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<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2010</year><month>11</month><day>12</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2013</year><month>9</month><day>29</day></date>
<description class="blurb">
<p>The Claw of Naar is the evil wand of power used by Agarash the Damned during his ancient conquest of Magnamund. Legend held that it had been lost forever in the molten ruins of Naaros, but now it has resurfaced, and its dread return heralds a dawn of disaster for the peaceable nations of Magnamund. Your allies, the wise wizards of the Elder Magi, have the power and the means to destroy the accursed Claw. But they do not possess it. In <strong><cite>Vampirium</cite></strong>, you must venture into the hostile land of Bhanar and snatch the Claw from the clutches of the evil Autarch Sejanoz. Can you deliver the Claw safely to the Elder Magi<ch.ellips/>or will you be destroyed by the terrifying wrath of the vampire lord Sejanoz?</p>
</description>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="gamerulz-1-foot" idref="gamerulz-1">
- <p>If you have completed any previous <cite>Lone Wolf New Order</cite> adventures, remember to choose an additional Grand Master Discipline and add
+1 to your basic <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and +2 to your basic <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> for each adventure you successfully completed (cf. <a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>).</p>
+ <p>If you have completed any previous <cite>Lone Wolf New Order</cite> adventures, remember to choose an additional Grand Master Discipline and add
<ch.plus/>1 to your basic <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <ch.plus/>2 to your basic <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> for each adventure you successfully completed (cf. <a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>).</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="discplnz-1-foot" idref="discplnz-1">
- <p>Given the rules for the previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> books, it seems odd that a Grand Master is only allowed to choose to be proficient in one of the few Weapons listed in the <a idref="equipmnt">Equipment section</a>. In view of the unprecedented nature of this rule, you might decide that it is acceptable to be proficient in any of the ten Weapons that the Kai typically train to use.</p>
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- <footnote id="discplnz-2-foot" idref="discplnz-2">
- <p>The rules in the Collector<ch.apos/>s Editions state that the bonus for Grand Weaponmastery with Bow is 5. Certain sections direct the reader to use different bonuses when using a Bow, ranging from 3 to 5, if you have Grand Weaponmastery with Bow. This may be the author adjusting the Grand Weaponmastery bonus on a case-by-case basis (and therefore this bonus should be used instead of the standard bonus) or an error (and therefore all of these bonuses should be 5). It is up to you to decide, but it seems most reasonable to follow the first alternative, to replace the Grand Weaponmastery bonus with whatever bonus is mentioned in that section.</p>
- </footnote>
-
- <footnote id="discplnz-3-foot" idref="discplnz-3">
<p>Details about the Kai Weapon appear in the next section of the game rules.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<p>Following in the footsteps of Lone Wolf himself, you have vowed that one day you will become totally proficient in all 16 of the New Order Kai Grand Master Disciplines. By doing so successfully you will share with Lone Wolf the responsibility, the honour, and the future glory of leading the New Order Kai as a Supreme Master.</p>
- <p>If this is the first <cite>New Order</cite> adventure you have undertaken, then your present rank is that of Kai Grand Master Senior. This means that you have mastered <em>f
our</em> of the New Order Grand Master Disciplines listed below. It is for you to decide which four Disciplines these are. As all of the New Order Grand Master Disciplines may be of use to you at some point during your mission, pick these four skills with care. The correct use of a New Order Grand Master Discipline at the right time could save your life. When you have chosen your four Disciplines, enter them in the Grand Master Disciplines section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>If this is the first <cite>New Order</cite> adventure you have undertaken, then your present rank is that of Kai Grand Master Senior. This means that you have mastered <em>f
ive</em> of the New Order Grand Master Disciplines listed below. It is for you to decide which five Disciplines these are. As all of the New Order Grand Master Disciplines may be of use to you at some point during your mission, pick these five skills with care. The correct use of a New Order Grand Master Discipline at the right time could save your life. When you have chosen your five Disciplines, enter them in the Grand Master Disciplines section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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- <p>This Discipline enables a New Order Grand Master to become supremely efficient in the use of all weapons. When you enter combat armed with one of your Grand Master weapons, you may add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. The rank of Kai Grand Master Senior, with which you begin the <cite>New Order</cite> series, means that you are skilled in the use of <em>one</em> of the weapons listed in the <a idref="equipmnt">Equipment section</a>.<footref id="discplnz-1" idref="discplnz-1-foot"/> For every adventure that you complete successfully in the <cite>New Order</cite> series while possessing the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery, you will gain proficiency with one additional weapon.</p>
- <p>If you have the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery with Bow, you may add 5 points to any number you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, when using the Bow.<footref id="discplnz-2" idref="discplnz-2-foot"/></p>
+ <p>This Discipline enables a New Order Grand Master to become supremely efficient in the use of all weapons. When you enter combat armed with one of your Grand Master weapons, you may add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. The rank of Kai Grand Master Senior, with which you begin the <cite>New Order</cite> series, means that you are skilled in the use of <em>one</em> of the weapons listed below.</p>
