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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 

Before @barking o your a

come. Y@ mst keep d acculate @rd of OEse 

soes/ dd for dis pason you are advisd to Mite 

sall in the boxes or to k@p fl erarer nddy. But 

neve! rub out you l"rli?l ssres. Althou8n you nay 

be awtudcd addihonal smL? srNrN! dd LUG 

ponts, th.ir totals may never eKe€d OFn Lrid 

sores" excEpi on those ccdioft whe OE bexr 

You sdrl relle..ts ydr e+€!i$e in combat, you 

dextqity dd agility Your sraMrNA K€ r€ne.ts how 

nealthy ad physicaly fii you aE You Dc( s.oE 

indrates hov lucky you aE. 

Battles 

Durng you advenbre you wiil oftd dcomtq 

hNt e c€ahfts L\at will attack you, md you yourFli 

may .hoGe t draw your sword aAaitrt m enemy 

you .h&.e a(ss. In some su.h sihEtioru you may 

be givo special options allowinF lou to deal wjr! rie 

encohhi in m unusud mtue4 bur in most c6s 

tor wil nave to resolve battles as d6cnbed below 

lnier you opponentt sclr and 

the first vacani Encouber Bor on ttu Ahenture 

Shsf You should rls nake a not€ ol my spectal 

ab ities or inshuchons/ which m miqu€ b fiat 

Palhcurar opponent. Then IolLow fiis sequm.el 

L Roll both dice Jor y@ opponent. Add irs sml 

sor. [o tie iotal roled, to find its Afiack SrrenSrh. 

2. Ron both di@ lor yo6e4 tlm add you @r 

snLL scor to tnd you Aftack sEengrh 

I. il tbu Atta& Shength is higher tha your opp& 

nd(r yd have woDnded it prcced ro slep 4. If 

you oppolEtk Atta& shenSth b hiSher than 

yoE, it has wonndd yd. pdeed io srep 5 II 

both Aitack Shgth hotar! d tlE sft, you have 

avoided or paried €ach othd'3 hlows: start a new 

Attack Round 6om st€! 1 above. 

+ lou have wouded yod oppondt, e subtraci 2 

poinrs lrm iE srAMrN! soF. You nay ue ruc( 

h@ bo do addihmal dmage (w Lxd *ction). 

5 lo{ oppmt has wouded you/ so $bha.t 2 

poin|: lrm ym sdNA score You naywLU.( 

to ftdu.e the los of 5IMNA Ge ruc( *cnon). 

6 B€gin tLe n€it Attack Romq srarting agu * shp 

1. Ihis sequ€n.e .ontinues dtil Lhe sr MINA re 

ol eidtd you or yotr oppmmt m.hes ze, which 

m€m deafi. If yM opponat di6, you @ fFe 

to contiqqe wid| you adventuft. If you die, you 

adv€rtuE mds ad you mnst slart al1 ovd again 

by q@tog a new chdada. 

Fidting Moft Thn Oh€ opponent 

h sne situatioN you hay fFd youEelf fa.ing more 

r.han one pdson o. cmtG a combal Sometime 

you will trdt th€n as a single opponen! sometime 

you wil be able to lighr edr in tum; ad at other 

tin€s you wiu have to 68ht then aU at the eme tim€l 

ff th€y de tu€at€d 6 a si4gle opponent, the combat i! 

ffilved nornaly. wlcn you ar itutructed to lignt 

tou oppolEtt @e at a time th€ .onbat is eolved 

nofrally - eept drat on€ yd defeat d eneml, r.\e

tdcad@whtdr@ rofighj:Arbd y4r.lDq 

tar8.t e in r llm.] b.nle. AgairEi ey addni@il 

l,oF rl.th€ouk@.t idr fth addftidrd.dv@ry 

Lq

Md€ About You Atiiil'utei 

sl 

You sml tuF my dEge (@srdElly duin6 

the cou* of you advghN Frm time !o time a 

PdaSraph nay give irehuctios !o in@ase d 

d{re* you eroLL $ore, but it may not eKe€d ils 

Jriti.,l valne unls you @ s!{ifically imElded [o 

At vdioE tmes .luhg adventuft you will b€ 

lold ho T.sr ,!!r Shi0 Ihe 'tu FocedG for thb G ehctly 

d\e sme as tha! Ior T6rin8 yo,r t .t rcI t{o die. r 

dE nuber reId is equal to d 1e$ thd you (rlrlmt 

snl score/ you hav€ suc€€d€d jn you t6t md OF 

result will go tn yof lavtu If llE tunber rclled is 

hi8her th6 you cmnt SKLL {oF, y@ will have 

failed the test dd wiihave to srJfe. op coequences. 

\lMever, adike Tdtkg youl Lu.& do nor subEad 1 

point koh you s(Lr.a.h time yotTat your Skitl 

Sttnitu 

You st^MrN^ {ore wil .h4g€ a loi .lumg your 

adventure. It will dJop 6 a Fr t oI wouds gained 

thmugh mbat, orby faung roul oI t aF an.l piitals, 

andilwi al$ drop aitd y@ perfom ayparticuldly 

aldu@s tdk. If you srNrNA scoE we! ialls ro zdo, 

you nave ben killed od should srop Eding the 

book imediat€\r B.ave advattEs who wtuh io 

P6uc dEir quest nust rcll up a new.haractd dd 

You cm rcslore lost srNrN! by .ating meals or 

PrcqsioN lou srari the gane with enough fo! 10 

Meals, dd duing your advmtu you will be able to 

obtain nore You must t€? ha.k of now mdy 

PovisiN you have lelt by 6lJng ihe details in tl€ 

PNvisioN boi oi you /d@,rr 'n shesr. ladr timc 

you €at a meal you may restole up io 4 points 01 

nAMrN , but yd nust lmenb4lo deduct r M€ar 

ftom yor mainin8 ?iovisio6. You nay stop and 

eat rrovieios at dy tim qept wh4 you are 

Lu* 

Additions l,o you ruc sore may b€ awarded in the 

adve hft whd you hdve bes particulally tortunate 

or c€ated you oM lu.k by sone action Details aF 

give+ wtsF appftpriale, in the lalaglaphs ol the 

hbk. Rem{$er that, as wiLh snr dd sr MrNA, 

you ru.( scoE may tuver er@d its httl value, 

ur 6 dle iexi speificatly isku.ts you to dre 

Chmge Points 

as you wil soon discover, you ap about to mderSo 

emetlrin8 oI a trasfomari@ as you mdertat€ d€ 

advoture anead oi you Although it wil not med 

dythhg io you just yet, $e late of L\is chesp i6 

nonitorEd in t(ms of cNcE points You srart yod 

advmhrE wiL\ a cMNc! sde oI zerc Howevea 

dtring Or advdhft this total will inwitably h@ase

u( n.\ay ale de@a*Nasionally KNp a caPrul 

nore ol your dt@r numb€roI.H^N6E potnli 'n |ne 

appmpnate bor on tour,4?nrr/r. sn.d One dF 

hanslorhllron b€8us, your c 

Equipm.nt .nd Cold 

You hgin your adr.nlure wirh $mc b.slc .quipmcnt 

lhal tou sillne.d lortht.hillcn8.nhead oftou You 

ato amtd qith a skord nnd nrc d6€d in lcarhi 

amou.Youl\iv.rbi.kpmkhhold tour Povi5io6, 

Cold tiNcs nnd int ttustrrsororh€r itdhsyou mrf 

lind alon8 rhc Nty. Yotr ile cirry r lantcm nnd 

tindubox. ft nnd out hoB mrny Cold PiRLs wirh 

whi.h yo! bcgin your vcnrup, dl No di.c rnd 

add 6 io rhc nuhb{r olldi Nor! rhL roit doNn f 

Or Cold lllrc boi on rour Airy,nr. Slhi Your 

sword and lantcmrhould b€ nored In rhc Equpncnr 

bo&ir nustrny orheruslul rlensyou nay a.qurr 

Altenativ€Dic 

Tf you do nor Mv. a pair oi di.. hi^dt drcc blls irc 

pnnled ihDuShour the bst ir rhc botrom of ttF 

pa86 Fli.khB Epid ly through lhc bok and sloppinS 

oni piScwill Biveyouarmdondi.chll. If you nftd 

loollonlyontdi.e,ftadonlyihc lirsl prinr.d diccr il 

two, lotnl th{ lwo di.. sydb.li

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OIEmuRu SHEET 

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BAD MOON RISINC 

It ws madnes em b tnink thar you @uLl nalc 

tohen€xrv ngeb€ropnightfal. As dEk d6qded, 

what p6wsd Fu ro kave rie rud 6d attempt bo 

tar€ a sholtat truouEh the $fio@ting foEst? An 

erPenaed sod-fodnre yd 6ay b€, but tou 

brd! b&vado has got the better of you this hm rc 

md fo. all, You h@rt b@ts a ta$oo of n@r pdic in 

yor cbesr, you ngg€d bEathbg Esps louruy in 

y@ ears Yo\r qucl4 your ste!, just d yd k M 

trat th€ @atures ltEt aF huting yd @ quictaing 

You @ h€d rhe wolw€s pantinA d they ftr! esny 

*ering pa€ wi& yd. Th€ ni8ht do*s ir! a shorneF 

nt shmud oI ddkn€s. You kip owd €xp6ed he 

roots, the m(n - mly a matt* of nighrs away lrom 

bein8 tun - .6ting ils si.k1y tight o!u8h naked, 

black bmch6 above. To ydr agitated mind dE rt€6 

sed [o daw aty@ with skehral ]'lack fing€E 

Suddenly the adFalin run of pai. is replaced by 

thatofd€sperate hope as youekhsiSht ofa llicrdinS 

liShtbetus 0E loomu&lenes Es it my b€ m 

md€ thd a lone guttenng cddlef,ft, but to you it 

i! a b.iurmt bea@n of nop€ mi.l th€ bla.kGs. Ihe 

right is shdrg lron the winrlow of d kolat€d hut, 

dd suddenly yd leel th@ js a .nre you night yet 

6ete dre @el labe that th€ m@.!in8 night *eru 

A howl als thrcqgh the.hnl night an, a norhtul 

tud ttut lrea the bl@d in ytu reiB. Y@ 

imedar€ly sluble !o a halt the dinal qy @ne 

fron sonsheF doF bJi lour r€at Fcing, you 

bEattug snalow od fast, you s"h rcun4 smuiig 

ln€ oppeeire ld6t Id the lelt-tale si8ls that you 

kDw hst be thft. And tha you se then, a dozh 

bhzing-Ed ey*, sndldding lit oale, walchirg 

Grcwljry t]E mrv€r 6link inbo th€ mmli8ht in nbnt 

oI you. IIE mimh hav€ a leail hungry r@t, their 

Erey pelts $abrcus m.l pahht dr.t eaFtips p€$ed 

low agast tIE! sklJs, [F GDng bact 6@ 

y.nryed, sla@g lags. Dann€ ryioDs glanes 

@qd, tEu realse, !o you horcr, that you ft 

You usheathe yM sord, the blade shining 6 it 

shdes lrm it8 oited larh€r rabbad You best lts 

rei8hr in yM hd4 howinS that it is oiJy a mtte! 

oI n()Mls b€lo€ yd wil be ior€d ho li8htlor yN 

life. In that aoMt, yor mind is sadd€rny awnd 

eithmehorisof O€ lstfewmmths. . 

Gmlrhg weary or th€ .onJortable sffity oI the 

plnis of Iqp!&y ad rd.lleran4 you vmtued 

Mth nbo that cloud-cappaq nosdtittd Falm of 

uJoryiving noutan pealG arxl beodiry fd€6ts 

dEt is Mauisratia The pettily leudng prinotaliG 

oI that d€adly ldd have hisbiies as long ,nd d

l@dy as oEt of the Old World teu P€ople talt in 

n!6hed ton6 oI L\e vMpiF tir& of Mdwais ud 

lrE ghoulish d@th

wlih lle wou pa.r srddily dcing in on you, ad op 

gEal wolJ t6ed €ady bo atta.k in a jstdt, you m 

goinS !o hav€ to act f6t ad ue a.[ yN .wing lf 

you e eve. BoinS !o 8et out oI this diF sihration 

Trny6uba&on0€wo andtrytoM 

forit? Tmlo4l 

Stand you grcmd md pFpe to meet 

|lle Bla&Wor's inelitable attacF Tm to 65 

S€ize tlE bitiative md duJge tl€ wolf? Trm to 47 

9Dr?ne$? Silrercs? She nust be ta&ing about d1e 

Silve. Daggq toud on the body of dE Aoblin 

L\el Quickly you 'tu t te out the tl@ning blade. The 

sprddQu€h's ey6 praciically bulg€ out of her head 

6 the eight bla.( orbs carch srghr ol ine &gg{ 

Surlerina jn the 1i8hr ol lhe crystal lomatioN. 'My 

sharFesr My prfty snvdes| sne shriek 'Cjve it 

ro me, thi€f. Or shail I haw€ bo lale it Eom you?' She 

sh Lls towaJds y6u ovar the desi.cat€d huks ol mm 

dd dwarfs tlEt litter the ioor of ner .hdbd. Ii you 

wdt hd Omw Op mdste. th€ Silver Da88er, tum bo 

67 If youchotretotRpatiShthoLtof it,hmto162. 

t 

hexplicabl, some0rmg starfs to claw at you iside 

you chest ar l@si thais what it feels lik€. Ydu.ry 

out in pain as you double up, bui fie cry OEt cdm 

tson yd! thrcat is nore Iile a lupim h@1, and that's 

trtr 

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nor dll You cm I*l tur brBtlhg on yod lae dd R 

it api{amg on *E rxct€ or )Dqr h$dr, while lhe tips 

o{}@66sElt h an

ie d dt€mpt m€s, nd ndt €yes s|anry inbo ure 

dyin8 ceb of dle iirc No me sp€als, nuljng fie 

whhingof thewind intneave denmoF unFtdrg. 

Anight at m im su.h tu dlis shoddn't st moE tld 

. dpl€ ol Gold Pie.s, but you cd im8ine tou 

would r€ceive a wmer $rl.on€ r6n a pa.l oI 

snry wolv€s n 0E clodep MMtaitu in midwhter 

Do you wat to spmd what remitu of ttle 

ni8ht at Tla Gritbs, ?'e (tum to r3r), d w6!rd you 

pFf€. b nsk a night out m the n@is udd d\e stds 

7 

B€hg hindnn not to Fhrm !o dtrheE you h:ve 

alr€dyben, which n@r wil you now er?loE? 

reain8 Stri8oiva, you 6.le yod way [own& rhe 

ddt spu oI k€€s that delireabes tlE @tdct dt il 

oI th€ Io€L Gdl€d and h*ist€d tE6 arh

9 

Follwirts th. h4!d thFuSh rtE Far @E ro 

a srr- ov. It6r uhidr . roi.l of 'd EQ tub 

l6d dwrrd' fiow wiu yd orca6 w? W l @ 

60lLw 

'Ih. nrwl ton whcl €maB a 

suly !r!6d u€ll? Tq b.r. 

Tt. cobw.tsphltaEd p.$g€w.y? Th!o;; 

rk'turequrEhmd? TM ioTo 

wiU $fia iEls.d d.ma€ b rdN poinEhrh* 

dEn trE Eud r) d rlp p@ neal i! ininiGt to dEir 

rid. Th€ Silve D.Bq wiI .L hm dE Und6d 

hr eX rny aE tu urd I ruN Fin6 oa 

N@ go,' dEC@Et@da6ttFq k6ElE 

Lwe P6ing thtuth lvLo h..d ndrh inb rh€ 

8y tE tiN F! hlw ftLr.d tuth inr! rtE tulls io the 

ddrL fdtelil! .huct@, nttht h! FoFrly 6J€n 

sd rhe n@ holdr ddirud ow fi€ la.d mo 

hoE The p.lh b€rw@ th. F.t6 cUmbs a Nky 

Fint d 8.b16 .nd squl toy6 of lnorhd skr.rur 

within dF .bpL* Yd .E lrindbS in ft@r ot . 

tiu(t, and seutd, o.I rld. To ft rid. a tallow,Lt 

Arrq h.r 6 I&r o, Erdin& $d yilh D€ds oa 

tuqish s6t pri.lljrg Fu bw d6pit rIE 6ld, 

's 

trE

Ulrich ruddenly o6 @i,'ova h*l I've loud ill' 

You hurry !o rhe spot wh€e dE w@dslfu b sranding 

b6ide the bole ol m aging oar. Grcwina lheE ie the 

plani hoM ar beladoNa, or deadly nighlslude the 

h€ft you have ba so derFrately *ljns. Qxictly 

you pick a nddi ol spli8s ad pop rhen Dto you! 

heth, But beladm js posonous and eating ehe 

halcs you sicl (lose 2 srMrNA poinLt). By doing s, 

howev€r you hnve also slowed tne advace of the 

lycdthJopy thbugnout you sFten (subEact r poht 

fDn your clrNc! mre). Yet, dFpite this, some sitth 

s6c tcus you trt it iN't leen mouSh to rid you of 

you! rmicbon artoBEthd. Unl6 you 6nd dothe! 

mor eff&tive l]]F, yoD ft still 8oin8 ro hrm into a 

sou $e npxt time OF mln t tuL WiI you now *t 

olf aft€r th€ wor pa& (hm io 423) or go in *arch ol 

Crddmorh€r&kova (tn [o rd)? 

rl-r4 

You sp€nd a esd4s niaht in your tuom, kept awakc 

bystange and disturbng noi&s Orat fil you wilh a 

rnse or dEad. thep F drc dattcrinB of hooves on 

6bbles, shrill whinqnna, crazcd .a.klin8 lauBhtet, 

rd the noaning of an unearthly gald. Con. the 

mornin& you I*l just as iiEd as you did on otirin8 

ro bed dd in your weake.ed state, your intr wolf 

gams a 8ftater hold on tour body (add r to yolr 

cs^NcE s.ore). You leave ?r Cibb.l Tr.r without 

qing motld e ad Fi off agair along ihd road 

north a.rcs dr€ noos. Tum to 69 

EmerSinS fron dre tmel, you ente! a vasr chanbcr 

i natural stone caordril dep wiLhin tne Gl of 

Sund€Ed Peak Hnnsing did th€ stalachtca 

.usFnded rrcm rhe Imr of dr.av€m ac pendulous, 

ilk-wnpp€d egg-sG, lilo L\F made by spidc6, 

llrhouSn each of rheF E e bt as a keisur€ .hesr. As 

\ou crcs the .hanbei you detd movem€nt above 

!ou Lookin8 up inro ihe gl@n you R *veral or lhc 

i$ split opm dd the SEni spid€r lElchlings dmerSo. 

Er.h has a distinctive set of marLin8s on its ab.lom.., 

m thc lom oI a grimhg Deal{s Hcad, and d..h 

hit hcs wilh the hstincrive d€sre to hNt Rdll on. 

JR and add 1. ftis is the hrt:l nmber of spidcr 

llt hlings rhar attack you Each of ih€ hatchlinS! his 

.hc sanc strtistics.Iight the emeBins spiderhrgs one 

CIANTSPIDERIIArcHLING s(nr6 sraMrNAl

you MaSe to baftle tou way thrugh lne harchery 

whi.h rcute will you tale out ol the v6t cavem 

A hlm€l wifi its kair l:lmin8 witi 

wate.? Tm[o4os 

Aste€ply indined cl€ft in d€ wall? Tm !o 31 

Amw, hrjsting passge? Tm[o415 

You spend the next h{o .lays h the plea$i conprny 

oI the Cmivale lolt as they bEak camp md set otr 

along rhe md e6r oui oI Balci lou lel Ered and 

lefteshed, dd noF pcitive about your whole stuation 

Tte llmttlhg trmfdmanon you undeMot 

also Ev4ed ilse[ mme dah the next day. (Rsror 

!! to 4 srM^ polnts dd 1 L!c( point.) Another 

day o^ tne road brin8s you Lo L\e iown oI va+dhoi 

As th€ citu io]l start etting dp Io. dothd seri€s ol 

shows, you tllank tlr€ Cdivale M6t€r lor his Bmdo6iry 

of spint but [en him s.at you m6t be m you 

way, dd so weder offinb tl|e tom. Tm !o 50o. 

trtr 

t6-a1 

You .one b rying in a otd stone cell llt by a single 

dicksin8 oil-rrfrp. Awffies rehls me qui.dy 

a you hea a dirdertin8 chimping sourd. You ft 

not alorc n the &1. Betwm yd dd lhe celr dod 

htde tuo golesqnely dergftm @ckrach6, SaP 

nlg thei! anleMae togethd dEy move tMards yd 

You are going !o have to fight Ord at El€ me time. 

Fi$TCIANTCOCKROACH z 6 

5€ondGIANTCOCKROACE 6 7 

U you &feat dr calmache tou Baag€ to b€al 

EE ruted loc! 6f th€ cell d@r dd, opdg it, lind 

yoURlf in a sbberra@ pasagewat To tEu nght 

EE rcEido. (@6 to a dead od, You @ eitner 

6l@ ii left (tum to +1), o. rale dothq pdsge Oat 

N Frysdicnra to rhis ore skaiSht alEad of you 

BrddGhrg the holy symbol in front ot the va mpE! 

6us hq ro €o'1, duowina h€r heds up s i.ont or 

h€r fa@, sptting like a w dat Thro 245

13-19 

Irle eva8e Shuck is upon you. This dpnd doE has 

tsturis€d would'b. pilSrihs m.Ljns tne joumcy ro 

dp lPaling shrinc oI Saint Cru.ius fo.lmg enou6h. 

Tmighi, ts Eign oI [.rcr must .om€ to m 6d. 

SHUCK 

U ihe Shuck witu the .osecuhve Atra& Rounds, 

hm ar once to ro. r yM battle with the hell-hound 

Fads the s6tn atb.l R@d wthoui, @lutim, 

hh ro I. If you k op b€as. befoE rhen, luh 

Itc p€ople of Wutrtrtcin have lcked md baE€d 

thcir d@rs and windows, hiding fron wlDbver it is 

dut E nakinS Lhc dFadful, Srowlhg you can hcd 

rho'ng alonS the vilag. skftrs. Your hacu6 ris{, 

rcur wolfish senses R.iling ir the pBence oI 

smething beslial and mali8n. As you.ep through 

d'e erily €mpty stuts, you hc peting and thc 

rape oI .laws on cobbl€srones. Shadows l6n 

eoudashetom€r. soncthinS is omhS . Iris 

at rhatmodenr thar a gamt old nn stick his wildh:rcd 

head out fon an auelaay and b€.kons lo you 

lith a lonS-naibd nnCei 'shan8.4 ir you wanr to 

lNe, .omc with me 'Wll you, 

Fouow dE danSy b€g8ar? 

PftPm to fae whatever ir is thatt 

TR to hide wrtlout the be88a1s help?

Th. ly.60uopy b sF.dny s?Edilg thDughoul 

yoq bo

does not even slow t\e brute. With clankiiB steF I 

shlks towdds you lt is at that moment that lightning 

srikes the whdmll agai.. Scintjllathg tashs oI 

elenental energy explode aromd the laboiatory 

shafterhg diab dd Ftting tuc to bar*s of ai.ae 

equipnent. All oJ this raw slod-fo.e finds its way 

ro the IEnE|jlg rod Lhat tou hald just plm8cd into 

the golcm, with devastating efiect. Tlr mm-mnde 

monster shrddc6 wncrc it stdds, as dr tull Joi.€ oI 

the slon p$ses through ils metallic components. Its 

dead ncsh cooks to n lln.lcncd cirder whle rts 

metalic prts melt md tuse bAether Eventually ihc 

whold ruin.d crcati.n bpples over btr.kwards and 

.rashcs onb thc lloor of rhe lrb.raiory Add I L!.( 

point lor dclating such a dangemns eneny UOFUI 

having kr rcsoit to physcal mnbrr and hm io 169. 

23 

To youf leli rr ihe basp ol rhe aall, wheie ir merges 

with L\e natuDl ro.k fa.e, is a Srilled .ulverr, rhe 

nst.d baE dad x h moss An unfleasmt odou, a 

blend oI raw elfluent and dmp rct, rlses lron the 

llnnel. Elen without you. lycmthJopy heignhed 

*n+5 rhesiinkwouldnakeyoueyeswaterYou test 

rhe Esistarce of the bars ad, wlth lttLe efiort, thc 

Sxlle i1v6ls nr the hole You do not ld.y $1in8 thc 

high, sheer rvall jn tont oI you h Or pit h ddktuss, 

nor, as tne Emperature dmps, do you fh.y spcnding 

anodrer ni8ht h thc open. so iJ you wmt to onter fin 

pla.e you rc 8oi^g hr have to try dr. culve{ (turn to 

39) or ring the bcl (tum to 53). 

'+-25 

Takhg a liln hold ol the stones at the li! oi the pri 

rou .aretully lowcr yourFu over ure ed89 down hro 

rhe darknes IhG N plenly oJ hdd mdiool holds 

1o be fomd bur oE stDn6 lining L\e pit ft slick with 

slime. Thc air in the shaft smells of damp, fmgal 

hntter ?sJ yorr Lr.k. lf you arc Lu.ky, you rca.h the 

botton or dre pit sare\ (lxm to :2t. lr yon are 

It is no good, the ly.andrrepy has your body wifih 

,6 .lawed grjp Nw Wth a yorvl of ntense, bonc- 

\r€nchnrg pan, your physicl fom reshaFs itsltt 

{own8 n herghr, linbs be.onnt longer, you pah' 

ror torted lealues Eivnrg rvay ro a hpne muzzle. You 

\trve becone rhe thin8 you have fonght so hard md 

'or so lon8 to thwtut You clothes and leather arnou 

:an no lon8er .ontaln you cnd8n8 bodt and ap 

Jhed along with you hunm skin, as rhe lairy wolf s 

1de rips through from i$id€. (Lose 2 LUc( ponir, 

ldease you .urrent and r,,r4l s{rL score by 1 Pont 

rnd you cunenl dd lrrlrtrl srAMrNA s.ore by 2 

roinh.) Diopping the weapon you wielded as : 

luman bcing, howling with bestiat raBe, still vaguely 

lvare thnt it is thc Coht Va!.ola. who has uLtimatelv 

rronght the Cusc of L\e Weiew.lf upon yor! in your 

futr lycmtlope lorm you spring at the Varolac 

rou, determned b era.t your Fvengc. Record the 

rodeword Dz8,at. on your Adr,lrl. Srtui and hrn 

F-] Trt

'Roll up'nou upl' the elfrnCanvale Master shouts, 

hE vore lik a town crier s, s@jng th3 t he 6 aboui h) 

lose a payin8 custone! 'Tane the savage Crendel, 

and see the lmatml cross behv@ Iefrale beauty 

and lapacious reptile tiar is serpensa the Snake 

wonan. Visit the haunun8Hall oi Mnrors, madel ai 

th€ magi.ol thePuppetmaste.'s marionettes or..oss 

Madanezelda's hfld$ith gold to have her io€casi 

your future. All the n0 ol rhe fayie is here ai the 

Caf nivale!'Youfindyo!6elf d.awn to the littleman's 

nsnerising 8azL., unable to tear your eyes away. nol 

Lwo di.e. If the total k less thd or equal to you. 

cFnNcn s.oie, something makes you .han8e y.u 

mind .rd l,ou d(ide you would like to visit the 

Cainivdlc aftcr aU, hn l,o 114. U thc total k gie.tei, 

Yon take another Ftup nrn ad md y.u boot abrupdy 

sinks into ihe squdFy Eround up io you L\ign. You 

momdntum.ades you forwad widl your ots foot 

dd lEn you aE up to ]our waisi in ihe shnking 

cluiches of a pear bog. Cra$es md no$lave groM 

over thF patch olFaEhyground, hd,ng the dangeN 

dI ihe bog beneath. Asyou rwrsr and tum, ti}lng to 

see a way to get yourseli out ol Lhe bog your body 

links siju lunhei You are up to roui ches{{henyou 

spt th€ lenSd ol exposed root FrotrudinS lron a 

Lus$ck ol grass on pnich a gnaned bush gmws 

'fry nB lo gajn any p uichase you .an f.on the giound 

beneath lour leet you Lean fotuard, strainingevery 

23 29 

i6.lc h m attempt to leach thc tut md pull 

\rur$ff ft€e. Roll dr€e dice. ff L\c total mled b less 

$m or €qual io you $eINd Krc, brm to 13. If the 

:3 

As ihe sm !m itr coulF accr the heavos, you 

Jinb highe! ihlough ihe wooded hilh and tie douds 

Jose r. Ouring you tEt you see not hai. nor hde of 

ne B€ast In fact you are baFly awaE ol ay si8s of 

iJe ,n Lhis desolabe latulscape fte sound ot bndmns 

caF.l long ago h Lhe woods ot rhe lowe! slopa. Yon 

rome in sight of m isolated larnstead As you take D 

$€ drcoping, nossy rhakh ol |ne larnhouF and L\e 

aeai de€lict nahft oi the tmbledonn outbuildngs, 

'sunder Mbles a(oss ttre hilltols dd the clouds 

iuist. Wlrat starts s a shower b 

,lownpou wiL\in mirutes. Do you wdt l,o seek 

:helte! at trE m-dorn rm (hn to 53) oi w]l you 

ad ba.l dd lphm l,o v&genhol (tuin to 433)? 

29 

IL is alnost daM by 6ie time you male it away from 

'ne Camivale. Having t€rded to any womds you 

hay have Eeiv€d ad eaten a mcal (ifyou wish), you 

dEide thai it is iime to nove on ftom Balci altogcl\d. 

PrsinA on edr, ihep aF hvo rcutes you cm tale. Do 

I ou wanr to iravel on L\e open rcad towads tlp town 

Ji Varge.nof (hm to qj) or would you raiher rollow 

$e weU won track rbai leads south-easi nto dre 

Etr

tei 

to 

f.he tr..d! dnD, dnp, dnp ol nt€r dh6 .tud thc 

wate6 oi d; dn'tie .Iub€r Yd n@ find 

vMU tn. Fon€d in a mhrdl ho|lor in a! cky 

hd b ! wid. pol ol shr?lyold, dFt l

ll€ thdt ol a M, althouttr ft i! ititl d.Ed in cN 

bldcl tur rnd h6 th€ llMi.b}eble mut ed .Mtip 

€d of a wor lt ha tqme rch.thing !l@ ttd 

bdlt .nd ls thd hue. LiF sllrg b.ct tEh ltt 

blmdi€d lanar, dE BL.l l^lewoll Swb,lt bddn 

voie ft'llof |l1.l@,{d hfttow.dry@. Y@ hw 

TtE heasr wiu ror M h6 lhir 6thl .n

t4i5 

v 

h frusiratior! you hul a wu8htsim dddabh at 

ttu Obsidid Mima nopinE to @eal ils reE tlat 

way IlE blact glas shatt€B, sllinl€.in8 inho a lhou 

qd rae*ndrp shaftts, d do6 you oM refle.tim 

at the ffi mmt, you body has Reived a mlili 

tude oi hol€dtu stabbing wom& dd you dftp l,o 

lou kms. Gasping in agon, yd .atch a 3livd of 

tou Efl€.tion in m obsidid splinler TneF b 8fu 

rhin8 hGaringly b6dar about tlle €ryresid tt\at 

hdb ba.l at you. For rash actid you have 

{ifeEd t}F CrlR of E]e Mnrd. 'ou RoI m€ die ard lo€ 

rhat mdy srNN! pointr. ]I ]d m stil ahvq ale 

dd 1 t6 you cld.E KF. T}lm 6 nothing left for 

!tu to d6 h@ and s you have to Fhm to the Map 

lmn dd proceed from th@. Tum to l2r 

You @ud de! lh€ body oI rhe wewolt lm'm n 

ft hand ad swold Eady in the olhei BeIore you! 

+es the cFalue sderSoes one 6nal tramfomation. 

You wak! appaled as the bedt sheds much of rts 

cj.k black hair dd the orpF b@n6 tlat oI a pale 

rbme.l, wil.l-haiFd ma, missing hii lefrndd. 

srddenly awe oI a sndning sudbehind yd, yd 

tsi dd @e fa.eto'lace wi6 what loolc lik€ a 

hrous gdzly bear Tlm you see 6at it is dEsed i! 

r6e tattertd.loth€s ol ytu woo&M ally. lt tal6 

po a mom6t to Fali* o€ tdibla huttr of wlEt h6 

hppd€dbdore Op W@bea ie m you, t€dible st€elrbSgd 

claw pady [o t€d you linb hom limb, dd i^ 

F-I F-]

Tlning ba.t, you Etra.e yor sbeps thftugh th€ 

tumbledoM wffi of dr ruitu. Yon aft within sight 

of dE spoi whe€ yotr atepd dE tuitu rhd you 

btu awft of a skjtt€tu& $urying smd fmn 

all aDud rou. Lids.€nt bla& bed6 httle ad< 

tlE packed u.th at you feet, while long-bodied cmliped€s 

w.the ftom betsen tlF bn& o{ tie walr 

€itlEsid€of you Pal€,alm6tllll]uoumo0snufter 

doM lron ou tol dE da.kEss. Ihe opfr€sre feelug 

of m all-pewading evLl inhgEifiF as, nghi tll@ in 

h@t oi you, betleE, noths, cqhpeder wo@ md 

spidets emerge from the shadows, rutdn& Mithh 

and (awling ove! one oothq to fom a sweling lil€ 

at you feet. In s(onds this nass oi gathering vmin 

has baohe a pulsating momd oi disgusting cdion 

ctum with a suddo upwads thdst the ms oI 

thy living things hkes m a smi-hmdoid f(n, la 

ud atinB body held ioged\d by the wil oi tne 

naiefi. psen.e that 1iv6 within th6e roim, the 

v€min-HGt tu.n6 lo. you with hmd! &ipph8 

widl wngg[ng mealy bugs m4 som€wheE wihin 

dE tuss of Gahft dht you lake io b€ a fa.e, a 

disgx3tina mav opEN, butnules m sdmd. The orJy 

dring you cm h€d L [E incssat slitErin& skitter 

ing lattle of the widmA invEt€b.ates. You m going 

to hawe to 6eht this bizre maflf6htion of dE nil 

VERMIN-HOST sxt!16 srMrNAGebelow) 

To wo* out the Vemin Hosr's srMrN wre, FU 

ore dice dd add jr ifyou reU a 6 als add 1 to rts soLL 

19-40 

tuE. r yd win this batde, the naliCn snhdc 

holding dE vemh Hct bo8ethd lc6 ote power [o 

man ain a phtsi.al fon md bsls apad like a nP€ 

boil, +ideE, bed6, woim md othq Eig8ling 

OrinSs raining doM on klp oI y@. But othd tha for 

a bnef shDddsing fdling of ddlsim, y@ suffe! no 

l4tingefi

Arbemativelt you have the codryold n!dk! 

Rordad m you ,4dMrns S[ar you hay d@e lo 

8k Kotuad alout aotha hatler .rbg€ther by t'h' 

Making you way iEid. the gapins mw !enl, yd 

com facFtrfre wilh a fiHat€r, wi0r Or rati6 oI a 

sinuous Ed dragon arcs hb ch6l ftE M sink a 

buming tolch into his tbJoat, pulh it out dd exhales 

flane jnb tne ai., [o crles oI wdda ftun the oth.r 

Carnivalevisiio$.'v!'elcoheloCrookshz ascnbinet 

of Cui6itiesi' he declaes, What curositi6 eEy aEl 

As you wddd aFud the tent y@ *e a blh€tded 

shep, a paft of ojohed juSgling twis ed a hrlttid!€6 

But riq you on€ !o the ret nuhd 

nuta t ol all h a lalac ca8€ ar rh€ ba.k ot dE ht i! 

m of lhe mGt hidous dd teriltin8 @tlE you 

have ever ffi. FFh the waist up it app€E to be 

humdd burfrom the waist dow[ it is wholly $:]., 

md a large sare dt that, S€rpdsa dr snatsonan' 

a sign above the .a8e Eads in aaudy ftd ]et1€rs. A! 

yor approad! sdp.$a hlsses md ddts ler held 

close to the bd, he! tril ratrling ominouly. You 

decide Or@ is $tuL\ing dnatunl ab.ut a snale 

wonan md, d , Eult, 3ohethint sinistcr ab.ut . 

421tl 

.i@s that wouLl €xhibit ore. (Mare !ft tnat the 

.odeword &m,is is Rorded d you ,4ddtrz 

sleet,) Yd have m €nouth. lt is lime t6l€rle tie 

Cabinet ol Cuiciti6. 1!h to r5Z. 

1t 

ctqlicly you appEdr dE

fr1 

rhat spl wd the bedr 6dl3 you widr m njShty, 

paw 0@ 2 erffi^ poinb). You haw tu dd@ but 

ro liEht you e6h{tnle Inqd 

WEREBEAR 

3 SIN^ 1O 

'@I 

Ii the w.pb€ar wouds you thE tus o. noe, 

add 1 to you .IINGE soE r you m this bttd., 

3o 

The Co6h5t s€rdt sw@ps dom on yo4 *izing 

you dhouldeE n it clawJmt€d Srdp Wirh tPo 

sEong wht-beab, *!e wftbat haub you up into th€ 

vadt ot 0E dore. wh6 you rF sn€ hejght abov€ 

the.habber fl@, it lets 80 ol ybu a8ain YoD dash 

doM onro th€ old n.Ibl€ with hmEshaEerirg 

foE. te 4r^wpoinls Md r smlFint{uds 

yon have the O!,ir*dint spRi.l .bili9 h ehidr @ 

you sihply lose 3 rM Poore). ffydswiv€ th€ 

tull, you camot lert as you a$t finish you iiShr wLth 

the Werebal llyou a hato6e. 

The cottag€ shuddd with . e$uding dash d 

smlnin8 thrcs iself at the bolhd dd. Indedibly 

the wolv6 aF ata*ing rhe ott gE, eying io lre 

their w.y in. Yd aE going !o have ho hrlp def.nd 

GladhodEr z€koE's hohe lrom dE @tu6' 

There aE lhe ways into 0F cottag€, the dmr by 

which you ent€rcd od tuo windows. Ulrid, Grandmother 

Zcrova dd yu ,I 4,rd one mkam .ach. 

bll o, 5 d 6 tlE @atuE a*rnl! O€ second window 

De tloo. cm sisr me wot arrack t,tiich wilt be abl€ 

b kin Mo wolv6 befoE my of the bind5 @ tet 

t4,r him ard irro the oba€j cradhorlE zrrova 

wOLVE'S 

iEwom tutu to you, n\in8 you wi|n he! ne€dring 

!ae. Ten m€ asain abour tne @ahre thar atract€d 

!ou/'she sF. Ityou hav. a Sigtut ftn& th lo 359. 

Etr

45-46 

Night .on€s dd with it a norde oi hle€ spiddB 

merS€s fron OE .ave mddl Fady to hmt for OEn 

qued The gimt ara.hnids imediat€]y pofte on 

you Thft ft t6o my of *1.h fo. you to have my 

lope of defendinA yollRu md ]Du soon sualnb to 

nmes venomous bit€s- You adrEhE mds heE. 

You .onhnue your way dmugh dE woods mdhturbed 

by Mn or bedt, Op sbnds ol beech and eln 

mcmily quer. Ihe sm sinls lower util the day ii a 

nmpurple-orange line @ the honrcrvhalf-glnpset 

oNugh dE gnalLed md tangled trunts. With slret 

alact do.e md hoon sewelluderwa,yourea.n 

a cmsrcads r the lolest pa th Surprisinglt Io! such a 

lorel, jsolated pLae, theE is a si8npGt with lou 

pla@ mmes Mt€d on tie fou pdeL that point 

norih west/ s@th-west, north4at md mrth-w6t, 

€p{tively: Balci, sEl8oiv4 vargdnol dd Mafr. 

Having kaveled 6m tle w€st.lFady, ad sing 

dEt you path li4 tdwaJds tne €ft, you rCnoe 0E 

EE 

other Eack L\at leads back wer $rcu8h the foFst, 

l€ving you a drorce or h{o tuuLes. Y@ hav€ h€ard t@ 

mny ts16 abour what happeN duing lhe wilching 

hou to sFnd a night in th€ opd at a dosroads So, 

wil you head northsst tryard! vargdrhot indl 

cat€d in 8o6ic l€Henng on a larA€. sisn (tum to 49o) 

o!fo ow th€ Mau path south€Gi (tum [o 433)? 

47 

'Comt Vfola., I hav€ not fought ny way a.os 

nay leagG to joi^ you h you dehan.hed cele 

b.ariq oI ure wn tuF that !d L\ls land wihin its 

cruel grup!'],ou de.lar€ Ihavecomeheletok yoq 

to liberare luprawia and E€€ n,6elf koh the Curp df 

'Brave wods,' VaEolac cout€s, Aut I hav€ 4duEtL 

lonS md have lamt now to @ ny Sift !o the b€st of 

ny ability wheEs you m yet to .mbd@ ils Pw€i 

How 6 ytu hope to bst ne, cout vatok., Prine 

oI Lupdwia the Wullm rord?' wid| dDt tlE Cour 

mps nis IinE€6 dd the huge wolv6 pad towards 

yd,ndnsry Id ali[.lly@ have tpcd ofth.INild 

sp€.ialah i9, tum to 247 r nd you m going to have 

to fighi dr€e @atms liogethq ir you aE to get to 

88 

39

Llo 

r3 

TrBting you itutii{b, Knrya diEts rhe tsB 6!0 

lhis Bw tbck. You clir6 610 dE 6r ot ltE iotti,rg 

@ngc s it bdF rd borc dd dp6€d trF 

tuts dd d€€p po0Dl6, deEmin€d mr lo fa! ofl. 

And your ploy rpp@E b nav. worled- T'l€ esd! 

you rtrri ho thirk you highr have lefi the hub8 

pa.r b€hind Id Bood. Tum !o rre 

19 

ln lh. &am ed leneid ol rhe mmr, tin. Ftu 

lodMc,ou d{di.rt you ReaF4 rh€ r&d!.61 

.PP.di!g lo r'M b'

E en as the woM's begunmg pow€6 @ b€giming 

to ta ke eftu, a p€Gbbent part of you. sulrG.ios 

5H 

OE l^r*b.t rN two @tiv. Atla.t llound!, 

tuh at oe io ,6. Als, iI th€ $i@at vourd! y@ 

@e th& hsia, a

tu deibed, thir is 5 trrye, 

so6 with i|! @n *r of teyt 

hown widDur My turtrEr d.Ly (hh rio 

to?). 

rrE MtDrr€d 5lD

97 

you. arae

you Fav€l thFugh tte serer, b€nr almost double, you 

ask 1Vh.E aE ve toing? Hd nudr tuIrh€r is it?' 

'This should b. rar en@gh; the han chkkle .rd 

brcrolacyou tu he de e, you s that his body 

6chanSingsh.pe. His fare stFtch6 inioa prcnoM

iunmnS on ax fa!e. the hultjnS Beast eanl, ouPs 

you. It n€6 inro the nighr.:lm6 the rcad tnat lea 

tuJther norrh ad easl lnbo th€ Osov MosEi 

Thft is thr crrfier oI iM.hod hm6 and band 

wh&b d cobbl6, lhe dtde ol ham, dE 3h. 

whimy of rbs, ard thm Krtya i5 Fxt lo you Ei 

Fs in tuo hols puUing a Equisition€d sta86@ 

b€hnd then. Quicklt gel on hotrdl she sh@E Yo 

sr.nd thm sbring dl hd D dMbfouded daz 

nent, 'Ils the only way w€ have my chm@ oI cal.l} 

ing up wirh tiat dGter and b.inging BurSohaste 

'Hi vahl'(atE shoub as she aacks dt FiG, ad th 

stsa8@cn tu6 @t ot the toh 8a6 Th€ n@n i 

Lup6via wulfsreh. TowerinB ddk pin6 pt6 i 

ftbn €ithe! side o( lhe otd ad yN 6nd you6e 

seird by doubt. Whd you lelt valBohof tou .nd 

risir6, i(y whlre bet@d lhe bqbn6 ktya ug6 

th€ hols mrar

d ene, all lewadDg emeFld lurueffie. Th 

Ls magi. at workhere,a prirl roA. dEt sFeaks 

vou oI the wild- uEned Dlac6 ot dE wo.ld. Frcn& 

of wak.we€d sway before you,but you bruh pa 

$em .s you sih deper and depq. on toweds 

eure of the douhlul singin& whicn you cr sti 

nerd€spt beinA far ba€ath d\e surfae ot the ? 

And dlel\ behrM the spnallin8 fo]de. you se 

- tlre beauhi mid4. then bng grg hai 

stuE out mud th€m lile pondwed an 

v€ilng {ll€ir fish-whi!. n l€.LEs. Tne dlge of 

Daughters or the Dmwned iilG you wrth a he 

Ending piry thrl is hard to re5bl T?5r yer Ski 

adding 2 io ihe total tul]ed. lfyou s(.eed, hrm !o 3 

but if }!u fail, hm to ti3. 

Amed ed wrth )'ou n€ up. y@ l€ap at tre cml 

l€n6 old wikh who shn€b while kying to s 

you with hd uaclding wod. 

