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- <date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>7</month><day>31</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2008</year><month>5</month><day>15</day></date>
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<p>Frustrated by your defeat of his minions, the Dark God Naar plots a bitter revenge. From the depths of his lair upon the Plane of Darkness he creates and sends forth an evil champion who is the very image of yourself.</p>
<p>In <cite>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane</cite> you must hunt down and destroy your evil alter-ego before it lays waste to your proud reputation and your homeland of Sommerlund. Will you find and defeat this evil mirror-image in time? Or will you fall foul of the Dark God<ch.apos/>s plans and be destroyed by your likeness?</p>
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<p class="dedication">
- <line>For Caroline Thomas, Margaret Coonroy <ch.ampersand/> Sue Mongredien</line>
+ <line>For Caroline Thomas, Margaret Conroy, <ch.ampersand/> Sue Mongredien</line>
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<p>Your attainment of the rank of Kai Grand Master brought with it great rewards. Some, such as the restoration of the Kai and the undying gratitude of your fellow Sommlending, could have been anticipated. Yet there have also been rewards which you could not possibly have foreseen. The discovery that within you lay the potential to develop Kai Disciplines beyond those of the Magnakai (which were thought to be the ultimate that a Kai Master could aspire to) was truly a revelation. Your discovery, has inspired you to search for the wisdom and power that no Kai Lord before you has ever possessed. In the name of your creator, the God Kai, and for the greater glory of Sommerlund and the Goddess Ishir, you have vowed to reach the very pinnacle of Kai perfection<ch.emdash/>to attain all of the Grand Master Disciplines and become the first Kai Supreme Master.</p>
- <p>With diligence and determination you set about the restoration of the Kai monastery and the training of the New Order recruits. Your efforts were soon rewarded and, within the space of two short years, the first raw recruits had graduated to become a cadre of gifted Kai Masters who, in turn, were able to commence the teaching of their skills to subsequent intakes of Kai novices. Readily the Kai Masters rose readily to their newfound responsibilities, leaving you free to devote more of your time to the pursuit and perfection of the Grand Master Disciplines. During this period you also received expert tutelage in the ways of magic from two of your most trusted friends and advisors: Guildmaster Banedon, leader of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star, and Lord Rimoah, speaker for the High Council of the Elder Magi.</p>
+ <p>With diligence and determination you set about the restoration of the Kai monastery and the training of the New Order recruits. Your efforts were soon rewarded and, within the space of two short years, the first raw recruits had graduated to become a cadre of gifted Kai Masters who, in turn, were able to commence the teaching of their skills to subsequent intakes of Kai novices. The Kai Masters rose readily to their newfound responsibilities, leaving you free to devote more of your time to the pursuit and perfection of the Grand Master Disciplines. During this period you also received expert tutelage in the ways of magic from two of your most trusted friends and advisors: Guildmaster Banedon, leader of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star, and Lord Rimoah, speaker for the High Council of the Elder Magi.</p>
- <p>In the deepest subterranean level of the monastery, one hundred feet below the Tower of the Sun, you ordered the excavation and construction of a special vault. In this magnificent chamber wrought of granite and gold you placed the seven Lorestones of Nyxator<ch.emdash/>gems of Kai power which you had recovered during your quest for Kai knowledge. In this vault, bathed in the golden light of those radiant gems, you spent countless hours in pursuit of perfection. Sometimes alone, sometimes in the company of your two able advisors<ch.emdash/>Banedon and Rimoah<ch.emdash/>you worked hard to develop your innate Grand Master disciplines, and grasp the fundamental secrets of Brotherhood and Old Kingdom Magic. During this time you noticed many remarkable changes taking place within your body; you became physically and mentally stronger, your five primary senses sharpened beyond all that you had experienced before, and, perhaps most remarkably, your body began to age at a much slower rate. Now for every five years that elapse you age but one year.</p>
+ <p>In the deepest subterranean level of the monastery, one hundred feet below the Tower of the Sun, you ordered the excavation and construction of a special vault. In this magnificent chamber wrought of granite and gold you placed the seven Lorestones of Nyxator<ch.emdash/>gems of Kai power which you had recovered during your quest for Kai knowledge. In this vault, bathed in the golden light of those radiant gems, you spent countless hours in pursuit of perfection. Sometimes alone, sometimes in the company of your two able advisors<ch.emdash/>Banedon and Rimoah<ch.emdash/>you worked hard to develop your innate Grand Master disciplines, and grasp the fundamental secrets of Brotherhood and Old Kingdom Magic. During this time you noticed many remarkable changes taking place within your body: you became physically and mentally stronger, your five primary senses sharpened beyond all that you had experienced before, and, perhaps most remarkably, your body began to age at a much slower rate. Now for every five years that elapse you age but one year.</p>
<p>In the years since your victory over the Darklords, peace has reigned victorious and the peoples of the Free Kingdoms have rejoiced in the knowledge that the evil which once threatened to destroy them has been banished from the face of Magnamund. Men have readily exchanged their swords for hoes and their shields for ploughs, and now the only marching they do is along the ruts of their freshly furrowed fields. Few are the watchful eyes that scan the distant horizon in fear of what may appear, although there are still some who maintain their vigilance, for the agents of the Dark God Naar come in many guises and there are those upon Magnamund who wait quietly in the shadows for the chance to do his evil bidding.</p>
- <p>Already your newfound skills have been tested against Naar<ch.apos/>s agents and you have, on each occasion, acquitted yourself admirably. Yet your continuing victories have enraged the Dark God and inflamed his lust for vengeance. Three years earlier, you and your new Kai kinsmen achieved a glorious victory over a host of deadly Lavas. These dragon-like horrors were sent by Naar to destroy the Kai Monastery and lay waste to Sommerlund, and yet, despite their supernatural strength, they were defeated in battle by the sheer courage and skill of the New Order Kai who fought magnificently under your leadership.</p>
+ <p>Already your newfound skills have been tested against Naar<ch.apos/>s agents and you have, on each occasion, acquitted yourself admirably. Yet your continuing victories have enraged the Dark God and inflamed his lust for vengeance. Three years ago, you and your new Kai kinsmen achieved a glorious victory over a host of deadly Lavas. These dragon-like horrors were sent by Naar to destroy the Kai Monastery and lay waste to Sommerlund, and yet, despite their supernatural strength, they were defeated in battle by the sheer courage and skill of the New Order Kai who fought magnificently under your leadership.</p>
<p>After the ignominious defeat of his minions, Naar retreated to the Plane of Darkness to plot and scheme anew. Victory at the monastery had won for you a respite in the Dark God<ch.apos/>s war against Sommerlund and the Kai. The following three years were peaceful for your homeland, yet elsewhere on Magnamund the agents of Naar continued their insidious work. On several occasions your special skills were sought by envoys from foreign realms whose leaders were desperate to rid themselves of Naar<ch.apos/>s minions. Courageously you undertook many of these dangerous missions and,by succeeding where no other mortal could, you brought fresh glories upon yourself and your fellow Kai.</p>
<footnote id="gamerulz-1-foot" idref="gamerulz-1">
<p>The Discipline bonuses mentioned do not affect your permanent scores. If you have completed previous adventures, the Disciplines that you have mastered may still be beneficial. See the Grand Master Rules section of the <a href="&link.rh;">Readers<ch.apos/> Handbook</a> for details.</p>
</footnote>
- <footnote id="gamerulz-2-foot" idref="gamerulz-2">
- <p>Note that this list now includes the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard. These items are restored to the list of permissible items from the Kai and Magnakai series again in this book after being omitted beginning in <bookref series="lw" book="14tcok" section="gamerulz">The Captives of Kaag</bookref>. Presumably, therefore, it should be permissible to leave the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard in safekeeping at the monastery during the previous books and retrieve them at the outset of this adventure.</p>
- </footnote>
</footnotes>
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<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 30 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 7 on the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would have 37 <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 have when you start an adventure.</p>
<p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series (Books 1<ch.endash/>18), you can carry your current scores of <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points over to Book 19. These scores may include Weaponmastery, Curing, and Psi-surge bonuses obtained upon completion of <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) or Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) adventures.<footref id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot"></footref> Only if you have completed these previous adventures will you benefit from the appropriate bonuses in the course of the Grand Master series. You may also carry over any Weapons and Backpack Items you had in your possession at the end of your last adventure, and these should be entered on your new Grand Master <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry up to ten Backpack Items).</p>
- <p>However, only the following Special Items may be carried over from the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) and Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) series to the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Grand Master series (Books 13<ch.endash/>onwards):<footref id="gamerulz-2" idref="gamerulz-2-foot"></footref></p>
+ <p>However, only the following Special Items may be carried over from the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) and Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) series to the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Grand Master series (Books 13<ch.endash/>onwards):</p>
<ul>
<li>Crystal Star Pendant</li>
<li>Sommerswerd</li>
<section class="frontmatter" id="magi">
<meta><title><!--ERRTAG-RE-33045-->Magi-magic<!--/ERRTAG-RE-33045--></title></meta>
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- <p>Under the tutelage of Lord Rimoah, you have been able to master the rudimentary skills of battle-magic, as taught to the Vakeros<ch.emdash/>the native warriors of Dessi. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Old Kingdom magic increase.</p>
+ <p>Under the tutelage of Lord Rimoah, you have been able to master the rudimentary skills of battle-magic, as taught to the Vakeros<ch.emdash/>the native warriors of Dessi. These skills include the basic use of Old Kingdom spells such as <spell>Shield</spell>, <spell>Power Word</spell>, and <spell>Invisible Fist</spell>. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Old Kingdom magic increase.</p>
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<section class="frontmatter" id="alchemy">
<meta><title>Kai-alchemy</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Under the tutelage of Guildmaster Banedon, you have mastered the elementary spells of Left-handed magic, as practised by the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Left-handed magic increase, enabling you to craft new Kai weapons and <!--ERRTAG-RE-34720-->artefacts<!--/ERRTAG-RE-34720-->.</p>
+ <p>Under the tutelage of Guildmaster Banedon, you have mastered the elementary spells of Left-handed magic, as practised by the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star. These spells include <spell>Lightning Hand</spell>, <spell>Levitation</spell>, and <spell>Mind Charm</spell>. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Left-handed magic increase, enabling you eventually to craft new Kai weapons and <!--ERRTAG-RE-34720-->artefacts<!--/ERRTAG-RE-34720-->.</p>
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<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> 32) is attacked by a pack of Doomwolves (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 30). He is taken by surprise and is not given the opportunity of evading their attack. Lone Wolf has the Grand Master Discipline of Kai-surge to which the Doomwolves are not immune, so Lone Wolf adds 8 points to his <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, giving him a total <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of 40.</p>
- <p>He subtracts the Doomwolf pack<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from his own, giving a Combat Ratio of +10. (
35<ch.minus></ch.minus>30 = +10). +10 is noted on the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as the Combat Ratio.</p>
+ <p>He subtracts the Doomwolf pack<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from his own, giving a Combat Ratio of +10. (
40<ch.minus></ch.minus>30 = +10). +10 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>
<dt>Deliverance</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Knights who possess this skill are able to repair serious wounds sustained by creatures other than themselves. By the laying of hands upon the affected creature<ch.apos/>s body, a Sun Knight can cause an open wound (or other serious injury) to mend itself. The speed at which this healing takes place increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Pathsmanship</dt>
- <dd><p>Kai Sun Knights with this skill are able to repel at will all normal-sized insects within a radius of three yards. The range and numbers of insects so affected increases considerably as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Kai Sun Knights with this skill are able to repel at will all normal-sized insects within a radius of three yards. The range and number of insects so affected increase considerably as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Nexus</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Knights who possess Mastery of this Discipline are able to feign death. By placing themselves into a state of suspended animation, outwardly they are able to achieve all semblance of being truly dead. However, whilst in this state the only sense that a Sun Knight retains is the ability to hear.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
<dt>Kai-surge</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Lords who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to launch a Kai-blast<ch.emdash/>a pulse of intense psychic energy which is capable of affecting both psychically active and inactive enemies. This form of psychic attack is very effective, more so than a usual Kai-surge, Psi-surge, or Mindblast. It can cause an enemy to lose between 2 and 18 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in one attack. A Kai Sun Lord using Kai-blast determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a <quote>0</quote> = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted. However, use of a Kai-blast will reduce a Sun Lord<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total by 4. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other form of psychic attack.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surface, e.g. water, mud, lava, and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surface, e.g. water, mud, lava, and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt><!--ERRTAG-RE-57185-->Magi-magic<!--/ERRTAG-RE-57185--></dt>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Sun Lord are able to use the following battle-spells of the Elder Magi:</p>
<p>If you are a Kai Grand Master who has reached the rank of Grand Thane (9 Disciplines), you will now benefit from improvements to the following Grand Master Disciplines:</p>
<dl class="paragraphed">
<dt>Deliverance</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Thanes with this Discipline are able to call upon the God Kai for divine assistance should a situation warrant it. Kai cannot intervene to save a Grand Thane from physical danger, but he can give signs which may help a Grand Thane chose the best course of action. A Grand Thane can call upon the God Kai for assistance no more than once every month. The frequency of divine audiences will increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Grand Thanes with this Discipline are able to call upon the God Kai for divine assistance should a situation warrant it. Kai cannot intervene to save a Grand Thane from physical danger, but he can give signs which may help a Grand Thane choose the best course of action. A Grand Thane can call upon the God Kai for assistance no more than once every month. The frequency of divine audiences will increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Assimilance</dt>
