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<title>Castle Death</title>
<creator class="short">Joe Dever and Gary Chalk</creator>
- <creator class="medium">Joe Dever<br/>Illustrated by Gary Chalk</creator>
+ <creator class="medium">
+ <line>Joe Dever</line>
+ <line>Illustrated by Gary Chalk</line>
+ </creator>
<creator class="long">
- <p><strong>Joe Dever</strong>, the creator of the bestselling Lone Wolf adventure books and novels, has achieved world-wide recognition in three creative fields&emdash;as an award-winning author of international renown, as an acclaimed musician and composer, and as a games designer specialising in role-playing games.</p>
- <p>On graduating from college in 1974, Joe Dever became a professional musician, and for several years, he worked in the music industry in Europe and the United States.</p>
- <p>While working in Los Angeles in 1977 he discovered a then little-known game called <quote>Dungeons &ersand; Dragons</quote>. Although the game was in its infancy, Joe at once realised its huge potential and began designing his own role-playing games along similar conceptual lines. These first games were to form the basis of a fantasy world called Magnamund, which later became the setting for the Lone Wolf books.</p>
- <p>Five years later, in 1982, Joe won the Advanced Dungeons &ersand; Dragons World Championships in Baltimore, an event held before 16,000 people. Inspired and encouraged by his success at Origins, Joe decided to quit the music business and devote his time to writing and games design.</p>
- <p>In 1983, after a brief spell at Games Workshop in London, he wrote <cite>Flight from the Dark</cite>&emdash;the first Lone Wolf interactive gamebook. His manuscript immediately attracted a frenzy of interest from three major London publishing companies, all of whom bid for world rights. Joe accepted an offer of publication from Hutchinson's (later to become Century Hutchinson Ltd; now Random House UK) and <cite>Flight from the Dark</cite> was first published in 1984.</p>
- <p>This first book sold more than 100,000 copies within its first month of publication, and overseas rights were snapped up by twelve countries (including the United States, France, Germany, Japan, Italy and Sweden). The success of Joe's first book laid the foundations for the future of the Lone Wolf series, which has sold millions of copies around the world.</p>
- <p>The Lone Wolf series ended after 28 books and 14 years. Joe has continued to work in the games industry as script writer and games design consultant.</p>
- <p><strong>Gary Chalk</strong>, the illustrator of the early Lone Wolf series, was born in 1952, grew up in Hertfordshire, England. Being interested in history, he began playing war games at the age of fifteen. When he graduated from college with a Bachelor of Arts in design, Gary spent three years training in a studio before becoming a teacher in art and design.</p>
- <p>Gary was working as a children's book illustrator when he became involved in adventure gaming, an interest which eventually led to the creation of several successful games. He is the inventor/illustrator of some of Britain's biggest-selling fantasy games including Cry Havoc, Starship Captain and Battlecars (co-designed with Ian Livingstone). He is also known for his work on the very successful game, Talisman.</p>
- <p>Gary was working at Games Workshop when Joe Dever asked him to illustrate some of his manuscript of Flight from the Dark. The two teamed up after that and, they continued to work together until the eighth book in the series, <cite>The Jungle of Horrors</cite>.</p>
- <p>Gary has also drawn the illustrations in <cite>Redwall</cite> and related books, <cite>The Prince of Shadows</cite> gamebook series, and several books which he also authored. Gary continues to enjoy war gaming and works as an illustrator and model maker. He maintains a <a href="&link.gary.chalk.website;">website</a> with examples of his work.</p>
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</creator>
<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2003</year><month>1</month><day>3</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2008</year><month>1</month><day>25</day></date>
<description class="blurb">
<p>You are the warrior, Lone Wolf, last of the Kai Masters of Sommerlund and sole survivor of the massacre that destroyed your kinsmen during a bitter war with your age-old enemies the Darklords of Helgedad. You have given your solemn pledge to restore the Kai to their former glory, ensuring the security of your land in the years to come.</p>
<p>Diligent study of the tome called <cite>The Book of the Magnakai</cite> has enabled you to master only three of the ten Magnakai Disciplines. Now, you must fulfil your pledge by completing the quest first undertaken by <cite>Sun Eagle</cite> over one thousand years ago.</p>
- <p>It is a quest that will take you deep into Castle Death&emdash;a dangerous journey not completed successfully since the time of the <cite>Sun Eagle</cite>.</p>
+ <p>It is a quest that will take you deep into Castle Death<ch.emdash/>a dangerous journey not completed successfully since the time of <cite>Sun Eagle</cite>.</p>
</description>
<description class="publication">
<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>
</description>
- <rights class="copyrights">Text copyright © 1986 Joe Dever.<br />Illustrations copyright © 1986 Gary Chalk.</rights>
+ <rights class="copyrights">
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 Joe Dever.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 Gary Chalk.</line>
+ </rights>
+ <rights class="license-notification">
+ <p>
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 Joe Dever.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 Gary Chalk.</line>
+ <line>Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</line>
+ </p>
+ </rights>
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- <p class="dedication">To all the members of the Lone Wolf Club&emdash;<br />may their endurance never run out!</p>
+ <p class="dedication">
+ <line>To all the members of the Lone Wolf Club<ch.emdash/></line>
+ <line>may their endurance never run out!</line>
+ </p>
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- <p><quote>I would be especially pleased if my granting of the rights to distribute my books in this way was seen as my <quote>millennium gift</quote> to all those devoted readers who have kept the Kai flag flying high, through all the good times, and the not-so-good. It would make me very proud indeed if this enterprise laid the foundations of a lasting legacy, securing the longevity of Lone Wolf by making my creation freely and readily accessible to current and future online generations. For them, for us, for Sommerlund and the Kai&ellips;</quote>
- <strong>Joe Dever</strong></p>
- <p>Project Aon would first like to thank Joe Dever for making this generous offering of the books that we have all loved from the beginning. We would also like to acknowledge the following members of Project Aon for their diligent work:</p>
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<dt>Transcription</dt>
<dd>Matthew Reynolds</dd>
<dt>Illustration Transcription</dt>
- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Paul Haskell<br/>Simon Osborne</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Paul Haskell</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>XML</dt>
- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Thomas Wolmer</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
+ <line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Alternate Illustrations</dt>
- <dd>JC Alvarez (action charts)<br />Jonathan Blake (extramatter charts and tables)<br />Michael Hahn (map)</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>JC Alvarez (action charts)</line>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake (extramatter charts and tables)</line>
+ <line>Michael Hahn (map)</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Proofreading</dt>
- <dd>Michael Norton (sections 176&endash;210)<br />Simon Osborne (sections 71&endash;105, 246&endash;280 and 316&endash;350)<br />Matthew Reynolds (sections 1&endash;70, 141&endash;175, 211&endash;245 and 281&endash;315)<br />Tony Wrigley (sections 106&endash;140)</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Michael Norton (sections 176<ch.endash/>210)</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne (sections 71<ch.endash/>105, 246<ch.endash/>280 and 316<ch.endash/>350)</line>
+ <line>Matthew Reynolds (sections 1<ch.endash/>70, 141<ch.endash/>175, 211<ch.endash/>245 and 281<ch.endash/>315)</line>
+ <line>Tony Wrigley (sections 106<ch.endash/>140)</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Editing</dt>
- <dd>Mike Feldman<br />Ingo Klöcker<br />Mark Laird<br />Simon Osborne<br/>Matthew Reynolds<br />Thomas Wolmer</dd>
+ <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>Matthew Reynolds</line>
+ <line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Coordination</dt>
<dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
<dt>Special Thanks</dt>
- <dd>Alfred Hailey</dd>
+ <dd>Alfred Hailey, Eric Rossing, Keith Sheldon, Wayne Stubbs, and Arthur Yin</dd>
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<p>You are the warrior, Lone Wolf, last of the Kai Masters of Sommerlund and sole survivor of the massacre that destroyed your kinsmen during a bitter war with your age-old enemies, the Darklords of Helgedad.</p>
- <p>Many centuries have passed since Sun Eagle, the first of your kind, established the Order of the Kai. Aided by the magicians of Dessi, he completed a perilous quest to find seven crystals of power known as the Lorestones of Nyxator. With their discovery he unlocked a wisdom and strength that lay within both the Lorestones and himself. He recorded the nature of his discoveries and his experiences in a great tome called <cite>The Book of the Magnakai</cite>. You have discovered this lost Kai treasure and have given a solemn pledge to restore the Kai to their former glory, ensuring the security of your land in the years to come. However, your diligent study of this ancient book has enabled you to master only three of the ten Magnakai Disciplines. To fulfil your pledge, you must complete the quest first undertaken by Sun Eagle over one thousand years ago. By doing so successfully, you too, will acquire the power and wisdom of the Magnakai that is held within the Lorestones' crystal forms.</p>
- <p>Much of Sun Eagle's script had faded with the passing years and little remained to help you find the seven Lorestones of Nyxator. Guided by the few words that could still be deciphered, you set out upon a journey that took you to the war-torn city of Tekaro in the hostile land of Slovia. There, hidden deep in the crypt of the city's cathedral, you found the first Lorestone of Varetta. As you held the crystal triumphantly in your hand, its power was transfused into your being, and the location of the second stone formed slowly in your mind&emdash;Herdos.</p>
- <p>The remote township of Herdos stands upon the shore of Lake Khor, high in the Xulun mountains of Dessi. Here the Elder Magi, the magicians who rule the land, helped Sun Eagle on his quest long ago. Time has turned full circle, and once more their aid is sought by a warrior of the Kai.</p>
+ <p>Many centuries have passed since Sun Eagle, the first of your kind, established the Order of the Kai. Aided by the magicians of Dessi, he completed a perilous quest to find seven crystals of power known as the Lorestones of Nyxator. With their discovery he unlocked a wisdom and strength that lay within both the Lorestones and himself. He recorded the nature of his discoveries and his experiences in a great tome called <cite>The Book of the Magnakai</cite>. You have discovered this lost Kai treasure and have given a solemn pledge to restore the Kai to their former glory, ensuring the security of your land in the years to come. However, your diligent study of this ancient book has enabled you to master only three of the ten Magnakai Disciplines. To fulfil your pledge, you must complete the quest first undertaken by Sun Eagle over one thousand years ago. By doing so successfully, you too, will acquire the power and wisdom of the Magnakai that is held within the Lorestones<ch.apos/> crystal forms.</p>
+ <p>Much of Sun Eagle<ch.apos/>s script had faded with the passing years and little remained to help you find the seven Lorestones of Nyxator. Guided by the few words that could still be deciphered, you set out upon a journey that took you to the war-torn city of Tekaro in the hostile land of Slovia. There, hidden deep in the crypt of the city<ch.apos/>s cathedral, you found the first Lorestone of Varetta. As you held the crystal triumphantly in your hand, its power was transfused into your being, and the location of the second stone formed slowly in your mind<ch.emdash/>Herdos.</p>
+ <p>The remote township of Herdos stands upon the shore of Lake Khor, high in the Xulun Mountains of Dessi. Here the Elder Magi, the magicians who rule the land, helped Sun Eagle on his quest long ago. Time has turned full circle, and once more their aid is sought by a warrior of the Kai.</p>
<p><quote>Fate has brought you to us, Lone Wolf,</quote> intones Rimoah, speaker for the High Council of the Elder Magi, as you stand before them in the Tower of Truth at Elzian. <quote>And our fate is bound to your quest.</quote></p>
<p>His clear voice fills the great cylindrical council chamber and the white-robed elders gathered around you respond with one voice, <quote>It is so.</quote></p>
<p>Rimoah leads you to a circular dais, set like a deep well into the green marble floor. Carefully, he kneels and touches its liquid metal surface with his gloved hand. A current flows through the shimmering metal and, within its mirror-like depths, a strange vision slowly takes shape. You see a black-walled fortress set upon a rocky isle, its deep purple shadows reflecting in the dark waters of a moonlit lake.</p>
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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 Master you have developed fighting prowess
&emdash;<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and physical stamina&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 on to the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick 0 it counts as zero.</p>
+ <p>During your training as a Kai Master 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-10066-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-10066--> 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 the number 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 fall to zero or below, 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 rise above the number you started with.</p>
- <p><strong>If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the
Lone Wolf series</strong>, you can carry your current scores of <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points over to Book 7. You may also carry over any Weapons and Special Items you have in your possession at the end of your last adventure, 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>You many choose one bonus <a idref="discplnz">Magnakai Discipline</a> to add to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> for every Lone Wolf Magnakai adventure you successfully complete (Books 6&endash;12).</p>
+ <p><strong>If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the
<cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series</strong>, you can carry your current scores of <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points over to Book 7. You may also carry over any Weapons and Special Items you have in your possession at the end of your last adventure, 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>You many choose one bonus <a idref="discplnz">Magnakai Discipline</a> to add to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> for every <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Magnakai adventure you successfully complete (Books 6<ch.endash/>12).</p>
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- <p>The fact that you are skilled with three weapons does not mean that you begin the adventure carrying any of them. However, you will have opportunities to acquire weapons during your adventure. For every Lone Wolf book that you complete in the Magnakai series, you may add an additional weapon to your list.</p>
- <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Weaponmastery: +3 <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> points</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, and tick your chosen weapons on the weapons list. You cannot carry more than two weapons.</p>
+ <p>The fact that you are skilled with three weapons does not mean that you begin the adventure carrying any of them. However, you will have opportunities to acquire weapons during your adventure. For every <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> book that you complete in the Magnakai series, you may add an additional weapon to your list.</p>
+ <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Weaponmastery: +3 <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> points</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, and tick your chosen weapons on the <a idref="action">Weapons List</a>. You cannot carry more than <!--ERRTAG-RE-16156-->two Weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RE-16156-->.</p>
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- <p>The possessor of this skill can restore 1 lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point to his total for every numbered section of the book through which he passes, provided he is not involved in combat. (This can only be done after his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> has fallen below its original level.) This Magnakai Discipline also enables a Kai Master to cure disease, blindness and any combat wounds sustained by others, as well as himself. Using the knowledge mastery of this skill provides will also allow a Kai Master to identify the properties of any herbs, roots and potions that may be encountered during the adventure.</p>
+ <p>The possessor of this skill can restore 1 lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point to his total for every numbered section of the book through which he passes, provided he is not involved in combat. (This can only be done after his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> has fallen below its original level.) This Magnakai Discipline also enables a Kai Master to cure disease, blindness and any combat wounds sustained by others, as well as himself. Using the knowledge that mastery of this skill provides will also allow a Kai Master to identify the properties of any herbs, roots and potions that may be encountered during the adventure.</p>
<p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Curing: +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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<p>This psychic skill enables a Kai Master to attack an enemy using the force of his mind. It can be used as well as normal combat weapons and adds 4 extra points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p>
- <p>It is a powerful Discipline, but it is also a costly one. For every round of combat in which you use Psi-surge, you must deduct 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. A weaker form of Psi-surge called Mindblast can be used against an enemy without losing any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points, but it will add only 2 extra points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. Psi-surge cannot be used if your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> falls to 6 points or below, and not all of the creatures encountered on your adventure will be affected by it; you will be told if a creature is immune.</p>
- <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Psi-surge: +4 <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> points but
−2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points per round</quote> and <quote>Mindblast: +2 <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> points</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>It is a powerful Discipline, but it is also a costly one. For every round of combat in which you use Psi-surge, you must deduct 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. A weaker form of Psi-surge called Mindblast can be used against an enemy without losing any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points, but it will add only 2 extra points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. (Psi-surge and Mindblast cannot be used simultaneously.) Psi-surge cannot be used if your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> falls to 6 points or below, and not all of the creatures encountered on your adventure will be affected by it; you will be told if a creature is immune.</p>
+ <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Psi-surge: +4 <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> points but
<ch.minus/>2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points per round</quote> and <quote>Mindblast: +2 <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> points</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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<p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Divination</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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- <p><strong>If you successfully complete the mission as set in Book 7 of the Lone Wolf series</strong>, you may add a further Magnakai Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> in <a href="&link.08tjoh;">Book 8</a>. This additional skill, together with your other Magnakai skills and any Special Items that you have found and been able to keep during your adventures may then be used in the next adventure in the Lone Wolf Magnakai series, which is called <cite><a href="&link.08tjoh;">The Jungle of Horrors</a>
- </cite>.</p>
+ <p><strong>If you successfully complete the mission as set in Book 7 of the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series</strong>, you may add a further Magnakai Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> in <bookref series="lw" book="08tjoh">Book 8</bookref>. This additional skill, together with your other Magnakai skills and any Special Items that you have found and been able to keep during your adventures may then be used in the next adventure in the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Magnakai series, which is called <bookref series="lw" book="08tjoh"><cite>The Jungle of Horrors</cite></bookref>.</p>
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- <p>Before leaving Elzian on your quest for the Lorestone of Herdos, the Elder Magi give you a <a idref="map">map of their land</a> and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Add 10 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of Gold Crowns inside the pouch, and you should now enter this number in the <quote>Gold Crowns</quote> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. If you have successfully completed books 1&endash;6 of the Lone Wolf adventures, you may add this sum to the total sum of Crowns you already possess. You can carry a maximum of only fifty Crowns, but additional Crowns can be left in safekeeping at your Kai monastery.</p>
- <p>The Elder Magi offer you a choice of equipment to aid you on your perilous mission. You can take five items from the list below, again adding to these, if necessary, any you may already possess. However, remember that you can carry a maximum of two weapons and eight Backpack Items.</p>
+ <p>Before leaving Elzian on your quest for the Lorestone of Herdos, the Elder Magi give you a <a idref="map">map of their land</a> and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Add 10 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of Gold Crowns inside the pouch, and you should now enter this number in the <quote>Gold Crowns</quote> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. If you have successfully completed books 1<ch.endash/>6 of the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures, you may add this sum to the total sum of Crowns you already possess. You can carry a maximum of only fifty Crowns, but additional Crowns can be left in safekeeping at your Kai Monastery.</p>
+ <p>The Elder Magi offer you a choice of equipment to aid you on your perilous mission. You can take five items from the list below, again adding to these, if necessary, any you may already possess. However, remember that you can carry a maximum of <!--ERRTAG-RA-24829-->two Weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RA-24829--> and eight Backpack Items.</p>
<ul class="paragraphed">
<li><p>Sword (Weapons)</p></li>
<li><p>Bow (Weapons)</p></li>
<li>
- <p>Quiver (Special Items) This contains six arrows. Tick them off as they are used.</p>
+ <p>Quiver (Special Items) This contains six Arrows. Tick them off as they are used.</p>
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<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
</meta>
- <instance class="html" src="quiver.gif" width="311" height="77"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="quiver.pdf" width="311" height="77"/>
+ <instance class="html" src="quiver.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="quiver.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
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</li>
<li>
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
</meta>
- <instance class="html" src="rope.gif" width="156" height="39"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="rope.pdf" width="156" height="39"/>
+ <instance class="html" src="rope.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="rope.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
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</li>
<li>
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
</meta>
- <instance class="html" src="laumspur.gif" width="156" height="66"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="laumspur.pdf" width="156" height="66"/>
+ <instance class="html" src="potion.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="potion.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
</illustration>
</li>
<li><p>Lantern (Backpack Items)</p></li>
- <li><p>Mace (Weapons)</p></li>
+ <li>
+ <p>Mace (Weapons)</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="mace.gif" width="386" height="150" />
+ <instance class="pdf" src="mace.pdf" width="386" height="150" />
+ </illustration>
+ </li>
<li>
<p>3 Meals (Meals) Each Meal takes up one space in your Backpack.</p>
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
</meta>
- <instance class="html" src="meals.gif" width="156" height="39"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="meals.pdf" width="156" height="39"/>
+ <instance class="html" src="food.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="food.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>Dagger (Weapons)</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="dagger.gif" width="386" height="150" />
+ <instance class="pdf" src="dagger.pdf" width="386" height="150" />
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</li>
- <li><p>Dagger (Weapons)</p></li>
<li><p>3 Fireseeds (Special Items) When thrown against a hard surface, these Fireseeds explode and burn fiercely.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>List the five items that you choose on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, under the heading given in brackets, and make a note of any effect they may have on your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points or <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p>
<data>
<p>Now that you have your equipment, the following list shows you how it is carried. You do not need to make notes, but you should refer back to this list in the course of your adventure.</p>
<ul>
- <li>Sword&emdash;carried in the hand.</li>
- <li>Bow&emdash;carried in the hand.</li>
- <li>Quiver&emdash;slung over your shoulder.</li>
- <li>Rope&emdash;carried in the Backpack.</li>
- <li>Potion of Laumspur&emdash;carried in the Backpack.</li>
- <li>Lantern&emdash;carried in the Backpack.</li>
- <li>Mace&emdash;carried in the hand.</li>
- <li>Meals&emdash;carried in the Backpack.</li>
- <li>Dagger&emdash;carried in the hand.</li>
- <li>Fireseeds&emdash;carried in your pocket.</li>
+ <li>Sword<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
+ <li>Bow<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
+ <li>Quiver<ch.emdash/>slung over your shoulder.</li>
+ <li>Rope<ch.emdash/>carried in the Backpack.</li>
+ <li>Potion of Laumspur<ch.emdash/>carried in the Backpack.</li>
+ <li>Lantern<ch.emdash/>carried in the Backpack.</li>
+ <li>Mace<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
+ <li>Meals<ch.emdash/>carried in the Backpack.</li>
+ <li>Dagger<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
+ <li>Fireseeds<ch.emdash/>carried in your pocket.</li>
</ul>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<dl>
<dt>Weapons</dt>
- <dd>The maximum number of weapons that you may carry is two.</dd>
+ <dd>The maximum <!--ERRTAG-RE-28481-->number of Weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RE-28481--> that you may carry is <em>two</em>.</dd>
<dt>Backpack Items</dt>
<dd>These must be stored in your Backpack. Because space is limited, you may keep a maximum of only eight articles, including Meals, in your Backpack at any one time.</dd>
<dt>Special Items</dt>
<data>
<dl class="paragraphed">
<dt>Weapons</dt>
- <dd><p>Weapons aid you in combat. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery and a correct weapon, it adds 3 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 that you can only carry two weapons at once.)</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Weapons aid you in combat. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery and a correct weapon, it adds 3 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 that you can only carry <!--ERRTAG-RA-24829-->two Weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RA-24829--> at once.)</p></dd>
<dt>Bow and Arrows</dt>
<dd>
- <p>During your adventure there will be opportunities to use a bow and arrow. If you equip yourself with this weapon, and you possess at least one arrow, you may use it when the text of a particular section allows you to do so. The bow is a useful weapon, for it enables you to hit an enemy at a distance. However, a bow cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat, therefore it is strongly recommended that you also equip yourself with a close combat weapon, like a sword or mace.</p>
- <p>In order to use a bow you must possess a quiver and at least one arrow. Each time the bow is used, erase an arrow from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. A bow cannot, of course, be used if you exhaust your supply of arrows, but the opportunity may arise during your adventure for you to replenish your stock of arrows.</p>
- <p>If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with a bow, you may add 3 to any number that you choose from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, when using the bow. If you enter combat armed only with a bow, you must deduct 4 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and fight with your bare hands.</p>
+ <p>During your adventure there will be opportunities to use a Bow and Arrow. If you equip yourself with this weapon, and you possess at least one Arrow, you may use it when the text of a particular section allows you to do so. The Bow is a useful weapon, for it enables you to hit an enemy at a distance. However, a Bow cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat; therefore it is strongly recommended that you also equip yourself with a close combat weapon, like a Sword or Mace.</p>
+ <p>In order to use a Bow you must possess a Quiver and at least one Arrow. Each time the Bow is used, erase an Arrow from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. A Bow cannot, of course, be used if you exhaust your supply of Arrows, but the opportunity may arise during your adventure for you to replenish your stock of Arrows.</p>
+ <p>If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with Bow, you may add 3 to any number that you choose from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, when using the <!--ERRTAG-RE-30987-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-30987-->. If you enter combat armed only with a Bow, you must deduct 4 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and fight with your bare hands.</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 a maximum of eight items in your Backpack at anytime.) You may exchange or discard them at any point when you are not involved in combat.</p></dd>
<dt>Special Items</dt>
- <dd><p>Special Items are not carried in the Backpack. When you discover a Special Item, you will be told how to carry it. If you have successfully completed previous Lone Wolf books, you may already possess Special Items.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Special Items are not carried in the Backpack. When you discover a Special Item, you will be told how to carry it. If you have successfully completed previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> books, you may already possess Special Items.</p></dd>
<dt>Gold Crowns</dt>
<dd><p>The currency of Dessi is the Crown, which is a small gold coin. Whenever you kill an enemy and search the body, you may take any Gold Crowns that you find and put them in your Belt Pouch. (Remember the pouch can carry a maximum of fifty Gold Crowns.)</p></dd>
<dt>Food</dt>
</meta>
<data>
- <p>There will be occasions during your adventure when you have to fight an enemy. The enemy's <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points are given in the text. Lone Wolf'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
's and the enemy'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>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 Magnakai Disciplines and Special Items to your current <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total.</p></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 attacked by a Nightstalker (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 22). He is not given the opportunity to evade combat but must stand and fight as the creature leaps on him. Lone Wolf has the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-surge to which the Nightstalker is not immune, so Lone Wolf adds 4 points to his <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, giving a total <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of 19.</p>
- <p>He subtracts the Nightstalker
's <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from his own, giving a Combat Ratio of −3. (19 − 22 = −3). −3 is noted on the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as the Combat Ratio.</p>
+ <p>He subtracts the Nightstalker
<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from his own, giving a Combat Ratio of <ch.minus/>3. (19 <ch.minus/> 22 = <ch.minus/>3). <ch.minus/>3 is noted on the <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 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 the Nightstalker has been established as
−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>
+ <p>The Combat Ratio between Lone Wolf and the Nightstalker 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 (plus an additional 2 points for using Psi-surge)</li>
<li>Nightstalker loses 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</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, at which point the one with the zero score 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 reduced.</p>
+ <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>
<section class="frontmatter" id="evasion">
<meta>
</meta>
<data>
- <p>The following table is a guide to the rank and titles that are achieved by Kai Masters at each stage of their training. As you successfully complete each adventure in the Lone Wolf Magnakai series, you will gain an additional Magnakai Discipline and progress towards the ultimate distinction of a Kai Warrior&emdash;Kai Grand Mastership.</p>
+ <p>The following table is a guide to the rank and titles that are achieved by Kai Masters at each stage of their training. As you successfully complete each adventure in the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Magnakai series, you will gain an additional Magnakai Discipline and progress towards the ultimate distinction of a Kai Warrior<ch.emdash/>Kai Grand Mastership.</p>
<ol>
<li>Kai Master</li>
<li>Kai Master Senior</li>
- <li>Kai Master Superior&emdash;<em>You begin the Lone Wolf Magnakai adventures with this level of training</em>.</li>
+ <li>Kai Master Superior<ch.emdash/><em>You begin the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Magnakai adventures with this level of training</em>.</li>
<li>Primate</li>
<li>Tutelary</li>
<li>Principalin</li>
<p>Listed below are the four Lore-circles of the Magnakai and the skills that must be mastered in order to complete them.</p>
<dl>
<dt>Circle of Fire</dt>
- <dd>Weaponmastery &ersand; Huntmastery</dd>
+ <dd>Weaponmastery <ch.ampersand/> Huntmastery</dd>
<dt>Circle of Light</dt>
- <dd>Animal Control &ersand; Curing</dd>
+ <dd>Animal Control <ch.ampersand/> Curing</dd>
<dt>Circle of Solaris</dt>
- <dd>Invisibility, Huntmastery &ersand; Pathsmanship</dd>
+ <dd>Invisibility, Huntmastery <ch.ampersand/> Pathsmanship</dd>
<dt>Circle of the Spirit</dt>
- <dd>Psi-surge, Psi-screen, Nexus &ersand; Divination</dd>
+ <dd>Psi-surge, Psi-screen, Nexus <ch.ampersand/> Divination</dd>
</dl>
<p>By completing a Lore-circle, you may add to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> the extra bonus points that are shown below.</p>
<section class="frontmatter" id="lcbonus">
<dt>Animal Control</dt>
<dd>Primates with this Magnakai Discipline are able to repel an animal that is intent on harming them by blocking its sense of taste and smell. The level of success is dependent on the size and ferocity of the animal.</dd>
<dt>Curing</dt>
- <dd>Primates with this skill have the ability to delay the effects of poisons, including venoms, that they may come into contact with. Although a Kai Primate with this skill is not be able to neutralize a poison he is able to slow its effect, giving him more time to find an antidote or cure.</dd>
+ <dd>Primates with this skill have the ability to delay the effects of poisons, including venoms, that they may come into contact with. Although a Kai Primate with this skill is not able to neutralize a poison he is able to slow its effect, giving him more time to find an antidote or cure.</dd>
<dt>Huntmastery</dt>
- <dd>Primates with this skill have a greatly increased agility and be able to climb without the use of climbing aids, such as ropes, etc.</dd>
+ <dd>Primates with this skill have a greatly increased agility and are able to climb without the use of climbing aids, such as ropes, etc.</dd>
<dt>Psi-surge</dt>
<dd>Primates with the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-surge will, by concentrating their psychic powers upon an object, be able to set up vibrations that may lead to the disruption or destruction of the object.</dd>
<dt>Nexus</dt>
</data>
</section>
- <p>The nature of any additional improvements and how they affect your Magnakai Disciplines will be noted in the Improved Disciplines section of future Lone Wolf books.</p>
+ <p>The nature of any additional improvements and how they affect your Magnakai Disciplines will be noted in the Improved Disciplines section of future <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> books.</p>
</data>
</section>
</data>
</meta>
<data>
- <p>Your quest for the Lorestone of Herdos will be fraught with danger for the fortress of Kazan-Oud has a dark and sinister reputation for being the ruin of many a brave adventurer. Make notes as you progress through the story&emdash;they will be of great help in this and future adventures.</p>
- <p>Many things that you find will help you during your adventure. Some Special Items will be of use in future Lone Wolf adventures, and others may be red herrings of no real use at all, so be selective in what you decide to keep.</p>
- <p>Choose your three Magnakai Disciplines with care, for a wise choice enables any player to complete the quest no matter how weak his initial <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points scores. Successful completion of previous Lone Wolf adventures, although an advantage, is not essential for the completion of this Magnakai adventure.</p>
+ <p>Your quest for the Lorestone of Herdos will be fraught with danger for the fortress of Kazan-Oud has a dark and sinister reputation for being the ruin of many a brave adventurer. Make notes as you progress through the story<ch.emdash/>they will be of great help in this and future adventures.</p>
+ <p>Many things that you find will help you during your 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>Choose your three Magnakai Disciplines with care, for a wise choice enables any player to complete the quest no matter how weak his initial <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points scores. Successful completion of previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures, although an advantage, is not essential for the completion of this Magnakai adventure.</p>
<p>May the spirit of your ancestors guide you on the path of the Magnakai.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
</data>
<data>
<p>The hours leading up to your departure from Elzian are spent checking and double-checking your equipment and provisions. But, no matter how hard you try to concentrate on these preparations, your mind is constantly invaded by the shadowy image of Kazan-Oud, an image identical to the vision that appeared the previous evening in the well of the council chamber. You are filled with a deep dread, as you contemplate the probable site of your own grave. However, coupled to this terrible sense of foreboding is a far greater and irresistible desire to discover the Lorestone of Herdos.</p>
- <p>Shortly before dawn, your thoughts are disturbed by a knock at the door of your chamber: it is Rimoah. The time has come for your mission to begin. You follow him through halls and galleries to a rooftop platform nestling among the crimson towers of the Temple of Truth. Here you are greeted by a young man. He is tall and dark-skinned, with plaited flaxen hair and sharp, cat-like eyes, and he wears the gold and scarlet tunic of a Vakeros&emdash;a warrior-magician of Dessi. <quote>Hail, Paido!</quote> says Rimoah, bowing to this proud young man.</p>
+ <p>Shortly before dawn, your thoughts are disturbed by a knock at the door of your chamber: it is Rimoah. The time has come for your mission to begin. You follow him through halls and galleries to a rooftop platform nestling among the crimson towers of the Temple of Truth. Here you are greeted by a young man. He is tall and dark-skinned, with plaited flaxen hair and sharp, cat-like eyes, and he wears the gold and scarlet tunic of a Vakeros<ch.emdash/>a warrior-magician of Dessi. <quote>Hail, Paido!</quote> says Rimoah, bowing to this proud young man.</p>
<p><quote>Hail, my Lord Rimoah,</quote> he replies, respectfully. <quote>We are ready to sail.</quote></p>
- <p>The first rays of the dawn light shimmer along the golden hull of a magnificent sky-ship that hovers above the rooftop platform. As the hum of its powerful engine rises, you thank Rimoah and bid him farewell before following Lord Paido to the boarding ladder at the edge of the platform. Once safely on board, the sky-ship rises into the chill dawn air, and Lord Rimoah and the Tower of Truth shrink swiftly beneath its golden keel. You look down with growing fascination as the sleek, bat-winged craft passes over the circling waters of the Elzian Canal and speeds northwards above the jungle of central Dessi. As the grey chasm of Gorgoron looms into view, splitting the emerald-green land like a deep and terrible wound, Lord Paido joins you at the rail. Time passes in conversation, and you learn much about the people of this untamed land and their history. You learn that the Elder Magi are all that remain of a race of great magicians who ruled central Magnamund many thousands of years ago. They were wise and powerful, and their leadership was great until their numbers were decimated by a plague that swept across the world. Those who survived sought refuge in Dessi and have lived here, in the mountains and the jungle, ever since. The Vakeros are native soldiers of Dessi who have been taught the art of battle-magic by the Elder Magi to help them defend the northern border against invasion by the war-like Vassagonians.</p>
+ <p>The first rays of the dawn light shimmer along the golden hull of a magnificent sky-ship that hovers above the rooftop platform. As the hum of its powerful engine rises, you thank Rimoah and bid him farewell before following Lord Paido to the boarding ladder at the edge of the platform. Once safely on board, the sky-ship rises into the chill dawn air, and Lord Rimoah and the Tower of Truth shrink swiftly beneath its golden keel. You look down with growing fascination as the sleek, bat-winged craft passes over the circling waters of the Elzian Canal and speeds northwards above the jungle of central Dessi. As the grey Chasm of Gorgoron looms into view, splitting the emerald-green land like a deep and terrible wound, Lord Paido joins you at the rail. Time passes in conversation, and you learn much about the people of this untamed land and their history. You learn that the Elder Magi are all that remain of a race of great magicians who ruled central Magnamund many thousands of years ago. They were wise and powerful, and their leadership was great until their numbers were decimated by a plague that swept across the world. Those who survived sought refuge in Dessi and have lived here, in the mountains and the jungle, ever since. The Vakeros are native soldiers of Dessi who have been taught the art of battle-magic by the Elder Magi to help them defend the northern border against invasion by the war-like Vassagonians.</p>
<p>When you tell Lord Paido of your own past battles with the desert warriors, you sense a sadness within him. <quote>How I wish my brother Kasin were here with us now,</quote> he says, staring thoughtfully towards the distant horizon. <quote>He could tell many a brave tale of the great desert wars.</quote> You ask what has become of his brother. There is a long pause before he replies solemnly: <quote>Kazan-Oud.</quote></p>
- <p>The land of Dessi is now spread out beneath you like a gigantic map. To the north-west you can see the foothills of the Carcos range and a faint ribbon-like glimmer that is the River Doi; to the east, a bank of grey storm clouds advances unchecked across a sea of jungle vegetation. Shortly before noon you sight your destination. The low-domed buildings of Herdos appear on the horizon, followed by the waters of Lake Khor and a blackened finger of rock upon which sits Kazan-Oud. Even at this great distance, the awesome sight of the terrible fortress sends a chill along your spine.</p>
+ <p>The land of Dessi is now spread out beneath you like a gigantic map. To the northwest you can see the foothills of the Carcos Range and a faint ribbon-like glimmer that is the River Doi; to the east, a bank of grey storm clouds advances unchecked across a sea of jungle vegetation. Shortly before noon you sight your destination. The low-domed buildings of Herdos appear on the horizon, followed by the waters of Lake Khor and a blackened finger of rock upon which sits Kazan-Oud. Even at this great distance, the awesome sight of the terrible fortress sends a chill along your spine.</p>
<p>Lord Paido orders his crew to prepare for landing, and within the hour, the great sky-ship is casting its shadow upon the flagstones of the Plaza of Herdos. You are welcomed by Lord Ardan, Elder of Herdos, and a detachment of his Vakeros guards. They escort you through the streets of the ancient town, past the tiny stone-walled dwellings of fishermen and miners, to a quay where a glass-domed tower several storeys high commands access to the busy harbour. As you enter the tower, you notice that the glass dome radiates a greenish light that, in spite of the blinding glare of the midday sun, can be seen quite clearly.</p>
<p>Later, as the sun sinks slowly behind the peaks of the mountains, the light emanating from the tower becomes more visible, covering Lake Khor with an umbrella of ghostly luminescence. Lord Ardan explains: <quote>This tower, together with five others that encircle the lake, generates a shield of magical energy that imprisons the evil of Kazan-Oud. No creature, living or dead, can enter or leave the Isle of Khor so long as our shield remains intact. We dare not lower our guard, and, to allow you to land on the island, we have devised a means by which you may pass through the shield unharmed.</quote> He takes a gem the size of a small apple from the pocket of his silken robe and places it in your hand. It is a dull translucent red, but within its core a swirling mist of glittering sparks flickers with gold and silver fire.</p>
<p><quote>It is a Power-key. Guard it well, for so long as you possess it you may fulfil your quest; lose it and you will never escape from the Isle of Khor.</quote> (Mark the Power-key on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item, which you carry in the pocket of your tunic.) <quote>At midnight, my Vakeros will take you by boat to the edge of the shield. On board is a small coracle in which you can pass through the shield and make your way to the Isle of Khor. We shall pray for you, Lone Wolf.</quote></p>
- <p>Midnight finds you standing on the deck of a square-rigged fishing boat The sighing night wind and the creak of rope and timber are the only sounds that accompany you across the black waters of Lake Khor. You arrive at a wall of shimmering, green light: the power-shield. The Vakeros whisper their goodbyes, and you paddle through the wall, drawing closer with every stroke to the sinister island fortress.</p>
+ <p>Midnight finds you standing on the deck of a square-rigged fishing boat. The sighing night wind and the creak of rope and timber are the only sounds that accompany you across the black waters of Lake Khor. You arrive at a wall of shimmering, green light: the power-shield. The Vakeros whisper their goodbyes, and you paddle through the wall, drawing closer with every stroke to the sinister island fortress.</p>
<p>Two hundred yards from the glistening black shoreline, you note two places where you can make a landing.</p>