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+ <p>For every adventure that you complete successfully in the <cite>New Order</cite> series while possessing the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery, you will gain proficiency with one additional weapon.</p>
+ <p>If you have the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery with Bow, you may add 5 points to any number you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, when using the Bow.</p>
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- <p>If you successfully complete the mission as set in Book 27 of the <cite>Lone Wolf New Order</cite> series, you may add a further Grand Master Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> in Book 28. For every Grand Master Discipline you possess, in excess of the original four Disciplines you begin with you may add 1 point to your basic <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> score and 2 points to your basic <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. These bonus points, together with your extra Grand Master Discipline(s), your original four Grand Master Disciplines, your Kai Weapon,<footref id="discplnz-3" idref="discplnz-3-foot"/> and any other Special Items and Backpack Items that you have found and been able to keep during your adventures, may then be carried over and used in the next <cite>New Order</cite> adventure, which is called:</p>
+ <p>If you successfully complete the mission as set in Book 27 of the <cite>Lone Wolf New Order</cite> series, you may add a further Grand Master Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> in Book 28. For every Grand Master Discipline you possess, in excess of the original five Disciplines you begin with you may add 1 point to your basic <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> score and 2 points to your basic <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. These bonus points, together with your extra Grand Master Discipline(s), your original five Grand Master Disciplines, your Kai Weapon,<footref id="discplnz-1" idref="discplnz-1-foot"/> and any other Special Items and Backpack Items that you have found and been able to keep during your adventures, may then be carried over and used in the next <cite>New Order</cite> adventure, which is called:</p>
<p><bookref series="lw" book="28thos"><cite>The Hunger of Sejanoz</cite></bookref></p>
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<footnotes>
<footnote id="equipmnt-1-foot" idref="equipmnt-1">
- <p>If you have completed any of the previous <cite>Lone Wolf New Order</cite> adventures (Books 21+), you already possess a Kai Weapon.</p>
- </footnote>
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- <footnote id="equipmnt-2-foot" idref="equipmnt-2">
- <p>These bonuses are <em>not</em> cumulative.</p>
- </footnote>
-
-
- <footnote id="equipmnt-3-foot" idref="equipmnt-3">
- <p><quote>Valiance</quote> is also effective against magical creatures.</p>
+ <p>If you have completed any of the previous <cite>Lone Wolf New Order</cite> adventures (Books 21<ch.plus/>), you already possess a Kai Weapon.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<p><strong>Example</strong></p>
<p>Say you choose the number 1 from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, your Kai Weapon will be the Axe <quote>Alema</quote>.</p>
- <p>When using this Kai Weapon in normal combat you may add +5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. Each Kai Weapon has a unique property. When you use your Kai Weapon in combat against the type of enemy that matches its unique property, or use it at the optimum time or location, then you may add the higher bonus to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.<footref id="equipmnt-2" idref="equipmnt-2-foot"/></p>
+ <p>When using this Kai Weapon in normal combat you may add <ch.plus/>5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. Each Kai Weapon has a unique property. When you use your Kai Weapon in combat against the type of enemy that matches its unique property, or use it at the optimum time or location, then you may add the higher bonus to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> (these bonuses are not cumulative).</p>
<p><strong>Example</strong></p>
- <p>If you were to use <quote>Alema</quote> in combat against an undead enemy, you could add the higher bonus of +7 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you were to fight a living enemy using this weapon then the bonus to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> would remain at +5.</p>
+ <p>If you were to use <quote>Alema</quote> in combat against an undead enemy, you could add the higher bonus of <ch.plus/>7 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you were to fight a living enemy using this weapon then the bonus to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> would remain at <ch.plus/>5.</p>
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<td>0</td>
<td>Axe</td>
<td><quote>Spawnsmite</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>versus reptilian enemies</td>
- <td>+6</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Axe</td>
<td><quote>Alema</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>versus undead enemies</td>
- <td>+7</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Axe</td>
<td><quote>Magnara</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>versus rock or stone</td>
- <td>+8</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Sword</td>
<td><quote>Sunstrike</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>when used in daylight</td>
- <td>+6</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Sword</td>
<td><quote>Kaistar</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>when used at night</td>
- <td>+7</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Sword</td>
<td><quote>Valiance</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
- <td>when used versus magicians<footref id="equipmnt-3" idref="equipmnt-3-foot"/></td>
- <td>+8</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
+ <td>when used against magicians or creatures born of magic</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>8</td>
