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20 S}IORD OF THE SAMURAI 43 MOONRUNNER
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 INT RODUCT ION

Beforeembarkingon your advenLue,you musLfirst

determineyour strengthsand wealnesses. Theseare
parLlydeterminedby dice.You mustiniLiallychoosea
Hero to play in the adventure;6rst you may wish to
read through this Introduction and the Background
which follows and then return here lo make the choice
of whichcharacterto play.Your oplionsare,
Anvar the Barbarian: As a Barbarian.you are im-
menselytough and resilient Hardenedby years of
living, hunting and travelling in hills and mor:ntains,
you are as skilful a fighter as any in the land of
Amarilliaand you are proud of yow skill. You know
almost nothing of the ways oI magic, though and, in
all irr-rth,you don't muchcarefor it Magic is lhe affair
of book-readingmilksops!You prefer a good, clean
fight andyou fearnothingandno man
Braxus the Warrior: Your name bespeaksyour
honou! it is Lhenameof a long-deadAmarillianking
and, who knows, noble blood may flow n your
veins,too You areas skrlfula warrioras any Barbarian
and,while you areslightly lessresihent,you arebetter
able Lo use magic PerhapsLhemost versatileof any
type of adventurer,you are skilled with sword and
bow, and ableto usemagicalweaponslo besteffect
Stubble the Dwarf, Grumpy and tetchy you may be
('Stubblehouble: is a commonwamihSamong those
who know you),but a tough warrioryou certainlyare.
You have that native streakof good luck which many
Dwarfs fiom Grundia possess,and when exploring
dunSeons andminesyou havesomespecialadvantages
merehLrmans do notpossess.
You'llusernagicifyouhave
to, but you preferLoput your faith in your trusLyaxel
Sallazar the Wizard: No bardwill ever sing epic talesof
yourprowesswith weapons,but what doesthabmaLter?
Yotr area masteroi magic:you cancommandspellsto
avoid,conluse.weakenordefealenemies,
andyou know
how [o use magicalitems in ways mere warriors could
not-You ar€anadvenLurer ofguileandstealth,andif you
areforcedto ffghL- well, you will not die easilyat the
handsof anyenemylBy a quirkof fate,you havethesame
name as the one-time Grand Wizard of Amarillia, and
you immodesflyaspircto his rank,if not his tragicfate.
On pages3z-5 there areAdoenture s,sefr which you
may use to record fhe details of your chosencharacter.
On it you wrll ffnd boxes for recordingyour sxrr-r-
STAMTNA, LUCKand Magic Point scores.You are
advisedeilher to recordyour scoreso^ the AdoenLure
Sfuafin pencil or to make photocopiesof the sheet for
usein fufure adventures.
Skill, Stamina,Luck and Magic
skitL
Roll one dice.If you areAivar or Braxus,add 6 to the
numberrolled.If you areStubble,add 5 to the number
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rolled. If you are Sallazaradd 4 to the number rolled.
Enter your total in the sKrLLbox on the Adoenture
Sheet.
Slamina
Eachcharacterdetermineshis srAMrNAdifferently,If
you are Anvar roll one dice and add rB to the number
rolled. If you are Braxusor Stubble,roll two dice and
add 12 to the total rolled.If you are Sallazar,
roll three
diceand add 6 to lhe total. Enterthe completetotal in
the srrvrr,r box on theAdvenlure Sheet.
Luck
Roll one dice.lf you are Stubble,add 5 to the number
rolled.If you are Anvar, add a to the numberrolled.lf
you are Braxusor Salla?rr,add 3 to the numberrolled.
Enteryour tolal m the Lucxbox on the AdomhneSheeL
Megic Poillts
Your character starts the advmfure with a certain
number of Magic Points. If you are Anvar, you have r
Magic PoinL If you are Braxus,you have 3 Magic
Points.If you areSlubble,you have.zMagic Points,If
you are Sallazar,you have 7 Magic Points.
For reasonsthat will be explained below, sxrr.r-,
srAMINn"LUCKand Magic Point scoreschangecon-
stantlyduringan advenLure, You mustkeepan accurate
record of these scores and for this reason you are
advised either to write small in the boxes or to keep
an eraserhardy. Br.rtneverrub out your lrifi4l scores.
Although you may be awarded additional sxrr.r-.
STAMTN , LucK and Magic Points,these totals may
never €xceedyow InitiaLscoresexcepton very rare
occasjons,when you will be instructedto this eff€ct
Your SKILLscore reflectsyour swordsmanshipand
generalfighting expertisejLhehigher Lhebetter.Your
sTAMINA score reflects your Seneral constitution
your will to survive, your determination and overall
fitness;the higher your srAMrNA"the longer you
will be able to survive Your LucK score indicates
how naturally lucky a person you are (and whether
you are able to avoid ceftain hazardsand perils
during your adventure).Your Magic Points score is a
measureof how effectively you are able to use spells
and magical items you may 6nd along the way (and
also how adept you are at avoiding magical kaps
and hazards). Luck - and magic are very much
factsof life in the fanfasykingdomyou are about to
exProre,
Battles
You will often come acrossparagraphsin the book
which instructyou to ffghLa creatureof someso . An
option to fleemay be given,but if il is not or if you
chooseto attack the creaLureanyway - you must
resolvethe battleasdescribedbelow
Firstrecordthe creatures sKrLrand sraMINAscoresin
the first vacantMonsterEncounterBox on your,4tr4r-
twe Sheet.The scoresfor each creatureare siven each
time you have an encounter,
The sequenceof combat is then:
r. Roll two dice once for the creatureand add its
sKrLL score. This total is the creature'sAtback
Strength.
2. Roll two dice once for yourself,Add the number
rolled to your current sKrLLscore,This total is
your Altack Strength.
3. If your ALtackSbengthis higherthan that of your
opponent,you havewoundedib proceedto Step4.
If Lhe creature'sAttack Strength is higher than
yours, it has woundedyou; proceedto Step 5. If
both Attack Strengths are the same, you have
avoided each other's blows; start the next Attack
Round from step r" above.
4. You havewounded the treature, so s,ubtract2 points
from its sraMrNA score.You rnay use your ruc(
here to do additional darnage(seebelow). Proceed
to step6.
5. The creaturehaswoundedyou, so subtractz pohts
from your own srAMrNA score.Again, you may
userucK at this sta8e(seebelow),
6. Make the appropriate adjusfments to €ither the
or your or4.nsr,tvlr.re score(a.ndto your
creature's
LUCKscoreif you usedLucK;seebelow).
7. Begin the next Attack Roundby returningto step
1. This sequenceconlinuesuntil the STAMINAscore
of eitheryou or Lhecreatureyou are fighting has
beenreducedto zeroor below (death).
 Fighting Mo.e Than One Creature
If you come acrossmore than one creaLurein a
particularencountetlhe instructionson that pagewiJl
tell you whetheryou musl fight the crealuesone at a
time or all together
If yor.rare instructedto fight the creaturessingly, the
battle proceedsexactlyas describedabove Howevet
if you defeatthe 6rst creaturelisted,you must then
immedialelybegin fighting Lhesecondceatureon the
Iist. You fight the creaturesone at a time but you
must continuefiShtinguntil all your enemiesare slain
(or until you are) You may not pausebetweenfighting
differentcreatures for any reason(suchas takingsome
stepsto restorelost srAMrNApoinls).
If you are inshucted to ffght all the ceatures together,
you musl ffght all of them in one baLtle.In st€p 1of
the combatsequence above,you must calculateAltack
Strengthsfor all the creatures attackingyou ln stepj,
if fhe Attack Strengthof any ol yotf opponentsis
higher than yours, you must proceed to step 5. If you
have the highestAtlack Strengthof all, proceedto
step4 and you may choosewhich o{ your opponents
you have siruck Again, combatproceedsuntil erther
you or all of your enemiesareslain.
Luck
At vanous times during your advenLure,either in
battlesor when you ftrd yourself ln a situatjonin
which you could be either Lucky or Unlucky (details
of these are given in the relevant paragraphs),you
may call on your LUCKto male the outcomemore
favourableto you But beware!Using r-ucx is a risky
businessand,if you are Unlucky,the resullscould be
drsastrous,
The procedurefor using your rucr is as follows,roll
Lwo dice.lf the numberrolled is lessthan or equalfo
your currenLLUCKscor€,you have been Lu&y and
the resultwill go in your favour If the numberrolled
is higherthanyour cunent lucr score,you havebeen
Unlucky and you will be penalized.
This procedure is lrnown as Testingyour Luck. Each
trme you Tesl your Luck (regardlessof the outcome)
you musf subtract1 point from your curent LucK
score.Thus you will soon realize that, the more you
rcly on your LUcr; the morerisky thrswill become
UsingLuckin Battles
ln ce ain paragraphs of this book you will be told that
you must Tas, your Luck and you will be told the
consequences of being Ludc5'or Unlucky.However,in
battles you always have the option of using your
LucK either to inflict more seriousdamage on a
creatureyou have lust wounded or to minimizethe
effectsof a wound your opponent hasjust inflicted on
vou
If you have jusLwounded your opponent,you may
Tesfyour Lwk as describedabove.If you are Lucky,
you have inflicted a severe wound and may subbract
an extra 2 points from the creature'ssrAMrNAscore.
However,if you are Unlu&y, the wound was a mere
grazeand you musLrestorer point of Lhecreature's
STAMINA(so that, insteadof scoring the normal 2
pointsof damage,you havenow scoredonly r)
If the creaturehas just woundedyou, you may Irsf
yaur Luck to try Lo minimizethe wound If you are
Lucky,you havemanagedto avoid the full damageof
the blow; restore1 point of srAMrN^(so that instead
of causingz porntsof damage,it hascausedonly r). If
you are Unlucky,you.havetakena more seriousblow
Sublract l exka sr^MrNA point from your cunent
tolal
Rememberthat you must subkact 1 point fiom your
own LUCKscoreseachtime you Teslyour Luck,whether
you are successfi:,l
or not.
Testing your Skill
Fromtime to time duringyotr adventureyou will find
yolrself in a situationin whichyour physicalshengfh
reflexesand agilitl' may affectwhethlr you are ableto
avord some hazardor perform some action (suchas
climbinga difhcultand treacherous swface).When this
is fhe case,you will often be instructedto TestVour
skill
The procedurefor this is as follows:roll two dice If
the total rolled is less than or equal to your curr€nt
sKrLLscor€,you have been successful. the total is
Breaterthanyour curenL s(rLL score,you havefailed.
The relewantparagraphswill tell you what successand
failure mean when you Tesfyour 5ki11howevea you
do rof have to subtractany poinls from your sKrLL
scorefor Tes[ing
yourSlill in this way. This is a sucial
way in which Testingyour Skill is different fuorl Tesfing
yourLuckl
Sometimesyou may have to face a difficult task in
which your sKrLLis testedto the full - for example,
you may be instructedto Teslyout Skill,'addingz to
the numberrolled'.\r'y'hatthis m€ansis that when you
roll two dice,you must add z bo the tota| if you had
rolled a 4 and a 3, say, your modifiedtotal would be
4 + 3 + 2 = 9. You then comparethis final total
with your sKrLLfo discoverthe outcomeof Testirg
yourSkilL.
Testing your Spot Skill
This is a specialcase of testing your skll which
applieswhen you may or may not discover(spot)
somethinghiddenor concealed. The procedurehereis
exactly the same .Ls for Testin| gaw Sbil but the
rel€vantparagraphswill insteadinskuct you to Trit
yourfuot Skill.
Magic Points
Magic Pointsare usedin h^/oways in lhis advenfure:
they are usedfor caslingspellsand for using magical
ltems.
SomeimportantmagrciLemsyou may find on your
adventureneed to be primed with magrcin order to
make them function.lf you find such an ilem, you
must subtract 1 from your currenf Magic Points score
in order to be able to use it. Thereafler,you can us€
ihe magic rtem as instrucledIf you do not have any
Magic Points and you ffnd such a magic item, you
may chooseto keep the item and makea note of its
powers Later in the adventure,you nay be able to
gain 1 or more Magic Points (notably from Magic
Rings)and,i[ you do, you wil] thenbe ableto use the
magicitem.
Any advenlurermai use magic items during this
advenfure,although some magic items may not be
usableby all adventurers;
the descripLionof the magic
item will state who can and who cannot use it. All
adventurers can also cast magic spells from magic
scrollsdiscovereddwing the adventure,although I
Magic Point musl be spenl to cast the spellFom the
scroll. However, Sallazaralone latows a nurnoeror
sPellswhich are describedin the Anan ian Grinone,
below, arrd he alone can use any of lhese spells
(providedhe hasenoughMagrcPoinls,of course)The
descriptionof eachof thesespellsexplainswhen and
whereit may be used,and ils effectsIf you chooseto
have Sallazaras your adventuret you may l4/ishto
photocopy the spell book for easy rcferencewhen
playingthe adventure
Adventuren other than Sallazarmay sometimesbe
ableto use a spell,usuallyby Endinga magicalscroll
on v/hich th€ spell is inscribed.If you 6nd a spell in
this way, you shonld refer to the Attlarillian Ginloire
for detailsofwhat the spelldoes.
RestoringSkill, Sramina,Luck and Magic
Points
skit!
Your sKrLLscore will nol changevery often during
your advenlure.Occa\ionallya paragraphmav give an
instructionto increaseor d€cteaseyour SKILLscore.
Your srrrr scorecannotexceedits .iairidllevel unless
you are specificallyinstructedto the conhary. You
may have the chanceduring this adventureLo acquire
items,suchas a magicalweapon,which will increase
your Atta& Strength.If you manageto acquiretwo
suchweapons,you cannotSarnbonusesto your Attack
Strengthfor bofh of them so that, for example,you
cannotuseboLha Magic Sword and a Magic Axe at
the sametime! Likewise,stronSerarmour will add a
bonus to your Attack Strengthand, obviously,you
cannotwearmore thanone suit of armourat a timel
StaminsanclProoi sions
Your srAMrNAscorewill go up and down a lot during
your adventureas you fight enemiesand undertake
arduoustasks As you near your goal,your sTAMINA
scorc may sink dangerouslylow and battles may
becomeparticr-rlar)yrisky, so be carefull
Your backpa& containsenough Provisionsfor rz
meals.You may resLand eat at ary time excePtwhen
6ghting. Eating a meal restores4 sr^MINA Points
When you eat a meal, add 4 porntsto your curent
slAMrNAscoreand deduct I from the Provlsionson
 someopportunitiesfor spending'LUCK.You will be
your AdoentureSheet.A sepa.?te Provisions box is
askedwhetheryou wish to deduct r point from your
provided on your . rlr:enlureSheeLtor recording detalls currentLUc( scorein orderto increase yout chanceof
of Provisions.You havea long way to go, so useyour
a successfuloutcome for example,if yor.rare told to
ProvisionswiselylRemember Lhatyour srAMrNAscore makea dice roll, you canoften modify it by spending
may never exceedits Initial value unless you are
rucx (in thrscase,you must decidewhetherto spend
specifically
instructedotherwisein a paragraph.
the r-ucr point beforeyoo roirlthe dicet).Of course
Therewill be timesduring your adventurewhen you LLrcKpoints are preciousand you cannotafford this
will be told that you mrcl eat a meal.When you have luxury very often Making lhe riSht choice dbout
lo do this, deduct 1 point from your Provisionson whetherto spenda LUCKpornLIn this way can be
yoJJ AdDenfurcS/plf but do nol regain any lost importantfor successin thisadventure.
sTAMIN^for doing this If you are told to eai a meal
but you don't have any Provisionsleft, you must
subLract 2 polnh from your crlrent sTAMTNA score
During your adventure,however,you shouldbe able
Lo acquireat least some extra Provisionsto add to
lhoseyou beganwith. This will enableyou lo maintain
STAMINAthroughout the adventure.However, yr-)u
cannotcarrymorethan 12 Provisionsal any one tlmel

Luck
Your lucr scorewill alsogo down dunng the adven Mogic Points
fure as you Teslyour Luck.Additions to your LucK
scoremay be awardedwhen you havebeenespecially
fortunate,and similarlyyou may be told to rei&ceyour
t-ucx when you makean rmportantmistake,detajlsof
sucheventsaregiven in the approprrate paragraphs of However,your Magic Porntsscorecannotexceedits
the book. Rememberlhat, as with sKrLLand sraMrNlu lnilial value unlessyou are speciffcallyinstructedto
your LUCKmay nev€r exceediLs -lnilirl value unless the contrarylMagic Points are precious,and you do
you arespecifically
fold this not have very many of them; be sure Lo use what
nagic you havewiselyandwell
Apart from Tesfinsyour lack, you will also be given

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 Equipment
You sLartyour advenhuewith some simpJe,basic
equipmentthaLyou will needfor the adventureahead;
you alsohavesomeCold Pieces,and you will be able
to purchasesome exlra items when Lhe adventure
begins.All of Lhe adventurershave the following
items:a suit of thin leatherarmour,a smallshieldand
a Iantem to allow you to see in the dark You also
have a backpackfor carrying items, with enough
Provrsionsfor 12 mealsinside it You have a small
spareknife, which you can use if you should ever
sufferthe misfortuneof losing your mainweapon;buf
rf you ever have to r.rsethis knife to fighl with, your
blows will causeyour opponentto lose only r pornt
from his sr,c.vrNain combat If you are Bmxus,you
also have a sword;if you are A.nvaror Stubble you
have a battle axe; if you are Sallazar,you carry a
strong wooden staff. You carry a s[ringed leather
por.rchwith a numberof Gold Pjecesrn rt; roll three
dice and add 2 to the LoLalrolled: this is how many
Gold Piecesyou havewiLhyou (between5 and 2o).I(
you are Shrbblethe Dwaf, you have 5 extra Gold
Pieces- the dwarffshlove of gold is well knownl
You may find treasue, in the form of Gold Precesor
valuableobjectsor items,along Lhe way; whenever
you comeacrossany treasure, you shouldmakea note
of it in the Treasurebox on your AdomtweSheet.\ott
may find yourself in the position of being able to
trade treasurefor equipment,help or informationin
this adventwe,so be honest and keep an accuraLe
record of how much freasureyou acquirel
Advantages
Eachof the adventurers
- Arvar, Braxus,Stubbleand
Sallaz:r has somespecialadvant€e which he alone
Anvar has a sixth sensewaming him of imminent
attackslSometimes you will meeta creature(or evena
trap) which is able to surpriseyou and inflict damage
beforeyou are ableto altackit yourself Anvar cannot
be surprised,so, if a paragraphinslructsyou to los€
srAMrNAporntsor you find yourselftrappedin some
way because you are surprised, Anvar doesnot suffer
any damage,becausehe is able lo react and defend
hrmselfin trme.
Braxr.:s's
lalent is his versatjlity.He can freely use dl
armourand weaponswhich other advenfurerscannot
Thereforehe doesrlt sufferany of the disadvantages
otheradventurers have(seeDisadvantages below).
Stubblehasa specralknowiedgeof certainunderground
monstersand how best to strike at them, knowing
their weak spots If you confronl a creaturewith th€
word 'Stone'rn its name(like StoneSlatr,re or Stone
Golem),Stubbie can add z to his Attack Shength
whenfightingsuchmonsters-
Sallazaris very perceptiveand eagle-eyed. Whenever
he has to Testhis SpofS/<ill,he can subtract z from the
diceroll He is alsoableto readspecialmagicaltomex
and he understandssome defails of magicalrunes,
whrcholher charactendo not,
 Disadvantages
Eachadventureralsohassomewealness,Limitationor
disadvantage
whichbalances
hrsspecialtatent
Anvar is very uncornfortablewearjng any kind of
metalanour (chainmail or platemail);it's cumbersome
and reslnctive.As AnvdJ you simply cannotwear
pldtemailand.while you canloleratechainmail(and
wear lt), you will gain no bonus Lo your Attack
Strength for using it. And, while you can use a
longbowand anowq you are not lrainedin the useof
a crossbow;if you do use one, you must subtract2
from your Attack Strength.
Sallazar
hasa similarproblem,but it is more severe:he
cannotuse chainmail or piate mail armouraf all (the
wzard could barely mooern plate mail!) Moreover,
Sallazarcannotusea crossbow,a longbow,or a two-
handedsword,he must keepat leastone handfiee for
spellcastingl
Stubblecannotusea two-handedsword it's too big
for him - and the longbow is also too large for a
Dwarf to use-He can wear chain mail,but he cannot
use plate mail armourunlessit rs specificallyDwarf-
size(if you arenot specifically
told that a particularset
of plate marl armour is Dwarasized,then Stubble
cannoL usert)
Braxusis so versatilehe has no suchdisadvanlagesl
For the othercharacters,
be sureto note theirdisadvan-
tagewhich is recordedin Lheappropriatebox on their
AtloentureSheet.
Special Treasures
During your pedlousquestyou may find many freas-
ures However,in the dungeonwhereyour adventure
awailsyou, thereare severalk€asureswhich are simi-
lar:the Tower Chests.Eachof theseis a small,locked,
woodencaskeLwith a trap placedupon rt. vvhenever
you find one of theseTower Chesis,if you wish lo
openit (you do not have to do so) you must Tesfyo r
Luck.\f you are Lucky, you open the chesl safely If
you are Unlucky, you will lrigger a scything blade
inside the lid which will slashyour anns, and you
must deduct 3 points from your sr^MrNA. The trap
canbe bypassedby usinga simpleOpen spell (if you
canl) which automaLicallyopens the chest wiLhout
harmingyou.
Eachtime you 6nd one of theseTower Chestsand
you open it, roll one dice.If you roll an odd number.
you will 6nd a GoldenTalisman lf you roll an even
number, you will find a Silver Dagger. You may
increaseyour currentrucr scoreby 1 point eachtime
you take a Talismanor Dagger from a Tower Chesi.
Keep a carefulrecord in the Talismansand Daggers
boxeson yow AdomtureSheef, of how many of each
item you acquireduring your adventureThey will be
very precrousio you in your desperalelyperilousfinal
b a ttl el
If you are fortunate,you may also find one or more
Magic RinSs Eachfime you find a Magic Ring, you
regain 1 sp€nt Magic Point (obviousiy,you do not
have to spenda Magic Point io use such a Magic
Ring).If your MaSic Pointslotal is at its Initial level,
you can keep the ring and use it once your Magic
Poinlstotal hasbeenredLrced.
You cannotusea Maglc
Ring fo increaseyour Magic Points totai above its
lnitiallevel
If you are lucky enough to find any other magical
items,makea note of what eachitem can do Lo help
you in your quest Using the right ma8icalitem at the
righl time may makeall th€ differencebetweenfailure
and glodoussuccess
SpecialHazards
Among the hazardsyou may encolrnterin yolf quest
are plaguesaJld poisons.You may conlract one or
more forms of plaguefrom the a[tacksof inJectedrats
or hom vampirebatsor worse.You will be jnsLructed
in the relevantparagraphswhat will happenif you
contract any form or forms oi plague If you are
rvretchedenough to suffer two - or even more -
krnds of plague at the same Lime, fhe effecLsare
cumulativelBe sureto [akewhateverprecaulionsyou
canagainstthesedreadmaLadies; seekhelpand healing
withoutdelay,shouldyou contraclplague.
Someof your €vil opponentsand enemieswill even
stoop to usinSpoisonedweaponsagainstyou Such
i\.eapons will inflict damagedoubly,a wor:ndfrom the
rveaponifself and extra damageFom the venom or
poisonsmearedon the weapon.Keepa note of damage
) ou sustainboth from poisonandfrom weaponaLtacks;
ihey will both reduceyour srAMrNA but lhe effecLs of
poison may be relieved by specificanlidotes and
r€mediesHowever,suchantidoteswill not affectany
rvoundsyou may sufferfrom acLual weaponblows.
 Hints on Play
Your journeywill be perilousand you may well fail at
your first att€mpt Make notesand draw a mapas you
explore,a map will prove invaluablejn laLerforaysin
thtsadventure,and it will enableyou to progressmore
rapidlylo un€xploredr€gions.You will be exploringa
very large area, and sometimesyou may wish to
relraccyour stepsin orderto revisitplacesof parlicular
value or to checkareasleft behind you. Without a
map you may not be ableto follow the dght path to
Not all areascontain treasureor useful information;
many coniain traps or creatureswhich you will no
doubt fall foul of You may take wronS turnings
dLrringyour questand,while you may indeedprogress
throughto your ultimafedestinatron, it is by no means
certainthat you will find what you are searchingaor-
However,the mor€ areasyou explore,the better will
be your chanceof success in the adventureahead
Be wary about Tesfinsyour Lrck unlessa paragraph
tells you that you must do thisl Generally,when it
comesto fighfs, you should TesLyour Luck only to
keepyourselfaliveif an opponent'sblow would other-
wisekillyou The other occasionwhenyou shoulduse
LUCKis to inflict extra damagern Lhe 6nal combat
againslyour direenemyin thisadventure if youve
got enough LUCK left Lo usel Don't Ierf yd'rr
lrrf, in order to try to inflict extra damageupon your
enemyunlessthis is realiy essential!LUcx points are
Precrousl
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You must collect as many Colden Talismansand
Silver Daggers as possible during your adventwe.
However,in orderLodo this,you will haveto explore
lhe dungeonsthoroughly, thus nsking many more
combatswilh hosLilecreatures and encountering
more
haps and hazards You will have to balanceyour
desirefor Talismansand Da8gersagainstthe need to
avoid unnec€ssary combatsand hazards.When your
resources(Provisions,Magic Points, LUCK,etc.) are
beginningto weakenand you cannotreplenishthem
easily,you musl try and make for the most direcL
roule io your finalenemy- if you know itl
Seekfor ways to swap your heasurefor equipment
and help during your adventure.Gold Piecesare of
Ltile use:you carmoteat them,use them in combats,
or castspellswith them But they will buy you food,
rveapons,even magic - rf you can find someoneto
tradewithl
You will soonrealizethat paragraphs makeno sensef
fead in numericalorder. It is essentialthat you read
only lhe paragraphsyou are instructedlo go Lo.
Readingother paragraphslessensthe excrtementand
surpriseduring play The only Lrueway to success in
ihis adventureinvolvesminimizingrisk;any player,no
matterhow weakhrsor her initial dice rolls,shouldbe
ableto strugglethroughto glory in the end
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 TH E AM A R ILLIA N GR IMOIRE
(Eachspell costs 1 Magic Poinl to cast unlessoiherwise
noted. If Lhe spell is found by picking up a saoll, the
samenumber of Magic Points is requrredto cast it. For
spells which can be cast irnmediately before a combat,
you may cas[ only one before each combat You
cannot, for example. cast both the Skill Spell and the
Fasl Hands spell before a combat; only one spell is al
lowedl)
CrealeFood
Thrs spell ceates exfra Provisions If you spend r
Magic Poinf, you can add r to your Provrsions;rf you
spend 2 MaSic Points you can add 3 to your Provi
sions, if you spend I Magic Points, you carl add 5 to
your Provisions This spell cannot be cast during
combat.
l "p
ThJs spell enablesyou to leap safely a distanceof up
to six metres If you are faced with an obstacle (a
chasm,a kapped corridor, etc ) which is not stated [o
be longer than six metres, you may use this spell to
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kaverseLheobstaclesafely.This spell carmoLbe cast
duringa combat
Lighf
Il you lose your lanLern,or if it no longer works, this
spellcreatesa longJashngsmallsphereof light which
canbe sloredand usedasa lantemwheneverthe need
arises Each use of the spell illuminatesonly one
seclionof passageway, however You canroLcastthis
spellduringcombat
LuckSpell
This spell increasesyour currenl LucK score by 1
polnt, Your current LUCKscore cannot exceed its
InittaLvalue,and you cannotcast this spell durinB a
combat.
OP""
This srmplespellopensone trappedtreasurechestor
lockeddoor safely.If the chestor door hasa trap,it is
renderedharmlessby the spel)(evenit if is a Magic
Trap).You cannolcastthis spellduringcombat
SkillSPdl
This spell enablesyou Lo react and move faster,
adding1 to your currentsKrLLfor a short time.It can
be castjust beforea combatbegins(not during onel)
to aid you in fightrng,or jusl beforeyou have Lo Trsl
rorr Ski/Jfor somereasonThe spellexpiresas soonas
one combathashnished,or afberyou have Tested lrour
skilt.
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 FasfHarils(costsz Magic PoinrsT
This spellcan be castilimediatelybeforeany comoar
but not durinSone For the 6rst threeAttack Rounds
of the combat,you may rolJdice twice when working
out your Atback Strengthand take the higher total
rolled
Firsrall(costs? Magic Points)
This spellcanbe usedin any Aftack Roundinsleadof
a weapon attack. Cast this spell befarerolling tor
the Attack Shenglhsof your opponentand yourself If
you have the higherAltack Strength,your aoversarys
body is shroudedin llamesand he loses5 srevrra
points.If you havethe IowerAttack Slrength,though,
you spellis ruinedand the creaturehrtsyou.
a glowrng ball of white-hot electricityand loses 7
srAMrNA pojntsl
Ielepoli(costs4 Magic Poinfs)
This speJlenabiesyou to move long distances through
a dungeonby instantmagicalteleportation,avoidurg
many hazardsand enemies.You can cast this speLl
only at certain specialmagical porlals. lr'y'henyou
confronlsucha portal,you wrll be askedwhelheryou
wish to castthis spell;if you do, you will be rnstrucled
accordingly.

Magic Screen (costsz Magic Pornts)

You can cast this spetl at any time exceptduring a
combat.Once it is cast,the next spellwhich is castat
you by an enemy will not affect you. The Magic
Screenonly n€utralizes
one spellcastat you, however

Draf, 5/e//(cosfsj Magic Poinrsl

This spell can be cast in any Attack Round If you
have lhe higher Attack Strength,this spell kills in-
slantly any creaturewith a sKrLLscoreof 9 or less.
This spell will not affect any Undead creahrreor
Zagor,your nemesisl
Ihanderlolf(cosis3 Magic Points)
This spellworks just lik€ a Fireball€xceptthat,if you
cast the spellsuccessfully,your opponenfis struckby
StealTreasurc(costs5 Magic Points)
This spell summonseifher a Colden Talismar or a
SilverDagger(you may choosewhich)from the fudden
ireasuresoi the dungeon Add r to your tally of the
approp.iaieSpecialTreasure.You may nol cast Sleal
Treasuremore than twice during the adventure,and
Iou do not gain any LUcx points for acquirin8a
Talismanor Daggerrn lhis way

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BACKGROUND
It rs five long and weary years since lhe armiesof Lhe
Bone Demon laid waste so much of the beautifuL
perilous land of Amarillia- The Zombies and Orcs
which infesled the plains of lhe land were foul irnough,
but the Demon's War Dragons slev/ thousandsof
men, Dwa/s, Elves.andCentaursbefore the Demon
itself was fhally happedinside the Casketof Souls.
Victory was had at last, but at what a costl Zombies
and worsestill stalkLheland,for therearefew warriors
left Lo deshoy them. The court of the boy-king, IdaD
is said to be riven by petty squabblesand scheming
advisers. Most folk live behindshulteredwindowsand
bolteddoorsthesedays.Hospitalityto a Lravellersuch
asyourselfis but a memorynow.
Many days of foolwearying kavel have brought
you to Sanctuary, the royal court within Lhe island
known as Lhe Cauldron, the furthest island of Icecap
range You are usheredswi{tly into an audimce vvi[h
the king You are startledby his appearance' mosL
people still call him 'boy-king, but Irian has grown
almosLto full staturenow and, while he is still very
strong and surely inexpedenced in the arLsof king-
ship, his voice is commanding and his manner as
sured
'Greelings,'he says as you kneel beiore his throne.
'Oh, do pleasestandup. I alreadyhave all lhe grovel-
lers I need here in Sanctuary.I can scarcely do wibh
anoLherone. Come.'He rises and leavesthe fhrone
room and marches along a narrow corridor to his
personalchambers.Somewhatstartled by his informal-
ity, you follow him.
took,' he saysas he stridesacrossto a table,picksup
a black doth embroideredwith golden runes and
genlly polishes a large chunk of blue-white crystal.
The crystalhumsslighLlyand a ghostly sceneappears
h the midst of the room. A white-haired old man is
sitting in the most cluttered sfudy you have ever seen:
papers,crystalballs,bundleso{ babs'wings, bottlesof
herbs, and a jumble of other articles are scatteredall
over lhe floor andwalls.
lnitably, the old man looks up at you 'Eh?What is il?'
he snaps.
'Gereth, the hero I spoke of is here. Relate once more
whal you told me - and perhapsyou haveleamt evm
more?'
'Oh, yes, hmmm. Well, I suppose you ve told him
aboul the Demon Throne and explainedLheLaws of
FracturedResonanceand -'
The king intenupls the ghostly apparition. Time
grcwsso sho*. You canexplainmuchbeLterthanI.'
The old man's gaze tums upon you. He looks faintly
disapproving 'Hamlmph. Very well, then listen
dosely,young whippersnapper. I take it thal at least
you know aboul King Kraal and the defeat of the
BoneDemonof the Bottornless Pit?'
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You shudderslightly Everyoneknowshow the armies
of the Bone Demon were finally confionted and the
BoneDemonwas imprisonedin th€ Casketof Souls,in
the barrenexpanseoI the Plainsof Peril, where the
BottomlessPit slill smokesand chums to this day.
This was someyearspast,buf the scarsof that terrible
war markAmarilhastill.
'And you know of lhe Caskel of Souls?'You nod.
'Well, when it was made,magicwas woven inLoiL to
enablethe Demon'sbanishmentlo Lheouter planes.
Unfortunately, however, there was a slight flaw in the
way the magicwaswoven.Smcethat magicallor,reda
magicalcreaLure to be drawnoal of youl world, it also
createda resonance allowingcertainmagicalseatures
inlo yolrr world as well. I'm rather alraid,' the old man
saysin a schoolmastenshtone as he adusts the slightly
ridiculouslensesperchedon his nose,'that a definitely
magicalcreaturehasdone just thaL.Appeatedin your
world, lhat is. Out of mine.I can't say we're sorry to
seehim leave us, but our gain is going to be your loss
unlessyou can stop him emergingin his full power.
Worse still, he is enLeringyour world where Lhe
AE
Cxket of Souls was taken after the Denon was
badshed At Crstle Aryent,' The old man pausesfor
lreath 'He is named ZaSor and he is a grcat wizard,
oneof the mosLpowerfulmy world hasever seen,My
r,;orld is called TiLan,I supposeyou've heard your
:cholarsmention iL, hmmm?Great Allansia with its
;ricked Port Blacksandnrled by the wretched Lord
Vzur and his corruptcronies,the greafcivilizationsof
Jre Old World, the crawling chaosof Khul ... you
have heard of it? Well, anyway, I won't ramble on
about my home, I'll becomesentimenLal and wasLe
lime. Lefs get back to Zagor.
Twice we have believedhlm slaio but twice he has
resunectedhimself All that was left of his original
lorm is a skeletalarnr,but that is enough.I4hen he
rvas drawn into your worl4 his berng becamefused
tvith the trapped Demo& and now a demonic form of
Zagorgrows evenasI speak.AlthoughI am powerless
Lo prevenLit happening,from the seclusionof my
rvorl4 I detected Zagor being drawn into yours, and I
was able to smd somemagic after him: some talismans
of gold and daggersof silver.They will be scattered
aroundthe lair wiLhin which Zagor is now growing.
Eachof them will weakenhim, so, when you get there,
'oesureto collecl as many ixi you cirn '
You aren'f sure you like th€ way the old man jusl
assumes you're going to marchstraightrnto the deso-
iate, evil ruins of Castle Argentl It's hundredsof
'dlomettes away, across the Frozen WasLesand the
dangerougmonster-infested iry seas.But he goes on
falkinganyway
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 'This time, Zagor simply has to be destroyed.It,s not
enoughto krll him. You'll have to makesurehis body
is bumedLonothingness in the Heartfiresbelow CasLle
Argent Where the Grand Wrzards of yoLrr world
centredthe conjuringof the GreatFireWall from the
outermostpoints of Amarillia- thoughyou'll know all
aboutthat,of course.'
'l thought this was merely a tale or a deception,,
murmursthe king sadly,'until Cereth Lold me about
certainchangesmadeal CastleArgenl. My own spies
wereableLoverify thosedetarls.'
ieamt somefhingof the ways of magis and it seeks
revengefor JLsdefeatby allying wiih Zagor to wreak
havoc on all Amarillia. Perhaps,in its madness,it
thinks of him as the Demonrt onceserved.Which,of
course,Zagor is , in part.' The ghostly scenebegins
lo fadc and hemble.Faint white sparkscrackleaL the
edge of the crystal.The old mans voire rrsesin
surpflseand annoyance.'Not ye| i should tell you
aboutthe-'
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The crystalexpJodesinto a thousandfragmentsYou
ard King Irian look down, sfunned,at the smoking
remainsof the tableit stood upon You do not know
wherethe magic,which banishedthe old man backto
his world, camefrom, but a feelingof evii and menace
han8sin the air aroundyou
'Braveadventurer,'lhe hng beseeches you. 'l haveno
one else to send. My wizards give all ihey can,
prcservingthe Fi.e Wall which 8@rds all Amarilliaj
my loyal knighis and thc few noblesI can trust have
more work than they can perform,simply prevenbing
thjs kingdomfrom Leafln8itselJapart I beg you, go to
CastleArgent A ship is r€adiedfor you Destroy ihe
wizard-fiendwho comesto ravishour 1and.Returnto
me alter carryingout deedsworthy of the knighthood
I shallthengrantyoul'
With the weight oi a world's fate resting on your
shoulders or so it fecls - you cannot refus€the
questTum to paragaphr
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A ship has been readiedlo carry you wesLwardslo the
coastlineof Tower Island,where the forbiddrngmaj-
esty of ruinedCastleArgent lies.If you decideto set
off immediately,hrn to zzo. If you wanL to spend
someGold Piecespurchasingequrpment, tum Lo55. If
you want to try acquiring some extra gold for buying
equipment,hlm Lo2o5. If you want to consultone of
the king's sagesfor advice or help before you set sail
fum to 154.