<choice idref="sect135">If you wish to land at a stone jetty to the west of Kazan-Oud, <link-text>turn to 135</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect288">If you wish to land at a sheltered bay to the east of Kazan-Oud, <link-text>turn to 288</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The rumble of a massive counterweight descending behind the wall sends a shudder through the flagstones. The portcullis rises and you hear the lever click back to its original position as you duck under the pointed bars.</p>
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<p><quote>Good!</quote> booms the voice of Zahda, as you land on the opposite side of the pit. <quote>You are brave! But have you brains as well as battle-brawn, I wonder? Ha! Soon we shall see.</quote></p>
- <p>The voice conjures an image of Lord Zahda in your mind. He is seated on a golden throne with the object of your quest, the Lorestone of Herdos, suspended in the air above him. You resolve to survive this accursed maze and escape. If you can then only find your way back to Zahda's throne hall, the success of your quest will be within your grasp.</p>
+ <p>The voice conjures an image of Lord Zahda in your mind. He is seated on a golden throne with the object of your quest, the Lorestone of Herdos, suspended in the air above him. You resolve to survive this accursed maze and escape. If you can then only find your way back to Zahda<ch.apos/>s throne hall, the success of your quest will be within your grasp.</p>
<p>You walk along the passage that leads away from the pit, your mind filled with dismay as you contemplate the problems and perils that lie before you. One such problem looms into view as the passage takes a sharp turn.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>To your horror, you discover that the quiver is completely empty. Your
arrows have fallen out and lie buried in the nest of vegetation upon which you awoke (erase these arrows from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
- <p>With a cry of frustration, you discard your bow and unsheathe a hand weapon as the snake draws itself back in preparation to strike.</p>
+ <p>To your horror, you discover that the quiver is completely empty. Your
<!--ERRTAG-RA-55690-->Arrows<!--/ERRTAG-RA-55690--> have fallen out and lie buried in the nest of vegetation upon which you awoke (erase these <!--ERRTAG-RA-55690-->Arrows<!--/ERRTAG-RA-55690--> from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
+ <p>With a cry of frustration, you <!--ERRTAG-RE-56969-->shoulder your<!--/ERRTAG-RE-56969--> <!--ERRTAG-RE-55899-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-55899--> and unsheathe a hand weapon as the snake draws itself back in preparation to strike.</p>
<choice idref="sect301"><link-text>Turn to 301</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A faint rumble grows louder. There is a clatter of chains and the squeal of metal on metal as the portcullis rises jerkily into the roof. Wasting no time, you duck under the spiked bars and hurry into the tunnel beyond.</p>
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- <p>Grabbing a Fireseed from the pocket of your tunic, you hurl it at the monster
's gaping mouth. It disappears from view, and for a brief moment, you feel the tendril tremble and slacken its crushing grip. Erase one Fireseed from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>Grabbing a Fireseed from the pocket of your tunic, you hurl it at the monster
<ch.apos/>s gaping mouth. It disappears from view, and for a brief moment, you feel the tendril tremble and slacken its crushing grip. Erase one Fireseed from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect170"><link-text>Turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>11</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect11-1-foot" idref="sect11-1">
+ <p>For those who cannot use the illustration of the plaque or those who don<ch.apos/>t have access to it, we offer the following description.</p>
+ <p>The plaque can be formed in the following way. A regular hexagon (i.e. a six-sided shape with all sides of equal length and all angles equal) is divided into six equal triangles by three lines which extend from each corner to its opposite (i.e. one line for each of three pairs of opposite corners). A larger triangle is formed from the hexagon by placing three triangles (of the same size and shape as the triangles in the hexagon) next to three alternating sides of the hexagon (i.e. if the sides of the hexagon are numbered 1<ch.endash/>6, then the sides of the triangles should be attached to sides 2, 4, and 6).</p>
+ <p>Alternately, the plaque could be formed from equilateral triangles (i.e. triangles with three equal sides) in the following way. A single triangle is placed on the plaque with one of its corners pointing down. Three new triangles are attached to the sides of the first triangle. The result so far should resemble a large triangle with one corner pointing up. Two more small triangles (pointing down) are attached to the bottom of this large triangle. Finally, three new triangles (pointing up) are attached to the latest two so that, all together, the plaque forms one large triangle.</p>
+ <p>The final, triangular plaque has five interlocking rows of small triangles. Starting from the top, it has a row of one triangle pointing up, a row of one triangle pointing down, a row of two triangles pointing up, a row of two triangles pointing down, and a row of three triangles pointing up.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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- <p>Descending the narrow staircase, you arrive at a tunnel-like corridor, sandwiched between two walls of mouldering masonry. Foul, oily water gurgles along a channel in the slippery floor towards a distant archway, which is blocked by a black, iron portcullis. Bolted to the criss-crossed bars is a plaque which bears a curious design:</p>
+ <p>Descending the narrow staircase, you arrive at a tunnel-like corridor, sandwiched between two walls of mouldering masonry. Foul, oily water gurgles along a channel in the slippery floor towards a distant archway, which is blocked by a <!--ERRTAG-RE-61381-->black iron portcullis<!--/ERRTAG-RE-61381-->. Bolted to the criss-crossed bars is a plaque which bears a curious design:<footref id="sect11-1" idref="sect11-1-foot"/></p>
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<p>On the wall to your left is a large, rusty dial with a brass pointer. Set around it, like the numerals of a clock, are the numbers 1 to 40, and below the dial is a lever. Your basic Kai instincts tell you that by selecting the correct number, or numbers, and pulling the lever, you will open the portcullis.</p>
<choice idref="sect167">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Divination, <link-text>turn to 167</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect306">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, <link-text>turn to 306</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>12</title></meta>
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- <p><quote>We're as good as dead if we stay here,</quote> says the warrior in a broad Stornlands accent. <quote>Come, we best find ourselves a safe tunnel before they release a Trakka. We'll have a horde of Zahda's pets snappin' at our heels if it picks up our scent.</quote></p>
- <p>You follow the man through a labyrinth of tunnels and chambers; descending by slope and staircase to deeper levels of this subterranean world. Not a word is spoken until, finally, you stop to rest in a small, musty chamber, its entrance is partially hidden behind a rockfall of scarlet stone. <quote>How long have you been tunnel-running?</quote> your companion asks. When you reply that you've been in Kazan-Oud no more than a few hours, his face registers a look of surprise followed by disappointment. <quote>I'd have stood and fought the Dhax had I known I was so near to the surface,</quote> he says, shaking his head and staring dejectedly at the floor.</p>
- <p>He tells you that his name is Tavig and that he comes from Suentina, a city in the western land of Slovia. Over a year ago his sister was captured by Sadzar, the slaver of Gzor, when a ship on which she was a passenger was attacked by his pirate fleet off the island of Lio. One thousand Crowns was the ransom Sadzar placed on her head, and Tavig vowed he would raise the gold and save his sister or die in the attempt. Undaunted by the rumours he had heard, he travelled to Herdos to offer his services to the Elder Magi, to attempt the destruction of the evil that haunts Kazan-Oud, in return for his sister's ransom. They agreed to his price, as they had agreed to scores of others' before him, and sent him through the power-shield with their hopes and prayers for success. That was one year ago.</p>
- <p><quote>One man alone could never hope to destroy Zahda, he who commands this fortress, for his power has grown greater than the Elders imagine. I tried and I failed. Twice I've been captured and twice I've escaped from his maze, and now my only wish is to escape from this fortress of nightmares. I'm a tunnel-runner, a survivor, a fugitive from Zahda's law, but I fear my time has nearly run out.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>We<ch.apos/>re as good as dead if we stay here,</quote> says the warrior in a broad Stornlands accent. <quote>Come, we best find ourselves a safe tunnel before they release a Trakka. We<ch.apos/>ll have a horde of Zahda<ch.apos/>s pets snappin<ch.apos/> at our heels if it picks up our scent.</quote></p>
+ <p>You follow the man through a labyrinth of tunnels and chambers; descending by slope and staircase to deeper levels of this subterranean world. Not a word is spoken until, finally, you stop to rest in a small, musty chamber, <!--ERRTAG-RE-63215-->its entrance partially<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63215--> hidden behind a rockfall of scarlet stone. <quote>How long have you been tunnel-running?</quote> your companion asks. When you reply that you<ch.apos/>ve been in Kazan-Oud no more than a few hours, his face registers a look of surprise followed by disappointment. <quote>I<ch.apos/>d have stood and fought the Dhax had I known I was so near to the surface,</quote> he says, shaking his head and staring dejectedly at the floor.</p>
+ <p>He tells you that his name is Tavig and that he comes from Suentina, a city in the western land of Slovia. Over a year ago his sister was captured by Sadzar, the slaver of Gzor, when a ship on which she was a passenger was attacked by his pirate fleet off the island of Lio. One thousand Crowns was the ransom Sadzar placed on her head, and Tavig vowed he would raise the gold and save his sister or die in the attempt. Undaunted by the rumours he had heard, he travelled to Herdos to offer his services to the Elder Magi, to attempt the destruction of the evil that haunts Kazan-Oud, in return for his sister<ch.apos/>s ransom. They agreed to his price, as they had agreed to scores of others<ch.apos/> before him, and sent him through the power-shield with their hopes and prayers for success. That was one year ago.</p>
+ <p><quote>One man alone could never hope to destroy Zahda, he who commands this fortress, for his power has grown greater than the Elders imagine. I tried and I failed. Twice I<ch.apos/>ve been captured and twice I<ch.apos/>ve escaped from his maze, and now my only wish is to escape from this fortress of nightmares. I<ch.apos/>m a tunnel-runner, a survivor, a fugitive from Zahda<ch.apos/>s law, but I fear my time has nearly run out.</quote></p>
<p>Drawing his sword, Tavig walks to the entrance and peers into the corridor outside. <quote>Luck be on your side, stranger,</quote> he says, and hurries away. You call out for him to wait, to tell you more of what he has learnt of Kazan-Oud, but your pleas go unanswered as he disappears into the tunnel.</p>
<choice idref="sect119">If you wish to follow him, <link-text>turn to 119</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect308">If you decide to continue alone, <link-text>turn to 308</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The shriek of metal on metal reverberates along the tunnel as great iron cogs grind into action.<a id="sect13-1" idref="sect13-1-foot" class="footnote"/> Slowly, the portcullis rises into the roof. Wasting no time, you duck beneath the pointed bars and hurry into the passage beyond.</p>
+ <p>The shriek of metal on metal reverberates along the tunnel as great iron cogs grind into action.<footref id="sect13-1" idref="sect13-1-foot" /> Slowly, the portcullis rises into the roof. Wasting no time, you duck beneath the pointed bars and hurry into the passage beyond.</p>
<p>Rats flee, squeaking, as you stalk along the slippery flagstones. You wince as their claws rasp on the wet rock and their hairless tails furrow the stinking green slime that covers the surface of the tunnel floor. The passage widens as it approaches a staircase that leads down. Halfway down the stairs you disturb a colony of bats nesting in the ceiling. They squeal angrily and whirl around your head, battering you with their wings and nipping at your face with their sharp, needle-like teeth.</p>
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- <description>Halfway down the stairs you disturb a<br/>colony of bats nesting in the ceiling</description>
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+ <line>Halfway down the stairs you disturb a</line>
+ <line>colony of bats nesting in the ceiling.</line>
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<choice idref="sect180">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control or Psi-surge, <link-text>turn to 180</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect285">If you have neither of these skills, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The brick slides in and the secret door slides open. Before you stands an ugly, bearded dwarf, wearing a grimy black velvet jerkin. His pig-eyes twinkle malevolently as he raises a hollow brass tube and points it at your face.</p>
- <p><quote>Sweet dreams,</quote> he cackles, and a blast of icy-cold vapour shoots from the tip, catching you squarely in the face. You reel back, coughing and choking as the bitter vapour fills your lungs. By the time you realize that you have inhaled a powerful sleep gas, your body is already succumbing to its irresistible power.</p>
+ <p><quote>Sweet dreams,</quote> he cackles, and a blast of icy cold vapour shoots from the tip, catching you squarely in the face. You reel back, coughing and choking as the bitter vapour fills your lungs. By the time you realize that you have inhaled a powerful sleep gas, your body is already succumbing to its irresistible power.</p>
<choice idref="sect165"><link-text>Turn to 165</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>15</title></meta>
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- <p>You spin a screw-like handle set in the centre of the door, releasing the lock. You open the door and enter: inside, you discover a room of steel. The walls,
ceiling and floor are all constructed of metal plate, which is polished to give a mirror-like shine. Low, iron tables are set out with the implements and accessories of magic: crucibles, retorts, aludels, flasks and all manner of twisting glass tubes, which bubble and seethe with multi-coloured liquids. Vellum-bound tomes and crumbling parchments litter the shelves, competing for space with repulsive-looking pink organs floating in glass jars of vile-smelling preservative. Quickly you scan the shelves in search of useful items and, to your delight, rediscover all your confiscated weapons. (Re-enter on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> everything that was taken from you before you were sent to the maze.)</p>
- <p>In addition to your
weapons, you discover a large jar of concentrated Laumspur (restores 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) and a Platinum Amulet. If you wish to take the Amulet, mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item, which you wear on your wrist. It will protect you from injury due to exposure to high temperatures.</p>
+ <p>You spin a screw-like handle set in the centre of the door, releasing the lock. You open the door and enter: inside, you discover a room of steel. The walls,
<!--ERRTAG-RE-68413-->ceiling, and floor<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68413--> are all constructed of metal plate, which is polished to give a mirror-like shine. Low, iron tables are set out with the implements and accessories of magic: crucibles, retorts, aludels, <!--ERRTAG-RE-68668-->flasks, and all manner<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68668--> of twisting glass tubes, which bubble and seethe with multi-coloured liquids. Vellum-bound tomes and crumbling parchments litter the shelves, competing for space with repulsive-looking pink organs floating in glass jars of vile-smelling preservative. Quickly you scan the shelves in search of useful items and, to your delight, rediscover all your confiscated <!--ERRTAG-RA-69082-->Weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RA-69082-->. (Re-enter on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> everything that was taken from you before you were sent to the maze.)</p>
+ <p>In addition to your
<!--ERRTAG-RA-69082-->Weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RA-69082-->, you discover a large jar of concentrated Laumspur (restores 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) and a Platinum Amulet. If you wish to take the Amulet, mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item, which you wear on your wrist. It will protect you from injury due to exposure to high temperatures.</p>
<p>Elated by the rediscovery of your equipment, you leave the chamber and press on along the shiny steel tube.</p>
<choice idref="sect90"><link-text>Turn to 90</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>It takes a few minutes for you to get your bearings in the gloom of the narrow corridor. Outside, strange sounds echo across the beach, making you forget your natural caution and move deeper into the darkness. The uneven floor is coated with mud, and the warm, moist air reeks with a repugnant odour that reminds you of gutted fish. You press on, taking great pains not to slip and fall, but the light soon fades completely and you slow to a halt.</p>
- <choice idref="sect61">If you possess a Kalte Firesphere, a Lantern or a Torch and Tinderbox, <link-text>turn to 61</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect277">If you do not possess any of these Items, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect61">If you possess a Kalte Firesphere, a <!--ERRTAG-RE-70529-->Lantern, or<!--/ERRTAG-RE-70529--> a Torch and Tinderbox, <link-text>turn to 61</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect277">If you do not possess any of <!--ERRTAG-RE-70702-->these items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-70702-->, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>With the words of the skull reverberating in your mind, you pull out the cork with your teeth and shake the liquid into the pit, spreading it in a wide arc from left to right. You are certain that there is an invisible bridge across the pit; if only you could locate it.</p>
<p>The footsteps halt. You hear a piercing crack, like that of a whip, and, immediately afterwards, an angry red weal opens around your wrist (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). The container spins from your hand and seems to bounce in mid-air before dropping into the void. You have found the bridge! But now you have an invisible enemy to contend with.</p>
- <choice idref="sect166">If you wish to step on to the invisible bridge, <link-text>turn to 166</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect166">If you wish to step <!--ERRTAG-RE-68756-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68756--> the invisible bridge, <link-text>turn to 166</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect257">If you wish to fight your unseen enemy, <link-text>turn to 257</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>19</title></meta>
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- <p>A shadow crosses your path and you release the bowstring, but your arrow does not find its mark. A ghoulish howl is the only warning you receive before the creatures leap out of the billowing smoke, clawing and biting at your face and arms.</p>
+ <p>A shadow crosses your path and you release the bowstring, but your <!--ERRTAG-RE-69365-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-69365--> does not find its mark. A ghoulish howl is the only warning you receive before the creatures leap out of the billowing smoke, clawing and biting at your face and arms.</p>
<combat><enemy>Dhax</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">25</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">32</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, deduct 3 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the first two rounds of combat, due to the speed and surprise of your enemy's attack.</p>
+ <p>Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, deduct 3 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the first two rounds of combat, due to the speed and surprise of your enemy<ch.apos/>s attack.</p>
<choice idref="sect241">You may evade combat after three rounds by running into the archway opposite; <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect141">If you win combat, <link-text>turn to 141</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>23</title></meta>
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- <p>The stone blocks of a fallen tower lie scattered in an uneven line across the beach, like the vertebrae of a long dead giant. Lightning flashes and you see in the battlements of Kazan-Oud a wide breach in the wall where the tower once stood. A stone staircase rises from the beach to the top of the ruined wall, but sections of it are missing, presumably torn away when the tower collapsed.</p>
+ <p>The stone blocks of a fallen tower lie scattered in an uneven line across the beach, like the vertebrae of a <!--ERRTAG-RE-76480-->long-dead giant<!--/ERRTAG-RE-76480-->. Lightning flashes and you see in the battlements of Kazan-Oud a wide breach in the wall where the tower once stood. A stone staircase rises from the beach to the top of the ruined wall, but sections of it are missing, presumably torn away when the tower collapsed.</p>
<choice idref="sect150">If you wish to attempt to climb the stairs to the fortress, <link-text>turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect348">If you prefer to continue along the beach, <link-text>turn to 348</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>24</title></meta>
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- <p>After what seems like an hour, but in reality is only a few minutes at the most, the scorching heat subsides and the tunnel air becomes painless to breathe. You press on and soon arrive at an archway, where the shiny steel tube enters a chamber gouged out of solid black iron. There a spiral staircase ascends to a portal. You climb the stairs and peer out through the portal. A sight greets you that sets your pulse racing. Before you stands a gleaming block of solid gold&emdash;the back of Lord Zahda's throne. Above it, hovering motionless in the air, are two perfect crystals: one glows darkly with black fire; the other radiates a pure golden light that sends a shiver down your spine. It is the object of your quest&emdash;the Lorestone of Herdos.</p>
+ <p>After what seems like an hour, but in reality is only a few minutes at the most, the scorching heat subsides and the tunnel air becomes painless to breathe. You press on and soon arrive at an archway, where the shiny steel tube enters a chamber gouged out of solid black iron. There a spiral staircase ascends to a portal. You climb the stairs and peer out through the portal. A sight greets you that sets your pulse racing. Before you stands a gleaming block of solid gold<ch.emdash/>the back of Lord Zahda<ch.apos/>s throne. Above it, hovering motionless in the air, are two perfect crystals: one glows darkly with black fire; the other radiates a pure golden light that sends a shiver down your spine. It is the object of your quest<ch.emdash/>the Lorestone of Herdos.</p>
<choice idref="sect42">If you wish to reach up and take the Lorestone, <link-text>turn to 42</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect138">If you wish to attack the black crystal, <link-text>turn to 138</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect98">If you prefer to examine the throne, <link-text>turn to 98</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Stepping carefully through the slime-smeared rubble, you stop for a moment to catch your breath and survey the shattered keep of Kazan-Oud. It is a desolate sight. Only stone buildings remain intact, and everything is covered with creepers and mildew. A great fire must have ravaged the inner fortress to have resulted in such total devastation.</p>
<p>In the centre of the keep stands the Great Hall, still an imposing stronghold and made all the more frightening by the constant flash of green lightning. Beyond its burnt and fungus-covered wooden door, twisted tree forms, with sharp, barbed thorns, sprawl across the cracked flagstones like coils of steel wire. You are about to enter when a movement in the air around your head arrests you. A shape is taking form in the doorway, a shadowy figure with flaming red eyes. An icy chill grips your heart as it sweeps past you with a swirling rush of wind. You spin round to see it hovering in the sky, its shadowy hand now gripping a great spiked ball and chain. It shrieks an unearthly cry, and the ball whistles down towards your unprotected face.</p>
+
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>A shadowy figure with flaming red eyes is hovering in the<br/>sky, its hand gripping a great spiked ball and chain</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>A shadowy figure with flaming red eyes is hovering in the</line>
+ <line>sky, its hand gripping a great spiked ball and chain.</line>
+ </description>
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<choice idref="sect38">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen, <link-text>turn to 38</link-text>.</choice>
<p>If you do not possess this skill, you must prepare to defend yourself, for there is no time to evade this sudden attack. Owing to the speed of the attack, deduct 3 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total for the first three rounds of combat (unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery).</p>
<combat><enemy>Oudakon</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">20</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">29</enemy-attribute></combat>
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<p>The sand is unexpectedly warm, and as you make your way between the boulders that litter the shore, your boots soon become unbearably hot. Just a few feet ahead, a distinct line of stepping stones rises out of the sand and heads towards a fissure in the sheer rock wall.</p>
- <choice idref="sect177">If you wish to leap on to the nearest stone slab, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect177">If you wish to leap <!--ERRTAG-RE-80678-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-80678--> the nearest stone slab, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect104">If you choose to avoid the stepping stones and press on through the scorching sand, <link-text>turn to 104</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>31</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your attack is swift and deadly. You d
espatch all three of them in as many blows and cover their dead bodies with a tapestry torn from the wall. There is nothing of value in the pockets of their robes, but lying on the table, you find a Skeleton Key and a Parchment. Both Items look as if they could be of use, and you decide to keep them. (Mark them as Special Items on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, to be kept in the pocket of your tunic.)</p>
+ <p>Your attack is swift and deadly. You d
ispatch all three of them in as many blows and cover their dead bodies with a tapestry torn from the wall. There is nothing of value in the pockets of their robes, but lying on the table, you find a Skeleton Key and a Parchment. Both <!--ERRTAG-RE-84844-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-84844--> look as if they could be of use, and you decide to keep them. (Mark them as Special Items on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, to be kept in the pocket of your tunic.)</p>
<p>You leave the chamber, but as soon as you set foot into the corridor beyond, you are confronted by an armoured guard. He screams a cry that is muffled by the visor of his helmet and turns to run towards a bell-rope hanging from a hole in the ceiling.</p>
- <choice idref="sect266">If you have a bow and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 266</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect40">If you do not have a bow, or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 40</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect266">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RA-81941-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-81941--> and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 266</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect40">If you do not have a <!--ERRTAG-RA-81941-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-81941-->, or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 40</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As the tip of your weapon flicks the lever down, you feel a surge of water engulf your arm. The flow is reversed: the statue is sucking water from the chamber at a tremendous rate. Your weapon is torn from your hand (remember to erase it from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), but you manage to wrench your arm clear and swim to the surface uninjured.</p>
- <p>Within minutes, the water drops to the level of the statue's mouth and remains there. Suddenly, the door emits a click and is forced wide open by the weight of the remaining water pressing upon it.</p>
+ <p>Within minutes, the water drops to the level of the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth and remains there. Suddenly, the door emits a <!--ERRTAG-RE-86246--><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia><!--/ERRTAG-RE-86246--> and is forced wide open by the weight of the remaining water pressing upon it.</p>
<choice idref="sect172"><link-text>Turn to 172</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>At first there is silence. Then a faint squeak grows to a shuddering rumble as the cogs of a hidden counterweight grind into action. The squeal of tortured metal resounds in your ears as the portcullis rises jerkily into the soot-blackened ceiling.</p>
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<p>Wasting no time you duck under the rising bars and hurry into the tunnel beyond.</p>
<choice idref="sect277"><link-text>Turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
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<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect34-1-foot" idref="sect34-1">
- <p>This section is the correct answer to the Zakhan
's riddle from <a idref="sect100">section 100</a>.</p>
+ <p>This section is the correct answer to the Zakhan
<ch.apos/>s riddle from <a idref="sect100">section 100</a>.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<data>
- <p>In reply to your correct answer,<a id="sect34-1" idref="sect34-1-foot" class="footnote"/> the oval door emits a click and slowly swings open. You step through and descend a steep ramp to a long corridor, whose walls are covered with what appear to be gigantic cocoons that stretch into the distance for as far as you can see. The oval door clicks shut but the clicking continues, like an echo, only growing steadily louder. In the gloomy corridor ahead you can see that something is moving. A huge worm-like creature with great black eyes and horny mandibles is slithering towards you, a purple froth bubbling from its mouth as it picks up your scent.</p>
+ <p>In reply to your correct answer,<footref id="sect34-1" idref="sect34-1-foot" /> the oval door emits a <!--ERRTAG-RE-87773--><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia><!--/ERRTAG-RE-87773--> and slowly swings open. You step through and descend a steep ramp to a long <!--ERRTAG-RE-87944-->corridor whose<!--/ERRTAG-RE-87944--> walls are covered with what appear to be gigantic cocoons that stretch into the distance for as far as you can see. The oval door clicks shut but the clicking continues, like an echo, only growing steadily louder. In the gloomy corridor ahead you can see that something is moving. A huge worm-like creature with great black eyes and horny mandibles is slithering towards you, a purple froth bubbling from its mouth as it picks up your scent.</p>
<choice idref="sect86">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Invisibility, <link-text>turn to 86</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect130">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control and have reached the Magnakai rank of Primate, <link-text>turn to 130</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect347">If you have a Silver Whistle, <link-text>turn to 347</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>By sheer force of will, you focus your skill through the pain that fills your head and try to command the sphere to stop its psychic attack.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have reached the Magnakai rank of Primate, you may add 1 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect97">If your total is now 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect97">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect246">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 246</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You sense that a bridge, hidden by a powerful spell of invisibility, spans the pit. Kneeling at the edge, you sweep your hand back and forth in the hope of locating it, but a noise in the passage behind makes you stop and turn. The sound of heavy footsteps grows louder, but the passage looks deserted. Frantically, you continue your search for the invisible bridge.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect344">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 344</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect58">If it is 5&endash;9, <link-text>turn to 58</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect344">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 344</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect58">If it is 5<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 58</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A terrible growling follows you across the bleak shore as you race towards the high rock wall that is the base of Kazan-Oud. At first the sand felt comfortably warm, but now your boots have become unbearably hot.</p>
<p>A few yards ahead, a line of stepping stones rises out of the scorching black sand. The stones lead away towards a jagged fissure in the rock wall.</p>
- <choice idref="sect177">If you wish to leap on to the nearest stone slab, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect177">If you wish to leap <!--ERRTAG-RE-90000-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-90000--> the nearest stone slab, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect104">If you choose to avoid the stepping stones and press on through the burning sand, <link-text>turn to 104</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>43</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The Blue Pills are made from the dried and crushed roots of the Sabito plant, commonly found in the Boari jungle, but rare in any other part of Magnamund. They enable the human body to extract oxygen from water by absorbing it through the skin, thereby allowing anyone who swallows Sabito root to <quote>breathe</quote> underwater.</p>
+ <p>The Blue Pills are made from the dried and crushed roots of the Sabito plant, commonly found in the <!--ERRTAG-RE-95381-->Boari Jungle<!--/ERRTAG-RE-95381-->, but rare in any other part of Magnamund. They enable the human body to extract oxygen from water by absorbing it through the skin, thereby allowing anyone who swallows Sabito root to <quote>breathe</quote> underwater.</p>
<p>There are enough pills for one full dose.</p>
<choice idref="sect323"><link-text>Turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>Your bleeding hand strikes something close to the edge of the pit that feels like a narrow plank. You thank your good fortune, but before you can scramble across it, a blow catches you in the ribs and leaves you gasping for air (lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You have been dealt a vicious kick that leaves you sprawled over the edge of the pit.</p>
<choice idref="sect257">If you wish to get to your feet and try to retaliate, <link-text>turn to 257</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect166">If you wish to pull yourself on to the invisible beam and try to struggle across to the other side, <link-text>turn to 166</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect166">If you wish to pull yourself <!--ERRTAG-RE-92669-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-92669--> the invisible beam and try to struggle across to the other side, <link-text>turn to 166</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect275">If you wish to risk diving into the pit, <link-text>turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>You dig your heels into the wet sand<br/>and face the seething tide of rats</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>You dig your heels into the wet sand</line>
+ <line>and face the seething tide of rats.</line>
+ </description>
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<p>If you have completed the Magnakai Lore-circle of Light (i.e., you possess the Disciplines of Animal Control and Curing), you may add an additional 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight.</p>
<meta><title>47</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You are ten feet from the archway when a ghastly scream freezes you in your tracks and forces you to glance over your shoulder at a terrible scene. Three creatures, no taller than men but with shiny skin as black as night, claw at the warrior in a grisly tug-of-war. The snapping of bone and tearing of flesh makes you shudder, and the sight of the dead man's limbs being swallowed whole makes your stomach churn uncontrollably. The ghoulish creatures gurgle their delight, their jaws dislocating to accommodate their feast. As their fiery eyes fix themselves on you, a cold dagger of fear stabs into your mind. Blinded by panic, you turn and flee into the darkness of the archway.</p>
+ <p>You are ten feet from the archway when a ghastly scream freezes you in your tracks and forces you to glance over your shoulder at a terrible scene. Three creatures, no taller than men but with shiny skin as black as night, claw at the warrior in a grisly tug-of-war. The snapping of bone and tearing of flesh makes you shudder, and the sight of the dead man<ch.apos/>s limbs being swallowed whole makes your stomach churn uncontrollably. The ghoulish creatures gurgle their delight, their jaws dislocating to accommodate their feast. As their fiery eyes fix themselves on you, a cold dagger of fear stabs into your mind. Blinded by panic, you turn and flee into the darkness of the archway.</p>
<choice idref="sect277"><link-text>Turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>50</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your arrow strikes its mark, burying itself deep in the chest of the leader. He screams like an animal and falls forward, impaling himself on his sword as he crashes to the ground. Dropping your bow, you draw a hand weapon as the other guards press on with their attack, undaunted by the death of their leader.</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-98237-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98237--> strikes its mark, burying itself deep in the chest of the leader. He screams like an animal and falls forward, impaling himself on his sword as he crashes to the ground. <!--ERRTAG-RE-101967-->Shouldering<!--/ERRTAG-RE-101967--> your <!--ERRTAG-RE-98292-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98292-->, you draw a hand weapon as the other guards press on with their attack, undaunted by the death of their leader.</p>
<combat><enemy>Zahda Beastmen</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">28</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">35</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect248">If you win the combat in three rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 248</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect160">If combat lasts longer than three rounds, <link-text>turn to 160</link-text>.</choice>
<p>At the bottom of the stairs is a deserted hallway that leads to two great doors of gleaming bronze. Sumptuous tapestries and statuettes of gold line the walls on either side, and an ornate fountain of silvered marble fills the hall with a melodious bubbling sound.</p>
<p>You have covered only a few yards when an armoured guard steps into view from behind the fountain. He is armed with a crossbow and is taking aim at your chest.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery or Divination, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect189">If your total is now 0&endash;2, <link-text>turn to 189</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect189">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>2, <link-text>turn to 189</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect62">If it is 3 or more, <link-text>turn to 62</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>56</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Swiftly you search the bodies of the slain Beastmen, looking for anything that could shed some light on the mysteries of the fortress. After emptying their packs and pockets, you sift through the following Items:</p>
+ <p>Swiftly you search the bodies of the slain Beastmen, looking for anything that could shed some light on the mysteries of the fortress. After emptying their packs and pockets, you sift through the following <!--ERRTAG-RE-106263-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-106263-->:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 Axes (Weapons)</li>
<li>1 Bow (Weapons)</li>
<choice idref="sect129">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing and wish to identify the herbs, <link-text>turn to 129</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect83">If you wish to examine the sarcophagus, <link-text>turn to 83</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect201">If you wish to leave the hall by the tunnel to your left, <link-text>turn to 201</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect323">If you prefer to enter the tunnel from which the beastmen appeared, <link-text>turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect323">If you prefer to enter the tunnel from which the Beastmen appeared, <link-text>turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>Your light flares brightly in the moist gloom of the passage. A cavern lies immediately ahead, its high-arched roof a mass of dripping stalactites, hanging like thick spears of pearly white stone. Cautiously, you step across the cavern floor, your skin prickling, as peculiar sounds emanate from the shadows.</p>
- <p>You wind your way through the labyrinth of tunnels, slipping on moss-covered rocks, grazing your head on low ceilings and scrambling up and down steep ridges and rockfalls until you arrive at a smooth-walled chamber carved with precision from the hard black rock. A staircase ascends through an archway to your left, and directly ahead stands a massive stone door.</p>
+ <p>You wind your way through the labyrinth of tunnels, slipping on moss-covered rocks, grazing your head on low <!--ERRTAG-RE-110910-->ceilings, and scrambling<!--/ERRTAG-RE-110910--> up and down steep ridges and rockfalls until you arrive at a smooth-walled chamber carved with precision from the hard black rock. A staircase ascends through an archway to your left, and directly ahead stands a massive stone door.</p>
<choice idref="sect274">If you wish to examine the stone door, <link-text>turn to 274</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If you wish to ascend the stairs, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>You crouch in total silence, every nerve and muscle tensed in readiness for combat. A new sound reaches your ears. It does not come from the chamber but from the tunnel in which you are hiding; it is the sound of a cracking shell.</p>
+
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>You turn to see a mass of slimy, twisting<br/>serpents hatching from the eggs</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>You turn to see a mass of slimy, twisting</line>
+ <line>serpents hatching from the eggs.</line>
+ </description>
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<p>You turn to see a mass of slimy, twisting serpents, each as long and as thick as your arm, hatching from one of the eggs. Instinctively, they slither towards you, attracted by your body heat and driven on by an insatiable desire for food.</p>
<choice idref="sect281">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Invisibility, <link-text>turn to 281</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect210">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>64</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You have walked less than ten feet along the corridor when you are knocked off your feet by a terrible numbing blow to your chest. The ghostly outline of a skeletal warrior shimmers in the air above you, a bloodied spear gripped in its fleshless hands. The wound is fatally deep, and the image soon fades into darkness as your life's blood ebbs away.</p>
+ <p>You have walked less than ten feet along the corridor when you are knocked off your feet by a terrible numbing blow to your chest. The ghostly outline of a skeletal warrior shimmers in the air above you, a bloodied spear gripped in its fleshless hands. The wound is fatally deep, and the image soon fades into darkness as your life<ch.apos/>s blood ebbs away.</p>
<choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
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<meta><title>65</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You have a strong feeling that the entrance is guarded by a trap. The sickening odour reminds you of your first hunting trip as a Kai initiate to the foothills of the Durncrag mountains of Sommerlund. By chance you discovered an old bear pit that housed a colony of marsh vipers. The awful smell that arose from that pit is identical to the stench seeping from the cave mouth.</p>
+ <p>You have a strong feeling that the entrance is guarded by a trap. The sickening odour reminds you of your first hunting trip as a Kai Initiate to the foothills of the Durncrag Mountains of Sommerlund. By chance you discovered an old bear pit that housed a colony of marsh vipers. The awful smell that arose from that pit is identical to the stench seeping from the cave mouth.</p>
<choice idref="sect258">If you wish to enter the cave, <link-text>turn to 258</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect30">If you decide to return to the beach below, <link-text>turn to 30</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>67</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your arrow sings through the smoky air and pierces the dog-like skull of the leading creature. It halts, as if frozen to the spot, and a sizzling sound emanates from its open jaws. Then, with a flash, it bursts into flames. The fire consumes the creature completely in a matter of seconds and its body disintegrates, dropping to the floor in glowing, sticky lumps like molten lava. The other creatures appear undaunted by this and quicken their unnatural gait. With a rasping click, curved talons shoot from their webbed fingers in preparation for attack.</p>
- <choice idref="sect175">If you wish to fire another arrow, <link-text>turn to 175</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect241">If you decide to shoulder your bow and escape into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RA-111798-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-111798--> sings through the smoky air and pierces the dog-like skull of the leading creature. It halts, as if frozen to the spot, and a sizzling sound emanates from its open jaws. Then, with a flash, it bursts into flames. The fire consumes the creature completely in a matter of seconds and its body disintegrates, dropping to the floor in glowing, sticky lumps like molten lava. The other creatures appear undaunted by this and quicken their unnatural gait. With a rasping <!--ERRTAG-RE-115757--><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia><!--/ERRTAG-RE-115757-->, curved talons shoot from their webbed fingers in preparation for attack.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect175">If you wish to fire another <!--ERRTAG-RA-111798-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-111798-->, <link-text>turn to 175</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect241">If you decide to shoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RE-112344-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-112344--> and escape into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>68</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The sword itself appears plain and unremarkable, but the block on which it rests gives off a strong aura of magic. Your Kai mastery makes you wary of stepping any closer.</p>
+ <p>The sword itself appears plain and unremarkable, but the block on which it rests gives off a strong aura of magic. Your Kai Mastery makes you wary of stepping any closer.</p>
<choice idref="sect124">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, <link-text>turn to 124</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect182">If you have a Rope and wish to try to lasso the sword, <link-text>turn to 182</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect298">If you decide to ignore the sword and leave the vault by the left tunnel, <link-text>turn to 298</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>69</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The purple-robed creatures rise, shrieking, from their table, their long fingers pointing accusingly at you. In an instant, the corridor beyond is filled with the harsh clang of an alarm bell. Black-clad armoured guards, like those you encountered earlier, appear at the archway, their weapons drawn and their visors closed for combat. They take one look at you and hurl themselves forward in a frenzied attack.</p>
