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1 THE WARLOCKOF FIRETOP trS PIIANTOI'S OF IEA]{ Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone
MOLNTAIN :9 M]DNICHTROCUE
2 THE CITADELOF CHAOS JO C}I,ASMSOF MALICE
] THE FORESTOF DOOM 11 BATTLEBIADEWAJ{RIOR Presenr
4 STARSHIPTLA\,TLLER 3r SLAVES OF THEABYSS
J CITY OF THIEVES
6 DEATHTRA'DUNCEON J4 STTALEROI SOULS
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19 DEMONSOF THEDEEP 47 THECRIMSONTIDE
rO SWORDOI THE SAMUMI 43 MOONRUNNER
21 TRLALOF CHAMPIONS 49 SIECEOF SARDATH
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 INTRODUCTION

You arean adveflturer, an experienced, batde-hardened

warrior.A native of the seaportChalannabrad, in the
ForKathy,for tur Old World, you are as familiarwith the ways of the
seaas wilh those of lhe land- In fact, you were restinS
on Takio, the northemmost of the Isles of Dawn,
diving for scarlet pearls among the reefs and shoals
(andsharks)when word reachedyou of a gaLheringof
adventurers like yourselfin fhe city of Arion in distant
Khul.
Somegreatquestis clearlyunderway But beforeyou
can havel [o Arion and offer your services,you musL
ffnd out whelher your holiday has 6.rlly restored your
powers. You will use dice to 6nd out your initial
sKIrL srAMrNAand r ucx srores,On pp. lo r 7 there
is an AdoentweSheetwhich you may use Lo record
detailsof youl adventwe:enter your sKrLL,srAMrNA
and rucr scoresthere.You are advisedeitherto usea
pencil for writing o tte Aduentwe S/reef,or to make
photocopiesof the pageto use in future adventures.

Skill, Stamina and Luck

Roll one dice.Add 6 to thrs numberand enter this
totalin the sxnr box onthe Adoenture
Sheef
Roll two dice.Add rz to Lhenumberrolied,thenenter
thistotal in the sr,rurr.rl box.
Thereis alsoa LUcx box. Roll one dice,add 6 to this
numberarrdenterLhetotal in the lucx box.
For reasons that will be explained below, srrrr"
STAMINAand LUCKscoreschangecorstantly during
any adventure.You musLkeep an accuraterecord of
these scores,and for this reason you are advised
either to write small in the boxes or to keep an
eraserhandy- Bul never rub out your /nilial scores.
Although you may be awarded additional sxrrr,
5TAMINAand iuc( points, these totals may never
exceedyour Inifial saorcs,unlessyou are specifically
told otherwise.
Your s(tLL score is a measureof your expertise with
weaponsand in other situationsrequiring skills:the
higher lhe betler-Your sr,qvrle scorereflectsyour
physical condition - the higher your srAMrNA score,
the longer you will be able to suwive in your adven-
Lure.You! LUcKscoreindicaLes how naturallylucky a
person you are. May your gods smile on you and
trant you a generousLUCKscorel
Baftles
You will often comeacrossentrieswhereyou are Lold
fo ffght a creafureof somesort. An option to flee may
be given, but if not - or if you choose to aftack the
creature .uryway - you must resolve the baltle as
follows.
Firstrecordthe creahfe'ssKrlr.and srAMrNAscoresin
the first empty Encounter Box on your Ailocntfie
Sfieef.The scores for each creafure are given in the
book everytime you havean encounter.
The sequenceof combatis then:
r. Roll two dice once for your opponent.Add its
SKILLscore. This total is the crealure'sAltack
Strngth.
2. Roll two dice once for youself. Add the number
rolled to your current s(ll[ score.This total is
your AttackStrength.
3. If your Attack Shength is hiaher than that of your
opponenlyou have woundedil: proceedlo slep 4.
If your opponent'sAltack Shen8this higher lhan
yours, it has woundedyou; proceedto step 5. If
both Attack Strengths are the same, you have
avoided each other's blows - start the next Attack
Round from step r, above.
4. You have wounded the creature,so subtmcl 2
poinh fiom its STAMTNA score.You may useyour
rucr here to do additional damage(seebelow),
5. The creaturehaswoundedyou, so subtractz.points
from your own srAMrNAscoreYou may use rucr
here Lo lessenthe damageyou have laken (see
below)
6 Male the appropriateadjustmentsto either your
opponent'sor your own sraMINA score(andyour
rucr scoreif you usedrucr).
7 Beginthe next Attack Roundby repeatingslepsr-
6 This sequencecontinuesuntil the srAMrNAscore
of eitheryourselfor lhe creatureyou are fighting
hasbeenreducedto zero,whichis death-
Fighting More Than One Creature
If you come acrossmore Lhan one seature in a
parhcularencounler,the inshuctionson thaLpagewill
tell you how to handlethe battle.Sometimesyou will
treat the group as a singleopponent;sometimesyou
will fight eachone in tum
Luck
Al various times during your adventure,erther rr
baltlesor when you are facedwith situahonsin which
you couldbe eifherlucky or ulucky (detallsof these
are given in the relevantparagraphs),
you may call on
your LUCKto makethe outcomemore favourable.But
beware!Usrng LUCKis a risky busmess and,if you are
unlucky,the resultscouldbe disasLrous.
The procedurefor usingyour LUCKis as follows Roll
two dice If the numberrolled is equalto or lessthan
your orrenl LUCKscore,you have been Lucky and
the resultwill go in your favour.If the numberrolled
is higherthanyour cunent LucK score,you havebeen
Unluckyandyou will be penalrzed
This procedure is known as Teslingyour Luck Each
hme you frsf your Luck,you must sublract 1 point
from your currentlucK score,regardlesso{ the out-
come.Thus you r./ill soon realizethat Lhemore you
rely on luck,the morerisky lhis will become.
Usint Luckin Balfles
In cerlain pamgraphsyou will be instrucLedto lesl
your Luck and will lhen be lold the consequencesof
being Lucky or Unlucky. However, in battles,you
alwayshave the oplion of usingyour LUCK,eitherLo
inflicL more serious damage on a crealure you have
just wounded or to minimize the effects of being
wounded yourself.
If you have iust wotmdedyour opponmt, you may
Txt your Lwk as describedabove. If you are Ludq,
you have inflicted a severewound and may subkacl 2
erha Doinlsfrom the creafures srAMrNAscore-How.
errer,if you are Unlucky,the wound tums out to be a
mere gnze and you must restore 1 point to the
creature'ssrAMrNA (so that, insteadof scorinSthe
normal.zpointsof damage,you now scoreomy 1/.
If your opponenLhasjust woundedyou, you may Trsl
yow Luck to Lry to minimizeLhewound. If you are
Lucky,you havemanagedto avoid the full damageof
the blowj restore1 point of srAMrNA(so that,instead
of causing2 points;f damage,it causesonly 1)-II you
are Unlu&y, you have taken a more seriousblow and
mustsubtractl srfla srAMrNApoint ftom your lobal.
Rememberthat, whatever happens,you must zubtract
1 point ftom yolrl LUCKscore eachtine you Testyour
Luck.
RestoringSkill, Staminaand Luck
ski
Your sxnr score will not charge much during your
adventure.Occasionallyyou may be bold to decrease
your sKrLLscore(as the resultof a seriouswound to
your fighting arm,say)or lo increaseit (asa resultof
Ending a magicalweapon,for instance).Your srtrl
score cannot exceed lts Inili1l value unless you are
specificallytold that iL can. Drinking the Potion of
Skill (see below) will restore yovr sNrLLlo lls Initial
levelat any Limeexceptin the middleof a battle-
Stamiw and Prooisiots
Your srirurNe score will change a lot during your
advenfure as you ffght and undertake arduous tasks.
As you near your goal your sr^MrN^ level may be
dangerouslylow and battles may be particularly ris\r,
so be carefrrl!
Your pouchand waterflaskcontainenoughProvisions
for ten meals.You may rest and eat at any LimeexcepL
when engagedin a baLtle Eating a meal restores4
srAMrNApoints When you eat a meal,add 4 points
to your srAMrNAscoreand deduct1 point from your
Provjsions.A separateProvision8Remainingbox is
provided on the AdoenlureS&eetfor recording deLails
of your Provisions.Rememberthat you have a long
way to go, so useyour Provisionswiselyl
Remembertoo that your srAMrNAscorelrny never
exceed its f,ifizl value unless you are specifically told
that it can Drinking the Potion of Strength (see
below)will restoreyour srAMrNAlo its hifral level at
any lime except rn the middle of a battle
Luck
Addrtronsto your LucK scoremay be awardedduring
bheadventurewhen you havebeenparticularlylucky
Delailsare given in the appropriateparagraphs of lhe
book. The main way in which your LUCKscore will
deoease is lhrough TestingVour lzct As wilh sxrrr
and srAMrNA your tucx scoremay neverexceedits
Initial value unlssyou are told that it can.Drinking
the Pofion of Fortun(seebelow) will restoryour
LUCKto its lnilial level anl will increaseyo]L.rInitial
LUCK by 1 poinf.
Potionof Skill- restoressKrLLpoints
Potionof Strength restoressrAMIN,/'points
Potion of Fortune- restoresLUCKpoints and adds 1
to Initial Lvcr
This potion may be taken al any time during your
adventure(excepiwhen engagedin a batlle).TakinSa
potionwill restoresKrLL, srAMrNAor LUCKporntsto
their lniftallevel (the Potionof Forbunewill alsoadd r
poinf to your Initial wcr scorebeioreyour LUCKrs
restored).Make a note on .yot;r AdoentureSluet when
you havedrunka pohon.

Equiprhent and Potion6

You will starLyour adventurewith a bareminimumof
equipment,but you may stumbleacrossother items
during your travels.You are armedwith a sword and
are dressedrn leatherarmour You have a pouch lo
hold some of your Provisionsand money, and a
backpackto hold anything elsyou may wish to keep.
In addition to ten meals'worfh of Provisions,you
start your adventurewith zo Gold Pieces(and r
scarlelpearl).Make a noLe of lhes items on yow
Adoenfure Sheel
In additio& ydu may Lakeone bottle of a magical
potion which will aid you on your quest.You may
chooseto tal.ea bottle ofany of the following:
 NTTIRE
SHEET MO NS T E R E NCO UNT E R B O X E S

SKILL STAMINA LUCK

EQUIPMENI l GOID:

POT]ONS:

NOTES:

PROV]SIONS
IiEMAININC:
 and you do not have to wait long before you are
BACKGROUND summonedto Lheroyal presence.
'lf only you'd arrived yesterday,'Qr.reenEleganaex-
claims,as soon as you are standingbeforethem 'Or,
The westemstreLches of the BlackOceanarenolorious better,if only you'd neverleft afteryour lastvisit here
for suddensquallsand sLormsYou pray lo Hydana, - whenwasit? Threeyearsago?
god of waters,and beseech him Lodrstracthis brother 'Closer to four, my lady,' you reply, and you shudder
Sukhthe slorm-god or at leastLodivert him Losome at the memoryof the evil you encountered then 'But
other part of the world PerhapsHydana hearsyor! you now?'
whal canI do for
but Sulh is a mighty god, capableof manifestinghis
power in many placesat once At any raLe,fhe Black Nothing,' the king replies bhmtly. 'I had Lo award the
Oceanlives up to jts reputation. . . quest to another.Time is vital, you see.You welen't
here,so I gave it to ...'He gulps beforecontinuing
It takesyou five daysand nighls to baLtlein your solo '. . . Fang-zenof lilarl' The king holds up his hand to
craft throuShlhe slorm.At last,as lhe sunsinksin fire forestallyour proLests'I know, I know, he's a nasty
under the ocean,in the drstanceyou glimpse the pieceof work. BuLeven you have lo admit lhat he's
loomrng cliffs of the RockwallIslandsin the south- preLtygood at whal he does.And I had to choosethe
wesl Only two more days, then, to Arion, if the besLavailable. It's my daughler,you see.'
weatherholds.
At noon on lhe third day you 6nd a space in Lhe
crowded quays of Arion and make your way up lhe
hill Lowardsthe royal palace.The crty is as busy as
usual,with people going about their daily business,
buL there is a curiouslistlessnessabout their actions
Your famemay gain you entry Lo the king arrdqueen
themselves; if not, the Noble Councilof Elderswill tell
you what is going on and the reasonfor the summon
ing of adventurers to Arion
King jonthaneand his sisterElegana,the co-rulersof
Arioa are indeed only too glad to hear of your arrival,

18 a9
Over the next ten minutes,the klng stammersout his
tale His daughter,the PrincessRoyal Telessa- only
fifteen years oi age, but already famed throughout
Khul for her beautyand charm- had beenkidnapped
a few weeksbefore,while oul riding with somefriends
just norlh of the city The kidnappersshowed rhey
meant busrness- The limbs of her fnends had been
hackedfrom their bodiesand left on the groundin the
form of a message,WAIT
Jonthaneand Eleganaof Arion are no fools,however.
While seemingto awaitthe kidnappers' message, they
secretlysentout carrir-pi8ons
in all directions.One
of them found you on Takio. If rt weren't for the
storm,you'd havebeenhereon ttme
'No messageamved until lwo days ago,' Jonthane
continue..'l was so anxious my precious.m'
Telessa. When it came,lt was no simpledemand.
They - whoever they are, for the messagewas un-
signed- they want Lolal conLrol,for ever, over the
export of gold from the rich mines which Arion
controls.Now, this rs far from berngour only export,
bul it is certainlya rich sourceof revenue.I have to
senda lebterof agreementto the demand,signedwrth
the royal seal,in the handsof a singlemessenger. The
messenger is fo havel due west of the city, alone,
until
the kidnappers meethim.'
'How wiil the kidnappersmake themselves
k-nownto
themessenger?' you ask
'Their message was accompanied by locksof Telessa's
hair, crudelyshornwibh someblunt knfe. Her hair is
unmisLakable, like fine-spungold, shot through with
russellighl. They will greet the messengerwtth more
of her hair or wlth her headif ihe messenger farlsto
bring my letter,or doesnot Lravelalone'
You sLaywith the king and queenfor someminutes
more,offering lo help in any rray you can. But it is
,\4hat did
too late, your rival, Fang-zen,has the job.
you of{erhim?'you ask.'The usuallee for suchworh'
theking reples 'Half our kingdom'
\44renit is appropriateto do so, you leave Lheroyal
presenceand wander backinto town Turn to a
Severalhoursand sevetaltavemslaler,you frndyor.rr-
self in the docklandareaof the city, in a seedydive
called 'The BamadedKeel'. Talking of bamacledkeels,
the warts on the barman'sface lt seemsthat,
however much you drink, the cleareryour head be-
comes.The rmage of the bedutiful younS princess
being manhandled by rufffansleepr appearingin your
mind, ard makesyou curseyour bad Juckin failing to
reachAnon in time.Will you kavel west out of Arion
an)'way, to seeif you can find Fang-zenor the kidnap-
pers(tum to zoo), or will you sLayin Arion (tum to
64n

Two giant mts scnttle out of a hole in the passage

wall and attack you. You will have to 6ghL Lhem
separalely.Fight one of them whicheverone you
choose- as normal.The other rat gets a free atLack
againstyou: if its Atlack Strengthis higherthanyours
in any Attack Round,rt injuresyoq but you cannot
wound iL becauseyor-rare occupiedin fighting its
cousln
S K ILL
FirstGIANT RAT 5 4
SecondGIANT RAT s
If you win and you want to put your hand into the
hole the rodentscameouf of in orderto seewhat you
can find, tum to 40. Otherwise,continuedown the
tunnel by tuming to 275.
5-6
3 searchingLhevillage.You can continueto the norfh
You succeedonly in distwbing a family of large rats,
one of whrch nips you on the forearm.Reduceyour
srAMrNAby 1 poinb,then leavethe room by tuming
to 80
You have scarcely entered the margins of a marsh
when Lhemists come down. You try to retreat out of
the marsh but, whichever way you [um, you seem to
be going deeperinto'it. You sit, shivering,for hours
on a grassytusso& but it looks as though the mist
will never clear. You hope thal you can catch a
glimpseof the sun to resLoreyour senseof direction
as well as your hope, but the mists are too lhick, and
evenh.Gllyyou'reno longersurewhetherit is daytime
or moonlil night Will you sit and waiLa litde longer
(turn to 2r) or get up, even Lhoughany movement
seemshopeless(tum to 255)?
'Hal I mighL have g'.ressedyor'd Lum up,' Fang-zen
sneers.'And you wanLto fight me?You mustbe joking.
You aren't worth iL.' He tums his back on you and
pretendstobe deeplyinterested in whatoneofthe olher
men rs saying.Wrll you strike him while his backis
tumed(LumLoj 90) or LumandIeavelhe bar (tum to 8z)?
You tum to a nearby huL,but a black featheredarrow
v/ings towards you from an unseenarcher It just
grazesyou (lose1 srAMrNApoinL),but it putsyou off
(tum Lo2o7)or tum west (turn Loj4).
7
Ogres are not noted for their intelligence.'Me?' he
says.'There'sno one LivingherecalledMe.' He pulls a
double-headedaxe from his belt and lumbers down
the pathway.You jusl have time lo Bet to your feet
anddrawyour sword.Tum to j9Z.
8
The mist descendsagain, but you are walking up a
slope, so you carry oD hoping that at the top you will
break through into sunshine Anyway, i{ you carry on
climbing,in as slraightasline as possible,you can'tgo
wrong, canyou?The slopeisn't particularlysleep,buL
a Lerrible wearinessovercomes you arrd you feel as
though you want to sleep.Testyour Luck If you are
Lucky, tum fo 295 if you are Unlucky, hrm to 8r
9
The floor is clearly visible now, some way below you,
but Lhere is one more side tunnel for you to float past
(tum to 67) or enter (tum to j5).
10
You stepouLalong the cobbledstreetunLilyou catch
up with the ghastlyhag.'Here,'yousay,'I'll buy some
of your heather.How muchis it?' You 6nd her priceof
r Gold Piece outrageous,but she insists Lhat the
heatheris really lucky Will you pay her price (turn to
83) or nol (lum to 568I

The roof burstsinto flamewilh a satisfyingroar, and
soon Lheeldersare pouring out of the hut, coughing
and hall blindedby the smoke You laugh silently to
yourselffrom your vantagepoint behindone of the
other huts. You are about Lo leave Lhevillage when
you seeone of the eldershesitalethen dashbackinLo
Lhesmoke-filledhutl Will you follow him (tum to a2o)
or makeyour escapewhile the villageis in chaos(tum
to jo2!
You stepforwardand discoverthe huddledffgureof a
mrddle-agedpeasantwoman; she is dying from a
tenibJebeating.Before breathingher last, howevet
shemanagesto gaspout her tale.The half-gianLOtus,
forcedher to put him up in her cottage.Shewas the
only one in the village he fearedaLall, sinceshewas a
medicinewoman and knew a few potions and spells,
and he wantedto keepan eye on her while he waited
for you to arrivefrom Arion. Latelast night shetried
to bum him aliveby setLingfire to her own homeand
a3
lhen {leeing, but he Iollowed her, mharmed, and
caughtup with her in a standof oak trees.Once he
had ffnished with her, he left her for dead 'But I
wasn'Lquitedead,'shesays.'l camehome to die And
he dropped something while he was busy murdering
me I don't know whal it is, but I've put an Invisibility
spellon iL'She tells you how Lo undo lhe spell,then
slips gently inLo death.When you find yourselfin a
standof oals, add 5o to the numberof the paragraph
you are at, and you will 6nd whaLeverit is Otus lost.
For now, you bury Lhe woman with reverenceand
leaveLhevillage.You feel too sad to spendthe night
with her ghost in what remainsof her cottage,so you
campout in lhe open.Turn to 278
The vile flamesdie down againand the smokepartsto
form a kind of archway.You tentaLivelywalk through
. . and there,spreadout beforeyoq are Lheruins of
lhe cenhal temple of the ancienLcivilizationwhich
used Lo occupy this land The shatteredsLonesand
marble pillars lie in rubble on the ground, no more
Lhanknee-high.Nevertheless, thereis a powerfulaura
of goodnessin this place, and that must be why Lhe
evil that now inhabitsthe land set up the miasmato
guard il. You are blessed:you may add 2 lo your
Initial LvcK score,and restoreyour LUcKup Lo thjs
new level.A sheercliff risesbeyondLheruins;thereis
no path 6-uthernorth, so yor.rleave the sacredspoL
and head south You caa now either try to crosslhe
river by meansof the bobbingplatforms(tum to 269)
or conLinue southwards pastthem(tum to 22o).
 14
Therers deepwater on eithersideof the ford, and rn
placesthe shallowsare cloggedwith lhe river's foul
debris,but the ford is still broad enoughfor you to
walk confidentlyalong it It is also broad enough,
however,to offer a securefooting {or the Cranochin
whichlives in the river besideit The monslerrisesout
of the depths,drpping slimeand weed,and iLstalons
reachon sinewyarmsfor your throat
CRA NO CHI N SKILL 8

If you have a throwing-knife,you can use it before

you tight to reduce the crealure'ssrAMrNA by 4
poinlsor its sKILLby 1 point (your choice).If you win,
you will not be able to retrieve the knife, however,
sincelhe body of the beastwrll srnk back inlo the
depths.If you wiry you makeit safelythe rest of the
way to the westernbank Turn to r59.

a5
You madeitl You crawl along the passage beyond the
lava pool while your ears strain in dread of hearing
anotherfireballapproaching behindyou. Luckily,noth-
ing happensand you eventuallybreakthroughthe far
end of the tunnel You stand and greedrly gulp in
greatlungfulsof air. Even the bitLerair of DeaLhmoor
tastessweetafler your ordeal.You presson with your
questTum to f82

a6
When there is no certainLyabout which way you
should hlm, how do you decide?Some crows are
wheeling in Lheair in the distanceto the east, so you
head in that drrectionbecauseat least something ]s
happeningLhere.Il turnsout lhaLthe crowsarecircling
in anticipationof a feast a feast of human flesh,
which is the kind Khulian crows prefer. Standingat the
rise of a low hill, you look down on a man slumped
a8ajnsta solitary,lightningblastedtree.He is terribly
woundedbut is still jr.rstalive Wherearehis assailants?
Thrs could be a trap Will you look for his attackers
(turn to r93) or go down shaighl away Lo seeif you
canhelp (tum to 544[
You blunderaroundin the dark,kno&ing over pilesof
boxeswhich LumouLto be LheBaron'sfilesconLaining
paperworkthat goesbackfor years The dosed room
fortunaLelycontainsthe noiseyou're making,but you
are soon envelopedin an invisrble snowstorm of
papers You grab a handful aL random and feel around
the walls untrl you find a door. Roll one dice.lf you
roll a 6, tum Lo26r; otherwise,LumLo142

a7
The guard checks,but no one knows of anyonewith
that name, and there's no one resemblingyour vague
descriplionin Lhebar whereyou sendthe guardsYou
decide!o tum in for the night; tum to j88.

