7/27/2019 02 the Riddling Reaver http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/02-the-riddling-reaver 1/122 (r) -l ! rd n (.rl z i oq o E t,[ The Riddling Reaver s an opponent worthy of the most daring adventurem. His mind is inscrutable - but there is no doubt about the chaoshe plans to unleash on the world. He musf be stopped, despite he hazards of the task! This book is a fotlow-up to Fiqhting Fantasy: the Intloductory Role-playing Game, ll conlains instruations and scenarios so that you, as GamesMaster, can conjure up adventures for your friends, and send them on their mosl dangerous and puzzling mission yet - to conflont the Riddling Reaver. FIGT iNG FANTASYBOOKS a world-wide sensation! covcr inGlhdon by Pel{ Andres Jones, opFighto sole witrd Ltd @o'u"'n'* ut{ f1 95 AUST,$5,S5 NZ s699 cAIt. $3,50 rsBN 0l1 032r56-r
inscrutable - but there is no doubt about thechaoshe plans to unleash on the world. He
musf be stopped,despite he hazardsof thetask!
This book is a fotlow-up to Fiqhting Fantasy:the Intloductory Role-playing Game, llconlains instruations and scenarios sothat you, as GamesMaster, can conjure upadventures for your friends, and send themon their mosl dangerous and puzzlingmission yet - to conflont the RiddlingReaver.
I^Fighting EafltasyThe IntnductoryRole-plalingGae,a^extndimension was added to the Puffin Fighting lantasy Game-books The simple and fast-movinggame system nvenredbyStevelackonand Ian Livingstoneallowsyou, asGamesMasterin a ful-nedged .ole-playinggame, o nvent thrilling missionson which to send a group of your friends. Tftry make th€deosions,yo, judge thelesults of their decisions
Now Tr€ Rtdllirg fi.d,er brings you four action packedscenai-ios to usewithin the game utesof F8fttrs Frrtasy Thescenar-ios may be played as separateadventuresor as interlockin8pieces n a singteadventue ofcpi c propo.tions The commonthr€ad s providedbyihatmosiciusive of villains- theRiddling
Reaverhinself Hc will iaunt, harassand ttck Lheplayels aievery urn, as hey frv to hwart his dastardlyplot. Allansiawillbe plungedntoPnnal Chaos f the Riddling Reaver ucceedsCan the advenhrlersprevent him? YOU will decide
Welcome to the world of Fighting Fantasy role-plalng!
You and your friends are about to embark on anepic quest, one that will take you ftom the splen-dour of Kallamehr, across he treacherousGulf ofShamuz, and into the sweaty southern ungles ofAllansia. Throughout your quest, you will bechased, aunted, led ashay, bedevilled and gener-ally harassed y the most unpredictableof enemies
the Riddling Reaver.This gameworks well with threeplayers andone
GamesMaster),better with {our players, and bestwith five players, which is probably also the max-imum number desirable.
In order to use his book, you must have FEfttirTj'Fantasy The ntroductory ole-pLnlmg amebySte'/e
Jackson,which contains a full explanation of the
rules of the Bame,and details of equipment and soon that players have. If you are the GamesMaster,then you should make sure that you are familiarltrth the FightingFantasy ystem before starting torun the game. You will also find it very usehil tohare Out of the Pll, the compendium of FightingFantasymonsteis, and lifar, the gujdeto theworldof Fightin8 Fantasy.
This book contains four adventures for you toplay. To get the most out of them, you should play
them n order, as chapters'n a 'etor;/. Howeveryou may, if you wish, decide o play themseparate-ly- Beforeyou sit down to play the game,you mustdecidewhichoneofyou is to be theGamesMaster.Once ouhavedecidedhis, heGamesMastermustread through the adventure to get a
to read he adventure:f they do therewill be nosurprisesand ljttle excitementor them n thegame.Or y the Gam$Master should refer to this bookand he will decide what the player8 get to seeandleam. The only book the players may look at isFightingFontasywhlch tells them how to createand
equip their adventur€rs.IF YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY IN THE
ADVENTURES,STOPREADINGNOW!
FORTHE GAMESMASTER
The Riddling Reaver s a being with many guises.Amongbawdy yokels,hewill seem o bea rumbus-tious fellow of mirth and merriment. When at thecoult of some noble, however, he will be fult ofcharm, chivalry and courtly etiquette- the perfectdiplomat.
This chameleonicability hasallowed our schem-ing fliend to blend into rnany communities/wherehe has gleefullyspreadchaosand disorder, tuined
brotheragainstbrother, and alwaysescapediustice.All this he did in the name of his mastels, theTrickster Gods of Luck and Chance(see lfafl fo!more details). But now he is plofting a schemesogrand, so apocal'?tic, so downright devious, thatdredastardlyBalthusDire would wince with abjectjealousywere e o hea!of tl
In these dventures, your playerswill soonen-
counter the quizzical, enigmatic trapping3 of theReaver.Wlile he mayseemwhimsical, e s not tobehif,ed with. An unpredictableenemy sa deadlyenemy.Still, the adventurersmust stop theReaverif his perilous plan is not to come to ftuition andplungeAllansianto Prlnal Chao6.
There will be timeswhen the adventurersdecide odo somethingwhich is notcoveredby the text.Hereyou mustdo somecreativeGamesMastering this sexplained fulthe! on pages 19-20 of FightingFafl-
tasy).To give you some more help, here are a fewdo's and don'ts:DO male sure the playe$ understandhow to fight
and use their equipment bet "e the adventurebeBins, since explaining the rules during thegamecanbe terribly boring.
DON'T get frustr:ated f the players are not doingexactlywhat you expect hem to; afterall, it is heil
advenfure.DO make sureyou know what all the magical tems,potionsand spellsdo; but don't grve heir secretsaway to the playelsuntil itis necessary.
DON'T play too long! It is far better to make thegame a series of diff-hangers than have it peterout,
DO tell your players to keep accurate ecords oftheir sKrLL,srAMrNAald Loc< scores, swell astheir possessions.
Restorint srAMrNA and LUcK
The four scenarios n this book are packed withhazards, and adventurersmay flnd that they losesrAMrNA and LUCKquite quickly. It is importantthat you give them the opportunity to replenishthese scores, otherwise they will die before they geta chance o complete he story.
Both srAMrNA and Luck can be lestor€d bymagic (spells,potions or scrolls).They may alsoberecovered in other ways. srAMrNA may be in-creased y eatingProvisions.As explainedon page
42ol Fighting Fantasy you should allow adventurersto eat Provisionsat any time that they may reason-ably do so (in other words, not in the thick of battle).Players should keep track of how many Provisionstheir characterc have by means ol their AdtmtureSheets.
r u c x may be recovered through ltct ,oarses(seepage 4o ol Fighting Fdnfasy). If a player comes upwith an idea that is particularly fortunate for theadvenfurers, then you should award them betv\reen
1 and 3 points of LUCK.This may nevef take theirLucK above ts /fliti,?l evel.
Equipment
Each adventurer will begin the game with the fol-lowing equipment:
A sword
A backpackA coil oI rope10ProvisionsNo potionsNote that additional equipment maybe obtained
during the adventures.All equipmentcarriedby theadventurerc should b e ioted dow^on the AiluefiturcSheet.
To make things easier for the GamesMaster, thestory has been split into four separateparts (or Acts,as we have called them). Each Act opens with aPlayers' Tale(whichis to be read out) and a Games-
Master'sn e(whichis to give yor an idea of what theAct is all about). The Acts are split into Scenes,
which follow the format rused n Fi4hting Fantasy.
For example, in Act One, the adventurers lace
around various locations in Kallamehr, trying to
Iind the items required to fulfil their quest. A set oflocations that fit together males up a Scene. TheScene will be illustrated with a rnap, showing the
locationswithin it. These ocationswill have num-
bered references so that you can find your way
around them easily.Each Scenewill have Tasks. Vvhen the adventur-
ers successfullycomplete the Tasks, the Scene s
over, and they may proceed o another Scene.A.lthough the Acts are designed to be played in
order, it is possible to play them individually. In
some cases ou can change he order you play the
Acts in, so that Act Two follows Act Three, forinstance.
The Players' Tale, and any other section which isprinted in italics, is to be rcad out to the players.
Crealur€s n the Adventures
y/hile therearea numberof new creaturesn thisbook, many more can be fonr.d ! Out of the Pit.
Consult it if you need further details about a mons-ter, or want to introduce other fionsters.
Creatules in the adventures will not always fightto the death. One way in which you canbe kind toyour players is by havurg monsters flee when theyare getting low on srAMrNA, or when their allies
have been killed.Unless otherwise stated, all creafurcs in the
advenfureshave arrlttacrs scoreofone,
New Rules
Here are a few additional rules which experiencedGMs may like to add to their games or that exha
touch of realism.
Unconsciousness
In a solo Fighting Fantasy book, should your s rA M-rNA scoie be reduced to zero, then you die. How-ever, since in a multi-player game you have com-radeswho can come to your lescue, t is fairer to
allow you a chance of suffival.So, f your sr-nvrNa should be reduceo ro zero,you are merely unconscious.f your <rnrvrna isreduced to -1, then you have been mortallywounded, If your sraMrNA is -2 orless,you havebeenhacked o pieces,and there s no hope or you!
UnconsciousharacterswiJJwale up after a num-ber of minutes (roll two dice to find how many).When they wake up, they will have 1 point ofsTAMINA.
Mort tW wounded characters require assiatancefrom others. Potions or spells are the only way ofreviving a mo*ally wounded character. Theseshould be used to raise the characte/s srAMrNAabovezero. If they are unsuccessful, repoor char-acterhasbled to deathl
Note that these rules about unconsciousness onot apply to the players' opponents.
Wenpons
It stands to reason that hitting someone with anenormous battle-axe is going to hurt far mote than
poking them with a black puddtng. ln FightingFantasy all weapons were trcated as the same, tokeep the game simple and fast-paced. Some Games-Masters, however, may like to add that extra edge ofrealism to their games by varying the amounts ofdamage that weapons inJlict. In the system pre-sented below, damage will be deteimined by iollinga ctte.
The table below shows the damage done by aselectionof death-dealing mplements, commonlyused by adventuretsand monste$ alike. To use t,firct locate the relevant weapon on the chart. Thenread along to find out how the roll of a die willdetemine the nurnber of srAMrNA points lost bythe opponent for every successfulAttack Round.Note that a sword, an advenfurer's standardweapon, still does heusualu points,
asdoesamacefanother avourite).
*Adventurer iehtsat -1 s(rl-rt Adventurer Ii-ghtsat - z sxr r r-
For example:Mhagi the Thiasher is wielding awicked morning star (aspikedmetalball on the endof a length of chain). Since it is difficult to controlsucha weapon, his sKrLL of 7 is reduced o 5. IfhisAttack Strength s greater han his opponent's, herolls a die and consults he above able o find outhow much damage he does. Suppose he is in adesperatebattle with Lord Zlargh: f he rolls 5 or 6,
he does3 points of damage o Zlargh. Pity him ifherolls 1 too many Limes, houghlIn order to speed up combat, you may l ike to
modify ordinary dice so that they give the damagefor particular weapons. You could, for example,haveablue die fora spear.Youpaintout the dotsonthis blue die until there are two faceswith one dot,two faceswith two dots and two faceswith three
dots. Then you canust
roll this die to de termine thespea/s effectiveness, nstead of consulting the
abovetable. Do the same sort of thing with differentdice in diffelent colours, to use for other weapons.
Ce ain creatures will use weapons, in which casethey will also have the opportunity to roll dice fortheir damage. If they are using a claw, orsome otherweapon not listed above, then they will do tlrcstandard 2 points, unless their description tells youotherwise.
Mighty Strite
There are times - either by incredible luck or by defttiming - when an adventurels blow will sttile with
extra force, oi find a weal chink in an opponent'sarmour. o account for this, GamesMastemmaylike to inhoduce MiShty Strikes o theitrBalr.e
A Mighty Strike occuls when a chaiacter in abattle rolls double six for his Attack Stlength. Whenthis happens, the character autotarically mottallywounds the opponent (i.e. the opponent's srAM-rNA 5 reduced o -1).
Magic
To add extra spice to the advenfures, you may allowon? of the adventure$ to be a wizard. Because hehas spent so much time poring over dusty tomes,and had so litde exercise, his characterwill have theminimum srAMrNA scoreof 14.Sincehe hashad no
trahing in weapons,his sKrLL scorewill be foundby rolling one die arld adding 4, rathe! than the
usual 6. However. he makes uo for this with animDoitant extra characteristic -his vecrc score.Roil two dice and add 6. Enter this in a MAGrc boxon the characte/s.Adrre[fxrlel,eef.t determines owmany spells the adventurer rnay nse in eochAct.Beforc the adventure commences, the wizard'splayer must choose which spells he will have fromthe list below. Every time he uses a spell he mustcaosst off his list. He maychoosemore than one ofeachspell.Wizards should beware:somespellsmaynot work on some opponents!
Spell-casting Hit or Miss?Spells do not work automatically. There is always a
chance of failure, even for the greatest of mages.Whenever a wizard tries to cast a spell, he shouldroll three dice. If the rcsult is less tafl his MAGrc6core, then the spell will work co ectly. II the resultis equal o or gredter ha, his MAGrc score,however,somethin8 has gone wrong. The GamesMastershould decidewhat happens: t may be that the spellsimply fails; or, worse still, it may misfire and affect
the wizard or his comrades.For examDle,a mis-firing Creatue Copy spelJmight createaiopy of thewizard himseu, who would then proceed to enga8ethe unforfunate sorceaer in a raucous argumentabout who was the real wizard! Misfires should behumorous rather than deadly - thele is enoughdanger in the adventures already!
Even if a soell misfires, it should still be crossed
off the wizara's |ist.Certain spells are l isted ashailng a StafldardDura-
fior. This means that the GamesMastershouldsecredy oll three dice when the spell is cast.Thisdetermines the numbcr of minutes for which thespell s n effect.
CreatureCopyThis spell will allow the wizard to conjure up anexactduplicate of any creaturehe or his comradesare fi8h ting. The duplicate will have the same s K L Land srAMrNA scores,and the samepowers, as theoriBinal. But the duplicatewill be under the controlof the wizard's will and he may, for example, n-shuct it to attack the original creafureand then sitback and watch the battlel Stondard ratiorr.
ESPWith this spell the wizard will be able to tune in topsychic n'avelengths- t will not let him /edrJ ome-one'sthoughts , but it wil l indicategeneElframes ofmind. For example, t will tell the wizard whethersomeone s angry, friendly, honest or hiding some-thing. Itis veryuseful for rooting out impostors.
FireAlmost everycreature s afraid offire, and this spellallows the wizard to conjureup fire at will. He maycausea small explosronon the grcund, which willburn for severalseconds nd causeitstaigets o losean amount of sraMrNA determined by rolling onedie. Orhe may create wall offire, tokeepcreatures
atbay(crossingthe all willcauseS ointsofdamage)-The wall offire lasts o( the Standaril uration.
Fool's coldThis spell will tum ordinary rock nto a pile ofwhatappears o be gold. However, it is merely a folm ofIlhsionspell, althou8hmore reliable The spelllastsfot the StnndardDuraliotl, after which the 'gold'reverts o rock.
Illusionfhis is a powerful spell, but it has ts imitations. Bymeans f thisspell hewizardmaycreate convinc-ing llusion (forexample, hat here s a blidge overagapingchasm, or that the floor is coveredwith hotcoals)with which to fool orecreature.The spell willimmediately be cancelled if anything happens
which dispels he illusion (for example, f someonestepsout on to the illusory bridge). An illusion canneve! lead to the laws of nature being broken -rvhile a creaturemay receive llusory damage roman illusory sword, it will in fact do no physicaldamage. t is all in the mind! Even if he becomesunconscious,when he recovershe will find he hassustainedno actual njuries
Levita ionThe wizard may cast his spell on to objects,oppo-nentsand even himself. It ftees ts target tom theeffectsof gavity and causes hem to float freely intheair under the wizard's control. It is not a Flyingspell: the wizard may only move the target up anddown. The spell asts or theStondnrd uration.
LuckWhen cast, this spell will restole an adventurelsLUcKscoreby half its hritial vah)e llhj' InitialLu cKsc6re s an odd nurnber, then round off the numberdownwards). This spell can never raise a LUCKscore above its Iritidl level. The spell can never becast while the wizard is in combat.
ShieldingCasting this spell creates an invisible, immobileshield in front of the wizard and up to six compan-ions, which protects them from physical objectssuch as arrows, swords or cteafures. The shield isnot effectiveagainst magic and, of course, ust as
nothing outside it can touch the wizard and hisfriends, so they will not be able to touch an,4hingoutside it. The shield lasts lot l}jle Stuutd.ard ratiofi.
skillThis spell is identical to the Luck spell, except that itworks on the adventure/s sKrLL scote.
StaminaThis spell is identical to the Luck spell, except that itworks on the adventurer'ssrAnltr,lA score.
StrengthThis spell has the effect of increasing the wizatd'sshength to that oI a Troll when it comes to heaving,humping and battering (for example, when liftinghea\,y
boulders,batteringdown lockeddoors, etc.).The GamesMastershould use his judgement to
decide what may or may not be achieved, bearing inmind that using tM much silel].9lh for a task mayhave disastrous esults! The spellwill only last foronsmajor action Oattering one door down, heavingone boulder, etc.).
WeaknessStrongc.eafures re.educed omiserableweaklingsby this spell. The GamesMaster hould roll one dietwice, first for the victim's sKrLL and then for itssrAMrNA score this shows by how much thesescoreswill be reduced. The weaknesswill last forone combatonly.
Yor haoe bem trewing across Allahsia, in search ofadoentureexcitement andobooe ll treaswe!Forsakingthexoestershores, ouheadedouth, andcame o the andofKallamefu which s tuled by the noblehouse l Rangor.Comryred to the hnrdshipsyou t'acedon the journe!,Kallamehfpronrises otnt'ort nd rich pickings.udging bythe rc ndedbelliesof the tnders you haoeposseilon thefodil, businesshust begood. rourul. ere.
Afta twn months' olid faz,elling,nteftupted fil! Wtheocusional skhmishuith beasts ndbandits,youhauecaught hescentof the sean theuind. The oad broad.msas it approacheshe touJnol Kallatnehr,afld you see ts
famous ower ooming ujesticqlly ifi thedistaflce As youilrou near the town, you catch sight of the sprawlingcollection oJ buildings whiih huddle beneath he touer.The uristing architectllre s sLrangeo your northerneyes;
it seefis o hlne no oriLer o it. you wonderhowon earthpeople an iae in suchchaotic Enlof.
An inryin& pair of gates oomsWore !ou. Sffan&ely,tro guardsseemo bearound, arul thegatesareopen.Youcafi fluke out thet'aiflt sound of shouti g frofi the othetsideof toun, but thehouses lockllour oisionandlouco not seewhtt thecofittotion s about.
As youstand n lie gatezoay,ouhear humpinglrom
thegatehouseoVour eft. Someoneeemso be rying toattfic, lo r attefltion.
'In the flane ol chotity, Iet me o t!' a tiay .oiceimplores. Surely I, one of Borofl Bluesto e's most oyalflbjects, shouldhaov he ight to uitfless his struggle?Letm?out!'
Edging closer, you seea men's gaulrt face pressedogainst hz door's gille. Matucled haxdsgrip the bars,ond earsstainhis grubbyface He d.oes ot ookmuch ikea loyalcitizen o you, andhe hrc almost ertainlybeenheked.n thegatehouselor a good easonThere renokeysnearry,
Abandonhg hifi to his fate, lou hurry touards thesourulof the crowd, uhich getsIo der as yolt gel closer.Cartssit ufiattended, lalls unguardeil,anil liztestockrunsfree.Mintrtes aftn leaaing the gate, you arrioe at the
cen*alsouare thescene l thecotnfiotion. ackedntofiE square s a oastcrowiL surelytheentire populationofKallamehr,npattftom thezoretchn thegatehouse). Each
Wi of eyessfixedon the op of the ozoerwherea spihdl!frgure s strugglifl& tofreehimselffrom the clutehes f oshort obedrun,who nt ftis trying oforceheothet fl'Jeedge l thebalcony Thespilldly fiafi is tietering on theAge. With eaery wist aniL urft llE o lookErsgaspeuer
The scenario begins with the players ardving atRangor Tower, pride of the wealthy merchant-lordsof Kallamehr,iust in time to witness he Barcn'slastmoments. Having failed to prevent his death, the
players will become embroiled in its aftermath.After investigation they will come across a myste-dous box left by the villain, the Riddling Reaver.The box contains a scroll with obscure riddles, bymeans of which the Reaver sets lhe chatacters achallenge: they must assemble hree items from thetown (the solutions to the riddles) and cast theminto the sea at Brion's BluJt the westernmost tip of
the peninsula. So the characterswill have to searchthe town for the items; they will encounter variousvillains, cut-throatt innocents and traps. The tripround the town will be conductedinone Scene. heplayersmust successfully omplete he crucial oca-tions in orde! to assemble the three items. Theadvenfure ends as these are cast from the cliff, andthe players await results . . .
Taske: Meet Lady Carolina. Find arld open theRiddler'sbox.
Lfou are n the hrong of townspeople, truggling toaooidfuingcrushedgainsthe eawall.Peopleresh ekingintiebelief,and pondemoniumeigns. you guess hat it is{te Baronup thae, fighting for his life Bu rrlry?
Nobodyseer able o do anythillg;gu.rrdsfienoretuundtury nloifl o the iighty oaketr oorsof,the ouer.The roud ust stands fldstares.
me seadasfus agaiflst uiciolts rocksat thefoot of thedill belou he ouer Now s your chiflce o defionstratey)uf hetuisnl.CanVousaoehe Baron?But howdoyourachhim?
The players must come up with some way ofreaching the top o{ the tower, Although ingeniousplayers may think of others, there are three mainnays
in which this can be achieved.Firstly, theyElay oin inthe assaultonthe doors. Thisis the eastidventurous option. If one of the players is aaizard, he may decide o use the Strcngth spell toslash down the doors. The playersmay then enterlhe tower: proceed o Location .
The second option is to scale the walls by meanso{ its i!y covering. If the players ask about thebwer, you should tell them thatitis coveredwith athick growth of ivy, which could be climbed by
someone nimble. If the players decide to climb the
Finall, a shrew4 wizard playe! may decide to usethe Levitation spell to ascendthe tower, or enter awindow. He will arrive too late to save the Baron,and will have to coDewith the Riddlels devious exit
on his own, but he;i[ be able to go down and openthe doors for the other characters. he GamesMas-ter should describe he inside of the tower to thewizard's player alone. Try to keep the descriptionbrief - the other players will want to explore theselocations more fully on their way up.