- <choice idref="sect50">If you have a bow and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>The purple-robed creatures rise, shrieking, from their table, their long fingers pointing accusingly at you. In an instant, the corridor beyond is filled with the harsh <onomatopoeia>clang</onomatopoeia> of an alarm bell. Black-clad armoured guards, like those you encountered earlier, appear at the archway, their weapons drawn and their visors closed for combat. They take one look at you and hurl themselves forward in a frenzied attack.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect50">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RE-113891-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-113891--> and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect316">If you decide to defend yourself with a hand weapon, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>70</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The Zagothal is totally blind and completely deaf. By using your Kai mastery to mask the scent and heat of your body, you manage to avoid the creature's attack and make your escape towards the distant rock wall. Here, you discover a fissure running vertically through the jet-black stone and are about to enter when the rustle and slither of unseen things echoing in the darkness makes you hesitate.</p>
+ <p>The Zagothal is totally blind and completely deaf. By using your Kai Mastery to mask the scent and heat of your body, you manage to avoid the creature<ch.apos/>s attack and make your escape towards the distant rock wall. Here, you discover a fissure running vertically through the jet-black stone and are about to enter when the rustle and slither of unseen things echoing in the darkness makes you hesitate.</p>
<choice idref="sect16">If you wish to enter the fissure, <link-text>turn to 16</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect173">If you prefer to continue your escape along the beach, <link-text>turn to 173</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>72</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The creature's flaming fists scorch your tunic, but your Kai mastery enables you to survive the worst of the searing heat. The attack is wild and haphazard and you have no difficulty avoiding the blows. Ducking beneath the creature's arm, you sprint away towards the jets of flame in the hope of evading the attack, but the sight of the inferno ahead makes you hesitate.</p>
+ <p>The creature<ch.apos/>s flaming fists scorch your tunic, but your Kai Mastery enables you to survive the worst of the searing heat. The attack is wild and haphazard and you have no difficulty avoiding the blows. Ducking beneath the creature<ch.apos/>s arm, you sprint away towards the jets of flame in the hope of evading the attack, but the sight of the inferno ahead makes you hesitate.</p>
<choice idref="sect204">If you wish to enter the flame-jets, <link-text>turn to 204</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect126">If you choose to stand and fight the Flame-man, <link-text>turn to 126</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>73</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Taking hold of a crate, you pull open the lid as easily as if you were tearing the peel from an overripe orange. The damp timber crumbles in your hands, falling on the tarnished pewter plates lying within. Your boot staves in the side of another crate, and you hear the dull crunch of shattered porcelain. This one is full of old Kakush vases, part of a cargo from a trading barge that sank on the reef over a decade ago.</p>
- <p>You are about to leave when something unusual catches your eye: the tip of a cylindrical map case is jutting out from behind an empty cask. Unlike everything else in this foul room, it is both dry and quite new. Flipping the brass catch, you tip the contents into your palm: a small piece of parchment and a Diamond (you may keep this Special Item in your pocket). A snake with one large eye is drawn in red ink on the parchment. It is coiled around the number <strong>123</strong>. Make a note of this number in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>&emdash;it may be of use to you later in your adventure.</p>
+ <p>Taking hold of a crate, you pull open the lid as easily as if you were tearing the peel from an overripe orange. The damp timber crumbles in your hands, falling on the tarnished pewter plates lying within. Your boot staves in the side of another crate, and you hear the dull crunch of shattered porcelain. This one is full of old <!--ERRTAG-RE-121131-->Kakushi<!--/ERRTAG-RE-121131--> vases, part of a cargo from a trading barge that sank on the reef over a decade ago.</p>
+ <p>You are about to leave when something unusual catches your eye: the tip of a cylindrical map case is jutting out from behind an empty cask. Unlike everything else in this foul room, it is both dry and quite new. Flipping the brass catch, you tip the contents into your palm: a small piece of parchment and a Diamond (you may keep this Special Item in your pocket). A snake with one large eye is drawn in red ink on the parchment. It is coiled around the number <strong>123</strong>. Make a note of this number in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a><ch.emdash/>it may be of use to you later in your adventure.</p>
<p>Satisfied that there is nothing else of use or interest in the room, you leave and press on towards the stairs.</p>
<choice idref="sect11"><link-text>Turn to 11</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>74</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The tapestries are similar to others you have seen in the lower levels of Kazan-Oud; they are extremely beautiful and exceedingly valuable. However, it is what you discover behind them that is of greater interest, for they conceal a secret door. Your basic Kai senses alert you to a tiny button set into the wall. You press it and the door slides open to reveal a circular tunnel of gleaming steel. Quickly you enter and the door slides shut, moments before the hall is filled with Zahda's guards.</p>
+ <p>The tapestries are similar to others you have seen in the lower levels of Kazan-Oud; they are extremely beautiful and exceedingly valuable. However, it is what you discover behind them that is of greater interest, for they conceal a secret door. Your basic Kai senses alert you to a tiny button set into the wall. You press it and the door slides open to reveal a circular tunnel of gleaming steel. Quickly you enter and the door slides shut, moments before the hall is filled with Zahda<ch.apos/>s guards.</p>
<p>Fifty feet along the gleaming steel tube, you arrive at a circular door in the wall to your left.</p>
<choice idref="sect15">If you wish to open the door and enter, <link-text>turn to 15</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect90">If you wish to continue along the tube, <link-text>turn to 90</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>75</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your arrow grazes his shoulder but does not stop him from reaching the rope. In an instant, the harsh clangour of an alarm bell fills the corridor. More armoured guards appear, their weapons drawn and their visors closed for combat. They take one look at their wounded comrade and hurl themselves along the corridor in a frenzied attack. They strike as one and you are forced to engage them as a single enemy.</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-119301-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-119301--> grazes his shoulder but does not stop him from reaching the rope. In an instant, the harsh clangour of an alarm bell fills the corridor. More armoured guards appear, their weapons drawn and their visors closed for combat. They take one look at their wounded comrade and hurl themselves along the corridor in a frenzied attack. They strike as one and you are forced to engage them as a single enemy.</p>
<combat><enemy>Zahda Beastmen</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">30</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">39</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect248">If you win the combat in three rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 248</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect160">If combat lasts longer than three rounds, <link-text>turn to 160</link-text>.</choice>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect76-1-foot" idref="sect76-1">
- <p>According to later books (cf. <cite><a href="&link.10tdot;">The Dungeons of Torgar</a></cite> Section 304), you would also be unable to use any two-handed weapon (i.e. Broadsword, Spear, Quarterstaff) in this combat.</p>
+ <p>According to later books (cf. <bookref series="lw" book="10tdot"><cite>The Dungeons of Torgar</cite></bookref> <bookref series="lw" book="10tdot" section="sect304">Section 304</bookref>), you would also be unable to use any two-handed weapon (i.e. Broadsword, Spear, Quarterstaff) in this combat.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<data>
<p>The Lekhor twists and writhes in frustrated fury, for it cannot shake you free from its trunk. The head rears up and a droplet of venom splashes the back of your hand. It burns like a red-hot dagger and you cannot stifle a cry of pain. The serpent snickers, its red forked tongue lashing the air just a few inches in front of your face.</p>
<combat><enemy>Lekhor</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">16</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>Due to your precarious position, you cannot make use of a shield during the combat,<a id="sect76-1" idref="sect76-1-foot" class="footnote"/> and, due to the corrosive venom of the Lekhor, you must <em>treble</em> any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses you sustain during the combat.</p>
+ <p>Due to your precarious position, you cannot make use of a shield during the combat,<footref id="sect76-1" idref="sect76-1-foot" /> and, due to the corrosive venom of the Lekhor, you must <em>treble</em> any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses you sustain during the combat.</p>
<choice idref="sect296">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<illustration class="float">
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>The Hound of Death slams into your chest, ramming you<br/>to the ground with the weight of its massive body</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>The Hound of Death slams into your chest, ramming you</line>
+ <line>to the ground with the weight of its massive body.</line>
+ </description>
</meta>
- <instance class="html" src="ill5.gif" width="386" height="613"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="ill5.pdf" width="386" height="613"/>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill5.gif" width="386" height="708"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="ill5.pdf" width="386" height="708"/>
</illustration>
<combat><enemy>Hound of Death</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">22</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
<meta><title>79</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Horror twists the warrior's face as your arrow whistles through the air. He opens his mouth to scream, but the cry dies in his throat as your shaft buries itself deep in his chest. He staggers, his arms outstretched as if to grab at a rail, and tumbles from the walkway into the smoky chasm.</p>
- <p>A hungry shriek resounds from the arch. You draw another arrow and take aim at the darkness as a murmur of low mutterings becomes audible. The sounds chill you. Gurgling and hissing through clenched teeth, three creatures, their skins as black as night, creep from the shadows and fix you with terrible fiery eyes. They cackle repulsively and slink forward with long loping strides.</p>
- <choice idref="sect328">If you wish to try to kill all three with your bow, <link-text>turn to 328</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect241">If you decide to shoulder your bow and evade them by escaping into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Horror twists the warrior<ch.apos/>s face as your <!--ERRTAG-RA-123556-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-123556--> whistles through the air. He opens his mouth to scream, but the cry dies in his throat as your shaft buries itself deep in his chest. He staggers, his arms outstretched as if to grab at a rail, and tumbles from the walkway into the smoky chasm.</p>
+ <p>A hungry shriek resounds from the arch. You draw another <!--ERRTAG-RA-123556-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-123556--> and take aim at the darkness as a murmur of low mutterings becomes audible. The sounds chill you. Gurgling and hissing through clenched teeth, three creatures, their skins as black as night, creep from the shadows and fix you with terrible fiery eyes. They cackle repulsively and slink forward with long loping strides.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect328">If you wish to try to kill all three with your <!--ERRTAG-RA-123958-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-123958-->, <link-text>turn to 328</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect241">If you decide to shoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RA-123958-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-123958--> and evade them by escaping into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>80</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Despite the alarm bell and the sound of running feet, you make a quick search of the bodies before descending the stairs. Your search uncovers the following Items:</p>
+ <p>Despite the alarm bell and the sound of running feet, you make a quick search of the bodies before descending the stairs. Your search uncovers the following <!--ERRTAG-RE-128682-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-128682-->:</p>
<ul>
<li>1 Spear</li>
<li>2 Short Swords</li>
<li>1 Mace</li>
<li>6 Gold Crowns</li>
</ul>
- <p>If you choose to keep any of
these Items, remember to make the necessary adjustments to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>If you choose to keep any of
<!--ERRTAG-RE-128455-->these items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-128455-->, remember to make the necessary adjustments to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect55"><link-text>Turn to 55</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>84</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You meet with no resistance: your hand pushes through the bubble's skin as if you were dipping it in water. However, when you try to withdraw it, the transparent membrane closes around your wrist in a vice-like grip. As the wolf's jaws snap shut around your legs, the bubble envelopes the upper half of your body.</p>
+ <p>You meet with no resistance: your hand pushes through the bubble<ch.apos/>s skin as if you were dipping it in water. However, when you try to withdraw it, the transparent membrane closes around your wrist in a vice-like grip. As the wolf<ch.apos/>s jaws snap shut around your legs, the bubble envelops the upper half of your body.</p>
<p>In the space of one grisly minute, you are simultaneously suffocated and torn to shreds.</p>
<choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>86</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You press yourself between two of the silky cocoons hanging from the wall and use your Magnakai skill to mask the heat and scent of your body. The hideous worm-like creature halts, its clicking mandibles snapping the air in frustration. You turn your head away and look straight into one of the cocoons. A chill runs down your spine, for the decaying remains of a female warrior's face stare back at you from inside the web-like strands of the cocoon.</p>
+ <p>You press yourself between two of the silky cocoons hanging from the wall and use your Magnakai skill to mask the heat and scent of your body. The hideous worm-like creature halts, its clicking mandibles snapping the air in frustration. You turn your head away and look straight into one of the cocoons. A chill runs down your spine, for the decaying remains of a female warrior<ch.apos/>s face stare back at you from inside the web-like strands of the cocoon.</p>
<p>The sudden shock makes you draw breath sharply. Immediately, the worm-like thing slithers forward, propelled by its short, rubbery legs. You can only pray that it has not detected your hiding place.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect109">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 109</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect278">If it is 5&endash;9, <link-text>turn to 278</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect109">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 109</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect278">If it is 5<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 278</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p><quote>Stick with me,</quote> shouts the warrior over his shoulder as you race along the walkway, the creatures hot on your heels. Events are happening too quickly for you to rationalize your actions; instinct is now your only guide. At the arch he suddenly stops, throwing his arms out wide to hold you back. You run headlong into him with a jolt that leaves you breathless, but his strong hands grab your Backpack and keep you on your feet.</p>
- <p><quote>Snake-trap!</quote> he shouts, pointing to a stone slab set into the floor. <quote>Curse this infernal place; is nowhere safe from Zahda's devilry?</quote> A shriek of malicious glee makes you turn your head; the creatures are closer than you feared. <quote>Jump!</quote> cries the warrior. <quote>For pity's sake, jump!</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Snake-trap!</quote> he shouts, pointing to a stone slab set into the floor. <quote>Curse this infernal place; is nowhere safe from Zahda<ch.apos/>s devilry?</quote> A shriek of malicious glee makes you turn your head; the creatures are closer than you feared. <quote>Jump!</quote> cries the warrior. <quote>For pity<ch.apos/>s sake, jump!</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect268">If you wish to jump across the slab, <link-text>turn to 268</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect299">If you decide to stand and fight the onrushing enemy, <link-text>turn to 299</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<data>
<p>You sense that the bridge is strong enough to support your weight, so long as it is not subjected to any sudden or violent shock. Such a shock could easily open up one of the many cracks that riddle its core.</p>
- <p>Forewarned by your Kai mastery, you step on to the bridge and advance carefully.</p>
+ <p>Forewarned by your Kai Mastery, you step <!--ERRTAG-RE-132843-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-132843--> the bridge and advance carefully.</p>
<choice idref="sect243"><link-text>Turn to 243</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>You advance along the passage, confident of your ability to deal with the sudden appearance of any guard who should be unfortunate enough to cross your path. Dark openings loom on either side, and you scrutinize the floor ahead for any signs of a trap or pit.</p>
- <p>The passage becomes dank and dark. Whip cracks, screams and sounds of weeping echo in the distance: the pitiful sounds of torture.</p>
+ <p>The passage becomes dank and dark. Whip cracks, <!--ERRTAG-RE-139662-->screams, and sounds<!--/ERRTAG-RE-139662--> of weeping echo in the distance: the pitiful sounds of torture.</p>
<choice idref="sect36">If you wish to continue along the passage, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect20">If you wish to retrace your steps and take the other passage, <link-text>turn to 20</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>93</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Cleaving a path through the thick cobwebs proves more difficult that you anticipated. Sticky, rope-like strands soon cover you from head to foot and, to your horror, they begin to shrink. It is too late to evade this attack&emdash;you must fight for your life. The enemy is immune to Mindblast and Psi-surge. Owing to your restricted ability to move, reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 4 points for the duration of the combat.</p>
+ <p>Cleaving a path through the thick cobwebs proves more difficult that you anticipated. Sticky, rope-like strands soon cover you from head to foot and, to your horror, they begin to shrink. It is too late to evade this attack<ch.emdash/>you must fight for your life. The enemy is immune to Mindblast and Psi-surge. Owing to your restricted ability to move, reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 4 points for the duration of the combat.</p>
<combat><enemy>Trap-webs</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">14</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">34</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect131">If you win the fight, <link-text>turn to 131</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<data>
<p>The warrior is halfway across the walkway when a hungry shriek resounds from the arch. He spins on his heel and crouches in readiness for combat. A murmur of low mutterings follows; the sound chills you. Then, gurgling and hissing through clenched teeth, three creatures, their shiny skins as black as night, creep from the shadows and fix you both with fiery stares. The warrior beings to shake, his sword wavering in his gloved hand. As the creatures stalk forward, his nerve breaks and he turns and flees towards you.</p>
- <p><quote>Save yourself, stranger. They'll eat you alive!</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Save yourself, stranger. They<ch.apos/>ll eat you alive!</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect87">If you wish to run with the warrior and evade the creatures by escaping into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 87</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect345">If you wish to attack the warrior as soon as he is close, <link-text>turn to 345</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect249">If you decide to let him pass and face the creatures alone, <link-text>turn to 249</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>As the blade leaves the block there is a tremendous howl, like that of a mountain wolf baying at a full moon. Your heart leaps into your mouth, and you back away hurriedly, half-expecting it to change into a ravening monster at any second. It takes several minutes for your fears to subside.</p>
- <p>Cursing your predicament, you sheathe your new-found weapon and ponder which exit to take from the vault.</p>
+ <p>Cursing your predicament, you sheathe your newfound weapon and ponder which exit to take from the vault.</p>
<choice idref="sect48">If you wish to take the left tunnel, <link-text>turn to 48</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect176">If you wish to take the right tunnel, <link-text>turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>98</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Cautiously you walk around the throne, your weapon held out in readiness to strike. As you draw level, your heart leaps into your mouth&emdash;you are staring into the cold, unblinking eyes of Lord Zahda. He sneers evilly and points a rod of inlaid platinum at your head.</p>
+ <p>Cautiously you walk around the throne, your weapon held out in readiness to strike. As you draw level, your heart leaps into your mouth<ch.emdash/>you are staring into the cold, unblinking eyes of Lord Zahda. He sneers evilly and points a rod of inlaid platinum at your head.</p>
<choice idref="sect174">If you possess the Sommerswerd, <link-text>turn to 174</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect202">If you do not have this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 202</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect100-1-foot" idref="sect100-1">
- <p>To turn to the section of your choice, there are several methods. One is to turn to the <a idref="toc">Table of Contents</a> and choose the appropriate section from the list.</p>
- <p>If you have chosen the correct answer to the Zakhan's riddle, a footnote in that section will tell you so.</p>
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<illustration class="float">
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>You enter a chamber where a tall bronze statue stands:<br/>it is a Zakhan, a ruler of Vassagonia</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>You enter a chamber where a tall bronze statue stands:</line>
+ <line>it is a Zakhan, a ruler of Vassagonia.</line>
+ </description>
</meta>
- <instance class="html" src="ill6.gif" width="386" height="677"/>
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+ <instance class="html" src="ill6.gif" width="386" height="676"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="ill6.pdf" width="386" height="676"/>
</illustration>
- <p>The mist grows brighter. Once more the skull appears and speaks, its voice as comforting as a raven's croak:</p>
+ <p>The mist grows brighter. Once more the skull appears and speaks, its voice as comforting as a raven<ch.apos/>s croak:</p>
<blockquote>
- <p><quote>Listen to the Zakhan,
- <br />Ponder what you hear;
- <br />Give the correct answer,
- <br />For fear he sheds a tear.</quote>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>Listen to the Zakhan,</line>
+ <line>Ponder what you hear;</line>
+ <line>Give the correct answer,</line>
+ <line>For fear he sheds a tear.<ch.rsquot/></line>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The skull disappears into the misty ceiling, and you watch amazed as the dull bronze lips of the statue begin to move. A harsh voice echoes from deep within its hollow metal body:</p>
<p><quote>My daughter has many sisters, as many sisters as she has brothers, but each of her brothers has twice as many sisters as brothers. So answer me this, wise warrior, how many sons and daughters do I have?</quote></p>
- <p>Consider your answer carefully and, when you have decided, write down first the number of sons the Zakhan has and then, immediately next to it, the number of daughters. Now turn to the entry which bears the same number as your answer.<a id="sect100-1" idref="sect100-1-foot" class="footnote"/></p>
- <choice idref="sect270">If you cannot answer the Zakhan's riddle, <link-text>turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Consider your answer carefully and, when you have decided, write down first the number of sons the Zakhan has and then, immediately next to it, the number of daughters. Now turn to the entry which bears the same number as your answer.<footref id="sect100-1" idref="sect100-1-foot" /></p>
+ <choice idref="sect270">If you cannot answer the Zakhan<ch.apos/>s riddle, <link-text>turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<p>Unless you possess the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, by the time you reach the fissure you have lost 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points due to the effect of the scorching sand. Standing at the jagged opening, you hear the rustle and slither of unseen things echoing within the depths of the darkness. Suddenly something round and black breaks through the surface of the lake. A hideous gurgling cry splits the night as the thing hurtles across the beach towards you.</p>
<choice idref="sect16">If you wish to take cover inside the fissure, <link-text>turn to 16</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect342">If you wish to draw a weapon and prepare for combat, <link-text>turn to 342</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect225">If you have a bow and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 225</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect225">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RE-146274-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-146274--> and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 225</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>105</title></meta>
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- <p>You race over to your companion's side and discover that he is still conscious, although he has lost a lot of blood. Using your healing skill, you repair the wound as best you can, but it is deep and severe and you can only prolong his life for a few minutes at most. You tell him of your quest and the help the Elder Magi have given to enable you to enter Kazan-Oud. As you recount your air voyage to Herdos aboard Lord Paido's skyship, you notice his eyes flicker in recognition of the name.</p>
- <p><quote>My name is Kasin,</quote> he says, painfully. <quote>Lord Paido is my brother.</quote> You notice the resemblance in his cat-like eyes and square jaw. <quote>I'm finished, Kai Lord,</quote> he says, his face bathed in sweat, <quote>but I can and will help you in your quest. Listen carefully. Over there, behind the tapestry, is a secret passage. It leads to Zahda's throne. Above the throne is the Lorestone of Herdos, but beware, Zahda has coupled its power to a Doomstone from the realm of Naaros. He draws his power from that accursed gem. If you are to succeed, you must first destroy the Doomstone or you will surely perish. Sadly, I cannot help you escape from Kazan-Oud, for I myself was captured long before I reached the surface, but if you can get to the beach, make your way to the old stone jetty. I hid my boat beneath the steps there.</quote> His grip tightens around your hand as a wave of pain washes over his body. <quote>When you return to Elzian,</quote> he gasps, <quote>tell my brother that my death was not in vain&ellips; May the gods protect you&ellips; Lone Wolf.</quote></p>
- <p>As his eyes close for the last time, you promise that his bravery will live forever in the hearts of the Vakeros&emdash;his brave warrior kin.</p>
+ <p>You race over to your companion<ch.apos/>s side and discover that he is still conscious, although he has lost a lot of blood. Using your healing skill, you repair the wound as best you can, but it is deep and severe and you can only prolong his life for a few minutes at most. You tell him of your quest and the help the Elder Magi have given to enable you to enter Kazan-Oud. As you recount your air voyage to Herdos aboard Lord Paido<ch.apos/>s skyship, you notice his eyes flicker in recognition of the name.</p>
+ <p><quote>My name is Kasin,</quote> he says, painfully. <quote>Lord Paido is my brother.</quote> You notice the resemblance in his cat-like eyes and square jaw. <quote>I<ch.apos/>m finished, Kai Lord,</quote> he says, his face bathed in sweat, <quote>but I can and will help you in your quest. Listen carefully. Over there, behind the tapestry, is a secret passage. It leads to Zahda<ch.apos/>s throne. Above the throne is the Lorestone of Herdos, but beware, Zahda has coupled its power to a Doomstone from the realm of Naaros. He draws his power from that accursed gem. If you are to succeed, you must first destroy the Doomstone or you will surely perish. Sadly, I cannot help you escape from Kazan-Oud, for I myself was captured long before I reached the surface, but if you can get to the beach, make your way to the old stone jetty. I hid my boat beneath the steps there.</quote> His grip tightens around your hand as a wave of pain washes over his body. <quote>When you return to Elzian,</quote> he gasps, <quote>tell my brother that my death was not in vain<ch.ellips/> May the gods protect you<ch.ellips/> Lone Wolf.</quote></p>
+ <p>As his eyes close for the last time, you promise that his bravery will live forever in the hearts of the Vakeros<ch.emdash/>his brave warrior kin.</p>
<choice idref="sect282"><link-text>Turn to 282</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>107</title></meta>
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- <p>Your hand passes through the surface of the first bubble meeting little resistance; it is as if you are dipping your hand into a pool of water. But when you try to remove it, the rubbery skin closes in a vice-like grip. You fight to free your hand, but you only cause the bubble to work its way further up your arm. Soon it envelopes your whole body, locking you within its air-tight skin.</p>
+ <p>Your hand passes through the surface of the first bubble meeting little resistance; it is as if you are dipping your hand into a pool of water. But when you try to remove it, the rubbery skin closes in a vice-like grip. You fight to free your hand, but you only cause the bubble to work its way further up your arm. Soon it envelops your whole body, locking you within its airtight skin.</p>
<p>Your eyes bulge and your lungs burn viciously as you fight for air in this transparent prison (lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
<choice idref="sect26">If you have a sword and want to try to cut your way out of the bubble, <link-text>turn to 26</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect51">If you have a Torch and Tinderbox, or a Lantern, and want to try to burn your way free, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect145">If you have a Kalte Firesphere, <link-text>turn to 145</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect292">If you have none of the above Items, <link-text>turn to 292</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect292">If you have none of the above items, <link-text>turn to 292</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>110</title></meta>
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- <p>Four warriors, dark and grim, march into the hall in single file. At once their black armour and skull-like helmets make you think they are Drakkarim&emdash;evil human warriors who serve the Darklords of Helgedad. But when they draw to a halt before the sarcophagus, you see that they cannot possibly be human. Their great sloping shoulders support unnaturally long arms, and the hands that grip their weapons are covered with bristling ginger hair. Yellowed talons curve from their fingers, and behind them hang long black tails, tufted at the end like the tails of lions.</p>
+ <p>Four warriors, dark and grim, march into the hall in single file. At once their black armour and skull-like helmets make you think they are Drakkarim<ch.emdash/>evil human warriors who serve the Darklords of Helgedad. But when they draw to a halt before the sarcophagus, you see that they cannot possibly be human. Their great sloping shoulders support unnaturally long arms, and the hands that grip their weapons are covered with bristling ginger hair. Yellowed talons curve from their fingers, and behind them hang long black tails, tufted at the end like the tails of lions.</p>
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- <description>Four warriors, dark and grim, march into<br/>the hall&emdash;they cannot possibly be human</description>
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<p>Their leader grunts a command and approaches the grey granite tomb. He raises his hairy fist and presses three buttons set into the stone. A secret panel slides open, and all four step into it and disappear from view. It closes behind them without a sound.</p>
<meta><title>111</title></meta>
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- <p>You are standing in a passage, the walls and floor of which are completely sheer and smooth. Overhead swirls a mist that gives off a dim, diffused light, just sufficient for you to be able to see your way ahead. Without your weapons you feel naked and vulnerable, but you take some comfort in the fact that you still have your Backpack, your Gold Crowns and your Special Items.</p>
+ <p>You are standing in a passage, the walls and floor of which are completely sheer and smooth. Overhead swirls a mist that gives off a dim, diffused light, just sufficient for you to be able to see your way ahead. Without your weapons you feel naked and vulnerable, but you take some comfort in the fact that you still have your Backpack, your Gold <!--ERRTAG-RE-157995-->Crowns, and your<!--/ERRTAG-RE-157995--> Special Items.</p>
<p>Cautiously you walk along the passage, expecting the unexpected, until you arrive at a circular vault. There, upon a block of marble in the centre of the floor, lies a steel sword. As you step into the vault, slabs of stone sink into the floor to reveal two exits: one to your left, the other to your right.</p>
<choice idref="sect68">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Divination or Psi-screen, <link-text>turn to 68</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect224">If you wish to pick up the sword, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The arrow pierces the centre of the sphere and disappears completely. Fearing that your missile has proved harmless, you shoulder your bow and are about to draw a hand weapon when suddenly there is a flash of light and a tremendous explosion. The black sphere bursts into thousands of pieces and is consumed in a fireball of brilliant yellow flame. A wave of heat sears your face (lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point) and you are hurled backwards into the fissure by the blast.</p>
+ <p>The <!--ERRTAG-RE-154937-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154937--> pierces the centre of the sphere and disappears completely. Fearing that your missile has proved harmless, you shoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RE-154653-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154653--> and are about to draw a hand weapon when suddenly there is a flash of light and a tremendous explosion. The black sphere bursts into thousands of pieces and is consumed in a fireball of brilliant yellow flame. A wave of heat sears your face (lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point) and you are hurled backwards into the fissure by the blast.</p>
<choice idref="sect16"><link-text>Turn to 16</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>115</title></meta>
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- <p>If the lock operates in the same way as those made by the Locksmiths' Guild of Holmgard, you need only press each button once to open the door. But in which order should you press them?</p>
+ <p>If the lock operates in the same way as those made by the Locksmiths<ch.apos/> Guild of Holmgard, you need only press each button once to open the door. But in which order should you press them?</p>
<choice idref="sect123">If you wish to press the first, then second, then third button, <link-text>turn to 123</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect231">If you wish to press the second, then third, then first button, <link-text>turn to 231</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect213">If you wish to press the second, then first, then third button, <link-text>turn to 213</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>To your horrified amazement, the hand springs into the air and hovers above your head. Writhing fingers stretch open as the hand plummets towards your skull.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect77">If your total is now 0&endash;2, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect198">If it is 3&endash;6, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect77">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>2, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect198">If it is 3<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect235">If it is 7 or more, <link-text>turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>117</title></meta>
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- <p>The rats are unafraid of the water. They hurl themselves at you, clawing and biting at your back as you push the coracle out into the icy cold lake. Tumbling into the little boat, you swiftly despatch the most determined of the rodents before paddling away from the bay. You have covered barely a hundred yards when the coracle lists heavily to one side. The rats have chewed through the wood below the waterline and you are sinking fast.</p>
+ <p>The rats are unafraid of the water. They hurl themselves at you, clawing and biting at your back as you push the coracle out into the icy cold lake. Tumbling into the little boat, you swiftly dispatch the most determined of the rodents before paddling away from the bay. You have covered barely a hundred yards when the coracle lists heavily to one side. The rats have chewed through the wood below the waterline and you are sinking fast.</p>
<choice idref="sect234">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect325">If you do not possess this skill, or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 325</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect325">If you do not possess this skill, or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 325</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>118</title></meta>
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- <p>A wave of energy surges through your body as you close your hand around the Lorestone of Herdos (restore your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to its original total). Your senses tingle and a new-found strength wipes away the fatigue of your terrible ordeal, enabling you to assess the situation anew. You step into the blue beam and immediately you are drawn upwards, following closely on the heels of Zahda, who is struggling to stay in the centre of the column of light. He is gripped with mortal fear of you, and as he sees you gaining on him, he unsheathes a glowing dagger and inverts himself to face you as you approach. When you are at arm's length he launches a wild attack. Lord Zahda is immune to Mindblast (but not Psi-surge). If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, add 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of the fight.</p>
+ <p>A wave of energy surges through your body as you close your hand around the Lorestone of Herdos (restore your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to its original total). Your senses tingle and a newfound strength wipes away the fatigue of your terrible ordeal, enabling you to assess the situation anew. You step into the blue beam and immediately you are drawn upwards, following closely on the heels of Zahda, who is struggling to stay in the centre of the column of light. He is gripped with mortal fear of you, and as he sees you gaining on him, he unsheathes a glowing dagger and inverts himself to face you as you approach. When you are at arm<ch.apos/>s length he launches a wild attack. Lord Zahda is immune to Mindblast (but not Psi-surge). If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, add 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of the fight.</p>
<combat><enemy>Lord Zahda</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">23</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect200">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 200</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>119</title></meta>
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- <p>Your basic Kai skill of tracking enables you to stay on Tavig's trail. As you retrace the route you took earlier, your mind is filled with urgent questions. Who or what is the Trakka? Where do the Dhax come from? Who is Zahda that Tavig spoke of so fearfully?</p>
+ <p>Your basic Kai skill of tracking enables you to stay on Tavig<ch.apos/>s trail. As you retrace the route you took earlier, your mind is filled with urgent questions. Who or what is the Trakka? Where do the Dhax come from? Who is Zahda that Tavig spoke of so fearfully?</p>
<p>Suddenly your thoughts are shattered by a scream that resounds from the top of a staircase directly ahead. Tavig appears, clutching his face, blood trickling through his fingers. He is about to fall when the scaly green fingers of a gigantic hand reach out of the darkness and snatch him back. He vanishes from sight, but his screams grow louder.</p>
<choice idref="sect280">If you wish to charge up the stairs to try to save him, <link-text>turn to 280</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect323">If you wish to escape in the opposite direction, <link-text>turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You are forced to cut a path through the horde of creatures that huddle on the steps leading to the jetty. Creatures are crawling out of the ground itself; everywhere you look black slimy hands are bursting through the surface, squeezing their way free from Kazan-Oud through the scores of fissures opening up in the sheer rock wall.</p>
<p>Near to the base of the steps, you are dragged to the ground by a clutch of loathsome slaves. They pay dearly for their mistake but not before your Backpack is torn from your shoulders (erase your Backpack and all that it contained from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
<p>When you reach the jetty you are covered from head to toe in the blood of your foes. The sight is so frightening that all resistance melts away, and creatures hurl themselves into the lake rather than face the fearsome straight-backed, white-skinned killer of their kin. Beneath the jetty steps you discover an arch, sealed off at one end and with a weed-encrusted stone door at the other. Inside is a small wicker coracle and a paddle.</p>
- <p>Having fought off the most determined of Kazan-Oud's horrors, you launch the coracle, jump aboard and paddle frantically towards the distant glimmer of the power-shield. The deafening death-cry of Kazan-Oud echoes in your ears.</p>
+ <p>Having fought off the most determined of Kazan-Oud<ch.apos/>s horrors, you launch the coracle, jump aboard and paddle frantically towards the distant glimmer of the power-shield. The deafening death-cry of Kazan-Oud echoes in your ears.</p>
<choice idref="sect350"><link-text>Turn to 350</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>123</title></meta>
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- <p>As you press the third button you hear a distinct click. The panel slides open and you find yourself staring down a flight of steps that lead to a strong, iron-shod door.</p>
+ <p>As you press the third button you hear a distinct <!--ERRTAG-RE-168675--><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia><!--/ERRTAG-RE-168675-->. The panel slides open and you find yourself staring down a flight of steps that lead to a strong, iron-shod door.</p>
<choice idref="sect216">If you wish to enter the sarcophagus, <link-text>turn to 216</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If you choose not to enter, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You clear the slab with one bound and press on along the winding tunnel. A warm, damp wind whistles along the rough-walled passage, carrying with it a rancid smell of sulphur and decay. For over an hour you walk down the tunnel, leaping over fissures in the uneven floor and taking care not to tread on glistening blue-black worms that slither away into cracks in the rock when your light invades their damp, dark world.</p>
+
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<p>Eventually the tunnel opens out into an oval-shaped chamber. A staircase, festooned with cobwebs, ascends to an open trap door in the ceiling. The familiar pale green glow of the power-shield filters in through this portal. At the foot of the stairs lies the mouldering remains of a body partially encased in armour. A rusty sword is clenched in its skeletal fist, and a bone-handled dagger protrudes from the base of its skull.</p>
<choice idref="sect93">If you wish to climb the stairs to the open trap door, <link-text>turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect199">If you wish to examine the remains of the body more closely, <link-text>turn to 199</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As the flames die down and the smoke clears, you see the blackened hand lying at the base of the plinth. To your horror and amazement it begins to move, flexing its charred fingers jerkily. Open-mouthed, you stare in disbelief as it suddenly springs into the air and hovers above your head. Its writhing fingers stretch open as it plummets towards your skull.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect77">If your total is now 0&endash;1, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect198">If it is 2&endash;6, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect77">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>1, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect198">If it is 2<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect235">If it is 7 or more, <link-text>turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You stare into the inky black eyes and command the creature to cease its attack. Instantly the slimy, worm-like thing rears up, its short, rubbery legs scrabbling the air in agony, as your command burns into its sensitive and vulnerable brain. As it twists back on itself, its head disappears into the mist. There is an ear-splitting crack as blue lightning engulfs the creature, crackling snake-like around its neck, and filling your nostrils with the stench of burning meat. The creature thrashes wildly for several minutes, and when its gruesome dance is finally done, the canopy of mist is no longer there. In the darkness above, you see a walkway with an observation platform.</p>
- <choice idref="sect294">If you wish to climb the body of the dead worm-thing and pull yourself on to the platform, <link-text>turn to 294</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect294">If you wish to climb the body of the dead worm-thing and pull yourself <!--ERRTAG-RE-171566-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-171566--> the platform, <link-text>turn to 294</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect46">If you prefer to climb over the worm and continue along the corridor, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>131</title></meta>
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- <p>Cutting yourself free from the last of the deadly strands, you race headlong up the stairs and out through the open portal. You discover that during the struggle you lost a weapon and one Item from your Backpack (erase a weapon of your choice and the second item on your list of Backpack Items).</p>
