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 <title>Fire on the Water</title>
 <creator class="short">Joe Dever and Gary Chalk</creator>
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  <line>Joe Dever</line>
  <line>Illustrated by Gary Chalk</line>
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   &inclusion.joe.dever.bio.lw;
   &inclusion.gary.chalk.bio.lw;
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 <publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
 <date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>7</month><day>25</day></date>
 <description class="blurb">
  <p>You are Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>Last of the Kai Lords. Bitter war rages through your homeland as the evil Darklords of the west lay siege to the capital. The King has sent you on a desperate journey to retrieve the only power in Magnamund that can save your people: the Sommerswerd, the sword of the sun. Ahead of you lie terrible dangers<ch.emdash/>ferocious sea-storms, the tunnel of Tarnalin, and the ghostly death-hulks of Vonotar the Traitor. But only you can save your land from the devastation of the Darklords.</p>
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  <p>Internet Edition published by <a href="&link.project.website;">Project Aon</a>. This edition is intended to reflect the complete text of the original version. Where we have made minor corrections, they will be noted in the <a idref="errata">Errata</a>.</p>
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  <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1984 Joe Dever.</line>
  <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1984 Gary Chalk.</line>
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   <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1984 Joe Dever.</line>
   <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1984 Gary Chalk.</line>
   <line>Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</line>
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     <line>For Titus, Ben Ryan and Victoria</line>
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       <dt>Transcription</dt>
        <dd>Jason Gaerke</dd>
       <dt>Illustration Transcription</dt>
        <dd>
         <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
         <line>Paul Haskell</line>
         <line>Simon Osborne</line>
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       <dt>XML</dt>
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         <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
         <line>Jeff Dougan</line>
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       <dt>Alternate Illustrations</dt>
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         <line>JC Alvarez (action charts)</line>
         <line>Jonathan Blake (extramatter charts and tables)</line>
         <line>Michael Hahn (map)</line>
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       <dt>Proofreading</dt>
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         <line>Simon Osborne (Sections 1<ch.endash/>210 and 246<ch.endash/>350)</line>
         <line>Tony Wrigley (Sections 211<ch.endash/>245)</line>
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       <dt>Editing</dt>
        <dd>
         <line>Mike Feldman</line>
         <line>Ingo Kl<ch.ouml/>cker</line>
         <line>Mark Laird</line>
         <line>LeRoy McSwain</line>
         <line>Simon Osborne</line>
         <line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
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       <dt>Coordination</dt>
        <dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
       <dt>Special Thanks</dt>
        <dd>Tony Lenzo, Laurence O<ch.apos/>Toole, and Keith Sheldon</dd>
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    <title>The Story So Far<ch.ellips/></title>
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    <p>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.</p>
    <p>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 <quote>Sommerswerd</quote>, the sword of the sun. Since that age, the Darklords have vowed vengeance upon Sommerlund and the House of Ulnar.</p>
    <p>You are Lone Wolf, a young Kai initiate who was learning the secret skills of the Kai Lords. Two days ago, your peaceful country was plunged into war when a vast Darklord army suddenly invaded Sommerlund and completely destroyed the Kai Monastery. All the Kai Lords were in attendance for the feast of Fehmarn, and all were killed as the monastery was surrounded and destroyed, the walls collapsing in on the assembled company. You, the only Kai Lord to survive the massacre, vowed then to avenge their deaths. You knew your first task had to be to warn the King, for without the Kai Lords to lead her armies, your country, Sommerlund, would be unable to mobilize in time to drive the Darklords back.</p>
    <p>Your journey to the capital was perilous indeed. The enemy had overrun much of the country and were marching upon Holmgard, the capital itself. But despite the many dangers, you fought your way through to the capital and delivered your warning to the King<ch.apos/>s court. There you were greatly praised for your skill and bravery but told your mission was not complete: with the Kai Lords dead, there remained only one power in all of Magnamund that could save your people from the Darklords<ch.emdash/>the Sommerswerd.</p>
    <p>After the defeat of Vashna, the Sommerswerd had been bestowed upon the allies of Durenor as a mark of trust and allegiance that exists between the two kingdoms. In return, King Alin of Durenor gave Sommerlund a magnificent golden ring bearing the royal arms of Durenor. This ring is known as the Seal of Hammerdal. At that time, King Alin vowed that if ever the shadow of the west should rise again to threaten Sommerlund, Durenor would come to the aid of her ally.</p>
    <p>The King has given you the Seal of Hammerdal. Your quest is to travel to Durenor to fetch the Sommerswerd back. But meanwhile the enemy have broken through the outer defences to the capital and are preparing to besiege the city wall. As Captain D<ch.apos/>Val of the King<ch.apos/>s Guard leads you to the Royal Armoury to equip you for your mission, the King<ch.apos/>s words keep coming back to you:</p>
    <p><quote>Forty days, Lone Wolf. We have strength to stand against them for only forty days.</quote></p>
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  <section class="frontmatter" id="gamerulz">
   <meta>
    <title>The Game Rules</title>
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    <p>You keep a record of your adventure on the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
    <p>During your training as a Kai Lord you have developed fighting prowess<ch.emdash/><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and physical stamina<ch.emdash/><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Before you set off on your adventure you need to measure how effective your training has been. To do this take a pencil and, with your eyes closed, point with the blunt end of it <!--ERRTAG-RE-10688-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-10688--> the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick 0 it counts as zero.</p>
    <p>The first number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> in this way represents your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. Add 10 to the number you picked and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (i.e. if your pencil fell on 4 in the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would write in a <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> Of 14.) When you fight, your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> will be pitted against that of your enemy. A high score in this section is therefore very desirable.</p>
    <p>The second number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> represents your powers of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Add 20 to this number and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (i.e. if your pencil fell on the number 6 on the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would have 26 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.)</p>
    <p>If you are wounded in combat you will lose <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If at any time your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points <!--ERRTAG-RE-12811-->fall to zero or below<!--/ERRTAG-RE-12811-->, you are dead and the adventure is over. Lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points can be regained during the course of the adventure, but your number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points can never go above the number with which you start your adventure.</p>
    <p><strong>If you have successfully completed Book 1 of the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series</strong>, you will already have your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points and <a idref="discplnz">Kai Disciplines</a> which you can now carry over with you to Book 2. You may also carry over any Weapons and Special Items that you held at the end of Book 1 and these should be entered on your new <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (you are still limited to two weapons and eight Backpack Items).</p>
    <p>Through your experiences in <bookref series="lw" book="01fftd">Book 1</bookref> you have learned new skills, and you may choose one extra <a idref="discplnz">Kai Discipline</a> to add to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. Now read the <a idref="equipmnt">section on equipment</a> for Book 2 carefully.</p>