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<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Sword</td>
<td><quote>Ulnarias</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>when used underwater</td>
- <td>+9</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>9</td>
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<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Broadsword</td>
<td><quote>Raumas</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>versus winged enemies</td>
- <td>+6</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>6</td>
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<td>8</td>
<td>Broadsword</td>
<td><quote>Illuminatus</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>when used underground</td>
- <td>+7</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>7</td>
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<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Broadsword</td>
<td><quote>Firefall</quote></td>
- <td>+5</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>5</td>
<td>versus fire-emitting enemies</td>
- <td>+8</td>
+ <td><ch.plus/>8</td>
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<td colspan="3">RN = Random Number</td>
<p>Special Items are not carried in the Backpack. When you discover a Special Item, you will be told how or where to carry it. The maximum number of Special Items that can be carried on any adventure is 12.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Kai Weapon</dt>
- <dd><p>Your Kai Weapon is a Special Item and it can be carried and used in addition to two normal Weapons. If you possess the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery for a weapon type which is the same as your unique Kai Weapon, you may add the Grand Weaponmastery bonus of +5 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. This is in addition to the bonus gained when you use your Kai Weapon in combat.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Your Kai Weapon is a Special Item and it can be carried and used in addition to two normal Weapons. If you possess the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery for a weapon type which is the same as your unique Kai Weapon, you may add the Grand Weaponmastery bonus of <ch.plus/>5 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. This is in addition to the bonus gained when you use your Kai Weapon in combat.</p></dd>
<dt>Food</dt>
- <dd><p>Food is carried in your Backpack. Each Meal counts as one item. You will need to eat regularly during your adventure. If you do not have any food when you are instructed to eat a Meal, you will lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. However, if you have chosen Grand Huntmastery as one of your four Disciplines, then you will not need to tick off a Meal when instructed to eat.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Food is carried in your Backpack. Each Meal counts as one item. You will need to eat regularly during your adventure. If you do not have any food when you are instructed to eat a Meal, you will lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. However, if you have chosen Grand Huntmastery as one of your five Disciplines, then you will not need to tick off a Meal when instructed to eat.</p></dd>
<dt>Potion of Laumspur</dt>
- <dd><p>This is a healing potion that can restore 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to your total when swallowed after combat. There is enough for one dose only. If you discover any other potion during the adventure, you will be informed of its effect. All potions are Backpack Items.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>This is a healing potion that can restore 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to your total when swallowed after combat. It cannot be used to increase <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points immediately prior to a combat. There is enough for one dose only. If you discover any other potion during the adventure, you will be informed of its effect. All potions are Backpack Items.</p></dd>
<dt>Gold Crowns</dt>
<dd>
<p>The currency of Bhanar is the Ren. 10 Ren equals 1 Gold Crown. These coins are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns (or 500 Ren).</p>
<p>Subtract the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of your enemy from this total. The result is your Combat Ratio. Enter it on the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<p>Example</p>
<p>You, Grand Master (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 32), are attacked in a forest by a pack of Wild Dogs (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 31). You are taken by surprise and are not given the opportunity of evading their attack. You possess the Grand Master Discipline of Kai-surge to which the Wild Dogs are not immune, so you add 8 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. You also possess the Kai Weapon <quote>Ulnarias</quote>, so you add an additional 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. This gives you a total <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of 45.</p>
- <p>You now subtract the Wild Dogs<ch.apos/> <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from your own, giving a Combat Ratio of
+14 (45<ch.minus/>31=+14). +14 is noted on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as the Combat Ratio.</p>
+ <p>You now subtract the Wild Dogs<ch.apos/> <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from your own, giving a Combat Ratio of
<ch.plus/>14 (45<ch.minus/>31=<ch.plus/>14). <ch.plus/>14 is noted on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as the Combat Ratio.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a id="stage3">When you have your Combat Ratio</a>, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p></li>
<li>
<p>Turn to the <a idref="crtable">Combat Results Table</a>. Along the top of the chart are shown the Combat Ratio numbers. Find the number that is the same as your Combat Ratio and cross-reference it with the random number that you have picked (the random numbers appear on the side of the chart). You now have the number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by both yourself and your enemy in this round of combat. (E represents points lost by the enemy; GM represents points lost by yourself<ch.emdash/>Grand Master.)</p>
