Take 20 Gold Coins (+4 Stamina).
        o If you achieve level 1-2 (<5% chance):
                o Listen to the plea.
                o Fight Sk 7 St 6 Orc.
                o Fight Sk 7 St 6 Orc.
                o Take 20 Gold Coins (+4 Stamina).
- Follow Salik’s Way.
- Agree to let them have all of your gold, gems & crystals.
- Lose ½ of your Gold (you have no gems or crystals).
- Stay on the road.
- Take a drink (+3 Stamina).
- If you know the XEN alphabet:
        o Choose the smaller path which branches off towards the plain (1 Damage, -1 Wall).
        o Go towards the citadel.
        o Spot the String of Dice on one of the clawed hands. Roll D6 White Cubes.
        o Take the right path.
        o Go up the stairs on the right (-1 Wall).
        o Go right.
        o Take the left door.
        o Speak the name: XEN (143). Turn to Para 143.
        o Wish one of the three bottles (+2 Skill, +6 Stamina, +2 Luck).
        o Go down through the trapdoor.
        o Bang on the door to ask for directions (+1 Luck).
        o Leave it where it is.
- If you do not know the XEN alphabet:
        o Stay on the road (-1 Wall).
        o You can afford it, buy it (-10 Gold Coins).
        o Take Lockpick ‘18’.
        o Continue on the fast road.
        o Rush down to the cart to save the girl (+2 Luck).
        o Test Luck.
                o Fail:
                        • Fight Sk 5 St 5 Goblin.
                        • Fight Sk 6 St 6 Goblin.
                        • Fight Sk 6 St 6 Goblin.
        o Sit on the right (+1 Skill, +6 Stamina).
        o Spot the String of Dice around the bottle. Roll D6 White Cubes.
- You do not have Elf Wings (4 Damage).
- Jump down into one of the holes.
- Enter hole 1.
- Cipher translation: ‘Lock Eighteen’.
- Choose exit 1.
- Take Triangle Block ‘15’.
- Choose exit 1.
- Cipher translation: ‘Do not pull’.
- Cut the key down.
- Take Key.
- Choose exit 1.
- Take Mushroom Block ‘50’.
- Choose exit 4.
- Take Circle Block ‘27’.
- Choose exit 4.
- Take Cube Block ‘22’.
- Choose exit 1 (-1 Wall).
- Take Cross Block ‘39’.
- Choose exit 4.
- Take Crescent Moon Block ‘75’.
- Choose exit 3.
- Choose exit 2.
- Choose exit 4.
- Choose exit 3.
- Ignore the phial and choose exit 3.
- Put the blocks in the correct order (15+50+27+22+39+75=228). Turn to Para 228.
- Take the right path.
- Go right.
- Take Wand.
- Jump down into the tunnel.
- You have a wand.
- Fight Sk 8 St 10 Mage Warrior.
- Check White Cubes Total.
        o 3-5 Cubes (5%):
                o Fight Sk 7 St 6 Flame Serpent.
                o Fight Sk 7 St 7 Flame Serpent.
                o Fight Sk 8 St 6 Flame Serpent.
                o Test 2D6 Stamina. Succeed = 2 Damage. Fail = Death.
                o Test 2D6 Stamina. Succeed = 2 Damage. Fail = Death.
                o Test 2D6 Stamina. Succeed = 2 Damage. Fail = Death.
        o 6-9 Cubes (33%):
                o Press XEN (113 backwards). Turn to Para 311.
        o 10-14 Cubes (53%):
                o Roll 2D6 until you roll a double (1 in 6 chance). 1 Damage per attempt.
        o 15-20 Cubes (9%):
                o Restore Luck to original score.
- Follow the left tunnel (-4 Black Cubes).
- Take the left tunnel.
- Use Potion of Fortune (+1 Initial Luck & Restore Luck to full).
- Test Luck three times. 1st fail = 4 Damage. 2nd fail = -2 Skill. 3rd fail = Death.
- Take the left tunnel.
- Let it flutter past you & enter another tunnel.
- Use key & clue, or lockpick & clue. Turn to Para 18.
- You succeed in your mission! You now have a bracelet studded with extremely valuable gems and stones, and are promoted to Commander in Chief of all Zamarran forces.

[Andyzer0]

How does one get the elf wings? Apparently you have to be knocked out by a flying elf, but I can't find that.

[Pendell]

Aug 8, 2017 6:21:15 GMT Andyzer0 said:

How does one get the elf wings? Apparently you have to be knocked out by a flying elf, but I can't find that.

I realize this is ancient news by now, but here you are:  

1) Follow the story until you get a ride on a ship. Either the Gargu-ran or ostrogoth's navy, doesn't matter. 
2) Get in the left line to work the rigging.  
3) The ship gets wrecked. Climb aboard. Allow yourself to be carried away from the village to a mass of giant rocks. 
4) Reach paragraph 195.  If possible, deliberately flub the luck test to be captured by elves.
5) Agree to participate in their games.
6) This next-bit is entirely luck-based. You not only need to win yourself, you also need your team to win as well. If both you AND your team win, you get 6 blue gems, a pair of elf-wings , and a guide free of a dangerous stretch of land. 

[kieran]

That's what I like about Luke Sharp's books, you can find so many fun Easter Eggs like this. I still have a faint hope that there is a way to obtain the

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Yigenik medallion

in Daggers of Darkness.