18
As you make your way dolvn the tumel il gets
smaller and smaller,until you are wrigSling along on
your stomach,with your sword probingthe blackness
ahead.You arebeSinningLowonderif this tumel vtill
be your tomb It becomesimpossiblelo keeP your
backpackon your back. Will you loop il round your Roll two dice If the total is lesstharr or equalto, your
belt and hail it behrnd you (tum to iz) or Push it current sKrLLscore,tum to 185; otherwse, turn to
a18.
aheadof you, along with your sword (tum to r75!

a9
Nol all giants are stupid Otus recognizesyou and You are overcome by fumes before you reach Lhe
signalsto Ophis.You tum to flee,but a crossbowbolt other side,You lose consciousness and are not aware
piercesyour head.Your advenLure endshere that your body is fallinginto the pool of moltenlava
23-24
As you reachthe bar, the landlordis biddingfarewell
to the man he'd beentalking to All you hearhim say
is the end of the man'snamer'- garl, seeyou then'
He turns to you and demandsr Cold Piecefor the
knife-marksyou madeon his table-top Will you pay
(turn to 48) or point out that lhe restof his furnitureis
hardlyJessscarredandbaftered(turn to q5)?
24
You pauseafteryour ordealand takeout yoru compass
to decidewhereto go nxt A slight noisbehindyou
makesyou whirl around,and you face a beast you
recognizeas a Hargon.This bearJikecreaturealways
huntsnearwater,sinceit livesmainly orr Fish.But it is
not avcrselo eatingwarm bloodedcreatures. It rears
up on ih hilld legs, its snout winklin8 as its moufh
opensin an earsplittingroar
H ARG ON SKI LL 7
To your dismay,your compassis irretrievablylost
duringthis hght.If you win, tum fo 311.
25-27
The rocky faceson eitherside of you are pitted wrth
naturaldepressions, someonly brg enoughfor a bird
to nest in, others almost cavelike- There are also
fissuresin the ground,none of which are too wrdefor
you to step over The gulley is narrow and, aL this
iime of day, almosLdark, but as you step over one
fissureyou catch the glint of somethingwhiie in it.
Will yoLi stop to invesLiSate
(tum to ra) or carry on
(tum to 146)?
When a smallfireballhurtlesdown the tunneltowards
your face,you are able to manoeuvrethe shieldinLo
posi{iondndproleclyourseli.Tum to r99.
The man is deadwhen you reachhim and can tell you
nothing now. Night is beginningto fall. You have
comefiom the wesL,so will you now headnorth (tum
io 289), south(!um to 57)or east(tum to :46!
 26-50

2,4
The huge, gaudy gambling wheel stands upright
aSainsta wall at the backof the tavem.If you pay her
a Gold Piece,the innkeepe/sbeautifulassistantwill
spin the wheel for you If the wheel stops at the
numberyou beLon, you wn doublyour stak,if noL,
you lose.TonighLyour luck is in, Roll one dice.This is
ihe numberof Gold Piecesyou win aL the Wheel of
Fortune If you won 5 or 6 Gold Pieces,turn to 529t
olherwise,tum to 388.

29
In order to get back safely, you have to repeat the
process of leaping from tussock to tussock that got
you here. You can counf either from 1 up to 6 or
dor^,nfrom 6 to 1 if you prefer. If you ever fall in, tum
to 216. If you are ccessfulall six timeE you now
tum tor /ards the north, deciding that you should have
donethisin the 6rst place.Tum Lo2o7.

30
Regain1 LUCKpoinl for surviving a difticult h8ht.
Moreover,you 6nd 4 Gold Pieceson Fang-zen's body,
j
togetherwith portionsof Provisionsand a lamp.But
all this is smallcompensation for lhe fact that, by the
fime you lry to pick up Otus' trail again,it has gone
cold.It is as if he hasvanishedinto thin air. It is now
evening.so you decide to rest for the night. There is a
ville calledOutpost a short way to the north, and the
edge of a great forest lie6 to the south Will you seek
shelterin Ouhost (tum to 52) or in the forest (tun to
165),or will you stay out in the open (fum to 27aP
3a-54
3a
Will you approach the elders' hul (tum to 360) or one
of the other huls (Lum to 198)?
32,
You 6nd only r Gold Piece on Lhe Ogre's body and
his axe is too heavy for you to wield Will you now
scramblethrough the open wrndow (tum fo 77 or push
lhrough ihe hatch (tum to ::Z)?
No sooner have you enLeredlhe side tunnel Lhan two
y ou seethat it is a dead
thing* happensimLlianeou.ly,
end and-barsJang down over the enlrancebehrnd
youl lf you have some sallow seed oil, tum to rz5;
otherwise,furn to 258
54
Beforelong you reacha Placewhere the tussocksof
mud and grassSrow sparserand there is more water
in between-Will you carryon into this region(tum to
:21) or go norlh (Lurnto 2o7I
35-57
35
These are poor fishermen and they have never heard
of Fang-zen.You can go to the market-placenow, if
you sLill need to (turn to 15o), or yoLl can head west
out of Arion in searchof lhe kidrappers (tum to .roo)
j6
This is the rjght move- You offer your sword, held flat
in both hands, Lo lhe nearest skelelon. The dreadful
crowd pressing in on you from all srdes halts its
crealcng advance; they can see you are a servant of
Cood, not of the Evil that reduced them to their
presentprtrful sLate Regain 1 LUCKpoinL. You decide
lo retraceyour sleps soulhwards,tum lo 355
You had the good senseto secretethe implemenLup
your sleeveand now you slip it down into the palm of
your hand and set to work on the ropes tying your
wnsts lo the pole. There are two slrards of rope lo
get through. Roll one dice twice lf erther roll js a r or
a 6, turn to 1ot oLherwise,iurn to 256
3a-39
58
No sooner do your hands touch the windowJedge
than a sharp stinting sensalionnrns down your arms,
lhe Baron'spoisonis a very effectivantidoteagainst
would-be burglars.Now you understandhow the
birds came to diel You scramblequickly back down
the ivy. Roll one dice. If the numberrolled is evm,
your body look in enoughof the poison to kili you
and your adventue ends herel If it is odo, you rose4
STAMINApoints.If you are still alive, you decideto
try to lift the hatch which you hope will lead to a
cellar.Tum lo z4r.
59
Some faint stmch of Arachnos' evil invades youl
spirit Los 1 r.ucr point then tum back to 255 to try
a8arn,
40
A brood of sharp-toothed,baby Giant Rais attach
themselvesto your fingers and hand. You yelp in pain
and surprise,pull your hand out of the hole and shake
the creaturesof{ your handon to the floor, wherethey
wrigglehelplessly. Only a senseof urgencystops) ou
tatun8 lhe time to squashthem under your heel.
Deductz pointsfrom yout srAMrNAandtum to 275.
17'
The search-parfyseesyou flitting from one hut Lo
anotherand fhey releasethe Rottwild which has been
kacking you The huge hound racestowards you and
leapsfor your [hroaLits fangsbaredin a snarl.
ROTTW ILD s(l t L 6 STAM IN A 6
If you win, you emergefiom the 6ght to 6nd yoursel(
completelysunoundedby Flintskrns. Your blood is up
now, thoughr will you try to fight your way free (hrm
to 166) or will you surrmder(tum to g5z[
 A'
You presson towards the south,wonderingwhether
you may have madea mistake.By midrftemoon you
reachan enormouslandslp, and now you ffnd yourself
at the top of an unscalablecliff. You can hear a
waterfalloff to your left - that must be yesterday's
river The view is wonderful,but you are not here to
be a sightseeaso you h r west along the edgeof the
cliff.The unusualtenainis homelo many rareplants-
and to some not-so-commoncreaturestoo- Out of
nowhere,you aresuddenlyattackedby a hugePterolin
whosenesl is perchedon the cliff'faceILsfeathersare
asblackas nrght,glowing with a brilliantblue sheenin
the sunlighL its talons are dripping gore ftom a recent
kill, but it is always hungry for more.
PTEROLIN SK||-L
o
lf you win, and you have a rope,you can let yourself
down to its nesl iI you wish (tum to 285).Otherwise,
you conlinuewestwards(tum to 368)

43
You have been forced to retreat under one of the
stiltedhouseswherea ladderleadsup Loa hole in the
middle of the floor of the house.You could either try
to dimb up the ladder (tum to r4g) or smashtluouSh
one of the stilts that support the house (tum ro 554t;
you couldretum to 56a and continuethe
alternatively,
fight

44
Your invisibleopponentgrabsyou by the ankles,pr,rlls
4r-46
17-49

47

45

MERE-FOLK SKILL O

It w l take a fotal of seven successfrrlAftack Rounds,

or threein succession, Loscarethem off. Then tum to

4A
Deduct r Cold Piece ftom your AdoentureSheet.-(ou
now leaveLhelavem;tum to 584.

49
5c5a
here?You can jump down Fromthe stairway on Lo
what is leit of the ground floor (tum to 115) or you
canjump throughthe hole in the groundfloor into the
flooded basement,and pray thaL the water is deep
enough(turn to ry7).If yo.uhavea rope,you canfind
a secureplaceto tie if and let yourselfdown safelyto
the floor You can then leave the building, but you
will alsohaveto leaveyour rope behind(tum to ,a9).
.5 0
On the westernside,the Baron'shouserunsvery close
to lhe wall for somedistance;to the south,rne garoen
may give you cover onceyou're in fhe grounds.Will
you climb the westem wall (turn to 185) or the
southemwall (tum to 5oP
5a
You hav luckily chosena spoL where, if you can
defeata Wraith quickly enough,you w l be able to
makea dashfor safety
WRAITH S KrL L7 STA M I N A 8
If you defeat your adversary without taking any hits
yourself, tum to 196; otherwise,tum to ao8-
5'-54
The inhabitantsof Outpost lock up early and are
deeply suspiciousof strangers.Shuttersare closecl
wiLh a barg as you walk down Lheonly street You
get the messager we don'l want your kind here W l
you tum aroundand retraceyour steps,or persistin
irying to spend the night here? If you sbay, tum to
roz- If you leavq the forest is Loo far away Lo reach
beforenightfall,so you musLspendthe night in the
open(tum to ,78).
53
As everyone(nows, once the handsof a Choul have
siruck you four times, you are paralysed.But you are
still aware-You watch in helplesshonor as [he Ghoul's
yellow teelh draw closerand closer- .
54
You run away, leaving the Millipede behind,but it
continuesto follow you. Ba& at the main tunnel,you
hlm left and hurry on past the other enhranceto the
Millipede's lair. Tum to 225.
 55-5'

After somehours of lonely fravel,you are surprised

by a vile Slime Monster, art almost shapelessblob of
foul-smellingflesh which 6ghts by shootingacid out
oi ils mouths.
SLIMEMONSTER sKrLL
9 sraMrNA12

VE You can escapeat any time by tuming to either r54

or 2r4" but in escapingyou will have to suffer the loss
of j srAMrNApoints If you win, Lhe vile creafure
explodesas your sword deliversthe killing blow. Roll
one dice if you roll an odd number, you must lose 2
sraMrN^ points as you are hit by piecesof its acidic
flesh.Thentum to g4 or to zr4.

56
You presentyourselfaLthe guardsman's office.'Good
worlg' he says. 'Good observation Your one-eyed
chappiebroke down (with a liHle help fiom our resi-
dnt torturer)and confessed, Any tirne you wanL a
iob, iust come and talk to me. Jn the meanlime,you
can choose one of these tluee rewards, a Truthstone,
z5 Gold Pieces,or a shield.Which do you want?'f
you decrdeon lhe truthstone,tum Lo95; i{ you go for
the money, tum to 357 if you choosethe shreld,tum
io 581

You stumbleon as bestyou can,as night fallsand the

mistscome down, but you are totally confusednow.
Half-seen,half-recognizedshapesloom, eerily glowing,
out ofthe darknessandlureyou to yourdeathovera clifl
5a-59
58
AfLer a while, the river begrnsto curve Lo the west,
but the path continuesmore or less due soulh. AI-
though i[ is overgrownwith weedsand shrubs'there
are occasionalpatcheswhereyou can still seecobble-
sLones: Lhismust oncehavebeena road,long ago At
one ooinLvou find a shatleredmilestoneAll you can
."ud the first li". is the fust lettet which is 'P', then
"f
roaiing some way off to your ri8ht, as you gaze out
over that vast region o{ Khul known as the Batde-
grounds.You decidethat your salestoPlionwill be lo
retum Lothe ford you passedearlier;lurn lo 14
59
There is only one way to go along the passagewhrch
endsat a T-junclion,whereyou can furn lefl or right
The tunnelto the right looksdusty and unusedand is
only dimly lit; the one to the lefl is lil by many
torchesand you can hearindistinctsoundsof activity
coming from il. Will you turn right (turn lo a31) or
left (tum to rzz!
6o
You scrambleup the wall, assisledby a low hanging
branch of a ffe Allansian Flare hee, Part of the
Baion'srenownedarborehrm.You resl on top of lhe
wall and peer around. Beyond the flower-bed a well-
kepLlawr streLches almostto the rear of the house.A
number of unusual lrees stand in lhe grounds, and
there are also paLchesof denseshrubbery.Although in
the twilight you can seeno smoke,your nosepicksup
the famjliarsmell of smoulderingleavesand garden
waste. It would be sheeridiocy to cross the oPen
lawn, so will you approachthe house by ceephg
slealthilyround the walls and beds to your left (tum
to jo8) or to your riSht (tum to j5o)?
6a-6t
6r
Your ;abbing is ineffectual.You squirm and xrabble at
the tussoch but it is no use. Your body, your head
and,finally,your outstretchedarmsdisappear benealh
the surFaceof the water.Your advenLure endshere
62
You point your sword menacinglyin the direcLionof
the shapein the corner Light from the rising moon
glints softly on the. blade and gives you courage
'Who's lhere?' you call out softl, but a pathetic
whimperis the only responseThe uriknownrs always
frighteningand fear rs beginningto chill your heart
oncemore Will you now drarge your mind and strike
al the shape (turn to rz9) or persist in a gentler
approach(tum fo 12P
63
You double up as if in pain: you retch, grunt and
grimace-The guards geL the message'somethingis
wrong with you. But do they believeyou? Iasf yoar
lacir.If you areLucky,tum Loror. If you are Unlucky,
the guardslaugh scomfullyat your feebleatfemptto
hick lhem; they make doubly sure your bonds are
secure. Tum [o 160.
64-55
64
The noise in the bar is dealening All you can hear is
snatches of nearbyconversations. 'No, it was yo! who
saidthat boter' a youngwomanshrieks.
Fiveshinie5: You mustbejoling.'asailorgrowls
'. . . or my name'snot Pen-' the man falking to the
barmansays.
'Did you hear the one about the Allansianand the
. . . ?' someoneelseasks-
'Baronden Snau,he's the evil son of a Lzardwho . .'
W l you try Loffnd a placeto sil (turn to 75Jor leave
andlook for anothertavern(turnto 222)?
5i
Test your Luck If yor-r are Lucky, the collapsing hut
halvesthe rematnrngsr.rvrr,,rlof bolh your opponents
(or of your remainingopponent,if only one is left);
round odd numbers upwards when you halve their
srAMrNAscores If you are Unlucky, Lhehut misses
themaltogether.Now retum to j61 to finishthe fight
66-6, 6A

66
You pull out the medallion and dangle it in the air in
fiont of Otus' eyes; this does the trick. He siSnalsto
Oman, and the steel-meshnet is drawn up by lhe
pulley,You walk underit and are now facedby three
enormous half-giants who are deman&ng to know
your blsiness. If you krow a secret about two of
them, add the number oI the paragraph where you
leamed lhal secretto lhe numberof this paragraph,
then turn to the paragraphwith that number.Other
wise, fum to 70.

6y
The magicaldescentcomesto an end with you landing
gently on the stone 0oor of a deep underground
tunnel You quickly tale stock of the situahon and see
lhat there is only one way forward. As you take your
ffrst step, however,a hollow, honibly sinisterlaugh
freezesyou in your tracks.It seemsLo comefrom in
front of yoa but there is nothing to be seen.You hear
a faint swishingsound and some sixth sense,honed
from years of adventuing, makes you duck. This is
just as well, becauseotherwiseyou would have been
decapitatedVery good'booms a deep voice,6ut
remembr:you have to be lucky every time, while I
have to be lucky only once.'If you have a Polion of
Invisibility,Lurnto 5ro; otherwise,hlm to jZ4.
6a
This will, of cours, take you towards the source of
Lheriver's pollution. The stenchin the aftemoon sun is
appalling.Short of swimming,which you definitely
don'Lfancy, lhere is no way to crossLheriver here
Ahead of you, an unearthly grey cloud, streakedwilh
gouts of livid green flame, appearsbetween two hills:
Lhisis obviously [he sourceof the pollution. Then you
come acrossa series of platforms which resemble
sLepping-stones acrossthe river, exceptthat they are
bobbing on the surface.Will you make for the grey-
green doud (tr.rmlo 169), try to cross the river on the
bobbingplaLforms(tum to 259), or relraceyour steps
andheaddownstream(lum Lo,ro)?
 69-7a

69
You are walking fhrough the land of the Flntskins,a
prmilive tribe which has survivedfor many centuries
in these parts. A party of about twenty of these
sturdy,paleskinnedhuntersambushes you. They are
well armedwith spearsand bows Will you hghl (turn
to 165) or not (lum lo 389)?