    <section class="frontmatter-separate" id="discplnz">
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      <title>Kai Disciplines</title>
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      <p>Over the centuries, the Kai monks have mastered the skills of the warrior. These skills are known as the Kai Disciplines, and they are taught to all Kai Lords. You have learnt only five of the skills listed below. The choice of which five skills these are, is for you to make. As all of the Disciplines will be of use to you at some point on your perilous quest, pick your five with care. The correct use of a Discipline at the right time can save your life.</p>
      <p>When you have chosen your five Disciplines, enter them in the Kai Disciplines section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="camflage">
       <meta><title>Camouflage</title></meta>

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        <p>This Discipline enables a Kai Lord to blend in with his surroundings. In the countryside, he can hide undetected among trees and rocks and pass close to an enemy without being seen. In a town or city, it enables him to look and sound like a native of that area, and can help him to find shelter or a safe hiding place.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Camouflage</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
       </data>
      </section>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="hunting">
       <meta><title>Hunting</title></meta>

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        <p>This skill ensures that a Kai Lord will never starve in the wild. He will always be able to hunt for food for himself except in areas of wasteland and desert. The skill also enables a Kai Lord to be able to move stealthily when stalking his prey.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Hunting: no need for a Meal when instructed to eat</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
       </data>
      </section>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="sixthsns">
       <meta><title>Sixth Sense</title></meta>

