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I am sure we are the last he would expect to see.
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359 You knock loudly and grin as you hear shuffling inside as Caius goes to open the door. He flings it open with a smile on his face, but the smile falls when he sees who it is. "Not quite the young punk you were expecting," you mock and raise your sword. Caius only just manages to draw his sword in time to defend himself. CAIUS Skill:9 Stamina:11 If you reduce his Stamina points to 3 or less, turn to 370. |
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370 He throws his sword down and drops to his knees. "It's not fair!' he whines. "You're dead. How am I meant to kill someone who's already dead?" You grab him roughly by the shoulder and haul him to his feet. "I am as alive as you are fool," you growl. "But that may change if you don't tell me what I want to know. Where is Saul headed?!" This is too much for Caius and he confesses that Saul intends to lead the army against the city of Ximoran, the kingdom's capital. Record the codeword 'grass'. You shake your head at Saul's audacity. Surely he can't hope to take the walled city with such a meagre force? Maybe he has made some allies. Happy with this information, you stroll out of the front door leaving Caius blubbering on the floor. Turn to 318. 318 As you make your way through the market square, you notice a crowd forming in the centre and you decide to investigate. A circle of crates has been arranged and on top of one of them an excited dwarf is asking who would like to fight in his makeshift arena. If you wish to enter and maybe gain whatever prize is being offered, turn to 396. If not, you take your leave of the arena. Turn to 213. |
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396 You tell the dwarf you want to enter and a loud cheer goes up from the crowd. The dwarf quickly explains the rules. This will not be a fight to the death. If at any time you wish to submit, you may do so by turning to 173. You must also keep track of how much damage you do to your opponent. When you have reduced his Stamina by 12 points, turn to 305. These options will not be given in the text so note them down now. You will also be fighting with your bare hands - the dwarf offers to hold your sword and backpack for you. You nod to signify your understanding and enter the ring accompanied by the applause of the crowd. Your opponent is already waiting for you: a very large and heavily muscled man-orc! He grins savagely and begins kissing his muscles - an unpleasant sight indeed. The dwarf yells at you to begin the fight. The crowd grows quiet as you and your gruesome opponent circle each other wearily. What will you do: Try to punch him in the face? Turn to 202. Shoulder-charge him? Turn to 97. Risk lifting him up to throw him? Turn to 168. |
Give him a good punch in the face and teach him some dwarven manners.
*slips on a rubber glove as Orcs have hard chins*
Well let us see if we can dislodge that bottom jaw shall we?
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202 You smash your fist into his jaw doing 2 points of Stamina damage to him. He staggers backwards slightly and his arm shoots forward as he seizes you by the throat, squeezing hard. Deduct 1 Stamina point. His gnarled face bursts into a grin as he tightens his grip. Will you try: Poking him in the eyes? Turn to 52. Hammering his arm to make him let go? Turn to 246 |