7o
You will have to fight all threehaif giantsat oncelIn
eachALtackRound,choosewhich opponenLyou are
fighLing;you win or loseas normalagainsL him. Either
of the oLhertwo canwound you if his Attack Strength
is hrgher than yours in LhaLround, but you cannot
injure either of them untrl they becomeyour chosen
opponents- if you survivethaf longl
S K ILL S TA MIN A
OPHIS 8
O MA N 8
O T US 9
If by somemiracleyou win, and if you have a Truth
stone,you canusert on the dying Otus anddemandto
be told how to defeatArachnos(tum to z9E). If you
wl& but you do not havea Truthstone,tum to 264

You are {alling,Iloaling magicallydown a hole which

is lit by the phosphorescenL glow of the rocks.Side
[rnnels lead off from the hole; will you take the srde
iunnel which you are approaching(turn to 57i) or wtll
you wait (turn to 9E)?
72-75 7q,

bhere,sitting at a table with half a dozen empty

In this ffght beware the Baron's swor4 which is flagonsin fiont of him, is Fang-zenhimself!Surrormded
dipped in poison. He only has to ni& you for lhe by cronies, he looks flushed with ale, successand his
poison to enter your bloodskeam.If you are wounded companions' LoadyinSpraise, Will you challengehim
twice,you are dead.If you are woundedonly once, lo a fight (tum to 5) or try to join the group aL his
you are strong enough to withstandthe poison but table(hlm Lo258!
your Provisionswill restoreonly 3 points to your
srAMrNAfor Lhrestof this adventure.
BARON DEN SNAU sKtLL
7
I{ you defeatthe Baron,turn to a19

75
You plunge deep into the bog. It becomesinceasingly
hard to walk at every step you have to exkact your
foot with a squelchfrom thick mud. This is exhausting
and by the time you reach the other side you have
losL2 sraMrNApoints.Tum Lo24

,4
It is easyfor your opponentto seeyoUI swing and
dodge rt, and you leaveyourselfexposedHe lhrusts
Lhepointed end of his rnaceup into yor-:rchestand
twists it savagely,to makesurethat the blow is fatal.
Your adventuris over.
You elbow your way through to the back of the room.
Seveml faces In the crowd look vaguely familiar -
fellow advenhurers,no doubL come to Arion on the
same nission as yourself, and also trying to drown
thef disappoinlmenb in a flagon or Lwo of ale. And
76
AIter you have been trudging through the treacherous
pools for ages,a strangesensationbegins to creep
over you: you feel impelled to turn in one particular
direction.If you Sive in lo this feelin& tum lo j55.
Otherwis, [um to 195.
n
You ffnd yourself in a rather elegant high cellinged
ballroom. Large, gold-framed portraits of the Barorfs
ancestoruhang on the wa.lls,but the pictures look
7a-79
suspiciouslynew to you, and you decide that the
Barons noble lineagemay be pure invenLion.Apart
from a chandelierard sometablesagainsLthe walls,
the room is bare.Thereare lwo setsof doubledoors
leadingout of the ballroom.You extinguishthe lamp
which lhe Ogre left in the room so that no lighbspills
out throughthe doors,but the lamp rattlesnoisily,so
you don't take il with you. A qutck glancethrough
both seis of doorwaysconffrmsyour gussthat they
both lead to the main entrancehall of the house Will
you go throughto the hall (tum to r97) or climbback
ouLsideand down the hatch(tum to 2j7)?
J8
The skeleionrecountsa {ascinatingLaleof dark deeds
and warns you to sLayaway {rom Lheruined farm-
house.(Crossthe Truthstoneoff your AdpentureShee|.)
You may now go northwards(tum to 26j) or turn
arormdand headsouth(tum to :ss).
79
You wipe your sword cleanon the grassof the moor
and lum to walk away.With a roar the Cradocrears
up behindyou and scorches you with its breath(losez
srAMrNApoints) Norayou remember, a Cradocregen
eratesunlessiL is killed by having one o{ its heads
choppedoffi But whichheadis it?
CRADOC sKrtL7 STAM I N A 8
If you win, with your final shokewill you chopoff fhe
Dragon head(tum to r6E) or the Ogre head(tum to
47n
ao-82
8o
The door swings shut behind you, blocking out the
last remnanLof lhe evening light frorn outside Do
you havea trnderbox?If you have,tum to ao9; if nol,
furn Lo20,
Ea
You wale up in the middle of a Lypicalfalling dream,
rn which you were leaningover a balcony,waving to
someone,and then . . BuLif you're awake,why are
you still falling?You land with a crashat the bottom
of a small ravine over which you have sleep-walked
Deduct4 points from your srrurr,r If you are still
alive,you 6nd that the mist has dispersed, but where
areyou?Turn lo j79.
az
You soon come to a junction,but the lunnel to the
right leadsdirectlyback to the bottom of lhe magical
hrnnelyou were recentlyfloatinSdown. You can see
no point in retuming there,so you carry straighlo&
down a dimly li! tunnel Tum to r5r.
 8j-66

Ej
Cross r Gold Plece oft your AdoentureSheetThe hag
bites the coin Lo make sure it is genuine before
scuttlingoff down a backalley.You wait for something
to happen,but nothing does You hurl Lhecrumbling
heaLheron to the groundin anger,and scraLch at lhe
bite one of the crone'scountlesslice hasalreadygiven
you. Tum lo jE8

A4
Your bolt pierces Arachnos' black heart His
mo&ing laughter lums to a choked scream,and the
daggerfalls from his nervelessfingers.Telessarushes
into your arms. Without lls leaders, Arachnos'
army will soon turn Lo civil war. The land is safe.

85
Only the ground and first floors of the building
remain,and Lhe6rst Iloor consistsof just a landing,
which is reachedby stone stairs from the entrancehall
whereyou are standingplus a coupleof roomso{f iL.
The ruin is open to the sky and the marble floor of Lhe
entrancehall has partially collapsed.You can climb the
stairsto the landing(tum to 136) or leavethe building
afterall (tum to zr9)

a5
You bury your headunderyour forearmsas bestyou
can,but you still suslain4 srAMrNApoinLsof injury
to your headand shouldersTum to 199.
At
At
That is exactly what Fang-zen was waiting for. He
leapsup from his stool and lands the ffrst blow on you
while your backis tumed (deduct2 points from your
srAMrN^).You can count yourself lucky that he is
ratherdrunk.Usuallyhe is moreor lessyour equalin a
fight, but at Lhe moment his sKrLLis j less than
whateveryours is, and his srAMrNAis 10. If you win
the 6ght, you have not killed hin, merely hurt him
badly.You wait for him Loregainconsciousness, then
demandKing Jonthane'sletter from him. You point
out that he'snow in no fit condilionto carry out the
quest.
'Tha(s whaf you thinh scumbag,' Fang-zen snarls.
'And I haven't got the letter here- While we were
fighting, a friend took it away and hid it- Too bad for
yoq' he sneers
Therc'snofhing you can do You searchhim - and
haveto put up with his foul breathv,/hileyou do so -
but he's telling the truth You leave lhe tavem, and
now you eiLherhave to headwest out of Arion (turn
Lozoo) or wanderelsewhere in the city (tum ro 222J.
E8-9o
AE
A sturdy haf-Aiant steps out from behmd some boul-
ders, 'I am Otus,' he says. You have something for
me. I believe. . . A letter.'Once he has shorrn you a
lock of the princess'sgoldenhair,you hand over King
fonthane'sletter of agreement. As bhehalf-giantreads
the letter,his facellghts up with dark malice.'Good,'
he declaresat last 'My broLhersand my master,
Arachnos,will be pleased.'If you haveheardthe name
Arachnosbefore,turn to 152 oLherwise, tum to 2j1.
A9
You succeedin tying the threadon to the needlein
sucha way that the needleis swinSing fiee and hori-
zontally. You rest the needleon the lodestone,where
rt sticks,then you wait a few mrnutesfor the magic [o
transferftom the stone to the metal needle.You now
have a crude compass.You don't know where you arq
bul you do loow that you enteredthe marshfrom the
eastand south.It makessense,then, to assunethaL
the further srdeof it may be reachedby going to the
west(tum to J4) or to thenorth (turn to j6a).
9O
'Him?'the guardsays.'Oh yes,we know hrm.Arrd he
regularly works for Lhosetwo over there. You could
havebeena greathelp.Comto our stationfirsl Lhing
lomorrow moming. You'll 6nd me in room 56 take a
note of the number. If your information has led to an
anest there']I be something in it for you' Will you
now go to the Ellbane Bar across the road (hrm to
ra9) or callit a day (tum to 58E[
9r-91
9a
You poke arormdin the bumed-oulhouseand,as the
young man had said,find the body of a middle-aged
woman.Thereis nolhing elseto be seenexceplpiles
of ash and badly bumed beams.When you retum to
the other cotbage,you find the door Iirmly baned
againBt you, 'Go awayl'the manyellslhroughthe door,
You're not welcomehereany more.Anyoneinterested
in peopledying is not for me.'You resentthe injustice
of il - you havepaid tlre man,after all You Lry to barge
down the door but succeedonly in bruising your
shoLrlder, (Deduct 1 sTAMINApoinl.) You have no
choicenow but Locampout in Lheopen.Turn to 276.
92,
You wart until the Orc reSainsconsciousness.If you
have a Truthstone and want to use it on the Marsh
Orq tum to 2o5, otherwise,it can tell you nothing.
You leave jt cringeingin the bog and continueon
your way by tumingto 55,a54or 365.
93
You lose.The spurtingblood is coming from a deep
gashin your own hand DeducL2 STAMINA pointsand
6 Gold Pieces(that was your wager).If you want to
play again,retum to 152. Otherwiseyou leave the
tavem and may now either head wesf out of Arion
(tum to 2oo) or go elsewhere
in the city (tum Loz:z).
94
You passanother tunnel on Lheleft with lhe samerank
smell coming from it; it must be another enkance Lo
9F6
the samesystem.Once againyou ignoreiL and hurry
straightahead;lum to 2.
95
The Trulhstonecan be used once and once only. It
glows with an unearthly blue light which forces a
creaturewith any intelligence(that is, not a plant or a
rock for instance)
to tell the truth.Now tum to 5tZ.
96
Beforeyou have travelled far, you encountera Cradoc
- and you soon wish you hadn't! These are two-
headedmonsters,one of whoseheadsis Drasonlike,
while lhe other is Ogre-ish.\ ou know that in the past
you've heardrumoursabout some specialthing they
do, buLyou can'l rememberwhat it is - and anyway
there is no time Lo think now, as the monster is
chargingat you, Dragon head breathingfire, It races
towards you on all four legs,like a malformedlizard.
CRA DO C
s K rL 8L STAM IN A 1 0
If you wirr. tum to 79.
 97
,{lthough it all happens too fast for your conscious
mind, you somehowregis[erthe fact that the dark
shapeis Fang-zenand that he has hurled a spearat
you. You fall to the ground,and the spearricochets
off a rock, snapsand falls harmlesslyto the ground.
Then Fang-zenhimself is upon you 6kingrevmge
for the theft of his quest.He is a hardy adventurertoo,
aad his sxrll is only z less than you-rs,while his
srAMrNAis rz. Only luck will seeyou through this
6ghtunscathed, If you win, tum to Jo.

98
Another side tunnel is coming up Will you take it
ihrm to a72) or continue on down (tum bozro[

99
Aheadof you you hear a slurpingnoise which does
nol soundlike the lappingof a rinrlet of waLerYou
oeep aheadand seea brown,sLpperylookinghuman-
oid creature,l<neelingon a Lussock
o{ grassand scoop'
mg up water with one hand. Will you attack it wilh
your sword (tum to aa8) or jump on it and pin it to
the ground (tum to 21P Or will you silentlyavoid it
(fum to eitherr.54or j55I

You dashout thror,rghthe front door and acrossthe

courtyard only to find that the main gales are
lo&ed. You can't pretend to the Orc porter that
nothing sus?iciousis going olx you will have to 6ght
him before vou can escaoe.
PORTER S( I LL 6 STAMINA O
II you win, and if you bribed the porter to get into the
Baron'sgrounds,you can tal(e ba& however much
you paidhim before,plus r extraGold PieceYou find
a set of keys in the porteis gatehouseand use one to
unlock the gates Then you waste no further time
beforeleaving the city and setting off wesLwardsto
try to find the kidnappers.Tum [o 2oo
aoa
The guardsnolicewhat you are up to. They untie you
fiom the pole and manhandleyou in the direction of
the elders'hut If you want Lo try to escapeat Lhrs
point lum to u4 lI you let them tale you, tum Lo
ao2
It is difficdt lo lqlow what Lodo. The village consists
o[ only half a dozm peasantcottageq and there is no
door of any of the inhabited cottages - for instance,
the one next door to lhe ffre-damaged one (tum to
190)
ao3
Otus looks at the arrow in some puzzlement, then
snapsit betweentwo fingers a4d signalsto Ophis.
You tum to flee, but a crossbowbolt piercesyour
heart.
ao4
Thjs is too much.Sensibly,you tum rail and flee.The
hp of a green flame licks at your heelsas you run, and
yor.r shoesimmediately rot ard fall off. If you have a
sparepair of boots Lo wear,you put them on; if you
do not, you must reduceyour srrrr by one poinl for
the resf of the advmb.rre.You can now eithr try to
doss lhe river by meansof the bobbing platforrns
lfum to 269) or continuesouthwardspast them (fum
to 22O).
ao5
If you have among your possessionseither a moon
symbol or a sun symbol or bo!h. tum to r8o; other-
rrise, Lum to 45.
 d the ninth month which ts called ForestsGolden in
You enjoy a refreshing'.06
sleep which rcstores2lost Wlll.you seal h rhismonthr file rrurn ro r74r or
srAMrNA points. In the moming you 6nd a piece of Fd
ssr months (turn to f 12P
sharpened flinl among the rocks,possiblyevidenceof
a long-forgotten oiture A steep ravine rises a sho
drstanceaway to Lhenorth, and you have comefrom
the south,so will you now headeast(tum ro 5997or
west(bumto 4)?

. 101
You fail to spot a tripwire, stretchedat ankleheight
adoss lhe narrow path. and fall with a thud to the
ground. Somewhercinsidethe housea bell startsto
ring. You lie still, hardly daring to breathe,An Ogre
comeslo the ehd of lhe pdth and peercdlong it. It is
mther gloomy here at this time of the evening,and
you may be ableto bluff him. Beforeadvancingdown
the passage,he calls out, lr'y'ho's thereT Will you say,
alo
'll's only rne' (turn to Z), mew like a ScytheranDesert The Orc rains,blows on your head with a large
Cat (tum to ra3), or barklike a Kalagarian hound(tum xooden spoon,br.rlyou shrugher off. you knock
to 5zt)? her

ro8
The Wraiths treat you to a particularlygruesome
death,You havefailedin your mission.

ao9
You strikea light and seetha! you are in a storeroom
Small,woodenpackrngcasesare stackedone on top of
anolherin neatpiles.Everycaseis stuffedwith biti of
paPer- Ietters,receipts,invoices,and so on - and
labelled with a date. lt is now late in the secondweek
 aaa
The rurnblings are coming from Arachnos' forge- You
veer off into the mouth oI this tunnel,only to 6nd
that it slopesshaqplydownwards,You tumbledown rt
and evenluallyend up in the forge. You execuLea
perfect roll, land on your feet, ard face the truly
enormow Ogre who is Arachnos' blacksmith He
seizesa newly temperedblade fiom a rack and lunges
aLyotr
OGRESMITH SKILI. S STAM IN A 1 2

If you win, the dying Ogre falls backwards, upending

a lrough of molten metal.He dies in agony, and the
red hol liquid spillsal) over the floor, leavingyou no
choice buL to leave by the forge door. You have time
to snaLchonly a helrnet, marked with the lefter ,A" if
you want to. In the passageoutside will you tum left
(hlm to ry6) or right (tum to 82)?

aa2
Roll three dice. If the total is less than, or equalto,
your curren! srAMrNA score, fum to a9r' otherwise,
rurn ro r29.

aa3
A smallfireballhurtlesdown bhetunnel towardsyoul
Will you useyour backpackto protct yourself(tum
to 282) or not (tum to 85)?

at4
Roll two dice. lf the total is Iessthan, or equal lo, your
currentsxrLr,,tum to j4or if not, tum to aoz
aaj-aa,

aa8
You swing by your fingerupsfrom the last remaininS The creaturewhels around in pain and surpriseaL
stajr, so as to reducethe distanceyou have to fall, your first stlke, and you seethaLit is a Marsh Orc. IL
then you let yourselJgo If your currenl sraMrNA hurls a lump of mud at you, rn/hichallows it time to
scoreis under 12, you sprainyour ankle on landing drawits sword.
and musl lose 1 sKrLLpoint. Now you can leave the
MARSH ORC SKILL 7 STAM I NA6
building;tum to zr9.
If yos win, will you searchthe body (tum to 26j) or
not?If you do not, tum to $4 or j65

aag
The Baronliesdying on the floor, blood tricklingliom
the comer of hjs mouth and bubblmg with his final
breaths.Will you now leavethe house(tum ro aoo, or
questionthe Baron(tum to 244[
aa6
With an ear-splitting screchfrom its savagebeak, the 420
attdcks'l he soulless
Pterolin glint of its eye is unnerv You crouchdown andmn into the hut. Luckilynobody
ing evento a hardenedwarriorlike yourself spotsyou. Your eyesimmediatelysmartard fill with
tears.You canhearthe Flintskinftmbling around,then
M AL EPI E R O L IN S KIL L7 STA M I N A 8
you seehis outlineat the other end of the smoke-filled
You can escapedown lhe tunnelat any time you like, room. He picks up somethingfrom the floor and
but you must lose z srevINA points as a talon ralcs grunts in satisfaction,
You lsrock him to the ground
yo|ll back (lum to 2o8). If you wir|, you can either go and grab whateverit ir he went back for Will you
down the tunnel (hlm to 2o8) or dimb back up lhe now try to barSe through the mud wall at the back of
rope and continue wesh^/ardsalong the diff (tum to the hut (tum to r94) or leave by the proper entmnce
368). (tum to j76)?

417
Assumingyou havenothing betterto do, will you go
Lo the market-place(fum to $o) or hang around the
docks(turnto r7r)?

You kneeland peer into the qack. A few cenlimetres
down is a small ledge, and the white obiect that
caught your eye turns out to be the skeletonof a small
animal- perhapsa hedgehog.Will you leavei[ alone
and hurry on (tum to q6) or pok around in the
fissue (lum to 241)?
423
You strip off you! clothes,carefullylaying them and
the rest of your equipmentdose to the bars.You oil
your whole body as much as the small quantity you
haveallowsand,by meansof considerable contortion
(and at the cosLof r strvrre poinL),you squeeze
beLweenthe bars You 6nd yourselfon a narrowledge
betweenthe barsand the drop, but it is wide enough
for yor: to stand on Lo get dressed and equipped
again.Then you 6nish your descenLtum to 62.

424
You have no chancein combat againsta menacing
horde this size,but you may be able to offer them
something,to seeif you c2n pacify them. Will it be,
Money? Turn to j6z
A medallion? Tum to jj8
Pearls? Tum to 255
Your sword? Tum to f6
Food? Turn to jo1

L''2
Two of the fishermen look at eacholher.'Wecan'thelp
you,' one of Lhemsays,buL we lqrow a manwho can
't ou d bettervisitBarondenSmr; hehasafingerin every
evil pie in north-eastKhul,if you askme. They give you
directionslo theBaron'smansion.Ifyou thinkit's worth
visitingthe Baron,Lurnto 275,otherwise,you canvisit
Lhemarket-place, ifyou stillneedto (tumto rso),or leave
Arion andgo in searchof the kidnappers(tum to zoo).
 425
There is a wide courtyard betwem the gates and
the front of the house.You notice a small eatehouse
iu.t insidethe gates.lt must be for a porte'r.so you
rattle the wought-iron gates and call out, 'Hello, rs
anyone there?'A suspiciouslyOrc-like porter sticks
his head out of the gatehouseand snarls, 'Whaddya
want?'You haven't finishedexplainingtha! you are
a businessman who wants to see the Baron,when
he intenuptsby askingwhetheryou havean appoint-
ment Will you say yes (tum to 297) or no (tum to
34n
126
The damp air on Lhefringes of the marsh has raiseda
plentifulcrop of toadstoolsin the land you are now
crossing.You fel tempted to try some. Will you
samplesome green-spottedtoadstools(Lum to 245),
someblue-spottedtoadsfools(tum to aj5) or some
red spottedtoadstools(hrm to 53o[ Or will you resist
the temptationandpresson (tum fo 69P

427
Your eyes receive the full force of the acid and you
a.e temporarily blinded. Reduceyour Aftack Strengfh
by 5 pointsfor thisfight only
SPITVIPER sKrLL4 STAM IN A 4

If you wir1 you press on until you come to a place

wherethe river is fordableYou caneitherwadeaaoss
the river here (turn to q) or continuesouth (tum to
56).
oE-ajo
t-26
A.lerted by the sounds of the skuggle, the Dark Elf
gardenercreepsup behindyou while youre rummag
ing among the Ogre's blood-soakedcloLhingand
swings his scythe al you. A brilliant light flaresin
your headand then all is darlcress- for ever-
729
You struggle but the guards trip you up and pound
your head on the gromd for a while- Deduct z
srAMrNA points, then tum to 352.
430
You race{or the front door and slam it shul behmd
you. You can'tgo backin there:not evenyou can take
on so many bats at once, You sprint acrossthe
courgrard for the main gates - but they are lockedl If
you b'ribedthe porter to get in, fum to 28o, otherwise,
tum to 251.
451-a3a
a3t
You fum a comer to your |eft but, after only a few
more metres,you 6nd your way blockedby smooth
rock.Thereis a straightcrackdown lhe centreof lhe
rock, though, so you :ue sure this is some kind of
door You look aroundand ffnd a lever set inLo the
wall it looksas if you canmove iL up (tum to j25) or
down (tum to ,2E)-
432
You boLhspreadyour non-fightinghandson the table
ard peopleat the tableproducedaggersfor you You
placeyour betsand slart to stabthe point of the knife
betweenyour spreadfingers.The gamespeedsup, but
you keep pace with each other. The onlookers roar
then approval as the silver blades begin to blur wihh
speed.You are now so much into the rhythm of the
gamethal you coolly dare to lift your eyesup from
your hand and stareat Fang-zen.This unnerveshimr
he hies to meetyour gazebut his eyesare constanLly
fli&ing backdown to the table.All of a sudden,blood
spurts!Roll two dice. If the total is less than. or equal
to, your SKILLscore, tuln to 31, i rl is greater than
your sKrLLscore,tum to 9j.
433-L35
433
This is diffioif. Rollfour dice.lf the total rolled is less
than,or equalto, your currenLsraMrNAscore,you have
enoughstrengthto reachthe end of the gu.lleybefore
the bouldercatchesup with you andtnflicts6 srAMrNA
points of injury on you- [f you suvive, fum to r45.
434
You pull Lhethreadtight rourd whaLyou reckonto be
the centreof the needleand lift it off your thigh. But
the needle slopes downwards and slips out of the
knob it sinksimmediatelyout of sighl into the brackish
waterof the bog.Tum to 29o.
455
The guard checks,but no one knows of anyone with
that name,and there'sno one resemblingyour vague
descriptionrn the bar whereyou sendthe guards.You
decjdelo tum in for the night;turn Loj8E
as6-1jl
a36
You suffer temporary paralysis Roll one dice If the
number rolled is even, Lhe paralysisaffects your
fighLing arm and you must reduce your AtLack
Strengthby 2 points for the durationoI this fight. If
it is od4 you suffer no major ill-effects- A Hoatzin
has begun its soaring dscmt o'rt of the sky towards
you, with its wings folded under it so thal the
clawsprojectingfrom its wingtips are aimedstraight
at you. Its method of attackis to impaleits victrms
with these daws, then tear at their flesh with its
barbedbeak.
HOATZIN SKILL 6 STAM IN A 6
I[ you win, you can taste some green-spottddtoad
stools(tum Lo 245)or somered-spottedones(tum to
J5o),if you wrsh Or you canpushon (tum to 59)
437
'You wait here now,' says Otus, jabbing a finger as
thick as Lwo ordinary fingers into your chest. 'l retum
with th p ncessin two days.'Wi you oo as ne says
(turn to j94) or nol (fum to Jo6)?
a5a
It has beenagessincethe stairwayexperienced any
thing like your weight, and it beginsfo collapse.The
sLeps,massive blo&s of limestone,are wobbling
under your feet as if you were rn an earlhquake-
They're going ... yourc startinSto hll. Will you
jump for the next stepup (tum to j58) or down (tum
to 293)1
 a5ft4r

439
On doser inspection the jurnble of rocks turns out to
havesomekind of order to it. In fact,fhe stonesform
a dolmen,a rough'and-ready tomb fiom ancienttimes.
Thiswould makean idealplaceto spendthe night, but
fust you have !o clearout the Ghoul which hasmade
thrs place iLs home ever since it suckedout Lhespirit
of the dolmen'slongiead inhabitant
CHOUL SXILL 8

If, before the fight is ovea you lose four Atlack

Rounds,tum to 5j If you win, you setLledown for
the night but find that your lamp was brokendunng
the 6ght. Goss it off yow A.doenturc
Sheeta^d tum to
ao6-

710
You candeflectlhe greenllamewith a shield,but you
will need Lo roll less than your current sKrLLscore
with two dice three times If you are successful all
threetimes,turn to a5;if you fail any roll, turn to :99.

