After a while you notice long streamers of greasy yellow moss hanging from cracks in the tunnel roof. Between them are spread festering fungi of varying hues, all cankerous and vile to the eye. You are passing beneath these growths when suddenly, as if triggered by a silent command, they burst open and shower you with great clouds of sticky, mote-like spores.
At once your body senses that the spores are highly poisonous and, as a subconscious reflex, your Magnakai Curing skills activate and counter the deadly toxins that have found their way into your lungs. Your chest is wracked with pain but you sustain no serious injury: lose 2
The sticky, foul-smelling spore cloud is so thick that you have difficulty moving forwards. It feels as if you are wading through a tunnel of mud. Your Kai skills have neutralized the poisonous spores, but there is now hardly any air left to breathe. Fear wells up in your stomach as you feel your strength beginning to ebb.
-A cell awaits you beyond the door. It seems to be no more than what you expected to find and, as the heavy door is slammed shut, you begin immediately to search for a means of escape before the Vazhag guards return.
Unfortunately, despite its plain appearance, this cell is far more than you expected it to be. It is an extermination chamber, one of several located throughout Mogaruith. It is designed for the speedy destruction of those who would dare to challenge the Cenerese.
Suddenly a powerful electrical current is fed into the metal floor and you are transfixed as the deadly voltage courses through your body. You fight with all your strength to survive this terrible onslaught but the current is irresistible and, eventually, your body can take no more.
-Sadly, your life and your quest end here in Mogaruith.
+You scream in pain as an arrow skewers your left wrist. The agony of the wound and the shock of the arrow
Your incredible bravery has brought about the destruction of the plague virus, and the druids who knew the secrets of its cultivation. This destruction has saved millions from a terrible death, and the selfless courage you displayed in bringing this about will never be forgotten by the free peoples of Magnamund. Sadly, though, death is the price you have paid for your victory.
-Your life and your quest end here in the plague hall of Mogaruith.
+The sensation of falling accelerates until you are consumed completely by this spinning vortex. You have been drawn through a portal which leads to a terrible place, a realm where the power of Good holds no sway. You have been ensnared by the soul of Naar himself, the King of the Darkness, and as his prisoner you will remain, doomed to wander his dark domain for all eternity.
-Tragically, your quest ends here.
+Your Kai senses tell you that by solving the riddle, and then speaking the answer aloud, you will cause the lid of the box to open.
+When you think you have solved this riddle,
Your Arrow clips the druid
You have been on his trail for less than a mile when you sense danger ahead. The druid has managed to reach another patrolling pack of Vazhag, much larger than his own escort, this one led by six of the druid
They attack you mercilessly with the full might of their evil craft. Courageously, you defy them, but their combined power is far greater than even a Grand Master can withstand. With the name of your gods and your country on your lips, you finally meet your doom here in the Forest of Ruel.
+Desperately you try to swim against the current to avoid the fall of shattered rocks and fire but, despite your valiant efforts, you cannot escape being crushed by the deluge. Death is mercifully swift.
The incredible bravery you have displayed during your quest has brought about the destruction of the plague virus, and the druids who knew the secrets of its cultivation. This destruction has saved millions from a terrible death, and the selfless courage you have shown in bringing this about will never be forgotten by the free peoples of Magnamund. Sadly, though, death is the price you have paid for your victory.
-Tragically, your life and your quest end here beneath the Ghardoz Bridge.
+Below these numbers, in ancient Cenerese script, is carved the message:
Declare ye the true number to pass this way
Study the grid of numbers. When you think you know the answer to the riddle,
With gleeful malevolence the creature Exterminus takes hold of you in a bear-hug and proceeds to crush the air from your lungs. Then, with a demonic squeal of delight, it buries its needle-sharp fangs into the side of your neck and a flash of brilliant white light explodes in your head.
Consciousness deserts you. The sensation of falling overcomes your senses until you are consumed completely by a spinning vortex of darkness. The creature has taken your life, but more than this, it has sentenced you to a terrible punishment. You have been consigned to a realm where the power of Good holds no sway. You have been ensnared by the soul of Naar himself, the King of the Darkness, and as his prisoner you will remain, doomed to wander his dark domain for all eternity.
