From 9d3de48f8db219ce5c14b101c09fdd26dd99cae1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Blake Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 23:03:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] More fixes to illustrations and unresolved issues. git-svn-id: https://projectaon.org/data/trunk@155 f6f3e2d7-ff33-0410-aaf5-b4bee2cdac11 --- xml/17tdoi.xml | 566 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 304 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-) diff --git a/xml/17tdoi.xml b/xml/17tdoi.xml index 70d44e9..9c391e3 100644 --- a/xml/17tdoi.xml +++ b/xml/17tdoi.xml @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ $Id$ $Log$ +Revision 1.14 2006/05/16 23:03:29 jonathan.blake +More fixes to illustrations and unresolved issues. + Revision 1.13 2006/05/11 23:33:30 jonathan.blake Added small illustrations @@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ Initial Freepository revision - freshly minted from the proofread text

You are Grand Master Lone Wolf, last of the Kai Lords of Sommerlund and sole survivor of a massacre that wiped out the First Order of your lite warrior caste.

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It is the year MS 5077, twenty-seven years since your brave kinsmen perished at the hands of the Darklords of Helgedad. These champions of evil, who were sent forth by Naarthe King of the Darkness, to destroy the fertile world of Magnamund, have themselves since been destroyed. You vowed to avenge the murder of the Kai and you kept your pledge, for it was you who brought about their downfall when alone you infiltrated their foul domainthe Darklands and caused the destruction of their leader and the seat of his power that was the infernal city of Helgedad.

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It is the year MS 5077, twenty-seven years since your brave kinsmen perished at the hands of the Darklords of Helgedad. These champions of evil, who were sent forth by Naar, the King of the Darkness, to destroy the fertile world of Magnamund, have themselves since been destroyed. You vowed to avenge the murder of the Kai and you kept your pledge, for it was you who brought about their downfall when alone you infiltrated their foul domainthe Darklandsand caused the destruction of their leader and the seat of his power that was the infernal city of Helgedad.

In the wake of their destruction, chaos befell the Darkland armies who, until then, had been poised to conquer all of Magnamund. Some factions which comprised this huge army, most notably the barbaric Drakkarim, began to fight with the others for control. This disorder quickly escalated into an allout civil war which allowed the Freeland armies of Magnamund time in which to recover and launch a counter-offensive. Their commanders exploited the chaos skilfully and secured a swift and total victory over an enemy far superior in numbers.

For seven years now peace has reigned in Sommerlund. Under your direction the once-ruined monastery of the Kai has been thoroughly rebuilt and restored to its former glory, and the task of teaching a Second Order of Kai warriors the skills and proud traditions of your ancestors is also well established. The new generation of Kai recruits, all of whom were born during the era of war against the Darklords, possess latent Kai skills and show exceptional promise. These skills will be nurtured and honed to perfection during their time at the Monastery so that they may teach and inspire future generations, thereby ensuring the continued security of your homeland in future years.

Your attainment of the rank of Kai Grand Master brought with it great rewards. Some, such as the restoration of the Kai and the undying gratitude of your fellow Sommlending, could have been anticipated. Yet there have also been rewards which you could not possibly have foreseen. The discovery that within you lay the potential to develop Kai Disciplines beyond those of the Magnakai, which, until now, were thought to be the ultimate that a Kai Master could aspire to, was truly a revelation. Your discovery has inspired you to set out upon a new and previously unknown path in search of the wisdom and power that no Kai Lord before you has ever possessed. In the name of your creator, the God Kai, and for the greater glory of Sommerlund and the Goddess Ishir, you have vowed to reach the very pinnacle of Kai perfectionto attain all of the Grand Master Disciplines and become the first Kai Supreme Master.

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The first number that you pick from the Random Number Table in this way represents your COMBAT SKILL. Add 25 to the number you picked and write the total in the COMBAT SKILL section of your Action Chart (i.e., if your pencil fell on the number 6 in the Random Number Table you would write in a COMBAT SKILL of 31). When you fight, your COMBAT SKILL will be pitted against that of your enemy. A high score in this section is therefore very desirable.

The second number that you pick from the Random Number Table represents your powers of ENDURANCE. Add 30 to this number and write the total in the ENDURANCE section of your Action Chart (i.e., if your pencil fell on the number 7 on the Random Number Table you would have 37 ENDURANCE points).

If you are wounded in combat you will lose ENDURANCE points. If at any time your ENDURANCE points fall to zero, you are dead and the adventure is over. Lost ENDURANCE points can be regained during the course of the adventure, but your number of ENDURANCE points can never rise above the number you have when you start an adventure.

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If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the Lone Wolf series (Books 115), you can carry your current scores of COMBAT SKILL and ENDURANCE points over to Book 17. These scores may include Weaponmastery, Curing, and Psi-surge bonuses obtained upon completion of Lone Wolf Kai (Books 15) or Magnakai (Books 612) adventures. Only if you have completed these previous adventures will you benefit from the appropriate bonuses in the course of the Grand Master series. You may also carry over any Weapons and Backpack Items you had in your possession at the end of your last adventure, and these should be entered on your new Grand Master Action Chart (you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry up to ten Backpack Items).

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If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the Lone Wolf series (Books 115), you can carry your current scores of COMBAT SKILL and ENDURANCE points over to Book 17. These scores may include Weaponmastery, Curing, and Psi-surge bonuses obtained upon completion of Lone Wolf Kai (Books 15) or Magnakai (Books 612) adventures. Only if you have completed these previous adventures will you benefit from the appropriate bonuses in the course of the Grand Master series. You may also carry over any Weapons and Backpack Items you had in your possession at the end of your last adventure, and these should be entered on your new Grand Master Action Chart (you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry up to ten Backpack Items).

However, only the following Special Items may be carried over from the Lone Wolf Kai (Books 15) and Magnakai (Books 612) series to the Lone Wolf Grand Master series (Books 13-onwards):