CRONE 

Uthewit hmftB€stohityou,bywinrueanAtta 

Ro6d, rol ore dice dd mult the table b€l@ !o 

5 tnse z srdM pohls d.l 1 sKr point shapshjfting sedmt d€a4 wili a bmhee 

tnse 2 srMr poinb, r LU( point dd d the C(Mbe$ throws h€6plJ at you/ claws dd 

add l tolou cNG rce. 

rngs sealed IIF deeptive masr or appaHtly 

E'] F-I trtr 

66-44 

Iyou riluc dE witd's sraMrN score 10 2 point6 or 

I dE rmitid. Essuin8 w€igni of the blade in 

h.rd. you tale d.ep. lnaued bEarls !o calm 

4 ad eEode to hdt lhe beast's atrdck. wlth 

tul,the@tw ironyou. 

aacKworF 

. two turths attack Rouds, q if you reddce o€ 

ck WoU's srmA to 7 or less, whicnde. d6 

tos tlE daggq acrcs the chanb€r, wh@ it 

ne6 io dp gmsd at the noEtrr's h€r. n,t, prefty 

io6 ehe c@s My snvery d&bg, ny tlllMg 

!s.' As tlE sp'ddftatuft tuser over the 

]ou have tihe l,o a.t wlna rhe 5 drtraded. 

En ro hd webs (il you lEw€ a latern 

e ihe sPrdeFmotuter w 'th weaPon

69 

rrbring beaury is gone, with d€ lady of Mam 

Evealed now in her !!e bat-like ndead fom. You 

@ goinS bo have !o deGnd youEelt If yoD have a 

silE Gos dd wdl to use it, or a Pan of snve! 

Can [$ti.ts witn which you cd inprcvEe, hh [o 

You wah for ur b€st part oi the mmin& you wel- 

Fced footsteF crying you to the villa8e oI Balci 

llE arhii€chE of lhe bundings minds you oI the 

distinctive sttrl€ of Shigoiva, alll sharply poinbed mfs 

pable-sdr WlBt Mk$ Balci so rtiff€Ml is the 

d.Ie of mdticoloNd tenls pit hed oubide it The 

Camival€ is in toM. The somd of a..ordim mut 

Eaches you eds along m& the'oohs'dd'rnnr'of a 

aptivaled audihce A fq ulagus ap &ifting in 

ad out oI the {tr6ce. A board baeath tie €nhm.e 

ramd .tales thal the enrry fee 6 2 Cold ?iec8 dd 

sndinS nexr io thar is a ErotesqDe litde mm - aimost 

D{d6sh in his proponiN. B@ly a meh tal, wior 

: ld8€ Briming Ia€ and spindly limbs, he is dEsed 

n the nost outran lish dd briShdy colowd dod16 

lou thintr( you hnv€ evd s@n, crcMed with a bla& 

bp hat. ]J yod have the codeword xets6 wlrtren on 

\ot AdMtut sheei, brm 6 4 If nol, a vjsit to lhe 

Cdivare night be just what you n€ed to give you s 

Lu's rspiie frcn tle ngous oi ytr mi$im. Do 

!tu 4ant ro pay 0E 2 Gold Pie.es md mter the 

Gmivale (hm to 1r4), o. will you pa$ by dd €^ter 

tE v,Uage ol Balci iEelf (tum to :6)?

nE tumel that li€s beyond the eve mtrre wirtlt 

ils way up ituide the pdt, l /hfl the daylight drt 

Feps in ftom oulside i! but the he€r Slihn€r, yo 

em€ae fiob the h{Gtin8 p6e8flay and steP dom 

inl,o a b6ad, lowrilinS€d 8allery. Not including 

hmel vou dterd bv thft a€ rour tunh.r llmc 

l6din€ to €lsewh€E vithin the ov€ netwolk, 

rough FaI! of ea.n is shot lnsu8h with ditf€E 

.olound sam or quiJtz cttsbrg 0{hne you r 

explorina dr€ .ave nerklrk ituide the Ssd€Ed P.rl 

mat€ a cNtul notr of tn. pM8raph numbe. of e 

n€w Gl€m you ob.r ff yd 6nd yoNlf ftumi 

lo edPwl|n lBvr altudy ben, ur * tr 

e sFcifically 'u bld ortlfui*, y6u n.y lkip 

€|rurs dsihEd ar dBtpragnph e

74. 

iilomed othetui.e you will face 'ifi Vd Fjchtm 

EShtilg at yoc side. Whdfa.ed -ifi h{o oppolrmts, 

you need only light tu ftut ore [o vin t]Et bahlq as 

the vmpip Hutea who is a coreumate sword} 

ma, will do away wi0r tlp oiiei HG arrrtbures aF 

SKLL 10, yerNA 9. If you lac€ ody one opponmt 

you win gain two Attack, both oI whrch ca njm 

that opPonent. I! tbs car, injuis are sustahed 

tney w r ody efi4t you on a dice rcll ol I j Keep a 

.aftnn note oi Vm Richren's sraMrN^ soE as well 

If ne dies m baitle you will have to cmtinue alone 

cros oil the codewod Nrrrrt lro yot AdMtuft 

'It is dne we weE Bone,'Vd Ri.hta saF, ea8er hlb€ 

away. The h{o ol you st oil ior the home ol th€ 

Couresr L{lde, the lorbiddin8 Towa of Mam. Tffi 

D6cendjng dE steps, yd find youseu in fte ddp, 

musiy tulmk oJ th€ .asue s dhgd lav€ls. It is as 

you de explodng dse .hdbe6 ad coridors that 

you hed a wailing howl, dE like of wntd you have 

heard belore in the rtalm oJ dre Lords of Lup.aua. As 

youplepare to defdd yomer, snetlung Fsembtng 

a .L€.onposing wou erupis fton ttE dartness. 

sdlhg with iNme nunger, the weEwarB atfacks. 

If you aE wounded more thd twice, add 1 to you 

oIANct soE Il you kiu rhe udead werewol yor 

EE 

7516 

decide tlEt drde dbSeons have noihnA moE bo 

oller yd anl $ rttm to where you lirsr erhr€d dE 

.astle will you nw take the other pasageway dEt 

leads lrom the harl (t1n io 34, o. clmb the siaircas 

io rhe second set of doubl€ dmrs (tun to 146)? 

It is a ddingly hmest move, t[t one which Pa,6 ofi 

Th€n I think we cd help y@,' the mor ets m 

6ponF l,o yu blave adnission. 'cde wjth me.' 

He leds you imid€ the conplex, lal.jnB you tio rhe 

Abbey's herbalis t Thjs monk is obed like the fi6 t, his 

face hiddm, but he welcones you into lrn workshoP 

sheE he quid

next world. Me8 and the Hi+waymm werc loveis in 

lile dd aller [is death she Fco"ered his evered head. 

Tulorhg hcGell in the Dart Arrs, she used the \kdl to 

sumon his spirt bact io ihe Earthly Plae to bc wil\ 

her By you actions you have boken her evil spcl 

md banished the glost ol Lord 'lnrhy' LucF ba.k io 

thd noll wh.ie he belongs. (Re8ain 1 rlci poini.) nr 

last dis.erniblc words you hear are Meg's. 'Nq not 

like L\isl'sne ktums 'lt wasn't meani to be l,ke ihisl' 

And men 6r ghostly rider and 1\]s so(eress lovpr are 

gone The only sound that remains is thaiof rheund 

whistling orer thc moo6. 

C.roidcring h htrt l,.u hav.lccn pdty to al r/ e Cibr?t 

Tra Orrc s no wry ih.t you .a shy nere a monent 

longci It nll be a night on dr moos lor you alte! aU 

T.sr yorr Lk.* If y.u m Luck)r moming .omes cold 

ard BEy and y.n arc or Fur rvny rgain (th to 69) 

lfy.n are unlu.ky, tum t.466 

77 

Takhg a trn hold of the jrc. Rod )rou hurl it nt Lhr 

constru.t.reahft is il it wer a spea.lisayokr SkJt. 

II you aie suc.esstul, tur^ lo2r llyou la,l, in.redibly 

louhEsyour target{turn ro152) 

73 

On thc vcryc of scr.amhg, you d,n our ol ihe l+ll 

of Vir.$, ovcB hclmod bt thd fdclings oi paruora 

and .lausbophob,r. Add 1 to you.HNGE score md 

make sure that the od.w.rd Egrr/rs is Nordcd on 

I'onr,4d,.irr,. Shrr bcfde tuhing to 167 

trE 

79 

,inrtchinA the .rofe s Cook Book fr.m yonr pa.k you 

:li.k to the .orre.t pa8e and b+'n ,nLonnS ihe 

TransfiAurahon Spell. As Lhe words of power hke 

:dcct you waLch as Vr(olac doubler up in Fin, hF 

rody wra.ked by aldher changes Hh ran8s and 

Jaws lengthen lunher, as do his a.ms and legs Th€ 

Transngurarion Spell has certajnly 

'vo.(e{l 

on th€ 

a.nnt, but it \as mad€ him even more like th. savage 

'.Lr 

he is steadily becominSr it has not had tlr€ 

rppling innum.! you had hopGt. llrhe you come 

'o nght tie Anh'Ly.tuttropc y.u mst add 1 snLL 

rornt md:l srlMrN pohts tohis satGdcs befoic you 

solve Lhc .odbat Wifi a ior of rag., the Var.dlac 

xou l.aps at you, teefibardd. Ld* 1LU.(pointmd 

trE

druIlrlMg ]1E sohd bekays the pade oI your 

wou.ld be dbsh6 nvo ob€d monll derg€ non 

eroE sid€ oI th€ pila€d arcnway They are dEsed 

b the me aladosirt black mbes but, a th€y hove 

to atack the ho.d oI @ oI th€ h6k ials bact trcn 

his head, with a sh"F int le of bEarh vou G thar 

his h€ad i! hafway bttw6 that oi . .odixa.h .nd a 

md, as bla* md naid .s obsidis. As lh€ handibl.d 

nmr niss at narfom.d Fws

yon, followed by the abrisn c sound of stonc sdaping 

on stone. In fie encroacnina darloes you glinpse 

movemenr,bur wharyou Ormk you sR causes you io 

donbi your oM ey4. lt must be r hi.k oI Op failng 

halflt3hr.ThenyouseetagaiDandnowtherecannot 

beanydoubr.Thesiona-.aned inps,phichmomenLs 

befoP were .lin8ing ro the rops ol ihe shatreEd 

columns, aE s..:mbling doM ion thei! perches and 

advancng iowards you, predatory shiles wide/ stone 

claws oursiEtcned The malelic preFnce naunting 

L\E pla.e las raten physical lorn, mailesrinS h the 

rnnde.l sto.e imps. OnG again you find yo6eli 

fghting lor you LiJe. Fjght the Cilmygogs at the 

56 

65 

lf yon wh, the malicious rentiene mimathg tle 

sione mps is lorced ro qujt 'he statues. nre Grimygogs 

shattcr, now jut so hdy shtuds of splhtercd 

stone. UnabL to rid yousell ol thc tngcrh8 fceiing or 

uede you hriy away lrom thc tuitu as qui.ny .s 

34 

Unablo t. haul y.urseu.nt of t\. bog you cdtinue to 

sint. S.on ihe clmB,ng mud is np to you. ne.k. Fnaut 

with a dFguFL'ng suchnBbel.h, rhe bo8 closes ower 

your hcad rnd swalows you up. your eyes se 

F:] EI] 

nothin8 but mothenng ddkness as the bo8 draws 

rou dNn in[o its loetid depths. You involhtuny 

gasp lor ai., swdp wate! rushhg jn to ILI yd! lb8s. 

You drown ln thc dePttu oi tne bo8. You lile dd ydr 

35 

CuttinA dr bodic fru of Or wcbs, you arc not 

luaprised to 6nd OEt Lhey ap Orse of two dcrd 

Soblim lhey ar weannA rcugh hide cloLhs md 

ha!. small leadrer ba.kpacks. In one you 6nd a pouch 

rontaining a roral of 3 Gold Pi{es and in ih€ odrer no 

honey, but a finely craited Silwer Dagger instead. ]ln 

hvo goblins pere obvionsly L\ieves but jt l@k lit€ 

ficy got their come uppan.e Wher€ they shrle th€ 

daggerlrom,youhaveno ide:. 

tu vou take the silv€r DaSger, add it toyour Equipm€nt 

irn and write the .odeword s,i/lDa on your,4ddrrrE 

jr.zr You nay also u* the dagger in ombat, if you 

NEh/ but be.ause it is not ns long as you swoid/ 

nor balan.ed in fie eme way; if you do so yotr dust 

i$ht wifi your Attack Sftng$ Fdu.ed by l point 

Ioruries you cEe ay cratur with dr word 'WcF' 

t^ ih name, lmwdet will suJfer increased dmaSe (r 

sr MIN! poinb rad]e. drm the usual r). Tne Silver 

Dagger will also lEm Undead md demoE but o.]y 

rau*s sudr .reatures the uual 2 s.lMNa poinb 

fteres nothingelsehereihatisof inberesto!value to 

,ou so, before the weaveB oI rhe webs retum, you 

hrve the cave. Retum l,o 363 to .hooe your way out

a6 

'rhe Oider ol dF Ala& Rce,'you shte coiJiddtlt 

Ine old lrrm lo6lrr yd up dd dom one more &d 

dEn hriedly ushes yd inside, searing tlE door 

'lVeU het, fiiqd,' .on€s a lmilid voice liom a 

tb.koed omer oI the I(M dd the vampire HDter, 

vu nichte$ me.ges iion lne shadowe He is 

obviously pleard bo re youbdt ht erpFsid is stiu 

a dffk tmk Having lolmlry inhoduced you !o 

Doklor Kalka the the of you r*i€ to th.e surgeon's 

@de opdatin8 L\etrc You are tard aba& to se 

rhat the surgeo^ appe6 to be pa!t-{ay trtu8h an 

:uropsy the p.rtially disded body ries @ a bloodsaained 

table drap€d with a 6lrhy sheet. You find 

you!*]J wondahg what sort of lFple you have got 

h,nn fie $fte ol you sdeted away in the DoktDrh 

bb, van Richte. teu! yd oI th€ quest that hasbrousht 

i6u heE 'As you rnow I m a rmoMed VanPm 

Huter, md dre bloodsu.k€r I d @tly tsaling 

rRps the Fople or {tds p1a.e h ha ttuall.' Ve 

tucht€n certainly hd you in his thralnow 

,lvho is this lifelech?'you ask. 

The one whok Breatest 

concem shouldbe the w€Uare 

ol the Fople who owe hq fealty, d|€ noblsonatr 

sho claift authdityde! this village dd ils mviro6, 

dF Lady of Mad hesell Coutes holde. I have 

taried too long dd bd delayed by dGhacti@ oi 

her rEljng eough al@dy but with your h€lp I .m 

trtr

pui an end 10 hei Let 6 €ady ff*lves dd drn bc 

on our wa, 10! ume b very mu.h of tl€ 6m.e.' 

Ths€ is a movchent Ibm uda tlp sheet covenng 

the corPse. AI €yes hm to th€ autopsy table.'We haw 

been overheardl'KaRa cries. An arm, grey-areen with 

rct thftws op sheetdide ad the su.geon's di${bon 

subje.t sits up. You aag in ho.rcr at the s,ght ot the 

diBdboweled co.pse as it ;s6 bo iis feet. A clay like 

filt lashs out and Dokto. Ka&a is mt crashhg to the 

floor u.onsciou. vm tu.hren Eads innediately, 

uslpatiing his.apier bhde witi a practird noutsh 

but you aE the onellosest to the reainated cadaver 

You am youseu as the udead cadave! beffi down 

on you widr thmttlrE hdds outsket.ned. 

CADAWR snLL 3 (see below) srNrNA 9 Ge below) 

Doll,or Kalka na aiJeady beef to diss{t the co.pse 

&d I a @sdt ih perJormce may be affe.ied. Roll 

one di€ to se whi.h tudd pa.t, or partr, of the bodji 

thc sugeon has moved and alte! the Cadavels srats 

Fntl Rmn?d Efnt 

r-2 Brajn Redue lls snl by l point. 

j-4 Heart Redue ils srrMNr by 2 points. 

5 Braindd R€due both ik attributos a 

Heart desdib€d abov€. 

6 Int€stin4 Noefl€.t. 

ln the sdped ofres ol th€ lab, yd mlst 6ght 

dre tust h{o AHac( Romd6 agaitut th€ olP* alore. 

II''] F::I 

67 

,AJter that vd Ri.hten is able to joh the fiBlt, so you 

elidtively have two AHack to tne Cadavert one. 

Itre vdpird Hdter h6 a snLL scoE ol 10 but any 

succsstul stik€s made by tie .orpse de dedu.t€d 

fiom you sr MN scoE, d you ft th€ me il it 

tryinA b knl. Alsq if Or Cadaver wins h4o Attact 

Romds in a rcw, t Arabs you by L\e ttuoat dd 

L\mtrles you lor m exha 2 srAMrNA points of ddage. 

I you vm you. fight wifi L\e Doktort disfttim 

PulInS you lhveXing doa-k tignF! about you, ]Du 

et off ams the baren bea t! wiL\ only a chill, clo* 

sind io! .odpdt You nad hoped you could rudr 

ihe shrift before mother night psrd but/ rfler m 

houls hudging a.oss Fmoot a miasma lises lrcm 

rhe p€aty gronnd,limitin8 you visibilily even tu!tller 

StiJted by fie cloying mi6t you prc.eed with Brcale! 

cuti@. the da.k hiJts oi loed-beds at yotr leet dd 

'fte spongy I@l oI rhe tuf dde! you boots indi.ahs 

lhrt thf st€tch of moorland is b{.hing dd mde 

boS8y {d treachelous. Aiso, it is not long b€foft y@ 

(fuoL even accuately judge whid dipction you de 

baveuing ir the sual narkeF you would n* to 

Ehnale conpass pmis aE ali snoLheEd by the fog. 

You are not dtain you could ev{ Fhae your stups 

qc6sfu Lly. IleE is a very Eal lisl ol you beconnE 

ompretely lost on Imod. Roll lwo di€ lf the iotal 

DUed b l€$ tlh or equal l,o y 

rore, tum to ,6r, if jt b gEaler, hrm to 55

33. 

and st€p thmugh. Tum to 156. 

39 

'What is this?'!a ftchtd almost rreams 'Whit 

lind oi a .cat!re aF you tlat you ca comnand thc 

beastsse(mts ot a cEatue of $c n$ht, unle$ yoo 

aF a drhE of darkne$ vouel? And iI that i5 th€ 

.a*, how;ee you ab[ b lool mc?' fte vempire ' 

Huter tal6 a st€p away frDm yoq mshearhrg his I 

eEty rapier You may have l6l€d nc once, but you 

hnv€ reveal€d you he nabp to mc nov, and I 

cmot aIM yd l,o liv€ ' Van tuchten m willing 

ro pur.sd€ hL qu€sr lo dsboy the bdv oI Maun I 

ubl an€r he h6 deall Eth lou You havc no chore 

but to defod yollflf agaist tour eEhrhile ally 

VAMPIRE HIINTER 

wa 

ll you def€at tlre VmpiF Hmter los I L!c( point, 

Sain 1 ^L^RM point dd thd ddide how you wdt to 

poeed. Itill you @titue wiL\ Vm tuchten's 

tusion to put a end to lh€ vdpiEs (hrn to 10, or 

wiU give up on thb .offie ol a.tion md Fhm to you 

Leaving op bnght tmis or tie Canvale behind you 

enle! the vilage of Balci. IheE appeaF to b€ norNng 

Frrti.ddly speial about tr\s place. Ir has a niu, a 

|aveh ad a lo.ge dd you would tudSe that nost of 

Lrs popdac€ make a lMng eithe! faming the lad 

h.ftaboDts o. hrough foEstF/ h the w@ds ihat Ie ro 

thc $nrh ad eart ot the Ftlenal y@ wish to, 

ud you can afior.l ir, you hay $joy a baic mral or 

hcat and poktG aloS with a n+on of ire ior 2 

Cdld Prec, whjch wil Etorc up [o 4 srrvNA 

!.hrs whethe! you 6t h@ d not, with oE sm p.sr 

Jt zenr$ a8ain, yo! drid€ that it; time to ppss on. 

Incre aE two outes yor ca tal€ oDr of fie v agc: 

$c road easl, siBnpGted towdd! Vargelrhof (tun to 

rtt), or r.he wel-wom ha& that leads south€asr 

\r,rds lne foFst (hm to 5d3). 

9r 

\iru kndk bnck Or ontenc of L\e .up in one go dd 

ir.llow dmply. You feel rhe etteds oJ the potion 

rm.diatply, as rhe sleping drau8ht you havc just 

.t.sumed snds you iDb a mcoN.jos stupor h 

I 

Etr trtr

91 

You tum, .ntchin8 one ol what s€ms like a mrllDn 

Eflrtions in the mi.io6 suroundinB you: but thc 

En{lion l@kine back rr you is thdtolahaLi humaf 

wollnin You dy out in leiio! and loo( dom at your 

hards lo s@ that your iinSc'nails have 8rown lo 

becomr cru.l, sicueedBeri .lrws. You lok ba.k jnlo 

rhc lupinEcy6oltiehonnerren{r.d in ftonl olyou 

and bln.kout in shdt (add , to your clNcr {oft) 

Whcn you cone to again, tou stunble out of th. 

Hall of Mimrs b tind that night has fallcn and lhr 

Carnivale has.losed to thr pubhc for fie night Bui 

You Jtu.oralone.Tnm to:3r 

Sp.inting our of the siablc you cone face io fac with 

thelliAhwaymanlphantdmstccd.nre ghosdyhd*. 

rears up on irs h,nd le8s, trying to rrample you bencath 

FTI E'II 

94it 

rs ctushha hmves B€foE you can defend yourFlr 

rou le€l d icy siab of pah h you! ba.k as the cold 

rcn of a baskeLldred sabre skewers your heart on irs 

!p. You drop to rhe cold. hard .obbles of the stable 

fdd, you heait's blood poolng on the ground 

doud you, and thc lisl Oftg y@ ever hcar $ rhe 

ulhe grggbnB ot lhc bimnid-wit h md tlp wolds 

oI the headlN 8host. Lito I alwats $t your h6ey 

94 

In ihe name ol $int Cruc,us, I wouH n.t thc MhoLy 

Md Lhe mclean lroh thG remplei'you decl e,.alling 

on the spirit oI the long depaited holy man. ftc 

rag8otemih a sldll, {'qh'ngcry [sbody writhing 

r romdt. You have deali Lhe hoNrer a Sricvour 

:lo$ Regain I LUcx pomt md tho tum to 416 to ti8ht 

.he @ahre, but belore you do e red ue both ils sxrl 

ud srrvNA s.ores by hali 

CoNldering hesh hunm llcsh prelerable to Dring 

dl heai, tie beetles lcap Iron tnc ldlledlcn carcass 

ntoyourpath, Eadt to take tou on lignt ficursects 

iTN DEATH'S 

HEAD BEETIE I: 

irond DIATH's HEAD BEETLE 5 

TNd DEAIH'S HIAD BEETLE 6 

TOUTIhDEAIH'STIEADBEEILE 7 

.r\ou liI thc.arion (cderr rui,r Lo 136.

t 

Ya h,.t ud slalh at 6le gh.dly eou bul yod 

sw6rd sihply pas sbasht ttm8h it. How€ver 

th. diE sFdF hne no &tfiarrty in hminS y@, TL 

phdl4m ev.te you with klh dd.ltws befoE 

ledvinS you lor d€ad on the cold allrud and novlnt 

onto , ndt victin. (Los 6 5r^MNA poinls.) lt you 

eudivo lhc rtt.cb you slowly lop .oMiousnes 

lhrdi.g to tho desperate cr6 of dre Strigoivdns ! 

th€y $truS8le agairot wningly tnsllnoul.bl. 

h nd rhcnPlvrsol |ne sp€.lral pa&. . 

odd! 

You .on€ ro th€ n€xt dat lyin8 on tho .old, tEtd 

grcund wheE 0p village6 left you, having bM 

driven back whne fmding olf Ele S!6dy wolv6.a 

rhe Howlint. FEm tlk pcitim ol ihe s's whiic di< 

h lh€ l€adF sl, rd iudge rhat y@ have tl.pr w.0 

inro tlE loloqng tltarMa .rthough y@ tel tu 

b€tt* for it E€yond dp acd houndary ol tlr 

vilr8c you aE cmfrqd by a Parting of tlP BrF 

wll you lollow th€ rud 4 it divirtes to tlE nonh (bh 

to 15o) or thc cast (tum io r73)? or wil you tale 0r 

l6s wcllued lra.k inio the fo@t, which lies a h . 

or m to thc north{asl of StriSeiva (ium lo 3)? 

I 

Y@ 6t r . dunba ttEt is Fa]ly a Mtu.] .hime, 

EnB into tie gI(M abore eoh whi.h tou .& lel 

e\ omst in OF .o14 moist an of |'1r. ..v. .o6pler 

ard the bl€e is not all $nt is novinS i^ lhc.rve 

TRo zebErr.iFd spidds l€ap our ol $e sh6dows 

Il.h ol then F ov€r four reet long, their shorl Power 

tul legs hurlhS theF h'gh Dto the cavem to dftP 

down on you lrom above. Fight L\e Cimt JmpinB 

iFrChNIIL\TPD.IGSPjDER 7 4 

9{ondGIANUUM?INCSPIDER 6 j 

I c,6€r oI dE s!d6 wiE rc 1i6r Ad.cI Roud, rb 

Lrpng asdt kElt you b rhe n@i This meas 

tu' yN sp€nd dE next Att ck Rolrd 8ebg up 

rsan (ur!6younave ttEQri.bnnnspeoal ah rry 

. $hch .e tou jhp !o your tet strarSh aw,y). 

Irlr heffi trDt yd m6t 68h' thc ncxl rcund oI 

Lolc with you Atia* Ska8th Edu€d by r point If 

lou d€Iear the h{o spid€E, whi.h w.y wlll you rake 

A runnel through which the moist breczc 

A tN.gsay shelr with rcugh, 

A pillite hole in the n@ of the cav€? 

IT''] FI Etr 

t

93 

Anod|d nidt hd€r dE stas b€.tG, $ ldwing 0E 

ed mrle a b€d ror FleU .hma the fall6 

l@v6 'd dDt hrv. @n{r.d h€n@th . stand of bcdr 

tu. FatiSu.d by travatu, you .e j6t drbppirg 

olf io sl.ep when 'our a nappinS 6o@d in th€ bd.h6 

above mu43 you agan. FdIy awala, y@ rc[.n noE 

cafttuny to the rcud: it is lit€ the beating oI winSt 

md - hon th. gusrs of an rw€epht doM ovd yd 

and stiuinA th€ l@v6 within tlE holl@ - lar8. lc 

at thar Ih6 yN s ir, silh@ette

hlv€ rci(hs, th. il.n6 w slay Fu wh€€ )@ 

6l.nd. Il you @ defhd yo|lFr, ad y@ l|r@te 

ki! the Srl€nt D..tlt hn to a59. 

Th. be stdr. e.!! ol tlE

.:,1 

tol 

rol 

Teding you €yes away from tne .old g* of dE 

moon/ yd pdl you! cloak wm n+[er about you in 

tu anmpt io kep out the irezing clnll Ddding it 

would b€ besi !o kep nnng tor lear of suaDnbin8 

to hr?othmia, y@ continue onwards thrcugh the 

i9 ni8ht. And ltun yd .akh si8nl oI somelhhg 

dartin8 thJoud the winFy w@ds. But whmyou tuln 

you ndd b0 8tt a clea6 wlew oI the Elitlerin8 iiSue 

,t is 8ore again. Folllft has it that the wild, stamed 

pla€s ol lhis a.dsed lmd aie habd by el€datal 

spi.ils, not evil 6 su.h but.apliciour their intentiom 

unloowablc md OErcfor jut as dark ed uFttling 

with anoricr sharp dDp in dr tempcrahm ammd 

yoq Orc bfina Eveals itsclt laping onto Or pa0lIl 

is no moE tlw tbne feet iall md ]mks like it is mde 

entiEly out of ice. Ib lEn consGts ofspiky rpstmdinA 

i.icl6, its nG and cnin ae ponhd md sharp, ib 

aG md le8s stick{hir. The .reabErs hands and 

rcet ad in glinting ralons ot ice and nouih is 

sp@.l leaturally wide in a shart lile 'rs grin. Irre 

spnte o.ks iE head o^ on€ side, ad in€s you wjrh 

its po€trating i€-bluc gde. Ils teetn aE rever slil, 

chatterin8 otutdtLy arl thc whne u gibbcrs bo ihell: 

'Iciclc noe md lrozen t@s, shurt.ld md jud.lc! .one 

&e mows. Sliv€6 of i.e md Jrost ft ni€, loav€ the 

herd| dd pay the pn@r The 

co tinn6 its 6Fer about on dE Eoh pa& in ftunt of 

voq €tr€chvely blocking you. way. If you drinl( you 

know the re spnte's name, tum to fl3. If not how wil 

vou pFced fon here? Il you want to threater tho 

@abE io ruke leave you alone, bm to :r3. Ii you 

F;l Ell

*ourd raL\er ey mother/ le$ aggtssive, rPProa.n 

104 

Ar.hels Arcr€ is a skaiShtfo$dd game of skill 

Ar.her foi t is he wio rss ihe stall and his 

a$istdt, an arhactive youS womd, have seL uP 

dle ta$ets at tne back ol hE boodr: I Gold ?i{e 

buys you three rrrows witn which you tnve b njr the 

tarSets, one jn eadr. lf you do noL want to Play tur to 

162now) jlyou do, Fad on. 

You nmd over yon. monoy lo AEhe. who says l,o hk 

assi6tdt, 'Cone on, r.iscl, Slve our dElenger his 

tuee drcws' (ll you ha1€ the codeword Rdtstt on 

you,4dhtre Srd/ aftcr yd have inished PlayinS, 

To hit dr tust hrBer uidr tlt tu6t axow you mu.h 

?sr Vor Srtrl: you succeed if you mal€ a succcstul 

nll. Do Or sde jor the Fqnd tdget and trrbw bnt 

add r to 6r nhber you rcI when lisrng yor Sftil/, 

and on the drnd go add 2 to ihe nmler rclled lfyou 

su.cead wrth all firee rclls you win 5 Gold lziees and 

then have io leavc the stal (tum (r 157). rl yon rrrl 

my of the rclls yor los You may have uP io $Pe 

eo;s berore you have to move on hon nere (tulning 

105 

You find yourseli in a lLddly decoEted chmber 

Or display tue aU m:mu oJ musial 'nshmcnts, 

lutcs, viols, horns, a harp dd an omaiely Painted 

roeaoT 

harpsichord. nodr. dmr leads our of the Music 

Room on Or oppcite side of Lhe.hanber You start 

to .rcs trc Imn bui aE baEly hauway acrcss when 

aSreatcacophonousnoieeruplsfromtheinstTment 

aoud you, a jmglmg of bens, hvmging ol hrp 

nin'gs, jinslmg of keys, crashing ol .hords dd 

tmpcting of homs As the spetraL m6i. .onthuos, 

\.u ru for the Fcond door Roll hro dice. If dE t6tal 

E les tlm, o. equal to, you c 

25 lf it is greater, you matc it out of Op dm 

suffcringno alter €II{ts (tum to 3r) 

u'nlnhndL 

vtgort You continued bmfo.mahon 

rto a Wetuolf hN Arat€d you an m@ased 

reiabolism md ftsistmce to danage Atrer a baEle 

iou nay restoF up to naI the nunb€r ol s'AMrN^ 

lb'nts you lost duing d]e fighl Also, if you sufier ay 

ilu.ies outsid€ a conbat situaiion you nay reduce 

ne damage suhined by 1 po,nt. Mat€ a note of this 

ren spo.ial abiliry on your,Adp,rkr sfitrr md then 

an to dp paragraph with the sde nubcr as the 

Jn. tou weE lasi Niructed lo wite doM. 

r07 

lnu hufry over to ulrich. At Iirst you are thritled t 

a that he 6 not dead he les thcre with d€ hand 

ilmped over the woMd l,o his tnml - but then you 

rahse thar the.e is soncrhing els€ t€!.ibly won8. By 

ne lght oi you lmtcm you se. that LI..h's eyeF 

:ive hrned blood rNt ad his fac. F pulsahng, as 

Fn r-n

ubugh ot€ bon6 bhe01 aF ledr$girg rrme€lv€s 

Tte woDded woo

adventueendsvidlyoubodysmahed topi*es on 

the rocks at the botom of fie gorge fr below. 

You wal@ ircF a feverish and tcnifyhgly rc.listi. 

dFan, in whi.h a polf is snapping it yo( wilh 

slayering laws You open you eyes and 6nd youreoll 

lookhg up at the cobwebbed rtrften of a woodcn 

sha.l You are suddoly bought back to thc ptucnt 

witha starl,a rush ol unbiddm and unpl€asmtnch. 

orics whlrling $Jou8h your nind. You rncnbc! 

cilchln8 si8ht of tie hut beF'een the rFes, a bcacon 

oi nopo in or cold, wolJhauted d8h'. Your rdl 

nrol(tionis apainhlone lie ev,8e atrac!by ihc 

Blick Wolf - dd drd vou Fdl rhe lace ol iho 

rvodsnd perinE down at you, his :!e Snpped 

limly in his neatt hmds, ils shaJp edSe ruddv rsirh 

Bur now you aF lying on lhe mcomfortabk, nraw. 

rtufed mathes oI a pallet bed You foi.e your$lf t. 

sit up and gasp n pair fmm tlp savage wolibite yoo 

eerved to your shoulde. 'You wmt to tate.ard ol 

thar,' you hea! a gruf voice say md you tuh in 

surprise s incing again as the woud smarts - lo sdo 

a tlx.kser. bearded nar $idng ai a table ncrt to i 

sronc cnimey brasi, snoking a pipe. His canwoii 

Idcc is Lit by the dull olmge glow of a fiE, crackling in 

thc hcirth. 'I vc .leded ad die$ed the vound .s 

D.st I .in but its goh8 lo take time ro lEal.' A candlc 

bums in thc whdow dd oulside all is shronded in 

EE 

Not fan/ sure whele you are, who the me is, or why 

hc s .hGen to tale cre oi you, yod mdblc your 

thanks. 'Come, sit. fteE's sdethhg I havc to sh6w 

you' Cauhously you rise lrom U. bcd and j6in tho 

ma at rhe rable 'l'n LrLi.h, md I mak. mv litin( as 

niftster in rhek wild woods,' h. sys, p-iLi"ilG 

hind as you l.ke a s.ar On the tiblc in fontof rhc 

woodsnan is a bmdle of ceM, bloodsia'ned cloth, 

and you find you6.lf wondc.ing why a sen'ngly 

dccmt nan would wdt io livc our here nr snclr t 

wild, islaf rd and danacmus Pla.c. 

'What hepened?' you as*, uable io rate your cycs 

olt lhc..imson bundle thai lcs bebven thc iwo ol 

vou. And s Ul.'.h Elar6 hF raFion ol ddnts.I l. 

Nas insid€ h'5 shack when he heird ihe wol\cc 

horrlin8 and vour cne! Takin8 up his arc, he rushdd 

'l Mag€d ro lav a svaSe vo6d on tlEt bla.k w.lt' 

hccxpl3ms 'Scnt it pacth& lnc rstofiBsdry pn.k 

kurynt after,onccthcysaw tn.irL orb€st d' 

'You want€d to show me $m€L\in&' you Fhin.l

'I^ded I do,'he mutrae ard b.Bc io mm! th€ 

budle in tont o1 hin 'l rold you I d€alt the wou a 

eva8€ bloF. wen, in fad, I cut oil itr paw At ledt, ir 

was a pEw io begin widl . . .' Ulrich peers ba.t the last 

strip oi bloodstained dotb'Sut tell m€, d@s thar l@k 

Lying on the taue n frmr of y@ is a gnfftert blftk- 

IurEd claw, el]rryh@ betwen A h'llrd hnd ad 

a wou's paw Ho@r ei3ls yo( hean in its chilint 

gnp. Betorc Ulffh evm rE a chece to explair! you 

.leady kmw wha' lF ts soing to et 'TlEt easn t a 

wolf thrt atta.ked yon out ti€E in the woods tonight 

'Wffiolll'you 6nis1l Yd lnow whnt tnis ffi, ll 

wodd€lplainy.[f evaish|6. dhoribleh.llkir' 

alory d@h. Fo. thebiie of . w@or- a lm clrsi 

lo lale on the loq ofa goU whfi ndr iSht barlB 

lhe vorl

At you ilnal, lillins strcke, rhe gidt naSgot 8oe 

irto ifs death LhJo6. Conwlstng violentl, il thrashe 

about in the djct h6s of 'b ow. yclow i.hoFbl@d. 

Its $Bmdted Fail h s one of the indM'buhing 

brzies, sendhg the brass sbnd .rashing lo thc n6or 

md lbt coals .dading acro$ rhe t.gstdnes of th. 

hchrary. S.v.ral of L\ets cone ro Esi aoon8 tho 

gafiaPd swatli6 oI .hurch vesrnents. ln neF 

mommls dp fabnc G ali8hr and wonds later tE has 

pizd hold oI tie Abbey buildinS. lt ionehow srm5 

6hg dEt the conption thal was at work here 

shodd now bp puged wilh fiF. (Re8a'n r LUcx 

Talmg noLhDg hom this dffiated lehple, you ne 

rh€ Abhey No one b6 to stop you as you M back 

$rcu8h rhe @urtyad to $e dain mtrance, and lbn 

rheF you follo\v ilp vnding ha.k ba.k rhbu8h thc 

.!a8s By lhe t'me you Etum b |nc hi8lwit th€ niShl 

sryro theeast islitnplorn s aomd by $c blazinS 

bea.on ol lhe bming Abbey. 

Erenhlarly you .an 80 no turther wiL\out stoppbg ro 

Est. You slep lithrlly, in a drich besdc dp rcad, md 

cohe the nomhB you aF on your w.y .aain. Tuh 

aa5 

You dehver what you would have ihought wat a 

tn[ng blow aAaitrt lne HiShwayman's body. Bur 

whaCsft stl]remdeadcdmifr lstillslands, lauShrg 

ar you van arempb to d€sh.y hin.'You cannot kill 

whit does nol lvcr rhe Headle$ HiShvalhd 

dc.laFs tlihphddy Baiely controlring your .ising 

*nsc oI pdic, you .hoc. a di(crht ouM of aclion. 

Nill you try to dcskoy the sldbol marlcd out m dr 

noor of rhe stabl. (tuh to ,41), salch up Or skull 

lrum to 295) or run for it {hilc you siill ce (tum 

saking your way b€tuan the blt, shuply Pli.hed 

bu'ldinSs,you a;ve at they lage squaE/ wheE an 

mpbmpu nedng .ppeas ro be talcng place The 

ullaScE plwnr ae all carryn8 prrchfo.k/ rythes 

:nd other obj(6, wh'ch n,Bht well b€ inprcrised 

irrpons As @n as rhey b(ohe awe ol you 

f rrknc€, a hDsh falls over the asmbled thMB dd 

r I cy€s I'i on you, naling you lel in.rdibly d.om 

n dable A lem, niddleaS€d ntu, wiul rhiming Brty 

hJr and wcaring . chah Milrovdd leadrr tuni., 

Jrrach6 hilull lrom thc dowd md apprccn6 you. 

E'] FI t: n L1l

H. holds hi. han& opd b slFw dEt h€ n€aN @ iI, 

but tlE

ln a bust of briliat bluewlule l€ht liShhhg s 

.hn€lerl thm6h the vdios conductinS rcds dd 

wie to lne raDe, m whichli€s the scjentisfs ugodly 

@atim, Ih€ pan-negl! pan-mclire mtrud jolE 

violmtly with the ubridled eldmt l powd or the 

stom co$ing lhnugh iL And tr.m the violeme oI 

3E lenpEr pas6, ils echo Mbli.g ov& th€ dist nl 

ooutain peal6. For a momdt all is stil, tLe ai! 

loud you hot witn the rm€l olbffit ozom, but th€ 

olh is short-liv€d. l,ifi . Ii$ of steaning pblotu 

ad lhe da'* of neddi.,r 

join6, dle 'l1@hoc 

@atim strgg6 to its fe€t. Ib jaw dsF opd\ l€itin8 

dl a tenible nNg wail. 'ft! alivel' the $i€J i5t 

shouts wid| shridl€d gle. 1J@ again win dpy 

&(@ Po6o. AGnm of b€int a nadmel' and 

hd h€ bcls nro a fit of htsbical ktrghEi 'And bo 

hi^k, you hav€ had {E hmur ol wit6ing ny 

tol€h'sbirrh. Ih€hulkht@Eudhrutoheyou 

dtt with lurntsinA, dantinA sleF adre on 

Fu, ams oubtrer.-hed You knw you nusl at l€sr 

atlenpl lo stop 0us thjn& pbich should n€v€r hav€ 

b€€n tlvo life at a-Ll. Ih€ only suitable weapon you 

might hzv€ at yN .lisposr is a Ircn Rod. L you 

h:vesuchdobjed,tuhtoz. not, youe 8oin8 !o 

h!"e to Ely m old st*i once again (tum io 42). 

with nl you weight hdginE Eo m€ hdd, as you 

*i!cn for your nqt tootlrold, ihe bn& yor e 

holdhg comes lo6e. I$thctiv€ly you let go md

E.h tor $oth.i but ln your h.ste ydr .lukhin8 

fi!84 sLip m rhe w.l moul.l ed 6ndr no pEhe 

Unb.Lft€d, y6u Ie y6u lmting dd plun8. inro 

lhe pit Yd Nt tli. boatoa with a spb$! landjnS h t 

f6l of ioul w.lrr, mon8 h..F o{ hnlLd slft, 

jding sh6urdE .rd tuntng yN kR. (Iff l 

sm '@ pointr md 1 snl point.) Paintullt you pul] 

youn lf t6 y6u fe€r. Tuh td !i. 

Yor find youEelf lollowin8 r dope downwa.ds into a 

.avd, whicn G little inoE rhan a wi& hlm€j, witi h{o 

hrtha hD€le lead ing off it. Gold gl€@ n th€ darlns, 

a 9M of tE tlitierint y€llow m€ral @uJsina 

dKugh ore *a! whm il @n6 to rhe surfae. Lyint 

rndM o ttE 8Md, t@th tlE s€d of gold, is 

th€ b.dy ota Dw.rl FM th€ relhl @dl€ tu€d 0o 

hEh€rnetand ln.pi.lrr.lFsathissid€,dweua 

the pa.k still on hi! ba.k, you t.r@ the Dwarl !o b€ . 

pFsF.toi Yo! ..utio$ly fru

Eorc lhm bd*t md les dln hMm. lips drlin8 

back 6on blodied 6ngs, the Bla& w€wdr Bsls 

m@.in8ly md tll1G tMa.ds you. Yot har€ no 

BL"ACKWIREWOTF sKLrT srAMrNAT 

The beast wil not rm fron ih$ Iigh. and you wiu not 

let i. Ore way o. @ther, ihis will be a fight to ihe 

dcaih. If you pEvail, tln !o 29. 

ta5 

Th€ iNbnt ih€ expoed flde of you ldtem touches 

th€ han8in8 obwebs, th€ silkd sFards bNr inio 

nde The liF spFads hpi.Iy 66u8nout lnc chrhb€r, 

with the mdsr€r rnpp€d at its c6kt rîth the 

Spid.rQms bLdd{hiling mam ehoing in 

your ea6, ye ne uE beiftn€d ove. Ih€ cav€m 

onsm€d by Em6, dri.lbla.t troke poG inlo th. 

.eh{ork 6f und€rgrund ftllfuli yon wiu not b€ ablc 

to adter dr ave IlN- If y@ aft going to qtinu. 

*.rding tlE.av6 bmsth Sund€Ed P€ah n.rr . 

note tfat if you are ser giwm the option ol lisirinS 

Pfagraph 4rr tou nay rct chooF that path. Tlletr 

aE only hro ents fion ihis plae. U/ill you tollow th. 

bmel of stalactites (hm io G) or the stalAgmits 

tuftI (tum to {o5), or will tu quir rhe spider 

infest€d caves albo8ether (tuh l,o r31)? 

The footp.int of the Tower oI Mau b ld8er thd you 

had at 66t orought. The mh towd k@p obviously 

ris6 abde OF mo€ €xtetuiv€ layout of the gftud 

flM, Yd 6nd kilth€s dd sruate @tr (m.l IM- 

.ge !o lind a@8h dly Boods !o bate up 3 Medd 

worth ol Prcviiim) l,ur the nGt impesiv€ loon id 

a l,Ia€ b6nquetinB hall, IXe table, wnich ii set io4o 

diMerSuests,hasbedlaidlorslppd buthowlong 

ago? The plales, cndlBd.ls dd dlty goblels @ 

aI @v€Ed in th€ lin€ go$md vens oI spiderwebs, 

You my t lc a pan of Silv€r Cddlesti*3 jlm the 

table but th€€ G Farly nooting els€ oi Ge to you her. 

'Mi@ mircr, her ne sFdL Trp Silwr Da88er is 

whar | rck.' As @ as you lDve +oko, dE glN h 

l'onr of yd apFaE b npph md you En€$on 

lad6. Ir G EpracEd by rhe imAe of a 6nely daffed 

silver Dagger, s hilt lomrds (Regain r LUci 

'@. 