<p>Example</p>
- <p>The Combat Ratio between you and the Wild Dogs has been established as
+14. If the number picked from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> is 1, then the result of the first round of combat is:</p>
+ <p>The Combat Ratio between you and the Wild Dogs has been established as
<ch.plus/>14. If the number picked from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> is 1, then the result of the first round of combat is:</p>
<ul>
<li>You (GM) lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points (plus an additional 1 point for using Kai-surge. This loss is in addition to the loss suffered as a result of combat).</li>
<li>Wild Dogs lose 9 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</li>
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- <footnotes>
- <footnote id="levels-1-foot" idref="levels-1">
- <p>It is unclear why a New Order Grand Master becomes a Supreme Master by mastering only 15 of the 16 Grand Master Disciplines. It is also unclear why New Order Grand Masters must master four extra Disciplines in order to receive the same improvements to their Disciplines as Lone Wolf did with fewer.</p>
- </footnote>
- </footnotes>
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<p>The following table is a guide to the ranks and titles you can achieve at each stage of your journey along the road of Kai Grand Mastership. As you successfully complete each adventure in the <cite>New Order</cite> series, you will gain an additional Grand Master Discipline and progress towards the pinnacle of Kai perfection<ch.emdash/>to become a Kai Supreme Master.</p>
<ol start="4">
- <li>Kai Grand Master Senior<ch.emdash/><em>You begin the <cite>New Order</cite> adventures at this level of Kai Grand Mastery</em><footref id="levels-1" idref="levels-1-foot"/></li>
+ <li>Kai Grand Master Senior<ch.emdash/><em>You begin the <cite>New Order</cite> adventures at this level of Kai Grand Mastery</em></li>
<li>Kai Grand Master Superior</li>
<li>Kai Grand Sentinel</li>
<li>Kai Grand Defender</li>
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<p>Grand Master, you are about to embark upon a vital mission to deny Autarch Sejanoz the Claw of Naar, an ancient yet deadly artefact of evil. During your quest to distant Bhanar you will encounter many strong and cunning adversaries, and your mission will be fraught with danger at every turn, so remain on your guard at all times.</p>
- <p>Some of the material items that you find will be of use to you, but others may be red herrings of no real value at all. If you discover items during your mission, be selective in what you choose to keep. Pick your initial four Grand Master Disciplines with care for a wise choice will enable anyone to complete the quest, no matter how weak their initial <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores may be. Completion of previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures (Books 1<ch.endash/>26) may be advantageous, but it is not essential for the successful completion of this <cite>New Order</cite> adventure.</p>
+ <p>Some of the material items that you find will be of use to you, but others may be red herrings of no real value at all. If you discover items during your mission, be selective in what you choose to keep. Pick your initial five Grand Master Disciplines with care for a wise choice will enable anyone to complete the quest, no matter how weak their initial <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores may be. Completion of previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures (Books 1<ch.endash/>26) may be advantageous, but it is not essential for the successful completion of this <cite>New Order</cite> adventure.</p>
<p>May the light of the Gods Kai and Ishir guide and protect you during your mission in the sinister realm of Bhanar.</p>
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<p>Gildas points to a clothes stall that is heaped with simple straw-coloured robes, much favoured by these Bhanarian plains-dwellers. <quote>Maybe a wise purchase, Sir Kai?</quote> he mutters. <quote>I fear our tunics may arouse yet more suspicion the further south we venture.</quote> You nod in agreement and halt to ask the trader how much he wants for four of his robes.</p>
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<p>The first is an elaborate shrine. It is fashioned from gold and jewels and has been crafted into the likeness of a tiger<ch.apos/>s head. Two huge ivory fangs protrude from its jaw and its jewelled eyes glow with a flickering scarlet fire.</p>
<p>The second is a golden chariot. This vehicle has no team of horses to pull it, for it needs no animals to cause it to move. It is a sky chariot, powered by the same magical forces that enable <cite>Cloud-dancer</cite> to soar through the air.</p>
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<p><quote>Run!</quote> cries Gildas, as the soldiers come rushing towards you.</p>
<choice idref="sect86">To continue, <link-text>turn to 86</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Some of the soldiers dining here are Imperial Guards from the squad that you encountered in Sunderer Pass. You scrutinise their faces, yet you cannot see their leader among them. Your Siyenese Compass indicates that the Claw of Naar is nearby; its needle is pointing to a door on the far side of the mess hall. You sense that the Claw is in the room beyond this door, and you resolve to find a way of reaching it without being seen.</p>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<p>You turn a corner and ride along an unobstructed avenue that takes you to a far quieter quarter of the city. Guided by your Pathsmanship and tracking skills, you lead the rangers to the South Gate of Yua Tzhan. Here you are able to depart the city along a road that passes through outlying settlements before climbing gently into the Honah Hills.</p>
<description>Three Bhanarian guards come rushing towards you, their spears held at the ready.</description>