You must eat a meal during your time here. Sfuffed

insde a pillow, you find a Magic Ringl What'smore,
you also 6nd a scroll with an Open spell stuffed under
the mattressGain 1 LUCKpoint for this find. Tum lo

3
You sland al the end of a long passageway, Iooking
wesL You can see three doorc along the souLhwall,
andon the northemsidethereis a passageway leading
off northwardsbetweenthe fusL and seconddoors.
Thereis alsoa door on the no h sideof the passage,
direclly opposite the Lhird and mosL distant o{ Lhe
soulh-facingdoors- At the far end oi the weslem
passage, a door facesyou as lhe passagetums norLh-
wards.You feel surelhat lhis passagewayleadsdeeper
into the heart of CastleArgent. Choosean areahere
whichvou havenot explored.Will vou makefor,
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The 6rst door b the south? Turn to 32o the south wall then a conidor leading south. and
The seconddoor Lo the south? Trjm to r,14 finally, some mekes before the end of the passage,
'I he no+h sidenassa"er Tum to zr8 there is a door in the souLhwall direclly oppositea
The third door to the south? Turn to 378 northwardsleadingpassage. You shouldhead for an
The singledoor to the north? Tum to 196 areayou havm't exploredbefore.WilJyou,
The far end of the west passage? Tum to 557
Headdue south? Turn to j99
Open the greendoor bo the easb? Tum to 26t
4
As the monsterassembles itself,you can pe orm two Make for the crossroads
to the easl? Tum lo 92
actionsbeforeyou willhave to fight it, suchas casting Open the white door bo the west? Turn to z:4
a spe[ eating a meal (only one of your bwo actions Open the seconddoor to the west? Tum to 275
can be eatrnga meal),drinking a Pofion,and so on. Go west and down the south
You can make a free attack with either action, Lhis PassaSe? Turn to Z2
allows you to subtmcl2 points for eachatLackfrom Co west ard down the norLh
bhesrarurre of the SkeletalDragonasshownbelow. Passage? Tum Lo jE5

SKELETALDRAGON srrrr ro srAMrNA20

lf you win, a searchhererevealsa finehaulof treasure.
You find a Tower Chest and a separaLe smallcaskel
which contains7 Gold Piecesand a slim wand made
of ebony inlaid with silver runes.This ward is useful
to you only if you are Sallazarthe wizardi if you are
Sallazar,tum lo 25. If you arenot, it's time [o exp]ore
elsewhere; tum Lo5r
You are standingmid-n'ay alonS the Passageof Hal ,lG.
Looking south,you can see [he door by which you
enLeredthis Ievel of the castle.To the east,thereis a
greendoor in the south wall, then a crossroads, then
fhe passagecontinueseastwiLhoutany further doors
leading fiorn it To the west, there is a white door in
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Tesfyour Skill, adding 2 to the nr.rmberrolled, for the
doors are very heary. If you are successfulyou open
the doors with a great shove. If yor-r fail, you shll
marage to open the doors, but you sprain some
musclesin yor.rrside from shoving so hard Deduct z
poinLsfrom yorr sraMINA Now you must Tesfyort
llr,lc If yor,rare Lucky, tum to aoj If you are Unlucky,
turn Lo265-
 ? unlessyou d be interestedin buying a little something?
You are back in the greaLconidor known as the
BronzeStride,and you march to the middle of it to
takeyour bearingsand decidewhere to explorenext
Turn to 41,
I
The crystal doors below the wooden stairway are
sundered;you ffnd that all doors open before you as
the howl of angry, chaoLicmagic swirls and screams
abouLyou. All is pandemonium. You feelas if you are
moving in a dream,hardly awareany longerwho you
are or where exacLlyyou are going, just guided
onwardsby intuition,willpower and sheergutsl You
racethroughthe camageof Thulu'sThroneRoomand
southwards towards the stone bridge. This has taken
you another 1oo seconds. Now you must make a
crucialdecisionas you race acrossLhestone bridge.
The more LUcx poinls you spend,the fasteryou will
be ableto move,dodgingobstaclesand the like - but
the more difficult any Tesl your Lutk rcll will becomel
You may spend up to 5 LUCKpoints. Decide how
many you want to spend,thenLumto 222
9 (furnto at6).
'l am Elrarel, Masler Thiel This is one of my old
haunls,CastleArgen[ I've lifted more pleasinglittle
iLemsIrom round here than you could possiblycounl
up Nol much left thesedays though,no[ with these
stinkingOrcs around They've looted so much of the
place,and vandalizedthe rest.This is probablymy last
visit. Time to [eleport home I reckon.- - That is,
Infomation, perhaps?Maybe some Orcbane?'You
hagglea little with the Elf, and finally agreeboa list of
pricesfor the help he'spreparedto oifer. Io consider
the iLemshe has for sale,tum to 65, To considerthe
inJomationhe couldgive yorl, tum to 22.
A hanquil, shallow pool of slighfu mrlky water glearns
goldena few metresin front of you as you enter this
dark cavemand look aroundat the smooth,ages-old
sialagmites and stalactiteswithn it You thinl you can
now drmly rememberLhelegend of CastleArgent's
Pool of Gold: it was createdby a long-deadalchemrst
who brought this precious metal to Amarillia, which
originaily had none of its own. Eagerfor treasure,you
step forward to collect some of the precious gold.
When you wade into the shallow water, however,
whatyou took for a largeboulderstirsand risesup on
a pair of knobbly,cylindrical'legs'and movesto repel
youl In order to gel your gold, you musl fight this
strangeenemy. If you prefer to run or flee from
combatat any time, the s[rangestone creature$rill
pursue you to bhe main cavem buh will noL enter it
STONE GUARDIAN sKrLL
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If you wrn, roll one dice and add z to the number
rolled;this is fhe mrmberof smallchunksof gold (each
the equivalentof 1 cold Piece)which you scavenge
fiom the Pool of Gold. You also 6nd a crystal vial
holding a colourlessoil you may use this for one
combat only, if you do nol have a magic weapon
(some monste$ can be struck only by enchanted
weaponry). If you pour lhe oil over your weapon, it
will make your weapon magical for the duration of a
single combat (but you gain no bonus to your Attack
Strength for this). Now, you can explore the side-
passageon Lheway out, if you haven't done so before
(turn to 2o8), or make for the main cavem across the
rope bridg€ (tum to 186).
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Unfortunalely,the guardsbehindyou areev€r,viSilanf-
You are surprisedas a whip blow knocksyou to your
knees.Losez srAMrNApoints,and you mustdeductz
points from your Attack Strengthfor the first Attack
Roundwhile you get to your feet.What'sworse,your
assailantshereareformidable- and horlble - enemies.
Standingwell over two metres tall, the Hellhoms,
which Zagor drew with him from some plane of
nightmareand chaos,carry great whips in their mon
strous, clawed hands Powerful and muscular,these
creaturesare still taintedwith chaosand orseaseiror-
ting fleshhangsfrom their skeletalfaces,and fhey are
well named Lheirhorns are powerful and they will
try Lo butt you with them, as well as using their
whips.)ou mu(t fi8hl themtoSetheltum to r74 Lo
ngnr.
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It takes a long time to searchthe many dormltory
rooms thoroughly, so you must eaL 2 meals here
However,in a sealedtin carefLrllyhidden behind a
shield hanginSon one wall you find two flasksof
herballiqueur,eachof whtch will restore4 porntsof
srevrNa when drunk (whichyou can do at any hme
exceptduring a comba!) You also find three thrck
slabsof oatmeal,magicallycraftedsurvivalraiionsfor
soldiers,eachof whjch is enoughfor a whole meal,
theseare so light you can carry them in addition to
your usualfood, so they don't counLtowards your
Provisionslmil Cain 1 LUCKpoint Unfo.tunalely,
your extendedsearchmeansthat you fall foul of a
truly ghastly prowier As you are about to leave,a
shambling,rolting corpsem ragslurchestowardsyou
and a miasmaof flies buzzesabout rts suppuratmg
flesh.You have no chanceto flee,and you sensethat
ihis creatureis extremelydangerousl
PLACUEBEARER SKILL 5
lf lhe Plagr.rer
Bearerstrikesyou evenonce,rum to 45
If you win, you can open one of the coloureddoors
hereif you haven't done so before:you may choose
lhe blue door (tum to 527)or the yeliow door (tum to
:o5), or leavebhebarracksareaand exploreelsewhere
hrm to 54)
The door here ls plain ani looks qeal-y and slightly
warped,but it is locked.Forcingthe door open,your
arm is slashedby a vicious,serraledsrything blade
which slicesdown out of bhelrame opposite the lock.
Deduct 2 points fiom your srevw,r, Yelping with
pair! you prepare to confront the creahres belund the
trapped door. However, what confionts you are tluee
starving,ragged,and very young men - one of them
hardly grown to manhood.As well as the ramshackle
bedding,Lhewonky tableand the dilapidatedchairsin
this room - which is lit by the blueglow of a magical
torch- you seea woodenchesl.The young men back
away fiom you, heavy lcrivesalreadyin their hands.
They are dearly alraid of you and are nol altacking. If
you want to fiAht theflL tum to 59- If you prefer to
talk to then fum to 1oo.

As you race through the guardroomson your way

to the southem passageway,lhe screamof chaotic
magic in Castle Agent becomesalmost unbearable.
Weird phantasmsand illusions dance before your
eyes; ducking and dodging to avoid them, you need
another 3o secondsto cross the passageway(a Potion
of Flying will not reduce this time buL if you hav€ a
Ring of Truesight, you may reduce the time to 10
seconds).You fling opm the door leading to the
chasmof Lhe Heartfires and race to the edge. If you
have4 or more srAMrN^ points left, tum to 4oo, If
you have J or fewer StlvrN,t points left, tum to
J10,
a5-a5
a5
A crmningplan begins to hatch in yolu mind. Much of
the cosmeticpowder that has been left here is very
pale in colour and, by daubinga great deal of it on
your face and hands- mixed with someof the oily
skin-creams here- you might jusl be ableto passas a
Zombie.You may be able to fool other Zombiesor
equally mindlessminions. You can take enough cream
and powder to disguiseyourself, if you wish to do so;
you will be askedlater on whetheryou're using this
disguiseor nof. Now, you can head along Lhenorth
passa8ewayopposrte(tum to 585) or go back east
alongthe Passage of Hawks(tum to flr).
a6
The merchant has four Magic Arrows which cost I
Gold Piece each Each can be used jusl once, and
counLs the same as an arrow or bolt fired from a
longbow or crossbow He also has two unique and
very usefulitems.The first is a small,sealedblue white
cryslal vial with a pinch of grave dust inside it. If
you use this in combat by shatteringthe vial and
finging the dust over an undead creature. you can
automatically inflict damage equal to hall its Current
srAMrN^ (you will be told when you encountera
monster which js undead).This vial cosls 8 Cold
Preces.The merchantalso has a genie bottle, from
which you can summona genie just once during a
combat The genie will us€ magic to paralyseyour
enemy,allowing you to overcomehim automatically
(this will not affect any undeadcreatureqhowever, or
any Dragon, Golem or Animated Armotr, or Tagor
a7-aS
himself)- The genie bottle costs ro Cold Pieces.These
iterns are indeedexpensive,so the merchantoffen you
a form of part-exchangehe has somemagic artefacts
of his own that need rechargingso, for eachMagic
Pointyou arepreparedto spendhelpinghlm with lhis,
he will knock 1 Cold Pieceoff the price of one of his
goods If you buy any of his items, rememberto
amendyour AdoentuteSheetaccordingly-If you want
to buy anything elsefrom the me.chant,tuln to a58. If
you want to leaveand searchelsewhere, tum to 218.
a7
You frnd a small sliding panel in the easLernwall
which, you suspect,may well be trapped. lf you
decideLoopenit, tum to j4. If you don't want to take
the drance, you leave and open a door in the Tlrone
Room which you haven't openedbefore;will it be:
The door in the west wall? Tum to 39o
The centraldoor in lhe north wall? Tum to 91
The westemmostdoor in fhe notlh
wall? Tum to 282
a8
Theviciousbite of the VampireBatsproducescontinu-
ous bleedingwhich is hard to stop.Roll one dice;bhis
is Lhenumber of srAMrNApoints you must lose as
soon as the combatends,sinceblood keepsgushing
irom the bite-marks(you camoLeat a mealduring this
time, but you can drinl< a Potion, a liqr.reur or a
restorative to stop this exka damagefrom killing you)
Worse, you now have Vampiric Plague Every hme
you entera room or pasraSewiLh an undeadmonster
inside it (Zombie,Skeleton,Speche,and so oni you
will be toLdwhen you meet an rmdeadmonster),you
musl subtract2 from both your Current and your
Inifial sreurra as the plaguewealensyou over time.
You can only reversethis process,restoringyour full
Initial sr r,Mntt, if you find a Healerwho rs willing to
help you or if you have or can find PlagueAntidote.
Now you can make for lhe fountain (lum to 47) or
back away from this room, fearing furlher hidden
attackers(tum to j).
a9
Your deceptionworks: the monstershere don't react
to you immedjately,though they will as soon as you
begin attackingthem.You have one free action:Lhis
can be castinga spell,strikingone opponent(makea
note to subtractthe appropriatenumberof sr,rvrr^
points from fhe first opponentyou must face in the
ThroneRoom),Launching a specialmagicsword if you
can,or throwing in a Lava Sphere(if you have one).
Decideuponyour freeaction,Lhenlum to j9 to fight.
20
You find yourselfin a barrackscomple>r,wheremany
of CastleArgent'sbravedefenders wereoncestationed
before they and King Kraal fell, viclims of the
t€rrfying BoneDemon and his War Dragons.The aii
hereis musty,Lhefloor rs coveredin dust,and the area
appearslong deserted.If you want Lo make a pro-
longed search,tum to 5J If you prefer to leaveand
open the door opposit€,not having done so before,
tum lo ja8- If you wanL Lo leave and open the
doubledoors at the lar end of the entrarcehall, tum
lo j76
You have faken too long! The taloned nails of the
Zagor-Demon's hands drive far into your body and
pierce your vital organs.You fall to your kneesas the
monstrosity rises above you, ready to np you apart
. you were so close Lo vicLory, buL your adventure
has endedjusf before you could Lruly tnumphl
'Cood informationdoesn't come cheap,you know,'
Elranelgrins You must pay him z Gold Piecesfor the
chanceto ralk about eachof the following topics(he
rvill tell you about one subjectfree of chargei[ you
bribedhim io talk),
Magicalweaponsin CasLleArgent Turn to 81
Tower Chestsand whereto find
Turn to 1o8
(or
Healing PlagueAntidote) Turn to 176
GeneralrnJormation about this caslle
level Turn to J92
How to get into the GreatTower
whereZagor lies Turn to 351
In eachcase,pay the Elf Lhenturn to lhe paragraph
noled You must subtractpaymentlrom your Treasure
for eachchoice,of course(Elranelacceptsboih Gold
Piecesand any valuableitems of treasureyou have
iaken from the casLle- except armour, whrch he
23-25
won't buy) Next, if you contemPlatebuying any
itemsElmnelhas for sale,tum to 66. I{ you've com-
pleled your dealingswith Elranel,tum to 239 If you
get greedy aJld aLtackhim in the hope of taking his
tum lo 157
excellentLreasures,
There'sa skangetwist to thesen-mes- whaLthey are
is a trap laid againstmagicalentry! You realizethat,
had you cast an Open spell,you would have set off
Lhe trap This tells you that whoever is behind lhe
door rs scaredoF wizardsin particularlYou can now
open the door normally (tum to 559) or decidelo
leaveand searchelsewhere (hrm to 376).
24
If you choose Rabellanor Reindrech,there is no
response, tum Loi6 to exploreelsewhereIf you Lried
to communicatewiLh Chanquia tum to 523. If you
triedto communicate rtiLhDonick, Lumlo 5o8.
You havefound the Wand of the Hawk, oncewielded
by the greateslwrzardat the court of the kings herel
With Lhis wand, both your Currenl and lnitial Magic
Poinlstotal is raisedto 9. You can alsoadd r to both
your Current a a Initial sKrLLithe wand grves you
magicallyenhancedspeedof reaction.You may also
touchthe wand Lothe handweaponyou useso lhat it
now countsas a ma8rcweaPon(somecrcaturescanbe
harmedonly by magicweapons,so this is imPortantl)
Whal is more, once you have crossedthe wooden
26
stairwayto the Greal Tower aboveyorl you gain a
bonusof z to your Attack Strength!Lastly,just once
during your adventure in Caslle Argent you can call
upon the magic of lhis wand to help you by either
resLoringyour CurrenLMagic Points lally to its full
Initiallevel or by resLoringyour CurrentsrAMrNAto
iLsfr:ll In,fial level. You c:rmoL use this one-o{f special
power while you are fighting, however, and be sure
not lo callupon this poweruntil you.eally needil, for
it will be grantedonly once.Gain 2 LUCKpoints {or
this wonder{ul 6nd! Now hrm to 5r to explore else-
where.
25
A very deep pit behind you now blo&s your saJe
passagesouthwardsas you clamberpainfully out
Unfortunatelythe enlire length of the passagelo the
south,as far as the Passage of Hawks,has openedup
as a secondpit hap is belatedlyhiggeredlRetuming
that way won'l be easyunlessyou canfind someway
of resettingthe pit trap, it's too far for even a Jump
spellto get you across.So,you are now Iacedwith a
wooden door to your right, another one directly
opposileon your left with a ceramicplaqueshowinga
sjlver crown on il, and aheadof you an east-west
passagein Lhe distance.You should exPlore an area
you haven't enteredbefore.Will yor::
Open lhe door to your dghL? Tum to 55
Open the door to your left? Tum to tz
Male for the junclion beh^'eenthe
two passages? Tum to 45
Sacksof mouldy flour, rotted cereals,smashedceramic
pots and decayedfood greeLyou everywher€, buLyou
alsofind somewax-sealed iarc of Dres€rved
fruits and
garva a highly nutritiousroot veg;tablefrom {ar Crab
I.land.ndd 4 to your Provisions, and Bain r LUcx
porntfor thisfortunatefind.

Unfortunately, your pleasure at thrs discove4/ is

marred when you hear a snuffJing and squelching
soundcoming hom the passage.Whatever'scausinS
lhe noiseis betweenyou and Lheexit, so you move to
investigate.What you find appalsand disgustsyou: a
while lizardlike thing, two metreslong, with leprous,
purple-lngedyellow blotchesall over its skin.Worse
still, the horror looks as if it has been stitched
together from the body-parts of various qeahlres
- induding a human or two, judging fiom its
handlike front paws. The gross Lhing hisses and
spits a gobbet of filthy yellow phlegm al you
Tesfyour SkilLif you are successful, you avoid the
missile, but if you fail, you lake a face6..rlof filth
which leaves you droking and sick" and you must
subtract z ftom your Attack Strength during this
combat-
LIZARD
CORPSE SKILL 7 STAM IN A 9

If you win, you noticethal the monsterhasleft a slime

trail behind it as it moved. If you want to track the
route the monstertook to get her€,tum to a16.If you
would rather search elsewhere in the castle. tum to
376.
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28
20
The knight will ffght to the -death,nerthershowing nor
expectmgany quarLer.You will have to battle valiantly
to overcomehiml
STRDAVIAN SXILL 12 ST,TTMINA16

SKI LL ST A M I N A
lf you.win, the wooden chest containsonly some
FirstGREAT CROWN items.ofondinaryclothingand but a singleGold piece,
ZOMBIE 8 az and the ojt-lahp hasusedalmostall its fuel and is of
SecondGREAT CROWN
ZOMBIE a a2
5e3t
5o
Along the wesl wall of this northwards-rurming Pas
sagea coupl€of bricks are clearlyout of placeand,
after a swrft check,you find that many are loose.
Removing lhem, you drscover a narrow crawlway
leadinga few metrcs Lo the west beyond the portal
you haveexcavated, and at the end of it therers some
krnd of wooden objecl in an end-chamberl However,
scrambljngalong fhis narrow passageis gorng to be
very drfficult (exceptfor Stubblel) If you want lo
crawl along rt, tum, Lo 86. If you prefer to conLinue
northwards,lum to 27a
Zagor'sexpressiontums huly livrd and he is clearly
aboutto unleashsomevery unpleasant magicalaltack
You really shouldBeLto close quarten with himt If
you prefer to stay al long distance,you can use a
caLapultatLacki[ you haven'tdone so before(turn to
f49); otherwlseyou musLtry to 8et nearerto ZaSor
by using a Polion of Flying if you have one (hlm lo
585), by racingup lhe stepsto get to him (tum Lo
zo), or by using a magicalweaPonto cleavea safe
pathup lhe sLeps(tum to 155).
You needfo be smartand eagle-eyed, and usedto the
wicked ways of card-sharpsand 6xed dice, rf you are
going to makemoney gamblingin the seaboardtav-
ems of SancLuaryl Roll one dice:unlessyou areAnvar,
you may add 1 to Lhenumberrolled You may also
add r to the diceroll if you chooseto spenda pornt of
33-35
r.ucK lf Lhefinal lotal is :i or less,you lose -z Gold
PiecesIf the total is 4, you breakeven.If the total is 5
or higher,you win 4 Gold PiecesNow you havelittle
timelefL,so you musLhurry;tun to ry3.
You leavethe looted guestchamberand tum to make
your way back \^rest.Testvaur Spaf Skill.If you arc
hrm to r4r. lf you farl, tum to 575.
success6:1,
54
Testyour Skill If you are successful, you slide the
panelacrosssafely II you fail, a pononed bladeflies
out and slashesdeepinto your wrist; you must deducL
2 points from your STAMINA from the deepgas[ and
a further-zsrar,'lr\epointsbecauseof lhe poison:you
musLalso lose 1 point of CurrenLand Initial sKtLL
becauseyour weaponhand is injuredlWorse still, lhe
compa*menLbehind lhe sliding panelis empty; what
v/as once hidden here has evidently been removed
Now you may leave and open a door rn the Throne
Roomwhichyou haven'lopenedbefore;will it be,
The door in the wesl wall? Tum lo 59o
The centraldoor rn the north wall? Tum to 91
The n'esLernmosL door in the north
wall? Turn to 282
If Lhelirsl Orc is invisible,you musl deduct 2 from
your Attack Strength when fighting him. As you
confrontlhe first Orc, LhesecondOrc runs iLs sword
through the white-robedman and a pool of blood
35

spreads across the floor. Fight the two Orcs sepa- retum you [o the Bronze Stride - you can op€n them
rately. at any time). Will you open:
SKI I L STAMINA The east doors? Tum to 7
FirstGREAT ORC I 7 The plain door to the north? Turn to zz4
SecondGREAT ORC I 7 The north door wilh the shieldon it? Turn to 124
The unmarkeddoor to the south? Tum to a85
If you win, the dying healercan help neiLheryou nor
The southdoor wrlh the crown
himsel{,althoughhe managesto whisperto you that
on it? Turn to 152
he was forced to use his healing to help the Orcs,
sincethe denizensof the castlehave no healingskills 37
oI Lheirown. 'There is anotherhealer . chainedup The runes of lhe onyx door befray the presenceof
by Thulu, beyond the ThroneRoom .. ' and then he someform of magic pertainingto Elementalswithin
is dead A swift searchhere tums up only r Cold the chamber.This spellsdangerto you, so you should
Pieceand some stale food (add r to your Provisions). expectto have to use powelul magichere.You also
You leave the templeand headwest along the passage- know that Elementalscannot be harmed without a
n'ay outside (tum to J5z). magical weapon, lf you dont carry such a $/eapon.
you are very unlikely to be able to slay an Elemental
,6 by spells alone. for they are strong. lf you want to
Sbandingin the middleof the long passageway of the open the onyx door, tum lo 78. If you wanf to open
wesLwing, the layout is clearly slrnmekical To the ihe door bearingthe shield,tum to r59.
north thereis an unmarkeddoor nearthe exit ftom the
wesLwing and,muchfurlheralongto thewest,another
door with the design of a plain, black shield and a
glowing sun etchedupon rt To the south,thereis an
unmarkeddoor closeto Lheexit, and a door someway
to the west bearingthe imageof a silver crown upon
it. To the eastof you, doubledoors leadback to the
gr€at passageknown as the Brorue Shide; far to the
west, broken-down doors openedinto the ruins of the
destroyed west tower, so you judge that little is lo be
gained from enterrngthere.You should try a door you
have not opened before (except the east doors which
58 t9

58 39
The great hearthin the north wall, wrth its hobs and Thulu remains seated on his throne, but the other
pols and roastinSspits,tellsyou that this mustbe the monstersswarm to attackyou. You inust 6ght them
kitchenof the lower castle,though the hre has long together.in pairs, in the order shown below, Orcs,
beenextinguishedTo your left therearesomehatches thenGreal Orcs,thenMutant Orcs,then GreatCrown
in the wall, beyond which is a barely lit chambel Zombies.You canneitherresLnor performany actiory
peeringin, you see Lhatit is a huge FeastHall, and such as drinklng a Potion or eating a meal, between
you guessyou could get inlo it thror-rghthe double fighting eachpair of enemies-
doors in the passate outside. You can't make out
S(IIL STAMINA
muchof what is insidethe FeastHall unlessyou usea
FirstORC 6s
Lrght spell (if you can and wish to do this, tum to
SecondORC 6S
279). You find an empty glassbottle in the kitchen,
but nothing elseof any useto you, You decideLotake FirstGREATORC 7 6
a chanceon opening the door in the west wall of the SecondGREAT ORC 7 o
kiLcherl and you 6nd that beyond it lies a small,
ThirdCREAT ORC 7 6
nilrow passageway.off which you see a couple of
FourthGREAT ORC 7 6
tiny boxrooms, that the domestic servanlsmust have
occupied,and somelargelardercupboards. It's higlrly FrrstMUTANT ORC 7 I
unlikely that anything edible has been left after all SecondMUTANT ORC 7 a
theseyears,but, if you want to makea searchof them,
FirstGREAT CROWN
turn Lo 27. Otherwise,you reLurnto the doorway of
ZOMBIE
the entrancehall to this castlelevel andchoosearorner
SecondGREAT CROWN
areato explore;tum LoJ76-
ZOMBIE
I{hen you are fighting the Great Gown Zombies,you
haveone specialoption:you canatlempLLoknock the
ebony circlet from a Zombie'shea4 rather than striking
nomally. lf you do thi(, you recejvea penaltyof 3 to
low Attack Strength;but if you succeedin shiking
:he Zombie, it loses z points from its sKrLLano o
cornts Fom its sreNrrr.r,c. instaatly. lf you win this
irociously diffrcl.lt combat,tum to Er.
 40
As you walk inio the triangle,tendrilsof magicalforce
reachinLoyor-llbody,chilhngand numbrngyou. Lose5
srAMrNApoinLs!Thereis a suddenscreamfrom theback
of the cavem,and matelalizingbeforeyour eyesis the
ghostlyform of a wizard,Lormentwritten largeacross
his face and flickering flamesdancing at his fingertips If
you want to attackhim, tum to 114.If you want lo talk
andyou thinkyouknowhisname,converthisnameLoa
numberusingthecodeA = r,R = z, C = j, andso on
Add togetherthe numberscorresponding to the letters
in his name,double the total, then Lumto the paragraph
with that number(if a nameis noL Lhesecondword in
that paragraph,you have guessedwrongly, retum to
thisparagraphand chooseanolheraction).If you want
to try to bnbehrmin someway not to attackyotl, tum
to 57r Ifyou want to flee,tum to Jj5

41
You are sLandingrn the middle of the great castle
passageway known as the BronzeSlride The walls
hereare coveredin bronzeplaqueson which the faces
of great heroesof Amanllianhistory are etched To
the south is a door which you cannotopen To the
north, there is a door which has a lacqueredblack
surfacewith gold etchingand detailsAdjacentto il is
a door with four shallowdepressions in it. Far to the
east,thereis a set of doubledoorswhich give admit-
tanceto the eastwrng of the castle;likewise,far to the
west of you is a set of doubledoorswhich give entry
to the west wng of the castle.You must open a door
whichyou haven'tpreviouslyopened.Will it be:
4+44
The black and gold door? Turn to jj2
The other door to the north? Tum to 216
The doors to the eastwing? Turn to ]61
The doors to lhe west wing? TrIm Lo 248
42
Roll one dice.If you roll r-g, tum boj88; if you roll
4-6, tum to 2o3.
43
You aresLanding in the middleofan east-weslpassage
way, and the sLinkof Orcsis very strongherelTo the
east, you can see two doort one [o your left and
another one, further along, to your right. The left-
hand door is, unmistakably,the -mkance to an Orc
barracks,here the smellis sLrongest.To the west the
passagewayswings round lo the north. Explore an
areayou haven'Lenteredbefore.Will you now,
Open the door to the Orc barracks? Tum to 2o4
Open Lhefurtherdoor lo the east? Tum to 67
Headwest and thennorthwards? Tum to j68
44
After many days at se4 your vesselis within five
kilometresof Tower Islandilself. Even from thaLdis-
tanceyou can see the greaLtoweredmassof CasLle
Argent rising inLo the leadenskiesjusl beyond the
shoreline The galley can go no further in the shallow
bay, so you thank the crew who brought you here and
Lakeyour belongingsinio the slout rowing boal being
Iowered for you. Carannusshakesyour hand firnrly
4f4'
and says,,INe head for the River Celd and, hopefully,
a greeling from mj' own people - Lhosefew who
remain in the lands upskeam.We will come back for
you when the moon is new, hoping {or your safe
return - and news of a triumph. If you are not
waiting,'he pauses,'wewill come once more, when
the moon is new over the world. All our hopesride
with you'You leave and row for the shore;tum Lo
45
The touch of the honor transformsyou instantlyinto
a PlagueBeareryourself,doomedto wanderin ZaBor's
servicelor evet transfomlngotherpoor wretchesinto
diseased wanderers.Your adventureendsherel
46
The Dark Knight has a magnificent,magical,two-
handedsword,which you cantakeand use.This gives
a bonusof r to your Atta& Strengthin all combalsi
againstany Dra8on or againsl Zagor himself- it
gives a bonus of 2 lo your Altack StrengthlGain 2
LucK poinLsfor this find. Leaving this chambet you
seLoff north for the crystalline doors. Tum to 135.
47
As you sLride towards Lhe founlair; the hedge of
thomy, hard-stemmed plants shainsforward to sLrike
at youl If you are wearingmetalarmour(chainmail or
plate mail), you suffer no damagefrom this, but if you
are not wearing such armolrr you must deduct 2
pointsfrom your srAMrr.rathroughcutsand abrasions.
a6
If you are stjll aljve,you force a way through to the
founbain.The watersof the founLainare clearand Dure.
Drinling fiom il restores4 points of sr^MrNA.layou
have any empty glassbottles, you may fill them here,
eachfull bottle will restoreI Dointsof lost STAMINA
when you drink it, which you can do at any time
exceptduring combat.However the healingmagicoi
the water fadesbeyond this chamber;once you have
cossed a stairway,the water will no longer be magical,
and drinking it from a botde will not heal you Also,
as you fum to leave; the formtain's waters run dry, so
you cannot retum here for further healing draughts.
As you leave,there'sa door direclly oppositeyou as
you look north; if you want to open it, havinSnot
done so before, lum to 196. If you want to male your
way further weshvardslo the end of the long passage
outside, turn to 557. If you want to searchelsewhere,
rumro3
r'8
TheMutanl is down,buLit isn't finished.As iL collapses
backwards, ils huge belly writhes and squirms as
flailing tentades become detached from its body and
thrashwildly aroundon the floor. A deep rumbJing
arises from the monster. What will you do? Will
youl
Run away as fast as you can? T[Jn to J5
Peform some action (drinldng a
Potiorr etc.[ Turn to ao1
Carry on hiLtingth€ monslerwith a
weapon? Tum to 156
49-50
49
Testyour Skill- If you are successhrlyou manage a
bow shot which snagsyour rope round a draSon'sjaw
arch; a swift hrg tells you it will take your weight, so
tum to 6g. If you fail, the rope is not attachedsecurely
and iL would be folly to climb it; lum to 1to and
chooseanolherway of gelting up to the platform.
50
You had better overcome this PlagueZombie swiftly;
if if strikes you, you will contract a terrible malady
indeedl
PLAGUEZOMBIE sKtLL 7 STAM I NA6
If you win, you can take the silver rin& it is a Ring of
Truesight.allowing you to seethrough ceftain illusions
(rnakea note of this paragraphnumber on your,4/Drr-
ture Sheet.HoweveL if th€ Plague Zombie struck you
evenonce,you now have UndeadPlague.This mea.ns
ihat you may yourselfchangeinto one of the Undead
at any time. Eachtime you enter a room you haven't
explored before you must roll two dice- If you roll a
total of 1i or ea you will become hamformed, and
your adventure will end in a fate literally worse than
death Only a Healer or the use of PlagueAntidote,
wrll cure you of this. Now, you may leavethis room
or open one of the other casketswhich you have as
yeLleft unexplored so will you:
I-eaveard explore elsewhere? Tum to 599
Open the casketwith lhe silverstaff? Tum to 5o9
Open th€ casketwith the woodenbox? Tum to 60
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5a
Staks descendinto the danl, unlit depths of the fetid
dungeonsthat comprisethe castle'sjail. This areais

your searchhere head ba& south to the end of the

passagewayto searchelsewhere(turn to 557)-Other- oPen:
wise,descendingthe.stairsyou can seethreedoorsto
fhe right and two more to the left. spacedalong a The door bothe west? Tum to 7
seemingly The left-handdoor in the north wall? Tum to 95
endlesspaqsd8elhat stretches
dheadof you.
Explorean areayou haven'l enteredbefore;will you The right-handdoor in the north
wall? Tum to 545
oPen:
The door with the waming sign? Tum to 22a
The 6rsl door on your right? Turn to 158 The other southem door? 'ffin to a57
The seconddoor on your right? Tum to 184 The door to the east? Tum to 156
The third door on your right? Tum to 281
Eitherof the left-handdoors? Tum to 118
You must eat a meal during your lengthy search,
openingthe doorsto a waren o( individualdormitory
roomsind livine chambers. You don't fhd anything
of value, but y-ou must Tesf your Skill- Il you are
successiil,fum to aJ2. lf you fail, tum to t27