+ <p>Cutting yourself free from the last of the deadly strands, you race headlong up the stairs and out through the open portal. You discover that during the struggle you lost a <!--ERRTAG-RA-177233-->Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RA-177233--> and one <!--ERRTAG-RE-177298-->item from<!--/ERRTAG-RE-177298--> your Backpack (erase a <!--ERRTAG-RA-177233-->Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RA-177233--> of your choice and the second item on your list of Backpack Items).</p>
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<p>You find yourself standing in the ruins of a small storehouse. Through the shattered pane of glass of the solitary arched window, you can see the eerie outline of broken battlements and a fire-blackened tower. You are staring at the remains of Kazan-Oud.</p>
<choice idref="sect27"><link-text>Turn to 27</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>132</title></meta>
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- <p>The buttons remain depressed but nothing seems to happen. You are about to abandon your attempt at entry when there is a distinct click. The panel slides open to reveal a set of steps that descends to a large wooden door, reinforced with studs and strips of iron.</p>
+ <p>The buttons remain depressed but nothing seems to happen. You are about to abandon your attempt at entry when there is a distinct <!--ERRTAG-RE-177782--><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia><!--/ERRTAG-RE-177782-->. The panel slides open to reveal a set of steps that descends to a large wooden door, reinforced with studs and strips of iron.</p>
<choice idref="sect37">If you choose to enter the sarcophagus, <link-text>turn to 37</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If you decide not to enter, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>133</title></meta>
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- <p>Desperately you use your mastery of healing to save his life, applying your power to the open wounds that disfigure his face and throat. The bleeding stops and his heartbeat grows stronger, but you sense that it is only a temporary reprieve. His back is broken and, here, in this hostile fortress, there is no hope for his survival and recovery with so serious an injury. Briefly he regains consciousness and forces himself to speak. <quote>Beware the maze, Northlander&ellips; green&ellips; is death.</quote></p>
+ <p>Desperately you use your mastery of healing to save his life, applying your power to the open wounds that disfigure his face and throat. The bleeding stops and his heartbeat grows stronger, but you sense that it is only a temporary reprieve. His back is broken and, here, in this hostile fortress, there is no hope for his survival and recovery with so serious an injury. Briefly he regains consciousness and forces himself to speak. <quote>Beware the maze, Northlander<ch.ellips/> green<ch.ellips/> is death.</quote></p>
<p>It is all he says before slipping away into endless sleep. You close his sightless eyes and lay his sword upon his chest, as is the custom in the land of Slovia when a valiant warrior falls in battle.</p>
<choice idref="sect323">If you now decide to leave the body and continue, <link-text>turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect227">If you wish to search the body before you go, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
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<footnote id="sect137-1-foot" idref="sect137-1">
- <p>If you have any
arrows in your Quiver, they have fallen out in your fall, and you must erase them from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (cf. <a idref="sect7">Section 7</a>).</p>
+ <p>If you have any
Arrows in your Quiver, they have fallen out in your fall, and you must erase them from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (cf. <a idref="sect7">Section 7</a>).</p>
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- <p>With all your will, you command the snake to come no closer. Its great eye burns you with an icy stare, the black slit pupil shrinking and dilating with every beat of its evil heart. It sways above you, hesitating to attack, as your Kai mastery plants seeds of doubt in its mind, blocking its primeval desire to savage and consume your warm-blooded being. As the monstrous head sways from side to side, you catch a glimpse of a small tunnel in the opposite wall, previously hidden by the snake and its nest. The sight of this possible means of escape momentarily breaks your concentration: the snake lunges forward to attack. Only the speed of your reactions saves you from its venomous fangs. Reluctantly, it retreats at your command and settles in the centre of the chamber, its head resting on its coils as it settles down to sleep.<a id="sect137-1" idref="sect137-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
+ <p>With all your will, you command the snake to come no closer. Its great eye burns you with an icy stare, the black slit pupil shrinking and dilating with every beat of its evil heart. It sways above you, hesitating to attack, as your Kai Mastery plants seeds of doubt in its mind, blocking its primeval desire to savage and consume your warm-blooded being. As the monstrous head sways from side to side, you catch a glimpse of a small tunnel in the opposite wall, previously hidden by the snake and its nest. The sight of this possible means of escape momentarily breaks your concentration: the snake lunges forward to attack. Only the speed of your reactions saves you from its venomous fangs. Reluctantly, it retreats at your command and settles in the centre of the chamber, its head resting on its coils as it settles down to sleep.<footref id="sect137-1" idref="sect137-1-foot" /></p>
<choice idref="sect219">If you wish to attack the snake, <link-text>turn to 219</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect260">If you decide to skirt around it and enter the tunnel, <link-text>turn to 260</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>138</title></meta>
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- <p>You unsheathe your weapon and strike a mighty blow at the black crystal. It splits clean in two, releasing its dark power and showering you with hot sparks in the wake of its destruction. The riven fragments hurtle into the fiery abyss that surrounds Zahda's throne, quashing the roaring flames.</p>
- <p><quote>Curse you, Kai Lord</quote> screams Lord Zahda, leaping out from behind the golden throne, brandishing a platinum rod. Defiantly, he points the rod at your head and spits an evocation, but the power he calls upon no longer heeds his cry. From the depths of the pit, a terrible roar begins to grow. The floor shakes and a column of flame lights the entire throne-hall as molten lava spews high into the air. Zahda staggers back, his face aghast with terror. Hurriedly he kneels before his throne, his crooked fingers stroking at a pentagram engraved in the gold. Above the din of destruction, another sound, like the ringing of a thousand tiny bells, can be heard, and in the blackness above the throne a speckled glow appears. It descends towards Lord Zahda until he is totally engulfed by a column of shimmering blue light. His body rises, lifted by unseen hands.</p>
+ <p>You unsheathe your weapon and strike a mighty blow at the black crystal. It splits clean in two, releasing its dark power and showering you with hot sparks in the wake of its destruction. The riven fragments hurtle into the fiery abyss that surrounds Zahda<ch.apos/>s throne, quashing the roaring flames.</p>
+ <p><quote>Curse you, <!--ERRTAG-RE-184637-->Kai Lord!<!--/ERRTAG-RE-184637--></quote> screams Lord Zahda, leaping out from behind the golden throne, brandishing a platinum rod. Defiantly, he points the rod at your head and spits an evocation, but the power he calls upon no longer heeds his cry. From the depths of the pit, a terrible roar begins to grow. The floor shakes and a column of flame lights the entire throne-hall as molten lava spews high into the air. Zahda staggers back, his face aghast with terror. Hurriedly he kneels before his throne, his crooked fingers stroking at a pentagram engraved in the gold. Above the din of destruction, another sound, like the ringing of a thousand tiny bells, can be heard, and in the blackness above the throne a speckled glow appears. It descends towards Lord Zahda until he is totally engulfed by a column of shimmering blue light. His body rises, lifted by unseen hands.</p>
<choice idref="sect118">If you wish to grab the Lorestone and step into the column of shimmering blue light, <link-text>turn to 118</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect250">If you wish to grab the Lorestone and escape back into the steel tube, <link-text>turn to 250</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>139</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Covering the floor of the north tunnel are myriad tiny animal tracks. Rats, mice, worms and snakes, denizens common to every subterranean lair, have all left their mark upon the grime-encrusted flagstones. But the east tunnel bears no such markings. There the ground is smooth and undisturbed: not even a film of dust discolours the grey stone floor. Your senses warn you that this tunnel is more than it seems.</p>
+ <p>Covering the floor of the north tunnel are myriad tiny animal tracks. Rats, mice, <!--ERRTAG-RE-186121-->worms, and snakes<ch.emdash/>denizens common to every subterranean lair<ch.emdash/>have<!--/ERRTAG-RE-186121--> all left their mark upon the grime-encrusted flagstones. But the east tunnel bears no such markings. There the ground is smooth and undisturbed: not even a film of dust discolours the grey stone floor. Your senses warn you that this tunnel is more than it seems.</p>
<choice idref="sect101">If you now wish to enter the east tunnel, <link-text>turn to 101</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect187">If you decide to take the north tunnel, <link-text>turn to 187</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>The Beastman Gaoler, a grim-faced creature<br/>armed with an axe, guards the staircase</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>The Beastman Gaoler, a grim-faced creature</line>
+ <line>armed with an axe, guards the staircase.</line>
+ </description>
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<combat><enemy>Beastman Gaoler</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">17</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">22</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect238">If you win the fight in three rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 238</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect212">If the fight lasts more than three rounds, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.<a id="sect142-1" idref="sect142-1-foot" class="footnote"/></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect212">If the fight lasts more than three rounds, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.<footref id="sect142-1" idref="sect142-1-foot" /></choice>
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<p>Breaking open the two halves of your Firesphere, you hold the magical flame close to the transparent skin. It quickly melts a hole, and a great gust of air surges into the bubble, splitting the skin wide open from top to bottom. Holding the Firesphere before you, you melt a path through the other bubbles. As the flame punctures their jelly-like skins they implode and plop to the floor in tatters.</p>
<p>You move on, your eyes peeled for the slightest hint of danger. A shadow on the floor in the distance makes you wary, and your fear soon turns to dismay when you see that it is a deep, dark pit, which covers the corridor with thirty feet of blackness. A sudden glow in the mist overhead heralds the unwelcome return of the skull:</p>
+
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<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
</meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small2.gif" width="225" height="210" />
- <instance class="pdf" src="small2.pdf" width="225" height="210" />
+ <instance class="html" src="small3.gif" width="386" height="150" />
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small3.pdf" width="386" height="150" />
</illustration>
+
<blockquote>
- <p><quote>The path across defies your sight,
- <br />Find the path or stay and fight!</quote>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>The path across defies your sight,</line>
+ <line>Find the path or stay and fight!<ch.rsquot/></line>
</p>
</blockquote>
<choice idref="sect39">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen or Divination, <link-text>turn to 39</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>146</title></meta>
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- <p>The first thing that you notice is the warrior's lack of wounds: no sword cuts or arrow shafts pierce his armour. If it were not for the unmistakable smell of death, you could be forgiven for thinking that he was asleep. You turn the body over to take a look at his face and recoil in shock at the sight before you. The eyes are missing, leaving two ghastly black holes; the tongue hangs out, dark and swollen, and from the corners of the twisted mouth oozes a thick, greenish fluid. Filled with revulsion, you leave the body and step into the secret passage.</p>
+ <p>The first thing that you notice is the warrior<ch.apos/>s lack of wounds: no sword cuts or arrow shafts pierce his armour. If it were not for the unmistakable smell of death, you could be forgiven for thinking that he was asleep. You turn the body over to take a look at his face and recoil in shock at the sight before you. The eyes are missing, leaving two ghastly black holes; the tongue hangs out, dark and swollen, and from the corners of the twisted mouth oozes a thick, greenish fluid. Filled with revulsion, you leave the body and step into the secret passage.</p>
<choice idref="sect11"><link-text>Turn to 11</link-text>.</choice>
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</footnotes>
<data>
- <p>The eggs are warm, and you can feel tiny movements through the leathery shells. Carefully you roll them aside and sift through the debris of the nest; you discover several Items of interest:</p>
+ <p>The eggs are warm, and you can feel tiny movements through the leathery shells. Carefully you roll them aside and sift through the debris of the nest; you discover <!--ERRTAG-RE-194584-->several items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-194584--> of interest:</p>
<ul>
- <li>MACE (Weapons)</li>
- <li>PADDED LEATHER WAISTCOAT (Special Items) Adds 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total when worn.</li>
- <li>SWORD (Weapons)</li>
- <li>HELMET (Special Items) Adds 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total when worn</li>
- <li>BLANKET (Backpack Items)</li>
- <li>BOTTLE OF WINE (Backpack Items)</li>
- <li>DAGGER (Weapons)</li>
- <li>POTION OF LAUMSPUR (Backpack Items) Restores 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points when swallowed; enough for one dose.</li>
+ <li>Mace (Weapons)</li>
+ <li>Padded Leather Waistcoat (Special Items) Adds 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total when worn.</li>
+ <li>Sword (Weapons)</li>
+ <li>Helmet (Special Items) Adds 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total when worn</li>
+ <li>Blanket (Backpack Items)</li>
+ <li>Bottle of Wine (Backpack Items)</li>
+ <li>Dagger (Weapons)</li>
+ <li>Potion of Laumspur (Backpack Items) Restores 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points when swallowed; enough for one dose.</li>
</ul>
- <p>If you take any of these Items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.<a id="sect148-1" idref="sect148-1-foot" class="footnote"/></p>
+ <p>If you take any of <!--ERRTAG-RE-194106-->these items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-194106-->, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.<footref id="sect148-1" idref="sect148-1-foot" /></p>
<p>The sound of a bolt and the creak of a dry hinge echoes from the chamber behind you, causing your pulse to race anew. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect63">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 63</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect346">If it is 5&endash;9, <link-text>turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect63">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 63</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect346">If it is 5<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>You cleave a path through the bubbles as easily as if you were scything cobwebs. As your sword punctures their jelly-like skins, they implode and plop to the floor in tatters.</p>
- <p>You move on, your eyes peeled for the slightest hint of danger. A shadow on the floor in the distance makes you wary. Your fear soon turns to dismay, for, as you grow closer, you can see that it is a deep, dark pit that stretches across the entire corridor. There appears to be no way across. Staring at the opposite side, over thirty feet away, you ponder the impossible task confronting you. A sudden glow in the misty ceiling heralds the return of the skull.</p>
+ <p>You move on, your eyes peeled for the slightest hint of danger. A shadow on the floor in the distance makes you wary. Your fear soon turns to dismay, for, as you grow closer, you can see that it is a deep, dark pit that stretches across the entire corridor. There appears to be no way across. Staring at the opposite side, over thirty feet away, you ponder the impossible task confronting you. A sudden glow in the misty ceiling heralds the <!--ERRTAG-RE-198837-->return of the skull:<!--/ERRTAG-RE-198837--></p>
+
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
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- <instance class="html" src="small2.gif" width="225" height="210" />
- <instance class="pdf" src="small2.pdf" width="225" height="210" />
+ <instance class="html" src="small3.gif" width="386" height="150" />
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small3.pdf" width="386" height="150" />
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+
<blockquote>
- <p><quote>The path across defies your sight;
- <br />Find the path or stay and fight.</quote>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>The path across defies your sight;</line>
+ <line>Find the path or stay and fight.<ch.rsquot/></line>
</p>
</blockquote>
<choice idref="sect39">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen or Divination, <link-text>turn to 39</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>152</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your arrow strikes home, sinking into the side of another creature. The creature jerks backwards and freezes in a ghastly contortion of pain. The thrashing legs of its wounded companion knock it from the walkway, and it topples stiffly into the chasm.</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RA-195159-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-195159--> strikes home, sinking into the side of another creature. The creature jerks backwards and freezes in a ghastly contortion of pain. The thrashing legs of its wounded companion knock it from the walkway, and it topples stiffly into the chasm.</p>
<p>Only one creature remains uninjured. It turns on you, its grisly mouth stained green with the blood of its companion.</p>
- <choice idref="sect253">If you wish to fire another arrow at this enemy, <link-text>turn to 253</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect253">If you wish to fire another <!--ERRTAG-RA-195159-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-195159--> at this enemy, <link-text>turn to 253</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If you wish to turn and flee into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>156</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Tavig has stopped screaming long before you force the hand to give up its prize and withdraw, gashed and bleeding, into the gloom of the tunnel. Tavig's body lies motionless at your feet. You stoop to close his sightless eyes and lay his sword upon his bloodstained chest, as is the custom in the land of Slovia when a warrior falls in battle.</p>
+ <p>Tavig has stopped screaming long before you force the hand to give up its prize and withdraw, gashed and bleeding, into the gloom of the tunnel. Tavig<ch.apos/>s body lies motionless at your feet. You stoop to close his sightless eyes and lay his sword upon his bloodstained chest, as is the custom in the land of Slovia when a warrior falls in battle.</p>
<choice idref="sect323">If you decide to leave the body and continue, <link-text>turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect227">If you wish to search the body before you go, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>158</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Gasping for air, you claw your way to the surface and swim for the rocky shore. Heaving yourself from the cold water, you crouch down, breathless and exhausted, beside a line of huge boulders, half-buried in the coal-black sand, and take stock of your belongings. You have lost two
Items from your Backpack, and all the food has been ruined by the tainted water (erase all Meals and two Backpack Items of your choice from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
- <p>No sooner have you managed to control your breathing than you hear the sound of scraping, as if some heavy weight were being dragged across the rocks to your left. A vertical crack appears in the surface of the nearest boulder, and a sickly yellow light washes over you. It is not a boulder&emdash;you are staring at a huge eye.</p>
+ <p>Gasping for air, you claw your way to the surface and swim for the rocky shore. Heaving yourself from the cold water, you crouch down, breathless and exhausted, beside a line of huge boulders, half-buried in the coal-black sand, and take stock of your belongings. You have lost two
<!--ERRTAG-RA-204001-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-204001--> from your Backpack, and all the food has been ruined by the tainted water (erase all Meals and two Backpack <!--ERRTAG-RA-204001-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-204001--> of your choice from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
+ <p>No sooner have you managed to control your breathing than you hear the sound of scraping, as if some heavy weight were being dragged across the rocks to your left. A vertical crack appears in the surface of the nearest boulder, and a sickly yellow light washes over you. It is not a boulder<ch.emdash/>you are staring at a huge eye.</p>
<choice idref="sect265">If you wish to draw your weapon and attack the eye, <link-text>turn to 265</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect41">If you wish to leap to your feet and escape towards the sheer rock base of Kazan-Oud, <link-text>turn to 41</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>159</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You walk upon the glittering marble flagstone of Zahda's throne-hall, your footsteps echoing among the circular tiers as you approach the central pit. The chamber is deserted, and only the flickering flames that curl around the pinnacle of black iron shed any light upon the vastness.</p>
+ <p>You walk upon the glittering marble flagstone of Zahda<ch.apos/>s throne-hall, your footsteps echoing among the circular tiers as you approach the central pit. The chamber is deserted, and only the flickering flames that curl around the pinnacle of black iron shed any light upon the vastness.</p>
<p><quote>You dare to challenge the power of Zahda?</quote> booms a voice in the darkness above, a voice made thunderous in the cavernous expanse of the throne-hall. A blinding white light holds you in its beam, blazing down from the throne with unnatural intensity. <quote>You dare to pit yourself against the Lord of Kazan-Oud?</quote></p>
- <p>Desperately you try to escape from the beam, but you cannot move. Your muscles are numb and nerveless, paralysed by Zahda's beam.</p>
- <p><quote>I know your purpose&emdash;your identity was revealed to me in the maze. You are the Kai Lord&emdash;the one they call Lone Wolf.</quote> The voice is now filled with anger and indignation. <quote>You have come here to steal that which belongs to me. For such a crime there can be only one penalty&emdash;death!</quote></p>
+ <p>Desperately you try to escape from the beam, but you cannot move. Your muscles are numb and nerveless, paralysed by Zahda<ch.apos/>s beam.</p>
+ <p><quote>I know your purpose<ch.emdash/>your identity was revealed to me in the maze. You are the Kai Lord<ch.emdash/>the one they call Lone Wolf.</quote> The voice is now filled with anger and indignation. <quote>You have come here to steal that which belongs to me. For such a crime there can be only one penalty<ch.emdash/>death!</quote></p>
<p>A pulse of raw energy hurtles down from the throne, speeding towards you like a burning sun. It consumes you in a searing ball of flame, destroying you completely and forever.</p>
<choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
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<p>As the last enemy falls dead at your feet, a section of the wall slides back to reveal an ugly, bearded dwarf, wearing a grimy black velvet jerkin. His pig-like eyes twinkle malevolently as he raises a hollow brass tube and points it at your face.</p>
- <p><quote>Sweet dreams,</quote> he chortles, and a blast of icy-cold vapour shoots from the tip, catching you squarely in the face. You reel back, coughing and choking, as the bitter vapour fills your lungs. By the time your realize that you have inhaled a powerful sleep gas, you are already succumbing to its irresistible power.</p>
+ <p><quote>Sweet dreams,</quote> he chortles, and a blast of icy cold vapour shoots from the tip, catching you squarely in the face. You reel back, coughing and choking, as the bitter vapour fills your lungs. By the time your realize that you have inhaled a powerful sleep gas, you are already succumbing to its irresistible power.</p>
<choice idref="sect165"><link-text>Turn to 165</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>161</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>As the few remaining survivors whirl away into the darkness, you sheathe your weapon and kick aside the torn bodies of those who fell to your deadly blows. A stone room awaits you at the bottom of the stairs, featureless and bare except for a weapons' rack hanging on the wall in the far corner. It holds a Spear and a Broadsword, both in remarkably fine condition. The torchlit tunnels offer an exit from this chamber: one descends to the north, the other to the east.</p>
+ <p>As the few remaining survivors whirl away into the darkness, you sheathe your weapon and kick aside the torn bodies of those who fell to your deadly blows. A stone room awaits you at the bottom of the stairs, featureless and bare except for a weapons<ch.apos/> rack hanging on the wall in the far corner. It holds a Spear and a Broadsword, both in remarkably fine condition. The torchlit tunnels offer an exit from this chamber: one descends to the north, the other to the east.</p>
<choice idref="sect139">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect187">If you wish to enter the north tunnel, <link-text>turn to 187</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect101">If you wish to enter the east tunnel, <link-text>turn to 101</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>162</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your shot is fast and deadly accurate: the arrow pierces the warrior's armoured back just above the waist, pitching him forward on to his face. He writhes for a brief moment on the rubbish-strewn floor before surrendering to death.</p>
+ <p>Your shot is fast and deadly accurate: the <!--ERRTAG-RE-204217-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-204217--> pierces the warrior<ch.apos/>s armoured back just above the waist, pitching him forward <!--ERRTAG-RE-203248-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-203248--> his face. He writhes for a brief moment on the rubbish-strewn floor before surrendering to death.</p>
<p>Swiftly you race along the corridor, leaving the dead guard and the chamber far behind. You pass through an archway that opens out to a landing at the top of a spiral staircase and you descend the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs a tunnel leads off to the west and the east.</p>
<choice idref="sect171">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship or Divination, <link-text>turn to 171</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect29">If you wish to go west, <link-text>turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>You regain consciousness with a start, reaching instinctively for your weapon lest danger be waiting to greet you. A dull throbbing fills your head as you sit up to take stock of your surroundings.</p>
- <p>You find yourself on top of a mound of rotting vegetation, stacked high in the corner of a shadowy chamber. A harsh reptilian odour fills your nostrils: the unmistakable smell of snakes. As your vision clears, you notice, amid the slime that covers the floor, what appear to be undigested human bones. A rib cage, two skulls and several vertebrae are illuminated by a shaft of light that descends from a grate in the ceiling. It flickers and, for a second, you catch a glimpse of a skull-like face through the iron bars. Fear wells up inside you as a chilling laugh pierces the silence. But it is not the sound of the cruel inhuman laughter that freezes your blood, it is the sight of the colossal, wedge-shaped head that is rearing up through the mound on which you sit; it is the head of a gigantic snake.</p>
+ <p>You find yourself on top of a mound of rotting vegetation, stacked high in the corner of a shadowy chamber. A harsh reptilian odour fills your nostrils: the unmistakable smell of snakes. As your vision clears, you notice, amid the slime that covers the floor, what appear to be undigested human bones. A rib cage, two <!--ERRTAG-RE-211054-->skulls, and several<!--/ERRTAG-RE-211054--> vertebrae are illuminated by a shaft of light that descends from a grate in the ceiling. It flickers and, for a second, you catch a glimpse of a skull-like face through the iron bars. Fear wells up inside you as a chilling laugh pierces the silence. But it is not the sound of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-211397-->cruel, inhuman<!--/ERRTAG-RE-211397--> laughter that freezes your blood, it is the sight of the colossal, wedge-shaped head that is rearing up through the mound on which you sit; it is the head of a gigantic snake.</p>
+
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>The colossal, wedge-shaped head of a<br/>gigantic snake rears up before you</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>The colossal, wedge-shaped head of a</line>
+ <line>gigantic snake rears up before you.</line>
+ </description>
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+ </illustration>
+
<p>You leap to your feet and run to the far corner of the chamber, your heart pounding loudly in your ears. The snake rises up almost to the ceiling, its forked tongue flickering angrily below a single yellow eye which is set deep in the centre of its green scaly head. Once more the chamber echoes to cruel laughter as the monster shakes off its rotting nest and slithers forward.</p>
<choice idref="sect137">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control and have reached the Kai rank of Primate, <link-text>turn to 137</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect7">If you have a bow and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 7</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect301">If you have neither a bow nor mastery of Animal Control, <link-text>turn to 301</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect7">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RA-207262-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-207262--> and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 7</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect301">If you have neither a <!--ERRTAG-RA-207262-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-207262--> nor mastery of Animal Control, <link-text>turn to 301</link-text>.</choice>
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<illustration class="float">
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>Scores of seated creatures crowd the tiers, staring<br/>at you, their eyes like pinpoints of fire</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>Scores of seated creatures crowd the tiers, staring</line>
+ <line>at you, their eyes like pinpoints of fire.</line>
+ </description>
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<p><quote>Let the trial commence!</quote> commands a mighty voice, filling the hall with clamouring echoes. As one, the robed spectators rise from their seats as a shaft of light pours down upon the pinnacle, illuminating the outline of a man, white-haired and gaunt, seated on a massive throne of solid, gleaming gold. Suspended in the air above his head are two crystals: one as clear as a polished diamond; the other as black as the grave. A crackling arc of energy travels between the two, and its flickering blue light sheds a ghostly shadow on the face of the seated lord.</p>
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<p>On your fifth step, the silence is broken by another crack. The invisible whip bites into the back of your legs, causing your knees to buckle, and you flinch with pain as you stagger forwards.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, add 2 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect275">If your total is now 0&endash;2, <link-text>turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect222">If it is 3&endash;7, <link-text>turn to 222</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect275">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>2, <link-text>turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect222">If it is 3<ch.endash/>7, <link-text>turn to 222</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect311">If it is 8 or more, <link-text>turn to 311</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>168</title></meta>
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- <p>The water is still pouring from the statue's face, although the pressure has dropped dramatically now that the chamber is nearly full. The entire face has crumbled away under the pressure of the water, leaving a hole the size of a dinner plate. Peering inside, you can see a large nozzle and a lever, both deep within the body, beyond arm's reach.</p>
- <choice idref="sect32">If you have a sword, <link-text>turn to 32</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect263">If you do not have this weapon, <link-text>turn to 263</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>The water is still pouring from the statue<ch.apos/>s face, although the pressure has dropped dramatically now that the chamber is nearly full. The entire face has crumbled away under the pressure of the water, leaving a hole the size of a dinner plate. Peering inside, you can see a large nozzle and a lever, both deep within the body, beyond arm<ch.apos/>s reach.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect32">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RE-217951-->Sword or a Spear<!--/ERRTAG-RE-217951-->, <link-text>turn to 32</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect263">If you do not have either of these weapons, <link-text>turn to 263</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The descending wall is gathering speed at a terrifying pace; there is now very little space left through which to escape.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect237">If your total is now 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 237</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect237">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 237</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect326">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>171</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your Kai mastery reveals that the wall at the bottom of the stairs conceals a secret door. One of the bricks is far smoother than the others, and you sense that it activates the lock which keeps the door closed.</p>
+ <p>Your Kai Mastery reveals that the wall at the bottom of the stairs conceals a secret door. One of the bricks is far smoother than the others, and you sense that it activates the lock which keeps the door closed.</p>
<choice idref="sect14">If you wish to press the brick, <link-text>turn to 14</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect29">If you prefer to follow the tunnel to the west, <link-text>turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect272">If you prefer to take the tunnel to the east, <link-text>turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>172</title></meta>
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- <p>You are washed out of the chamber and deposited on the floor of a corridor at the bottom of a steep ramp. Blinking the water from your eyes, you gaze with trepidation at your surroundings. The walls of the corridor, festooned with what appear to be gigantic cocoons, stretch into the distance as far as you can see. The oval door clicks shut and the click reverberates down the corridor, growing louder and louder. In the gloomy corridor ahead you see that something is moving.</p>
+ <p>You are washed out of the chamber and deposited on the floor of a corridor at the bottom of a steep ramp. Blinking the water from your eyes, you gaze with trepidation at your surroundings. The walls of the corridor, festooned with what appear to be gigantic cocoons, stretch into the distance as far as you can see. The oval door clicks shut and the <onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia> reverberates down the corridor, growing louder and louder. In the gloomy corridor ahead you see that something is moving.</p>
<p>A huge worm-like creature with great black eyes and horny mandibles is slithering towards you, a purple froth bubbling from its mouth as it fastens on your scent.</p>
<choice idref="sect86">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Invisibility, <link-text>turn to 86</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect130">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control and you have reached the Kai rank of Primate, <link-text>turn to 130</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>174</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Blue fire leaps from Zahda's staff, but you intercept and deflect it upon the blade of the sun-sword. The murderous bolt screams into the dark hall, destroying a whole tier of seats with a thunderous concussion.</p>
- <p><quote>You will die&ellips; die&ellips; DIE!</quote> shrieks Zahda like a man possessed. He whirls his staff twice about his head before lunging at your face with its clawed tip. Lord Zahda is immune to Mindblast and Psi-surge.</p>
+ <p>Blue fire leaps from Zahda<ch.apos/>s staff, but you intercept and deflect it upon the blade of the sun-sword. The murderous bolt screams into the dark hall, destroying a whole tier of seats with a thunderous concussion.</p>
+ <p><quote>You will die<ch.ellips/> die<ch.ellips/> DIE!</quote> shrieks Zahda like a man possessed. He whirls his staff twice about his head before lunging at your face with its clawed tip. Lord Zahda is immune to Mindblast and Psi-surge.</p>
<combat><enemy>Lord Zahda (with power-staff)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">33</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect149">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 149</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A pall of thick smoke spreads towards you from the body of the creature you have already killed, and your enemies use it to mask their advance. You steel yourself for a shot; but your aim is greatly hindered by the acrid fumes that are making your eyes stream and your throat tighten.</p>
- <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with bow, or the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, deduct 3 from the number you have picked.</p>
+ <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with <!--ERRTAG-RE-218358-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-218358-->, or the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, deduct 3 from the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect19">If your total is now 5 or lower, <link-text>turn to 19</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect314">If it is 6 or more, <link-text>turn to 314</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The relief is instantaneous. Quickly you move from one stone to the next until you arrive at the shadowy opening in the wall. Echoing in the darkness, you hear the rustle and slither of unseen things. Suddenly something round and black breaks through the surface of the lake, splitting the night with its hideous cry. It hovers for a few seconds above the water before hurtling towards you at an unnerving speed.</p>
<choice idref="sect16">If you wish to take cover inside the fissure, <link-text>turn to 16</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect342">If you wish to draw a weapon and prepare for combat, <link-text>turn to 342</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect225">If you have a bow and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 225</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect225">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RE-220421-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220421--> and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 225</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Blindly, the young serpents writhe around your feet, their fanged jaws snapping wildly at your unarmoured legs. Combat is unavoidable and you must fight them as one enemy.</p>
<choice idref="sect191">If you possess a Fireseed and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 191</link-text>.</choice>
+
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<combat><enemy>Hactaraton Brood</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">15</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">28</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses you sustain in the combat due to the venomous bite of these creatures.</p>
<choice idref="sect346">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>179</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your Discipline blocks the psychic assault and eases pain in your head, but the hand senses your resistance and tries a new form of attack. It curls its fingers, forming a grotesque fist, and pounds the plinth repeatedly with slow, heavy blows. Waves of psychic shock buffet your Psi-screen, forcing you to draw on all your strength just to keep the shield from.</p>
- <choice idref="sect134">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-surge and have also reached the Kai rank of Primate,<link-text>turn to 134</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Your Discipline blocks the psychic assault and eases pain in your head, but the hand senses your resistance and tries a new form of attack. It curls its fingers, forming a grotesque fist, and pounds the plinth repeatedly with slow, heavy blows. Waves of psychic shock buffet your Psi-screen, forcing you to draw on all your strength just to keep the shield from collapsing.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect134">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-surge and have also reached the Kai rank of Primate, <link-text>turn to 134</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect297">If you do not have the power of Psi-surge, or if you have not yet reached the rank of Primate, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>180</title></meta>
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- <p>Drawing on the power of your Kai skill, you take a deep breath and give voice to a single, unbroken tone. Sweat breaks out on your forehead as you raise the pitch of your voice steadily until it passes beyond the range of your own hearing. Suddenly, the bats shriek in unison. They twist and shudder, hurling themselves into the walls and ceiling as your cry paralyses their senses. As the few survivors whirl away into the darkness, you cease your call and hurry down the stairs. (If you used the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-surge, you need not deduct any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>points from your current total.)</p>
+ <p>Drawing on the power of your Kai skill, you take a deep breath and give voice to a single, unbroken tone. Sweat breaks out on your forehead as you raise the pitch of your voice steadily until it passes beyond the range of your own hearing. Suddenly, the bats shriek in unison. They twist and shudder, hurling themselves into the walls and ceiling as your cry paralyses their senses. As the few survivors whirl away into the darkness, you cease your call and hurry down the stairs. (If you used the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-surge, you need not deduct any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points from your current total.)</p>
<choice idref="sect236"><link-text>Turn to 236</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The patrol comes to a halt less than ten feet from where you are hiding. The leader grunts an order and one of the black-clad armoured guards takes a flint from his pocket. He strikes it and sets light to a tar-coated torch fixed to the wall. The torch splutters into life, and you are caught in the glare of its vivid yellow flame.</p>
- <choice idref="sect206">If you have a bow and wish to fire at the guards before they react to your presence, <link-text>turn to 206</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect206">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RE-223905-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-223905--> and wish to fire at the guards before they react to your presence, <link-text>turn to 206</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect332">If you wish to attack the guards with a hand weapon, <link-text>turn to 332</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect69">If you decide to run through the chamber and attempt an escape into the opposite corridor, <link-text>turn to 69</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>183</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>No matter how hard you prod the slab it shows no sign of movement, but your probing does uncover something previously hidden beneath the dust. Carefully you scrape away the grime until the outline of a coiled snake is revealed, etched deep into the dull grey marble. Carved in the centre of its scaly coils is the number <strong>123</strong>. Make a note of this number in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>&emdash;it could be of use at a later stage of your adventure.</p>
+ <p>No matter how hard you prod the slab it shows no sign of movement, but your probing does uncover something previously hidden beneath the dust. Carefully you scrape away the grime until the outline of a coiled snake is revealed, etched deep into the dull grey marble. Carved in the centre of its scaly coils is the number <strong>123</strong>. Make a note of this number in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a><ch.emdash/>it could be of use at a later stage of your adventure.</p>
<choice idref="sect127">If you wish to jump across the slab and press on into the tunnel beyond, <link-text>turn to 127</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If you decide to enter the tunnel by walking across the slab, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>185</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>A hollow sound, like the clatter of horses
' hooves on cobblestones, arrests you in mid-step. Your basic Kai skills warn you that more of these evil creatures are running along the tunnel, heading in your direction. To proceed further would be suicidal. Over two hundred yards of narrow walkway separate you from the opposite tunnel, and as you turn and run, you pray that you reach it before the Dhax appear. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect241">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;8, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>A hollow sound, like the clatter of horses
<ch.apos/> hooves on cobblestones, arrests you in mid-step. Your basic Kai skills warn you that more of these evil creatures are running along the tunnel, heading in your direction. To proceed further would be suicidal. Over two hundred yards of narrow walkway separate you from the opposite tunnel, and as you turn and run, you pray that you reach it before the Dhax appear. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect241">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>8, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect106">If it is 9, <link-text>turn to 106</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The tunnel descends to a vast, cavernous hall. Spirals of yellow smoke rise up on either side of a narrow stone walkway that leads to its centre. There it meets another path running from east to west. Cautiously you advance along the walkway, your stomach unsettled by the stench of the sulphurous smoke and the sight of the dark, yawning void on either side.</p>
<p>At the junction, you hear the sound of running feet echoing from an archway to your right. The footfalls grow louder and, suddenly, a man in leather armour bursts out of the darkness, his studded boots striking sparks on the stone pathway as he skids to a halt. Sweat pours down his lean and leathery face, and his eyes flash with fear. He casts an anxious glance over shoulder before unsheathing his sword and advancing towards you.</p>
<choice idref="sect205">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Divination, <link-text>turn to 205</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect79">If you have a bow and wish to fire at the warrior, <link-text>turn to 79</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect79">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RE-229767-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229767--> and wish to fire at the warrior, <link-text>turn to 79</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect95">If you wish to draw your weapon and prepare to defend yourself, <link-text>turn to 95</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You recognize the symptoms of takadea, or <quote>gaolrot</quote> as it is commonly called in your country. As you approach the trembling man, you reassure him that you mean him no harm, that you can help him if only he will trust you. Placing your hands over his eyes, you transfuse the healing power of your Magnakai skill into his sick body, concentrating your energy into reversing the terrible effects of the disease. When you remove your hands, his eyes are no longer opaque; they gleam with a cat-like intensity.</p>