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<choice idref="sect229">If you possess Herbmastery and have attained the rank of Sun Lord, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your spell fails to split the iron skin of the cannon<ch.apos/>s pressure cylinder. Alerted now to your presence, a handful of Bhanarians leave the fight at the archway and come running towards the antechamber with their swords and axes raised to strike. You offer up a short prayer to Ishir to protect you as you draw your Kai Weapon ready to meet their determined attack. With your battle-cry upon your lips, you pull open the door and flail at the first Bhanarian who comes within striking distance of your deadly blade.</p>
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<combat><enemy>Bhanarian Guards</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">37</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect144">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 144</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The moment you step outside the tavern, you and your companions are set upon by the one-eyed man and his brutish cohorts. They are armed with knives and clubs, and they are determined to show you no mercy. You must fight them.</p>
<combat><enemy>Bhanarian Roughriders</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">41</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>You may add +2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight, for Gildas and his men are helping you to fight off these enemies.</p>
+ <p>You may add <ch.plus/>2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight, for Gildas and his men are helping you to fight off these enemies.</p>
<choice idref="sect256">If you win the combat in five rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 256</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect105">If you win the combat and it takes six rounds or more, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You call out to the rangers to follow your lead, and then you urge your horse to the gallop and race him towards the barrier. The guards scatter as you bear down on them, but their corporal is made of sterner stuff and he refuses to move. He snatches up his spear and gets ready to lunge as you come thundering towards him.</p>
- <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Animal Control, add 2 to the number you have picked.</p>
+ <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Animal Mastery, add 2 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect142">If your total score is now 0<ch.endash/>1, <link-text>turn to 142</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect198">If it is 2<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect44">If it is 6 or higher, <link-text>turn to 44</link-text>.</choice>
<description>A strange, hulking form emerges from the mouth of the cave.</description>
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<p>Gildas raises his bow and draws an arrow in readiness to fire at the advancing beast. You raise your Kai Weapon, but suddenly you sense that this abomination is surrounded by a benign, magical aura. Your Kai Sixth Sense tells you that, despite its fulsome appearance, this creature poses no real threat to you and your companions, and hurriedly you command Gildas to hold his fire. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect45-1-foot" idref="sect45-1">
- <p>If you lack one or more of these items, substitute other items which you consider being of equal value.</p>
+ <p>If you lack one or more of these items, substitute other items of equal value.</p>
</footnote>
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<p>For a few anxious moments your target is obscured by the Bhanarian gunners, and you bite your lip as you wait for them to move out of the line of fire. The instant they do, you release your straining bowstring and send your Arrow arcing across the mess hall towards its mark.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <p>If you possess Grand Weaponmastery with Bow, remember to add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
+ <p>If you possess Grand Weaponmastery with Bow, remember to add 5 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect326">If your total score is now 4 or lower, <link-text>turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect29">If it is 5 or higher, <link-text>turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>56</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You call upon your Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control to command the deadly Conda not to attack Gildas, and instantly it obeys your silent order.</p>
+ <p>You call upon your Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control to command the deadly conda not to attack Gildas, and instantly it obeys your silent order.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you neglect to instruct the snake not to attack you instead. As it pulls away from the captain<ch.apos/>s face, it turns its head and fixes you with its red eyes. Moments later, it launches itself at your throat like a speeding arrow!</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 1 to the number you have picked. For every level of Kai rank that you have attained above Kai Grand Sentinel, add 1. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is lower than 16, deduct 2.</p>
<choice idref="sect161">If your total score is now 5 or less, <link-text>turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
<description>You are repulsed and yet fascinated by the evil Claw of Naar.</description>
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<p>A palpable aura of evil radiates from this dread artefact, and you feel an overwhelming compulsion to destroy it. You warn the rangers to stand clear, and then you unsheathe your Kai Weapon and deal the shaft of the Claw a mighty blow.</p>
<meta><title>70</title></meta>
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- <p>You draw upon your Kai Mastery to command the snake to hold its attack. The Conda hesitates, and Gildas reaches for his sword. With one swift and deadly swipe, his blade decapitates the serpent and sends its fanged head spinning through the air, trailing a stream of greenish-yellow venom.</p>
+ <p>You command the snake to hold its attack. The conda hesitates, and Gildas reaches for his sword. With one swift and deadly swipe, his blade decapitates the serpent and sends its fanged head spinning through the air, trailing a stream of greenish-yellow venom.</p>
<p>Breathing a sigh of relief, Gildas wipes his blade on the grubby sleeve of his tunic before slipping it silently into his scabbard.</p>