Add th€ Silwer IhBg6 ro th€ Equipnor L$r d yout 

ldwrrz sra!. Yd fry E lhe da8ge. in ombal, lr 

}'ou wish, but b€.i@ it b not b..laed in the s.h€ 

a ay .s you sword, you n6t n8ht with yM Anack 

Strength €du.ed by I poht. Howevei injuries you 

cause my cahF widr the word'W*' jn iB nme 

trE

w'n suff€r hcsed dmage O r^MN^ poink rdth.. 

th$ UE Effir 2) as the pE netal is inini.dl fo li.ir 

kjnd, The Silve. Dagt€r wll alrc h.m Undea.l ed 

DenG but n oris @ wll ause thc sull 2 ar^MrNr 

P$ rhNgh th€ ods dd- IG to t.t. 

Fing*dF bnah againsr er fibl@ 16{ .nd rh4 

wirt a lurd\ yd n&ge to e!+ hold a yo! nnt 

6oths few irdE into th€ Fart oto6. lt is . tlow 

.nd tirirE pn6 but in dE dd yq h.MA. to pdl 

yNrdf dn of th. *.np, uril Fu li. p.nrinS tt 

b@th d ttE gEsy mdnrd As Fu li. ttR, |(ilh8 

stmgrh Frlm b rur erlin8 linb6, t@ L

would you rather lcavc thc Map Room tircngh thc 

door n lhe itu wall (1m to 311)? 

131 

Takn8 a deep bFaLh you approach the bd ed 

mqunc as ro rhe cost ot a room lor the nighl 'Three 

Sold pie.€s, \alf board,'he says,'one gold pir.e for 

just lhe roo'n.' lr you are wiuing to pay tlr I Gold 

Pi.ccs, you find tha t half board h.hd.s a ttulrd oI 

ile and a cold, spit roast .hick.n, shi.h rstdFs up td 

4 srAM'N^ Pornts. If you or y pay for tlr rdom ydu 

w l harc to eat one he.ls worfi of Proyisidns to 

rstoe any ener8y. r4'hatcvcr you decide, ) ou nay 

now erher redie to you ioon (tu to :53), or siay n 

ihe bar dd ky spcilinB to the lmdl.rd (tum io r55), 

ure barnnid (hm to 133) or dle ntense young man 

'Bal.i lies to Lhe mrrh rnd turthar easr of her€ is Mau, 

but tials a good day's lonmey away. And on tie otlei 

side of the fopsr you'll nnd the l,own of V&ge.nof, 

dlthouah word has ii ihat thatpla.e toohas falrd or 

hard hmes. Now trrn to,95. 

114 435 

414 

jtep thb iat'0€ sinister CmivaleMasl,er says with 

r Fvinklt ir hn.f6. Y@ h*6 him 2 Gold PieGs, which 

re .atches h hn bp nat. 'Stay d hou or stay aI dat' 

!.hnnps, but djoy you stnt cone lvlut nat/.' 

?.sring beneath tlp 'Canivale' t:mer you explot 

ic fan beyond. Ilrer are si dfferent sp{tacler OEt 

npture you. nieFsi. The lirst 6 a mdnighr+lue tent 

:nbellNhed wrrh r ver m@c and stars, beaDng ihe 

:ame.: 'Madame Zelda MEtre$ of Mystery'. The 

a$nd $ a gaudily puted wagon $ irh the le8end 

HaU ol Mjftrs' painbed on the side. Ne\t comes rhe 

Jn,nous soudinS 'caBe' and alter thal a stal called 

\Ehe1s A(ows'. Then there is a one ne puppet 

:now, 'Master oJ MtuionetteJ, which is attacting 

turre a.rowd. ljst oi all there is a 1tu8e tent at lhe 

:enhe oI the Cmivale, whicn has a threatdlng pair 

n glowering eys md fanA-nlkd open monfi pahted 

rn the thi& cavas. oubide tie drnwn ba.l entmnce 

iap is the si8n 'Cmolsha s Cabhet of Cunosilics'. 

i\hich of drp erhibib would you tike ro visir 6nr? 

\hdane lda,Mfrressof Mysrery? 

rr3 

ll you l,jUcd Or Arh-Lycanthrcpe with ihe wulien 

Srrord. tum bt64.Ifnoi,you do not hare rhe neans 

to stop thc demon hon resurdring Count vr.olac, 

Cr.okshanks' Cabhet oaCu.iosities? 

Md th.!e h no way you will be abLe toprevailagaitut 

drWcEwa.g l+inceof l.upravia.Your advdtuFwill 

ed hcp, ar Lhe dEad claws ol rhe fi6r oI L\e wulfL.n Lost, you say?'Th. mnt stccly cyc ncvL'r savcs as 

.e considcA you! story. ln an cfiort to .onvh.c hjm 

F:I F;I trtr

t ea37 

rou begin [o balbl€, mbelishing you r.le with 

p€riilmt .l€tails. You e not lying exa.dy; yod ft 

n6t behg a little .domi.al wi$ th. hdr. Tdst yorl 

l/.ft. r you ar Lncky, tuh to 263. r Fu aft U.lu&y, 

a16 

fte pasageway eventually m.ls al a small, oKnd 

dDmb€r, redly no noE thm d ertsded alcove lbe 

lar of the space has ben holowed out to lorm a 

stone bowl, dd inside tlis is a writhin8 nds oJ 

Slislening black reehwoms You aE about to tun 

ad 8o bact |1le way you hav€ cme who you notice 

snat bok Like the hddle oi a daSigd ptuttudin8 

6on the Epulsiv€, .ipplh8 ms. You .ould aL.nost 

telieve sondne was brtedhg vemin doM in Or* 

du86ns. Do you want [o Fach into dE pit to take 

hold ol tle hilt md pun it out (tum td 432)orvould 

,rou €trer Fhm to L\ejmction (hm to r31)? 

\j7 

orce the famer md his qle aE out oI the way you 

oake you. nove a8aiNt the Changeling The c@LuE 

hi$er md spifs ai you, baring claws ad needle{harp 

tP€th You, in tum, trust in cold srel/ folk lore having 

it rbat ilon is inimical !o such as the ChagelinB 

CTIANGELINC 

U ihe Chdgdling wo6ds you noF thd onc, add I 

to you (:Ncx $oft. A6 soon 6 yd def.at fic imp,

133 

The candl€jft €lla. hous6 m extsive wine colec 

table, howevs, you lind a Nnbd of dNry bottlB of 

pd wire Md sme of a .lea. sDirft, a nlnbq of rlem 

already hco.ked Do you w;t b &ink some oI *!e 

red wiie (tum bo 153), sone of the deu spnn (tum ro 

lF) or wodd you raoE leave the -ire @Id ad 

look elswhere (tuh to ,? 

\j9 

Talh8 dF hdd in you om, by the tuct@me hber 

l'8ht of the fue you era'm ir TIE hdd ts now 

rrrnosf.onpletelv h4an. erept $ai rt still sPorrs 

parti.ularly long dd hdrdo€d .lah L!e naits. Bur 

lneE is smerhing e1*. on the middle tnsa oEp F a 

ldgE sold signet nns bedtns a ffil

4l 

D.ihin d ro .@plei. you srh fd dr. Ar}! 

LyoduoP. {'d fre Fu!.lI &on iE oed le.cy, 

y@ P!6 stA169 ih. dd hril welr {ra !@r. 

you ey€r, you te€l 6 dsnte *omng qd$ wery 

tibF oryou b.lng M.k€ E rcr€ ot thenub€r r756 

yd! /ir'rdhd stuel md brn io:o, 

ra5 

Y6q hrk into lie h€arty bFrh w h gEar gEto &d in 

45 

Pei$ lhdth rh€ d@F .r ltE tlp of rlE sraire, 

tm fild yowu in a aqch sEEI€r, walnut-tn.U.d 

dle

incN smol€ aseils you Sitting behind a crular 

rabl€ dJaped with a blue relvet cloth ts a hiddleaged 

woM, overly Fadeup and wedjng lattr upon 

layd 6I coloured ve s {d shawls. On hd hedd j! a 

oituon turban, held logethd by a spphir€ pin, A 

crystal ball 6is in ns cawed ebony dadl€ in iront o, 

her 'Welcone, stragq,' Madme zelda says, hd 

acceni srrong and prcbably ovddone lor etr€ct. 'CGs 

hy palh wjih gold and I wil rev€.1 l,o you a! th3t $? 

tuture has in s!o!e.' li you wdt to pay for this 

pnvile8e, deduct the gold 6om yot AnMtuft Shdt 

and ih lo 224. If y@ do not wet to spnd m] 

r50 

A vicio6 bdljn8 sful epjng fDn beks the 

Ithtwolr'sslavsins jaws, the ieribly dug€d Cou' 

If th€ Welwou wosds ya at all, add r to your 

cllNcr &oE. If you Edue the Ar.h ]-ycethrpe's 

sreN rcF !o 6 pojnls or les, or after *ven Atl.cl 

Rounds f you last thar lonS tum imediately to 

451 

The huntin8 party make6 it back b lne ldwn wllhoul 

turthe! ado, only to dbcover that t\e Beast has srtuck 

a8ain, thh tim€ to tie soufi of vargmhot bFaling 

inlo a mil, slaughterhg dr miller md njs fanily 

Wilhout pasing to pst, you od rhe Est oi the hui 

rrt45t 

st olJ [o the sene of the ftime but by the tihe you 

8.t theE the Bdst long son€. {Ins r L!c( Point 

.nd add 1 to your 's cr^NcE scdE.) Retuming dce 

not to dE town meeting hall, you sPEnd the Esi ot 

lhe night cmped iNide fie bu ding, almg with 01e 

orher nnleE. Whe yd wale ii is wel] Fast n@tr 

atrd tire yor we on you way. Tum to 5a7. 

492 

The hulkirg nm-nade mGtEr advances d you 

wlth h€ary, lunh€rinB skps, tiny blue spar*6 

nnrcring rh€ siom ragin8 accs the heavens - 

bu6tin6 in its ey6 The @atmCs mouth oP€c in a 

bakd h6 d its tat, d{aying IhE6 Each tor your 

COLEMHIJLK 

E\ rry tine lh€ Cdm w'ns an Attack Rou4 Fll one 

dio. on a bll oI 5 o. 6, the cmshct gnbs you wr$ 

b6th hm& md delivm a shckDg buFt of eidual 

.l(hnal m€ryy, for I rrMrN^ poDrs of dmagc, II 

you @Be to d€reat the shambling behmoth, tuh 

453 

You lale a swig frcm de of the bottl€s and ae )ou flcl 

$e thi(l lqud hi&re dM vour broai you @lls 

rour hoiiific mEhre. red wlft in a suPP.fd 

vampire's .asde! l4lar wd you thinlinS? Ii i, nol 

winc that 6Is there botrles brt hdm bL@dl Yo! 

fton a8hdt, spitting !o der dE fod lalie lrom yolr 

nouth, but tf.e dffi8e na aLedy b@n done, The 

trtr

154 

wouiNide you ltuiates at dF tast€ of tt€ blood and 

lakes a strongq hold d yor body. (add 1 to you 

cNoE score and lose 1 LUc( point.) Huling *!e 

bottle of blood to the noo., you {]amot leave d€ celld 

15{ 

You asent of the pit shafi, although tirm& do6 not 

cone eith my noF resry surpn€s and you haul 

youFerintolhe subt€rmedchambdwithoutsuf lqing 

any upl€asdt acci.lents Still un.ertdii as to 

what happ€ned h€re, you know that rh€re is nothinE 

el€ lor you h@ dd so male you way bact thrcugh 

An unholy ntual was.add dt ner ymrs a8o, a rite 

e bldphemous ODt it htu l€ft ils mark d Ore *orld. 

'Ihe f&ling of a linAering maliAnme is its l€gacy and 

lhe longer you have spmt ir tie ruitu, OE moF that 

ituidiN pEence has fed on you oM farr mtil it 

has b€cone sbong dou+ to neifEt m physical 

fom. Ii appeaF before yon rcw, a leering dmonic 

lace coal6cin8 out ot the ai. in lrur of you It is a 

rhing of nighhlares, an aFdgan ot everything you 

h e od ldred. V e wnihin8 bodi6 and hairy 

spider legs bEal thsugn lears in the lealhery slin of 

$e Brotesque Ed8oyre la.e. And thd the rhing grows 

wrongly joinbe.t rimbs oi ils owr lhe black holows 

ol its ey* drippin8 with m8Bols, the Malice scuttles 

rowaits yd like a spide. m l€83 that mi8ht b€ ans 

md grabs lor you with hand! dat mi8ht be f€et, alr 

lhe time bsing like a sauration of.ekroachcs.

TIIEM LICE 

If you defeat fie Malicq d]e eql eni y sefrs to nelt 

lil

ldr€.bok y@, E&Eing 66 rh5 r@d yq 6td 

ydlg d . @jd eve rh,t i, LmG o@ r'r.n aird,E 

djraEh& or rll w.F ryhi

!6a 

D6?i!e f€eling faligled by tou tEvels )ou tin4 a 

yd lie ra€ing dd hhinS q lh€ hrd paler b.d, 

slep dc nor Edily m€. TheF i! $ned |g tut 

qurle ri8ht lbout rhis pLe, no mtEr how w.m trle 

nodc' wdm h,s b..n, ed dE wou iN'd€ yd 

Hs thdffi rs. UEble tjo sk€p, you h.w€ to tud 

oul moE. CRping thuth rh€ d.rle* of the 

conplex - swod at your !tde, pact on you back 

you mke y6u w.y out of dE dorilory ar rh. top ol 

the ndl(! nidr.taiE yd FE, hE inS vde ll 

B the No mdb frDh .{lid ad th.y .E ralkinS 

abolttbul Thd you har @ of thd e,'Th. Abtot 

w r 6ioy hls audime wllh M pilErin.' Th€E is a 

sinbte..hu.Ue underlyin8 th€ monrt wor&, 

'Com,' sF dr odtr, 'bl c tut lRe hE bldhd 

@im witing 6y lont r IrE de?i$ dr.ught 

will tut ldr for duch lont6. 

Thft is no tihe io l@ - th. Dlack Monkr ac oning 

fq you md cenor b€ @din h@ hdy th.E 

@. You deid€ 'u !o @ ih. flct thar ihe ndke pob.bly 

think tou ac asl€ep io your arkanL8., ad hury 

trtr 

F-I F-'] 

tA546 

duoutl th boj8filtd Abbet hoPnB b mJ@ rou 

way b.d b th.6Ede dd @t .9.1n, b€6oE th€ 

hdbd6dri*ydc8ft Y@t ri*.ycfu 

rD b. todg to pl'n utiL hdfway ,ro\g I flrgston d 

doisbr r ltoE slnb tilu b@th you md hin86 

dohw.rdr dDppmB ytu iiio a ft.Ply skPhg 

dut, UmbL rodl yddmr, Fu rlrdedoh 

dle piF blo ! t@dd d.tkr6s below Turn ro 194 

r5t 

a picr@ o, ! da8ger hB ben .ham sd it l@k' 

dcriy lile th. m€ y@ haE i^ yru P$ton 

ac.djud' h. d.hnrB. 'Ard you ry that this 

disAq wa in th. fd6ih of asn ldme? Thm 

lhe nul h.v€ ba S€t@ the 5o@!. ol SnN6. I 

h€lieve h wr. 3h. eho led the ..rud Sumi^g 

Cerddy A.ide,how frEl, y@ syr SdPde the 

Snatsotu? Or, hd lhe niShty hrvc 6rrd WbU, 

they do by rhlr arEohi. powd mpb d.olut ly, 

ed Fd hs it han noE FE,' Nq Fbh b 16. 

Ar th. ddr rc aron. dF Ed to wulr@Eil, 0E 

rolv6 de in, spiir'8 .t the lEvF or tlE 

whiMyin8 hoE md $.rrht a th€y ,EuggL lo 

sein tne .(E8e lo lEre . haP tor the cei28e 'l3.ll. 

16llexr!!.t. UloueL(ky,tMtottg If yd,E

16, 

(tum lo |a), or dtsnalivelt Fill you |lM L:v. rt€ 

r,5 

SrhiE+nt r yd.rrll TIE @tuFt 6

a?r q2 

h:ve emugh noney, ot ous) md ihen decide what 

Fu would like 10 do nexi wiuyou: 

VEit uE al.hdbtrm metalu.Aist! 

stdd? Tmto54 

Join the nhting pdryldore 0E toM 

kaYc VdBennof altogethd? 

rv 

Ilie vodka buru yonr mdtll dd d\roat as you hle a 

si& bui rt is son filling you w]Dle body wi|'h a 

Edia.t glow lou Fay restoP up to I srAMrNA poinls 

6r dtnting the spmi, bur the ndt time tou e 

instructal 10 lerl 1ou 5&ll you must EduG ydr 

frLL by 1 poi^t. That said, *E vodka also 6Is yd 

vith mryed.oua8q fo. the duation of Or ftit 

battle hca* yru Atta.k Shngih by 1 Foint Do 

you now wdt i0 dint some ot the red wDe (brm to 

r5r) or w you now leare fie celd (ium ro z)? 

sndlh8 nd smppjng at each ot]rd, tuo hideous 

kolish folfu apper flom Nud the od of dt 

skert. At tust you talG $en !o be wollmen. It is only 

6 fi€y pa$ fm th€ deeper shadows mio a pool of 

ii ing daylight that y@ nate out nps jn iheir 

rabtu@ hids, thbu8h which h be sq bare bone, 

SPen-g.ey infetul orgm and exPced ribs sore 

tines they move o then hind l€8s like ha, sme 

times on all louls - dd they have ytu sml. IheE 

€_y6 bunulg baleliPs, fi€ Werewdgs - udead

welPwdv6 kapped h a de.aying sni-lupire fon 

atta.ki Fight these evage mmters togptlE 

If you ae wouded noE tha rwie, add 1 l,o yod 

cFANcE s.oF. If you swive you battle, tum !o 39o. 

rn 

As the VampiFss sldh6 at you with the taloft ofh€r 

bare hands, you figni ba.k with cold steel Ar0$ugn 

the rounds yon lay a8atst tie hded Cohtes 

appear to nrjnE her/ they close bloodl6sly no.urs 

Iater Convmbonal weapons cmothld this @atuE 

of drp night md in rhe end h€r scdhgly lih l€st 

imn stamina himphs as you baftle-latigued bo.ly 

ev€ntually Eives in. Mthout a bl€sed weap6 to use 

agairot her, the vdpiress tetus you body to shreds. 

You advotue ends ierc. 

\74 

At your killing blow, L\e monshous .reature sinls 

back unde. the water Wifi L\e ho.or slain, you tum 

your attendonback to dp Silve.Spo.d. You lel dnwn 

to ihe weapo4 you skin goosepinpling in excib6l 

anti.ipation. But somedrinB D these rutns is thc .ads 

of tlre oppEsive, almost oveMhelning, atdosphcrc 

of evil that perad€s the plae Lil

D*dt 

176 

thurde olli l.re tlE lky ard Lghhnl6 

flashe ow dp D@triro to tl* mrdl A sbnn it 

ming dd y@ would do w.U 'ar to fird Mh.E b 

eit oul. x ie tha th.t y@ okn sidt of dr 

dibpid.ted 't windni! rr.ndina d . hiu mr @ t€d5 

up a Eek o{ the @d. Th€ hSgEd eils rpin, tun€d 

by t'e d!i^t witl, and yd d * th. 6ttul tli.Lr d 

a li8ht.r. high wind@. 1^,i! yq Rk dElrer w|rhin 

tl€ d@[cr Bin

ev€n dE ceiling, has bs painted with inr cately 

detailed naps. TheE E a map oi all the provinces dd 

prbcipal,ties oI Maurisktia dd one that snows the 

enftty ot the old world TheE is evd a huSe glob. 

shding in onecomer,as raU sam.r! aFpFsdtadm 

or the whole oI Tihn. CoverinS thc broad dpaN oa 

the wall l,o you lcft i6 a de.orative mp oI the rand o( 

rup.avia ircn ShiSoiva in th€ euth-w€st ho tlE 

toq oi VarScnhot wulJeNt€h shown balan.ed 

pRariously on dr llp of the G@u Cor8e to it* 

nortlr€dt. An eSgdated pi.lxP of Catle Wulfo 

has bem painted above the FpFFniation of th. 

vila8a ]t wat h6 ove. lik€ $me forbid.ling sentinel 

Althdgh o€ tun its€lf is a won.le!, theE is nothng 

here of practical u* to you and m you pass thrcugh a 

door in the far wau, and inio the coridor beyond 

Fi-lFi-l 

1-2 

Ine pasa8say ads at dother w6dd d@r Yod 

Pgs lhbugh hio m abmd@ed iryuisitorial toture 

dEmber, thi& wid| @bwebs F@ thee you pas 

imuSh a s{ond door md .linb a flight oI rbone 

rePs mtil you aEive ar dothei Ihjs plain wood€n 

.lmr i! are udocked rc, tuhrnC the hddle, you sbep 

13: 

va Ridter! ll]e na you kjle4 m8ht nave been a 

IEanod bolitdline psychotic, but ulrihdbely he 

6u8ht on the side ol Good, intmt on saving th€ 

Ihple olluphvia f rcm theirw€khed late.Arthou8h 

Fr only lut d €nd !o him in sdk€Ience you have 

Elped Old Night n8htd its Brip on oris world. (In6e 

r LUc( point.) A hasty ear.h ol th€ vdpiF Hmt€r'8 

foty hove6 a p6e dtahhg 10 Gold PiRs md 

. S,lve. Chafr N{*la€. Ol lfus, dreP @ al$ t}F 

loly weapm oI his nghteoc .aling: nis rapis blade 

the Flhddk Pi![ol, along with a?ouch conianjng 

-d i\ Silvd Bulleis. The npiq is lighrer dd e6ier tc) 

neH L\m y@r

3 

Ten m€ wnat you lGow,' you ddan4 tbur voi 

baEly nw tha a Bmwl, 

'Coqr Velac was not always 4 h€ is .ow' [t 

@ne explaiN 'One he was a ordimry nonal ha 

but rcw h€ is $m€thin8 nu.n 8p.l*, {d much ls 

For alt his sEhSih dd inhlftRbility th€E ls or 

thut h€ f€d, lh€ ld.n of sil@r, sd one qapon it 

parldrar - a offife.t Silwr Drtgei so iuch 5a 

n lact, that he hd gm ro Erat lotthr ro lude n 

eithin lh..dlr€, while al$ re?49 it ftar hfr, td 

le2r or dyon. eL€ ddcint upon n 6nd Gnlg it! 

1vll@ d I6nd di. daggq? ,@ defud 

'Nor F.r rrom heE,'ln€ qkh staM. Ieartul b€loE 

ydb6tial mgs-'Retum to dE min h.ll wlEE yor 

ddbd6 mhEd the @de dd clinb th. n iB 

B€ydd rhe doqbl€ d6 you wdt th€ Map R@m. ln 

fiis Imn theE is a sEr dd, tlE hes of openinS 

it is hiddq within the pidw oI Catl€ Wu[en i6€lt 

nd this d@r h6 ot da8a€r's €lilg?lace lt G 

d io be Blalded but by whnt r do not klow'Thie 

Erubb inlomtion nded. (R.8ain 1 Luq Fint) 

lou 4€r lind yowlf in tlE Mnp Rmm, ro l@k lor 

k ffil dmi dedu.r 50 6oh ttu pd.8!.ph you aE 

.r .h. rim dd tuh to dc n€w ftl€oe 'N@, 

. m. in p.ael th€ old .r@ ffilg wil YoD 

€, 6 3h. dmdr (rum to 167), d 6nish rEr trst, 

lhe hdchtld f.[s !o the n@r dead, flffi li.l 

ac rh€ baits ol€guipmt aFud yq 0tugh a 

rirA heriha yd R the pds pun botde 

lund g|g liquid &om a sheu rd dom ' ils 

t6E ir d y a tew gasPing 8dF H€ turu io rft 

t@ 

wrth tury r hb €y5. A5 y4 warch. hn b.dy 

tE tjo €xpand. Hts lat@t riF aldg tlE grd 6 

L shdld.s qell, his ac bul8ina with cords or 

.el. Th. han's fae dd h.nds quickly t@e 

6cEd with thick han SnortinB lil@ d dn8€d 

F;'I FI Etr

dr, the hftfomed prf6$! lub€6 towa s yoa 

kuckl6 dngging on the grcud. You aE no lolgE 

hcing rhe dqag€d gai6 Prctusor AnaM, blr 

nEt rcw rale on tt€ Fgn€ arimal sde of hit 

peEonauty AJ6u Unboudr 

A.RCAMJM TNBOUN'D 

II yo! ovdone the cnanS€d prcf€sor, with yoE 

lnlilg blow you deliver him d .rmighly dour thd 

s& him Rling (tuh lio 47). 

. 135 

As y@ thought, tle ddk wat€r oI tne p@1js i.e old 

dd, a a ftsDlt, wo^ddtuily €n$hing. In ia.t it c 

better Ord fiaL d|e e min€rals di$olv€d in dE 

wate. that €vitalise yoE bod, re+nergising yor 

(Regain 3 srAMN points.) Retum to Jr aql cn@e . 

6 

r you have the codryod Rets6 or ESdrts reolded 

d your Adddt!re slEel tum to 2o9 Ii not, hrm to 90 

fi? 

On the fht noor tou one upm a cddlelit coEidd 

lined with arhaic suits ol dhou. Veious weapos - 

swolds andm.esfrir y - ft momted on the w.lL 

as wel d shields bding v/ids hd.ldic de6iBG 

Do you wdl to tal€ a m€, seeing 6 how you 

a-Lrmdy have a sword (hm [o :73), ore or lne shi€rdr 

(hm to 2o3) d will tou .dlinue to €r?loF tlp tows 

trtr 

3-139 

l.nd aoin&' you say flarhing oe bmaid yor 

rFt wimin8 mile Horr's irade?' 

tlE bamid mtinus to stare ai dE fire od says 

The lddlord is watchhg you edgily 6on 

-rhing It€ other md olrh€ bd. Then the gi.l spelc, h€.wor.e 

Evhg a leaway qu.lity 'Fle stil @mes to ne, yotr 

Lbw? Thcy ey hc's Bme, but he's not. A love like 

tuver bebrcke. Not we death ca keep us 

-r.d 

an€gl'smps ihe ladlord, sil€nchg tie gnl. That's 

tuugh, daughter. Cet back [o the l.jtchm. TheE re 

&n€s towashad dp Jlaor nceds scrubbinAl' 

&g hur !o go an.l O6 grd.es ba& ovd hd 

thoulder, 6xing you with he. stony derht€t gare 

b ihe ii6t tine 'Not wm deatb' she Epeats drl 

l5q she is goe, The girl'r l@k unnen6 you. You 

leel that tou would pFG! lur y@. own 

-ddenly 6pany io! the rest of the w€nin8 dd so you Etie 

btou.room Tlhro253. 

a69 

The Ar.h-Ly.dthrcpe holl€s in betial delighl as the 

mnlight.dtinu6 to worl its magi. on hjm, Add 4 

Fhts to L\e llhEwou's srluNA mle and cmtinue 

Fu batde Mth tlr moon-.hmged mcter If you 

hage to defeat cNtvdola., tum to rod

:l 

I til 

cupied wirh thoughts or hN lonE you have reft 

the nexi ful n@n, yoo bmly pdis drt ot€ 

h6 *r dd that the last splasha of 6lou 

erlithtirg the clouds is radng to dnsky methFt. 

moon is ridnB dd, wirh no shelter s si8ht, it 

k lik you aE Boin8 [o nave to cahp ir the op€n 

lha* ddt hooE. Iut rhen you she in sight of a 

chjn6 im. A [8ht njclels in a windw, like a 

con bftkmin8 yd m. Ea8€rly you qui.ko your 

, d€temined not to be ou8hr out or rh* 

late h@6 ane. what )b! have h€ad abour th€ 

6 thal shlk lh€ lrnd ofl-upavit 

$wl, 

tode 

ov€. the unetditrs kdins of dE win4 you 

awaF ot lrE j:nsre or lffi b€hind you 

&anng h@vs pording the rud yd t|n to s 

rho F tolowinC you, bur lhN is no m€ Artr; n6 

be, rc rid€! nothmg But you cm still hd th€ 

.rumjng b€at ol rhe h(rc pouding dp rcad. You 

Fr thm8! lh€ dark6, bact the way yu have 

qe. Ard thm yd do w sn€rhint. MzErialjsing 

of drc dm, in a hde ol g@y-yelow ltt|ru- 

-r

TtE phston rids dd tE rtc d e ct@tnt 6 yo! 

fdut. wI you th tril dd M, r.yi^p ro F.dr tL 

s.I€ty or the iM b.tdE 0E ridd c.rch6 you (tum It 

60), d wintou rt nd &d lR dE ri.is (hm to a6r)? 

Y@ thry ydtElt dl oa tlE w,y s th. wou hr 

hufth.d d rh. 3?or wheP t@ ww sr.tding dJy 

no'Et hefoE. Eut @ @ .dn 3llftud.d bv 

€t of dE pocl( You lbnptly ,ind y@U f.c+ 

f* qth teo pddoldly Mgy-loohr& rLwn 

eP*iffi th.t E/.b Rle y@ with dEir bSgrd cL 

while d!€ir 6uow hwl gtouagEHt Fighl 

wolE b.'dr.l lh! em tlde 

Ana you h4 i ttu leo A[a.r R@di 

th. {olE lh. !@Eou Bl&t wbu - tlinr 

wlitjn8 fc iE fellow! ro finlh yd - jolE lh. b.nle. 

BLACK WOLF 

You rcw ffrd your.lt fi8hlint d thR wolvd .t 

m dae And tuo nltlEAtt cr Roun

W.*ing no tim€, you 5t !p d you lword-b€lt 

hove you pact mlo y@ b.cl9 both oI whlo\ 

b.6 lynl8 b6id€ th€ H. Lithting you lot h/ 

lr€p our of the hur md bact inro rh. d{ll nlght, 

buow yd, putting on a Ulcl wolbtln ddr 

c.rryin8 dJy hi. e ior prc!..d6, Soon y@ 

ledlow€d up b€tw6 rhe bb

$tun hir oh p.ii.d h@l of h8e dd trsb. 

dE lEd pDt6s lrqDL. dr of dE r.!, 

dw€h . r@d6 bdst d. ard pt6g6 ro I 

dah o dE sFud .t tr. f6r d dE wirdmilt Y 

i@ wix hlE b DL tbu om h6ty dit it yd 

not b b. E pFd in t! bEnng building Nd 

lh. s8cq|lm. H@d.! s yd r@l d. w 

out, you 3py . rh.ll, 4 y€t s[ou.h€d hy rhe n 

o whl.n d.nd wh.! lool liL vdi@ bottled podo 

U yd wut to br€ r clo6* l@t< ar fi6e bonl; b€, 

flelng, hh to:r,, orleei*, hh io zgr 

Caitillg ofi th. @d, yfl nE q dM in . dl 

ud^tyu h.dtnla.Idl X&eahrFuth. En 

yo s t ll &L.P, d6Pft. dE irdtrr € 

Yo & rcla riE laE wrE dE tult tury 

!E stom bHtr '* ov?had. TIE @ophoru tu 

thuddlharsth.l .b@F,h{demgEttG 

to 3h.ih 6.!ky, M/Ih qpt6iv. 6R, . botr ofFfi 

sdring llthE ns 3rELe doh ftbn th. lud 

hcav4 6d etrit€ th. top of tp dftLict wb 

Th€E i! .3econ.trry ndh filn ituide 0E buil 

dnd h th. tilft. thlt foUowr rh€ rlud€rd.D v 

Iu

Wnn a eror'tujheart you gaze doM at Op dyil8 

ULi.n, who has egained his human fom 'Do not 

blme youseu, ny himd,' he nanages. 'We all have 

oui s{Els. I should rhank you lor releasng me hon 

my oan dreaded cuse.'Then he is Eone Aitere"eDrhmB 

rhat fie ldndlrearled woodsmd did lor you 

,n the short time that you loa hin, at rhe end all 

you could oiier h retun was death by cold ste€l Bur 

there is still o.e more thinS tou cd do lor hin non 

No longe. troubled by wolv€s, you spmd the rest ol 

rhe night digging Un.hh g.ave. As the sh linally 

rises over the fo€sls, drawhg a grobd mist fron 

th€ hollows of the kedt you lay the w@dsman to 

rest, pla.ing his axe .n the eardrd m.und that 

marks his fitul resting place. You leave the spot with 

a heivy hcart md not only bccausc yon have had to 

bu.y a good mm, vhaicvcr dark KEts might }[ve 

ttuublcd his sonl. Drspilc having slain the wcrewou 

that infecied you, it is clear rhe affliction stiU has a 

Exbnusted, you lie down to sleep as a warery sun 

draSs rtseljnrro the skybehind aveil olgre) cloud. Ii 

has been a ha.rcwing dghr, and in spite ol aU the 

wodies runninC lhrou8hyour mind, you still sl€p, 

a lthough your drems aie beset by visions oi ULich 

clanging into i savage beai. rcarin8 in bone 

t4rh.n yd wako, stiff dd sor from slo.ping d the 

r@t-knotted f.rtst ndo., thc sun is agah sinhnS in 

trtr 

d1e sky. You earn fd tlc tEd oI tl\e w@wolf 

bloodline l:atrot wait my longer The mt lull mln 

donlybeadait€rof daysawat Somedinginyou 

blood tells }!u dEt fte EolntiM to you qudt lies 

nnewhft viihin the land of Lnpravia. 

rva&ing sst you desqd out ot the chil roEt d.l 

qerE€ on the west€most boudary of the princi 

palty I1EE ie a noticeable abs@ of birdsong, 

whjch lmen6 you Cmssing goFcoveEd neathland, 

h the far dislane you 6 se the hazy purple 

p€alc of the momtah wal that holds the dcFnt 

principality o1 rupravla within its cry mbrae. 

.\head of you li6 a lmd oI mcinS Ioresls, boggy 

hoorlmd dd abysel river Sorge 

\:6d€d at tlle ba6e of l|a dlow valley you de 

d6.ddbg is a vir]nge of glet steeply pit.h{ooH 

buildings, dustered bogetier as if for mltuaL prots 

6on fiom 0E bleak wildemss a1l mhd Ord. 

sron), mpl6s frelds suround oE etdqlent na!.in8 

E:t F-l

oE whol€ place apps. hdy minviErg. As you get 

n€aft still/ a watheEd @ad s'gn ir{oms you that 

Jbu aE appDading dE vilage of SEigoiva B€yond 

dt€ huddle or hou*s, you mke out a rud that Lea.b 

awayfrcm ShgojE belore folking in thF diRti(m 

r y@ wdt to eler L\e nltage, tuh io fl6 Al6er' 

mhvely Lf you wodd pEld to pFs m dd avoid d 

@ut€r with the native popltac oi lupEvia, you 

may skilt dm.l Strigoiva dd lal@ rh€ ftd h€adin8 

m.th (bm !o fio), the on€ h€adinA edt (tuh bo 473) 

or the N l6swel-trawe]led that leadr ndthadtinto 

the forert, the mbby btud/i6 oi whi.h lie a mil€ 

or so lron the villa8e (r!m to 3)- 

Conhg within .aEhot 01 th€ Burgonster, you lEien 

intmtly to what h€ h6 to satr Filing in tie gaF tor 

youself it soon bdom6 appaqt ihat the luds 

sllroding th€ town aE being tedorsd by a monster 

that loll lEve naned fte Be6t oavargq DtThis 

ftahft is suppcedly Esposlble fo. the slaughter 

trtr 

.r vanou slEp dd cattle ad also for dr€ disPP€d 

4e oI a slEpherd6s, d agug w@dfd, dd evd 

r cluld fte B€dt F sad to be hrr a big as a mm, 

ad walts on its hind lesF, but hd dEnct€ridtica 

aoE be6ttinA a bed or woU Pqhaps op B€mt oi 

var8ohol is rh€ ach-lycdduope Fu aE seaJch- 

Dugod6trr shaul t'tu d€dd€d that wh@e! caF 

ulB or tilb rlE Bmsr willbe o60r€d wfth a Fward 

6oh th€ tdM's o6€rs. Ta]l oI a b(Mtv hs .lraM 

.11mtu orhmt€$ md haoDds &oh lhe sumudhg 

h b &d foElB md it js dong th6e nard bitts 

h tlEfyouind you*rnow D$pile th€ir outwdd 

bravado, tlF hut€E e orgmbinS themelv6 inlo 

. bmd, 0@by to m dB B€ast [o 8rcdnd - they 

obviously beliae 0@ i5 efety i^ nu$e6. If you 

rdt ro toin ihis B@t Hut ym may either do so 

.rone (hh to ,156) or 6 pdt of dE latgd party (hm 

b:j9) AltEmahvely you m, iJ you wish [o md you 

bvent ahady dore s, expl@ 0e ndlet squm 

(th l,o 32) or, ii yd are done here, leave the toM

Bcyond the limits of Sbigoiva once m66, wil you 

follow L\e mad as ir splits to Op no h (hrn to add, 

to L\e emt (tum to 473), o. will you iake the le$ 

wcll-upd hrcle nto ihe for€st, to the norL\-east (tun 

203 

ReachDS up, you lilt me oi rhe shields down lron iE 

place on the wa Ll NoL{in8 mtowdd happms ejthei 

which js a ftliel. There dre seve.al dilfeEnt desigs 

bul aI ol fie shields .arry rhe same benelils. For d 

lonS as yor are .aiiying the shield in battl€ yor mt 

redu.e & eneny's Atta.k Stftn8{h by 1 point. R(ord 

the shield on you,4d"drrr S/rda. Will you now take 

one.f dr nac.s down hom the wall (hm to 273) u 

leave thG floor and look el*whep (hm to 7)? 

204 

Ducking nto the d@pe. rhadows of a sunlen doo. 

war feeling your heart pouding in your chest, you 

try to ca lm you acce lerated breathing You play rh a I 

wharever it is ihat is apprcaching will pass bl, wi'hour 

eve. knowin8 you are rhere RoLl h4o dice Il dE tolal 

Iess ihan o! equal to your CEAN6! scoE, tum bo 122; 

's 

105 

McB sM€ks as you buAt inho the stable dd junps to 

ncr lot. But what wll you d6 nd? Will you: 

EE 

I 

I 

I 

rlhe out the rotngs on the noor? 

206 

Reledin8 tne reitu you dm youseli. fte creatue's 

toweE of trdsJormtion hnve 6toEd its stren8th 

n that lt k d deadly a f@ as the tust tjme yod fou8ht 

lIEIEBEAST 

Ii you do not nave OE Qki.k"rirg sp(ia] abilily, you 

ast Fduce your Attack Strengfi by 1 point for the 

3ra6on of your battle wifi the Werbeast atop OF 

dthg stag{u.h. r OE Beast wouds yoq roll otu 

n.c ad il you roll a 6, M to l5a. If you survive six 

Itta.k Rounds o! Educe the WeFbeasds sraMrNA to 

a points or less, hrm io {3. at once. 

207 

rbu rca.h dotier jdction in L\e never-mding hm 

\ pasegeway wifi puddles of waber 

.ole.d on tie floo.? Tnrn to 163 

lpassageway wrti rougl! broken stones 

oYqmg rrs rocky Uoo!? 

'rurn to 97 

.\ elndy flooled p a$a geway? 'lurn to 4r3 

F:I F;'1

:03 

Once you @ past the axeblade, yo! nEd a Srinding 

oI e6 dd the pendulun stops swn8in8. 

Opening the door at lhe qd ot ttE coEid@ you enie. 

a circuld tffit mn the .hanbe! nas no windows 

but iE lit by hddreds of cddl6, son€ fixed to 

wdght-itu .ddelaha my sluck on iop of tl€ 

neld l€naitu of otl|ds The gutterh8 candlel'ght 

k also rpfl{ted fm a cirdld black mi!rc! on ttP 

opposite side of tlF rcom. Howder d sod as you 

ater tlp rcom, sotuting lalc a sbep lomdds thai 

srops you in you ha&. A gEat ffi oI wd, rcugNy 

hMoid in slaF, heaves it elf lowardr you wjcks 

(in buing a! ove. jr, liqnid tanow fat l:lming iror 

ib nrchsidt sufa@. r you d qrick, you w be 

.ble to erape the rum ard its gnardid, slalmhg 

rhe door b€hind you ud Ehming io tlP Map Rod 

'ithdt having !o li8hi (tum to 3a) Ir you wal to 

stat how4d, yd d€ going to have to fiehl d me 

@&i.arly dimd cmhE reachs lor you widl 

II you win o Atta& Rosd against the Crld fld 

Fu ap fi+ting it using a bladed w€apon, su.h as a 

*ord o. a daggei mI .tu di.e. On a rcI of 6 you 

t lade sitclc h the wart, body of he @hft md you 

rEt Iight the nexi rcmd of combat with yM Attack 

s|Ength reduced by 2 ponrb 6 y@ ky [o fR you 

H2de. li you ddeat lhe mn's onous 8!a.dim, tum 

trtr

209 

Ih€re is mething 6hdge going on wfthir L\e 

cdivale, of that yd de sft, bur whar exactly? Yd 

fel that oF orJy way you ft Boing to be abl€ to fnd 

out moE is if you seal ba.l thc evding ddd LIE 

.ovd of ddll@ to investigat€ nlftei II yod wdt to 

do this, hm io:J3 Iftut, hm to 90. 

'The CadEInt€mal? Why yes,Ila bllyou @fiing 

of the cultt eurgence I invehtated tlld wlh I 

wG a nenber oi aodE. *.ret society, *1at went 

udei tlE tlde oI the Order oI rhe Black R@' 

Velencs' h]re is both oNpiraborial dd excitEd ar 

having $neme with whom l,o she his caretullt 

Sleaed knowled8e. 'Twmty y@6 ago, the mmb6 

oi the nsly ftfim€d Cadft su8ht !o incr€* dE 

iempo.ar powd in thisworld thfrShmgi.al ne.B 

I hav€ lede.L that there wft live oi th€n alio8€tns, 

but I have not yet bM aue to di..ov€r the iddtiti6 

of *!em all. I do know that on€ of them was the hrty 

AJmea, who had beg mried md vidowed live 

tines by the tine she jobed o,e group. An oI lE 

husbd.ls has die.l uder n],s[e 

eamin8 her the ni&En€ 'Black wido/. But I 

digress ItE gmup ehehow managed to e.ry oDi a 

Sunnohg Cem6, cauing up a Gll denon Ircn 

the lntumal Pir !o Srdt 

them aI therr selfish ushes I 

have also lomd out that the nhral involved the us ot 

tive spe.ially mdratd silver dagaeE. At IiBi aI 

the CadJ€'s mdb€rs beane mc powerfin but tney 

sbeadily h€gd [o chage, .oEupterl by th€ evil powe! 

EE 

dEyhadu easlEd, miil at l€6t h{o DI thdnad lcr 

hore lha they ha.l ev€r gained by lakin8 pan in rhe 

eFnony MoE L\o that I do not lm4'ff yd have 

. Slver Daggs, tum to r6j. ff tut, you should mw 

tm back to 260 dd @ntnue padins dt€ PdaBraPh. 

Yor initial asmptim was @r@t, ihere ts no0ring 

.a vahe at ar1 in this emuent sunp, Bur a[ the whne 

Fu lEv€ bd wading aroud in the lon p@l tl€ 

n at or you body hs rEd snerhing ever clo*i As 

Fu m @idering how [o leave the chamber, tlE 

rliidng srudge dpB in rront oI you ad a sn lqg 

Fnid whibe foF tues nom tlE pool. Ar eyeles, 

hn+ke nead sways hon 6ide io side in ful ot 

Fu, s le€ch-Lle nouth opding md dGing nm 

.Dgly Suddm as a shiljng @bra, th. overBmM 

CIANI TAIE!']ORM 

U you slay th€ vile tapry(m, you aE free to leav€ tie 

il€trihE chrdrtu w Fu rate the hrel diR_dy 

.i.ad or you (hm ho 2?) o! the one to tou left (tu 

Ille inren* h@r of the @rhg flm6 alftady sor.h 

ng you. e],€brcrc, }!u pi.k oul thft potios that 

pnicularly €phlre your nteEst. Will you d.inl a 

polion that is a deep Ed n @lou ad uoking (hm 

r,231), one thatis alu d gtg, slnpy lquid (hm to 

I5r) or aNn the bubblng cmtents ol a hotlte dDt 

FN T;]

ontinually.hanS€siLl hue (tlm to2z)?Alh@tivelt 

you could leave aI of dEm ad ne the buming 

213 

Unabl€ to rsist tne .aU or the DauShleb you join the 

wfthn€d maidens in their spilallin8 dare, then 

tuhdhnenr tighroing about you mtil y@ Iorgd 

even dp @d io bEth€ And so it is that yod ft 

ev€d f.on tie cuse of Lycudiftly s you m lur€d 

to a wat€ry Fave. You! bon6 will be picl€d dd by 

Op catuE that calls the depths of th. f)roMins Po.l 

itsdoruin Y@radv{tuft isovei 

244 

'Ihe silence oi hewault is swept away by a susuEating 

wind, whi.h brinBs widl it a disquiehng feelin8 ot 

nnpodinS doon At 6e edge oI hering you cd 

alnost beliwe that the win.l rs wh'spering !o you 

In iact, the ndf-heard mumur seds lo cone iion 

iiside th€ pit. You edte clGer ad per in[o the 

depthress da.L Wtn a lull in th€ wind you htu e€ 

distmt splash dd slurp of son€rhing noving wiftin 

watery dep0ls. Do you w6t to dimb down hto Lh€ 

pit to fhd out what is luking at dF bolion (hm to 

24) or would you rathd leave th6e nalign rui6 (tum 

syes adjust to tle gjm, lomething ldge cmtes out 

ol the shad@, ben6th OE hayloft, @dy to EdPle 

lou into the 8rcud lou sd the inPrestion of bony 

pbtruiffi &d a wluppnE. *aly hi. Wrth r 4il 

$tuling whimy, ihe rud€)€d ho6emuldt atta.ks 

HAVOC ttOtSE 

r you lmg€ l,o k rhe aazed stallim, you stuble 

out of dr bd and e trer jnto dre frnhtue (tum tc, 

,:4) o. away rl@ thb lrdkish fam (tuh to 244) 

Before the demon pos6sirE lhe Comt cd ftdldt 

uearthly h$l heaks non th€ A(n LycatlmP€'s 

drcat as somethin8 like bla& sok€ pours lDm il8 

nourh, only to disipate into dr chill atr of the 

ddbd. r yon have the coddord Dri,3e, reco.ded 

6yav AdMtuft sh@t, rtmto 2a. rnot, toh !o 5r5. 