<p><quote>I can see,</quote> he says in astonishment, his voice cracked with emotion. <quote>How can I ever repay you for this miracle?</quote> Before you can answer, the sound of running feet echoes along the corridor outside.</p>
- <p><quote>Follow me,</quote> he says, springing to his feet. <quote>If Zahda's guards find you in here they'll kill us both.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Follow me,</quote> he says, springing to his feet. <quote>If Zahda<ch.apos/>s guards find you in here they<ch.apos/>ll kill us both.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect290"><link-text>Turn to 290</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>196</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The arrow whistles through the air towards the oncoming sphere. Impact looks imminent until the black ball suddenly changes course, darting aside at the last possible moment to avoid the missile. The arrow splashes harmlessly in the lake, and you are forced to shoulder your bow and draw a hand weapon as the menacing sphere resumes its attack.</p>
+ <p>The <!--ERRTAG-RA-236718-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-236718--> whistles through the air towards the oncoming sphere. Impact looks imminent until the black ball suddenly changes course, darting aside at the last possible moment to avoid the missile. The <!--ERRTAG-RA-236718-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-236718--> splashes harmlessly in the lake, and you are forced to shoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RE-236386-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-236386--> and draw a hand weapon as the menacing sphere resumes its attack.</p>
<choice idref="sect342">If you wish to stand and fight this object, <link-text>turn to 342</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect16">If you decide to evade its attack by moving deeper into the fissure, <link-text>turn to 16</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Using every scrap of cover to hide your passing, you move through the chamber like a phantom. As soon as you set foot into the corridor beyond, you are confronted by an armoured guard. He screams a cry that is muffled by the visor of his black helmet and turns and runs towards a bell-rope that hangs from a hole in the ceiling.</p>
- <choice idref="sect266">If you have a bow and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 266</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect40">If you do not have a bow, or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 40</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect266">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RA-237280-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-237280--> and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 266</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect40">If you do not have a <!--ERRTAG-RA-237280-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-237280-->, or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 40</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>198</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Suddenly you realize the horrific purpose of the hand. It is a predator, an evil sentient being that can only survive by consuming one form of nourishment&emdash;live human brain.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly you realize the horrific purpose of the hand. It is a predator, an evil sentient being that can only survive by consuming one form of nourishment<ch.emdash/>live human brain.</p>
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>The hand is a predator&emdash;it can only survive<br/>by consuming live human brain</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>The hand is a predator<ch.emdash/>it can only survive</line>
+ <line>by consuming live human brain.</line>
+ </description>
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<p>Diving and rolling, you avoid its initial attack, escaping with scratches to your scalp (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points), but as it rises above you once more, you cannot help but fear that your life is soon to end. This creature is immune to Mindblast, but <em>not</em> Psi-surge in combat.</p>
<meta><title>199</title></meta>
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- <p>You recognize the dead man's hauberk as that of a Kakush mercenary: the ten-pointed star of Nikesa, the symbol of that country's capital city, adorns each of the rusty buckles that fasten his chainmail armour. In a leather pouch hanging from his belt you discover 6 Gold Crowns, and inside the tattered remains of his Backpack, there is a Rope and a hooded Red Robe.</p>
- <p>A close examination of the weapons shows them both to be quite useless: the bone-handled dagger crumbles to dust when you try to dislodge it from the corpse's skull, and the blade of the sword is dull and eaten by rust.</p>
+ <p>You recognize the dead man<ch.apos/>s hauberk as that of a <!--ERRTAG-RE-244788-->Kakushi<!--/ERRTAG-RE-244788--> mercenary: the ten-pointed star of Nikesa, the symbol of that country<ch.apos/>s capital city, adorns each of the rusty buckles that fasten his chainmail armour. In a leather pouch hanging from his belt you discover 6 Gold Crowns, and inside the tattered remains of <!--ERRTAG-RE-245021-->his backpack<!--/ERRTAG-RE-245021-->, there is a Rope and a hooded Red Robe.</p>
+ <p>A close examination of the weapons shows them both to be quite useless: the bone-handled dagger crumbles to dust when you try to dislodge it from the corpse<ch.apos/>s skull, and the blade of the sword is dull and eaten by rust.</p>
<choice idref="sect318">If you now wish to continue along the tunnel, <link-text>turn to 318</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect93">If you decide to climb the stairs and investigate the open trap door, <link-text>turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You make your way quickly along the tunnel until you reach a chamber illuminated by a shaft of shimmering red light that descends from a square hole in the ceiling. A pair of huge iron doors fills the opposite wall, but in order to reach them you will have to pass through the eerie red light. Close to the archway by which you entered, another tunnel exits from the chamber, curving off towards the east.</p>
<choice idref="sect269">If you wish to walk through the red light to examine the iron doors, <link-text>turn to 269</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect272">If you wish to leave the chamber by the east tunnel,<link-text>turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect272">If you wish to leave the chamber by the east tunnel, <link-text>turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>202</title></meta>
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- <p>A howling blue fire leaps from Zahda's staff and instinctively you hurl yourself to the floor to evade its searing heat. The bolt screams past into the darkness of the hall, where it explodes in a splash of vivid sparks.</p>
- <p>Zahda screams with anger and frustration and attempts to crush your head with one vicious blow, but you save yourself by rolling aside, and the staff cleaves open the black iron floor. A gout of flame rises from the split and blisters the mad lord's hand; he shrieks like a wounded crow, and the staff drops from his fire-blackened fingers.</p>
+ <p>A howling blue fire leaps from Zahda<ch.apos/>s staff and instinctively you hurl yourself to the floor to evade its searing heat. The bolt screams past into the darkness of the hall, where it explodes in a splash of vivid sparks.</p>
+ <p>Zahda screams with anger and frustration and attempts to crush your head with one vicious blow, but you save yourself by rolling aside, and the staff cleaves open the black iron floor. A gout of flame rises from the split and blisters the mad lord<ch.apos/>s hand; he shrieks like a wounded crow, and the staff drops from his fire-blackened fingers.</p>
<p>You see your chance to attack and lash out, but Zahda is quick to react. He leaps backwards, unsheathing a glowing dagger as he steadies himself on the brink of the abyss. Lord Zahda is immune to Mindblast but not Psi-surge.</p>
<combat><enemy>Lord Zahda</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">25</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>You are clinging to the body of a deadly<br/>Lekhor that is poised to strike</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>You are clinging to the body of a deadly</line>
+ <line>Lekhor that is poised to strike.</line>
+ </description>
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<choice idref="sect325">If you wish to release your grip of this deadly serpent and dive into the water, <link-text>turn to 325</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>204</title></meta>
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- <p>The temperature grows higher with every step you take, but as the first flame washes over your body, you feel no heat or pain at all. The gout of flame feels cool and refreshing, like a breeze on a hot summer's day. You quicken your step and soon emerge from the heatless flames into the empty passage beyond.</p>
+ <p>The temperature grows higher with every step you take, but as the first flame washes over your body, you feel no heat or pain at all. The gout of flame feels cool and refreshing, like a breeze on a hot summer<ch.apos/>s day. You quicken your step and soon emerge from the heatless flames into the empty passage beyond.</p>
<choice idref="sect240"><link-text>Turn to 240</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You sense that the man is petrified with fear. An aura of evil grows stronger by the second, radiating from the darkened archway like a terrible black heat. The evil is so strong that it blocks your Discipline, and you cannot be sure if the warrior is a friend or a foe.</p>
<choice idref="sect95">If you wish to draw a weapon and prepare to defend yourself, <link-text>turn to 95</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect47">If you wish to avoid a confrontation by running into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 47</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect79">If you have a bow and wish to fire at the warrior,<link-text>turn to 79</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect79">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RE-246093-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246093--> and wish to fire at the warrior, <link-text>turn to 79</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>206</title></meta>
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- <p>You aim and fire a fraction of a second later, hitting the leader in the chest. He tumbles backwards, knocked off his feet by the force of your arrow. His followers growl their anger, unsheathing long knives and axes as they press forward to wreak their.</p>
+ <p>You aim and fire a fraction of a second later, hitting the leader in the chest. He tumbles backwards, knocked off his feet by the force of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-247194-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-247194-->. His followers growl their anger, unsheathing long knives and axes as they press forward to wreak their revenge.</p>
<combat><enemy>Zahda Beastmen</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">28</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">35</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <choice idref="sect17">If you win the combat in three rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 17.</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect17">If you win the combat in three rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 17</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect160">If combat lasts longer than three rounds, <link-text>turn to 160</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your killing blow makes the Oudagorg twist back on itself, its head disappearing into the misty ceiling. There is a deafening crack as blue lightning engulfs its neck, crackling snake-like around its horrible body and filling the corridor with the smell of burning meat. The creature thrashes wildly for several minutes, and when its gruesome dance finally ends you see that the canopy of mist is no longer there. In the darkness above you see a deserted walkway and a metal observation platform.</p>
- <choice idref="sect294">If you wish to climb on to the body of the dead Oudagorg and pull yourself on to the platform,<link-text>turn to 294</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect294">If you wish to climb <!--ERRTAG-RA-247564-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RA-247564--> the body of the dead Oudagorg and pull yourself <!--ERRTAG-RA-247564-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RA-247564--> the platform, <link-text>turn to 294</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect46">If you wish to climb over the worm-like carcass and continue along the corridor, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>210</title></meta>
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- <p>Once more you call on your Kai mastery to save you from reptilian threat, and once more it proves effective. The snakes turn away and slither to the safety of their nest, repelled by your presence as if the sight of you were as repulsive to them as the sight of them is to you.</p>
+ <p>Once more you call on your Kai Mastery to save you from reptilian threat, and once more it proves effective. The snakes turn away and slither to the safety of their nest, repelled by your presence as if the sight of you were as repulsive to them as the sight of them is to you.</p>
<choice idref="sect346"><link-text>Turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>213</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>There is a click and the panel slides open to reveal the small, dimly lit interior of the sarcophagus. A set of stairs descends to a strong wooden door that is reinforced with strips and studs of iron.</p>
+ <p>There is a <onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia> and the panel slides open to reveal the small, dimly lit interior of the sarcophagus. A set of stairs descends to a strong wooden door that is reinforced with strips and studs of iron.</p>
<choice idref="sect37">If you wish to enter the sarcophagus, <link-text>turn to 37</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If you decide not to enter, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The iron door is several inches thick and will demand a tremendous effort to raise it high enough off the floor for you to escape underneath it.</p>
- <p>To raise the door follow the normal combat rules as if you were unarmed (subtract 4 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total). If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, you need not deduct any points from your<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> score. Any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points that you lose during this <quote>combat</quote> represent the fatigue you suffer as you strain to lift the heavy door.</p>
+ <p>To raise the door follow the normal combat rules as if you were unarmed (subtract 4 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total). If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, you need not deduct any points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> score. Any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points that you lose during this <quote>combat</quote> represent the fatigue you suffer as you strain to lift the heavy door.</p>
<combat>
<enemy>Tunnel Door</enemy>
<enemy-attribute class="combatskill">19</enemy-attribute>
<enemy-attribute class="resistance">50</enemy-attribute>
</combat>
<choice idref="sect277">You may cease <quote>combat</quote> at any time and explore the tunnel instead; <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect114">If you reduce the door's resistance (<typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>) to 0, <link-text>turn to 114</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect114">If you reduce the door<ch.apos/>s <!--ERRTAG-RE-258257--><typ class="attribute">RESISTANCE</typ><!--/ERRTAG-RE-258257--> (<typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>) to 0, <link-text>turn to 114</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>To your relief you discover that the door is unlocked and unguarded. Beyond it, a torchlit corridor descends through a series of deserted chambers, each one defaced by years of neglect and decay. Rotting curtains and mouldering furniture are all that remain of a sumptuous abode, a luxurious underground retreat for the Lord of Kazan-Oud.</p>
- <p>You are about to enter another of these chambers when the sound of muttering stops you dead in your tracks. Three spindly limbed creatures are seated at a table in the centre of the room. They chatter excitedly in a language that is alien to your ears and point with slim, green fingers at a parchment spread out before them. They wear long, hooded robes of purple silk and appear to be unarmed.</p>
+ <p>You are about to enter another of these chambers when the sound of muttering stops you dead in your tracks. Three <!--ERRTAG-RE-259746-->spindly-limbed<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259746--> creatures are seated at a table in the centre of the room. They chatter excitedly in a language that is alien to your ears and point with slim, green fingers at a parchment spread out before them. They wear long, hooded robes of purple silk and appear to be unarmed.</p>
<choice idref="sect244">If you have completed the Lore-circle of Solaris, <link-text>turn to 244</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect295">If you wish to launch a surprise attack on these unsuspecting creatures, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect343">If you wish to try to sneak through the chamber and attempt to reach the opposite corridor unseen, <link-text>turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>217</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The strength of your Kai mastery overcomes the pain that tears at your mind, and you swiftly regain full control of your body. Snatching up your weapon from the hot black sand, you lash out at the tendril, severing its tip. But instead of blood, or what would pass for blood in the body of this ghastly creature, a flame sparks into life like a spluttering fuse. The brain ceases to move, hovering motionless above the sand, as the spitting flame burns fiercely along its thin tube of sundered flesh.</p>
+ <p>The strength of your Kai Mastery overcomes the pain that tears at your mind, and you swiftly regain full control of your body. Snatching up your weapon from the hot black sand, you lash out at the tendril, severing its tip. But instead of blood, or what would pass for blood in the body of this ghastly creature, a flame sparks into life like a spluttering fuse. The brain ceases to move, hovering motionless above the sand, as the spitting flame burns fiercely along its thin tube of sundered flesh.</p>
<choice idref="sect170"><link-text>Turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>219</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You lash out at the monster's eyelid and open a terrible wound. But before you can deal another a bolt of red fire screams down from the grating, hits your shoulder, and paralyses your whole arm with a sickening pain. You reel back, your weapon clattering to the ground as your fingers are robbed of all feeling (lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
+ <p>You lash out at the monster<ch.apos/>s eyelid and open a terrible wound. But before you can deal another a bolt of red fire screams down from the grating, hits your shoulder, and paralyses your whole arm with a sickening pain. You reel back, your weapon clattering to the ground as your fingers are robbed of all feeling (lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
<p>The snake writhes and twists in blind rage, its open jaws seeking you out to exact its revenge. It soon picks up your scent and attacks with frightening speed.</p>
<combat><enemy>Giant Hactaraton</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">20</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Your weapon lies on the ground near your feet, and you must deduct 4 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total for the first two rounds of combat. If you are still alive at the beginning of the third round, you can retrieve your weapon. Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points that you lose during the combat, due to the venomous bite of your enemy.</p>
<data>
<p>Your companion rolls the body over and unsheathes a Short Sword and a Dagger from the belt. You may take the Axe that was used in combat and the Dagger, if you wish.</p>
+
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<p>At the bottom of the stairs is a deserted hallway at the end of which are two great doors of gleaming bronze. Sumptuous tapestries and statuettes of gold line the walls on either side, and an ornate fountain of silvered marble fills the hall with a melodious bubbling sound.</p>
- <p>You have covered less than twenty feet when an armoured guard steps into view from behind the fountain. He raises a crossbow and you shout a warning to your new-found partner&emdash;but you are too late. The bolt hisses through the air, hitting him with such force that he is knocked off his feet and sent crashing to the ground. The guard fumbles in a leather pouch for another quarrel with which to despatch you.</p>
+ <p>You have covered less than twenty feet when an armoured guard steps into view from behind the fountain. He raises a crossbow and you shout a warning to your newfound partner<ch.emdash/>but you are too late. The bolt hisses through the air, hitting him with such force that he is knocked off his feet and sent crashing to the ground. The guard fumbles in a leather pouch for another quarrel with which to dispatch you.</p>
<choice idref="sect28">If you wish to aid your wounded companion, <link-text>turn to 28</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect81">If you decide to attack the guard before he can reload his weapon, <link-text>turn to 81</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>A great toad-like face stares unblinkingly into your eyes</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>A great toad-like face stares unblinkingly into your eyes.</line>
+ </description>
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- <p>A ghastly noise echoes from deep within its open mouth as it rears up to attack you with a razor-sharp tongue. Due to the surprise of its attack, you cannot make use of a bow.</p>
+ <p>A ghastly noise echoes from deep within its open mouth as it rears up to attack you with a razor-sharp tongue. Due to the surprise of its attack, you cannot make use of a <!--ERRTAG-RE-259777-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259777-->.</p>
<combat><enemy>Zagothal</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">29</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">28</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect229">If you wish, you may evade after two rounds of combat; <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect70">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Invisibility, you may evade combat at any time without losing <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points; <link-text>turn to 70</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>222</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You slip and fall but miraculously you manage to hang on to the invisible beam. Your legs are stinging (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) but you ignore the pain, concentrating all your effort on swinging them back on to the beam. Just as you succeed, the crack of the whip resounds once more and burns its mark across your back (lose another <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point).</p>
+ <p>You slip and fall but miraculously you manage to hang on to the invisible beam. Your legs are stinging (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) but you ignore the pain, concentrating all your effort on swinging them back <!--ERRTAG-RE-259781-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259781--> the beam. Just as you succeed, the crack of the whip resounds once more and burns its mark across your back (lose another <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point).</p>
<p>When the whip cracks a third time it cuts only air, for you have crawled out of range of its cruel bite.</p>
<choice idref="sect6"><link-text>Turn to 6</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As your hand closes around the hilt of the sword, somewhere in the mist above your head the voice of the skull speaks a chilling rhyme:</p>
+
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<blockquote>
- <p>Hand to take;
- <br />Spell to break;
- <br />Stir a terror
- <br />In your wake.
+ <p>
+ <line>Hand to take;</line>
+ <line>Spell to break;</line>
+ <line>Stir a terror</line>
+ <line>In your wake.</line>
</p>
</blockquote>
<choice idref="sect96">If you still wish to pick up the sword, <link-text>turn to 96</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>225</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Only the faint green light of the power-shield illuminates your moving target. You notch an arrow and take careful aim as it speeds up the beach, weaving in and out of the boulders that litter its path.</p>
- <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with bow, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect196">If your total is now 0&endash;6, <link-text>turn to 196</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Only the faint green light of the power-shield illuminates your moving target. You notch an <!--ERRTAG-RE-263692-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-263692--> and take careful aim as it speeds up the beach, weaving in and out of the boulders that litter its path.</p>
+ <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with <!--ERRTAG-RE-263196-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-263196-->, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect196">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 196</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect112">If it is 7 or more, <link-text>turn to 112</link-text>.</choice>
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<li>Bottle of Water</li>
<li>Power-key</li>
</ul>
- <p>All the
Items, with the exception of the Power-key, which is a Special Item, are Backpack Items. If you wish to take any of them, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
+ <p>All the
<!--ERRTAG-RE-269837-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269837-->, with the exception of the Power-key, which is a Special Item, are Backpack Items. If you wish to take any of them, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<choice idref="sect43">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, you can identify the nature of the Blue Pills by <link-text>turning to 43</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect323">To leave the body and continue, <link-text>turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>231</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>There is a soft click and the panel slides open to reveal a set of steps leading down to a wooden door, its timber reinforced with bands of iron.</p>
+ <p>There is a soft <onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia> and the panel slides open to reveal a set of steps leading down to a wooden door, its timber reinforced with bands of iron.</p>
<choice idref="sect37">If you wish to enter the sarcophagus, <link-text>turn to 37</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If you decide against entering, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>232</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your arrow pierces the leading creature's arm. It staggers and howls abysmally as a thick, green fluid oozes from the wound. To your surprise and disgust, the others leap upon their injured companion, biting and clawing at the wound with their teeth and talons. The limb is swiftly torn from the body and consumed.</p>
- <choice idref="sect152">If you wish to draw another arrow and fire again, <link-text>turn to 152</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect241">If you decide to shoulder your bow and evade these ghoulish creatures by escaping into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RA-269157-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-269157--> pierces the leading creature<ch.apos/>s arm. It staggers and howls abysmally as a thick, green fluid oozes from the wound. To your surprise and disgust, the others leap upon their injured companion, biting and clawing at the wound with their teeth and talons. The limb is swiftly torn from the body and consumed.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect152">If you wish to draw another <!--ERRTAG-RA-269157-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-269157--> and fire again, <link-text>turn to 152</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect241">If you decide to shoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RE-268875-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268875--> and evade these ghoulish creatures by escaping into the archway opposite, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>233</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Relentlessly the worm moves forward, forcing you back up the ramp towards the oval door. But there is no escape this way&emdash;you have no choice but to fight the repulsive creature. The monster is especially susceptible to psychic attack. If you choose to use Mindblast or Psi-surge during combat, double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses sustained by the enemy.</p>
+ <p>Relentlessly the worm moves forward, forcing you back up the ramp towards the oval door. But there is no escape this way<ch.emdash/>you have no choice but to fight the repulsive creature. The monster is especially susceptible to psychic attack. If you choose to use Mindblast or Psi-surge during combat, double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses sustained by the enemy.</p>
<combat><enemy>Oudagorg</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">17</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">17</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect209">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>234</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You recognize the tangle of greyish-green weed half-submerged in the waters around your sinking boat. It is Black Lakeweed, a carnivorous plant commonly found in the swamps and freshwater lakes of central Magnamund. Forewarned by your Kai mastery, you dive into the lake and swim submerged until you are clear of the deadly plants.</p>
+ <p>You recognize the tangle of greyish-green weed half-submerged in the waters around your sinking boat. It is Black Lakeweed, a carnivorous plant commonly found in the swamps and freshwater lakes of central Magnamund. Forewarned by your Kai Mastery, you dive into the lake and swim submerged until you are clear of the deadly plants.</p>
<choice idref="sect158"><link-text>Turn to 158</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>235</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The hand is fast, but you are faster. Diving and rolling, you avoid its initial attack and crouch ready to receive its next attempt. It rises once more and, as you stare at its ghastly form, you suddenly realize its horrific purpose. It is a predator, an evil, sentient being that can only survive by consuming an exclusive form of nourishment&emdash;live human brain. You fight back your rising fear as it speeds towards you. This creature is immune to Mindblast (but not Psi-surge) in combat.</p>
+ <p>The hand is fast, but you are faster. Diving and rolling, you avoid its initial attack and crouch ready to receive its next attempt. It rises once more and, as you stare at its ghastly form, you suddenly realize its horrific purpose. It is a predator, an evil, sentient being that can only survive by consuming an exclusive form of nourishment<ch.emdash/>live human brain. You fight back your rising fear as it speeds towards you. This creature is immune to Mindblast (but not Psi-surge) in combat.</p>
<combat><enemy>Rahkos</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">18</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect22">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 22</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>238</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Rolling the body over with the toe of your boot, you quickly check for useful Items and discover the following:</p>
+ <p>Rolling the body over with the toe of your boot, you quickly check for useful <!--ERRTAG-RE-277917-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277917--> and discover the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Axe</li>
<li>Short Sword</li>
<li>Dagger</li>
<li>2 Gold Crowns</li>
</ul>
- <p>Remember to mark any
Items you wish to keep on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> before making your escape down the stairs.</p>
+ <p>Remember to mark any
<!--ERRTAG-RE-278151-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-278151--> you wish to keep on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> before making your escape down the stairs.</p>
<choice idref="sect55"><link-text>Turn to 55</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>244</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your mastery of this Lore-circle enables you to understand the creatures' strange language, and from the shadows of the entrance you listen intently to their conversation.</p>
- <p><quote>Repairs in the central shaft are nearly finished. In three suns' time we will be able to continue,</quote> comments a reedy voice.</p>
+ <p>Your mastery of this Lore-circle enables you to understand the creatures<ch.apos/> strange language, and from the shadows of the entrance you listen intently to their conversation.</p>
+ <p><quote>Repairs in the central shaft are nearly finished. In three suns<ch.apos/> time we will be able to continue,</quote> comments a reedy voice.</p>
<p><quote>We cannot wait that long,</quote> interrupts another, its voice deeper and angrier in tone. <quote>Lord Zahda ordered the tunnelling to begin again without delay. We must obey his command.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>But the risks are too great,</quote> retorts the first voice. <quote>We lost a hundred slaves in the flood&emdash;next time we may lose more than just slaves.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>But the risks are too great,</quote> retorts the first voice. <quote>We lost a hundred slaves in the flood<ch.emdash/>next time we may lose more than just slaves.</quote></p>
<p>A noise in the corridor alerts you to approaching danger: a patrol of armoured guards is heading in your direction.</p>
<choice idref="sect343">If you wish to try to sneak through the chamber and attempt to reach the opposite corridor unseen, <link-text>turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect181">If you wish to hide in the shadows of the doorway, <link-text>turn to 181</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>246</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your command works: the pain quickly subsides. However, the creature's rubbery tendril is still drawing closer to your vulnerable throat. Snatching up your weapon from the hot, black sand, you lash out and sever the tip, but instead of blood, or what would pass for blood in the body of this ghastly creature, a flame sparks into life like a spluttering fuse. The brain ceases to move, hovering motionless above the sand, as the spitting flame burns fiercely along the thin tube of flesh.</p>
+ <p>Your command works: the pain quickly subsides. However, the creature<ch.apos/>s rubbery tendril is still drawing closer to your vulnerable throat. Snatching up your weapon from the hot, black sand, you lash out and sever the tip, but instead of blood, or what would pass for blood in the body of this ghastly creature, a flame sparks into life like a spluttering fuse. The brain ceases to move, hovering motionless above the sand, as the spitting flame burns fiercely along the thin tube of flesh.</p>
<choice idref="sect170"><link-text>Turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>Snickering with evil delight, the Dhax stalk closer and closer</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>Snickering with evil delight, the</line>
+ <line>Dhax stalk closer and closer.</line>
+ </description>
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<combat><enemy>Dhax</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">27</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">35</enemy-attribute></combat>
<meta><title>250</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You close your hand around the Lorestone of Herdos, and your senses reel as a wave of energy washes over your body (restore your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to its original total). Your senses tingle and a new-found strength wipes away the fatigue of your terrible ordeal, enabling you to assess the situation anew. A vibration runs through the iron floor, a forewarning of the eruptions that will tear Kazan-Oud to pieces. Swiftly you descend the spiral stairs and sprint along the tube, oblivious of the heat and noise that buffet you mercilessly as you run towards the distant hall. There, you find everything in chaos: Zahda's minions, his guards and his slaves run in blind confusion as they try to escape from the impending doom.</p>
+ <p>You close your hand around the Lorestone of Herdos, and your senses reel as a wave of energy washes over your body (restore your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to its original total). Your senses tingle and a newfound strength wipes away the fatigue of your terrible ordeal, enabling you to assess the situation anew. A vibration runs through the iron floor, a forewarning of the eruptions that will tear Kazan-Oud to pieces. Swiftly you descend the spiral stairs and sprint along the tube, oblivious of the heat and noise that buffet you mercilessly as you run towards the distant hall. There, you find everything in chaos: Zahda<ch.apos/>s minions, his <!--ERRTAG-RE-289540-->guards, and his<!--/ERRTAG-RE-289540--> slaves run in blind confusion as they try to escape from the impending doom.</p>
<choice idref="sect338">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship or Divination, <link-text>turn to 338</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect300">If you wish to fight your way up the stairs to the prison cell complex level and try to escape from there, <link-text>turn to 300</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect315">If you choose to ignore the stairs and follow the corridor on this level, <link-text>turn to 315</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>253</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Swiftly you take aim and fire, but the creature escapes with just a graze across its dog-like forehead. Screaming with fury, it hurtles along the walkway and throws itself, clawing and snapping, at your face. You drop your bow and unsheathe a weapon just in time to receive its attack.</p>
+ <p>Swiftly you take aim and fire, but the creature escapes with just a graze across its dog-like forehead. Screaming with fury, it hurtles along the walkway and throws itself, clawing and snapping, at your face. You drop your <!--ERRTAG-RE-285454-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285454--> and unsheathe a weapon just in time to receive its attack.</p>
<combat><enemy>Dhax</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">20</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">26</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect277">You may evade combat at any time by running into the archway opposite; <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect141">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 141</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>254</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You dive straight and true, avoiding the bodies that float on the surface, and enter the water at a perfect angle. Unfortunately, the water is scalding hot&emdash;fissures of molten lava have erupted through the brittle crust of the shallows. You scream all the way the surface, but the shock paralyses your limbs and you sink like a stone shortly afterwards.</p>
+ <p>You dive straight and true, avoiding the bodies that float on the surface, and enter the water at a perfect angle. Unfortunately, the water is scalding hot<ch.emdash/>fissures of molten lava have erupted through the brittle crust of the shallows. You scream all the way to the surface, but the shock paralyses your limbs and you sink like a stone shortly afterwards.</p>
<choice>Tragically, your life and your mission end here.</choice>
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<meta><title>255</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>A number of trees were unearthed by the falling tower, and one of them lies balanced precariously over the edge of the rock wall above. You focus your Kai mastery on this trunk, and after great mental exertion, you cause it to topple over the edge. As it crashes down the stairs, you fight to steer it end over end so that it comes to rest across the gap. But it gathers speed too quickly and is soon falling out of control.</p>
+ <p>A number of trees were unearthed by the falling tower, and one of them lies balanced precariously over the edge of the rock wall above. You focus your Kai Mastery on this trunk, and after great mental exertion, you cause it to topple over the edge. As it crashes down the stairs, you fight to steer it end over end so that it comes to rest across the gap. But it gathers speed too quickly and is soon falling out of control.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total is 20 or more, add 2 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect154">If your total is now 0&endash;2, <link-text>turn to 154</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect208">If it is 5&endash;8, <link-text>turn to 208</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect154">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>2, <link-text>turn to 154</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect208">If it is 3<ch.endash/>8, <link-text>turn to 208</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect52">If it is 9 or more, <link-text>turn to 52</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>The faint green glow of the power-shield is the only source of light in the cave. Cautiously you advance, but you are soon swallowed up by the darkness, and progress becomes painfully slow.</p>
<choice idref="sect289">If you have a Kalte Firesphere, a Lantern, or a Torch and Tinderbox, <link-text>turn to 289</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect277">If you do not have any of these Items, and wish to continue ahead in total darkness, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect277">If you do not have any of <!--ERRTAG-RE-294190-->these items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-294190-->, and wish to continue ahead in total darkness, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect30">If you prefer to abandon the cave and return to the beach below, <link-text>turn to 30</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>259</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Wiping the dead wolf's blood from your eyes, you turn to face the floating bubbles that cluster in the corridor beyond.</p>
+ <p>Wiping the dead wolf<ch.apos/>s blood from your eyes, you turn to face the floating bubbles that cluster in the corridor beyond.</p>
<choice idref="sect107">If you wish to push your way past them, <link-text>turn to 107</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect151">If you wish to cut a path through them with your sword, <link-text>turn to 151</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect322">If you decide to retrace your steps to the vault and take the other tunnel, <link-text>turn to 322</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>260</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The tunnel reeks with the rancid odour of decay, and to your dismay, you discover that it is no more than a shallow cave&emdash;a shelter for a clutch of gigantic eggs, each one as large as a barrel of ale. They rest upon a bed of packs and torn clothing, belonging to previous adventurers who fell foul of the giant snake.</p>
+ <p>The tunnel reeks with the rancid odour of decay, and to your dismay, you discover that it is no more than a shallow cave<ch.emdash/>a shelter for a clutch of gigantic eggs, each one as large as a barrel of ale. They rest upon a bed of packs and torn clothing, belonging to previous adventurers who fell foul of the giant snake.</p>
<choice idref="sect148">If you wish to examine these items more closely, <link-text>turn to 148</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect346">If you wish to search for a way to escape from the tunnel, <link-text>turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Both the skull and the echo of its voice gradually disappear, to be replaced by the sound of heavy footsteps approaching from the passage behind. The gloomy corridor looks deserted, but the footsteps are growing louder and louder.</p>
<choice idref="sect18">If you have a Flask of Wine or a Bottle of Water, <link-text>turn to 18</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect304">If you have neither of these Items, <link-text>turn to 304</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect304">If you have neither of <!--ERRTAG-RE-296417-->these items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296417-->, <link-text>turn to 304</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>262</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The door is locked, but the mechanism is so rusted that it crumbles under the slightest pressure. Inside is a squalid little room filled with barrels,
crates and dusty bottles of wine, all sour. On a damp wooden bench lies a Short Sword, and beside it a plain circular Shield (if you wish to take either of these Items, remember to mark them on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, the Shield is a Special Item which adds 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> when used in combat).</p>
+ <p>The door is locked, but the mechanism is so rusted that it crumbles under the slightest pressure. Inside is a squalid little room filled with barrels,
<!--ERRTAG-RE-298738-->crates, and dusty<!--/ERRTAG-RE-298738--> bottles of wine, all sour. On a damp wooden bench lies a Short Sword, and beside it a plain circular Shield (if you wish to take either of <!--ERRTAG-RE-296950-->these items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296950-->, remember to mark them on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, the Shield is a Special Item which adds 2 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> when used in combat).</p>
<choice idref="sect73">If you wish to search the room further, <link-text>turn to 73</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect11">If you decide to leave the room and explore the stairs, <link-text>turn to 11</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You plunge your weapon into the monstrous eye and gouts of a luminous jelly-like substance pour from the wound. A ghastly inhuman scream of pain rises from the ground beneath your feet. Jets of hissing steam erupt through the sand, and a stinging cloud of grit assails your eyes.</p>
- <illustration class="float">
+ <illustration class="float">
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<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>You plunge your weapon into the monstrous eye and gouts<br/>of a luminous jelly-like substance pour from the wound</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>You plunge your weapon into the monstrous eye and gouts</line>
+ <line>of a luminous jelly-like substance pour from the wound.</line>
+ </description>
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<p>You reel backwards, shielding your face from the blast, but an unexpected blow to your legs sends you sprawling to the ground (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Before you can rise, a warty, green tentacle coils round your waist and pulls you slowly towards the mutilated eye.</p>
<data>
<p>To prevent the guard from reaching the bell-rope you are forced to fire without taking careful aim.</p>
- <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with bow, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
+ <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with <!--ERRTAG-RE-296103-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296103-->, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect75">If your total is now 6 or lower, <link-text>turn to 75</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect162">If it is 7 or higher, <link-text>turn to 162</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>267</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You search the gleaming throne and the dais of black iron rock upon which it rests and discover a pentacle carved deep into the gold. As you trace its design with your finger, a sound grows above the din of destruction&emdash;a sound like the tinkling of a thousand tiny bells. In the blackness above the throne, a speckled glow appears. Slowly it descends towards you until a large section of the dais is engulfed by a column of shimmering blue light.</p>
- <p>You reach up and a wave of energy surges through your body as you close your hand around the Lorestone of Herdos (restore your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to its original total). Your senses tingle and a new-found strength wipes away the fatigue of your terrible ordeal, enabling you to assess the situation anew.</p>