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        <p>This skill may warn a Kai Lord of imminent danger. It may also reveal the true purpose of a stranger or strange object encountered in your adventure.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Sixth Sense</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
       </data>
      </section>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="tracking">
       <meta><title>Tracking</title></meta>

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        <p>This skill enables a Kai Lord to make the correct choice of a path in the wild, to discover the location of a person or object in a town or city and to read the secrets of footprints or tracks.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Tracking</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
       </data>
      </section>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="healing">
       <meta><title>Healing</title></meta>

       <data>
<p>This Discipline can be used to restore <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost in combat. If you possess this skill you may restore 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point to your total for every numbered section of the book you pass through in which you are not involved in combat. (This is only to be used after your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> has fallen below its original level.) Remember that your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> cannot rise above its original level.</p>

<p>If you choose this skill write <quote>Healing: +1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point for each section without combat</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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      </section>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="wepnskll">
       <meta><title>Weaponskill</title></meta>

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        <p>Upon entering the Kai monastery, each initiate is taught to master one type of weapon. If Weaponskill is to be one of your Kai Disciplines, pick a number in the usual way from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, and then find the corresponding weapon from the list below. This is the weapon in which you have skill. When you enter combat carrying this weapon, you add 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p>
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           <li>0 = Dagger</li>
           <li>1 = Spear</li>
           <li>2 = Mace</li>
           <li>3 = Short Sword</li>
           <li>4 = Warhammer</li>
           <li>5 = Sword</li>
           <li>6 = Axe</li>
           <li>7 = Sword</li>
           <li>8 = Quarterstaff</li>
           <li>9 = Broadsword</li>
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        <p>The fact that you are skilled with a weapon does not mean you set out on the adventure carrying that particular weapon. However, you will have opportunities to acquire weapons in the course of your adventures. You cannot carry more than 2 weapons.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Weaponskill in <ch.blankline/> +2 <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> points if this weapon carried</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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      <section class="frontmatter" id="mindshld">
       <meta><title>Mindshield</title></meta>

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        <p>The Darklords and many of the evil creatures in their command have the ability to attack you using their Mindforce. The Kai Discipline of Mindshield prevents you from losing any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points when subjected to this form of attack.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Mindshield: no points lost when attacked by Mindblast</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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      <section class="frontmatter" id="mndblst">
       <meta><title>Mindblast</title></meta>

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        <p>This enables a Kai Lord to attack an enemy using the force of his mind. It can be used at the same time as normal combat weapons and adds two extra points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. Not all the creatures encountered on this adventure will be harmed by Mindblast. You will be told if a creature is immune.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Mindblast: +2 <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> points</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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       <meta><title>Animal Kinship</title></meta>

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        <p>This skill enables a Kai Lord to communicate with some animals and to be able to guess the intentions of others.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Animal Kinship</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
       </data>
      </section>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="mindomtr">
       <meta><title>Mind Over Matter</title></meta>

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        <p>Mastery of this Discipline enables a Kai Lord to move small objects with his powers of concentration.</p>
        <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Mind Over Matter</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
       </data>
      </section>

      <p>If you successfully complete the mission as set in Book 2 of Lone Wolf, you may add a further Kai Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> in <bookref series="lw" book="03tcok">Book 3</bookref>. This additional skill, together with your five or six other skills and any Special Items that you have picked up in Books 1 and 2, may then be used in the next adventure of the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series which is called <cite><bookref series="lw" book="03tcok">The Caverns of Kalte</bookref></cite>.</p>
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    </section>