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youSrasp he hick strafldsof W and begifl o clitnb.you
@nhear hecroud belortgaspiflgotyoft braoery Brt it isc longTDayo the op of the tower .
The tower has four floo$. For each floor scaled,playersmust roll against heir sKrLL. They must rolltwo dice. f the result s ower than their sKrLL, thenthey have successfully dimbed the i!y to the level ofthenext floor. If the total is higher, then they run outofhandholdsand canproceedno urther. If they rolla double, then they may fall. They should lesf /o/L11ck.l they arc Unlucky, then they will fall. Rollone die,
and add 2 Doints or each loor above thefust that the adventurer attemDted o dimb. TheUnlucky chaiacter will lose thi; number of srAM-rNA points. If they are Lucky, then they aremerelysfuck and must be rescued'by anothercharacter.
Each of the floors has a large window, throughrehich an adventurer mav climb. If the advenfurersdo not wish to risk climbing all the way to the top,theyshould tell you which floor they want to enter.
Adventurers climbing the tower will enter locationsas ollows:
kyond the shetteredemainsofthemightydoors s a shott
Fssage Ieading o thegtoufld-floorchafiberof the ou,'erThechambers sparsely'umished,with a rcugh wood.entableand a few chairs. Hanging aga Bt the raalls are.urious cookirrgutensils,and sidesof fieat. Ofi the othersideol the oofi thete s a largefreplaceuith a chitwrey-breast.Aroutltl the ualls of the room, a spiral staircasess.ehd,oa trapiloorn thehigh,arched eiling.
Sitting on oneof the chiis isa beautifulwonan. She sfulnil, with an exprcssion f utmost hofior on herface.Perched n her head s a largeBlassar . Swanning n theAr areot leasta dozen ARANTULAS! Theslightestnmenent uill brinS hear crashifl& o thefloor rcleasing
ttsdeadlycontents
The advenfurersmust actquickly! The woman lstady Carolina, the young wife of Baron Bluestone.She has managed to remain perfectly still despiteher terror, birt now, with help at hand, she isrvavering. Suddenly her nerve breaks and the fain-test remor passes hrough her. It is enough!The ar
falls into he! lap . . . and then drops on to the stonefloor. It is still intact! Then, as fhe adventurersrvatch, it rolls lazily towards the table, strikes a leg,andshatters!
There are lifteen Tarantulias in the jar. Treat thes€ething mass as one creatule:
do no damage to sraMINA. Instead, they injecttheir venom. This will affect the victim afte! oneminute, causing black spider-hair to spring up onhis body. This growth itches terribly, and is very
distracting. The victim will lose 2 points of SKILLuntil the hair is removed. Further bites have no
further effect, hough the players do not know this.A Potion of Strength, rubbed vigorously into thebody, will remove the hair and pievent it refurnin8.Alternatively, the victim may have to go to the
barber's every morning for a complete body-shave!Lady Carolina will be delirious with tenor, crying
'Tiaitor! I knew therewas more to that little Iat of asoothsayerl'Should the adventurers ell her of her
husband's plight she will fall into a deep faint.The trapdoor will lead you up to the first floor,
Location a.
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Thelirst floor consistsof imTessioe lioifig-Eutttets,pdomedrpith rich tapestriesafid Jlttflitute. Thefloor isAlbfed with snall scropsol Wpet. The room s gloomy,sincehecurtainsate lfawn and he oxly two candles heda
feebleight. Orl arl opulentcouchsitsa man fl the rcbesq a wizard. He sits qllite still and is aqarefltl! deep nthough. He seens o besmiling broacllyand oadlesaboxin hishands.
This room contains the corpse of Hammet theDash, a local wizard employed by Lady Carolina todiscover he sourceof her husband's orment. Sad-h', he was successful. He discovered that theBaron'ssoothsayer, one Cona Nurndrurn, had beendowly driving Lord Bluestone out of his mind bybombarding him with dddle upon riddle. HavingEltered the fower to waln the Baron, he was rnter-epted by Numdrum. Revealing himself to be theRddling Reaver,agentof the TricksterGodsof Luckdd Chance, the traitorous soothsayer slit Ham-het's throat, and left his 6nal riddle in the box held
b1' he poor wizard - before hastening to the top oflhe tower, to dispatch he Baron.
Hammet is quite dead, his throat slit ftom ear to€ar.The box he holds is a beautifully crafted pieceofD-ork, made of interlocking sections of some verybard wood. It will be pointless trying to open thetox without having solved the cryptic instructionslrlscribed on its surface.
If lorr lDouldseeuhat I contaitAfid ftalbe learn some eajsofgaifi,Sohe his tiddle, drop ne h it,Wait lor the clirk, thefipltll ttlzfrofi it .I will beopen,hm you'I l seeThe easonfur this riddle-me-ree:
'lt befibles at eichbreathof airAnd yet canheaoiest urdensbearIt shousno ,nark when t is hitAtld more you'remostly nideof t! '
The solution to this riddle is rurtel and the boxmust be immersed in water to be opened - seeEnding the Scene,pages42-4.
5Thewalls of this room seem o benade ol silaeredmetal,nnd haae beenpolished until they are almostpetectlyrcflectiz,e.The effectof being in a circular room uithmifroreil ualls is eerie, to say the least. The room haslargeruindots
thanLhose
fLhe
floor belou, and i sootlbecomes baious that thrs tootn se(pesas the tower'sbeacon.The sourceol light is a latge fery being, heldsecurelyn a cagen the centreof the trotn. Thecage,ha[of rohich s bafle.l ahd half walled, stanils on a podiumwhich eooloes lowly Thc lightt'rom hecreaturedazzlesyou aniL oucannot ookat it dircctly Youare hanklulthat it is safely mprisonedbehind magically enchantedLtars.Stationedat regular inten)als oround theroom are
halfa dozenpails of watet As the astofyoustepsnto theroofi, thedoorol thecage lowlyswings pen.SomeoneIus been areless
The creature s a DEVLIN, and the adventurersmust defeat t before hey can eave his room.
DEVLIN s(rLL 10 STAMINAo (seebelow)
The Devlin is invulnerable to earthly weapons,but cansingeaway2 points of srAMrNA ifit wins anAttack Round. It is vulnerableonly to dousing.Thereare sixpails of water around the room whichmay be used to try to repel the Devlin. A characterwho throws a pail of water at the Devlin must TeslfbrLack.Successndicates hat the Devlin hasbeenbanished back to the Magical Plane of Fire. Failureindicatesamiss. Playerswho do not think to use he
The oof of the touer is nade of roughflint stones.A tdllfrawle in the centueflies the Boron'sefibleft. As yoltanioeyou catcha fleetingglimpseof BarcftBluestofteleeteringn heparapet f he ouer but henplummeting
lo the rocks beloro.His opponmt turns slowly round.,chuckling nsanely o himsell. Whenhe sees ou, hescamryrsooer to theflagryle, He gtips it frmly - andspinseffortlesslyp it , right to the op! His ooluminous
'Looksikewe're bit ate,areh'twe?'hesqueals.yourpfeciousBaron's not much use norr, is he? He had flo
sense f humour, anyway 'It may seem that the playershav€ cornered he
evil-doer csoonsible or the Baron'sdeath. But theRiddling Reiver (for it is he) will make good hisescape, in a dramatic fashion. As the advenhrrcrsadvance on him, agasp wafts up from the crowd larbelow, and a mighty shadow falls on the towelssummit. Hovering majes icallysome wentymetles
above s a vast marrow-shapedflying vessel. Be-neath it hangs a small, luridly coloured gondola,from which trails a rope. The Reave! grasps this,and pauses o hurl a parting shot o the advenfurers.
'I do so hate goodbyes. Maybe w€'ll meet again. . . or maybe not.' So sayinShe pats the top of theflagpole,and spins up the rope to the gondola.Within seconds he pole starts o writhe and twist,transforming magically into a GIANT SNAKE.with its tail still finr v planted into the roof. The
Snake will attack anyone who remains on the rootbut cannot follow them down the traDdoor.
GIANT SNAKE
hidden. llyouhaoe odo s solaeiy riddlesofind@herein Knllamehr hey arc. I hope ou're lucfo, Thenagain, Ihope ou'reunludc!. t's all thesafie o ie.
What am I?A white-wingedfish thatporls the@aoesI ply thesryrkling waste.I'm boundry opes, xdpu\edW cloth,Lestmerchantsose heirhaste.
Where am I?
W frst is n soltthbltt not n floih;My seconds in picture bul flot ift play
W thitd is in fourth and also fl toorth;My lourth is in bookanil also n cook;
W fifth is in toebut nou in seu;My sixth is ifl lile but not in death;Atld tol.ethet'm loundwhere hildren bound.
What am I?My belly sroundAfld boutrd ith ironbond.s)Whot I carryaluaysflises a cheerMtrder haoel ot done)
Stolen ot;cheatedot;Yeta peg s beaten io fiy head
Vvheream I?My coat sgreen nd can peakOf eperalhitrgs, utmostly heek.In such prison amsetThtt hasnore oopholeshana rct .
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If the Snakescores wo hits in succession,t willEwallow ts prcy whole, and he will quickly die.
Meanwhile, the Riddling Reaver will have glidedoff into the wild blue yonder, leaving the inhabi-tants of Kallamehr shocked and stunned.
EndingheScene
However they fare in the tower, the advenhrrersshould be left with the mystery of the box to solve
The solution to the riddle is zrcfer.If the olavers donot seem o be able to guess t, the Game;Nrastetshould help them - maybe Lady Carolina couldguess t? To be opened, he box nustbe completelyimme$ed in water. If it is, a oud clickwill be heard,and when the box is rcmoved it will fall open -though its contents will be perfectly dry. There is noother way to open the box than this; it will resist allefforts to smash t oDen. nside is a Darchmentonwhich is written the iollowing:
I alrtals belieoe u gioing Woplea chance.After all,uitholtt Chaftcehere s no Luck, nd without eitheruhercuollltl I be?you can try to follow fie, if you @ant toaoenge luestofie'seath. nd I uon't stop!ou. In fact,I'llprooidetfu ransport. ttopayyo r fare, ou'llha1)eto gather hree rinkets andfeed hem o the Godof the Sea
at Brion's Bluff. What'smore, he trinketsaren't eaetl
l y'hatam I?I'ae neither opnor bottom,Yet I holdbone nd skin;I hardly eter r@kea noise,And let n! Mfils a difi.
Where arn I?Ill-matcfud is ny oisage o ntyJrarneHoms areon ny heail thercst o hideousman;Byfamewellknown hrough ll theAllafisianlands;Frommanand.beast ogether s n1y utme.
The Riddling Reaver
You should copy these iddles outand give themto the players, so that they can refer to them in thenext Scene, About Town' .
For your information, the answers to the riddlesareas ollows:
Answer l: The tem is a srip, and it is to be foundat the school.
Answer 2: The item is a cask,and it is to be foundat lhe'Paftot in a Cage'nn.
Answer 3: The item is the ring which is worn bythe Minotauf .
Scene Two: About Town
Task Find the three items- the ship, the caskandthe ng.
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Thedeath of Barcn Bluestone as sent shockwaaesthtougholtt the city-port. Bewilderedocalsare grouPedhercafld therc, rccounting he ragic eoentshat you uvlea pdrt of. lt is up to you to see hat justice is done!
Sofieuhete n the town lie the solutiofls o the Reaz,er'siddles, afi.l lo standan! chance f catchitrsupwith him,it seemsou mxstpby his ittleghrc.
You are sti in Rtflgor Touer. The lid! Carolina
agreeso s11W1!!01.twifh Lny weapohrylou mayneed nyoutquest Shewill send ut o healfi1ury tosuryIyyou
uith fne arms, dafted W the best weapon-smithsn
Killamehr.Shealsoafiangesfor a guidet'or you. Hamfiet the
Dash, the unfortunatewizafi @howas kille.l W the
RiddlihgReaaet, adan aryrefitice.DapW s onlyfout'tea1,but h^san intitrute knowledge f thecity. He will beable o gioeyou guidanceanil seefisoery kcm tohelpyou
uith the riddles
You should give the players a free choice of
weapons Lo add to their characters' EquipmentLsts.
Dappa s a usefulcharacter or you to play. Hewill
enable you to give the players hints about which
directions o go n if they are having trouble.Dappa
L r'tg*ffi i .r l , , i'mind: he is very good at solving riddlesl lf theDlaye$ are getting stucl you should use Dappa tohelp them. But he will not just volunteer solutions.He will want to demonstrate how smart he is bybeing obscwe. He will give clues to the solution,and be very disdainful about any 'stupid heroes'
rv'hocannot solve 'simple riddles'. Whenever yourA'antto give the adventure$ a bit of help with adddle, consult Dappa's Clue Table, which gives aseriesof clues or each iddle. Give the clues o theplayers n order. Hopefully your players will notneed oo many clues.You should not over-use hetable: t does not do to let playersgetlazyl
Dappa's Clue TableShip:r. ' I can ellyou' e andlubbers.'z-'Takea ookn theharbour,what lo yousee?'
J. 'Pish,pish, you shoulil carraftgem! words,du/n-mies!'
School:t. ' lt's easyf you'oebeenhere.'
z. 'It rhymesuith aflotheru,ordfor idiot which swhat
J. 'Whathas pupil, xt sn' aneye?'
Cask:7.'ry you're o accomplishow task, iake ie th!fie.'z- 'You'll oftensee his t'ellou roIIinB along streetsand
Parrotin a Cage:L'What talks, utcan'argue?'2. ' I t 'sa pet,numskulls! '
). 'Pieces f Ei&ht,Pieces f Eight!'
Ri"g,1-'
lt's got io enils, nd t's often recious.2. 'lt's only a little thing, but it can bind two people
togethzr.'
i-'lt's round,butyoucanput yow finger hrought.'
\{inotaur:1.'I thinkhe's heating it's not a place,t's a percon!'2.'I'm o-mazedoucan'tget hisone!'
3 'Theonly wa! to soloe iddles s to take hebull W thehomsandtackle hem ike a man.'
lf it comes to a fight, though, Dappa will changehis fune and wanf protection:he's no warrior! Theonly spell he leamed from Hammet was Invisibfity;hewill try this in an emergenct but or y on himself.
DAPPA sKrLL4 srAMrNAS MAcrcS
Dappa explains hat the bestplace o begin nves-iigating will be outside n the market-squale.From*rere, the players will be able to choose where they
to. Show them the map of the town so hat hey willsee he locations of most interest. Whichever of therajor locations they aim for, they must passlirough the residentialarea Location8).
Whenever the characters ind one of the threeitems, they will hear a manic cackle from the Rid-dling Reaver's parchment and the riddles relating
Eoeh he deathof Baron Bluestonedoesnot preoefltthelradersnlcing theif daily lioiflg, afid thc mafket-squareshusy. Exotic goods,fine .loths and succlllentJoodstulfs2domshops,stalls, carts afid batoros. Businesss brbk,rnd the ocalshabv ittle tihe to takenoticeofstrangers.
As lou pass hrou&h the throng, a cry goesup. The€ioudspart asa hnky, ill-t'ormed outhshouldos his waythrough,wildly swinging a oiciousJookingcudgel. Be-hindhitn, sprawledn aquiz'eringheap,lou un see chfierchant. There s no rooln to draxo sroord.onil eoerrl'!oudid youwouldnskhurting nnocent yslanders.
The thief is maling directly for the adventurers,
andthey must make a snap decision o getout ofhish'ay or to apprehend him. If they decide to try tostophim, they may notuse weapons,and will fightat a penaltyof -4 to sKrLL.
LARGO THE SWIFT sKrLL6
Should Largo be beaten, the merchant will recov-er his purse and thank the advenfurers profusely.He will introduce himself as Ignatius Galapagos, air-aderwho deals exclusively in exotic livestock fordisceming customers. He proudly boasts that hesupplied the monsters for Baron Sukumvifs Ttial ofChampions-the notoriousDeathhap Dungeon.Herioans about the ill foltune that has besethirn eversince he lalded in Kallarnehr: the scurvy rogueswho were handling his cargo have slid away, talinguith them his famed exhibit, a Minotaur u/ith the
ability to snort poisonous gasthrough its nostrils!
3Thedocksare dirg, da*, snelly andlull ol the shadiestitrvacters you hioe eoet seen.Wsterious robedfgures'niteroh merycornetandlou haae hedistillct feeling hat:'L.een yes reTr,vtchingoureaerymoLv.Asyou aryroach:at largeuooden
storugebafnsuhich line the waterlrcrt-touslop in lour tracks The barn doorfurthest ftom you
-eaksopen,andhqoshadyfiguresemerge,manhandling
-talapryarsto be a body. They drag it to the qualfiide
;tul drop it into the sea As thea slide bick touads the:vm, youhear houtingfrom n;ide hehuge uilding
Thebuilding housesa hastily constructedarena.
-\ largepit hasbeendug, and its sidesbuilt up with
:\anels and loose timbet. Every available nch of:€atingaround the imis taken upby anassortment.-isailo$ and rogues,all clutching coinsandyellingrets at one another. They are so absorbed n theipectacle hat they will takeno noticeof the adven-:urers f they enter the barn. At one side of the dms',andshe masterof ceremonies, esplendent n anenormous urban and garishsilkpantaloons.As the
idventurerc approach the pit, he will yell: 'Whola reschallenge he mighty Minotaur of Mellizand?L thereanyone brave and hardy enough to last the:urn of the sand-glass? ome now, surely 1ooGoldieces make t worthwhile?'
ln the pit fumes the strange beast, brought to:Gllamehr by Ignatius the merchant. It has been:-:ducted by the crew of the ship which lgnatiusirartered, and they are using lt for cruel sport.
pathetic-looking Minotaur - certainly nothing like
the mighty beastof legend. In his nosehe wears a
brass ring. This is the ring the players seek,and the
only practical way to get t is for one of the adventur-
ers to volunteer to fight the beast.
MINOTAUR sKrLLg srAMrNAg ArrAc(s 2The brass ing in his noseenables he Minotaur to
breathe a stinking cloud of poisonous gasevery four
Attack Rounds.Characters aughtin the cloudmustTestfor Luckor lose4 STAMINApoints. Lucky char-
acterswill loseonly I point.
The sand-glass eferred to by the masterof cere-
monies times a pe od of sevenAhack Rounds. It
after this time, a character s still up and fighting theMinotaur, then a rope will be let down, so that he
may climb out of the pit and daim the prize. He will
be given a bag of coins(the sneaky ingmasterhas
put only 74 coins n it, howevei), and told that he
may not fight the Minotaur again.If they are to recover the ring, another one of the
adventurersmustfight and defeat he beast!
Ai adventurer who defeats the oeature wlll havejustenough time to recover he ring froim he Mno-
tau/s snout beforc three angry thugs jumP downinto the pit and attack.The audienceof rogueswill
havemelted away, and the beturbaned ingmaster
will be nowhereto be seen.The onevictor will need
help from the rest of the partyl Each of the three
thugs has the samecharacteristics:
4TheNautical Acadenryof Ktllafiehr is an a cimt anddexlepitbuildiflg. It is pelcheddangetu sly close o thediff, axd you wond.etwhat pleoents t lroft sliding intotfu sea!Robedchildrm careernoisily in and out of thehrge entance and lean out of u)ittdorosAt the op of the
building is an ancientwentheroanen thelorm ofa ship.Poched precariousLy n this is a grubw youngstet uhotttracts ourattentionW lobbingoose itsof ileat you.
Kallamehr's school for aspiring young sea-€ptains is famous thloughout this region. Equallyrbtorious is its reputation for harboudng some ofthemostrcbellious, hischievous brats n the area.
Theweatheruane n the shapeof a ship is one ofthe tems which the heroesarc seeking. f they are o
recover t, they must find some way of getting itdown, either by magic, or simply by climbing.I{hile the intricate architecture of the building willhake it easy to find handholds, the roof is badlydecayed,and the children will also be doing theirbest o hamperany climbers.
ln order for a character o reach he weatheryane,
the player must first roll lower than his sKrLL toEach the root and then again to scale he tiles. Ifertherof these ail, then the chancter cannot reachhrs goal, and risks fallin8, thanks to the tiles thrown
b pupils. He must Testlor Luck. l he is UiJulcky,ften he will fall. Rollone die and subtract he resultftsm srlMrrra. I{ a character alls while crossinqthe root then he will have fallen through the tile;
l[ a character successfullymakes the dimb, by thetime he reaches the top, the young rascal will havemade his escape by sliding down the tiles andswinging into a window.
To get the chancter down, the player must againduke the sKrLL rolls.
Smart players may try to bdbe or coax the childreninto helpin8 them remove the ship. Ingenious play-crs should be able to come up with a number ofschemes,and it is up to you, the GamesMaster, todecide how successful these will be. Bear in mindthat these little villains are no softies!
II the heroes decide to ventule inside (or fallArough the ceiling!), then rcad the following
descdption:The building housesone enomous classroom,flled
Eith decaling desksafld flusty books nd charts. t is itr
ryrou . RhmIgroupsofpupilsseefi o becofldtlctitlg iasstprfare agaiast o e aflothel, a d soonyouare etnbroiledA o battlefield. f watet-bottbs, rlk-pellets,peas nd otheraoreuxsaoourymissiles. lufiped nadeskatheftontoflfu class s theytrtly shape l the teacher.He is caked.n
dast,andisclutchinga half-eaten wle. Tied o itsstemst note:ToSir,Iromyorebeluoted ueples.'
All attemDts to wake the feacher will fail - he hasteen drugged by his Aeluwed pueples'! He willremainasleepno matter what.
lf any adventurers are foolish enou8h to take atite fiom the apple, five minutes later they will dozed, and will rcmain asleep for the rest of the Scene!
fhe 'Panot ifi a Cage' nn is the mostsuccessfll,qndthedost disreputable, rinking-establishmentn Ktlldmehr.DoWa warns you ol its infamousclieatele,and he entersirith relrEtance. nside thesmokyden, q largeqowd of
Esortedne'er-do-wells re ussedarounda table.A cocw'D1o1g
nan is pofomfug a trick u)ith threeshellsafid a*A . Tuo pilesof coins estily thot this s no dlegame you
ann notice hat iobody e E able o but lhe manat his
atnle It looks simple, and he shuffles the shells verylDuI!, bat sofiehouhe fianages o .leceh)ell corfterc.7lere isonl! onepersonn the nn uho does otseett o beicry ilter$ted in thegame.He i.sa short, ret-fqcedfellowa'hosits
Wthe bar, playin& uith his beedneckldce, nd
xiatofially m tteing to hinself. By his headhangsa:rle with thc pries of ale; t cLnbeboughlW the anka:' fo thc cosk.Behind fu batyoucansee asks, ot esonilNftelsunt lily str.ked.