4a
This time you are extm care6rlabout tying the needle
on to the thread in such a way that the needle is
swingingfreeand horizontallyYou rest LheneedJeon
the lodestone,whereil sticks,and wait a few minuLes
for the magic Lo transferhom the stoneto the metal
needle.You now have a crude comDass. You don't
lcrow where you are,but you believe ihat you entered
the marsh hom the east and south. lt makes sms,
then, to think that the finther side of it may be
42-145
reachedby gohg westwards(tum to J4) or northwards
(Lurnbo561).
t42
The papersyou snaLched up are worthless,but you
find a door and shrmble through into the next room.
Turn to 5r9.
45
This seemsa paltry sum to Ophis - not enough to
tum him against Oman, but enough to tum him
againstyou! Tum to Zo.
144
There is no shelter out here on the bleak moorlan4 so
you can either push on through th night in an
eastetly(turn to ,46) or westerly(turn to 4) directio4
sincetheris a ravinea shortway to the north,or you
canretum andinvestigatethe hilllop (tum to r59).
45
Riding on the aest of your current popularity in the
tavem, you grab a handful of the landlord'sjerkin, pull
him halfwayasoss the bopof the bar and tell him in
no uncerbaintermswhat you think of his suggestion.
You thm leaveLhetaverrytum to J84.
t46-147
146
Three angry cavemen suddenly appear lrom among
the rocks. The terrain allows two of thern to attack
you f ith their dubs at once. Oroose which two are
involved in any Alta& Round, then chooseone of
these to fight. You win or lose as normal againsL
this one, while the oLher may wound you (if his
Attack Strength is higher) but you cannot wound
hnIL
SKILL
FirstCAVEMAN 6 I
SecondCAVEMAN 7 7
Third CAVEMAN 7 6
If you defeat all three cavemerl you leave the gulley
as quickly as possible, fearing another ambush. The
gulley has takenyou down below the lip of the main
cliff. You scrambleback up to the top and find an
rmpassabl retion of sharp,broken rocks and deep
fissuresto the west. The only directionopen to you
now is north TuIn to 3a2.
147
Separated, the Ogre head lies on the ground blood
oozing from its neck You walch the Cradoc cae-
fully, but is seemsyou have made[he conect choice
Slowly you back away from the monstrous corpse,
keeping your eyes fixed on it, until you are a safe
enough disfanceaway to tum and run from the
honor Eventr.rally you allow yourself to slow to a
walk,but you no longerknow whereyou are,Tum to
6g
14s-a5o

4a a large phial of sallow-seedoil

You fumble around and cut your fighling hand on a a needleand sometluead
piece of glass.Temporarilyreduceyoul sxlrr by r z meals'worth of Provisions
point until you have left Arion. Now leavethe room a tinderbox and {lint
by tuminSto 519. a pair of old boofs
an antiqueg ded arrow
a lodestone
two silverpearls
somercPe
a throwingknife
a fishingneL
a copperpendant
Once you have finrshedshopprng,you can leave
Arion to begin your quesL(turn to roo) or you can
makeyour way down to the docks (tum to ryr).

a5a
Yotr are struckby a fueball.Deduct+ STAMINA
poinLs
ihen tum to 2a5.
149
A femaleMarshOrc poursscaldingslopsdown on your
headandshoulders; lose2 srAMrNApoints.You tumble
backlo the grorlnd.Returnto 561 and6nishthe 6ght.

L50
Thereare variousarLiclesyou canbuy from the stalJs
in the marketand eachcosts2 Gold Pieces.Chooseas
many as you like but you would be advisednol to
spendall you have.Rememberto deductthe approprj-
ate amount of money fiom yovr Ailoenture Sheetas
you accumulateitems.
\52
It is noL so much a questionof whether you will
succeedin this climb. but ralher of how far up you will
get before you talL Testyour Lrck If you are Lucky,
tum lo 182 if you are Unlucky,tum to 44
 a5E-a56

453
The tunnelcurvesuntil it becomesclearthaf this is no
more than a short crescenL-shaped diversionfrom the
main tunneland lhat the two passages will soon toin
up again The distinctiveclickingsoundof the tou8h
plating of a Giant Millipede lets you lcrow whose
tunnel it ir however. Giant Millipedes are fiercely
tenitorial beasts and resnl any intrusion into their
homes except by edible creatures
CIANT MILLIPEDE sKrLL 9 srAMrNA12
You canescapeat arrytime (for Lhelossof z sr,lvrrlr.
points,as the Millipede nips your exposedba&) by
retreatingand rejoiningthe main tururel,but the Mrlli-
pede will follow you. If you choose to escape,tum Lo
54. If you defeat the Millipde ffrst and then advance
to rejoin the main hrnel hrm to :75

454
Shuggling through the bewrlderingswamp,you find
yourselfin lhe middleof a patchof TendrilGrassThe
clinging weeds trip you up and you fall, face dowo
into the bog If you have been here before tum to
225. If not, tum to 2r4

455
The handle of the front door hr:ns easily,and the
door opensnoiseleoslyon well-oiledhinges Tum to
497.

a55
ither search the farmhouse,if you
a57-15s
haven'talreadydone so (turn to 391),or cary on past
jt and hadsouth(tum to J55)
I into th housethere (tum to j66), or you can head
i north towards the fronl door of the house (turn to
You land saFelyrn the cold, orly water It is so deep
lhaLyour feetdon'l louchthebottomwhenyou iump
in. However,ihere are two problems First,the water
is cursed:if you drank water from a well earlierin
your adventure(you will have WELL wriften on your
Adoenfure Sheet), the poison it containedis now trig
geredand you mustlo.e o slAMjNApoints.lf you are
slill ahve.you facelhe secondproblem,il is Soing to
be very dif6cult to geL out o{ herel The floor of the
entrancehall is high aboveyou and you can har the
sormdsand then seethe headsof Wraithswaiting for
you up there. You swim around for a while but can
find no obvioussolutionto your problem,exceptthat
thereare enoughfingerholdsin the stoneworkfor you
to sLanda chanceof dimbing up Lo the ground ffoor.
Some of the Wraiths are now beginningto tumble
into the waler in Lherreagernessto reachyou, but
they can'Lswim and their bodiesimmedratelydecay
on hitting the water. The stenchis awfrrJ.Will you
climb the wall in front of you (tum to roS), behind
you (tum to a57),to your left (turn to 5r) or to your
flght (turn to :74!
158
Your handsgraspthe window ledge- and are lacer
atedby tiny sliversof glasswhich the Baronthought
fully cementedthere.You crashheavilyto the ground;
lose 2 srAMrNApornts,You can now makeyour way
L59-a6a
southtowardsthe Baron'sgarden,to try to 6nd a way
a14.
459
The shadowsarelengtheningas you trudgeup a ridge
and look down on Lo anothervalley below-Will you
campuntil morning(tum to 22) or presson through
thenighL(turn lo 246)?
a6o
An hour or more passsThen a messagecomesFom
lhe elders'hutfor you to be broughtbeforethem.The
guardsuntieyou Your handsare numbfrom the tight
roPes,so you decidenot to try to 6ght your way free
jLrstyet. Tum to 352
a6a
'lVrong again,Fangzen,' you reply 'lt's lust that I
nearlydredlaughingat sometalesof your attemptsat
wrzardry.When that shape-change spellbackfiredand
turnedyou into a Goblin ... When are you going to
get changedbackagain?I'd stickto thuggeryif I were
you, and leavethe intellectualstuff to others!'His face
darkenswith rage arrdhe startsto se from his seat.
'Sit down, sit down,' you laugh.'Can't you take a
joke?'He seLtlesbackdown, but thereis a dangerous
glearnin his eye. 'Now,' you continue,'how about a
gameof pin6nger?'Tes[your Luck.lf you are Lu&y,
tum to a32. If you are Unlucky,Fang-zenrefusesto
play,andyou get up to leav;hirn Lo87
 a6j-a66

a62 16s
Glantankahearsyou. Her gloriousrays bum away the
mist and now you can seethat you were not far fiom
the edgeof the marsh;you quiclly makeyour way to
dry ground The ways of the gods are unclear to
mortals.
and you dredesperate to gef out oFthemarsn
beforeGlantanka , hargeshermind.Tum ro :8r. havegot ouLalive,for this foresthateslntruders.you
will tet out eventually,but not before you have
sustained2 points of damageLo your STAMTNA as a
result oi being lashed by branchesand brambles,
trippedby roots and squeezed betweentreetrunks.It
is too late now to make for the village,so you will
haveto campout in the open.Tum to 278

166
You mow down five or six of the advancingFlintskins
beforesuccumbingto a hail of blows.Your adventure

a6J
You have scarcelystarted up the rock-facewhen a
cavemanappearsout of one of the depressions above
you and smashes a stalf down on your knuckles.You
fall drrectly into the path of [he oncomingboulder.
Your adveniureendshere

a54
You decideto dnp a few drops of the oil on to the
halchs rust) hrnSes.to prevenlan\ unwelcomenoises.
Then you put fhe rest of the oil in rts phial back in
your pack, before opening the hatch ind slipping
through.Tum to 257.
*

a6ra69

a67
When you have scrambledsomeway up the wall, the
br| of it you are clinging lo collapses- but inwards,
not backtowards the waler You land rn a chuteand
slde, out of control,down and down. Then the chute
ends in thin airl You are surethat the momentof
deathhasanivedfor you-Tum to 7r

a68
Separated,the Dragonheadlies on the ground,blood
oozing from its neck.The Cradoclies slill, but you
watchit intently,searchingfor the tiniestflickerof life.
You watchit so intently,in fact,that you don't notice
the Dragon head slitheringacrossihe grassLowards
you unLil it has fixed its jaws rowrd your leg- In
horror, you hack away at it, but rt is too IaLe.You
collapseon Lothe grormd,neverfo nseagarn.

a69
The closeryou get lo the cloud,Lhemore you cansee
thal it has no obviouscause,it is not the outpouring
from a smrth's giganlic forge, for instance.It jr.rst
seemsto billow up from the earth, then drop back
down on to the river and the ground The whole place
rs barrenand grey; leaflessheesform starksilhouetfes
Butyou havethedirtinctfeelingthatthereir conscrou-
nessand intelligencebehindlhis miasma,becausethe
green flameshave died down in exacl proportion to
your approach,as rf they were waiting to see how
closeyou would dareto come And then,wilh a roar,
the miasmaattacksby shootingflametowardsyou. If
you havea shield,tum to r4o If you want to escape,
 472-473

fum to ao4 If you try to resistthe miasnrarunr ro 472

299- A short way along the tunnelyou stumbleacrossthe
fresh corpseof an Orc, no doubt the victim of some
aro feud amongArachnos'troops He has nothing worth
You rememberwhat a wizardoncetaughtyou: if you taldn& except a helmet engraved wilh Arachnos' 'A
chargethe needlewith the magicof the lodestoneand symbol You can plrt it on if you like, then tum to
let ii hang, parallel to the ground, ftom a piece of
thread, the needle will point roughly no h 'Not
exactly,mind you,' the gruff oid wizardhad said,'jr.rst
roughly.'He hadn't been able to explain why this
worked but just put il down to earth magic You
hastrlyget the equipmenttogether thenyou sil down
and rest the needleon your thigh while trying to tie
the threadon to the middle of the needle Roll fwo
dice If the total is lessthan,or equalto, your clrnent
sKrLLscore,fum to 89; otherwise,tum to af4.

The dockland area is a gfat place for gathering

informationBoalsput in herefrom all over Khul, and
even from oLhercontinents.As an experienced sailor
yourself,you haveno diffiorlty in being acceptedby a
group of gnarledfishermenwho are mendingneLson
one of the quays.You passthe time of day together
discussingthe weatherbeforeyou tum to matLersof
wrderinterest.But the group is begirning to disperse:
the tide is right for saihng You can askthem if they
know anything about PrincessTelessa'skrdnap(tum
to rz:), where you can find somemore scarletpearls
(turn to 564), whether Fang-zenhas lefl Anon yet
(turn to 35),or what they know aboutLhegold-mrning
busrness (Lumlo j4j).
In the back of the skiff the vague outline of a man
appears.His sightlesseyesgleamred ashe says,'What
is your wish?ShallI take you to my master,or away
from here?'Do you tet him take you to his masfer,
whoeverthal may be (tum to 247),or awayfrom here
(tum Lo567)?Altematrvely,you may not feelcomforb-
ablewith this srtuationand decideto swim backlo Lhe
tusso&andretum the way you came(turn fo 29).
a74-a76
a74
You are flicking through bills and lists of FeiSht the
Baron has imported or exported so far this month,
when the comer of a page igniteson the flamefrom
your tinderbox The flimsy piecesof paper and their
dry, wooden boxes catch ffre so quickly that is is
alnost lik an explosion Within secondsa fire is
raging, out of conirol You have Lime to grab one
handfulof paperand run oul of the room:your harris
alreadystarling lo singe Roll one dice If you roll 6,
tum to 26a;ofherwise,tum to 192.
475
If you havca shield,turn to 26, otherwise,tum to all
a76
Beforeyou havegone far,an Orc, busilylooking over
his shoulder,almost bumps into you- However he
recovers quickly and pulls out a viciousJooking
sword
o Rc 5KI LL 7 STAM I N A 6
A rapid searchof the body deliversz Gold Piecesrnto
your hands You carry on down the hrnnel,but with
increasingcaution,as you soon begin to hear what
soundslike a hr;gearmy massrngYou round a comer
ard duck down behind a boulder rn reacrronro d
astonishinSsi8ht A hugecavem,whoseroof is too far
aboveyou fo be seenin Lhesmoky disLance, is filled
with countiesscampfires,tents and all the baggageof
an army Thousands of Orcs, Goblins, BlacLhearts,
Dark Elves,Trolls and Otres are milling around. Cruel
l7raAo
officerslashtheir men to forcethem to work Froma[
least two places the screamsof tortwed mm and
animalsariseIt is a visionof hell Thereis certainlyno
,q rvay throughhere,and you must retum the way you
came Turn to 1jl
477
The wall surroundingthe Baron'shoLrseoffers an
unbrokenbarrier There are no side doors. You can
eifherretum to the main gate,if you haven'talready
failedto get:n that way (tum to i25), or you can try
to climbthe wall (turn Lo5o)
ar8
Do you havethe A-medallion?
If you do, tum to 252;
otherwise,furn to j9.
479
In a single fluid movemenl,you turn and bring the
bladeof your swordscythingdown on to the unidenh
fied shape,then you flee from the cottage before
whateverit is canstrikeback You run without looking
ba&, Lerrorin your heart,and campior the night out
rn the open,with a good 6ie to keepyour fear and
any beasisat bay.Tum to :78.
18o
This causes considerable constemation The elders
murmurand talk amongthemselves for a long fime If
you were broughthere aJfertryrng [o escape,tum [o
46; ifyou stayedtied to th post,tum to f22.
 161{E5

a8a
The man is still alve when you reach him 'lt's you,'
he gasps 'King fonthane sent me . new information
- find . . . north of here . . .' He breatheshis last You
leave his body for the crows: it is as clean a way Lo
dispose of it as any other. You head north with your
incompleienew informatiory turn to 2E9

aEz
When you do fall, by some miracle you land directly
on top of your rnvisible opponent This gives you
time to get Lo your feet and 68ht him Tum to jj9,
buL you may reducehrs sr,rvrNe by r point.

18f
You walk halfrvay along the dank, gloomy passageAt
the other end oI it, in the garden, something large is
stirinS in the shrubbery. You decide to retum to the
front of Lhe house Tesl your Lrck lt you are Lucky,
turn to 34o; if you are Unlucky, tum to ro7

aa4
Farigiss,the god of ice and cold, is puzzledby your
appeal,bui mortals so rarely call on him, except to
cursehim, that he is delightedto respond.He freezes
th mist rnto a solid block of ice and you ireezto
deathrnsideit Maybe in a few hundredor Lhousand
years'Lime,you will be discovered,still preservedrn
the ice.

a85
Testyour Luck.If you are Lucky, you make it to the
aa6-'a,
top of the wall unharmed.If you are Unlucky,you fall
awkwardlyand twist your ankle (deductr sreurxr.
pornt),thenstartagainand completeyour climb.There
is a dank, narrow path between the wall and the
house You can jump for an upper window-ledgeof
lhe house(tum to a58),or you can let yourselfdown
tnto the passage,where you may go southwards
towardsthe Baron'sgarden,to lry lo find a way inlo
the housefrom there (turn to 555), or you can head
north towards lhe fropt door oi the house (turn to
a14).
a86
The slimy creature,which you now see is a Marsh
Orc, tdes fo slip out from under you but fails.You
have its head in a securegrip and you squeezeuntil
Lhecreatue becomesunconscious- TesLyour Luck.If
you are Lucky, tun to 265; rf you are Unlucky,turn
to 92,
a87
Allhoughit all happen'too fast for )our (on\iou,
mind, you somehowregisterthe iact that the dark
shapeis Fang-zenand that he has hurled a spearat
you. You fall to the ground;the spearricochelsoff a
rock straighlinto your thigh. Deductz porntsfrom
your srAMrNA Then Fangzen himselfis upon you,
seekingrevengefor the thefl of his quest He is a
hardyadvenLurer too, and his sKrLLis only 2less than
yours, whrle his srewrra is rz. Only luck will see
you through this fighLunscalhedIf you wi& turn Lo
5o
186-1E9
18E
You leapdown ftom the rotting hull on lo the spongy
ground.You tale out your comPassand checkyour
bearings The contoursof the lake's shorelineofier
you lhe choicesonly of going east (tum lo 2o7) or
norLh(Lurn!o j46)
a89
A skeinof geesein V-formatronwings iLs way over
headas you Luminto the bar - maybethts rs a Sood
omen You siL on a high stool aL the bar and try to
engagethe landlord in conversation,buf h is too
busyto do morethangrunt.Mind you your neighbour
tellsyou that that'sLhemost intelligentcommenthe's
heardfrom the landlordin years.You swvel around
on your sLoolto surveythe scene.AL thaLmomenLa
vileJooking old crone walks rnto the bar, clutching
somewitheredspngsof heather.Sheis clearlya well
known figure, becauseshe hardly has time to utter,
'Buy my lucky heather,'before the landlordhashuslled
her out throughthe door,proddingher with the brush
end of a broom Wrll you follow the horid croneout
rnto the street(turn to ao) or inveshgalethe gambhng
wheelat the backof the tavem(tum lo 28)?