    <section class="frontmatter-separate" id="equipmnt">
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      <title>Equipment</title>
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      <p>Guard Captain D<ch.apos/>Val leads you to the Royal Armoury where your green tunic and Kai cloak are taken from you to be repaired and cleaned. While you await their return, Captain D<ch.apos/>Val hands you a pouch of Gold for your journey. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Now add 10 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of Gold Crowns inside the pouch, and you may enter this number in the <quote>Gold Crowns</quote> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (If you successfully completed <bookref series="lw" book="01fftd">Book 1</bookref>, you may add this sum to the total of any Crowns you may already possess.)</p>
      <p>On a large table in the centre of the armoury, a number of items have been laid out for your choice. You may take any two of the following:</p>
      <ul class="paragraphed">
       <li><p>Sword (Weapons)</p></li>
       <li><p>Short Sword (Weapons)</p></li>
       <li>
        <p>Two Meals (Meals)</p>
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        <p>Chainmail Waistcoat (Special Items). This adds 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to your total.</p>
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          <creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
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       <li><p>Mace (Weapons)</p></li>
       <li>
        <p>Healing Potion (Backpack Item). This can restore 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to your total, when swallowed after combat You only have enough for one dose.</p>
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       <li><p>Quarterstaff (Weapons)</p></li>
       <li><p>Spear (Weapons)</p></li>
       <li>
        <p>Shield (Special Items) This adds 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> when used in combat.</p>
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       <li><p>Broadsword (Weapons)</p></li>
      </ul>
      <p>If you are already carrying Weapons from <bookref series="lw" book="01fftd">Book 1</bookref>, you can take this opportunity to exchange one or both of them.</p>
      <p>List the two items you choose on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, under the heading given in brackets, and make a note of any effect it may have on your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points or <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="howcarry">
       <meta><title>How to Carry Equipment</title></meta>

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        <p>Now that you have your equipment, the following list shows you how it is carried. You don<ch.apos/>t need to make notes but you can refer back to this list in the course of your adventure.</p>
        <ul>
         <li>Sword<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
         <li>Short Sword<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
         <li>Food<ch.emdash/>placed in the Backpack</li>
         <li>Chainmail Waistcoat<ch.emdash/>worn on the body.</li>
         <li>Mace<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
         <li>Healing Potion<ch.emdash/>carried in the Backpack.</li>
         <li>Quarterstaff<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
         <li>Spear<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
         <li>Shield<ch.emdash/>slung over the shoulder when not in combat otherwise in the hand.</li>
         <li>Broadsword<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
        </ul>
       </data>
      </section>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="howmuch">
       <meta><title>How Much Can You Carry?</title></meta>

       <data>
        <dl>
         <dt>Weapons</dt>
          <dd>The maximum number of weapons that you may carry is two.</dd>
         <dt>Backpack Items</dt>
          <dd>These must be stored in your Backpack. Because space is limited, you may only keep a maximum of eight articles, including Meals, in your Backpack at any one time.</dd>
         <dt>Special Items</dt>
          <dd>Special Items are not carried in the Backpack. When you discover a Special Item, you will be told how to carry it.</dd>
         <dt>Gold Crowns</dt>
          <dd>These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty crowns.</dd>
         <dt>Food</dt>
          <dd>Food is carried in your Backpack. Each Meal counts as one item.</dd>
        </dl>
        <p>Any item that may be of use and can be picked up on your adventure and entered on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> is given capital letters in the text. Unless you are told it is a Special Item, carry it in your Backpack.</p>
       </data>
      </section>

      <section class="frontmatter" id="howuse">
       <meta><title>How to Use Your Equipment</title></meta>