As you lookmound, yourfaithful guideDaW urgent-:l Besturesor you tofollou hitn outside.Thereheexpldifls*rf the ot-focedia wasonce n aTrentice ofhisforfierrrster, Hafifiet the Dash.He wIs dismissedfor petty
iiietrery uhich heacconplished singmagic, Unleqs e siery fiuch ttlistaken, Rat-facehas somethihg o do with:.ta oungconjuror's ndzing un olluck.
Ra - ace s, in fact, influencing the gameby meansot his magicalnecklace.Hehasa angedtosplittheproceedswith his accomplice.No onehasmadeanytonnection between the two, so it is up to the
press on in search of the cask (which can be Purch-ased at the bar fo! a paltry sum - the 'Parrot in a
Cage' is certainly rlot famous for the quality of its
ales!).
Altematively, they may decide to expose he trickfirst. They will no doubt comeup with aPIanfor this
- or wen a way oI pro{iting from it! It is up to you to
decide the results of these actions. However, the
most likely choices will be either publidy to de-
nounce the scoundrels, o! to Prevent Rat-face's
magical interference and join in the game (where
they will find it easy to outwit the yodth) and win
Gold Pieces o the value of three dice rolls.Explaining the trick to the inn's ProPdetor will
lead to the two con men b€ing dragged off to cou*
for a dose of Kal lamehr'sv.iciousustice.The inn-
keeper will thank the adventurers profusely, and
shower them with drinks. He will even grve them a
whole caskofale to show his gratitude!
lf an adventurertakesRat-face's eadnecklace,t
will add 1point to his Iriftal LUc( score oraslon8as
it is worn (unless he characters a wizard, in which
caset will add 2 points).
The Flesh and Pdt Emporium is a gaudily decoratedbtilding. lts ualls are coaered.withdesignslor luridaattoos.Iudging W the nauticolflooour of wrny of the
Wtures theEfiporium 6afaaouiteofsailors. tandifig
lustoutside he entrance o the
buildixg is a burly fellou.Heu)ears nly ,t loincloth,afld s cooeredt'romhead.ot'ootot tattoos.He has attracteda sfiall clotDdof admiing*reet urchins nil passers-Wto uhotnhe s demonstrct-ng the ufiique qualitiesol his designs.As hefiexeshisight afti, the tattooof a bell!-dificer comeso lit'e,while61 his left, a earsonecobra earsaltdstrikes. The ieiotlausesmen moreof theselabuloltswork ol art. Sofie olflten haoebem dmwn on thick parchment,othersadom
Elut looks ike llayed skitt! Bltsily at work ofl his latest.asterpiece s a cfaggy old Dwarf whomust bewell oontu h ndred yearsol.l. His uillitlg oictitn is whining
litifully as heDwarf's needles rickhisflesh.W th afnalfuurish, the tattoo is complete,and the shakenwilor*aggers ooet to a full-lmgth miror. The designb ol alfuzing sun beatingdownon a trcpiul island..
'With this enchantedattoo, rnyhiend, you uill neoet
eth coldagain!' croak the Duart'. [email protected].'I should think so too, ofter all I'pe had to eadwe!' he
atlters. slippingonhi5shirtdnddeporling.
None of the Redver's tems are hidden in the
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drop, but the player chamctersmay be pe$uadedDr lhe Dwarf to invest in some bodily decoration. Iftey are /erlly keen they may even have one of his6bled magical tattoos, which bestow strange pow-
Eson theirwearers . Thesearenot cheap,however.
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I\thile a normal tattoo can be had for a Gold Pieceor
trvo, magic ones cost 25 Gold Pieces.Adventurersmaychoose tom the following tattoos:
RismgSun. As described above. This enables heh'earer o endule the lowest tempeEtures without
fll effect, and to withstand the fiercest winds anddownpours. Very useful or sailors.
Inping Tiger.A striped cat springing out of jungletoliage.Bestows he power offerocity. Ifa character.alls upon this power by revealing he tattoo, thenhe will add 1 point to his sKrLL for as long as thetattoo is visible. Wha t is more, he will be able to fighton for one round afel his srAMrNA falls o zero. He
*ill suffer the ill effects only affsl the battle.Eogle.A majestic hunter of the skies. Gives thepower of sharp sight. The bearcr can see greatdistances, nd will be able o notice hings thatmostpeoplewould overlook.
adbl4.A hooded serpent poised to strike Enables:he character o mesme ze an enemy Ifthe wearerer?oses he tattoo, the victim must roll two dice. If
ie total is less than or equal to his s(rLL, thenpponent is unaffected. If the total is greater,however, he will stand tEnsfixed for one AttackRound - and the tat tooed charactermay inflict aInoundautomatically.This rusewill work only onceLan ny one oPponent.
Ilade entirely ol gleamiflguhite trutble, the KnllatflehrUh-house is cl:earl! heplaceo be lyou are chafldidle.Lqated ifl a prosperoAs rea of toua, it boasts n enor-.tous pillaredehtrtmce largeehoughlo accommoilatetstlouter pattons!
lnsiiLe,a simpleentrance obby sattended,ryasnooty-bking indbidual in acerernonial ath-towel.HeWersatyoudisdainfully and asks:
'Am I to assufie that you are not fiefibers? I hardlyliink Lhtt out members nuld dress hefiselz,es suchaCoaenlyfashion.'
Non-members are not ordinarilv Dermitted to use
lhe baths, but the attendant will explain that he isPreparedo make an exception n their case,as ongas they pay the 'nominal fee' of 5 Gold Pieces.Dappa points out that it is a rare privilege to enterthe baths, and the influential members of the Bath-house Club may be able to help them with thei!quest. If the players decide to explore the bath-house, read the following:
Bet'ore ntering, yo mustremooe llyour clothingandteaponry, uhich b taken o thecloakrooms y a seroant.All thet may be unrn in the baths s o touel you aretiected. to Lhe )ol, uhich aryrmtly lies at the eul of ataze of passages. oumeetno oneon the@oy,b t aftet aCnrt ualkfinl yowselaesnftontol apai ofbrass oor6h6idc is o sfiall bathing-rootn.Steps ud downfroln theht into the sqrklirrg uaters. Aooss the room are afi
-bntiuloair of brassdoors.
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If any of the players have tattoos then they will be
dearly visible - and magical ones will tale effect.The particularpool to which the adventurers ave
been directed s one usedfor the entertainmentoIthe bath-house's patrons. When the adventurershaveallenteredthepool, thebrassdoorswill swing
shut, Looking up, they will see hat they are bein8watched from a balcony. Several bloated indi-viduals are gazing down arogantly. As they reachthe centre of the rcom, the onlookers will begin toempty large pots into the pool. From the pots de-scendcascadesofaterand. . . ELECTRICEELSIEachof the six eelshas the followins attributes:
ELECTRTC EL
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Kallamehrs a largesea-tozon,horyh quiteufilike helatk and rcachercusortsol thenorth.Yousoon ealize:hat'although it looki chaotic, it is actually oery wellrd.ered. ts stfeets tecleafi, hi l ts citizens eem uite
:intenteduith their ots.
You need read this to the players only once,rlthough they will undoubtedly pass through thercsidential areasbetween locations several times.Each ime they do, you should roll on the followingResidential rea EncounterTable:
ResidentialArea EncounterTable
Roll two dice and consult he table o discoverwhatthe adventurers meet on thetu way through the
jice Roll2
SKILL6
EachAttack Round, oneof the eelswill let off itselectricdischarge,doing 4 points of damage o theadventurer it is athcking. Each eel can emit onlytwo bursts.You mustchoosewhich advenfurers realfected.
The brass doors through which the heroes en-teredhave been ocked, eaving the other doors asthe only meansofescape thewalldof the pool-room
are smooth marble,which cannotbescaled).Unfor-tunately, the doors lead straight out into an alleyround the back of the bath-house.The bath-housefatties will be roaring with laughter at their joke. Ifthe advenhrrels somehow manage o defeat he sireels,another six will be thlown down.
The heroeswill find that their belongingshavebeen Bcatteredabout in front of the bath-house,
causingmuch humiliating laugh ter from passers-by!
EncounterA trainedKRELL (a six-armedmonkey- sKrLL8/ srAMlNA 5) will attempttopick th€ pockets of one of the
adventurers. f the advenfurerhas heeagle attoo, he will notice nstantly.Otherwise he must Testlot L11ck, dbeLucky to avoid osingall his cold,One of the adventurcrs decidebyrclling dice) will be falselyaccused ftheft. Sixguardswill attempt to arrestthe character. f the adventurels emaincalm,and insist that the guardsconsultthe Lady Carolina, hen all will be well,
attack the guards, however, then theywill have committed a c me, and willhave to fight any guards fhey may latermeet.Any guard s sI(rLL6, srAMrNA5.The adventurers meet a guard patrol. I{
they are wanted for a crime (seeencounter above), the guards willattempt to arrest hem. Otherwise, theywill ask the adventurers if all is well,and whether theyhave seenanythingamiss.A stleet-traderattempts o sell headventulers someof his wares.They
may buy new dothes off him, if theywish, butmust carry them n theirbackpack.A cornplete et ofclothescosts Gold Piece.No encounter.The adventurers are mobbed byurchins. Word has gotabout that theyareon aheroic quest or the LadyCarolina, and theseadmiiing young
ragamuffins want souvenirs. To get ridof the urchins, eachadvenfurermuslpart with one item. Otherwise, theparty will be surroundedby screaming,yelling street urchins for the rest of thisScene!The adventurers bump into IgnatiusGalapagosseeLocation2). If they
Minotaur. Iftheihave not, he willshrug, and offer them 5Gold Pieceseach by way of a reward for catching thethief- it had slipped his mind at thetime! If they have seen he Minotaur, h€
will be keen o know where t is. If toldit is dead, he will start to weepuncontrollably, and hurry off, sayinghemust go to the bath-house.The advenfurcF run into a vicious6keet gang, arrned with knives, andintent on murder and theft. They mustIightl Sixmembersofthe gang attack:
each s s(rLL zsrAMrnr
4.f halfof
their number are killed or knockedunconscious, he restwill run away.The adventu:rersare attacked by aPRESS-GANG!Haf a dozenheavies(each KrLL5, STAMINA )setuponthem with cudeels. fall theadventureff ar; knocked unconscious,when they awake they will find
themselvesonboard ship.They willhave little choice but to work for thenotorious Captain Sanbar. They havefailed n their quest or the three tems.However, the quest or the RiddlingReaver an continue!Captain Sanbar'sship canbe wrecked, and theadventurerswashedashoreon ajungle
coastline.You can then run Act Three.
Once the adventu.ers have assembled the threeitems, they should hurry off to Brion's Bluff. Readlhe following to the players:
A mighty storm assailsBrion's Blulf asyou apptoach he
trff's edge. Naoes rashagainst herccksfar below. t isn ominous Dening.syouhurl he hip, he ask nd heang out to sea, he storm see s to becomeel more
-enzied. Thecloudsbrcu oterhatil. You can do nothins!1|standandllait . . .
This is the end of Act One, 'The Curse of Kal-Iamehr'. t leadsdirectly on to Act Two, 'VoyageofEnigrna'. If you are going to continue with the story,
tou must decidewhat happens o Dappa.He is veryieen to continue adventuring, even though he isnot as skilful as the adventurers-They muit decidehhether they wanthim to comealong with them. If$ey refuse,he will return, sadly, to Kallamehr.
If he accompanies hem, you must continue toplayhim yourself Hemaycome in usefulforgivingdues and hints, so use him to guide the players
*roothly through the story. If given a weapon, hehill fight to the best of his ability. But he has onereakness - he is terrified of spiders and ceepy-i:awlies! If he encounte$ any, he will start shriek-ng with fear,and will loseanyweaponshe may bearryln8.
l tu arcofl he tuil ofa mysteriousrynent, theRid.dlingi,azaer.This setuant of the Tricl<sterGodsof LuckandJtancens murfureil grcatnoblefian, nd iust pay he:-rrsEue ces.His motiaeslor lhecrimeuJerc bscure, ut'a
behaoioursuggestst tuasptrt of sofie greoter plan.]:u questhasbroughtlou to a taII cliff on the cMstlile.
-ts he toftcloudsboilafld lgeooerfuad,-atldhelu ous:'r-Jrdashes ou, you smse hat this turmoil is but a
iagment ol somegrcatet battleon a Higlrcr Plane.Are!{-r destinedo beapatt of that battle?You wait lor tlirrutes that seem ikz hours Then,
\-l,kingout tosea,youcatch sightof a sail Bltt uhtt kifidi shrysails n a storm ik this?As it aryroaches,hei'ds abaleafid.he Ljaresqash lessoiolentl! agaifist he--.k at theloot of thecliff.
r.;:es . As you lookcloser yousee hat thegalley tally is.aing ooet hewaz)es it islloathg aboDehe uater!
Srddmly theshipstol8 dead.A hnting-bfut is uincledtL-r.1lo theuaues,dnd mooes owards heshore.Again,n are ceftain that there s nobodyaboard- t rerchesaL-orl) cooeJustalong tlle clilf from you, awl grinds on
t::nesarulYou et hefeeligitswait ing... forl lou.
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A sliryery poth eak dorDn o thebeochfrorh the op of a
thecliff, whichyou un easilydescefld ;th alittle carc.Assoonosyo alL limb tlto theboat, t slides outl fito tlLwater,andsmoothly eadsn thedircctfi11f thegallE.lNlat haoe ou let yourselztean for?
GamesMaeter's Tale
The Act opens with the adventurers boarding theTroiz Shy, he Reaver's ea-going essel.Once heyhave boarded it, the galley will sail off at greatspeed, ollowing the coa8tlineacross he Glimmer-ing Sea. ts joumey endsafter t crosses he Gulf ofShamuz ald reaches he jungle coast.The adven-
ture takes place entirely on the ship, and thereforeconsistsofonlyone Scene. heonly importantTaskto be accomplished by the adventurers on the ship isto stay alive until the journey is over! However,there will be much to occupy them on the T?ri.e S/,y,as the riddling villain has left plenlr of traps andmenaces o test ourintreDid heroes.
This scenario is designed to be run with a time-
Iimit, representing he dulation of the seavoyage.You should decidebeforehandhow long you wantthe Bame to last. When the time-limit is up, allowthe adventurers to 6nish what they are doing (ifthey are in the middle of a fight, for instance!) andgo straight o Ending the Act/ pagesoo-oo.
The scenadobegins with the landing-boatbeingwinched up on to the deck of the galley. You should
thelefore start offat Location1, the deck.
llost ships'deckare oeryclutteredDith opes,borrcls@t all kinds of tuutical tackle,Not this o e, lhough.-Ihereis flot so iItchosacoilof rope. fhe eck eemso bel&Adefltirely rotn blackpine,ote of the shongest ndarestzooodsn Albtr6i4, nits middle,betueenhemssts,i ohatchway,resumablyeadingtohehov.At each nd,i theouerdeckheres adoor.To he ght ol thaotuMtdJlor s a largebrass laque, n uhich s nscribed wicesh/.
Eoen n heuppetdecks,herc reno ope6 noreoerttleel for steerifig!Whatuind theresseemsot o touchlv sails: heyhan| litnpandhfeless.
The deck has no inhabitants, ut that will notrFcessarily prevent the adventurels fromclcountedng somethint!
The fust time they are on the deck, after havingdimbed out of the landing-boat, therc will be no-dLinghere, and they will have to choose from thedoors at each end of the ship and the deck hatch to
Foceed further. However, on subsequent isits (or
it they refuse to leave, pleferring the coward'g op-fEn of staying put), they will find that the deck srDt quite the haven of safety it might seem. Thereae several possible encounte$ here. Whenevet the.dventurers venture back on the declt you should:oll one die and consult the Deck Encounter Table to!€ewhat they have met. Roll again f the encounter-casalready happened - each one can only occuronce,
EncoltnterA hugePLESIOSAURUS sKrLL9,STAMINA22) ears ts ugly headout oftlre seaand swims towad,s the TwiceShyNot surprisinSly, it is quite hungry If theadventurers are able to satisfy it bythrowing it plenty of food, then it will goaway. Otherwise hey will have o fight.A mighty storm assails he ship.Although the l?rlce Shy s in no danger ofcapsiziflg, he adventurersmay be esssecure.For out ofthe storm will swoop1-6 STORM SPIRITS, fierceelemental
creafures, hildren of the ra8ing skies:each s sKrLL10,srAMrNA6.Thoughwingless, the Storm Spirits fly atterrifying speed. Before the battlecommences, ou should ask eachof theadventurerswhich weapon hey are .
going to use. Make a note ofwhichcharactelsale using metal weapons.
EachSpirit canunleashup to two bolts oflightning. Thesebolts hit on a roll of 1 4on one die, and do 2 points of damage.Also, anyone using a metal weapon whowins an Attack Round againsta StormSpirit will losea point of srAMINA due tothe Spirit's electricpower.Another ship approaches rom directly
ahead.With horor, the advenfureF willsee hatit hasblacksails itis a plague
side of the ship and questions theadve hfiercl. 'Whatpltny land.-dwellersre
rnore powerful of the two, and give aconvrncing reason (useyourjudgem€nfl), otherwise he SeaGiantwill attack: t is s(rrl 10,STAMTNA 7,ATTAcxsJ. f lhe correct nswerstrven the Giant will laugh, send a hugewave (Taghingover tli.e TwiceShy(this
will drenchthe adventurers),and divebeneath he sea.
A.ll the other locations in this scenario are belowthe decksof the ship. Theseshouldbe tr€atedinthesame way as rooms in a dungeon (as in fightintFarlasy). Remember, he adve-nturerswill requirisome kind of hght to seefurther than one mehe inthe darkness.
nth the lalrer deckof the bMt is d brge @rgohold.ingd.oun he addet lou find younelaes n the quiet
of thisstorage rea.Peculiatsfiellsassailour,ils,and hedampwamtthol thehnld eebstraflgely
HangiflgJron the raftefi is sn unlit lafitern.
Iittereddround hefoor nearbyarebarrels,Oneol thesefallenon its sid.e nd its cotllents salted.ish- hat)e
I ort . TowordsheaftWi ot' hehov youcandiftlyout a hrge packiag-use. onnardhereeern o be
Ul a d.ozenfiallet c6ses, taclad ogether,Youun heatt& ocusionalsoftekitteitrg rloise Wbdbty rots.
There are four barrels near the ladder, induding6e one which has fallen over. All four barreli
cltain salted fish. However, one of them aleolouses a nt, which will leap out as the barrel is?ened, biting the opener for 1 point of srAMrNA
-'Ilage,
beforc racing off into the shadows. Thekrels' contents are of little use, but may be used to
Tp€ase the Plesiosaurus should the adventulergancounter it on the deck. A.lternatively, they may.at the salted fish, As it is rather unpba;ant to taste,
tatrng as much as can be stomached will restole
-ly2 9TAMTNApoints atone time.
ff they wish to, the adv€nturersmay take thehrtem. Il is full of oil.
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first box contains a beautifully made, full-size,left arm,
dght arm. The next casecontainsaothe6 contain eft and ri8ht legs, a torso and a
d - all exquisitely crafted from flawless glass. If
the pieces are assembled, the head will glow with
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inner lisht as the MANIKIN is activated.This
irgenious
-device
is anothe! of the Reaver's play-ings. t will respond o simple spokencommands,
carry them out to the best of its ability. How-
, there are disadvantages: t will obey com-
Eands literally, since it has no intelliSence; it will
o+ays follow the lasf command given, and it is not
Goosy aboutwhom itobeys-itwill try to follow 4t y
-derit receives. f it is involved in a battle, and
ls srAMrNA is reduced to zero, then it will
dutter.
[ \NIKIN sxrLl S
The advenfurerswill discover heManikin's func_ton only if they say anything which it carr take as aornmand. When not being commanded to do$mething, the artefact will remain pedectly still.
IJ the players approach the packing-case t thectier end of the hold, you should lead them thelClowing:
fhe packing-cases dbout two fietres tdll, and threerdrtresong. Writ ten on its side s a riddle:
l^lhat has the head of a jungle kif,g, the bod! of aE-clirnber , the tail of a leglessuattl dnd the breathof a
t:'?ged aarder? heanswer'sn thebox!'
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Sureenough, n the box s a CHIMERA, wwill sp.ing out and attack I the box s opened.
bn lashed betx\een z0ostout timbers, and an unlitbierfl haflgsfro the ceiling.Around it dangleoarious
,Ws ol frh. They ore all neatly stuffed, and tied to the
4terc uith pieces f sttifig. This cabin'sofiler occupantfurl! felt ftore at hofi1ewder uater! ln the centxe f themm is d largeboL at leasta metrehigh, u)hichsclampedb thefloor by iron batds. Therc s a stool ll lront ol t , andiI has two snull holes boted nto its side - apryffitlyqeholes.
The stuffed fish are just what they seem. The
bntem may be taken by the adve4turers; it is 6.rll of.il. The box is a Casket of Visions, designed by theniddling Reaver fo! his guests as a form of amuse-nent during the tedium of the voyage. The firstdventurer to look through the eyeholes will see adrrious sight. You should take he player asideandsecretly read the followingr
hLsidehebox here s agoldenglow. whmyo r eyeshaoe
djusted to the light, you see hat thebot is filled withtow, gems,elDellery flore thin you haae&er seenr all
your yearsol adoentwing!
In order to get into the box, the adventure$ willhave to smash aDart the iron bals. This will take
some time at lea;t ten minutes. During this time it
b likely that one or more of the other playe$ willwant to ookatthe contents hemselves.You should
rsk the playe$ whether they are looking into the
The Chimera will bite with its lionls head.with its goafs hoofs, dnd constrictwith rts
tail. It can also (every three Attack Rounds)a gout of flarne at one opponent. This will hitroll o f 1-4, doing 2 sTAMINA points of damage.Chimera cannot Betout of the hold on its own, ascannot fly and is too heavy for the ladder. lfadventurers have trouble defeating it, they mayit advisable o e6cape p the adder to the saferythedeck.
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tox. Each one who does should be taken aside andF.ld a diJfewfi tale of its contents, so that each
adventurer will have very different views onh-hether or not to oFen itl Below are the altemativerisrons to tt€ seen within the box. Each playe/srrsronwill remain the same, no matter how manyiimes
hey comeback tothe
eyeholes o look.
\_ision2.11ftrstyou can eetothihgfi thebox. ut d.arkness.hetlt chill runs downyour spiflea9 wo eves pen ndstarehtckatyou They urnwiLh seethingiqleoolence,chillire fhatmustsurely ome tfiight frctnHell.