52
Standingin the middleof the mainpassage of Lheeast
wing, you can see six doors. TM/o larce doors in the
north wdll both bear the symbolsof dragon'sheads,
s4
A howling crescendoof magicalforce is whippedup
inside the Throne Room! You regain 5 STAMINA
points from the powerfulvortex of magic within th€
ioo-- You can see a treasurechest behind ZaSor's
throne. If you want to oPen it. tum to 34o- [f you
don t want to do thir tum to t46.
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55
-{s you areaboutto open thisplain woodendoot you
noticethat it is just ajar and you hear Orcish squeals
and a deep grunt coming from behind it PeekinS
cautiouslyin, you see an Orc poking the poinL of a
sharpwooden spearfhrough the barsof a smallcage
to torment the creature inside it- You ve never seen
anything lke the imprisonedanimal beforerit re-
semblesnothing so huch as an over-sizedpiglet,with
iron platesalong its backand legs.It hasa thid! long
pink snout which the hateful Orc is jabbing at The
poor thing Brunlsand whimpersin fearof the Orc lf
you want to attack the Orc, tum to 6a- If you decide
not [o, fum to 28o.

s6
In the marketsand shopsof the peaceableLown of
Sanctuaryyou can buy many things,but your most
likely purchasesmay well be:
Chainmail armour 7 Gold Pieces
Longbowand arrows 4 Gold Pieces
Crossttowand arrows 4 Gold Pieces
PoLionof Stamina 7 Gold Pieces
MagicRing j GoldPieces
Vial ofPlagueAntrdote 6 Cold Pieces
Emptyglassbottle r Cold Piece
Rope(ro metreslong) 1 Cold Piece
Flaskof herballiqueur j Gold Pieces
Potionof FireResistance 5 Gold Pieces
If you wear chain mail armour lhis does not add to
your Attack Strength during combats,but it does
 549
provide someprotectionagainstcetLainnazarosyou
and two ornateand very unusualplaymScards-Thelr
may encolmterduring your adventures.With either
backsare uppermost,and they beara strangeelliptical
desigr- a snakeswallowingits own tajl - in red on a
blackbackground.If you ti'ant to tum over fhe first of
thesecards,turn to ry5. If you want to tum ov€r the
secondoi thesecards,turn fo 245 If you would rather
not turn over either of them, you can exPlore the
cavemat the end of ihe passage beyond,if you have
nobalreadydoneso (tum to 1o),or returnto fhe main
cavemyou enLered by (turn fo 186)-

al-any lime, exceptduring a combat.Once dnrnk.the

elteclso[ the latter last for the duratronof the ne\t
combat in whi(h you are attackedby fire tsuch as
uragon bre"th or a Frreballspellr:durin8 this time,
you can halvethe srAMrNAlosssuchallaclsdo lo

5E
You 6nd nothing of value in Lhe course o[ your
thoroughsearch(you musteata meal),but you manage
to cuLyorlr hand badly on somebroken glassequiP-
mentilose2 STAMINA Points,Do you now want to
open the south door (turn to 56s) or make for the
mainpassage outsrde(hrm to 28o)?

s9
You move forward to altack. You must fight the
thieveslwo at a tim€;onceyou havekilled the first or

second thief, the third one u'ill step into his place to
ffght you.
SXI LL ST A M I N A
76
7 6
ThirdTHIEF E 6
lf you win, you use fhe keys on one of the bodiesLo
open the chest,which contains: Gold Piecesand a
smallpackageof pepperedcheese,wrappedin pale-
green leaves(add z .to your Provisions).There is a
lockpickhere which you can use for openingTower
ChestsIf you do usefhis lockpick,yor.rare allowedto
Tesfyour Skill when opening Tower Chestsand trying
to avoid the traps in them (this savesLUCKpoints and
so is very usefr:l!).You can also take the magical torch
if you wish to do so, though you must spendr Magrc
Point to be able to use it; the torcfi will cast a constart
light for you in fufur€wheneveryou wish it to do so
(so it is equivalentto a lantem) Leavingthis room,
you can eitherheadlor the crawlwaythar goes wesr
and then north, if you haven'tbeen therebefore(turn
to 355),or retumto the maincaslle(tum to 5).
6o
You stumbleand fall, banging your head on sfone;
deduct4 points from your suurre. If you are still
alive,you pick up the body againand staggeron. Roll
two dice and multiply the number rolled by ten; add
tlus many secondsto the time elapsed (a Potion of
Flying does not reduce [his time). You are so, so close
now, but will you triuinph?Tum to r-4
6a-62,
Seated round the table are many of King Kraal's
noblesand courtiers- or their remains,to De more
accurate.Silent,skeletalforms wiLh scrapsof ruined
robesand doubletsform an eeriephalanxin the silent,
dark vastnessof the hall. In the north wal some
serving hatches reveal a kitchen beyond which you
guess,you will be able to enter through the first door
along to the north in the passageoutside the hall- The
silverwarehere has long been ransacked,but you 6nd
a pair of omatelydecoratedpottery bowls which look
valuable,so you take Lhem.The hall is large and the
searchtakesLime,so you musLeat a meal.Thereis an
odd, disturbingatmosphere about the deadhere.You
feelas iI somethingof their spiritsmay remainin this
houbled place.lf you wish to spenda Magic Point
trying to conLactany spiritshere,tum to 16z. If you
want lo set out for lhe kitchens,not having explored
there already,tum to jg Obher'l,ise,you leave and
seardrelsewherqhrm to j76.
62
Ruby, ememld,sapphire,topaz Rest!You place the
gems in fhe depressiomin the given order: ruby first,
63
emeraldnext, then sapphire,then topaz.The door to
lhe Chamberof Meditationslidesopen silently Inside
is an omate chair, stufu with cushions,which looks
incrediblyinviting.You canavailyourselfof the magic
of the Chamberof Meditationonly onceduring your
advenfr.rre.Thrs can be noyr, jf you wish, or you can
come hereat any later time when you are in fhe Bronze
Stride(whenyou retum to paragraph 4r to makea fresh
choiceof an areaLoexplore)Afler spendingan hour or
so dozing comfortablyin Lhesafeiyof the chair,you
mustea[ a meal when you do, your Currentsreurr.rr
will refum to its 6rll, .h ial level! After you have reste4
you shouldfurn to 41 andexploreelsewhere.
63
You manageto get haif-way up the rope when there
is a suddengust of wind from the vortex and you are
shakenlike a leaFin an auLumngale TestVon Skill
addrngr to the total rolled if you are wearingchain
nail armouror.z if you arewearingplafemail armour-
If you are successful,you hang on for dear life. If you
fail, you are flung to the ground below and must lose
10 srAMrNApoints! If you ar€ still alive, your rope
has broken fiee and you must 6nd another way of
ascending. so will you:
Use a Potion of Flying (if you have
one)? Turn to j64
Climb one of the rope-ladders? Trrl. to 272
Enterthe swirlingvorte& hoping to
be carried upwards? Tum to 53,4
Declineto dirnb up, ard challenge
the Dragonfrom whereyou are? Tum to f45
61-4s
64
Leaving bhe barracks behind, you head southwards
along the passageway.To your left is an onyx-inlaid
doo4 if you haven'topenedit beforeand wish to do
so now, Lurnto 78. Ab the end of this passage
lies the
Passage of Hawks,with a door direcLlyoppositethe
conidor you're walking along if you want to open
that door, tum to 2Zj Otherwise, you tum east al the
end of this southempassageand make for the mid-
way point of the Passage of Hawks,to choosesome-
whereelseto search;tum to 5.
05
There is a faded brassplaque on this door which reads
faintly:'PLEASEKNOCK BEFOREENTERING'
Below this is a brassdoor-knockerfashionedin lhe
shapeof a Pegasus'head, wiLh a lucky horseshoe
nailed undemeath for good measurelYou're not sure
what to make of a.ll this - what if there are grlards or
monstercinsideusing this paraphemalia as a trap? If
you want to larock on lhe door, tum lo j84. If you
 T
65
decideto open it wifhout knocking,turn to 90. If you
preferto searchelsewhere,lurn to 218.
66
Elranelcanofferyou Lhefollowing items:
Potionof Stamrna
8 Gold Pieces
Pohonof Luck
5 Gold Pieces
Vial of Orcbane 5 Gold Pleces
Scroliof the spellFastHands
4 Gold Preces
Scrollof the spellFireball 7 Gold Pieces
Magic Ring
5 Gold Pieces
'All an absolutebargain,'he sayssadly.'My wrvesano
chrldrenwill surelysLarveto deathif I'm forcedto sell
at theseprjces.By all the godsand goddesses, I'm too
soft-hearted a soul,huly I am' The Potionof Stamina,
when drunk,restoreslost srAMlNAequallo half your
Inilial s.ore (roundfractionsup) The Potion of Luck,
when dnurl restores1 j LosLLUcKpolnts (roll one
dice and round fractionsup)- Eiiher Potion can be
drunk at any time, except during a combat The
Orcbanecan be applied to any edged weapon (axe,
sword or dagger)beforeyou 6ght Orcs and, for the
firsl six Attack Rounds,any hit you achievewjll cause
2 extrapojntsof srAMrNA(thisdamaget^'orkson any
67
type of Orc, including their chieftains,and Mubant
Orcstoo!) I( you decideto buy anything,adjustyour
AloentureSheelaccordingly; ElranelacceplseitherGold
Piecesor any valuabletreasures you have takenfrom
CastleArgent (except for armour which is of no use
to him). Next, if you want to buy someinformahon,
ium to 22. If you've compleLedyour dealingswrth
Elranel,tum to 259 lf you get greedyand attackhim,
in Lhehope oi taking his excellenttreasures, tum Lo
67
You have enteredthe rooms of the Argent Knights,
the elite defendersof the caslle This network of
roorns,though very extensive,has been thoroughly
pillagedby the Orcs.However,most of [he doorsstil]
bearbheshielddesignsof the Argent Knights,together
with their names lf you are Sallazar,lum to 595. If
thereis a specificknight whose nameyou know and
whoseroom you want to find,tum to 1q. Otherwise,
even making a searchof a few rooms will be time
consuming, if you want to do lhis, tum to 159.If not,
fum to 43 and exploreelsewhere.
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6a
Behindthe door,alonein a very long,narrowchamber,
an old cronesitsat a spinningwheel,absent'mindedly
toying wibhstrandsof oddly shimmeringsilverlhread
She is clad all in dusty,6lthy black, and there are
cobwebsin her hair Her eyes are opaque,afflicted
wiLhcataracts,but sheseesyou - you have no doubt
of that A blackcat besrdeher hissesas you enter lhe
room is full of junk, bric )'brac, a iotal muddle of
rubbishand dusty things you can hardly makeout in
the gloom.The hag cacklesasyou standuncertainlyn
the doorway.'Well, dearie,what is it you wanl with
old,Grizzell,eh?Speakupl' If you want lo attackthe
hag, tum lo :9o. If you preferto talk to her, turn to
ro9. If you simplywanl to leavehere,go backto the
passage and makefor the iron door, tum to 255.

69
Thewily bruterubsa ring on hisleft handanddisappears,
only Loreappeara split secondlater,at the top of the
tower,standingon the woodenplatfon,rlStraininghis
muscles andsinews,thehugemonst€ris hying to wheel
the ballista a huge,spearflrngingdevice aroundto
faceyoul One strikefrom sucha weaponwould inflict
enormousdamage on you, perhapseven kill you
outright Ifyouwant to flee,Groolwilllob a rockat you
asyou go; turn to j77 lf you want Locontinuefighhng,
you have the following choices:you can fire a bow or
catapultat Grool,or castspellsat hrm(bumto 95 to do
either),makefor thestonesfepsandtry to climbup on to
the platform(tum to ca), or usea Potionof Flying (if
you haveone)to reachthe platform at once(turn to q2).
 V
7o
You use the yall keys to enter a huge cell-bJock
complex. Along a corridor stre[chingfar into the
distancescoresof cells,eachwith ifs own lockeddoor,
are ranged on either side Checkmgthem all will
clearly take a Iong time. If you want Lo searcha
raLhersearchsomewhere
else,tum to 51
a complex symbol and it suggeststhat a powerrur
wizard must have inscribedit. If you want to smash
down thrs door, tum to 255. If you want to use an
Open spell,turn to a9 If you don't want to risk the
effectsof the trap,ium to 5 and searchelsewhere-
Looking south along this passageway,
you can seea
73"71
casilelevel, Lo explore an area you haven'Lentered
yet, tum to J,99 If you want fo retum eastto the mid-
way pomt of the Passage of Hawks,tum to 5. If you
decide lo press on wesLwards,you can open Lhe
south-facing door (tum to 225)or strideout alonSthe
nor[hem passageoppositeit, if you have nol been
therebeiore(tum fo 585)
Openinga door with axe-blowseicheddeepmto the
rvood,you find yourselfin the old Hall of Dwarfs of
thc Castle,wherean elte phalanxof dwarfishwarriors
once sefted the kings The Orcs have trashedbhis
room very thoroughly;litteredbonesaroundthe floor
and skeletonssLrspended from the oak ceiling beams
show what happenedto the Dwarfs here TesLyolar
SpotSkill (f you are Stubble,you must add r to the
total rolledryou are so furiousat what you seehere
that it isn'f easyto concentrate)If you are successful,
turn to 122 If you fail you leavethis room;you can
headalong eitherthe westempassage oulside(turn to
or lhe northem pds\age{lum to rf9).
l99r
74
Now you are face to face wth the greatestthreat
Amarilliahasever knownl Therewill be no rrercy,ncr
surrenderiit's you or LheDemon thing.Magrcalforces
whrrlaroundin the GreatTower and dispelany Magic
Screenspells(both yours and ht, ihis is a stmight
68ht to the finish. Each Attack Round, you musL
decidehow you plan to attackthe Zagor-Demon(by
weapon,by spell,with acid if you have it, elc) You
 f
74 t5

cannotdrink any PoLionsor eat Provisions(though,if poinlswithout killing it, tum to 254 If you defealfhe
you havebeentaughthow, you may be ableLocasta Zagor-Demon,Lurnto 54.
certain form of healing spell upon yourself) Then
work out Atlack Slrengthsior yourselfand Zagor for
eachAitack Round.The sraurre scoreshownbelow
for Zagor is his basic srAMlNA score;you should
adjust this for the number of Silver Daggers you
possess, any damageyou may havedone to Zagor by
atiacksfrom a distance(usingacid,etc), and whefher
Zagor gained any extra srAMrNApoints while you
wereascending the steps
ZAGO R - D EM ON SXI LL 16

You shouldalsoconsultthe tablebelow,which shows

the attacksthe Zagor-Demonwill use,and lhe damage
they will do lf he hrrsyou
Attackaw1Damage
1st Thunderboltspell.you lose7 You stand on the shorelineof Tower Island.Before
ST A M T N Ap o rn ts
you is a long, straight sfone road leadingup to the
znd Fireballspell;you lose5 suvrNr. gatesof CastleArgent itself,but on eithersideof that
pomts road are many ruined buildings, razed by Orcs and
.lrd LifeDrain spell:drainsr point Zombiesin the war againstthe BoneDemon. In the
from your srrrr andz points shatterednxns,little or nothing of any valu€or useto
6om yoursrnlrrrl you is likely to be left afterthe destructionhere There
4th and jfh Poisoned dagger;you loser point may be some remnanLs of the Demon'sarmieshere,
liom your srrvIw.,g plus-z
scroungingwhat they can.However,if you wanf to
extrasrAMrNA pointsduelo explorethe ruins,you may do so.Will you now:
polson
oth onwards Talonedfisi:youlose.zsrr.vrNr. Exploreruins to the west? Tum to 169
polnts Exploremins to the east? Tum to 33a
Head straightfor CastleArgent? Tum to 192
lf you reducethe Zagor Demon to 2 or fev\er s r AMrNA
 Y
76-r7
76
The huge body explodes, splashing you with acid as
you run lke one possessedthrough the dooiway.
Deduci 4 poinh from your srewrNei Jf yorire strll
alive, the room you just l€ft when you dare to look
back is covered in slime and acid, and everything
inside it is drssolving as the room iills with acrid
smoke; you will not be able to find anyLhing of use
here now You set off for the main passageto search
elsewhere;fum to 28o
77
You force open lhe door and peeralong a lururelthat
is lit by the dlm glow of distant flames Aiter some
fifty mctresyou come to a great chasmwhrch drops
info fiery depths below Theseare fhc Heartfires,a
sourceo[ great magicaLenergresoncc used by thc
king's wrzardsin CastleArgent.On lhe far sideof the
chasm is a broad, low roofed cavem sirewn with
boulders;lcadng acrossto Lhatcavemis a frail-looking
rope bndge with a wooden plaLform.Examiningit,
you seethat a metalwinch apparatusis usedfo move
the platform,with ropesusedlo pull the travellerfrom
one side of Lhe chasmio the other Obviously the
rop€ bridgemust be fire-resistanLor it would not still
be here However,the winchis rustedand seemsto be
jammed If you can and wjsh Lo use a lump spell lo
crosshere, tum to 295 Altematively,you could oil
the winch usinglantem oiLso Lhatthe pLatformcould
be use.l to ferry you across(if you do this, but you
have no sparelanLernoil, you will not be ableLo use
your lantem in dark areasunlessyou get somemore
7A
orl to replenishit) If you want to do this, turn to 295
I[ you wanl to ta]e a run-up and makea hcroic leap
aoossLhechasm,which is somesix melreswide at its
narrowestpoint, tum to 1j6 If you decidenot to
crossthe chasm,tum Lo357 to exploreelsewhere.
ta
The first thing you noticein thrschamberis the set of
interlockingcJrcles drawnon the floor, next, fhe many
blue and yellow wall-hangrngsand a pair of huge,
gilded copperurns set in the comerso[ its eastwa]l
To the north, thereis a doorway;ustround the comer
from you t he ail hereis headywrth a strarlge,musky
perfume Within the centralcircleof the magicalset,
somethin8is beSifling Lomaterialize rn theair asa faint
shimmeringIL grows stronger,denser,higher,as you
watch it, forminginto a whirlwindhke vortex several
metrestall tfyou decrdeto fl€e,turnto 97.Ifyoq choose
to stay,you canperformtwo actions(suchaseatingsome
provisrons, drinkinga Potion,castinga spell,etc.)before
hereis fully formed
whaleverit is that is maferjalizing
Decidewhichtwo actionsto iake.If you want to spend
oneactiontrying to openthc door to the north,tum Lo
45 Otherwise,readyyours€lfio 6ghl and tufn io 19o
 l
,9-ao
,9
Openingthe door will releasean ingeniousmechanical
trap which threatensto decapiLateyou with its slicinS
blades!Youcanbypassthe trap if you havea lockpick,
if you use an Open spell, or if you have a thief
hirelingwith you. If you car useany of thesemeans,
tum to jo7. If you carurot,Lhenyou must eitheropen
the door and risk sufferingthe damagethe Lrapmay
do to you (tum to 46) or decideto leavethis door
unopenedandexploreelsewhere (turn to 52).
8o
You open the casketgently,whisperng the hope that
the priest rs resfing well rn dealh,and you take the
woodenbox from his 6ngers.A feelingof peacefulness
comesover yoLr,you feelrefreshed. Regain2 sTAMIN^
pointsand r LUCKpoini.The box itselffeelsas i[ in
someway iL mighl heLpyou regainlost slrengthand
vrtalty, and you open iL lo find iour gems inside,a
sapphrre,a topaz,an emeraldand a ruby. Now will
you:
Leaveand exploreelsewhere? Turn to j99
Open lhe casketwrth the silverstaff? Turn to jo9
Open the casketwith the silverring? Tum to 285
EPa2
81
'There'sar Orc-slayingswordaroundheresomewhere,
used to b€ used by one of the knights I thinl it's
pretty closeto here,only a coupleof roomsaway. IL
canbe usedby anyone,I think.'If you are Anvar, turn
to 257 If you are Braxus,tuJn to 511 OLherwise,
82
The monstrousLy bloatedfigureof Thulu the chreftain
risesursLeadiLy from its throne-It looks down at you
unbelievingly,thenhowlsin fury and screams abuseaL
you Frothing at the mouth, the nonster whirls its
mightyaxearoundin a cirde,its armsardhandsshaking
uncontrollably. Fortunatelyfor yoLr,themonsterLakes a
while to get itselibackurder controlbeforert can attack
you. This givesyou time [o performfwo freeactions,
suchasdrinkinga Poiionor herballiqLreur, caslinga spell,
etc.(butnot any freeattacksby weapon or by spell,since
lhesewill makeThulufight at once).Decidewhat these
actionswill be,and thenyou mustfight for your life
THULU srrLL9 STAM IN A 1 7
It you win, tum to u5.
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Az
Mungus the iarler was condemned to be fed to bhe
War Dragons,yearsago, for incompetence, whaLwas
left of him afterwardswas stilchedtogetherby some
dementedwizard,using the body parts from equally
powerfuland evil creatues.Mungus is the size of a
half-Ogre,more or less,well over lwo mehestall and
nearlyas broad Livid, purple bnrisingruns along the
stitching lines of his forearmsand round his ne& and
the mdead monsterhefts a huge maul in his shovel-
sized hands.Mungus may be slow and lacking in
combatskill,bubhe is very powerfuland strong(if he
hitsyorl you mustdeductj poinLsfrom your sTAMINA
ratherthanthe usualz) andvery hardto destroy.

MUNCUS sKrLL7 STAM IN A 1 9

If you win, you searchthe jailer'sroom; in a wooden

chestyou find 6 Gold Piecesand a suil of magical
chain mail! Wearing Lhis adds r to your Atlack
StrengLh.Gain 1 LUCKpoinL for this valuableffnd
(r:nlessyou areSallazar,who cannotwearthis armour)
If you can find a merchantto sell this chain mail lo, he
will pay you 12 Coid Piecesfor it You also find six
large iron spikeswhich you hope wrll come in useful.
If you wish to leave the jails now, you head south
along the passagewayouLsideto explore elsewhere
(tum to :sz). If you want lo explorethe jails ftulher,
will you:
Open the door to your right? Tum to 28a
Open the door to your left? Tum to r58
Open eitherof the doorsfacingyou? Tum [o aa8
a4-85 a7

here and you musf deduct r further point ftorn your

A4
Altack StrengLh.The spells Fireballor ThunderbolL
You hear Orcish voicesin Lhedistance,ard they are
geiting louder!Franticallyyou look aroundfor some cannolbe usedhere becausethe areais so cramped.
Fightthe lmpstogethe4they aresmall,and a succeisful
way oul of the trap.If you haveat ieast1 MaSrcPoint
hit irom one of them will causeyou to lose only r
left, you mLrstspend it now as you strain all your
point from your sT,aMrNA
sensesand intuitron to searchfor some means of
escape; fum to jo5 lf you do not havea Ma8lc Poinl, s K 'L L STAM IN A
tum to j55 FirstCASTLE IMP
SecondCASTLE IMP
.E 5 If you wiry you marageto reachthe charnberbeyond
Make a note ihat, when you have taken5oo seconds
the crawlway.Within the chamberis a Tower Chest.
or longer on your joumey, you must note down the
Taking iLs contents,you retum to the main north
numberof your paragraphLhenturn at once to 219
secretpassage andcontrnuenorthwards;tum to z7r
Fot now, you carry the body down the steps and
through the archto the beamof lighf, whrchdeposits
you on the Dragon'sstone platform.This tak€s50
seconds,
Turn to 16a-

a6
As you make your way along th€ passageon hands
and knees,little srdedoors open half-wayalong and
from each doorway a liny, implike ceature armed
with a long skeweringpin stabsat you! You can'tback
ouLand you are forcedto ffght.If you areAnvat you
mustdeduct4 from your Attd(k Skengthhererbeing
big. you Findit hard to move aroundin this cramped
passagel).
If you are Braxus,you must deductJ from
your Attack Streng[h here Ii you are Sallazar,you
must deduct2 from your Attack Strengthhere If you
are Stubble,you can fight normally.Finally,if you are
wearingplafe mail armour,jts bulk is a disadvanLage
E7
'll's ElranelBlurcloaklBlimey,'e's the one woLgot into
the arboretum and nicked the Chancellor'sgreen
shootsl'the young thiefbturtsout.
The Elf grinsmodestly.'Very nicemaSicalplantsthey
were,too. Tradedlhem for a good few gold, I cantell
you- That is, if you are planningto talk to me rather
than attemptany violence.'If you want to lalk to this
strangeElf, tum to 9 (unlessyou are Str.rbble,in which
casetum to 515) lf you want to fight him - he does
havea sackof treasure,after all - hun to 152.
86-9o
88
The Orc turns to m€et you as you move rn to altack
Its wooden spearis a poor weapon so, if it stnkes you,
you will lose only r point from your srAMrNA
o Rc SKI LL 6
I[ you wrn, you open the cag€to free the whimp€ring
pdsoner It rubsrts snoutagainstyour ieg happilyand
makesa soft noise almost like the purring of a cal
Then it grvesout a more distressednoise,whrchmlher
alams yow olher Orcs could hear it, and they may
noL be as easy to kill as lhe one you have just
despatchedTryrng to hush the creaturejusl makesit
noisier-You guessthat it may be hungry,buLrt tums
ih snout up at an offer of Provisions.If you have
some iron spikes,tum to j74 If you haven'tany of
these,tum Lof58
89
An Open spellherewill removeonly one of the three
parts of fhe magicalsymbol You need two spellsto
removetwo elements,and threespellsto rcmove the
complexglyph enLirely Decidenow which elemenLs
(web,circle,hiangle)you wanl to remove,then tum
to aE2
90
'lt's exhemelyrudeto comecallng withoul ffrst knock-
ing on the doorl'Lheoccupantof the chamberyells at
you as you stridein You'reastonishedto encounLer a
white-hairedold man,in flowrngbrou'n and cinnamon
robeswhich surely mark him ouL as being from lhe
9a-92
Plainsof Cabaal,standingbeforea veritablekeasure-
trove - you can seearmour,Food,weaponsand morel
If you decideto attackhim, turn to 267 If you want
to askwhat he hasfor sale,tum Lo 194,but you must
make a nole lhat, becauseof yotf rudenessin iust
walking straight in, the merchantwill chargeyou r
Cold Pieceextra for every item shown as costing4
Cold Piecesor more-
9a
You enter a short hallway which is bare of any
decorationand which hasa srngledoor at its northem
end You stride aheadand Lhrow ,t open: you find
yourseifstandingin a broadand almostendl€sscorri
dor and the door behindyou slamsshul! You will
not be able to open it now, either by magic or by
force Tum it to ,{1.
92
Standingat the crossroads,you seethat the passage-
way going easthas no doors.To the north, there n
one door on either side of the passageway, which
terminaLes in anothereast-weslpassageTo the south,
there are two doors in the east side of Lhepassage,
which Lhentums westwards,back to the areawhere
you enteredthis castlelevel. If you want to retum
southand west to whereyou haveenteredthis castle
level,tum Lo599. To the west,the Passage of Hawks
continuesfor somedistance;if you want lo head this
way, Lurnto 5. Otherwise,you must oPena door you
haven'Lopenedbefore;will thisbe:
93-95
Ether of the doors to the north? Tum to jE9
The filst door to the south? Tum to 55j
The seconddoor to the south? Tum to Zj
93
ComputeAttack Strengthsas normal.lf you have the
higherAttack StrengthZagorToses z srAMrNApoinLs.
If he has the higherAtta& Strength,his spelldrainsr
point from your Cunent sKrLLand 2 pointsfrom your
CurrentsraMrNlv and your Arrow misseshim. Turn
Lo299 [o d€cidea courseof actionfor the next Attack
Ror.rnd.
94
Renstar, I iust want to talL you begfi but the Dark
EII'S face contorts in utter fury; a mixfure of habeand
fear plays across his features. l(ou are an ally of
RemstarJ'he scteains.'l keep his sfiade at bay and he
sendsan assassin to slay me!' The Dark Elf completes
his spell-casting and s€ndsa ball of fue llying across
lhe room at you. DeducL4 poinLsfiom your STAMINAI
lf you are still alive,you can eitherlight (tum to 25iE)
or flee(tun to 198).
Behindthis door with the Dragonsl.rnbolon it, walJs
have been knocked down to create a huge single
chamber. It is filled with desiccatedand shrivelled,
egg-like objects, but they are grotesquely large. The
equally shrivelled shapesof baby Dragons irside the
eggs show what they once were, You have entered
947
one of the Bone Demon's old War Dragon hatdreries!
It look as if everything here perished and withered
years ago, but, if you want to explore this massive
are4 tum Loj25. lf you would rather searchelsewhere
in fhe eastwing, tum to 52.
96
You have two Altack Rounds to finish Grool off
beforehe succeeds in getting the ballistafuing at you.
Theseare fiee attacks;he is still wheeling the machine
into place.If you kilJ the Ogre, tum to r5a. If you do
not, he will ffre a five-metrelong spearstraight at you;
TesL Grool'sSkill.lI he is success6J, h€ hits you, lose 10
srAMtNA points! If he fails. the huge spearmissesyou
- iust. You ve got to flee (tum to 57), make a run for
the stone steps(tum to 1rj), or usea Potion of Fb/in&
if you can,to get to Grcol (tum to r7r).
97
Standingin the middleof this passageway,you should
open a door you havent tried before,or altematively
yoLrshouldrehrm souLhand eastto the mid-poinl of
the Passageof Hawks,if you've searchedthis whole
area.So,will you:
Open Lheonyx-runed door? Tum !o 78
Open the door with the shield inlay? Tum to 259
Open the door to the soutll opposite
this passage? Tun to 2tji
March off south, then east,along the
Passage ofHawks? Turn to5
 9a-99

9a
Shorllyafterdawn,when you are stretchingyour legs
on the deck,thereis a suddenchumingof the season
the starboardside of lhe vessel-You draw your
weaponbuL,jusl as you are lookrng over Lheside of
the ship, the true danger swoops down from the
foggy skiesabove A greaLwhite reptil€,many metres
long, with ragged-edged, horny claws,a great mouth
and a spiny, barbedtail is headingstraightfor you
You are surpnsed,and the monster'sclawskno& you
down,deductj poinLsfrom your sravrre. Now you
must6ght for your lifel
FOCWYVERN S K ILL IO

If you win, the captainard crew helpyou to your feeL

and bring food and healingdraughtsof a herbalbrew
to you (resloreyoui sTAMINAto its lnifial levet)as
othermenbegin the work of getting the hugereptilet
carcassoff the deck.Carannuslooks unhappilyat the
monslerThaLs not a natura-l monster.'he say<. I
know theseWyvems, and that tail's malformed.Look
at that crookedlaw and lhe way the bones of the
spine protrude through its back. There'ssome bad
magicat work here.'The Centaur'seyeshardenand he
turns lo help his men fhrow the carcassinto the sea.
Tum Lo44.

99
The chamberof the Hellhom guardsis nothing more
fhan a befouled,hideousabatforr'gnay/edbonesand
chunl<sof rotted flesh lie everywhere.Forcingback
your disgusl,you searchfor anythrngthat may be oI
value to you when, lo and behold,you find a small
copper um lvhich has a secretcompartmentin the
botlom - containing2 Magic RingslCain 1 LUCK
point,but thereis nothingelsehereyou might wish to
take.Thereis, however,a door at Lhewesternend o[
the north wall here;ii is unmarkedand quite ordinary
in appearance, but who knows what kind of horror
may be a neighbourto the Hellhorns?If you wanLto
openit, turn lo 68. If you preferto leaveand go north
tc the grealwrought iron door, fum io r97
the jail dungeon(they shiverat the mentionof this).
Finally,the youngestof the thi€v€sboldly offers to
accompanyyou a little turther into the castle,hoping
thereby lo gel some extra food or equipmentfor
himselfand his impovedshedlriends If you want to
considerhiring him, tum lo 160 If you want to leave
and take the crawlway to the west, having nof done
so before,fum to 355. If you want to retum to the
maincastle,turn to j

100
The bedraggledthievesare very glad that you don't
rvantto hght them;they havea hard enoughlime just
surviving,stealingenough food to keep them alive
and stayingaway from the Orcs and Zombiesof the
castle The thieveswam you of the CastleImps:they
havea lair to the wesl of the thieves'hideout.On the
main floor above,they tell you that a feasthall and
kitchenslie due west of the doubledoorsat the end oi
the entrancchall, and that north of that area rs a
smithy and an armourer'sWest oF the library, there
are a wizard'schambersand a skangeindoor Sard€n
with a smallmagicalfountain.At the end of Lhenorth
passageway, opposiiethe wizard'schambers,thereis a aoa
crazy merchant,Cohstune,from whom the threves The huge body explodesand splashesyou wilh acid;
sometimesbuy iood in retum for purloinedvaluables deducl 6 points from your srevrn,rl If you're still
North of fhe indoor garden,in turn, thereis a temple alive, the room is covered in slime and acid, and
which is guardedby undeadmonstersTo get to the everythingin it is dissolvlngas fhe room fills with
nexi floor of the castle.you leaveLheLbraryand head acridsmoke.You will not be able to find anythingo[
west and then norfh to a guardroomwith a west- use there now. You head for the main passageto
facing door; a north-facingdoor thereleadsdown to searchelsewhere;fum to:8o
 102
TesLyour Luck If you are Lucky, you lose only 1
srAMINa point from the fall, surelyLheheavenshave
smiled upon your Gain z LUCKpornts If you are
Unlucky, Iose 6 sTAMINApoints - but even that is
betterthan)ou mighthare expecled. \o 8ain I IUcK
point anyway You take another3o secondsto get
lhroughthe Dragon'schamber. To headonwards,tum
to 286
ao5
There is a trrpwiretrap behindthe doors,but fortu-
naLelyyou seeiL and step over safely.You now stand
in bhegreat entrancehall of CastleArgent Flanking
the long walls here are pennantsand shieldsof the
provincesof Amarillia,but manyhavebeendefacedor
brokenand flung to the stony floor Inegularlyplaced
wall-torchesbum dimly and provide a low light,
enoughkr seeby, but they alsosuggesttheremustbe
living creaturesherein,and ihis spellsdanger-Therers
a door to eithersideof this enLrance,and from behind
one of thcm you canmakeout the gruntsand guttual
speechoi Orcsl They will surely be simple guards,
rvith no gold or items of value, so it's pointless
wastingyour strengthon them.You edgc forward as
quietly as you can Beforeyoq thereis a smalldoor to
your left and one Lo your righL,and a pair of larger
doorsdircctlyaheadWill you now open-
Thc right-handdoor? Tum to zo
The left-handdoor? fum !o 318
The largedoorsahead? Tum to 376
A
ao4
Testyour Skill,addtng3 to the numberrolled (thelitLle
beastis very, very fast) If you are successful,
tum to
19j. If you fail,hlm to 153
ao5
TeslyourLuckwhlle forcingthis door open.If you are
Lucky,you open the door safely.If you are Unlucky,
you trigSer a vicious poisoneddari trap and must
deduct4 points{rom your srAMrNA The spartanand
barelyfumishedroom beyond is lhat of the castle's
old masLerarmouret and the trap used to deter cor-
wardly Orcish soldieryhom enLering. You find inlact
a suit of chain mail armourr this gjves no Attack
Strengthbonuses, but theremay be Limeswhen it will
be usefll to youl Leavinghere,you can makefor bhe
door furtheralong lhis easfempassage, if you haven't
doneso before(tum to :69), or elseretraceyour sleps
southand searchelsewhere (turn to 575).
ao6
You gather r5 Gold Pieces and a faLlot of usebhey
areto you whenyou're aboutto confrontZagor!Turn
lo 262,
 I
I
ao7
You push open a nckety door vvilh Oicish SraJfiti
daubedin blood round the door frameand a wretched
sceneunfolds before your eyes. In a once-pleasant
guest-chamber everything has been vandalizedand
daubed with long dried blood and filth. You see a
coupleof brokenskeleionsLhesizeof Dwarfs among
the wreckage;in a leatherpouchon oneof the dwarven
skeletonsis a shrivelledpieceof parchmentUnfolding
it carefully,you find that the scriptis in the dwarfish
tonSleryou cannotreadthis unlessyou areStubbleor
Sallazar(Sallazar musLspend1 Magrc Point to decode
it by magicalmeans)Ii you cannotread the wrjling,
you must searchelsewhere,turn Lo 2a8. If you can
readLhewriting,tum to ,,j.
108
'Hmm. Well, of course,they've appearedhere just
recenLly.I've only been able Lo geL at one myself'
Elranel flourishesa Silver Dagger; f you want lo
buy this, ii will cost you 6 Gold PieceslWhether
you buy or noL Elranelcontinues:There's certainly
one in the treasurybehrnd the Throne Room, and
Grool, LhemonstrousOgre in the east wing, he has
one too. I believe there is one in the wesl wing,
guarded by the greatest of Lhe Hellhoms - vile
things, they are. Beware their whips and pojsonl'
Retumto 22.
ao9
The hag isn't interestedin any sort of parleyingor
smalltalk. Sheis interestedin whelheryou have any
Polions,however;shecanuseLheseto wet lhe spindle
sheworks at, and they help her createher darkmagic.
lf you are preparedLo Sive up any Potions,she will
glve you the followin8 in exchange(one item per
Poiion);a Magic Ring,a vial of PlagueAntidote,or a
sooll containinga Magic Screenspell If you rvant
to trade with the hag, amend yow AdoentureSheet
accordinglythen leave and head for the great iron
door fo the north; tum to r97 II you don'l want to
irade,or tf you hav€ no Potionsto frade w'[h, furn
to 2,tt
110
Un[orturately,the runes were specificallyset to be
activatedby any spellcasi at Lhedoor. They explode
in a white-hota.c of electricalenergy.Deducf4 points
from your srevrre - or o pointsif you are wearing
metal armour,sincethis conductsthe electricityinto
your bodyl Frombehindthe door you can hearsome-
one or sorneLhingscrabblingand screamingLhtreaLs
You have no time to eat someprovisionsor drink a
PoLionhere,so m your weakenedstateyou may well
chooseto flee,retuminSwesLand south(turn to j76).
If you decideto throw the door open and confronL
whaLliesbehrndrl, tum lo Jj9
aaa
You stand iooking up and down Lhelong east-west
Passageof Hawks, with severaldoors and passages
leadingfrom it. You decidebo male {or the mrd-way
point of the passageand take carefulstock of every-
thingyou cansee.Turn to 5
 at2
Opening the dooa you 6nd yourself in a ransacked
room with another silvereddoor rn the west wall.
Standingin the middle of room, carryinga sack,is a
leathercladElf.He's tall and slim,and he reactsswftly
to your prcsence,drawing a long dagger dripping
wrth an oily greenliquid He has a strange,crooked
smile,and a livid red scarruns down the right sideof
his face.He wearsa plarngrey cloakwhich shimmers
oddly and,as you look at him, it seemsas if his body
is swimrningrn and out of focus.If you have a thief
hirelingwith you, tum Lo 82. If you haven't,turn to

aaJ
If you have already opened the east door here, you
know thal lhere is nothing there for you now, so you
marchon fo the systalline doors to the nort\ tum to
r35. If you have not openedthe eastemdoor before,
tum to a65.