+ <p>You search the gleaming throne and the dais of black iron rock upon which it rests and discover a pentacle carved deep into the gold. As you trace its design with your finger, a sound grows above the din of destruction<ch.emdash/>a sound like the tinkling of a thousand tiny bells. In the blackness above the throne, a speckled glow appears. Slowly it descends towards you until a large section of the dais is engulfed by a column of shimmering blue light.</p>
+ <p>You reach up and a wave of energy surges through your body as you close your hand around the Lorestone of Herdos (restore your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to its original total). Your senses tingle and a newfound strength wipes away the fatigue of your terrible ordeal, enabling you to assess the situation anew.</p>
<p>The column of light is a magical transporter, a beam in which gravity has been reduced almost to zero. By entering it you will be drawn towards the surface level of Kazan-Oud.</p>
<p>Without hesitation you pocket the Lorestone and step into the magical beam.</p>
<choice idref="sect200"><link-text>Turn to 200</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>268</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Simultaneously, you jump across the slab, rolling over as you hit the solid floor beyond. The creatures laugh horribly. They raise their sinewy arms and spread their webbed fingers, shooting forth their talons like curved assassins' knives. They lurch forward to attack, blinded by bloodlust to the danger that lies beneath their cloven hooves.</p>
+ <p>Simultaneously, you jump across the slab, rolling over as you hit the solid floor beyond. The creatures laugh horribly. They raise their sinewy arms and spread their webbed fingers, shooting forth their talons like curved assassins<ch.apos/> knives. They lurch forward to attack, blinded by bloodlust to the danger that lies beneath their cloven hooves.</p>
<p>In an instant their laughter turns to lamentation as the slab drops away and they disappear, screaming as they plummet, into a deep, dark abyss.</p>
<choice idref="sect12"><link-text>Turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>269</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>As the red light washes over you a tingling sensation passes through your body, leaving your muscles stiff and painful. Your limbs feel abnormally heavy, and soon you have great difficulty putting one foot in front of the other. Suddenly the ground shakes and a large slab of stone rises from the floor to seal off the exit; a loud hissing fills your ears.</p>
+ <p>As the red light washes over you a tingling sensation passes through your body, leaving your muscles stiff and painful. Your limbs feel abnormally heavy, and soon you have great difficulty putting one foot in front of the other. Suddenly the ground shakes and a large slab of stone rises from the floor to seal off the <!--ERRTAG-RE-305391-->exit. A<!--/ERRTAG-RE-305391--> loud hissing fills your ears.</p>
<p>A strangely bitter smell assails your nostrils. By the time you realize that the air is being flooded with a powerful sleep gas, pumped from vents hidden in the ceiling, you are already succumbing to its irresistible power.</p>
<choice idref="sect165"><link-text>Turn to 165</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>The hideous creature lets out a deafening cry as you strike your final blow. It crashes to the ground, displacing a ton of sand as its massive bulk settles on the beach. Attached to a heavy black chain around its loathsome midriff is a Gold Key. If you wish to take this Key, mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item, which you keep in your pocket.</p>
- <p>Your victory raises your spirits, but they soon sink again when you hear the unmistakable sound of rats&emdash;the chase has resumed.</p>
+ <p>Your victory raises your spirits, but they soon sink again when you hear the unmistakable sound of rats<ch.emdash/>the chase has resumed.</p>
<choice idref="sect173"><link-text>Turn to 173</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>274</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>At first glance, the door looks completely smooth: no locks, bars, rivets or hinges mar its polished surface. However, a closer examination reveals a tiny keyhole set near to the floor.</p>
+ <p>At first glance, the door looks completely smooth: no locks, bars, <!--ERRTAG-RE-309059-->rivets, or hinges<!--/ERRTAG-RE-309059--> mar its polished surface. However, a closer examination reveals a tiny keyhole set near to the floor.</p>
<choice idref="sect333">If you have a Gold Key, <link-text>turn to 333</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect54">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 54</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>276</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Silently you aim and fire. The arrow sinks feather-deep into the skull of the creature seated to your left. The others shriek with horror and surprise and leap from their seats, scrambling to take cover behind the table. Suddenly the clang of a bell fills the room, and the sound of running footsteps echoes along the corridor. Four warriors burst into the chamber, their weapons drawn, their bodies encased in shiny black armour. They take one look at the dead creature and hurl themselves at you in a frenzied attack.</p>
- <choice idref="sect50">If you wish to fire your bow again, <link-text>turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect316">If you decide to shoulder your bow and draw a hand weapon, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Silently you aim and fire. The <!--ERRTAG-RE-304373-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-304373--> sinks feather-deep into the skull of the creature seated to your left. The others shriek with horror and surprise and leap from their seats, scrambling to take cover behind the table. Suddenly the <onomatopoeia>clang</onomatopoeia> of a bell fills the room, and the sound of running footsteps echoes along the corridor. Four warriors burst into the chamber, their weapons drawn, their bodies encased in shiny black armour. They take one look at the dead creature and hurl themselves at you in a frenzied attack.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect50">If you wish to fire your <!--ERRTAG-RA-304035-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-304035--> again, <link-text>turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect316">If you decide to shoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RA-304035-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-304035--> and draw a hand weapon, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
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<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect280-1-foot" idref="sect280-1">
- <p>You must reduce the enemy's <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score to zero before turning to either section.</p>
+ <p>You must reduce the enemy<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score to zero or below before turning to either section.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<data>
- <p>Tavig is barely visible inside the massive fist that is retreating down the tunnel. His screams, and the low rumbling growl of the monster that holds him, echo in your ears as you unsheathe your weapon and give chase. You must strike on the move if you are to break the monster's grip and save Tavig from a ghastly death.</p>
+ <p>Tavig is barely visible inside the massive fist that is retreating down the tunnel. His screams, and the low rumbling growl of the monster that holds him, echo in your ears as you unsheathe your weapon and give chase. You must strike on the move if you are to break the monster<ch.apos/>s grip and save Tavig from a ghastly death.</p>
<illustration class="float">
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>Tavig is barely visible inside the massive<br/>fist that is retreating down the tunnel</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>Tavig is barely visible inside the massive</line>
+ <line>fist that is retreating down the tunnel.</line>
+ </description>
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<combat><enemy>Giant Fist</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">10</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <choice idref="sect291">If you reduce the enemy's <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score to zero in three combat rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 291</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect156">If combat lasts four rounds or more, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.<a id="sect280-1" idref="sect280-1-foot" class="footnote"/></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect291">If you reduce the enemy<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score to zero or below in three combat rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 291</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect156">If combat lasts four rounds or more, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.<footref id="sect280-1" idref="sect280-1-foot" /></choice>
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<meta><title>282</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You hear footsteps on the stairs&emdash;more of the enemy are approaching. If they, too, are armed with crossbows, your chances of survival will be very slim indeed. Before you stand two great bronze doors, flanked on either side by tapestries and gold statuettes.</p>
+ <p>You hear footsteps on the stairs<ch.emdash/>more of the enemy are approaching. If they, too, are armed with crossbows, your chances of survival will be very slim indeed. Before you stand two great bronze doors, flanked on either side by tapestries and gold statuettes.</p>
<choice idref="sect159">If you wish to open the doors and enter, <link-text>turn to 159</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect74">If you wish to examine the tapestries, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect273">If you decide to stand and fight the approaching enemy, <link-text>turn to 273</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>283</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The vast swarm reels back to feast upon the mutilated remains of their kin that lie piled in heaps all around you. Your arms, legs and hands are bleeding from several small nips and gashes, where one or more of the rats broke through your formidable defence to bury their chisel-like teeth into your skin. Your victory has bought you time to think, but it will be only a matter of seconds before the rats launch another attack.</p>
+ <p>The vast swarm reels back to feast upon the mutilated remains of their kin that lie piled in heaps all around you. Your arms, <!--ERRTAG-RE-315953-->legs, and hands<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315953--> are bleeding from several small nips and gashes, where one or more of the rats broke through your formidable defence to bury their chisel-like teeth into your skin. Your victory has bought you time to think, but it will be only a matter of seconds before the rats launch another attack.</p>
<choice idref="sect336">If you wish to climb over the reef of jagged rocks to your left, <link-text>turn to 336</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect117">If you decide to drag your coracle back into the water and escape from the bay, <link-text>turn to 117</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>285</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The bats are ravenously hungry and have been stirred to a frenzy by the unexpected smell of their favourite food&emdash;warm human blood. It is too late to avoid combat; you must fight for your life if you are not to become their feast.</p>
- <p>Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, you must double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses you sustain during the fight, due to the bats' poisonous saliva.</p>
+ <p>The bats are ravenously hungry and have been stirred to a frenzy by the unexpected smell of their favourite food<ch.emdash/>warm human blood. It is too late to avoid combat; you must fight for your life if you are not to become their feast.</p>
+ <p>Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, you must double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses you sustain during the fight, due to the bats<ch.apos/> poisonous saliva.</p>
<combat><enemy>Vampire Bats</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">19</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">32</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect161">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>286</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>An escort of armoured guards forces you along a steel passageway lined by a crowd of jeering minions. They punch and spit as you pass between them, and their foul curses ring in your ears. The guards halt before a huge door of iron and unlock the manacles that encase your bruised and bloodied wrists. The points of their spears never wander far from your throat, discouraging any attempt at escape. The door rumbles open, and a cheer goes up as you are pushed head first into a foul-smelling pit.</p>
+ <p>An escort of armoured guards forces you along a steel passageway lined by a crowd of jeering minions. They punch and spit as you pass between them, and their foul curses ring in your ears. The guards halt before a huge door of iron and unlock the manacles that encase your bruised and bloodied wrists. The points of their spears never wander far from your throat, discouraging any attempt at escape. The door rumbles open, and a cheer goes up as you are pushed head-first into a foul-smelling pit.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome to the maze,</quote> sneers the chilling voice of Lord Zahda from somewhere high above your head. You struggle to your feet and peer up at a ceiling of swirling mist. A faint glow is gradually taking shape, condensing and forming into the likeness of a human skull. Baleful green eyes stare down at you from bony sockets, and a powdered wig, like that of a high court judge, sits squarely upon its fleshless head.</p>
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- <p><quote>You came here to kill but your plans have been foiled and now you must face the consequence,</quote> echoes a voice in the skull. <quote>You have been sentenced to enter the Maze of Zahda. If you escape, your life may be spared; if you fail then you will surely die&emdash;a fitting end for one who came here in search of death.</quote></p>
+
+ <p><quote>You came here to kill but your plans have been foiled and now you must face the consequence,</quote> echoes a voice in the skull. <quote>You have been sentenced to enter the Maze of Zahda. If you escape, your life may be spared; if you fail then you will surely die<ch.emdash/>a fitting end for one who came here in search of death.</quote></p>
<p>The skull retreats into the mist, and a deathly silence fills the pit. A semicircular shadow forms on the wall ahead; it grows larger and darker until it resembles the mouth of a cave or tunnel. Suddenly a gust of chill air whistles from out of this darkness, and you realize that you are staring at the entrance to the maze.</p>
- <p><quote>Enter!</quote> orders the voice. <quote>Enter or die where you stand!</quote> It is no idle threat. A crossbow bolt slams into the sand barely inches from your feet, and the click of a steel drawstring warns that another could follow if you disobey the command. Reluctantly, you step forward and enter the Maze of Zahda.</p>
+ <p><quote>Enter!</quote> orders the voice. <quote>Enter or die where you stand!</quote> It is no idle threat. A crossbow bolt slams into the sand barely inches from your feet, and the <onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia> of a steel drawstring warns that another could follow if you disobey the command. Reluctantly, you step forward and enter the Maze of Zahda.</p>
<choice idref="sect111"><link-text>Turn to 111</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>287</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Mustering all your reserves of strength, you spring along the passage, spurred on by the sound of gnashing fangs. There is a dead end ahead, but a passage leads off to the right. You turn the corner as fast as you can, scraping the wall painfully with your shoulder as you fight to keep on your feet, but you are soon forced to a halt&emdash;the passage is blocked. Glinting in the dim light is a cluster of huge bubbles, floating languidly up and down between the misty ceiling and the polished floor. A slight breeze lifts them and they bounce towards you.</p>
+ <p>Mustering all your reserves of strength, you spring along the passage, spurred on by the sound of gnashing fangs. There is a dead end ahead, but a passage leads off to the right. You turn the corner as fast as you can, scraping the wall painfully with your shoulder as you fight to keep on your feet, but you are soon forced to a halt<ch.emdash/>the passage is blocked. Glinting in the dim light is a cluster of huge bubbles, floating languidly up and down between the misty ceiling and the polished floor. A slight breeze lifts them and they bounce towards you.</p>
<p>A snarl and the scraping of claws on stone tell you that the wolf is at the corner.</p>
<choice idref="sect84">If you wish to push through the bubbles and continue along the passage beyond, <link-text>turn to 84</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect245">If you wish to stand and fight the wolf, <link-text>turn to 245</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>288</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Vivid green flashes of forked lightning and the rumble of distant thunder add menace to the towers and sheer stone walls of Kazan-Oud. Many of the roofs and turrets are in ruin; their twisted beams and floors lay open to the sky, giving the fortress a burnt-out and deserted appearance.</p>
+ <p>Vivid green flashes of forked lightning and the rumble of distant thunder add menace to the towers and sheer stone walls of Kazan-Oud. Many of the roofs and turrets are in ruin; their twisted beams and <!--ERRTAG-RE-322212-->floors lie open<!--/ERRTAG-RE-322212--> to the sky, giving the fortress a burnt-out and deserted appearance.</p>
<p>As you approach the tiny bay, which is tucked inside the shelter of a horseshoe reef of jagged black rocks, your eye is caught by the glow of tiny red lights, moving in the shadows at the base of the fortress wall. You notice a dry hollow among a group of rocks close to the shore that offers an ideal hiding place for your little boat. Silently, you disembark and drag the coracle up the beach towards the rocks. Seconds later you are halted dead in your tracks by the sound of muffled squealing. Sweat breaks out on your brow when a flash of lightning reveals scores of small red eyes close to the sand. A seething flood of rats, each as large as a puppy but gaunt and half-starved, is scurrying down the beach towards you like a torrent of black water.</p>
<p>With pounding heart, you search for some means of escape from this ravenous horde of squealing, snapping rodents.</p>
<choice idref="sect336">If you wish to climb over the rocks and escape across a deserted beach, <link-text>turn to 336</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>290</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You follow him to the end of the cell block corridor, the angry shouts of Zahda's gaolers ringing in your ears. A staircase looms ahead, descending to a lower level, but it is guarded by a grim-faced Beastman, armed with an axe. Double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by your enemy during this combat, for the Beastman is also being attacked by your new-found partner.</p>
+ <p>You follow him to the end of the cell block corridor, the angry shouts of Zahda<ch.apos/>s gaolers ringing in your ears. A staircase looms ahead, descending to a lower level, but it is guarded by a grim-faced Beastman, armed with an axe. Double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by your enemy during this combat, for the Beastman is also being attacked by your newfound partner.</p>
<combat><enemy>Beastman Gaoler</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">17</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">22</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect220">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>291</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>A terrible moan shakes the tunnel as your blows sever a finger from the monstrous hand. The others instantly spring open, dropping Tavig, bloodied and dishevelled, in a heap on the gore-stained floor. As the hand withdraws into the gloom, you kneel by Tavig's side and try to aid him as best you can. His injuries are severe; he is on the very brink of death.</p>
+ <p>A terrible moan shakes the tunnel as your blows sever a finger from the monstrous hand. The others instantly spring open, dropping Tavig, bloodied and dishevelled, in a heap on the gore-stained floor. As the hand withdraws into the gloom, you kneel by Tavig<ch.apos/>s side and try to aid him as best you can. His injuries are severe; he is on the very brink of death.</p>
<choice idref="sect133">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, <link-text>turn to 133</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect125">If you do not possess this skill, <link-text>turn to 125</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<p>Stealthily, you cross the cracked, flagstoned floor of the Great Hall, your muscles and nerves tensed for the sounds of danger. The constant sound of dripping water and the howl of the storm add to the utter desolation of the chamber. A thorny jungle of briars climbs the walls with greedy claws, coiling around the rotten frames of paintings and weaving through damp and mouldering tapestries.</p>
<p>Suspended above the fireplace is a great Anarian broadsword, its pitted steel blade pointing to one side. Your eyes travel along the blade to the shadows of the fireplace, and you notice something lying in the grate. Moving nearer, you see that it is the body of a dead man. Behind it is a panel, wedged open by the corpse, and, peering into the gloomy opening, you can just make out some stairs disappearing down into the darkness.</p>
- <illustration class="float">
+ <illustration class="float">
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>The body of a dead man is lying in the fireplace; behind<br/>him, a panel is wedged open and you can just make out<br/>some stairs disappearing into the darkness</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>The body of a dead man is lying in the fireplace;</line>
+ <line>behind him, a panel is wedged open and you can just</line>
+ <line>make out some stairs disappearing into the darkness.</line>
+ </description>
</meta>
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- <instance class="pdf" src="ill17.pdf" width="386" height="676"/>
- </illustration>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill17.gif" width="386" height="672"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="ill17.pdf" width="386" height="672"/>
+ </illustration>
<choice idref="sect146">If you wish to examine the dead body, <link-text>turn to 146</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect11">If you wish to explore the secret passage, <link-text>turn to 11</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>294</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>As you pull yourself on to the cold iron platform, you see the maze spread out below you like the surface of a massive brain, each chamber a cell populated with perils created by the devilish imagination of Lord Zahda. A criss-cross of interconnecting walkways is suspended above the maze by gigantic chains that vanish into blackness. You hurry along the iron path towards a staircase that descends to an arch beyond the boundary wall of the maze. As you run through it, you can hear an alarm bell echoing in the vastness above: your escape has not gone unnoticed.</p>
+ <p>As you pull yourself <!--ERRTAG-RE-320354-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-320354--> the cold iron platform, you see the maze spread out below you like the surface of a massive brain, each chamber a cell populated with perils created by the devilish imagination of Lord Zahda. A criss-cross of interconnecting walkways is suspended above the maze by gigantic chains that vanish into blackness. You hurry along the iron path towards a staircase that descends to an arch beyond the boundary wall of the maze. As you run through it, you can hear an alarm bell echoing in the vastness above: your escape has not gone unnoticed.</p>
<p>A vaulted corridor lies beyond the arch, which leads to a junction with two exits.</p>
<choice idref="sect330">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, <link-text>turn to 330</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect92">If you wish to take the passage to your right, <link-text>turn to 92</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>The creatures are so engrossed in their discussion that they do not notice you enter the chamber.</p>
- <choice idref="sect276">If you have a bow and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 276</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect276">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RE-322996-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-322996--> and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 276</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect31">If you wish to attack them with a hand weapon, <link-text>turn to 31</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>296</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your killing blow severs the Lekhor's head, sending it spinning into the cold black waters below. A wave of shock ripples through its body, and suddenly you are falling, its limp torso still gripped between your feet. Seconds later you hit the lake with a loud splash and sink like a stone.</p>
+ <p>Your killing blow severs the Lekhor<ch.apos/>s head, sending it spinning into the cold black waters below. A wave of shock ripples through its body, and suddenly you are falling, its limp torso still gripped between your feet. Seconds later you hit the lake with a loud splash and sink like a stone.</p>
<choice idref="sect158"><link-text>Turn to 158</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>297</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The relentless attack begins to take its toll (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You know that you cannot resist this psychic battering for much longer&emdash;you must do something to stop it.</p>
+ <p>The relentless attack begins to take its toll (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You know that you cannot resist this psychic battering for much longer<ch.emdash/>you must do something to stop it.</p>
<choice idref="sect157">If you have a Fireseed and wish to throw it at the plinth, <link-text>turn to 157</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect116">If you wish to run forward and physically attack the hand, <link-text>turn to 116</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect103">If you wish to run between the two green pillars and escape into the passage beyond, <link-text>turn to 103</link-text>.</choice>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect301-1-foot" idref="sect301-1">
- <p>If you still have any
arrows in your Quiver, they have fallen out in your fall, and you must erase them from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (cf. <a idref="sect7">Section 7</a>).</p>
+ <p>If you still have any
Arrows in your Quiver, they have fallen out in your fall, and you must erase them from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (cf. <a idref="sect7">Section 7</a>).</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<data>
- <p>The snake reveals its fangs. Like great curved broadswords glistening with venom, they shine coldly in the light that pours down through the grating high above. You grip your weapon, bracing your back against the wet stone wall and waiting for the right moment to strike. As the monstrous head sways awkwardly from side to side, you catch sight of a small tunnel cut out of far wall, which was previously hidden from view by the snake and its nest. Your spirits are raised by the possibility of escaping from this nightmare, but first you must fight this hideous creature.<a id="sect301-1" idref="sect301-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
+ <p>The snake reveals its fangs. Like great curved broadswords glistening with venom, they shine coldly in the light that pours down through the grating high above. You grip your weapon, bracing your back against the wet stone wall and waiting for the right moment to strike. As the monstrous head sways awkwardly from side to side, you catch sight of a small tunnel cut out of the far wall, which was previously hidden from view by the snake and its nest. Your spirits are raised by the possibility of escaping from this nightmare, but first you must fight this hideous creature.<footref id="sect301-1" idref="sect301-1-foot" /></p>
<p>Unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, double all <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points you lose during this combat due to the venomous bite of the monster.</p>
<combat><enemy>Giant Hactaraton</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">22</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">60</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect91">After four rounds of combat you can attempt to evade the creature by crawling into the tunnel; <link-text>turn to 91</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>305</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The designs are woven from pure gold and silver, studded with gems and semi-precious stones. You marvel at the craftsmanship and beauty of these tapestries
&emdash;they must be worth many thousands of crowns. One gem in particular catches your eye&emdash;a large Diamond. Unable to resist the temptation, you prise it from the cloth and drop it into your pocket (mark this as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), before leaving the hall by the door.</p>
+ <p>The designs are woven from pure gold and silver, studded with gems and semi-precious stones. You marvel at the craftsmanship and beauty of these tapestries
<ch.emdash/>they must be worth many thousands of crowns. One gem in particular catches your eye<ch.emdash/>a large Diamond. Unable to resist the temptation, you prise it from the cloth and drop it into your pocket (mark this as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), before leaving the hall by the door.</p>
<choice idref="sect256"><link-text>Turn to 256</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect306-1-foot" idref="sect306-1">
- <p>To turn to the section of your choice, there are several methods. One is to turn to the <a idref="toc">Table of Contents</a> and choose the appropriate section from the list.</p>
- <p>If you have chosen the correct answer, a footnote in that section will tell you so.</p>
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<data>
<p>Using your Discipline, you focus your attention on the strange triangular plaque fixed to the bars and, gradually, its purpose becomes clear. By finding the total number of triangles contained in the design and turning the pointer to the same number on the dial before pulling the lever, you will ensure that the portcullis opens safely.</p>
- <choice idref="sect11"><link-text>Turn back to 11</link-text> and study the design. When you think you have the answer, turn to the entry that bears the same number.<a id="sect306-1" idref="sect306-1-foot" class="footnote"/></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect11"><link-text>Turn back to 11</link-text> and study the design. When you think you have the answer, turn to the entry that bears the same number.<footref id="sect306-1" idref="sect306-1-foot" /></choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>308</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>A few feet along the tunnel, you notice an irregular square in the floor ahead&emdash;the tell-tale sign of a trap. It poses no problem to a warrior of your prowess, and you clear it with one bound. Further on, you reach a spiral staircase that leads down to a rough-walled cavern. At the bottom of the staircase two tunnels lead away, one to the north and one to the west.</p>
+ <p>A few feet along the tunnel, you notice an irregular square in the floor ahead<ch.emdash/>the tell-tale sign of a trap. It poses no problem to a warrior of your prowess, and you clear it with one bound. Further on, you reach a spiral staircase that leads down to a rough-walled cavern. At the bottom of the staircase two tunnels lead away, one to the north and one to the west.</p>
<choice idref="sect99">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, <link-text>turn to 99</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect59">If you wish to enter the north tunnel, <link-text>turn to 59</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect323">If you wish to enter the west tunnel, <link-text>turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>312</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>There is a faint click, and the panel slides open to reveal a set of steps leading down to a sturdy wooden door, reinforced with bands of studded iron.</p>
+ <p>There is a faint <onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia>, and the panel slides open to reveal a set of steps leading down to a sturdy wooden door, reinforced with bands of studded iron.</p>
<choice idref="sect37">If you wish to investigate further, <link-text>turn to 37</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If you choose not to enter, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>314</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Blinking away the tears, you concentrate all of your Discipline and skill on finding a target in the billowing smoke. A shadow to your left betrays a creature that is crawling along the walkway on its belly. You lower your bow and fire. An instant later, a howl of rage and pain confirms a hit. The scream quickly fades, as the creature rolls over and falls to its doom.</p>
- <p>Suddenly a shape hurtles out of the smoke, clawing and biting savagely at your face and arms. You drop your bow and unsheathe a weapon just in time to receive its attack.</p>
+ <p>Blinking away the tears, you concentrate all of your Discipline and skill on finding a target in the billowing smoke. A shadow to your left betrays a creature that is crawling along the walkway on its belly. You lower your <!--ERRTAG-RA-337562-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-337562--> and fire. An instant later, a howl of rage and pain confirms a hit. The scream quickly fades, as the creature rolls over and falls to its doom.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly a shape hurtles out of the smoke, clawing and biting savagely at your face and arms. You drop your <!--ERRTAG-RA-337562-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-337562--> and unsheathe a weapon just in time to receive its attack.</p>
<combat><enemy>Dhax</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">20</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">28</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect277">You may evade combat at any time by running into the archway opposite; <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect141">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 141</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>315</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The entire corridor shakes with the violence of a series of eruptions that tears rock and iron with ease. All around you Zahda's loathsome minions run in utter panic, their voices rising to a cacophony of terror as frantically they seek to escape from Kazan-Oud.</p>
+ <p>The entire corridor shakes with the violence of a series of eruptions that tears rock and iron with ease. All around you Zahda<ch.apos/>s loathsome minions run in utter panic, their voices rising to a cacophony of terror as frantically they seek to escape from Kazan-Oud.</p>
<illustration class="float">
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>The entire corridor shakes with the violence of a series<br/>of eruptions that tears rock and iron with ease</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>The entire corridor shakes with the violence of a series</line>
+ <line>of eruptions that tears rock and iron with ease.</line>
+ </description>
</meta>
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- <p>Jets of flaming gas erupt from splits in the floor as you sprint, crawl, climb and jump over the obstacles hurled in your path by the dying fortress. Creatures from the maze now stalk these levels, adding to the carnage and panic as they consume the unfortunates who cross their path.</p>
+ <p>Jets of flaming gas erupt from splits in the floor as you sprint, crawl, <!--ERRTAG-RE-346227-->climb, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-346227--> jump over the obstacles hurled in your path by the dying fortress. Creatures from the maze now stalk these levels, adding to the carnage and panic as they consume the unfortunates who cross their path.</p>
<p>You cover a mile of broken passage before you find an undamaged staircase. It winds upwards into the dust-choked darkness, and, as you pound its rubble-strewn steps, your feet are licked by flames. Below, the screams are drowned by the deafening roar of fire and explosion; above, there is nothing but darkness.</p>
- <p>You are nearing the point of collapse when suddenly you emerge from the blackness into the glare of daylight. You stagger and fall, momentarily blinded. As your eyes gradually become accustomed to the light, you cast your gaze over the broken battlements of the castle keep and see the glimmering waters Lake Khor far below.</p>
+ <p>You are nearing the point of collapse when suddenly you emerge from the blackness into the glare of daylight. You stagger and fall, momentarily blinded. As your eyes gradually become accustomed to the light, you cast your gaze over the broken battlements of the castle keep and see the glimmering waters of Lake Khor far below.</p>
<p>The walls of the fortress are crumbling rapidly, and the ground is alive with constant vibration. You run headlong through the ruined main gate as bolts of lightning are drawn from the sky by the dying power of Kazan-Oud. At the top of a ruined staircase, you stare down at the shore far below.</p>
<choice idref="sect122">If you wish to descend the steps to the old jetty, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect309">If you choose to make your way to the beach, <link-text>turn to 309</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>321</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Nothing seems to happen. The buttons remain depressed and the concealed door remains closed. You are about to step away from the sarcophagus when there is a faint click and the panel slides open. You chance a cautious glance inside and see a set of steps leading down to a stout wooden door, its gnarled timber studded and reinforced with bands of iron.</p>
+ <p>Nothing seems to happen. The buttons remain depressed and the concealed door remains closed. You are about to step away from the sarcophagus when there is a faint <onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia> and the panel slides open. You chance a cautious glance inside and see a set of steps leading down to a stout wooden door, its gnarled timber studded and reinforced with bands of iron.</p>
<choice idref="sect37">If you wish to enter the sarcophagus, <link-text>turn to 37</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If you choose not to enter, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>325</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You strike the seething water with a mighty splash and sink like a stone. The sharp tang of the lake fills your mouth, and its icy-cold embrace numbs your muscles. Your first impulse on hitting the water is to lash out with your arms and swim, but you are hampered by a mass of plant life that coils around your flailing limbs. Desperate for air, you hack blindly at the weeds that now threaten to drag you to a watery grave.</p>
+ <p>You strike the seething water with a mighty splash and sink like a stone. The sharp tang of the lake fills your mouth, and its icy cold embrace numbs your muscles. Your first impulse on hitting the water is to lash out with your arms and swim, but you are hampered by a mass of plant life that coils around your flailing limbs. Desperate for air, you hack blindly at the weeds that now threaten to drag you to a watery grave.</p>
<p>Fight the combat as normal. However, due to your lack of air, you must automatically deduct 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points for every round that you fight.</p>
<combat><enemy>Black Lakeweed</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">10</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">50</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect158">If you survive the struggle, <link-text>turn to 158</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>328</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The slinking creatures fill the narrow walkway, offering themselves as easy targets to your bow. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with bow, add 3 to the number you have picked. If you have completed the Lore-circle of Fire, add 1.</p>
- <choice idref="sect232">If your total score is now 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 232</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>The slinking creatures fill the narrow walkway, offering themselves as easy targets to your <!--ERRTAG-RA-350447-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-350447-->. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with <!--ERRTAG-RA-350447-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-350447-->, add 3 to the number you have picked. If you have completed the Lore-circle of Fire, add 1.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect232">If your total score is now 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 232</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect67">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 67</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>329</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You ponder the problem for several minutes, using your natural Kai instincts to the full as you try to discover which of the numbers on the dial will open the portcullis. The image of four numbers&emdash;three, nine, thirteen, and thirty-three&emdash;fill your mind, but try as you might, you cannot determine which of them is correct.</p>
+ <p>You ponder the problem for several minutes, using your natural Kai instincts to the full as you try to discover which of the numbers on the dial will open the portcullis. The image of four numbers<ch.emdash/>three, nine, thirteen, and thirty-three<ch.emdash/>fill your mind, but try as you might, you cannot determine which of them is correct.</p>
<choice idref="sect3">If you wish to turn the pointer to number three before pulling the lever, <link-text>turn to 3</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect9">If you wish to turn the pointer to number nine, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect13">If you wish to turn the pointer to number thirteen, <link-text>turn to 13</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>As you place the key into the tiny keyhole, you feel your fingers tingle. There is a soft noise like rushing wind, then, suddenly, the key vanishes from your grip (erase this Special Item from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>). Soundlessly, the great door swings open to reveal a plain stone room. You enter and, as the door closes, you notice a coiled snake etched deep into its surface.</p>
- <p>Carved in the centre of its scaly coils is the number <strong>123</strong>. Make a note of this number in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>&emdash;it may be of use to you at a later stage of your adventure.</p>
+ <p>Carved in the centre of its scaly coils is the number <strong>123</strong>. Make a note of this number in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a><ch.emdash/>it may be of use to you at a later stage of your adventure.</p>
<p>Beside the closed door, hanging in a rack suspended from the ceiling, are a Spear and a Quarterstaff. Both weapons are in remarkably fine condition despite the warm, damp air. At the other side of the room, two torchlit tunnels descend to the north and the east.</p>
<choice idref="sect139">If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect187">If you wish to enter the north tunnel, <link-text>turn to 187</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p><quote>Good!</quote> booms the voice of Zahda as you enter the passage; <quote>the cowards of Elzian have at last sent a warrior worthy of my maze.</quote></p>
- <p>The words conjure up a picture of Lord Zahda seated on his golden throne, with the object of your quest, the Lorestone of Herdos, suspended above it. The image strengthens your resolve to survive this accursed maze and escape. If you can then find your way back to Zahda's throne-hall, the success of your quest will be within your grasp.</p>
+ <p>The words conjure up a picture of Lord Zahda seated on his golden throne, with the object of your quest, the Lorestone of Herdos, suspended above it. The image strengthens your resolve to survive this accursed maze and escape. If you can then find your way back to Zahda<ch.apos/>s throne-hall, the success of your quest will be within your grasp.</p>
<p>You walk along the passage, your mind filled with the possible problems and perils you might have to overcome. One such problem looms into view as the passage takes a sharp turn.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<section class="numbered" id="sect335">
<meta><title>335</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect335-1-foot" idref="sect335-1">
+ <p><cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter No. 6</cite> clarifies: <quote>In <bookref series="lw" book="07cd" section="sect79">Book 2 [Section] 79</bookref>, it states that in order to release the power of the Sommerswerd, only a Kai Lord should wield it. Should it be used in combat by anyone who is not a Kai Lord, its power will fade and be lost forever. The Dwarf in <cite>Castle Death</cite> did not use the Sommerswerd in combat, and therefore its power has not been diminished as a result.</quote></p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>A rickety, hunchbacked creature, swathed in a hooded robe, approaches the platform on which you stand manacled to the wall. With an efficiency born of practice, quickly he strips you of all your weapons and hands them to an ugly-faced dwarf, hovering at his side. The dwarf looks at the Sommerswerd with an appraising eye, then raises it above his head to show it to his master. Before he can speak, there is a sudden roar, as a bolt of golden energy engulfs the hilt. Screaming with pain, the dwarf drops the sword and cradles his smoking hand, his fingers now missing half their length. You are unable to hide your smile and are quickly punished for your insolence. The robed creature strikes you across the face, gashing your cheek with its rough, warty fist (lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point).</p>
<p><quote>Take him to the maze,</quote> commands white-haired Lord Zahda, <quote>and leave the sword for me.</quote></p>
- <p>The Sommerswerd rises into the air and floats towards the golden throne on a cushion of blue mist. As you are dragged from the hall in chains, you are taunted by Zahda's cruel laugh and the fear that your quest is now doomed to failure.</p>
- <p>Erase
all weapons and weapon-like Special Items from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> and make a note of them on a separate piece of paper in case you should rediscover them at a later stage of your adventure.</p>
+ <p>The Sommerswerd rises into the air and floats towards the golden throne on a cushion of blue mist.<footref id="sect335-1" idref="sect335-1-foot" /> As you are dragged from the hall in chains, you are taunted by Zahda<ch.apos/>s cruel laugh and the fear that your quest is now doomed to failure.</p>
+ <p>Erase
<!--ERRTAG-RE-365041-->all Weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RE-365041--> and weapon-like Special Items from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> and make a note of them on a separate piece of paper in case you should rediscover them at a later stage of your adventure.</p>
<choice idref="sect286">Now <link-text>turn to 286</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>A new sound is added to the terrible squeals of the hungry rats: the sound of splintering wood. In less than a minute, your small boat is completely devoured, leaving no trace of its ever having existed. The jagged rocks cut into your hands and knees, but you are oblivious to the pain as you clamber across them to the beach beyond. You set off at a run, but the fine, black sand closes around your ankles, and your legs ache violently with every desperate step.</p>
+
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
</meta>
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- <instance class="pdf" src="small7.pdf" width="215" height="165" />
+ <instance class="html" src="small7.gif" width="386" height="150" />
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small7.pdf" width="386" height="150" />
</illustration>
- <p>A glance over your shoulder warns you that the pack are gaining ground rapidly; they will be on you before you reach the rocky base of Kazan-Oud. Then suddenly the squealing stops; the black tide has halted at the edge of the beach. Their white teeth snap on empty air, and hungry eyes watch your every movement, but every single one of them is rooted to the rocks.</p>
+
+ <p>A glance over your shoulder warns you that the pack is gaining ground rapidly; they will be on you before you reach the rocky base of Kazan-Oud. Then suddenly the squealing stops; the black tide has halted at the edge of the beach. Their white teeth snap on empty air, and hungry eyes watch your every movement, but every single one of them is rooted to the rocks.</p>
<p>As you turn to make your escape, you wonder why the rats no longer pursue you. Less than ten feet ahead lies the horrific answer to your question.</p>