490
You hammeron the door with the hilf of your sword,
and eventuallya sr-rrlyyoung man answe$ it He is
preparedLopuLyou up for a price,r Gold Pieceand 4
meals'worth of Provisions,since lhe land here is
rocky and unfrurtful Will you pay hrs price (lum to
:r:) or leaveand go backto the bumed-outcottage
nexLdoor (tum lo 224)ior will you campoul in the
opensomewhere (tum to 228!
a9a
You succeedin breakingout of their grip You quickly
lcrockone guardunconscious with a blow of your fist,
lhen draw your sword to face lhe other, wno rs
swinginga hatchet.
FLINTSKINCUARD s x rl l 7 ST A M TN A8
If the fight is still in progressafLerfour Altack Rounds
havebeencompleted,more FlinLskins arebeginningto
emergefrom therrhuts(turn io a65).lf you win before
four rourrdsareover,tum to 2j8.
492
Beforelong the whole housewill be ablaze.You can
remainin the Baron'shousefor a maximumof seDert
further paragraphsIf by lhen you are not out in the
courLyard,you will be roastedalive.Keep Lrackon a
pieceof paperof how long you are taking LogeLout.
The next locationyou tum to will be the 6rst of the
seven-The door back to the previous room is blocked
by the fue. Will you examinethe room you arein (tum
door (tum to 3r9[
to r48) orleaveby theonly available
493-494
493
You quicHy spot a trail of blood leadrng to a small
hollow One Troll-Orc is lying on the ground,deador
dying, and anotheris peeringintently down on the
woundedstranger You begin to ieel that the crows
were meantto athacLyou here,Lo spring the trap. If
you have a throwing-knife,turn to 56J, oLherwise,
you creepup behindthe Troll-Orc (tum to 336).
494
Ii your currenfsrAMrNAscoreis lessthan rz, in the
time you spendtrying fo breakthrough the wall you
succumbto Lhesmokeand flames,and your adventure
is over. If your sraMiNl scorers cunenLlyrz or over,
you manage to break down the wall and escape
through the village,which is now in a stateof chaos-
When you ffnd Limeto investigateyour trophy, you
will see that iL is a smallbranchof an ancienLebony
tree,about thirty centimetres long, with a silverhexa
gram proLrudingslightly from one end. The branch
alsohas the number158 inscribedon it (makea note
of ihis) It was evidentlyan importantvillage totem.
Now tum to jo2.
 gs-aga

495
A short while laler, a tenifying roar greetsyou from
out of the misl ahead Aeons ago, when thrs marsh
was a lake, a terriblecursefell upon one stretchof
shorelineand it becameinhabiled by Flesh-Eaters
TheseenormousserpentinemonsLers can slither over
Iand or glide through water with astonishingspeed.
Only one now remainsrn Khul; it is old, as old as the
hills, but its appehteis still strong arrd it makesa
tormrdable opponent
FLESH-EATER sKrLL1() sraMrNA 16
If you win, you can lum to either 5t or r54

a96
You waste no time in geLting out of town. Tum to 69

497
You are in the enLrance-hall
of the Baron'smansionA
wide sLaircaseleadsto lhe upper floors and there are
doors off the hall to rooms on lhe ground floor.
However,Baronden Snauhimselfhasbeenalertedto
your prcsence,and he is sLandinga liitle way up the
looking down at you 'What do you want,
staircase,
ctr:nopr? hp.l pm,nl <

You reply curtly, 'lnformation.'Will you simultane-

ously rush at him up the stairs(Lurnto 595) or stand
your ground(tum to 225)?

a9a

==rE You pick a hut near the edgeof the village and creep
up to the doorway, which rs coveredby a piece of
499

embroideredcloth You camot hear a sound from 2()0

inside Will you whrsk the cloth asideand enter (tum Three days later, you are still walking towards the
Loz5o) or leavelhe vrllage(tum fo 3o:)? west. There has been no sign of the kidnappers,
though occasionallyyou have felt yourself being
L99 watched.If you haveKing Jonthane's lettel the royal
Thereis no going back,so whateverthe sourceof the sealwill show you whereLo go in order to meet lhe
fireballmay have been,you are going Lohave to face kidnappers.If you have comehere without the letter,
it You continue creeping down the tunnel on your you have failed Your action will causethe death of
belly. All of a sudden the tunnel ends aL a small, the beautifuland innocentprincess,as King Ionbhane
undergroundcavem.Qn the floor of the cavernliesa wamedyou at the very slart.
pool of bubblinglava whichoccasionally emitsfireballs
at random intervals ard rn random direchons_There
are narrow ledgesround both the left- and the right-
handwalls of the cavem.You can takeeifherone,tut
you will have to reach the tunnel opening on the
other side of the cavem before you are oveicome by
the heat and the fumes.Roll one dice threetimesand
makea note of the sequence oi numbersyou roll, as
well as the total. If the tofal is between3 and 9 lum
fo 22; if it is between10 and 18,tum [o 252.

20a
Few battleshave come tougher fhan that You feel
elatedat defeahngthe loathsomePool Crawler;regain
1 LUCKpornt. You leap acrossthe pool, using the
belly-r.:p
corpseas a steppingstone.The tunnelcontin,
uesbeyondthe pool and endsat anotherdoor like the
one through which you enteredthis tunnel There is
an identicallever in the wall. You checkthe ceiling,
wallsand floor but can seeno obvioustraps Will you
pushthe leverup (ium to jj5) or pull it down (tum to
30:,?
 202
The porfer greedily stuffsthe money into his pouch
and lets you in. (Deduct 4 Gold Pieces from your
AdDentweSheel.)Then he disappearsback inside th
gatehor.rse.\{}ri1e the porter isn't looking, you can
sneakalong a pathwaythat skirtsthe west sideof the
house,if you Lle (tlrrn to r8j), or you can boldly go
up to the front door of the mansron(turnto 155)
203
In the dark,you iall and pull a tendonin your thigh
DeductJ sKrLLpoint and hobbleon lo 276.
204
NoLhingstirs as you enter the cottage You glance
quickly aroundthen step acrosswhaLremainsof the
singleroom to look out of thc hole in the backwall
whichservedasa window.A chanedpieceof sackcloth
curtainfluttersin the breezeYou shiver,althoughit is
noL cold: somethingevil has taken place here. Sud-
denly, out of the comer of your eye, you glimpsea
fainLmovementfrom a roundedshape,luckedaway in
the comer of Lhe room In mounting fear, will you
whirl and strikeal the shapebeforeit hasa chanceto
do anythingmore (turn to r79) or merelydraw your
sword in preparalionfor whateverit may tum ouL io
be (tum to 62!
205
Goss the stone of[ yout Adoentwe 1heef.fhe Orc
rambleson for ages,but you leam liLtle that could
be calleduseful,exceptfor a recipefor cookingred-
spottedtoadstoolsYou cancontinueon your way by
tuming to either55,154or 555.
 206
The pitchfork missesyour ear by a hair's breadlh and
fhuds, quivering, into a tree-trur*. Then the gardener
is upon you, wielding a razor-sharpscythe
CARDENER SKILL 8 STAM IN A 7

If you roll a doublefor your Attack Slrengthin any

round, you have luckily cut through Lhe wooden
handleof the scythe,and you finish the Dark Elf off
with ease.If Lhefight lastslonger than four rounds,
tum to z9r Ii you wn soonerthanthal,tum lo j66

207
You trudgeon with a feelingof fearand hopelessness
Somemarshesin Khul are home to rare crcatures. . -
and this one cerLainlyis. Semerles are ceaturesfrozen
in time, relics from millions of years ago Half-6sh,
half-reptiles,
they are amphibiousand store their meat
Lmderwater until it rots. A full-grownmaleSemerle
like the one facingyou canbe two metreslong and
weigh up to a hLmdredkilos Its squatbody is solid
muscle,and a flick of rts tail can kill many creatures,
if
they surviverts claws and the tusksprotrudingfrorn
ils upperand lowerjaws.
SEMERLE SKILL 6 STAM IN A 1 4

Every time you win anAtta& Round, you must roll one
dice to seei{ you manage to avoid its lashing tail. On a
roll oI 5 6, lhe tail strikes you and causes you z
sTAMINApoints of injury. Of course,you don't have lo
make this roll after the Attack Round in which you kill
the beast if you get that far! II you survive, tum to :4
 t

208
A short way down the tunnel you come across the
sticky strandsof a Ciani Spider'sweb Worse,you
come acrossthe sprderitselftIts abilify fo seein the
dark makesit more than a matchfor most peoplein
tunnelslike this
C] AN T S P I D E R SKI LL 7 STA M I N A E
If you wi4 you slashthrough rts web - and hear an
ominousrumblini.You just have time to sprint for
wa.d to avorda cave-in.Thereis no tuming backnow:
the tunnelmouth is blocked.Crossthe rope off your
AdpenLurcSheef,ther, t\trn to a8.
209
The odds are too great,evm for a great warrior like
yourself You fall to the ground, blood oozing from
scoresof wounds Your adventureis over
2ao
Faintrumblingsarelssuingfrom fhe mouth of the next
sidetunnel to appearWiJIyou enter thrs tunnel(Lum
to 111)or conlinuedescending
(hlm to 214)?
Thrs lazinessis one of the magicaleffectsthe mist
exerts upon you: you sink deeperand deeperrnto
depression,as if the bog rtselfweresuckingyou down
Bul resolvestill flickersin somecomer of your mind,
thoughil will takegreatmenlalstrengthto summoniL
up. Roll Lhreedice If the Lotalis lessthan,or equalto,
your current srAMrNA score, tum fo 255; if it is
greatet tum to 2E8-
243
Desperationlendsyou an actor'sskills Even to you,
your imibationof the rough toneso[ a DesertCat are
almoslconvincing.AL any rate,the Ogre tums around
and stompsoff. cursingTiddlesunderhis breath You
make your way to Lhefront of fhe hous Nothrng
stirs rn th tatehouseon the far side of the wide
courLyard as you LurnLhehandleof ihe front door and
iLopensnoiselessly on ell oiledhintes.Turn to 197.

2aa
The Bushelis a ratherr.rp-market establishment, where
the bar-girlswear uniformsand Lheseatsare covered
in mock Lizardineleather Enfry is : Cold Pieces,but
thereafterthe food and drin}s appearto be free-You
can pay and go in (tum to -zjJ), go io the bar across
the road instead(turn to 189), or call ii a day (tum to
588)
 Trdppedbetreen lhesetno huge brule< you standno
chancedt all.Your adventurcis over.

If, with your third dice,yoi rd)ed 1_4,
tum to 1j If
you ro|ed 5 6, |urn to j2,4.
2,18
rne papersyou grabbeddre worthles..you leavelhe
blazing room by tuming fo 192.

2a6

2\g
Thrs a ghost town literallytA crowd of Wrajths is
comlng down the sLreeLtowards you, jostling one
another for the first place and the chanceoilresh
meat You decidethat it wrll be wise to ieave here

(turn to 59)
I

As you progressdownstream,the tiver geLsmore and

more sluggish,until you are almostkeeprnSpacer ith
lhe whrle underbelliesof the dead fish tn the river.
You are walking along a narrow towpath with, on
your left, tall golsebushesthat are armedwith vicious
thoms and, on your right, the oily river. And there,
skaight ahead of you, are two Blackhearts.These
muLations a crossbetwenDark Elvesand Orcs
occasionally appearin northemKhul. The two facing
you are on paLroland they have no hesitationin
rushing forward to deal with you, swingrnS their
iaggedscimitars.Luckilyfor you, the pdth is so narrow
thattheycanonJygel at you oneat d time.

S K IIL
FirstBLACKHEART 7
SecondBLACKHEART 6 6

Every time you lose an Attack Round, roll one extra

dice.If you roll a r, tum to 45; if you roll a d tum to
.:59; olherwrse,continuwith the fight lf you win,

You will haveto leapfrom one tussockto the next, so

you carehlJlystow vour preciouscompdssaway in
your pouch fust. In order to negotiateslx irssocKs,
ro11one dice six fimes.If the numberrolled is ever the
same as the nurnber of the tussock you are jumping
for (that is, if you roll r for the first jump, z foi rhe
secondjump,and so on),you mrssthe tussockand fall

into the wate4 tum to 587. If you reachthe sixth
tussockunscafhed,tum to ji8.
You turn into Creel-makers'Alley and seetwo more
tavemsfurlher along,on oppositesidesof the sireet.
If you do noLhavethe royal letfer which the king and
queengave lang'zen, you now feel that your task is
hopelessand that you ought to startagain,or perhaps
go in searchoF another advenlure Otherwise,you
may as well carry on drinking, now Lhat you've
started!Will you go to 'The Bushel'on lhe right
(ium to 21a) or'Elfbane Bar' on lhe left (turn to
169?
You will haveto fight fhe Troll-Orc.
T RO L LO R C SKI LL 7 STAM I N A 6
If youwin,turnto 2r,
As you approachthe ruined cottage,you can smell
that it has been burneddown only recently In [act,
whenyour handtouchesLhedoorpost,it is still slightly
wa.rm,inside,you can seesmoketricklingfrom what
wereonceroof-beamsBut muchworseis the facl fhat
you also louchdsomethingsticky on the doorpost,
even in the dim eveninglight you can see thal it is
blood. Will you cross the thresholdof this cottaSe
(turn to ro4) or beata hastyretreatto the other place
that caughtyour eye (tum to 19oI
225-229
225
Like all bulhes,the Baron is essentiallya cowaro,
caught up rn a makebeliev world in which he is
brave.Sincehe believeshrs self-mademyth, however,
he advances down the sLairsto fighl you Turn to 22.
226
By now the monster under the water has been
thoroughlyarousedby all your coming and going lt
endsyour advenLurewilh one chomp of its massive
There is still nothing in this room, even Lhoughyou
snatchone of the torchesfrom the torture-chamber in
order to have a good look. The voice is an lllusion
Spell,uggered by openingthe door betweenthe two
rooms.Retumto 5a9.
A hatch in the ceiling slidesopen and an lron-eater
drops on to your head.This jelJyJikecreafurecon-
sumesanythingmadeof iron in a matterof secondsIf
you were wearinga helmet,you aren't any morel I[
you have a sparehelmet,though,you may put it on.
You shrugthe creatureto the floor, whereyou 6nish
it oif wth a coupleof slicingslrokesfrom your sword.
You now pushthe leverall the way up; fum to 525
229
As you cautiouslylift one half of the double-doored
halch, the rusty hinges lel out an aw6:l creak You
 t
25e44 252

waiLa few moments,thena lampflaresin a downstails his pleasureNow it looks as though he has sel his
window,bathingsomeof the gardenin light. Will you sightson Arron. H wants to manipulatethe tradein
run down lhe srdepassage
(tum to 114)or stay where gold unhl he conlrolsnoughof Arion to bring King
you are(tum to 315)? lonthane to his knees.No doubt his plans will not
sLopwith controllingnorthemKhul; he intends!o set
2to up an Empireof Evil Your thoughtsare intem-rpted
You benddown as far as you can,you writhe,grimace because Otus rs still spealcngto you Turn lo r37.
and grunt as if in agony;in any language,this sigmfres
severepan. The guardsapproachto seewhal rs up.
You knee one of Lhemon the chin and he collapses,
unconscious, whrle you whip out your sy/ordto 6ght
the other.
FLINTSKINGUARD SKI LL 7 STAM I N A 8

If the fight is still in progressafter iour Attack Rounds

havebeencompleled,more Flintskinsarebegrnningto
emergefrom theirhuts(tun to 166) If you wn before
four roundsareover,tum to :fa

It all starLsto make sensenow: Arachnosthe Life-

S[ealeris up to his evil again.Centuriesago, in the
far north eastem promontory of Khul there sLood
a farr and prosperoustradrng city called Faleha;
Arachnos gradually made himself master of all its
revenueMonetary gain was noL his purpose,Lhough
he certainlyneededto pay Lheincreasingnumbersof
his servantt soldiersand minions.He is a seature of
Chaos:he nusl sow Chaosand Evil whereverhe goes
and.unlile lhe usualthugsyou comedcros\in,our
adventures,he rs rntelligentenoughto pursuemore
subtleplansfor spreadingEvil. In lfiaf,not wealth,lies
You snaLchthe cylinderand jump backquicklyrn case
anything happens.Nothing does, except Lhat you
brokeoff one of the skeleton'sfingerswhen you took
the cylinder. One end of the cylinder has a sun
engravedon rt, togetherwith lhe number55 (notethis
down). You stow the cylinder safelyin your pouch
Will you now try on the crowr (tum to 3o7) or leave
the ship(tum to 188)?
 713-234

Deduct z Gold Precesfrom your AdoenLre Sheet,but

restoreLrpto 4 lost STAMTNA points becauseof the
food you eaLin the Bushel.After eating,you taketime
to look around at the rest of lhe clientele Raised
voices attract your attention to a group at one of the
tables-Cuardedby a coupleof henchmenwho are at
least half Troll, a couple of swarthy, well-to-do
criminalshave been lreating their girl{riendsto a
night out, but it looks as though officersfrom the
City Guard have tracked lhem down and are
queslioninSlhem

'You accuseme of arrangingmurder?'you hearone of

the men shout. 'We are iust honest plumbers - eh,
igrur

'Right, Oiram,' the other man agrees 'lNe've bem

herea1levening.There are plenty of witnesses- just
look around' Will you stay here,to be questionedby
the guards(tum lo ,8j), or leave,knowing that as
you've only jusl anived in the bar you cannobhelp
them If you leave,you can either pop in to the bar
acrossthe road (tum bo 189) or call rt a day (turn to
586).

234
You can see the floor looming up below you, but
there are more side tunnelsstill lo come. You are
beginningto enjoy the sensalionof floating;will you
take the next side tunnel (turn to j56) or carry on
doh'n(turn to 9)?
23r237
You are deeply asleep,but you suddenlywake up
with a start l44ratwas that?You can heara snuffling
soundlo your left, and you leapup LoconfronLa lone
trmberwolf which hasbeenfeastingon the Provisions
fiom your backpackHer eyesglint red in the firelight
and her defenceis savage,becausebackin her den her
hungrycubsareanxiouslyawaitingher retum.
TIMBER WOLF 5KILL6 STAM ] N A 8
If you win, you find that she has eatenhalf your
remainingProvisions(roundodd numbersdonn) You
doze fitfully for the rest of the night, and in lhe
morningyou try to pi& up Otus' trail Turn to 2a6.
46
You force yourself to get up and carry on, reminding
yourself of the old proverb that 'Where lhere'slife,
there'shope.'Your mind sparksinto action again.If
you have a lodestoneazl a needleanil some thread,
tum LoVo; otherwise,Lumto 29o
You drop Lightly to the grormd and frnd yourself,as
expected,in a cellar The floor rs dusty and it doesn'l
look as though lhe room has been used for years
Thereare crateshereand ihere,in no particularorder,
andhalf a bed,and a drawerfrom somelong-forgotten
chesl Will you searchthe room (lum to 5) or not?If
you decide not to, there is only a single exitr a
woodendoor to the east(tum to 8o).
zjA-r4o
238
You pause,hardly daringto believethaLno one heard
the fight, swift though it was, buL nothng sLirs.Will
you now leavethe villageas quicklyas possible(tum
to 5oz) or prowl aror:nd(tum to jl)?
239
The pitchforkprnsyou to a lree by your sleeve- and
by a chunk of flesh in your arm (lose u sreulre
points),so you are helplessYou gflt your teeth and
reachrourd to pull the pitchforkfreewith your other
hand.Roll threedrce.lf the tolal is greaterthan your
current srAMrNA score, the Dark Elf reachesyou
beforeyou havefreedyourself,and the last thing you
seeis his scytheglinting in the drm lighl as it sweeps
fowardsyour throat.lf the lolal is Iessthan,or equal
to, your currentsTAMINAscore,you nanage to free
yourselfin time to put up a fight.
GARDENER S K ILL8 STAM IN A 7
If af any trme you roll a double for your Attack
Strength,you have luckily cut through the wooden
handle of the scythe, and you finish the Dark Elf off
with ease.If Lhe6ght lastslonger than four rounds,
tum to 29a.If you win soonerLhanlhat,tum to j66-
240
His mace strikesyou a glancingblow on the head
You manageto get to your fet,but you are groggy.
Reduceyour Attack Strengthby one point for the
duralionof this6ght only Tum to 559

244
You draw your sword and insert its tip into the
hssure.This gulley is sacredto a tribe of pnmitive
CavePeoplewho propiliatethe subterranean powers
thaf causedthe landslipwlth offeringsof smallanimals.
They have been watching your progressalong Lhe
gulley and by poking your sword info the crack,you
have insLrltedtheir gods, Behindyou, they trundle a
huge sphericalboulderout of one of the cavesand
send it rolling down the slope towards you. The
rumbling,crashrngnoiseil makcsas it gathen sped
alertsyou to your dangerand you whirl around.Wrll
you try to outrun the boulder(turn ro r55), look for a
fissurewide enoughor a cavemdeepenoughto hrde
rn while the boulderthunderspast (iurn to J45l, scare
one of the pock,marked rock-faces (tum to 163) or hy
to leapover the oncominSboulder(turn to 249)?
242
Do you haveany sallow,seedoll?lf you have,rurn ro
164,otherwjse,tum to 229.
243-246
243
After a while, one of the guardsmutlers somethrng
lo the other, then he gets up and goes off some-
where;by {eigningseveresLomachcramps,you tnck
lhe other guard inLo coming over. You knee him
on the chin, at fhe same time chopping the side
of your hand down hard on lo the back of his
neck He crumples,unconscious, fo the ground Will
you now escapeirom the village (fum to joz) or
snaLchup a flaming brand from the 6re and toss
iL on to thc thalchedroof of the elders'hut (turn
to aall
,,44
Do you havea Truthstone? If you do, and you wish to
useit, tum to 264; otherwise,tum to 3oj-
245
You are immediatelygripped by agonizinSstomach
cramps;lose 2 srAMrNA points, You can now try
some blue-spottedtoadstools(tum to 156) or some
red-spotledones(tum to 33o),if you wish,or you can
hurry on (tum to 69)
246
You struggleon as best you can as deep night falls
ard Lhemistscome down, but to no avail Half seen,
half recognizcdshapesloom, eerily glowing, oul of
the darkness,while fin moisturesoaksyou lo the
skrn The ghostsof DeaLhmoor lure you io your deaLh
over a clifi
 24r-244

247
The skiff glides effortlesslyover the lake without
creatjngso much as a ripple on the y,,ater,until it

rags of once-finerobeshang from its ribs, arms and

1egs.A jewelledcrown has rolled off its head and is
lying, a little way tsom il, on the deck.In one bony
claw it clutchesa metal cylinder.The ship is lying
beachedon the lakeshore,so you canleaveit without
difficulty.Will you clamberashore(rurn ro 188), rry
on the crown (tum to jo7) or take the cylinder(tum
to 252)1

248
Ophis tums upon Omar in 6-ry and, with cries of
'Thiefl begins to belabourhim with his crossbow
Oman respondswith his club. While they are thus
di+racted.you will hdvelo get rid of Oru..