414
The wizard-ghostwill casla spellfrom his fiery hands
in eachof the firsl two Attack Rounds.If he has the
higher Attack Strength,the power of his spell will
makeyou lose 4 points of sr^MINA. If you have the
higherAttack Strength,his spelJis deflectedand you
sufferno damage.fiereafter, he ffghts by touching
you with his numb,chilling handsand yor: will lose z
si^MlN^ pointseachtime he strikesyou.
WIZARD-GHOST sxrll 9
 aarraE

If you win, you can search the skange cavem. You that something - or someone- intelligmt must have
find a Tower Chest and in a leather pouch you ffnd 5 despatchedthe lizard and closed the door behind it.
Gold Piecesand two omate and very unusualplayrng Opening the secretdoor may well lead you to a srnart
erds. Thar backs are uppermost. and they bear a and probably powerfirl enemy. If you decide to open
sbange elliptical design - a snakeswallowing its own the secret door, tum to r7r- If you prefer to search
tail - in red on a b)ack background. If you want to elsewherqyou headbackwest and south; tum to 376.
tum over the first of thesecards,tum to t47.If you
wanL to fum over the secondcard, tum to 245. If you
prefernot to examineeither,you canleaveandexplore
the cavem at the end of the passagebeyond if you
havenol alreadydone so (tum to ro) or headbacklo
lhe maincavern(tum to 186).

145
Did you cast a Magic Sseen sPell before entering
Zagcxs -fowefl lf you did not, Zagols spell drains r
point Fom your Current srtll and 2 Points fiom your
Current sr^MlN,rr tum to 299 to decidewhat to do in
the next Attack Round.If you did castthis spellbefore
entering,yor.r spelland Zagor'scancelled eachother's
out; fum to 51
aa7
1a5 Convert the name of lhe knight into a number using
The slimy trail oI the Corpse Lizard heads north the codeA = a, B = 2,6 = 3 and so on. Add the
outside hhe doors to the kitchensand leads to bhe numberstogether,multiply the total by si;c then tum
point at which the passagetums eart. There is only to the paragraph with lhat nuhbff (if the lcighfs
one door along this Passageand it is on your left - nameisnL the fust word you read,you are incoEect
but the slime trail go€s in a skaight line to the md of and you must tum to r59).
dre passageand stops at the walll There must be a
secretdoor here, and indeed you 6nd one, flush with 7.a6
the end of the passage.However, since lizards aren'l The two doorsherearevery sfurdrly constructedof iron-
usually able to close doors behind them, this suggests shoddarkwoodand haveheavy locks,You cannotbatter
them down, and an Open spellwill not get you past
lhem; they havebeenenchanledfo resistsuchmagrc.
You canonly openthemwrtha sel of jailer'skeys.Ifyou
possess sucha setofkeys,you knowhow manyarein the
bunch If you want to openthe first door along,tum to
the paragraphwith lhe sarnenumber as the number of
keys you have.If you want to open the seconddoor
along,multiplythenumberof keysby three,thentum to
lhe paragraphwiLhthat number.Ifyoudo not haveany
jailer'skeys,turn to 5r and searchelsewhere
aag
If you spend1 Magic Point,you can use this fluid to
createa Potion of FireResistanceYou will be ableto
dnnk thrsat any time,exceptduringcombat.The effecls
of the Potronlasl for one combat You can halve lhe
damageof any hery attack Dragon breathor magic
such as a Fireball spell during this combat (rounding
fraclionsup). Now tum to 5z to exploreelsewherein
the eastwing, or tum to 7 to retum to the BronzeSLride.
420
Flowing chevronsbursL from the staff and fly as
deadly magicalarrowheadstowards the Champion,
impalinghim on a stnng of magicalbarbs!He loses8
srAMrNApointsl ReLumLo 2jJ to continuethe 6ght,
amendingthe Champion'ssrAMrNAscoreaccordingly
a2a
Thereisonly oneway to reachZagorfromhere:enterthe
white light beam.Steppinginto thebeam,you arehfted
rlpwards and are able to step out on to a circular ledge
whereLhere isa doorinscribedwitha hugeletterZbefore
you. If you have a Ring of Truesighl,you know the
numberof the paragraphwhere you for.rndiq multlply
thaLnumber by seven,then tum to the paragraphwibh
thaLnumber.Ifyoudo not haveLhisring,all you cando ls
open the door here, but you had better mre every
possibleprecautionbeforeentering-Male useof every
thingyou have;thereis but one enemyleft.If you want
to useanOpenspelltoopenthedoorhere,tum'to3r1if
you just want to open the door normally, turn to
Jo4
You 6nd a panel in the eastwall which is not quite
flushwith the marn stonework:a secreldoorl II you
want to openrl, tum to a64 If you decidenoc co,you
leave and can follow either the west passage(tum to
399) or the norlh passage(tum to r59).
Rushingto the stonestepr you will be able to evade
the ballista,since the Ogre can't point rl al you
However,now he will Lry to drop rockson your head
from a pile on the top of the platform Il will fake
threeAttack Roundsfor you to get to the top of the
stonesteps(fourAttack Roundsif you are Stubble).In
eachAttack Round yoa must TestGrcol's5/cil4rf he is
he catchesyou wilh a rock and you must
successftrl,
lose z sreurre points If he fails, Lhe rock sails
harmlesslypast your head.You have no time Lo do
anythingexceptraceup the sleps,bul, rf you are still
alve afterGroofs rock hurlingexploits,tum to r7z.
I

424
The black shield looks forbrdding, even with the
symbolof the warrn sun on ib as you push open the
dooa you find a mighly enemy ready and waiting
Cladin blackplatemail with the rdenticalrmageof the
sunon hrs breastplate, the creatureLhatwas once the
Crand Templar of the kings court rajses a huge,
demonicaxe lo fight you. His mind destroyedby
magic and now becomea pawn of the Demon, lhe
Templarhaschangedrnto a ChaosChampion,and you
l'ill nol be able to rrur from him. When the Chaos
Championwins an Altack Romd, you must roll one
dice:if you roll a 6, his demonicaxe has causedyou
specialdamage,in addton to losing the normal z
points from your srAMrNA.Roll again,on the table
below.fo defermine nhat lhatexrradamage ir.
CHAOS CHAMPION srlrr ro 15
STAMINA

Dict Roll Ertra Danage

You losel extra srAMrNApoinL
3 You loser sral.rrre pojJ:.tfuomInifial

4 You lose1 sKrLLpoint lrom Irilial

5 You loser Magic Pointfrom lnitial

6 Frenzyl(seebelow)
If lhe ChaosChampiongoesinto a frenzy,he losesj
srAMrNApoints hrmself,but you must lose Lwo dice
worth of sr,lvrr-l pointsllf yoLrmanageto overcome
lhis terrrfyingenemy,tum to 572

The body of the hideouschieftainlies aL your feel
You have triumphed;garn 1 LUCKpoint. A great
reward is surely yours somewherelYou find some
scrapsof edibiefood on the banquetrnglable in this
place,though almosteveryLhinghereis rotLen(addj
to your Provisions)Lookingaroundand rgnoringthe
pathetic arrd mindlessmrnronssince Lhey offer no
threatto yorl you obs€rvefour doorsin the chamber.
threeare along the north wall, and one is in the north
comerof the westwall-Wrll you open:
The door in the west wall? Tum Lo39o
The far left door in the norlh walh Tum to 282
The central door in the north walh Tum to 9r
The far lght door in the north walh Tum to 244
a26
The StoneColossussy/ingsits dub, eachLimeit hits
yol! you musLroll one dice,on a 5 or 6, you lose f
poinl5of srAMrNAratherthanthe usual.r. If. at ar1
time when you roll dice to determineihe Alta&
you roll a total of rr or rz,
StrengLhfor the Colossus,
tum at onceLoryo.
S TO NE CO LO SS US sK rLL
8 STAM I N A 1 8
If you win, lum lo 29j.
427
'Ah, you must be thaL excellentmer&art o{ great
repute,Three-Eyes Haa8l'you say,offednga hand in
friendly greeting.The strangeold mar's face breaks
a2a-a29
hio a warm smjleand he replies,You've heardof me,
ihen?Do they still speakof me in far Cabaal?'You
haveno rdeawhetherthey do or not, but you flatler
him, assuringhim how well thoughtof he is and how
pleasedyou are to meet him. At lhis, the merchant
beginsto take a shine to you and is pleasedto do
busrness.If you spendat least I Gold Piecesat his
store,he will grveyou a smallgreenolslal pendantin
the shapeof a key 'Don't know what it's good for,
but I'm sureit openssomethinground here,'he says
offhandedlyTum to r94 to look over what he hasfor
saLe,
a28
Insidethe hole, a thick and syrupy hquid oozesover
the ground;you broke the vial containingit wilh an
ill tmed knife thrust. Bad luckl Now, if there is a
kmght whosenameyou know and whose sword you
seek,turn to rr7. Otherwise,turn to 43 to exploreelse-
where
429
You decideto take a risk and tell lhe man that you
have come Lo destroy the evil that rs ruling the
castle.He looks lirst confused,lhen despairing,and
blwts out that your quesLis hopeless.He is Sr

Davian,one oi the last Argent Knights,and it is all
he can do to keep the Orcs at bay and delay his
own dealh He breaksdown and admitsthat he had
been afflictedwith magicalfear by one of ihe War
Dragonswhich assaulLed the castleduring Lhewars,
and that he IiterallyfainLedwrth fear after fleeing-
and found himselfhere Now he hides,in fear for his
life. If you are Braxus,tum to i78 If you are any
othercharacter, tum to 25o,
. 450
Oncethe laboratoryof the alchemists of CastleArgenl,
thisplacehasbeeniransformed into oneof unspeakable
horror It is htteredwrth the preservedpartsof mutanL
monstersand strangelydesignedequrpment- A palp-
ablesenseof evil lingersin the air, fhoughall is silent,
savefor a rhythmicslurpingnois€comingfrom under
a door in the south wall Taking a step or tvro closer
towardsthat noise,the hairson lhe napeof your neck
sein apprehension. Will you,
Searchthis laboratorymore
thoroughly? Tum to 5E
Open the southdoor? Tum to j55
Leaveand retum to the northwards-
leadingpassage? Tum to 28o
a3a
At the boltom of the stars, the secretpassageway
runs {or a lon8 way eastwardsthen tums norlh T€sf
your Spot Skill here,if you have a lanLemor a Lrght
speil (if you have neither.tum to z7r) If you are
successfrJ,tum to Jo If you fail, tum to z7r.
432-454
Standing in one large room and thinking about
where lo go n€xt, you hear voices.They are very
faint but they're coming from below the stone floor,
and you even manage Lo make out a word or Lwo
as you kneel down and put one ear to the floor:
Down bhecrawlway .. keasue there,sure of it, a
c-hest... trap ... dangerous-'
Searchingarourd for a
loose flagstone, you can't 6nd one, so there's no
way of discoveringwho the whisperingdenizensof
the under-castlemay be, though they sounded
human.Tum to rr7.
You str*e the baseof the steps with your magical
weapon,and a resoundingcrashreverberates around
the Tfuone Room.A blueline of magicalforce snakes
upwards from where you sland as far as Zagols feet
al the top of the steps.You have lost some of Lhe
magic of yor.rrweapon now but only temporarily,
subhactr from your Atlack Strengthfor lhe next two
Attack Rounds As Zagor stands,looking stupefied,
caughLofI balance, you racelo the top of the stepsto
assaulthiin! Tum to 24.
44
Abor-rt half-way along lhis north-facing passageway
there is a lone single door to the west, Lhen the
passage meetsthe long east-wesfPassage of Hawks If
you want fo retum to LhesouLhto explore an area
you haven'f yet entered,tum to j99 I[ you wanr ro
openthe door here,not havingdoneso before,tum to
t35-1,56
457

39. lt you want to male for the pa.sage of Hawks
aheadot you, tum to ta1.
bottoo of fhe chasmfar below. Ii you are successful,
you land,sprawlingacrossLhefloor,and hit a boulder
Deduct 2 points from your sreulN,r, but at least
]'ou'reacross,
Tum fo 29j

437

open aSain any door lhal youve opened already

In\rde erlher wing. Turn Lo 4r to choose where to
80.

;: -':it

a36
 a3a-a39

a38
The undead guardians of the temple are Zombies, as
you suspected,but they are wearing stranSe copper
circleLsround their headsand are far rnore dangerous
thanusual.You can attacklhem in the normalway or
you can Lry to rnale a specificstrike at the head.If you
wrsh to do bhelatter,you must subtractf from your
Atta& Shength.However if you do makea successful
headstrike,knockrngoff the circlet,the Crown Zombie
will lose -zpoints from rts SKILLand 4 points from its
STAMTNA instanlly.You canfight the Crown Zombies
one at a time as you rush into the temple.
SKILL STAM IN A
FirsfCROWN ZOMBIE I ao
SecondCROWN ZOMBIE 8 10
If you win, you hear a rumpus coming from behind
the doors LheCrown Zombies were guarding Orcish
voices are raised in alarm, you can also hear a man's
tenified voice. The Orcs are dearly preparing lo 6ght.
You have three choices.You can atla& at once,
openingone of the doors;tum to 2Ej AllemaHvely
you can perform one action (such as forcing some
Provisions down or quaffing a PoLion),then open the
door to altackthe Orcs, tum to 362. Lastly,you can
decide fhat another 6ght skaighLaway is just too
dangerousand tum on your heel.Losearchsomewhere
elsq down Lo lhe far eastemend of the passageway
outside(tum to j).

439
Lookrng northwards along Lhis passage,you see a
f
t 4a-143
door to yor:r right, a few meLresbefore lhe passage
reachesa crossroads. At Lhecrossroads,
the easl-facrng
passagehas no doors,but you can seeseveralto the
norLhand the west.You shouldexplorean areayou
haven'tenteredbefore,so will you:
Tum to j53
Open the door beforethe crossroads?
Headon northwardsLo the
ciossroads? Tum lo 9z
Go backsouthand wesl, lo where
you enLeredthis level of lhe
castle? Turn to j99
140
The Elf looks you r.rpand down, and doesn't seemthe
leastbit afraidof you If you want to talk to him, tum
to 3r5 If you decideto altack him for the bag of
treasurehe is carrying, tum to a5Z
144
You spot a secretdoor at the end of the passage,flush
with lhe east wall. If you want Lo open it, having not
done so before, tum to azl If you would rather nol,
you will haveto headbackwest and south to explore
elsewhere;tum to g76.
142
You rehieve a very simple, sheerblack orb, no bigger
than a goose egg, from the small compartmmLbehind
the secret panel. The Orb of the Templar can be
activatedby a simple effort of will, at any time. \Men
you use it, you can increaseyour Currerit sKrLL(which
may exceedyo!tr lrlitial srrlr, due to the power of Lhis
magic).In total, the Orb has enough magic for you to
gain j extr4 temporary sKrLLpoints in this way (you
en use these all at once or at different Limes).Each
temporary incease in sxrn will last for the duration
of one combat only, and it will also help if you have
to Test your SLill dr-ting a lengthy combat. Gain r
rucr point for maling this find. Now, you can search
elsewherein the wesbwing (fum lo 56) or male lor
the BronzeShide (lurn to 7).
143
The circle nearest the northem door glows brightly
and, as you bouch lhe wrought-iron door-handle on
the north door, a violent shock of electricily jolts
tfuough your bodyl Deduct 4 poinLs from your
srevlNt" The door will not open either.Now you
have one action left before you must fighl (turn to
r9o), otherwire you must flee (lum to 97).
14-145
144
This door bears a simple magical rune buL it has no
visible lock. So will you
Castan Open spell(if you can)? Tum to 2oj
Beatthe door down? Tum to42
Searchelsewhere? Ttun to 3
145
The little creature rushes from the roonv it is very
swift, so you won't be ableto follow it. Will you open
the door opposite with the ceramicplaque.if jou
haven'lalreadydone so (tum to ia.2),or rnaltefor the
end of the north passage(tum to 4j!
146
As you opm the door, a pair of heavy iron blades
whirl out from Lheframe towardsyou. One, at knee
hej8hl.stabsforwald; the other is placedto strikeyou
acrossthe back of lhe head. You lme 5 sreurre
points (unlessyou are Stubble,who loses only z
srAMrNAporntssincethe head-hightrap misseshim).
t4r14a
If you are still alive, you have Iound your way into
Moranes'sExploratorium.The famed Moranes was an
ihat, when he got things right, he must have been a
great help to the defencesof CastleArgent Clearly,
eploring here may be dangerous if th€ trap on the
door is anything to go by. If you want to tinker with
Voranes'smodelsand examinehis notesand desigrs,
tum to 5o7. If you decidethat this is too hazardousa
Focedure, fum to 5r and explore elsewhere.
147
This is a card from Zagols own magical pad(, lost to
him when he was hansported herel Tuming it over,
you see lhe image of a silver dagger etdred on its
hce. This countsas a Silver Dagger,which you can
use to wealen the monster when you encounterhim.
Gain r rucr point for this find, If you now wanr ro
eramine lhe face of the second card, tum to 245. If
you prefer not to examine it, you can leave and
explorethe cavemat the end of the passagebeyond
d you have not dlreadydone so (tum to ro7, or maxe
your way back to the main czrvemyou entered by
rtum to aE6).
lAE
You are wise not to falry - yow quest was to destroy
the ZagorDemon,not to geLgold for yourselftGain r
lucK point Tum to 2j5.

149
'Zuqumlm,I -'But he hasalreadystoppeddeadin his
tIacKs
'My hue name was knowr only to my acolytel'he
says-YoLrexplainhow you saved this acolyle from
the CreatOrcsin the basementof the castleZuqurulm
js overjoyed;he had thought his studentlong dead
'Thenyou havesavedboth of us My debt to you is
doubled Friend,now you have slain all the vile ser
vantshere,w€ havesometime-Thereis a specialspellI
can teach you which may help you prevail at lasL'
You rest and meditatewith Zuqumlm as he Leaches
you the StaminaSpell This costs 1 Magic Point Lo
cast;when you castit, you regainlost srAMrNApoints
equalto half your lrtlidl total (roundfractionsup) You
cai cast this spell at any fime,exceptdurinS combat
Now, if you are Braxusor Sallazar, tum Lo2j2- If you
areAnvar or Stubble,h.tmto 21a.
150
The onyx staff has four symbolson it: Ion, chevron,
goblet and slar. If you have spent a Magic Point to
activatethe staff (or if you do so now), you may be
.L-
151
ableto useit to dealthe Hellhom Championa mortal
blow If you know which symbolcan defeatit, and if
you havealsofound a heraldicdesignon a chestwith
that symbolon rt, you kaow how many symbolswere
on that chest,and what colourthey wer€-Convert the
lettersof the colourinto numbersusrngthe codeA =
1, B = z, C = 5, elc.Add the numberstogetherthen
multiply that total by the numberof the syrnbolsyou
found on the chest Clhus,for example,if you think
thal the slar defeatsthe Champion.and you had Found
hve white \iars Inscribedon a chest,you would tum
toparagraph3z5r WHITE = 23 + I + g + 20 +
r = 65, and you would multiply that by j.) Tum to
the paragraphyou have calculaled; if the nameof the
symbolisn't the secondword you read in that para-
8raph,you are wrong and shouldretum to paragraph
22j to continuefighling You should also do this if
you have the staff but do not know which s]'rnbol
defeatsthe Champion.
a5a
As you look closelyaL the painting,the face of the
wizard changesswiftly and dramaficallytHis kindly
feafuresseemto swim out of focusard mutaLeinto
lhe livid, red faceof somehorriEcDemon fiom your
worst nightmar€sllt ]s Zagor himself,and his eyes
move as if searchingfor somethingThey meeLyours
and the visage breaks into a crooked grimace of
hatred. Words form with your mind, a telepathic
screamfrom the enragedmonster:You darechallenge
tnA'Lose I LUCKpojnLrFilledwith fear,you rush out
of this room andpresson northwards.Tum Lo92.
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a52-454

452
You open Lhedoor quietly and gaze rnto a majestic
andbeautifulchamber. A hugecrrculartabledominates
the room, wrLhthronesseatedall round itj theremust
be fifty or so. ln the huge hole rn the middle of the
tableis a crystallinedome from which a faint green
flow emanales-There is a glowing image of some
objector other insidethat dome,but you cannotmake
out what it is from Lhedoorway - not leastbecause
the twenty-metrelongdozingreptilecurledround the
tabletopis betweenyou and the domelThis must be a
yoLrngDragorryou guess,but any Dragonis a formid
ableenemy.On the other hand,it doeshave a pile of
treasureclaspedbeLweenits forepaws,and its scales
look iust a little out of condiLion.lf you want to attack
it, you haveone freeachon(strikingit with a weapo&
attacking with a spell, shooting with a bow, etc.);
subtractthe damageyou do Fom the si^MrNA of the
Dragonwhen you fight it, tum to 176 to fight If you
decideto leavewell alone,turn Lo56 to exploreelse-

453
The faceof a Demon shinesout from bhecardlYou
are cursed,you must deduct 1 from your Atback
Strengthand also lose r point from your LUCK.IL's
timeto fight, Lumto 299.

154
Sanctuaryhas its fair share of dubious fortune-[ellers
and charlatans,but the king's quemlousold sageYon-
daleis said to have lhe SighLso you makeyour way
155
to his chambers.When you enter,lhe ancient-loolong
wiz:rd-sageis in animateddiscussion wrth a merchant
who is bearinga smallwooden casket He asksyou
what you want and, when you ask Ior his help, he
snapsat you, 'This wretchwants 5 Gold Piecesfor a
meregrumnetof Banabangran shimmerlizard tailslIt's
an outrage!Payhim for me, and I'll tell you somethrng
of useto you'If you are wrllng to pay the 5 Gold
Pieces,turn to J82. If you won't (or can't)pay, you
can buy some equipment(lum to 56), try to make
someextra money (tum to 206), or makefor the ship
to takeyou out of Sanctuary(turnto 22o).
At the point where the conidor tums east, there is a
door opposite you in the norfh wall There is also a
small door along lhe eastempassageway,again on the
north wall. If you want lo open the door at the poini
where the passagetums, tum to ro5 Ii yc'u wanr ro
open the door turther along the eastem passage,turn
to 269
aj*a5a
a56
Sinceyou are slandingcloseLo the monsterwhen it
explodes,you are drenchedin Lhecorrosiveacid and
filth which burstsout; lose 12 srAMrNApoints!What's
more,the hugecarcass is still churningand writhing.If
yoLrwant to pick up the woodenchesthere,you must
Tesfyour Skill If yoq are successful, tum to 199; if you
fail, turn to 5a7. If you would rather leave at once,
tum to 28o.
Elranelrs a very dangerousenemy-UnJessyou havea
Ring of Tmesrght,you must deduct r from your
Attack Skength, since hrs magicalcloak makeshim
hardto hit Also he hasa poisonedweapon;if he strikes
you,you will lose l point fiom your sr^MrNAbecause
of his daggerblow - but you must also lose z extra
points from your srAMrNA through the effects of
poison.His fusLsix attackswill usepoison;after that,
the poisonrunsouLand his hits will causeyou only 1
point of damage.LasLly,if you have a thief hireling
with you, he will not help you fight here,instead,he
runsaway.
ELRANELTHE THIEF SKILL
12 STAM IN A 1 3
If you reduce his srAMrNA Lo 4 points or belor{
without killing him outriSht,turn to 2j9. If you kill
him,tum to r95
158
You have enleredthe jailer'srest-roomwherea huge
stone staLuestands guard. The monster has been
 t
a5f1,5o
craJtedin the shapeof a demon,wiLhstony wings and
homs set above its humanoid body. It has huge,
dubbedhandsand a networkof spikeson iLsheadand
along its neck and spine,and rt reachesforward to
graspyou as soon as you enLecyou have no chance
to flee here. This is going Lo be a tough combat
against a powerfld enemy; your only good fortune is
that, unlike many of its kind, this huge Colem is
vulnerable to all weapons, so you can fight it nor-
mally
CIANT STONE COLEM sKrLL
9 srAMrNA16
If you wry you ffnd a set of keys to the jarls;thereare
7o keys altogether.Leavingthe chamberwith lhesein
your hand,will you try to open:
The next door on your righL? Tum to a84
The last door on your right? Tum to 281
Eitherof the left-handdoors? Tum to 118
459
Searchingthrough the chambersof the Argent Knights,
you must eat a meal lesf your Spot Skill If yor ate
successful,tum to 257. lt you fail, you find nolhing
unusual,so tum lo 4j and searchelsewhere
a6o
If you wanL to hire the yor-rngthief, you must pay him
4 Gold Pieces.trn rehrm, he can help you in the
following ways Firsl he canpick any lo&s you come
aooss and bypassany traps,so you will not have to
take damagefrom haps on doors;but Tower Chests
t
a5?fi^
you must open yourself, and the thief cannot open
doorswiLhmagicallocksor nrnesof them.Second,the
little thiel can help you fight, so while he is with you
you can add 2 Lo your Attack Strength.However,
once Lhe thief has helped you with Lhreecombats,
fhat's as much of a risk as he is prepared lo tale, and
he will then leave (keep a note oI the number of
combaLs he helpsyou with, if you hire him). You can
choosewhich combatshe will help you with they
do not have to be the frst three but the thief will
not 6ght any Dragory nor will he enter the Throne
Room on the floor aboveor crossany wooden stair-
way Decide whelher to hire hirn; if you do, make a
noLeto tum to 916 when the thief leavesyou (after
Lhreecombats). Now you set off for the main body of
Lhe caslJe,laking the thief's advjce not to risk a
conJrontation with [he vjciouslitlle Imps lo the west.
Tum lo 3
a6a
If you have Lakena Potion of Flying, you can now
swoop down without taking any Lime;turn to 286.
OLherwise,you have a choice you can climb down
one of the rope-laddershanging from the platform
(hrm to j25) or you can pray to lhe gods and
goddessesof Amarillia to protecl you and jump the
ha/entyfrvemetresto Lheground(tum to roz).
a62
The magicalenergy makesLhe hall shimmerout oI
focls for a split second, then the ghostly form oI a
young knight standsbeforeyou. He is unce ain, buL
15j
whenyou assurehim as to the natureof your questhe
seemsmore willing to help you. He tellsyou that you
may find help in the temple,dr.rewest of here,and Lhat
oppositelhe lemplelhereis anothersourceoi healng
to be had from a magrcalformtain though there is
one of far greaterpower above He wams you that in
the GreatHall, on the next floor above,the greatOrc
chieftain,Thulu, holds court over a mutaled and
undead€ntourageof 6erceOrcs and monslers,bLrthe
addsthal Thulu guardsa powerfulmagicalswordlThe
GreatHall hasblack wrought-irondoorsand is unmis-
takableHe warnsyou nol to ent€rLhedungeonpflson
of the castlej there is a very strong Golem guard
there,thoughthereis alsosomelost magicof consider
ableintereslto any wizardssealedup there He also
saysthaf you shouldtry fo find lhe crazyold merchant
(knovr.nas Three,EyesHaag becauseof the eyeglass
he always carries),for he may have equipmentor
magic for sale.Incredibly,the old man has boarded
himselfup in the castleand hasmanagedto surviveall
theseyears 'And bewarethe wings, easLand west,'
[he young man addsas his ghostly form fadesIiom
sight, 'bewareGrool, Keeperof the ..' Then he is
gon€.It's time to searchelsewhere, for you can hear
moreratsapproachingj t[rn to 576.
a63
The litlle animalleapsat you and scrabblesat your
armourwrth its clawsand snout.Greatrentsappearin
your armouras the beaslgobblesup the metallYour
metal armour is ruined (though,forturately,you still
wearyour leatherarmourbeneathit). Trying to fendit
'l-
a64-155
off you see that the defensiveiron plates on the
creature's
backand legs havegrown ihicker.DodginS
your blow, the animalraceslor the door.Tum to r45.
a64
A small, cramped,secret charnberhere rs filled with
toul and mustyaia but it alsohassomevaluablertems
Thereis a suit of Dwarf-sizedplate rnail armour,only
Stubblecanwear this,and he gainsa bonusof r to his
Attack Shengfhin combatwhen wearing it Furthet
thereis a leadcasketwhichcontainsa lumpy,elliptical,
somewhategg-like object thaL measuresabout 20
centimetres from end to end.This is one of the fabled
LavaSpheresof lhe Dwarfsof Grundia,and it canb€ a
devastatingweapon If you throw it into an area(a
room or passage)where you have to fight, it will
explode in a ball of flameswhich harms al your
opponentsin the cornbat;roll one dice for eachoppo-
nenl separalelyto determinethe numberof srAMrNA
points he wlll lose (this will not harm Zagor or any
fire breathingcreature,however).You must spend r
Vagic Pointto activatethe LavaSphere. Gdin r LUCK
point for finding it. You find a one-waydoor in the
north wall; iI you want to open it, turn to 56J,
otherwiseyou may leave here and take the west
Passage(turn to:99) or the north passage(tum to
aI9)
a65
A suddenintuition tells you that a powerfulmagical
rveaponyou seeklies behind this eastemdoorl You
nrst haveit! Tum to 34.
 ft6-a57

a66
You are standingin the circularground-floorchamber
of the easbtower The tower riseshigh aboveyou; a
set of stone stepsleadsup to a wooden platformon
which you can see a huge wooden war machine
pointinSaway from yorr, out through a portal at the
top of the tower Thereis alsowhat is unmistakably a
Tower Cheston the plafform.However,the guardian
of the tower is not jusf goinS to let you takeitl Grool,
the gigantic,one-eyed,mutant Ogre, heftsa club that
must be the size of you, and he growls hatefullyas
you enLer.If you want to takethe treasurehe has,you
will have to kill this huge brute If you don'Lwant to
fight him, prefening to flee, tum to 377 Otheruse,
do your bestlIf you have an onyx wand and wish Lo
useit here,tum to 246 immediafely.
CRO O L SKILL 9

If you reduceGrool's suvrrl to 8 or ress,maxe a

note of his Curren[ srrrr and srlvrre scoresand
lum at onceto 59. lf you manageto kill him outright,
Lumto 252. If you are forcedto flee,you may do so
at any time; tum to tZ.

a67
The Mutant ChaosOgre is a lruly formidableenemy.
EachAttack Rouad,roll one dice If you roll a 6, the
monslerwill spit out a blob of corosive acid at you,
and you must lose j srevrr,l points (this happens
whetheryou have the higher Attack Strengthor not,
and is additionalto any damagethe brute may do by
strikingyou).So you mustkill this monsterswiftlyl

rl
a6A a69-a7o

MUTANT CHAOS OGRE srrn 7 srAMrNA14 a69

It is not easyfo throw a vial of acid so far-You must
If you slaylhe Ogre,tum lo 48.
subtract2 pointsfrom your Altack Strengthlor throw-
ing it (but you could use it normallyin hand-Lo-hand
a68
combat),unlessyou have a catapultto fue it with. If
It you think you lqrow the name of the merchant, you have the higher Attack Strength, you cause
convert his name into a numberusing the followrng damageon Zagor.If he hasthe higherAtta& Strength,
code,A = r, B = 2, f = 3, and so on. Add together
his spellcausesyou to lose r point from your Curent
the numberscofiespondjngto lhe letLersin his name
srllr and z poinfs from your Currentsuurrl Tum
then tum to the paragraphwith the samenumber.If to 299 Lodecidea courseof actionfor the nexl Atback
Lheparagraphdoes 4ot begin 'Ah, you must be . . .',
Round-
you haveguessedwrongly and you musf tum to 194
instead.If you don'L larow his name, you ask the
merchanthow he has survivedhere He repliessimply
thal he hascertainmagicaldefences againstmarauding
Orcs and the like; afler he killed two of them who
were toring to loot his shop, they kept away for a
while,and now they evencometo buy food now and
again.'Mind you, itt not easygelting suppliesthese
days. The castlefolk who fled into the old village
bring what they can,but you iust can'tget the service
Lhesedays,' he reflectssadly You think thal he's
probably crazy but he does have some worlhwh €
thingsfor sale;turn to r94

470
The Colossusalso strikesyou with its whip, which is
madeof enchartedBasilisklealher!You must spendr
\4agicPoint to avoid its magicaleffects.If you haveat
ieast r Magic Point, retum to ar6 to continuethe
ight. If you haven't,fhenyou are tumed to stone,and
i-ouradventureendshere!
 475-a74