       <data>
        <dl class="paragraphed">
         <dt>Weapons</dt>
          <dd><p>Weapons aid you in combat. If you have the Kai Discipline of Weaponskill and the correct weapon, it adds 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you enter a combat with no weapons, deduct 4 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and fight with your bare hands. If you find a weapon during the adventure, you may pick it up and use it. (Remember you can only carry two weapons at once.)</p></dd>
         <dt>Backpack Items</dt>
          <dd><p>During your travels you will discover various useful items which you may wish to keep. (Remember you can only carry eight items in your Backpack at once.) You may exchange or discard them at any point when you are not involved in combat.</p></dd>
         <dt>Special Items</dt>
          <dd>
           <p>Each Special Item has a particular purpose or effect. You may be told this when the item is discovered, or it may be revealed to you as the adventure progresses.</p>
           <p>Enter on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> a <a idref="map">map</a> that you found in the ashes of the Monastery.</p>
           <p>You begin this section with the Seal of Hammerdal, a ring that you wear on your right hand. Enter it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> under Special Items.</p>
          </dd>
         <dt>Gold Crowns</dt>
          <dd><p>The local currency is the Crown, which is a small gold coin. Gold Crowns can be used on your adventure to pay for transport, food or even as a bribe! Many of the creatures that you will encounter possess Gold Crowns, or have them hidden in their lairs. Whenever you kill a creature, you may take any Gold Crowns that it has and put them in your Belt Pouch.</p></dd>
         <dt>Food</dt>
          <dd><p>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. If you have chosen the Kai Discipline of Hunting as one of your five skills, you will not need to tick off a Meal when instructed to eat.</p></dd>
         <dt>Healing Potion</dt>
          <dd><p>This can restore 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to your total when swallowed after combat. There is only enough for one dose. If you discover any other potions during the adventure, you will be told then of their effect. All Healing Potions are Backpack Items.</p></dd>
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      <p>There will be occasions during your adventure when you have to fight an enemy. The enemy<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points are given in the text. Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s aim in the combat is to kill the enemy by reducing his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to zero while losing as few <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points as possible himself.</p>
      <p>At the start of a combat, enter Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s and the enemy<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in the appropriate boxes on the Combat Record section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
      <p>The sequence for combat is as follows.</p>
      <ol class="paragraphed">
       <li><p>Add any extra points gained through your Kai Disciplines to your current <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total.</p></li>
       <li>
        <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>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 15) is ambushed by a Winged Devil (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 20). He is not given the opportunity to evade combat, but must stand and fight as the creature swoops down on him. Lone Wolf has the Kai Discipline of Mindblast, to which the Winged Devil is not immune, so he adds 2 points to his <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, giving a total <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> Of 17.</p>
        <p>He subtracts the Winged Devil<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from his own, giving a Combat Ratio of <ch.minus/>3. (17 <ch.minus/> 20 = <ch.minus/>3). <ch.minus/>3 is noted on the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as the Combat Ratio.</p>
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       <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 Lone Wolf and his enemy in this round of combat. (E represents points lost by the enemy; LW represents points lost by Lone Wolf.)</p>
        <p>Example</p>
        <p>The Combat Ratio between Lone Wolf and Winged Devil has been established as <ch.minus/>3. If the number taken from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> is a 6, then the result of the first round of combat is:</p>
        <ul>
         <li>Lone Wolf loses 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</li>
         <li>Winged Devil loses 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</li>
        </ul>
       </li>
       <li><p>On the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, mark the changes in <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to the participants in the combat.</p></li>
       <li><p>Unless otherwise instructed, or unless you have an option to evade, the next round of combat now starts.</p></li>
       <li><p>Repeat the sequence from <a idref="stage3">Stage 3</a>.</p></li>
      </ol>
      <p>This process of combat continues until the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either the enemy or Lone Wolf are reduced to zero or below,  at which point that combatant is declared dead. If Lone Wolf is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Lone Wolf proceeds but with his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points possibly reduced.</p>
      <p>A <a idref="crsumary">summary of Combat Rules</a> appears in the back of this book.</p>