<dd><p>Grand Thanes who possess this skill are able to protect themselves from detection by creatures using infravision (the ability to see the heat radiating from a person or thing), or ultravision (the ability to detect objects or movement in the ultraviolet spectrum of light).</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Kai-surge</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Thanes with this skill are able to focus their mind-power upon inanimate breakable objects, e.g. bottles, windows, all ceramics, urns, jugs etc, and cause them to explode violently. Any person or creature in close proximity to such an explosion risks injury from flying shrapnel.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Grand Thanes with this skill are able to focus their mind-power upon inanimate breakable objects, e.g. bottles, windows, all ceramics, urns, jugs, etc., and cause them to explode violently. Any person or creature in close proximity to such an explosion risks injury from flying shrapnel.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Nexus</dt>
<dd><p>Grand Thanes who possess mastery of this Discipline can pass freely through the Shadow Gates. These phenomena are special portals which enable one to access other dimensions and planes of existence outside of Magnamund. Kai Grand Thanes are able to detect the location of Shadow Gates and pass through them without suffering any physical ill effects. The range of their detection increases as a Kai Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Thanes who possess this Discipline are able to detect the exact location of precious gems, and valuable metals such as gold, platinum and silver. These minerals and metals may occur naturally in the ground or they could be part of a hidden treasure hoard. The range of this ability is limited at first, but increases steadily as a Kai Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Grand Thanes who possess this Discipline are able to detect the exact location of precious gems, and valuable metals such as gold, platinum, and silver. These minerals and metals may occur naturally in the ground or they could be part of a hidden treasure hoard. The range of this ability is limited at first, but increases steadily as a Kai Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Magi-magic</dt>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Grand Thane are able to use the following Old Kingdom battle-spells:</p>
<ul>
<li><spell>Power Glyph</spell><ch.emdash/>By inscribing this ancient glyph (a secret magical symbol) upon a door, an archway, or even upon the lid of a closed box, a Kai Grand Thane is able to protect items or portals from being opened. Any creature attempting to open a portal protected in such a way will release the power of the glyph and suffer its deadly effects.</li>
- <li><spell>Hold Enemy</spell><ch.emdash/>Using this spell, a Kai Grand Thane is able to immobilize a single hostile creature anywhere within twenty feet of themselves. The duration of the spell is dependent upon the size and strength of the targetted creature. The range and duration of effect of this spell increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
+ <li><spell>Hold Enemy</spell><ch.emdash/>Using this spell, a Kai Grand Thane is able to immobilize a single hostile creature anywhere within twenty feet of themselves. The duration of the spell is dependent upon the size and strength of the targeted creature. The range and duration of effect of this spell increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<dt>Kai-screen</dt>
<dd><p>Grand Crowns who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to mask the goodly aura which radiates naturally from their minds and bodies. Additionally, Grand Crowns can deliberately alter these auras to give a false impression of themselves to creatures who are sensitive to such psychic auras.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Nexus</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Crowns who possess this Discipline are able to speak a Kai Power Word<ch.emdash/>a holy utterance which will cause physical and psychic damage to any single creature within a radius of thirty feet. The degree of damage so caused, and the resultant drain upon a Grand Crown<ch.apos/>s reserves of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>, are dependent upon individual circumstances. The power and range of this skill increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Grand Crowns who possess this Discipline are able to speak a Kai Power Word<ch.emdash/>a holy utterance which will cause physical and psychic damage to any single creature within a radius of thirty feet. The degree of damage so caused, and the resultant drain upon a Grand Crown<ch.apos/>s reserves of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>, are dependent upon individual circumstances. The power and range of this skill increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-alchemy</dt>
<dd><p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Grand Crown are able to use the following Brotherhood spells:</p>
<ul>
<p>The jangle of keys and the metallic squeal of a rusty iron bolt makes your pulse quicken. Moments later, the heavy dungeon door creaks open and two imperious figures step with caution into the dingy cell. They are protected by a dome of radiant magical energy, yet you can see enough of their features through this shimmering force field to recognize them to be Baron Caldar and Guildmaster Banedon.</p>
<p><quote>Well met, old friend!</quote> you call out, but Banedon does not return your greeting. His countenance is one of fearful suspicion. Clearly he and the Baron suspect you are the evil impostor who has wrought havoc across Sommerlund.</p>
<p><quote>Come now, Banedon. Truly, it is I<ch.emdash/>Lone Wolf. Won<ch.apos/>t you release me from these shackles?</quote></p>
- <p>Banedon takes hold of a crystal pendant that hangs from a chain around his neck and a wave of strong psychic energy washes over you. The sensation is. deeply unpleasant, but you resist the urge to use repel it. Instead, you allow this mental probe to access the recesses of your mind and gradually Banedon<ch.apos/>s grim expression is replaced by a smile. He nods approvingly and, in an instant, the magical barrier which protects the two men blinks out of existence.</p>
+ <p>Banedon takes hold of a crystal pendant that hangs from a chain around his neck and a wave of strong psychic energy washes over you. The sensation is deeply unpleasant, but you resist the urge to use repel it. Instead, you allow this mental probe to access the recesses of your mind and gradually Banedon<ch.apos/>s grim expression is replaced by a smile. He nods approvingly and, in an instant, the magical barrier which protects the two men blinks out of existence.</p>
<choice idref="sect195">If you possess a Platinum Amulet, <link-text>turn to 195</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect302">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 302</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You hit the stinking water and dive beneath the surface. But moments later you are struck forcefully in the side by the tip of the creature<ch.apos/>s tail, lifted into the air, and dashed against the rough earth wall of the cavern: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Coughing and gasping for breath, you find your feet and claw the muck from your eyes just in time to see the serpent<ch.apos/>s tail swishing back towards your chest. Instinctively you throw yourself against the wall and the deadly barbed tail misses you by inches. As it sweeps past, you draw your weapon in readiness to strike out at it the moment it come within range.</p>
+ <p>Coughing and gasping for breath, you find your feet and claw the muck from your eyes just in time to see the serpent<ch.apos/>s tail swishing back towards your chest. Instinctively you throw yourself against the wall and the deadly barbed tail misses you by inches. As it sweeps past, you draw your weapon in readiness to strike out at it the moment it comes within range.</p>
<combat><enemy>Ukara (chained)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">44</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>This serpent is immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge.</p>
<choice idref="sect348">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 348</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You throw yourself to the ground and the beam of blazing white light passes within inches of your head, close enough to scorch the hood of your cloak. The moment you hit the warehouse floor you roll over and over and scramble for the nearest cover<ch.emdash/>a heavy iron chest, banded and riveted with steel. The warrior follows your swift movement and looses a second beam from his spear which slams into the iron chest with stunning force. You gasp with horror as you see the side of the chest bulging towards your face. Its thick rivets tremble and its age-blackened skin smoulders with a sullen heat. Instinct takes over, making you roll away from the iron chest and seek cover elsewhere. As you move, the beam of light tears through the rear of the iron box and destroys the ground where, only moments before, your face had been.</p>
- <p>You call upon all of your camouflage skills to mask your body as you hurriedly seek a way to escape from this warrior and his sorcerous weapon. You reach the base of a large steel tank and scramble up a ladder fixed to its side. The top of the tank is stacked high with coiled ropes and you force yourself in amongst them. A few moments later you watch the warrior approach the smouldering remains of the iron chest. He is close enough now for you to see that his weapon is attached by length of steel cable to a canister strapped to his back.</p>
+ <p>You call upon all of your camouflage skills to mask your body as you hurriedly seek a way to escape from this warrior and his sorcerous weapon. You reach the base of a large steel tank and scramble up a ladder fixed to its side. The top of the tank is stacked high with coiled ropes and you force yourself in amongst them. A few moments later you watch the warrior approach the smouldering remains of the iron chest. He is close enough now for you to see that his weapon is attached by a length of steel cable to a canister strapped to his back.</p>
<choice idref="sect209">If you possess a Bow, and the Discipline of Magi-magic, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, <link-text>turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect156">If you do not possess a Bow, or this skill, or if you have yet to attain the rank of Sun Lord, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect18">
<meta><title>18</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect18-1-foot" idref="sect18-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>To the left of the tunnel arch you discover two squares of opaque crimson gemstone separated by a small slot. The squares are similar in size and design to those you encountered at the entrance to the temple of Avaros. These, too, comprise a locking mechanism that controls this portal. By tapping upon each square a correct number of times you will cause the lock to disengage and the portal to rise.</p>
<p>You place your fingers lightly upon the squares and feel the tell-tale vibrations that are the key to deciphering the secret code. After only seconds you are able to determine that the first code is equal to the number of islands south of the Kirlundin island of Hemd.</p>
<p>The second code is equal to the number of villages that lie on the highway between the cities of Toran and Anskaven.</p>
- <p>In order to discover the exact numbers that will open the portal, consult the <a idref="map">map</a> at the front of this book.</p>
- <p>When you think you know the two-digit solution, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.</p>
+ <p>In order to discover the exact numbers that will open the portal, consult the <a idref="map">map</a>.</p>
+ <p>When you think you know the two-digit solution, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.<footref id="sect18-1" idref="sect18-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect242">If you cannot decipher the codes, <link-text>turn instead to 242</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>When you pose open a helmet and breastplate, you discover a thin, pale-skinned humanoid within. His bone structure and muscularity is surprisingly weak for a warrior, prompting you to suspect that he must have relied heavily on his power-fed armour for strength and protection. This sallow-faced soldier has a lean and brutal appearance, a look which resembles that of an emaciated Drakkarim.</p>
+ <p>When you prise open a helmet and breastplate, you discover a thin, pale-skinned humanoid within. His bone structure and muscularity is surprisingly weak for a warrior, prompting you to suspect that he must have relied heavily on his power-fed armour for strength and protection. This sallow-faced soldier has a lean and brutal appearance, a look which resembles that of an emaciated Drakkarim.</p>
<p>After having satisfied yourself that there is nothing worth salvaging from the bodies of these two slain enemies, you make a cursory check of your own equipment. You are hungry, and unless you possess the Discipline of Grand Huntmastery, you must now eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Having satisfied your curiosity and your appetite, you hurry out of this derelict warehouse by a rear door and continue your hunt for Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.apos/>s trail.</p>
<choice idref="sect31"><link-text>Turn to 31</link-text>.</choice>
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<footnote id="sect23-1-foot" idref="sect23-1">
- <p>This is the correct answer to the portal lock in <a idref="sect18">Section 18</a>.</p>
+ <p>This is the correct answer to the portal lock in <a idref="sect18">Section 18</a> and <a idref="sect320">Section 320</a>.</p>
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- <p>You climb more than two hundred steps before the staircase arrives at a short tunnel which opens into a damp, cavernous hall. This huge chamber is partitioned into pens which house several giant dragonflies, similar to those you encountered when first you arrived on Avaros. High above, great oblong sections of the steel roof are open to the elements and the bases of passing storm clouds are lit up by the glow from the hall<ch.apos/>s phosphorescent lighting. You scan the rain-swept pens for sight of your adversary, and find him climbing upon the saddled back of a great crimson dragonfly. He urges the creature into the air and it obeys with stunning swiftness. You watch as Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane steers his winged mount once around the roof of the hail, and then, to your horror, you see him bring the creature to hover directly over your head. He shouts at you, but his words are lost in the buzz of the dragonfly<ch.apos/>s massive wings. Then he leans from the saddle and casts down a metallic box before urging his mount skywards. The box lands close by, bouncing once before coming to rest near your feet. Your heart pounds when you sense that it is a powerful time bomb. A panel on the side of this device contains several illuminated numerals that are blinking intermittently. You can see by the numbers remaining that you have only 30 seconds before the bomb detonates.</p>
+ <p>You climb more than two hundred steps before the staircase arrives at a short tunnel which opens into a damp, cavernous hall. This huge chamber is partitioned into pens which house several giant dragonflies, similar to those you encountered when first you arrived on Avaros. High above, great oblong sections of the steel roof are open to the elements and the bases of passing storm clouds are lit up by the glow from the hall<ch.apos/>s phosphorescent lighting. You scan the rain-swept pens for sight of your adversary, and find him climbing upon the saddled back of a great crimson dragonfly. He urges the creature into the air and it obeys with stunning swiftness. You watch as Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane steers his winged mount once around the roof of the hall, and then, to your horror, you see him bring the creature to hover directly over your head. He shouts at you, but his words are lost in the buzz of the dragonfly<ch.apos/>s massive wings. Then he leans from the saddle and casts down a metallic box before urging his mount skywards. The box lands close by, bouncing once before coming to rest near your feet. Your heart pounds when you sense that it is a powerful time bomb. A panel on the side of this device contains several illuminated numerals that are blinking intermittently. You can see by the numbers remaining that you have only 30 seconds before the bomb detonates.</p>
<choice idref="sect177">If you wish to attempt to defuse this time bomb, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect190">If you decide instead to mount one of the giant dragonflies and attempt to escape from this hall before the bomb explodes, <link-text>turn to 190</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your target is beyond the effective range of your power word. The energy of your attack dissipates before it reaches Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane, and all that he feels is a cool and pleasant breeze. The use of this Discipline at such extreme range drains your strength unnecessarily: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>You watch your adversary and see him getting to his feet he is moving deeper into the jungle. Fearing that he is getting away, you dash from the cave mouth and chase after him. But you have covered fewer than a dozen yards when suddenly an arrow comes whistling out of the undergrowth. It speeds directly towards your face with terrifying accuracy.</p>