245 

Heving open tlF ubmed bam doo. you d 

inmediately asailed by tlE musrt sn€I oi aimals 

and damp shaw lli3 ddk iside the bam and, as you 

F-t t-l Btr

On OE econd noor you.one lo m omately dc.ornt d 

chanbe! that ii iilled with a! m.mc! ol ston. statues 

'Itey rarBe tom s.dphns of l

th.F lands but on€6 lron fr oEs.add inAratand, 

Hb l@€ jsHM sd, sdth rhutuarb@d disveE4 

to @ r@e' tls srory inEh€4 a afrt w@iIB 

@m (,@ HaN He .pologt€ Id hjr .urtql6 bot 

sF OBt h€ mEt EiiF tud gei m€ et€€p, e you bU 

him Bood n'dt, wBhins hih w.U with lus sRh. 

(Add &e co

Anll Lhen th. devils ap Sone a8:in, rhen bodie 

disslving back into &e m'st. You breathe a sigh ot 

lelief at naving oye.come youi grotesqde as6a ME. 

But any sen* of a Eplieve lrom the holors ot 

Iemoor are shoit I'wed as yet moL\er nodbb no{ l 

rcsonnt€s ihFugh Lhe.loyiog nists. ThL L no wou 

bur something ehe, yet mistakeably cmnE 

somc0ring denonic. Roll hro dicd. II L\e btal rcIed E 

lcss oran or equal to you cENcE scoE, lrn to 25l Ir 

221 

,{nd then one of tie wolves does inded jind lhe 

bmzen bravado it nedG to dsauli dre srag4oach Iie 

lithe, grey-lelted credtue mdag6 a gEvrry' de4,ing 

leap onto the ruf of tlE coach {d, havhg lond 

pnmhase wifi ih lftheatlFd clawr/ goes lor you. 

CREYWOLI s(rl7 srNrN 6 

U.less you haye L\e Q tlatg spe.iaL abilib,, duc ro 

yotr precdious losrbon on the roof ot th. caniage, 

you must c@duct combal with thc wdlf wrth your 

Atta& Shgth re.luced by 1 point r you triunph m 

224 

You plae the Gold ne. in Madane Zeldat out 

shtched hmd dd sh. nakes ir vanish wirh a sleiShr 

of hud notrish. Shc beAins mtrking exaggeratud 

lrmd movL'mcnts over Ore crystal ball dd tou fMcl 

you cd sc. swnhS clouds Iornjng wftlrin itr depdE. 

225 

,\h yeF,' ihe forhnc-tcncr begins theatn@ll, 'I se 

many pedls ahead, but also Ercat .oua8e and a gdal 

a.nieved' This munds likc thc sort oI dbbrsh she 

prcbably bells aU he. puteb But sudde.ly Madam€ 

&ldas voice charges drnmati.alt drcpping by 

*veral o.tav€s, and h€r eyes loll !P jnto her head, 

'Bewm dr storm nade nonste. and shm the 

rastem hjls. Noding but dealn awa,ts you thcrc,' she 

iotu. 'H.ed d1e words oI a mouming fathcr dd 

rr* out dle rcck oJ wolves And on.e you are wi0rin 

dp bely of the beast, w.le not the nan of brass but 

ek out tlP iiJerul cadrt.' 

\ladane Zelda slEkes hd h.ad tu il stirrin8 fom a 

,rakmg drean T4 ye!, os m, stars have spoken,' 

:he says, shding as if she .m't quite remember 

;rhat has just happened. 'Yes, L\e rutuc is an 

udis.overed outry um, but you pnth is deai Co 

row, bc o^ you wayr' the forhre-teUe! is .learly 

dLtrcs.d m4 leelin8 a Lftle shaLen your*lf, you 

d..id. not to hmB dosd any longe. Add Lhe 

.odcword Dlodlo/ to you,4d@,lm sh{l md hn 

t9 

lle unnatural .a.ophmy .ontinues, setbng you 

teeth o! edge and working in m cven mor sinster 

lay upon your lycnL\ropy'nddbd body. The wou 

\ithin howls in di*onfort and struggLcs to be iree of 

bmenting music. You 6ght to kccp th€ beast 

'ne 

FiI E']

qrained bul f€el dEt OE dinal imide is sleadily 

bling MEol (Add I toyM (fucE scoF ad lose 

r Lvc( poinl) Howlr8 in dg€r, ld dd nustran@, 

lou ne the .uFd Munc Roon. Tu to 321 

lou h,L you way along dE pasaseay, down the 

raiB and into the €npry, da.keffd bd tun. A half 

aen door leds you ouEde nto Op 6a.hinB im's 

rablng yard. The mom hmgs ovd tF bleak moors, 

6dng everything in its col4 mmodftme light 

You gaze is dEm l,o the s very di{ md something 

derp isirte you nowls in joy at the touch of the 

But a@s o€ yaJd mother light beckons, sP ring 

tom the cack b€h{€m the stable d@8. Sidlthily 

t6u seak over to dr 6cnble and Put d eye to the 8aP. 

frEide, the straw 16 tEen .GaEd frcm lhe middle of 

lhe nmr dd a cuno6, dd distubing, qrnbol has 

ben draM m the n@, surodnded by esoFnc u5 

rd zodia. symbols. The sPa€ is lit by 6dles stu& 

.o barels ad dabes pGitioned dsd the solenc 

.ir1e At the cmE€, Me& dF lditlordh daughte!, is 

onducting some ldnd oI nhrar. In iront oi her, on fie 

ol4 sbre noor oI the siable, is a hmm skdl. YoD 

ftt h kffiFxed as the Htch.hmte mderhd breath, 

h sone finlelliSibl€ lsguage, na:!.in8 nystical 

As you wahn her.onducting h€r unhory nb, you feL 

{i€ vind at yN back md you hactl6 ri.e. Ddk 

Fwers aE being diaM i0 this Place and who knows 

EE

wnat might happen ii MeE is alowd ro iinlsh hel 

spen. will you wail fo! ner to conplete the ritual (hm 

b ro8), or bst in[o the stabLe without iuuE hei- 

Clou.hhg low in the waterloggEd hlmcl you wend 

you way lowaJds a baftd .inle of light in tne 

dsrdce it m6t be a way outl Ihe hlmel wideN 

dd you se that it ends at a cimljar grine beyond 

ihat lies a tor.h-lit stone-walled cotidoi You aF 

awft of a sinister sdttLnA somd md l@k up ar ilE 

cwe of fie hmel rcof above you. Antemae ;ppling 

cpugrhdt fte huge cmtipede nov6 rowards you 

on its nFiad, jointed legs. As you prepae ro deferd 

yobe4 a p.md overgrom .enbpede .ajses i6 

head from Op .hamel $ead oI you dd wliti6 

towards you, its body coveEd in touS}, chitinoE 

armou. ln the confines ol the tlmefpipe, iiSht the 

FiNt CIANT CENII?EDE 

Se.o.dCIANTCINIIPEDE 

IIyou ndage to deJ€at!oth tno .mivorous creahrEs 

yon make lt to thc Erlllc wlthout meetinF turhfr 

Ihe cohtess bafres orronSh you! delence wfth her 

bft hads md pounces on yon, sinldng her lonS 

fdgs into you. orreal tener.arjnS your jug!l/, she 

a294to 

,!.k noNly at the hotblood Suhing fron the wonnd. 

Los€ I srsrNA p.inh. Strddedy the vampress 

ao,ls lron you, gagging hotiblt md etch ing bLood. 

\bur blood s ta,ntedl' fte Aasps. 'Anothef akeadv 

ris a clarm on you. cuEed soul 'Hdaring this you leL 

5at you must be rruly dmed if cv.n one ol the 

rstocra.y ol th€ niSht will not leod on yor lifeforce 

1.ld 1 l,o your cE.NcE soP Howev.!, if you have 

i.Cr^d, 8/mr|re aflrction,yonmayakosdbtra.t:l 

rmts from the vanpnesl saA{rNA. Finish tour fight 

1Lth theLadyol lvlah and fyou reduce her sr MIN^ 

\.ort to 4 points or le$, turn imnredFtely b 24t. 

229 

)\ ith a linal thrust, youi sword enlors the Wer€rtu's 

rcn, si*s np to tlrc hilt, piercing the clcature's heart, 

itil the tip emergd lom its ba.k. The beasi di€s, 

riung one last h.rvl N its lnnp body slides ofr 

. our blade. Your attcntion immediately tuns to the 

^ 

rut.hed woodsman, who bes some feet kom you, 

r here he was felled. You arc about to rush to your 

re.ds aid when you suddcnly stop yo(*lf You 

iare la.ed the beast lying at you fcrt morc thdn once 

i s niBhr, .e you be cedain dut thc fiend is realLy 

ied at last? Will you nake a .loser itupe.tion of dre 

Nerc\rolJ's corpsc (tum hr r5) or so lbaisht t. ulri.lr's 

214 

! you ar fiShiing with a swotd whrh nas becn 

rngmY.d with a Particul.r nme, 

:nunbciusinBih.codcA:1,8=2,c=1 2=26,ana 

trtr EE

then ium to rle Falagraph with the same nuber L; 

you do notlave sucha weapon/ hn h) 15o 

As lu.k would have it you have .onsded a po6on 

$at, mmg ih oth€r healh8 pmperties, is intend€d 

to Evese d€ etre.ts of lycmt}[opy Restore up to 6 

sr MrN^ poirts, pgain 1 LU.( point ad pdue you 

caNcE &ore by 4 (alfiough it .mot drop below r) 

Will you now lry one of fie other pohons (irm to ]37) 

or t 14 no longer md esape tle blazrng shuctuF 

231 

Cronchirg ,. trent of the mirrcr you exanine wheF 

Or glass meeLs the frame. The soud ofstone grhding 

on *one sends a shiver down you sphe. You Fa.i 

itrtantlr jnnptrg back non th€ miror s L\e ston. 

Arifhn cones ro life and sleps doen lrom ils plh$. 

Wi|n a g.mibe grcwl, the statuc ssipes at you wiL\ a 

marble paw. OnG agah you de fightinS for you lile. 

s]()N[ GRIfFIN 

If you aE using a blad€d weapory such a a sword 

or a dagEc4 a s!.€sstur sh

Despitc b.ing in an obvions *ate ofnegle.t, wlth the 

door in thr basc of th. iowe. shui behind you, the 

stonc building provcs io bp wpriheFiighr, sheltering 

you tom thc woBi of the dorn ra8i.e outslde, thd 

wind soughing thmuab ihe slrredded saiG oJ thc 

lvindmill. FR of rhe rornenr ol rhe tempesr yon take 

a moft hca nd lo.k rround you. The bas. of thc 

lowcr is .luftered wrth bores, .rates, badcL md, 

curiouslt p,ec.s oI macNnery. ln fa.t thcr. n 

nothinghc,e iosu$esiih€ 'nehl kuepu?oscof aedrking 

mill, cctrinLy no bags oI flour o! g.indston6. A 

iickdfv w.oden stancase leads up to tlr floor above 

rnd, gaz'ng up into tlre glood, yotr cm \ee rnother 

levclbey.nd tlut. As you gazo upwdds you f3n.y 

lrou se dre sh3dorvy suggcstion oJ m.rement ,n a 

nickernrS iasi ol lightning. Wns thep Fally some 

thnrg moving up thctu, or wns it $nply yo!. or€ts 

wrcuAhtimaghationplathgti.lcof vou?W tou 

InrcstrSate this ld cl of thc windm,ll-ioNer 

more ca.etully bdorc scft lng down ro 

sleeP? Turn ro 256 

C rnb th€ustcadvstarase to rhe next 

tloor? Tum to 161 

S.trle do*n to sleep sbaightawat ignoring 

whatyou thr* youm,ghthaEsecn? nm to 179 

Prescnt thL'msclvcs bnt wh,ch 

'n€ tumcl wior walls coveFd wirh 

thc ptusage shawn with p€bbles? 

237 

'Ihe cEatuF suddenly dm.es away from you in a 

flurry of snownakes. 'Wintel,s parl and nrst snowial, 

warm heads gow old, we claim L\em all. it sinSs n 

its squeaky voi.e. You sudd€nly find yousell at tlre 

.ente of a fEzing whirlwind. Yon .d fcel i.e .rack 

lmg acrcs your skn but.m do nofiing to stoP its 

freezhg elfe€ls. Yon find yourplf paralysed by.old, 

rou body as imovable as a block of ie. By the 

hne moming .ones/ you have thawed out md are 

:bLe to nove a8ah, but ihe winbr sprite's chillhg 

enchmtnent has had a detlinental effe.i upon you 

body. (Losc d addiuoml I sraMr\a poinrs rnd 1 

!rLL point.) Ir you ae still alive alter thE ordeal, M 

trtr

,33 

You wnib away 0E rest oI the .lay in the vilaBa or 

Baici ih€u. Ihere is nothin8 lErticddly speirl about 

the pln.€: it h6 a nil, ravh dd lorS€,6d it8 t6ple 

spdd th{ days r€ndin8 dr€ land d labouing in OE 

fmt to 0E sdth€dl A basic m€al of hat md 

Pobt@t alor8 with a naSon of ale at dE wilage 

lavd, wil Gt you 2 Gold Pift6 ed EtoE up io 4 

STNINA Poinls, As dusk fals you make you way 

ba.! to 0E a@ oI the Cmival€. Ilp .ins s now 

ded to the publi. for doth€! day and mct of dE 

plac€ ts in ddkn6' You slirt OE pe.imer aqin8 

the cftus people have setup mhlyou m D a pGrtion 

where you ae suEno one cm *ewhat yo! are doing. 

LoNning a shftt€d pm€l you sup Nide ad male 

you way stealdily b€tween the lents, sralls and 

sranding wasotu. You m jDsi bying to deide wher 

FN E? |--l Fr-l 

239 

1,0 explore lint whm yd hed a noEe. It i. th€ sMd 

oi ugmt voies. 'I lell you, sreone's brcld i4'ole 

sF.'Ih€y r@'t 8€t Id,/ sys ro0E. The voic m 

8€trin8 de. yotr re 8ojn8 to com€ fae-to-fa.e with 

then oM€E ey nomar lf M you w r 

rte6nit€ly be spofted, blt th@ mignt 'ou be dothe! way 

Nt ol this. Il you wdt [o 6t nd you 8rcsd ad ta@ 

wh@q is appMchin& hm io 257 Ahenatively 

lou ca Ey ro If $, w youhide in the larEe tent 

to you lett (rDs '!de to 37o) or dE paint€.t dawd to you 

the cech sweeF Nud a b€nd in tlE tud dd it i5 

rho that yd Fe rh€ dEu befop you. Katya lJBes 

rh€ hor56 !d'ad! tlE wo.d@,l,mphtbrid8e, whi.h 

spffi the Sapina 8or8€ Wftn the stagmach pn!.ing 

up sp€ed, it is only when tou are kio dos to evd 

aHedpr b sbp th€ noFs that you EaL* $rrrd€ - 

or s(@dri[g - h6 tanFrcd with tlE hnds€. nE 

niddle spa is missin8 mtirelt brcken spa6 

strer.nins out jnto the p€cipftos void lhat Fffi 

b€n@th it. TrtinC [o ontain h€. ising rc oJ Peic, 

&tya whips ihe hoes inio a hdt uging then at 

tne last posDle nonenr b jffip. If you did mi tale 

& earlier divdsion trcugh tlt€ ilGt, tth !o 50: If 

you did take thls divesion rol 6e di€ dd add 

eelve, giving you a total ofbetwem 13 dd 13: this is 

rhe horF ' combined STAMNA s.oe. Thd rcl lou 

dice r the iobr oI th€re iou dice le$ d|a or €qual 

t dElb6*'s.:mA Kre, tuh to 's 5o2. If it t5 g€ate!

,4o 

wtholt l@lin8 bact you n€e the Towea nothi.g 

rtdnding b.hvm you dd tredm. You aF back o 

ttu blasted darpmdt, thhking you have nade ir 

away eleD, when a tedible F€..hing crt lEuds 

r(:r1E tlF hilltop. swepinS dom dt oI the niShl 

sky is a fod, wingrd .Eatup, oughry hmoid 

in shap€, with d ugly, ov€Eikd h€ad dd a lhin, 

stured body. stEtch.d b€tlven its a6 md le8s aE 

vast l&L\ery wings rnd it Faches for yd wi0r bild 

like claws. You havc no .hoie but to figlt Ore Hdpy. 

II you sudive the en.ostei you finally tal@ lhelt€r 

Ior the ni8ht jn th€ lea ol a huge, h6sy boddei Th€ 

n€xr dat you Ft otf again, ci@qgating th€ 

virh6€ oI Maun this tin€ and joinin8 the @d that 

.41 

You sclJf away pad ot rhe .h.lk-draM sigil with the 

hcel of your boot, d.awing you sword ready !o 

dermd youBelJ at the ehe time. A sudden But of 

vind whirh mhd the stable, like a trapped [omado, 

and L\e candles e $utred out. At the sde moment 

th€ landlo.d's daughhr lels out a ledbl€ .ry ol 

antuish. Slddoly rhe He.d16 Highwalm is [\d 

a6ain, on rhe back of his phantom sre€d. 'And now, 

ny love, we shau b€ r%dn€r foEv€.|' he deda6 

over the howling, galcfoKe wind. Wth dut he 

gathec the younS wikh rn his alN ad ssmss h€r 

onto the saddle in Iront of him. The slmbol wd a 

EE 

,42441 

smoning Sigil, a witch-nart oI ill oma, uscd rd 

draw Fsde$ spjrib lo a place HavinS deshoyed it, 

Jou}a!ebEto theSirl spoweroverrheBno.tof rhc 

He.d6}nghwayTs tuhro76. 

t4' 

You PFBts along dr tumel tn a haifoD.h, Dnril rt 

b(on6 moft likd a pop€r passBeway md you can 

stdd upright again. th€ lmin6(flt mos d@ nor 

let you eyesight penetrnle vsy fa! duough rhe 

Sloomr yor eds pick !p the approachng drone lon8 

belore youse tk two huge flips. They are grctesquely 

overgroM jNcts/ th€ir bleled bo.l6 black wit\ 

i I hai6. The buzzinS oI t\e cianr Flies jnte6]fies as 

they home ir on you, darting foManls ar drey hy to 

puctft yur t6h wiih $eir lon& ne€dlshfp, 

( you kill borh ol the i@cts, tuh io 161. 

z4t 

@ng 6 lle hE rc us tor it now, you tffiaSe 

|nouEh it. You find a iotal oI 3 cold Pie6 end 

enouBh lo.d for z Meals. Bur while you have bftn 

rnvesti8atinA ih$ scenei th€ crcws have bftn.irdin*

,44 

cl@r dnd clopr squwlinBloudl, th€ huds sud. 

d€nly dbp out of tlr€ stt b€als snapping &d ialong 

MURDER 

OF CROWS 

ll yo! deleat the mB, oEEby drivin8 the nct 

away, yoq sel otr east again, b.Ioft tne birds become 

emboldflert ed Etlm. Tln to q. 

244 

Your *,dr tor the Bed rE ben hahatinBly tutile 

dd ha bouBht iboM dmg6 In dpsd you h.v. 

tu choie but to Etlm ro the ELrivE g,€ry ot tne 

rom b€loe fic nm ris The su h6 el tlE wall5 

oI vargqnoi a $lid bl{k stEdov ataNr tlE purF 

lGg slylue, sdl em way olt, 6 you hil€ you vay 

b:.1 rhrcu8h ur lo6ls bodsing th€ Suddmly, 

a sva8. a.l yet mDubfd dy drs thFu8h 'ovn the 

n'8hf cd. hom en€wh@ n@rby Ruming h.lllorleath.i 

't you bGt into a duinS b€e*n tF d.rk 

r|c rnd a nch6 sighr g16 you. LyinS d lh€ 

n6r ol OE d€adg is a young wM, we.rinB a 

ho.d.d cl@k, dFhtting b.di@ dd bews, h€t 

d isha4ed ccbow falm at ls sid.. L6'MB ov€r 

her is a monskous @atuE, wnin8ly p.n wo(, parl 

beni and vet with mne FmbLn@ oI a hutun. 

l.upinc senaes flarin& rhere is no doubr in your nind 

lhil rhis is the We!€beasr ofvargennda Setuing you! 

Prr*nei the .reat!re Sives voi@ to a bcUowing 

roir and tum rrcn the delmcele$ wonan to lace 

you. It is |nen that you re the cro$bow bolt prckuding 

lrcm the n6h oI ils lightam. You have little

time to prpare youEelf befoE tie monsftr is upon 

WEREBEAST 

If the motute. woDds you moE tha ture, add r io 

you! .EANCE soE. If you suruive five rcuds of 

battle againsi the mo.stsous cEahrle, o! you nmee 

to Fdu.e its sraMrNA score ro 5 poinls or I6s, hrm at 

24t 

'Ihe Cosress sMeks dd wh 6 away fion you 

wnpping he! cloal ftud her 'You will revd l€ave 

my donain alivel' she wails dd, with thal ner 

.o.poreal lom disslves into black mi!t. riave you 

d4boyed h\o ofiitr whne e\?lding thc tower? IJ 

sq hrln ro 263. If you have or y datsoyed otu, d 

246 

'Be8one, night mahE!' fte mm starb yelbg. cet 

awat fbm neE md leawe E in peace!' At t!is, tie 

asembled villages shufle bwardr you roo, wavinS 

then pihHo.ks md bil]n@ks in the air Th6e people 

have obviosly b€en uerued by emething ad are 

preparing to vmt their fqE a.d ldstrations on you. 

With a sudden shout ot 'KI the niSht cleatrel' jim 

L\en mid.llea8ed leadd, the a8ry nob dsh6 you. 

If you are Boing to get out ol SEi8oiva alive you are 

Soing to have to liEhtyotr way out. 

Etr 

Fjghr rl\e agitated vilagers as if dEy were one 

opp@ent. Ho{evd this is not a onvstional combat. 

You art not tying to injre these haple$ peasmt folt 

altiough they N most deinitely trtuS ro til youl r 

the nob wiN m Atta.k Rohd, dedud 5r MNA 

potnts trom ]ou total as nomal. IJ you win m Aiiack 

Roud, iowev€r, you do not .l€duct srNrN pojnb 

a5 you would aSaDst a Mvmtional amy. Iretead, 

rl you win tlvo Attack Romd! ir a rcw 04 fanin8 lhat, 

afbe. six Attack Rouds (if you d stiLl alive), you 

nma8e l,o brea-k lree of the dgly no! dd escale 

tom strigoiva (tum ro ro:). 

,47 

You slve voic to a telrible baymg cry and wat.h as 

tlEnuAe wolv6 quail dd quake, whimpqing aty.u 

dimalisEc hovl, befof lnally turning tail and 

ming fDm yo! Tm [o 513. 

F;l F-I

)43 

Red irT@th ana a|tu - as pat al you slow bur steady 

eansfomation into a WeEwolfi you Ih8emft hawc 

hardded into tal@s and you cmine teeth havc 

len8drened. Ihis meaG you ft now just s 

effe.tivc dd deadly n batde 'hat mrmed N you aE 

aded If you eve. have to Iight hamed you may 

ignob ee perolhes placed upon you Recod L\is ns 

spe.ial ability on you! /4d@"rrue Sbcr dd dpn tum 

to the paragraph with the sme nmber as the one 

you wcro lasi insLru.bed ro write down. 

249 

M.ving steadily [owar& ti. hedt of the dusk 

stuouded ruins, you lind yoGelr at dre rop ot a ni8hl 

ot wom stone steps ldading doM inro a dome rcofed 

udergound .hmber DraM as you are rowadr 

this darker gloom, yd wi]l ned to be able l,o Li8ht 

you lant€in to pmgrss fu0re. If you have a tantem 

04 not, the N,t!t cfdrrrrE special abillt, tum to tu1 

ll nor/ 't you wil] ]uve io Ehace you steps dd leavc 

25e51 

290 

Bcfor€ you em .ome in si8hr oI Maun you see th€ 

tower L\at loons ovd it,lookin8 like a bla.k.lutchhg 

.law against the blari( dvas oi the sky Keephg a 

wary eye on L\e tow€r, dd the tiny la8ged shadows 

fliriing about ft hfth, you iollow the load dovn 

into an mclo*d val€t which holds the crmblng 

buildings ol Mau. I}p palefa.ed peasmE you see 

sbuggling io iil L\e lad appear po$es*d ot a 

norbjd Lethdgy lhei. homes at h a stabe of 

dErepair, the thatched rcofs saggy md gren prii 

mos. nE whole place seN to lie mder a shadoqy 

paL evcn houBn dusk F stlu sone hous dway. lr you 

havctha.o&wordNeir.t@rdedonyou,4dmrxtr 

s/rtrr, tum to 191. noi,tumto411. 

lncxplicably, you lnd yosell d.aM towaJds the 

dcmonic howling lollowin8 the vailinS 18, you 

itumble over swmpy gsud, mdlul oJ wlEt is 

happenng underfet. You take dother sEp md 

rbrupily sink to you OriSh in trre peary mud. 

\lomen tum cain6 you forward md soon you m up 

ro your wa6r in a sthlina bo8. As the Ea]liy of you 

p€i,lous sjbarion hib h6me, dE Power the eene 

howling had over you is brcken. You lwist and tu, 

dng lo 8et youmelf out or tl€ bog before you si* 

dy futler You d already up [o you chest whe. 

r ou spy a h ailing rooi pohding fiom a moud, on 

ahi.h a Bnarled bush glows Trlns l,o fe youselt 

rm tle clutches oi the bog, you led Jorward, 

Erining .vcry n6de as you ry to reach Lhe .oor. 

DT]

RoU thR di.€ It tlP bbl reIed E 16 ilEn or .qu.l 

lo ydr sr^MrN^ sE, lrh [o r:6. ll rh€ rot l is 

And then the mochos spideFcreatur€ is on rop 

or you and you have no choi@ bur ro fisht b.ci 

'Tepasserl'3he 3hrieke.'Step inio ny parlour/ would 

you? WeU you never lqv€l' Aning yourslt 

you pEp.F ôw to epel th€ SpidaQuen's 6FUlt. 

SNOERQUEEN 

Th. Spid€rQll$ has *v€.al dittuFt n€thods or 

atkk. Elch dhe Alztrea ru d Arbd Rdnd, Dll 

om d'e .nd Gult the hble b€ld to ft whnh 

athk she us .nd dE dmat€ it ells. 

r: 

] 

Bnrh.d r,l6s - lr 2 $rm poinb 

lr.png ane* - you e |arrl€d ro ttE gbund 

(l(R z !r^m poinb) md sFnd tne nei 

A acl Rodd haPP€d udd ih€ RoNrer, 

lirhhnS with you Afra& StqSth Educed by 

5 

Web{pit - you sufle. no wou& but c.Mol 

d€Iend yoqr*U du.ing tne nqt Atra.k Round 

a3 you rttuggle ro lEe yoLreu Imm the 3ncty 

venosoubite lr4sraNpoint. 

Spid6wam tint r€dd.di€d sp'd6 buBl 

frcm blBbeB m hd abdm. RoI m de md 

F-l t-l 

,tt-t51 

l@ oEt my r.w poirts .s the swMing 

spdm si.r h€n f.n8s hb you tr6h. (Howca€r 

lhis atta.k arsd Gb l,\e Spid€rQxen 

z srAma Fi^ts.) you od.te lo sby lnr 

sPid€4ud, tum l,o 364. 

You gulp dom th€ thick, Bftn liquid, which leaves a 

bltlcr aftertaste i^ ytu mouth - but theE ji worP to 

.one You .d fe.l yru body swellinS .nd changir& 

ns the fleh-walPjng €Ift.ts or 0r lycanrhFpy aE 

cxaerbad. (Add 2 poinb to ydr cts^Nc8 soE.) 

PcdEps rtEE is amtlE poti6 d rh€ shell that cd 

Fv.R rlE dw&tina €lld Do you wanr ro try 

Molhd or Lhe botrl€d p.liG (tuh lo ,'z) or wrll you 

ch(e nor io put Fu laifi in my moE ol lhe mrd 

si.ntitt's modi6 ad flR dE burldin8 (tuh 2rr)7 

254 

Evm is yd fth loMyd@ tn. miNhG wou 

Liud I h[o tne air behind you. Th€E i n 

f,ommt 'E oi t€dible stillffi dd tlEn lne tuU Bel8hl 

oI thc ftatuft ld.ls on iop of you, sendins you 

sprrwling on lh€ 8Mrt. You 8.5p i^ pah, th€ bEath 

knockcd ort of y@, 6 the woll sinkd lts cruel leeth 

inljo your shoulde! dd ral4 yolr back with its sreel. 

\h p claws. (Loe 4 srM^ points ) 

\'ou sudder y heu a g.utr voice beuowing it the b€st 

to ale& you Yd 6*l the wor @ bp oi you ten*. 

The ptsre of the srel gr-E p ot it6 irws dbdd 

vour shqndd abrupdy @, a6 yd wdld-b€

ylto! cold, picrcing slarc. Rotl two dre.If dlc nunb.r 

rollcd is lcs than, or cqual to, you. .nANcx scoE, 

llm t6 1d, it t is gPatei tum to 5:. 

256 

Among L\eclufteranddekitus rhat has been dunped 

ai the base ol the wlndmill, now lying hde! a L\i.k 

covering oI dust/ you lind a gleming Ircn Rod, 

polish€d to a bluebla.l< rinish, with a sphere or mer.l 

at one end md a gleming spil

lile aSai$t a tauc md a .ltr1H F18ht the two pi(es ol 

Jhihft at th. samc timc. 

TABLE 

CHAIR 

49 

wiLh op day w€arin8 on, the hunLing pa.ry *is or n 

searcn oI t\e B€6t The nen who na*e up the band 

are nsed io the hardships oi lile in m even harde! 

land. They aE men ol feu wo.ds, wno value action 

over rhetolic Thei! houds skaln at thei! .hains, 

snarlinS and slaveri!& eaSe! [o be alter thet pret 

A nunbe! oI velerm kapp€rs eujde tne party into 

$e loresls north oi vdge.noi bcyond the Kag8l 

pastues wh@ fie Bcast took its most ftmt vi.tim. 

You enter &. pincwoods hdc. a glowerh& ov€(ast 

sly. ed once beneath fie overar.hing brd.hes it n 

as d&k as if dusk has laUe. Ihe path the parry takE 

wendr this way and oEi thsuSh the foPsr, wolfhodds 

and nashtts being loosed to sniff out ihe 

qua.ry. others amonS the grcup assure you thar you 

a@ followir8 srSns Ieft by rhe B€asi ol rrs pa$,ng. You, 

with your oM hei8ht€ned lupi,re senrs, howevei 

cannot pict up ay RenL or sjgn oI such a monster 

anlvhde n€l6y As dust Eally d@s begin ro ta1i, in 

desperation the hmbe6 split up ad spread out h m 

attenpt to find ddr qury. sudderJy ilone you 

stunble on drmugn Lhe dcloa.hing ddloes. lf you 

have lhe Nrgh Cftature sp€cial ability, um to 410. II 

not, ?hr yor fu.t. If you de Ln&y, hd to 41o, ii you 

'Her.'says th€ shoiar prcfferins a steming flask, 

'drinl this. You tale Lhe Aask and f,iff at 6e stem 

douding at tlr€ brim. You instin.tively F.oil in 

disSut. You dk vereticus what the eni. is made 

Iron. "Ilpre's a liftre wollsbde in rheE,' he otrc$, 

'tinchr of lilver da o ol mistletoe ' You are going 

to luve io hold you me as you dri*, ii you aF ever 

to stonach this cuios lotior but are you even 

.eiain you want to drinl it? ll you do, tum to 173. If 

Fu Polrtely declne, hln to 19r. 

Furthei on, the passgeway bends to tlre ri8ht $d 

opens inb a larS€,low-mfed cavem. On dle otner 

e oI the cave, dother tuel, simih to op one you 

have just left, continuG inio tlp ddkn6s L\at lies 

b€neath dF Abbey lock But beeen you md dE 

onw&d tum€l the noor of the cave is lost bmeafi a 

pool ol loedd slm€, wnthing wilh ih€ bloabd white 

b.dias ofcidt MaBgots. Ihjs explairo the ageEsi'c 

attihrde of Op Cimt Fli6 l,owdds your L\e nsects 

(cF prcte.ting d€lr brcod. The stench hele s evd 

kone thm trt of fie cmumt plpe dd you cu see 

nubs oJ bone picled clemby dE hmgry mggols Do 

rou wtr.t io nsk cmssinS thc mg8ot?ool to get io 

L\e hnnel on lne othe. side (th to 293), or would 

vou lather retrace your steps to t'heF you mtered 

ihis stinljng hdeMorld and take th€ othd path (turn 

trtr trE

a62461 

nre mols dead, you shmble in[o the ffitualy dd 

come lpm dE n€dt of the .omption in this pla€ 

Slching about in a pit .dt ftom ben'M lifhed 

na8stores, and 6led didr cloying Brm slim, h a 

tu88ot of a nagnitude you would never have ina8 

ined. The L\ing must be , f€et long from snout to tail 

dd 6 yoD wahh tr shuddeB, its tiny blind-head end 

swaying roud, snifiing you out, tie maggofs moi.t 

whire body rippling Fpulsively Glutinou slim€ 

dnbbl6 hofr the abomimii@'s nesady working 

nouihprE. Ihe sicuy sweer smell 6 at its sLug6t 

here md (al6 you gag li ,o tho thai you realie 

why ir is so lamilid to you: il is the slench ol decay. 

surely evil such d lhis cmot be pemitted lo live If 

you have the word Srogjd wnften on you,4d@llp 

sJret tum lo r55. lf no1, you ould deal with ihe 

gobesqueablot-Ma88ot wfih.old steel (tDm !o {26), 

or, jI yd lmw oI dothd ms of iightin8 the 

m88ot, yd win also (now a pdticdd nde. Tm 

dlil im€ into a nmb€! uing tl]e .ode A=1, B=a C=3 

. 2=26, add the nmb4 logetid ed hrm to the 

PaJa8raph with the Fme nnmbe. as tlp total. 

Arte@tively, you colld jEr u Ircn the nGttuG 

mlSgors pr*ne and rne Abbey (hm to !43). 

:63 

fte cbud oi black mrt moG acoss the palatial 

.nanber at spee4 6fi1 it disapped ud* a rapestly 

on lhe Itu wal. Hurying alter it you pr aside rhe 

val hdgin8 dd iind a hiddd door Beyond it, h a 

danped tudet clmbd, you lind the lNt of the

Vanp,mss'.ofhns.ThfMinEba.k thc lid y.u sc. L\c 

rcjofmma body oa th. undead dominahix Withont 

lresfiati.n you plunSe your blade into the cmatut'r 

.he{, penetraring he. shrivelled black hcari Th. 

Counress' ey€Lids tl'ck open and an unholy s.man 

ps€pes ftom he! gapin8 mouth as she elPires. Belore 

youf eys hernesh djssolves intoslime and her black 

ened skeleton.rmbl6 to dLsr You h:ve desboyed 

the rampiri. comtess lsolde and lreed the people ol 

Maun fmn ner ryrmy. Regain 2 LlG poinisr with 

the mdead Lady of Maun truly dead al lasL, do you 

wmt to 6p€nd dme sar.hhg her .hanbe6 fo. 

hrasLft (trm b 125), or do y.u wdt to qdt this 

plac. of rvil as widDut futh.! d.lay (tm 10 346)? 

264 

With Op Golem noihinA mop d]m a pudde oI 

melting fat, wdy wlnie chunks and .ui cmdlewi.*!, 

you crcss rhe rooD and exmre dre omat€ loolinAglass 

hangng on the lar waU. Close io, you Falip dEi 

tle nFor has b€en larhDn€d lrom bla.k volcmi. 

glass, ils omately wrou8nt irane, bmished gold. As 

you staft jnto the blac( 816s, you orvn shadow€yed 

fa.e stdes lack atyou. An ilMiption has be{ etched 

Iflou lnartd n! scdtts knou, 

And r&edll I da b6tau, 

Trkt .aunsc na , step funh dhd s.palk 

And lell ntuhdl it is lar snk. 

ll you tnow what it is you should asl ror, bm ihe 

nane jnro a nmber lsing the code A=1, B=2, C=r . . . 

265-267 

2=26, md tum io ihe paragraph which s rhe sme 

E the total you cone up vth ll the para8raph na(es 

-n sele rhe mEo. wru not Eive up its s.crers to 

tou Llhich leaves you only hro options. Wi[ you 

*ash rhe Dimr (tun to 34)/ or l€ave the trret roon, 

xM to rhe Map Roon fld proceed lron thcrc (hm 

265 

\ the cuiod bchg darts ovc! the sparklinA ground 

:rru despcratclj, 14, to sra.k your bnins for any way 

cm po$ibly thi of td rid youcela.f the i.y 

-ru 

--ritc. 

You now need to iest one of your abililies, 

.ihei bt T.srirg yorl Strl or I- ng yaut Li.k. tl lan 

-.:i yd!/ ski/l and apsu.cesstul, rurn b:a? llyour 

at loar tr.ft and are Lukt Lurn ro 299 Ilyou fail, 

:o nartt. whi.n ability )iou r€st, in desperarion you 

-, rx your sword from irs scabbard (turn ro n3). 

\!a{ rron the picK the dead Dwrf has few p.sses 

rons sbour his peson, which L probably why ne 

=ked prcspftting in sucn a perilous place. Howeve4 

r the mlnert pa.k you find a stilkloppercd potion 

xttle labeUcd 'loituc'. Ihe botde hd one iot lefi in 

I Drinldrg tie podor wil FM your LUc( soE io 

= Itrridl level. TIN is a lu&y 6nd ndeedl Now you 

: ust r€trln ro 12 to d4de whrh way ro 80. 

267 

nt or L\e foetid pool, the blade appeffi to shinc. It is 

r nng ncenr weapon ed has not suircnd dy 

Etr trE

tamishinA,ddspil,citsFsii.g pla.e. lumingthcblade 

over you sL{ Lngraved Eothic leLtenng flash in tht 

lmten light. laoy spell out a rane 'Wllfen'. You 

hale foud a powcihl na8ica (eapon. lie{ore r 

LL.( point md, for as long as itls your wetrPon oi 

choi.e, inc.eaP you Attack Slrengdr h batrles by I 

point. Aswell a5coDtingas amaAi.il weaPo., whi.h 

,v l hm the udead, demons md magi.al.reatuFs, 

t]re Wuuen SNord has a .ltrm boud into it, whi.h 

work aga,nst the noo*irouShi poweis oI wee 

.reab.es hJunes you lay aginst my aeahE wilh 

the rvor.t 'r!ere' n ts nme, \lhile wi.ldhg the 

i\'uuen S$or.l w l aue I 

srAMrNA poinh damage 

ratLrer thar lhe usual 2 Add ihe Wulten Sword to you 

Posse$jo6. StiI manellng at the nagmficml 

$ eapon ,ou hold in yonr handr, yon be8:n to wondd 

what elsd midt bo lyng beneath the su.fa.e of the 

pool Do yoh want to extend the seaEh Ior adetacE 

(tuh to 432) or wil you .linb our ol the pi rqih you 

lo rous ncw 6nd (hh to154)? 

' . . And so I 6nd mysclf hdc, a ncr@nary *eking : 

pb rhat will pay for a .omt rtabl. bcd at r wan ls 

forlhe n,EhL, you salr c.n.ludinA your story. 

'A sel s$ord, you say?'The man never oncc t*6 hn 

eyes iron you.'Then yon have .ome b the right pla.d 

But lefs not ta* here. You nust be hmgry after you 

kavcls md Trd sa.tltg r,j has a roa.ng 6re that * il 

talc thc .hiU lrom your bones.' 

You .Iow L\t mm - who is Ko.rad, herdnan oi 

F';l F-I 

StiSoiva - to lead you to tlE v lage's only ravem, 

rfher at his insisien.e, a bowl ol sreming nutton 

new is placed belore you. You devou the hcal 

hungdly as you hst€n ro qhat he has to rcl you. 

rReSainnp io4 sraMrNApoints.) 

1Ve 

live n cursed times, my Licn.l, dd Shigoiva feel! 

this cuse nore st ongly th& oOE places On a 

nightly bash wc sullcr thc atticks of a vc.rable army 

Chosh? 

Kdad has aptuEd you. aik.rion 'whai 

Teffiblo spktEs aU, he g@s on 'Fksr thec is the 

huck, which peys upon bavelleG on the westein 

{oors md keeps FaLher cotran a virtual pr;oner 

xithin Op holy sh.ife l,o the goddess of dr h.aling 

lpiing. Then ihere is Lhe Headless Highwaynm, who 

rtys on lolk who kavel the road norur to Bald, jnst 

: hc did jn tus mgodly lifetime. And last, bui most 

rmble oi all, th€re tu dF Howlin8, which assails N in 

.ur hones ea.h md evcry nighr. We have had oough. 

,\hen you nived, you fomd us pEpadng to neer 

re Bhostly pnck dd s..nd it on iis way back to Hell, 

-r die kying Will ydu helF nd us ol ou speckal 

:ormentoA? We would Fward you jn ou own modcst 

:: lou want io stay md help the vllagcis in thdrtattlc 

u ith the Howling rvhat€irr that hightbc tumto 

| 1t t.1

269 

Ther€ is a detnile gap beh"M tlle edge ol ihe nimr 

dd the lade Tapprg the wall dohd the edge ot 

the Eane you iinally fnd vlEt you e lootinE roi 

You apply j6t the i8ht amomt of pressure ar the 

n8ht spot md fre reflecbng glas swings back 

Beyond the miftr lies a sall chnbu &aPed with 

black velvet dd lit by a smgle Fd lmtd. Stmding 

on hestles is a grdd black colfn with Sleming Sold 

handles. If you evd iad ay doubts tlEt N{ad Tower 

s the lair oI a Vampte tiey vffih now. You know 

ilut a VmpiP's cofiin is iLs Last retuge md as lmg as 

ihe mdead cPahE has su.h a 

can neve. hry b€ vmquished You sod tlrc .offjn 

clashing to the nmr md sm6h it to srnitlEM 

(Mate a note of rhe fact drt you have deshoyed tlt 

colfin o^ you A&dt!tr sree, dd add r to you 

ar.N $ore ) I@Ling noF corLfident about the our 

come ol you Fission you leave d1e s@nd il@r io 

exploE elsewnqe (tum !o 7). 

2?o 

270 

]ltP beng no time lite th€ pr€ht, tou scize you 

moment dd l€p a! the fiin& sword dravn. seeing 

wlEr you e plamh& Ore Chdgaling hiss ad 

l€aps into the ranes above 1ou h.ad. In dp sme 

nEthl, as iJ .ompeled by fte wil of moih€i, lame. 

Bauer dd his ,ife rurch towards you, aming 

|nd*lv6 wid| a sbut loA hom the w@dpile and a 

rouin8 pin, Eady to defend thei. ljrub.al 'child'. 

'Ihe ChdgelinS giggls s ih€ old couple try to bane. 

you with dEn impmvsed cudgels You have no wish 

ro han th€ elde.ly pair and so liSnt ody !o djsdn 

drn.Iamer Bau€.lEs a s(LL *o!e ol6 dd Mistre$ 

Bauer a sdLL or 5. Roll fo. Altack Rouds as nomal, 

but Educmg you. Attact Stmgrh by 1 point. You 

n*d ro wn trso Atra.k Rouds to disan each 

oPponmt, md have to liSht thm bodl at tie en€ 

tine. If the Ime. or his wlie win m Attack Romd 

you win sulter damage a6 nomal. Kep a hack ofhow 

nmy Atta.k Rodnds it lal6 [o dsad 0E pair (you 

win need to li8ht a minimm of f@). Wh6 you have 

di$hd both Fafu dd Mishss Bauer, you de at 

bst able l,o tackle 6e chan8eling. Bui while you have 

been dbha.ted theimplEsbeesreadily h ffilomh8 

itseff. It js now much ldgei and more vjcious than it 

was h iLs infani fom. Wim you cone to fight the 

momhous ihp you musr in@aF ils sr MrN s.oE 

by th€ nunbe. olArhck Rouds it bool( you to disam 

the old .oDpl€ You must also in@* it snl scoE 

by dE sm€ nuhber divided by hro (mudins 

th.fims up) Now hm io 137 l,o resolve tlris bat[e. 