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        <p>During your adventure you may be given the chance to evade combat. If you have already engaged in a round of combat and decide to evade, calculate the combat for that round in the usual manner. All points lost by the enemy as a result of that round are ignored, and you make your escape. Only Lone Wolf may lose <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points during that round, but then that is the risk of running away! You may only evade if the text of the particular section allows you to do so.</p>
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      <p>The following table is a guide to the rank and titles that are bestowed upon Kai Lords at each stage of their training. As you successfully complete each adventure in the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series, you will gain an additional Kai Discipline and gradually progress towards mastery of the ten basic Kai Disciplines.</p>
      <ol>
       <li>Novice</li>
       <li>Intuite</li>
       <li>Doan</li>
       <li>Acolyte</li>
       <li>Initiate<ch.emdash/>You begin the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures with this level of Kai training</li>
       <li>Aspirant</li>
       <li>Guardian</li>
       <li>Warmarn or Journeyman</li>
       <li>Savant</li>
       <li>Master</li>
      </ol>
      <p>Beyond the ten basic skills of the Kai Master await the secrets of the higher Kai Disciplines or <quote>Magnakai</quote>. By acquiring the wisdom of the Magnakai, a Kai Lord  can progress towards the ultimate achievement and become a Kai Grand Master.</p>
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    <p>Your mission will be one of great danger, for the Darklords and their servants are a cruel and fierce enemy who give and expect no mercy. Use the <a idref="map">map</a> to help you steer a correct course for the capital. Make notes as you progress through the story, for they will be of great help in future adventures.</p>
    <p>Many things that you find will aid you during the adventure. Some Special Items will be of use in future <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures and others may be red herrings of no real use at all, so be selective in what you decide to keep.</p>
    <p>There are many routes to the Hammerdal, but only one will enable you to retrieve the Sommerswerd and return to Sommerlund with the minimum of danger. A wise choice of Kai Disciplines and a great deal of courage, will enable any player to complete the mission, no matter how weak their initial <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> or <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score.</p>
    <p>The fate of your country hangs on the success of your perilous quest.</p>
    <p>Good luck!</p>
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      <p>Captain D<ch.apos/>Val and his guards escort you to the citadel gate where a small covered wagon awaits you. As soon as you clamber in, the gates are thrown open and you are hurried away through the crowded streets of Holmgard. After a short but uncomfortable journey, the wagon stops and the driver pulls open the canvas flap.</p>
      <p><quote>This is the quay, my lord. There is your ship, the Green Sceptre.</quote> As he speaks the driver points across the quay to a sleek trade caravel anchored near to the harbour wall.</p>
      <p><quote>The first mate<ch.apos/>s name is Ronan. You will find him waiting for you across the square at the Good Cheer Inn.</quote> Then the driver bids you farewell and quickly disappears into the teeming crowds.</p>
      <p>You reach the inn to find the front doors locked and the window shutters barred. You are trying to decide what to do next when a hand grabs your arm and you are pulled into the darkness.</p>
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      <choice idref="sect273">If you wish to draw your weapon and attack your unknown assailant, <link-text>turn to 273</link-text>.</choice>
      <choice idref="sect160">If you wish to try and pull free of his grasp, <link-text>turn to 160</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>You are travelling along a narrow section of coast road which follows a dizzy course beneath high, overhanging cliffs. A rockfall has blocked the road ahead and you must stop to clear it. You are helping the driver to lever a large rock from the path of the carriage, when you hear the sound of falling rocks. A boulder crashes down from the overhanging cliff, killing the driver before you can make any attempt to save him. He was standing less than six feet away from you at the time of his death.</p>
      <choice idref="sect42">If you have the Kai Discipline of Sixth Sense, <link-text>turn to 42</link-text>.</choice>
      <choice idref="sect168">If you do not have this skill, <link-text>turn to 168</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>You enter a small alleyway behind the shop, at the end of which you can see a horse tethered to a post.</p>
      <choice idref="sect150">If you wish to take this animal and flee the village, <link-text>turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
      <choice idref="sect19">If you do not want to take the horse, leave the alleyway by <link-text>turning to 19</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>The tavern is full of brigands and drunks, the good-for-nothing crews of trading ships moored at the jetty, all singing and drinking while some try their strength at arm-wrestling. All are so engrossed that nobody notices you enter. In a far corner, you see the fishermen that robbed you. They are seated at a round table covered with empty ale tankards. You know that if you are to reach Durenor in time, you must retrieve the Seal of Hammerdal and your gold.</p>