A chiselledset of stone sLeps,leading norLh, lies
behindthe secretdoor. There is a sLicky,slimy sub-
stanceon th€ floor so you descendcarefullyIt is dark
here so you needa lantem(or a Light spell)to light
your way If you do not use one or other, you will
stumbleard lall heavily,losing2 srAMrNApoinLsThe
stepsend at a landing with a single door opposite
you The door doesn't look very strong, nor is it
locked,but lhereis a glowing paltem of magicalrunes
on it If you are Sallazar,you can read theserunes;
tum to j86 Otherwis€,you can simplyopen the door
(tum to 539),usean Open spellto bypassthe runesif
you can (tum to aao), or decidenot lo take the risk
and searchelsewhere (tlm to jZ6)
art
You have spent some hours ln a rough-and-tumble
parl of Low& wherepickpocketsand cutpursesthrong
the streetsand tavems.You must Tesl Vout L ck If
you are Lu&y, you have managedto keep all your
gold.If you are Unlucky,you losehalf of [he gold you
had(roundfractionsup) - a threfhasdippedinto your
pocketslNow, will you:
Buy someequipmenl? Turn to 56
Consultone of lhe king'ssages? Tum to 154
Headfor the ship to takeyou lo
Tower Island? Tum Lo2ro

474
The Hellhornsare {erociousenemiesand you will be
lucky to survive lhe onslaughtof bulting homs and
flailrngwhipsl
As you arrive at the top of the platfom, Grool lets a
S X ILL S TA MIN ,{
potion vial fall from his lips; the calty monsterhas
FrrstHELLHORN 910
drunk a healingdraught Roll one dice and add r to
SecondHELLHORN 9ao
the numberrolled;the total is the numberof points of
lost sTAMINAhe hasregained.Raisinghis club above If a Hellhom hits you, you must roll one dice and
his head,the OBre preparesto 6ght to the death If consult th€ table below to see the extent of the
you wlr! tum to 252 damageit doesto you:
115 a76-L7J

DiceRoll Elfect a76

1 blowfromwhiP:loser
Glancing 'Thulu, the Orc chieftain in the Throne Room, holds a
srAMlNAPornt Healerprisoner.The jail cell liesbehindthe west wall
Whrpblow,losez srr'uIn,lPotnts Het the only way you could heal plague,if vou've
4 Headbuthlose2 srAMlNAPoints caughtit. Oh, unlessyou Pay the hag, but her price
5 Specialwhipblow,losez suvlre *o"td b" high. She'sone of the king's old lAhite
pointsand 1 sKILLPoint
6 Specialheadbutt,lose:sr,c.vtNa
Points,Plus2 extrasraMrNAPoints
from poisonedhomsl
Room And bewareher cat- rt's exlremelydangerous.'
Any SKILLpoinLsyou may lose becauseof a speciaL R€Lumto 22.
wlup blow are only temporaryand are regamed-when
theiombat ends.If you win, you enterthe Hellhoms'
guard chamberthrough the oPenwest door; tum to
99

pack,lost lo
This is a card lrom Zagois own magicaL
him when he was hansPortedherel Tuming it over,
you see the image oi a srlver daggeretchedon ik
face This countsas a Silver Dagger,which you can
use to weakenthe monsterwhen you encounterhrm- If the 6rsLOrc rs invisible,you must subbract2 hom
Gain 1 LUcx poinLfor this find Holding the second your Attack Strength when fighting him. As you
card,howe'er, you feel a suddenintuition that this confront the second Orc, he draws his sword to
card may be dangerouslyunpredictable in iLs effects
defendhimqeLlleaving the robed man cowering on
lhe floor.You mustfight the Orcstogether.
SKILL STAM IN A
Iirst CREATORC a7
Second GREAT oRc
ara
If you win, you can take 1 Gold Pieceand somefood
hom lhe Orcs (add r Lo you Provisions).The old
healerexplainsthal he was imprisonedand forced to
usehis curalivearts on the Orcs i[ they ever suffered
injuriesHe is deeplygralefulto you and declaresthat
he will use hrs healingenergiesto help; resLoreyour
sraMINA to its Iniiirl level. The healercan also cure
any one form of plagueyou may have(but only one).
He tells you that his old menfor, the great healer
Zuqurulm,is imprisonedon the next floor aDoveoy
the Orc chreftain,Thulu Thulu has a great guard of
Crown Zombiesand mutant Orcs about him; if you
can deshoy that terrible force, however, Zuqunrlm
would certainlyhelp you If you are Braxus,lum to
2ol Otherwise,fhe old man saysthat now he wants
to leave Castle Argent and help ihe handful of
wretchedsoulsatiackedby Orcs on Tower Island,so
you allow him to go. Now rt is time to search
elsewhere;you Leavethe templeand headwesl to the
end of the passageway, where iL turns north (tum to
a78
The kright is clearlysurJ<deep in desparr,unableto
rousehimsell no longera Lruewarriorsuchasyourself
ry9
- but you }lce the look of that plate mail he is
rvearinglBoldly you say to him, 'SrrKnitht, if you can
ffght no longer,you can slill help me-I havecometo
destroy the evil which condemnsyou to such a
rvreLched exisLence,
cloisLered here,and I could male
good use of the armou you are wearing.If you will
not fight at my side,surely you will give me fhat?'
Ihe manlooksashamedof himselfbut fhenacquiesces
He gives you his fine madcal plate ftail armour!You
mustspend1 Magic Point Lo be ableto qseit; if you
do lhat, thisarmourwill add z to your Attack Slrength
in all futurecombatslCain 1 LUCKpoint. Now, if you
want to askDavianabout the knight with the magrcal
sword in the painting you have seen, Lhoughlhis
could be tactless,fum lo 2o:. Otherwise,you must
leaveand exploreelsewhere; you canmarchsor.rth and
then eastwards(tum to j99) or northwardsto the
Passage of Hawks(tum to 1aa).
479
The chamberat the top of lhe GreatTower is sealed.
Soon the ZaSor-Demonwill begin to regenerateand
nse up beforeyou You may be able to overcomeit
agai&bul you will neverbe able to destroyit you
are doomed!You have failed at bhe lasL and your
advenLureendshere.
 18o

18o
What you see in thrs middle chamberof the Great
Tower alrnost defiesbelief; lhe sheerscaleof il is
gigantic breath-taking Hovering some twenty-Iive
metresaboveyou is a giant stone platfom, more or
lesssquarein shapewith a cupolaaboveit and arches
on all sidessculpledin Lheshapeof enomous dragon
jaws. A turbulenl vortex oI air whirls below lhe
platForm,drawing up dust and debrir into a spinning
conewhich sesbo the baseof the platform.Trailing
from the platform down to grorlnd level are four
ricketyJookingrope-bridges. Fromthe top of thecupola
a beamof milky lighLascendsto lhe ceiling,wherea
white archalmosLout of your rangeof visibn stands,
dose lo the top of the tower.

And then there is the War Dragon . . Reclining on

the platform,Lhemonsterappearslo be asleep.It must
measureforty metresfiom snout to lail, and you're
going to haveto kill it.

Think carefully about what you wish to do before you

choosehow to ascendto the platform If you have an
onyx wand,tum lo 260. The Dragonwill be bhemost
powerfulfoe you have facedin CastleArgent, so you
must do all you can to improve your chancesof
victory. Then you must decidehow to get up to the
Dragon.If you have at leastlhi*y mekes of rope to
tie logeLher,you can use a bow (or a Magic Anow) to
fire a line up to the platiorm and then clamberup lhe
rope; if you wish to do this, tum to 49. If not, will
youi
aafaA2
a8ya86
Usea Potionof Flying (if you have
aE3
one)? Tum to j64
Climb one of the rope-bridges? T1lJr. to 222
Enterthe swirlinSvortex,hoping to
be caniedupwards? Tum lo jj4
DeclineLocl,mbup, and instead
challengethe Dragon? Turn to f46 aa4
aBa
You gather 15 Gold Pieces' worth of gems . . not
that they will be of any uselo you whenyou have to
fight Zagor,of course.Tum to 262-

tum to a5. If you car't open the door, you will either
have to batter it down (tum to 265) or leave and
searchelsewhere in the jail complex(tum to 5il).

a85
There is the unmistakablestench of Hellhom here.
You re certain thal there is a Hellhom behind the door!
a82 Hellhoms are powerful enemiesindeed; consEer care-
If you choseto removethe web only, or the web and tully whetheryou reallywant to enterhere.If you do,
the circle,you cannow open the door,but the symbol tttrn to 22j. If yor.r would rather explore elsewhere,
will explodein a brilliantflashof orangefue and you ttim to j6.
mustdeduct6 pointsfrom your sraMtNA,furn to 229.
I[ you removed the circle only, tum to 253 If you
186
removedthe LrianSle only, or the triangleand the circle,
you fry to open the door but cannot do so, fhough you
come Lo no ham, Lum to 597. If you removedthe
kiangleand lhe web,or if you erasedall threepartsof
the symbolwith threeOpen spells,tum to :29.
dr-a66 aafrgo

a8, IE9
Which card you manageLosnatchin mid-air cannot be
predicted. Roll one dice to determine which card
you get; if you want Lo spend 1 Magic Point to
add r to the number rolled, you may do so (but
you must decide whether or not to do this before
you roll the dice!). If you roll 1 or 2, tum to gj. If
you roll 3 or 4, hnn to 2jo, If you roll 5 or higher, Shength, since he is trying to fend off the magical
tum to 2.75. lion as well as you! Retum to 514 to continue the
hght.
. a86
'Wizard Remstar,I come in peacel'is all you can
think of to say- The ghost wavers, unsuE what it
shoulddo next. 'l am nob here to disturb you or fo
fight. I have come to deal with the evil inside thrs
castle.'
For a second,the ghost looks infinitely sad, as if
tormenledbeyond despair,then it whjspers,Tree me
from this tormmt- The Demon made me its servanbI
was Lorturedin the tenible dungeonsby the monster,
Mungus,and put to a lenible death I am condemned
to wander here for ever, unless some soul will free
me,'
If you want to free Remstarfrom his torment, you
musl Bive up 1 Magic Point, or 1 point of sKrlr" AIR ELEMENTAL sKrlr 12 srAMrNA15
STAMIN^or LUCK(frolnyour CunentandTzitralscore).
By givrrg something of your life-force, the ghost can When you first win an Attack Round,do you have a
be freed and regah peace. tf you are willing to do
thit tum to 57. ll you arc not the ghost will be
angeredby your refusal,and you must fight il (tum to
a4)'
Iaf1,AA aaf19o

aa7 a8g
Which cardyou manageto snatchin mid-af cannotbe Lions are the bane of the Knight. you raisethe staff
predicted Roll one dice to determrnewhich card and concentrateon the symbol of the lion, and from
you get; rf you want to spend l Ma8ic Point to
add r to the number rolled, you may do so (but
you must decidewhetber or not to do this before
you rolJ fhe dicel)-If you roll 1or 2, tum to r53 lf
you roll j or 4, tum to 23o. If you roll 5 or higher, Shength,sincehe is trying Lo fend off the magical
!)m to 273. lion as well as youl Retum to j14 to continue-lhe
hght.
' 188
'Wizard Remstar,I come in peacel'is all you can
ihink of to say. The ghost waven, unsure what iL
shoulddo next 'l am noL here to disturb you or lo
fight. I have come to deal with the evil jnsrdelhis
castle.'
For a second,the ghost looks infinitely sad, as if
tormenLedbeyond despair,then il whispers,'Freeme
from this torment The Demon mademe its servan! I The Air ElemenlalthaLforms hereis not as srroneas
was torturedin the terribledungeonsby the monster, mary of its fype, but it is sliil a formidabl.enemy.Vou
Mungus,and put to a terribledeath I am condemned must Testyour Lutk.lf you are Unlucky,the whirling
to wander here for ever, unlesssome soul will free Elementallslocks you off your feet, and you musi
subtractr from your AttackStrengthfor the fusl Attack
If you wanL to free Remstarfrom his torment, you Round,aswell aslosing r point from your suvrwa
must give up l Magic Point, or l point of sKrlr- AIR ELEMENTAL sl<ILL 1.2 STAM IN A 1 5
sreulue or Lucr (fromyour Currentand lrilial score)
By giving somethingof your life-force,the ghosi can \44ren you fus! win an Attack Ror-rnd,do you have a
be freed and regan peace.If you are willing to do magicr^r'eapon? Elementalscannotbe harmedby non-
this, turn to 57. If you are not, the ghost will be magrcalweapons.lf you have no magrcweapon,you
angeredby your rcfusal,and you must 6ghi it (Lumto mustfleejtum fo 92 lo searchelsewhereIf you havea
a14)' maSicweapon, you can fight normaily and your blow

A

has causedthe ElemenLal lo lose sraMINA Pointsas
normal.If your weaponis not magical,but you do havea
way of makingit maSicalfor thisone combaL you musL
takeone ALtackRoundto do this (during which time the
Elemental strikesyou; lose2 srAMINAPoints)Conlinue
the followingAttack Round lf you win, tum to zr7
491
lo the numberrolled!) If you have al least20 metres
of rope, however,you can reducethis addition by 1
point. lf you are successfuleilher time yo'u Test!o11r
s/rtll tum to 26. If you fail both times,turn to 84
492
The stone-builtmassof CasdeArgent standsbefore
493
youl ILsgreat,iron-shodgaleslie al the end of the road,
whichthenangledown inlo the earthso that any going
into the castlemusbfirst enterby subtenaneanchambers.
Above ground the walls of the castleare far too high
for you to climb.You seethal the castlehas a central
keep,with eastand wesl wings,and on the sideof the
castlefurthestfrom whereyou arestandsLhenorthern-
most GreatTower, risinSlo a spireamongswooping
seagulls.At iLshighestpornt is a throneroom where
scoresoI kingshaveundergonethe Ritualof the Sword
beforerulingAmarilliafrom thismighty fortress.Surely,
you Feel.lhat is wherethemons(er,Zagor.is growing in
evil might. There is no LimeLolose;you stride forward
Lo the seeminglyunguardedotadel.The massiveiron.
gales, lheir brassplaquesnow defacedby crude,Orcish
scawl, are closed.If you can,and wish Lo,use an Open
spellto enLer,tum to ao3. If you cannotusethis spell,
your only option is to Lry to lorce Lhedoors, fum to 5.
493
The little brule tries to leap up and sink its claws into
your armourl You have to 6ght the animal;it's slarving
and won t be fended off.
PARNASSANIRONHOC sKrLL
8 srAMrNA
4
If the honhog wins even a singleAtlack Round,tum
to 15j. Olherwrce,turn to 214.
 r94

494
The merchanthas the following items for sale:
Provisions r Gold Pieceeach
Lantem oil, r flask 1 Gold Piece
Rope,ro metres 1 Gold Piece
Longbow arrdanows 5 Gold Pieces
Platemail armour 12 Gold Preces
Magic Ring 6 Cold Pieces
Potionof Luck 5 Gold Pieces
Vial of PlagueAntrdote 6 Gold Preces
Vial ofAnti-venom 3 Gold Preces
If you buy the longbow, you will be inslructedlater
on when you can use it The plate mail armourwill
add r to your Attack Shength (the merchanthas
human-sized plate mail only). The Potion of Luck can
be dmnk at any time, exceptduring a combat,and it
rcsLores1 j losl LUCKpoints (roll one dice and halve
the numberrolle{ rounding {ractionsup) A vial of
PlagueAntidote will cureone (andonly onel)form of
plague which you may be unfortunateenough to
catch,restorinSall lossesfrom hilial (but not from
Current)sraMrNA The Anti-venom can be dru* at
any time (except during combat) and, for lhe first
three combatsafter you drink it, it will preventyou
being harmed by porson The merchanlalso has a
limited supplyof exlra special,but expensive, magical
rtems;if you want to inspectthese,lum to 16. If you
wanl sell an item here, the merchantwi]l pay you 1
Gold Pieceless than the selling pnce listed above
Make your purchasesor sales and amend your
AdoentureSheet accordingly. Note that, if you
495
r95-rEz
acquire more gold and wish to buy again, you a96
may retum here by tuming to this pamgraph
until you cross a stairway in the castle Now it's
time to leaveand searchelsewhere;
tum to ur8.

beautift-rlsilks, linens and paintings, it is now defaced"

unmoving. though they hold long. cruelly barbed

halberds,and the stenchof deathis in the air. lf you
have a bow, yotr can ffre an arrow at one of them and
inflict 2 points of damage to its sr,A.MrNA with a
surpriseattack, but then you will be forced to fight. If
you wish to 6ght, tum to at8. Otherwise, you camot
195
The Elf falls dead,but his bag of heasuresvanishesas
he falls;a powerful spell placedon it ensureslhat it
will teleportaway from whoeverslew hrm! Also, his
dagger no longer carries the poison it did before
However, you may take his strange doak. Provided 49,
you are not wearing any kind of m€tal amour, when You know that a truly awesome chalJengeawaits
you wear this cloak you can subkact 1 fiom the you beyond the wrought-iron door. The sheer scale
Ahack Shength of all your enemies,sincethey crnnot
seeyou clearly in order to strike at you (but this does
nol affectZagor or any DraSon).You must spendr
Magic Point to be ableto usethis cloak Now you can
open the westerly door in this room (hrm to 15o), tum to 5oo. If you aren't yet ready to matce an
leave and open the door opposite,if you haven't assaulthere but prefer to backtracksouth and east
alreadydone so (tum to 55),or leaveand go north to to explore an area you haven't entered yet, turn to
the east-westpassageway (turnto 4j).
43.
 a98
As you run up lhe sLaircbeyond the Dark Elf's
chamber,he flings a throwing daggeralto you You
m$t Testyour Stl/l adding r to the numberrolled.If
you manageto dodgethe attack.If
you are successful,
you are Ltrsuccessful,you are wounded in lhe back
and must lose 2 STAMINApoints. Tum to 376 lo
exploreelsewhere.
199
You grab the chesLand drag it out of the room.
Unlortunately it conLainsonly a single Gold Pieceand
somebroken and uselessglasswarelCursingyour ill-
fortune,you leaveto searehelsewhere, tum [o z8o
200
A huge, glowing goblet emerges from the lip of the
wand, qses over Grool's head and pours a cascadeof
steaminSacid on to himl The Ogre thriekcIn Pdind<
he loses rz srAMrNA porntsl Turn to 156 to conLinue
fighting, reducing his sTAMINAscoreaccordingly.
204
'ln the north wing of Lhecastleis to be found a greaL
magical sword, a mighty weapon in hands such as
yours.You musLseekitl Findthe BronzeStridebeyond
the ThroneRoom,and takethe norLhemdoor. Now I
wish to leave, to care for those poor souls who
wander Tower Island refugeesfrom the castlewho
have survivedthesemany years' Cain 1 LUCKpoinL
for this helpful hint! You leave the lemple and head
wesl alongthe passageway ouLside,
to the point where
it turns north (h.rmto 352).
'Sir BeLhelwas my friend He was a mighty wamor,
and he used a magicalflyrng sword. It would fight
independentlyof him, dancingn the air and slicing
through Orcs like a kmfe lhrough buLter Alas, he
perishedin the wars, of course.To frnd his rooms,
when you leave here you should head norLhwards,
Lheneast along LhePassageof Hawks to the coss-
roads Once there, you should havel northwards and
take the easlemroute at the end of that passageway
That is where you will 6nd the chambersof the
Argent Knights.'You thankDavianfor his help.Noyr
you must leaveand exploreelsewhere; you can head
southand then eastwards(tum io 399) or northwards
(hrrnLoall)
203
Once again, this is a room that has been looted:
tumiture and paintings have been smashedup, grafGti
are scrawledall over the place,and it seemsthat a
couple of Orcs couldn't hold their be€r and brought it
back up over tlp remainsof the desk Little is left to
show what this room was once usedfor but to the
south Lhereis a door oppositethe one you enteredby
and on it a network of magicallines, resemblinga
spider'sweb set fir$t within a circle then within a
hiangle- You suspecta magical trap here. If you are
Sallazar,tum to 7r If you want to smashdown this
door, fum to 255. lI you want to use an Opm spell,
tum to 89. If you don't want to risk the ef{ectsof the
trap,tum to 5 andsearchelsewhere,
204
The Orc banacksare extensive,a honeycomb of small
rooms and guard po9ts.Near the entrancedoor, how-
ever, is a small guardroom fiom which you cnn hear
the sound of guttural voices sluieking and chucHing.
Taking a very carefirl peek round the door, you seea
coupleof Goblinsrolling dice.They are using toenail
clippingsto gamblewith, one of them has just won
four dippings on a big bet and is about to chew bhem,
washing them down wiLh a tankard of foul, Goblin
beer. You don't hesitate but walk straight in to altack
these feeble servants of the Orcs Frght them both
together.
SKI LL ST A M I N A
FirstGOBLIN 55
SecondGOBLIN
lf you win, you find a cudely drawn map of the Orc
barrackson the wall here, and from this you c:m s€e
approximately where the room of the leader of the
Orcs is. f youi€ going to plurge fruther into the
barracks,lhis is where you want to make for, rather
than wasting lime chopping up dozensof Orcs all
over lhe place- after all, only the leaderwill have any
worthwhile treasure. If you want to head for the
leader'sden, hrn to 352. If you preferto leavq now
that you can see how large the barracksis from the
map, hlm to 4J.
205
To your delight, the room beyond the yellow door
they will chaseyou out of the barracksas far as the
passateway outsidq turn to 64. f you wish to ffBht,
you can back into a comer and fight these magical
guardians one at a time.
SKILL STAM IN A
FirstANIMATED ARMOUR 6 ro
SecondANIMATED
ARMOUR 6 ro
lf you win, [he Tower Chest here has a sma]l shield on
its lid, showing eight green starson a yellow back-
ground.When you have openedit, you leave here;
you can open the blue door, if you haven't done so
(turn to jrt), seareh the many barracks rooms
thoroughly, if you havent bothered before (tum to
r:), or leave the barracksand head south (tum b 64.
couple of Orcs couldn t hold their beer and brought it
back up over the remains of bhedesk. Little is left to
show what this room er'asonce used for, but to lhe
soulh Lhereis a door opposilethe one you entercdby
and on it a network of magical lines, resembling a
spider'sweb set fust wilhin a circle then within a
triangle. You suspect a magical trap here If you are
Sallazar,turn to 7l If you want to smashdown this
doot tum Lo z5g. 1l you v/ant to use an Open spell,
turn to 89. If you don't want to risk the effectsof the
trap,tum lo j andsearehelsewhere.
204
The Orc barra&sare extensive,a honeycombof small
roomsand guardposts.Near the entrancedoor, how-
ever, is a small guardroom from which you can hear
lhe sound of guLtural voices shrieking and chuckling.
Taking a very careful peek round the door, you see a
coupleof Goblinsrolhng dice They are usinStomail
clippingsto gamblewith; one of them has just won
fourclippingson a big bel and is aboutto chew them,
washing Lhem down with a tankard of foul, Goblin
beer You dont hesitatebut walk slraighLin lo attack
thesefeeble servanLsof lhe Orcs. Fighl them both
together.
SKI LL STA M I N A
FirstGOBLIN 55
SecondGOBLIN 55
I[ you win, you {ind a cmdely drawn map of the Orc
baracks on lhe wall here, and from this you can s€e
approximately where the room of the leader of the
.T
Orcs is. If youre going to plunge furlher into the
banacks, this is where you want to make for, rather
than wasting time chopping up dozens oI Orcs all
over the place afterall, only the leaderwill haveany
worthwhrle treasure If you want bo head for the
leader'sden" tum to 552. lf you prefer to leave, now
fhat you can see how large lhe barracksis from the
maP,tum ro 45
205
To you delight, the room beyond the yellow door
conlainsa Tower Chest and a pair of guards.two
suils of lacqueredyellow plale mail carrying heavy
pikesin therrgaunlletedhandsThemagicallyanimated
suits of armouratLackat once If you chooseto flee,
they will chaseyou out of the barra&s as far as the
passageway outside;tum to 54. If you wish to fighL,
you can ba& into a comer and 6ght thesemagical
guardians one at a time.
, s(ILL STAM IN A
FirstANIMATED ARMOUR 8 ro
SecondANIMATED
ARMOUR 8 10
If you win, lhe Tower Chest here has a small shield on
its lid, showing erght green starson a yellow back-
ground. When you have openedit, you leave here;
you can open lhe blue door, if you haven't done so
(tum to 327), search the many barracks rooms
thoroughiy,if you havent botheredbefore (tum to
12),or leavethebarracksandheadsoulh(tum to 64)
to6-2o7
206
You havea few hoursbeforeyour ship setssailon the
next trde. You may be able to acquire some gold by
puttrngyour handsto use,helpingout with labouring
work at lhe docks (lum to zs6) or you could try
gamblingin a tavem (tum lo 5z). If neitherprospect
appeals,will you now:
Buy someequipment? Tum to 55
Consult one of the king's sages? Turn to a54
Wait for the ship to Jakeyou to
Tower Island? Tum to 2zo
207
You feel yor-uselfbeing magically slowed down as you
try to raceup the steps:Zagor is casting a spell at you
while you dirnb- He summons one o( his Demonic
Servants,a wretched, gibbering thing that resembles
nothing so much as a dwarf-sizedtoad with tentacles
where its fronLlimbs shouldbe and a ragged,barbed
and forked longuehaagingout of its crookedmouth
The thing lollops in hont of you and attempts to
attack with its tentaclesand forked tongue; if it shikes
you, you lose 1 point from your srr{MrNAbecause of
jls buffeting, plus 1 additional point from your
STAMINA from the poisonin its acidicdrool.
DEMONIC SERVANT sgrt 7 sraMrNAj
Keep tnck of how many Attack Rounds it takes you
[o despatchthis creahrei eachAtta& Round, Zagor
gains 1 srAMrNApoint! When you win, you rush lo
lhe Lhroneto attack Zagor, tum to 24.
zot-ro9
2oE
The side-passageleadsinLo a cavem which has a very
faint glow coming from its crystalline walls and ceiling.
Sharp, angular stalactiteshang like chandeliersin the
warm air. There is a distinctiveaura of masic about
this placeand,as you creepcautiouslyForw;d, a blue
triangle of glowing energy appearsin mid-air, blocking
the entrance.If you are Sallazar, you canuse 1 Magic
Point to dispelthis trap if you so choose(tum to 40
but ignore the instructionsregardingsrAMrN^ loss).
Otherwise, it needsno specialmagicalability to realize
this must be a trap Lhathas been acLivatedby your
approach.If you decide to walk through it and suffer
its effects,tum to 4o. If you don't want to take this
ris( you can either make for the cavem further along;
if you haven't al.readyentered it (tum to 1o), or refum
to the main cavemwhere you entered(tum to rt6).
209
Alas! The hag has casl a Magic Screm spell upon
herself, and your spell simply fails. She gets a free
aLtackagainstyou (a Fireballspellif this is the 6rst or
secondAttack Round, a poisoned dagger attack other-
wise) and her cat also bites you, so you lose another I
sr^MtN^ point. If you cast anotherspell at the hag,
however,her Magic Screenspell has now dissipated.
Retum to ,.9o and continu€ the fight.
 This cell-block has some forty individual cells along
many meLres of corridot bul at the end of the conidor
is a quite different door, A black, wrought-ron image
of a Dragon has been sealedinto the hard,varnished
wood of the door's surface.It Lakesthe largesLkey
from your keyring to fil the lock, but you can open rr
at last and peer into the large chamberbeyond. What
you seehere strikesfear into your heart!Round Lhe
room scoresand scoresof huge,yellowed bonesare
strewn and, as you stare at the sheerscaleof Lhis
place, the bones be8in to move together, jerkily at
fust, then, as Lhe spine and limbs of the skeletal
monster assemble,a Dragon-likecreahx.€suddenly
riseson all fours.Given ihe sizeof this monsLeryou
may prefer to 0ee;if you do so, you have to leave the
jails behmd yoq so tum to J57 to searchelsewhere If
you want to fighl, you wrll have a little Lime to
perform some actions before the Skeletal Dragon
assembles, which will give yotr a slight advantige.

2aa
The healer concenlratesall his powers on his magical
ring - and disappearsin a puff of magical smoke!Now
you musLleave and open one of the doors in the
Throne Room which you haven't openedbefore,all
arealongthe north wall, so will you open:

The left-handdoor? Tum to 28r

The door in the middle? Tum to 91
The right-handdoor? Turn to 244

One of the bookcases seemsto be everso slightly out
of alignment with the south wall Further examination
shows that it can be pushedso that it rolates,and
behindil is a secretpassageway which leadsdown to
the east It is darkhereso,if you enterandyou do not
havea lantem(or a Lrght spell),you must ternporarily
subtmcl2 polnts from your srrLl for as long as you
are in an unlit area If you decide to explore the secrel
passageway, turn lo a,51If you would ratherexplore
elsewhere,tum to 5, but make a note that you can
retum to explore this secretpassageway later if you
wish by tumrng to thrsparagraph,as long as you are
still on this level of the castle(but not rf you have
crossedany stafways).
The dust is powerfully magical, taken hom the tomb
of one of Amarillia'smost fabledwizardsof a bygone
age,Restoreyour Cunent sKrLL,srAMrNAand LUCK
to theirfull,hrilal levels.Tum to 262.
i
214-245
274
You didnL want to ki]l the animal,but you couldn't
afford to lose your preciousarmourlNow, sincelhere
is nolhing else of interestin thrs chamber,will you
open the door oppositewith lhe ceramicplaque,if
you havent already done so (lum to ro), or make for
the end of thenorth passage (tum to 4j)?
245
The angry horde of ravening,diseased
vermin rushes
ar youl
RAT HORDE sKrLL 7 5 TAM IN A 8
If you win, did Lhe Rat Horde win a single Attack
Round? If they did, you have contracted a terrible
pestilencer BubonicPlague.Now you must colmt the
nunbersof new rooms,chambers or cavemsyou enter
after leaving the FeastHall. After you have enLered
6ve, lhe plagLrebegins to take hold; you must deduct
2 points from both your IniLialand CurrentsrAMrNA
for eachnew room (cavern,chamber)you enLer When
yo\n Ifiitial sr^MrNA reacheszero, you die from
plaguelThis lerribleprocesscan be endedonly if you
can find a Healer or f you already have or manageLo
acquirePlagueAnlidote (whrch resloresyour lflirdl

but not your Crment, sTAMINA).Now you are in a
raceagainsLtime, and not jusLbecausethe squeaking
you can hear from holes in the walls suggeslsthat
more rats may be on Lheway! If you wsh to search
the FeastHall, tum Lo 61. If you wanL lo explore
elsewhere,you shouldleaveLheFeasLHall and retum
to the doorwayto the entrancehall,tum to j76.
2A6
A small plaque above the depressionsset into Lhis
door carriesthe legend:'Chamberof Meditation' If
you have a wooden casketwith four gems inside il,
you can place the tems into the depressions in Lhe
door and so gain admiLtanceIf you have the gems,
Lakethe inilial letters of their namesand rearrange
them to form a word. Take the numbersconespo4ding
to thoseinitial letlers (A = 1, B = 2, C = j, elc.)
then add them together Tum to the paragraphwith
this number-If you do not have these gems, you
cannot open this doori tum to 4r to searchelsewhere
247
The omatecrrcleson the floor dim, the light of magic
sparking out of Lhem Since this chamber is nearly
bare,you try the north door, wonderingwhat may lie
behindit, sincethe Elementalwas a powerfulguardian.
l
za8
Behind the door you 6nd a small cubide with a Tower
Chestl You also find an omate onyx sLaff,it has four
s1'rnbols
elchedalongrts length,a lion, a goblet,a star
and a chevron.Cain 1 LUCKpoinLfor thesefinds.You
do not know as yet exaclly what Lhestaff does but, if
you useit at somefuture time,you will have Lospend
r Magic Poinl to be ableto do so Now Lumto 97 to
searchelsewhere.
2aE
Looking along the torchlit northern side-passage,
standingat the point where it joins Lhe east-west
passageway, you canseeth,r:ee doors:one closeLoyou
on the west sideof Lhepassage, anotherfiither along,
and a door aL the end of the passage,on the north
side.If you want to reLum to bheeasLend of the main
east-westpassage, fum lo j. If you wan! to go to the
wesLemend of the main east-west passage,tum to
557. Otherwise, you should open a door along this
north passage which you havenot openedbefore.Will
you oPen:
The first door on your left? Tum to 598
The seconddoor on your left? Turn to ro7
The door at the end of the passage? Tum Lo65
 249
The Zagor-Demon's eyes jerk open and its taloned
hands grab at your body, clutching you tightly and
hampering your every movement From now oo lhe
number of seconds you take to progress wiLh the
body will be doubled for all movement to the Hearr
fires! If your joumey takes Eoo seconds or lonSet
make a note to tum to 21 immediately Now lum back
to the paragraphyou camefrom
220
The Gloryof Anarillia is a tully armedwar-galley,and
to your arnazementthe captarnis a BarrabangCentaurl
Centaursare hardlyrenownedfor seamanshrp, but the
magicaliron shoeson the Centaur'sfeet allow him to
walk on water,asyou discoverwhen he literallywalks
aboardafteryou
'ThereIs a fair northerlywind' CaptainCaraurussays
as he snffs at the bitlerly cold air. 'We shouldget to
the end of the Icecapklands without fog to worry
about. Only icebergsand whaLevermonstersof the
deepmay wait in store,eh?'
The voyage bearsouLhis oplimism The greal vessel
skirts the warm Stream of Zephyrs and, after some
days, tums south-westpasl the coast oI LheFrozm
Lands.BuLon the margins of the warm seaflonts, fogs
beginto sp ng up as you headfor Tower Islanditself.
You jusl keepyour fingerscrossedand hope that no
predatonof the deepare sensingthe greal ship above
them.If you want to spenda poinl of LucK Lo avoid
even the chanceof such an encountet turn to 44.
Otherwise,tum to 98.
Testyout Spol Skill. If you are successful,twr. to 29. If
you fail, tum to 146
You take an exLra 12o secondsto get acrossthe
bridge, less 15 secondsfor eachpoint of lucr you
decidedlo spend(if you are usinga Potion of Flying,
Lhe basic rzo secondsis reduced to 60, but Lhe
absoluteminimumtime you need to cross,no maLter
how many LUCKpoints you spent,is 1() seconds).
Righl at the bottom of the bridgeyou must Tesfyorr
lrck II you are Lucky, tum to i4. If you are Unlucky,
tun to 60.
 225

225
You have bearded the Hellhom Champion in its lair!
Among apile oflooted treasurebefouledfumishingsand
decorand gnawingon an Orc l€g, the thee-mehe-tall
Championrisesup on iLsmassivelymuscledlegs and
cracksits whip angrily at your intrusion.Op€ningan
enormous mouthfilledwith discoloured, yellowishteeth,
bhemonsterbreathes a fetidcloudoifilth asit orepares
to
assaultyou r,ritha flurry of hom-buttsandwiip :trikes.
Unlessyou havetakenAnti-venom, thepoisonous brealh
of theChampionnauseates andsickens you, makingyou
wealqyoumuslsubtracl:rfrom yourAttackStrengthfor
thiscombat.llyou haveanonyx slaff,turnat oncero r5o
HELLHORN CHAMPION ser[L10 srAMrNA16
If the Hellhom Champion hits you, you must roll one
drce and consult the table below to s€e what damaee
it doesto you:
Dice Roll Effe.t
1 Glancing
blowfromwhip,loser
S TA MTN AP Ol nl
\44ripblow:losez sr,,tMrNA points
4 Head-butt:lose2 srAMrNApoints
5 Specialwhip blow: lose2 sr,{MrNA
poinLsand 1 sKrrl poinf
6 Specialhead-butLlose2 sr^MrNA
points,plus2 extraSTAMTNA points
from poisonedhoms!
Any sKILLpoints you lose becauseof a specialwhip
blow are only temporary and are regained when this
combat ends.If you wir! tum to 5j5.