<choice idref="sect335"><link-text>Turn to 335</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<p>You also discover a gleaming talisman that is engraved with the tiger<ch.apos/>s-head emblem of Autarch Sejanoz. It is strung upon a braided cord. (If you wish to keep this Gold Talisman, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item. You may wear it around your neck.)</p>
<description>An advancing soldier fires at you with his terrifying steam-gun.</description>
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<choice idref="sect166">If you possess a Red Key, <link-text>turn to 166</link-text>.</choice>
<description>The creature erupts through the surface and launches itself towards you.</description>
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<combat><enemy>Sligza</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">49</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">20</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>This enemy is immune to Mindblast (but not Kai-surge).</p>
+ <p>This enemy is immune to Mindblast (but not Kai-surge). If you possess <quote>Ulnarias</quote>, you will benefit from the additional combat bonus applicable to its unique properties.</p>
<choice idref="sect328">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 328</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You use your Grand Mastery to camouflage yourself before you enter the mess hall, and once inside you take cover behind the nearest stand of armour. Moving from one suit to the next, you make your way quickly towards the far door.</p>
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<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 1 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect8">If your total score is 1 or lower, <link-text>turn to 8</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect211">If it is 2 or higher, <link-text>turn to 211</link-text>.</choice>
<description>Through the tall grass, a group of creatures speed towards you at a terrific pace.</description>
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<p>They have black bull-like bodies, yet their heads are crocodilian in shape, and a spiky mane of hair runs the entire length of their muscular backs. They possess four legs and two forelimbs, tipped with claws, in which they cradle cumbersome lances crudely pared from the trunks of Vanchou pines.</p>
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<p>Your Kai senses tell you that the Autarch is visiting the city for one simple reason: he is coming here to collect the Claw of Naar. The news of his imminent arrival re-ignites your resolve to find the artefact, and swiftly.</p>
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<p>You tug your Kai Weapon from its scabbard and draw it back in readiness to strike out as one of the winged horrors closes in for the kill. The creature swoops down and alights upon a nearby boulder where it swiftly folds its wings behind its pallid torso. Your stomach churns as you look upon its lean and sinewy body, which is studded with hundreds of horny spikes. Frothing drool drips from its fanged jaw as it flexes its talons and prepares to attack. You will have to fight it.</p>
<combat><enemy>Bavazanur Leader (Winged Agarashi)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>This enemy is immune to Mindblast (but not Kai-surge).</p>
+ <p>This enemy is immune to Mindblast (but not Kai-surge). If you possess <quote>Raumas</quote>, you will benefit from the additional combat bonus applicable to its unique properties.</p>
<choice idref="sect36">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>For most of the day you ride across a seemingly endless expanse of grassland without once catching sight of the enemy you are pursuing. It is nearly dusk before your keen eyes detect a column of wood smoke on the horizon, rising vertically in the still evening air. You call the rangers to a halt and then magnify your vision to take a closer look at the source of the smoke. It rises from a small copse of trees and you suspect that the enemy have set up a camp there for the night. The smoke tells you that they are cooking food, confident in the false belief that they have safely outdistanced you and your companions.</p>
<p>You inform the others of what you have seen before continuing your ride along the plains road. When you are within a mile of the copse, you leave the trail and dismount. Sergeant Paviz and Ranger Yalin are told to stay and hold the horses while you and the captain go forward to scout the enemy encampment.</p>
- <p>Together you crawl towards the copse, side by side, concealed by the approaching darkness and the waist-high grass. You are within 100 yards of the enemy campfire when Gildas makes a sharp intake of breath. You glance at him and your blood freezes when you see that his face is inches from a Grey Conda<ch.emdash/>a deadly Bhanarian plains snake. The serpent<ch.apos/>s neck is raised and its wedge-shaped head is drawn to strike at your companion<ch.apos/>s eyes.</p>
+ <p>Together you crawl towards the copse, side by side, concealed by the approaching darkness and the waist-high grass. You are within 100 yards of the enemy campfire when Gildas makes a sharp intake of breath. You glance at him and your blood freezes when you see that his face is inches from a grey conda<ch.emdash/>a deadly Bhanarian plains snake. The serpent<ch.apos/>s neck is raised and its wedge-shaped head is drawn to strike at your companion<ch.apos/>s eyes.</p>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The deadly Grey Conda is only inches away from his face.</description>
+ <description>The deadly grey conda is only inches away from his face.</description>
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- <choice idref="sect70">If you possess Animal Mastery, <link-text>turn to 70</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect70">If you possess Animal Mastery or an Eye of Lhaz, <link-text>turn to 70</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect56">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 56</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>131</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The tavern-keeper<ch.apos/>s blast of buckshot peppers your side (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) and damages your Quiver. You must now erase half of all the Arrows you carry, rounding the figure up to the nearest whole number where appropriate.</p>