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      <choice idref="sect104">If you wish to confront the fishermen, <link-text>turn to 104</link-text>.</choice>
      <choice idref="sect342">If you wish to talk to the innkeeper at the bar, <link-text>turn to 342</link-text>.</choice>
      <choice idref="sect276">If you wish to try and win some Gold Crowns at arm-wrestling, <link-text>turn to 276</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>The door bursts open and in rushes a Helghast, its black sword raised. You strike the creature as it enters the hold and open a terrible gash in its chest. It lets out a hideous cry but although badly wounded, it leaps forward to attack you. You must fight this creature to the death.</p>
      <combat><enemy>Wounded Helghast</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">22</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">20</enemy-attribute></combat>
      <p>It is an undead creature. Double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points that it loses, due to the power of the Sommerswerd. It is immune to Mindblast. If you kill the creature, you may leave via the open hold door.</p>
      <choice idref="sect166"><link-text>Turn to 166</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>The boy has spotted you following him. Once outside, he turns and runs south. You give chase but he has soon disappeared into the maze of alleyways and warehouses lining the waterfront.</p>
      <p>You turn east into Oxyoke Way and walk past another entrance to the trading post A little further on, you notice a sign above the door of a small shop:</p>
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        <signpost>Meki Majenor<ch.emdash/>Armourer and Weaponsmith</signpost>
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      <choice idref="sect266">If you wish to enter the weaponsmithy, <link-text>turn to 266</link-text>.</choice>
      <choice idref="sect310">If you wish to continue walking east, <link-text>turn to 310</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>Dorier jumps away from the table and draws his sword. In an instant, his brother Ganon is by his side. You must fight them both as one enemy.</p>
      <combat><enemy>Dorier + Ganon</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">28</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
      <p>Due to the surprise of your attack, add 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the first round of this combat only. Because of their combined strength of will, a skill developed during their training as knights, they are immune to Mindblast.</p>
      <choice idref="sect33">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>Your sleep is deep indeed<ch.emdash/>and it is a sleep from which you will never awaken. During the night you are bitten by a sandsnake. Its deadly venom takes only seconds to work.</p>
      <choice>Your mission and your life end here.</choice>
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      <p>It is early morning on the fifteenth day of your quest when you open your eyes to the breathtaking spectacle of Hammerdal, the mountain city. The capital of Durenor, unlike other cities in the Lastlands, does not need man-made fortifications. The encircling peaks of the Hammerdal range offer a far more secure protection to the people within.</p>
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         <line>The King<ch.apos/>s Tower, a magnificent</line><line>structure of glass and stone.</line>
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      <p>The carriage speeds through the lush farmlands surrounding the city with its many towers and wide streets. On a hill in the very centre of Hammerdal stands the King<ch.apos/>s Tower, a magnificent structure of glass and stone. As the carriage halts at the tower gates, you suddenly realize for the first time that as a wielder of the Sommerswerd, your destiny is to become part of the oldest legend of the Lastlands.</p>
      <choice idref="sect196"><link-text>Turn to 196</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>You pocket the ticket (mark this as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>) and the man takes you to a coach that is waiting near the east gate of the seaport. It is empty and you take a seat near one of its circular windows. You are relieved to find that the seat is quite comfortable, for the journey to Port Bax will take seven days.</p>
      <p>Stowing your equipment beneath the seat, you settle back in comfort and doze off.</p>
      <p>When you awake, there are five other passengers and the journey to Durenor has already begun.</p>
      <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
      <choice idref="sect51">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>3, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
      <choice idref="sect195">If the number you have picked is 4<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 195</link-text>.</choice>
      <choice idref="sect339">If the number you have picked is 7<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 339</link-text>.</choice>
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      <p>Covering yourself with your Kai cloak, you hide inside a large wooden barrel. But it is to no avail, for in less than a minute the trapdoor is thrown open and four angry villagers drop to the stone floor, torches and swords held high in their hands. As you are dragged kicking from the cellar, the screams of the crowd drown your pleas for mercy.</p>
      <choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
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      <p>Captain Kelman unlocks a display case and removes a Samor board. The beautifully carved playing pieces are already in position when he carefully sets it down upon the table.</p>
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