<choice idref="sect221"><link-text>Turn to 221</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<data>
<p>The wall is descending fast; there is very little space left through which to escape.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, you may add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect237">If your total is now 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 237</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect237">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 237</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect188">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 188</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>Wisps of smoke are beginning to rise from the dead bodies; suddenly one bursts into flames. Quickly you leap across the slab, away from the heat and choking black fumes, as the others are swallowed by a fire that crackles and spits like an angry demon.</p>
- <p>Further along the tunnel, you see the warrior. He is crouching on his heels, his hands resting on the hilt of his sword. A smile spreads across his unshaven face as he sees your approach. <quote>You're brave, I'll grant you that. There's none I know who'd stand against three hungry Dhax.</quote> He jumps to his feet, sheathes his sword and offers his hand in friendship.</p>
+ <p>Further along the tunnel, you see the warrior. He is crouching on his heels, his hands resting on the hilt of his sword. A smile spreads across his unshaven face as he sees your approach. <quote>You<ch.apos/>re brave, I<ch.apos/>ll grant you that. There<ch.apos/>s none I know who<ch.apos/>d stand against three hungry Dhax.</quote> He jumps to his feet, sheathes his sword and offers his hand in friendship.</p>
<choice idref="sect12"><link-text>Turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>340</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You tell him of your quest and the help the Elder Magi have given to enable you to enter Kazan-Oud. When you recount your air voyage to Herdos aboard Lord Paido's skyship, you notice a tear trickle from the blind man's eye. <quote>My name is Kasin,</quote> he says, sorrowfully. <quote>Lord Paido is my brother.</quote></p>
- <p>Pity fills your heart for this unfortunate warrior, for you know that he is doomed to die. Blindness occurs in the final stage of takadea, the disease that is ravaging his body. <quote>I am beyond help,</quote> he says, his face lined with pain, <quote>but I can and will help your quest, Kai Lord. Listen to me carefully. There are stairs at the end of the corridor that lead down to the throne-hall of Zahda. At the entrance to the hall there is a tapestry behind which there is a secret passage. It leads to Zahda's throne. Above the throne is the Lorestone you seek, but beware. Zahda has coupled its power to a Doomstone from the realm of Naaros&emdash;Zahda draws all his power from this accursed gem. If you are to succeed, you must first destroy the gem or you will surely perish. Sadly I cannot help you escape from Kazan-Oud, for I myself was captured long before I reached the surface, but if you reach the beach, make your way to the old stone jetty. Beneath the steps is the place where I hid my boat.</quote></p>
+ <p>You tell him of your quest and the help the Elder Magi have given to enable you to enter Kazan-Oud. When you recount your air voyage to Herdos aboard Lord Paido<ch.apos/>s skyship, you notice a tear trickle from the blind man<ch.apos/>s eye. <quote>My name is Kasin,</quote> he says, sorrowfully. <quote>Lord Paido is my brother.</quote></p>
+ <p>Pity fills your heart for this unfortunate warrior, for you know that he is doomed to die. Blindness occurs in the final stage of takadea, the disease that is ravaging his body. <quote>I am beyond help,</quote> he says, his face lined with pain, <quote>but I can and will help your quest, Kai Lord. Listen to me carefully. There are stairs at the end of the corridor that lead down to the throne-hall of Zahda. At the entrance to the hall there is a tapestry behind which there is a secret passage. It leads to Zahda<ch.apos/>s throne. Above the throne is the Lorestone you seek, but beware. Zahda has coupled its power to a Doomstone from the realm of Naaros<ch.emdash/>Zahda draws all his power from this accursed gem. If you are to succeed, you must first destroy the gem or you will surely perish. Sadly I cannot help you escape from Kazan-Oud, for I myself was captured long before I reached the surface, but if you reach the beach, make your way to the old stone jetty. Beneath the steps is the place where I hid my boat.</quote></p>
<p>He grips your hand in friendship, his face now calm and peaceful. <quote>When you return to Elzian, tell my brother that my death was not in vain. May the gods protect you, Lone Wolf.</quote></p>
- <p>The sound of approaching guards forces you to leave the cell. As you close the door, you promise that his bravery will live forever in the legends of the Vakeros&emdash;his warrior kin.</p>
+ <p>The sound of approaching guards forces you to leave the cell. As you close the door, you promise that his bravery will live forever in the legends of the Vakeros<ch.emdash/>his warrior kin.</p>
<choice idref="sect142"><link-text>Turn to 142</link-text>.</choice>
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<illustration class="float">
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description>The sphere halts in mid-air: it looks like a huge,<br/>black human brain studded with large, hairy warts</description>
+ <description>
+ <line>The sphere halts in mid-air: it looks like a huge,</line>
+ <line>black human brain studded with large, hairy warts.</line>
+ </description>
</meta>
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- <instance class="pdf" src="ill19.pdf" width="386" height="682"/>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill19.gif" width="386" height="681"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="ill19.pdf" width="386" height="681"/>
</illustration>
<choice idref="sect217">If you possess the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen, <link-text>turn to 217</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>344</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your hand strikes something invisible set close to the edge of the pit&emdash;the beginning of a magically hidden bridge. Your fingers tell you that it is a plank, for it feels very thin and narrow. Suddenly the footsteps halt. There is a piercing crack, like that of a whip, and an angry red weal opens across the back of your hand (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You sense his presence, but you cannot see the enemy who dealt you this wound.</p>
- <choice idref="sect166">If you wish to step on to the invisible bridge, <link-text>turn to 166</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Your hand strikes something invisible set close to the edge of the pit<ch.emdash/>the beginning of a magically hidden bridge. Your fingers tell you that it is a plank, for it feels very thin and narrow. Suddenly the footsteps halt. There is a piercing crack, like that of a whip, and an angry red weal opens across the back of your hand (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You sense his presence, but you cannot see the enemy who dealt you this wound.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect166">If you wish to step <!--ERRTAG-RE-365748-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-365748--> the invisible bridge, <link-text>turn to 166</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect257">If you wish to try to fight your unseen enemy, <link-text>turn to 257</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>347</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You snatch the whistle to your lips and blow. Instantly, the slimy creature rears up, its short rubbery legs scrabbling the air in agony as the ultra high-pitched sound destroys its sensitive nervous system.</p>
+ <p>You snatch the <!--ERRTAG-RE-376887-->Whistle<!--/ERRTAG-RE-376887--> to your lips and blow. Instantly, the slimy creature rears up, its short rubbery legs scrabbling the air in agony as the ultra high-pitched sound destroys its sensitive nervous system.</p>
<p>As it twists back on itself, its head disappears into the misty ceiling. There is an ear-splitting crack and blue lightning engulfs the creature, crackling snake-like around its neck, and filling the corridor with the stench of burning meat. The creature thrashes wildly for several minutes, and when its gruesome dance finally ends the canopy of mist is no longer there. In the darkness above, you see a walkway and an observation platform.</p>
- <choice idref="sect294">If you wish to climb the body of the dead worm and pull yourself on to the platform, <link-text>turn to 294</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect294">If you wish to climb the body of the dead worm and pull yourself <!--ERRTAG-RE-369070-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-369070--> the platform, <link-text>turn to 294</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect46">If you prefer to climb over the carcass and continue along the corridor, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<data>
<p>Shortly you arrive at another stone staircase. This one is intact, however, and ascends to a cave-like entrance in the sheer rock wall. You cannot follow the beach any further, for a salient of the wall blocks your way. Moreover, the weather is getting worse with every passing minute and you need to seek shelter from the coming storm.</p>
<p>By the time you have climbed all the way to the cave, the storm has broken. As you stand in the entrance, the rain-filled wind lashes you mercilessly and the ground shudders with every clap of thunder. The faint green glow of the power-shield is the only source of light, and you enter cautiously. You are soon swallowed up by darkness and your progress becomes painfully slow.</p>
- <choice idref="sect49">If you have a Kalte Firesphere, a Lantern or a Torch and Tinderbox, <link-text>turn to 49</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect277">If you have none of these Items, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect49">If you have a Kalte Firesphere, a <!--ERRTAG-RE-376172-->Lantern, or a Torch<!--/ERRTAG-RE-376172--> and Tinderbox, <link-text>turn to 49</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect277">If you have none of <!--ERRTAG-RE-376610-->these items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-376610-->, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>As soon as you step into the ruby corridor, the horseshoe arch turns completely opaque. You try to go back, but the milky-white barrier will not let you pass. Soon, the skull appears once more, but this time its message chills you to the core:</p>
+
<illustration class="inline">
<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
</meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small2.gif" width="225" height="210" />
- <instance class="pdf" src="small2.pdf" width="225" height="210" />
+ <instance class="html" src="small3.gif" width="386" height="150" />
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small3.pdf" width="386" height="150" />
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+
<blockquote>
- <p><quote>The path you have chosen leads to the heart of the maze,
- <br />And there you are doomed to eke out your days.</quote>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>The path you have chosen leads to the heart of the maze,</line>
+ <line>And there you are doomed to eke out your days.<ch.rsquot/></line>
</p>
</blockquote>
- <p>It is a prophecy that will be fulfilled. You have ventured too deep into Zahda's maze, and the exits are now closed off forever. It may interest you to learn that you survived at the core of the maze for three weeks, a feat that earned you the respect of Lord Zahda, but one that did not persuade him to spare you your life.</p>
+ <p>It is a prophecy that will be fulfilled. You have ventured too deep into Zahda<ch.apos/>s maze, and the exits are now closed off forever. It may interest you to learn that you survived at the core of the maze for three weeks, a feat that earned you the respect of Lord Zahda, but one that did not persuade him to spare you your life.</p>
<choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>350</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>As soon as you have passed through the power-shield, you are greeted like a hero by a huge flotilla of fishing vessels and trading barges. An hour ago, upon seeing the eruption of Kazan-Oud, every boat in Herdos set sail for the shield, for the eruption signalled the end of the bane that had haunted Dessi for hundreds of years. Now they cheer the Sommlending warrior who has delivered them from Dessi's evil shadow. Eager hands pull you aboard Lord Ardan's caravel, and a fanfare salute is sounded by the trumpeters of his Vakeros guards.</p>
+ <p>As soon as you have passed through the power-shield, you are greeted like a hero by a huge flotilla of fishing vessels and trading barges. An hour ago, upon seeing the eruption of Kazan-Oud, every boat in Herdos set sail for the shield, for the eruption signalled the end of the bane that had haunted Dessi for hundreds of years. Now they cheer the Sommlending warrior who has delivered them from Dessi<ch.apos/>s evil shadow. Eager hands pull you aboard Lord Ardan<ch.apos/>s caravel, and a fanfare salute is sounded by the trumpeters of his Vakeros guards.</p>
<p><quote>We are forever in your debt, Lone Wolf,</quote> says Lord Ardan, as he shakes your hand warmly in gratitude and friendship. <quote>You have achieved what we feared to be impossible, and you live to tell the tale. Your bravery is an inspiration to us all.</quote> His words are reinforced by the delirious cheers of his people. He asks of your own quest, and, when you remove the Lorestone of Herdos from the pocket of your tattered and scorched tunic, his eyes widen with amazement.</p>
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<meta>
<creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- <description><quote>We are forever in your debt, Lone Wolf,</quote> says<br/>Lord Ardan, as he shakes your hand warmly</description>
+ <description>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>We are forever in your debt, Lone Wolf,<ch.rsquot/> says</line>
+ <line>Lord Ardan, as he shakes your hand warmly.</line>
+ </description>
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<p>He bows his head and says in a solemn and respectful voice, <quote>My lord, you stand upon the threshold of greatness. Your purpose and your destiny are known to the Elder Magi, for we have awaited your coming for many thousands of years. Our survival and the survival of all we cherish rests on the success of your Magnakai quest. The time has come, Lone Wolf, for you to learn our wisdom, for we are of the same blood, you and I, and our fate is bound together. We will prepare you for your next quest, for the Lorestone you must find next exists in the land that was once our home, in the temple that was once our most sacred place of worship, in the chamber where our master first appeared to us.</quote></p>
<p>Your quest has succeeded, for the strength and wisdom of the Lorestone of Herdos is now a part of your body and spirit. But there is much for you to learn from the Elder Magi as they prepare you for the most challenging of the Magnakai quests you have yet to attempt, a quest that will take you deep into the hostile swamps of the Danarg, where the evil creatures of Agarash the Damned still thrive and dominate the land.</p>
- <p>If you have the courage of a true Kai Master, the secrets of the Elder Magi and the perils of the Danarg await you in Book 8 of the Lone Wolf series entitled:</p>
- <p><cite><a href="&link.08tjoh;">The Jungle of Horrors</a></cite></p>
- </data>
- </section>
- </data>
- </section>
-
- <section class="backmatter" id="map">
- <meta>
- <title>The Magiocracy of Dessi</title>
- </meta>
-
- <data>
- <illustration>
- <meta>
- <creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="map.jpg" width="777" height="599" class="html"/>
- <instance src="map.pdf" width="777" height="599" class="pdf"/>
- </illustration>
- </data>
- </section>
-
- <section class="backmatter" id="action">
- <meta>
- <title>Action Chart</title>
- </meta>
-
- <data>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez & Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acstats.gif" width="386" height="286" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez & Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acdscplz.gif" width="386" height="136" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez & Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="aclore.gif" width="385" height="199" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez & Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acitems.gif" width="386" height="192" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez & Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acbckpck.gif" width="386" height="113" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez & Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acspcl.gif" width="386" height="280" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="ac1.tex" width="400" height="500" class="tex"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="ac2.tex" width="400" height="500" class="tex"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="ac3.tex" width="400" height="500" class="tex"/>
- </illustration>
- </data>
- </section>
-
- <section class="backmatter" id="crsumary">
- <meta>
- <title>Combat Rules Summary</title>
- </meta>
-
- <data>
- <ol>
- <li>Add your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> to any extra points given to you by your Kai Disciplines.</li>
- <li>Subtract the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of your enemy from this total. This number = Combat Ratio.</li>
- <li>Pick number from <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</li>
- <li>Turn to <a idref="crtable">Combat Results Table</a>.</li>
- <li>Find your Combat Ratio on the top of chart and cross-reference to random number you have picked. (E indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Enemy. LW indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Lone Wolf.)</li>
- <li>Continue the combat from Stage 3 until one character is dead. This is when <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either character fall to 0.</li>
- </ol>
- <section class="backmatter" id="smevazn">
- <meta>
- <title>To Evade Combat</title>
- </meta>
-
- <data>
+ <p>If you have the courage of a true Kai Master, the secrets of the Elder Magi and the perils of the Danarg await you in Book 8 of the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series entitled:</p>
+ <p><bookref series="lw" book="08tjoh"><cite>The Jungle of Horrors</cite></bookref></p>
+ </data>
+ </section>
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="map">
+ <meta>
+ <title>The Magiocracy of Dessi</title>
+ </meta>
+
+ <data>
+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Gary Chalk</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="map.jpg" width="777" height="599" class="html"></instance>
+ <instance src="map.pdf" width="777" height="599" class="pdf"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="action">
+ <meta><title>Action Chart</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="acstats.gif" width="386" height="286" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="acdscplz.gif" width="386" height="136" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="aclore.gif" width="385" height="199" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="acitems.gif" width="386" height="192" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="acbckpck.gif" width="386" height="113" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="acspcl.gif" width="386" height="280" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="text">
+ <p>
+ <line><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>: <ch.blankline></ch.blankline></line>
+ <line><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>: <ch.blankline></ch.blankline></line>
+ </p>
+ <p>Magnakai Disciplines:</p>
<ol>
- <li>You may only do this when the text of the adventure offers you the opportunity.</li>
- <li>You undertake one round of combat in the usual way. All points lost by the enemy are ignored, only Lone Wolf loses the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</li>
- <li>If the book offers the chance of taking evasive action in place of combat, it can be taken in the first round of combat or any subsequent round.</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
</ol>
- </data>
- </section>
- </data>
- </section>
-
- <section class="backmatter" id="crtable">
- <meta>
- <title>Combat Results Table</title>
- </meta>
-
- <data>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="crtneg.gif" width="386" height="472" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- <instance src="crtneg.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"/>
- </illustration>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="crtpos.gif" width="386" height="472" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- <instance src="crtpos.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"/>
- </illustration>
- </data>
- </section>
-
- <section class="backmatter" id="random">
- <meta>
- <title>Random Number Table</title>
- </meta>
-
- <data>
- <illustration class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="random.gif" width="332" height="432" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"/>
- <instance src="random.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"/>
- </illustration>
- </data>
- </section>
+ <p>Bonus Disciplines:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 4th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed one Magnakai Adventure successfully</li>
+ </ol>
+ <p>Weapons:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ </ol>
+ <p>Belt Pouch: <ch.blankline></ch.blankline></p>
+ <p>Meals: <ch.blankline></ch.blankline></p>
+ <p>Backpack Items:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ </ol>
+ <p>Special Items:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ </ol>
+ </instance>
+ </illustration>
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="crsumary">
+ <meta><title>Combat Rules Summary</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+ <ol>
+ <li>Add your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> to any extra points given to you by your Magnakai Disciplines.</li>
+ <li>Subtract the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of your enemy from this total. This number = Combat Ratio.</li>
+ <li>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</li>
+ <li>Turn to the <a idref="crtable">Combat Results Table</a>.</li>
+ <li>Find your Combat Ratio on the top of the chart and cross-reference to the random number you have picked. (E indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Enemy. LW indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Lone Wolf.)</li>
+ <li>Continue the combat from Stage 3 until one character is dead. This is when the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either character falls to 0 or below.</li>
+ </ol>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="smevazn">
+ <meta><title>To Evade Combat</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+
+ <ol>
+ <li>You may only do this when the text of the adventure offers you the opportunity.</li>
+ <li>You undertake one round of combat in the usual way. All points lost by the enemy are ignored; only Lone Wolf loses the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</li>
+ <li>If the book offers the chance of taking evasive action in place of combat, it can be taken in the first round of combat or any subsequent round.</li>
+ </ol>
+
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="crtable">
+ <meta><title>Combat Results Table</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="crtneg.gif" width="386" height="472" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ <instance src="crtneg.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="crtpos.gif" width="386" height="472" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ <instance src="crtpos.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="text">
+ <table summary="This table provides the endurance losses sustained by the hero and enemy as a result of combat.">
+ <caption>Combat Results with combined hero and enemy endurance losses</caption>
+
+ <colgroup span="1"></colgroup>
+ <colgroup span="13"></colgroup>
+
+ <tfoot>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="14">Combat results are given enemy<ch.apos/>s endurance loss first followed by the hero<ch.apos/>s endurance loss. For example, "12/0" means that the enemy loses 12 endurance points while the hero loses 0 endurance points. A combat result of "k" means that the combatant is killed. For example, "0/k" means that the enemy loses 0 endurance points while the hero is killed.</td>
+ </tr>
+ </tfoot>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <th rowspan="2" scope="col">Random Number</th>
+ <th colspan="13" scope="colgroup">Combat Ratio</th>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-11 or lower</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-10/ -9</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-8/ -7</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-6/ -5</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-4/ -3</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-2/ -1</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">0</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">1/ 2</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">3/ 4</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">5/ 6</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">7/ 8</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">9/ 10</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">11 or higher</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">1</th>
+ <td>0/k</td>
+ <td>0/k</td>
+ <td>0/8</td>
+ <td>0/6</td>
+ <td>1/6</td>
+ <td>2/5</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/5</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/4</td>
+ <td>7/4</td>
+ <td>8/3</td>
+ <td>9/3</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">2</th>
+ <td>0/k</td>
+ <td>0/8</td>
+ <td>0/7</td>
+ <td>1/6</td>
+ <td>2/5</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/3</td>
+ <td>8/3</td>
+ <td>9/3</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">3</th>
+ <td>0/8</td>
+ <td>0/7</td>
+ <td>1/6</td>
+ <td>2/5</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/3</td>
+ <td>8/3</td>
+ <td>9/2</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ <td>11/2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">4</th>
+ <td>0/8</td>
+ <td>1/7</td>
+ <td>2/6</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/3</td>
+ <td>8/2</td>
+ <td>9/2</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ <td>11/2</td>
+ <td>12/2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">5</th>
+ <td>1/7</td>
+ <td>2/6</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/2</td>
+ <td>9/2</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ <td>11/2</td>
+ <td>12/2</td>
+ <td>14/1</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">6</th>
+ <td>2/6</td>
+ <td>3/6</td>
+ <td>4/5</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/2</td>
+ <td>9/2</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ <td>11/1</td>
+ <td>12/1</td>
+ <td>14/1</td>
+ <td>16/1</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">7</th>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/5</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/2</td>
+ <td>9/1</td>
+ <td>10/1</td>
+ <td>11/1</td>
+ <td>12/0</td>
+ <td>14/0</td>
+ <td>16/0</td>
+ <td>18/0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">8</th>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/1</td>
+ <td>9/1</td>
+ <td>10/0</td>
+ <td>11/0</td>
+ <td>12/0</td>
+ <td>14/0</td>
+ <td>16/0</td>
+ <td>18/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">9</th>
+ <td>5/3</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/0</td>
+ <td>9/0</td>
+ <td>10/0</td>
+ <td>11/0</td>
+ <td>12/0</td>
+ <td>14/0</td>
+ <td>16/0</td>
+ <td>18/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">0</th>
+ <td>6/0</td>
+ <td>7/0</td>
+ <td>8/0</td>
+ <td>9/0</td>
+ <td>10/0</td>
+ <td>11/0</td>
+ <td>12/0</td>
+ <td>14/0</td>
+ <td>16/0</td>
+ <td>18/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ </tr>
+ </tbody>
+ </table>
+ </instance>
+ </illustration>
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="random">
+ <meta><title>Random Number Table</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="random.gif" width="332" height="432" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ <instance src="random.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"></instance>
+ <instance class="text">
+ <table>
+ <tr>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </instance>
+ </illustration>
+ </data>
+ </section>
<section class="backmatter" id="errata">
<meta>
<data>
<p>(<a idref="title">Title Page</a>) Replaced <quote>fulfill</quote> with <quote>fulfil</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far&ellips;</a>) Added a quotation mark to the beginning of the paragraph that starts <quote>You see before you Kazan-Oud.&ellips;</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Replaced both occurences of <quote>ie,</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Removed <quote> (see inside front cover of this book)</quote>. Replaced <quote>safe keeping</quote> with <quote>safekeeping</quote>. Capitalized the list of items rather than setting them in all capital letters. Replaced <quote>fireseeds</quote> with <quote>Fireseeds</quote>. Replaced <quote>(eg</quote> with <quote>(e.g.</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Disciplines</a>) Added the title <quote>Primate</quote> to parallel later books.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>stormclouds</quote> with <quote>storm clouds</quote>, <quote>transluscent</quote> with <quote>translucent</quote>, <quote>air and</quote> with <quote>air, and</quote>, <quote>Canal, and</quote> with <quote>Canal and</quote>, <quote>connversation and</quote> with <quote>conversation, and</quote>, <quote>powerful and</quote> with <quote>powerful, and</quote>, <quote>landing and, within</quote> with <quote>landing, and within</quote>, <quote>visible covering</quote> with <quote>visible, covering</quote>, <quote>shimmering green</quote> with <quote>shimmering, green</quote> and <quote>goodbyes and</quote> with <quote>goodbyes, and</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far<ch.ellips/></a>) Added a quotation mark to the beginning of the paragraph that starts <quote>You see before you Kazan-Oud.<ch.ellips/></quote>. Replaced <quote>Xulun mountains</quote> with <quote>Xulun Mountains</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>ie,</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Placed <quote>or below</quote> after <quote>fall to zero</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Added <quote>(Psi-surge and Mindblast cannot be used simultaneously.)</quote> to the description of Psi-surge. Replaced <quote>knowledge mastery</quote> with <quote>knowledge that mastery</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-10066-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-10066-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Disciplines</a>) Replaced <quote>weapons list</quote> with <quote><a idref="action">Weapons List</a></quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-16156-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>two weapons</quote> with <quote>two Weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-16156-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Removed <quote> (see inside front cover of this book)</quote>. Replaced <quote>safe keeping</quote> with <quote>safekeeping</quote>. Capitalized the list of items rather than setting them in all capital letters. Replaced <quote>fireseeds</quote> with <quote>Fireseeds</quote>. Replaced <quote>(eg</quote> with <quote>(e.g.</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>Kai monastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Monastery</quote>. Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, and <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>. Replaced <quote>quiver</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>. Replaced <quote>Weaponmastery with a bow</quote> with <quote>Weaponmastery with Bow</quote>. Replaced <quote>combat, therefore</quote> with <quote>combat; therefore</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-30987-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-30987-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-24829-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>two weapons</quote> with <quote>two Weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-24829-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-28481-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>number of weapons</quote> with <quote>number of Weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-28481-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>) Replaced <quote>reduced to zero</quote> with <quote>reduced to zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>points reduced</quote> with <quote>points possibly reduced</quote>. Deleted <quote>on the inside back cover of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead.</quote> with <quote>at which point that combatant is declared dead.</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Disciplines</a>) Added the title <quote>Primate</quote> to parallel later books. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>will not be able</quote> with <quote>is not able</quote>. Replaced <quote>skill will have</quote> with <quote>skill have</quote>. Replaced <quote>skill will have a greatly increased agility and be</quote> with <quote>skill have a greatly increased agility and are</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="kaiwisdm">Magnakai Wisdom</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>stormclouds</quote> with <quote>storm clouds</quote>, <quote>transluscent</quote> with <quote>translucent</quote>, <quote>air and</quote> with <quote>air, and</quote>, <quote>Canal, and</quote> with <quote>Canal and</quote>, <quote>connversation and</quote> with <quote>conversation, and</quote>, <quote>powerful and</quote> with <quote>powerful, and</quote>, <quote>landing and, within</quote> with <quote>landing, and within</quote>, <quote>visible covering</quote> with <quote>visible, covering</quote>, <quote>shimmering green</quote> with <quote>shimmering, green</quote> and <quote>goodbyes and</quote> with <quote>goodbyes, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>. Replaced <quote>Carcos range</quote> with <quote>Carcos Range</quote>. Replaced <quote>chasm of Gorgoron</quote> with <quote>Chasm of Gorgoron</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect2">2</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai</quote> with <quote>Magnakai</quote>, <quote>tap it and</quote> with <quote>tap it, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced <quote>persistance</quote> with <quote>persistence</quote> with <quote>persistence</quote> and <quote>to bursting</quote> with <quote>to the bursting</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced <quote>persistance</quote> with <quote>persistence</quote> and <quote>to bursting</quote> with <quote>to the bursting</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect7">7</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-55899-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-55899-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-55690-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-55690-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-56969-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>discard your</quote> with <quote>shoulder your</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-56969-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>) Replaced <quote>view and, for</quote> with <quote>view, and for</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>head and</quote> with <quote>head, and</quote> and <quote>Lipo</quote> with <quote>Lio</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) Replaced <quote>flatstones</quote> with <quote>flagstones</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>) Replaced <quote>Sweetdreams</quote> with <quote>Sweet dreams</quote> and <quote>ugly bearded</quote> with <quote>ugly, bearded</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect15">15</a>) Replaced <quote>points), and</quote> with <quote>points) and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect16">16</a>) Replaced <quote>fall but</quote> with <quote>fall, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect11">11</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-61381-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>black, iron portcullis</quote> with <quote>black iron portcullis</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-61381-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>head and</quote> with <quote>head, and</quote> and <quote>Lipo</quote> with <quote>Lio</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-63215-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>its entrance is partially</quote> with <quote>its entrance partially</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63215-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) Replaced <quote>flatstones</quote> with <quote>flagstones</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>) Replaced <quote>ugly bearded</quote> with <quote>ugly, bearded</quote>, <quote>Sweetdreams</quote> with <quote>Sweet dreams</quote>, and <quote>icy-cold</quote> with <quote>icy cold</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect15">15</a>) Replaced <quote>points), and</quote> with <quote>points) and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-68413-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ceiling and floor</quote> with <quote>ceiling, and floor</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68413-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-68668-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>flasks and all manner</quote> with <quote>flasks, and all manner</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68668-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-69082-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>weapons</quote> with <quote>Weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-69082-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect16">16</a>) Replaced <quote>fall but</quote> with <quote>fall, but</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-70529-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lantern or</quote> with <quote>Lantern, or</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-70529-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-70702-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>these Items</quote> with <quote>these items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-70702-ITEM--></p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect18">18</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-68756-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68756-ITEM--></p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-69365-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-69365-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>) Replaced <quote>sibilent</quote> with <quote>sibilant</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect22">22</a>) Replaced <quote>you but</quote> with <quote>you, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>) Replaced <quote>fortess</quote> with <quote>fortress</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>) Replaced <quote>fortess</quote> with <quote>fortress</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-76480-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>long dead giant</quote> with <quote>long-dead giant</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-76480-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect26">26</a>) Replaced <quote>Weaponskill</quote> with <quote>Weaponmastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect27">27</a>) Replaced <quote>intact and</quote> with <quote>intact, and</quote>, <quote>cry and</quote> with <quote>cry, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect27">27</a>) Replaced <quote>intact and</quote> with <quote>intact, and</quote>, <quote>cry and</quote> with <quote>cry, and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect28">28</a>) Replaced <quote>skull and</quote> with <quote>skull, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>warm and, as</quote> with <quote>warm, and as</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>robes but, lying</quote> with <quote>robes, but lying</quote>, <quote>use and</quote> with <quote>use, and</quote>, <quote>chamber but, as</quote> with <quote>chamber, but as</quote> and <quote>helmet, and</quote> with <quote>helmet and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>Chart) but</quote> with <quote>Chart), but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai rank</quote> with <quote>Magnakai rank</quote> and <quote>Animal Kinship</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>warm and, as</quote> with <quote>warm, and as</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-80678-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-80678-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>, <quote>robes but, lying</quote> with <quote>robes, but lying</quote>, <quote>use and</quote> with <quote>use, and</quote>, <quote>chamber but, as</quote> with <quote>chamber, but as</quote> and <quote>helmet, and</quote> with <quote>helmet and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-81941-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-81941-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-84844-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-84844-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>Chart) but</quote> with <quote>Chart), but</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-86246-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-86246-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai rank</quote> with <quote>Magnakai rank</quote> and <quote>Animal Kinship</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-87773-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-87773-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-87944-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>corridor, whose</quote> with <quote>corridor whose</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-87944-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect35">35</a>) Replaced <quote>head, and</quote> with <quote>head and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>staircase and</quote> with <quote>staircase, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote>louder but</quote> with <quote>louder, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect41">41</a>) Replaced <quote>warm but</quote> with <quote>warm, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect41">41</a>) Replaced <quote>warm but</quote> with <quote>warm, but</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-90000-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-90000-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>) Replaced <quote>Boari jungle</quote> with <quote>Boari Jungle</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-95381-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Boari jungle</quote> with <quote>Boari Jungle</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-95381-ITEM--></p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect44">44</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-92669-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-92669-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Moved the Invisibility/Pathsmanship/Divination choice into the first position.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect47">47</a>) Replaced <quote>tracks, and</quote> with <quote>tracks and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect48">48</a>) Replaced <quote>yards, when</quote> with <quote>yards when</quote> and <quote>light and</quote> with <quote>light, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>) Replaced <quote>rock, when</quote> with <quote>rock when</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced <quote>beastmen</quote> with <quote>Beastmen</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect50">50</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-98292-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98292-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-98237-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98237-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-101967-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Dropping</quote> with <quote>Shouldering</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-101967-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>beastmen</quote> with <quote>Beastmen</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-106263-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-106263-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect57">57</a>) Replaced <quote>deeper but</quote> with <quote>deeper, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect58">58</a>) Replaced <quote>points.)</quote> with <quote>points).</quote> and <quote>presence but</quote> with <quote>presence, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>) Replaced <quote>arm and</quote> with <quote>arm, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced <quote>chamber, but</quote> with <quote>chamber but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-110910-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ceilings and scrambling</quote> with <quote>ceilings, and scrambling</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-110910-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced <quote>chamber, but</quote> with <quote>chamber but</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect64">64</a>) Replaced <quote>deep and</quote> with <quote>deep, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect65">65</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai initiate</quote> with <quote>Kai Initiate</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect66">66</a>) Replaced the second choice <quote>If you do not have a sword, you will have to abandon the door. Only the statue offers any hope of escape for you; <a idref="sect168">turn to 168</a>.</quote> with <quote>If you do not have a sword, <a idref="sect263">turn to 263</a>.</quote>. <a idref="sect168">Section 168</a> offers basically the same choice and is only forestalling the impending outcome in <a idref="sect263">Section 263</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>) Replaced <quote>glowing sticky</quote> with <quote>glowing, sticky</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect68">68</a>) Replaced <quote>unremarkable but</quote> with <quote>unremarkable, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect70">70</a>) Replaced <quote>beach turn</quote> with <quote>beach, turn</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>) Replaced <quote>glowing sticky</quote> with <quote>glowing, sticky</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-112344-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-112344-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-111798-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-111798-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-115757-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-115757-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect68">68</a>) Replaced <quote>unremarkable but</quote> with <quote>unremarkable, but</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect69">69</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-113891-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-113891-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect70">70</a>) Replaced <quote>beach turn</quote> with <quote>beach, turn</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect71">71</a>) Replaced <quote>ceiling and</quote> with <quote>ceiling, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>) Replaced <quote>tunic but</quote> with <quote>tunic, but</quote>. Also deleted the <quote>(lose 2 <typ class="attributes">ENDURANCE</typ> points)</quote> since Nexus is supposed to prevent or reduce <typ class="attributes">ENDURANCE</typ> loss - not induce it.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>) Replaced <quote>tunic but</quote> with <quote>tunic, but</quote>. Also deleted the <quote>(lose 2 <typ class="attributes">ENDURANCE</typ> points)</quote> since Nexus is supposed to prevent or reduce <typ class="attributes">ENDURANCE</typ> loss<ch.emdash/>not induce it. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect73">73</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-121131-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kakush</quote> with <quote>Kakushi</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-121131-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>) Replaced <quote>Kazan-Oud, they</quote> with <quote>Kazan-Oud; they</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect75">75</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-119301-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-119301-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect76">76</a>) Replaced <quote>dagger and</quote> with <quote>dagger, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>scream but</quote> with <quote>scream, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect78">78</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>scream but</quote> with <quote>scream, but</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-123958-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-123958-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-123556-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-123556-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect80">80</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-128455-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>these Items</quote> with <quote>these items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-128455-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-128682-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-128682-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) Replaced <quote>crossbow but</quote> with <quote>crossbow, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>lake and</quote> with <quote>lake, and</quote>, <quote>wall and</quote> with <quote>wall, and</quote> and <quote>storm but</quote> with <quote>storm, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>legs the</quote> with <quote>legs, the</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect85">85</a>) Replaced <quote>feet and</quote> with <quote>feet, and</quote> and <quote>climb your</quote> with <quote>climb, your</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect88">88</a>) Moved the Nexus choice into the first position.