\ ision3lhe insideof thebox seens o be mooing.Whcnyou lookiser, you see that thqe arc thousandsof iflsects'amites, spidefi and othet loathsome aeery-craulies.Frofi this urrithiflB iass a skull prolrudes. It has beenickeilclean.
\-ision4\'ow eyes dlust o thedatkness, ndVoumake ut the
:rampedfgure ofa beautifulmaiden, oundlron head oirc't.she s gagged,but her eyes learlyconoeyher terrcr.Youdo not knowhow orlgshehasbeenmprisofledere,lul il look as l shednnol lastmuch on|er.
\ ' rsion5Sitting itlside the box is dnothet box, linely crafted ofnte o*ing pieces. t has some urifin& ctroed on its
:u4acz, utyoucnrrot quitemakc ut @htt t fiys.
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If the players 6nal|y decide o open the box andsucceedn smashing he iron bands, he lid will fly
off and a loud souealwill be heald. A creature(actua.lly huge a&-in-the-box!)will shootup fromthebox and tower menacinglyabove he adventu!-ers, swaying to and fro, You shoulddescribe his tothe players, and ask hem wha they aregoing to do.Should heyattack t, then theywiUhack t to piecesvery quickly. If they eave t alone, however, t willgive them ahinx 'Glrttony has ooed thedorDnlalllrMtryo brspe iloenturer.' lter saying his, it becomesa ifeless ummy.Theresnothingelse n thebox.
U into thewall is aWttal uith rrodoor.All youcan seest sheet l darkness ithin thedoor-frome Drcwn aroundItu lrame arehund.rcds f little stickfiBwes, engdgedna/riousoctiaities, uchas runnin\, Jurnpi\gdnd7)nap-
,iflg their legshrounl. the heads.
The entrance to this cabin is a Portal of Darkness.
-{dventurers may pass through it easily enouEh.However, one effect of the portal is that any livingthing passing through it will be shrunk down to thesizeof a largebeetle, Comingback out thlough theportal reverses he process.Moreovea, he trans-iormation occurs without the victim noticing any-
thing amiss. fthe adventurersenter he cabin, henread he following:
lmpossue Ls I nuy seem, oufrrdyourseL,es n a uastaabtermnean hamber. IIs ceiliflg is so far aboa,e our.cads that it is hadl! oisible. Ahead of you lies densepurple fuubland,Beyond hat, you cafimake ut lo raounlalnous illdrs isingh gh nlo he. lg.
What the playel8are actuallyseeing s a beede's-
eveview of a very ordinary cabin. Like most of thecabins t has a harnmock and a small desk. Thepurple shrubland is actually a plush carpet, whilefte four pillars a re the legs of rhe desk. If the playesadvance through the undergrowth, they will haveto hack thek way through to proceed.After travel-ling through the undergrowth for a few minutes, theadventurers will see a terrifying form coming to-
wards them - a huge grey beast, larger than an
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dephant with foul legs and vicious eeth. t is a!IOUS E, and he adventurers ust ight t!
lf they kill the Mouse, lhe adventurers may con-tinue their explora tion. The only item which may be
of interest to them will be arr enormous goldeningot. The adventurersshould TesfforLrck. fanyofthem are Lucky, they will spot this glimmeringamong the undergrowth (an adventurerwith themagicaleagle attoo from Act One will automaticallyspot t) . Since t is a metre ong, it will take all theirshength o heave t out of the room. Of cou$e, oncetfuough the portal the adventure$ will grow, butthe ingot will remain the same size. lt is a sliver ofgoldworth roughly 2 Gold Pieces!So nuch or easyriches!
irc door to this cabin oryns easily, ahd fttd*jurseloes n asmdll linhg-hall. A IonS able ufls alongiz middle of the chamber. t is set for ilinnd, atil atiltth-wateinS ffieals aido t along t. There rec\ts oluent, fine breads, oupsand dips, dhd a nagnificent
:lntrepiece a hugesiberplatterwith domedid. What.r.culent dish ies nside?
The food on the table is perfectly edible, arrd s thealuivalent of three sets of Provisions. Inside thea€ntral latter,however, s something ar ess asty.
Swarming within are severalhundred FLESHCRUBS. The6ehungry flesh-eatingmaggotswill
nale strai8ht for the person who lifted the lid.
-f,lthouShblind, they have an unerdng sense ofsmell and will be able to wr:iggle their way towardsanv adventurer. The unfo*unate who lifted the lidrill be covered by 2 12 Flesh Grubs immediately,and more will sDill o\ rardshim unlesshe runs forrt Lach lesh Grub will dutomdtically nflict r pointof srAMrNA damageas tnibbles away atthe victim.
They can be pulled off and crushed quite easily.Aturther z-r z Flesh Grubs will latch on to theil original\ictim and anyoneelse, f theyare oolishenough oremainneat the table.
While the adventuiers r'erepreoccupiedwiththetableand its contents, an IMITATOR slid downtrom its perch abovethe door they came hrough,:nd reformed tself in the shapeof the door. If the
adventure$ take the sensible oDtion and f,ee from
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the deadly Flesh Grubs, they will stumble nto thedissuised mitator,
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me dooropens nto a cabin.Theres asmall,but comfott'
When the victims touch the Imitator, they willstick fast, held by a glue-like substance secretedbythe creature. At the same time, it will strike with alarge, fist-shaped protuberance. The trapped preycan fight bacb but with s(rLL reducedby 2. Oncethe '6st' is cut off (Imitatols srAMrNA reduced tozero), the creafure s defenceless.t canbe finiEhedoff rapidly and the glue will lose its potency.
However, if the fight takes more than four AttackRounds, Flesh Grubs will start arriving at a mte of2-12Der Attack Roundl
obleJookingbunk aSaiflst the uall, and a witing4eskuith a stoolacross he rootnfrom the bunk. Thefoor iscarpeted nd thewalls areWiflted bright blue The cabinIooks s f someonensbeen ere ccentlu: hereareclothes
straon alout theplace,andWpefi litter the desk.
This cabin formerly belonged to Bhorriz, a wiseseer whom the Reaver befriended. They frequentlyused o dispute the nature of the world and iumin-ateupon metaphysics ogether.Then Bhorriz cameup with the pe ect solution to the world's problems
a systemof governmentwhich would ensurc hat
p€aceand goodnesswould spread hroughout thehnds of Allansia, and perhapsbeyond.The ReaverEalized that this would uDset he baliance etweenGood and Evil, so he threw the see!overboard.Henevergotround to tidying up the cabin.
The GHOST of the unfortunate seerstill inhabitsdre cabin- One minute after the adventureF enterthe cabin, a spectral form will materialize and begin
to moan at theh. If the players decide o attack t,they will find that their weapons pass straightthrough it. After moaning for a minute or so, theGhostwill start to whisper insistently:
'yoi m st not beooledW hin, no,no,no . . .'lf the adventurers ry questioningBhorriz,he will
e<plain urther:'Youareall pawns n a cosmic lme. LuckafidChance
dctermine the outcote, and they are jealous of their
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lBwer. You must4ot plL! thcgafie, no, no, no . . . The@unteruailhgequipoises notlet cofte tofruitiofl . . .'
flayers are prepared to listen to him. Most of whatthe poor, demented old spirit says s complete ub-tish. If asked how he cameto die, he will bdeflydplain the cilcumstancis of his death, and thenEtum to his philosophical mmblings. The onlydher piece of uselul information the adventurersrill be able to extract from the Ghost is the solutionb the riddle on the door of the Riddle Room. If they.sk him how to get into the room he will tell them:
'lust say, "Theaflsuer is a riddle", and thedoot will
wn.'The pape$ on the desk are Bholriz's notes.Their
ontents are on the same lines as his whispercdomments - mostly unintelligibl€ intellectual jot-ings. Hidden among them is a Scroll of Fortune.l€ading this has the same effect as drinking a Potiond Fortune. As the letters disappea! rom the pagethen read,the Scloll canbe usedonly once.
In the pockets of Bhorriz's clothesare 10 GoldEeces.
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Thisubin is uell fufirished, thoughcooeredDitha thick
loler of dust. lutlging by the thick silk tapestryondopulentaftnchairs, t belongedo theship's master There6 a ilressefzoitha niffor ofi thefat sid?of theroofll, fiear
As the adventure$ enter he cabjn, he drawerofthe dresserwill loudly slam shut. lf they examine*le miror, they will find that someone has witten'Laymy bones to restl' in the dust. While they areboking in the mirror, they will see the bed-curtain
open in the reflection, From the bed will climb acusty old sea-captain. His right leg is a woodenstump and on his shoulder sits a mangy green
Frrot. If the adventurers tum to face him, they willdiscover that there is no one there, and the bed-.urtain is undisturbed!
If they open the bed-curtain, they will find as&eleton- or rather two skeletons, one of a man
{whose dght leg iE missing below the knee), and theother of a bird, which lies by the fr.st skeleton'sshoulder.
II the players attempt to open the drawer o4 thedesser, the cutlasses, cat-o'-nine-tails and tortureilstruments will fly offthe walls towards the adven-fr €rs. Eachmust successfully Test 'orLuckto avoidhoing r point of srnvrNl. The weapons arethrown
by a POLTERGEIST. This is the spirir of
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the former pirate capt^in ol the Twi.e Shy who w8foully slain by the Riddling Reaver: hot lead was
poured down his throat. He is furious at bein8 ke*so long in limbo, and desperately wishes to be
' buried at sea, so that he may at liastattain rest. Afterthrowing things at the adventuers, he will pick upa cutlass (sincehe is invisible, they will be able to seeonly the weapon, waving in the air) and attack.
POLTERGEIST I<rI-! srAMrNAo (see €low)
The Poltergeist cannot be harmed by mortalweapons, and will fight until either the advenhrrersarc driven out of the room, or his bones are takenfrom the bed and thrown over the side of the ship.
DurinS the battle, one or more of the advenfurers
may have the Bumption to try to move the bones, Ifthey do so, a ghosdy parrot's voice will squawk,'Thafs the way to do it!', and the Poltergeisfscutlass will stoD n mid-air.
If someonemanages o carry he bonesout oftheroom, on to the deck of the ship, and to hurl theminto the sea, then the apparition of the sea-captainwill appear fleetingly and mumble his thanks. You
need not roll on the Deck Encountet Table while theadventurers are performing this service
Under the skeleton'spillow is an eye-patch.Thishas been enchanted so that the eye it cove$ cansee perfectly in the dark. ln normal light, it canmysteriously be seen through, but has no specialabilities.
In the drawer of the dressel are some doubloons,
worth 20Gold Pieces.
Ihe players have found the Reaver/smap-room.The miniafure ship follows the exactcourse that hasbeen plotted for it beforehand. It in turn steers the
firice Shy. If the miniature ship is tampered with inany way, the real ship will beaffected. For instance,i[ an adventurel were to prod the model, then theship would lurch violently, and the party would beduown across he cabin, losing several points ofsrAMrNA in the process.The GamesMaster houldbe able to guess what would happen if someone
-rdcharts (roll two dice and multiply the result by
len to find their value when sold to a merchant).ff the is woken or attacked, then read the
Thedoftlafit bundleolt'ursud.lenlyspritlgsto \it'e and.fearsomeueltm cnts heait You ook rotnd n terror,
dpecting osee ome iciousmonster ehind on.Theresnthing, and yourealize futt the bansheeell comesfromhe timid-lookigball,oft' t. Thb teftiliedcreal cisno@it/rlnitrg arounil the rnap on its txooshort, stumry kgs,@1 ftr dangerc sly close o themodelof theTwice Shy
The advenfurersmust decide whether to leavellle room, hoping the Jib-Jibwill calm down in their$sence, or to try to silence t themselves. f they
leave, the catefi /auling will continue for a minute orso,and then begin o die away, as the ittle creaturesettlesdown to sleepagain.Otherwise, the playersaust choosebetweenkilling or capturing he beast.
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Any player who says he is trying to capture thepJib shouldTesIfor Luck.U he is Lucky,Lhen e
las caught hold ofit. Severalplayersmay say heyde trfing to capture t, but you should make surerou know which advenfurer finally manages o grabt Altematively, if the players opt for combat, make$re you know who dealt he killing blow.
Once the Jib-Jibhas been caught or killed, arighty Genie will materialize in a puff of purplesroke. Heis extremelvannoyedat the treatmentoff,s beloved pet
- and if it ha; been killed he wil be
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bursting with fury. In booming tones, headdress headventurerwho causht or killedhis
'A thousand)rses ryn you, reacherousflfdel! ?}Ls cabifi seetns o bea galkry. Pictufes on the ualls
this ctifte aBainstmy companion,ou shallassume guisemore uiled oyour mi,chieLgusaturc!'
With this, he unleashesa bolt of flame, w
strikes the guilty party squarely between the eyes-
There is a flash, aid the next instant the advenfurErhas become a monkey! The Genie laughs and
vanishes na cloud of notjous green8as.The poor adventurer will still have all his senses
and intellect, but they are encased n the body of.
small ape:
PLAYER CHARACTER si(r lr 6 srAMrNA
MONKEY
The monley cannot speak, though it may wel
gibber excitedly and gesture its intent.
If the adventurer had merely captured the Jib-Jib.the curse will wear off after half an hour (keep t!a*
of the time, and tell the player he ls back to
when the time is up). If the Jib-Jib was kille4
however, the cursewill be permanent,unless
adventurercan find a way of curing it (awizard, or evenanother Genie).
-'sy depbt heroicbattlesandscenes f daring. On the
F uallhangs arger ainting,ooeredbvblack loth.Tfu loot s urpeted,and hete s nootho fumitute.
There are paintings for each advenfurer..Although different, each depicts a scene in whichmre hero of legend is in rnortal danger. Roll a die
-rcefor each advenfuler, ignoring 5 and any nurn-
tets already rolled. Note down which painting cor-rsponds to each adventurer: this will be usefuI lateran. If the adventurcrs enter the cabin, you shouldEad out the detailed description of each painting to
lh€ player o whom you haveassigned achpicture.
?lctute rA smokingbattlefew is littercd with corpses.Two ex-brsted [email protected],ockedn deadlycofibat;.oile black-platedDemon s abo t to slicehis (picked xehough thesh.ttteredemntntsof a noblewarrior's shield.
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A striking aerial liew ol tfu top ol a mtmbling touer,dtere a t'air damsel s beifig torn from the graspol her
rLvundedooetWa ell beast f theskies.
llcture 3Akind-taced otd sits at his table,sharinga fieal TDith isbons . He is ust about o dihk fromachtlice [email protected] backgtound, weasel-featured.arcetuant peersfronl
alcooe, lutching astnall phial ol black iquid
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Picture 4A callow, inquisitioe youth is readingftom a magicalgnmoireBehind im,a shadouyorn seemso bemater-
ulizing fron a swirling cloudof oapoltr. Its lorm loohls)houe im:heseens blioiouso lsprcsence
Picture 5.l handsome,ut unkempt doentarersgroping hroughi grille in a dungeonlloor, searching ora muddysuordilhichhasfdllen hrough.Ufider hegrille urksa Gon-Jnng - the iostleared qfdsite nown o ian!
The picture at the far end of the gallery i s a portraitof the Riddling Reaver any chamcterswho played
-{ct One will recognizehim). lf uncovered, t will
.ome to life, and speak o the adventure$:'Don'f try to mooe,my curious rt-looerc! see ou'oe
:akenan Mterest n ty collcctinn.Perhaps ou'd like to.aaminehemALITTLE CLOSER!'
Then wild laughterfills the room and there s anintense burst of blinding white light. When theadventurers iecover they will each find themselvesin one oI the scenes epicted n the paintings!They
!*ill appear in the painting you had previouslynoted down for them. You should then take eachplayeraside and ask them what they are going tolo. In order to escape rom the painting, they mustdrange ate,as explained or eachpicture below. Iflhey do not, then they will be ftoz€n in the painting!
Ecture 1: The adventurer must Drevent he blowrrom
andine.
r05 to7
Picture z: The beast must be attacked so that I
leleases he maiden.Picture3: The adventurermust leap on to the tabb
otlo hewall swhatseemstoe W ol,butthercisto- jltst blackness. boz,ehe is wittefl: 'Only
and knock the poisoned wine from the king's handPictule 4: The book must be slammed shut to disPd
the summoning of the Demon.
Picture5: The idventurer must pull the explole/r
hand from the grille.
In orde! to succeed t any ofthese, he adventurE
must roll under his s(rLL on two dice.
Any players who are successful will have savedthe fate of the Dicture's hero, and will find the6-
selves back in tle gallery. They will have gained 1points of LUCK. Any adventurer who failed will h
clearly visible in tlrcir pictue, which will alsoshorthe ruin of its herc. The only way drey canbeJreedB
iI the portrait of the Reaver is turned so that it facts
the wall. The portrait (now inanimate) can easily b.
damaSed, but this will not help an adventurct ret
cue his skanded comrades.
Wrtoluho lie may entersafely'
This is a Portal of Darkness. I[ can be Dassedgh with perfect ease. Any adventure! €x-
imentally poking something through will findt it passes hrough the darknesswith no resisF
. However, one metre beyond the door is aulum axe, swinging from the ceiling. Anything
ijr is pokedovera metre hrough the PortalwiUhit by the axe.The owestpoint of the axe'sEwing.ne metre off the ground, so the only way to get
gh safely is to lie on the ground (hence the
i<e), and crawl throuBh. Anyone st€ppingthe Portalwithout taking thesepre€u tions
be hit by the axe, osing i-6 points of s r A M N A.the advenfurers are inside the room, read out
following:
Youare n s smoll ca6fl, roith a hammock lung rommfters, nda desk eta&oinsthauall. Sprcad rcundrooms a meiugerie f stulfed flifials- cats,exotic
, snakes nd deep eaish. They ittet thc loof zndfrl|thehammock. hey reoery ifelike:t isas l theybeenfrozen n time! Sitting on the deskaffiongdion of stuffed iice are two labelled ottles,On one
canread Balm or Curing', while on theother s'BalmforSealhg'
This oom s used or tatdermy - the practice f€sersingdead animals.It is one of the Riddling
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s hobbies, and he has Derfected t to a frneHis method involves the use of two Donons -balms that are to be lound on the disk. fhe
sittingat the ablen theniddle of the oon arcErubbysailors,concentratingo11gameol cads , Piles
toldofl tfu lable n lront ol thefi show httt thegamek
EBhstakcs. heV o kot seefi ohare oliced ou.fhe clew of the T?ric€Srrvhave an eaw life. Since
ship stee6 itself and requiresno handson deck,crew can spend their days gambling endlessly.so t seems. f the advenfurers ook verv clo8elvthe sailors, they will noti(e glazed eyei, and a
stiffness of the limbs. The crew have beenTheReaver assetup thishappy ittleBcene
his amusement. The Stufled Sailorswill carrv onring their game, without batting a glass eye atadventurerc.rrnlessheir gold is touched. This
their oattern, and sends them into dk ra8e,proving hat t is sometimes etter o
sleepingdogs ie - e8pecially tuffed onee!Theydraw their barbed sailor's knives and attack.of the six sailorshas he followins attributes:
'FFEDSAILOR'XILL6
ff the adventurers surive the batde, they maythe gol4 there are 80Gold Pieceson the table.
There is little else of interest in tlre cabin, thoughmay be emptedby a argeug of grog
the table. One swig of this potent blew will2 Doints of srAMrNA. However, further
will lowers<rr,r, y r for the estofthe Act.
taz aa1
door othiscabins ocked,houghhercs nokyhole.it, a sign reads'TheRiddleRoofll'. On thedoot s
When appeat seemmysterious,But whenexplahed,'fi nothing erious.
Whcn 'fi unk4oun oyou, I m som?lhingButwhe l'fi hfizofi toyou, 'm nothing.In Moster's iafieyou'Il ie esrySo eII ie, thefl,please:Whatam ?
Listen carefuJly to what the players say onceheard this. The answer to the riddle is 'a
', and this is the key to the cabin. So if any ofplayers
mention the word 'riddle', the door willing open. The players may not even know howopened he door!
You should then read them the following descrip-
Whit little fumitwe youun seen thecabifi tsof thequality.Howeoer,t is buriedundd hugepilesof. Scrollsooerhesumptuousbedt thearend, hc
iately camed uitittg-desk and fiuch of thz thick. Only a large black wardrobes fiot cooercduith, andthat s beurse it reachesight 1rp otheceiliflg.
The room is the Riddlels private sanctum. The, naturally, are covered with riddles. The
may like to pick a few and have ago at them,they fancy thet dddle-solving abilities. But these
no ordinary scrolls: the riddle must be solved
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within one minute (vou should time this from that he can wash and oress them in lessmoment you give them the dddle to solve), than it tales to read a riddle. If any adventurerswise the scroll will exDlode. Anyone in the room foolish enough to give the Genie their clothes,
will disaooear back into the wardrobe with ae caught in the explosion, and must Tesffolthey are Lucky, they will loseonly r point of sr and the door will slamshut. If the adventur-rNA. However, if they are Unlucky they willpoints ofsrAMrN^.
attempt to pe$uade the Genie to grant them aEh, he wi[ explain that he cannot disobey his
lf a riddle is solved corecdy, then the wordsthe riddle will fade from the page, to be replacedmagical le ttering. This will be titled, making clear
, as he is a servant of the Trickster Gods ofand Chance. The best he can do is to cancel any
misfortune that has happened to fhe adventur-magical powels. You should rol l a die: on r-z since they got on the ship. If an adventurer hasscroll will be a Scroll of Skill; on j-4 a Scrol tumed into an ape by the Genie of the map-Strength; and on 5 5 a Scroll of Fortune. then he can be cured.Or if a character asread, these have exactlv the same effects as ki ed in battle, the Genie will be able to bringpotionsof the samename,bu LdreBood oronly ba(k o life.You shoulduse our udgementn
use, since he ma8lcal ettering fadesas t is read. iding what the Genie can and cannot do; youWhen heplayerspick pa scrolJosolvea not let the playe$ get away with anything
you should decidewhich dddle is on it by rolling outrageous. Once he has granted this wish, orthe Riddle Tables seebelow).Thesegive a ed talking to the players, he will stream backof riddles with theiranswers.Whenvouhave the wardrobe n a cloud ofgas.which riddle the players must solve, you E the Genie is disturbed a second time, he will beread it to them slowly, so that they can cop], and irritable. Questions and requests romdown. The players may make as many guesses advenfurers will make him even wolse, and he
stalt fuming advenfurers into beasts, puttinghe solution to the riddle as hey can n one ml irheadson the wlong way, etc.,until the adven-lf the advenfuiers oDenthe door of the eet the hint that he wants to be eft alone. You
they will be engulfed in a billowing cloud of use your imagination in thinking up likelyWhen it clears,a G EN I E will be standing in front that the Geniemightbestow upon persistentthe wardrobe, waiting patiently. If questioned,
will exDlain that he is the Genie of the Wardrobe:his duty to look afterhis master'sgarments.Heoffer to look after the adventurer'sclothes,
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Riddte TablesFirst roll one die. If the result is odd, use Table .otherwise useTableB. Then rcll another die to [-rcthe riddle. Roll again iI you have had the rid&
The more you take away,the arger t becomes.What is t?
