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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:20:38 GMT
Book 8: Scorpion Swamp
Poomchukker Quest Try 1 Skill: 12 Stamina: 23 Luck: 11
I found Fenmarge and having previously mapped most of the swamp I won with ease.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:25:21 GMT
Book 8: Scorpion Swamp Grimslade Quest Try 1 Skill: 9 Stamina: 17 Luck: 9
I went east and took down the Master of Spiders. Killed the Crab Grass and grabbed the Arrow Charm. Slew the orcs and stole the Master of Frogs amulet with an illusion. Cast Stamina. Then cast Fear on the Unicorn and Wither on the Sword Trees. Ice on the pool and finally Curse on the Master of Wolves. I was finding this book boring and was pleased to complete it. It was getting monotonous just returning to clearings and doing so much page turning with hardly any action.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:30:41 GMT
Book 9: Caverns of the Snow Witch
Try 1
Skill: 7
Stamina: 18
Luck: 7
Terrible scores . I know a fair bit about this book and have completed it before but haven't memorised it like 1-7. I knew enough to predict my death and it came true. the Snow Wolves tore me to shreds.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:33:53 GMT
Book 9: Caverns of the Snow Witch Try 2 Skill: 12 Stamina: 20 Luck: 7
I managed to get through to killing the Snow Witch before things went down hill. I missed the Amulet of Courage and lost two skill to the Brain Slayer. I defeated the Snow Witch orb and made it to sunshine. Forgot to wait for the boatman and in the luck checks my luck went down to 0. I soon afterwords died to the Hill Trolls before Stonebridge.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:34:44 GMT
Book 9: Caverns of the Snow Witch Try 3 Skill: 8 Stamina: 23 Luck: 10
The Yeti tore me to shreds.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:36:03 GMT
Book 9: Caverns of the Snow Witch Try 4 Skill: 11 Stamina: 17 Luck: 12
I killed the Snow Witch, but later tried to smash her orb with my sword. I got zapped by lightning.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:36:52 GMT
Book 9: Caverns of the Snow Witch Try 5 Skill: 10 Stamina: 17 Luck: 11
I once more fell in mortal combat with a Yeti.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:39:40 GMT
Book 9: Caverns of the Snow Witch Try 6 Skill: 11 Stamina: 22 Luck: 12
I managed to stagger through this book. I found the second half very boring with endless encounters to drain you're scores. It was very hard to win even if you found the one true path. Next up is the first adventure I have never before completed House of Hell.
Victory!
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Post by scouserob on Nov 29, 2022 12:59:11 GMT
You did better than me. 😀 It took me over 20 attempts to complete Caverns of the Snow Witch these last months. 🤦🏻♂️
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kieran
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Post by kieran on Nov 29, 2022 14:24:41 GMT
Without a Golden Magnet Charm of arrow attracting you automatically lose 1 Skill. With it you make a luck check which if you succeed they miss and you lose one Stamina purely because of the Charm. If you have a decent luck then it is better to get the Charm which doesn't make sense. Yeah, it should really work like this: You see some swamp orcs, they fire arrows at you. Test your Luck.
> Lucky. Do you have a golden magnet charm? >> Yes. One arrow is attracted by the charm and you take damage. >> No. All the arrows miss.
> Unlucky. Do you have a golden magnet charm? >> Yes. All the arrows are attracted by the charm and kill you. >> No. An arrow hits you and you take damage.
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 30, 2022 10:09:10 GMT
You did better than me. 😀 It took me over 20 attempts to complete Caverns of the Snow Witch these last months. 🤦🏻♂️ Unlucky. If I hadn't already done it I would have probably took more attempts. The last section is a slog.
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Post by King Gillibran on Nov 30, 2022 10:09:41 GMT
Without a Golden Magnet Charm of arrow attracting you automatically lose 1 Skill. With it you make a luck check which if you succeed they miss and you lose one Stamina purely because of the Charm. If you have a decent luck then it is better to get the Charm which doesn't make sense. Yeah, it should really work like this: You see some swamp orcs, they fire arrows at you. Test your Luck.