The white lacquereddoor opensinto a largechamber
which,to your delight,containsa Tower Chest;how-
ever, ftom this distanceyou cannotdiscemin deta
lhe heraldicsymbol on it. The room also containsa
pair of suits of armourmadeof while lacqueredplate
mail and grasping halberds in their mailed gauntleLs;
lhey snap stiffly and loudly to attention as you entet
pointing their weapons directly at you. If you prefer
to oee,tum Lo5. Olherwise, fight them one at a Lime.
SKIL L ST AM]N A
FirstANIMATED ARMOUR I 10
SecondANIMATED
ARMOUR I 10
If you win, you 6nd that the heraldicsymbol on fhe
Tower Chest shows Lhreeblue chevronson a while
backgroundWhen you are readyto leave,you should
explore an area you haven't enLeredyeL along Lhe
Passage of Hawks,so will you:
Go easlto lhe mid-waypoint of the
Passage of Hawks? Turn [o 5
Go wesl thenalong lhe south
passage? Tum to 72
Go wesl thenalong the north
passaSe? Tum to J85
Open the singledoor lo the west? Tum to 275
225
As you stndepastbarestonewallswith lhe irregularly
placed, dimly buming torches and sland beside the
225
firsL doorway, you are surpdsed as a shadowy hand
reachesfrom the gloom and chills you with ih dark
touch.Deductz poinls from your sr,lwrr,r You have
been ambushedby a vicious and malign undeadcrea-
ture, a Skulking Shade,the ghost of an especially
spitefuland wickedservantof Evil. The shadonyform
is vaguely human in shape but any humanity in its
featureshas long sincedeparted.Now you must fighl
the wretched creature.
SKULKINCSHADE SKILL 7 STAM IN A 7
If you win, you open the door and find to yow
disappointmenL lhat the room beyond is completely
bare.You walk along as far as the two doors aL the
end of the passage;will you open the plain wooden
door (hlm to 28) or lhe door with the grille setinLoiL
(turn Lo5iI
226
The Orc leadergasps his hammerfirmly in his power
ful hands and leaps down from his throne-like chair.
'l'll knockyore headoff, yoo runt!' he screams.As he
runs at yoLL you have time to perform one action
(caslinga spell,drinking a Potion,etc, but not eating
some Provisions- you don't have enough time).
Decidewhal this action will be, then 6ght {or your
life The Orc leader hafes Dwarfs in parlicular, so, i{
you are Stubble,you musL add l lo his AtLack
Strengthl
ORC LEADER SKILL 8
If you win, you cantakethe leader'streasure,
which is

hiddenin a woodenchestunderhis lhrone You tind 4
Gold Pieces,a Magic Rmg and a scrollwiLh the Skill
Spellinscribedupon it somethingthe Orcs couldn't
use for their own benefit.The hammeauifortunately,
rs an Orcish weapon,usableonly by thal unpleasant
racelLeavingthe barracksbehindyou, tum to 4f Lo
exploreels€where.
Leavingthe barracksbehind,you may open the door
opposiLeyou, if you haven'tdone so already(tum to
Jr8), or elsemakefor the largedoubledoorsat the far
end of the entrancehall (tum to j76).
2,2,4
If you want to 80 to the Templar'sroomsimmedlately,
tum to 124 lf you want to searchelsewhere6rst,tum
to j6 ln either case,male a note that, if you slay
the Grand Templar rn his rooms, you should then
tum to j46 to searchfor the secretpanel Dorrick
told you of.
The brainlessOrcs and Zombresof the lower castle
could not breach Lhis room becauseof its magical
banier,so the wizard'schamberis in[act You searchiL
thoroughly,so you must eaLa meal here.You find z
Gold Pieces,a scrollof the spellFastHands,a flaskof
fine herbalrestorative(you regain4 pointsof sr^MIN,{
thror-rghdnnking this, which you can do at any time
exceptduring a combat),a Magic Rhg, and a Tower
ChestlGain r lucx point for this ffnebooty. You also
23et3a
find a scrawlednote, perhapsleft for an apprentice
now long dead,whrch suggeststhat the wizard here
fearedhe was to be takento thejails and noting Lhat
he would lalcehis'preciousebony'with him. Finally,
thereis a glowing blue mirror here;it is far Looheavy
to carry,bul if you are Sallazaryou realizeLhatLhisis
a teleportrngporLal.If you wish Lo use it, you must
standbesideit and casta TeleporLspellto conveyyou
into the miror and out through the portal beyond.If
you wish to do Lhis,tr.rmlo :98 I{ you do not want
to do Lhisnow but think you may wish to do so
later, make a noLeof this paragraph;you can retum
here from any chamberon this floor of the castlein
order Lo teleport later (but not after you have
crossedany stairways!).If you wish io retum to the
main westempassageoutsidethe wizard'schambers,
rum ro f.
250
The card rs blank - or rs it a loker?Or, most confus-
ingly, both at the sameLime?WhaLeverit is, iL seems
Lohaveno effecton you or on Zagor.Tum to 299.
2ta
The DarkLIf isn'tgoingto talkto youjhe is screaming
at you Loget ouLas he edgesround the room in order
to get his back against the safety of a solid wall.
However,he isn'fmakingany obviousJyhostilemoves.
If you want to retreatslowly and then exploreelse-
where,you can get away safely;tum to 576.1f you
decideto attackthe Dark EIf, who clearlyhas a spell
readyto launchat you, turn to 258
252-234
Zuqurulm can teach you a specialform of the Stamina
Spell This costsj Magic Pointsto cast,buf it may be
castduringa combat,at the starLoi any Altack Rourd
(if you have enoughMagic Points to do so). If you
have the higher Attack Strength, you regain lost
sreulre equal to half your Inifral score (rounding
fractionsup). If you do nof have the higher Attack
Strengthin fhat Attack Round,however,the spell is
ruined and you do not regain any srAMrNApoints
(your enemywill damageyou instead).As usual,you
mustdecidewhetheryou aregoing to castLhisspellin
an Atlack Round before you roll dice to determine
AttackStrengths!Nowtum to 211
'Now, don't you go leaving old Grizzell and poor
little Wackethere,'the hag saysthreateninglyas you
tum to go. You look around,to see the hag toying
with a discolouredsilverdagger,and her pet lickingiLs
lipsin Lhatceftainway catshavewhenLhey'reanlicipaL-
int a tasty morsel.You will have to give the hag 4
Cold Piecesor any one Potionas a bnbe to leaveyou
alonc, If you do, you can head for the wrought-iron
door in the passage outsidq tum to 192.If you can't,
or won'1,pay the bribe,you'Il have lo tight; tum to
2 90-
234
You have found the final guardiansof the entranceto
the greatcastlelevelabove.In Lhischamberyou stand
with your backto a door in the eastwall and aheadof
235
you, acrossthe room, is a great sprrallingstonestair
way leading acrossa deep,6ery chasmup to a landing
far aboveyou. FortunaLely for you, SkelelonWaniors
are lhe only guards herq you can fight them one at a
timehere.
SKILL STAM IN A
Iirst SKELETONWARRIOR E 8
SecondSKELETON 8 8
WARRIOR
If you win, and you are rcady to ascendthe stone
stairway,tum to 298. If you want to visit someareaof
the castle'slowestlevel beforesettingoff upwards,go
insteadto the southemend of lhe passageway outside
this room;tum to j5Z
235
You have defeatedZagor . but you still have to
destroyhiml You shouldknow how io do this- but, i(
you k:now whereto do it, you will know what lhe
bridge which hung over ihe chasmthere is madeof,
won't you?Takethe nameof the materialand convert
it into a number,usingthe codeA = a,R = 2-C = j,
and so on Add the numberstogether,multiply the total
by six,thenLumto the paragraph with thesamenumber.
If you do not know what thisnumb€ris, tum to y9.
 256-234

236
In a crampedchamberbehindthe slidingpanelyou 6nd
a dark-haired,middle-aged man sittingon a dilapidaled
bed wilh his headin his hands.A smalloil-lampbums
on a tablebesrdehrm,and you can seethe cornerof a
wooden chest poking oul from under the bed. The
man is weadng plate mail armourand he reactswith
alam to your enLry,you can see from his demeanour
thal he knowshow to usethe heavybroadswordhe is
gripping firmly in his lefL hand while raising a shield
with the oLher He is also wearinga curiouslyomate
gold ring on his righLinciexfinger He yells at you to
leaveand is clearlygoing Lobe a tough opponentto
6ght. If you want to attackhirn,tum to :9 If you try
lo parley with him, hr:n to rz9. If you back avray and
leave,you must exploreelsewhere; you can set off to
lhe souLhand then eastwards(tum to 599) or north-
wardsto the Passage oI Hawks(tum to rt).

Moving one of the pallet beds,you noLicea ragged

hole in the wall behindfhe bed leg. However,you can
alsohear a scrabblingnoisecominghom the hole, so
there may well be arr elemenfof dangerinvolved.If
you wanl to Lhrustyour handinto the hole in the wall
to seewhaLmay be concealedthere,Lum lo 265 If
you prefer to leave well alone,you retum to the main
Passage Loexploreelsewherqtum to 4J.

238
TestyourSkillat openinglhe door.lf you aresuccessful,
tum to 529; if you fail,Lumto 251.
 239-24o

244
239 The on1'xstaff has fow symbolson iLi llon, chevron,
Soblet and star.If you have spent a Magic Point to
actrvatethe sfaff (or rf you do so now), you may be
ableto useib to dealthe Dark Knight a mortalblow. If
you know which symbol can defeathrm, and if you
have alsofound a heraldicdesrgnon a chestwith that
symbol upon it, you know how many syrnbolswere
and head north to the east-west passageway(tum Lo
on that chestand what colourthey were.Convertthe
4i. letters of the colour into numbersusing the code A =

found two white goblets inscribedon a chesL,you

wouldlum to paraSraph tlo: WHI lL = 2j + E +
o + 20 1- 5 = o.. andyou wouldmultiplythattotdl
by z) Turn to lhe paragraphyou have calcuJated; if
lhe nameof the slmbol isn't the fusLword you seeh
that paragraph,you are r4Tongand shouldretum to
paragraphjr4 to contrnu€fighting. You shouldalso
do this if you have the staff but do not know which
symboldefeats[he Knighf
240
When you cast the Cold Pieceinto the well, the
waters below seelheand boil, then all at once become
placid again.The faceof an old woman shinesup at
you, and the vision puts a thoughf into yo.rr mind,
 245-244

242 243
You mustreduceyour Altack Strengthherebecause of The arow is cursed,and you lose r point each of
the confinedspace:subtracL4 if you are Anvar, 2 if Ifiifial sKrLL,sr,lvrre and LUCKI
Tum to 262
you are Braxus,and r if you are Sallazar(Stubblecan
6ght normally), and a further 1 point if you are
wearing piate mail armour.Nor can Sallazarcast a
Fireballor Thunderboltspellat the Imps,becausethe
For Lhefirst two Attack Rounds,
spaceis too restricted.
the Imps will continueLo pour boiling oil over you
and you must lose J srAMrNAporntseachround,but
you shouldstill ro11d.icefor ALtackSkenglhsin the
usualway to seewhelher you damagethem There-
after,the Impsfight with long needles,whjchcauseyou
only r point of damageif lhey hit you. Fighl the Imps
togelher.
SKIL L ST AMIN A
FirstCASTLEIMP 5 I
SecondCASTLEIMP 5 4
244
If you win, you gel Lhroughto the Imps' little living
You havemadeyour way inlo the Chancellerywhere
chamberand LakewhaL meagretreasurethey have:
lhe kings of Amarillia kept LhelrkeasurelOf course
only r Gold Pieceand somescrapsof nuts arld tubers
(add r to your Provisions)Crawlingbacksouthwards, muchhas beenlooled but, to your dehght,thereis a
Tower Chest herel After opening it, you must Teit
you canopen the door to the east,if you haven'tdone
your Spot Skill If you are successful,tum to ry
so before (turn to 13), or retum to the mam castle
(tum lo j) Otherwise,you leavehere,and now you must open a
door in the Throne Room which you haven't opened
before;will thrsbe,
The door in the wesl wallr Tum to 59o
The centraldoor in lhe north wall? Tum to 91
The westemmostdoor in the north
wall? Tum Lo 282
245-246
245
The horri6c,grinningfaceof a madman,drippingwith
blood,slaresal you from the faceof this maligncard.
As you stareat it, the eyesof Lheimagebegin to glow
and the facecontortsinto a murderousgnmace,and it
feelsasif the imprisonedhomicidalmaniacis somehow
lrying to slrugSleout of the cardrLselfto gel at youl
You drop fhe cardand run in Lenor-Teslyour Lucki1l
you are Lucky,you manageLoclamberacrossLheroPe
bridge above the chasmof the Heartfireand make
your way backto the"castle, so turn to j57 to explore
elsewhereIf you are Unlucky,you plunge headlong
into the chasmrtself,andyour adventureendshere!
246
The onyx slaff has {our symbolson it, lion, chewon,
goblei and star.If you have spent a Magic Point to
acLivatethe stlf (or if you do so now), you may be
able to use it to deal LhemonstrousOgre a mortal
blow- If you know which symbolcan defeathim, ard
if you have also found a henldic designon a chest
with that syrnbol upon it, you know how many
symbolswere on that chest,and what colour they
were Converi the leLtersof Lhecolour into nu.'nbers
trsingthe codeA - 1, B = 2, ( = 3, sl6. Add the
numberstogeth€r,add 8 lo cometo a 6nal tobal,then
multiplythat by the numberof the symbolsyou found
on the chest.(Thus,for example,if you think that the
lion defeatsthe Ogre, and you had iound four white
lionsinscribedon a chest,you would tum to paragraph
-z,9::WHITE = 4 + I t g + zo + s = 65t
adding8 gives 73, and you would multiply thal total
by 4.) Turn to the paragraphyou havecalculated;
if lhe
nameof the symbolisn't Lhefourih word you readin
that paragraph,you are wrong and shouldretum to
paragraph166 to continuefightrng You shouldalso
do this if you have the staff but do not know whrch
symboldefeatsGrool.
247
Testyour Luck If you are Sallazar,
you may subhact2
from Lhelolal rolled on the dice;i{ yor.rare Stubble,
you must add 1 to Lhelolal rolled;if you are Anvar,
you must add 2 to the lotal rolled.If you are Lucky,
tum to -!7o.If you areUnlucky,tum to 56o.
 244-249

244
You push open the doubledoors leadingto Lhewest
wi^g of Lhe castle and find yourself gazing down a
long, long passageway that stretchesbeforeyou - but
a malign,r:ndeadpresenceawartsyou herelThe mad-
denedshadeof a casLleknight,who has beentortured
mosthorribly by servantsof evrl,is now too crazedLo
distingrishyou lrom one of rts old lomentors. You
will not be able to flee; lhe Spectrewill chaseyou
any'where you go. li you do not havea nagic weapon
lo ftght the Spectreand if you have no other means
of deslroying rt by magic, you will perish here,
sincenon-magrcalweaponshave no effect upon this
creaLure

SPECTRE S K ILL 10 STAM IN A 1 4

If you win but the Speclrehit you even once,you

musLroll one dice If you roll any numberother thana
6, you must lose 1 point from both of your Current
and Irlital sKrLLthrough the lfe-drainingtouch of the
monster You walk forward som€ forty meLresto
reachthe mid-way point of this long westempassage'
way in orderto takeyour bearmgs;tum to J6

249
Unfortunately Zagor canno[ be harmedby non magical
weapons, so your arrow rs uselessagainst him His
spell drarns r point from your Current SKILLand 2
pornts ffom your Currenl srAMrNA Tum to 299 and
choose another course of action for the next Attack
Round.

250
The wretchedknight is sunkin depression and despair,
clearlyhe can offer you no help. If you want lo ask
him aboutthe knighl with the magicalflying sword in
lhe painting you have seen, though thrs may oe
tactless,tum Lo 2o2 Otherwise,you must leaveand
exploreelsewhere; you can headsouth and lhen east-
wards (turn to j99) or northwardsfo the Passage of
Hawks(tum to 1aa).
Your entry awakensa pair o[ Orc guardswho were
dozingpeacefully, so you areableto slrikeone wjlh a
free blow beforethey can react.They snatchup lheir
weaponslo aLtackyou but, backedinto the doorway,
you can fight them one at a time
SKIL L STA MIN A
FirsiORC
SecondORC
If you win, their armourand weaponsare of litllc use
lo you, but you gathersomefood from Lhisguardroom
(addz to your Provisions)and thereis a lantemhere,
shouldyou needto takeit. Leavingthis room,you can
returneastwardsto explore(tum to 199) o. go west'
wardsto the right-handtLrmrngin the passage (hlm to
a34)
252-254
Your rewardfor overcomingCrool is a Tower Chest,
plus a tableladendown with looted castlewines and
preservedfood (add 5 to your Provisrons)on the
ballistaplatfornr.There is also a set of Dragonbone
keyshere; 116 of thern in all, althoughyou spot one
huge one thaf is clearly the masterkey lf you are
Anvar or Braxus,tum to f9j. Otherrvise,you clamber
down the stone steps here and head to the main
passageoutsidethe tower to exploreelsewhere; tum
!o 52
The symbol on lhe door deLonatesas the triangle
glows a brilliant orangecolourand showersyou wrth
flames;deduct6 pointsfrom your srevnrl If you are
however,you can lps, your Skill ard, if you
Sallazar,
are successh:I,you lose only 2 srAMrNApoints since
) ou manage to avordthe worst effectsof this magical
hazard.But even you cannotopen ihe door. Tum to
397
214
You slp the key into fhe lo& and the door swings
open soundlessly.In a long, hallJike chamberleft

untouchedby the castlet evil denizens,a row of
priesLsreclne,embalmedaftertherrdeaLhs,
in a row of
handsare restingon a goldensphereat its end,while
anotherhas a silv€r signetring set with an amethysi
on his riSht hand.A third caniesa smallwoooen Dox
255-25a
256
I1 you are Sallazar,you get no offers of work: wizards
aJe too pun1 lo be dockerst you cdn try gambling it
vou w_r\hrtum to j:): rl nol, lum fo i7l. If you are
any ol lhe olher heroes, you edm 2 Cold pieces h
retr.rmfor some back-breakingwork Tum to
ry5

item,will thisbe:

The silveredstaff? 257

Tum to Jo9
The silverring? Tum to 285
The woodenbox? Tum to 80

The chaoficmagrcswirling aroundCastleArgent af-

fectsyou. If you drink any Potion,it will have little
effect: a Potion of Luck restoresI point of LUCK
only, and a Pohon of Slaminawill restore only a
few sr.rvrN,c points (roll one dice:thrsis th€ number
258
ol srAMrNApoint) you regdin.to a maximumof You ar'e engaged in mortal combat with the crazed
hal( your Initial scorel It you casf dny spell. you
must TesLya r Luck: if yolu are Unlucky, the spell
wili simply fail (if you are Lucky, your spell,casfing
will work normally).Retum to the paragraphyou
cahe from.
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spell.Thereafter, the Dark Elf will frght with his two doors,one with a lacqueredblue coatingand the
dagger.If at anytimeyoudecideto flee,turnto r98. other with a simrlarcoating of yellow lacq-uer.
Will
D A RK EL FWIZARD sK rLL
8 srAMrNA
1 rl
Jf you win, you can searchthe room.This takessome Searchthe banacksthorouehlv? Tum to 12
time,however slnceeverythingis so clukere<r, so you Open the blue door? 'f]um to j27
mu\l eal d medl.trentualy you find r Cold tieces,a Open the yellow door? Turn to 2o5
hne\ilk tapestryworth a Cold Pieces /it you c.jnfind Leaveand searchelsewhere? Tum to 64

26o

whose army decimatedCastleArgent, and that he

lives in mortal fearof a ghostlywizard,Remstar,who
ts said to be teyond the Heart6res'.There is also
some Sruesomenotes concerningthe Dark Elf,s in_
volvement in necromanticmagic, creatmg muLated
monstersand using magic io animatethem, wtth a
referenceto the 'silverroom' wheretheseexperrmenrs
were conducLed.Now i!'s time to leave here and
searchelsewhere; turn to j76.

2s9
Behrnd the door with the shield inlay on it is a
barracks
complex,a networkof smallparadechambers,
do.mitoriesand the like. At the northem end of this
network of rooms is a broad east-wesfpassag€with
 26a
You are half,way down the corridor,and it seemsto
have takenan etemity gelting Lhisfar. As you strarn
your eyesto seewhat lresaheadof you, a shamblng
figure in rotting bandageslurchesalong the corndor
to attack you The most powerful of the castle's
Lrndeadguardians,the Great Mummy's rotting affns
reachforward to stranglethe life out of youl I[ you
can,and wish to, casta Fireballspell at the Mummy,
tum to 356. If you have a lanLemand you decrdeto
throw this at the Mummy, turn to j79. Otherwise,
tum lo 288

262
You've tnumphedlYou have slain a Dragon single-
handed,a feat of whichno more thana handfulof men
on Amarillia can boast.And, of course,Dragonsare
legendaryfor their treasurehoards - aren't they?
Thereis not a Gold Piece,not a Bem,in sightt You
look aroundfranticallyand,in the north,eastcornerof
the platform floor, you 6nd somelhing very odd
indeed,lhere is a shimmeringwheel paLtemin the
floor,whrchnow is begirmingto turn and almostfade
evenas you stareat il. As you look the wheel spins
iaster;but you can makeoul that rt has six segments
and thai each sectionhas an image wjthin ii The
Dragon must have hidden its treasurern the magical
sectoro[ someextm-planar spaceand,now the Dragon
rs dead,the magicallink is fadrng You have time to
take two of the items you can see before the wheel
iadescompletely;if you spcnda LUCKpoinL,you can
snalchthree.However,you have no time to regain
265-264 265

lost suvrr.re by drinkinga Potion,eatingsomeprovi- 265

sions,etc-,jf you are to Satherthis Lreasurel
Decide You fail to spot a tripwhe hap and fall heavrlyto the
which imaSesyou wrsh to reachout and grab After grotmd.From two doors on either srdeof yoLryou
you havetakenyour lwo (or three)ilems,tum to 121. hearcriesof alarm,and you get to your feet just as a
CreaLOrc comesrushinglhrough eachdoorl What's
Gold Tum Lo 106
worse,in eachroom thereis anothercreature,dragging
Gems Tum to 181
itself off a bunk bed and putting on its amour. You
Woodenchest Tum to 291
havelo overcomefour of theseOrcsl Fight eachpair
Potion boftle Tum lo j28
togethe4 when you have killed the firsl pair, lhe
Glowing anow Tum to 245
secondpair will be readyto iighl
Handfulof dusi Tum lo 215
S K ILL S TA MIN A
FirstGREATORC
SecondGREATORC
ThirdGREATORC
FourthGREATORC
If you win, you male a hurried searchof the guard
chamberson the other side of the doors. Save for
mouldy and half-rotlen food and befouled Orcish
263
clothes,your searchtums up only a singleGold Piece.
Beahngdown the door, you trigger a vicious lrapi a
You walk further along the entrancehall. In front of
springloadedspearhurtlesfrom the wall behindyou
you thereis a smalldoor to your left and one lo your
and strikesyou in the back.Deduct4 pointsfrom your
righl, and a pair of larger doors directly ahead Will
srAMrNA,but you manageto force the door open at
last.Tum to 85.
The right handdoor? Tum Lo 20
264 The lefLhanddoor? Turn to j18
The Zagor-Demongoesinto a frenzyl Teslyour Lt& The largedoorsahead? Tum Lo ,76
If you are Lucky,it collapsesas iL tkashes helplessly
abouti turn to 54 If you are Unlucky, rn its wrld
flailingit will strikeyou and you must deduct4 points
from your srr,vrr.r,l. lf you are still alive, tum to s4
266-26z
266
You inseft your fingers inlo the hole and suffer a
parnfulrat bite for your pains!Lose 1 srAMrNApoint
The hole is too smallfor you to use a weaponof any
size,but you can thrusi a knifeinsideto attackthe rat
(whichwill bile your hand agamwhen you do). You
must subtncL z from your Attack Strength while
trying to skewerthe rodent,sinceyou can'i really see
what you're doing. For both you and the rat, a
hit herewill causeonly I point of sr^MINA
sLrccessful
damage.
CASTLERAT s(rLL6 srAMrNA
2
If you win, you musi leif your Skill. lf you are
turn to j5o. If you farl,turn to ez8.
successful,
267
As you raise your weapon to strike the old man,he
picks up a golden lamp and rubs rt hastiLyA genie
appearsbeforeyour siartledeyes, simply crooksrts
index finger at you - and you are roofed to Lhespot,
paralysedlNow you know why the Orcs of the castie
weren'table to kill the merchanLbeforeyou got here,
but the realizationcomes too iate. Your adventure
z6V27o
2.64
You have landedon a concealedpit trapl Below you
the Sroundsimplygivesway and opensup to reveala
deeppit filled with spikes You must leap forward to
avoid this Testyour Skill (add z to the dice roll if you
are Stubble),If you are successful ium to 26. If you
fail,Lurnto r9r
269
The door herers half ajar and you pushit openeasily.
The room beyond musLhave beena guest chamber,
ihe comlortof the bed,fumrtureand rugsheresuggest
ihat It was looted long ago, of course The bed sags
in the middlefrom Orcs jumping up and down on it,
andthe fine rosewoodLableandchairshavehad Orcish
narnescarved cmdely into them. If you want to
makea prolongedsearch,tum to 2. Otherwise,tum
to i5.
270
As you seat yourself in the hag's chair and begin
your work, the spindlemoves fasterand fasteruntil
you becomedizzy, trying to keepyour eyesfocused
on it. Then it stops abruptly - it has fashioneda
magrcalgarmentfor youl Roll one dice and consult
the tablebelow to seewhaLyou havemadefor your- passagewinds and twsts furLhernorlhwardsand it
self. becomesa crawlwayafLera few metresIf you want to
open lhe door Lo the easttum to lj. If you want to
Dice Roll ILem
head west and then north, which meansa crawl on
Lucky Neckerchref
handsand lcrees,turn to 555 If you warlt to return to
5 NeckerchiefofInvrsibilty
the libraryand the passageway outsideit, thenexpJore
6 of Wizardry
Neckerchjef
elsewhere, turn Loj.
A Lucky Neckerchiefadds r lo your Current and
lnitial rucr (your Initial rucr cannolexceedr.z,how
ever) A Neckerchiefof Invisrbilitycan be used twce
during your adventureand its effecl lasts for the
durationof a singlecombat,during lhis tjme you can
subtmct 2 from the A[tack Strengthof any and all
enemies,sincethey cannotsee you easily (thrs does
not work againsL Zagor or any Dragon) If you havea
Neckerchreiof Wizardry, gain 1 point of LUCK,for
this garmentrarsesyour Magic Pointsscoreto its full You must TsslVo r Lucktwice during your ascentIf
Inifial level - you car puL lhis on at any iime, except you are Unluckyeilher hme,the Dragonwill wakeup
during a combat(but its magic will work only once andils hugeheadwill breathefire over you If you are
for you) Now you leave and head for the great Unluckyon the 6rst diceroll, LheDragon breatheson
wrought iron door in the passageway outsideTum !o you twce; you musLlose6 srAMrNApojntsfrom each
497 attack!If you are Lucky the 6.rsltime but Unlucky Lhe
second hme, you suffer only one attack fiom Lhe
Dragon'sbreath;lose6 srAMrNApoints.If you are stilJ
alive,you get to the platformat last;tum to 5r5.

Thc card showsa Giant.As you gaz€at rt for just a

second,somethingof the strengthand mrght of giants
flows into you. You may add 4 to your Cuirent
The passageway ends at a junction To the east, a srAMrNAscore (you may exceedyoJJ Initi^l scorc)
short secLionleads to a door To the west, a nanow andgain 1 LUCKpoint-Tum to 299
 214-215

A gruesometrophy room lies behindthe door here.

Rows and rows of severedheadsline the walls; ser
vants of ihe Bone Demon decapitatedmany of the
castle'sdefendersin the jails,and one oI Mungus the
Jailer'shobbieswas shrin-king and preservrngihem.In
this ghoulishauditorium,one row of headsseemsto
have been exaltedabove the others,since Lhereare
four headsindividuallymountedon wall piaques,with
lheir nameselched upon them. They are (or were):
Chanquinlhe Court lester, Field Marshal Rabellan,
Count Reindrechof Cabaaland Dorrick the Castellan.
If you want to usea Ma8ic Point to seewhetheryou
can communicatewith these heads in some way,
chooseone fo try lo summon,then LumLo 24 If you
cannot,or don't wish to, do Lhis,tum to j5 to explore
elsewherein the west wjng, or Lum lo Z to retum to
theBronzeStride

You find yourself in a powder-roomused by the

glitterrnglybeautifulwomen of CastleArgenl before
its fall. Their valuablegilded minors, crystal scenl-
bottles and jewellery boxes have been pillaged,and
make-uplies in small mor.mdson the broken and
vandalized marbledtables.If you areAnvar or Stubble,
you leave herej you can male your way along the
norih passagewayopposite,if you haven't explored
that areabefore(turn lo j85), or go back eastalong
the Passage of Hawks(turn to 111) If you are Braxus
or Sallazattum Loa5-
216-277
276
The Dragon is yor.rngand its fire-breathrng ability is
Each
not yet 6:1lydeveloped,but it is still dangerous.
Atlack Round,if the Dragon has the higher Attack
Slrengih,you must roll one dice If you roll r 4, the
Dragonclawsand bites,and you mustdeduct2 points
from your suvrN,l. If you roll 5 or 6, the Dragon
breathes6re at you andyou lose4 sravlre points!
YOUNG WAR DRAGON 10 STAMINA
SKILL 16
If you wiry thereis an.angurshed roar from somewhere
far, far off in the Creat Tower as the Dragon falls at
your feet. It soundslike the noisea very, pery angry
Dragon mrght make. . Shiveringa liLtle,you gather
up the Dragon's treasurehoard You find 6 Gold
Preces, a smallpile of tiny moonstones worth 10 Gold
Preces, a Magic Ring,and,rn an rvory tube sealedwilh
wax al both ends,a scrollcontainingthe Skill Spell II
you wanl to takea dose look at whateverit is that is
glowing inside the crystaldome,lurn to 538. If you
would ratherexploreelsewherein the west wing, tum
to j6, if you want to return to lhe BronzeStride,tum
to7
You slip the two long Dragonbonemaster-keys inLo
the locks in the crystaldoorsand lhey open In front
of you a great woodm stairway risesin a graceful
curveLoan archwayhigh above.The greatfaw Arch
way is apLlynamed:it appearsto be craftedfrom the
jawboneof somermpossiblyvast,repLilianmonster,a
deathlyleprousyellow-whitein colour,forbiddingin
277
its sheer size and grim appearance.You sLepforward
and, as you do, the doors behind you slam shut. A
gloating,eerielaughmocksyou as il resonates around
thehigh-vaultedchamberof the stairway;Zagorararaits
you, and you will not retum alive unlessyou have
slainhim! You stride forward grimly and begin your
ascentof the stairway.
Someminuteslater, you throw open lhe grearooors
below the Jaw Archway and grit your leeth as you
senselhe heacherousness of n'haLlies beforeyor.r.A
corridor shetchesoul some twelve metres into the
distance, and its walls are linedwith skullssel inLothe
stone The walls look as if the skulls where tfuown
into liquid stonewhich Lhencongealed, trappingthem
on its surfaceThe effectis deeplydislurbingand, as
you edge forward towards a chamber you can see
ahead,you have to fight backa rising senseof panic.
Clearly some magic here is affecting yoq making you
swealand tremblewith fed! If you can (andwish to)
casta lump spellhere,tum to 16r If you carurol,or
do not wish to, do this,tum to 296
27E-2Ao
t78
IF you have lhe higher Attack Strength Lhis Attack
Round, fum to sag. If Zagot has the higher Attack
qrrpnofh h'm t- rrE
The glaringlight of your spellrevealsa highly unpleas
ant scenewithin the FeastHall, for the tablesand
chairs are crawling with fat, sleek, black rats! You
makea mentalnote not to go in there!You decideto
tale a chanceand open the door in the west wall of
the kitchen,and you find that beyond it lies a small,
narrow passageway, off which you see a couple of
tiny boxroomsthe domesticservantsmust haveoccu-
picd. and 'ome large lardercupboards. lt's highly
unlikelytheres anythingedibleleft after all these
years,but, if you want [o makea searchof Lhem,tum
lo z7 Otherwise,turn to 576 and searchelsewherein
lhe castle
2Eo
You are standing in the middle of a north-facing
passa8eOn your left is a door bearinga .eramic
plaquewith a srlvercrown design.To your right is a
plainwoodendoor.Directlyaheadof you, the Passage-
2aa-2az
way ends at an east-we9tjunclion. Explore an area
you havenot visitedbefore.Will you:
Open lhe door to your leit? Turn to a12
Open the door to your nght? Turn to 55l
Headfor the passagejunction? Turn to 4j
28a
The room beyondihe door here is a crossbetweena
torture chamberand a mad wizard'slaboratory It is
slrewn with bonesand huge jars filled with the limbs
and organsof variouscreatures,and you hastilyavert
your eyesfrom the gruesomescene.If you decideto
searchLhisfoul placethoroughly,Lumto jo5. Other-
wise,turn to 51 Losearchelsewhere.
282
The bedchamber ofthe kings of Amadllia lies before
you; looLedand ransacked, ljttie of valueremainsin it.
You find a single Gold Pieceon the floor here bul
thaL'sall so you leave,and now you mustopena door
in the Throne Room which you haven'LinvestigaLed
before.Will this be:
The door in lhe west wall? Turn to j9o
The centraldoor in the north wall? Turn to 91
The eastemmost door in the no h
walll Tum to 244
243-244
283
You forceopenone of Lhedoorsinsrdethe templeand
fud two Orcs clad in part-armoLrtwith weapons
readied.One of them turnsto faceyou while the other
standsover lhe coweringbody of a terrified,middle
agedman.dre*ed in !\hite robesand 11ingproneon
the floor. One of the Orcs lets fall a crystal vial of
liquid he was clearlyjust about to dnnk. You haweto
fighl, but makea note that if you wrn the combathere
you will be able to take thts vial of liquid It is a
magicalPotionof InvisibiliLyandcanbe drunl(immedi
ately before any one combat Its effectslast for the
durationof that combat,and during thrs lime you car
subtract: from the Attack Strengthof your enemies,
srnceLheycannotseeyou easily(this doesnot work
againstZagor or any Dragon) Now, i[ you wanl to
atlack the Orc facingyou, hlm lo f5. If you want to
atLackLhesecondOrc, you cando so,but lhe first Orc
will get rn a free blow againslyou as you force your
way pasthim, so you must lose 2 STAMINA Pornts If
you decideto atLackLhesecondOrc anyvray,tum Lo
a7r.
244
Trying Lo flee is hopeless;the yells of the Orc leader
soonsummona hordeof Orcs lrom nearby rooms and
245-2aG
lhey swiftly despalchyou. You end up as a tasry
roast,a chargefrom the Orc's usualdiet of rats.Your
adventureendshere
2E5
As you openthe caskel,a suddengust of foul-smelling
wind blows ihrough the room. The chaoLicand evil
magicof Zagorhasbeendrawnto the bodyof thepriest,
and in a maiter of secondsthe body decomposes and
beginsto crawlwith maggots Honibly, the comrpted
corpselhen sits bolt upright and its lividly glowing
eyeballsglareat youas itreachesout with skeletalhands
to strangleyoul If you want to Free, you canTesfyour
Skil/;ifyou aresuccess{ul, n:n beforeyou cancome
you
to harm,so turn to J99 to exploreelsewhereIfyou fail
or if you chooseto fighl, turn to 50.
2E6
The dreadedComdor of Fearawaitsyou - can you
sustainyour will andnotbe sloweddownby the terrible
phantomsof fearand despairLhaLawaiLyou here?Tesf
youtLuck-If y or ateLucky,you get Lhroughthe conidor
in 5o seconds; ifyou areUnlucky,it takes1ooseconds(a
Potion of Flying will not alter these times).With
mountingdesperation you raceeveronwards;Lumto 8!
 , 4,

28'
The greenJacquered door opensreadily,and the cham-
ber beyond appearsvery strangefor it is filled with
dead vegetalion!You can see a wooden chest,half-
buried under trailing vines in the distance,so you
enter in order to take a closerlook As you do so, a
huge shapearisesfrom the half-rottenplani remains,
roughlyhLrman-shaped, the thing is composedof vines,
and iL reachesou[ for you, its knobbled'limbs'trailing
twitchingvinesalong lhe ground.If you want to flee,
tum to 5. If you decideto fight the Plant Golem,do
your besLto despachit swiftly- Each time the Plant
Golem wins an Attack Round, yolu rrrust Test your
Skill. If you fail, it has wrappedsome of its trailing
vines romd your legs and arms, rnaking it harder for
you to move fieely and ffght il, and you must subtract
r from your Attack Strength.It can do this up to three
times as lhe thing binds you tighter and tighter in its
suffocatinggrasp!