What comesonce n aminute, twice in amomenL,but not once na thousandyeais?
Die Roll
2
3
A clock
A bottle
A glove
A bed
A ver
A roador path
An ea!
of corn
A chair
A towel
A hole
A
Riddle
What hasa face,but nomouth?
What has a neck, but nohead?
What has our fingersand one thumb, and isneither fish, flesh, owlorbone?
What is it that has ourlegs,one headand afoot?
What runs all day and allnight, and never stops?
What is t that goesuphilland downhill, yet nevermoves?
The etter M
Ending the Act
'-en you want to end the adventure, simply read
-:following out to the players:
irddenly there s a jerk, and yo arc all throun-:-- a d. You tealize lat fheship hasstopped ead While) .. nrepickihgyo1lrseluesp off thefloor,you noticei- ) tlge, oxious mell A Joul reetlBass r singfrom he.:lj'ls beneith ou, andlou stqrt to choke s L reaches
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To escape the choking gas, the adventureEmake their way on to the de& and off the ship.mekes away is a beach, beyond which nsesjungle. f theadventurersileintothe
then it will automaticallybe winched down, andwill rnovesteadily owa.ds the beachunder tspowe!, wait for them to disembark. and then re
to the l?rri.e Siy. Altematively, the adventurerslike to $^'im. the hopical waters are inlestedSHARKS, and three will attack any swimrAnyone fighting in thewatet will do soat -2sKrLEachSharkhas he followint att ibutes:
SHARK 3XILI ,7
The Act will end with the tenacious he
malooned on the beach, watching the lu,cefloating gracefullyoff to itsnextport of call. Theleads on to Act Three, 'The Pendulum of Fate'-However, if you have alrcady playedAct ThEe,could easilv lead on to the final Act. 'Theof Entropy'. Simply amend the introductionlequired.
Players' ale
lou ate ofl tha fiil of theRiddlingReaoer, dtgta lyt lainuhose eculiat ehniowseemso setueheends fL!.k and Clwnce,By a stra ge tun of fate,youfnd.purself manonedon a beach.nland, a dens trspicaljrngle stretcha as u asyou un see.Eeie ctia andrreams oneton itsdeplhs, nda haze fsteamsesinto heclearblueskieg.
As youcorrsidetournext ioue, heres a honific*ream.Sutldznlyomethingliesout 'romheforest,high
tuoelou.Atetrwinghowl odes'romt, as t archesutb seoondplummetsnto thc uater. It all haryercsoykkly thot it takes ouseoeral econdso ftalize thatil'|'t yox sawuas a fian! Iaokingout to sa, W noticelutks' fns conoetgiflgr1hespot ohaehepoor oalhitlfuwatet.
Soon fleruards,hesamehing htryefisagdin a.n*n@neslying outol theungleand flto th?sea,Thi6 ine
lpu can eeoughlywhichpart f he ngle he tun cafieium;youcould astlymdkt outwoy heft. Sincehe iantus not uinged,dfldseefted.nableo contrclhisflight,b musthaoe ezn otapultd by nmanrc or ancthing.BuIohu?
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GamesMaete/s Tale
fhe Act begins with the adventure$ witnessing thehorrible deaths of seVeralexplorers. When they
ftiter the tropical jungl€, th€y soon come across agangof vicious mutant Lizard Men. They arc killinga band of explorers, and as the advenfurers arrive,
ftey are about to catapult the last unfortunate intothesea. When the players rescuehim, they discoverthat his mission was to recovera pricelessartefacttooma shrine hiddeninthe depths ofthejungle. HeaFees to help the party leach the shrine, and warnsthathe was attackedby the Riddling Reaver,who heb€lieves ontrols he mutant Ljzard Men. However,lrnknown to theplayers, he is the Riddling Reaver ndkguise, who wishes to trick the characters intogettin8 a vital magical artefacL the Pendulum olFate. He plans to use it to attack Good and Evil - aplan which will plunge Allansia into confusion andbenefit his masters, the Trickster Gods of Luck andChance.
After a seriesof encountels in the jungle, thechaEcters will ardve at the shrine. This living laby-rinth was placed here by the gods to protect the
Pendulumof Fate,and because f itsmagicalnatureno agent of the gods may enter, The advenfurerstruy enter, however, and combat the terro$ within.They should rekieve the Pendulum along withother treasures. The adventure ends as he Riddlin8Reaversteals the Pendulum fiom the party, revealshis true identity, and makes a dramatic e6cape.
To start the first Scene, the advenfurers must
ar:riveat the dealing in which the Lizard Men aleazt
torturing their victims. If they have any pity, theplaye$ will decide to do this on their own. If they
seem unwilling to approach the clearing, you(through Dappa, if he is still among the party)
Scene One: Nightmare in Green
fasks: To reach the shrine successftrlly and enter.
should point out that they are stranded, and thatfinding someone who carrguide them through thejungle may be their only hope of survival. You
should then so to Location 1.
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loufotceyour way through he ngle, guidedw despair-inguails. Finally you reach heedge f a clearinganl gaze
rlon a horrific sceneAba dolfroeBrotesqueizafd Menrre using a winchanil tory to bendbackaWIm tfeewhichlusbeenstrippedol itsloliage Theyatepokingandjeering4 their prisoner, a ragged and Wthelic-looking nan@hoseanilsaresecurely ound. t looks s houghhewill*are thefateof his cotnpanions nless ou cancome o hiscid.
The Lizard Men are twisted mutants. The Rid-dling Reavercapfured a number of 'normal' mutantLizard Men and made their mutations even rnureexaggerated. hey now act as his servants.
They will not actually catapulf their last remain-ing prisoner nto the sea sincehe is their master ndisguise), but they will make all the preparations, sothat the adventurers believe him to be rn sravedanger.
The Lizard Men are wearing the usual spikyarmour of their race, and they are all twisted andgnarled.The badge hey wear s quite distinctive: tis a double-headed anow, the insignia of the Tricks-ter Gods of Luck and Chance. Each Lizard Manstats with the same ability scores, though thesenay be alfected by his particular mutation, whichyou should roll up on the Mutant Lizard Man Table.
Roll two dice, and consult the table to determine thespecial characterjstic of each of Lhe Reaver'smuternts.
Mutatiofi
Two mutations! Roll the dice to find twodifferentmutations.Skin-shedder.The Lizard Man canrapidlyrcgenemte by shedding tsdamagedskin. Weaponsdo it halfdamage rounding down).
Prehensile on8ue.The Lizard Man hasa long, powerful tongue which it canuse to throtde opponents.Each ime itwins an Attack Round, t cando anextra point of damage by constrictingwith its tongue.Hypnotic gaze.Advenfurersmust Tegtpr lucft when exposed o the gdze,with
failurc indicating thatthey are ooted tothe spot for oneAttack Round, duringwhich the Lizard Man will be ableautomatically to inflict 2 damage points,if no other adventurer intervenes topreventthis.Teeth'spitter.The Lizard Man hasasharklike arrayof teeth, someof whichit can spit-at an opponent from a
Dice Roll
2
3
a26 r27
drstance.Beforebattlecommences,twillloose offa nornberof teeth. Theadventurer must Tesffor Luck to avoidlosing1 pointof sraMr NA.
table to seewhat the mutation is. Hisbody will alter to accommodatehechange (for example, he may have togtow a tail). Any human who has
Colour-changer.The LizardManchanges olour atwill. This hasno effecton cornbat.
Barbed ail. The Lizard Man has aviciously spiked tail, whichit uses n themannerofa mace. t willhave an extraattackeach ound.Slime-spitter.The Lizard Man spitsacorrosiveslimeatits opponent. Theadventurermust roll under his sKrLL ontwo dice o dodge he slime. fhe fails
and it hits, it will do no damage nitially,but will do l point perAttack Roundthereafter. To rcmove the slime, theadvenfurermust spenda round wipingit off, during which he will bedefenceless.Sulphur-steamer.A cloudof noxiouspulple steamseeps rom the LizardMan's skin. This rritates he eyesandspoils he aim, so an adventurcrwi llfight at -2 to his or her skrLL.Plague-carrier. The Lizard Man caries ahutant virus which may infect anyoneitbites. lf an adventureris wounded bysucha Lizard Man, he should Tesl/orfuck, lf Unlucky, then an hour after thebattlehe wiil start to mutate: Rollon this
mutated will be hated whereverhegoes,and will be run outofmosttowns.The mutation may only be cured by
powerful magic.12 Mult i-headed. ol ld die lf thescoreis
5-6 then the Lizard Man has hreeheads,otherwise t has wo. Add 1point to the Lizard Man's srAMrNA andsKIrL latings for eachexfua ead. TheseLizard Men are very intelligent, arld usewhips in battle.Wheneveronewins an
Attack Round, the adventuler fightingit lJj.ustTestfor Luck. f Unlucky then hisweapon has been tom from his gasp bythewhip. He mustf ighton at -4 sKrLLunlesshe has anoth€!weapon, ordnother player giveshim one
If the five Lizard Men in the clealing are defeated,
and the man rescued,he will urge the adventurelsto hurlf away from the clearing, for there are moreLiza.d Men about and they are sure to return soon.He leads the way to another clearing, further intothejungle. This is Locationz.
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The max you hazteescuedntroduceshifisell as WarleySpeed, xploreranil treasure-hLfiterextlraordinafte. He
The best route through the jungle to the shrineleads o eachof the locations n tum. If the Dlaversdecide hey want to shay from this sequence, heymaydo so. However, altemative outeswill be more
is oery gratelul to you lor rescuihghirnt'romthe LizardMen. In return, he sals, he cafl eadyou to.t jtrngleshrine, that people ay containsafabulousheasure.He
leomedabout t whm he was giaanan ancienl map by adyingfriehd. He assenbled bandol erplorersand spent
fioe yeafssearching ndooercomingeat perils, otrl! tobe huafted at the ast hurdle, This rhoft rg, as heywereptepaing for the jungle hek, a stralge llling oesselIoomed oerhead.Not loflg after theywereambllshed y abandof Lizard Men. Theit leailer pasa man swatheil nrobes,Tohosenafifler of soeechwas rather un sual, Hestole he ap ol theshine, and hurriedoft', aoing halfolhis LizordMen to tortwe and kill the unluckyerplorers.
Wafley tells you thtt he hasa goodmemory,afld hasmetuofhed hemap.He un leadyou to the sfuitu if youare Ttilling. He belieoa it is the rcstiltg ploceof tfuPendulum of Fate. This obscureartefact s sdid to &ioecofitrol perGood fldEail.
Waxley Speed is the Riddling Reaver, who haschanged his appeatance to fool the adventurers intoentering the shrine (something he is magically pre-vented from doing) and retrieving the Pendulum ofFate, which he needs for his crazed Dlan.
hazardous: oll one die and consult the JungleEn-counterTable.
Alternatively, the players may decide to try to
skrrt locations - finding alternative routes roundthem and on to the next o(ahon. In this case,youshould roll f?rlceon the Jungle Encounter Table.
ThercareyeI morc menacesn thejungle. To keepup appeaGnces, ndtotest the adventurers'metde,the Reaver's mulant Lizard Men will be tlackingthem. Advenfurers will occasionally ear souids ofpursuit from the jungle behind them. AIso,
whenever hey enter a newlocation or have aJungleEncounter, roll a die. On a roll of r, a pafty oI 1,-6mutant Lizard Men will burst from the junglefoliageand attack.Roll eachLizard Man's mutationon the Mutant Lizard Man Table above.
You should be very careful o makeWaxley seemconvincing. Roll some dice seaetly during battles to
make it look as if he is fighting. He may even talesomewounds, However, itis not necessaryor youacfually to work out any combats in which }re isinvolved. Waxley s imrnune to the E.S.P,spell.Awizard who u6es the Epell will beteve Waxley'sstory to be genuine.
You should do everything you can to make surcthat the players do not decide to attack him. Make itquite clear that poor, bedraggled Waxley is their
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only sure guide through the jungle. He is unarmed(unless one of the adventurers lends him aweapon),and doesnot look like much ofa fithter. Ifthreatened, he will plead for his life, and claim that
4 1-6 HEAD-HUNTERS,each rrrr 7srAM NA6. f theadventurers ave heshaman'smask Location4),and displayit, theHead-hunterswill run away.
he will give the adventurers hundreds of GoldPieceswhen they take him back to civiliza tion. If tleplayers persist, you should lower eachof their r,uc x
scoresby 1 for their foolishness.When he has nofurther option but to defend himseu, the Reaverwillreveal his true l|afure, cast a powerfii magic spellwhich will stun all the adventurers for a minute, anddisappear off into the jungle. If they try to followhim, theadventurercwill become ost. You will thenhave to change later episodesasnecessary,to allowfor Waxley's absence and for the rcappearance of
the Riddling Reaverat the end oftheAct.
Otherwisethey will attack.5 Get ost. Roll one die and add one. The
adventure$ will eventually ind their
way to this location,after much traipsingthrough the forest.While theadvenfurersare ost, roll tuie to*ewhethermutant Lizard Men catch hemuD.
5 1-6 LIZARD MEN. each KrLL8,srAMrN a 8. Theseare not mutant Li rdMen and are not servants oI the Reave!,
They hate the Reaver'smutantsintensely. f mutantsattack headventure$ while they ate battling theseLizald Men, then the two typeswilfighteachother arld ignore th€ adventurels!
Further inlonation about th€ ceafures encoun-teredcanbe found in Out of fu Pit.
Die RoII
1
2
JungleEncounlerTable
Encountel
r-2JAGUARt each KrLL& sTAMTNA
7.z-7 (r die plus r) PYGMIES, eachs(rLL6, srAMrNA 5. If the adventurershaverescued the Pygmies in Location 6, thenthese wtllbe Friendly, and will guidethem to the nextlocation-aiding them inbattle, f necessary.Otherwise, hePygmies w )be Unt'riendly.1-2 GREAT APES,each KrLL8,STAMINA t1 l ATTACK9 2,
at2 rtt
)loa hick yorr w,ty through the ungle lor afiho r or so.Iou haoeno wayofknowinghott far youhnoe raoelled,i uhat difection, but Waxleyseefis o know wherehe s
tiing. The trees hi11 ut aheadof !ou, and asyou brcokbough into theopen,you seea yawning chasmacrusput
Wth.Hunfueds of
feelbelow,a smill strearn iean-
It'rs touards the sea.Laking aroundlor somemeaxsofEossing hechasm, ox see he wo postsofa rcpeWid&e.I isno usenow, howezteras he opehasbem eaten way-obaiouslyW the emites hatsuarmaround heposts.
A httle wa! along the edgeyou can seea makeshiftlr.idge.A huge, dead, mossy og has been aid. actosshe
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The only way to cross he chasm s to walk acrosslhe log (the altemative to crossing t is a long trekalong its edge, requiring two rolls on the JungleEncounter Table). Vertigo js not going to be theadventurers'only wory, however, as the bridge sactually the home of a GIANT SPIKE SPIDER.Adventure$ who examine he edge of the 1og are-fuIy will note that it does not seem o be wood - itboks like somekind of resin. nside his hollow
'log'lurks the Spider. lt will wait Lrntil ts prey reacheslhe centre of the bddge before striking. A spike willshootout from inside the los. If an adventurer toldrou that he was watching lhe log carefully whileqossing, then he may cross safely. If he was notwatching the 1og,he must roll against sKrLL tododge he poisonedspike. fhe doesnot avoid t, hewill be paralysedby the Spidels venom, quickly
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entangledby its webbin& and eft suspended romthecentreof the og. TheSpiderwill scurrybackmtoits lair to await ts next Yictim.
If theywish to cross afely, r rescue captured
4Pressi g on into the ungb, lou f d theglound sing.)'ou can seea rock! sctrp rising a.bote he treesahead. latu. Finally, you comeout ol the trees dnd see arl
comnd€, the adventurerc will have to kill theSpider.A player must first avoid the spike, henhaveone oundof combat-fhe wins he ound,he
hassuccessfullyoppedoff the Spidels spike. { heloses he lound, he should Test ot Luck. f he isLucky,he has avoided he Spidels sting. f he isUnlucky,he will loseonly 1 point oI sirAMrNA, sthe paralysingpoison s exhausted fter the firststing.
Even f the Spider's pike s choppedoft it w lstill be a menace.TheSpider tself v/ill crawl out of
itshome o fight.GTANTSPIKE s(rLL7 sraMrNA6 arrAcxs 2
SPTDER
Shouldan adventurer ttempt o use6re o fightthe SPidei, he will find it very effective. The 1og'wiuerupt nto flame,and heSpiderwillbe bumedupvery rapidly. Theburning bridge will fall into thechasm, aking any of the Spider'sbound victims toth€i!deaths.
Although the adventure$ probablywill not fallinto the chasm,you should add drama by pointingout how far it is to theground if they fall.
tnscalableockwall . Directlyahead, amedltom the ocks s face. t is no hufian lace suchbloated,malignantilitures canonly be hose fsome rinitirE god,
As you npproach, ou rcalizel.tsthoubig lhefaces, Its
lsping fiouth is largeenought'ora Mammoth o lufibet4lo . lts eyesooarehuge, nd. eefi ostare tyouas f thealone^cewere liae
MoainS closer,lou comeacross g sly boundary.Shrunkm heads haoe been aid in a aude semicircle2rcund he ace Sofie haLtexenoicked lean lnre skulls
3leaming ohite. Othersore ore recent.
lf the advenhre.s stop at the line of skulls, WaxleySpeedwill explain that according to the map, therels a passage hrou8h the rock scarp. There was nomentionof the face,but he is very much afraid thattheway lies through the mouth of th€ ancientgod.
As soon as someone steps across the lin€ ofshrunkenheads,a ow moaning sound s heard, To
their horror, the adventurers will find that it is theheadswhich aremoaning. Read he following to the
Phyers:
Themoaningof theheadsBetsouder and sfioke starts:obillowftom the noltth of thestonegod Thefeeli.nghntyouarebeingwatcheds confitfied uhenyoy seehat thetyesof the stoflelaceare mooing! Theeyeballs opout oflleir stonesockets, nil comeloating doun towqrdg on.
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Theoccupants f the eye-cavesre EYE STIN-GERS,guardiansof the stone ace. he adventurersmust ight them. Eachof the two EyeStingers asthe ollowingattdbutes:
spines,andfloatabouta metreoff the ground. Eachopponent of an Eye Stjnger rrrtst Testt'orLuckor beentrancedby its hypnotic gaze.Hypnotized victimswill be impaled on its spines tipped with aparalys-ing poison. The paralysis lasts for twenty minutes.
The creatures are very Irag1le, and filled with asticly corrosive iquid. When its srAMrNA is re-duced to zero or below, a Stinger will burst, splatter-
ing anyone flghting it with the liquid, which causes2 points of damage.
The smoke billowing ftom the rnouth of the cavejs not of supernatuml origin. lt comes rom a fue litby the SHAMANwholives there. The firct adven-turer to enter the cave will find himself gazing at ahuge tribal mask, wom by the head-hunter shaman,Its eyes will glow red, and the adventurei will findhimsell compelled to tum and fight his nearestcomrade! The shaman may conhol oily one adven-tuier a[ a time, so fhe others have a chance to dealwith him before their friends kill each other.
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If the shaman s defeated,he adventurersmaytale his rnask, and the crude jewellery which he
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wears. The jewellery is worth 5 Gold Pieces.Thcmask requires the primitive magic of the medicineman to control an opponent, so the advenfuters 1Ar:Inotbe able to make use of its power themselves.. At the rear of the cave, a dank funnel leads off into
fou haoebeen raaellingfor .twhile, aftd you arehot andlied. Wlrcnyoucome pono cleaiflg, Waxleysuggests
the rock. The advenfurers will need some fofm o{light. The tunnel's only occupants are a flock of
COMMON BATS, which will attack f disturbedby passing adventurers who are noisy (if the playersare talking at all after you tell them about the tunnelthen you can assume heir characters re alsobeingnoisy). Treat the flock of Bats as one opponent. Iftheir srAMrNA is reduced o zero, this means hatthe flockhas flown off.
-5t.hk at theplant in theniddle of th.e lerring. Theplahthisn branches, nd looks oflely i1I he opeasqce.
You rest your tired limbst'orafao miflutes, ulle.l intohlf-sleep W ,he heata d thenonotonousutrgle fioises.Suddenly hae is a leIL
yo, Ieapup, to seea tendriliruWed around Waie!. A hole orynsat the oot ol the
*nt ondhe s dtoqed. nto t. Theresa desryitingwail,druptly rnuffledas thepit closes p.
FLOCK OF BATS sKnL4
On the walls of the tunnel grow some arge greenmushrooms. If theseare eaten hey will restore1-6points of STAMTNA. he effect only happensonce,no matter how many mushrooms are eaten. TheadventureG may collect as many mushrooms asthey wish, but as hey lose thei! healing potency fiveminutes after being picked, they will be little use inlater encountets,
The tunnel finally opens out on the othei side ofthe scarp. Ahead of them the adventurers will seeyet morejungle. The advenfurerc must rescue Waxley from the
CIANT PITCHER-PLANT, if thev are to reachthei goal. This plant has submerged ts vase n thesoft soil to disguise its deadly natule ,
PITCHER-PLANT sxr l- I ,TENDRIL
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ff the tenddl wins an attack, it will wrap itselfaround he adventurer. f it is not defeatedn theverynext round/ that adventurerwill be droppedinto hepit (thePitcher-phnfs ase)ojoin Waxley.Characters in the Dit will lose 1 Doint of STAMINA
every minute, as ihey are slowt digested by theplant! They may try to climb out, but the sharp
+ines on the inside will do them 15 points ofdamage.
lf the tendril is destroyed, tis easyto destroy hevase. Charactersmay then be safely pulled out.lVaxleywill be barely alive when rescued,and youshould make it clear to the players that he needssomehelp magical healing, or at worst a unit ofProvisions to recover his strength. Though they
vrill not realize it until later, the playe$ will besaving the life of the very man they are trying tobrin8 to justice!