> Lucky. Do you have a golden magnet charm? >> Yes. One arrow is attracted by the charm and you take damage. >> No. All the arrows miss.
> Unlucky. Do you have a golden magnet charm? >> Yes. All the arrows are attracted by the charm and kill you. >> No. An arrow hits you and you take damage.That would work much better.
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Post by CharlesX on Nov 30, 2022 13:03:55 GMT
Yeah, it should really work like this: You see some swamp orcs, they fire arrows at you. Test your Luck.
> Lucky. Do you have a golden magnet charm? >> Yes. One arrow is attracted by the charm and you take damage. >> No. All the arrows miss.
> Unlucky. Do you have a golden magnet charm? >> Yes. All the arrows are attracted by the charm and kill you. >> No. An arrow hits you and you take damage.That would work much better. Technical\cheap point, but maybe insta-deathing the player for picking up the golden magnet charm (not wearing it, remember) might be harsh, particularly if you dislike insta-deaths, as I do. My suggested solution is 3 arrows hit you for 6 damage if you are wearing the golden magnet charm (presumably it is either in your pocket next to your leg, or in your backpack nowhere in particular, rather than round your neck and torso organs). Losing 1 skill but no stamina doesn't make sense both from a gameplay perspective nor from a narrative one (what wound was so specific it clipped your dexterity but without causing blood loss? A Kennedy-esque magic bullet?). By the way the golden magnet charm is already more advantageous than it might be as it is valuable - presumably the next adventurer will buy it unaware it is cursed, like Shadow Of The Giants's Rune Sword.
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 2, 2022 11:47:25 GMT
Book 10: House of Hell
Try 1
Skill: 10 Stamina: 21 Luck: 10 Fear: 9
I started by doing it as if there was absolutely nothing to suspect and I ate and then went upstairs and slept drank the bedtime drink and got drugged. Woke up and escaped. Wondered through endless mazes of passages, found the room where I had eaten. Discovered some people sacrificing a poor girl. It was horrible: I had to stand and watch and I didn't try to save her as I found that that was an instant death paragraph. (It was conveniently told to me in one of the Fighting Fantazine articles on best instant death paragraphs!) I then met some Great Danes which I killed. Soon after I couldn't find a way out so I pulled a rope and was caught. I am none the wiser as to how to complete this book. This is going to be hard!
Defeat!
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Post by a moderator on Dec 2, 2022 14:36:07 GMT
Wondered through endless mazes of passages, found the room where I had eaten. That can't have been the room where you ate. Returning to it and witnessing the human sacrifice are on two completely different paths. If you didn't draw a map, start one on your next attempt.
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Post by lt on Dec 5, 2022 18:19:26 GMT
Wondered through endless mazes of passages, found the room where I had eaten. That can't have been the room where you ate. Returning to it and witnessing the human sacrifice are on two completely different paths. If you didn't draw a map, start one on your next attempt. Greenspine's correct on this one, you must have made a mistake there, maps do help. Going into the sacrificial ceremony is a guaranteed deadend.
Dining room is the end, if you have the key and prop to get there.
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 8, 2022 11:53:51 GMT
Thanks. I am afraid I am busy at the moment and unable to do much FF so I will post when I next get round to it.
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 12, 2022 13:27:52 GMT
I think I will post some non main series books if I need a break from a specific one such as Sorcery or Warlock minis and so on. Maybe you could say your favourite one and I could do it.
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 23, 2022 7:59:33 GMT
Sorry about the long break. I have returned and got stuck into to House of Hell.