OTUS SKILL 9

nos If you have a Truthstone, tum to 298;

othrwise,you can only watch him die and then turn
to 284
249. 252 253-254

249 253
Roll two dic If the number roLledis less than, or You are aloneagainin the marshand still hopelessly
equal to, your current SKILLscore,you succeedin losi At times of crisis all intelligenf craturesturn
clearing lhe boulder, which hurtles harmlesslyon, aulomaLicallyto prayer. they send ouL a wordless
dou.n the gulley, Lum to 146. Otherwise,you break appealto powers mightier than themselves, and you
your leg, and your adventureendsbeneafhthe clubs are no exception.It seemsthat this is noyvyour only
of lhe cavemen. hope.Will you pray lo Arachnos(tum to rZ8), Glan-
lanka(tum to jl2) or Fangiss(furn to 184)?
250
The hut is desertedperhapsit belongsto one of the
elderswho is rn counselat presenL. A rapid searchoi
the hut revealsnothinS But by now the body of the
Flinlskinyou killedearlierhasbeendiscovered, and the
hunt is on for you You haveto sneakpast six huts to
reachcomparative safetyawayfrom the villageand the
torch bearingsearch-parLy- Roll one dice six times If
lhe numberrolledis everthe sameas the numberof the
hut you havereached,you'vebeendiscovered(tum to
4r) If you makeit safelyout of the vilLage,ttrrnro 5o2

You will have to fight lhe Orcish porter Deroreyou 254

canter out. It's as well that you were carefr-rl,becausein the
PORTER SK] LL 6 STAM I N A 6 deepeningduskyou canonly just makeout the shape
of the gardener,sitting with his back againsta low
If you win, you find a bunchof keys in his gaLehouse bank Unfortunately{or you, however,his motherwas
and you waste no time in unlockin8 the gates and a Dark Elf and so his hearingis excephonally
good He
escaprng backinfo the cify. Tum to jj9. has beenlisteningto your approachfor someminuts
As soonas you
and heftinga pitchforkin anticipation.
z5z are wiLhin range,he hurls the pitchfork in what hc
If with your scconddice you rolled 1-5, tum to 2at if to be your drreclion TestyourLuck If yot are
Suesses
you rolled a 6, tum to r5r Luckytum to :o5; if you areUnlucky,tum to 239.
 255-256

The leadng skeleton's jaw creaksopen and shut a few The Baron is surpnsedby youratLa&. He was expecting
fimes It is trying to speakalter years of silence.At you to spring a trap he has set into the secondstair,buf
last lhe words appear,but it takessuchan effort that you leapt over iL So he hasn't even drawn his sword or
you 6nd yourself mouthing them along with the
Skeleton,as if willing it to get ihem out. 'What use
have we of these,strangep'the skeletoncroaks You
are a fool, but you are not evil. You may go.'The
skeletalhorde stops pressingin on you anJ allows
you to proceedon your way. You may now search srAMrNA by l point, sinceyou have winded him
Lhenrined farmhouse(tum to g9r), continuenorth-
wards past it (turn to 25j), or turn aroundand go 258
south (tum to 555)-If you have a Truthstone,you You are trapped. When Arachnos' zoo-keeper comes
may wrsh to try its powers on the leader of the round next, he will find a prize exhibit. Your advenLure
skeletons beforeyou leave(tum to 78).

259
Shocked ard in parn, you stumble into the gorse
bushes.Deduct r extra sr,rurr,r point before reLuming
to 22o fo confinue th fighL.

26o
You kill the Troll-Orc outright and ftce down to the
wounded human Tum to a81

255
You succeedin sawing through the ropes Lhatbind
you, and lhe guardshaven'tnoticeda thingt They are
srthng on the ground to your left and right, a short
distancern front of you. Will you try to sneakaway
from them (turn to joo) or gel them to approachyou
(tum to 2jo), or will you wait (tum to 243)?
 261
You shovethe papersinto your pouch.You have no
Lime to examinethem now, but in fact you have
pickedup a usefulnote.You canreturnto Lhislocation
at any time to examinert: rt appearsto be the key to a

',Hs"trW code For now, tum to r9z rf you haveslarteda hre;if

you haven'[,you leaveand go Into the next room by
Lumingto j19

262
Arachnosthe Life-Stealerheedsyour call He sucks
your spiflt from yoq but not your moral awareness
Your torture for the rest of your days will be to
commil horrid acts of evil as Arachnos'slavewhile
still loathingyourselffor doing so.

26j
The slope going north beyond the farmhouseturns
s@ & @ & out to be steeperthanit lookedfrom a distance,and rt
is covered with loose stones and slate You keep
causinglittle avalanches on your way up and your
& sw @s handsare sooncoveredin scratches. At one point you
slideseveralmetresbackdown the slopeand you are
forced to pause,gaLheringyour strength Will you
give up your attempt and go back down the slope
(lurn to 156)or will you carryon (tum to 2a7I

264
You takeout the TruthsLone, and in iLseerielight you
seethe crueltyof yearsetchedon to the Baron'sfaceas
clearlyas if you were readinga map or a book Cross
theTruthstoneoff your Ad,ekfweSheet a\d turnto 3ot
25r266
25s
You frnd r Gold Piece and a needle in the Orc's
pockets.If you have recently losl a needle,turn to
i41 OLherwise,you cany on through the marshby
tuming to 55,154or j55.
266
You reversethe Invisibilty speli, just as the wise
woman taught you You find a cu.ious objecL,whose
purposeit is hard to .guessat It is aboutthe sizeof a
largekey but it lookslike a brandingiron, sinceit ends
in a flaL face. On the crrcularface is inscribeda
crescenLmoon and the number'1o' Vvhateverit is,
Lhougluit feelslmportant;restor1 LUCKpoint You
sLorelhe object safelyaway in your ba&pack (addit
to your possessions on yo\1t AdoentrreSheet).loll
decideyour besl bel is Loenler dreadDeathrnoorand
explore,sinceit is obviouslywhereOtus washeading.
By noon of the following day you have rcachedthe
edgeof DeaLhmoorYou are facedwibh a fas[-flowing
river to cross; its surfaceis covered in scum and
rotting fish. You need Lo find a way acrossthe nver:
you canfollow rt upst.eamto Lhenorth (fum lo 68) or
donnstreamto the south(tum to 22o).
267-2,64
257
You find a silverwhistlewith an inscriptionin ancient
Kabeshian,which you lmow well from your days aL
the Academy.The inscriptionreads'Follow me', and
you can also discem the number 33g (rnakea note of
this) You blow into it and enjoy its clear,high note,
bLrtnothing elsehappens- excepLLhatyou altractthe
attenlionof the Pterolin'smate Like all the malesof
the species,bhis one is bigger and stronger than the
femaleyou have already met. Will you escapedolvn
the tururel(tum to 2oE) or stand and fight (tum to
aa6)?
258
You leanover and whispersomeextremelyunpleasanf
threatsinto the ear of a small,weasel-facedman aL
Fang-zen'stable, and he suddenly remembersan
appointmenL elsewherein town. Now Lhat Lhere'sa
stool available,you sit dolvn. As soon as Fangzen
spoLsyoq he beginsto taunt you. 'Oh, it's you' he
sneers 'LaLe as usual The quest's mine, punk, and
there'snothing you can do about it \Mat happened
to make you lale? Did you get doped by some
SleepingGrass,or did the milksopchrldof a weakling
Spritede{eafyou in a punchup?'Will you respondto
his tauntswith insultsof your ora'n(tum to 16a) or
get up andwalk away(tum Lo87)?
265_266
265
You find r Gold Preceand a needle in lhe Orc's
pockets.If you have recentlylost a needle,tum to
r4r Otherwise, you carry on lhror.rghthe marsh by
tuming to 55,a54or j65.
266
You reversethe Invisrbrlity spell, jusl as the wise
woman taughtyou. You find a curiousobject,whose
purposeit is hard to Buessat. It is about the sizeof a
largekey but it lookslike a brandrng-iron,sinceit ends
in a flat face On the circular face rs inscribeda
crescenL moon and the number'112'. Iryhateverit is,
though,it leels imporianLrestore1 LUCKpoint. You
store the object safelyaway in your backpack(add it
to your possessions on yow AdoentureSheet).you
decideyour bestbet is to enterdreadDeathmoorand
explore,sinceit is obviouslywhereOtus washeading.
By noon of the following day you have reachedthe
edgeof DeathmoorYou are facedwiLha fasl flowing
dver to crossrits sur{aceis covered in scum and
rotting fish.You needio find a way acrossthe river,
you canfollow it upstreamto the norlh (hrrnto 66) or
downstreamto lhe south(tum to 22o).
261264
267
You 6nd a silverwhistlewiLhan inscdplionin ancienl
Kabeshian, which you know well from your days aL
the Academy The inscriptionreads'Follow me', and
you can alsodiscemthe numberj3j (malcea note of
this) You blow into it and enjoy ifs clear,hiSh note,
buLnothing elsehappens- excepllhat you attractthe
aftentionof the Pterolin'smate.Like all the malesof
the species,this one is brgger and strongerthan the
femaleyou have alreadymel. Wrll you escapedown
the tunnel (tum to 2o8) or sland and fight (lum to
ra6l!
268
You leanover and whispersomeextremelyunpleasanl
threats inLo the ear of a small, yr'easel-faceoman ar
Fang-zen'stable, and he suddenly remembersan
appoinLmenL elsewherein town. Now that there'sa
stool avarlable,you siL down As soon as Fang-zen
spotsyou, he beginslo taunt yor.r 'Oh, it's yoq' he
sneers.'Late as usual.The quest'smine, punk, and
there'snothing you can do aboul il What happened
to make you late? Did you gel doped by some
SleepingGrass,or did the milksopchild of a weakling
Spritedefeatyou in a purch-up?'Will you respondto
his tauntswith insultsof your ovrn (tum lo a61) or
get up andwalk away(tum to 87)?
269
269
There are for.rrplatformswth qute wide strebches of
river in between them, but each platform is large
enoughfor you to get a good mn up in order to jump
for Lhe next one. However,sinceeachplatform will
sinkinto Lhefoul water if you linger,you mustsimply
run ard jump four trmes non-stop This makesthe
crossingproSressively harderRoll one dicefour times
The fLsl time, you are successful rf you roll r-5, for
the secondroll you.need 1-4, for the third roll 1-j,
and for the fourth and final roll r-z If you fall off the
first platform,you can swim backto the easternbank
for the loss of 2 srAMrNApoinLscausedby damage
from the poisonouswater If you fall off the second
platform,you swrmbackto the eastembark but lose
4 srAMrNApoints.If you fall off the third platform,
you must swim on to the westeh bank and lose 4
srAMrNApoints. If you fall o{f the fourth platform,
you swim to the westembank but lose 2 sraMrNA
Points.If you endup on the westembar*, as intended,
tum to 1j9 If you end up back on the easLern banl!
you can either try again or give up and head south
(tum to -:ro) or invesfi8atethe bilious grey-green
cloud (tum to 1691.
270
Tonightyou restln the comfortof brackenandheather
(restore2 srAMrN^ points),but Crindresget among
your Provisions-Crinchesare small,weasel-likecrea
luresthat are more of a nuisance
than a danger In the
morning, you find lhat the sneaky crearuresnave
spoiled z meals worLh of your Provrsionsbefore
disappearingback into the undergrowth You curse
and carry on. About mid-moming oi the next day,
you come to the ruins of an ancienttown Will you
bypassthe town by headingeast(Lumto 69) or walk
alongrtseerilydeserfedmainstreet(tum to 59f)?
274
You quickly searchthe bodies beiore tipping them
info the river whcre they rmmediatelysrnk ouf of
sight.On one of them,you 6nd a medallon with an
omate'A' on it, showinghis allegiance
io Arachnos.If
you wanL to take lhe medallion,decidc whether to
'ear it round your neckor beneathyoLrrclothing,or
rvhetherto stow it amongyour other possessions.
On
the other Blackheartyou find a map which marksthe
2,72-273
274

instead,tum to 58.

You come fo a sfout wooden door on your ieft. you

can hear a rumbling noise coming from behrnd it_ Will
you open jt (tum to j46) or presson (tum to
V6)?

G UT T E RL A G S s K rL L
7
Ifyou win, Lurn!o j1o.

224
Th Wraiths treat You to a particularlygruesome
deafh
 tzf 275

After many twists and hrrns, the Sloomy tunnel leads

eventuallyto the lair of a Pool Crawler This monster
is lhe reasonfor the securitydoorsyou passedearlier
in lhe tunn].It lies, bubbling,in a pool of stagnant
water,and Arachnosfeedsit with the occasionalOrc
or Troll from his army.Two balefuJeyesappearabove
the surfaceof the pool and sizeyou up; the monster
doesnot seemconcemedwith what it sees.It rearsup
out oI its bed of mud and bones like an enormous
toad The warts on ils mottled back hiss on conracr
with the air and give off a sickly-sweet
odour It whips
out a long, spiny longuetowardsyou If a Millipedeis
pursuinS yor! tum to zaz Otherwrse, you have to
ffght the monsler.

POOL CRAWLER sKrLr9

Jfyou wiq fum Lo:or

215
The mouth of the ravinethroughwhich you must go
in orderto escapeis guardedby two Flintskinwaniors.
You will havelo defeatthernboth to get through,bul
their postsare somedistancefrom eachothet so you
canfight lhemone at a time

S K ILL S TA MIN A
FirstFLINTSKIN 7 a
SecondFLINTSKIN 6 7

If you win, you arefree.Tum to 16.

T-
27r2r9
During the evening lhe mrsts come down and you
spenda chilly,resdessnight hr-rddledundera low banl
at lhe westernfoot of the ridge,beforecontrnuingon
your way in the mid-momrng,afLerthe sunhasbroken
through and dispersedlhe cloud. Will you go north
(turnto jZ9), south(turnto t55) or west (tum to 8I
278
AJthough you planto stayawale all night, the warmth
from your campfiremakesyou drowsy and your head
beginsto nod forwardon Loyour chest.Roll one dice
If you roll r-3, lurn to 255;il yottrol 4-6, turnto 57r.
279
Nothing is fhat simple A monstrousalligator cuLs
throu8h the water fowardsyou You dive under the
waterto atla& its soft underbelly.
AL L I CATOR SXI LL 8
If you wirl you haul yourself,pantjng,into the skiff lt
is beautifullypreserved,but in style and build rt looks
ancientThereareno oars,and thereis no otherway of
moving the boat yourself Thenyou seea slot whrchis
evidentlyfor money If you have no money,or rf you
decidenoi lo trust this alarmingdinghy any longer,
you can swim safelyback to a lussockand return the
way yoLrcame(furn to :9). Ifyou pay.wilJyou put in r
Gold Piece(turn to 247)or z Gold Pieces(turn to r75)?
:Bo
'Quick,'you say, 'lel me out.' The Orcish porter does
not seem lo be surprised;people often leave his
master'spresencein a hurry He is deliberafe)y, evcn
lnsolently,slow in locatingthe key and unlockingthe
Sates8ul thenyou canescapeba<kinto the city Tum
to 359.
2E1
You have reachedthe north-westemedge of the
marshlRegain2 LUcx points for survivingthe mists
and the marsh.If you had any trnder,you find that it
rs now too damp lo use. You throw it away and
galhermore.As you forage,you allow the sunshineto
,Ez-2E 2al

warm you until your consciencepricks you to get a A namepops into your mind; you think you might
move on. PrincessTelessais waiting for you, and the have overheardwho Lhemurderermay be. Will you
fate of the whole world dependson you You can say:
regain3 staMtNA points for your rest,buLyou have
Anfold? Turnto 569
alsopickedup someleechesin the marsh.The number
you roll on one dice is the numberof leechesclhging
Twygarl? Turn to 17
Marinus? Tum to 592
to your flesh,it is also the numberof sr.rMrNAPoints
you lose prising them off. You feel you are getting
Pengarl? Tum to 90
Elfbane? Tum to r35
quitecloseto Arachnos'larr Threeways forwardlook
Penfoldt Turnto u94
promising:you can g9 norLhwest (tum to 96), north
(turnto 2Zo)or north-east(turn lo fl6).
2EA
You burst into Aradmos' chambers- and are faced
with the most exhaordinary sight of your life The
room is fflled with mirrors;yorr estimatethat there
must be about four hundredof them.They are ananged
so that they all show the sameimage,Arachnos, who
is laughing at you and holding a dagger to Princess
,,4r, Telessa'sneck. Which one, of all these imags, is the
Although the heat of Lhe fireball only scorchesthe original?You have grabbed Ophis' crossbow.Even
stoubleather,it desLroysany of Lhe following items thoughyou canhaveonly one shot,you are confident
you may havc: arow, thread,Linderand oil, and r that you will be able !o make it countryou can kill
Turn Loa99.
meal's\aorthof Provisions. Arachnoswithout harmins a hair on Tlessa'shead.
But which imagewill you ihooLat?If you don't know,
28J you have Lo waLchArachnoskill Telessa,and you
'What's going on?'you ask the guard who has come havefailed.
to your tablc.
'There'sbeena murderon LheoLhersideof town,' the
guardreplies.'A "business"rival of those[wo villains
over lhere was convenientlyhampledby a horse.No
r./itnesss,and our only clue is a bit of tom handker-
chiefwhrchthe victim wasclutching.'
zgf zA? 284

285 On each of the next two days, as you struggle

You know that Pterolinsare notorious for hoarding northwardsand slightly to the west, following the
any trinleLs they may find in Lhe clothjng of their contoursof lhe land,you wrll havea hoslileencounler.
vrctims You locatethe nest,secureLherope round a Roll one dice twice to find out from the list below
tree, and abseildown. The nest is on a ledge, but what you must 6ght
behind it a tunnel extends into the diff Will you
S K ILL
rummagethrough the debrisin and around the nest
(tum to 267) or invstigatethe tunnel first (turn to r CA RK 7
2 WILD BOAR 6 5
2o8I
j BRISTLEBEAST 5 7
4 HI L L G I A NT 9
5. HARRUN 6 7
6, GOBLIN 6 6
If you survive all the hazardsof the HopeLess
Hills,
ium io 69

,.46
On your way up towards the Baro& you step on
the secondstair.This was a mistale,you realize,in the
brief trmeil takesyou to drop ten metresor so on lo
the spikesembeddedin the grormdbelow

287
Your slnrggle up lhe slope costs you l srAMrNA
poinL ln cLrtsand brLrises\Ahen you reachthe top,
you 6nd that Lhisis jusLthe first in a seriesof ridges
exLendingto the norlh like Lhebow wavesof a boat 2E6
\oL ha\e committcdtourselito an arduousioume) You see absolutely no reason lo do anything. Life is
You musLeaLone mealfrom your Provlsionshre,just horible anyway, you reckon, so you mighl as well die
to keepyour strengthup, buLiL doesnor resroreany here and now as somewhereelse at a later date. And
srAMrNA pornts thal is exactly whai you do.
 zaft92

2E9
In the livid glow oI a Deathmoorsunset,you cometo
an ancintdoor set in the hillside.Although it clearly
originatsin the losl civilization whidr once popula[ed
this land, you are certain that it is now the mtrance to
Arachnos' hide-out. You study in particular the three
depressions in the door. If you have the three keys
necessaryto geL in through the door, you can work
out where to fum Lo next. Otherwise,you leave to
look for anoLherway in (turn to 246).

290
You arecompleLely and hopelesslylost. Only luck will
seeyou through the marshIn thesemists without a
compassAs long as you are in this state, you will not
be offered a c-hoiceof directiont since you have no
meansof knowing what directionyou aregoing in. So
now tum to either 55 or 154.

294
A sleek feline body leaps through the darkening air,
daws s)ashingat your back.Your lifeblood is soon
absorbedby the thirsty soil.

