Welcome aboard Draco and for the tie breaker!
Onto the secret passage.
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(130) You step back into the room and approach the wall. You run your hands along its smooth face, trying to find the secret door. You tap the wall in several places, to no avail. You are about to give up when the panel suddenly slides aside on its own. You peer inside to find a tunnel that disappears into inky blackness. Will you follow this tunnel (141) or step into the hallway outside the room (378)? |
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(141) You step into the tunnel, keeping a hand on the wall to aid your sense of direction. As you proceed, you notice the passageway beginning to slope downwards. There is a dim glow in the distance, and as you approach it you can see that is given off by candles mounted into the walls on both sides, spaced apart at intervals of a few meters. Eventually, you come to a door set on the right-hand wall. The tunnel continues ahead, winding to the left. Will you open the door (345) or continue along the passage (114)? |
I agree with everyone to go through the door on the right and I do not know what else to say.
Nothing really strategic here, so I will just follow as usual and say take a right at the next corner driver.
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(345) The door is unlocked and opens into a small room with a wooden floor and a table. Another door lies straight ahead. To your left are several black cloaks hanging by hooks set into the wall. You are trying to decide what to do next when the door opposite is flung open and a short, middle-aged man with sandy blonde hair enters the room. He is obviously preoccupied with some matter of great importance; in his haste he fails to even notice you at first as he rummages through one of the cloaks. With a satisfied chuckle, he pulls out a vial from one of the pockets and slips it into his own. He then begins to don one of the other robes when he notices you. He jumps back as if he"d seen a ghost. "Who are you?" he rasps, eyes blazing. At your hesitant reply, he suddenly pulls out a dagger and attacks you. Resolve the fight: Man: Skill 7 Stamina 8 If you win, go to 30. |
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(30) Having defeated your attacker, you drag the body under the table. You quickly search him to find that his vial is still intact. If contains a black liquid. You may slip the vial into your pocket to keep, if you wish. If you are in need of a weapon, you may take his dagger; remember to adjust your Skill score. Will you now leave the room by the door you entered and continue down the passage (114) exit from the door that the man entered from (182) or search the other robes (398)? |