+ <p>The tavern-keeper<ch.apos/>s blast of buckshot peppers your side (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) and damages your Quiver. You must now erase half of all the Arrows you carry, rounding the number of Arrows lost up to the nearest whole number where appropriate.</p>
<choice idref="sect287">To continue, <link-text>turn to 287</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>You lead your company off to the east, but to your dismay you soon discover that the route ahead is blocked by a dozen fearsome Xanon. Reluctantly you are forced to turn about and return to the ancient ruins for fear of being run down and trampled beneath their pounding hooves.</p>
- <p>As you are nearing the outskirts of the ruins, a volley of iron darts comes whistling past your head They have been hurled by the leading Xanon in an attempt to slay you before you reach the cover of the ancient stone walls.</p>
+ <p>As you are nearing the outskirts of the ruins, a volley of iron darts comes whistling past your head. They have been hurled by the leading Xanon in an attempt to slay you before you reach the cover of the ancient stone walls.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 1 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect145">If your total score is now 4 or lower, <link-text>turn to 145</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If it is 5 or higher, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>139</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The mounted patrol approaches and encircles and you. The officer is an aristocratic-looking soldier with a pencil-thin moustache, and he looks at your dishevelled robes with disdain. <quote>What are four lowly plains-herders doing abroad in the city tonight?</quote> he asks.</p>
+ <p>The mounted patrol approaches and encircles you. The officer is an aristocratic-looking soldier with a pencil-thin moustache, and he looks at your dishevelled robes with disdain. <quote>What are four lowly plains-herders doing abroad in the city tonight?</quote> he asks.</p>
<p><quote>We came to deliver horses to the barracks,</quote> you reply. He shakes his head slowly; he does not believe your story. <quote>You are all under arrest,</quote> he says, and with a flick of his riding crop he motions his men to dismount and detain you. Gildas is the first to react. He grabs the officer by his sword belt and pulls him out of the saddle. You and the others follow Gildas<ch.apos/> lead, and quickly you unhorse and overpower the officer<ch.apos/>s men. Then you mount their horses and gallop away along the street, leaving the patrol lying unconscious in the gutter.</p>
<choice idref="sect212">To continue, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<choice idref="sect329">If you possess Animal Mastery, <link-text>turn to 329</link-text>.</choice>
<description>You are approached by Fanshalla, the fortune-teller.</description>
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<choice idref="sect197">If you wish to accept the man<ch.apos/>s offer, <link-text>turn to 197</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<choice idref="sect350"><link-text>Turn to 350</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>161</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You roll aside but fail to avoid the Conda<ch.apos/>s fangs that graze your neck. Gildas reaches for his sword and, with one swift and deadly swipe, he decapitates the serpent and sends its fanged head spinning through the air, trailing a stream of greenish-yellow venom.</p>
+ <p>You roll aside but fail to avoid the conda<ch.apos/>s fangs that graze your neck. Gildas reaches for his sword and, with one swift and deadly swipe, he decapitates the serpent and sends its fanged head spinning through the air, trailing a stream of greenish-yellow venom.</p>
<p>With a trembling hand, you touch your neck and then look to your fingertips. They are smeared with blood. Nausea wells up from the pit of your stomach and your vision blurs as the serpent<ch.apos/>s deadly venom begins to take hold. You draw upon your Magnakai Discipline of Curing to counter the poison, but before your innate defences win the battle, you suffer agonizing muscle spasms throughout your body: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect335">To continue, <link-text>turn to 335</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>166</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Suddenly you recall the dying words of the old herbalist you encountered in the Vanchou Forest: <quote><em><ch.ellips/>and the key will open the door to my home in Zuda. It is called the Crimson Tower.</em></quote></p>
+ <p>Suddenly you recall the dying words of the old herbalist you encountered in the Vanchou Forest: <quote><em><ch.lellips/>and the key will open the door to my home in Zuda. It is called the Crimson Tower.</em></quote></p>
<p>You retrieve the Red Key from your Backpack and insert it into the dial. It fits, and when you twist it, the heavy door swings inwards without a sound. Quickly you step inside, and then beckon the rangers to follow: <quote>This way!</quote></p>
<p>When all three are inside, you push the heavy door closed and slide its bolt across, locking it securely.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">To continue, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
<description>A beautiful young woman beckons you closer with her soft, hypnotic voice.</description>
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<choice idref="sect32">If you possess Kai-screen, <link-text>turn to 32</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You draw upon your mastery of Elementalism to cause the fire to flare wildly. The sudden flash of flames scatters red hot coals across the floor, and some ignite a leg of the dining table. Gripped by a sudden panic, the soldiers leap from their seats and attempt to put out the fire with cloaks and mugs of ale.</p>
<p>In the confusion, none of them see you enter the mess hall. You take cover behind a stand of armour, and then you draw upon your Magnakai Discipline of Invisibility to help keep you hidden before you attempt to reach the far door.</p>