Unseeneyes are relieved lo see you turn away {iom

the gulley. But other eyes are also watching your
progess- a Ciant Nandibearis glad you chose lo
walk its way, since it is hungry Larger and more
ferociousthanits smallercousins,if riseson fo its hind
legs and lumbers at you, snarling. Even your hearl
sinksat the sizeof the beast
293-294
C I AN T N ANDIBE A R g
sK rLL STAM I N A 7 4
If you survive four AtLack Rounds,some cavemen
suddenlypour out of the nearbygulley and begin to
pelt the Nandibearwith stonesand crude wooden
spearsThe beastgives up the unequalstruggleand
trofsaraayinlo lhe gatheringLwrlight.You turn around
to fhank your rescuers,but they Loo have vanished
Puzzled,but grateful,you must continueon your way
Turnto f82
29J
You fall and land awkwardly among the shattered
blocksoF stoneon the floor below. Roll one dice,on
an even number,you lose z STAMINAPoints:on an
odd number,J sTAMINApoinls. II you are still alive,
you leavethe building,tum to 219
294
The guard checks,bui no one knows of anyonewith
that namc,and there'sno one resemblngyour vague
descriptionin the bar whereyou sendthe guardsYou
decde to turnrnfor ll'e nrghf:Lu,.n
{o 188.
295-297
295
When you wake up, you are still walking.AlthoLrgh
your mind recallsnothing, your musclesknow that
you have beensleep-walking for hours.You are lucky
to be sufferingnothing worse thanexhaustion(deducL
2 srAMrNApoinls)-SLill,at leaslthe mist hasdispersed
now,bul whereareyou?Turn to J79
296
The fight has takenplacenear one of fhe stiltedhuts
of Lhevillage and you may have causedthe hut to
coliapseduring the fight. If the hut is siill standing,
you may tum to 385 to searchil, if you wish.Aitema
tively, you cantry to searchanotherhut (fum io 6) or
leave fhe village altogetherand confinuenorth (tum
to :o7) or turn west (hlm to 54)
297
That was slupid.If you do haveto tell lies,you should
ai least make them less easy to see through The
Orcish porLerglancesat a diary and seesno enky
underyour name,whatevernameyou havegivn him.
You may be able to bribe your way in, however,jf
you offer hrm 4 Gold Pieces(lum to 2o2), or you can
leaveandlook for anotherway in (tum to ry7).
294-299

298
Otus grits his ieelh and tris to resisLthe mysferious
power of the glowing Trulhstone He cannot quite
resist,but he managesLogrve an enigmalicanswerto
your question,rather than the plain trulh. Hrs mind
seemsalmostto be wandering,reviewinghis life - as
one is saidto do at the momentof death 'My Parenls
died,'hecroaks,'aitera sixthofmy liie; thenfor another
twelfthI wanderedihe wastesunlil Arachnosfoundme
you couldcallthat I4y comingof age,I supPosel Fora
seventhpart I labouredin his mines,unt he saw my
potentialard promoLed me I foundamatethen,andfive
yearslaterwe had a chtld He died,thouSh,eiShtyears
ago,whenhe washal{my age ' His voicetrailsoff.
You cry out,'But how old areyou?Er I mean,how
you?'you add,as his eyesglazeover. Try to
old zoere
work out his age,then tum to 284.
299
The flamesdo nol bum you - lhey rot you, insiantly!
Roll one dice lf you roll 4-6, your flesh drops off
your bones,and you are dead If you roll 7-J, you
must lose 6 srAMrNApoints before you can flee;if
you arestill alive,tum to ro4.
300
The guardsspot you at once.They recaptureyou and
give you a bealing(deduct3 sr,rvlr.ra points)before
draggingyou off to the elders'hul Turn Lo152
304
The leadingskelelon'sjaw creaksopen and shut a few
times;it is Lrying to speak,afler yearsof silenceAt
last the words cmerge,but rt takessuchan effort that
you 6nd yoursell mouthing them along wtth the
skeleton,as if willing ii to gel them out.'\r'y'hatuse
have we of this, stranger?'theskeletoncroaks.You
are a fool, but you arc not evrl You may go'The
skeletalhorde stops pressingin on you and allows
you to proceedon your way. You may now search
the ruined farmhouse(tum to 39a), continuenorth-
wards past iL (tum to 26j), or turn around and go
sorth (turn to :s:) If you have a Truthstone,you
may wish Lo try rts powers on the leader of the
Skeleions beforeyou leave(tum to 78)
302
TestyourLuck.If you areLucky,turn to u76; rf you are
Unlucky,turn to 2o5.
 505-305

503
You kick the Baron'ssword out of reachand bend
over him. 'Quicklyl' you hiss 'WhaL do you know
aboulPrincessTelessa'skidnap?'
'So that'swhat this is about,'lhe Barongasps 'Arach
noshasher beneathDeathmoor.I madeall the arange-
mentsfor him- Once he hasArion, King JonLhane .
no choice . .' The Baronis fading fasL,but he rallies
himselfjust enough to spil out lhe words: 'For this
informatronyou have killed me, but I'm glad to give
it, sinceit will kill you. No one getsouLof Deathmoor
alive.' He strugglesup lo a half+itting position and
purseshis lips You step back fearing he's going lo
spiLat you, but insLeadhe emits a shrill whrstle.You
heara loud rusllingsoundand look up to seea dozen
of the largeslvampirebatsyou haveeverseenboiling
out of the roof towardsyou Will you standand fighL
(tum to 2o9) or not (tum to 1jo)?

3o4
DespiLeyour host's vigil besideyour bed, poker in
hand,you sleepwell and wake up, refreshed,in the
momin8 Regain2 srAMrNApoints In lhe moming
you head wesLagain,hying to pick up Olus' trail.
Tum lo 216.

505
In the wall behindthe lever lives a tiny GeringSnake.
By pulling the lever down, you have allowed rt to
slitherat Lghtning tpeed down the lever and snk rk
fangsinto your finger You will be deadwrlhin thrrty
seconds,
306
5o7-3oA
306
107
Stealthily,you follow Otus at a safedisLance. Once,he You back away from the skeletonbe[ore hyrng the
half tums hrs head,as if sniffing the air and you have crown on, in casethe actjon tnggersit back to Lfe or
to duckdown behinda fallentree-hunk,your heartin something bul the skeletonlies as still as ever and
your moubhAfler that,you let him get 6:rtherahead
nolhing untowardhappensAfter a while,you remove
It is clearthat he is makng for Deathmoor,a regionof lhe crown and you feel somepower impellingyou Lo
legendaryharshness, inLowhich no man within living put it backon the skelelon'shead,rather Lhantakert
memory has kavelled and sr-rvived to tell Lhe Lale.
wrth you. Outwardly you feel no different,but lhis
Once,long ago, it was home to an advancedciviliza- selflessact meansthat your lucr and srrrl are re
tron, wise in the ways of the stars.Now it is a chill stored to their Initial levels.Will you now take the
place of cruel, sLrangebeastsand swirling, magical
cylinderfrom the skeletonprince'shand (tum to ::z)
misls,the residueof the sorcerous battlewhich caused or leaveihe shrp(tum to rE8!
the downfall of that ancienLculture. Folk say that
when the mist descends, a travelle/ssenseof direction
is uLferlyruined,until only luck and commonsense
can bring one through It will be very hard Lo track
Otus through Deathmoor,buL you are confidentof
your abilities Suddenlya pheasantriseswith a norsy
clatterof wingsftom someLallgrassLoyour lefL.OLus
is too far aheadto hear it, but you wheel in Lhat
direction just in time to see a dark shape hurtle
towardsyou Tes[yourLuck.lf you are Lucky,tum to
97 if you are Unlu&y, fum to 1a7.

30E
As you creep through the shrubbery beside LhewesL
wall of the gardenin the gatheringdus( some sixth
sensetells you that someLhingother than plant-life
309
is in fhe patch of shrubsimmediatelyaheadlust then
the Baron'spet,a lawny, sleekburdle of fur and savage
claws,leapswith a low snarlout of the bushesand at
your lhroat. You've never secn a Scylhe.anDcsert
Cat outsidea zoo, and you certainlyfeel that that rs
wherethey belong behindbars
DESERT
CAT s tl L L 8
Ii you win, you lie low for a whrle,makingsurethat
lhe frght didn't attractary unwelcomeattenLion,then
you leavethe cat'sb6dy to the sluSsand conhnueon
your way A deepershadow directly aheadof you
show. yo; where lherc ts ,.rnarror^Pdssrgerunnin8
along Lhesideo[ the house You can lakethis Passage
towardsthe front of th house(tum to 114)or stay at
the backof the house(turn to 566)
509
The badly wounded Troll Orc on the ground has
raisedherselfon to one elbowand with her lastbreath
fired a poisoneddart from her blowpipe at you- Her
aimis Lrue:your adventureis over,
-l
5ao
You are exLracarefulfor the resLo[ your trek up to
the Baron'shouse;the yellow sandsLone
of Lhemansron
seemswarm and welcomingin the glow of the late
sun The houseis surroundedby a high wall. You can
eitherpose as a businesgman and approachLhefront
gateboldly (Lumto 125),or you canlook for another
way in (tum to 1Z)
A short while later,you find yourselfin the middleof
a particularlydensepatch of mist. Par[sof it seemto
be swaying to and fro, like ghostly candle-flames
flickeringin a draught.This is unnerving,because you
can ieel no breezesto causethis molion. Then the
Mere folk talk fo you in strange,half whisperrng,half-
whisLlingvoices.'Followme,' they say,'foJlowme.
You try to talk lo lhem,but they do not understandIf
you have a whistle whrch will let you talk to them,
you will know whereto turn to next Otherwise,will
you follow them(turn to 4Z)or not (turn to 25jI
5e-343
34-345

342
You come acrossa very intrestingletter.Writfen in
blackink so thick that a blind personcould tracethe
letLerswith his fingertips,it is siSnedwjth a spiky'A
lL saysthat, of the threehalf-giants,Lhebearerof fhe
letLer(whosenameis Otus) is more to be Lrustedthan
the other two, who ioathe eachother. Their love of
money and their hostility Lowardseach other make
them,the letfer continues,'lessloyal to me personally
and less usefulfor our plan So tell Otus alone the
time and placeof the Princess's picnic.He wiil do the
rest.' Make a note of the hostility of the two half,
giants,and of the numberof Lhisparagraph
The Baron is clearlyimphcatedin the kidnappingof
Telessa.You are on the right trail; regain 1 LUCK
point- At this moment,however,a sparkleapsout of 514
your hnderbox and the flimsy piecesof paper and His macestrikesyour shoulder,but not your fighting
their dry wooden boxes cafch hre with a whoomph! arm.Deduct2 srAMrNApoints,then tum to ll9 to
Within seconds,the fire is raging ouL of controi.You iight Lhejnvjsrblewamor.
havetrme [o grab one handhrJof paperand rr'ln.your
eyebrowsare alreadystartingto singe.Roll one dice.
lf you roll a g tum to 26t oLherwise,
tum to 219.

Crossthe items of( your tuloenlureSheefYoo try to

en8agethe man in conversationbut he is not very
forthcoming.All he saysis; 'Don't you Lry to sweet
Lalkme Im an Outposter and proud of it I know OGRE SKILL 7 STAM IN A 8
what you furrine.sare like - one of you kilied Granny
Longshanks next door Huge feller,he were. So you If you win, will you stop to searchrhe body (tum ro
Justshutup and sleepon that bed there,and l'll watch 35r), scramblethroughthe open window (t,\r^ to 7Z),
you all nrght iike a hawk.I've got food {rom you and or Bo on throughthe hatch(tum to 257)?

I
3L5-3a9
3a6
If you have eilher a throwingkmfe or a piece of
sharpenedflinL,turn to jZ oLherwise
tum to 6j
347
You win The blood is spurting from a gash in
Fang-zen'shand. You had wagered 6 Cold Pieces,
buL Fang-zennow conJesses that he is broke One
of the few points of honour among thievesis never
welshing on a bel the others at the table scowl and
sneerat Fang-zen,and slart to draw clubs and knives
'You had better give me lhe letter, then"'you say,
and Fang-zenhas no choice He reluctantly pulls
Krng Jonthane's letLerouL of his pouch and passesit
acrossthe table to you The quest is nor^, yoursl
You noLicethe royal seal,with its interLwrned snakes
lookingIike the number'88',beforeyou tuck the lelter
safely away (add ]t to yo:.lr Adomture Sheet)and tum
to leave Lhe tavem- Tesi !4outLuck-If yoLt are Lucky,
turn Lojjt if you are Unlucky, tum to 355
3a8
The sixth h-xsockis the last.As far as you can tell in
the thick mist,only waLernovr'sLretches aheadof you.
What is more, a smallskiff lies at resL despitebeing
apparently unanchored,a short way ofl to your right
Will you swim to the skiff (tum to 279) or make your
way backover the tussocks(tum to u9!
349
The room you now find yourselfrn is ht by torchesin
bracketson the walls. The flickeringlight revealsa
320
Srim torturechamberIn the centreof the room stands
a shetching-rack; on the walls, pincers,chiselsand
other sharp implemenfsare neatly anayed You see
whips wilh meLalballs at the end of leatherthongs,
anda coffin-shaped box whoseopenlid revealsvicious
spikes that are designedto sink slowly under the
weight of th closedlid nto the fleshof a victim lying
in ihe coffin.As you stepinto the chambera plaintive
voice from fhe room you have just lefl whrmpers,
Tlelp!Help me,pleasel'Will you retumto the previous
room (Lurn to zz7) or Ieave the torture-chamberby
lhe stone starrsleadingup to a sound-proofeddoor
(iurn lo a97)?
320
You shrink back against the wall, pretending to be
teniffed, while you fumble in your pouch, saying,
'Mercy -.. mercy, lord I have somethingfor you-'
Then you pull ouL Lhepohon and down it at a single
gulp (cross i[ off yot AdoentureSheef)Immediately
the invisiblewarrior becomesclearto you- He is no
more lhan a renegadeDwarf, wielding a spiked and
studdedmace
RENEGADEDWARF s(l-L 7 srAMrNA7
If you wirL you find 4 Gold Pieceson his body. Tum
to 59.
 524-323

324
You begin to seeskeletons, compleLe or in fiagments,
Lttering the slopeson either side Most of Lhemare
animalskeletons,bul someareclearly humanor human-
oid. Waitl That one didn't move, did it? Surely,thal
handdidn't slidealong the groundtowardsthat wrist,
then click into place?Will you make a run for the
ruinedfarmhouseyou can seeaheadat the end of the
valley (tum to j51) or sLandand face the rattling
horde of human skeletonsyou now see gathering
roundyou (tum to 124)?

The Flintskinsdon't quiteknow what Lomakeof you;

Lheyare not servantsoI Evil and they sensethat you
aren't eiLher Luckily for yor! the opinion prevails
among Lhe elderslhal you mu'L be on d mission
against their arch-enemy, Arachnos They solemnly
presentyou wiLh one of the tribe's most precious
lotems: it is a branch from an ancientebony tree,
abouLthirty centimekeslong, wrth a srlverhexagram
protrudingslightly fiom one end The branchalsohas
the number158 inscribedon it (makea note of this).
The FlintskinsLhm escortyou oul of their safegorge
andseeyou on yor.rrway. Add r lucx pomt,then tum
lo 16.

'No,'you say,'l have no appointment as such but I

do have these . .' and you show him z Gold Pieces.A
geedy glint comes into his eyes, and he turtively
opens the gale jusl wide enouSh to let you in. (Deduct
524-525
the gold from yorr AdoenLure Sreef) He secretesthe
money somewhereabout his foul personand disap'
pealsbackinsidethe gatehousewhile you male your
way acrosslhe courtyard When the porter isn't look-
rng, you can sneakalong a path that skirts th west
sideof the house,if you like (tum to 18j), or you can
boldly go up to the front door of the mansion(tum to
a55).
524
The inLoxrcahngfumes make you feel giddy and
nauseous, and you reel about Tesfyoltr L ck. If you
are Lucky,when you staggeryou go in Lhedirectjon
of the cavemwall; ii you are Unlucky,you fall inLo
lhe pool of molLenlava and perishhorribly.If you are
sLill alive, deducL2 srAMrNApoints becauseof the
effectsof lhe fumes,LhenLurnto a5
The door swingsopen to revealan undergroundcave,
which is lit by smoky torchesin bracketson lhe walls
326
You are confiontedby two huge statuesof reclining,
horned,goat like creatures.Besideeachslah-rcis the
entranceto a passageThe slatueon the left hasa sign
whichreads:
. -\
:::::
Thestaheontheisht ."uO',
l"'."':tn.*n"n
:::::
Will you takeLhepassageto rhe left (tum to 583) or
to the right (Lumto 71I
326
The door openswith a grinding noise a d you slep
lhrough into the gloom of the tunnel beyond The
door shuf behindyor.rso {hat you are now in
'lams
pitch-bla&nessIf you have a Linderbox,flint and
some oil, you can malcea crude lamp, or you may
havean actuaL lamp.Otherwise,you must reduceyour
sKILLby l pornt until you are told you are backin a
well-Lt area if you ever get there.Progressing
marnly by your senseof touch, you come acrossa
tumrngio Lheleit; a rank smellis issuingfrom it. Will
you Lakethis tuming (tum to 15j) or continuestraight
on (Lumlo 94)?
321329
'Dog?'saysthe Ogre with a puzzledlook on his face
'But the masterdon't have no dogs.'He then pulls a
doubleheadedaxe oul of his belt and lumbersrapidly
down the passage towardsyou. You barelyhave time
to get to your feetand drawyour sword.Turn to 597
328
Thinking quickly,you smashlhe phral of slppery orl
on the ground rn lhe Troll Orc's palh He loseshis
footing and crashesheavilyto the ground,whereyou
dispatchhim easily Crossthe oll o'iI your Adaenture
sreel,thentum to a81
529
As soon as you leave lhe baa you are muggedby a
teamof professional footpadswho had observedhow
much you won They rob you of z meals'worth of
Provrsionsand 8 Gold Pieces,beforeyou scarethem
off wrth your sword.Make the appropriateadjuslments
to yourAdunlureSheei, lhen turn to 5E6
55e554
J30
These Loadstoolsare extremely nutritious: restore your
srAMrNA io lts llli|ioL level UnfortunaLely, Lhey are
also very rare and you have already eaten all that are
avarlabletn Lhevicinily You can now Lry some green-
spotted toadstools (turn to 245) or some blue-spotted
ones (tum lo 136), if you wish. Or you can continue
on your way (tum to 69)
Have you already deall with the gardener? If you
have, turn lo j2, otherwise,turn to a28.
If your current LUCKscore is 6 or above, Lum Lo 152,
If it rs less, nolhing happens; retum to 25j and try
aSarn
333
You blow on the whisile to signal your agreement to
lhe idea of followrng them. They lead you safely oul
of lhe north western reachesof Lhemarsh.Turn to z8r
554
If you try to barge one of the stilLs down, roll three
dice; if Lhe total rolled ls less than your cuirenL
srAMrNA score, you succeed. If you try to hack
lhrough one of lhe stilLs with your sword, roll two
drce and get less than your current sKrLLscore You
decide which one of these methods to use. If you are
successful,turn to 65i otherwise, retum to 56r and
tinish the 6ght.
The door glides silmtly open and you step through
into a welllit tunnel.You walk on, but soon from up
aheadyou can hear the din of a large number of
soldiers,and you see a glow coming from the huge
cavemin which they are encamped. Vvhena turning
aPpearsto your left, therefore,you decideto take it
You now find yourselfin a short corridorwhich ends
at a grandioseset of double doors, The sickening
carvinSson the doors, and fhe motii of the letter
A interlaced,leave you in no doubt that this way
leads to the chambersof Arachnos himself, How-
ever, there are tluee other doors in lhe corridor,
with a signboard sU&ing out over each doorway
The signs read 'Ophis', Otus' and 'Oman' You ve
alreadymet Otus; the other two must be his half-giant
brobhers.

You can see all this through the mesh of a steel

net which is aLtachedby cords to bells on each of
the fhree doors. There is no way to geb through
here except by athacting the attention of $e three
half-giants.Yor.r boldly jangle the bells and wajt.
In no Lime,the three half-giantscome bustling oul
of Lheir rooms. They are hugel Kno*ed muscles
bulge on their arms and their chests seem about
bo break through their lealher vests. One fingers
an axe, another a crossbow,and the third a club
studdedwilh sharpenednails.It is Otus who peers
at you Lhrough lhe mesh. Are you wearing an
'A -helrnet?If you are, tum Loj96; if you are nor, rum
to 19.
535-354
356
You manageto wound the wabchingTroll-Orc but
then he spinsaround to defendhimselfagainstyour
surpriseattack.
TRO L L . O R C s KrL L7 STAM I N A 4
If the frght is not over by the end of the second
AttackRound,tum to 5o9- If you win, turn to 17.
33'
You shove your way through the crowd, who give
way in awe at your exploits.Thosewho did not know
you alreadyare asking othersyour na-rne. Reslore1
r.ucr pornt.The barmancaLches your eye and beckons
you over Will you go and seewhat he wants(hlm to
2f) or not (turn to fE4P
fia
The skeletonsgo berserkal the sight of the insigniaof
Arachnos,the dark lord who enslavedthem and had
them killed.They teal you to pieces.Once the crows
and Mordrdashavefinishedwith you, your bonestoo
will bleachon the hillside.
T
359-344
359
Becauseyou cannot see your opponent,you must
reduceyour AtLackStrengthby e pointsfor this 6ght,
in addition to any sKrLLpenaltiesyou may have
alreadyincr-rred.Only your lightning-swiftreactions
to the sounds of your enemy's breathing and his
movemenLs cansaveyou nowl
INVISIBLEWARRIOR sKrLL7 srAMrNAz
If by chanceyou wi4 tum to 59.
340
You sneaksafely to the front of the house.No one
stirsin fhe gatehouse at the far end of the courtyardas
you tum the handleof the front door and it opens
noiselessly on well oiledhingesTum to r97.
344
You let the bucketdown thn wind it backup, full of
clearwater You dip your hand rn and sip carefully.
The water is refreshingand cool - and is a subtle
poison,whose action may be triggeredlater in your
adventure-Write ,NELL on your AhtenfureSheet,Ihen
ium Lo42
542-344 545-346

to rmpaleyou lf you have somesallowseedoil, tum

A pair of MarshGhostsloom oul of ihe fog. The eyes to 5r8, otherwise,tum to :23.
of one glow a livid green, while the other's glow
red They use their magic to solidify therr ghostly
weapons,a silvery spearand a rune-inscribed sword, You racedown the gulley aheadof the hugeboulder,
and they glide into the attack.If you have a shield, but the tjme spent looking for somewhereLo hide
you can fighl them one at a time OLherwise,you allows the boulder to catch up with you, you musl
must choosewhich one to fight as normal,while the lose6 srr.urNe poinls If you survive,turn Lo146
other gets a free strikeal you, you cannoi wound it,
but if its Attack Strength is higher lhan yours, it
woundsyou, causingthe usualdamage.
SKIL L
FirstMARSH GHOST 7 8
SecondMARSH GHOST 1 I
If you win, you waLch in astonishment as first their
forns then their weapons dissolve into the mist Tum
to 214

343
They all agreelhaLthey wish they had a pieceof the
acLion,sinceminingis muchmoreprofitableand secure
than tishing.They carnot give you any specificrnfor'
mation,however You can go lo the marketplace,rf
you stili need lo (tum to 15o),or you can now head
west out of lhc city in searchof Lhekidnappers(tum
344
You are aboul halfwaydown the slopewhen a savage
Troll-Orc sprrntsout from cover and racesdown the
hill towardsyou, a speartuckedunderhis arm, ready
346
The marshseemsendlessas you plod on for countless
hours,snatchinga few hoursof fitful sleepfrom time
to time, althoughthe light never seemsLo changein
this eedemist. You notrcethat, in avoidingLheworst
areasof bog, you aregraduallyveeringwest Will you
allow yourself to do this (turn to 281) or wrll you
conectyour course(Lumlo zjl
 51n19

34'
Only a few drops o{ the acid splashinto your eyes.
Reduceyour Attack StrenSthby 2 pointsfor this fiSht
only.
SPITVIPER sKrrr 4
If you win, you hurry on until you corneLo a place
wherethe river is fordable.You caneitherwadeacross
theriverhere(tum Lo14)or continuesouth(tum to s8).

t4a
Steepst?s on fhe other sideof the door takeyou by
surprise,and you stunble down them, You have
enteredArachnos'forge, tendedby a truly enormous
Ogre, and your noisy entrancehas altracted his aLten-
tion. He seizesa newly temperedblade from a rack on
the floor andlungesat you.
OGRESMITH SKI!L 8

If you win, the dying Ogre falls back and upendsa

hough of molten metal He dies in agony, and the red-
hot liquid spills all over the floor, leaving you no
choicebut to leaveby the forge door, Yor.rhavetime
only to snatcha helmet,markedwith the letter A, if
you wish to. In the passageouLside, will you tum left
(hlrn to ry6) or right (tum to 8z)?