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 23, 2022 8:03:08 GMT
Book 10: House of Hell Try 2 Skill: 12 Stamina: 18 Luck: 8 Fear: 11
I went to the room and this time stayed up found Shekou and trapped him. Then I Systematically searched the floor mapping as I went. I eventually on fairly high Fear wandered into a room called the Shaitao room or something attacked the inhabitant and got my neck bitten.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 23, 2022 8:09:04 GMT
Book 10: House of Hell Try 3 Skill: 9 Stamina: 21 Luck: 10 Fear:12 (Yes)
Once again I systematically searched the top floor except this time I avoided rooms like the Balthus (Where did he get that from? ) and Diabolus and obviously Shaito. I got absolutely freaked out (in real life) by the Poltergeist in Mammon room. I then entered the Abaddon room and found Mordana and found how to find the secret door. I wandered downsairs. Met some sprites, fell down a trapdoor, met Shekou guessed the password. Drumer - Murder. Then found the celler to look under the stairs and... got frightened to death by Bats.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 23, 2022 8:13:43 GMT
Book 10: House of Hell Try 4 Skill: 10 Stamina: 18 Luck: 11 Fear: 10
I once again went through to meet Mordana and skipped most of the rooms and went down stairs to Shekou and opened the secret door to find the Kris Knife. marched upstairs and found a gold key but I had to dive through a mirror to open the box with. i used it on a door and found an Iron Key. Walked out of the Mirror and found a locked door. I used the Iron key and rang for the Butler. and I am afraid I know the Butler with a Secret is the real boss so I attacked. He turned into a Hell Demon who I eventually killed while on two stamina. I was using the Kris knife bonus.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 23, 2022 8:18:00 GMT
Right first ten down. House of Hell was a terrifying book. Human Sacrifices. Poltergeist. Ghosts. Empty rooms that you expect to have something horrible in. Mysterious Bulging Curtains. Bodies coming to life. But none is as terrifying to me as... the old man. He directs you along the road that leads to this house. He then causes you to crash your car by you most likely hitting him. He then completely disappears. He then turns up hanged outside a window in the house. Can someone please explain what is going on there? It was terrifying to think about.
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kieran
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Post by kieran on Dec 23, 2022 11:46:34 GMT
I assume his ghost wanted you to avenge his death by destroying the house.
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 23, 2022 16:22:22 GMT
I assume his ghost wanted you to avenge his death by destroying the house. Good Idea. but that makes it almost more freaky.
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 24, 2022 10:04:35 GMT
Book 11: Talisman of Death
Try 1
Skill: 7 (oh no)
Stamina: 24 (Yes) Luck: 7 (why?)
I got out of the chasm, ambled across to the open ground. Didn't read how many orcs there were and charged.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 24, 2022 10:05:56 GMT
Book 11: Talisman of Death Try 2 Skill: 8 Stamina: 23 Luck: 8
I again went across open ground and ended up going to the Dark Elves to negotiate.
Defeat!
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 24, 2022 10:08:45 GMT
Book 11: Talisman of Death Try 3 Skill: 11 Stamina: 24 Luck: 8
I went into the forest, gave meet to the she elf and was completely honest to the riders. taken to the temple and had the talisman stolen. I then wandered around before eventually returning to the temple only to be incinerated. I was raised, but made a mistake by going across the open ground. I ran and killed some orcs and reached a stream before the Dark Elves caught up with me and killed me.
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 24, 2022 10:12:16 GMT
Book 11: Talisman of Death Try 4 Skill: 11 Stamina: 22 Luck: 11
I again made it to the horsewomen fine and pretended to be deaf and dumb. I then passed the brilliantly cheeky test (I loved that). and was let go in the town. I soon had the Talisman stolen anyway but I hired the Thieves Guild and made it there and then got into the Temple and killed Hawkana. fled the Town and marched South-East. reached the platue and got the spear and the shield from the Hog men. I then killed the Dragon and won through.
Victory!
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Post by King Gillibran on Dec 24, 2022 10:13:30 GMT
That was one of the best adventures I have done yet. Fun Challenging, yet not impossible. I really enjoyed it and it will probably get my vote in some of the polls.
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