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Your outney continues, and you begin to heara laiflt&umming noisefrom up aheadAs you get neater, yott*o clttch hesoundof chanti\. Somenatioe itu&l tftust
bave captured two Pygmies. While searching orEla8icalYokla Eggs, the Pygmies stiayed into care-fully laid rope-haps, and are now dangling upsidedown, suspended by their tiny feet from a tree. TheHead-hunters are taunting them, and celebratingfteir victory over two of thet tribe's traditionalenemies.Later, they are planning to make a succu-krt feast of the little men.
The adventurers will be able to creep up quitedosely, f they successfullymove silently (seeFilf-etgFantasy page6t). They will see welve extremelyierce natives, dancing, chanting, and occasionallypoking the Pygmies with their barbed spears. If theadventurers encountered the shaman, then theyrill notice that these Head-hunters have war-Daintin a design similar to the shaman'smask. achHead-hunter
has the following attributes:HEAD-HUNTER SKTLLT srAMrNA 5
Despite thetu frightening war-paint, the Head-hunters are not especially brave. If half of theirnumber are killed, the rest will run away.
If anyone is quick-witted enough to attack themrhile wearing the kibal mask of the shaman, heyrill all tuln tail and flee screaminB nto the junglel
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The adventurels may decide to ftee the Pygmytribesmen. fthey do, the short savages ill expresstheir Fatitude. By way of thanks they will offeregift - the threeYokka Eggs hat they had discoveredat thebaseof the tree
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The rees hin out oncemore,dnd.ahead f you liesathetchol mud-flats.lhefiud hts hordenedndcrqckel,old lookseosy o tJmka oss.you shotld tukt much
Yokka Eggs are laid by the mysterious Yokka biid.a fabulouslyrarecreatureunique to the area. n the
Pygmy tongue, 'yokka' means sun', and it is saidthat the birds fly down from the sun to the eafth, tolay their eggswhere tis cool.whether or not this skue, what hatches tom a Yokka Egg resemblesball of 6re more than it does a bird. If an egg isbroken (for example,by throwjng it to the Iround),a ball of fire will leap from it, and shoot up into the
sky. Anyone caught n the blast will lose 1 5 points
of srAMrNA. To throw a Yokka Egg accuratelv.playersmust roll under their chara ter's9(rLL scoreon two dice. The Eggsare wafm to the touch, so th€adventurers may decide to keep them to stay warEon cold nights up northl
iem interuouen nil stitchedogethrr
his eet.A gout of mud will spurtup, andhe willsink nto the quicksand. s the wet rhudsoakshesufacearourd the break, hesuaroundingareawillturn into sludte, making lescuedifficult. Anyoneimmelsed n the quicksandwill be suckeddownand will disappearcompletely n five minutes.Cotuadesmustrescue hemwithin thisome rosavedrem rom a squelchy death. To do this, they willhrve touse opes or, if theyhavenoropes,ceeperstrom h€ unglewill do). AU har srequiredopullsomeoneut s hatoreadventuret akes success-
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A short time aJter the mud is breached, the
swamp begins to bubble, a foul-smelling 8as taints
the air, arld the forms of two loathsome MARSHWRAITHS (eachsrrn 7, srAMrNA 5) begin to
take shape. Once {ormed, they will stand motion-
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E haustedas he s, WnxlevSWed s getting excited.you
oe nearingyourgoal! Ahead, fyou a white marbleeuplerisesupffotn a rocw outcroryitrg. Whenyou gethearer
adventurers in his ghostly voice, telling them not to
encroachupon the Marsh Wraiths'home.If the adventure6 are to cross the marsh, they
must defeat the Marsh Wraiths. However, if they
step out on to the mud, they dsk being sucked
under by the quicksand.The only safeway to cross
the mud is to wear the swamp-shoes hat were
hanging on the t!ee. Theseuseful objectsareusedbythe Head-hunters o cross he mud-flats without
brcaking the crust. They work in much the sam€way as snow-shoes by distributing the weare/sweight over a arger area.
Anyone trying to fight while wearing swamF
shoeswill do so atapenaltyof -l to S(ILL.IfYokkaEggs are thrown at the Wraiths, then the hi8hly
flammable marsh gas will ignite - oblitera,tin8 the
Wraiths, but making the mud-flats an impassable
field of fire.Rernember, if the advenhrre$ decide to try to
avoid crossing the mud-flats by travelling roundtheir edge, they will have to face two Jungle En-counters before reachins the next location.
lou realize htt enteiflg will not beoeryeasy Theshrinesitson a highWdestalof rock, 0hichlnok almost lficlimb,able,
and a gaping chasm lies betwem lou and theattrance. On either siie of the shrifle'smtfirce sit tuo
Frbidding stonestutuesof hrge bird.s l prey
The adventurerc have reached the shrine inwhich the Pendulum of Fate s euatded. Now alltheymustdois enter. The bird staluesaleFLYINGGUARDIANS. If someone ries to climb up the
Pedestal, the Flying Guardians will wait until theyare high up the rock-face, animate themselves andattack. Fighting off the Guardians while cJimbingwill be mpossible anyonecaughton the rock-facewill be knocked off to his deathl
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The route acrossto the shrine is a narfow, invisi-lle bridge. It may be seen as a faint shimmering (likeftat over a hot pavement) by anyone with the eagleHtoo fuom Act One, or by the wearer of the eye-
*ed a clueof somekind, you should tell them thatlhey seea small bird in mid-air. At fust thiswill not
sE€munusual, but then they will notice that the bird; not beating its wings, but seems to be sitting inrEo-af.
Oncethe advenfurers have discoveled the invisi-
b warn them.For now, however, he s nno condi-6on for further exetions.In fact, sinceheis an agentof thegods, thebridge
,rill not support him. This is why he cannot enterE|eshrine, and has had to dupe the players intodoinghis dirty work for him. His lastattempt on thedtine was by airchip, but was thwarted by theFlyingGuardians.
All that is needed to cross he invisible bridgeisbr-avery.Once the adventurers have entered the
Elrlple, you should go shaight to Scene Two,Shdne of Destiny'.
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SceneTwo: 9fuine of Dcstiny
fask G€t out of the shrine witl the PendnlumofFatel
About heShrineThis s no ordinary shrine. Inside the white marble
lhere s not (asyou might expect)a placeof worship,Theshrine contains,or rather consists f a vastCreature, created n the Godtime (and thereforewithout a name). When they explore he nteior oItheshrine. theadventureEwill actuallybe wander-ingaround nsiCehe Creature. he nterior s lit byphosphorescence,ono anterns renecessary.fat.ny time the adventurersuse ire/ the beastwill be*racked with convulsions, They will be thrownabout iolendy,suffering ossof l pointof srAM-
rNADerminuteuntil the ire s Dut out. If a YokkaEgg s broken inside the Creatue, the fiery Yokkatdrd will fly around, kying to escape, nd ddve theGeature nto convulsions. fter a few minutes, trrill find its way out via the lung chamber.
Another thing theplayersdo not know is the truepurposeof the shrine. Apart from the fact that itguard8he Pendulum fFate, tis alEo nelabolate
Itace of sac fice. While wallowing in th€ muck thatEres the tunnels of the Crcature's insides, thedventure$ will slowly be attacked by the C!ea-trre's digestive juices. They will lose 1 point ofsrAMrNA or every hirty minutes hey are nsidelhe shrine. To escape,dre adventurcrsmust rcachtheheartof thebeast, t whichbeatshePendulum.
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YouoW thc ar*e, tBather&oten d@6 of he shifla afld
7ss inside.you fttd Vourseloest a srnll, squate ham-*r lit W hundrcds of candles.By tha doors s a pile ol1Eenl hunilreil fiore ualil candles,Ofl the uall opwsite
pu cansee argecifcleof some lack, ubberyhide Thereb nothing n the ootnapart
t'romhis,End io sound ut
tut ol theeeriehowlingof the wind outsidr
<II[:FIn order to enter the Creafure, th€ adventurcrs
hustforceitto openits mouth (thecircleon the wall
opposite).Since he beast s vast, poking or prisingDill have no effect: it simDlv will not notice them.fhey nust summon the K}-EPER OF THE WAY.fhe adventulersmustli8hta candle o do this, andyou should then read the following:
Asyou ight theundle theairbeginsosry*le int'rcnti the circle on the uoll. Btilliaflt flashesol cohur leapff0rc youreya, tempontilyblindingyou.A rich,warmfiie echoes yow mind:
'Gr"dings, traoellers. lt pleasesme greatly that intnes suchas hese hereareyetsome fepqredo nal,c thescrifice and join us Do fiot linger,for your destifly&BAtts.
orifice. When lt opens, they will be able to see tb.
phosphorescent glow within, and should realiz.
that they will not need o take the candles n OncP
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-+iterashoft ourfieyalong he sliny , fleshyhact Wu arcilgorged into a large chamber.Lucktly your ltfiding istshioned by theg nk that lines ts floor. As rDith he-'n el, thischambers i q' is phosphorescentlalls. lt is
The tunnel they have enteredslopesdownwarCItis the hachea,orgullet, ofthe Creature,and eads
down to its gtomach.The adventurerswill be forced
alonq the tunnel as t conkactsbehindthem.
ime-shaped, lthough tssh.tpes cotltinually hifting.:.-<uIlls throbftlitttl! , alld occasionallylactsopen n theiLinga d mofe u4k aifisd.own pon ou.yourfeetre-="bmergedn them ck, atullooking o t1d.you anseeiime-cooerciL fialpattially submergedhapes Thereare;r,,eral ducts leading out of the chamber,and you unAintlyheafstfange ounds manatingftum them.
Buried in the muck of this chamberare severaltkeletonsof former sacrifices.Most of their equiD-nent
has beencoftoded, but anyonesearching s;eFightingFantaE!,page 58) among the bones andsludge will comeactoss a scabbardedsword, which!sstrangely untamished. The sword is magical, andihe name 'Timakron' is carved in nrnes on the blade.II its name is shouted beforebattle comrnences,tnill fractionally speed time up for its wielder. Wlenhe s fighting, although he will be movint normally,he will be able o perceivehis opponent as movingmore slowly, and his sKrLL scolewill thereforebemcreasedby 3 fo. the combat. The sword wasori&inaly wielded by a holy walrior, who used itonly against evil laces. Becauseof this it will fle?e/mjuie humans, but will use its power to prevent ablow beine anded.
There aie sir exits from this chamber, apart from:he unnel n the ceiling rom which the pliyers felJ.
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.Aswith all the passagesnside the Creature, theyarecircular and small, with a thick layer of sludgecoating their floorc. From each of the exits comesadistinctive sound. As the adventurers examine eachexit, you should describe he appropriate sound,
ExitA: This leads o the ung chamber.Youshould suck n and breatheout veryslowly through clenched eeth odescribe he sound coming rom thepassage.Tell the playe$ that therc is asfrong draught from this exit.
ExitB: This leads o the ron-digest ingchamber.
Tell the players hat the passageis uiet,butif fhey isten ong enough, they willhear the occasionalslapping sound-
Etit C: Thisleads to the Mucalytic'schamber.There s a monstroussnolting soundcoming from it, alongwith plenty ofchuming and squelching.
ExitD: This leads to the grinding chamber. Ammbling and hollow knocking waftsdown the passage.
ExitE: This eads o the Wrappe/s chamber.Therc is a faint sound, like the beating ofleathery wings.
EtitF: This leads o the bloodcanal,which inturn connectswith the healt. The slowpounding of the Creatur€'sheart canbeheard lrom the passage.
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Before the adventureF leave this chamber, thev
will encounte! he WATCHER Eachplayer should
attempt to roll under their sl(IrL on two dice.Any
who succeedwill seea small,goldenglobe loat out
of a backpack roll a die to determinewhose back-
3As youedgelour uay dotDfl he tunrlel thedraughtgetsttrcnget. Yolrfeelyoursellregulatlysuckedfotwafd, then
Wshedback,by the orceof theuind. After a short rudge[he twfiel oryns oul into a larye domed hambet.High
pack). Otlerwise they will simPly notic€ it hovering
in the air near them. AttemPts to caPtureor attack
the Watcher will fail it moves so fast that evenTimakron cannot hit it, lt will fo[ow everywhere
they go in the shrine. The Watcher is one of the
Riddling Reaver'sdevices,being the only way he
can seewhathappens nside he shrine- n his Suiseof WaxleySpeedhe had sliPPed he globe nto one
of the adventurers' packs before they ciossed he
invisible b dge. It costs him dearly, in terms of
energy, to maintain ts flight and sPeed,but he canuse it to help his unknowing Pawns in a dire
emergency. Iyou consider he adventurers o be n
deadly peril, the Watcherwiu be able to Siveaid -
but only once. lnside the globe lies a Genie. Its
powers are limited within the shdne, but it can
bring otr character back flom the dead, or distract
an enemy long enough fo! the advenhrels to
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rbol)e!ou, sunlight streafis through a grille. Atound thegrille are a host of stalactites,making it a ?,eryfickly
ctiling.Thefloor of the chtmberrisesandfalls, andyourealizt
that the uind is producedas ai is sxckecl n afld oLtthroughhegrille Theup-draughts extrcmelyWwetful,tnd you feel the fuag WIIitrg at lou as the air gushesupwards. f you were ogofurther into the chamber, ouwouldtto oubtbecanied pintotheair.
Ifthe adventurerc ook more closelyat theceilingof the chamber, they will seegold glinting amongthe stalactites clos€ to the grille (acharacter with theeagle attoo from Act One will be able to make out agoldenchalice).The chalicewascarriedup therebythedraught, and is wedged quite tightly.
Adventurers may decide to try to retrieve it, To dothis they will hav€ to find a way of safely riding theup-draught.Getting up is easy:all they have o dois
wait until the up-drauSht begins and step out intothe middle ofthe chamber. They should then lesflo/lrck. If they are Lucky, then they have grasped astalactite, and will be able to hang on when thedown-draught comes. If they are Unlucky, thenthey have been thrown against the point of a stalac-tite. They will be able to hold on, but the injury willcost hem 1 Doinls ofsaaMrNA.
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Once among the stalactites, an adventurer will beableto edge towards the chalice. This is not quite theteasure it may seem it is actually a SENTINEL.As soon as it is touched, it will translorm into adeadly golden warrior. Ihis will fall to the floor
attack the other adventurers. Its attdbutes, afterlanding on the floor, areas ollowsl
VETAL SENTINEL sxrl-I . 2 srAMrNAo
The Sentinel cannot be harmed by non-magicalweapons/ 4nless ts opponent is in contact withsome gold (holding a Gold Piece would besufficient).
Once defeated, he Sentinelwill transmutebackinto the folm of the golden chalice which is worth
:o Gold Pieces).
An adventurer up in the stalactitesmust edgehimselJaway from the column ofair to get down: ifhe waits until there is an up-draught, then lets go,he will drop to the floor quite gendy, buoyed up bythe weaker updraught around the edge of theroom. You should use your iudgement to decide
how successful any other rnethods for getting downwill be.
The chamber is twenty metres high. The grile atthe top is too fine for an adventurer to squeezetluough, and is too securely fixed in place to beremoved.
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4This chafibet s suspiciously uiet. Itsfloor is cooered iththickp rple hairs, whichspro tt'rompores, ikc hairsofl.turke!-skin. Theyuaoegently in the slight bteeze.
The iron-digesting chamber dissolves most of the
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Thispassoges extrcmelynafiou , and men moredis']trst-i'g than hecfulmberouhLoeust been allowing n. It
8@son for many metres, winding and tTDisting,and
tdting oiler asyou proglessfurther. It alsostarts o slope
iron that accumulates n the Creature's innards. The
hairs secure whatever it is that is carrying the irolLso hat the IRON-EATERS on the ceilin8carldrop,and begin thet wolk o{ digesting the items. Thesewill later be Dassed nto the bloodstream of theCreature, o nourish it.
Iflhe adventurers step nto the chamber, they willbe seizedby the Purple Hair.
PURPLEHAIR sKrLLT srAMrNAo (seebelow)
Play one Attack Round. If the hair wins, then theadventurer has been caught, and an Iron-Eater willdrop onhim. If the adventurerwins, hehas got freefrom the 'grass'and may escape. n order tg breakfree, an adventurer need win only one AttackRound.
When an kon-Eater (SKILL 5, STAMINA o (seebelow)) drops on an adventurer, it will begin to feed
on his metal armour. Every time it wins an AttackRound, it will digest another tem, and the adverFfurer will lose 1 point of sKrLL. If the advenfur€rwins anAttackRound, then the Iron-eaterhasbeenknocked to the floor. It will then be swept ai.vaybtthe hairs.
fhere are twelve Iron-Eaters on the ceiling, bulthey will drop only if their prey is held fast.
41tu uards. lt getshatder o stayonyourfeetas heslifiehilds up. Thestench s abomina.ble.
The adventurers are approaching the lak o{ aMUCALYTIC. This foul beast ives ike a parasrreiEide the Creature, evelling n the slimeandwasteproductsof the enormous digestive hact. It helpsthe Creature,since t reducesanything that entersits chamber to an easily digestible mulch!
As they get clo6er to the Mucal)tic's chamber, thetdventurers will be assailedby its stench. f theyItess on, the poisonousstinl will make hem lose2pointsof STAMTNA. hey will alsohave o contendwith the slippery slope down into the chamber.Eachfoolhardy adventurer should roll two dice. If
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Its small chamber is full of muck. All that can bes€enof thebeast tsellis its ong snout,poking out ofa pile of ooze, rather like a periscope. If anyone isstupid enough to enter its lair, it will attack.
If the Mucalytic wins three Attack Rounds in arcw, it will have gnbbed its opponent, who \a,i llbedrawninexorablyto its mouth. It will breathedead-lv poisonous fumes, which will kill the characterinstandy. Later, if the Mucalytic is not killed, theadvenfurer w l be slowly hansformed into slime!
There s no treasurein the room,If an adventureris killed here, lemember that the Watcher may beable o bring him back rom thedead, Altematively,iI all the heroesend up in the Mucalytic's air, the
globe might distract the beast, and give them achanceto egcaDe.
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-l short unnel leads oa uoernouschatfiber,t'ull ot' ifge,zmrlraasryrcnl balls.Theu re ollingaround nd osF:tg withone nolho.As Ih p snoone ntlnolhingels?
:2sl! crushedW therelefitless humi g of these u ousiulls.
Ihere are fifteen balls in the grinding chamber.5side eachof them s a BALL CENTIPEDE. Theseirge relatives of nornal centipedes built tough
Srous sphericalcocoons o live in. Theycan move:resewhile inside by running at high speed.Any-
-'neenLering he chamber ,rll beset upon by r-o of:ie Gnndrng balts.
.RINDING BALL SKILL4 5TAMINA J
When a Grinding Ball is reduced to zero STAM-:\.{, it will split into two jagged halves. Out willqttle
the BallCentipede o attack.1\LL CENTIPEDE sKrLLT
The broken shells will come in very useful asr,akeshift boatswith which to navigate he Crea-=re's bloodstream Location8). One personcan itr:to eachhalf.
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As youadoanceloun the nnel, henoise fuadol lotstops Yousoon mer\ento a d ipping chamber. he ufiin-escencef heuall is zoeakerere, ndyou hape ilficulttmdkingoul the rcnlenlso[ Ihc room. tou \?e \tuoa"bonesittetin{ the and heoccqsional
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.7syou mooedoton the tunnel, thz po\1tld.ifig oisegetshuder. Soon he unnel opeflsoutt andlou see tushing.treafi aheadof you. Itr the d ll glow ol thewalls it looks:cry dark.Moziingcloser ousee hot t is red, It tfiustbea
The oom hasquite a hi8h ceiling.Up on the wallabove the entranceclings a WRAPPE& a largeleathelybeing, ike a blanket with fangs and claws.Make sure that you know which advenfurer s thefirct to enter the room . He shonld,Testfot Luck. f heis Lucky, the Wrapper will hurtle into him, but failto grapplehim successfully.t will then glide up intcthe darknessof the chamber,and back o its perchIf theadventurerisUnlucky, he willbe grabbed, ose2 srAMr NA points. and be enshrouded n its wings.The w rapped adven turer will find i t very hard to hilthe Wrapper,and mustrcducehis s(rLLby 3.Otheradventurersmay attack he Wrapper, but they willrisk injuring their companion. f they /ose n AttackRound, they will do 1 point of damage o him!
WRAPPER
iwt ofblood It gushesWst in a raging tnrrent Clearly;nyone rying toswim in iI uill besuept auay.
The adventuterchave found the bloodstleamoftheCreature. t is like a subteuanean iver, flowinground the Creature'sbody to provide nourishmenttor its organs. The advenfure$ must travel down'.heskeam to the heart, if they are to recover thePendulumof Fateand escape rorn the shrine.
The current of the steam is very fierce, andanyone trying to swim in it will quickly be sweptaway and drowned. The only safe way to navigate.hestrcam is to use the shell halves from Location 5
advenfurers eed o do s hangon! Thestreamleads
to Location9, the heartchamber.f the Wrapper fails n its first attack t will retumto it8perchuntil the party ler?eshe chamber. t willthen silently swoop on thelastperson to eave,whoshould ?est or acl<,as above.
A number of skeletonsare n the Wlappe/s lair.Severalhavesome reasule.Adventurer; ;earchinethe charnberwill recorer3-r8 Cold Piecesrollthreidice)and 1-6 iewels,eachworth 10Gold Pieces.
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9Youareszoept longW the totefit , aeeriflgdangerouslycloseo the wrlls as 11011wish outld bend.sn lhe tunflei.Eoay now nndthex at'reshstreafi ioins tle fiain brafich,nndyouhangonforgrimlile ill theseurbulentroaters.BVtl? rcddi,hglou of !h?streohyou ntt make ut stalat'
tiles. angingou oucr he un lik thet'angqola ragon.
Youb1rcly nawge lo auoid hzs?dealli| spik"s.After a nighlmare outtrey, thestreatnetnptiesftto a
i3st aioern. The poundittgsound s deat'ening, xd thelakeof bloodslrirls rou11dike a giant whirtpool. At its&ntre sa small sland. n thecentre f he slands aped-€staluith twa huge mmobilefgutes guppling ooer t .
The current will carry the adventurers closer anddoser to the island. As they approach, hey will beable to see he figures more clearly. They are identi-cal n every tespect,save heir colour- one s black,theother white. They arepowerfully muscled,withfuts like sledge-hammels.Their heads are blankand eafureless.Beneath hem, on the pedestal,sitsihe sourceof the constantbeat that lills the cham-b€r.The Creature'sheartis ddven by the Pendulumof Fate, which is encased in a short unbreakable
81assube. The Pendulum tself s very small(abouttencentimetresong), yet swingsvery slowly. It willa:Dnhnueo swing no matterwhat is done to it .