IT] FfI trtr

Ae yo{ b.hle lhe Bh.r r /olf yd tE.w itl@rin8l/ 

.w@ ol ln. rEsr or lhe woll pact dtinuhg lo de 

in .oqd yo\ ad thar moMt y disthdim ls cU 

It trl6. You 3hrmble on d dpo*d r.ot dd loF you 

foollng The huge wou seizs the oppdtuilty wiu 

@edlng dlnal clNing. You.wordd nalirt 

!s you try to nairtain you balmce, th€ woff m6ho 

ttEugh yoa cmpFnud def6e 6d hurlt you 

bodlly to the grcud. You tel ib gtut wei8nt on lop 

ot you, rh. brcath kroded our of y@. You .e sbcI 

it! lo.tirl, .mivoE's bsrh, hear its s@l in vru .& 

Ard thsl with. evage qy ot aiMl sti'f..ti6, uE 

wou rinli itl langs irto rtE tlsh of you irD!.ldd. 

(Le : r^rR IEinR) Y@r agunr.d dy il 

$ddcnly jonEd bt . howl ot pqh 6 dE wol, ELE 

iE grip. You visid tEyin& td s a b!, rhiL{ 

ligu etanrftB dd dE Blad WoU r siurdy wo.de 

!6 s & hi*d .!.v. his lEd DE arc d@d. 

.gain dd trE wou Aivs . 5li.n8led yowl .nd l..pt 

oft you. Tb. wo.dsM swirBs nis de atain ad $. 

wou n6 yelping dE Et oI th. IEd etu.ltint dti€r 

dr€ir L.d.i Den th€ Crat 68@ is l@nin8 over you. 

Der€at.d by pain md blood 1o6s, yru dy cmd 

tate 4y nore dd youbla.k out. Th !o ru 

You ttudte on accs FeMoor rolowin8 the Mrow 

P.$s of flmer gFud z'gagging beh4m the 

nmh€ thrl hive giv6 th* h@F 6eir m€. IE 

log thit cmtinuB lo thict€n a@ud you ad

Ar the rery top ol dE spn,r sr.i!@ you pas thsugh 

a dw ad ereF€ otjo dE bardmenb ot 0re tow4 

Ddt ra8s of cloud sd i.Ms th€ h@w whcn hatt' 

nu tuil orrcr the lddsaF Strirg up at th€ bd 

ye cd le€l its lffi €n€rgy wortjrg iE way irb 

dery fib€ oi yM h€in& c.lling io the wolt wiAir 

(A

liEI VAMPIRE 

DAT 

Lrp!.via VdpiE B.ls ft d6 noF b be t .td 

tla tlDe of olhd l, ili Th€y anddbly overbry. 

.Rt'E wiih evate, f,nt.d f'€, tlvht th6 e 

udad appqrtu. To add ro deir spL.Mt torr! 

utj! p{rilcd{ p.n N abo fttiUed wtfi 6b16, II tht 

@tetobit t@ d6 i6to@ -y@ d@t idd r 

point to ytu crud gre. r yd dLp.bdr hodr oa 

rh. q*l @lu6 yo {ad dE 6t of dE niEil 

hi.l€ .e.r., ri'radng dt tu M of dEn thd. Yd 

4 gLd wtrd d.h bErs at lad rd ts e.bL b 

gonyouE Thr.5o 

,'6 

wha ya phna.d turswqrt int! tlEho*l o{ w.L 

dttnd. dE d'idldd.d blildin& yfl 9@ in kr 

ehdng dE bld. wilh hdy sE ioo th. vilL!. 

Eluip, As . Burl dEnHurrt, y@ G tW .ble to 

6r dE sp.dFl woff Ietu (igdn cr poir0, 

bur ir is sril toi$ b E a blhb th.r ' w l El y@ 

SPECTRALWOLF 

IIyou

2?40 

mtuce, it .otlapes on the carlebed 0oor of the 

.orido4 now jut so rrdy pie€s oI bahered amour 

WiI you now tale doM de of OE shlelds ircm ihe 

wan (tum to 2o3) or vin you leave io explo€ elF 

2n 

PulljnC o old, noth eatm blanlet over you for ext a 

wanih, you ha.ke youseu a nake-do bed fd d1€ 

ght, using you backpack a a pilow You m ldt 

asl@! dd snorhg somdLy wnen somelody cPeps 

up on you md ho.ks you ove! the head with a heavy 

.osh. rose 2 srNrNA poinLs dd, il you re still alive, 

23o 

Ire old woma gives a starded cry md spjs round. 

l}1 $cing you hcr bcady black eyes mmw ad an 

ugly EriMc qtons ncr alcady mattracrive lea 

hdcs. She quickly flicks to moticr paBe in hd bool 

rd. chanting Op bcmtation shc lhds thcre, poinls 

her wand ai rhe .patuEs at ha fc.t. R.ilising the 

oone/s evil nleriions you pFpaF to defmd your*lf. 

ften Ae speLl tlles eff{r, one of L\e toads at hcr fcet 

narls to sqell, ratidly in.Easng in size. Havhg 

nadedolfasbigas anant fist, rtN s@n Op size ofa 

dog but l

If L\e toad wi$ m Atta& Round, it las]Fs you widl 

its pobmu sticky t nguei on a rcll of 5 o.6 you lose 

4 srMNA points instead of the sual 2. If you kll dE 

h!d, you must n@ deal with tlE wich. Tlm to 65 

,i! 

Suddenly surcuded by Cmivale iolt, tou de 

*Eed dd y@ weapon talm iron you You de 

hken Njde the laJSq, Brimhgmw bent at the centE 

of L\e Fcdpnol You iind youell sLndhS at the 

.entre oi a circle oi the strdSe Camivale p1ay6. 

May ol thd bed sone kind oI mrFation. You s 

one nmwith SiL h his ne.! lik€ a iish, and a wo]ld 

jojned at the hip ioner h{in. The dihinutive cmiwalc 

M6her plshcs his *ay t1m8h Op mwd dd p€ch 

up at you ftum bm€ad| d1e shadowing brim of his 

?eople e sspici@s of us Cmivare fonq with ou 

ffJmilar Camivale ways, bur we do nor m@ ay 

ham. we aE iEt uying io nake our way n the world 

rike everybody €lse We ofier smctuary !o the dis 

Possed, the uwdled ad rhe @t6t. MGt d 

lEppy !o leave u be paying lor the privne8e oI 

glnpsing a world they e lortlmte dou8h not !o be 

part oL But thm sme Fople lik€ you,' he 3ays, 

2Az 

hm to 4r3. ff not, sll h{o die dd add 2 [o fi. tot L 

II O€ totalis equal to @ l6s thd you {:ll]:Mt cNcE 

koP, hm !o 3, rt it is greater, hrm to 5o9. 

Tte dr4*d srone walls soon give way !o hard packed 

eettl, within wNch lave bem cut long, low E6s, 

cach lar8e 6ou8n to nol(l a cofin. Th6e n6t b€ lhe 

caracombs of the Abbell in which tle prede@soF ol 

L\e !6entnay bFthFn de in[ard nE €taomb 

hmds win l thbuBh the Sr(Md tEneath th€ Abbey 

comple! lit by flnkerinS tallow-tapeb. Tming a 

com€r y@ hed a sddo^ skttaring somd, which is 

rh4 joined by a shrm squ€ahnB. You d *e dmt a 

nunber of fie cofin-almv€s have b€en dishnbcd, the 

sltoud-boud Fnaire being gmwed at by dt€ 

@hlE you arnval has int€npted. At hnt glma 

you take ihen ro be rats but as you hegr to *e mop 

deely thsugh the gl@n, you gnnpse pa[ch6 or 

baF skin, suppuating sEs and oozinS bubG, 

dpse.l ribs?jamdiceyellow eyes ad bon, [es] es 

tals. Th6e ft no neF rals, 6ey re contminad 

cari€F oI rhe reoEl Y€llow Deatb dd would nuch 

.auld feast m wam fEsh meat thd ol4 dJy bone 

F€ht tie mdead md6t3 as iI they w* m drity 

srabbin8 d accusing iin8d at yor chest,'nde! lat c CIIOULRATS 

be dd lor.e us l,o nove d Em toM to toM, willage 

tjo vilagc, ncvcr ablc to Et fo. f€a. 6f tie fal* 

aruatioc tlut follow u and what kind of pason 

e you dywat ro rhink fte wost of us?'If you hawe 

the odso.d irlit ldt€n on yotr Adtdture ShE1, 

FI F-'] 

If the rah bit€ you moe dm hri.e, you becom€ 

hfrted with the vne dagu drey ca.ry. riF l snl 

Point in addnon !o 6y tiNtNA you may lGe/ md 

add r ro you daNcr scoE If you swive th! 

pstilqiial mMter, hrm to 16r. 

trE

15 

'whr.vert@ lnows dE tlfr€ of Wulia And,.y€, 

tve heard rell ol th. Mad Prire, ibt to m6tio his 

brc08, Cout Vdola., who ie h€ad of [E r.mily 

row Althou8h h@ mu.h i6 fidid and how 6uch G 

tdth I wouldn't like io sav.'Kdad waft vou. 1^lhat 

lv€ he*d i! th.t rhti Gmd wd lo&ed up in . to*.i 

oI Castle Wulien and was iLivd nad by h$ incaF 

elation. NN lt h 3aid tnat h€ wi]l4t @ y raw de.t 

and h@16 rt rh. tull FM, wh@ ri app€d ir 0E 

h€avs.'Now nh ro r95 

234 

E6lE up dre tor€r, m dE iouth dor, you 6re to 

. long oni

you c,ry with yo!, yd li8hr. s.I nE md a@ abl. 

io get d dry tE bEnch lo buh. whvl.t tour humlnt 

hBnd in tmnr of you, you tore the rpnie back md 

oul or you way ?Mt lnd srw e

190 

Pick'ng up the kansfomed hand you hur n i'nonfu 

nF with a scan oI rage and then wat.h as th. li,$e* 

bla.ken and burn, the flesh.rispir8 anLl cra.kling ir 

'Then I amd@med,'you sat in uttcr dcspiir is yor 

Eaze inlo tie firt.'Doomcd l. beomc r.idrh'tu.1 

bl@lthiGty appetiles I shau bc miblc lo ronln) 

when the n@n wdes tuI. I shill b. in dul.rn, rn 

animal, a nudemu beast. (Add I poinls ro your 

'M.ybc not'Ulicn eys,6jng you siL\ m unn.n ing 

nar 'I}lN i3 emcthing old ad forbddmg abour 

Lh dtuk pib of his cy6, d thcrc F encrhmA cle. 

lokhg oui of Ulnch at you 'ThcF nay sbll bc holr 

Th3E G? Thm wlEr E ro be done' You pEs rh. 

n m.lsnan to rell rcu noF wlatd6 h€ know thal 

Eil Lil 

I Inos oI h{o curcs lor lycdthrcpy but we wiu hart 

h n.t quickly' uh.h will help youT But why? 'Lei us 

$t sry rhit we nll hrvc ou! *.rets.' 5o what aE ihc 

N'rs? 'lhc supst wit is !o Jhd lhe werewou ital 

nfucre.l you wih its bitc, nd lill it. You could also 

o( a spng ol $e herb beladoma. il you could frnd 

lime and rheE one o6er couts ofa.tion we could 

hkc wc .ould sek 

'5 the assistd.e of Crddmother 

l!kov', rhe w6est p€rsn I knov, wholiv6lunher 

rnro ihee woods, orer L\e border in Lupravin 8ui t 

^ up lo tou Whai do you wat to do?'Will you 

I'uFuc lhc won,6 in lne hope of hmhg 

do$'n ihe flim:l tharb'tlou7 

!rrrn lhc i dxls lor the helb 

(0m vnrh oI |ne *Fwomancrand 

FI F-]

29r 

The starcase leading to ftc windmillis lowef levek n 

on Iire m, in a feat oJ couaScous de.iing do, you 

rhrcw youGell ont of OP top of the building, landing 

on one oI the ra88ed, btuken-battded sails, and alloN 

the sailJ rotation to carry y.n down to the 8rcund 

Dropping the lasl su feet, y.u m heHorleather 

away rion the blazing struchft as ils dilaPidared 

lranewoik fhally gives ,n to the ravagcs or L\e laging 

conn.gration and thestom, and.oUaPscs inonitsell 

You spend the resr ol the n,8hr being battered by the 

lmelenting storm and when mominS.on6 you 30 

on you way/ weary wiLh sleeP-d€Privadon od 

sdked b tne skin, but noneLhele$ grathn to bc ali!! 

292 

You spot dre hAe, nat, .ilcular boulder alnost flush 

wih ihe noor or Op cave just in tine to 6capc the 

ahenpt on your lfe tndt follows. The stone fliPs nF, 

l&e an openFg hrtcb md a huge, hairy broM sPidcr 

over ten leet n d,amehr - haPs outotthehole nor 

reyealed h the carem fl.di TIF dacinidt Powertul, 

grasping lront lmbs hit OE ftky noor barely a Ioot 

from you bur, realF,ng tlEt its suprjF attack hs 

failed, the Gint Trapdoor spider fttreak into its hoLe, 

pulling the boulderback nio pla.e ovcr ihe toP or,6 

tumel to pml,ect ilself Do you want to heavc the stone 

out or the way md take Lhe liEhL to ihe spidd (tun lo 

54) or would you rarhei 8et away from hcrc as 

qui.kly as possible (tur. to :16)? 

trtr 

293-194 

29r 

.\s soon as yon Nade inro dre slrmy pool rhenaggob' 

blind heads hrn rowardr yon, drawn to your bodyheat 

Unpeturbed, wiLh one hand on L\e pomnel of 

\our sword, you take one deteinned step alrer 

moL\e. across the lake of ooze Tle slime sucks at 

r our reet, it ieels just lil€ walkjng tfrugh a clinEirg 

:Nanrp A bLoate{i ma8got rols over and bmps into 

I ou le8. nakin8 you jmp, but the fly ltuvac do not 

rtacL ]ley de or y interested in consming dead 

nesh You m haltu?y across tie disBtrsting cavcrn 

\ hen you fool l

diej on a tull of 6 Or @hrre's ndsiwe club fisE 

€6e you I Poinls of srAimA dmage. If you loe 

twoAtta.kRounds in a re (to anyof youoppolHts) 

the FireEater bEaL\6 a gout of flane ar you, causing 

you d additioml 2 srAMrNA poinis' damage. If you 

ove!6ne all dme opponents, you can either ne fte 

camivale sha€hi away (tum io r9), or tsk ontinuinS 

you seardr of the (:mp (tum bo 23r, but qhaievd 

you chooF to do, add the odeword Rel/il to you 

295 

You $akh up the sldl ad thm, t\eG in lrmt of yo,, 

is rhe h@dles ghct on€ agah. Y@ hav€ no .ioi@ 

but io light as the Headl€s Hi8hwaFd hie! to 

HEADIESSHIGHWATMAN snLB srlMNA 3 

II you win, you htrl tle skd onio oE cobbler ot rhe 

stabl€ yed whe!€ it s6res into bmy shards. Tun 

1tfr97 

296 

Elldn8 to Op deahn smith do6 not tell Fn dy 

aing about tie nala,s aff€cbg dp p6ple of Mad 

ht you do get on ro th€ suble.t of you oM quest. 

Et\out Ev@ling oy or L\e p€nilqt - md 

Ibtentially conrqtious - deh'le you do iel hjn ihat 

F could do with she help. 'Then you should ty 

|c.mt6s Isolde, the ldy ol Mau Tw€r She a 

ls I' sue she would be willinc and able 

's ro 

Elp you And thd there @ L\e Blask Monls, lhey 

risht be able to helD r,oo. You I fbd thm ar fieir 

, north of h€rc ' Do you wdt l,o lale the smith 

on hb advne md Nl m audimG with the lady 

(tum [o 255), or wi youp6Bmandqdt 

-Mah 

& you de*ad the staiEase the shadows depd, as 

wal-nout€d torcher Deter out. Th€ @t iipu is 

r.h blact md you will reed a lanhm if you aE 

pogrs dy nuthei U ,ou have a luten lne 

I8,/t Caltrz sp(El ab ty or rhe codsord N.,rdf 

ihen on J,ou ,4dmrrR slei, you cd 6be! |ne 

lpt sfely (hrm to ,:o) Ii you dm t have dy of the 

e. but sd I wmt to risk 6be!u8 L\e .rt?t. tuh ro 

. iI yo! .lont wmt bo obe! the crypt after a!, lun 

bo cho@ dothd nor oi the rowe. [o exolole 

-7

2,' 

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293-t9 

294 

:l! nist rhickens n fronr ot you, .oalcrinA inro rhe 

snipc orasroresque,phanbsmal.reatua EveryrhinS 

it G a macabE eiaBBeration of whar a volf 

'r.ut 

ôuld 

be n lile, hoftifi. daSseFtcngrh tanBs, 

{rrdding ecythehook .laws, bld2ins coal-cycs md 

:lrtincessantwailinghowl.Youhavonochoicc bur ro 

irlcnd yourself aSainst the lead.rof rhrspccknlpa.k. 

i\ou d'pped your sword in wntu cnrllcr, lMn ro276. 

299 

trng lrom &e depL\s 6f you. suhcors.jous .ones a 

5!'ne thlt you Fndb€r beDg taught osi child 

'B.rnft th. Shirt'sptit., rry d?at.nfut tht ,tNr 

shnrp ot.LTx and spi'dle lhird fu $, ntu| .nr,g 

WIh iry brantn fnar\torclht b t!: ttt 

Rrt Wnr{ hrrg* ull his tttth, nry lni, a 

shrryened ah6 ot thtt. 

Sobaqre the ShirdsTnh,mr ddt,nrl tht,non 

-r. ..\u'ionary ftyne was morc dran jusl a .hildt 

a\llime tal€. it was a warning Ior thoso r'ho night 

_r\r rhemselvcs at thc mc!ry oI on. oI Gtudfrrhcr 

!:nter's minioc. Thc ditty oldn ielh you thc clc 

.ital crc.hrc's nno md to *now such i bcinA! 

:trr nmc is io have powcr ovcr it. 'Shivc6p.irc 

.r shout Hcanna you ufrc. rrs namc, thc cEaiur 

4rost jmps out ofrh iry skin $tithout i nomcnfs

h€sitation you dclae the spnte to 'E pn.l'with a 

erpieEiry rMek 0E el€Mtal apps ro.v.por.b 

3m 

Cout Vrela., Prire oI LuDravia, W@Lord oa 

WuIen Cdtt€ ad list oI hie rur*d p@olf bloo4 

line Ii6 dead at you let. You hav€ €Ecltd you 

Ev6te m ulil mkods tFet, this b€g.ttd oa 

woll+paM But whal b lhis? Evm d you e l@fint 

dM at Vmlaca .dF€ in kidph you R tlE 

my woDnds you infli.d d him hil .nd ha.l 

blmdl*ly- DF w€wort ey6 tud opa bul nd 

UEy bum lite tlp 6ay pib of lEll ils U. You lDc*16 

dFand$dds y a en6 of viti@-mnori6 lnar & 

notyouir{nasnll[wiNmird... 

You * trv€ satheEd qrhin stEd@-haMted ruiG - 

a rq'l! a e@l6, a blactshmrl€d widow, . 

noblmmd and a yo'hger Cout VNlac - a lh7 

dh6rt upoi soe unholy ritual In you nind's err 

@ F theh et trw1J6 valuall€ to 4.h, irto. 

p't oI dad

a .hapt€r dtitled'oi Myths Cftming the Cycl$ ol 

tlE Yed', th€ audDr wit.s.bdt belield $ru.Unt 

rne.h.neing oI th€ *.m, .t tin8 |n.t rudr tic 

oi ktuition e ehd el€Mbl foc, ti€d !o the 

ditrdt time of th€ y.e, hav€ tur ,r1'l ure in the 

wdld. Th€ P@B thds.lve d gtvo the p+ 

trifiGtiN of Mistr6s SprindEF, tr€ Sffi6 

Ird, Dame Auhjfl ed Gtudhlh€r WbtEr by th. 

Fatrt fo& of LupEvia, wh@ liv6 rd liv€Uhoodr 

m dG€ly bord ro dE *asd .yd6 Th€ dup|lr 

dsib€ m of rhe el€@lals, a ninid of old 

Ma wnE, @ll€d the Shive@r €, who h6.l.E 

winr€.'s Ehm, bringing hard trcE ad {ddq 

bLzidr You @ct ttE end d lh€ c}taDllr iEt a 

VsEtiG Fnlru b th€ libE4r Ts !o $; 

LrLid $rs oft dl6u8h lh€ niShl al.!dr . pc tlEt, in 

tou @t dditior! you find it.rlEBting to l4€p 

up. You pmting btuth misb h.aoE you in the old 

î8ht air, but Urridr sho* nd sig! ol 3ldnt: yd 

pr€dimmt isiBt too diE. Ard e y@ @nbrE, h.u 

mins b re€p up witn oP w@dno d he hui6 

Enongh rh€ bm€ding foEl, lerdirg you deFr ed 

dfrr into thir dtrk dmain. 

You have b@n travelinA in fiir way lor alnGt & 

hour wh€n y@ cohe sgni oI a slore 6tra8e, 6h. 

pler€ with e8ain8 tharched 'n mi. wilhour bFdIinS 

his sFide, ULich nar.n6 up [o thc slldt iFn-b.ud 

oak doo! dd beals on it with th. hilr or his .x€. Fom 

iEide the cotta8€ 6h6 the sohd 6l shumhg sieF, 

F-I FN 

follded by a cttcked, intable voie 'lvhot OEE? 

'Gredhoth€rl' th€ wodffi c,ils.'It is tfti.h with 

a frisd in R.l oI ytu help-' a thy hakn in the 

hiddle oi the door std6 opdr md two 6laradbluEd 

ey6 ps out bel@ tne opoing .los agah. 

ft4 ir uE tEte of bolb being pu.led back ut:l at 

lat the dq opcs. AhMched fig@ Ehe6 y@ bodl 

into th€ wrm d@ be(@ ihe d@r E slam€d shut 

wnpped in. w@[m shawl 6E wib.d old @ 

I@ls you up sd dosr! 3uspi.ituly. She 16 6 

h@kd n@ md dri+ drl ldl(s ftr/ pan dE witd! 

rtlh a ch.in ofsilve chaft runging bud ha rEL 

5o itr who n&d! my help,is itZ GladlmdEr 

Zekov. 'ru $F Yd lilten in rodo6 mticipariq, s 

Ulrid ldls rhe old lrgomm of the faE dBt IB 

b€L[,4 tlu Th. old womm apFa6 to bt€ n what 

Ulri.h eB w h dBDsmarp inreBt. wlF h€ is 

done shj tutu b y@, Wtlod eying a wod sh€ 

3|:ns !o prod ed pok€ you, l@kinB in yu ey6 ard 

8€ttiry yd !o stkk dtyN 

lFr ar th€ woll-bile m yd 

rong@ SIE also r.16 a 

shodder 

ay.dlhspy is a t€ribl€ and dipprin8 @ indftd,' 

she 5ys at lcr, 'hut yd &.Iortei. to have net 

tutword\y utrich he, who hft had dr for6iSht to 

bring you l,o me. Id I .m h€lp td, aldrough I cmot 

dF yd. The

8-36 

t6 

'^rL t@.1,' eF tlE q6d a r@

Asilver veaponv l ham tlp bnd€s just as il would 

oller weHFatue If you aP woddod norc 

thq thE tihes, add r ro you.sNcn voF. II you 

mmaSe to till all ihe of the savagc bnd.s, tum 

347 

Blind whlle heads nudge at you hands you tunbk 

rboul in th€ sLire, nardng you shudder 

's n disgDsr 

Youi hMd.loss mud what fel6like the h'lt of t 

wc4on. Widdrawhg it you wipe tlre clnSinS slrme 

fom $r objdl now in yd hdds md aE amaz€d lo 

discovcr OEt you de holdin8 a b€autihlly trliAl 

If you vant ro rake the Silva Dagae4 add this itcn to 

your Ltmr',z Sn..f md add dE crdevord Sr{ti,n 

b your nd,n,ltrE SrftL You may E tne da88e. in 

combat bul you do $ you wi]l havc to fighr wirh 

your Artact Sh€ntth Educed by r ponl Injucs you 

cause any @ature qfi the wonl 'Wep' D its mnp 

w l suiter inGed dadage (r sr MrN^poncraihcr 

ih& rhe 6uai 2) as the pw netal is inimical ro thetr 

kind Thc silver Dag8er wil als lEm Undead and 

dcnons but only.a6es the usual 2 sr^MlNA poinrs 

lr tatrs a lev nomdts ror you to reali* tha t there h6 

b*n i .osl b puttinA you hmd inl,o the slime, lor il 

is mildly acidic You lbd begim to bm dd the skin 

€rtdens, iusr as if you lEd bem bmed. In time the 

prin wiu pds but you siill sufe. r srNrN point ol 

danage caused by the acid blm. Tlm to lr. 

Etr 

lo3-l09 

l03 

The bama'd ufr e6 the lasi lineolherspelL with a linal 

fiourish of her hdds starinS towa.ds the stable door 

You Ealise that she ca se you, but Fens onp€. 

turbed by you pren.e.'He com€s, she sys,looking 

prst you.'my brave Inrd Luft.' 

Hearing thc jmgle oI namss bsnind you, md thc 

impaticnt mod of a hoe, you hlm dud and cohe 

face tcfia, as it v€F, wi0r Op Headlss Highwaynd 

on@ again. The ghost of Lord Lucre ente6 the 

nable on foot, d.aM sabF m one hand and h6 own 

$vor€d head ude. the othei w)thoui unenng r 

sinSle word, the sFctre atracks 

HEADLESSmGHWA\IrAN txu.3 sr^MrN^3 

U you defear you Bh6tly oppo€nt. hrm to fr. 

Jq 

Wnh .autious stepg kephg one had 6n th. wall 

to your left, you enter Or cy?L The silmt darkncs 

swallows ydu up, but it dca not s,lenr fof 

long. A 'Ilain 

AlEsdy hnsing somd al€tu you to the di.e 

naturt oI your situation. lh6 you feel |ne lirst oI hall 

r dozen pans oI filthy taloE seize hold ol you and, as 

you struggle ro ready you veapon, th€ fist decayin8 

reclh sink inro your flsh. you md you! adventu€ as 

r.'L dah cou6e in a ghoul'sh feast fo! the undead.

,to 

Pairg rh@gh tlE d6r you hb! whtt.PPor ro 

h. u arbJ@'s wo'Lrh4r. Th. h.d@.d 8!t ol dl 

ffi of derworl dEapti@ s€ *rdvd 6d 

*dib6dE al@t wi6 [r l@ls u.d lD cqrtud 

rtEL Hdds, oe obi€

klllert attcntion ls rlnwn to Or n.* mival. Tho woll 

8tr es roicc to its blood{udlinS Siowl ad ydu f.cl ir 

runbling $rdgh lou body as Op weignt oI rhe 

b€6t still pitu tou b fie .ol4 dmp noor of ihe loresr 

'I}lcrc is ddL\or shoui md dlh m agonised yelpn8 

'I}lc weiSht on rop of you it rele6ed. Heamg morher 

howl of pain you manage io roll o.toyour rde But 

emething ,s {ro.gi you f€l w@zy and your head 

srarts to spm. Your vision gE s& you e a tall, 

thi.kpt ligure sl{dmg over rhe Black wolf, aslur.lr 

woodsnan's ax€ in tus hed fte axe d6cends aSiin 

and the wolf gn6 a strd8led yowl. Tre axeman 

ssangs lxs makstuft weapon a8ab,lmdinS anathcr 

blow, and the voll fles yelph& the 6r ol thr prk 

skulk'ng alter lheir lead€r Then the hulkin8 liSurc is 

loomingoveryou. Overome by pain and bl.od 16*, 

youf liody.dnot tale any nore and you bla.kotrr 

Thc Towcr oI Mam, hone of the Countcss koldo, 

(Mds on a blasted es.a.pment oyerlooking rhe 

vill.rge.TtesnnhasalEadysetbydreiimeyourreich 

urs loverand you aresu.pri*d to 6nd rhe gatehouse 

unnanned Csss'n8 ih€ bndge tlatspansachasm i. 

ftont of tln towei, you enter a nr8h waned .ordyar.l. 

Clihbing n bMd tught ol steps up to a gnnd 

c^kancc, you knock on the Large double,loors Thc 

do.F are opencd by a SamFlaced man, drsssed { 

thcappiElofascFmt.You l,ell hin tlar you are hrr 

t() scck the help oI thc Costess md are usherod inro 

i large, orculrr enbrn.c hal From tkre lhe mar- 

\rn int rakes tou up a p.lishcd stonc strk ase lo drc 

l()p oI ihe tove. Finally hc leads you inlo a 8rind, 

hiFh-.e,lnged .hanber, omatcly dccoritcd with 

hpivy rellet undov draps of blacl nd icd, lhc 

d.'neolrts(eilin8pantedw,L\azodiac nrpollho 

heavds. At tor abrupr anral, a sb,kng, platinum. 

h.ftd wohm dressed incnnsona.dbla.l, hd \t,. 

i5 h'lrilc as iroa ies Ircm a h,Bh brckcd ru){lcn 

(hln Hrr rawny Fnant reUs her you irc hci(' 

arkinS hd h.lp 'ls that n8hr?' Lhe Counrcs \rv(, 

iFpftchinB you. 'And holv can I h€lP your' You in' 

(,rp&nted by her beautv &d find youEellt,nsnrcd 

EE EE

1r5 3a6 

Ih€ wEEwolt MF tu you thrudt ine Silvd Cffi oi 

SnintCruo6iîo l$ fa@. Abrutat.lawed h.drashs 

@t. sckinA the ms frm your hdd and rrkinq 

rh€ fl6h of you ad. te 2 sr^MtN^ points aid lrm 

I6 

Du&ing i6ide Oe wagon you shut the door d€fimy 

behind you. You hold you beath 6 wnone'* yo; 

head wa*s risnt psl the calavd dd arcund the 

C.mival€ @p. lt is only alter their voices have taded 

nub4 Ard all lh. ehile .hi*tt€d woodm ,aws

ckck cLk\.k& as tley Ey io b e you. You hav€ 

invaded the Puppet nastels rremost sachd 4d 

now you nust Pay rhe Pri@ 

II]PPETS 

WleF one puppet rals to your hacking blows, il 

*em that dother tales its pla.e in an jnstant Ilyou 

hive not defeated dE luppels wiL\in ten atkck 

RMds, md you d ltill alive, tuh to 3{4. If you win 

this battle widdn te Atta& Fouds, all il neatu is 

that you hav€ naaged to 68ht you way b..k [o lh. 

doo. md so can eKpe hDn d]e cdavd (tm to t4) 

317 

vr4th a deli nde you or n uds th€ autonatonl 

guard md flc(ed in locking dF ley oui ag.itr 

SFai8htrway j6t 6 you hop€d, {nlh a grindhg oI 

8c6 dk atrading aubodEtm baom6 sbll atair 

(Re8ain I LU( poinl) Ih@ nothing d& oI inleEr 

lo you in thr anili.d's mm 's s you Enlm to th. 

iun tion ed tak€ dle dw wni.l is now ah.ad of you 

(rum to 4:3), or ihe 6n€ to yod rieht (tum to 496). 

3r3 

'Wht thals a dark plae. No @e g@s Ord my 6oE. 

Ir's nore home io wild aninals no{ Of .ous il 

wasn/t alwal,s like tlEt bui I wouldn't elen thlnt 

about goinS thele if I were you, The onry th{g lhal 

awaits dyone tlLer is nadne$ and a slow, lingelint 

d€ath iI youft hlu.ty. A quick, brutal dcath if 

youFm@ rorrlmte. No, l d steerwell cl€ar ot thar 

a.dls€d Place.'Now hrm to t95. 

trtr 

3rF :o 

'Ihe 

ta9 

rcdidor leaG you doM a tight ol sbeps in[o the 

snoky hcdt of ihe castl€ tirchss, bur the Sods alone 

know what foul meal 6 being prpard within A 

.nne steds at a la.ge cauldrorl' bubblng ad steah, 

hB over a rcaring iire blding h the 8iate, nutlerirg 

to herplt At hd le€t hop, httle md slitier all 

hmer ot toads, newls, o.ldoaclPs, sules, spjdels 

dd rats. she .otuedls a book opm on a sidd n€xt to 

hca b€nds dowr! picrs up a dnssling el,nnd* 

md to$6 it inlo the pot, sttrinA it in with a Sndled 

ldgth of w@d dut l6k like it could be a wdd. A 

lilq acrtd smell fills fie kitcho \,!iLl you: 

call out to or€ m€, to attrrt her 

Leave 

tllt rnd4 and kte the oth.r 

passsay l@ding tron the 

Lcav€ lh€ kich€re ad asdd tlE grad 

staira* ad pa$ thftugh OE doubl€ 

doo6 ar th€ l,op? lum ro 146 

3ao 

fte crt?t ext€nds beneaih ihe foudations of lne 

lower, th€ vault€d Fof suppolied by a eries oI stone 

a(hes. Bef.r4n the colMns stand nmero$ sione 

sroPhasi. Movjng lowads you bdh{een Op tonbs 

iF iour shaobling mrl'Fs, thet stting flesh covered 

by filtly gravshrcuds. Y@ wil] be able to es.ape 

rrom L\e ct?t befoE dE zd$is ever read you, if 

F-t F-l

yd ldv€ imediaiely (rum ro 7). Howos, it you 

wotrd d0E! faft th. undcrd i^ banle, in the conJine 

of th€ cryF t you .$ fitht thn on..i, tim€ 

Third ZOMBIE 

Fourth ZOMIIE 

U you dele.t the ud..d al,pr statk€E, add I ro you 

e^RM Eoe md tun [o ttr. 

Yd dter a mahogrny-pmU€d tuddor l6t@nd 

with bL(l velvet dEp6, rhe spac beeq hu. 

wiE| dr porlhits ol ilE rulhA hd* ot LuFvr. 

A!ov. tlE r e th. rlrcuedodltd lE& ot dd 

kild bo6r ad n@;dic ai6iL, iRtudirS. Miffi 

alrMR th@, hutinr noohiE of rhe Wulhn 

hmilv Thtmmbe6 ol.h; W,iu.. to" at u.,' "n 

uc;ly e*nbl're to 6e dothq, wirh l€d, srs' 

I.c dd rrugry. woubh 6plsrN Pshg iong 

rhe odidor v@ @hr !o rhe BrE iE oI tu tuo 

cutmt princs of thb.tek l.d liEt thft is Prin . 

Gm4 the wwolt you fi6t dled. His Dolbail 

m ro 3t E at yd with 't3 pim& EdUG,Mg 

€F, nAht our of 0F 6vE His 6My bt d lw 

rEnAs dM nud hir shouirtG lit a lrl4, I 

st6k of EFy mint thbugh it 6tu a widN,t 

pot. Tha oE b rtE n.d pri@'s bFrhd, Cour 

vanolac He b a brbiddtnS mn ind.d, whft h6 

brethd is.LnL ne i3 tEr slthoush he h6 th€ em. 

5 

6 

5 

5 

:P2_y1 

bt lroua

or then cmplirt Idain. Mysliiied by 0E sFange 

behaviou of ora dpnciou 

set or agd wlm uFthing 

Br?si€s, you prepar ro 

abdt tle weight of your 

backpackrok6 you stop m.t.he.l imide it Roll one 

dice. On a Fll of 1-z hh [o t5] m. mll oI I 4, hrn 

to 366; and on a rcll of 5-{, hm [o ]73. 

124 

You bust thrcu8h the famrhoE door and inio a fib 

It kitcned Cowding in dre @I@ d d €ld€rly 

oupl€andnext[othd younote with $ne supri* 

- a cmrtl€. Seein8 then uious qpes:@tu ytu 

bhstd m apology dd mething about wbrnE to 

shelte. Eon the ston On@ th€y e re6s@d y@ 

ae noth€re to naJdd and re! rh€n, the atqt fams 

m.l his wife rDlc yN wer.om€, otrering you a *at 

by ih€ fre and a borl oI hmip $up/ wmin8 y@ 

irei& and out. B€ring in nind what y@ have Fen 

$ Iar, you conveEe widl th€ @uPre .autiruly ad 

tasE rhe eup with sre tlepidatid. YN d PlezFd 

tjo 6rd thar th@ aE no upleaut ingr€dials indu 

ded GestoE up ro I raMrNA points). You pfther 

mtual seMs€I you that dEre isnodu8 rul&ordt 

about lhe couple but thar some ail qdmkndt hd 

the iafi fder its epe[. lou qu6Eore inenttbly 

hrh to t1le dGtubi^g mture of the fam. 'A holding 

lik€ thb nat take mne work ro Mhhb,' you sy. 

]s tl@ dy@€ ers€ {orking lo. you neE?' 

No,' eyr larer Baud, 'ir6t m€su, the sfe, 

M'skes Bau* dd ou litde m.'uttle 

F-I E? 

de? Sely 

lhe ouple e ld boo old !o have a nry baby! Dut 

Faha Ba@ poinls bo th€ cradle 'nElt right, ou 

babyr,oy, M pri& and jot long wished Ior dd mw 

h€r€ with ds. A fohdling he waE mt th6e h{o 

nmths p^t. On€ day ru h(]@ dnd h(ft wd as 

quiet dd chee.ls 4 it ever had bd, sin.e we lost 

oE Tom6 ths trenty sffi6 past, tlp rcxt dtft 

h€ was on ou doustep, an l sud.lenly healdr md 

h(re kw joy ed laughtsr on@ again.' 

'riave a look why donl you,' ays M'shes Bana. 

Your ainal 346 smrling at you lrm your 

subsnrios, you ld ovd the dadle dd pu]l ba.l 

lhe .ov€B. It is dlr you .d do not l,o cry out in shcl 

dd mn ftom 6e .ot. Lyin8 theE wapp€d h a 

wolm bl.nlet i. no haby - at least m hmm .nnd. 

fte thing lmls moe lire a nur€voidt imp, a ho16sh 

spri[e 6v@d m dd.k 6r, wid] poinled ed, fdSs 

and claEs, ad a trcr€sqe 

gdgoyre's snile splitring 

ils wdry lace lhe Chagelng fires you w'th ddkry 

bming ey6 md ils shisrer smile hdens, a guttunl 

8rcwl rish8 irm ib thmt, 

'I$1he a bomy boy?'MisEes Baus eys lls sprite 

has enchdbed the fand sd his wile inro beliding 

har t is what th€y wdt it lio be, but its evn inltud€ 

has also sprad io the 6t oI tne fam. How long 

belore it inG*s in pMd and its innuac spEa.ls 

to the l,n& betod? You oM chmghg stahe n6 

pchted the Charyeling's spelr iron worl..ing @ 

yoa dd only you cm do dydmg about it. Brt how

are you Sojng to re$lve thb situation? Will you 

chalhge th€ ChanSeling dtnght (hrh to rzo) orqn 

you attenpt to se .tmin8 to a.hieve the me Soal 

Ahon8 L\e Vmpires' possBim ft a nhber of 

items ttlat may be of value [o you, induding a Gilt 

MiEo!, a brass teles.ops a lodestone md Bold md 

jewels l,o a v.lue of 20 Gold Pi@s. You al6o 6nd a 

snalL teak ch6t Inside, lyhg on a b€d ofbla.( velw€t 

is d omtu Silve. Daggei 

If you wmt to take dp Silve. Dagg€r, add it to you 

lr'rcrtur Srdr. You may w dE daggs in combat 

but, if you do so, you will lEv€ to 6ght with you. 

Attac! SiEngth Educed by 1 poht Injun6 tou caue 

my @ature with the wold 'lvere' in its name will 

sufe. in@ard damge 6 srdtN^ poinis rather 

tha the sual 2) 6 tl.e pE m€la1 G inimical to their 

knd. The Snve. DaSiger wil also hdm the Undead 

but wil only caue the sual 2 srMA points oI 

TleE is nodinS €lse id you h@ so you M bacr 

down th€ lmg winding sF.ir6*. Tm l,o 346. 

116 

Ilving heard rou out, Crddmother Zekova Eives 

you he. onsjd€red opinion. Thre ii or y oe os.er 

course oi acuon lelt open to you now If you aF to nd 

youFelf of dris leuible cu!F, you musi 6nd and kill 

op rirst oI the werewou bloodl'ne belor the nex! tull 

327 

moo4 d b@ne a weEwouyoureu'The IiBr of the 

bloodlim, but drat could be the black turEd wdwdf 

thatinf{ted you in dE fmr place 

Lrllich nas obuously mde the sme .ofttion. 'we 

nut hury ny flad, iI we ft lo .ahn ],our *me. 

dd sve you sod,'Tm io 124. 

You hold the nitur 

Varcla.'s t mfdftd 

out in fmnt of you, Fn{ting 

viege bacl ar hin At ltrst the 

We@dI appers to Ecoil, yelov eyes widdinS in 

surpriE. Ihm tlp @aire lashes out with a taudy 

mu&l€d an, smslug fie silveEd Slds lrof, you 

hdds, lt smash€s on the iod ol the .nubd as the 

claw Souge you am. lN 2 srMNr poirts ard 

t-t F-] FN FN

JA 

Desprie irs smsationalist tiile, rhe History aJ tt' ont 

Inlruar is a lather dry tone regarding ilE debauched 

activiti6 oI a gftup oI ambitious aristocEis lron ihe 

prscipalities oi Mauristatia Thei! nain aims being 

scial advm@ent ad conhrl oI Lands at the .enrre 

oI the okl world, dE Cadre wd smething lik€ a cdt 

for the idle ri.h. Tnftugh com{tiom with the Cadle 

ib nembers we€ able l,o dang€ polilically advd 

rageos tuia8€6, bugtdingb6ines allim6 dd 

pdrtake of ev€ry ili.it dbstdfte patitu dd mgi.al 

plactic dEy .odd tunr( ot It was at ils height a 

hddftd yeds ago, &awing its memb6 frcm dE 

nobl€ fdiLs of Mo.tvmia md Batnoria, 6 w€I d 

Lupraui4 but lcr popularity in tlp yd aJter OE 

Wai of fie Four Kingdorc Howeve., the autlDr 

concludd by otating ihat drere are mor of tlE 

Ca.lE InlemL being sNed h{o decads ago by a 

bdd oI luplavid distocrats Pelhals VeretiaJ 

J2r130 

mvestigadore have uncw*d mmethin8 about t\is 

8loup. Gf you wmi to ask him about th€ Cadre 

Lrfenal, tie nexl pangraph in whi.h you m.om[er 

the ftnobr, subkact 50 dd tm [o that new pan 

81aph.) As Veretic6 nd s6[ not €hrmed, you d€.id€ 

to skim ihrcu8h me of lle short r pads you hawe 

foud wI yod look at 4a"t tuW: The cuts oI IE 

wa@f lrvn b 3a3) ot Grlhhk FotkJate oJ Lvptdtia 

t4 

Out in the open, ude! tie blind while Saze oi the 

noon agzin, will you tle the strange Cdiv, Le (hh 

rD 291, or p4isi jn 

}!ur rvestiSation (tuh [o 231)? 

,30 

To read the olgs norlh or vdBenhol, yd pass 

th@gh a spu ol dese plft ro6t. ]\6 you p4ogEss 

tNu8h the unddgbwth yod noti.e tlEt the eas are 

b€comin8 f$tooned with dick d.ap6 of webs that 

ove! lh€ branches lile a sl@d The clGepacked 

ph6 arin out atain md ]ou nnd yoseu at the ioot 

ol a sund*d pears steding befoE $e ddk slash oI 

r slmting cave mouth. the wmds ft erny s€l 

*ithin OF vicinity ol the cave Pahals thi! iB a sign 

lhat dE W@beast Id its lair lft? Nor t !.ing my 

dd.6, you approa.h the mtrdce weapon h hnnd. 

ft. warhed out 8rey liShr pe et at* dly a littl€ 

ray mto ttle cavd b€yond. You listen ini€ntly and 

!.{ orly th€ o(dimal rtrip of qte. an.l the soun.l 

otyou ow h€dt tl|mphE in ]ou aE. If you are 

tong hr etPlore whateva lies beyond this cave 

Etr

|rulh, y@ R 8oi!g to E€d Yd ldren Yd 

wdi to tuh brd nd 0E gaPrn8 i|,tlad (d U yd 

dnnot r vou. lanEm) hrm to 2,;4.rtryqq.tt yr 

do wdt io at r lh€ @E h e(h of th€ Bdt ya 

d.ftlE do $ rrnn.diarEty (tM io 7o), d e{t u 

nightldl to surpd* dE cEluE in itt jtit (th to {t} 

Ret ldrB yu ,tepe ihruBh ttE cLdliroPho 

Gkr tru 6nd you way bacl to th. chmb€r 

{N.h y@ araed th€ ..v6 b€ffidr Sudetd P. 