-Tragically, your quest ends here.
+-
Declare ye the true number to pass this way
Study the grid of numbers. When you think you know the answer to the riddle,
Your Arrow misses its mark and arcs harmlessly into the trees, allowing the druid to effect a hasty escape along the forest track. Cursing your luck, you run across the clearing and give chase.
You have been on his trail for less than a mile when you sense danger ahead. The druid has managed to reach another patrolling pack of Vazhag, much larger than his own escort, this one led by six of the druid
They attack you mercilessly with the full might of their evil craft. Courageously, you defy them, but their combined power is far greater than even a Grand Master can withstand. With the names of your gods and your country on your lips, you finally meet your doom here in the Forest of Ruel.
+There is a blinding flash followed by a terrible pain which fills your head. Then the pain subsides and you feel as if you are falling forwards into a dark, bottomless pit. The end of the heavy chain has lashed out and struck your skull, fracturing it badly. As you are plunged into unconsciousness, you lose your footing and fall to your doom in the hall below.
Your brave action causes the cauldron to tip its contents into the hall, thereby destroying the plague virus and the druids who know the secrets of its cultivation. This destruction has saved millions from a terrible death, and your courage in bringing this about will never be forgotten by the free peoples of Magnamund. Sadly, though, death is the price you must pay for your victory.
-Your life and your quest end here in the plague hall of Mogaruith.
+As you roll, your Backpack hits the falling edge of the portcullis and jams. In the next moment you are crushed to death by twenty-five tons of oak and iron. Death is mercifully swift.
The incredible bravery you have displayed during your quest has brought about the destruction of the plague virus, and the druids who knew the secrets of its cultivation. This destruction has saved millions from a terrible death, and the selfless courage you have shown in bringing this about will never be forgotten by the free peoples of Magnamund. Sadly, though, death is the price you have paid for your victory.
-Your life and your quest end here at the entrance to Mogaruith.
+(10) Replaced Cener
with Ceners
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with semicircular
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with Ruel War-dogs
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with Curing
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with Curing
. Replaced Baylon
with Baylon
as this is how you are told to record it in (cf.
(17) Replaced Kai lord
with Kai Lord
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with perpetrated
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with mid-air, and then
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with Backpack Item
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with another, and then
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with discolouration
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with Divination
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with Cener Druid
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(119) Replaced If you already possess Cener Robes
with If you are already wearing a Cener Robe
as all other references to the Cener Robe in this book are in the singular. Replaced one, or neither
with one or neither
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with tail ridged
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with Pit Agarashi
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with Sixth Sense
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with seek counsel
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with Magi-magic
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with Disciplines or
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with inlaid
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with antechamber; however
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with breath, and then
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with ridge, and then
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with haunch of maggoty
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with shoulder and
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with haunch of maggoty
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with sloat
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with anterooms
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with anteroom
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with exposed heart; then
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with Backpack
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with Arrow
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with death-cry
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with steps, and then
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with another, and then
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(276) Replaced use it
with use them
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(277) Replaced backpack
with Backpack
. Replaced stength
with strength
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(284) Split the choice about the two tunnels into two paragraphs, replaced you can investigate either the east tunnel (turn to 118)
with you can investigate the east tunnel by turning to 118.
, and replaced or the west tunnel (turn to 189)
with Or you can investigate the west tunnel by turning to 189
.
(284) Split the choice about the two tunnels into two paragraphs, replaced you can investigate either the east tunnel (turn to 118)
with you can investigate the east tunnel by turning to 118.
, and replaced or the west tunnel (turn to 189)
with Or you can investigate the west tunnel by turning to 189
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(285) Replaced Sloat
with sloat
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with spread-eagled
. Replaced Quarlen
with Quarlen or the ruins of Maaken
in the first choice. Replaced Quarlen
with either of these locations
in the second choice. Replaced jars and
with jars, and
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(286) Replaced Cener druid
with Cener Druid
. Replaced remember to record it on your Action Chart
with remember to record it on your Action Chart as a Backpack Item
(cf. Section 18).
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with Cener Druid
. Replaced draw nearer, then
with draw nearer; then
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with onto
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