PLANTCOLEM SKILL 6 STAM IN A IJ

If you win, to your dismayyou 6nd as you open it

that the chesthere is not a Tower Chesbbut has a
heraldicdeviceparntedrnsiderts lid; this show6sev€n
red lions on a greenbackground.Insidethe chestyou
6nd 4 Gold Piecesand a Polion of Stamina,drinking
thrs restoressrAMrNA equal to half ibs -lritial total
(roundfractionsup) and you can drink it at any time
except during combat.Now, leaving Lhisroom and
entering the Passageof Hawks, will you head west
(tum bo5) or eastLothe crossroads(Lumho9t)?
2AA-290 29L-29t

288 AtLackStrength,you must tum immediatelyto jj6. If

Deduct any poinLsfrom the Mummy's srAMrNA if at any time you cast a spell againslthe hag, turn to
you havealreadystruckit wiLha fiery atta&. 209.
S K ILL
GREAT MUMMY sKrLL10 srAMrNA22
HAC 8 9
If you wiry you presson along fhis accursedcorridor WACKETTHE CAT 8
Lowardsa cavemouschamberbeyond As you ap-
proach,swirlingpatlernsof lighl flashfiom the cham- lfyou wrn,Lurnto 575
ber, and you have to screw up your eyesin a squint Lo
294
seewhat is inside.Turn Lo18o
This is a Tower ChestlIf you open lhi\ without
triggeringany trap, you may Sain 1 LUCKpoinL.Tum
289
to 252
You must Testyour tlct while yor.r are pleading that
you do noL yrant to aLtackthe Dark El[ If you are
Lu&y, he won't attack tum Lo23a If you areUnlu&y, A whirl of green stars will fly {rom the on1'x staff
he atLacksimmedialelyydth a brilliant bolt of fue as upon command cirding the Dragon's head and bury-
he completeshis spell; deduct 4 points from your ing themselves in it, causinggreat pain. One slar will
sraMINA becauseof Lheaction of the searingflames, be impaledin LheDragon'shead eachAtlacl Round,
and you must now either fighl (tum lo 25E) or flee up to the eighth (if Lhecombatlaststhal long). Each
(tum to a9a). star will causethe Dragon Lo lose 2 STAMINA points.
after the first slar has struck it, you may sublract2
290
from its Atlack Skengthdue to iLspain and confusion.
You have to fight the hag and her cat, Wacket, If you have spenta Magic Point Lo activatethe staff,
together The hag will cast a Fireballspellat you rn you can unleashthis effectas soon as you get on to
the 6rct two Attack Rounds(if she has lhe highest lhe Dragon'splat{orm but how will you get there?
Attack Strength,you will have to lose 5 sraMrNA Will you,
points from the 6ery assault).Afterwards,she will
attack you vvith her poisoneddagger (lose 1 poinL Use a Potion of Flying (if you have
from your srluru becauseof the yr'eapor!plus 1 onel Tum to j64
exlra point from the poison) The caLwill try to bite Climb one of the ropeladders? T:uur\to 272
you; if it succeeds,
you rnust lost 1 sraMINA point, Enter Lheswirling vorte>qhoping to
but, rf you rc1711 ot 12 on the dice for the cat's be carried upwards? Tum lo 534
295-294
293
The Colossuscollapses at lasUWeary with the effort,
you drag yourself over Lo the wooden ch€st and
examineit carefullyThe smallshielddesignon its lid
showsa pair of yellow goblelson a blue background.
lnsidethe chestyou find 3 Gold Pieces,a MagrcRing
and a scrollwith ihe Skill Spellwrilten on it cain I
LUCKpoint! Now it's time to searchelsewhere. If you
haven'texploredeverythingin the barracksarea,you
can open Lheyellow door (fum to zo5) or searchthe
dormitodesand paraddroomsthoroughly(turn to rz);
you can leave Lhebarracksand explore
alLernatively,
elsewhere(turn Lo64).
'ii,."
294
Ihrs secretchamberwasusedby the rnightrestdefend-
poinl of Current and Initial sfiu or 2 points of
Current and lrifinl STAMTNAYou do not have to
transmuteyour LUCKln Lhisway if you do not wish
to do so, however and the transmutafionwill be
tempoEry (affectin8only your combat with ZaAot\
Choosewhat you wanl to do here, then be sure to
295-296
Searchingthrough the cavern,you must ea{ a xrear;
eventuallyyou find a passagewayhidden behind a
Iargeboulderthat you pushasidewith much grunfing
and swealingat the exertion.The passage is dark and,
if you do not havea lantemor d Light spellto seeby,
you will stumbleand fall, losing 2 srAMrNApoints:
you must alsosubtract2 from your Attack Strengthin
any combaLshere (until you retum acrossthe rope
bridge).Peeringalong the winding and twisting tunnel,
you seea singleside-passage lo your right and,some
mekesfurtheralong,thepassage terminatesin anoLhet
smallercavem where you think you can see a faint
gleamof gold. If you want to take the sidepassage,
tum to 2o8 If you want to makefor ihe cavemahead,
296
It is desperatelyhard going, dragging yourselfeven
half-waydown this corridor Your feet feel as if your
bootsarelinedwith lead,andyour calvesacheabomin-
ably. TesLyour Luck. lf you are Lucky, you keep
trudging on as normal,buL if yor-:arc Unlucky you
mustJoser from your Cr:rrentsrrll scorefor as long
as you are in lhis corridor.You musLnow Tsslyo?/
Luck againl l( you are Lucky, tum to z5r. If you are
Unlucky, fum to gr7
29r294
I 299
297
You have a certarnamounl of time to get to the
Heartfires;you do noLknow how much time but from
now on you mustkeephackof lhe numberof seconds
it fakesyou to get lhere.If you have pickedup any
Cold Zagorc,you have already taken roo seconds.
You have Laken8o secondsfor eachporLionof provi-
sionsyou haveforceddown. EiLherdrinkrnga Potion
or castinga spell will have ta-kenyou zo seconds.If
you havedmnk a Potion of Flyng, however,you will
be able to move more swiftly and unlessyou are told
oLherwrse, you can halve the numberof secondsyou
take for all movementto LheHeartfires(you will be
told how many secondsyou need for varrousmove
mentsin laLerparagraphs). You may stop and perform
any of these aclions during your joumey, buL you
must add the appropriaLe numberof secondsto Lhe
time elapsed:if you want to performany acuon,you
mustmale a note of the paragraphnumberwhereyou
sLopand perform thal acLio&Lhentum Lo 255.Now
you pick up Zagor's body; tum to 85
294
A great slone stairway rises in {ront oI you, giving
accessLo the main level of the castle above and
bringing you closer to the Great Tower where Zagor
lies!As you crossa stonebridge,you feel strong magrcal
energies playing round you; you regain 4 points of
sr,lurra, r pornt of LUcK and 1 Magic Porntl Feeling
invigorated and refreshed,you open lhe door at the lop
of lhe stairway and stlde acrossan empty chamber to
another door in the far wall; you open it Tum to 399.
299
The Zagor-Demon screamsits fury {rom its fell
throne-'You dare standbefore me?I have not been
banished{rom my own world to be confrontedby a
wretch like youl'He spits contemptand ftgel Now
batlle is truly joined. Zagor slards at the head of
the sleps,preparingto cast a deadly spell.His sKrLL
score is 16 (lessa reducLionfor any Golden Talis-
mansyou may have),so use this to work out Attack
Strengths and keep hack of the damage you do to
him (you may subtractLhisfrom his suurNe score
when you finally gel inLo hand-to-handcombal with
him) You can either try to geL closer to him or
altackhjm from a distance.lf you want to get near
io him, you can use a Potion of Flying, if you have
one (tum Lo j83), run up the steps(tum to 2o7)
or you have a third option: if you suspecLthe steps
may be trappedand if you have a magicalweapon,
you can use some of the magic from that weapon
fo cleave Ll,uoughLhe steps and create a passage
upwards;if you do this, however, you will lose at
least some of the magic your weapon has (if you
choose this option, tum to r3.5).If you want to
standyour groundand attackZagor from a distance-
at leastto begin with chooseone of the following
oPnons:
Use a catapult? Tum to 349
Use a spell? Tum to 278
Use a bow? Turn Lo 249
Use a Magic Arrow? Tum to 95
Throw acrd? Tum to 169
 300
'Pandemonium' would be a modestdescriptionof the
Throne Room which lies behind the iron clad doors.
The room is filled wjth drooling, mindlesscreatures
slobberingandgrrmacingat one another.in one comer,
somethingthat may once have been an Elf plucks
randomlyat a seven,sLringed instrum€nt,pickingout a
hideousrefrain.A lethargicOgre thumpsperiodically
at a tympanito add fo the drn,while mindlessCoblins
blow into conchesand flutes Howevet not everyone
here is a mrndlesscreatue,many of the monstersare
capableand dangerous- Nearestyou aretwo armoured
Orcs,then four GreatOrcsare standingtogelher,then
come lwo Orc mutants,and behindthem is a pair of
Zombieswearingebony-black circlets roundtheirheads.
Behind theIl! in the far drstance,the figure of Thulu,
GreatChieftainof the Orcs,siLs,semi-comatose, on his

Potionof Invisibihty,lum to 19. Otherwise,tum to 39.

304
The monsLerinside the foul-smellingroom l€apsout
to attackyoul The giant spiderhereis coveredin foul
smellingslimeand ordure,so you must deduct1 point
f?omyour Attack Strengthwhen ffghting it sincethe
stenchnauseatesand w€akensyou (unlessyou are
Stubble,who suffers no penalty)- Your monstrous
enemyraisesits slmeJripping mandiblesand massive
clackingclawsto strikeyou downl
302
CIANT SPIDER sxrLL7 STAM I N A 8
If you win but the Ciant Spiderstruckyou evenonce,
you now have a foul diseasefrom the 6lth and muck
on rts body - Blood Piague!If fhis is left tmtreated,
you developsepticboils and painful soresover your
body, and you will lose r point from your Cunentand
Irilirl srAMrNAeachfime you entera room with any
monsterin it. If your Inifiul srAMrNAscorercaches
zero,you die. Yor.rmrls[ talcecarewhereyou explore,
and seekhelp swiitlyr you need a Healer,or Plague
Antidote,lo restoreydur t ifirl srAMrNAand curethe
plague Thereis none to b€ found in the chamberthe
GiantSpideroccupied,for this areais sirnplythe castle
lafrines,befouledby Orcs and utterly disgustinSTum
to 218 to exploreelsewhere.
302
As you raceaway, a deeprumblingsoundrisesfrom
the belly of the Mutant behind you and a wave of
conosive acid splashesacross your baclq lose I
srAMlNApoinLs.If you are still aliveyou run for dear
lrfe back to the passage
beyond the laboratones,then
down to its end,vowing neverto returnherelTum to
43-
303-504
503
You find z vials containing powerh.rl, lime-green cono-
sive acidamongthe equipmentrn this laboratory.You
can use the vials in combat by flingrng them al an
enemy rnsteadof using a weapon;tf you have the
higher Attack Strength,the acid hits and causes4
points of damage.It may alsobe usefuJin other ways
too Now tum to 51 to searchelsewhere.
304
Belore you confront your nemesis,do two things.
FirsL,mal<esureyou have a recordof all the bonuses
you have to your Altack Strengthin the combat to
come,and what magicyoLlmay be able to use(don't
iorget that a PoLionof Invisibility js uselessagainst
Zagor).Second,counLup how many GoldenTalismans
andSilverDaggersyou havecollectedfrom the Tower
Chestsyou have opened.EachGoldenTalismanyou
possessreducesZagols sxrr-r (as shown in a laLer
paragraph) by 1 pornt,eachSilverDaggeryou possess
reduceshis srAMrNAscore(as shown in a laler para-
graph)by 2 pointg so be sureto makethe appropriate
reductionswhen the time comes Now you sLandin
the Throne Room of the ZagoFDemon Your ariver-
saryawaitsyou; hrm to j9r.
3o5-3o6
I 3o7-3oE
305
At the very last momenLyou ffnd a slidingpanel on
the west wall of the pitl You struggleto forceil open,
then hide in the pitch darknessbeyond Above you,
Orcish voices growl 'Wrelchedthing's set itselJorf
again,'one of the Orcs yelis 'Bettertell Skunkhead to
reseLthe lever'You have Lo wait a long time before
you can be sure that the Orcs have really gone, so
yori must eat a meal.Ratherthan re-enterthe pit, you
decideto dimb up LhesLonestepson the other sideof
the secretdoor, and you follow a winding passageto
another secret door. Stepping out of it, you 6nd
yourselfemerSrngfrom a hiddenwall-panelai the far
easternend of the Passageof Hawks Setting off
wesLwards, you reacha crossroadsi to the north, the
piL traphasclearlybeenreset.If you decideto explore
fhat way agarr turn lo j89. If you would ratherhead
on westwardsto the mrd-waypoint of the Passageway
of Hawks in order to searchsomewhereyou haven't
exploredyet, tuJn[o 5.
306
The magicalcirclesar€protective,the occupantof this
room is clearlyterrifiedof someform of magicalattack
by a wizard,and you guesshe isn't going Lo parley
with you If you tradespellsin combatwith the Dark
Elf who lives here, you must subtract2 from your
Altack Strengthwhen you cast a spell becauseof
thesedefencesIf you want to attackthe Dark Elf, Lum
to r58. lf you decideto run, tum boa98
307
Test llo t L ck If you are Lucky, you find a hand
caLapultwith a glowing black stone ln its leather
pouchn'hich certainlyprovesinteresting.You canuse
this to attackfrom a distancemuch like usrn8a bor ',
but if you hit your opponenLwith it, he w l lose 6
srAMrN^points becauseof the powerfulenchantment
on the stone-You can get only one shot from the
catapult,however,and you cannoLuse iL in hand-to-
hand combat(if you are Stubbleor Sallazaryou must
subtractr from your srrlr when usingthis unfamiliar
weapon).If you are Unlucky, you do not 6nd this
weapon.Tum to 52 to exploreelsewherein the east
wing of the castle,or tum to t Loretum to LheBronze
Stride.
304
Tall and silent,Domck's ghost standssolemnlybefore
you. Donick feil on his own sword in order to avoid
the rlread6:1lorh:resof lhe Demon;his spidt, though
trouble4 is not insane,unlikeso many of the caslle's
ghosts You LellDomck about your quest and what
309 5ao-aa
you have achievedHe is impressed,but he shakes 3ao
his head sadly. 'Unspeakableevil lies in the Creat You fall to your kneesto tip lhe body o[ the Zagor-
Tower Beyond the Crystal Doors lies not only the Demon into the chasmof the Hearthres;as you do so
monster who is taking demonic form even as we however, you lose your balanceand pitch forward
speak,but also a mighty War Dragon.To overcome yourself!You have savedAmarillia,and the bardsof
one would be rhe stuff oI legend.To slay both - it the land will sing their songs, guaranLeeing your
is hard to believe thal even one such as yourself everlastingfamethroughoutall the lands. . but they
could accomplishsuch a thing' He ponders for a will be a posthumoushonourl
moment. 'But, perhaps,the Orb of the Templar .
that might help. Listen:nexl door to thrs place Lhe
Crand Templar of thg Court prowls the shadows
still He is a mindlessthing, hrs heart and will de,
stroyed by fell magic, and he is very powerful If you
searchbehlnd the fireplacein his chambers,you will
find a secret comparLment. Some power may still
reside in the Orb He always used it in baltle lo
slrengLhenhimself.Thal is all I can teli you' The
ghost fades slowly from vrew. If yor.rhave already
been in the Templar'schambers,you set off th€re
aSain noy,.i tum to j48. lf you have nol visited
themyet, fum to 228

309
As you open the casket,the body of the p est ris€sto
1tsfeet and,its facesuffusedwith fury, pointsthe staff
aLyou and hurlsyou oul of this chamberwith a great
bolt of magrcalforce. If you are Sallazar,deduct:
poinLsfrom your srAMrNAandtum to 599. Otherwise,
you lose 4 srAMrNA points and are teleportedto
anotherpart of the castle.Roll one drce.If you roll r
or 2, tum lo 599, if you roll 3 or 4, tum to 268; if you
roll 5 or 6, tum to 78.
\aa
'But there'sanothersword aswell; only you could make
bestuseof that.It's currentlyownedby a knight.I don't
know whelherit's alive,or whaLit is; all I've seenwith
my limitedmagrcis a realbruteof a thing, cladheadto
toe in sprked,blackplate mail. I know it's behindthe
northem doors along the Bronze Stdde, lhe great
passageway north of lhe ThroneRoom'Retum to 22.
Bethel'schambershave been ransackedbul, to your
surprise,a shortswordis lying on the table- and three
dead Orcs are lying on the floorl The bloodstains
round their bodieslook relativelyfresh,too As you
areponderingLhisscene,the swordspeaksro your
'l'm an Orc-slayingsword,' it murmursnonchalanLly
(anda bit needlessly,given the presence
of the corpses
'lf
here). you have magicalsirength,I can help you I
just looekilling Orcs But I n€edmagic to help me to
fighl to the b€stof myabilityl'
If you wanL to take and use this sword, you need
Ma8ic Points to useit effecLivelyIf you are fighting
any kind of Orc, you can spend r Magic Point to The huge War Dragon 6ghts with the fury and might
activatethe sword This can be done in addition to that decimatedCastle Argent's defendersCan you
makinga normalattack,buf not in addiiion to casting possrbly ih Furl?If you do nol havea rragic
a spell When you havedoneso,roll one dice,and add 'unive
weapon, you cannoLaffectthe War Dragon,and you
z to lhe number rolled For thrs number of Attack will perishhere!
Rounds,the sword wrll fly throughthe air and attack
any srngleOrc (includingGreat Orcs, Mutant Orcs, WAR DRAGON sK rLL15
etc.,but not Thulu, the Orc chieflain)you can seern When lhe War Dragon wins an Attack Round, roil
the room where combal is Lakingplace You may one dice to determinelhe type of atlack il has used
choosewhich Orc to strike Eachtime it strikes,its and the damageit inflicts
iargetmristlosej srAMrNApoinlsrThe swordatLacks
only Orcsin lhis way, howevet nol any other kind of DiceRa Attack and Dafiage
monsLer Once iLs altacks are expended,you can Claw sLrike:lose z sreMrNA points
alwaysuse anotherMagic Point to activateit again. 3 Bite: lose j srAMrNA points
Now you can make a generalsearchof the rooms 4 Tail sweep (glancingblow): lose r
here,if you haven'tdone so (tum to 159),or retun to srAMrNApornl
the main passagewayoulside and searchelsewhere Fire breath:lose 4 srer'.rINapornts
(turn to 4j). If you win, tum !o :62.
 34-5a6

314
ln a small,barechamberbehindthe door a figureclad
head to toe in lacqueredblack plate mail conhonts
you- 'Prepareto die,'he saysemotionlesslyas he hefts
a greal, two handedsword to strike at you. Terror
gripsyou: you must do batlle with the Dark Knight of
CastleArgenll If you have an onyx slaff wrlh you,
tum to 24a If you do not, fight onl
DARKKNIGHT S K ILL 11 STAM IN A 1 7

If you win, and iI you are Braxus,tum immedialelyto

46 Otherwise,tum to j95

545
Perhapsthe capricrous Eli will talk to yoo but maybe
he prefersnot to Roll two drce.Add -z to the total
rolled if you are Stubble(sjncethe Elf doesn'Liike
Dwarfs much), and subtract 1 if you have a thief
hirelingwith you. If you bribe the Elf with somegold,
he is more Lkely to talk; you musl offer him 4 Gold
Pieces(in which caseyou can subtract3 from the
numberrolled) If the ffnaltotal is I or higher tum to
r59 lf the totalis 7 or less,turn to 9

3a6
'Thankyou, you haveservedme well,' you say to the
little scampof a thief He offersto sell you one 6nal
object:he hasa lockpickhe uses,and he offersthis to
you for 2 Gold Pieces.If you buy this,you can usejl
for openingTower Chests;using a Jockprcr<, you are
allowed to Tesfyour Still when opening Tower ChesLs
and tryinS to avoid the traps(lhis savesLUCKpoinLs,
517-5aa
and thusis very useft l). Decidewhetheror not to buy
this,thenreh.rmLothe paragraphyou camefrom.
347
You didn't spoLthe concealedpit trap in time.You fall
severalmetreson to hard stone;deduct: points from
your STAMINA- You daw your way backup and out,
but you cannotrestoreyour sraMINA straightaway
by eating food, drinking a Potion, or by any other
means;you are jusl Loodesperateto get throughthis
corridor.Tum to 261..
5a8
You have entereda huge drill hall, a marchingsquare
with bannersand replicaweaponslining the walls- or
suchas remain after Lherampagingsof the servantsof
the Demon. A half-bumed pile of smashed-upweap-
onry and tom pennantsand bannerclies aLthe foot of
the lar wall. Far above yo|, greaL oak-beamscdss-
crossthe cerling.If you wanLto walk over and search
Lhroughit, hrm to 394, but beware,your fooLfallsecho
loudly rn this high-ceilinged chamber!AltemaLively,
you can leaveand open the door opposileyou (turn
to zo) or male for the doubledoorsat the fai end of
the enlrancehall (tum to :25)
349-324
349
Your spellhasno effecton Zagor,because he had cast
a Magic Screenspellbeforeyou entered.Howevet fus
spellwill causeyou to lose r point from your CurenL
s<In and z points from your Cufient srAMrNA
(unlessyou too have a Magic Screenspell of your
onn, in which casethis is now dispelled).However,
his Magic Screenis now also dispelledand you can
attack him with spellsin later ALtackRounds.Tum
to 51
320
The lock on this door is srnashed, so you gently push
it open and find yourself in what must once have been
a great library Alas, the beautiful leather-boundbooks
and illuminaled manuscriptshave been deshoyed in an
orgy of senseless rampaging;lhe Orcshaveevenbuill
a bonlne of books and bookcases,though a few of the
latter still stand,empty and forlom, againstlhe walls.
There may be some dues lelt in the debrls, if you are
willing to spendsometime in searching. If you decide
to do this, you must eal a meal,then tum lo 57g. If
you decidethat this shambles isn't worth investigating,
tum to 5 and explore elsewhere.
As you casl your spell the door openssoundlessly,
and a mirthlessvoice saysgloatingly,'How good of
you lo wastea little of your pitifld magic on sucha
simpleliLtle spell Speakingfor myself,I would never
botherwith anythingas trivial as a trap on the door.
Do comeinl' Tum to 5o4.
32t-323
The design,thoughcrude,is clearlyihat of a Barbarian
Axe Someinluition tells you that the axe is magical,
perhapsa very powerfulweaponrn your hands.You
make a note to try to find this creaLure, Grool, who
possesses it and destroyhiml Now you cantry explor-
ing the nexi cell-block(tum to zro) or go elsewhere in
ihe jails (turn to 5r); rf you wish Loleavethe jails and
retumto the marncastle,fum Lof5Z
The wretchedghost of the court Jesterstandsbeforc
you- Hrs hair is white,prematurelyagedby the terror
of unspeakabletortures,and he is quite insane He
stretchesforwardto altackyou at once,and you know
that the combinationof his madnessand ghostly
por,verwould be Loo great for you Lo withsLard:one
touch from him could destroy your mind! You flee
back lo the BronzeStrrde,leavingthe moaningghost
prowling lhe wesl wing, to whrch you cannot now
retum.Tum Lo7.
3t4-3zo
324
You know you must fling lhe body of the Zagor-
Demon into the Heartfires.What you do not l:now is
how swiftiy you musl do this.You mustdecidenow
not knowng how much time you have,as the Great
Tower shuddersaround you - if you wish lo do
anything before yoLr begrn your descenlwith the
body. You caa performas many acLionsas you wisb
eaLingsomeProvisions,drinkinga PoLionor castinga
spell are Lhe mogt obvious options Decide whrch
achonsyou wish to take beforeyou set off for the
Heartfues,Lhentum to 297.
Everything here is as it appearsto be, lifelessand
decayed-You havemerelywastedtime,and you must
eata m€alduringyour search-Tum to5: lo searchelse-
326
You needr5o secondsLodimb down safely,burdened
wilh a body. Tum to 286 Lopressonwardsl
 32r328

Pushingopen the blue door, you find yourselfin the

Royal Statuary:greal,life-sizedstatuesof the kings of
Amarillia once lined the grand, blue-fleckedmarbled
walls here They are shatberednow - possibly by
magic,you suspect:fiery blast-marks pepperthe walls
behindthe remarnsof the statuesHowevet there is
one slatu€herelhaLremainsintact:rt is severarmerrcs
high, and it comes Lo life with a very threatening
Sestureas you enter, An expressionless w;mior in
shape,the enomous statue has a massive,spike4
stoneclub in one stone6st and a long, sienderwhip in
the other It is clearlya formidableenemy Behindit
you can seea wooden chest,decoratedwith a small
heraldicsymbol of somekind, so it's guardingsome-
thing which may be valuable.If you decidelo fight it,
you must do so immediately,tum to 126. Altema-
Lively,you can flee by closingthe door here;rn that
case,will you:
Open the yellow door, if you haven't
done so already? Tum to 2o5
Searchthe barracksthoroughly,if you
haven'tdone so? Tum to a2
Leavethe barracksand explore
elsewhere? Tum to 64

324
You have acquireda magicalPotion of your choice:
you may havea Potionof Luck,of Staminaor ofFlying.
You may drinl a Potion at arly time except during
combat,ard the elfecls are as follows, a Potion of
 J2n5a
55t-373
spendhere However,on your way backto the main
road you shmble acrossa smallstonewell, which has
no bucketsbesideit and no mechanism
for drawingup
water.Then you rememberdimly that therewas sau

329

nrinsif you haven'tdone so (tum to 359) or makelor

the castleifself(tum to r9z).

explore(fum lo j99) or go to the west to the north

tuming of the passage
(tum to 1f.1)-
with keyholescraftedin yellowed bone set into the
530 crystal.If you are Braxlrs,tum Lo 1aj now. If you
wanf to open the easLdoor here,not having done so
before-,lurn lo 1r4. lf you want to try lo open the
crystallrnedoors.fum to 135.

The parchmentstaLesthat the two deadDwarfs were

There is neiLhertreasurenor anyfhing elseof use to
yo! amonSthe razedand lootedbuildingson the east
srdeof town. You musteat a mealduringthe time you
wariors come to seek the Stonehammer, a mighty
maSicalweaponcraftedby the Graaitesmrths of Grun
dia centuriespast.The Dwarfs clearlybeltevedthat a
monstrousHellhom Champion- whateverthal may
be, you have never heard of such a monster- had
possessionof this great weaponand that it is hidden
somewherein the west wing of the castle above.
Sadly,they perishedat the ha;ds of Orcs beforethey
554-335
couldretrievetheir sought-afterprize.If you are Stub-
ble,gain 1 LUCKpoinLfor leamingaboutthis weaponl
Now you must s€arch€lsewhere,wrth the hope of
obtaining this wondroushammerto urge you on in
your arduousqueslitum Lo218
5J4
You are lifLedup by the vortex at some speeduntil
you reach the undersideof the Dragon's platform,
which you hit hard;lose 6 srAMrNApoinls!Now you
have to claw your way to the edge of lhe platform
and clamberover its side. Test'your Skill.Il you are
successful, the Dragonwakesonly as you scrambleon
to the platform;gain 1 LUCKpoint and tum to 5r5 lf
you fail, the Dragon is sitting awaiLingyour anival;as
you try to make your way over the side of the
platform,it smacksyou hard with its paws,knocking
you fo the ground where you becomea spreading
stainon the floo4 your adventureendshere
RacingbackLowardsthe cavernin order to get to the
rope bridgeand safely,horribedyou seea conidor of
fire sprrngup as lhe ghostly wizard lays down a wall
of flamesrn front of you. Deduct 5 points from your
STAMINA. If you are still alive, you run for your ii{e
and drag yourself acrossthe rope bridge, braving lhe
6res below, and you manage somehow to scramble
acrosssafely Cain 1 LUCKpornt for this fortunale
escape,but behindyou the rope bridge collapsesand
now you cannoLreturn acrossthe hery cavern,Turn
to 557 to fhd somewhere elseto search.
ii6-fi4
336
The cat'sbite goesdeep,and you are paralysedby its
5alivalYour ddventureendshere,deieatedby a cati
This door has a small,green,crystallinelod! and the
only way to open it is to use a greencrystalkey lf
you have sucha key, you know the nameof Lheman
you fook it from.Converthis nameto a number,using
t h ef o rmu laA = 1 , 8 = z , C = 3 a nd s o o n , t h e n
add the numberscorrespondinglo lhe lelters in the
nameand frnallydouble that total Tum to lhe para-
graph wth Lhatnr.rmber. If you don't have this key,
you musLsearchelsewhere; turn to j99.
334
The dim image of the Crown of Kings car be seen
inside the dome Long removed lo Sanctuary,this
magicalheasureof Amarilliaoncecuredand healedall
who came to view it, and somethingof its curative
power still remain. By restinghere,you may regain5
points of lost sr^MINA and have any singleform of
plaguecured (if you are sufferingfiom any form of
this malady). However, since only one person can
benefit only once fiom the healing magic of the crown
eachweek,you won't be able to retum here as often
as you pleasefor repeatedhealing!Tum to 56 to
exploreelsewhere in the west wing, or tum to Z if you
want Loretum to the BronzeStride.
 33r340

339
ln this subtenaneanroom there is a vast jumble of
fumishingsand bac-i-brac,and all the walls are in-
scribedwith magicalsymbolsand signs.You seethe
single occupantof the room, a cowering,emaciated
Dark Elf wth a thin daggerin one hand and a small
trail of fue ashdrifting from the other as he prepares
to casta spellat you. If you are Sallazar,
you canmake
out what the magicalwall-desrgnsmean,so turn to
3o6 Otherwise,you haveseveraloptionshere Ifyou
want to atLackLheDark EU,tum to 25E.lf you would
ratherparley,do you think you know what his na-'ne
is? If you do, convert lhat name to a number using
the codeA = LR = z, C = I and so on. Add
toSether the numbers correspondrngto the letters in
his name,therrturn to the paragraphwrth that number
(unlessthe nameyou guessis the first word in that
paragraph,you are wrong, and you will be forcedto
fight; make a note to turn to 258 if this happens).If
you don't know his name,but you still want to parley
with him, lum to 289 If you decideto makea run for
it, turn to a98

340
You 6nd a huge pile of gold corns,all with the Z
symbolon one side and a likenessof Zagor'sfaceon
the other side You grab as many as you can - 5;o
Gold Zagors and shove them into your backpack
Shriekinghowls of a magicalgale are beginningto
race around at the top of the Creat Tower! Tum to
344-542 343

344 nextcell block(fum to zro) or moveon elsewhere in the

The guards here are formidable- and hornble iails(tum to Sr); if you wish to leavethe jailsaltoSether
enemiesThe Hellhoms,which Zagor drew with him andretum to the maincastle,tum Loj57_
frorn some plane of nightmareand chaosstandwell
over two met.es tall and hold great whips in their 343
monstrousclawedhandsPowerfuland muscular,these The legcndaryHall of Heroeslies behind this door.
creafuresare nevertheless taintedwith chaosand dis All the greaiestwarriorsand kniShtsin Amarilla had
ease;rotting fleshhangsfrom their skelefalfacesand their portraitsplacedhereand,surprisingly,they have
they are well named- their homs are power6ll and not been defaced.Enterin& you gaze sadly at the
theywill usethemto buLtyou wit[ aswell aswielding pdntings,realizingthat so many oi Amarrllia'stinest
theirwhips Forhmat€ly,one of the two Hellhomshere
was dozrn8when you enleredand is not immedialely
ready to fighl. For the first threeAttack Rounds,you
frght,oneagainstone,with a singleHellhorn;thereafter,
you must tight both Tum to az4 to fighfl

Otcs. Test!4aurSpotSkill; t you are successful,

tum
lo 581 If you fail, you spot noLhing unusual,so
now you must leaveand exploreelsewhere; you can
go south and then eastwards(turn to J99) or north-
wardsto the Passageof Hau'ks(turnio rrr).