Frehthecydh.t 

ytuwlydl,EraAinginlo 

ddnnr b.ioE dE dv. l@th by which you 

ad tlE rldlRqid. Tttr b:,r4 

1t 

'I sI io nd dF l.ld ot ttl.tnl bc EEI wo 

d.imdobiMno€ iL!dI tbbE scFYFU 

a qsr 5rI 3 t@6,' dE M eF EhndlY 'L.l 

dE {Et oa Old M8ht, M ruch d nyEU. Do}lDr 

X.ll, rnd rt rm piirt Cod Eva dEr giei 

.rrt.&6 ehor.r lklric hd beotr a E le and 

hlmd hic ta.k o ol.t !.quint E MFlt, rhe 

Dotbr. d dF rri6r e in nd.I who tlmin oI the 

.@t fre of 0E Blal R6e .nd I h.E nd rEd 

tord fi@ Cnr lor l@y ndth! nd. Dut it ir n6t 

6ly tlp powq ot rh€ wbc tlEt tt@t@ dE n6rrrl 

&ul! of thi! hnd. TheE e odr.6 .fug the dstd 

@9 ot rtE nidt who wodd * 0! p€opl€ 6r 

LupEvt! 3ubjw.rrd b.Mth rh. yote ol ihln hbsfr*n1@oppEim. 

My @t tuid @ 

aE ut dly @tuE thlt thfrtaE th. Fople ot 

YrE rct lElf r da)/s io@y 6,* ol h* I6uld 

E]. E of * Rrdr a yollFu. wi[ you iin re in 

ny qu.rr!' If tfl .aR rD h.lp vd PjdE! tuh b 

!t9. U yd.LdiE his !.qEt, tuh !o a!9. 

3il .d trlt .rhde, fo. I u ale,F o tlE 1614l 

.Iis in rh. €tofil fi8hi .8Nt Ev ' Th 

rbbr6 hb pistol .rd rit! dom o sunddd 

bed 

' 

opF.fiE y@. 'Dut r u ldlpthnt 6ycu,' 

g6 or! pF'l€rnE N! h4d in @ad6NP ' 

ide i5 ve Richra md I d. vdpiE liutd.' 

two ot to! 8.t to t tBry .bo!l all 0E .tu! 

thfrb rh. rurv ud stiw of 0E @li ' 

ith ur zdbi6 dad td @ .bL to qploE dr 

r wlth@r tuu of turrha hin&6c. AlMg dE 

ra rmbs dd mldding soph.gr you find a 

crryood @fdn, Gnilhd with brrs fithngs, Eting 

. Polbh€d grdile plinth, Il i! opd dxl mpty, 

hnth Ed v€lvel, but it hulr b€ lpE lor. @en 

rcu E o.t€Eor th.6ffin n.t a nor. ol dE 

Whre hd lF Glfiy daes rdl dd truly .u* inro 

Findp.litt oI LupEe.,' h. t & yo'l hn vo 

sddaly hu.hd 3rd dEPinto.itl. 1 l!.t Orl 

6mpdm n r .q intu lh€ n'ring HM 

wulfa dd rha! !e DRioE few ofa t trbM 

lhat v@ hnk d@ s d vdr,UMtrE 9,@l 

is norhing ot fy q io you uEl )ou @ t.r. 

ay fi@ oE atpr, e y@ hqd b4r b tu 3pi6l 

irc .nd *r ahour clrnblnS trE w6 3teF lre 

Etr

334 

3v 

Ovd the od of tie emsed B€asi you h€d Lhe 

twans ol a Gsbow tirinA,;d moth;r bou buies 

rrself D rtre h@re1s shouldd. I}p you8 woM 

ha Roverc.t heelf ad her weapon. Side-by-side 

the h{o of you prep@ ro linish Lre brudsh Aeasr. And 

Lhs howling l*e a beaten dog. it is Bom, away 

thrugh tlF w@ds to ekap€ iG end 

intervatid! ur€ B€ast woujd have bq rhe ad 

'our or me.' It is nothin& rcu r€ll he!, and introd!€ 

tollEr. 'lt wa dyfiing bua norhin&, the womd 

.n'd*, 'md L Karya oI rhe cri]rM ctoak sh@td 

how, bmg a hmt€. or wtrEahlq myseu. But 

ve mcr be awat our qua!ry eludes us even now we 

emot let it B€t away!, (A.ld rh€ .odryord ,4ykt b 

Ine injred weEb€ast l€av6 a hail rhar ad one 

lnskined nr tle ways ol the t.acle ould fo]low The 

torg m? Ihe vlihEbtut nut have Fsued hmm 

6n! caih€Ed b€roF you b th€ hdl aE tive md. 

You luphe sws ndin& ],ou tnow rhat one oI thm 

F-'] IT_I

is th€ @hF v@ mw sl, but which tu? Yo and 

kary! Fa th.n rrpli*d laG, d yo! Ey ro diffi 

r'hich i! the ev.ge nurddina nGrd yd *t 

ver.q hsEr loh@? 

Pioq, M4lEr oI dE HMd!? 

tt:t 

GnndlErhq Zcldv. nb yd don 6 t ch.n dd 

$a, withar mtina by gEl show ol whrt sIF it 

donE, pulls up the slFve of i.rkh .rd puE . 

k e to u eryoFd v.in. Your 'ou bl@d 5talb to oow hot 

dd d.i( and dr collErs it ir . rlEtlN w@d6 

howl. Tlp s/:FoM rEF dP wd!*l .fa ls 

wdd hinu0e3 mEl you sr.n !o i*l li8llrtErt d 

and soozJa (Le 3 sMrN poinb.)Jut s n'inr 

you c gol^t to pas out 3!E 3LsdE lh. 'bu bl6.d- 

Ire' wtrh . podlie of ds drd ha quj.Hy r,nd! 

rh€ wodd wiol. rEip ol dofib.nd.ge. 

As y@ t t . ro @d ftd O! bl.edin8, 

Grmdrnorhd Z.tova 'mt ul6 ! stoppsr

3r3 

rhe buildng. No one cod.l sNive ,!ch a laU ed dE 

Msting efe.rs of the nre ohbined. Y@ advenh! 

is crexy an t abruptly ovei 

l13 

Th€ dMe s CooI Bool is in ra.t a b@t of sFlb. M 

ol th€ chamt realden on the crbHed pafnn 

pa8€s in a rpidery hnd e .les or spte ied 

wizrd's love spells. HowEver thft b me 

..tch6 yu eyc/ a T.aBfigualon SFn d paBe 

a Porst cham a8.ict shn{n&86 Ta}jn8 

ftne's C@t Bool witi v@, wil rcu] 

smple some oi the .@mction she w6 

bDsybrewint? Tlmb 

lave the litchd .nd izle ih€ .rh.. 

Pasgsay le.ding rrDm rhe 

t€ave dd asq.l lhe grmd sFaiE* ro 

0E d@bl€ d@B? Tm !o 

339_147 

rbu roxow th. passe;i p*r sd rtuouBh abd- 

6€d oohs and ehpry epaces lhat app€& ro have 

n oe dracleristiG of d dimal e den hth€r dE , 

lahily Rr. Ar lst you cone to roth€r 

-blmdt d of store rhEpr dDr d*dd inro rhe Htul ot th. 

.L(. d whtch rhe casde G bullt Do you wnr ro: 

Condnredown rh€*shpr: Tlmtoz 

&tum ro the enhme halt and lake rhe 

left-hdd pa$aee? Tm to.io 

aetum to the hru md clnb the srarrF 

lothedoubledoBb€yond? Thror!6 

A rry fim tugs on rh€ graF hees jl hom rne mourh of 

.Fttl|ftl.clambenns rhrouBh, yo! 5eroffalonE the 

rEger in@inated pasaBew.y A re yards tu;ther 

vou (qe to a jucri@, ot $6. To vtu rert 6 a 

- b.l ed eU d@r, md yd do nor hrve a k€r. To your 

+nt dodE pasreay te.rs.wav inb;dki*. 

rnile .IiR.rly iicad dF ro(h-[r him€l conbu. 

EE tit F-l

TIEE rE only two vi$le ways mwr4 wll yd 

fouow th. pasgryay io the nght (tuh b rlr) a 

contink strai8llr alEad (hrm ro,t:1)? 

342 

Th. nl5h part and tou rind yo6elf in sighr or d 

unasuming etone-bunt chapel, the slares oI fi€ 60l 

b.lhcd in the silvery light of the gibbous noon aha 

h6l b. thc ahrine lo Saint Ctucis, the laadon ol th. 

heallrg w€ll you so d6perakly *k. Ih€ shriE 

st,n

cdavo opd md a diooPd old hd aleG H. ir 

rtict-rhi\ s1di m ddly l.€€ h€ld - not uUile r 

dlalu€te jn nis prcportios - dd lE gl@r ai you 

&6 bdind a pa! of pitue@ 3p4rad6 'so, you 

would l*€ fo loow mF ab@t my PEious Pets, 

would vou?' h€ niss 'nM 30 be it,' With I 

surprisiiSly sudden sov€hdt th. old 6s huls. 

h6.ln! ol spdtlina Ed povder !t you. Thtr Ls. 

nash ed. p!.trof luid oiM stute. Ai th. raor. 

cle.F ye 6nd youFr l@kbg up .r lh. mw 

rowdina PupFrndEr ln fd.r derFr nt .PP..6 b 

have 8tM in siz Nurd yd The old nr badr 

doh and pi.l6 yd up in ft ndd Yd e @bk 

.o l@e yu linrE f€ling stitr- ald6l woodd . . . 

Wlb dp Cimitd€ d6 d b its rexl d€tiMli4 

FDL wi]l ffid ar EE tnrricie detail ol tl' (fl€d 

;;6 6rllE i" d* p'.pp.r sIFw Fddcularly srb 

Egatd io 6e dEr4tr or a *od-wi.ldin8 - 

F.gidlry d@'Ed h@. Ytu.dvotuF is dd. 'd 

EE 

t1t-t17 

t45 

'I\vo hid6u! wolfilh ft)@ Eud the .om ar the 

od ot th. dtrel. You fel rhat rhey e loping sEal8ht 

towdrts yo!/ heds swayjnt IrDn sid€ l,o sid€, simng 

dE ail Th€n oEy p6 you hdhg placq wltn@t 

Erctiry lo you pl@e. dd you h rlBr ln plaeg 

lheir e.btu hi&s e hored md puled bel lo 

e..l b@bol,8!en-aEyhtdrDlorsN, adndh, 

Lar db. Th. I^r€war8s - Bmtequ urdead w.e 

wolva, E pp.d in a mi'llpip roF drepFd 

l8rin. Yoo let dt you bElt| in a sluddqDg ligh of 

r.li.l. Wlh th. ihm.dialrd.ngsp.""d, y*p**d 

y6 

6..t in ttl ak.re h,I of dE toe4 @ dlsd 

ttEr dE d@6 d rw oFr again &d y@ c able ro 

&. this lDe ot rrotB nE is d v tP h6$r 

@uty.d to

Etride (tuh to 4q), o. witl iFag yous€U dt ot 

the clin6in8, sliny water md '@ ontjne yru way 

ihough the eoods (ruh b 4s)? 

143 

The third ilmr oi the towe! is sp€rtar y tumished .nd 

d

351 

I]l€F is nothing EoE fo. you heE At the Id md of 

rhe bbqueting hal, a mgniiicenlly .adcd w@ds 

d.ircaF, sveFd with a ri.h dftt .ar?€t, leddr up to 

yer cnoth€! set oi double dooB, Ta!.ing a decp bFith 

in m nllenpl to sLeady you ndv6 md teep the beaBl 

within at bat4 you akm.l th€ staituse. At th. [op you 

DauF b€IoE th€ dolble dmrs. The familv.Bl ol lhe 

Houe ol W Ian has bd laed aaos $.m both. 

(Now is you.nfte t6 hatr my 6nal p€p{atioc 

vou may wbh to b.fon otEring dE hiah6r

inger yd notic . Sold 5i8n€l M& a lt 6kh6 th. 

Utht. In fidt ol lh..hnir ti. two huBe wolve. Th€y 

w.r.hy@intd ry wilr| 6ld, urblulht yelN 95. 

Fd hb Fit, dE lord of cai*le wuli6 wrldE you 

Fi0l ldglid inrcGt a y@ rEide slowly, yd 

conf idmdy, towards hih. 

't t n€ inboduc€ nyElf,' th. nobls|u sF. 'I m 

CouI Vamla. Donl worry about inhdEing yoc 

!.lt I tn@ *ho tou @-' H. $ifE th. .L 3rE+ry. 

'Yd e ny bdths's k lq But let thrt not sbnd 

b€tsa 6 dd hmdship M@ import nd, y@ 

you aI that tru ajll h.s to o(.r y@.' 

Inw.rdl, eEry woltuh 6bE 6l you b.6t howL dul 

lhie i5 th. AEh.Lycsthftp., th. IiBt of th. w@olt 

bloo

156-357 

wflhout ev6 a by you ldv€, Kwad rips oFn your 

hut dd s you wouSile lor hire!. He gaF in 

homr dd talA . c.p ba.Ic Surp.L*d by his Fa.iia 

you glance sid.w.F at die shodd.r wMd yoleu. 

You camol .dt.in yd oM appaX.d .ry of db8cl 

as you s* th.t r.he ltin 6dfu6dln8 the injuy i! now 

brttlinS wilh thl.k bla.l han (Add 1 cl,Nc! point.) 

B.Ior ]ru know what is AoinA m, you m g.abb{d 

ard bMdl€d et ol dE im. You rin.t yaG€U out C 

llk vilage squrE 4ain, sllru.led by a not' oa 

vilaAh, pho aE spoiling for a fitht. Tum to 246. 

356 

You rind youEelt in a cBnp€d @h packed lo oveF 

nowing vith bekcas, th€ shelv6 .rdnd witn 

dustt .m, l,rye lelnd+oud volLlrc ard rcUen 

slls lhe dGty an hels sEmSly oI mulderirt 

paEhmmt .rd Fttin8 lerh€r 'I1FE is anothd dd 

in a adja.enr wal betsa th€ lp.rrin8 bmkaK 

Do you wmt to la.ve the mm by thir dd, withoul 

d€layinS (tum ro 33), or would you Bthd 1in8d. 

while in dl. abbet! arhiv€ to N wrDr you nighr 

6re.n frcrn its d6ty rer& (tuh ro ad)? 

35? 

The aft lour tom6 which hawe pafiolarly autht 

you. attenrion, but wh'cl one would you lik€ io spmd 

fir Fatl cfttt Hoe cfwtrtd, 

Evil Nn E6: A Hinor! qfi. Ctnn 

I@ Thbrt| 

353-t6o 

qanthnq: rh. Cte Eth? wruta Tlniorit 

ctt@\FolL btqLtp@ir2 nmbld 

3t3 

'Hav€ it you own wata the old wohm sa,€ i€sbry. 

Taldg a sloppcrd boftl€ Imm a shell, she warm itr 

conhts in d !tull .addm over the fire. She adde a 

bbdl. of dn d habs .nd thd le.v6 lhe mccrtion 

ro silfti Th. dc an icid€ lh. otta8e is fi!€d 

f,ilh m aaid atrhr tubdrs h.]f s hou dd tlE 

totim is rrdy. 'Drink rhie,' Giddmothd Z€lova 

olrmands Bhovhg a ladletul oI visoa 8Fy*M 

Lquid in honl ol you.lips. Holdin8 you Me yo! 

swaUow dE po on in a single EDlp, hoping not to 

ljste ii. Althou8h you Ie€l no imediat€ etrKts, the 

Pohon will slow rhe bNfom.hon thrt dp lytrtkopy 

is wortin8 uFn youphFi.2r lod ($!hrr 

: hom you cHde *@) Now hrm l,o 331 

39 

fte old womn sudd€.ly droP8 lo he! tne6 crying, 

'Spd ne md I .m help you dcle.r the lod oI Castle 

llulfa, dp ultitut €vil Fwd in .! of lu?hvi.. 

ItEt G why you'F h@ iq't il?'wLll you l€t lhe wikn 

lN€, in dE hop. th{ srF piU pbv. tsir. to tE eord 

lhln io 16!) or will y@ 6tuh h- now, wNle ytu 

h:ve tlE choe (tum to 5o)? 

360 

You N hallwry.crN th€.outyad when a sh.dryy 

T€dlal lod MEi:tser i! lrDnt ot you. Yd 

E%ni* EF teisnrc, baUit fdtu6 of 0E slud€. 

Etr

'Ih€ NdFrg specE€ o, rhe Countess Isolde has con. 

[o st p you ev€r leaving he. doMin ot da.kn€s .nd 

hdwisitu oly wenC@n@ upon you. You qiU have nr 

hiunph in one IiMl battle to €*ape the Lady or 

VAMIIRE WIAI]}I 

lf you win bur the wcidl wouded yd, tuh to 397, It 

you ove!6me dre codtess sFct .l iom wid\our 

s6rdi^hg dy injury, Egain I LUcx point md tufr 

J6r 

opding ih€ d@ yo @ agdt€d by the srdEh ol 

8llfu and a sbrded bsrrint ot winF a dr birrls 

mn}jna then hme in dE clElrtq N distuled bt 

ytu srddo anival Ih€ mn opa ro tlE dd 

Itmsh a large archd oPmin8: Mmchbne 's m@ 

liElt streE the lilthy 106r, ghdin8 duly lrcF rh. 

srwp black b€2l3 and ob6idid tiloN of tle thMt ot 

huAe nws tnat haw€ mde dE.hmbd th€ir honc 

n€ir aacled @aking dws d 

J6a-6t 

d€alding md the 

bids d certairLly not lEppy at you inhsion. How- 

.ver you cd also se son€dtng eLe grhting in the 

tuodignt dmg L\e leatlEs ad mtr loveing oE 

[@r Do you wat to nskote.ing t]F rav@'tust to 

d.nn thi!'Ee6w'(hm !o 3?5) or wilr you ]sv€ md 

quit th€ bird noor t@ (hh to ,? 

362 

PE$hg on lhstrgh m€ windin8 thmls, yd tnally 

@@ to a slon€ shire rhat leais up dd dt oI the 

r$bey 6t@hb6 It is obviN $at me nali8n 

pok€rh.d in{€5t€d ih€A}h€yof dr.Bla.kMd csand 

thit rhe pla.e is now rctr6 ho dr. oF. At dre iop of 

the sreF . tw pasg€*ay l6ds away reft (tum lo 

..) dd riShl (tuh ro 106)- 

tbl 

Wthout krwinA how yd *n [o haw€ ddelo?rd 

e @nirg 3e of dift.tid! whi.his noth.hFrd 

by OE p'tgd 6f th. din8ing fog dd d*p@t 

8l(m. It E almdt a ir yd tu men yru way 

['rcuth $ris tackra w d€Ics. ar you mar€ you 

w.y rlont spiE of &y gturt, lr1.eghg to std 

d.ar ot the N{ing swmps aI dound yd, dG 

erie soud of a c{dn€ wa FadE you €ds. OrLe 

had on the hni ol you swod you ?Es on, lbping 

tD reach the stuine belore you net whatwq it i5 tnat 

i, matjn8 that molhful noise. Tum to 342 

F:t E--t EE

q 

wdr the het morphos.d Bl*k Wdd d..d, toc 

*.(h hd chanber Roll two rlie sd dd t1 Thir i! 

rhe btal nhber of Gold Piar you 8l*n lrcd {h. 

tloor of the cave. tou also fbd . 6r.int ot p.arb, worrh 

6 Gold Piec,. Silvs Cswn, worth 10 cold Plec, 

ad g€mtond worh r c.ld PL@, R€lln I wd 

poift. H.vi.g lodght th. s,pi.terQus in hd hn.nd 

wd ror yooFff a hg'. tuolr' wt* *i[ yd go 

frm h@? To bav€ dr. eideFini6tdl dv. Mteort 

artoAedE |rd, tuh to ,ra r yd would nthd lFp 

qplding ihe win y@ b.ve dE dM!.r vir 

tE rblactE-hug 

'::@, 

tuFd (tM ro s) d lh! olr8' 

nfiE rlftl (hrm tD aoS)? 

!65 

T.hrt ct th€ Silv6 h88a tu tdld in rhe D&.. 

Pir tou w th. .tir86iinp d€rttlq holrciry 

Nil ftDn iL This blade ol pc sdvd ha powa 

06 th€ mgd md.tcr- If y@ chG. ro R$r 0E 

ntuis, yd dulr do s with tou Ar[cr stEdlr 

ndu

You ft in a small cidbd, ils walls plastercd wil 

the dust-covertd stuouds oI spiddl w€b6 WIEie€ 

made ln€* wtbs dusthavebeen very large md 

61 tre veF a great nmber of thm Ar you n 

cautiously acmss th€ cnmber, you notice two v 

she t ro hd. She mt suppEss her g,sp ol 

-d ad 'lhis is the cst oi the How of wuu6, rhe 

ine hoF of Lupr.via, sh€ aalau' her vorce 

av€tng 'l-up..via is a dsed lmd and theils is a 

sed bl@dline. ft€ stori€s slrcudD€ the WulIen 

e e nml dd t€6ble. tiles ot nightmarish 

boud bundles. lmm OF look of it, the h{o bu 

eacn onbin a ua]l, humoid body and yd 8el 

rmpqsionof grRnskinandpointedears. youw 

to linge. a wh e longd md *arn dE boud bodi 

rteE, p€pl€ bebA bLq fom thei! homes, 

urdd and madnes Casde Wdlen t-s ar the 

e+pointofuupravia in theiooth sol th€osov 

ourah' It is sid to be a sinisler snadow ofwhat it 

hm to 35. ]f you wodd ratlpr leave widr delai 

which ent will you ble out of ih€ cave? 

A hmel iron wnicn a ddp breeze 

blows? Tmtot 

A tumel with 6 obvio$ Fam oi 

Apudderoo€d passagewayT 

You t€[ Grmdmother Z4ova how Ltich hacted 

the weFwolj s paB when tou were first atta 

how it Med into a hlnd hmd afteMards, md 

Op Sigmt Ring you fomd d dr middle fingei 

me re it,' dE old womm demmds, so tou lalc it 

s in moE prcspercus tih6 Thft m stdies of 

roters Ming the stre€E ol wdfdsie4 the 

a8€ drat lies ho@th the c6tl€, wh€re p€ople live 

constmt fea., as rhe howlnS or woN6 ad wo6e 

uts OFr 8hts Tle wfttched peopte oi tnat 

ed place raEly vmtuft Id 6om hone. fte des 

NIad Prince Carcd oi OE Wulten lmily hare 

ched wm d ld as th€e w@ds. It is said that ne 

feE the conpsy ot wid beatrs !orhatof hoan 

in8s dd fm what we have Mtnessed this nighf I 

i€ve that th€ tu* on the Wullen line is dE ar* or 

w€rewolf. It was carcul who inJecred you wiL\ 

tlmPy. If ]ou ar to 6ape that tuse you nEt 

t him

J70 

i70 

Iuggin8 ba& a pi{e of cmvar, you duck inside. You 

rait, you nean racing/ I'sidin8 as the oMd6 ol the 

micd pa$ by md then disappd, 6 they .he& 

eothdpdtof fiecdp It is then that you h€d a drt 

EPid ratile b€hind you dd L\e sdaping of s.ares on 

tu n@. B€iore y@ cd evm hm tuhd md pdl 

Fu sword fron it! sabbad, you r€el sonething 

ti& and mukdd sljd€ dun t y@r legs and Fap 

Jou qthin ils Mki.tin8.oils. You aE boddy puUed 

bud ro fa.e yu 6saildt. A lanp F buming 

mryh€re so yd ce nake out the hid@us letuE 

ot L\e Gahft dEt has €Nar€d ]ou. li is a gror6que 

dal8d of mk€ and womd. lhe qlper half of he! 

body is hmm, although ioblly hades, he! fhg€r 

eils lmg lalo6 and her face msshapen by ophidin 

!att6. rtun ih€ waisr dom rhe is 4riEly se+d, 

tne, dd he! whole body is coveEd with mottled 

rmwn m.l gEo *ales Ilie nostd f!\6 you wior 

t o.angeyeUow eyes an.l a lofted tongre darts out 

b.rten hd lps, her dy of disgGt at ytu inhui@ a 

?itting h'ss. The irdo6 malewonm op4 he. 

tudh, hdjaw strekninS hornbly wide a,l qpotng 

thg. obra's fangs. Y@ gap 6 dF o' ls hghts .bout 

F! with bdffihing 1orc. Y@ @ going ro have 

b hght you way lre, and ldt. 

SERPENSAlli! 

E€fc you.d rackle you adve$ry in the slar wat 

Fu ft Eoing !o haye !o ir€ yoser iim hd du6nnB 

coils. Fight this battle with yor Atta.r sk€ngft 

trtr

on tne |able below b dtsrer vhat damge y6 

Attock Roud Altac*nd Dotuge 

Cmtricting coib - l@ I srrMN^ 

cobra'sri$ her laus deliver a 

pojenos bit€. L@ 4 fl rrN^ 

Pomb tud 1 SKLL Poh!. 

Tail-ldh - a swipe flom her tait tndtl 

yoD oif you f€ot. LoF 2 5TAMNA 

Poinrs dd Pdw you Ariet 

ShEngih by 1 fo! the tutr A[act 

Round as you snlggte to siad 

Tearir8 

taloN le2s MrN^poinrr 

ff you mmBe to slay rhe Sna].@onm, hln ro t8r. 

1V 

or tne tiR b@rs listed below, which woutd you I*. 

to sPmd sore hoF rin€ FNing? 

EDil rnd Eies AHklorya!theadrc 

172_3n 

,?2 

As wi0r my oiher bahle, you nave time ro use Lhc 

tubow one befoE Varct'c E on vou len @!, 

sri,t rr tou su

374 

Thele is a loud crctl 6 6e pistol fEs. A splil *cord 

liler you gasp in pain a rh€ bulr* Nts yd (los ! 

sr MrNA poinfs)! How .m Snosdy burbts injw I 

living bein& yN {ddea lool.jn8 dom at the spla$ 

of rchopldm on yM leao€r hric wheE lhe bulld 

shuck, feling a luhbing, i@-cold enetion h yoE 

ch.6t. You e dragged ba& hom you nusin8s by . 

shdut of, 'Have ai youl'Eod dle pheton Highwrt 

J75 

You aF not halfiaay a@s th€ @m when the bir& 

htl ofi lroh |h€n p€Eh6 dd sw@p at you, Fying t, 

p{k out you ey6 dd sl.h you lre with thd 

hard blact t loG Youe loK€d lo delmd yolNlf. 

UNKNDNESSOFRAVENS scLZ rrNrN^3 

Ii you defeat dEbids you.m rake it orat thm rav6 

still aliv€ Fhm to drn pdns but continu. to car 

harsNy al you d mage LLuouSh lne filth 

covering L\e floo. 'ou (add r ro you 

^lM 

soFl 

Anmg ih€ &titu you 6nd a iohl of ro Gold Pi.€ 

a cloed silve. L.clet or a dEn, ad nost disoF 

cetugly of aU the skelet@ ol a mo pi.ked .lean b_t 

|ne ouldemus birds Ii you wmi !o open the lock.t 

bm to r94. li not/ you may tak€ the lcket and Gold 

Ph@s with you (addin8 thm to the Equipnent Lir 

o\you AdMtutc Stuet) 6elorebavin8 the loul aviary 

t76-t?E 

t?6 

tl€ rote of the bullei shikjng you Gels lite being 

dubH sih a sledgehamd dd you @l back 

sa.ds. Pain burns thrcugh you shourder lile molld 

qui.Liilvei You have never loom a ssation lt€ it 

dd howl in a8ony in 6poM Tle bullet nw lodged 

in you! shodder w6 fashioned fron silv€r, a metdl 

rhich is inimi.al to you ly€nthropy drFd kind, 

&d will hav€ a pemdmt debilitatinS efi€.r on your 

b..ty (Lo* 4 sraMrNA poinls, I sm point and l 

rucx point.) tlrivm by pain indu.ed raBe and a 

furioB ftd for v€ngedce agaitut you. agtesive 

.*ilmt you n€r th€ m in (:Inbat. Tum r,o ,93. 

1n 

Il|e blickmilh howls a l,ru shite hin, clutdjng hjs 

.ight toEam wlEr you haw wounded hin (lGe I 

ruc( point) Iha y6u lgr aother dredtul howl 

tnn b6ide you md $meihq8 claws at you wirh 

apdly €xtending bl@. t e 2 flMrN poinls and 

J7a 

OE or thc gypsies has leit you a ppsot. Inside 

you. pa& you tind a Mlrmbdtu Afrulet. If you waht 

io keep dr€ treasule/ yod plt it on arcund you! 

neck. BewildeEd by the whituical behaviour of the 

mFtenous Morlmi, yor go on ),ou! way again 

lhmugh rhe for€st. Tm to 5oo. 

Fn F-l F-l Fi-l

JN 

ito hed you say tlEt 61ls me with mwed hope,'vd 

ftchten declc (Ad.l 1 LUd point.) 'Th€E jr sde 

fting elF I n6t yet do, so lor now M pa$r mrst 

pdi, but l@k lor ne a8ain [onomw ni8ht at llE 

house oi Doktor KaOn the sdrgeo4 in Mam. We md 

go about ou work d ou mdie6 do, dder cover d 

dalloess, but at otr dt retina I slull fleal an 

co!€min8 os mutual qudl As a siAn of my faidl in 

you I Siv€ you tlris,'the VdpiEHmter says,lEndin8 

you hb Flintlo& Pbtol ad a leatid Fouch conbining 

six bmd Snver Bu]lels. Add theF iteG to yow 

Adwtun Shod, a\N9witlr t\e codeod N.nr.L (lt 

you wdt to find out more about hoq to ue ti. 

Ilintlo.k Pistol, you may hm io paEgraph 4oo at di 

tims making a rcte of dp peaSrath you are on at tlE 

tihe tusr) 'until tono'ow vd Richten F s 

by way of f3rewell, ed the îehr,' he is gom. You spdd L\e 

Et or tlp night in titful slep wha you wal. in r.\e 

nomnS !o a dull SEy mistydawi! you Ft od wid\our 

fudEr delat Tm to 25o. 

330 

Wfth wnimying shrielc of te@r, the hors a6opr 

to leap the 8ap in th€ broke bridgp. But they aE 

fati8led after tlen Eddc dEse tlwugh the Io6L 

Thei! hooles.latte. agaiGt the opport€ edge oI the 

bridg€ ttut ca@t find purchde, md lulled dom bt 

fie weight of the @ad b€hjnd then, the hoF 

Plhge after it inro the gap'ng .lEm You dd Katya 

follow, pllrlMeting !o you deaths m th€ jagBed 

tucks lar bdtr You advenh@ dd5 hft. 

F.I F- 

33rJ31 

33r 

'r fhat do you 6ink yd aF doing?' screds dE first, 

as you off€r the brde Lhe s ver objed. Thm, tifi a 

snarl, she l€aps at you, biting your Mist md mking 

you drcp your proljeEd Aft. bse 2 sreNA points 

ad 1 srrlpointand hrrn b jo5. 

342 

'so, ah I ord?' you ask the wzsed !:rewonm. 

'Have you nd me ofrhe Nrse ol the weieor?/B€fore 

Grddrnothd lova cd Nw€., a cl'ling hwl cuts 

rhrou8h tne ni8hh it .de iron oulside the cotage. 

'Spirils p6ed€ 6|,she Basps, clulching the necuace 

ol ch.m ftmd her throat. They'E backl' Ulrich 

hui€s io ddbl€{he( that the iM-boud oal doo. 

'Ihe htul is joired by oOE! hpine voi.es, .omlng 

Irom aI mDnd dE mtiage. Ihe wolves have 

Crmdmoiher Zekda's cottaA€ sllftmded. T11eE is

a sud.len, drd totaUy uexF.r€d lap .t the d6r, 

wriih ruk€s the old wom st rr dd Llrich tirhr.h 

his g.ip o the de. And thd cm6 |n€ voie lh.i you 

will nev* ioryet 6 lm8 6 yd live 'Utile pi$, Iittle 

'Begone, ni8lt ft.tuft|' Grmdmlh€r Zlov, 

s@tr. Id. m6mdt dr€ only $Dd i! the snutlint 

of @tu6pmwrinAtheFrirpt rof O!@ttaBe Tie 

relalive peae b violddy bstm by hEoE tut5 

'lrt re i+you wFtclEd yin€!'rh€ n levolot- y.l 

refiftd-nua-dinevoicff rinu6'MybDthe6rnd 

Iwishtodirow fiyd.And yd won't kt E in,I ll 

hu( dd I'n Ptrtrmd I'nbPal ny w.y in/ Th€ llllea 

m's s{rPfl of .aa€ s !o tsNlom inro d 

undifily hql. The wor pad tat up th. .ry aid 

dep i6ide emerhinS shiN !o Nwer deir 

6ll. Roll h{o 'rq die md the loral reUcd is ls trd, or 

'f 

trtr 

!3t-35 

.guar k', your drmt .tuNc! m€, tum to 416 If il 

!33 

B€ror. you kroe what's toing on, a larE€ flar store in 

thecenft of thecavefl@r qhichyouhadn'tnoti@d 

b.IoE - flips back like a llapcler dd a huge, radnid 

rith tilthy, nati€d brcm nr kaps out of tie hole ad 

lrabs holtl oI you w'th po@rtul linbr. BeIoF you 

6n fighr you way fte, the timr spi.l{ Fatdd 

!@r skin with th€ tips of ils vmonM lMBr 0N 2 

r^MrNA points). and 6En yd rE lre, sord draM, 

GLANTTRAPDOORSPIDER sK!17 rdN 3 

U you slay the spid€r, yd l6k lor a way out (tuh t) 

t34 

whkh oI tlle lollmg b@ls fom V@tic'libEry 

lould you like ro sFnd sne bme ovs? 

nnFd ofttE Ho@ ofwdffl2 TmtoJ4s 

t+d,thtryt Tlp Cu6e of El'vsaLriP Tllmbt1' 

CryddbFotk-hreofLap@k? Tlntord 

335 

s.rpene the SEI€wond li6 d@d .r you feet, he. 

teprilid blo.

folk mst have heald you sEaggling with L\e snar: 

womd so, what€ve. you d4ide io do rext, you nur 

act quickly. WiI you leve dle tent and 4ee tl'. 

Camivale imedialeLy (tuh !o 29), o! do you wad . 

Farch rhe tent tust (tm to {@) 

fu wnd pnest jmps up i6n his sal 'BeBoE 

ftatue of ev l'h. €r.laift, n6hing ba.t to the alE 

ad takin. !o *!e silwer cs m€ mor€! 'So that t 

how yN .ouid domimt€ the shd.k. You ad the ded 

dog e kindred spinhr H€ spits th€ worib out 6 it 

they m poiM. 'B€g@, md nder ddtm my dd 

againl' lMth tlEr he thtuts tlP fts at yd, whi.t 

shns b glN w'th holy li8ht. Ydu fe€lits Pdd 

Fu would a reked flajm agajnst you skia it bll6- 

and you f€el Ep€led by rt! You cmot bea. to strt 

h€re any longer Civingao'e to you oM llNl 

a8ony you from $e dDp€l np pn6/s brishi 

ore has rako 

'U 

a DhEical toU on vou as well. Los t 

sr MrN points dd r rucr point, adding r to }! 

trtr 

337 

You spdd the Est of dr night Dndd tte staB dd 

ome tLe mming, by da-n 3 wm light, yo! d6dd 

trcm Lhe tuIing mooE t6 tlE waley-lyinB setn€mts 

rD the €a3t. As you do so you cahh siSht of a nock of 

bLrckbirds cidr8 in th€ sky ove. a spot s@ nalf a 

nile away to tlE nsth. Sach benaviou sutgBts Ore 

bnds nave fNd $rething m d6 wild pl4e. Do you 

*dt to bre a .liveFon norfi/ to Fe whar you night 

t romd rfieE (hm ro 243), oi w l you mtjnDe eat, 

rE& b the road (hm bo 6r)? 

367 

IrF WeEwa$ di6 on the end of you sword wifi a 

SrEly m(h. You l€ap dom lrom you hoF 1o 

xa9a's aid - but you ft l,oo labe, The w@hht€r's 

opponot li6 dead in th€ dirt, Katya oI th€ Crimon 

coar ryin8 rext to ib stinlin8 @ Blood pD6 

6om ldible la€htiotu .ll ov€r hd body and as h€i 

€yelids nid

333 

333 

AnhoWI you .oMio6 mind lels you th€re is 

roilu8 to l€d, dd that only you d Ee€ the 

Daughtd lrm tneir itireld !€di.ment, as they 

srlnud you with their spilaling dd€ you $F 

6Mi@s ftafu dut sometlring is de.ply ,rcng. 

he wmings 6f ytu subcotrcious mtnd aE iod 

sjron8 to Esist ad you ushatie you. swo.4 d€ep 

belM th€ suface of 0F pool. You lash out at tlE 

nysterious maid€s, who bpak ofi then sirging md 

stuiek like barch4s, dartin8 away mto the sm 

ddkar deptls of the p@l As aMrnes Fbru you 

Eali* tiai }!ur lugs are buming, despelabe fo! you 

io ta&e a bEarh of lresh aii lEtinctively you lick out, 

in d efion ro each the surlace, as a cold, scaly h$d 

dops alud you antle You loot doM 6d &on 

the sreo Bl@n of the depthles p@l a houifi. visage 

ri*.It appedeto be smj humdoid md fendlemd 

y.t at the sne time it mjnds yo! oI a siniste!, 

$aggletooth€dwat€.dwener The wonm'sblrgin& 

8la$y ey€s ft e]@ oI a tro* whne lE gaping maw 

i5 nUed wfth ftdl€+ha+ pike's tetl|' You luv€ c6me 

bcetcface trith the he elddtal powe. of dre 

DoMing PooL lrr wabeFw'id. with you sword 

dEdy lie of it scabbdd you fighl to free you*U 

tom tie fish-wommt .lutds. 

U td dereai you opponmt in fryer Aitack Romdt 

lhm you cllmt s(LL roF, tum to 34?. ll not, you 

lin .LoM !e6oE tru cd aa esale the .old 

6$ra.e olth€ ?Edabory watd w'Yd. 

Etr

,39 

Umw@ thar you .e dotng it you lind you$elt 

Fowlina back at rh€ cE.he, Alrhe8h you shod 

yourU, y@ shdt the

19t195 

393 

I8or's s(ond blow uibaLfts you dd y@ toppL 

ba&wads iioh the stais [o land in d ll@Mi@ 

h€ap at tLe bottom. Lo* d additiqEl 2 sraMM 

t94 

?oppinE opd dE lo&t ,ou tu.l youFu gu 

lpon tlE niniahrE porkait of a stdlin& platinu 

haired yoms wo'lra It is so realisEc you hav€ 

a.lmift tie skill ol the artist wlE painted n Ir lad, 

@ble io t€ar your €y6 auay lrch the hautug 

beaxty pofta'€d dEre, you begin !o fe€l as if tL 

wona is l@[in6 bacl at yd. (Add r to you aL 

scoE $d mke a not€ of the codqoI(l M1crtu ^ 

yov Ad@twe Shed ) VMeNe4 yd nd the lo.kt 

oui thrcugh the adled window and M lrom ti. 

395 

As dwL fals. you l€re the im wfth Kdad 

Ftum!otheviUagesquft,whe€agtuuporv a86 

has gathft4 Ihey d .med widr deryding 60r 

bow dd aftws to ffi and shon swordi, evd 

pit.hfo*6 - d'rning rh€y.ould lay th€n htuds @ 

The people oI Shtgbiva hav€ t€m bel@*d by dEi 

sp€ckal a$Jrams for long @ough. T@tht ihey 

going [o fight back ad lay their dmos !o 6t 

l4hen aU e ready Kwad ldds the bEv€ SaiSoiv 

towards the suthm dg€ oi th€ vjIaSE. Ag 

hut€E lite our of dE sqltr they dip their wdp6 

396 

hto the water that has coU

t? 

Ron orc

I. lor ea.h shot tlsl yolr S^tl. If you e su.cesstul 

you womrl yof oPPonet, go to 4. If you fa4 yod 

4. RoI one di.e ryoutul]a5,gobT.Ifyourollr-5, 

5. Conventi@al bullet! wi]l canF 2 srlMN! points 

of dmage. Silver Bullets will cause WePcEaturs 

I srM! pomb of daruge and all ofie. oppo 

nhts 2 srlMIN{ points. Howwe., Silve. Bulleb 

will also rjur Undead and DemoN. 

6 If you sh]l have moF shots io fire (and you want 

to) go to I It not you nust engage your opponent 

nhand tchddconbat 

7 You have made a kill shot You opponent is deadl 

Conhnu€ as you would iI you won rhe batlle hdd- 

Now rellm to where you havejust .ome from. 

40r 

Among all the oihers, you find @e siTll OEt bls ol 

dE Me of one Saint Crucius. In @turi6 past he 

cdried out his holy work thrcughout the prcvnces of 

N{auistatia, putring nght countle$ Mongs rd 

bmisnbg the seNants oI Evil the scrcll claiN thai 

su.h was nis nghreous innuence that calling upon hF 

nane/ 4en to this dat cd physi.ally han corupt 

Your pedsl of dr ar.hive is hteldpted by a tuioa 

munchhg smd dd Buddeiny de boolca* .olap 

ses mder the weight of th. .ieatws feasting on the 

402 

parchments stoEd th@. Unpleasat? Bley rrjoo4 

long bodies npplng Epulsivel, the Srdtbool$oltr 

snitr you out md nove hun8rily towalds yd. Flght 

fiTstT,'ERM6 LIBRIS 

36 

U you krl the iroo(woms, ye re able to lcave the 

dcn,ve thrcugh the oth€r d6r Tnm t 33. 

40! 

Close by ls the snal

TheF F notnjnS else umg the snatewdd's 

posesioro thal $ oI inteEst {o you so you leave dE 

tent. wiU you also leave tle Camivaie at dis jmtuF 

(tum io 29)/ or wix you exproE tuJther (hm to 231)? 

403 

Withnublnghmestyyou ftrate you oM retched 

story to veFtitr who list4 widr gbwhg inteNF 

Wlen you hav€ 6nlsh€4 it is the s.holals tu ts) 

speL udhi! €spdp su+nses yoD.'l @ h+ }!a 

and I wdt ro h+ you, evd riough I @ot help ny 

own son,' he says eamldy, rlatchn\C the WoU wec 

behhd tr.e ed as he nitht a pet huting do8, Y@ 

l@l< at the wolt-wft a8ain qrh nry eyes. ca tnil 

t dfotud 

qeature Eally be 0E hm's sm? 'CoE 

wilh he ad I wil explah werythhg,'v@tics sat6, 

as if €ading you! md, and leds you inslde hb 

hoGe.'I have made tie study oI Ly.advoly ny lle s 

work' Veleiicus explais as he ushds you inlo hir 

dturEive private [brary'alon8 with thatol tle n]+lE 

dd legmds ol lupravia, ln d attm?t l,o find a @ 

ti t F-t 

fo. this bedil,le afiliction The malEgany?mned 

Don is iil€d with books, 'I have lemed much, but 

equalt I have b€gu !o hlise how much mor $eE 

E yet tro diftvd about this naliSn mdition For 

one thing, the most omm strain oI th€ dis@F in 

qishen.q h Lupnvia .mor be c!ftd by the usul 

netus: eatin8 spnas of Poimoa beladoma dd 

i.nlik€. But then I susp€ct you have i(Md d\at nu.h 

out fo. yousu alEad).' You nod, .oniiming the 

rholai's assumphon. The eo of you Ord get bo 

lalking aboutyour M eiperiflcs of tie diea6e md 

h€ lells you rhe $rry ble of how his son cme [o be 

'He was thirle€n ttars old I had sot him out inio or€ 

forert l,o colet boadslools and othe! firgi fo. ne to 

chloSue but h€ wht much deepe. into the 

hearrw@& thm I had dticipated md war stil dt 

.ft{ ddk He wa on his way hone wnen he wd 

.itacked. I hd.l set out [o look lor hin, wnen ne did 

not €tum at smel ed h€rd his cries, along with 

rhe savagE sndb of a woll I drov€ the Gatre olj 

with omplrud of silver nihate md .adied Lhe boy 

hohe. I clemed ed dresed his wosds with aI Llrc 

(ft a Iaiier mnrd gile hls .r\ild but, alftough he 

appeded to Rove. hom oE attack, dt the nex! tull 

nom fie lndr was aeal€d to me whd he trae 

fomed in[o the @ae you s* hft for yoffilf. He 

is neithq m€ ihing M the otier trapp€d h dIG Wolf 

w@ Iom I have been see.ning for a dre de! 

r|,y 

tr Fi-l

"le. yea6,' ure s.hold pplie!, a sorcwtul ituawa) 

look in Ns eycs 'Bnt t\is is Nt help'ng you TheE is 

a. eti\ir I .a pppm for you, but i w take a little 

while. Whih you m lvaiting, wh_r,.lon1you avan 

yorFu of L\e iifomabon contained $it\h n! 

library? Knoltedge N powe! alter all. 