+ <p>You watch your adversary and see him getting to his feet: he is moving deeper into the jungle. Fearing that he is getting away, you dash from the cave mouth and chase after him. But you have covered fewer than a dozen yards when suddenly an arrow comes whistling out of the undergrowth. It speeds directly towards your face with terrifying accuracy.</p>
<choice idref="sect152">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the rank of Sun Knight or higher, <link-text>turn to 152</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect270">If you possess Kai-alchemy but have yet to reach this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect232">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, <link-text>turn to 232</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As your enemy<ch.apos/>s platform passes through the next level of the tower, he leaps off and disappears from view. A few moments later, when your platform reaches this level, Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane is nowhere to be seen. You step into the circular chamber and cast your eyes around its bare metallic surfaces. There is only one exit from here: a narrow tunnel in the north wall.</p>
<p>Quickly you enter this tunnel and discover footprints in the dust which blankets the floor. You follow the tracks, but they soon fade and then disappear completely. You stop to examine the floor and your tracking skills tell you that your adversary is deliberately masking his trail. Determined not to give up the pursuit, you break into a run and hurry along this tunnel to where it makes a sharp turn to the left. What you see filling the corridor ahead brings you skidding to a halt.</p>
- <p>The way is blocked by a criss-crossed tangle of thick, gluey strands, which are anchored to the floor, walls and ceiling. You sense that Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane has cast this magical net to ensnare and delay you while he makes good his escape.</p>
+ <p>The way is blocked by a criss-crossed tangle of thick, gluey strands, which are anchored to the floor, walls, and ceiling. You sense that Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane has cast this magical net to ensnare and delay you while he makes good his escape.</p>
<choice idref="sect118">If you possess the Sommerswerd, <link-text>turn to 118</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect233">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 233</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect187">If you possess Grand Weaponmastery, have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, and possess a bladed weapon (i.e. sword, axe, dagger), <link-text>turn to 187</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect69">If you possess none of these skills, rank, weapons or this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 69</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect69">If you possess none of these skills, rank, weapons, or this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 69</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You hear the great portal closing behind the hover-wagon. It makes surprisingly little noise for such a huge expanse of iron, barely a serpent-like hiss as it seals out the stormy city wind. You stay hidden until the wagon comes to a halt and then you venture a glance over the side of its cargo bay to assess the situation.</p>
- <p>Before your eyes there stretches a cavernous plaza, crafted entirely of steel, glass, silver and iron. Towering girders arc over your head, buttressed upon each other to support the many upper levels of this stupendous edifice. The plaza is vast and alien in design, and it is virtually deserted. You count no more than six armoured warriors, some so far distant that you have to magnify your vision to be sure that they are what they seem.</p>
+ <p>Before your eyes there stretches a cavernous plaza, crafted entirely of steel, glass, silver, and iron. Towering girders arc over your head, buttressed upon each other to support the many upper levels of this stupendous edifice. The plaza is vast and alien in design, and it is virtually deserted. You count no more than six armoured warriors, some so far distant that you have to magnify your vision to be sure that they are what they seem.</p>
<p>The arrival of the wagon attracts no attention. The driverless craft has docked of its own accord at a steel jetty that encircles an iron support pillar. The coast is clear and so you waste no time in attempting to locate your adversary<ch.apos/>s trail. As expected, you find traces of his tracks close to the portal. They lead you to an archway which opens into a steel-lined chamber that has two exits: one to the left, the other to the right. Here the tracks become indistinct; you are unable to determine which way Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane went from here.</p>
<choice idref="sect243">If you wish to explore the left exit, <link-text>turn to 243</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect254">If you choose to explore the right exit, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You detect that it has suffered cruelly at the hands of the impostor, and this sudden realization serves to strengthen your determination to find and defeat him. You take one last look at the pitiful creature before closing the cage door, and continuing your exploration of the tower by way of the circular stairs.</p>
+ <p>You detect that it has suffered cruelly at the hands of the impostor, and this sudden realization serves to strengthen your determination to find and defeat him. You take one last look at the pitiful creature before closing the cage door and continuing your exploration of the tower by way of the circular stairs.</p>
<choice idref="sect287"><link-text>Turn to 287</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Star Lynx dives for cover behind the gravestone, but you stay on your feet to watch the trajectory of the rock as it disappears into the open tomb. The moment it passes over the glyph there is a blinding flash of white light, followed almost instantly by the deafening crackle of exploding electrical energies. You are hit by the concussive force of the explosion which knocks you flat on your back<ch.emdash/>lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>As you lie on the hard damp ground, gasping for breath, you can hear splinters of stone ricocheting off the surrounding gravestones and smell the stench of scorched earth and ozone in the air. Then, abruptly, the noise and light abates and the burial ground is shrouded once more in gloomy silence. You pull yourself to your feet to see that the doorway is now clear of rubble, save for the slab upon which the glyph is inscribed. The destructive power of the glyph has been discharged, but only temporarily. Your senses warn you that it is recharging; you have but a few seconds in which to enter the tomb before the magical device is active once more.</p>
+ <p>As you lie on the hard damp ground, gasping for breath, you can hear splinters of stone ricocheting off the surrounding gravestones and smell the stench of scorched earth and ozone in the air. Then, abruptly, the noise and light abate and the burial ground is shrouded once more in gloomy silence. You pull yourself to your feet to see that the doorway is now clear of rubble, save for the slab upon which the glyph is inscribed. The destructive power of the glyph has been discharged, but only temporarily. Your senses warn you that it is recharging; you have but a few seconds in which to enter the tomb before the magical device is active once more.</p>
<p><quote>Quickly, my lords,</quote> you shout, as you hurry towards the entrance. <quote>Follow me!</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect131"><link-text>Turn to 131</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Cursing your predicament, you steel yourself to confront the chained serpent. Unsheathing your weapon, you take your first tentative steps towards the hissing creature and soon discover that its iron collar and chain will prevent it from reaching you so long as you keep close to the cavern wall. Mindful of this, you skirt around the writhing serpent and inch your way carefully towards the tunnel. However, you have progressed only a few yards when you feel the floor sloping away. The water is getting deeper.</p>
- <choice idref="sect234">If you possess Magi-magic, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect234">If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Grand Thane or higher, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>57</title></meta>
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- <p>You place your lips to the plant wall and utter the power word of the Elder Magi: <spell>Gloar</spell>!</p>
+ <p>You place your lips to the plant wall and utter the power word of the Elder Magi: <spell>Gloar!</spell></p>
<p>The explosive power of this magical word is greatly accentuated within the confines of the stem. It tears a large ragged hole in the plant wall through which, with little difficulty, you are able to make your escape.</p>
<choice idref="sect230"><link-text>Turn to 230</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Using your advanced mastery, you are able to project the image of the creature<ch.apos/>s most feared adversary into its mind<ch.apos/>s eye. The huge serpent reacts violently; it twists and wrenches at its iron collar in a desperate attempt to break free from its bonds. Its great body, which is studded with tiny barbed horns, thrashes the water into a stinking foam as it writhes back and forth in front of the exit tunnel. Your psychic projection has this creature terrified, but its state of near-panic will now make it difficult for you to reach the tunnel and escape from this cavern.</p>
- <choice idref="sect293">If you possess Kai-alchemy, <link-text>turn to 293</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect326">If you do not possess this skill, <link-text>turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect293">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the rank of Grand Crown, <link-text>turn to 293</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect326">If you do not possess this skill, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>62</title></meta>
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- <p>The moment you negate your spell of <!-- <spell>Levitation (?)</spell> -->levitation and set foot upon firm ground, you feel a warm breeze. You sense that it comes from a stairwell at the far end of this new hail and, when you investigate it, you rediscover Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.apos/>s footprints on the stone steps. You cast your hands over them and detect that this is not a false trail: your enemy passed this way sometime within the last hour.</p>
+ <p>The moment you negate your spell of <!-- <spell>Levitation (?)</spell> -->levitation and set foot upon firm ground, you feel a warm breeze. You sense that it comes from a stairwell at the far end of this new hall and, when you investigate it, you rediscover Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.apos/>s footprints on the stone steps. You cast your hands over them and detect that this is not a false trail: your enemy passed this way sometime within the last hour.</p>
<p>Slowly you ascend the stairs and arrive at the arched entrance to a large, vaulted stone chamber. Gathered around a fountain set into its north wall are a group of six grey-skinned humanoids. They are busy drinking a clear, oily fluid that pours from the fountain<ch.apos/>s spout into a semicircular trough. All are barefoot and clad in rags, and they are each armed with a spear and a bow. The only exit from this chamber appears to be an archway set high in the north wall. There is a balcony in front of it that can only be reached by two flights of stairs which rise up on either side of the fountain.</p>
<p>Quietly you observe the creatures slaking their thirsts, and you try to formulate a way in which you can get past them and reach the balconied exit in the north wall.</p>
<choice idref="sect138">If you possess a Bow, and the Discipline of Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Kai Grand Guardian, <link-text>turn to 138</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>66</title></meta>
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- <p>You ask Steel Hand to give you his rope and he obeys dutifully. Then you utter the words of the Brotherhood Spell <spell>Levitation</spell> and almost immediately you feel gravity losing its grip on your body. Gently you rise to the ceiling of the vault where, using the exposed stone buttresses, you are able to pull yourself along until you are directly above the centre of the fissure. Here you fix one end of the rope to an exposed stone beam and cast the other end to your companions wailing below. One by one they swing across the void and, when all have crossed safely, you untie the rope and pull yourself to the far side before intoning the words that cancel the effects of the spell.</p>
+ <p>You ask Steel Hand to give you his rope and he obeys dutifully. Then you utter the words of the Brotherhood Spell <spell>Levitation</spell> and almost immediately you feel gravity losing its grip on your body. Gently you rise to the ceiling of the vault where, using the exposed stone buttresses, you are able to pull yourself along until you are directly above the centre of the fissure. Here you fix one end of the rope to an exposed stone beam and cast the other end to your companions waiting below. One by one they swing across the void and, when all have crossed safely, you untie the rope and pull yourself to the far side before intoning the words that cancel the effects of the spell.</p>
<p>It is clear from their wide-eyed expressions that they are all impressed with your mastery of Brotherhood magic, especially Steel Hand. You gather up his rope and as you give it back to him you say: <quote>Don<ch.apos/>t worry. One day I<ch.apos/>ll instruct you in the ways of magic so that you, too, can walk a ceiling!</quote></p>
<p>The young Kai Master smiles as he stuffs his rope into his bulging backpack.</p>
<p><quote>And now, my lords, we must press on. We<ch.apos/>ve a trail to find,</quote> you say, and you motion your companions to follow as you get ready to leave this chamber.</p>
<meta><title>67</title></meta>
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- <p>You feel your throat tightening and your lungs collapsing as the air is sucked out of the chamber. The whirling flames of the fire have rapidly transformed into a raging vortex which is dragging into its core every loose item in the banquet hall. You and Alyss hang on to the banister rail affixed to the gallery stairs, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain your grip. Chairs, tapestries, tables and other furniture batter you as they tumble past to be sucked into the vortex (lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Then the rail collapses and the two of you are drawn into the raging heart of this fearsome whirlpool.</p>
+ <p>You feel your throat tightening and your lungs collapsing as the air is sucked out of the chamber. The whirling flames of the fire have rapidly transformed into a raging vortex which is dragging into its core every loose item in the banquet hall. You and Alyss hang on to the banister rail affixed to the gallery stairs, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain your grip. Chairs, tapestries, tables, and other furniture batter you as they tumble past to be sucked into the vortex (lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Then the rail collapses and the two of you are drawn into the raging heart of this fearsome whirlpool.</p>
<choice idref="sect170"><link-text>Turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>69</title></meta>
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- <p>The strands of this magical net are thick, sticky and tough. Clearing a way through them quickly becomes a trial of strength and stamina.</p>
+ <p>The strands of this magical net are thick, sticky, and tough. Clearing a way through them quickly becomes a trial of strength and stamina.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess a bladed weapon, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect65">If your total score is now 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 65</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect228">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 228</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect219">If you possess Magi-magic, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 219</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess a Bow, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect82">If you possess neither of these Disciplines, or a Bow, or choose to use none of them, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect82">If you possess neither of these Disciplines, nor a Bow, or choose to use none of them, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>72</title></meta>
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- <p>You motion to your companions to follow, then you take your first step into the dark tomb. Suddenly there is a blinding flash of white light followed almost instantly by the deafening crackle of exploding electrical energies. Pain consumes your body as you are lifted into the air and thrown backwards by the blast. You have triggered a hidden power-glyph, a magical booby trap, you have been caught by its explosive energy.</p>
