In the northern land of Sommerlund, it has been the custom for many centuries to send the children of the Warrior Lords to the monastery of Kai. There they are taught the skills and disciplines of their noble fathers.
The Kai monks are masters of their art, and the children in their charge love and respect them in spite of the hardships of their training. For one day when they have finally learnt the secret skills of the Kai, they will return to their homes equipped in mind and body to defend themselves against the constant threat of war from the Darklords of the west.
-In olden times, during the Age of the Black Moon, the Darklords waged war on Sommerlund. The conflict was a long and bitter trial of strength that ended in victory for the Sommlending at the great battle of Maakengorge. King Ulnar and the allies of Durenor broke the Darklord armies at the pass of Moytura and forced them back into the bottomless abyss of Maakengorge. Vashna, mightiest of the Darklords, was slain upon the sword of King Ulnar, called Sommerswerd
, the sword of the sun. Since that age, the Darklords have vowed vengeance upon Sommerlund and the House of Ulnar.
In olden times, during the Age of the Black Moon, the Darklords waged war on Sommerlund. The conflict was a long and bitter trial of strength that ended in victory for the Sommlending at the great battle of Maakengorge. King Ulnar and the allies of Durenor broke the Darkland armies at the pass of Moytura and forced them back into the bottomless abyss of Maakengorge. Vashna, mightiest of the Darklords, was slain upon the sword of King Ulnar, called Sommerswerd
, the sword of the sun. Since that age, the Darklords have vowed vengeance upon Sommerlund and the House of Ulnar.
Now it is in the morning of the feast of Fehmarn, when all of the Kai Lords are present at the monastery for the celebrations. Suddenly a great black cloud comes from out of the western skies. So many are the numbers of the black-winged beasts that fill the sky, that the sun is completely hidden. The Darklords, ancient enemy of the Sommlending are attacking. War has begun.
On this fateful morning, you, Silent Wolf (the name given to you by the Kai) have been sent to collect firewood in the forest as a punishment for your inattention in class. As you are preparing to return, you see to your horror a vast cloud of black leathery creatures swoop down and engulf the monastery.
Dropping the wood, you race to the battle that has already begun. But in the unnatural dark, you stumble and strike your head on a low tree branch. As you lose consciousness, the last thing that you see in the poor light are the walls of the monastery crashing to the ground.
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@You cautiously peer around the rock to see a soldier lying on his back. By his side is a Spear and shield. On the shield is the painting of a white pegasusHeal me, my Lord,
he begs. I can barely feel my arm.
You cautiously peer around the rock to see a soldier lying on his back. By his side is a Spear and shield. On the shield is the painting of a white pegasusHeal me, my lord,
he begs. I can barely feel my arm.
(Blurb) Replaced FLIGHT FROM THE DARK
with Flight from the Dark,
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The Story so Far) Replaced Darklord armies
with Darkland armies
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(The Game Rules) Replaced all occurrences of ie
with i.e.
Removed that you will find in the front of this book. For further adventuring you can copy out the chart yourself or get it photocopied
. Replaced on 4
with on the number 4
. Removed on the last page of this book
. Replaced fall to zero
with fall to zero or below
. Replaced on to
with onto
. Replaced each occurrence of Chart. (ie
with Chart (i.e.
. Replaced 14.)
with 14).
. Replaced points.)
with points).
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(Kai Disciplines) Replaced Kai Discipline section
with Kai Disciplines section
. Removed on the last page of the book
. Capitalized all occurrences of discipline
. Replaced fully in Equipment section
with fully in the Equipment section
. Replaced Lone Wolf
with Lone Wolf
when referring to the series. Replaced Kai monastery
with Kai Monastery
. Replaced will be of use
with may be of use
. Replaced Explained fully
with This will be explained fully
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(Equipment) Added periods to the sentences describing the Helmet and Chainmail Waistcoat.
-(Equipment: How to use your equipment) Added a period to the second from last sentence in the Weapons subsection. Replaced food or
with food, or
. Replaced two weapons
with two Weapons
. Added You may only use one Weapon at a time in combat.
in harmony with the recent Mongoose Publishing edition.
(Equipment: How to use your equipment) Added a period to the second from last sentence in the Weapons subsection. Replaced food or
with food, or
. Replaced two weapons
with two Weapons
. Added You may only use one Weapon at a time in combat.
in harmony with the CollectorIt cannot be used to increase
in harmony with the Collector
(Rules for Combat) Removed a superfluous period in the second paragraph of the first example. Removed on the inside back cover of the book
. Replaced on the page after the Random Number Table
with in the back of this book
. Replaced reduced to zero
with reduced to zero or below
. Replaced points reduced
with points possibly reduced
. Replaced at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead.
with at which point that combatant is declared dead.
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(82) Replaced steed and
with steed, and
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(83) Added another s
after posses
in the last choice and moved that choice into the first position.
(87) Replaced Graveweed
with graveweed
. Replaced click
with
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(88) Replaced or do
with or if you do
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(88) Replaced or do
with or if you do
. Replaced my Lord
with my lord
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(91) Moved the last choice (about Sixth Sense) into the first position.
(97) Added a period to the end of the illustration
(105) Replaced jet black
with jet-black
. Replaced skill,
with skill, or if you do not wish to use it,
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(128) Replaced border ranger
with Border Ranger
. Replaced Durncrag mountains
with Durncrag Mountains
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(131) Replaced Magicians Guild of Toran
with Magicians
. Replaced area, and
with area and
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(132) Replaced sumptuous Meal
with sumptuous meal
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(137) Replaced 20 Gems
with 20 Tomb Guardian Gems
and mark these on your Action Chart
with mark these on your Action Chart as a single Backpack Item
based on changes made to the Mongoose Publishing edition.
(137) Replaced 20 Gems
with 20 Tomb Guardian Gems
and mark these on your Action Chart
with mark these on your Action Chart as a single Backpack Item
based on changes made to the Collector
(142) Replaced Durncrag range
with Durncrag Range
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(144) Added or if you have no Backpack Items
to the second paragraph. Replaced one Item is stolen
with one item is stolen
. Added a period to the end of the illustration
(151) Added If you wish to remove the pin, turn to 337.
This is the only other possible choice for what is a strangely one-sided option in the original text. More flavourful language might make more sense, such as If you still wish to remove the pin with your hands,
but to best preserve the integrity of the text, we simply copied the choice from Section 23.
(196) Replaced click
with
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(200) Reversed the order of the choices. Added a period to the end of the illustration
(201) Changed the choice that led to Section 215 to lead to Section 15 instead. The original choice appears to make sense, but does not work out in a map. The indication that the correct section is really 15 is the fact that it is not otherwise accessible (though Section 215 is) and 15 leads back to Section 201 when taking the opposite direction.
-(205) Added (You must now erase all Weapons and Backpack Items from your Action Chart.)
based on the Mongoose Publishing edition. Replaced click
with
.
(205) Added (You must now erase all Weapons and Backpack Items from your Action Chart.)
in harmony with the Collectorclick
with
.
(211) Moved the second choice (about Sixth Sense) into the first position.
(212) Added a period to the end of the illustration
(218) Replaced war cries
with war-cries
.