Vctuticus bu{les out oI the oom to prepatu hn eLu. 

leavingyou r.yourowrdevices nrewealthof *now. 

lcdg. st..ed in this roon js ple omendl hd would 

rival that of some temp/es oI Hmas*is. Prrusing L\p 

sPincs of Lhe books on th€ shehcs *vcral alhact you 

attcnhon ir !:rtictdtu Ilyouhave w.ihm doM rhe 

c.deword ,4m*4 lrn hd 134 If yon haye wlitren 

doM the codeword Drordot tlm to r71. If you hare 

boih of the .odewods ft.orded, M to r57. Ij you 

nenher, rvhich of ftc followirg tom6 would you lke 

Ly&rthtup!. 

Irt cu caJth.wrtdDof Tumhtr311 

Cry,"t\Folk trtuaJLrprdrinl Tm tu ror 

401 

'Is drrt right?' the p.iest *ys, his rone aLnosi chal 

le.g'ng. 'But what ldnd of warior would w lngll 

brave ilre perils of ldoor ad ihen pFva / He 

reaches out a hhd towards you and closes lls eyes, as 

rr tryhg to seIR fte aua of power arcud you. Ine 

pnest's etdbiows *nit in consiemaiion. 'l sme sone 

thing of Op darhes abour you,' ne says. ls it lron 

coaonhA widr &e evil ones yod l8ht a8aist, o! t ir 

sonrming eLe?'RoU hvo.li€. ll fie bral rol.d is lcs 

man your @ NCF score/ rurn !o 336. ll L\e Loial is 

cquaL ro or greater thm your cHANcE score, turn 

405 

You ind yoreu in a wcb'draped passag€say. You 

cmot hope to pmed vil\out brakinA mdny of 

then sdcky sha&. Ihe hugc w€bs dr nome to a 

multihrde of blood-pd spideB, each no biAAer drd a 

nm's 6si. Ihe a.aduids irnEdiately nome in on 

loq d.aM io ile heaiofyourlodyin ihe cold.avc. 

As you fighi your way thrcugh the lEgirgs webs, 

L\e spdds sarm aU over you, salong out bN nesh 

inio whrch they 6 srnl tho! bloodsuck\g rmgs. 

Tlre .ampinc sliders de too snall to nghr wrrh your 

weapon. All y@ .d do c hury thrcugh the websbhg 

pdsaS.wat dsperately tryjng to brush then 

rion you dd dlsh thei bl@d blGte,l bodFs 

beneath you hNls Roi one dice ad add 1: this is the 

rotal nffibd of sraMrNA poinh ye have to lo*. (ll 

hve or horc spidcrs bitc you, add I polnt !o your 

cNc. scor as weu.) If you saivc ddr vdPiric 

en.oubi you hnd yorelf at anodrcr juctim 1n dt 

.laustrophobic spidft hmals. Will you now folow; 

fto sialagmite filed hlmen Tlm to 442 

lhe hqel coveFd widr Er€s algae? Tlm to r42 

A tunnel wiih its walls Ning wiih 

A subteEea tumel leading uder 

40t

4&-4o7 

+06 

he passageway leads to m opd dciway whi.h, in 

tum/ lead! hio a chml htue. Hulfu skuls f lrcp 

upon row of ni.h6 ir fie walh, whne skeletal angels 

ofdeth ga doM froh chiseled rcofboses. Several 

6ised stone slabs in tie cohe of the chamb€r bd the 

decomposing bodi6 oI blactJobed monts But $ere 

is one or dE living anong the dqd. With a c@koach 

hss, a nonkn*s, iuming lion tlE corpse ovd wtuch 

itqahuched ed lhat you 6 Fe nN see that it 

wG atingl Ihe nonL's hary c@L falls bact l,o r€v€al 

a head nishapen bysaege, b€erlelike mddiblG and 

Srot€squely bulEinS.ompound ny's eys Appaled 

by OF honilic appealace oI $e abominanon you 

srft aghasr as hdo extra pairs ol bla.l, chitinadouE.l 

leSs blold lrm bs€ath th€ nutal,ed 

nhk s hahit. Jaws dd lihbs clc!.ing Fpllsively, tlr 

nybrid scanpeE towards you, doshg h lor fie rnr 

COCIQOACH MONK 

r you nmge to slay thi! gtuhesque abomination7 you 

n€ ihe morbid chamel hos. Y@ nind awhirl vx! 

qu€stions drt yd wmdd ify@ would dare io IqM 

the aN€rs to, you go ba& dre ray you came along 

1.' 

You plhg€ dE blade ol your wepon in[o tle icy 

water but are uawaF ol ay effect it ni8ht have had 

Wi you n@ splash some oI lhe waber on your face 

(hh to $7) or wiu tru just lollow Kotrad 6d the 

othd willageF (tuh ro 497)?

406 

A sholt coridor r€ad6 off Eom 6e sraice d &G 

level dding at a naftw w@dd door whi.h be6 

he ihage of a chrli€ Opmhg tl€ doo. yd fhd 

yourFu iside a lai8c, iorrn-lt .nap€I. A pilrrtd 

lave lead. up io a dodldrap€d alta. 6 wndr sl ds 

a golden.ndi.e set widr glittering pFooE ston6 

The fliclering l]afus of rushliglb End troD a 

nuber orexquisitely painted stainedCas windows 

The most mgniEcenr of tPse js *r in m al@ved 

e€s abov€ 0E altar md shows a knielt r fu! 

amou lqeeling in penane belore a wnilercbed 

prnq6t. The laight hoLls hs sword our belor hin like 

a @$. The dapel atpe6 tio be a place oi pece ad 

you @! w no obviou dagqr You appna.h the 

altai d.l tale a look a! 0E contenls ol the chaliei it 

aPpeaE to @ntain nothing nore tha walei yd 

want to drid< nom the chalice, tum to 424, If not yd 

nust leave the .halel nd scend, or demd, the 

staucse to &othd part of oE iowd (tum to 7). 

4d9 

Ard then, wid\ a hol€rhg .ry the cz€d l]rfl barg6 

past you dd out inlo the niBht. BefoE you cm foloB 

him Ulrich is sudderny Oltr b8i& yoq slming 

the door to tlp conag€ shut again md bolring ft 

F.rcly Edn the iside. You both imdiately M 

yotr atterti@ to rrle old woma 1yr8 morionles on 

the flooi ftsr yolr lrk If ]ou d lucl, hn h] 239 

lf you ae UrrudT hm to 32 

+ae4aa 

4ro 

You naEwly avoid hUug rio ore of the may wolfhaps 

tlut ri.ldle th6e woods bui 6 yd shn bo frake 

you way back to join tne nain palty agaa you con€ 

raetojace with oe oI the hunb.rs' dogs. nE worhou

su8g6r you ru. m SiE you a lPad stt4' ttu 

Hi8hwayttu LuglE. !.lidDut a Eo'rEt . h6itrtid 

vd sDtrt tor rhe eJetv oI rhe iN. Y@ hed ti. 

ind6h hoe's h@'s ;n the rud bdud yon aeair 

but th€nyou @ ar tl€ d@. to the slontsbdltoa.hht 

im ed euddenly both ndd dd sle€d aF gone, lik 

mht d dE ni!ht+Il@. Th€ .cno of nei&.r 

lnughu ting€E hr a rcn6r &d lna thar r@ ir 

It 

Mau id not. laBe plae $d it d@ not tale you lont 

to find whar you de l@king foi Down a mrrcw side 

shpet otr th€ vilage sqljd is a sto^. building bedint 

a b.a$ plaqu€, o^ whi.h h4 ben €khed 'Dokttr 

K.lta - 5urg6n'- ttavin8 tndt€d at lh€ dd, you 

hr€ !o wair $ ldg tlEt you N .bout io tu away 

when rt 3udd6ly op6s a @d. Yd 6nd yolNlf 

I@ting

a15 

Chbbdin8 ovd rl€ s?a of brcta sl,l,gaite,, you 

nere ftom the .ave tunel lnto a widd 6vem, the 

si8hr;I which tals you brlth away. stalactik and 

stala8nitee fome

al@e. AJie. tlR atia.l Rtuds, or if tbu rdu€ the 

madr@'s srNNA to 6 or le$, whi.h€vd cod6 

41? 

lustloraF.md just dE bnef€st nmqt tlEwoff 

iside BeLs the bettd oI you lou only Etain contol 

ol you body aBain one lhe *hold is lyDC dead at 

you IeeL wnathav€,udme?Ardwhai is b(onint 

olyouT You be6in bo woldd iI it is iraihble that y@ 

wil succmb bo the tu* oI the wegolf, (Lor 1 

noE LUc( FhL) IlMlinB in bortftd d8uish you 

nee lrom tle sme oI t{u brotal dime dd do ror 

slop llming util you ft dep in th€ mbrae of the 

ddk€ning fo6t aBai. Tlmio46. 

4aa 

'I ll !e[ you what /d d,' th€ diminutive CdivaL 

Mdt€r +l3, his voic &ipping withvm'You'Ea 

kiled Y@ fttdeEd ore of M om md cmiwal 

jstie d€mds rtributim.' Yd ft draSB€d rt 

ETI E':] 

4\r42r 

arDthd part oI 6e hent wheE rclalinS b@ftt that 

6olm palt ol a loif*thrower's acl slrnds, You 

shuSal€ wainly a tn.MastEr's si.tanls ffil€ you 

to the board. Thd someft sets it rpiming dd dE 

loife E ower Ete!€ np. H€ is a dead+hot and duing 

his a.t d miss hir asistant by ody a nair's bmdtll 

Toî8ht, hNser, he d@F6 Nt to nis Coivale 

jsli.e d€@6 irl You adrmhE rs d€r 

419 

Thm I f@l that this is wh@ ou latls mEt pdt 

aBain'Va Fjchte ets, obviNly moyed anl 

disappojnled, ddsralkeofiagainhto ih€ Chr You 

h€l rnatldhap. youhavedade demrof judSenmt 

in lerdng the VdpiE Huter dorr, 8ivin8 in lo the 

ddker sid€ of yru pGondity, which is beoning 

shonSq alr the tift. (LoF 1 Lrn loint dd add 1 l,o 

you (]I]Nc m.) Yd sldd th€ €st ol tL. niSht in 

6tnn sh€p, d.t in the gEy h* of moming m m 

you way again. Tffi to 25o. 

+o 

EvmhraUy you na.l(e it to rlre min MFud dd 

mld 0E imyard. Two buildsgs of not€ stand hs, 

lhe fa4fiouse itseu dd a larEe, shinCle@G(l bu. 

wh@ wi! yd shelter lron th€ dMpou: 0E 

6mnDE (tum bo 324) or dE bm (tuh to d5)? 

424 

Ine @Eidor od. at a door of houldding gH 

planke, whi.h op& into a 5quft tum ekin8 of 

damp strings of ribm6 pldt gbwthE hang iibm the 

Etr

eiling. The floor oI the dank cnamber is co!.Ed wjh 

all name! ot tungi. tzrge yellw pufihalb trcw 

agaist brudrapped white tioadslools and bqlbo6 

8rey nuhhons. flrere is not a squaE inch ol flod 

that b not coverEd. On the oth€r side ot rhe rooi is 

anoorer doo. To 8€tto it you ft 8oin8 to have to.6 

a.mss OF.arpetof fu8i.r,_r!yd: 

Ru aft$ Or .hdbd? Tum to fia 

cep.afttuIy ados he ldgus Mm? Tum lo$r 

Retuh to the lastjmction dd go tlt 

otlErway? Td lo:3r 

42 

Wrh m6 ol, 'ttarhtel Marhr€r!' rhe Hucnb.d 

lop6 amy up a wd night of shiF to lh€ rop or tir 

iowq. You lcDw n@ thar theE is enerhing sinirt€r 

at@t her dd $ yd w6ie no tihe h pu6cing lgc 

You dire ot ot bErh in what d onty be d*rid 

s a mad kihrisr's laboarory The s?ace at de loP d 

the lower is m€d tu! of dl mmer ol anos 

pi{6 ol equipmmt dd n(ndical otraptio6 

Th€c a€ spiming glob6 that d..tl€ with the stati( 

cha€e or the stom hging oulsid€ dd glaFclEd 

8auB6, dF ftrue within thm quiveling aroud *. 

d.ng€. lim. Ihicl budl€s o1 .oppd wiF d6end 

l6m fte topmost part of OF windmnl ad @{t .n 

the vdious piecs of eguipmdt to a tilled betal tablc 

d which Esis @e of dp mGt bizaft md monstroE 

ftings you have ever sq. Ir is ai least hau the heid. 

asain or a nd and alm6t as brcad acoss. It aPPeaE 

to be nade lrofr slabs ot dad grey fl6h @d.ly sem 

toSelh.r md yet, ir plae, missing orgoic palls have 

b€ Eplac€d wi0l necnanical apparalqs, AFud its 

uSly head is a bad ofmetal seuEd Fith anhb{ oI 

utuubile bolts Srardjng next ro a bank of sreel levs 

i5 a tdl da w€aMg a long, orcwhfte lab-cdt, his 

€y6 hidden behind thick lsd goS8les. Ciw.rin8 

beh.ind him is rhe huchbacL 'Wel6ft, the r,1l116 

eyt 0E €x.iled lone of his voice su8a€sting bo yd 

Lhal he $ totally u \in8ed. 'You d he ist in tiln€ 

to wrh6s dE cEatim oI a rew fm oI lif€!'Th6der 

ous onDously a@s the sl(y dd lighhing lral\es 

l@ud llE rop of lh€ whdmill, 6 if lDving waid 

lor the hGl dtua6. non6t io do e. E€toF 

(h do dythi^8 to stop hin, dre a,zed Fmrisr 'oq 

dbws a ldd i6t 6 ri8hhdng sbit€ the top of the 

tow€r ils.r. T6t lddl l!.1- r you m Lud., hh !o 

uo llyoudut u.ry, l|n tor5+ 

4l 

h d€ Pl!e@ of the ArJl LyddroF hihe|f, yd 

aE @bb ro @nrzh the b6st wihjn y@ dy lmt€r 

You dve voie rD h agonisir8 hwt s yru body 

ont@ts bor6 EslEpinS, nEl6 ud int hrr 

otBft Faljg r& the tuEy hi.ie oI the wolf iippinS 

rh@gh you skir mtil yd e no imgd h6m 

but ist€ad utlerlv dimal. Cout vdolac ofds lis 

hhtt erl, hther thd bite it, you li.r it with you! 

F!gh wou's longu€ payingyM lw n6lsrh@g€. 

'Ihatt ri8nt' he pu€ tru d mire n@, ny pet.' 

Torally hder Or comt's Mbor /ou will loin hjs 

Fck sd ru with Op oOE wolv6, wha the m@n 

b tulL pEyinB on dE rear. You advmha E ov€i 

F-] FI

I 

424 

424 

You sniff tle liqlid b!tcm still6nd noding to sugg€st 

Lhat it is dydring otlrr thd wat€r md so yoD 

swallw a ldg€ mouth6n. Shrtin8 in you stonadr a 

wam pri.kling sdation lpFa.ls Omughout you. 

bodl, You.m fe€lit Ritalising you as it spEads io 

tie tips of you 6ngqs md OE very rcots of ihe har 

on yotr head. You have jut.LuL a llj,n oI Life 

Restore you sMrNa s(LL ad rrc( rcres to their 

lntlrrJ levelsl Ihe elin alo d@s sonetllhg to conbat 

ytu steadily worseMt lyc4thrcp, reduce you 

GNoE scoF by 2 ponro. reling reinv8orated dd 

rca.ty to face dythin& you hrm lmn $e altd dd 

ehrt wa*int .lom the aisle But @ards such d 

rlce tlEt you have jurt Eeived come at a p.ie i! the 

lajr of @e of the dislo(acy ol tlE nighl 

'Ih€ fiEt waming you have rhat atahjng is wrcn8 is 

wne! a shuddedng vjbration 6lb the cha?el, whicn 

Puts painful p6sue on you ealdlllm. The pmes or 

lhe sbjne.lCas windows lattlhg behind yoq yd 

hm to see lhe knight's window .oming apdt at it6 

leaded sem - only now it shows th€ edio!, 6tandiry 

over the body oI th. slain pnest, sword bloodied. 

You wat.-\ s the painted segmmts haldng up tl€ 

lniEht pull h!€ oI the window dd d6Md in hont of 

you, mintahing the slape of d|e pnesfs nulderer in 

rhe air in ftunt of you. Ihe .omption tlEt has taka 

r@t within the Tower of Mam has de*cnted wm 

rhis m.e Fctified letuge. The loigh/s gla$ sword 

hors paintully shdp, as the chaFlt glardian swings 

i about tharentr€lrr debelnined not to lei you

GIASS KMGHT 

It you are li8hting the knght with a ma@, whd yd 

win d Arack Roud rcU ore die. IJ you olr a 6, th. 

entirety oi the knight's glass body sha$eE udd you 

blow datroyinS it in one Ie[ rwoop ]r tou win 

lh€ battLe you e able l,o ent the dEFl wirnout 

turthd obsttu.tim Add I to yru d.N xc and 

+5 

The pliesrs e463ion daG dd he olm nis €y6 

agair '1 tue only godn63 dd a h€ n6n,' he 

sy6, nilinS. He inhodue him*I as Codar! the 

Suardim of OE spring tlat wd tusr breught lorlh 

fron the gDmd t'y th€ bresed sint. 'And you m 

worthy to partale of rL holy hearing 8ilr,' he saF 

Colla l€ads you out of tlp saming ftdn [o a spinl 

st@e siaruse ttEtwinds dmmto lhe €arth,leadinS 

you b@th lm@i At tne boitom, in a cirulai 

stcnewaled danb* lit by snoldng warr {onc€t 

stands the wel ol Saint CruciE, Corm dnw . 

bucket oI dd waler iron dE weU dd d(ets em 

into a gold6 chalie rhat sbnds at fts hp. 'HeF,'rr 

eys, ofierinS you the cup, 'rlrint, ad my th€ sair/s 

bl€$in8s pou doh upm tou.' ReveFntly you 

aeept th€ .halice dd 8!rp downiE cmlenb 

Ar mn d tlE riqdid €achd yd stom.h, you Srip 

yM b€ny m agont b.€El .ren hed md ied !fte 

ing hom yu €ya. Th€ wab.r Orat .m GoE 

Cru.ia' pell hm bd bl*ed by the eint, which 

426 

€as6 and, as the ovflhelhint pu p6Fs, you 

b{one awft of afuthd fe€ring iNide you, The 

wate6 oi the n.ahg wel lEve slowed Ae spmd oI 

lhe lycarhropic inf€ction nddhg bodtr Rol 

m€ die, divide by 2 (srnding 6actiom ''u up) dnd fid 

add 1; this b how my points y@ ehodd rdu.e 

yonr tuNc eoF by (but mat(e a nobe thar .mot 

dsp below t. Regain 1 lucx poinr boo. cone fircs 

you with a s6picioE lmk 'l have never sd dE 

blesed wahers allect uyme h hat way bdoF,, 

he eys. ff you nare the codewoftt No,/d Eirt@ 

dMô ytuAn?dt E She.l, trnn b t55.Ifnor, tum 

42r 

Despi[e jrs nsgiwe size dd mtainly bulk, the 

naEgot is able !o mow surprisingly quickly flE 

@ahe is a t?uly hdific comption oi mture HoF 

ere4 noE hffiJying OE rts #sly MtuF is the lact 

uut the @atuft yd m Eghting was on€ the Abbot 

of the Black Mmls, nN dEged beymd all6g, 

nitim. That sid, it is noi t}te mct min8 oI dreis 

ad s shouldn't @ve i@ much oI a .nalld@ [o h 

aeonplbhed w;or $ch as ]ouselJ- 

MACCOT 

The nagsot wil aHhpr ro bit€ you wfth irs perper 

@lly manhg mddibla it wou

di@. on a rcU oi 6, ra$er thm biie you, the m.88ot 

wilspita.idi.slim€aty@,e6int,sraMIN Poinb 

dmage. r you kil rhe AbboFabmjnaddt tum lo 

c7 

T.iad,' ym sat but tlLe M's aim des not wavei 

hi! ey$ mwins, in .e yd should Ey dy0!ne, 

RoI two dice. ]f the total ie l* tha or equal to you 

.INGE sE, tlm to q. If d\e tolal rcll€d b Iteate4 

128 

Ophing rhe d@, you mb CasUe Wt tdCdLnsiv. 

liln+ R@ afis w ofb@k(* g:s urd6lh. 

reighr of tFlreEble dcty ton6. WiUin liis 8E.l 

Epc'lory ot howl€dg€, re b@k h.s b€n Aivm 

pnde ol plae, lying on a leFh @rued to Mbl€ . 

dn8on Ih€ bmt is boud F black leadE md beaF 

iE t a' . cnimlba."d Brnrdl@t ol DmE 

The air aMd th€ took m sulirsad with a Srim 

nalf€,m dd tou e sw it is old€r ar this rPoI 

Ii yd daft l,o opd this iorbiddinB b@k lo * whil 

aid it 6 offer yo4 tm bo 1@. Ii you would athd 

l€ave w€I 6ough rlm€, yd vacat€ ine lbrary dd 

tzre eioE! fi. door tlEr is now to you left (hh ro 

496), o. ih€ one diEny anEad ol yd (th to 3ro), 

429 

Peering aFud the door janh, and pah8 no orc 

ourside in the corrido!, you set otf tMards lh. st iB 

As you c@p alon8 ih€ da.lcned coridof you pds 

trtr 

410 

another d@r which sErds sli8htly ajd, rh€ rcon 

bey6d lit by $e sfi yelow [8ht oi a Blttering 

cedl€, Pe|haps this b the rcm that dE mFtery 

nidnight wed@ vaat€d. Gldcing rnmuBh dE 

op6 d@r you see e dpty Llllmde b€d, a ndcry 

bedsid€ labl€, on whi.h stm.b 0€ &ippina cmdle 

ed a la$€ w@.i.n.h6t a8airot om wall Ihe @m 

aPPe.E [o be €nPty $ win you 6h. ed ecoP Iuiher 

(tm to l49) o. ein ]6u.mti.De afr wh@vs it 

wd who i6t left thii chmber (hm io 2:6)? 

You whi|. ,way a quds or m hN wakhin8 the 

Puppetnastd at wdL On dE s@U staB. olnis bmrh 

. brave |cigh banl6 a d€pnabbwiz!4 mqHin8 

hj5 fiGEDN dEBo lo '@e n bdutihrl princs 

.nd fre 0E kinedoh trm n wil acltuhml It is 

a h_drtidal t lt that h6 ba lold a tholhd tim 

over but yd find this parti.ular p€rfmrft dptiratir& 

alrnGt s if yd re hder a spell yd*l[ 

This ir in pan due lo the lifalil€ qorliti6 6f th€ tiny 

Mineit6 aid their Mtlrrlj6ti. lldds s. You 

h.ve bs .!Mzd by th€ pupp€t show but yoD have 

ale ben BliShuy Dl1lwed by it. (Ma!e s@ ind the 

rcd€word EF,r,s c anfid don 6yN Ad,dttr. 

SlEr.) Leavirg m equrlt dgrcss€d mwd srill sjoyi^g 

the show, y@ nov€ on though r.\e tayre Tm

$a 

You ldck out with you ret to Fhm l,o the languidlt 

ripplng sulace but go nowheE- You d le€l a vice 

lile grip tuohd you anlde. t oking down thrug! 

the muly wal€r you se oBt you loot has bccor. 

auBht in ore trap of a hmm nbcage lying ddg th. 

tahering we.ds. You kick out atm, lungs fit to bGL 

but still cmot ii€e yowlJ You ths tal. you 

sword to o€ 3!€letal Me but th€ noF you hacl.r 

fie tbc8e, hMisting nd tuming in lne euPy 8M 

wate., Op more yd be@e mrantjed in the P€mi_ 

doE wat€.-wed yrclJ Ivmtually yo! can hold 

you. bHth no longe. dd, involhtarily tasPing ,d 

aii y@ suck in cEt ld8fuls oI loetid walti The 

waier-r 4Ed my not rEye.laimed you lor lts suPF! 

bur rhe DMing Pml h6 }on itscff aother vi(hm 

noerh€ls louradlah G oYd. 

432 

Keph8 a E!.hirl €y€ on th€ ichor

431 

Ii you slay ile lupne daclnid, th@ is nothir8 Iot 

you ha so @ have no otn€r dd€ lha !o le.v€ lne 

iocrg chan6d. w[ you hI;: 

a tuMel wiL\ d obvious sed oI blact 

A subreraeu tufrel leading hd€r 

A 66ly-sheling tulftl? 

434 

Ko ad jr unable to hide his disppoint'Et rt yN 

Ftuel- 11/en iI dDt's h@ tou fey h€ Fys obviNly 

dBgutl€4 'rtt6 yd ,o t nind payirg fd rlEr 

real' lle ds abrupdy rd poinE at 0E bdl in 

frRt of yd, befoP storEing or of the im Yd le.t 

o6li8€d lo pay fu dE lEal yd hare icl cMd 

ad, .s dusk it alrEdy fa|lmg outside ?,r S!.*/','f 

PA, yd d4ide ro pay tor a mn Io.lnc niahl d w€l. 

(D€.ru.r a total olr Gold Ft@ lro yN Atlodtud 

Yd sp€nd a litnn ni8ht slepin8 m a lmpy, Lice 

dddo mattres in a old mm, tept as.r€ by d eri. 

howling that e

tle lif€ y6u lEve takm.'You slin sud.lenly fc+ls lile 

itk on fip and ]ou daw at your dothes ro tly to sbop 

tne pain as sme0ring b6rial claws at you IFh th. 

iNide - the eou in you hDt€E lor fEdon. (Add : 

to @ac. re md le 2 er^MtN^ points,6 

wen 'ou 6 r Lu€x pojri.) RoU two dice, It the lotal is 

gEare! you mc! wre, you nh t.il ed M fiom 

this hgic E6e, not sropping util you aE weU .way 

lrDn the 6r2te (hm !o 46) r the loral is ls th.n or 

elur bo yN ff^NcE {oF, tuh to 4 17 

+t 

You pluBe a hdd inlo dE icy eat r but da a you 

splash ytu fae with il you d f€.Iil bmint. Yd 

slioeaayolpainbul the bmingmtidontin6 

(tm 2 srm points.) You b6r at yru hdd od 

ft tiat dE sljn is h{ish.d 6 if it h.s ha pluted 

iiro boiling wak You imgin€ dBr you lae hu5r 

lmk lh€ ffi. Nm of th€ otn.r liIigd surleFd in 

dris wa, but rtE yd aM'r like orhq Fople oy 

moE The stme bowl lnhiN bl€s€d holy wars 

aid, lite it or mt, you m slowly but sNly tEonin8 

a @ahE of the mght Holy mr€r js dath€D to tlul 

(I]p r LU6 poinl) Ths buing pain evmtuauy 

pass but you hav€ ben p@eady *drEd. Th€E 

is Ndut you 6 do bui hu.ry afber th€ hutint 

4ra 

As you nale you way alonS th€ bely peEeptibk 

Eack, spindly bmched lEs 66a.h tufther onio 

lhe patl'. ut you d picrin8 you wry beiw6 

4J9 

distend€d knoty boles ed half?mtrudirg Mt3. Ihe 

sm tinks, leiled behind h€ar1 grcy ddds dd the 

dalk silhouetles oI tE6. A cdim biJd do.ls 

hoalply into the dusk dd lhs is omimuly sildt. 

You wddd wheF you should mat€ cdp fo. the 

ni6hc a3 the air is 8€ttin8 notieably coldd rodd 

vou. In tact th€ d f€€ls moE like what vou worid 

dP

.lem€d you wdthy oI d audiae ed od€E you 

this saoudt Tate the .up, dd drinL' Ihft is 

nothin8 you .d do a, betwa fte hro oI the4 the 

Btack Mmls Ire you moudt opn dd dpry the 

mllgs .mte l3 of the cndic inio you h@lll 

Sphftering dd gaping lor ai y@ cmot h€lp but 

salow a nouthfrl oI dE evolting !tud. RoI h{o 

dic.. If oE total oll€d is les dld or €quar to yod 

cm^t @@ se/ hm tor9r If itis g€atd, hrm 

440 

as dE l6t oI tlle wolves hrrc b md nes, you 

follok ftuich as he shrdes up to *E iu-boud oal 

d@ of tlre coiiag€, 0E wood touged to stlnreE by 

Mvas€ clav ru.ts. 'G!mdno0E!' he €l]'. 'It is 

Ulich with a trimd jn need oI you h+.'Atnynakh 

in dE nd.Ue oline door slids opm ad rwo @'dac! 

blrred eFs F€r out beloF tIE hatch s shut I6t 

again theE is the Srate oI bol ts beinS p tdl€d bact dd 

tho 6naly the d@r op€s Ahh.hed IiBft 6h6 

you both into the wan Blow, mlttding smething 

about 'Damed wolv6' b€Iore slaming the d@r 

shutagaha d thbwingba& the bolts. 

?eding out iron mdd a wmlldsrvtwl, t}E otl @ 

l@ts you up ad dowr! biinking myopi..l1y. she n6 

a hmled no* dd .nia dd l@l.r every part the 

witc\ with a .nain of silvd .nms ndghg ohd 

ho Mk. 'So, irs you who needs dy help, i5 it?' 

c.diloother Z€kova aslj. You listen in neFoE 

dticipahon 6 Ulnd teus the old nsryqm whai 

444 

ia nappemd You expect he. to cry ot n horcr ad 

M ftming hom OP cottag€ at my momt, but 

th€ old womm appe4 io ble n whai Ulrlch ir 

telhg he. with earm* commhation. Whd ne is 

done slp hms to Fu. Wionut salr8 a word she 

stnrb to prcd ud poke, l@rug in you eyes ad 

Settins you to stick out your ton€ue. She also tales a 

'Ly.othropy is a ledble dd qipplin8 .ure,' sne 

Mts at ldt, 'but you are lutuftle !o have net 

trush{orthy Ulich dris night, ed that he had $e 

IoE ght !o bring you !o n€ The di*de wil stijl jst 

be takjng hoL4 so if we ad last we mi8ht yet b€ able to 

couteract the etre.b of the werewo!'s saliva voom 

I q give you a potion bEwed lron the beladm 

plant, whichwil help, but, wi6 you cocdL I woDld 

like !o bleed you fi6t so that the potid might nave a 

Iarer, norelotal, €(d+.' 

Will yd lEt dE wi3solr6 ble€d you before 

adminbt€rins he. potion (hm hr 3r5), o. wil you 

r€tu* dd sinply ble &€ potion wtiout b€ina bl€d 

441 

Appmching CoDt V@lac! thsre you l

442 

you he 6oh lio me!'At hb obnErd/ agonistng 

Paire *'ze derymwl€ or youbodt RoU dre di€. 

r the totnl bl.d i! 1e6s &rd o. equal to tou ctNc! 

@re, tuh io 4:3. If it i6 gFate., tum tio 247, 

442 

Before you Eacn ihe end of the lwieting tufre1you 

male out spa.kling lighr oming lron th€ cha,nber 

rhat li* at its od. You emerSe fm the pa$ag€way 

behind a la€e stalagmile dd d[e! a .ave Lt by 

Bliftding crysrals set inlo the ddk limlotu sa]ls. 

Tnie shange luifficm€ spdt]6 fron nyriad 

web shmg ams the cnmbd - almost like ontaire 

dd .lnpes nahn8 th€ w.bs look like they have 

bd spu frcmpw silver The light also Enecrs lmn 

Eenuine Eedll6. Golit pie.6 Ii€ scatieEd on 0E 

flou ot the cnnn$€4 along witn other, les valuable 

obFdr batter.d helm€ls, rusty rwords dd axsi 

mtren backpa.k md gtuwed pi€es of leathd amou 

Tt@ you ned the voice it is &at oi a womar! but 

sh.ain€d wift auiety md with a hising impe.liment. 

'Whd€ is it?'the woice is saying 'Wiot rakd ft? 

r there's my 6ne sharpnss, my glitteling silvftss? 

Who hn it? l rh€re rs ft?' 6e wom €peah over 

Roudin8 tlE edg€ ol the st laBnite you E6p in 

adtumt dd hotor at what you se befor you. 

Coverins the i& €nd oi the .rystal-lit cave ; lhe 

mGt intlicat€, most beautituIy w@en, and largest 

web you nave evd *d. It is deco.ated with strings

oi pedls ad pre.iru stom, but did all this 

Gtotatios w€allh squals m€ oi the hct hid€o6 

thin8s you have eler 3m. At 6st 8lfte it apped [o 

nave all the prcpdtioro oI a 6pidd only on a .olosar 

*ale At 6dd glme, howevd, you s dtat it is 

mucn wor* dta dEL The mGhou da.hnid body 

app€ffi [o }[ve AmM Irom t]Et of a hlnd wolrrfl. 

Imm OE waist down tlE abddmm of th€ mtuter is a 

swolk4 nairy blacl pulstinE ec ending in silloozhg 

spimmts. Flrm tie waist up, how€v€a fte 

cEatft lek mm hlnm €x.€Dt OEt sne 16 a tobl 

of sn a]rtr ad ko l€ss enic\;*D"gh tl*y b.gn' 

a6 hunDa b@ tlF lon& b@y black linbs of dle 

spids, mding m cruely hdbed c.lutimus craws. He! 

mtd nair js rho.r ed sp*€4I*e spder ni, ad 

l€r p6ibly orce bautiJul tae has ben warped by 

y€t m@ alacl&d atEit'uies, An additiond sn ey6 

tBve fomed on hd l@h@d abov€ her hmd €ves, 

rooEng like lipe black blislEs, dd hd noulh n6 

ben srdched imlcqaly wid€ by the prchldm oi 

nuge spidd lan8e, eacn d b^8 6 yM sod .n. 

bug on fte sddy noor oI the .av€m ft the 

dFic.abed bodi6 oI advdt!6 - dwdf3 d we as 

hffi suck€d dry of all bodily fluirb. And drm 

rhe 8rcsly mutsnt€d spiderwom # tbu. 

'Ah, the thi€I Etllm [o tr.e s.ere ol the dimel' she 

hi&s.'W6 ity@? Did you bk€ it, oypeooc sna+nes?' 

If y@ have aE .od*ord Srilbrg r€corded on 

yot Ahdtut Sh4l,ht^ro 2.lIrct,tldta 2\9, 

Etr 

443 

44J 

At you fiel, hling stFk€, the body oi 0E spaiEl 

@t@ wavels, diMlvinC Lqck into mist with qe 

6n"1, $ur-mdjng hwl But as their lack l@d€r 

depa.ts 0E Eanhly Plde, s loo do L\e odrdphanlon 

@tlre of the Hwling IlE l6t oi 6e woll Bhosts 

notunS but [en.tns ol nighFmist, the .th.liul 

wailing ces rd a mmmt the vilagds look 

eud in shrpefied snence dd then, N lhey F.lise 

what you hav€ dme for th€m, a .he. 8es up lad 

0E hmteB. You nave lanished the Howling dd 

$ved the ?6pre oI strigoiva Gom oEir homenl 

You spad the at oi the ni8htmalinS nerry wfift the 

€ladvi ag€rsba& at ?tu s,.t '8 ?r8. Ewehral, tu 

dam is bhkin& you stmbl€ o( to b€d in n€ of th€ 

im's BGt-oo@, d\e ue of whi.h you have b*n 

6ivd fd fF€ iv h the Stri8oiviN'thanks, whm yo! 

war€ again, trom a thanttuIy roghhnaefree slep, 

youdilcove.thai rsatpadywellpasr!on.Youreel 

mDch b€tter for the et ed tuc! uro a bEe of wood 

pis€on @tecl lor you by fie ladlor.l's wiG (Regar 

4 surNA poinrs.) Bur a great leeling oi uease sbrl 

hm8s ovq you lour pesoMl qu6t dfleds that 

you nove on ftoh Strigoiva.Sair t€avin8theviUage 

dd iE graEnn populae, you @ ei$d lolop th€ 

Nd wheEit divid6, !o &enorth (ih !o o) orthe 

€6t (tuh lo 47€), or you lale the les wel-taveled 

eack inro rh€ IoHt that lis a nile o. s [o th€ nordr- 

€6r oi striSoiva (tum io 3)? 

Fn E_ai

444 

Ar firsr you lhinl you aE winnmg, then you nisjudse 

lhe best loute to take to avoid a boulder on theroad in 

imnl oiyou. ()rre oI the cadage whels his fie mck, 

Fndh8 the stage.oach v€ling off the @d. With 

whlnnyhg ehriels oi terrcr, the horss ae pulled over 

the dtgr of the gor8e as Lhe coa.h l,opples past rhe 

point of nd Ftun, md down ore side oi the cliff, taking 

tou md Katya wi0r dlem You advmtuF ends here, 

ydur bddics snashed on Or jagged ro.ls fd below 

'Who wi]l face L\e cnal]dge of tne Cagc? a bald 

h! ed shongma dressed in a lcopardikh lNhrd 

.nd spo.ting a fine moBtacne .alL to tnc rcwd lrom 

i ruugl y edred siage. Tme the sragr crund. 

.rd u Gold PieG ould be you6l StrdinS bchind 

hrh, beloF a pa'nted backdFp, E a larye .agc lnsidc 

i $e beasr he speak ot. It is at least a hcad tnllc' 

rhanrhesrronSma 

's 

md asbrcadacrc$theshouldcF 

rs a Sonlla lrs ams are as rltrck as sh,p's .ables, 

coldcd srrh mus.le, and end in club hke f,{s. l}c 

.FAluret slin is 8€en dd pirted, jls r3ce suSSesbvc 

ofa prihitive ogre bloodline. As you ar.onsideri'rE 

tikinS up the .hand8e you se Lhat a thickser, 

bearded md whom you ta(e lor a blackmith F 

being Led away fton $e stag€ holding a hand l,o h$ 

bloodidd md btuken nre aim df dre gane is kl 

cnter ttu CaAt mamed ôse. md subduc this Ctndel If 

ydu want to take up L\c cnal]mge it wil].osl you: 

Cold Pirccs (hrn toa53). Ifyou would ritrr lcavc il 

io ene orher mug to ime the beast, hm to 167. 

trE 

,t45-446 

446 

Yo! inevilably .ruh ey nmbq ol putrballs and 

oushmoms bdeaor you fe€t, tle nhgi releasing 

douds ol spoF6 inlo th€ dmp air As yd could have 

predi.ied, t}]e spors ir.itate yor aisays dd lugs. 

You btr$t Lhough Op door on dE other side ad 

(ollapp in Op corido. beyond, you body onvulsad 

by hacking coughs. (L@ 3 sr NA poinb md add 1 

lo you .nNcE $oP.) T]m to {92 

447 

You rujudge you nrugs ad sufe! ihe aequen 

.s zs lne heavy swin8ng blade slfes nto you. Rou 

oncdrceedaddz:thEistherotalnumberorer MrN^ 

pohts you husr l@. t tou suMve such a teriblc 

hrury you couap* on the n@r of the mmdor on $e 

orh€r side of the p€ndulm blade (tum ro:o3). 

44e 

As sn rs y6u ent€r tie .oridor, L\e do6 dm shur 

hhind you dd som.L\ing begic to mdifFt Sone 

unholy phmtasm is dothinA itsu h shadows, taling 

on a tlErtming fom. Ytu actioro wifiin Or Tower 

ol Mau hnv€ ale.Ed dp Lady to you prMnlt dd 

vour drival has b€m mticipat€d. The neoond.er 

Lhat is the powe. m ihis plae nas bmuBhl forlh 

€ntities thrt mnauy dwel on dE Spint Plm€, stil a 

Prmtitioner of rhe Da.k Arts slljrmoN tiem lo thc 

eidhly Ealn. Trailing smoky ie^l.ib, the raceless 

shadow bom creahEs circle you, ready ro lake your 

nosh with .laws iomed oi jmpenetrable darknes. II 

roL have the .od€word Nerrcir Esrded on your

Aenture Sheel,nM b 4q.lfaor, you lEv€ no .hoic. 

but to tal.e up you @pon and dei@d yous€ff. h 

the EN conJin6 oI the oridd,6ght rh€ shadow- 

TLSITENEBRAE 

Third TENlBl,lX 

Iortmtely cdld st€€l is jst a €trktive a8aitut the 

Teebrae as silve. o. mgf. ( you nmg€ !o ddeal 

th* (rutuE of darlm6s, tnm to 477. 

449 

A n@rb@d creak ominously u&r ]@ foot d you 

ent€. ihe Fon and you step siftly i6ide. shutting 

the door, tou nake you srch ud$hIhed. I}EP G 

nothhS uusual about ihe bed or rhe smll tal'le ner 

to rt, but the chest !s dotha matter ahogeih€r IrE de 

yd lind a nuber oi lolded dffis, wtucl l6ds you 

to beliere 6at you ft actualy iNide the b€dcnambq 

oI the lddloid's daughter. Undehdth the dtss 

yd End a sEdge ol€ctim of obj*rs that includs 

bundl6 oI hdhs, &i€d powd6 in snari glas botd6 

EE 

450 

dd ab@tq@d in u€itling stdbols Youd€.id€ 

lo l€ve th* welt alm, .e thei! cmnd.tim to th€ 

lhctie of witchd.Ir ir obvioa HoweE, 1bu rbo 

rind a budle of lettes, tie.l up wifi pinl ilbd. a 

qui.k glance at rh€F Eve.ls that tr\.y ft lov€ bft6, 

Mifim dd ri8 .d by 'l!leg' [o 6one@ Mpry 

efered !o s'Mylok'd 1i!{y ntu gdddm/. Ils F 

a orioB mit of pesim to find in a bmaid's 

bedrcon. Right at dE bofton of th€ ch6t you find d 

omalely @ed woodd box se@d wfi a brds 

l(t, Thd is no reybutyou think you ould ioc the 

box op€n with you sword. Do ],ou wat !o Iore the 

l(k (hh to 43r), or w you l€ave the rom a d 

mtinue in yc pNuit oI 0E pem who you now 

susPat i5 in fact MeA 0E landlordt daughtd (hm 

450 

Pietol inhhdyd tat€ aim dnd ii€. Divideyour s@! 

si@ by 4 reuding 6a.ri@ d(M: thjs js the nub€r 

ofrim* you mayfiP the pistol befoE the Vdolac 

weFmu wil b€ o top of you, prdiding you have 

mu8hbdr€b l@ded in 0E p$tol. ft@ is no tihe to 

Eload nry, giwn you diE pr€dienqtr ?sr ,orf 

Sr'?l d you woDLl nomally to rerclve wnethd yd 

shots hit nE @oll, Col6tioml lmd bdGrs 

cas* the @tE 2 loirls of srM dam8e ea.r! 

Silvd t'!Iets, howad, rdl €ah caue I srMA 

pohls of dffiBe h4rd you ohe ro EBht tlE Arih- 

Ly@ltuope in hdd-tGh.n l ftmbat, .lter tlE w@ 

wou's sm b6E d.or.ling bo how lhy bmes

4tt 

"Ih6 y@ h.re h.&d of my rtudi6 orehing the 

p@s or darkB od wmt my help, th. n$ eF 

in a ncing lone. 1deu, I M srry lo dielrpoint you 

bd lhe ffic ot veFri@ the S.hol.r e no lon6d 

fd hirci I tw€ ny oh work n@ lhal lal6 up .ll 

ny rim€.1sugtEr r@ leav€ by th. ehe By lh.t 

you arered my €ra!e. wll y@ lar 4 veEritu 

E9EE (tuh {) or ein y@ mke tlE m6t ol ln€ 

opporrrfty ed 'o do away hth rlt vid@r wb|lw@ 

15t 

LErtrg rh€ key in rhe hole, you bd ir mril J@u her 

a Rrchettirg dck Wlh a su

tal€s up the lss tlEi stands theE md places ii into 

you lmd''Tale this,'he eys,'and nay it gnard )ou 

a wel in you. qu6t as it Ia ploieded t]s shiine 

th6e nay ],€s.' Add 0E Silwer Cca to your 

Equipmeni Lisr dd hm b 434 

456 

You d4ide tiat you ce work morc effec'ively with 

out othe6 ffiud yd nalin8 a lor oI noire and 

*ding yor wdLd be prey away dd set o( alone 

witlout turthd delat Once oulside th€ bom you 

mut the sdoundhg landrape, tring ro work otl 

wh€r€ a mmter like L\e aeast ol vargdhol would 

have ils hn DiRdy beyond th€ pedm€ier oI Ur 

lown lie he pdhrc, paddo.k6 dd pine foftLs 

whei€ the moNtel,s atta& have been.€nh€4 but 

to you! mind tlFse plac6 arc its hmting Arcmd5 

md nol its hme. South of Vdgmhof lie OE blasted 

heatns, wh@ you doubt my catu woDld l@k lor 

stEltei That leaves the wooded hils b fie east of dre 

toM ad &e aaggy pealG that fm the foothils of 

op o6ov M@nfaire to the norih Wlrere wil you 

457 

You nanaSe !o dJiwe the l@ti.ba.! out olth€ ottag€ 

and Ulri.h slam OE d@ snnt again, bolting it 

*Mly m@ noE. Th€ wolv€s h@l molrnJuly at 

the M, dr€ soud rekeahng 6 fie luati.leads 

F-t E-=l 

tro lack inho the roml Th€ woo&lld 

453 459 

md wi* 

wom staE at yotr girly. 'The ly.dd$py i5 6dn 

wilhin you,'Grandmodld kova sq?5. i(ou m not 

cured. T€n m€ again about dE @bE liat atrackd 

y@,'ffyd nave a Si8nd Rin& ftr to jE.Irlol tu 

453 

A ymg wollu hl@ rlu bactpack md sword-bell 

Im y@, @e you have hdded oE you 2 Gold 

Pic, ad dE& takng a de€p buih b sleady yN 

ll.rc, you4Fr thecaS€ The Ghdel{BE 8@Io! 

you mediarEly Yd e nor Eyfi's to tnl yN 

op?olHt in O& co^lEst you lim ish€rely b rubdue 

tlp hesr, % .to this yd ne€d to win two atiack 

Rouds in a M Roll foi Atta.t StrengilB 4 nomal 

(EducinS yN6 by 1 6 yd ft not uingy@ sword) 

bDt do not emove s.WA poinb lor ita@ge @ 

iahed, m€r€ly lap ha.k of who has wd dE ioud. 