+ <p>You motion to your companions to follow, then you take your first step into the dark tomb. Suddenly there is a blinding flash of white light followed almost instantly by the deafening crackle of exploding electrical energies. Pain consumes your body as you are lifted into the air and thrown backwards by the blast. You have triggered a hidden power-glyph, a magical booby trap, and you have been caught by its explosive energy.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the Random Number (0=10). Now add 5 to the number you picked. The resulting total equals the number <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points you lose.</p>
<choice idref="sect13">Make the necessary adjustments to your Action Chart before <link-text>turning to 13</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The steel walls of the room you have entered are sheened with ice. Several tall glass canisters stand in a circle at the centre of this frigid chamber, connected to one another with pipes and coils of copper cable. Their liquid contents bubble and seethe and appear to be boiling despite the freezing air temperature. You walk around them, mesmerized by the strange beauty of the roiling multi-coloured fluids. Then you sense imminent danger somewhere to your right and instantly you spin around to face it, your hand reaching reflexively to the weapon at your belt.</p>
- <p>You see a dark stairwell and a shadowy shape which is crouched near to the bottom steps. It is Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane. He is clutching a bow and he has an arrow drawn ready to fire. The instant you see him releases his bowstring and the tip of the arrow bursts into flames as it comes speeding towards your chest.</p>
+ <p>You see a dark stairwell and a shadowy shape which is crouched near to the bottom steps. It is Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane. He is clutching a bow and he has an arrow drawn ready to fire. The instant you see him he releases his bowstring and the tip of the arrow bursts into flames as it comes speeding towards your chest.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2 to the number you have picked. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or less, deduct 2.</p>
<choice idref="sect155">If your total is now 3 or lower, <link-text>turn to 155</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If it is 4<ch.endash/>7, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You try to evade the crackling light that speeds towards you from the muzzle of the warrior<ch.apos/>s spear, but the wounds and fatigue you have sustained conspire to dull your reactions. You are hit in the side by this white-hot beam and hurled high into the air. Suddenly an explosion of white light obliterates your senses and, in a horrifying instant, the light that is your life is snuffed out.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your life and your duel with Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane ends here.</p>
+ <p>Tragically, your life and your duel with Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane end here.</p>
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<meta><title>97</title></meta>
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- <p>One of the arrows grazes your tight forearm and gouges a furrow of skin from the top of your right thigh. You stifle a cry, but the intense pain that grips your injured limbs warns you at once that the tip of the arrow was tainted with poison.</p>
+ <p>One of the arrows grazes your right forearm and gouges a furrow of skin from the top of your right thigh. You stifle a cry, but the intense pain that grips your injured limbs warns you at once that the tip of the arrow was tainted with poison.</p>
<p>Your innate healing skills counter the poison before it can do its deadly work, but your body<ch.apos/>s defences draw heavily on your reserves of strength and the curing process leaves you feeling weak and light-headed: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect70">To continue, <link-text>turn to 70</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Alyss then proceeds to remove an amulet from around the throat of your slain adversary. She presses it into your palm and tells you to put it on immediately. (Record this Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.apos/>s Amulet, which you wear on a chain around your neck. You must discard another Special Item in its favour if you already possess the maximum permissible.)</p>
<p>Having done as she requests, she then touches her finger to the two amulets that you now wear, and she smiles.</p>
<p><quote>Good, good,</quote> she enthuses, <quote>these baubles will take care of you.</quote></p>
- <p>She then takes a piece of limestone from her pocket and proceeds to draw a pentagram on the floor of the hail. She has half-completed the complicated design when suddenly she becomes agitated.</p>
+ <p>She then takes a piece of limestone from her pocket and proceeds to draw a pentagram on the floor of the hall. She has half-completed the complicated design when suddenly she becomes agitated.</p>
<p><quote>Must hurry,</quote> she mumbles, <quote>must, must hurry.</quote></p>
<p>Suddenly the fire in the hearth flares brightly. The flames begin to grow and whirl and slowly change colour.</p>
- <p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s no good!</quote> cries Alyss, tearful with frustration. Angrily she casts her chunk of crumbling limestone at the roaring flames and then leaps to her feet and comes rushing to your side. <quote>It<ch.apos/>s too late!</quote> she screams, her voice now barely audible above the unnatural crackling of the fire. <quote>Naar is summoning his champion!.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s no good!</quote> cries Alyss, tearful with frustration. Angrily she casts her chunk of crumbling limestone at the roaring flames and then leaps to her feet and comes rushing to your side. <quote>It<ch.apos/>s too late!</quote> she screams, her voice now barely audible above the unnatural crackling of the fire. <quote>Naar is summoning his champion!</quote></p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect273">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 273</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect67">If it is 5<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 67</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The shock wave from the blast sends you tumbling backwards into the chamber. Moments later something heavy falls across your legs, pinning you to the ground. You reach down to pull yourself free and discover that the object that is lying across your legs is Black Hawk. Dazed and trembling, you roll his limp body over and then hurriedly check to see if he is still breathing. Thankfully you discover that he is alive, although he has sustained serious injuries. His hand and sword arm are badly burnt and he is in a state of deep shock.</p>
- <p>Using your Magnakai Curing skills, you are able to stabilize his condition and bring him out of shock (in doing so you expend 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). As you help him to his feet you look around and see that the others have been knocked fiat by the blast. They too are now struggling to pull themselves to their feet. Fortunately their physical injuries are minor; their innate Kai skills appear to have spared them from serious injury. However, you sense that your inability to detect that the wall was an explosive illusion has taken its toll on their confidence.</p>
+ <p>Using your Magnakai Curing skills, you are able to stabilize his condition and bring him out of shock (in doing so you expend 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). As you help him to his feet you look around and see that the others have been knocked flat by the blast. They too are now struggling to pull themselves to their feet. Fortunately their physical injuries are minor; their innate Kai skills appear to have spared them from serious injury. However, you sense that your inability to detect that the wall was an explosive illusion has taken its toll on their confidence.</p>
<p><quote>Our prey is far more cunning than I feared,</quote> you say, reproachfully, <quote>but we are Kai and we shall rise to the challenge. Our enemy possesses strong magic and he is capable of masking it well. Yet he chooses to use it to wound and weaken our party, not to kill us. Why this should be I do not know. But from now on we cannot entirely trust our senses to protect us. We must proceed with the utmost caution.</quote></p>
- <p>Beyond where the illusory north wall once stood, you can now see a small antechamber which is wreathed in acrid blue smoke. Gradually this smoke dissipates to reveal a shallow plinth upon which lies a bronze urn. This heavy object rests on its side and a quantity of pale grey ash has spilled from its hinged lid. Cautiously you approach the urn and see that there is an inscription engraved on its side. From this ancient script you learn that the ashes are the last remains of Baroness Garrulen, the wife of Hul<ch.emdash/>third Baron of Tyso. Glinting half-buried in the ash, you notice a ring encrusted with crimson gemstones (if you wish to keep this Ruby Ring, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item).</p>
+ <p>Beyond where the illusory north wall once stood, you can now see a small antechamber which is wreathed in acrid blue smoke. Gradually this smoke dissipates to reveal a shallow plinth upon which lies a bronze urn. This heavy object rests on its side and a quantity of pale grey ash has spilled from its hinged lid. Cautiously you approach the urn and see that there is an inscription engraved on its side. From this ancient script you learn that the ashes are the last remains of Baroness Garrulen, the wife of Hul<ch.emdash/>third Baron of Tyso. Glinting half-buried in the ash, you notice a ring encrusted with crimson gemstones. (If you wish to keep this Ruby Ring, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item.)</p>
<p>You are righting the urn on its plinth when you hear Steel Hand calling you. He has found something among the rubble which litters the floor at the rear of the antechamber.</p>
<choice idref="sect35"><link-text>Turn to 35</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>100</title></meta>
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- <p>You are eager to confront your enemy, but you are wary of walking into a trap. At first glance he appears to be alone in this circular hall, but then you notice something curious about the hail itself. At the four points of the compass there are rails attached to the walls. Small horizontal platforms are attached to these rails and they move along them in a continuous procession. At the north and the south these platforms ascend through holes in the ceiling; at the west and east the platforms descend through similar holes and continue through other holes cut in the floor. You suspect them to be elevators and your suspicions are confirmed when suddenly an armoured warrior appears; he is standing on a descending platform and he passes through the hall and continues travelling downwards to a level somewhere below.</p>
+ <p>You are eager to confront your enemy, but you are wary of walking into a trap. At first glance he appears to be alone in this circular hall, but then you notice something curious about the hall itself. At the four points of the compass there are rails attached to the walls. Small horizontal platforms are attached to these rails and they move along them in a continuous procession. At the north and the south these platforms ascend through holes in the ceiling; at the west and east the platforms descend through similar holes and continue through other holes cut in the floor. You suspect them to be elevators and your suspicions are confirmed when suddenly an armoured warrior appears; he is standing on a descending platform and he passes through the hall and continues travelling downwards to a level somewhere below.</p>
<p>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane is standing with his back to you and is examining a panel of glass set into the chamber wall. You magnify your vision and you see that the panel displays an illuminated view of the avenue that approaches the tower. Your adversary is watching and waiting for your approach; clearly he is unaware that you have already gained access to the tower.</p>
- <p>Suddenly, something alerts him to your presence and he spins on his heel, his dark eyes blazing with a mixture of fear and loathing. He sees you at the entrance to the hall and immediately he leaps upon a rising north platform in an attempt to escape from you. Determined not to let him get away again, you enter the hall and jump onto a rising south platform. As the platform passes through the ceiling of the hall, it carries you .up a tall open shaft. Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane is on the far side of the shaft wall, some twenty feet above. You can see his face peering over the lip of the platform on which he is standing. He mouths something that you suspect is a curse, but then he points at you with an extended hand and a crackling arc of crimson fire leaps from his fingers and comes twisting down the shaft towards your face.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly, something alerts him to your presence and he spins on his heel, his dark eyes blazing with a mixture of fear and loathing. He sees you at the entrance to the hall and immediately he leaps upon a rising north platform in an attempt to escape from you. Determined not to let him get away again, you enter the hall and jump onto a rising south platform. As the platform passes through the ceiling of the hall, it carries you up a tall open shaft. Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane is on the far side of the shaft wall, some twenty feet above. You can see his face peering over the lip of the platform on which he is standing. He mouths something that you suspect is a curse, but then he points at you with an extended hand and a crackling arc of crimson fire leaps from his fingers and comes twisting down the shaft towards your face.</p>
<choice idref="sect341">If you possess the Sommerswerd, <link-text>turn to 341</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect153">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 153</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Suddenly the significance of the Moonstone becomes clear. Naar is using its legendary powers to generate Shadow Gates within the world of Magnamund, at locations and times of his own choosing. Such power has enabled him to send his loathsome champions to your home world, while the goodly forces of Kai and Ishir are held at bay, helpless to counter them. Only you and your Kai brethren have stood in the way of the onslaught of Naar<ch.apos/>s agents since the demise of his Darklords.</p>
- <p>The hideous form of the Dark God returns to the dais and settles there uneasily. Then a deep rumble fills the throne hail; it is the prelude to the voice of Naar.</p>
+ <p>The hideous form of the Dark God returns to the dais and settles there uneasily. Then a deep rumble fills the throne hall; it is the prelude to the voice of Naar.</p>
<p><quote>You have done well, my champion,</quote> it booms.</p>
<p><quote>Now I command you to return to accursed Sommerlund and finish my work. Prepare the way for my armies of night. At last this planet is mine for the taking. My victory is complete!</quote></p>
<p>It is clear from his words that Naar is convinced that you are his champion<ch.emdash/>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.emdash/>freshly returned from a duel in which Evil has triumphed. Suddenly you see Alyss emerge from the smoky wall less than a dozen paces behind Naar, yet the Dark God appears unaware of her presence. She appears calm and focused, and you sense that she is waiting for an auspicious moment to approach the plinth and take the Moonstone. With bated breath you watch as she inches closer and closer to the legendary stone. Then Naar shifts his gruesome bulk and she freezes.</p>
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<p>The sudden and unexpected ferocity of this psychic assault makes you fall to your knees and clasp your head in both hands. The pain is worming its way deep into your mind, causing your body to convulse with psychic shock. Dimly, through a red haze, you sense that the Platinum Amulet you are wearing around your neck affords you some defence against this attack, although it cannot protect you completely.</p>
- <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. For every level of Kai mastership that you have attained above the rank of Kai Grand Guardian, add 1 to the number you have picked. (The maximum you are permitted to add is 7.)</p>
+ <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. For every level of Kai mastership that you have attained above the rank of Kai Grand Guardian, add 1 to the number you have picked. (The maximum you are permitted to add is 5.)</p>
<choice idref="sect16">If your total score is now 3 or less, <link-text>turn to 16</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect96">If it is 4<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 96</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect315">If it is 10 or higher, <link-text>turn to 315</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>124</title></meta>
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- <p>The great portal closes behind you with little noise, save the serpent-like hiss of escaping air. Inside, a cavernous plaza awaits you, crafted entirely of steel, glass, silver and iron. Towering girders arc over your head, buttressed upon each other to support the many upper levels of this stupendous edifice.</p>