,49
W&ena smallfueballhurtlesdown the tunneltowards
your face,you haveno meansof protection,You bury
your face in your arms/ buL you must still lose 4
srAMrN^points.Tum fo 199
550-352
350
The smellof the bonfire increases,
then you hear the
soundof someonewhistling tunelesslyDo you press
forward with extra caution (tum to 254) or retrace
your stepsand go round the other sideof the garden
(turn to jo8)?
354
If the total rolled is lessthan,or eqr:alto, your curent
srAMrNAscore,you male it safeJyto the ruinedfarm-
houseIf thtotalisgreaterthanyour srAMrN theskel-
tonscatchyou ouLin lhe openand tearyou^,to pieces
in seconds.If you reach the farmhouse,you can at
Ieastdefendyourselfin the doorwayas tley come ar
you one by one The skeletons
havearmedthemselves
with rusty toolsthat werelying arormdin the farmyard
SKIL L
FirstSKELETON 6 5
SecondSKELETON 6 4
Third SKELETON 6 4
FourfhSKELETON 6 5
Onceyou have defeatedfour skeletons, the remainder
become slrangely listless;their arms drop to their
sides,their weaponsclalter lo lhe ground, and they
crumplein piles of boncs on the cobbledyard. Will
you searchthe ruined farmhouse(tum to 59r), head
north up the slope at th end of the valley (tum to
265) or go backsouthwards(turn to 355I
You are taken into the elders'hut The guardspin
l-
555-354
your hands roughly behind your back and hold a
dagger to your throat while your belongingsare
searched.If they l1nd an A medallion drnong your
Possessions,fum to 4oo; otherwise,tum to loj.
Your game of pinlinger with Fang-zenattractedthe
aftentionof most of the iavern'scustomers,
indudrng
somedecidedlyunsavour)Iypes.the lond of adven-
lurer who would stab a defenceless flf in fhe back
with a porsoned blade.They san l-ang-zen give you
the letter,and they ratherwanl it for themselves. Two
of them block your way out oI the tavern.you will
have lo fight them both af once.Choosewhich one
you will 6ght in any Attack Round,then roll dice as
usualfor fhe Attack Strengthsof all threeof you. you
win or los as normal againslyour chosenopponent.
The other one will wound you if his Attack Slength
rs higher than yours, but he wjll miss if it is lower,
while you cando nothrn8to hurt him in that round.
S K ILL STAM ]N A
THUG 6 8
YOB 7 I
If you win,tum to 557.
354
Your sword slicesinto somethingvital. Dark blood
coloursthe water and you are free to pull yourselfon
Lo the tussock.Retum to :zr to resumeyour perilous
Joumey
55r359
After a while,you comeacrossa wellj Lhereis a bench
besrdeit on whrchyou are gratefii to rest DesPitethe
well's obviousage,it looks cleanand tidy, as if it has
been properly marntained.A wooden buclet hangs
fiom a charn.Il is irue that you are thirsty and your
flask also needstopping uP. Will you drink from the
well (Lumto 541)or not (turnto 42)?
Yor.rwalk down the timnel - and suddenlyyou sink
into the floor up to your knees To your absolute
horror,the'floor'consistsof thousandsuPonthousands
of grey maggots,periectlycamouflaged in the colour
of the surrounding rock. Now you have disturbed
them Into violent motion Your thrashingcanies you
deeperrnto the massof them.You hiP and they fill
yolrr mouth l^/ith their drsSustinSwriggling You
cannotbreaLhe
You can now etthergo to the market-Place (turn to
r5o), or hang around Lhedocks for a while (turn to
a7a)
558
llout LuckIf you areLucky,tum to 375;ii you are
TesL
Unluclcy,tum to ,91.
359
As you make your way back down into the poorer
disHctsof Arion, it all beginsto makesense.
Arachnos
36o
the Life-Stealeris up to his old evit ways again.
Centuriesago,in the far north-easternpromontoryof
Khul there stood a fair and prosperoustrading city
calledFaleha.Arachnosgraduallymadehimselfmaster
of all ih revenue-Monetarygain was noLhis purpose,
though he certainly needed to pay the ncreasrng
numbersof his servants,soldiersand minions Arach
nos is a creatureof Chaos.He must sow Chaosand
Evil whereverhe goesand,unlikethe usualthugs you
come across in your adventures,he is intelligenl
enoughto pursuemore subtleplansfor spreadingEvil
Tlai, not wealth, is hrs pleasLrre-Now it looks as
though he has set his srghtson Arion. He wanLsLo
manipulatethe tradein gold until he controlsenough
ot Arion to bring King lonthaie to his knees.No
doubt his plans will not stop at controllinB just
northem Khul; he plansto set up an Empireoi Evil!
There is no further time to waste.You resolveto be
the one to puL an end to his foul plans You set off
westwards,out of the city, to meet the kidnappers.
Tum to :oo-
560
You get close enough to hear heated conversation
going on inside- but, sinceyou don't understandthe
langr.rage,
this gets you nowhere.You estimatethat
there are maybe ten Flintskinsinside Will you leap
through the doorway and attack(hrm to 166), go to
one of the other huts (lum to r98), grab a flamhg
branch fiom the bonfire and throw il on to the
thatchedroof of the elders'hut (tum to ra/ or sneaK
ouhof the village(tum to 5o2)?
 j6a-362

ii 36a
Thereis a breedof Orc that hvesonly in dank,gloomy
places- by undergroundpools,or in marsheslike thrs.
They build small seLtlemenLs of cmde huts on stilts
above the mud, and they eaLraw fish and any other
small creaturesthey can kill. In fhe thick mist you
stumbleinto sucha villagebeforeyou know it Luckily,
most of the warriorsare away on a hunLingtrip, but
you sliJl have to 6ght two Marsh Orcs at once.
Choosewhich one to fight normally:you win or lose
againstthis one as usual.Roll for LheAttack Shength
or the oLherOrc too: if it is higher Lhanyours,he has
wounded you, but you cannotinjure him
S K ILL
FirstMARSH ORC 7
SecondMARSH ORC 7 7
As soonas you lose4 or more STAMINA poinls during
thisfight, tum to 4j. If you win, tum to 296

j 62
The leadingskeleton's jaw creaksopenand shut a few
times:it rs trying Lo speak,after yearsof siience.At
last the words emerge,but iL takessuchan efforl that
you hnd yourself moulhing them along wrth lhe
skeleton,as rf willing rt to geL them right 'What use
have we of this, stranger?'Lheskeletoncroaks.ryou
are a fool, but you are not evil. You may go-' The
skeletalhorde stops pressingin on you and allows
you lo proceedon your way. You may now search
the ruined farmhouse (tum to 391), continue north
wards pasLit (fum to 263), or tum around and go
j63-365
south (turn to 355) If you have a Truthstone,you
may wrsh to try iLs powers on the leader of the
skeletonsbeforeyou leave(turn to 78)-
563
Roll two dice If the total ls lessLhan,or equalLo,your
currenl SKILLscorc,hrn to 260: otherwise,tum to
535
364
They look aL one aiother in stqprise 'l Lhought
everyone knew lhe Isles of Dawn are the place for
them,'one of Lhemsays.Then they go off, laughingat
the depth of your ignorance.You can now 8o to the
market-place,if you still need to (tum to a5o),or you
can headwest oul of the city rn searchof the kidnap
pers(tum to ,oo).
355
The tussocksand streams, bogsand rushes,arestarting
Lolook terribly familiar.Could you be walkingaround
If you have beenhere Lwrcebe{ore,tum to
in circles?
288. Otherwise,tum to either55,342,or ,5
566-369
366
You reachthe comerof the houseand reconnoitrethe
whole expanseof the rear of the house A smooth,
well-troddenea*h path runsalong ils lengfh,blzanely
littered with the corpsesof brrds You don'l know
what to makeof this. The groundfloor rryindowsare
all securelylocked,so there are only two ways to
enter [he househere,you could dimb up some old,
sturdy ivy and break in Llrough an upper window
(lum to 58), or you could lift a hatch-doorwhich
appearsto leadto a cellar(tum to u4z)
56,
The helmsmantakesyou away from here all righl
\ ou floatoff into themist.neverto be.eenaBain
36a
Keepinglhe cliff to your left, you continuewestwards,
following the movementof the sun overhead.The sun
is droppinglow over the horizon aheadof you when
you come to a fork The samelandslipwhich caused
the cliff to your lefLalso formed a secondarygulley,
runningparallelto the cliff and slopinggently down-
wards.You canconLinuelo the wesl along this gulley
(turn to 25) or you can tum slightly fo the north past
iL(tum [o 292).
j6 9
The guard checks,but no one knows of anyonewith
that name,and Lhere'sno one resemblingyour vague
descriptionin the bar whereyou sendthe guardsYou
decideto tum rn ior lhe night, Lumto 388
t7G372
370
Otuspocketstheobyecl,but thenmakesa signalto Ophis
You Lumto flee,bLrta crossbowpiercesyour hearL
You are only dozing lightly, so you can easilyhear
the approachof the ravenolrstimber wolf which has
been atlracledby lhe scenLof your ProvisionsHer
eyes glint red in the firelight, ard her defenceis
savage,becausebackin her den her hungry cubsare
anxiousiyawaitingher'retum
T I M B E RW O L F s(r LL6 STAM I N A 8
If you win, you sleepfitfully for the rest of the night,
and in the morning you try to pick up Otus' trail
Turn to 215-
You land easilyjn the tunnel . and tri88er a trapi a
slabof rock crashesdown in iront of you, bLockingthe
way aheadand releasing a swarmof homets You race
out of the iurmelbut have to lose I srAMrNApoinh
through their vicious sLinSsMoreover, the swarm
pursuesyou for somedisfancedown the hole,so you
haveto ignorethenext sidetunneland turn to :1o.
373-375
You havebeenfollowing the river for a while when a
slight movementin the bushesto your left attracts
your attenltonand you tum your head towardsit -
which is preciselyhow Spii Vipers always gef their
victims.The large snakespits a ball of acid through
Lheair aLyour eyes.T*t your Lurk.If you are Lucky,
turn Lo347,ifyou areUnlucky,ium to rz7
374
Will you chargedown the passage, hoping to knock
your invisrbleopponent off his fet (turn to 5So),
swing your sword at him (tum to 74) or try to climb
backup the magicalturnel which brought you down
(tum to a52)?
Your fingersfind a securehold on the step above,as
half a dozenhugeblocksbehindyou crashali the way
dohn inlo the basement.lf your cuiyenlsrAMtNArs
14 or more,furn Lo49j otherwise,lum to 293
 376-519

376
You dashbackout into the villagesquareYou will be
able bo escapekom the village, but first you will have
to fight h^'o Flintsl.jns, one after the other, on your
way out. Deduct 1 point from your Attack Strcryth
for thesefights only, becauseyour eyesare still water-
ing and smartingfrom the smoke.
SKITL
FirstFLINTSKIN 6 6
SecondFLINTSKIN 6 5
lf you wrn, tum lo 5oz.

5n
If you have a shield, tum to 26; otherwise,tum to J49

5re
You empLyall your money on to lhe ground in Font
of the three half giaals; then you look at Ophis and
say,'Oman gave me this money,which he stolefrom
you.' Ophis' face darkensin fury. If there are more
than ro Gold Pieceson the ground, tum lo 248; if
thereare ro or fewer,tum fo r4g.

579
You are walking through a valley; bleak hills rise to
either side. You have a strong sense lhat you have
been here before or maybe it's iust that one piece of
moorlandlooks much like anoiher The sun on your
right is climbing in the sky, but it camot dispel the
fearin your heart as to what may lie ahead.Will you
carryon (turn to j21) or tum around(tum to 555)?
3AG5A3
380
He was nol expecting this. You crashheavily into him,
and you both {all to ihe floor. You pick yourself up,
tum lo wher you now lmow him lo be and prepare to
fight. Turn lo jj9.
38a
As long as you have the shield you will have to de-
ducL srAMrNA points only af[er every even-numbered
Attack Round which you lose during any future fighl.
However, it may hamper you in some aclivities Novr
tum bo j5i
542
Regain1 LUCKpoint for having survivedDeathmoor
so far. Night rs drawing in as you approacha small
hillo&. Thereis somelhingon lop of the hillock:a pile
of rocks,perhapsYou caneiLherinveshgateiL (Lumto
1j9) or ignoreit (tum to 144)
343
Spikesshoot out of Lhefloot walls and ceihngand
impaleyou from allsides.Your deathis mercifullyswift
I
3a4-547
344
Will you now headwest out of the city, to beginyour
quest(turn to roo), or stay rn Arion for a while (turn
to 222)?
345
There is a ladder under the hut which goes up to a
hole ir the middle of the floor As you are ciimbing
the ladder,a femaleOrc poursscaldrngslopsdown on
your headand shoulders! Lose2 sraMrNApoints You
can continueup the ladder(tum to to) or go back
dor,vnand try anolherhut (tum to 6), or you may
leave the village and conhnuelo lhe north (tum to
2o7)or hlm west (tum lo 54)
5a6
The encampmenL lies a litlle way to lhe south-east
There are no guards, and lt seems thal the two
Blackhearis you killed were basedthere alone.How-
ever,you {ind litLleof interest.You decidenot lo take
any of their food, which to you looks and smells
repulsive.You do notice a pieceof brokenstonewith
ar 'S' on it, but you don't know what to makeof that-
You leave and reb-m to the river-side, where you can
now continuesouth(tum Loj7J) or headnorLhrnstead
(hrm to 66).
347
Somethingslimy and very strong wraps itself rornd
your ankle You jab down at it with your swor4 bul it
is pulling you under- Testvour L ck If you are Lucky,
tum lo t54; if you aret nlucly turnto 6r.
 5aA-jA9

58a
You return to your boat for the night In the early
hoursof the moming, two fishJikeshapespull them-
selvesover the side of your boat. Scaiet pearlsare
sacredto Pelagines, and they havesenta raidingpa.ty
to recoverthe one you'stole'(as they seert) from
Takio. Under their law, ihis crime is punishableby
death. Pelaginesare an amphibrousrace.equally at
home on land or under water. Their fish like heads
belie cunning and intelligence,and fhe scalesthat
cover their humanoidbodiesare ljke armourplating.
You can inflict only 1 srAMrNApoint o[ damageon
Lhem(unlessyou use rucr too) in eachAttack Round
lhat you win Thc male wjelds a trident, while the
femaleadvancestossinga corafhandleddaggerfrom
one hand to the other. In lhe nanow conffnesof your
cabin,they haveto approachone at a time.
SKILL
PELAGINE 7 8
PELAGINETTE 6 5
If you win, you decideto slay awakefor the rest of
the night. In thc moming, will you leaveArion to seek
out Telessa'skrdnappers(tum to 2oo) or will you
remainin [he city for a whrlelonger(turn to 1ry)?

3ag
They approachcauliously,glancing warily aL your
sheathedsword.You [hink to yourselfthat theremust
comea time when the oddswill be in your favou, so
you let them bhndfoldyo4 trussyou up and haul you
off to their village,somekilometresaway This cluster
59e591
of aboutthirty hutsoccupiesthe end of a ravinewhich
only throu8ha narrowPassand so is easy
is accessible
Lo defend.As soon as you enter the villaS,youl
blndfold is removedand you are surroundedby a
crowd oF cuflouswomen and children.They chatler
awayin a nasallanguageyou haveneverheardbefore
The men drag you to a stou! pole in thc middleof the
villagcsquareand bieyou to it. Although you are still
fully equipped.you are very securelyhed up. As day
gives way to night, a large bonfire is lit near you
Peopledisperseto their eveningmeals,leaving only
tu; L siand guard over you, and you see the
-""
eldersof the village go off into a larg hut near by.
Will you take ihis opportunityto try to escaPe(tum
to 516)or will you wait (tum to 15o)?
390
As you stepforwardto landyor.rrcowardlyblow, one
of Fangzen'scompanionslrips you uP, while another
stampson your hand (deduct 1 SKILLpoinL)and a
third clubs you on the head (deduct 2 STAMINA
Arion (tum to zoo) or go to anothertavern(tum to
394
You have distr.ubedthe horror v{hich has made the
ruins its home - a;rd which is the causeof all the
392'395
skeletonson the hillside.Once the chief servantof
Arachnos,it grew too stron& so Arachnospostedit
oul hereto guardthe bordersof his domain.But it has
grown fat ard lazy, and now iL hatesto haveits rest
disturbed.The Tantaflexuncoilsits Lentaoes ano oozes
oul o[ the bdsement towads whereyou arerummaging
througha cupboardA slight suckingnoisealertsyou,
and you turn around to confront a creatureout of
yow worst nrghtmares.Tentaclessprout from what
shouldbe its shoulders, and webbedfeet squelchwith
mud from the basementpoo1.Piercingeyes glare at
you from abovea beak-likemouth.The tatteredrem-
nants of others'clothrngcling to ils body, and it is
surroundedby the stenchof ifs hoardof rotting flesh
By the time you turn l;om your looting,it hasblocked
the exrtswith rtstentacles,
so you will haveto 6ght.
TANTAFLEX
In the unlikely event that you win and gain your
freedomout of thefarmhouse,you car eitherheadnorth
up theslopeai theendof thevaliey(turnto 265)or Lum
backand makeyour way soulhwards(tum to j55)
392
The guard checks,but no one knows of anyonewith
that name,and Lhere'sno one resemblingyour vague
descriptionin the bar whereyou sendthe guardsYou
decidelo tum in for thenight turnto 188
393
You peerinto empty windowsas you walk along,but
there is nothing of interest to be seen; even the
394-395
fumiture has long ago rotbed away to matchwood
Justdank sLonesremain"blackenedby age and Lchen,
and sLreakedwith dripping Tnoisture Some of the
housesare slill almost intact but the majority have
completely collapsed One semi-ruinwas evidently
once a building of someSrandeur,perhapsthe town
hall You duckinside,but it rsas emptyand Sloomyas
everywhereelse.All the same,will you explore it
(turn to a5) or carryon down the street(lurn to 219t
394
The firstrulewhendealingwith creatures of Evil is neoer
to trust them, not even for a moment Frankly,it's
astonishing that you havesurvivedasmanyadventures
asyou claim.Otuswillreturnltith theprincess all right
You havefailedin yourquest
but she'llbein tiny pieces-
395
Roll one dice If you roll an evennumbt tum to 286,
rf you roll an odd number,hrm [o 252.
3s6-394
396
Otus fails to recognizeyou from your earliermeeting.
He demandsyour pass Will you presenLa moon
symbol (hrm lo ,7o), an A-medallion (tum to 66) or
an arrow (turn to 1o3)? If you have none of these,
your deceptionis exposedand the &iantsrefuseto
let you through in which case,your adventr:reis
397
Luckily for you, the narrow passageimpedes the
Ogre. He can only swing his axe overheador prod at
you with iLsspikedtip. So his sKrLLscoreis lessthan
:t would otherwisehavebeen
OGRE s(tLL 7
If you win, you quickly searchhis body but 6nd only
r Gold Piece-The axe is too heavy for you to take.
You retum to the froni of the mansion.No one is
stimng in the gatehouseat the far side of the wide
courtyard as you tum the handle of the iront door
and it opens noiselesslyon well-oiled hinges Tum
to a97
598
You 6nd a perch halfway up the inside of lhe frunk
where you can sil and be dry You are exhausted,and
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was a vast inlandsea,thnving wilh shrpsof trade,fair
towns and joyful people.ResLoreI LUCKpoint and 2
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are so impene[rable that before long you are com-
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of adarnantinerce
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after hour. Once you nearly fall over a cliff, and once
you have Lo pull yourselfback by your fingertipsas
you dangleover a crevasse. Eventually,however,the
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