GRANDEL 

Il yd win hro comnv€ Attacl( Rouds tust, tuh 

to47o. 

rcEd€lwi.Erwo con*.unre Anack Rohds 

459 

At yN liUrS blow, the d€non disolve into . sul 

phNus blact cloud agajr, leaving yd ft€€ to study 

the boot towhi.h it had!mbound. on page216 you 

6rd a ritual to bmi6h ddm. It involv$ mdkinS 

our s pdlade- a fiEpoint€d 3t r-sing.l)Mad 

arH.clr. Who ldbws whd sdch infomdon niSht

460 

.one in usetul? Wifi tlds *nowledge elely stoled 

aqy/ you leav€ dplib.arybefore ii s!treF dyndh€r 

denoni. viritatioE. Rehming to dE,uctim, wil 

you tare OE dd nov to your lefr (tum b 496), o! pss 

ihrough dE me dnectly alEad oI you (hn to 31o)? 

460 

Two forlom-lookin8 s@crows waki over d\e faned 

crcP, stu8 up on po16 like ondmed hen on fi€ 

Sauows Wadng you way beh{*n thc sttm stall.s 

of wnear, you w how badly the omptid has et ir 

hft. nE whole mp is blighftd. You are noi fa. hom 

tlP pe meber of th€ fadydd wher yo! hear a 

swislung shrt h the soddcn stens amud you and 

8linps sha

4a 

Wahhing wh@ you rut )ou r@t, take you 5Bl 

rieF htorhe tun8w ed rcon. T6t '6u Ww sk rt@ 

tjmes. r you fan dy of dF i6ts, tlm to 4.{5. Ir yd 

P6s 4ery sinSle one, tuh to 475. 

4@ 

standing you gtuund you unsheathe ]ou vod, 

ftady b la€ the appeching lid€r nE phmbom 

reitu in his wild sred widr a shdr of, 'rvhe tiE, 

Banshla!' Th€ g€6ry dowin8 appanhon hots BE 

last fe* pa@s bd@ .oni^g io a halt diEcdy in front 

of you. IheheadbsndddroF theFis dd ddEs 

unde! its doak wid| lBth Aloved hdds l4ho it 

wi0draws tle nght @ a8ain yd see $at it js 11@ 

holding a cdted flindo.l pisbol. In ils bft ndd ir is 

holding a ntr's h@d by oE hair. lte ey6 in the had 

fix you with a reedlin8 stan, whne a frel mile 

sprcads ams its !F. 'Sl:nd dd d€livdf the had 

declares. 'You noney atd you [fe!'and with that 

the ghosdyhi8hwatrunpulstlFtri94etTdt k ski 

of the Headle$ Hi8hM)r]rI, eho has a sml of a. If 

h€ p6s the !est, trh io 324. f he fails, hb shot 

463 

"flE Tmebrae d @atrE boh oI darlaEs ald s 

tun Eftat€st w€alnes tu light. Qurcuy, rignt you 

lant€ml'II you have a lanierD dd cd Ds ir (drc Nigfrt 

C/e4trr special abilirt wil not work as a substihre 

heE), you murt spdd @€ Afta& Roud liShting i, 

dung which hme you wil be wlne.able !o atr.clc 

trtr 

How€v€r, iI yd a(onplbh dle 16l, who you do 

s@ ro fi8ht tlE T@bRe they sill be repulsed dd 

weat€ned ly Op Lsht. (Redlce arr oI tha cfrt!fts, 

snr rce by r PoDr dd rhen sreN s@s by 2 

Ibinls.) Now Ehm to 443 dd t e lou 106 

464 

Ihe w*wolf's n€sh sizzl€s d.l bllm ar tlF touch or 

the silver .Del woudr opcni^g aU ovs irs dpa 

butrti6not@ugh und4 dE innuo€ of rfed@n 

psFsiry ir/ rhe &.n-Ly@nthFpe ib6 again. 5n+ 

ling with restrain€d iiJemal raEe 6e WoU DEmon 

atb.rs. Go. 4ery s va Dagg6 yd have bRn able 

to uk, y@ my i€d!.e the denon,s srMA *ore by 

2 pojnls beJore resrvins rlus ba!de.) 

WO]-F DEMON 

II you nea8€ l,o ov€rore rhe vdola.-.looo dd 

yd lEve the .odewo.d Delilaeb racoded m you 

AddtrE Srer, hm ro 2. llnor, tum ro 5r5 

455 

TIE whetkd edge oI you bla.l€ rings 6 it slide from 

its scabbard. It onlr tate a 5Dlit samd lo! voDr 

ddright-bla& clailmFd r,o F;ct Th€re b d;ther 

snarp c/d.t! as rh€ nd liFs rhe pisbol held in hh 

ourskrrdpd hdd llsr rr, shlt ot 0E vdpiPHNt€., 

qho has a rhlr scoe of ro. he p6Fs rlE resr 

su@stull, tum io 376. ffhe tails, he m]ss ym, hm 

Fl F-l

466 

The cold €dth is you be4 the ch nighi air your 

blanl€t. Despite su.h upleddt cddihons, wear! 

ness ior6 sleep upon you You wale ieelinE sone 

thing tuBging at you l€8 dd come bo with a siat'. 

Ki.king fteq you povole what€ver it is that was 

pawinA at yon to sna.l h delimce. You lind yruFlJ 

starhg into OF cold yelow eye of a magy cur/ a 

huntin8 dog, but one trt is bftly mort thd skh ad 

bone, and mtting n6h. nF Chdl Homd should be 

dea4 but L\ese moors retus [o let sle€ping .lo8s lie. 

You pull you swo.d hom ils rabbard d dE smrlin8 

md€ad dog bouds iowa.ds you. 

CHOLILHOUND 

If the houd wounds yd moF tl]d 3 times, add I to 

your saNcr score. lfyou defeai tne do& 6 fd as you 

are conemed moming cmor cone s@n dou8h. 

And when ir does you aE eag€r io be @ your {al 

4n7 

As soon as you tuh you bact on the old wonm, and 

hcar hd mutt€dn8 thc words oI eother incantanon, 

you roalbe that you should rever have trusted a 

wikh. BeIoft yd .d do m]thin8 el* l,o delend 

yoset, yd l€el d1e .hang€ you have bm drcading 

.ona ovd you, IEeing th€ wor ituid€ you lnn ts 

fleshy prison. Howling in pain dd fi$Eatim, you 

cloth€s an.l possessions fallinE hom your tuw lupinr 

foq, you u lrom the wiicht kik-\en on alt fous, 

oui of tne castle and inbo rhe nrght, in searh or a pack 

toGllyou.on You. adventure 

E owi 

trtr 

463 

Sohehow you rhd the words to onpriment M6tEss 

Bade. on her lDndsome' son. You tole.ate ih€ pat/s 

m*dotes about dEir babein-ams and bide you 

tihe beside the fiF, you and Op Cha8eling eyeing 

each othe! warilti l-rrorr ax.t If you are Lucky, tm 

to13? Il you a€ U.lu&, tu io 27o. 

469 

Tre Qdak.ni,S Your lenqes nave be.ome sharpe4 

you Ea.tion tims las!e!, dd you ft now as agile N 

a wou. Add r nore poinl lo yru Irltui a w€I as your 

ruFnt SELL scm. Reord th€ Out tl ,g on you! 

AdMrrE sret dd hln ro rhe pmgraph wiin the 

same nuber 6 tne one you wef l6t instnrcied to 

47n 

To the ulrotuious chdrs or the clwd you lorce the 

beasi into a headlock ad, with the rin8 of a bel are 

dedared tha witud. Reluciantly ihe sEongman hmds

over yourwnnnSs(abagconbnug locold Pr&s) 

and hs.sslrnnr Fluft )our oth€r Fssions 

you lcavelltsi,Bc the stro8md rells the.nrwd rhrl ^r 

dFciBe k d@d 16r bsins lor th€ Er of lhc dat 

1o r .horus oI lghlhcarled b@s. Tum b 167. 

Warching th rhythnically swhgrB blade, you stcf 

inro tl1t (rrido. n\r ldrr lr.ft II you are Lucky, hm 

b 42. If yotr irc Unlucky, tum to 1to. 

4?2 

The dmr lo fie hole E suddedy fls8 oP!n, i 

middle aged min srandin8 n th€ d@N.a,vcJ',nl 

$holirly rob€s anLl silh a neaUv tu€rl BQrt 

berrJ H. ..mnmds lhe cFatuE ro be siill n^d, h 

vour dn.zcm6i, rhc wolJ t4'eE bE,k offi6arr,rr 

;d ril6a douchh8 step awav Imm ] ou wnat d! 

lou lhint vou N dohB heF, k6ParstnS on m\ 

lind' lhcmindcn.uds.iIoNrLil!ouanstcrhun' 

sry thir younFon r qudt b nd L\e 

Trllhim lhr ltulh lhrr you aF sehn8 a 

curcluyo$lt.anrhrcPy? Tuhro4ol 

Orwillyousrizc thc nomcnt md fhish 

rhlwolf-wcrc? Tumb4r6 

F-t F-] 

t7, 

4?3 

Ul.ch lcads you ba.k to the spot wh.E you wrF fiEt 

nnackcd FEm theF it is not had lo pk* up tht trail 

loir by rh€ wolv6 a they made lh€ir flighr Ay $e 

nickcnn8 yellow light of your lanten - ind $rnks lo 

Ulrich's knowl.dBe of Orep oppFssivc woo& - ihe 

two ol you folow OE animals' h,.clc dceper and 

dccp$ inlo th€ foftst. Ihe tail you find youdelf 

followin8 lead! you a me.ry dancc indeed, and on 

morc than on e.4ion you find yoursclv€s doubljng 

back alon8 patla ]ou have already tak€n. And ih€n 

thc cerie howling Each6 your ea6 ngain, deaden€d 

by n mist Lhat is nsng fon rh€ darken€d houows 

b.hlen tF ks You qui

By OF cold, silver moor ight you d sft rhe wolves 

cirling dE rcttage, but fnnn tl€ sdring of the 

minals, ad the saping of claws @ woo4 it $nds 

very mu.h like the @ahlE m eying to forc rhen 

way inro the cohage. 

/By the spiftsl'UIJich Buddanly 

qclams'Cradnothe! Gra.lnother toval'Ard 

then he is rusljn8 doM the rlope @dy [o met dE 

wou pack with his de You camot ler him fight this 

battle alone dd so, despile you wedh6s, spint 

atd hio, swdd &am You will iight the 'ou WoU Pa.k 

as iI it w€re me a€ature. Every Attdck Roud, as weU 

d rc ing Jo! yor Atta.l StrmBrn, abo lol lor 

tfti.hk (he ha6 a sm {ore oI 3) Duing a Attack 

RlMd, if his Ah-a& Sh€nBrh is highd thm that ol 

the wolves, ticn hs als dclivers woud6 [ot IinB 2 

srerNA Points to L\ei total m. 

Kep a caEtul note of how mmy Attack R{Mds Lhe 

batdelasrs lfyou redu@ oppackt sraMrN $oEto 

zeF, tt nearu |.hat }!u have dnven them off. U you 

an.l ULi.h Faage this in *v€n AtEck Rouds or 

les, rm l,o 44o. r it tates you ergh' Attack Rouds or 

moE ro win dre baltle, tum !o 436 

47+4/5 

474 

You! entir lhysical beng riles at ihe pBence of rh€ 

put€s.ent slitu in you 6r6mach and you vomir 

viobndy (lGe 2 sraMrN p.inrs md add 1 cr^NcB 

point). dle monls Eleehs dltr stftlv dD on vou. 

Drained as you m'sht be, th@ s m ui,i ri, er aa 

qup€rat€ without a mMmi,s respit€, rie mdl6 

are d you aBnin As they leap bo ahnct, ihe monks 

robes rax op€n bo Eveal mmtroG mqloid muta_ 

EG. With a sharp inrale of br€ath you see rhar the 

head of the IiEt isnalway betwm rhat of a m.rtucn 

dd a md. As the mmdibled m@k his6 ar vo, 

m lrom€d pM stuppmg the s&ond reachG fo;y@ 

kM wi in the vollllruos stae\ es ot hb hibrt ihe 

sl&v€s fall ha.t r,o Fveal mdtielik€ claws where rle 

mo.xt ams shodd be. You lEve no choice but to 

fight tho Black Mo.ts ai rh€ sd€ rine 

MANDELED MON( 

MANTIS MONK 

36 

r you nmge ro delear bori lne muF,red mo.k, hm 

475 

F-I T;] EE

476 

Your hed thunping d if you skul is 6t to buFl 

you regain grggy colMioumcs l,o tind youelf 

mamcled io a bank ot arcao ne.hdical equPFent 

within what cd only be desribed as a mad *ienrisrs 

laboratorv which you judse to b€ lo.ated a he top ot 

the whdmill Budl6 oI rcpper cablhg d6cend trcF 

the dbressd raners ab@e you, coMe.6nt all the 

pic oi equipmmt in the lab to a tilt.d metal table 

on which Els o.e oI ihe nost bi2:n md doNtrous 

thin8s you nave evd sn. Ii E at leasl haff lne heiShi 

again oI a m ad alhcr 6 bGd amss, dadc rom 

slabsold.adBryO6hswell6gleamingn*hekal 

.ohp@ntg atud i6 uSly head 6 a bed of m.tal 

*.utn in pla.c with a nhber oi @ubue bolts. 

sdding IBt b a bank oI s'el lweF is a tall md 

wdinA a lon& orcwhibe lab @t, hE ey6 hiddm 

behind tii&lsed g0gg16. And mwe g b€hind 

hD is dE hDcnbackcd lgo. 'W€lcom€,' rhe iall nd 

FF, his ddted tone of voio su8B6tin8 ro /ou thar 

h€ s nobly uirlNged. 'You d her jusr n tlne to 

uhs the @arim of a ne fom oI lile| Illud€r 

rolls ominously a.ros Op sky ad liShtlnt hjts ih€ 

rop oI rhe iower, as if n had beo waitin8 lor rhe Fosr 

d.anaiic FoF@t ro shil€. T6r law Lu.k. lf lou arc 

Luct, hrn to 3o3. Il you aF Unluck, hn [o,(9t. 

4n 

4n 

You know that you camot nsk h!rying h€@ dy 

longe. Ruming t6 Or other end of the.odd.r, you 

fbg open th. doors L\eE and burst into tie Fon 

bdyond You find youEelf in a g!d4 hi8h,c inged 

chmber, odatcly d€conied with healT velwetd.apes 

of black and ftd, ib eiling pajnhd widl a zortacal 

rup of th€ h€ivens. The windows ol the .nambe! are 

&velcd by thc heary hanSinS draFs. At your abrupr 

dival, a striking, pLtinm,haind wol@, dressed 

F dilmn and black, her sth s white d rrcry ri*s 

trcm a high-ba.le.l woodm .han At n€. side srinds 

a SaunGlac€d nao dr€*d in or appaEl ofa sepmt, 

and wilh r leral lok abouthid.Io. a fleturg homent 

thc nobheoman l@ks sradrd bur ihir q?tsim is 

sn Eplac€d by a lmt of eAor superiori9 ard a 

sinisr€r snne loft m hE lps 

'lE-Ed 

,An, l6t! 

Cut.e w€ hav€ onpry'she eF. add6inF her 

*tuant Sh€ ris rnd novs Snetully aGs &e 

mn towards you, hcr novm€.ts e nuid rhar you 

.ould alnGl belicve shc weF gliding a@s dE floor 

a ls ibdve tr, he. fer n4er acfirally buding 

rhe polrshed 'nch€s 

nrble iil6. You are capdvated by her 

berury and find youRlf tNfixe.t by hd piaing 

.old€yed staE. Il you have the codeword Ndt.n 

rccolded on tour,4dm,'rz sl'ee,, tlm io 49q imedl 

arely. If not, mll tuo di@, subtrachnS 2 non t}te roral 

,r you have trp odryo(l Ddtur4to wnftm doM on 

yolr Adrtnttft shel. ll $e litul toral i5 less th$ or 

cqlal [D you cs^Nc! *oE, tum hD io, ,( x is greater,

9r 

473 

Taking tne well-hrdds rcad east out oI Skigoiva, 

you dtinue under a lead€n sky, wary of dy potendar 

dah86 d thc rud in this my5reno6 dd sinEre. 

lad. As rh€ 3s sinls towards th€ ho.izon behind rhe 

srddily dartcut cloud @ve!, you stalt to rhinl 

about Iindint sonewneE b slep lor the ni8ht, To the 

nodt sone hila f.om the brd, you cm de lhe foF 

biddhg silhouetterl tr* lirc of b exptu. of forest, 

but iust off thc road to the south, beymd unt.nd€d 

lields lrming not with goE and tlftd€, srands dE 

tfuains ot a gneke€p€r's otlaBe. All dut i5 left now 

is the tumbl€down ruin oI thc chimey dd fiEpla.e 

dd one sheltedn8 wa]l You d*ide fiat Ois world 

nake d ideal pla.e to €np lo! the night On Ea.hing 

the ruined cotrag€ you *t a IiE in $e sdok.blackmed 

hearth b krep lne .hi[ of Ep nithr ar haj. 

Having €rten (6s ofi : Me6l of PrcqsioB) you 

sctue doM to llcep, pulling you haveling .lek 

You ft j$i driftint olt ro sl@p, the ni6ht br€eze 

siShins rhough th€ l€alls tDushs or a op*, when 

you ha. rhe sh,rp Cu.*, ol a dry ki6 sMpFtrg 

underfoor You aE on y@r tei in a mohenr A 

shadow detades iEeU iioh rhe enveloping rlalkn6s 

and tak6 a step clcer l,owalds you. By th€ dull !€d 

Slow of the dying enbels of your fir you study lhe 

inpGing figuE stan.lin8 at the thftshold to r.he 

.otrage It is a md dJe

head is a rall, wjdebrimed hat, o^ which shiros a 

silve. buctle thar holds a dlet ribbm ir place. orly 

lhe steely orbs oI his eyes aE vilible beeath tle bih 

oi rhe hat, the rest of his face beinS cov€Ed by a Pd 

*arl. rnber-glow refl{ts ftun oE poli$ed ba@l ol 

a nindo.k pistol that tle M lus aimed 5t you Frcm 

. swo..l-bel at his wsisr hmgs a gldin8 laPi€t 

bldde. 'Do not movel he colrnmds, hh voice as cold 

as slpel. 'A@ you Eidd or foe?' How wll you rcacr 

to L\is .h.lcnge? WiU mheathe your own 

swud (tum to 45t or wiu 'ou you hold you hads uP 

abov€ your head in a g6Fa or non-aggFs'on (tuh 

4n 

Wtul€ 6hg dF Silva Da88er in your hanle wnh tn. 

AKh Lyqtl@F€ you m6t 6tue you atta.r 

Srren8rh by r point,6 lsual, bui wosds dclivdtd 

wirh it will caue the W@olJ I sr vtN^ poinls ot 

dda8e. AGo il yN de sing a Silve. Dagg€r dur 

you lohd hiddm rcIIwlEE widin Casde wuucq 

/ou nay redure vdolac's sml re by I Point for 

th€ duatio^ oi the bafrle. Now hm to 15o. 

43o 

/hd tha a briel window of opportlmily Pr€ents 

itsclf dd you eize it wth boft hm&. ?luginS you! 

blade doMwddr you slice thrcugh the letheN 

iecuring die hds6 io thei ha@s. Izaping onto lhe 

ba.k oI the hoe n€xt to ktya's, wiih a 'Ya6nl you 

set th€ mterheFd st €ds Salopin8 lre of tlt cdiage. 

4ar 

Gla.ing back @e! you shoulder, as th€ ho66 pull 

away, you watch wth d€ep etbfaciion as or 3taB0cach 

ves oif Lhe edSe or the roa4 t}\c wcmbcasl 

raging in vatn atop il Dowi! down. doM it plungos 

into lhe Eapin8 void oi Gtuou Gorge. You have put dn 

md to rhe Beast oI Vargennof at lasl rcgain 1 LUCR 

Points. Unforhnately, you lel no difiercnt wiihjn 

yourelf. The W€Eb€ast.dld not havebeen the Afth, 

Ly.anLhrcp€ yor s€k. IEe of the that of the mof. 

ster ar last, yDu md Katya nde 04 tu.ther into ih€ 

hountains lowadr WuIeEtuiry in hope oI findinB 

your ilue quarry at Irst. M,le a rcie of the numb€r 

r4o on you,4dMtrr st€r md thm M ro 20 

tf' 

You mtuaae to prip the box open and lind that ir h 

I'n€d with rd v€lwt. Llang w hu a shaFd holloe is 

a Flintlml Pisrol. h E an exqujsire piee but ir is 

Ml@dcd, md you cNot find ay bull€ts Ior n in its 

cas. (Ir you want to rind out mo@ abour hoy t6 u$ 

rhe Flinrl(k Pisr,ol, mate a note of ttle pdaSiaph you 

are on at the time dd tum to pegraph 4e.) 

You are .bout lo l€ave OE Mm when you nohcc 

somethng hdkdt out h red.halk ddemeath thc 

bcd. Movjn8 the b€d aside you *e m 6otri. star and 

citl€ symbol ddwn on the floo.bdrdt wiL\ othen 

snaller runi. mdks at dE apex of each sbFpoini You 

aF not su€ wheth{ it is a saJding sign, io guard 

aaainsl th€ €'il eyq o. a wiich-ma.k Dred€.| to 

atrhct dil. F€eling @dingly ueasy you leave rhe

442 

As you reach lhe p't severar lF.hwons lalch 

onro you qpoFd 'nlo skin, dttinE yod n4h oFn with 

lh8s oI rdd$arp teth, b€roE engdBins lh€n 

Flv6 m yorblood. Roll one dic hd le that my 

srM poi s. lf you suriv€ the attdtic ol li€ 

hun8ry keheom, wh€n $ey hav€ eald drn fll 

lney r€le& t€n grip ad drcp bacl into dE pit It is 

or y thd OEt you rdli* the hili yon riek€d you 

heal0r to tuva is atlaci.d to a wo.tl €s, tut€d 

bla.le. Cmting tlp coroded dagger back mto O€ pil 

you stom back doM 0E co..idor rrFirg you 

a3t 

Tumg Ircn the derelct fah, you $t off lor the 

roM a8ain thrcu8h the Ein. You have not 8on€ lat 

whm you hed a slching and a splashing b€nind you. 

Tuming, you s thR larSe @a@s Balroping dow. 

ihc mud sli.t Ea.l towards you. At li6t, Eom their 

proportiom ad their vicious, sabE lik€ hGks, you 

would hawc tarm thom io! wild boar But tun wdty 

434 

hid6, althouBn coverEd witi bdstly hair ft nor d 

thi.kly tur€d tu boa6' The* aE some kind of Mstsou 

mutatior lt E )ust as ybu had thou8nr, ore i6 

sae mtte mglc ar work at rhe fnr4IEmNhoE 

Pigs hav€ caughr up wfth you e you tEve ho dddd 

yolltrlf a8aiEt their sl.inB n6ts, dd Enis€r 

4 

5 5 

light the dinuls tuo ar a time on rhe lam rrack. It 

tou deleat tlp thre, bl@drhErt dihnls, do you 

wmt [o Fhm ro rhe tam io inveriSale ndher (hr 

to {2o) or e you stict to you oriEintl pt n od 

Enh [o va+mhof (tum ro r{at 

a0{ 

You spmd the 6t of the ni8hr at d\c stuine ed h the 

nodin& with the sq shugglina inro a cloud lEZd 

trE

435 

diveEid nortir, l,o Fc what might be found dPE 

(tln to 24r), or wil you conthu€ edt back io ih€ 

435 

Ev€n d you aE shdtsg at rhe ctufs Portnil, rt 

rets 6 vdol.( l@lss rhtugh yd to ti'e 

'I '5 

heads brayin8 ad hootlnE in respon* to tlP Pften.c 

ol Lhe W@ imide you. Add I b your cNcB sore 

D*peraLe bo escap€ youi lat€ dd brinS on ore finnl 

.dlrcntation that you tnov h6l b€ @min& you 

ra.e m alms the .ofido4 p.st lh€ sniln8 loids or 

hpravia dd AE hNling heads. Th to rt3 

436 

435 

mpl€d body oI a vNtehairn old woM 

,cad 

nothd!' tlricn di6 d.l @ hdring hi. voic€, the 

way ro fredon. Sndlin8 lit s dinat he Ei6 b 

dlw you with rhe don-lit€ finFedEls oI hit 

Fnuin8 dtht hm4 Rhiigly u.@ehed as ro 

th€ ham your sword 6uld cae his spftdred 

ddsh. 

LI.'NATIC 

Afrer th@ Afiack Round!, or iJ yoq Edue rh€ md, 

M's s&N^ !o 6 or 16, whi.h@ @ffi fi$l 

Fr-l l-l EE

437 

DmpPins dom lron the brcken-mortaEd tiop oI rhe 

war] you lmd in a pile oi luset leav6 dd sh@tinB 

daning slam6 aU arcu4 you @p [owards the 

house. You h€eze once on h@rin6 a cry but it is only 

tne (rukmg .ry ol a woodck and norldng l,o be 

afraid or. You aE oily ta yardr frcm the dd whm 

vou hear rhe fudous scraphS oI paws dawing oF 

smmd io get at you, the lattlin8 ol a lonS .hah and 

thm a sna.ling bark that soudr lik€ it m6lb€lonE io 

eme nonskous do8. RmhB domd trle side of dE 

ho@ is a .leatue that ati6t ]ru lrke to be a wolt A 

moment/s coroiddatim later and y@ *e dEt, despih 

ruhin8 liowaJds you on aI fo@, the wolf (tualy 

ha the physlcal propo.tioG or a nd. It not unlike 

the WecwdJ you I€l four of md yet looks 's like hd 

ben trapp.d mid-tra$foffition ad night hd shll 

WOLF WERE 

lI tne Wollw€rc wouds you more tha twi.e, add 1 

Poht [o you. @NeE scoF You may es.ape afte! 

thft Attact Rohds, iI yd wish, llmlng ha.! to dE 

demce to 0E estah dd cLimbingba.k ovd dE vaL 

6 fte wolf-WeE wiU b€ held at bay by iB .hain (hn 

Etr 

433-4& 

ro 46) Ho'sa, if you cb@se ro tighi ad redue ae 

WoU Wee's srAMrNA !o 4 pojnrs o! l6s, tum bo 472. 

463 

fte Ctnd€l grabs you wjth boti of its hu8e hanrls 

dd lifts ],ou bodily ofi the grdd. With a grmt of 

dekht OE ogre nds you agaiGt th€ bd oI tlE Cage 

an l yo rau io lhe Bms4 daitlh8 btui.ed nbs ooF 

4 srAMrNA points). If you ft stiu arive, y@ siag8e! 

Eom trp CaSe to rdaim yd pGessiore belore 

djsapp€a.r8 jnio th. @ds [o hi& yN embmsi 

439 

th€ people of oEse pa.ts have ben prorectin8 rh€ir 

nocks, herds ed homes hom ihe predatim oI wild 

mimls ior ra! l@ger thm they have had to worry 

aboui a w@beast, rc rhe loBr paths e riddled with 

wor tlaF - whid aqut as efiective a8aist hwary 

hmffi. Walkmg alon8 a rminSiy littleced tra.k 

alone yd succub bo one such trap, ds wnat you lEd 

lalm iobe fallm bracnF sEewing the pati give way 

mdd your rei8ht/ drolping you ln[o a deep pit lined 

with slE.poed sta(6. You .almt shop youspu fron 

fanin8 in dd being spmd by dE mel pit-stak€s. 

Roll one die, add on€ dd lGe this tuy srMNa 

points (ryouhave TtuQri.*d,gsp€ciaLab iry you 

my dinde L\is dmage by ., tuding fracEG n! ) 

lr you are stil ali{d, you wmhuny stuggle out of rhe 

pit-hap and do wlEt you (a to bind you wohds 

before Ejoining tlp 6t of trF pa.ry 6 they d€ 

prepalirg to rehm to VaesJDJ. Tum to 151.

447 

DrcppinE doM h!6 rh. bbkm moturEd ioP of Oic 

wa! you rand in , pilc or Nl bav6 md, Cmting 

ddtng gl,c rX .tund, you (EP bard! 6ic 

ho@. You 6Ez od on h.dinB a 6t, hut r i3 only 

lh€ cNkin8 cry ot t w@dct ard norhint ro b. 

aft'aid ot You aF only td y.rds rmm the d@r wh€n 

you hear th€ tunous saPin8 or Pas ciawint thP 

8lound !o 8et at you/ rhe .adlh8 ol a long cnan md 

th6 a snarling barl thrt sosds like it must helont (o 

sohe nonstrous do8 Running aroud the side of rhe 

houseisacr€atrEthatdtfiBtyou r,keto!eawoll A 

mom€nt's.onsid.ration l.rq md yor* that, desPire 

Mhine lowards yd on all tom, ot€ wo aciully 

ha the physi.al pmponioN ol a lfu It is nol urnik 

dF WhFwor yd l€ll fdl of md yet l6ks like it lEs 

b.dtapFdnid t'.6lmton'dniShtrEsstill 

lI the Wor-wen wos& you hore tlE tuicq add I 

point to you dNcs 8coE. You may evaPe att r 

rhree Ath& Roude, ll you wish, ruMing bacl lo tlrc 

erhmce to ihe estate rnd .limbnS back ov€r rhe wau, 

as ih€ wou-wep will b. hcld 6t bay by iis dEin (tum 

Etr 

4.33-439 

ro,t6). Hovsq, iI you chmF io fi8hi ed Edue tne 

Wolf-W€E's reN^ lo 4 poinls or 16, hm to 4F. 

{34 

TIF Cqdel gnbs you Bilh boih ol its hug€ lBnds 

md l 6 yu b.dily ofi rhe B6ud. With a gtut ot 

d.light the oAr huls you ,S.iNt th€ ha6 ol the Cate 

dd you fall to OE Fo6d, aadlinS brus€d ribs (lo* 

4 sr MINA poinls). lf you iE sriu alive, you sra68e! 

1oo the Cage to klain your p6s6siotr belc 

.t'sappearing hto dE cowd$ lo hide you! embarde 

489 

The p6ple of the p.ns hav€ b.en prct€.ting their 

nG!s, hdils ad hon6 Ircn ihe pFlatiN of wild 

adhals for far l@ger rhan rhey h.vc had to {orry 

about a W@bedr, s the foEr parhs e riddl€d widr 

wolitiF wnich aF tsl6 effdivc agaitut mwary 

hlllr1s. WaRmB alonS a FhinSly litdFus€d kack 

alone you sucMb lo onc su.h trap, as what you had 

taten to be fallen bran.hes strcwing the paL\ Eive way 

udd youwei8ht/

490 

Th€ eay thrcugh de s@d! th.t y@ hlve choe 

widN 6 it pals betuq

well. Disconslalc Lhrt you hav€ rct mdged lo ha.k 

doM tne B€asl or vargenhol but satislied that yoq 

have done Eood at Bau€r Fam, you @tiae sleps 

tlmugh lne hius, neSotiating the wooded 'our slop$ as 

dusk fals ed rhe toM cond in siSht atain. Tm 

494 

'Do rct fret h€r ga4!' hea vd Ri.hl6 shout, 

ahhoug! his voie com6 'ou b /ou * in . dcah Do 

not l@t into h€r €y6l' yotr hsr him crt, loud.r lhis 

tihe. You smehow MaSe ro bE t he of her 

b€guiling pMd, teding ydr eys away kom he6. 

Th€E is m ddbt in your mird th3r thit is rhe 

CMt€ss lsold€, bdy oI Mau, vdpiB dd n€@ 

m. Aftr yoo tôe what nusl tE don€. But b.k)E 

you cm et, ltE codt€6' *fldt 8jv6 a piercin& 

hiBh-pirh€d dy and rhrcws hireu ar the vampiE 

Hdter, ed * vd Ri.hben is taking aih witn his 

pinol. rn€ 5|r@ to slow a th€ Eaut-la.€d M's 

My warps, degnE shaF drmticaly lG am 

bon6 appear to @nhacr€vd s hjs nrSar bms l€ngthq, 

membnn6 ot leath€ry s}jn unfulirS bctwen 

theh. Th. hd'r ed h{@. evq FoF poind 

495 

as 

Ni n6e be(@6 m u8ly sout, hi5 tursv€Ed body 

bstin8 rr* ol ore rom of hjs cloth6. No 

lmger d M but a 'eMis bat of unb€li€vaue prcpor 

tic, with a wingspd 'w appra.hbg 12 let, the 

VUDiB' !@ar sw@Ds on Van Richld fte 

W€Ellb.l mkh6 hold of hnn with.lawed f€.r d4 

with two sttsg winrbdts, dEgs hih up hlo lhe 

vaurt oI the dohe. You etci a dinr or sel md l.tu 

tlE Wbeb6l sed ir pain' as n is sr bnbling 

iow.r& one ol th€ relvelnED€d winrtoes. l ri0r . 

splinl*irg aash, th€ VdpiE Hmtd ad dE WbF 

bat $asi thFuSn lhe Bla$ dd prung€ io lhen 

datls FaPFd in a hutu.r hud6B db@. 

rr 3uddanly dawfu d yd rhnt yd m al@ again, 

4d dE VdDiK ha Fali!.d tlEt fad r@ llltth a 

barstE s@ ol lE M srE thrys heEelf at you, 

clnE dd IanF fl.al€d, Or d@pdve Blahou ot 

her aluint b..ury Fpla@d by her true bat-lile 

ud€ad lom. r v@ hrve a $lv€r Cl6 md wdt !o 

r it, or a Prn ot Silvq Cm.l|6tclc wilh wnicn vou 

.d i6prcvi*, tuh !o 17, If not, hrm [o 41 

$5 

S..ued by !h ndacld !o what b elkiveiy r r sr 

blel o, Nd, you b€me the urlortutut€ r6s for 

the el€hqtat fury oI rhe ele.iri...l stom. r^]lth *v€ral 

hhrlEd thoMd volts oi nw .l€chicity pGsing 

ihrugh you body you & 6l€d lo a hazzle stil 

.jl lh.t t lefi ir a hllm*rEped llmp of chaoal.

49b 

496 

You opm ue .loor ud step tbrouSh rnb a vast 

banqneting chdber ra,hat was obvidsly on.e a 

luxrionslylajdtable with linsr !m€ cnim, gled 

ing gili adery md m8nitcmt Blittelhg crystal 

.dtEFeces b now nothin8 bette! thd a dogk 

dimer Platbe6 Di rohin8 ioo4 while with solidifi€d 

8rs*, litber the soiled tabledodl, while th€ cdaFs 

d.l bones oi may ptuFd neals lje streM amss tie 

tsnble and ov€r the noor Healing a cnomping, slaveF 

ing $ud yd look l,owar& the fd md oI tie na]l 

sitbng at th€ ofier €nd of the table aE drR veiled 

woma w€arina aowtu tiat were me m doubt 

Iabulous e*mplb of dr drestrElel,s et, but which 

aF now tom md disheveled. the noise is dre sound 

of drejr dilguting table mmerr a d]ey pj.k at ine 

remis of chicko.mass. Orp of the women stops 

abtuptl, wm as she is suc!.inE the ndrow lrom a leg 

bone, md sills i1]e an sha.plj, 'We nave compd, 

si6id6,'she mrls. Tle othe. iwo wonm bofr cease 

then nessy ea1n8 rhen dd snifi the air, tuhin8 yotr 

wat fieir iaces nidden behind their vens. MovinS 6 

slealth y as cats, $e rtuee wone 8!de towdrts yd 

a.ross the bdqueting chdber 

'Vvhafs rhis,' aslc dothq, her l,one idperiou dd 

nmkrg, 'dothd 8u€st ior dimd?' 

'Or aother co6e?' eys the thir4 8leetuny. 1 do 

hopeso I'm stillnmgry.' 

'INlat have yon bmugnt s, lreh neat?'fie tusr ask, 

addresing you diPcdy. 'AF you th€ nexr couse or 

Fr-l Ffl

197 

do you have sorcihing de io d€Ignr ud wirh?'at 

li.t sh. puus asr& h€r veil dd you g.!p in @xp€.t€d 

hodor as Fu Gtch si8ht ol dE f.e b€n.!th. It 

i3 a hld€ous amalg,m of huftn b€ht 6d .nimol, 

3om€wh€E betuq dBt or a wosM .nd r shewolr 

]h€ wolt-womn I'cks a lons pht |mtu. acro$ 

caMe fe8s ad sneirus Lr@ a nile 3Pllt! het 

honible vis8e. H@ *dl yDu Eact to dn! p.l.d6? 

will you Edy yo. w€pm ed PlerE ro tlthl 

(t'h to r.6) d wil yd ofi€r dE wol'-wofun hethhg 

fimaMgyNP@@ (nm tot9)? 

191 

nE battle@dy Stri8oivN srop ar th..dB. of th. 

fi€lds bet6d tE $utlm FrilEta ot th.n vin g.. 

FE h:v.bdrlitinim-mu8ht brolE, th. s.&r 

ftm th.6E driftin8 aw.y @ ttE b[dlrd fi.I.b. 

So{ft ,o t ide .Ry yd ft}E our ih..brl CUF of. 

w@d6 w.ldrtos.a Fitid.d in n6t o{. lip ol 

sF.88lt h6. 

.nEy 

alweF @ thE w.t' I

t6, but *1r d'y powdd arld kindlinS you l(ep itridc 

you tindeAox ha Bot wet ari will bke a whne b 

dry dt. The n€rr tim. you e l,old you hay onry do 

sonethiry if you liSht you lanlem, you may not 

ch@se dut option. The subequent time you aF grven 

su.h m option the tindd wll bc dry dd you nay 

make *Ei Fl

5cJ 

At rhe heEht ofyou battl€ witn th€ WzFwor, thc tull 

n@n comes into vjew beyond the iall window .t thc 

end of $e chambea bathing dp Comtt.hdb.s in 

iie mystical lumindcmce. Mmnlight wash€s over 

you cnd il leels as U the el4 white beams aF saking 

hto evely poF. You were so clo* b completing your 

qu6r Ii only you cd tep ihe be4t conrained . littL 

lonS€! mybe you sti! cfl Ron thE die. r you aE 

wearing a Mmtone Abuler, subtact 3 hom the 

dice oU. r the new Lot3l is Ls thd or €qu,l ro you 

cHA\cEsoft,tuhto25 liitisSHt€r/tumro23t. 

501 

Tdpp.r Soh d,6 m the md of swod wilh . 

de on hE IiF (e 

fiauE shdu8 Bt 

2 LDd !onb). 'd And ihd 0r 

to him is tufoninS inro . 

noruter The duns dut wa mc 0r 

'erifyint BuBonaster sl,sh€ ar tou hth lhlrhainr drws, 

dealing you a ewaSe eoDd t@ I r MN^ point! 

505 

Th€ D€ath's Heads n.re a sinGt€r holow kndki.S 

sound thai mrmrifi€s as you d.aw mdi lbl rd!/ 

Lkr. It you aE Lucky, hn io rt6. r you d unlu.ly, 

506 

Slowly the md Lowds his pistol 'So, what 

a lonc t av0ld like you out m a ni8ht such 

in thse ..@d lmdr? he asks. Wi[ you 

she8d orc rturh, that you e s€Ljng a cw 

liJ L !l 

9tt-sod 

dM or . we@olf's bite (tm to r1r), or wil you rtu 

him that you rE on a p€rmal quest io rid rhe hd ol 

Lupravia of OE mdy evils that bar ns reputali6n 

dnons thc principalities ol Masistsatia (ium to rrl)? 

5.4 

You ioumey ro. a nishl dd a day takinS th€ road 

no{h though rhe pinewoods, .ossinS a bridtc 

spanning a d,rk dEm, md onwards along the €d8c 

oI dE p@ipto6 Ca]s Gorg€, folowin8 siSns ro 

WulfeEiein. Male a rDte of OE nmbe. r4o on your 

Srar and rh6 lrm b !. 

^dMrua 

504 

As thc d.y Ftr on dd dF lrudows lagthd you 

pas 6e boGdary lhat mrk dppoint when tubby 

henlNed bftnrc loE! TlE paths n fiict lilh 

lan6 hav6, EE sLletal lolm of the ft€ sinGt€' as 

6cir shiltin8 shndos Ed to. with bl..t 

.lawing 6n96. You iave not tsav€Ied 'ou fa. inro rlF 

r66t when yd cme upm a hiSh stone wall rhar ob 

..ros bdwem dr€ ktc, mdking the iEnn€'er d, 

whai hNr b€ Op dmde of a huting lodS€ or sonr 

Kluded n,no. holE. Alittl€ turther on you rcBe io 

pan oI hrge, ruted iron gal€s that are fimly lNked. 

' 'nre r.ack dEt l€ads up [o th6e gates is €v€n ler, 

regulally used ad noF d€rsftM tha^ th€ path 

you are following. A wea0efaded si8n on oê ot lhc 

tats rea&, 'B@are of the DoA'. IhbuBh the !ust' 

flakin8 bd y@ cd R the ludown mmion lhat 

the wal md the gar6 srro*. You (fuot tel hoy 

Gupied or othe@iF *E sbb my be - n €uld be 

FT F;']

alicly €npty lor ar1 you know buryouNa@ 

that 6€ dny is drawing on dd thsiyd nayweU have 

to 6pdd moE night mdd the srdrs TheF E no 

obviosr way ro afta.t the attartim oI eym isde 

th€ rrlai@! so do you wmt l,o Edbl€ ovq lhe waU 

to inv€stigare tuIthd (tum to 437) d win you 8o on 

you! way without hEPasing (hm to a5)? 

509 

'You plae B rct with s,' ds Mfter etE, ln fae a 

gtih mdk oI indrfeue 'So y@ d mt wercome 

heE' B€I@ you d.speal, the litde ]16 l,o6s a 

hddful oI slduing poftdq in you fae md yod 

colapF u@ious ir d irutdt . . . 

Whd you ohe to again rt is sEU ila* and wthing 

tels you that you e a lqlg way tom wh@ yotr 

srard. You e lyin8 at a cGsruds sl]rcmded by 

dse woodrand ad you @ ufi€rly alone th@ is 

tu sign oI th€ Cdivale. A quick dEk of you 

bactpa.k eveals tLe th€It oI aI you Cold Pi(6 ud 

my Silvd itens you fry hav€ had widl you. (]-os z 

Lls poinls.) cNing you mkfdtu€, althdSh 

doubtles you brughtit on )o$€lJ, 

yd dftidewhat 

ro do nexr Asi$post ndked with fou Plac l1m4 

studs at the csrcads: Balci to tle north-w€st, 

Shigoiva to 0E south-west, Vdg€nlDf to ut€ mrtheast 

ad l\Gu to the rcuth€dt Havi^g haven€d 

lron lhe wst alsdy, ad msing that you mward 

path li$ to the east, y@ are ldt with two cho'c6. r4Dl 

you head i^ the diEction of Varge!'hof (hm to 49o), 

d folow the l€s wel kodden path to Mas (hm 

'EE 

51e512 

510 

Srddhg m the oultyaJd beyond the uguard€.t 

gaiehoce, you lmt bowards ttE ruin doos to th€ 

casde at the bop oI a Fand er oI slon€ steps. Ahov€ 

the mhae ro th€ ctutle is nbluoned rh. ftrr.r 

the ruring fdny oI Lupnvia - a howling wou'! lEad 

aSaiGt a tull wdjns n@. Rousin8 yd .oungs 

yod dinb the sbeF and pDsh opd lh€ main d@6. 

You Jiqd yomell in a duty, didrly lt dkdce hatl. 

The plae sem d€pn€d. BMd pdeg€ways lead 

away furthd inro oE casde/ to left dd nghr whjle 

541 

hsftm.tnn U y@ tnq of . {ex dDt ni8ht 

wo.t .8aiNt rh. Adrlydthrc?e, y@ @ ty io 

@ il tw by tuming !o the pdttraph whidr G rhe 

en€ as th. p.8e nMber 6 whi

tsBN 978 18401,61'l 1l{ ll 

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STEVE JACKSON AND IAN TIVINGSTONE 

HOWL OFTHf, 

ulxREWoLF 

BY IONATHAN GREEN 

ILLUSTRATED BY MARTIN McKENNA

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