The adventurerswill be able o beach hei! mDro-risedboa son the sland andapproach hepedeital.As they do so, they will experience powerfulEnanations fiom the two figures. The black figureadiates a malign influence of pure Evil, sending
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shivem down the advenfure$' spines, whilewhite fieuie counters this with an aura of Goness. f anvone touches he Dedestal r thelum, the two figures wiJJ animate, and beginbattle each other, ignoring the adventurersDletelv. lt will soon become obvious that the two
stop. The adventurers will be able to make theirescape flom the Creature quite easily. The bloodi'ill drain from the lake and channels in a matter oftninutes, and the adventurers ivill be able to findlheir way back up the tunnel and into a duct leadingb the stomach chamber. The fleshy walls of this will
survives. If the black Icon survives, however,should substitute he words in brackets
The Icon will then attack.
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If an adventureremoveshe Pendulumrompedestal, the pounding noise will abrupdyThe whirloool of blood will slow down and
have saggeddownwards, and the channel through
which they entered will be easily reached. At its top,the Creatu:re'smouth u/ill be hanging open, and theadvenfurets may clawl out and into the entrancechamber. All the candles will have been snuffedout. You should then go to Endingthe Scene.
Eftding the Scefle
Theadvenfurershave succeeded n escaping heShrine of Destiny with the Pendulum of Fate.
You stag&etout of the templeand aqossthe naisiblebtidge.you hioe succeeded!helreshair hasneoer asted* sweetand yougulp downgreat ungluls to rid yoursellof lhefoul stenchof the mormousCreature'snturds.
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With elation, you notice that Waxle! Speeds still
wailing or Vou.Hcscettsl itlle Lhanged,oueuer. eE
no lonlgerweoring he samc allered4aft' bul ftowtngrobes. ehailsyou:
'Greetinps, daefiturets. see ort'oe roughtme nN
Iittle riflket.That'llbeoeryuset'ulyouknou, Good nd
As he speaks,he SoldenSlobewhichfollowed outhrough he shrineshoolsn t'rontol yott Thercs afrashandthe nexl momenthePendulum asbeefl refichd
hands.He floatsnto heairandentersheflyingship
You haoesucceeded.n escapinglnra the shrine b t
seemshat aictorybelorlSsoyour enemy
This is the end of Act Three, 'The Pendulum ot
Fate'. The Riddling Reaverhas escaPedwith the
artefact to his lair. The linal Act, 'The Realrn o{Entropy', tellsof what heintends to do with it.
-\ rnighty rtefdct asbeerrtolmlromyourSrasp! he
yizzical aillain knownas he Ridd.lingReaaer asseizedlhePendulumof Fate. This ancientdeoice s saidto giuemuer ooerGoodand Eail. lNhoknousfor whatperuerceznds heReaoet ntends o use t?
The oillain escaped y fieofls of an enormousllyingnonstrosit! yow only chaflceo defeat im is tofullou:hecraft a1ld fick hifi to hls air- yolt therefore urry ot'lato the sufroundiflgungle.Theairship s headingforiighet roclcygroufid, rohichyou canseeaheadof you.Luckily t is not truoelling toofast, andyoustill haoet irlnghl ulEn it descends,You ca4not mal@out etactlyrhere it hasgone, but it went loumperyclose o a largeiaterfall. you fiust make our uay to thefalls and try toind an entraxce o theRiddling Reaoet's ideoul
AsyouWess n,yoltnotice hatsomethin&eryodd s,twening to the uflgle plants aroundyou. Thefuihoatou olk, thestraflgef theifcolours et. Verysoofiyou are
.n loflgefualkihg throu|h atreen and.broun wrgle, butrne @hrch s q fiot of colour,with reds, blues,yellous,;vafigesanil purples in prot'usion.What is mote, theJsp$ of the pldnts seefi to hauechanged.ThelafiiliarJnfts and treesseem o harE beenwa4nl out of all
-.cogn iofl - | he r for l saWr efi ly d.ee fi ined put elyWC)nnce.Youseem o haL\etroyeil nto d realmol entrory,ihcrc hconlv au of th? tIiuersesChanLL.
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The Act cohmences with the advenfurers trackingtheir enemy to his secret hideaway. They stray intothe field of Chance which mark his domain, andencounter its effects in the form of a chaotic alray ofplants. They then discover that the waterfall which
Ealize tha it is the only way up, and alter watchinga party of the Reave!'s setvants, they thrcw them-selves nto the fall, and are carried up and along theriver. The dver throws them up at a set of marble
ihrough the menaces oI lhe outer chambe$ to theReavelsunderground inner sanchrmand laboratory
Pinally, he heroeswill catchupwith thevillain ashe prepares o usethe PendulumofFate. t tigplan icto change he belielsof peopleand creatures ll theway adoss Allansia. Suddenly, it will no longer besoeasyto decide who is good and who is evil, as sonany
willhave
changed. This will lead to manydeaths and make it impossible for the Forc€6ofCood and Evil to know how powerful they are. Intheconfusion, Chance will dominate. Therc will bea new balance between Good and Evil, and theTrickste!Gods of Luck and Chancewill rule.
The whole Act happens n the Reaver,s omain.fhe adven furets will start the scenario as hey reachthewaterfall. You shou d therefore go to Location | .
theressomethingoeryrron| Yourattmtion s lraun toayarled piece fdrifhooodhathaebeen aught n theroiling white uater. It is utied uVwads! The aw olgraoityhasheenawsed or thisualerfall,as heuater splunmetingup romtheWolbelou ou, to lowooer heedge l theclillabtE. AsyoLpeerntothehlls,younoti.aanotha edge n the owositesideol the dlls Youcarlfiakeout 4 flumberof blwred igures,ea& carryingaldrge,bulging dck.They eemo bea number fdilfetentcolours, nil heres somethin|trungelynsubstantialabouthcm.Toyouranuzefte t, thevhurl thenseluesofftheedge, ndy up andooet heip of he alls.
The adventureE have spottedapartyof theReav-er'sREPLICANTHS retumin8 rom a scavengingmission. They will encount€r them late!, and dis-cover he secretof their origin. Meanwhile heymust ace heproblemofreaching he Reaver'sair.
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There s no sign of the villain's airship, but it wentdown somewhere ustbeyond the falls.The cliffsoneither side are sheer, and will be very difficult toclimb. You shouldmake it clear o the players hatitis very unlikely that their characterswould all beable o make t to the top alive.
The Replicanths have shown them the only safe
Trauelling hefalls is an exhilarating e:aryience.youfl!
upwards,lour limbsflailing andwatetashesourfacesyoushoot aer he opol thefalls,axddropwith a splashinto heToater. hemqhty cuftefitdrags oualon8for alitlle |oa! thm uashes ou up on theshore.Belore ou is a
have to summonup enough courage o follow them.If they do hurl themselvesoff the ledge, each
player should roll four d ice against heir srAMrNAscores. f they haverolled ower, then hey are ine.If they have rolled higher than or equal to theirsrAMrNA, they have swallowed somewater whilebeingbuffetedin the fall, and lose point ofsrAM-rxl Thev should have keDt heir mouths shut!
Once tire adventurershlve fallen up the falls, goto Location 2.
mayifcent building. t is builLof white marble locksuitht/lulticoloureiloeins bol)et floats hehuge irship,moofetl o a tall pine treeuhich risesffom the roof. Thepalace qsnouinilouls, bul ahead f you aflight of haftIesLepsead up to a uery ifipressiae pillareil e trance.Onthegrass ealW t latge butterfly ischasiry a tin! yellouTyrannosaurus, nd abooe ou a blackbirdflies Wstupside oun.
As soon slou place foolon hematble teps, sfiall,childlikcf&be moterializes a pulf of sparHing colour.He sueoringa tallhat a snuttgreen aitondshiny hoesuith largebuckles. e ignores ou,andconcentratesniugglixg hree xquisitereeftgLassottles.
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The juggling figure is Finnegan O'Dnnegan, aLEPRECHAUN. He is iuggling thrce stolenGENIE bottles. fthe adventurersapproachup thesteps, h€ will tell them that he is in charge ofguardingagainst ntruders. But he sayshe is boredof iuggling the botdes and wants a break, If one ofthe party will take over for a short while, he will see
whathe cando to get them inside.If one of the adventurels agrees o take over,
Finneganwill toss the boftles n his direction andraceupthe stepsandthrough the doors.Theadven-turer who aSreed to iuggle the botdes must firstcatch hem. This requiresa roll under sKrLL on twodice Then he must beginjutglin8. Initially he mustmale another roll against s(rLL on two dice tosucceed.As he continueg uggling, however, thebottles feel heavier and heavier, and he must rollagainsts(rLL twice more. If al l of these rolls aresuccessful, then Finnegan will refum, congrafulatehim on his dexterity, akeback he bottlesandpointto the now open doors.If the adventurer ails on aryroll, however, he will hav€ dropped one of thebottles to the ground. You should then read thefollowing:
Thebottlelalls to theyound and shatters A thickcloud.oJ urplegaslormsabouehebrcken lass, nd he 'orm f4 Genie akesshape.He seems o sway unsteadily, as ifseasick, fid heaildresseslou it1a booming,hough atherunsteod!ooice:Whith uay did lhat nyll Finnegongo?TeIlfia nou or I'll tum you into e yf.*t!'
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If the advenhners Doint to the doors, the furiousGenie will race through them (leaving them openbehind him). I{ they refuse to tell the Genie whereFinne8an went, he will threaten to furn them intojellyfish; if they continue to refuse to tell him, he willcarry out his threat!
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Passin& hrough he efiofiilousdoors,lou find yourseloesin a longhall. It is urpeted Toithulell-moun grass, fld rlits centresits a picturesque Dishing-uell. hereore thrceiay-cooered oorsoff the eft and the right walls, aad onedoordirecll! Wosite.
they do not actually juggle the bottles, he will notopen the doors and they will find it very difficult toget into the building. The huge doors cannot beforced open, and there is no other way inside. Ifthey wait for ten mihutes without acting, then thedoors will open, and a scavenging party of fiveREPLICANTHS wil emerge.These peculiar ser-vants of the Reavercome n different shaDes, izes
and colours, but have all been created in theirmaster's abomtory. Each ooks like a skeletonen-cased n jelly. Each Replicanth has the folowingathibutes:
REPLICANTH
If the adventulerc encountered the party o{ Repli-canths outside, then ignore the next section, other-wise rcad t outto the players:
By thedoororyosite,ioecolourful reatfies rebusilyat uork, tippiflg the contents f sacksato a hole n thewall. As youefltef, they urn ahd o1kat you. you seewithr@ulsiotrhat heyarchufiafi-shnrydumps t'ellvwithitruhich heskeletonan Learlye een. heyumber
meMcifigly toumrds ou
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If the adventurers defeat the Replicanths, theywill be able to sneak in through the doors.
If the adventurers did not encounter the ReDli-canthsoutside, hey will have o frght thernh;re.Eachof the five Replicanthshas the following attri-butes:
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notice: Go awat I'm bu6y.'The eyewill scrutinizeeveryone approachin8 the door. It wilt open thedoor or y if it sees he Riddling Reaver'sace or tslikeness one of the stuffed Reave$ of later loca-tions wil do fine !) O therwise the door will squawk,'You'renot my master,you're not coming hrough!'
If they have already ought the Replicanths, heymay startexamining he contentsof the hall straightaway. The well in its centre s apparentlybottom-less. f anything s dropped nto it, it will quickly fallout of sight . Fifteensecondslaterahole will mated-alize n the ceiling, the objectwill drop ftom it, andthe hole will disappeai. The objectwill hit the head
ofanyone peering down thewell- If the object heythrew down is quite hard (suchas a coin), t will dothem 1 point of injury. If it is larger, t will actuallyknock them down the well. They will disappeardownwards, only to reappearseconds ater out ofthe mysterious hole in the ceiling. They will fallindefinitely until rescued,
Players may wish for whatever they like after
throwing something down the well. Whatever t is,theywill not getit!
Light in the hall (as in most of the rest of thebuilding) is provided by a glowing cefing.
The six doors off the long walls have handles, andcan easily be opened, The one in the far wall is largeand metallic. t has no handle,but set nto its centreis a large eye. Beneath this is a hastily scmwled
labelled Bones'.The hatchopenseasily, cvealingachute eading down into darkness.This s where theReplicanths eposit he boneswhich theycollect orthe Reaver o manufacfure more of their kind. Aplayer may slide down the chute if he wishes,butwill losea point of sreurr,r from the painlul land-ing on the pile of bones.Readout the desc ption ofLocation4 of SceneTwo to them (page219 . Playerswill not be able o leave hat chamberby he door, asit is bared ftom the outside: hey will have to climbbackup the chute.
Each imethe adventurers etum to the hall, thevriskencountering ne of i ts denizens.Rollon thiHall Encounter Table- Moreover, each time theyretum the sign on the eye-door will be different.You should decide what it says, along the lines of'Buzzoff, I'm working', 'l told you to go away'; I'mwaming you leaveme alonel'
hulking frame would rcduce hardenedmonster-killers to quivering jelly. If theplayers stay in the hall, rather thancowering back into the room they have
iust been in, it will tum and face them. Ifthey thought its side view wa6 bad, thefull ftontal is appalling! It is a
4Just before the adventurers open the door to this'room', you should roll one die and add 4: the roomwith that number is the room they enter when thedoor is opened. The door is a transporting door.Once the adventurers have shut it behind them theywill not be able o passback hrough into location
TREMLOW, perhaps he rnostfearsomelookins beast n Allansia butalso he most coiardly (which is why sofew are seen!).Taking one ook at theadventurers, it will shriek in horror,throw its distended arms into the air, andbolt for the door, whining pitifully. Theadvenfurers will not be able to catch itbefore t fliesoff to saferhaunts.
The adventurers will notice a buzzins -sound as hey enter he hall. Alitde;ldman is shuffling up and down the hall,holdinga GIANT DRAGONFLY(s(rLL 8, srAMrNA4)on a ead.TheDragonfly hovers a few centimetres o(fthe ground, and seems to be cloppingthe grass with its mandibles. The old
man mows his way up to the advenhrrerswithout noticing them, and then looksup, startled.As he doesso, theDragonfly tears he ead out of his handIt will fly twice round the hall atbreakneck speed before swooping toattack he adventurers.The old man willflee out of the hall.
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II the players tell you their characters are holdingthe door open, they will be able to go back into theStuffed Adventurers' Room. It is perfectly possiblefor the door to transport them into Location 5 - ifthis is the case hey will be able to look around arrdsee hemselves entedng!
You should roll for a new location each time thedoorof transpertation s opened.
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Inside is a long room. lts unlk, ceilingsand loor are allture urnden bards A groupoffgures sttnil molionlessneatyou, lacng the opryite rDlll, on uhich theres adoor mey seefistrangel!uftliliar butyoucannotmakout their edtures.
The occupantgof this room are stuffed replicasofthe adventurelsl They stand together in a littlegroup, ftozen n the act of walking across he roomNo matte! what the advenfurersdo to them, thevwill not animate,Theironlyunusual propertyis hatthey will play an odd game of 'Grandmother'sSteps'. f the adventure$ decide o walk across heroom to the far door, halfway across they will feel
the urge to look round. They will seeno movement,but their stuffed duplicates will have moved severalmehes towards them. This will continue to happenas they make thei way further aaoss the rcom.
If the playerg tell you that lheir charactersarewatching the stuffed figures as they walk to thedoor, they will seenothing. The stuffed igurescanneverbe caught n the act of moving.
studlng thebook.Thewhimsical chemerikes o
everyone n the room. Advenh.uersmust beat ahasty eheat rom he oom o avoid osing1pointofSTAMTNAorevery hifty secondshey emainn it.lhe onlyetfective eapon BainstheFlies s ire. fthe adventurels 6nd a way of attacking the Flies
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with fire, then you should heat the whole swarm asonecreature o be fought:
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The book which the s uffed Reaver is examining ismadeup entirely of blank pages. f the adventurersexamineanyof the o her books n the roomthey will
find that these also have blank pages,but they willalso discover the reason for this - the books are
talking books!As soon as a book is opened, t willbegin to talk. It will describe ts subiect, or tell astory.Thebook will continue alkinguntil either t isshutor someoneshouts STOP!' atit. If a shut bookis opened t will alwaysbeBinatthebeBinning. fanadventurer shouts 'STARTI' at a book which hadbeenstopped, t will carry on where t left off.
The Reaver'sbook-collection is quite varied, witha good selectionof history, legendsand folk-tales.One of the first books the advenfurerswill come
end, the ritual will be completed,and the Demon
will be summoned. t will a ttack mmediately.FIRE DEMON sKrI -r . lo sraMrNAlo al rAcl<s3
_ The Fire Demon will shoot gouts of fire from itshery nostrils. Thesehit on a roll of 1-4 on one die,doing2 points of extra njury, whetherithas won orlost he Attack Round. If the FireDemon s killed, itwil lbe engulfed n itsown f lames nddisappear.
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7You haitefound the Riddling Reaoet'sdining-roofii, Along and tmpressirx toble runs the length of the rcom,Iadenwith dsucculentfeast.Guestsine the oble, houghinsteadofsitting onchairc heyseemo befloatifig in hugebottles.At the headoJ the tableopposite ou sits theRiddlingReaou.He starcs lltrnlyat you
The Reaver's dinine-loom reflects his macabresense f humour. His iuests are all former enemieswhom he haspreserv;d in large pickling-jafs. Thefigure at the head of the table s not the RiddlingReaverhimself, but one of his stuffed duplicates. twill not speak,but it hasbeenanimatedso hat tcanfight. If the adventurers disturb the feast on thetable the
food is excellent,bythe way), t will standup, drar / a barbed scimitar and attack. Wlateverhappens, t willpreserve the sameglum e\pressionon its face.
STUFFEDRIDDLING sKITLSREAVER
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When the stuffed Reaver s cut open (when it is
reduced to zero srAMrNA), its contents will spillout. It is filled with a thickpaste, which expandsoncontact with air, Gther like rising dough. Afterexpanding it will set solid . Anyone remaining in theroom will be caught in the sticky paste when itexpands.They must be pulled out by friends (twopeoplemust make successful olls against s(rLL),otherwise hey will be encasedwhen it solidifies.
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IThischambers exceedinglylush.GorSeousarysti$hangfromLhe alls, heoor is richlV arpeted,ndexoticcouches re cooered ith c1tshiorl\.n one reclifiesa
familiar rcbedgure. The RiddlingReaoer eemso berelaxing,heedlessfyourpresehce. oeron theuall toyow left is a ra<*ol bftles, lrom lbhichou ufl hcara
foint drying.This s the Reavelssitting-room,where hecomes
to relax from the busy life of being anagent of thegods,As with the ibrary, hekeepsastuffed replicaof himsell in here to sive the room a friendlier leelThig is not animatea, but is stuffed with smalldowny feathers. Anyon€ attacking the recumbentfigure will cut it open very easily, only to be en-
Sulled in a swirling massof feathers.They shouldTestlor Luck.If they areUnlucky, they will sneezeuncontrollably or the next tenminutes, ose 1pointof srAMrNA,and ight at - 2 to s(rLL.
At 6rst glance, he mck ofbottles apFars to be heReaver'swine-collection. n fact only two ofthe ninebottles ontainwine. the othersactas heReaver'sdungeons!The tapping sound iE causedby oneof
the nmates. f theadventurers xaminehebottle,they will see the tiny 6gure oI a woman inside.Pulling the cork on the bottle frees her. A cloud ofgaswill swirl out, and shewill coalesce ut of it. Sheis short and dark, with a mischievousglint in hereyeg,Her dothes are pEctical, and she cafiiesashortsword. he nhoduces ersell o theadventur-ers a6 Baba Lai and thanks them profusely for
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rescuingher. Sheexplains hat she s the leaderoIaband of adventurerswho set out to lid the world ofthe rnenace of the Riddling Reaver. Unfortunately,they were caught by a Genie, who imprisoned themin the botdes.She bees he adventure$ to freehersix comrades by unco;king the other bottles.
lf they release .llher companions,however, theywill discover that Baba Lai was not being entirely
honest. In fact, she and her friends were caughtlooting by the Reavels Genie. They are out for anymoney and treasure they can get their hands on -and this will include that of the adventurers!Oncethev are all freed, thev will attack.
Eachhas a riddle written on it, which desaribests
ever,as he adventuterswill soon ind out.
CupboardAIn dcorfterot1 he T.DaIlI lie n waitfor myWey.Withotrtfstsot polenrms
I stretchmy netsqroufiil me;And my lable s seldodborc
Inside the cupboard s a GIANT SPIDER. It wilattackanyoneopening ts cupboard.
GIANT SPIDER SKTLLZ sTAMTNAE arracl<s2
BABA LAICUT-THROAT
The robber band will not aI fiBht to the death. Ifthree of them are killed, or if Baba herselfis defeated, he remainderwill cut and run.
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Cupboard BI'oe seen ou uhereyoufieael wasAnd zohere ou ne'et will be;And yet you in thnt oery safieplace
May still beseenby me.
Adventurers opening the cupboard door will seean mageofthemselves, eflected n a mirror.
CupboardI haoe ittlehouxwhichlioe n allalone,Withoutdoors,withoutuitd.ou)s,Afid il
-Iroantogoout haaeo bre,tkhroughhe
uall.
The cupboard containsa single yokka Egg (seepageq6 for details),sitting on i velvet cusliion.
5, srAMrNA 7). If its door is opened, t will sprinSout, propelledby its powertul hind legs. t will not
fight unless attacked, but will hop around the room
quite violently. Whenever the adventurers dre inthis room when the Frogis oose, hey must say hatthey are keeping an eye on it. If they do not, then
one of them (roll a die to find which one) will be
knocked spnwling by it. If the adventurers arc m
combat and the Frog is ftee, it will knock someoneover every other Attack Round. Anyone knockedover must spend a round gefting up, during which
he may not fight - so an opponent will scorc a freeblow on him, unlesssomeonesteps n to helP.
Cupboard DlNhat hasa thousandegsand cafi't walk?
Crammed into this cupboard are five hundredpairs of breeches. Anyone opening the door will beburied beneath a large pile of dothl
CupboardFHeuhohas t doesn'teII t;Hewho akest doesn'tnowt.Hewhokncrust doesn,t .antt.