+ <p>The great portal closes behind you with little noise, save the serpent-like hiss of escaping air. Inside, a cavernous plaza awaits you, crafted entirely of steel, glass, silver, and iron. Towering girders arc over your head, buttressed upon each other to support the many upper levels of this stupendous edifice.</p>
<p>The plaza is vast and alien in design, and it is virtually deserted. You count no more than six armoured warriors, some so far distant that you have to magnify your vision to be sure that they are what they seem to be. Your arrival goes unchallenged and you waste no time in attempting to locate your adversary<ch.apos/>s trail. As expected, you find traces of his tracks close to the portal. They lead you to an archway which opens into a steel-lined chamber that has two exits: one to the left, the other to the right. Here the tracks become indistinct and you are unable to determine which way Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane went from here.</p>
<choice idref="sect243">If you wish to explore the left exit, <link-text>turn to 243</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect254">If you choose to explore the right exit, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You step away from the bodies of your slain enemies and collapse against the wall of the vault, gasping for breath. As you slowly recover, you notice that one of the reptilians has a leather pouch slung around its neck. You kneel down and tear open the pouch to discover that it contains a small Iron Disc. A cursory search of his dead companion reveals a Dagger, a Sword, and a small stone phial containing a Black Potion (properties unknown).</p>
- <p>The size and shape of the disc suddenly triggers an image in your memory. You take the disc and insert it between the gemstone squares which operate the portal lock. There is an audible <onomatopoeia>click!</onomatopoeia>, and the disc reappears at the slot (if you wish to keep this Iron Disc, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item). Seconds later, the heavy portal begins to rise. You wait until it has risen a few feet and you are sure that no enemy awaits you on the other side, then you duck under the iron plate and hurry into the tunnel beyond. As you run, you hear the portal slamming shut behind you with a dull reverberating boom.</p>
+ <p>The size and shape of the disc suddenly trigger an image in your memory. You take the disc and insert it between the gemstone squares which operate the portal lock. There is an audible <onomatopoeia>click!</onomatopoeia>, and the disc reappears at the slot. (If you wish to keep this Iron Disc, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item.) Seconds later, the heavy portal begins to rise. You wait until it has risen a few feet and you are sure that no enemy awaits you on the other side, then you duck under the iron plate and hurry into the tunnel beyond. As you run, you hear the portal slamming shut behind you with a dull reverberating boom.</p>
<choice idref="sect115"><link-text>Turn to 115</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>When you reach the bowl of the corolla once more, you lower yourself into the hollow stem and soon discover that it drops away very steeply. It is a vertical tube for most of its length, yet you are able to slow your rate of descent by grabbing hold of tiny tendrils which protrude from the lining of the stem wall. As you get nearer to its base, the stem wall becomes semi-transparent and slick with moisture. You press your face to this warm surface and you are able to discern other stems beyond. They look like the trunks of trees in a dense green forest. Then you look down to see that the stem of this plant is descending into darkness. The darkness begins at the point where the stem passes below ground level. You decide to stop at this point for you have no desire to explore the roots of this huge flower.</p>
<p>Carefully you examine the fabric of the semi-transparent stem. If you can force your way through this tough plant wall, you will be able to escape from your prison-like tube.</p>
<choice idref="sect332">If you possess a bladed weapon, or a bladed Special Item, <link-text>turn to 332</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect57">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 57</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect279">If you possess Magi-magic, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 279</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect279">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 279</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect57">If you possess Magi-magic, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 57</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect4">If you possess none of the above, or choose not to use them, <link-text>turn to 4</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The once-grand doors of this hall no longer hang upon their hinges. They have been torn down and now lie twisted and rusted together, partially blocking the entrance. After checking to make sure that your adversary has not left any unwelcome surprises, you clamber over these ruined doors and begin a cautious exploration of the hall<ch.apos/>s gloomy interior.</p>
- <p>The cavernous ground floor was long ago gutted by fire. All that remains of its contents now lie buried beneath blackened timbers and twisted iron beams. Metal chains hang in festoons from the buckled roof girders, dripping icicles of rust. They sway and squeal eerily in the wind, sending shivers coursing down your spine.</p>
+ <p>The cavernous ground floor was long ago gutted by fire. All that remain of its contents now lie buried beneath blackened timbers and twisted iron beams. Metal chains hang in festoons from the buckled roof girders, dripping icicles of rust. They sway and squeal eerily in the wind, sending shivers coursing down your spine.</p>
<p>You detect nothing of interest in the debris and are about to abandon your search when suddenly you hear something unexpected<ch.emdash/>a dull <onomatopoeia>thump</onomatopoeia>. The sound came from below the ground. Drawing upon your Magnakai hunting skills, you peer through a hole in the ruined floor and detect something large and warm-blooded. It is moving away, towards the rear of the hall<ch.apos/>s cellar level.</p>
<choice idref="sect168">If you wish to investigate your discovery further, <link-text>turn to 168</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect71">If you choose to abandon your search and leave the hall, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect58">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 58</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect113">If you possess Magi-magic, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 113</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect176">If you possess Assimilance, and have attained the rank of Sun Lord, (and you wish to use this Discipline), <link-text>turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect212">If you possess Grand Huntmastery, and have attained the rank of Sun Lord, (and you wish to use this Discipline), <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect212">If you possess Grand Huntmastery, and have attained the rank of Sun Thane, (and you wish to use this Discipline), <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect259">If you possess none of these skills, or do not yet possess the necessary level of Kai rank, (or if you choose not to use any Kai Mastery), <link-text>turn instead to 259</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Dazed and trembling, you stagger to your feet and tentatively shake your head in an effort to clear your blurred vision. Close by your feet you see the outline of your weapon and you stoop to retrieve it. (If you were holding a normal weapon when you passed through the wall, you discover it has been destroyed by the blast: delete this weapon from your Weapons List. If the weapon you were holding was a Special Item, you discover that it has survived intact.)</p>
<p>As your vision returns you see that you have been hurled back into the chamber. Your fellow Kai, all of whom were knocked to the floor by the blast, are now struggling to get themselves back on their feet. Fortunately their physical injuries are minor; their innate Kai skills have spared them from serious injury. However, you sense that your inability to detect that the wall was an explosive illusion has severely shaken their confidence.</p>
<p><quote>Our prey is far more cunning than I feared,</quote> you say, reproachfully, <quote>but we are Kai and we shall rise to the challenge. Our enemy possesses strong magic and he is capable of masking it well. Yet he chooses to use it to wound and weaken our party, not to kill us. Why this should be I do not know. But from now on we cannot entirely trust our senses to protect us. We must proceed with the utmost caution.</quote></p>
- <p>Beyond where the illusory north wall once stood, you can now see a small antechamber which is wreathed in acrid blue smoke. Gradually this smoke dissipates to reveal a shallow plinth upon which lies a bronze urn. This heavy object rests on its side and a quantity of pale grey ash has spilled from its hinged lid. Cautiously you approach the urn and see that there is an inscription engraved on its side. From this ancient script you learn that the ashes are the last remains of Baroness Garrulen, the wife of Hul<ch.emdash/>third Baron of Tyso. Glinting half-buried in the ash, you notice a ring encrusted with crimson gemstones (if you wish to keep this Ruby Ring, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item).</p>
+ <p>Beyond where the illusory north wall once stood, you can now see a small antechamber which is wreathed in acrid blue smoke. Gradually this smoke dissipates to reveal a shallow plinth upon which lies a bronze urn. This heavy object rests on its side and a quantity of pale grey ash has spilled from its hinged lid. Cautiously you approach the urn and see that there is an inscription engraved on its side. From this ancient script you learn that the ashes are the last remains of Baroness Garrulen, the wife of Hul<ch.emdash/>third Baron of Tyso. Glinting half-buried in the ash, you notice a ring encrusted with crimson gemstones. (If you wish to keep this Ruby Ring, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item.)</p>
<p>You are righting the urn on its plinth when you hear Steel Hand calling you. He has found something among the rubble which litters the floor at the rear of the antechamber.</p>
<choice idref="sect35"><link-text>Turn to 35</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You soon realize that the creature<ch.apos/>s iron collar and chain prevent it from reaching you so long as you keep your back pressed to the cavern wall. Mindful of this, you inch your way slowly towards the tunnel. However, you have progressed only a few yards when you feel the floor sloping away. The water is getting deeper.</p>
- <choice idref="sect234">If you possess Magi-magic, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect234">If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Grand Thane or higher, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The giant serpent resists your mental command to retreat, yet the strain of doing so leaves its body in a state of partial paralysis. Cautiously you advance, keeping a wary eye on its trembling form as you skirt around the serpent and inch your way towards the opposite tunnel. However, you have progressed only a few yards when you feel the floor sloping away beneath your feet. The water is getting deeper.</p>
- <choice idref="sect234">If you possess Magi-magic, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect234">If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Grand Thane or higher, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect177">
<meta><title>177</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect177-1-foot" idref="sect177-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>You pick up the ticking bomb and examine it carefully. Below the illuminated panel, which is counting down the seconds, you see four small windows which display a sequence of numbers. Beneath these windows are tiny buttons which, when pressed, change the numbers that are displayed. The third window in the sequence is blank and, when you concentrate upon it, your Kai senses reveal to you that by keying in the missing number in the sequence you will prevent the bomb from exploding.</p>
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- <p>Study the following sequence of numbers carefully. When you think you know the solution, turn to the page number that is the same as your answer.</p>
+ <p>Study the following sequence of numbers carefully. When you think you know the solution, turn to the page number that is the same as your answer.<footref id="sect177-1" idref="sect177-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect269">If you guess incorrectly, or if you cannot determine the missing number, <link-text>turn instead to 269</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Unfortunately you are detected by one of the grey-skinned creatures as you pass directly over their fluid-filled trough. It raises the alarm and frantically its ragged brothers scramble to unshoulder and load their bows.</p>
- <choice idref="sect198">If you possess Kai-alchemy, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect231">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, <link-text>turn to 231</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect198">If you wish to use your Discipline of Kai-alchemy again, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect231">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 231</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>201</title></meta>
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- <p>The seething horde of needle-fanged horrors attempt to surround and overwhelm you. They seem undaunted by the divine glow of your wondrous blade<ch.emdash/>a blade that can seal their doom.</p>
+ <p>The seething horde of needle-fanged horrors attempts to surround and overwhelm you. They seem undaunted by the divine glow of your wondrous blade<ch.emdash/>a blade that can seal their doom.</p>
<combat><enemy>Cryopedeans</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">45</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect350">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 350</link-text>.</choice>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect210">
<meta><title>210</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect210-1-foot" idref="sect210-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>The rasping growl of the metal wolf is steadily getting louder. The sinister sound makes your palms slick with cold sweat as you feverishly examine the door and the locking mechanism set into the wall nearby.</p>
<p>The gemstone squares are sensitive devices which secure this door. By tapping upon each of them a correct number of times you will cause the lock to disengage and the door will open. You place your fingers lightly upon the squares and feel the tell-tale vibrations that are the key to deciphering their secret code. Aided by your Kai skills, you are able to determine that the first code is equal to the number of <em>named</em> Kirlundin Islands north of Egen. The second code is equal to the number of villages to the east of Ragadorn.</p>
<p>In order to discover the exact numbers that will open the door, consult the <a idref="map">map</a>.</p>
- <p>When you think you know the two-digit solution, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.</p>
+ <p>When you think you know the two-digit solution, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.<footref id="sect210-1" idref="sect210-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect134">If you cannot decipher the codes, <link-text>turn instead to 134</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Quietly you observe the creatures slaking their thirsts, and you try to formulate a way in which you can get past them and reach the balconied exit in the north wall.</p>
<choice idref="sect138">If you possess a Bow, and the Discipline of Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Kai Grand Guardian, <link-text>turn to 138</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect26">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the rank of Grand Crown (and wish to use it), <link-text>turn to 26</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect121">If you do not possess these skills, or a Bow, or if you have yet to attain the required levels of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect121">If you do not possess these skills, or a Bow, or if you have yet to attain the required levels of Kai Mastery, or if you choose not to use either of them, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>225</title></meta>
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- <p>Using your psychic and Pathsmanship skills, you focus your attention on the iron pot and determine that the two creatures lurking inside are armed with a variety of weapons. Your acute senses detect the presence of bone, oiled twine and bronze, as well as some volatile chemicals which you cannot identify. Also, you sense that they possess very sensitive hearing and are receptive to goodly auras. There is a very great risk that if you attempt to cross the vault undetected, relying solely on your advanced camouflage skills, these ambushers would be able to detect you using their own innate abilities.</p>
+ <p>Using your psychic and Pathsmanship skills, you focus your attention on the iron pot and determine that the two creatures lurking inside are armed with a variety of weapons. Your acute senses detect the presence of bone, oiled twine, and bronze, as well as some volatile chemicals which you cannot identify. Also, you sense that they possess very sensitive hearing and are receptive to goodly auras. There is a very great risk that if you attempt to cross the vault undetected, relying solely on your advanced camouflage skills, these ambushers would be able to detect you using their own innate abilities.</p>