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<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 3 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect8">If your total score is 2 or lower, <link-text>turn to 8</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect211">If it is 3 or higher, <link-text>turn to 211</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The guards are unconvinced by your charade. They have been ordered to search out four intruders, and they are convinced that they have found whom they are looking for. As they advance upon you with their spears levelled menacingly at your chests, Gildas draws his sword and attacks the taller of the guards. Immediately, you and the others support his attack and a desperate struggle ensues.</p>
<combat><enemy>Parade Ground Guards</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">36</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">39</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>You may add +2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight due to the support you receive from your ranger companions.</p>
+ <p>You may add <ch.plus/>2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight due to the support you receive from your ranger companions.</p>
<choice idref="sect41">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 41</link-text>.</choice>
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<description>The attacking Xanon are surprised by your volley of arrows.</description>
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<p>Some of the Xanon have left the main group and ridden in a wide arc around the ancient site in order to come up behind your position. You hear their leader snorting gruffly as he leaps into the ruined hall and quickly you spin around to face him. You raise your Kai Weapon and courageously you leap forward to block him before he can launch a surprise attack upon the backs of your three companions.</p>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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- <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Animal Control, add 2 to the number you have picked.</p>
+ <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Animal Mastery, add 2 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect42">If your total score is now 0<ch.endash/>1, <link-text>turn to 42</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect90">If it is 2 or higher, <link-text>turn to 90</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<choice idref="sect120">If you possess Kai-alchemy, <link-text>turn to 120</link-text>.</choice>
<description>Gildas<ch.apos/> men are powerless in the grip of the mighty Autarch Sejanoz.</description>
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<p>You are shocked by the spectacle of the Autarch<ch.apos/>s vampiric attack, and your senses scream at you to act to save your brave companions before it is too late.</p>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<choice idref="sect159">If you wish to stop before the barrier, <link-text>turn to 159</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<p>You hold sombre council with the rangers and try to determine how best to proceed from here. <quote>I propose we try to reach the Chai Wall,</quote> says Gildas, and his men readily agree. Having never heard of this edifice, you ask Gildas to explain. <quote>The Chai Wall is a line of forts and military defences that lies 60 miles to the east of Zuda,</quote> he says. <quote>Invasion from Bhanar has long been a threat to Chai, but its ancient ruler<ch.emdash/>Khea-khan Xo<ch.emdash/>had remarkable foresight. He constructed a formidable wall to deter Autarch Sejanoz from invading his peaceful realm. It has served Chai well for many centuries.</quote></p>
<meta><title>210</title></meta>
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- <p>You roll aside and your quick reflexes save you from the Conda<ch.apos/>s deadly fangs. Gildas reaches for his sword and, with one swift and deadly swipe, he decapitates the hissing serpent and sends its fanged head spinning through the air, trailing a stream of greenish-yellow venom.</p>
+ <p>You roll aside and your quick reflexes save you from the conda<ch.apos/>s deadly fangs. Gildas reaches for his sword and, with one swift and deadly swipe, he decapitates the hissing serpent and sends its fanged head spinning through the air, trailing a stream of greenish-yellow venom.</p>
<p>You whisper your thanks to Gildas as he wipes his blade on the grubby sleeve of his tunic and slips it silently back into its scabbard.</p>
<choice idref="sect335"><link-text>Turn to 335</link-text>.</choice>
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<description>You discover the squad leader bathing in a tub of soapy water.</description>
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<choice idref="sect73">If you wish open the door, <link-text>turn to 73</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You use the power of your Grand Mastery to dislodge the spit that supports the roasting side of beef. It collapses into the fire, scattering red hot coals across the floor. Some of the coals ignite a leg of the table and, gripped by a sudden panic, the soldiers leap from their seats and attempt to put out the flames with their cloaks and their mugs of ale.</p>
<p>In the confusion, none of them see you enter the mess hall. You take cover behind a stand of armour, and then you draw upon your Magnakai Discipline of Invisibility to help keep you hidden before you attempt to reach the far door.</p>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ </meta>
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+ <instance class="html-compatible" src="small10.gif" width="386" height="150" mime-type="image/gif"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small10.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
+
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 3 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect8">If your total score is 2 or lower, <link-text>turn to 8</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect211">If it is 3 or higher, <link-text>turn to 211</link-text>.</choice>
<description>Four gaunt, grime-encrusted figures leave the cover of the rocks and move towards you.</description>
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