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>subjectd</quote> with <quote>subjected</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>subjectd</quote> with <quote>subjected</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-132843-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-132843-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>touch and</quote> with <quote>touch, and</quote>, <quote>that Magnakai</quote> with <quote>the Magnakai</quote>, <quote>Nexus, or</quote> with <quote>Nexus or</quote> and <quote>skill or</quote> with <quote>skill nor</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>side and</quote> with <quote>side, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>side and</quote> with <quote>side, and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-139662-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>screams and sounds</quote> with <quote>screams, and sounds</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-139662-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect93">93</a>) Replaced <quote>difficult that</quote> with <quote>difficult than</quote> and <quote>Sticky rope-like</quote> with <quote>Sticky, rope-like</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>) Replaced <quote>Then gurgling</quote> with <quote>Then, gurgling</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>mouth and</quote> with <quote>mouth, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced <quote>wall but</quote> with <quote>wall, but</quote>, <quote>ceiling and</quote> with <quote>ceiling, and</quote> and <quote>has, and</quote> with <quote>has and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>mouth and</quote> with <quote>mouth, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced <quote>wall but</quote> with <quote>wall, but</quote>, <quote>ceiling and</quote> with <quote>ceiling, and</quote> and <quote>has, and</quote> with <quote>has and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>) Replaced <quote>accord and</quote> with <quote>accord, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>) Replaced <quote>Elzian, he</quote> with <quote>Elzian,' he</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>) Replaced <quote>hand but</quote> with <quote>hand, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>open and</quote> with <quote>open, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>dim diffused</quote> with <quote>dim, diffused</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>pieces, and</quote> with <quote>pieces and</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect104">104</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-146274-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-146274-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>) Replaced <quote>Elzian, he</quote> with <quote>Elzian,<ch.apos/> he</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>) Replaced <quote>hand but</quote> with <quote>hand, but</quote>. Replaced <quote>envelopes</quote> with <quote>envelops</quote>. Replaced <quote>air-tight</quote> with <quote>airtight</quote>. Replaced <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>open and</quote> with <quote>open, and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>dim diffused</quote> with <quote>dim, diffused</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-157995-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Crowns and your</quote> with <quote>Crowns, and your</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-157995-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>pieces, and</quote> with <quote>pieces and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-154653-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154653-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-154937-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154937-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect113">113</a>) Replaced <quote>sleep and</quote> with <quote>sleep, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect115">115</a>) Replaced <quote>Locksmith's</quote> with <quote>Locksmiths'</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>) Replaced <quote>you and, as</quote> with <quote>you, and as</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect115">115</a>) Replaced <quote>Locksmith<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Locksmiths<ch.apos/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect117">117</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>) Replaced <quote>you and, as</quote> with <quote>you, and as</quote>. Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect119">119</a>) Replaced <quote>sight but</quote> with <quote>sight, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect120">120</a>) Replaced <quote>atttack</quote> with <quote>attack</quote>. Moved the Nexus choice into the first position.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect122">122</a>) Replaced <quote>rockwall</quote> with <quote>rock wall</quote>, <quote>itself everywhere</quote> with <quote>itself; everywhere</quote> and <quote>away and</quote> with <quote>away, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect123">123</a>) Replaced <quote>strong iron-shod</quote> with <quote>strong, iron-shod</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect123">123</a>) Replaced <quote>strong iron-shod</quote> with <quote>strong, iron-shod</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-168675-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168675-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>) Replaced <quote>wind, whistles</quote> with <quote>wind whistles</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect129">129</a>) Replaced <quote>(ie,</quote> with <quote>(i.e.</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect130">130</a>) Replaced <quote>slimy worm-like</quote> with <quote>slimy, worm-like</quote> and <quote>minutes and, when</quote> with <quote>minutes, and when</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>) Replaced <quote>choice, and</quote> with <quote>choice and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect130">130</a>) Replaced <quote>slimy worm-like</quote> with <quote>slimy, worm-like</quote> and <quote>minutes and, when</quote> with <quote>minutes, and when</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-171566-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-171566-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>) Replaced <quote>choice, and</quote> with <quote>choice and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-177233-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>weapon</quote> with <quote>Weapon</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-177233-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-177298-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Item from</quote> with <quote>item from</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-177298-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-177782-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-177782-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>northlander</quote> with <quote>Northlander</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect135">135</a>) Replaced <quote>green forked</quote> with <quote>green, forked</quote>, <quote>Kazan-Oud and, for</quote> with <quote>Kazan-Oud, and for</quote>, <quote>lightning and</quote> with <quote>lightning, and</quote> and <quote>dock but</quote> with <quote>dock, but</quote>. Moved the Divination choice into the first position.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>) Replaced <quote>heard and</quote> with <quote>heard, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect139">139</a>) Replaced <quote>undisturbed, not</quote> with <quote>undisturbed: not</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>) Replaced <quote>heard and</quote> with <quote>heard, and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-184637-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai Lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord!</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-184637-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect139">139</a>) Replaced <quote>undisturbed, not</quote> with <quote>undisturbed: not</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-186121-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>worms and snakes, denizens common to every subterranean lair, have</quote> with <quote>worms, and snakes<ch.emdash/>denizens common to every subterranean lair<ch.emdash/>have</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-186121-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect141">141</a>) Replaced <quote>go but, as</quote> with <quote>go, but as</quote> and <quote>mace but</quote> with <quote>mace, but</quote>. Moved the Lore-circle of the Spirit choice into the first position.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>) Replaced <quote>hole and</quote> with <quote>hole, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>face, and</quote> with <quote>face and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>warm and</quote> with <quote>warm, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>warm and</quote> with <quote>warm, and</quote>. Capitalized the list of items rather than setting them in all capitals.<!--ERRTAG-RE-194106-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>these Items</quote> with <quote>these items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-194106-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-194584-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>several Items</quote> with <quote>several items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-194584-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>) Replaced <quote>drawbolt</quote> with <quote>bolt</quote> and <quote>abyss and</quote> with <quote>abyss, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) Replaced <quote>with the</quote> with <quote>with, the</quote> and <quote>Nexus, and</quote> with <quote>Nexus and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect151">151</a>) Replaced <quote>skins they</quote> with <quote>skins, they</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect152">152</a>) Replaced <quote>walkway and</quote> with <quote>walkway, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect151">151</a>) Replaced <quote>skins they</quote> with <quote>skins, they</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-198837-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>return of the skull.</quote> with <quote>return of the skull:</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-198837-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect152">152</a>) Replaced <quote>walkway and</quote> with <quote>walkway, and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-195159-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-195159-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Moved the Divination choice into the first position.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect156">156</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect158">158</a>) Replaced <quote>backpack and</quote> with <quote>backpack, and</quote> and <quote>boulder and</quote> with <quote>boulder, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect158">158</a>) Replaced <quote>backpack and</quote> with <quote>backpack, and</quote> and <quote>boulder and</quote> with <quote>boulder, and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-204001-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-204001-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect159">159</a>) Replaced <quote>deserted and</quote> with <quote>deserted, and</quote> and <quote>beam but</quote> with <quote>beam, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect160">160</a>) Replaced <quote>icy-cold</quote> with <quote>icy cold</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>) Moved the Pathsmanship choice into the first position.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect162">162</a>) Moved the Pathsmanship/Divination choice into the first position.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect165">165</a>) Replaced <quote>laughter and</quote> with <quote>laughter, and</quote>, <quote>distance and</quote> with <quote>distance, and</quote>, <quote>fever but</quote> with <quote>fever, but</quote> and <quote>two and</quote> with <quote>two, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect171">171</a>) Replaced <quote>others and</quote> with <quote>others, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect162">162</a>) Moved the Pathsmanship/Divination choice into the first position.<!--ERRTAG-RE-203248-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-203248-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-204217-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-204217-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.<!--ERRTAG-RA-207262-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-207262-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-211054-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>skulls and several</quote> with <quote>skulls, and several</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-211054-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-211397-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cruel inhuman</quote> with <quote>cruel, inhuman</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-211397-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect165">165</a>) Replaced <quote>laughter and</quote> with <quote>laughter, and</quote>, <quote>distance and</quote> with <quote>distance, and</quote>, <quote>fever but</quote> with <quote>fever, but</quote> and <quote>two and</quote> with <quote>two, and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-217951-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sword or a spear</quote> with <quote>Sword or a Spear</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-217951-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect171">171</a>) Replaced <quote>others and</quote> with <quote>others, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect173">173</a>) Replaced <quote>narrow and, as</quote> with <quote>narrow, and as</quote>. Moved the Divination choice into the first position.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>) Replaced <quote>staff but</quote> with <quote>staff, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>) Replaced <quote>number have</quote> with <quote>number you have</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect177">177</a>) Replaced <quote>lake splitting</quote> with <quote>lake, splitting</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>) Replaced <quote>number have</quote> with <quote>number you have</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-218358-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-218358-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect177">177</a>) Replaced <quote>lake splitting</quote> with <quote>lake, splitting</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-220421-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220421-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect179">179</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote> and <quote>Psi-shield</quote> with <quote>Psi-screen</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Replaced <quote>life and</quote> with <quote>life, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Replaced <quote>life and</quote> with <quote>life, and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-223905-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-223905-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect184">184</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>) Replaced <quote>run you</quote> with <quote>run, you</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect186">186</a>) Replaced <quote>human but</quote> with <quote>human, but</quote>, <quote>spear</quote> with <quote>Spear</quote> and <quote>blow but</quote> with <quote>blow, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>) Moved the Divination choice into the first position.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>) Moved the Divination choice into the first position.<!--ERRTAG-RE-229767-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229767-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect188">188</a>) Replaced <quote>burst; your</quote> with <quote>burst, your</quote> and <quote>roof and</quote> with <quote>roof, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>) Replaced <quote>brighter and, for</quote> with <quote>brighter, and for</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>) Replaced <quote>you and, in</quote> with <quote>you, and in</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>lake and</quote> with <quote>lake, and</quote> and <quote>weapon, as</quote> with <quote>weapon as</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect197">197</a>) Replaced <quote>helmet, and</quote> with <quote>helmet and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>) Replaced <quote>more you</quote> with <quote>more, you</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect199">199</a>) Replaced <quote>chain-mail</quote> with <quote>chainmail</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>lake and</quote> with <quote>lake, and</quote> and <quote>weapon, as</quote> with <quote>weapon as</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-236386-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-236386-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-236718-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-236718-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect197">197</a>) Replaced <quote>helmet, and</quote> with <quote>helmet and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-237280-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-237280-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>) Replaced <quote>more you</quote> with <quote>more, you</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect199">199</a>) Replaced <quote>chain-mail</quote> with <quote>chainmail</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-245021-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>his Backpack</quote> with <quote>his backpack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-245021-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-244788-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kakush</quote> with <quote>Kakushi</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-244788-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>crumbling and</quote> with <quote>crumbling, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>) Replaced <quote>wall but</quote> with <quote>wall, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect202">202</a>) Replaced <quote>crow and</quote> with <quote>crow, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect203">203</a>) Replaced <quote>rope and</quote> with <quote>rope, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect203">203</a>) Replaced <quote>rope and</quote> with <quote>rope, and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect204">204</a>) Replaced <quote>take but, as</quote> with <quote>take, but as</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline and</quote> with <quote>Discipline, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline and</quote> with <quote>Discipline, and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-246093-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246093-ITEM--></p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect206">206</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-247194-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-247194-ITEM--></p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect209">209</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-247564-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-247564-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect210">210</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>) Replaced <quote>comrade-in-arms, and</quote> with <quote>comrade-in-arms and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect216">216</a>) Replaced <quote>ears, and</quote> with <quote>ears and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect214">214</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-258257-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>resistance</quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">RESISTANCE</typ></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-258257-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect216">216</a>) Replaced <quote>ears, and</quote> with <quote>ears and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-259746-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>spindly limbed</quote> with <quote>spindly-limbed</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259746-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Replaced <quote>feet and</quote> with <quote>feet, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote> and <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect221">221</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.<!--ERRTAG-RE-259777-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259777-ITEM--></p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect222">222</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-259781-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259781-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) Replaced <quote>eyes and</quote> with <quote>eyes, and</quote>. Replaced <quote><a idref="sect164">Turn to 164</a></quote> with <quote><a idref="sect165">Turn to 165</a></quote>. All other paths leading to <a idref="sect164">Section 164</a> came through <a idref="sect277">Section 277</a> which involves falling into a pit. All paths leading to <a idref="sect165">Section 165</a> involved getting ensnared in a booby trap similar to the trap in <a idref="sect223">Section 223</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>) Replaced <quote>Weaponskill</quote> with <quote>Weaponmastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>) Replaced <quote>Weaponskill</quote> with <quote>Weaponmastery</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-263196-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-263196-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-263692-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-263692-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-269837-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269837-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect228">228</a>) Replaced <quote>blow and</quote> with <quote>blow, and</quote>. Moved the Pathsmanship choice into the first position.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect229">229</a>) Replaced <quote>darkness makes</quote> with <quote>darkness, make</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect232">232</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-268875-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268875-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-269157-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-269157-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>) Replaced <quote>fast but</quote> with <quote>fast, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect236">236</a>) Replaced <quote>spear</quote> with <quote>Spear</quote> and <quote>broadsword</quote> with <quote>Broadsword</quote>. Moved the Pathsmanship choice into the first position.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect238">238</a>) Capitalized the list rather than setting them in all capital letters.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect238">238</a>) Capitalized the list rather than setting them in all capital letters.<!--ERRTAG-RE-277917-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277917-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-278151-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-278151-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect239">239</a>) Replaced <quote>earth and instinctively,</quote> with <quote>earth, and instinctively</quote>. Moved the Pathsmanship choice into the first position.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect244">244</a>) Replaced <quote>flood-next</quote> with <quote>flood - next</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect244">244</a>) Replaced <quote>flood-next</quote> with <quote>flood<ch.emdash/>next</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect245">245</a>) Replaced <quote>eyes and</quote> with <quote>eyes, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect248">248</a>) Replaced <quote>staircase, and</quote> with <quote>staircase and</quote>. Moved the Pathsmanship/Divination choice into the first position.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>) Replaced <quote>hands and</quote> with <quote>hands, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>Herdos and</quote> with <quote>Herdos, and</quote> and <quote>level, and</quote> with <quote>level and</quote>. Moved the Pathsmanship/Divination choice into the first position.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>) Replaced <quote>hands and</quote> with <quote>hands, and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>Herdos and</quote> with <quote>Herdos, and</quote> and <quote>level, and</quote> with <quote>level and</quote>. Moved the Pathsmanship/Divination choice into the first position. Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-289540-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guards and his</quote> with <quote>guards, and his</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-289540-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect252">252</a>) Replaced <quote>now and</quote> with <quote>now, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) Replaced <quote>trunk and, after</quote> with <quote>trunk, and after</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-285454-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285454-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) Replaced <quote>trunk and, after</quote> with <quote>trunk, and after</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>5<ch.endash/>8</quote> with <quote>3<ch.endash/>8</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>) Replaced <quote>spine and, to</quote> with <quote>spine, and to</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Replaced <quote>advance but</quote> with <quote>advance, but</quote>, <quote>darkness and</quote> with <quote>darkness, and</quote> and <quote><a idref="sect186">turn to 186</a></quote> with <quote><a idref="sect289">turn to 289</a></quote>. Note that we chose <a idref="sect289">Section 289</a> instead of <a idref="sect49">Section 49</a> as noted in <cite>Lone Wolf Club Summer Special 1987</cite> newsletter.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Replaced <quote>advance but</quote> with <quote>advance, but</quote>, <quote>darkness and</quote> with <quote>darkness, and</quote> and <quote><a idref="sect186">turn to 186</a></quote> with <quote><a idref="sect289">turn to 289</a></quote>. Note that we chose <a idref="sect289">Section 289</a> instead of <a idref="sect49">Section 49</a> as noted in <cite>Lone Wolf Club Summer Special 1987</cite> newsletter.<!--ERRTAG-RE-294190-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>these Items</quote> with <quote>these items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-294190-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect260">260</a>) Replaced <quote>decay and, to</quote> with <quote>decay, and to</quote> and <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect261">261</a>) Replaced <quote>deserted but</quote> with <quote>deserted, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>locked but</quote> with <quote>locked, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect265">265</a>) Replaced <quote>sand and</quote> with <quote>sand, and</quote>, <quote>Psi-surge, and</quote> with <quote>Psi-surge and</quote> and <quote>skill, or</quote> with <quote>skill or</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>) Replaced <quote>rests, and</quote> with <quote>rests and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect269">269</a>) Replaced <quote>heavy and</quote> with <quote>heavy, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect261">261</a>) Replaced <quote>deserted but</quote> with <quote>deserted, but</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-296417-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>these Items</quote> with <quote>these items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296417-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>locked but</quote> with <quote>locked, but</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-296950-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>these Items</quote> with <quote>these items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296950-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-298738-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crates and dusty</quote> with <quote>crates, and dusty</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-298738-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect265">265</a>) Replaced <quote>sand and</quote> with <quote>sand, and</quote>, <quote>Psi-surge, and</quote> with <quote>Psi-surge and</quote> and <quote>skill, or</quote> with <quote>skill or</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-296103-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296103-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>) Replaced <quote>rests, and</quote> with <quote>rests and</quote>. Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect269">269</a>) Replaced <quote>heavy and</quote> with <quote>heavy, and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-305391-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>exit; a</quote> with <quote>exit. A</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-305391-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>) Replaced <quote>statue and</quote> with <quote>statue, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>) Replaced <quote>end and</quote> with <quote>end, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>) Replaced <quote>power-staves and</quote> with <quote>power-staves, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect274">274</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-309059-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rivets or hinges</quote> with <quote>rivets, or hinges</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-309059-ITEM--></p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-304035-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-304035-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-304373-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-304373-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption. Replaced <quote>to zero in</quote> with <quote>to zero or below in</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect282">282</a>) Replaced <quote><a idref="sect173">turn to 173</a></quote> with <quote><a idref="sect273">turn to 273</a></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>) Replaced <quote>open and</quote> with <quote>open, and</quote>, <quote>mist and</quote> with <quote>mist, and</quote>, <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>, and <quote>darkness and</quote> with <quote>darkness, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-315953-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>legs and hands</quote> with <quote>legs, and hands</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315953-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>) Replaced <quote>open and</quote> with <quote>open, and</quote>, <quote>head first</quote> with <quote>head-first</quote>, <quote>mist and</quote> with <quote>mist, and</quote>, <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>, and <quote>darkness and</quote> with <quote>darkness, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>) Replaced <quote>ahead but</quote> with <quote>ahead, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>combat for</quote> with <quote>combat, for</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) Replaced <quote>storm adds to</quote> with <quote>storm add to</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Moved the Pathsmanship choice into the first position.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect288">288</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-322212-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>floors lay open</quote> with <quote>floors lie open</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-322212-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>combat for</quote> with <quote>combat, for</quote>. Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) Replaced <quote>storm adds to</quote> with <quote>storm add to</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Moved the Pathsmanship choice into the first position.<!--ERRTAG-RE-320354-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-320354-ITEM--></p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect295">295</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-322996-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-322996-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>) Replaced <quote>body and</quote> with <quote>body, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect298">298</a>) Replaced <quote>them and</quote> with <quote>them, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect299">299</a>) Replaced <quote>fingers and</quote> with <quote>fingers, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect311">311</a>) Replaced <quote>cracks but</quote> with <quote>cracks, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>) Replaced <quote>click and</quote> with <quote>click, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect313">313</a>) Deleted the instruction to choose an unused random number.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect314">314</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced <quote>rapidly and</quote> with <quote>rapidly, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect314">314</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-337562-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-337562-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced <quote>rapidly and</quote> with <quote>rapidly, and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.<!--ERRTAG-RE-346227-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>climb and</quote> with <quote>climb, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-346227-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect316">316</a>) Replaced <quote>simultaneously and</quote> with <quote>simultaneously, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>right and</quote> with <quote>right, and</quote> and <quote>ahead, and</quote> with <quote>ahead and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>) Replaced <quote>maze but</quote> with <quote>maze, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>) Replaced <quote>end and</quote> with <quote>end, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect325">325</a>) Replaced <quote>mouth and</quote> with <quote>mouth, and</quote>, <quote>mind but, try</quote> with <quote>mind, but try</quote> and <quote>glow and</quote> with <quote>glow, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>Weaponskill</quote> with <quote>Weaponmastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect325">325</a>) Replaced <quote>mouth and</quote> with <quote>mouth, and</quote> and <quote>icy-cold</quote> with <quote>icy cold</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>Weaponskill</quote> with <quote>Weaponmastery</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-350447-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-350447-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>mind but, try</quote> with <quote>mind, but try</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect333">333</a>) Moved the Pathsmanship choice into the first position.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect335">335</a>) Replaced <quote>hunch-backed</quote> with <quote>hunchbacked</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect336">336</a>) Replaced <quote>knees but</quote> with <quote>knees, but</quote> and <quote>air and</quote> with <quote>air, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced <quote>brighter and</quote> with <quote>brighter, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>presence but</quote> with <quote>presence, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect335">335</a>) Replaced <quote>hunch-backed</quote> with <quote>hunchbacked</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-365041-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>all weapons</quote> with <quote>all Weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-365041-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect336">336</a>) Replaced <quote>knees but</quote> with <quote>knees, but</quote> and <quote>air and</quote> with <quote>air, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>the pack are</quote> with <quote>the pack is</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced <quote>brighter and</quote> with <quote>brighter, and</quote> and <quote>glow and</quote> with <quote>glow, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect342">342</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>presence but</quote> with <quote>presence, but</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-365748-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-365748-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>) Replaced <quote>sound but</quote> with <quote>sound, but</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>light and</quote> with <quote>light, and</quote>.</p>
+<p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-369070-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-369070-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-376887-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>whistle</quote> with <quote>Whistle</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-376887-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>light and</quote> with <quote>light, and</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-376172-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lantern or a Torch</quote> with <quote>Lantern, or a Torch</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-376172-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-376610-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>these Items</quote> with <quote>these items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-376610-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect349">349</a>) Replaced <quote>corridor the</quote> with <quote>corridor, the</quote>, <quote>back but</quote> with <quote>back, but</quote> and <quote>maze and</quote> with <quote>maze, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>trumpeteers</quote> with <quote>trumpeters</quote>, <quote>caravel and</quote> with <quote>caravel, and</quote> and <quote>impossible and</quote> with <quote>impossible, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="crsumary">Combat Rules Summary</a>) Replaced <quote>cross reference</quote> with <quote>cross-reference</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>trumpeteers</quote> with <quote>trumpeters</quote>, <quote>caravel and</quote> with <quote>caravel, and</quote> and <quote>impossible and</quote> with <quote>impossible, and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf series</quote> with <quote> <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="crsumary">Combat Rules Summary</a>) Replaced <quote>cross reference</quote> with <quote>cross-reference</quote>, <quote>top of chart</quote> with <quote>top of the chart</quote>, and <quote>fall to 0</quote> with <quote>falls to 0 or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai Disciplines</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Disciplines</quote>. Replaced <quote>Pick number from</quote> with <quote>Pick a number from the</quote>. Replaced <quote>Turn to Combat</quote> with <quote>Turn to the Combat</quote>. Replaced <quote>to random number</quote> with <quote>to the random number</quote>. Replaced <quote>when <typ class="attributes">ENDURANCE</typ></quote> with <quote>when the <typ class="attributes">ENDURANCE</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>ignored, only</quote> with <quote>ignored; only</quote>.</p>
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- <p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) This section is the correct answer to the dial problem from <a idref="sect306">section 306</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>) This section is the correct answer to the Zakhan's riddle from <a idref="sect100">section 100</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect76">76</a>) According to later books (cf. <cite><a href="&link.10tdot;">The Dungeons of Torgar</a></cite> Section 304), you would also be unable to use any two-handed weapon (i.e. Broadsword, Spear, Quarterstaff) in this combat.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) To turn to the section of your choice, there are several methods. One is to turn to the <a idref="toc">Table of Contents</a> and choose the appropriate section from the list.</p>
- <p>If you have chosen the correct answer to the Zakhan's riddle, a footnote in that section will tell you so.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>) If you have any arrows in your Quiver, they have fallen out in your fall, and you must erase them from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (cf. <a idref="sect7">Section 7</a>).</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) You must win the fight before turning to either section.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) You may not carry the Helmet at the same time as the Silver Helmet, if you have it.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>) You must reduce the enemy's <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score to zero before turning to either section.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect301">301</a>) If you still have any arrows in your Quiver, they have fallen out in your fall, and you must erase them from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (cf. <a idref="sect7">Section 7</a>).</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect306">306</a>) To turn to the section of your choice, there are several methods. One is to turn to the <a idref="toc">Table of Contents</a> and choose the appropriate section from the list.</p>
- <p>If you have chosen the correct answer, a footnote in that section will tell you so.</p>
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+ <li><a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="discplnz">Kai Disciplines</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect3">Section 3</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect9">Section 9</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect11">Section 11</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect33">Section 33</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect127">Section 127</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect131">Section 131</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect145">Section 145</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect151">Section 151</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect178">Section 178</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect220">Section 220</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect224">Section 224</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect286">Section 286</a></li>
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- <p>The following are the works written by Joe Dever which are being offered under the terms of this license:</p>
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- <cite>Flight from the Dark</cite>; Copyright 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>Fire on the Water</cite>; Copyright 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>The Caverns of Kalte</cite>; Copyright 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>The Chasm of Doom</cite>; Copyright 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>Shadow on the Sand</cite>; Copyright 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>The Kingdoms of Terror</cite>; Copyright 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>Castle Death</cite>; Copyright 1986 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>The Jungle of Horrors</cite>; Copyright 1987 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>The Cauldron of Fear</cite>; Copyright 1987 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Dungeons of Torgar</cite>; Copyright 1987 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Prisoners of Time</cite>; Copyright 1987 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Masters of Darkness</cite>; Copyright 1988 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Plague Lords of Ruel</cite>; Copyright 1990, 1992 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Captives of Kaag</cite>; Copyright 1990, 1992 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Darke Crusade</cite>; Copyright 1991, 1993 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Legacy of Vashna</cite>; Copyright 1991, 1993 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Deathlord of Ixia</cite>; Copyright 1992, 1994 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>Dawn of the Dragons</cite>; Copyright 1992 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>Wolf's Bane</cite>; Copyright 1993, 1995 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Curse of Naar</cite>; Copyright 1993, 1996 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>The Magnamund Companion</cite>; Copyright 1986 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>Freeway Warrior: Highway Holocaust</cite>; Copyright 1988 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>Freeway Warrior: Slaughter Mountain Run</cite>; Copyright 1988 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>Freeway Warrior: The Omega Zone</cite>; Copyright 1989 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>Freeway Warrior: California Countdown</cite>; Copyright 1989 Joe Dever.</li>
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- <cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite>; Copyright 1985 Ian Page.</li>
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- <cite>The Forbidden City</cite>; Copyright 1986 Ian Page.</li>
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- <cite>Beyond the Nightmare Gate</cite>; Copyright 1986 Ian Page.</li>
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- <cite>War of the Wizards</cite>; Copyright 1986 Ian Page.</li>
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- <p>The illustrations created by Gary Chalk of the following books are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:</p>
- <ul>
- <li>
- <cite>Flight from the Dark</cite>; Illustrations copyright 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
- <li>
- <cite>Fire on the Water</cite>; Illustrations copyright 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
- <li>
- <cite>The Caverns of Kalte</cite>; Illustrations copyright 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
- <li>
- <cite>The Chasm of Doom</cite>; Illustrations copyright 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
- <li>
- <cite>Shadow on the Sand</cite>; Illustrations copyright 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
- <li>
- <cite>The Kingdoms of Terror</cite>; Illustrations copyright 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
- <li>
- <cite>Castle Death</cite>; Illustrations copyright 1986 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <cite>The Jungle of Horrors</cite>; Illustrations copyright 1987 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</li>
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- <p>The illustrations created by Brian Williams of the following books are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:</p>
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- <cite>The Cauldron of Fear</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1987 Brian Williams.</li>
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- <cite>The Dungeons of Torgar</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1987 Brian Williams.</li>
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- <cite>The Prisoners of Time</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1987 Brian Williams.</li>
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- <cite>The Masters of Darkness</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1988 Brian Williams.</li>
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- <cite>The Plague Lords of Ruel</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1990, 1992 Brian Williams.</li>
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- <cite>The Captives of Kaag</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1990, 1992 Brian Williams.</li>
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- <cite>The Darke Crusade</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1991, 1993 Brian Williams.</li>
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- <cite>The Legacy of Vashna</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1991, 1993 Brian Williams.</li>
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- <cite>The Deathlord of Ixia</cite>; Illustrations Copyright 1992 Brian Williams.</li>
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