<choice idref="sect184">If you possess Kai-screen, and have attained the rank of Kai Grand Crown, <link-text>turn to 184</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect105">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>227</title></meta>
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- <p>The iron portal grinds to a close behind your back, shutting out the storm so completely that the roar of the wind instantly disappears. The abrupt silence and lower air pressure within this entry chamber makes your ears pop painfully. You lower the hood of your cloak and carefully wipe the sand from your eyes before taking your first tentative steps across the antechamber<ch.apos/>s polished glass floor.</p>
+ <p>The iron portal grinds to a close behind your back, shutting out the storm so completely that the roar of the wind instantly disappears. The abrupt silence and lower air pressure within this entry chamber make your ears pop painfully. You lower the hood of your cloak and carefully wipe the sand from your eyes before taking your first tentative steps across the antechamber<ch.apos/>s polished glass floor.</p>
<p>You pass through a triangular arch and down a ramp that leads to an echoing hallway. The floor and walls of this broad hall are fashioned from a black glassy mineral that is veined with fluorescent greens and sickly purples. You sense strong pulses of psychic power radiating from an open arch at the far side of the hall and your skin prickles with a presentiment of danger. You unsheathe your weapon and move towards the arch with the utmost caution; you are expecting the unexpected.</p>
<choice idref="sect150"><link-text>Turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The Baron escorts you and Banedon through the echoing corridors of his castle, past watchful ranks of court guards and Border Rangers, to a hall which is lavishly furnished with Durenese oak and rare silken tapestries. Awaiting you there are a group of young men attired in hooded grey cloaks and close-fitting tunics. You recognize them immediately for they are four of your most promising students<ch.emdash/>Kai Masters Black Hawk, Star Lynx, Blazer and Steel Hand.</p>
+ <p>The Baron escorts you and Banedon through the echoing corridors of his castle, past watchful ranks of court guards and Border Rangers, to a hall which is lavishly furnished with Durenese oak and rare silken tapestries. Awaiting you there are a group of young men attired in hooded grey cloaks and close-fitting tunics. You recognize them immediately for they are four of your most promising students<ch.emdash/>Kai Masters Black Hawk, Star Lynx, Blazer, and Steel Hand.</p>
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<p>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane reaches out to the slim case that is laid on the table before him and he flips open its lid. Inside you see two thin-bladed duelling rapiers couched on a velvet liner.</p>
<p><quote>We two are as equally matched as these fine blades,</quote> he says, in a voice as syrupy as rancid molasses. <quote>Come, Lone Wolf. I challenge you to duel honourably. Come and choose your weapon and let fate decide who of us will triumph this day.</quote></p>
<p>You magnify your vision and scrutinize the open case. Your senses confirm that these swords are finely crafted blades. They are not booby-trapped, nor are they magically cursed in any way.</p>
- <choice idref="sect304">If you choose to accept Wolf Bane<ch.apos/>s challenge to a duel to the death using these swords, <link-text>turn to 304</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect304">If you choose to accept Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.apos/>s challenge to a duel to the death using these swords, <link-text>turn to 304</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect85">If you choose to decline his challenge, <link-text>turn to 85</link-text>.</choice>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect251">
<meta><title>251</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect251-1-foot" idref="sect251-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>By the time you reach the base of the temple, the storm is howling like a vengeful demon in your ears. Stinging blasts of hot, sand-laden wind whip your face mercilessly and you are forced to lean almost horizontally into the storm to maintain your balance. The storm is increasing in ferocity by the minute. You are sorely aware that you must find cover within an hour at most or you will perish in this hellish blizzard.</p>
<p>An empty parapeted stairway ascends from the temple<ch.apos/>s lowermost tier to the portal of its crowning tower. The parapet offers you protection from the wind and you climb the many steps bent over, almost on your hands and knees, in order to stay out of the abrasive storm. Before you ascend the last tier, you check to make sure that your adversary is not lying in ambush. The portal is now closed and you can sense no living creature nearby, yet you unsheathe your weapon from your belt and hold it ready in case danger should come from an unsuspected quarter.</p>
<p>When you reach the portal, you discover that it comprises a seamless sheet of lead-lined iron, many inches thick. You detect a lingering aura of magic around its threshold which makes you wary that a trap may have been set. Yet when you summon your psychic skills to probe deeper, you sense otherwise. You detect that Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane has deliberately cast an illusion of magic around this portal, no doubt in the hope that it will delay or deter you long enough for the storm to do its work. Confident that the door is not lethal, you examine it more closely. Set flush into the glassy surface of its surrounding arch, you discover an inscription above two squares of dull crimson gemstone. Your sixth senses reveal that by tapping upon each square a correct number of times you will cause the door to open. Cautiously you place your fingers lightly upon the squares and feel the gentle vibration of the door<ch.apos/>s locking mechanism. By concentrating on these vibrations you hope to be able to decipher its locking codes.</p>
<p>After several minutes you determine that the first code is equal to the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score below which a Grand Master cannot use the Discipline of Kai-surge.</p>
<p>The second code is equal to the number of villages that lie on the highway between the cities of Holmgard and Ragadorn.</p>
- <p>In order to determine the numbers that will open the door to the temple, consult the <a idref="map">map</a> and <a idref="gamerulz">games rules</a>. When you think you know the two-digit solution, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.</p>
+ <p>In order to determine the numbers that will open the door to the temple, consult the <a idref="map">map</a> and <a idref="gamerulz">games rules</a>. When you think you know the two-digit solution, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.<footref id="sect251-1" idref="sect251-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect283">If you cannot decipher the codes, <link-text>turn instead to 283</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect252">
<meta><title>252</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect252-1-foot" idref="sect252-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>The moment you enter the new passage, the concealed panel slides shut behind you. Almost immediately, another panel slides out of the metal wall and seals off the passage ahead, trapping you in the cell-like space between. You throw yourself against the steel door and run your hands over its smooth surface, searching frantically for a means to escape. Your efforts are made all the more urgent when suddenly a loud hissing sound fills your ears; it is the sound of the air being extracted from this cell.</p>
<p>Gasping for breath, you turn around to search the opposite panel. Your hopes rise when you see a combination lock set flush into its surface. It is unlike the lock which secured the entrance to the temple of Avaros, but your Kai senses soon detect how it operates. The lock is inlaid with five dials in two groups. There is one group of three and one group of two. Each dial indicates a number. One dial however, in the group of two, is set to zero. By turning this dial to the correct number you will cause the lock to disengage.</p>
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<p>Study the following sequence of numbers carefully.</p>
- <p>When you think you know what the correct solution is, turn to the page that is the same as your answer.</p>
+ <p>When you think you know what the correct solution is, turn to the page that is the same as your answer.<footref id="sect252-1" idref="sect252-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect303">If you guess incorrectly, or if you cannot answer this puzzle, <link-text>turn instead to 303</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Quietly you observe the creatures slaking their thirsts, and you try to formulate a way in which you can get past them and reach the balconied exit in the north wall.</p>
<choice idref="sect138">If you possess a Bow, and the Discipline of Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Kai Grand Guardian, <link-text>turn to 138</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect26">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the rank of Grand Crown (and wish to use it), <link-text>turn to 26</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect121">If you do not possess these skills, or a Bow, or if you have yet to attain the required levels of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect121">If you do not possess these skills, or a Bow, or if you have yet to attain the required levels of Kai Mastery, or if you choose not to use either of them, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>273</title></meta>
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- <p>You feel your throat tightening as the air is sucked out of the chamber. The whirling flames of the fire have rapidly transformed into a raging vortex which is dragging into its core every loose item in the banquet hall. You and Alyss hang on to the banister rail affixed to the gallery stairs, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain your grip. Chairs, tapestries, tables and other furniture batter you as they tumble past to be sucked into the vortex (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Then the rail collapses and the two of you are drawn into the raging heart of this fearsome whirlpool.</p>
+ <p>You feel your throat tightening as the air is sucked out of the chamber. The whirling flames of the fire have rapidly transformed into a raging vortex which is dragging into its core every loose item in the banquet hall. You and Alyss hang on to the banister rail affixed to the gallery stairs, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain your grip. Chairs, tapestries, tables, and other furniture batter you as they tumble past to be sucked into the vortex (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Then the rail collapses and the two of you are drawn into the raging heart of this fearsome whirlpool.</p>
<choice idref="sect170"><link-text>Turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Come, Grand Master. You<ch.apos/>re going home,</quote> she says, and she takes you by the hand and leads you to the middle of the banquet hall, to a place directly opposite the great fireplace. <quote>But first we must make preparations for the journey.</quote></p>
- <p>Alyss then proceeds to tell you to use your advanced Kai Mastery to mask the goodly aura that radiates naturally from your mind and body. Having done as she requests, she touches the platinum amulet which you wear around your neck and smiles.</p>
+ <p>Alyss then proceeds to tell you to use your advanced Kai Mastery to mask the goodly aura that radiates naturally from your mind and body. Having done as she requests, she touches the Platinum Amulet which you wear around your neck and smiles.</p>
<p><quote>Good, good,</quote> she enthuses, <quote>this bauble will take care of the rest.</quote></p>
<p>She then takes a piece of limestone from her pocket and proceeds to draw a pentagram on the floor of the hall. She has half-completed the complicated design when suddenly she becomes agitated.</p>
<p><quote>Must hurry,</quote> she mumbles, <quote>must, must hurry.</quote></p>
<meta><title>294</title></meta>
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- <p>Less than a hundred paces along this tunnel you come to a narrow hall which is lined with shelves. These thin and ancient beams sag under the weight of a strange collection of bones, stones, shells, ornaments and other curios. The uppermost shelves are crowded with books, all old, dusty, and damaged.</p>
+ <p>Less than a hundred paces along this tunnel you come to a narrow hall which is lined with shelves. These thin and ancient beams sag under the weight of a strange collection of bones, stones, shells, ornaments, and other curios. The uppermost shelves are crowded with books, all old, dusty, and damaged.</p>
<p>You are advancing past the shelves, towards a door at the end of the hall, when a strange sound makes you freeze in your tracks. Something is moving behind the books on the top shelf. You tilt your head to look and find yourself staring into the corpse-green eyes of a round, pudding-shaped creature. It seems to be smiling, but then it purses its bulbous lips and spits a stream of smoke-coloured fluid at your face.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect284">If your total is now 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 284</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect219">If you possess Magi-magic, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 219</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess a Bow, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect82">If you possess neither of these Disciplines, or a Bow, or choose to use none of them, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect82">If you possess neither of these Disciplines, nor a Bow, or choose to use none of them, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect320">
<meta><title>320</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect320-1-foot" idref="sect320-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>The two reptilians have exhausted their supply of arrows and are frantically working at the chain in an effort to lower their iron pot to the floor of the vault. You can see that it will only be a matter of minutes before they accomplish their task.</p>
<p>Anxious to evade them, you examine the portal for a lever or some other means to make it rise. To the left of the tunnel arch you discover two squares of opaque crimson gemstone separated by a small slot. The squares are similar in size and design to those you encountered at the entrance to the temple of Avaros. These, too, comprise a locking mechanism that controls this portal. By tapping upon each square a correct number of times you will cause the lock to disengage and the portal to rise.</p>
<p>You place your fingers lightly upon the squares and feel the tell-tale vibrations that are the key to deciphering the secret code. After only seconds you are able to determine that the first code is equal to the number of islands south of the Kirlundin island of Hemd.</p>
<p>The second code is equal to the number of villages that lie on the highway between the cities of Toran and Anskaven.</p>
<p>In order to discover the exact numbers that will open the portal, consult the <a idref="map">map</a>.</p>
- <p>When you think you know the two-digit solution, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.</p>
+ <p>When you think you know the two-digit solution, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.<footref id="sect320-1" idref="sect320-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect213">If you cannot decipher the codes, <link-text>turn instead to 213</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Follow me, my lords!</quote> shouts Foilan, as he spurs his black mare along a narrow, cobblestoned street that wends its way through Tyso<ch.apos/>s shabby northern quarter. At a junction close by the city<ch.apos/>s main stables, he turns into an avenue that leads to the West Arch of the Old Necropolis.</p>
- <p>When the Arch is less than a hundred yards distant, Foilan brings his horse to a halt and you reign in your steed beside him. Several dozen guards and rangers have gathered at the Arch and they have erected a barricade which completely blocks the entrance to the burial ground beyond. The Reeve-lieutenant tells you to wait here with your men while he goes forward to inform the guards of the situation and to tell them that you and your companions are not Kai impostors.</p>
+ <p>When the Arch is less than a hundred yards distant, Foilan brings his horse to a halt and you rein in your steed beside him. Several dozen guards and rangers have gathered at the Arch and they have erected a barricade which completely blocks the entrance to the burial ground beyond. The Reeve-lieutenant tells you to wait here with your men while he goes forward to inform the guards of the situation and to tell them that you and your companions are not Kai impostors.</p>
<p>Patiently you wait for Foilan to complete his task. Then, on seeing his signal, you move forward and join him at the Western Arch. He shouts an order and hurriedly the guards pull aside a wagon which blocks the entrance, enabling the five of you to dismount and proceed into the necropolis on foot.</p>