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As soon as this door is opened, a flood of waterwill gush forth, completely drenching the adventurerwho oDened it. And there is wo6e: in the water arefive large LEECHES, which will latch on to theadventurer who opened the door, and will begin tosuck blood. lf they are not removed, the chalacterwill lose r point of srAMrNA per minute ftom theeffectso( the Leeches.However, removing hem s a
nasty business.Pulling off a Leech ips a wound inthe adventurer- causing oss of 2 points of srAM-rr.rr. So pulling off all five leecheswould cost theunlucky character1o srAMrNA points.
The safestway to removeLeechesiso force hemto release heir grip by burning them off. If theadventurers can find some way of holding theLeeches very close to fire ruirirotf harming the
adventurer (for example, by using the wick of alantem), all will be fine. If they try something un-subde, like burning a Leech off with a flamingbrand, the adventurerwill lose r poin[of sravrreeach lme.
CupboardHWeareittleBrethrenwain,Arbiters f Loss dGain.Many oourCowltersun,Sofieare iade,afldsolne ndone.But dsMeflfind to thei CostFeware nade but Nutnbers ostThoughwe play themTicks lot net ,Yet theyaludys uant our Eaaour.
money o gamble,and the adventurersgtill want toCarry n. Runeach cund as ollows:
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1. Decide how much money is to be wagercd onthe throw. The money must be shown: adven-ture$ cannot bet money they do not have. TheWheelies will match the bet if they can, other-wise they will bet as mu(h as hey have.The Wheelies will then toss the prisoner intothe air. The advenfurerc' spokesman must call'Heads' or 'Tails'.
corner, talking to himself, and refuse to budge fromlt.
Roll a die. If the result is 1-3, the prisoner haslanded on his head, arms or upper body (this
counts as Heads'); f the result is 4-6, he has
landed on his egsor ower body (thiscountsas'Tails').If the advenftrrcrs guesEedcorrecdy, then theyget thet bet back, along with that of theWheelies. If they guessedwrong, then they
lose their bet. Co back o 1and startagain.
Ending the SceneThe Scene ends when the adventurerc find the
would do fine.
The Wheelies have 57 Gold Piecesand 64 SilverPieces with which to bet (ro Silver Pieces= r GoldPiece).
If the advenfurers do not seem interested in thegame, take a dislik€ to the l.4y'heelies, r want to
rescue the prisoner, they will have to fight them-Before bahle is ioined, the Wheelies will have achance to spin round, each throwing one of theirknives at the adventurers. These hit on a roll of r-3,doing 2 points of srAMrNA damage. Each of thethree Wheelies has the followine attributes:
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WHEELIE
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SceneTwo: in the Laboratory
Tasks: Defeat the Reaver!Escape he laboratory.
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you ed|e your zpay own thestais, noticing that fhe ighthoschangedolour.Thcceiling s nowglowingan eerieshadefblue.Coning o hebottom,o n a
fndyoufselfsnall emptyfoorn. There s a doot in the oryositewall oftheroon. you un ilimly heat a strange umbling noise,but youcoaflot ell exactl! where t is comingt'tum.
This room is the entlance o the Reaver'sabora-tory. It is completelyemp y. The door s unlocked. {theplayersopen it, they will seea corridor eadinginto theblue gloom.Therearedoorson eithersideof
thecorridor.Thecortidorleads o the vanous oomswithin which the Reaverperformshis experiments.Every five minutes, a Replicanthwill come out ofthe first door on the right (Room3), and make itsway alongthecorridor o theroomat theend, whichit will enter. If the advenfurersare in the corridorthey will have to fight the Replicanth.
REPLICANTH
When attacked, he Replicanthwill try to Escape(seeFi|htitq Fantaql page54) You shouldwork outwhich end of the corridor the Replicanth will be abletoescapeo. If itreaches hePtoductionRoom Room
3), it will retun with five of the eight Replicanrhsfrom that room. If it reaches he Reaver'sSanctum(Room9), twill retum with 2-12 ofits fellows
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This ram is wootl-panelkt, and hassMtes all tlv uoydrou d the wall, on ahidt sit n k ol test-tubes.Thelest-tufus are all stoppued and l4blled, and conttinpourders l dryrmt colours.At one endol the room s a
This room ccntains an agsortment of POW-DERED CREATURES which the Reaver eeos nstorage or the odd occasionswhich crop up in hishectic life. He refined his Particle Blender (seeRoom
5) to reduce vadous creatues to a concentrated,powdered form. All they require is added water,and they revert to their original shape,Of course, fonly someof the powder is used, the creaturewillnot levert to full size. This s what has hapDened othe crea u re curren ly obse ving the adveniurers.is a SILVER DRAGON, or rathe!, a miniatureSilverDlagqn.
MINIATURE sKrLr srAMrNA8 ArrAcKs4SILVERDRAGON
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Every three Attack Rounds, the Dragon can
breathe a sheet of cold at one oPPonent. The target
must roll less han his sKrLL on two dice, otherwise
he will lose a STAMTNA oint.
The Dragon will attack as soon as all the adventur-
ers entei the room. It is not entirely aware of its
miniatudzation, and thinks itself easily a match {or a
few Dunv human6.
3Thue is a hud gurgling noisecoming|tufi the loorfl.Insid.e,he argechambers domifiotedW threehugeoats.A pulley aryaratus hangslron the ceiling abotre hefi.Dangling lrotn this are lhreerepulsioeobjects.FurthestaTtayfroth vou is a bleached umanskeleton.The tuouhich atecloserhaae eefl oated ith a elhJ The hreeoteslowlybeingpulled alonguntil eachsooeione theoats.
Mbst of the powdered creafuresare qult€ mun-dane. There are plenty of cats, dogs, rabbits and
birds, but very feqr monste$. The Silver Dragon
was the plide of the Reavels collection.The list
below gives the selection of monsters which the
advenfurel8 may be nterested n. lf they take some
of the animal tubes,you should decide or yourself
which cr€atur€s hey contain. f theadventurersuse
or y a portion of any of the powders, the resuliin8ceature will be small and you should reduce the
sKrLL and srAMrNA scores syou see lt,
dThey are then lou,ered. Bryond the odts, eight ol theje y-likecTeaturesou haaemcoufltereilbelore rc staflil-ingW a latr , siftin7 througha pileol bones.As theyspotyo1t, hey mooe owardsyou fienacingly.
The advenhlrershave discovered heSecret f theReplicanths.The Riddling Reaverhas developedaprocess or coating skeletons n a jelly-like subsF
ancewhichmakes heh easy o animate.TheresulFing deature has a crude intelligence, and may be setsimple tasks and left to get on wlth them. TheReaverhasset a number of his Replicanths he taskof rnanufacturing yet more. The process is quitesimple. First a skeleton s assembled rom bonesstored n Room4, with a sticky pastebeing used totuse the bones ogether. Then the skeleton s hungtuom a hook connected o the pulley apparatus.When the machinery is opented (by the lever), theskeleton will be moved slowly along the line arrddipped into eachof the three vats n tum, until theReplicanth s finished.
Replicanths are currendy being produced at therate of one evely five minutes. You should keeptrack of the time afte! the adventurers first enter the
If the fight lasts more than five minutes, of course,another Replicanth will come off the production-Jineand join in.
Thele is a barred iron door halfway down theright-hand wall of this room. The bar can easily beremoved, and the door swung open, leading toRoom4.
4The oom s d.ark, it ofiIyW a aint blueglsu ftot t thtceiling,t is ull ofbones. II thebotteshatyoucarl ee rchumonLmnes, lthough heseoory in size. Sorfie rcoboiouslyhcboneslPygnics,hile othe$aresbangel"vmalfomrcd..
Theroom s simply a storc-chamberor the bonesused in the production of the Replicanths.Apartfrom the iron door, the only other exit is up thesteep,naEow chute to tlrc hall above SceneOne,Location ).
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This rMm is qite small, ond the light uithin pukesqe$tly. On its lat sidestafid t o pbtesof fitct^l, ttx)metrcs quore,acingeach ther.Colouredight dancafutuee then,andhigh itchzdqueali urtyourea5.
TheRiddling Reaver s well versed n the magicalartg,and is
also adept at creatingand adaptingmachrneryo suit his needs.n this room,he hascombined he two- Between he metalplatesamadcalfieldhasbeen etup.The ieldhasnoeffectuponnon-livingmateridls.f a livingcreature ds-sesnlo it, howe\er, it will start o mutate. ts skinwi.llchangecolour, ts limbs will be warpedandtwisted, nd tshairwill fallout.Aftera ew-seconds
LizardMen who servehirn out in theiungle,
-The roorn s bareapaft rom he metaiplates, s
the presence f too much matte!wou.ld nterferewith the ield generatedetweenheplates.
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6'Ilteram k dominatd byabrgeblackpiece l nachifiery.Steatuhisses ut of itsioints, oil dips on to thelar, and.theres grathg oftnetal, t t'eekas f themachines a ioingcreature.you caflsee hot thereare uo chutesbuilt into iton thesidafacingyou,
many years a8o by a wis€ scholiar,who came uponthe principle by chance. The machine takeE tems,rparates them into thefucomponent particles, andthen ieassembleshem.
Ifan item is dropped into one ofthe chutes, herewill be a loud whirring and grating/ and after a fews€conds the item will fall out of a hole round thebackolthe machine, f€xamined, t will be found to
be undamaged, and slightly cleaner than it waswhen dropFd in. If two items are drcpped into thechutes at the same time, though, they will beblended ogether.What will emerge rom thehole atthe back will be an item combining the chaEcteris-tics of the two items.Forexample, f the adventurersdropped a sword and a shield into the machine,what emergedwould bea shieldwith a sword-bladeprotruding
from it. It is up to you to decide exactlyhow the characteristicsof any items the adventure$drop down the chutes ar€ blended.
The chutes arc quite narrow, so an adventurerwould have obe very thin to passdown them. Theywould be unwise to do so, as the Drocesss invari-ably fatal.
There s nothins elseofinterestin the room.
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7This sclearlya wotk-roomf sonekind. t is illedwithbexches,toolsndodd.-slnpediecesl machineryIn oneconertheres a smallorgewith ananr.til,whileassortedtoolsare hangifigt'rcm he wnlls.Nur W a hugesetolplate tmourstanils roldlv Nea y threeietres all, t iscooercdith spikrs.t is obaiouslyheworkof a ftlasterarfiourert
of armour which would make him invincible. Notonly- would the suit protect him from injury, itwould evenfight his battles or him! All he would
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MECHANICALARMOUR sKrLL 4 srAMrNA 0
All weapons do -1 damage to the MechanicalArmour. Once he armour's srAMrNA is reduced o
5 points, further successful ttackswill do l point ofinjury to the adventurer who is inside! The playerinside may seek o control the armoDrwhen lt goes
will have o experimentwith combinations fleversuntil the armour is finally deactivated.EveryAttackRound the player should roll againsts(rLL on twodice,adding4 to the roll. lfthe result sless han hissxr4, he has succeededn switching the armouroff
have o do, to be hemost earedwarrior in Allansia,
would be to climb inside and oPerate he controls.
Unfortunately for him, it did not quite work. He
could not seem o 8et the controls o workProPerly,
and the armour had a bad habit oI Soingberserk
during testsand wreckinghis aboratory.Eventuallya new Projectclaimedhis attention, and he forgot
about his desires o becomea miSht) warrior.
An adventurer examininS he suit of armour will
discover that there s a hatch round the back.This
will oDeneasilv,and one chatacterwill be able to
ease nside, and into a small control chamber.He
will haveroom to move his arms, and will seea few
levers in ftont of him. One of these is noticeablylarger than the others. lf the adventurerPulls this
levir, the arrnour will shudder and take a 6teP
forward If the adventurer pulls the same lever
again, thearmou! wi-[lstepbackand slumP nert- I{
he touchesany of the other levers, however, the
armour will go berserk. t will attackanyone else
who is in the room-
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Aboue he door o this foomarcfout brass ings. One stillhasapieceolffayedropeknottedofl to it . Whenyouopenthedoor youcansee othirrg rlsidebut blackness.t is tlotjust darhtess, ut hecotnpletebsencefa y lightat all.
There s nothing beyond thedoorbut Void. Anyonewho steps n, without retaining some contactwiththe corridor (for example, by having a rope tiedaround Lhem/ held by friends outside the loom ottied to the brass rings), will be lost for ever in aNothingness that exists outside of existence.Theymay chance o bump into someof the other eternalpdsoners
of theVoid,
butthis is unlikely, as heVoidis infinitely large. Sinceitis outsideexistence, hereis no v,raya character ost in the Void can be broughtback even gods are powerless o intervene.
9Thc arge ron doot to this chamber asa smallgrille. As
lou approachhedoorVoucanheat heslow,steady hantol massedooicescomi g t'ron1 t. Inoking through thegrille, you seea oaslrcugh-carlxd @rrean. hegutteringIight of ooet a hundredsuaying torchcslluflrifiates the
mere lou can see the Riddling Reaoer,conductitlgsone bizarre ritual. Behindhim, llamesshootupfrom ahoaflow. lnlnnt olhimlia a tlanqilp@l ol clear rater.On either side ot' him, huye futed pilllrs glolDuiithdemonicight
FLoatinS booehe Wol ol uater lou cdfi see he
thumping.
The adventuterc have allived in time for th€
culmination of the Reaver's plan. The ritual isdirected at deshoying the Pendulum, so that theestablishedorder of Good and Evil will be throwninto disarray.
The adventurerswill find it very easy o slip intothe chamber unobs€rved, and they will not bespot-ted until they draw attention to themselves by tak-jngaction, or until after ive minutes (if the produc-
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tionJine of Room 3 is still working), when a newReDlicanth will ioin its brethren.
There are U2 Replicanths in the chamber, so theadventurerc will have to comeup with a better planthan chalging into batde, if they are to thwart the
dastardly plot. Seveial possibilities exist. Playelsmay think of some ngenious plan that will interruptthe ritual successfully; if they try something that is
not covered below, you should use your judgement
enemy that if he is allowed time to assess he situ_ation and take organizedaction, he will be abletodefeat he adventurers ery rapidly.Oncecaptured,they would not have very much of a chance!No
to decide whether it works. Try to make sure thatwhatev€r happens iE as dramatic and excitin8 aspossible: remember, this is the dimax of the adven-ture. Think of it like an adventure movie. Thereshould be ots ofexplosions,plenty of fightin& andsuccess hould only iustbe achieved.
The most obvious ways of putting a stop to the
Reaver/s machinations involve throwing thingsover the crowd of ReDlicanths. A Powdered Crea-ture, thrown into the pool of water in front of theReaver, would come to life and ahack him by sur-prise. A Yokka Egg thrown successfully would dis-tlact him. If the Dice of Losaan were to be thlownthey would cause a mighty eruption, as the powerof the Trickster Gods of Luck and Chance them-
selveswas fumed against hei! servdnt.You should use your judgement in playing outthe final scene. There will be plenty of Replicanthsto fight tl@ugh the confrsion will be such that veryfew of them will be organized enough to spot theadventurcrs and attack them. It is very importantthat the heroeskeep he Riddling Reaverdishacted- and keep confusion reigning. He is such a deadly
ment (gettingaway in his airship, perhaps),or diesrn such a way that his body cannot be recovered(falling into the lava steam would be ideal - with a
lastmanic augh,ofcourse!).Thisway you will havesetyourself up for the reappearanceofihe Reaver nasubsequent dventure afterall, t couldhave beena stuffed Reaver that died, while the real Reaver
Ending heStory
You should decide to end the story at the mostappropriate momenl. It would make sense to endthe advenfure immediatelyafter the heroesdefeatthe villain. Making their way back through the
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Reaver's Roost would probably be an anticlimax
after they have beaten him. Then again,a bit of
mopping up of last Pocketsof resistancewould
make sense, and the adventurers face the dismal
prospect of a trek through the iungle back to civiliza-
tion.
Steueackson'sSORCERY!
1, TI IE SHAMUTANTI HILLS
You s€arch o. the eSendaryCrcwn of Kirys rakes ou rothe Shamutanli Hills Alive with evil €reatures, awlesswand€rersand bloodthirstymonsters, he and is riddledwith traps and tricks wairing for the unwary iraveller. Will
you be able to cross rhe hrlls safely and prdeed to rhes€condpart of the adventure or will you
they will find when they 8et here?That s for you to
decide . . . guided, no doubt, by Luck and Chance!
- pe.ish in the
2. XHAR€- ct rypoRr oF TRAps
As a wamor rel),rng on force of arms, or a wizaid trainedin magic, you must brave the terror of aciry builfto trap theunwary. You wil need a youi wits abour yor ro survryethe unimaginablehorrois aheadand to makesens€ f rhedues which ma) lead to yoe
success-or to your doom!
], TH E SEVEN SERPENTS
Sevendeadly and nagical serpenrs peedaheadofyou towarn theevil AEhmag€ofyou.coming Wil yoube able o.atch them before hey ger rhere?
4. TI I I CROWNOF KrNGS
At the €nd of yourlong trek, you fa.e the urknoM remBof the Mampang Forbess.Hidden ins,de
the keep rs theCrown ofKngs the ulrimatetoal of rheSorcery!€pjc utbewarelFor rfyou have nor defeated h€SevenS€rp€nts,your a.rival has been anticipated . .
Cohplete wrth all the magical spe s you wiltneed,€achbook canb€played€itheronftsownoras Partofthe whole eP'c
44
PenguinFantss! Titles
For older readers
THE DRACONLANCE CHRONICLES
From th€ cr€atorsof DUNCEONSAND DRaCONS nowcom€sDRAGONLANCE,an exciting new tantasyLrilogyabout he cr€atures f legendwho theaten the dPstru.tionof theworld of Krynn
A group of long-time friends kniSht and barbanan,
THE CRETAN CHRONICLES
lohnButtefeld, flcuid Honi|ta n andphttippa*er
1, BLOODTEUD OI ALAHIUS2, ATTHE COURT OT XING MINOS
3. RETURN OI TI I I WANDBR!R
Set in the mytholoAical lvorld of Ancient creece, thist-book epic bdngs an exciring hisrorical dimension ro
wamo! and half-elf,dwarfand kenderand dark-souledmage aregiven he powe. o save he world Join heifexotingadventuFs n a quesi o find theTrueGodsandsaveKrynn from endlessnight
1 DRAGONS OF AUTUMN TWTLICHT
A shau band of unlikely heroess€tdt on their quest td
eve lcynn fromthe dEsons evilBtup. Th€yhav€hoPea bluecrystalstaff!n the handsof a beautilul wonan - andthey havecou.a8€.But the forls of evil @ shong . . .
The darkn€ss deepens and the companions begin a
danS€lous sear€hfor the Dragon Orbs dd the legendary
DraSonlance, ncientweaponsof the True Gods
]. DRAGONSOF SPRINGDAWNINC
The dread enerhy, TakhisB, the Queen of Darkness,
poisonsalwith her evil OntyTanis, he eaderof rheband
ofheroeshas he will todestroyit He mustsummonall his
stength, courage and farth (or the ordeal whi.h lies
notes, mps and .harts. M4trloD is a fuu role,playinttame for several layeE.YOU hooserhedhaEcrers, oadecide he missioE and YOU haverheadvenruresn |neturbulmt wmld of Eutope n rhesixteenthcentury_
2, DRACONS O.FWINTER NIGHT
Fant4t! Q$thn*s - 32 wg6,lltll @low
THE PATH OF PERIL
DaoA FbkLingand Perry Hinton
Illu6ttated by RachelBi*ett
Th€ famous explor€!, Edhund Malory, has been foullymurd€r€d/ and th€ legendaryBloodstone,which he a€-quiEd und€r mysteliouscircumstances n his last haveb,is mbsint, All that temarnsare the scattered aSmentsof
HELMQUESTLhtid Fi&ling md PerryHinton
llushared by Nik sPender
Atlantiswasonce andofpeace ndprospenry,tsgold€nage assured by the power ihat Daimos, master of the gods,had nvestedn the BrightHelm-powertoprotectth€ landftom evil and sorcery. But then the Helm was shatter€dinto twelve pieces by the dark go& and rheir seflant
Vorash Now each piece lies hidd€n in a dark and a.cuEedplace, prctectedby one of the evil gods.But YOU hav€
the explor€r'sdiary, hisp€rsonalnobebook nd mostof thecontents of hls ransackedstudv. An almost unsolvabl€mFtery. Yet t seemEhatthe explorerhimselfexp€ct€d omeeta viol€ntendandprepared he way for YO U to trackdown his murderer and Ecover the Bloodsbon€. nfortu-nately the clueshe laid havebeenscatteredn the turmoilof his ieIrible d€ath. AI the nformationyou ne€d 5 hete,ing€niously hidden in both text ard pictues, and each
strand of th€ mysteryDnravels o r€veol h€no.t. A€ YO Ushap €nough o crack t?
. STARFLIGHT ZERO
DaoU Fitkling and Petry Hintorl
Illushatedby PeterAndrew Jones
One by one the Fre€Ptanetshave alen to the relentl$sadvance f the Dark Shipsuntil onty caldoran and Palonar
remain. Th€n a last,d€spainng messagecomes from
Palonar nd CaldoEn s on its own. It seems hat theinvaalers,armeclwith the power of the invincible Bla.kLitht, wil Boon onquer he ast outpost of resistance. heonly hope or the survivalof Caldo.ansone ast desperatemkion by a snal SrouPof star fiShters o strile at thesourc€ of the Black Liglrt. And YoU are part of the
€hancedupon the ogkept by Na-Manon, pri€stol Arlan-tis.This og wilt reveal he oumey madeby theevil onesastheyconcealed achpieceof the Helrh-Do YOU have inyourpower to re.over thosepiecesand emake h€ Helrn,thus restoringpeace o Atlantis, All the informationyouneed s here, nSeniouslvhiddm in both teitand pictures,and ea.h st -dndoI the mystery unrav€ls ro reveal the nexlTh€ quest of the Helm awairs you. Do YOU darc to tale
trp th€ .hatlenge?
THE TASKSOF TANTALON
St@eocksonIllustratedby StevenLavis
Gallantaria s EelinS from th€ aftermathof a long andcosdy war. Tantalon, wizard of the court, lules th€ king-dom over an Inner Counc of scheninS lnights, jealously
lying for power. But Tantalon's years ar€ dlawing to a€lose. n order to seekout the kingdom'ssharpestminds,Tantalonhasdevisedan epi. adven urc qu€3t.YOU areacompehtor in the So.cerer'squesti can YOU 6teal theBdrnstone Dlagon's treasure hoard? Will YOU find a wayto frce Sir Dunstable ftom impdsonrh€nr in the Stinndungeon?And how will YOU catch he D€mon Fi6h?Al lth€ information you need is inteniorsly woven into rhetext ard pictur6. All YOU have bo do b ro rale up lhechalleng! and cEck the mystery!
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