J42
Your searchis longindeed,youmusteatiwo mealshere
However, among the graffiti scrawledon cellblock
wallsyou pick up somescrapso{ informalion 'Healing
view crown. . westwing' rspainstakingly etchedon
onewall,while anothershowsthe symbolofa greataxc
with the word 'Grool'scrawledbelow lf you areAnvar,
furn to 122 Otherwise,you cannow ify exploringthe
344-342
344
The guards here are formidable- and horrible
enemiesThe Hellhoms,which Zagor drew wrth hrm
from some plane of nightmareand chaossland well
over two mekes tall and hold great whips in therr
monstrousclawedhands Powerfuland muscular,these
creaturesare neverthelesstainLedwith chaosand dis
ease;roLtingfleshhangsfrom thet skeleLal facesand
they are well named their horns are powerful and
theywill usethemto butt you with, aswell aswielding
theirwhips.Fortunat€ly,one of the two Hellhornshere
was dozingwhen you enteredand is not immediately
ready to 6ght For the 6rst three Attack Rounds,you
6ght,oneagainstone,wifh a singleHellhorn;thereafLer,
you mustfight both.Tum to r74 to 6ght!
542
Your searchis longindeed; yoLrmusteat two mealshere
Howevet among the graffili scrawled on cellblock
walls you pick up some scrapsof informaLion 'Heahng
- view crown west wing'is painstakinglyetchedon
one wall, whrle another shows the symbol of a great axe
with the word 'Grool' scrawledbelow Ifyou are Anvar,
lum to j22 Otherwise, you can now tly exploring the
543
nextcell-block(lumto z10)or moveon elsewhere in the
jails(turn to 51)jif you wish to leavethe;arlsaltogether
andretum to the maincastle,turn Loj57
343
The legendaryHall of Heroeslies behind Lhisdoor.
Al1 the greatesfwaniors and knighls in Amarilliahad
therrportraitsplacedhereand,surprisingly,they have
not been defaced Entering,you gaze sadly al lhe
paintinSs,realizint that so many of Amarillia'sffnest
waniorsmust haveperishedin the terible war against
the Bone Demon and its armies One painting in
particularcatchesyour eye:it depictsa platemail'clad
knight with flowing auburnhair and greeneyes;this
youlh is hewingdown a groupof Orcssingle-handedly
while an airbornesword flies about him striking at
Orcs as well! Unfortunately lhe plaque under this
painting has been [om away possibly by irate
Orcs TesLyour SpotSkll; it you are successtul, tum
to 38r. If you fail, you spot nothing unusual,so
now you musi leaveand exploreelsewhere; you can
go south and then eastwards(tum to 399) or north-
wardsto the Passage of Hawks(tum to rt).
544-346
344
TestVotltLuck If you areLucky,tum to ao7.If yo:uarc
Unlucky,turn to 5or
345
A huge chamber,createdby knocking down walls
b€tweenvariouscastlerooms, lhis once houseilthe
Dragon hatcherieso[ the demonic servantsof the
castle,but the eggs rn their regularrows have long
sinceshrivelledand dried up here The atmosphere is
eerie;yoLrare standingrn a giganLicDragon mauso-
leum. If you want to searchit thoroughly, turn to
g7o Otherwrse you ]eave and search elsewhere;
rurnto 52
346
The amount of noise you make yelling out your
challengewakesthe Dragon-Wrth a mixed expression
of hatred and cont€mpt,it waves a paw to sealthe
entrancelo its chamberso you cannoLescape It
simplystayswhereit rs and breaLhes
a rapidsuccession
of goutsof llameover you- You cannolhope to defeat
it from where you stancl and you are bumL to a
cinder.
547
347
The door here is wedged hght but you managedto
forceiL open,and you find yourselfrn a smithy There
is a greal forge-fuein the south wall, but iLs flames
have long been dimmed Any weaponsor armour
once here have evidently been looled, but you may
takea strong iron rod you End here.If in fuLureyou
are askedLo Testyour Skill Lo force open a lockedor
tightly shui door, you may subtractr from the loLal
rolled for using lhis strongbar to help you open the
door Leavrnglhis room and looking east along the
corridoroppositelhe dooa you can seetwo doors to
your left. The first of lheseis particularlystrong,and
containsa heavy lo&. You should now explore an
areayou haven'tenleredbefore,so willyou:
Open lhe 6rst door along Loyour
left? Tum to ro5
Open Lheseconddoor along Loyour
left? Turn to 269
Head backsouthand search
elsewhere? Tum fo jZ5
348-349 55e554

744
To searchbehind the fireplace,you have to plunge
your handsinto the magical6re, and you must also
Tesfvout Skill. You lose 3 srAMrNA points for the
damagethe fire causes you, and if you fail, you do not
panelDorrick told you of. You can try
find the secreL
again by Testing your Skll. as mary firre' J' you
wish, bul eachtime you will sufferdamagefrom the
magical6rc If you finally succeed, iurn to 142. If you
wart to abanclon your atlemptto find the secrelpanel,
tum to s6 to explore,elsewhere
550
Thereis a very carefullyconcealedportalwhich opens
into a small chamberhere. You can senseMagical
energiesplayrng aroundinside this chamber,though
you haveno ideawhat they miSht do to you, should
you enter If you decideto enteranyway,tum to 294
Otherwise,yoLrmust open the obherdoor here,either
normally(turn to 5o4) or by usingan Open spell([um
ro 324).
349
ComputeAttack Strengthsas normal.If you use ihe
one shot magicalstonehere,and you have the higher The Eli flinchesat the mentron of Zagor's name.'I
Aitack Strengih,you damageZagor. If he has the reallywouldnt use the Z-word round here.Wallshave
higher Attack Strengfh,his spell drainsl point from ears,you l.now- More importantly,there are Lhings
your Current SKILLand 2 poinis from your Current that can oeep out of walls if they hear thai word
srAMrNA,and your sLonemisseshrm- If you have Well, to ffnd you-know-whoatop the GreaLTower,
alreadycasta spellagainstZagorandhavenof suffered you've got to 8et pastthe DragonDoors,north of the
any ill-effectsfrom one of Zagor'sspells,tum to gr Throne Room, along the BronzeStride And to do
Otherwise,turn to 299 to decidea courseof acfionfor that,you have Lohave the DragonboneKeys There's
thc next Attack Round,you cannotuse this magical one set in both the east and west wtngs Crool has
attackagain one set,for sure.'Retumto 22
148-149 J5c55a

344
To searchbehind the fireplace,you have to plunge
your handsinto the magicalfue, and you must also
TesLyour SklL Yotr lose 5 srAMrNApoints for the
damageLhefire causesyou, and if you fail, you do not
find LhesecretpanelDorrick told you of You can try
agailr,6y Tesfillgyour skill, as many times as you
wish, but eachtime you will sufferdamagefrom the
magicalfire. If you finally succeed,
tum to 142 If you
want Loabandonyour attemptto find the secretpanel,
lum to 36 to exploreelsewhere
350
Thereis a very carefullyconcealedporLalwhich opens
inlo a small chamberhere You can senseMagical
energiesplayjng aroundjnside this chambeathough
you have no idea what they mrght do to yoa should
you enter.If you decideto enteranyu/ay,turn to r94.
Otherwise,you must open the other door here,either
normally(lum Lojo4) or by usingan Open spell(tum
to 121)
349
ComputeAttack Strengthsas normal-lf you use the
one shot magicalstonehere,and you have the hrgher The Elf ninchesat the mention of Zagols name-'l
Attack Strength,you damageZagor. If he has the reallywouldn'tusethe Z-word roundhere Wallshave
higher Attack Strength,his spell drairs 1 point from ears,you know More importantly,there are things
your Current srrrl and z points from your Current that can creepout of walls if they hear Lhatword.
srevrNr, and your stone misseshim- If you have Well, to 6nd you-know-whoatop the Great Tower,
alreadycasta spellagainstZagorandhavenoLsuffered you'vegot to get pastthe DragonDoors,north oI the
any ill-effects from one of Zagor's spells, rum ro 3r Throne Room, along the Bronze Stride, And to do
Otherwise tum to 299 to decrdea courseof actionfor that,you have to have the DragonboneKeys.There's
the next Attack Round;you cannotuse Lhismagical one set in both the eastand west wings. crool has
attackagain oneset,for sure'Return Lo22,
 352-353

552
You marchtowardsthe leader'shall,duckinginto side-
passages occaslonally
in orderto avoid Orcishpakols.
Eventuallyyou throw openthe door to the hall where
the leader and his cronies are washing down a pre-
lunch rat ma& with great gulps of black Orcish beer.
The Orc guards stand between you and their leader,
however, and you're going to have to get past them
beforeyou canattackthe leader.Fight the two body-
guardstogether.
SKILL STAM IN A
FirstORC BODYGUARD a z
SecondORC BODYGUARD 7 7
While you are fighting, the Orc leaderhimself joins in
the fiay. but from a distance.He has a magicalhammer,
he throws it at your head and it then flies ba& to his
hand, to be Lhrown again! In odd-nmbered Attack
Rounds (first, third, fifth, etc.), you must Tut hi Skill,
which is 9. I[ he is successful, it stikes you and you
must deduct2 points from your srAMrNA If you are
Stubble,you may add r to the numberrolled (you are
smalland harderlo hit from a distance). If you roll rr
or rz, the hammeraccidentallyhrts one of fhe Orc
bodyguardsl If you want to flee this cornbat at any
tihe, tum to 284. lt you defeat the bodyguards, tum
to 2,25.

The Hellhom Championhas f Gold Pieces,some

rninor looted items of gold and silver pendantsand
jewellery worth ro Gold Piecesin all, and a Tower
354
Chesti There is a bunch of Dragonbone keys here
numbering 161 in iotal, though lhere is just one large
masterkey. There is also a heavy stone hammer beside
the chest which may be of use to yoq unlessyou are
Sallazar II you are Anvar or Braxus. this weapon will
nol give you any bonuses to your Attack Shength,
but it does count as a magic weapon if you do not
have one. li 1ou are Stubbre.thi. Sfonehamnergire.
a bonus of r to your Atta& Strength in all future
combats, and against Zagor or any Dragon rt adds z
to your Attack Strength, so gain r rucr pornt for
recovering thisl Now turn to 56 to explore elsewhere
354
You avoid Lheobvioustripwires,buLthey are merely
decoys for the very fine and almost transparenf
bleachedOrc-gtrttripwireslYou must Teslyout Luck(J
you havea Lhiefhirelingwith you, you may subhacL2
from the diceroll) If you are Lucky,you get just over
half-wayalong the happedpassagein saJety.If you
fail, a volley of crossboltsis shot at you Sincelhese
are aimedat headheight, you must lose 6 sraMINA
points unlessyou are Stubble,in which caseall but
one shol flies overhead(you lose 2 sTAMINApoints).
Tum Lo268
555-556
You are crawling along towards a small chamber Lo
the norih- whenruddenJy you Feela buming'en.a-
Lion on your back and flames are licking at your
dothesl Deduct l point ftom your srAMrNA.Above
yoll a pair of vicious,ImpJike creatureshave opened
little murder holes in the ceilingdnd dre pourinB
buming oil over youl If you want to aawl back to
where you entercd you can do so: you musl lose 6
srAMrNApoints from the oil that is still being poured
on Lo you and, if you are still alive, you can try
makingfor the eastdoor providedyou haven'topened
it before (tum to r5); or you can retum to the main
castle(tum to 5).If you preferto fight, tum to z4z.
356
Your fiery attackspellwill causeextra damageio bhe
Mummy (deductI points from its srAMrNA)and it
will set the monsteralight,so that is loses2 srAMrNA
points in eachAtlack Roundunlil it expires,buml to
asheslTurnto 288 to fight the monster.
351354
At the end of the long strelch of passageleading
westwards,your route Lumsto the north. There rs a
door in the west wall at the lmction of thesepassages,
andyou canfeela distnct sensation of warmthcoming
from behindit Along the northem passageway lhere
are two doors,to your left, somedrstancealong and,
at the far end of the passage,facing yoq a stout,
lockeddoor wrth a grille and cover set rnto it aLeye
level This last door looksvery muchlike the entrance
to a jail block.You aresurethat thr northernpassage-
way will leadyou closerto the goal of your quest,so
you follow rt Choose a door to open which you
haven'topenedbefore;wjll thrsbe:
The door at the passage junction? Turn to 77
The first door on your left? Tum to z:5
The seconddoor on your left? Turn lo.r8
lhe door rith the grille? Tum to 5i
354
If you are wearing metal (charnmail or plate marl)
a.mour tum to ao4 If you arenot, turn to r45
359.:360
359
You push open the double doors and ffnd yourself at
the entrance to a very dimly lit but huge chamber.
You raiseyour lanLemto take a closerlook dearly
Lhisrs a FeastHall, and around the huge dining table
arg skeletonsseatedin lhe rags and remainsof what
was once 6nery. While you are taking all this in, a
squeakingand turbulent massof huge black rats rushes
down upon youl If you decrdeto fight, tum to 215.If
you want to fleeand slamthe doorsshutbehindyou,
you must Trsf yo r Skll ft you are successful, you
escapeand return to the doorway aL the end of the
enlrancehall tum Lo j76 If you fail, you must fighb
turn to -?15.
j 6o
The spindleabsorbssomeof your shmgth inLoitself
It reducesyour Currentand Iniiial Magic Porntsscore
by 1 point, to a minimum of r; if you are Anvar, it
will reduceboih your Currentand IrihTl LUCKscore
by r point instead-Ki&ing over the malignLhing,you
leaveand headfor the wrought iron door to the north
of Lhepassageway outside.Tum to 197.
t6a-S6S 364

36a the queensand princ€sses. PalntingsoI ElvenMasLers

Behindthe doors to the east wing is a very lengthy,
wide passagewhjch leadseasfwards. You marchfifty
metresor so along it until you anive at the middle
and tale your bearingsfhere Ttrrn to 5u
362
You force open a door and find two armouredOrcs
with swordsreadiedOne oi them rs almostrnvisible,
appearingas a faint shimrnerjn the arr Thal Orc is the
one facjngyou, the otheris standingover Lhecowering
body of a lerrified,middle-agedmar, dressedin white
robesand lying on the floor. You will have to fight
here If you want lo attacklhe Orc facingyou, tum lo
i5. If you wanf to attackthe secondOrq you can do
so - but the 6rst Orc wrll get in a freeblow against
)ou as yorl force your way past him, so you must
deductz pointsfrom your srAMrNAlf you decideto
attackthesecond Orc anyway,tum lo ry;
of the King's Hunt have been contempLuously sliced
up with swords,and the hall has been thoroughly
vandalized.However, a large portrait of an old,
grey-hairedwizard is still intact in its frame at one
end of the gallery; if you wish bo examineib closely,
fum Lo 151 Otherwise,you leaveby Lhewest ctoor
and80 norLhto the crossroads, tuln to 9.2
364
You fly up to the Dragon's platform and surprisethe
Dragon wilh a free athack(by weaponor spell) Make
a note of the amount of damageLhis does to the
Dragon'ssrAMrNA,lhen tum to 5rg to fight, subtract-
ing the appropriale anrount from the Dragon's
STAMINA

555
Predictably,the king's arl galleryhas beendesecrafed
by ihe Orcs of fhe castlerbroken sculpturesand
shatteredcrystal lie everywhere,and the Orcs have
daubedmoustachesand beardson fhe paintingsof
 s5r367

565
Yor: stand,open mouthed,Sapmgat the monsLrosity
thai rearsup beforeyou. You're not surewhat it is -
or what il zras,more Lkely. Perhaps,ludging by iLs
size,it was an Ogre once But its ieet and hards have
been greatly enlarged,and its fingersand toes have
long, rakrng,hardenednails the size of daggers.Its
belly is hugely distended,and it appearslo be blind,
or maybeits eyesare just sunkba& into the fleshof
its puffy, reddenedface,abovea band of livid purple
stitching round its throat. Various tentacleslink rts
body to pulsatingbellows,flaslcsand jars;and the nse
and fall of a great rubberyvalve, drippingwith thick
slime,is what is makingthe ghastlynorsein here.You
think you can seea wooden chesthalf hiddenin the
pile of debris round the room, though you cannot be
certain If you want to flee this lumberinghorror as iL
squelches towardsyor! lum to 5or. lf you decideto
fiBhl it, whateverit is, tum to 167

356
"Ere, Gutrot, come and Lakea look at this idiot we
caughtl'sniggersa hatefulOrc, standinglookingdown
into the pit. The Orcs summontheir friends,and they
useyou first for crossbowpracticeLhenfor supper.

357
The office of the one time castellanof Castle Argent
has been looted, of course,but there are still some
aged,brittle papersand ledgersscatteredamong the
shambles.You find a small scrap of paper headed
'Inventory of Magical Items held by thel then the
354-559
paperis tom. There is Just one item listed,an 'Orc
slaying dancing sword', with a brief note thaL Lhe
swordis temperamental and makesawkwarddemands
'Cunently owned by Sir Be'is lhe Finalnote Clearly,
sucha sword would be very valuableto you if only
you knew the knight'sfull nameand whereLhesword
might be foundlSearchelsewhere by turnmgto i99.
364
fust beyond the point at which the passageturns
north there is a door in the west wall. Somemetres
further along, at lhe end of the passageway,is a
forbiddrngblack door with wrought-iron decoration
all over ib a racketof noiseis comingfrom behindthat
door: creaturesare shouting wildly and discordant
musicbrays forth If you want to open the door to
your left, fum to 34r- If you want to move on
northwards,Lumto 11
359
You spend some hours sifting tluough the least-
deshoyedhomes,so you must eat a meal You find a
569
ro meLrelengthof ropeandan emptyglassbottle You
also 6nd some gold; roll one dice to dir.over fhe
numberof Cold Piecesyou find hidden in a lea[her
purse that has been sLuffedrnto a hole in a wall
Hor"u"., you alsorun into a Prowlinggroup of Orcs
as you makeyour way back Lo the main road Three
of themjump out from behinda crumblingslonewall
and, whlle iheir armour is ragged, their a-xeslook
sharpenough.To your dismay,you observethaLthese
are GreaLOrcs - and, wolse still, one of fhem is a
mutant with exceptionallypowerful limbs and shoul-
ders.You must fight themall Logetheras they encircle
youl
s(ItI
FirstGREAT ORC 7 6
SecondGREAT ORC ? 6
MUTANT ORC 8 9
If vou win. lhe Orcs haveno treasureand you cannot
th" ruts they have in their food pouches!If you
"ui
want fo searchthe ruinson the other sideof town, not
havmg alreadydone so, lum to 351 lf you wanl to
makestraightfor CastleArgenb,tum ho192
3rF3r2
3to
You must eat a meal during your searchhere, bul you
noticethat one egg is slill seepingthick liquid from a
crackin its leatheryshell.If you have an empty glass
boftle,you may collectsorneof this liquid.lf you are
Sallazar,hln to rr9 Otherwise, tum to a8f.
574
You musl bdbe the ghost with a Magic Ring, a
Colden Tahsman,a Silver Dagger,or a Potion Lo let
you leave in peace.If you are preparedto do this,
remove the item from your Adomlwe Sheetiyott can
now exploreLhecavemwhereyou saw the gleamof
gold, if you haven'tbeentherebefore(tum to 1o), or
you canheadbackto the main cavernyou enteredby
(turn to 186) If you can't,or won'1,give up suchan
item,you mustfight (turn to 1t4) or flee(tum to tjs).
Eerily,the GrandTemplar'schambersare still as they
were in Lhegreat daysof CastleArgent, though all is
now coveredin dust A magicalfire bums hotly in a
gate but Bivesforth no smoke.Trophiesof the hunL
375-574
crowd the walls, and ceremonialrobes and cap€shang
on pegs beside them. You really don't want to take
anyLhingfrom this placerit may be taintedwith the
chaoticmagic which deshoyed the Templar'smind.
So, you can now exploresomewhereelsein the wes[
wing (tum to 36) or makefor the BronzeShide (tum
to y').
Tat your Spot Still- If you are unsuccessfuIhlm to
zrz. If you fail, you find nothing, so leave and turn to
5 to searchelsewhere
374
With exhaordinary agility, the little brute leaps on to
your back, rummagesin your backpackwith its hard
liltle claws,snrffsout the iron spikes,grabs two of
themin its pawsand gobblesthem uP!\r'y'hen it jumPs
down, you canseethat the iron plateson its backand
legs are visibly sturdier, and Lhe animal gives a soft
growl of pleasureThe little beastwitl follow you and
help you in future lf you meeLcreatures Lhataremade
of metal or which vr'earmeLalarmour (GreabOrcs
wear metal armour,as do their leadersand chieftains;
ordinary Orcs, Mutant Orcs and Zombies do not),
then this little beast will help you to 6ght them,
571376
destroyingtheirarmour.Whenfightlng thesecreatu.es,
you can subtract1 from their Altack StrengLhThe
Ironhog helpsin all suchcombatshom nc,w or1 you
cannotchoosewhich combatsrt will or will not help
you wi{h 'it.rutom.rh\allyallacksany armourwearing
or meLalcreature)Roll one dice and add 1 to the
numberrolled;[his is the maximumnumberof combats
in which the Ironhog will takepart beforeiL mns off
(it runs away immedratelyif rt seesa Dragonl).Now,
wilh this strangecreahrrein tow, will you open the
door opposilewth the3eramicplaque,if you haven't
done so before(lum lo 112),or makefor the end of
thepassage (turn to 43I
375
The hag has some items of treasureconcealedrn a
false comparLment in the chair she was siLtrngon -
you find a vial of PlagueAntidole, a scrollof a Magic
Screenspell and a MaSic Ring-You are inlrlguedby
her sprnningwheel; it is clearly magrcal,and the
ihought crossesyour mind whetheror noi you could
somehowuse it for your own benefiLI[ you want Lo
take a chanceby splnningrt yourself,turn to 247 If
you don'l want to takethe chance,you leavehereand
headfor the wrought-irondoor at the end of the north
passage ouLside, tum to 197
576
You standwith your back to the doors al the end of
the entrancehall, looking wesL Immediatelyin front
of you is anolherpair of doubledoors,while to lhe
north a passagewaystrelchesoul for many metres,
3n
Lhereare two doorwaysfurtheralongon the west side
of this no+h-boundpassageand a door at Lheend of
it, and il hlms back eastwardsfar in the distance To
your lefL,the passagesoontums wesl.Explorean area
you havenot enLered beforeWill you:
Head[or the wesLpassage? Turnto 5
Open the doubledoorsin fronLof
you? Turn to 359
Open the ffrst door along LhenorLh
Passage? Tum to 38
Open the seconddoor along the
norLhpassage? T.Jdr\ to 34y
Go all Lheway to the end of the
Tum to r55
577
Grool catchesyou in the backwith a well-aimedrock
as you ru& deduct5 points from your srevlue If
you are still alive, you slam ihe door shut and flee
straightback to the BronzeSlride,so tum lo 7. Make
a note Lhatyou can.eturn to fight Grool laler; if you
do so and you manageto wound him, hrs srevrr.re
scorewill have returnedto its full value (zz) because
of magicalhealing the monstercanuser
 574-379

37E

Many are surviving, so the magic must still be here

and,while Orcs have choppeddown heesand shrubs
so thal the going is difficult underfoot,plant Iife sLill
grows abundantlyhere. Gardenchairsand tablesare
dotted around together with rioLs of flowers and
lemon-scented grassbordets.In the centreof the room
is a long, hedgedpath,wiLhwillowJike treesdrooping
their silvery leavesalong it. In the disfance,to the
south,you can seea smallfountainwhich still has a
trickle of waler &ipping from its intricately carved
head.You are making for the fountain when there is a
rusfle of sound fiom the branchesof fhe treesand you
are surprisedas a flock of bats flies to attack you (lose
2 5TAMTNA points).Theseare no ordinarybals,how-
ever:their blood-redglowing eyes,mzor-sharpcanine
teeth and metrc-widewingspansrevealthem Lo be
HomedVampireBats!
HORNED VAMPIRE BATS srrlL 8 srAMrNA8
If you win, and the batshaveinflictedany damageLo
you at all, tun to 18. Obherwise,you can set off
towards the fountain (tum to 47) or back away from
this room, fuaring further hidden atta&ers (tum to 3)-

379
Yotr must Tesl your Skill as the Mummy approaches,
addinS2 to the lotal rolled.If you are successfi:I,
the
J8eJ8a
lantem shikes the Mumrny and sets it alight! The
monsterloses2 sr^MINA points,and it will continue
to lose .z srevrre points aulomatically in every sub-
sequentAttack Round. If you fail, your lantem misses
the Mummy and smashes on the floor behindit You
no longer have a lanLemlTuJn to 288 to fight the
monster.
580
You must eat a mealwhile exploringa dozenor so of
the cells,but all you find are somemanacledskeletons,
scrawJed gralfiti on cell-blockwalls,and a greatdealof
mould growing on floors and walls.Now you can try
explorngthenextcellblock(hmto 210)orgoelsewhere
in the jails (turn to 5r); if you wish to leave the jails
alLogether andretum Lothemaincastle,h-m lo 557
581
Thereis a well-concealedslidingpanelbehindone of
lhe painhngson the west wall- If you want Loopenit,
tum to 215, If you do not wish bo do this,you must
leave and explore elsewhere;you can head south and
lhen eastwards(tum to 599) or northwards to the
Passage of Hawks(tum to rrl).
342
182
You pay the merchantand he hands the casket to the
old man. hrmping it carelesslyin a bronze dish, the
sage turns his attention to you. 'Hmmm. Heading for
CastleArgent, eh?'Yor.rlook startledat his Prescience,
knowrng where you are headed;perhapshe has the
Sight indeedl'No, achrallythe king told me But, in
facl,I did haveone of my visionsaboutlhe placeonly
the otherday Now, did I wdte it down?'He scrambles
up a rickely stepladderwith an agility unusualin one
so old, and dragsa thick,leabher-bound tome covered
in dust from one of the topmost shelvesHe fumbles
with the pages then, with a shriek of triumph, he
recitesa verseof riddlesto you:
The Knight mn be dutroyed by the liorc within the
gfem:
The llellhom Championfalb to the cheuons in ttu
TheWar Dragonfalls fo theyellow-cloisfered
stars,
TheOgreMutanl falls Lothegobletsin the blue.
The Onp Sfalf empouersVou lo use fhue synbols
'Well, that'siL,'he says.'l've no ideawhaLit means,of
courseBut it; important.'RatherdisappoinLedly, you
leave.Will you now:
Buy someequlpmenf? Tum Lo55
Try to acquiresomeexha money,rf
you haven't already tried? Tum to to6
WaiLfor the ship to tale you to
Tower lslan& Tum to zzo
 383-J65
343
ground,deductj poinLsfiom your STAMTNA,
and you
now find yourself lying on the sLonesteps.Turn Lo
207,
ta4
Thereis an irritableshout from behindthe door: ,yes,
yes,comein!' so you openthe door.You'reastonished
beforea veritabletreasure-trove
insidethe room - you
can see armour. food, weaponsand morel l[ you
decideto attackhim and afterwards take what you
can,turn to 267. If yotwant to ask what he has for
sale,tum to 16E.
j8s
Looking north along this passage,you can see two
doorsoppositeeachother,half,wayalongthe corridor,
and one facing you at the far end. A swift check
showsthal the weslemdoor hereopensrnto some
bedchambers oi the laoiesof the court;the.erooms
have been r.:tlerlylooted and vandalized.The door
opposite them has an onyx, paitemed inlay bearing
ja6-jA,
someodd magicalrur€s.The door at the end of lhe
passagehas a greal shieldinlay on it: the designof
the old king, Kraal,himselflI[ you are Sallazar,tum
to 57. If you want to open the onyx doot hrm to
78. If you want to open the door bearingthe shield,
turn to 259
346
The runesare a magicalwarningto keePouL,and you
judge thal there is a Dark Elf elementin therrdesign
You are also slightly puzzledbecausethey don't look
Ike standardwizard'srunesiLhismakesyou uncertain
abor.rLthe kind of spell-usingcreaturethaf miShthave
put themhere.TestyourSpofSkill.lf you aresuccessful,
tum to 25. lf you fail, you can castan OPen sPellon
ihe door (turn lo alo), open it normally(Lumto 539)
or think betterof il and searchelsewhere(tum to 576).
3aj
Creed has been your downfall;ensnaredby writhing
lentacles,you cannoLescaPebefore anothermassive
gout of acidrcfilth poursover you from the remainsof
the Mulant and the suckerson Lhetrpsof the tentacles.
Your adventureendshere-
3A8-5ag
548
From the westernmostend of th€ passage, Orcs come
runningto the attack,havng heardyor.rrloud attempts
to force this door. They let fly with a pair of crude
crossbows;TeslVour5ki1L.ff you are successful, you
dodge fhe missiles;rf you fail, you must deduct 2
points from your sraMrNAb€causeyou are hit once
If you roll 3 or more aboveyour Cunent sKlL score,
both shots hit you and you must lose 4 srAMrNA
pointsl Dropping their bows, the Orcs draw short-
swordsand closeto hand-to-handtighting Backedup
againstthe wall, you canfight themseparately
SK' LL STA M I N A
FirstGREATORC
76
SecondGREATORC 76
If you win, the Orcs haveno treasure,so you go back
to smashingdown the door Tum to zo3.
349
Lookingnorthwards,it is obvrousthat the passageway
here is littered with Lraps.There are vjsrbletripwires
on fhe floor and wall mountedcrossbowsare perched,
ready lo deliver a nasty volley of shots at you.
Clearly, getting past this stretch of corridor [o the
doorsand passages in the drsLancewill not be simple.
If you do nol want to enLe.this trappedareaJusryer,
bui preferto exFiorean areayou haven'tvisiled yet,
go west to lhe mid-way point of lhe Passageof
Ha$,ks;turn to 5. BecaLrse the lrappedareaof corridor
is some 10 metresin iength, a Jump spell will take
you only part of the way along;if you can,and wish,
390
to use this spell,tum to ,68. If your only option is
to stride fotward and hope for the besL tum to
354.
590
This door is locked,but a swift searchlocatesthe keys
on Thr.rlu'sbody and you throw open the cell which
Iies behind the door. On a bed of filthy straw, a red,
eyed old rnan clad in once-white robes looks up at
you with an expressionthat is at fust hopelessbut
then tums to one of delight and ioy as he seesthat
you are not one of Thulu'screaLur€s. 'My friend,how
can I ever repayyou for freeingme?'he says-'I am a
healer,and suely you must have sr.rffered much to
reach this far into this tenible den of evil ' If you have
the Plague, the healer will cure you of any and all
forms you may have He can also Iay his healing
hands upon you and restore up !o I poinls of
STAMINA.He Lhenmshesup to Thulu's throne and
oPensa secr€tcompartmentin iis base,reachingfor a
ring, which he slips on to his finger. 'My friend, I am
no fighter or wizard I can help you no longer wiLh
your quest;I have beenlocked up for so long that I
Imow nothing of the terrible changeshere, though I
have sensedthem.I must be gone,back fo my liege
lord, the king.' If you think you know the nameof this
healet converLhis nameto a numberusingthe codeA
= a, B = 2,6 = 5 and so on, add the numbers
corespondingto the letlers of his nameand tum to
the paragraphwith that number If his namers not the
first word you see Lhere,or if you do not lcrow his
natne, RlJn to 2a1
 394-192

394
Suchineffableevil now sits on the great throne,atop
wide,marbledsteps,whereoncethe kingsof Amarrllia
held court to the wise and great. Rotling rags of
purple,blackand white robeshang from his body, bul
the largeZ emblazoned acrosshis chestrs clearenough.
He looks Lke both the most evrl man you have ever
seenand a Demon,at one and ihe sametimel Stitches
down both sidesof his facestandouLproud 6om his
gloating,demonrcskin as if they coveredveinsready
to burst.His body is strong,his skin scalyas that o[ a
Demon,but bonesshow beneaththe skin and on his
lefl a skeletalarm,lacling a hand,is sunkinto the metal
and wood of the throne,and a pulsingpurpleradiance
glows round it Zagor risesto his feet, and you see
that the monsleris huge;he must stand four melres
talll He grips a powerful,rune-etchedstaff and cash
his armsoul wide, grirminga ghastly,crookedleer of
tritrmph but as he doesthis,lacquered blackand red
cards drop from the folds of his robesl For a split
second,the Zagor Demon's face seems to regisler
concem The cardsarefalLngdown all roundhim and,
if you want Lograb one as it fallsand look at its face,
you may do so; turn to 187 If you prefernot to, but
would ratherset aboutthe businessof aLtackrng Zagor
imrnedrately, torll to 299

392
'Well,rfyou leavehereand Lumnorth,going eastwards
takesyou to Lhe Orc barracks,so watch out Mind
you, rf you go westwards,you'll geL lo the Hellhom
guardsand the ThroneRoom itself.More monsLers in
39t-3
therethan you canshakea stickat. Cet tlrough Lhere
and you'reinlo the BronzeStridejfrom there,thereaie
doorsto the eastand wesl wings and the doorsto the
CreaLTower. Crool rules the eastwing from the old
war toweri the west ring is very dangerous,with Lhe
Hellhom Championand all those severedheads
gives me the creeps.Bewarethe Specfrebhere!'Retum
to 2.2,.
395
A great BarbarianAxe lies propped up againsl lhe
chestlIf you are Braxus,you can use this [wo-handed
weapon;you will not gain any bonusesto Altack
Slrengthfor it. but it doescount as a maSicweapon
(somecr€aturescan be struckonly by suchweapons,
so this may prove useful).If you are Anvar, however,
this weapon adds r to your Attack Slrengthfor all
combats,againslZagor and any Dragon it adds2 lo
yout Attack Strenglh.so gain 1 LUCKpoint for this
findl You clamberdown the stone sbepsand back lo
the mainpassageway beyondthe tower;Lum[o 52.
394
You are surprisedby a werghtednet thaLsailsdown
from the beamsabove.Unlessyou are Anv;r, you
m.uslTestVourStill to avojd being ensnaedby the
thin rhetal mesh as a pajr of squealing,dirly little
395
Goblins slither down ropes from the beamswhere
they havebeenhiding.If you fail, yotr must sublractz
from yor.rrAttack Strengthas you fight the Goblins
to8ether.
S (IL L STAM IN A
FhstGOBLIN o o
SecondCOBLIN o 6
If you wirl you searchthrough the pile of weapons;
you do not carefor the prospectof clamberingup the
ropes to see what miserablescrap of treasurethe
Goblinsmay havehoardedup abovelTestyourLuck If
doors at the far end of the enkancehall (tum to l7O)?
595
You find a concealedmagicalportal in one of the
smallestchambers of the knights'quarters.If you want
Lo casl a Teleportspellhere,it will convey you past
someof the greatestdangersof this castlelevel - and
past some treasures,Loo. If you want to use lhis
portal.you must casta Teleportspelland walk into ib
turn lo 4r If you don't wish to use thrs portal now,
you may be able to do so later.Make a note of this
paragraphnumber;you can refum here to Leleport
from any charnberon lhis level of the castle (not
durlng combat,of course,and not once you have
crossedany staircaseon this castle level). Now, if
there rs a specific knighL whose name you know and
595-397
whoseroom you want to find, tum Lo fl7. Making a
searchof evena few roomswill be time-consuming; if
you want to do this,tum to a59.Othery/iseyou leave
the rooms of the Argent Knights; you can open the
doors to the Orc barracks if you haven't done so
before (tum lo 2o4) or mak€your way west lo the
point where the passagewaybends north (turn to
368).
396
The onJytreasure hereis theDarkKnight'stwo handed
sword whjch only Anvar can use If you are Anvar,
thrs sword countsas a maSicweapon(somecreatures
may be struck only by magic weapons,so it may
prove useful).Now you leaveand headnorth for lhe
crystallinedoors;tum to t55.
397
The trianglehasdisappearcd and Lheweb seemsLo be
spreadingacrossLhedoor, as if in a defensivereflex.
You guessthaLthe web is the magicallockingelernent
here. Either you must use an Open spell to bypassit
(tum to 229 if you can,and wish,to do this);otherwise
you cannotopen lhe door. lf you can'topen this door
becauseyou don't have enoughMagic Pointsto cast
the Open spell required,or if you don't have a scroll
of this spelland needone,you shouldmakea note of
this paragraphnumber so that you can retum here
later (you will not be able to retum here after you
have crossedany stainray).For now, however,you
leave, frustratedaL your inability to get into the
wizards innersanctum;fum to j.
t9&-599
394
There is a disgustingstenchcomingfrom behind thrs
slightly open door and it is pitch bla& inside.If you
do not havea sourceof light, you don't want to risk
entering here so you decde to explore the next door
to the north h]m to j44. If you have somelighL,you
can eitherexplorethe room on the other side of this
door by tuming to jol or you can give lhe stinking
room a miss and continuenorth to the next door by
tuming to t{+
399
You are standingal a iunction oi passages: one runs
easl end we\l rlo your right and left respectivelyt:
another leading northwards, is straight in front of
you. You are Iookingtowardsthe no h wrth the door
to the enLranc€ chamberat your back.The corridorin
front of you runs for some fifteen metres,then it
meeLsa very extensiveeast-west passageway,the
walIsof which bearplaquesshov,ingthe etcied figures
ol hunting birds: lhis i5 the Passdgeof Hawks. To
your right, there are Lwo doots on the south side of
the passage,which then lurns !o the north al lhis
point therers a door facing wesLwards. To your left,
therers a singledoor, againon the south side of the
coridor, h/hichLhentumsnorthwards.All the passages
here are lit by dim torches; they give oui a faint
magicallight which grows weakerwith the passing
years but which is sufficienffor you to see by. you
should explote an area you haven'Lenteredbefore
Will you:
 Open the tirst door to your right? Tum to j6,
Open the seconddoor to your right? Tum to 337
Open the door at the far right?
Open the door to your lefi? Turn to :jd
Headnorth to the Passage of Hawks?
Headwest along lhe passage to
whereit tums north? Tum to 1j4
Headeastalong Lhepassageto where
ib turnsnorth? Tum to r39

. loo
You drop ihe body of lhe Zagor-DemoninLo the
chasmof the Hearl6res,and a terrible screamrises
from the botlomlessdepthsbelow.The firesbum with
an unb€arableheal and you stagger backwards,going
easLwardsalong Lhe passagewaybeyond the chasm,
and reel ouL tkough the doors of CastleArgmt. You
reallydon't remembertoo muchafterthat.
When you regainawareness, you f€ela cool sea-breeze
playing across your face.You coughand splutteras a
draughtof besi Cmb Islandrum is poureddon'n your
throat,The smillngfaceof a Centaur,with jusLa hrnt
of tearsshiningin his eyes,swims inLofocus above
you. 'We had to deal with a few Orcs who seemed
interesfed in running you through with their swords,'
he sayssoftly, trut, well, that was the leasLwe could
do. Welcomebackl' The sailorson the deck of the
Gloryof Amarilliagive you a rousingcheer,and surely
greaLerglory awaiisyou r{hen you refurn Lo Sanctu'
ary. Amarilliais sfill a troubledlandwilh many evils-
buLnow it hasthe chanceof survival,thanlGto youl
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