<p>Aided by the moonlight, you lead your party along a gravelled path towards the centre of the burial ground, to where a tunnel-like opening has been excavated in the side of a mossy mound. On arriving at this shadowy entrance you stop to examine the surrounding area, to check for any clues that may help you track your quarry. You find no fresh prints and you sense no lingering aura of an evil that could betray his presence. Confident that it is safe to proceed, you enter the mound and lead your comrades down a wide stone ramp to an oval-shaped chamber. A dozen stone coffins, each carved with the likeness of its occupant, are laid out in a circle like the spokes of a wheel. The chamber is cold and unwelcoming, but it does not harbour any trace of evil. You are sure that the impostor has not set foot here.</p>
<p>On the far side of the burial chamber, opposite the ramp, there is a stairwell which descends deep into the catacombs below the necropolis. You go down these stairs until you come to a landing where a passage crosses from north to south. Black Hawk suggests that the party split in two and explore both ways, but you are not in favour of this idea. Splitting the party would make it easier for the impostor if he chose to launch an ambush. You peer along both passages and draw on your Grand Master skills to determine the best route to follow, but with little success. Neither passage looks especially inviting.</p>
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<p>You soon discover that the creature<ch.apos/>s iron collar and chain prevent it from reaching you so long as you keep close to the cavern wall. Mindful of this, you skirt around the writhing serpent and inch your way carefully towards the tunnel. However, you have progressed only a few yards when you feel the floor sloping away. The water is getting deeper.</p>
- <choice idref="sect234">If you possess Magi-magic, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect234">If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Grand Thane or higher, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>333</title></meta>
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- <p>As you pull yourself
a from under the creature<ch.apos/>s body, your hand brushes against a collar of steel that is fixed tightly around its muscular neck. Attached to this collar is a thin disc of iron engraved with runic symbols. (If you wish to keep this Iron Disc, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item.)</p>
+ <p>As you pull yourself from under the creature<ch.apos/>s body, your hand brushes against a collar of steel that is fixed tightly around its muscular neck. Attached to this collar is a thin disc of iron engraved with runic symbols. (If you wish to keep this Iron Disc, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item.)</p>
<p>You are now anxious to leave this place in case the creature<ch.apos/>s death-cry has alerted others of its kind. By way of an iron staircase, you leave this cellar and emerge through a trapdoor into a street adjacent to the hall.</p>
<choice idref="sect71"><link-text>Turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Quietly you observe the creatures slaking their thirsts, and you try to formulate a way in which you can get past them and reach the balconied exit in the north wall.</p>
<choice idref="sect138">If you possess a Bow, and the Discipline of Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Kai Grand Guardian, <link-text>turn to 138</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect26">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the rank of Grand Crown (and wish to use it), <link-text>turn to 26</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect121">If you do not possess these skills, or a Bow, or if you have yet to attain the required levels of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect121">If you do not possess these skills, or a Bow, or if you have yet to attain the required levels of Kai Mastery, or if you choose not to use either of them, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>345</title></meta>
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- <p>Beyond where the illusory north wall once stood, you can now see a small antechamber which is wreathed in acrid blue smoke. Gradually this smoke dissipates to reveal a shallow plinth upon which lies a bronze urn. This heavy object rests on its side and a quantity of pale grey ash has spilled from its hinged lid. Cautiously you approach the urn and see that there is an inscription engraved on its side. From this ancient script you learn that the ashes are the last remains of Baroness Garrulen, the wife of Hul<ch.emdash/>third Baron of Tyso. Glinting half-buried in the ash, you notice a ring encrusted with crimson gemstones (if you wish to keep this Ruby Ring, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item).</p>
+ <p>Beyond where the illusory north wall once stood, you can now see a small antechamber which is wreathed in acrid blue smoke. Gradually this smoke dissipates to reveal a shallow plinth upon which lies a bronze urn. This heavy object rests on its side and a quantity of pale grey ash has spilled from its hinged lid. Cautiously you approach the urn and see that there is an inscription engraved on its side. From this ancient script you learn that the ashes are the last remains of Baroness Garrulen, the wife of Hul<ch.emdash/>third Baron of Tyso. Glinting half-buried in the ash, you notice a ring encrusted with crimson gemstones. (If you wish to keep this Ruby Ring, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item.)</p>
<p>You are righting the urn on its plinth when you hear Steel Hand calling you. He has found something among the rubble which litters the floor at the rear of the antechamber.</p>
<choice idref="sect35"><link-text>Turn to 35</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far<ch.ellips/></a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>. Replaced <quote>freestate</quote> with <quote>Freeland</quote>. Replaced <quote>Naar<ch.emdash/>the King of the Darkness<ch.emdash/></quote> with <quote>Naar, the King of the Darkness,</quote>. Replaced <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>. Replaced <quote>gold, you</quote> with <quote>gold you</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="dedication">Dedication</a>) Replaced <quote>Conroy <ch.ampersand/></quote> with <quote>Conroy, <ch.ampersand/></quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far<ch.ellips/></a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>. Replaced <quote>freestate</quote> with <quote>Freeland</quote>. Replaced <quote>Naar<ch.emdash/>the King of the Darkness<ch.emdash/></quote> with <quote>Naar, the King of the Darkness,</quote>. Replaced <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>. Replaced <quote>gold, you</quote> with <quote>gold you</quote>. Replaced <quote>Three years earlier</quote> with <quote>Three years ago</quote>. Replaced <quote>body; you</quote> with <quote>body: you</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Deleted <quote>that you will find in the front of this book. For ease of use, and for further adventuring, it is recommended that you photocopy these pages.</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>. Replaced <quote>fall to zero</quote> with <quote>fall to zero or below</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-27110-ITEM-->Replaced <quote>gods Kai and Ishir</quote> with <quote>Gods Kai and Ishir</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-27110-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>smell and</quote> with <quote>smell, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>footprints <ch.ampersand></ch.ampersand> tracks</quote> with <quote>footprints and tracks</quote>. Replaced <quote>500 yds</quote> with <quote>500 yards</quote>.Replaced <quote>against - hypnosis</quote> with <quote>against hypnosis</quote>. Replaced <quote>venoms <ch.ampersand></ch.ampersand> toxins</quote> with <quote>venoms, and toxins</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></quote>. <!--ERRTAG-RE-33045-->Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-33045--> Replaced <quote>battle magic</quote> with <quote>battle-magic</quote>. Replaced <quote>opposite and overleaf</quote> with <quote>below</quote>. Added the missing illustration to the Weaponmastery subheading. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>fortresses increases</quote> with <quote>fortresses increase</quote>. Replaced <quote>body, increases</quote> with <quote>body, increase</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-25472-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Grand Master weapons</quote> with <quote>Grand Weaponmastery weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-25472-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-27110-ITEM-->Replaced <quote>gods Kai and Ishir</quote> with <quote>Gods Kai and Ishir</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-27110-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>smell and</quote> with <quote>smell, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>footprints <ch.ampersand></ch.ampersand> tracks</quote> with <quote>footprints and tracks</quote>. Replaced <quote>500 yds</quote> with <quote>500 yards</quote>.Replaced <quote>against - hypnosis</quote> with <quote>against hypnosis</quote>. Replaced <quote>venoms <ch.ampersand></ch.ampersand> toxins</quote> with <quote>venoms, and toxins</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></quote>. <!--ERRTAG-RE-33045-->Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-33045--> Replaced <quote>battle magic</quote> with <quote>battle-magic</quote>. Replaced <quote>opposite and overleaf</quote> with <quote>below</quote>. Added the missing illustration to the Weaponmastery subheading. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>fortresses increases</quote> with <quote>fortresses increase</quote>. Replaced <quote>body, increases</quote> with <quote>body, increase</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-25472-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Grand Master weapons</quote> with <quote>Grand Weaponmastery weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-25472-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magi-magic</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Deleted <quote>(see the inside front cover of this book)</quote>. Replaced <quote>safe-keeping</quote> with <quote>safekeeping</quote>. Replaced <quote>BROADSWORD</quote> with <quote>Broadsword</quote>. Replaced <quote>BOW</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>. Replaced <quote>QUIVER</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>. Replaced <quote> six arrows</quote> with <quote>six Arrows</quote>. Replaced <quote>DAGGER</quote> with <quote>Dagger</quote>. Replaced <quote>SWORD</quote> with <quote>Sword</quote>. Replaced <quote>2 MEALS</quote> with <quote>2 Meals (Meals)</quote>. Replaced <quote>ROPE</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>. Replaced <quote>POTION OF LAUMSPUR</quote> with <quote>Potion of Laumspur</quote>. Replaced <quote>AXE</quote> with <quote>Axe</quote>. Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, and <quote>adds 3 points</quote> with <quote>adds 5 points</quote>. <!--ERRTAG-RA-39864-->Replaced <quote>quiver</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-39864--> Replaced <quote>that may have</quote> with <quote>they may have</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-40946--> Replaced <quote>(eg Gold Dagger</quote> with <quote>(e.g. Gold Dagger</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-40946--> Added section for How to Use Gold Crowns that reads: <quote>These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty crowns.</quote>. Replaced <quote>combat, therefore</quote> with <quote>combat; therefore</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>) Deleted <quote>on the inside back cover of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>combat.)</quote> with <quote>combat).</quote>, <quote>until <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</quote> with <quote>until the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</quote>, <quote>reduced to zero</quote> with <quote>reduced to zero or below</quote>, <quote>the one with the zero score</quote> with <quote>that combatant</quote>, <quote>points reduced</quote> with <quote> points possibly reduced</quote>, and <quote>on the page after the Random Number Table</quote> with <quote>in the back of this book</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced <quote>levels of Kai Grand Mastery you will</quote> with <quote>levels of Kai Grand Mastery, you will</quote>, <quote>bare-handed ie,</quote> with <quote>bare-handed, i.e.</quote>, <quote>most-feared</quote> with <quote>most feared</quote>, <quote>equipment and clothing,</quote> with <quote>equipment, and clothing</quote>, <quote><ch.apos/>Improved Grand Master Disciplines<ch.apos/></quote> with <quote>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</quote>, and each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced <quote>levels of Kai Grand Mastery you will</quote> with <quote>levels of Kai Grand Mastery, you will</quote>, <quote>bare-handed ie,</quote> with <quote>bare-handed, i.e.</quote>, <quote>most-feared</quote> with <quote>most feared</quote>, <quote>equipment and clothing,</quote> with <quote>equipment, and clothing</quote>, <quote><ch.apos/>Improved Grand Master Disciplines<ch.apos/></quote> with <quote>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</quote>, and each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>skill increases</quote> with <quote>skill increase</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>drawbolt</quote> with <quote>bolt</quote>. Replaced <quote>Calder</quote> with <quote>Caldar</quote>. Replaced <quote>force-field</quote> with <quote>force field</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bow or</quote> with <quote>Bow, or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>) Replaced <quote>diffuse</quote> with <quote>defuse</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>one set belong</quote> with <quote>one set belongs</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>cavemouth</quote> with <quote>cave mouth</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>. Replaced <quote>dagger etc)</quote> with <quote>dagger)</quote>. Replaced <quote>or Special</quote> with <quote>or this Special</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>. Replaced <quote>dagger etc)</quote> with <quote>dagger)</quote>. Replaced <quote>or Special</quote> with <quote>or this Special</quote>. Replaced <quote>walls and</quote> with <quote>walls, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>weapons or</quote> with <quote>weapons, or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect38">38</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Replaced <quote>impatiently, <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote> with <quote>impatiently. <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote>. Replaced <quote>reply, <ch.lsquot/>but</quote> with <quote>reply. <ch.lsquot/>But</quote>.Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>co-operate</quote> with <quote>cooperate</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>) Replaced <quote>silver and</quote> with <quote>silver, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>co-operate</quote> with <quote>cooperate</quote>. Replaced <quote>door, and</quote> with <quote>door and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect47">47</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect51">51</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect53">53</a>) Replaced <quote>entrance, <ch.lsquot/>Follow</quote> with <quote>entrance. <ch.lsquot/>Follow</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect53">53</a>) Replaced <quote>entrance, <ch.lsquot/>Follow</quote> with <quote>entrance. <ch.lsquot/>Follow</quote>. Replaced <quote>noise and light abates</quote> with <quote>noise and light abate</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect55">55</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess Magi-magic,</quote> with <quote>If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Grand Thane or higher,</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline,</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery,</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect58">58</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>most-feared</quote> with <quote>most feared</quote> and <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>most-feared</quote> with <quote>most feared</quote>, and <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you possess Kai-alchemy,</quote> with <quote>If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the rank of Grand Crown,</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this skill,</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess this skill, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery,</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>) Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect68">68</a>) Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect70">70</a>) Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>) Replaced <quote>tables and</quote> with <quote>tables, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect68">68</a>) Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery, turn</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery, or if you do not wish to use any of them, turn</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect69">69</a>) Replaced <quote>sticky and</quote> with <quote>sticky, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect70">70</a>) Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Disciplines, or</quote> with <quote>Disciplines, nor</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect71">71</a>) Replaced <quote>doubled-back</quote> with <quote>doubled back</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect73">73</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect77">77</a>) Replaced <quote>fast flowing</quote> with <quote>fast-flowing</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect88">88</a>) Replaced <quote><cite>Cloud Dancer</cite></quote> with <quote><cite>Cloud-dancer</cite></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect93">93</a>) Replaced <quote>your life and your duel with Wolf's Bane ends</quote> with <quote>your life and your duel with Wolf's Bane end</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Mastery</quote> with <quote>Grand Master</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect98">98</a>) Replaced <quote>a Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane Amulet</quote> with <quote>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.apos/>s Amulet</quote>. Replaced <quote>fire, <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote> with <quote>fire. <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote>. Replaced <quote>Aylss</quote> with <quote>Alyss</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>) Replaced <quote>curing</quote> with <quote>Curing</quote>. Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect98">98</a>) Replaced <quote>a Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane Amulet</quote> with <quote>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.apos/>s Amulet</quote>. Replaced <quote>fire, <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote> with <quote>fire. <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote>. Replaced <quote>Aylss</quote> with <quote>Alyss</quote>. Replaced <quote>champion!.<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>champion!<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>) Replaced <quote>curing</quote> with <quote>Curing</quote>. Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>. Replaced <quote>gemstones (if</quote> with <quote>gemstones. (If</quote>, and <quote>Item).</quote> with <quote>Item.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Magi-magic and</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect108">108</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>. Replaced <quote>focussed</quote> with <quote>focused</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect113">113</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom Battle spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Battle-spell</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect122">122</a>) Replaced <quote>(The maximum you are permitted to add is 7.)</quote> with <quote>(The maximum you are permitted to add is 5.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect124">124</a>) Replaced <quote>silver and</quote> with <quote>silver, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect128">128</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect130">130</a>) Replaced <quote>key-in</quote> with <quote>key in</quote> and <quote>rainswept</quote> with <quote>rain-swept</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect129">129</a>) Replaced <quote>size and shape of the disc suddenly triggers</quote> with <quote>size and shape of the disc suddenly trigger</quote>. Replaced <quote>slot (if</quote> with <quote>slot. (If</quote>, and <quote>Item).</quote> with <quote>Item.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect130">130</a>) Replaced <quote>key-in</quote> with <quote>key in</quote>, and <quote>rainswept</quote> with <quote>rain-swept</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect134">134</a>) Replaced <quote>clack</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>clack</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>) Replaced <quote>kakarmi</quote> with <quote>Kakarmi</quote> and <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>) Replaced <quote>kakarmi</quote> with <quote>Kakarmi</quote>, and <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom battle spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Battle-spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect140">140</a>) Replaced <quote>icy-cold</quote> with <quote>icy cold</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect144">144</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Magi-magic and</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect144">144</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Magi-magic and</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic, and</quote>. Switched the sections the Magi-magic and Kai-alchemy choices lead to.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect147">147</a>) Replaced <quote>battle cry</quote> with <quote>battle-cry</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>thump</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>thump</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>thump</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>thump</onomatopoeia></quote>. Replaced <quote>All that remains of its contents</quote> with <quote>All that remain of its contents</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>) Replaced <quote>Naptha</quote> with <quote>Naphtha</quote>. Replaced <quote>quiver</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) Replaced <quote>psi-screen</quote> with <quote>Psi-screen</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect152">152</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun Lord</quote> with <quote>Sun Thane</quote> in the Huntmastery option.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect154">154</a>) Replaced <quote>gemstones (if</quote> with <quote>gemstones. (If</quote>, and <quote>Item).</quote> with <quote>Item.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect156">156</a>) Replaced <quote>hard pressed</quote> with <quote>hard-pressed</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect159">159</a>) Replaced <quote>iron disc</quote> with <quote>Iron Disc</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect160">160</a>) Replaced <quote>imposter</quote> with <quote>impostor</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect162">162</a>) Replaced <quote>2</quote> with <quote>two</quote> in the illustration caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect165">165</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess Magi-magic,</quote> with <quote>If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Grand Thane or higher,</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline,</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery,</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>shout, <ch.lsquot/>Don<ch.apos/>t</quote> with <quote>shout. <ch.lsquot/>Don<ch.apos/>t</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect171">171</a>) Added <quote>or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery,</quote> to the second option.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect172">172</a>) Replaced <quote>imbedded</quote> with <quote>embedded</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect173">173</a>) Replaced <quote>1<ch.endash/>4</quote> with <quote>0<ch.endash/>4</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>) Replaced <quote>icy-cold</quote> with <quote>icy cold</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess Magi-magic,</quote> with <quote>If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Grand Thane or higher,</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline,</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery,</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect176">176</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect177">177</a>) Replaced <quote>keying-in</quote> with <quote>keying in</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect178">178</a>) Replaced <quote>flys</quote> with <quote>flies</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect179">179</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess Kai-alchemy</quote> with <quote>If you wish to use your Discipline of Kai-alchemy again</quote>, and <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline</quote> with <quote>If you do not</quote> since you must possess Kai-alchemy to cast the <spell>Teleport</spell> spell to arrive at this section.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect182">182</a>) Replaced <quote>potions of Laumspur</quote> with <quote>Potions of Laumspur</quote>. Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>) Replaced <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>part-hidden</quote> with <quote>partly hidden</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect200">205</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>) Replaced <quote>The seething horde of needle-fanged horrors attempt</quote> with <quote>The seething horde of needle-fanged horrors attempts</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect206">206</a>) Replaced <quote>potions of Laumspur</quote> with <quote>Potions of Laumspur</quote>. Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect209">209</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom battle spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Battle-spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>quiver</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect218">218</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>rainswept</quote> with <quote>rain-swept</quote>. Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect210">210</a>) Deleted <quote> at the front of this book</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom battle spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Battle-spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery, turn</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery, or if you choose not to use either of them, turn</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote>. Replaced <quote>twine and</quote> with <quote>twine, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>) Replaced <quote>curing</quote> with <quote>Curing</quote>. Replaced <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>silence and lower air pressure within this entry chamber makes</quote> with <quote>silence and lower air pressure within this entry chamber make</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect229">229</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect233">233</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect238">238</a>) Replaced <quote>Baron <ch.lsquot/>so</quote> with <quote>Baron. <ch.lsquot/>So</quote>. Replaced <quote>Blazer and</quote> with <quote>Blazer, and</quote> in the illustration caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect238">238</a>) Replaced <quote>Baron <ch.lsquot/>so</quote> with <quote>Baron. <ch.lsquot/>So</quote>. Replaced <quote>Blazer and</quote> with <quote>Blazer, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Blazer and</quote> with <quote>Blazer, and</quote> in the illustration caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect240">240</a>) Replaced <quote>Wolf Bane<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.apos/>s</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect242">242</a>) Replaced <quote>agonising</quote> with <quote>agonizing</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect243">243</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect244">244</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Deleted <quote> at the front of this book</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) Replaced <quote>cries, <ch.lsquot/>flee</quote> with <quote>cries. <ch.lsquot/>Flee</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>) Replaced <quote>1<ch.endash/>4</quote> with <quote>0<ch.endash/>4</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect257">257</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect257">257</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery, turn</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery, or if you choose not to use either of them, turn</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect260">260</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote><cite>Cloud Dancer</cite></quote> with <quote><cite>Cloud-dancer</cite></quote>. Replaced <quote>south<ch.rsquot/>.</quote> with <quote>south. <ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>) Replaced <quote>tables and</quote> with <quote>tables, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>) Replaced <quote>inky-black</quote> with <quote>inky black</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect277">277</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect278">278</a>) Replaced <quote>rainswept</quote> with <quote>rain-swept</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect279">279</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>) Replaced <quote>fire, <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote> with <quote>fire. <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>) Replaced <quote>fire, <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote> with <quote>fire. <ch.lsquot/>Naar</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>platinum amulet</quote> with <quote>Platinum Amulet</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>) Replaced <quote>score to 0</quote> with <quote>score to zero or below</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Replaced <quote>dusty and</quote> with <quote>dusty, and</quote> and <quote>smoky-coloured</quote> with <quote>smoke-coloured</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Replaced <quote>dusty and</quote> with <quote>dusty, and</quote>, and <quote>smoky-coloured</quote> with <quote>smoke-coloured</quote>. Replaced <quote>ornaments and</quote> with <quote>ornaments, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect298">298</a>) Replaced <quote>circulate</quote> with <quote>circular</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect300">300</a>) Replaced <quote>scream, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>scream. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>Naar, <ch.lsquot/>you</quote> with <quote>Naar. <ch.lsquot/>You</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect302">302</a>) Replaced <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect304">304</a>) Replaced <quote>eg</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>) Replaced <quote>Disciplines, or</quote> with <quote>Disciplines, nor</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>) Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bow or</quote> with <quote>Bow, or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect317">317</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy but</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>) Deleted <quote> at the front of this book</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand mastery skills</quote> with <quote>Grand Master skills</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand mastery skills</quote> with <quote>Grand Master skills</quote>. Replaced <quote>reign in your steed</quote> with <quote>rein in your steed</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect324">324</a>) Replaced <quote>briney</quote> with <quote>briny</quote>. Replaced <quote>find, and</quote> with <quote>find and</quote> in the illustration caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect326">326</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess Magi-magic,</quote> with <quote>If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the rank of Grand Thane or higher,</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline,</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery,</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect331">331</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect333">333</a>) Replaced <quote>death cry</quote> with <quote>death-cry</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect334">334</a>) Replaced <quote>it) and</quote> with <quote>it), and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect335">335</a>) Replaced <quote>rainswept</quote> with <quote>rain-swept</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect337">337</a>) Replaced <quote>lop-sidedly</quote> with <quote>lopsidedly</quote>. Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect338">338</a>) Replaced <quote>sword</quote> with <quote>Sword</quote> as it can be taken as a Weapon. Replaced <quote>imbedded</quote> with <quote>embedded</quote>, <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>, <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>, and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect338">338</a>) Replaced <quote>sword</quote> with <quote>Sword</quote> as it can be taken as a Weapon. Replaced <quote>imbedded</quote> with <quote>embedded</quote>, <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>, <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote>, and <quote>Kai mastery, turn</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery, or if you choose not to use either of them, turn</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect345">345</a>) Replaced <quote>gemstones (if</quote> with <quote>gemstones. (If</quote>, and <quote>Item).</quote> with <quote>Item.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>) Replaced <quote>divination</quote> with <quote>Divination</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>Grand Master 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 ENDURANCE</quote> with <quote>when the ENDURANCE</quote>. Replaced <quote>ignored, only</quote> with <quote>ignored; only</quote>.</p>
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