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rntPo6uctxon Testing your Chdtuteri6ti.s PROVISIONS: The fodand drinl ym
.any is god for five separate meals.
During the .ourse of ydr adventue you Whenever you are not in .ombat or be-
this isse's testing solo ad@ture is may be called o to Test lour Stftngth ing pursued, you may sit and rest, nd
suitable for se with both the stddard ot Test
lout Ddr.rny, for dample. eat one portid of your Provisions.
Fighting Fo t6! rulet dd the popular Whm this happmt yd shdld roll a
Eating a ftal r6tores 3 Hit Points.
Dungeons & Dtugons systemj you may d20 dd @pare it to the nmed
Rdember that you have a long way to
play sing eithe. We haw, a utual, in- .hara.teristic. If you roll l6s thd or
gq e se ydr Piovisions wisely!
.luded the Fighting lantdy rules; you equal to yorr s.ore, you have su..eded;
will al$ ned 2 ordinary di.e, a pd.il if it is greater, you hak failed. the
and d erasr. To play it with the options will indi.atewhere you have to
DungMs & Dragoro rules you will re- yd have to do in either
quire the Basi. Set (Set 1), a ptuil dd
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If yd have already played the adventure

usxnq 6unq€ona e 6paqona
nuL€s
lf you are Ging the Dmgeons & Dragm
system, yd shdld roll up a first level
Iighter, a..ording to the method givd
in the Basi. Set. Equip him or her with
a sword and a shield (whi.h style you
.hose is up to you, determined of
.drs by you initial money roll), you
al$ have a ba.kpa.k, whi.h holds a
small $pply of fod and drink for ydr
trip. In the tett whi.h follows, all
sp&ial D&D material will be presnted
rhts D&D: noious sp.rial rules.
Re.overing Hit Points
I@ards the dd of ydr adventue, a
yd near ydr goal, yd my fhd that
ydr Hit Points are falling dangerously
Iow There are two ways of restoring
POTIONS: In you pGsession you have
two doss of a Potion of Healing, whi.h
yd my take at any time during your
advdture, er.+t during .ombat or if
yd are being chased, to restore 2 7 Hit
Points (see p43 of the Dmgeon Mastels
Manual if you need any more details)-
The Fldting Cit!, yo!
may .dtinue to use the sme .hara.ter,
if you wish. If not, follow these itutru.-
tic md.reate a brand new advdture.
Ynn chorld riicr .f .ll rnll r. d.rer,
mine ydr Initial sKLr" STAMNA and LUCK
s.ores. There is d Advdture sheet here
whi.h you .an u* to r{ord the details
SKILL this reflets ydr swordsan'
ship and geeral 6ghting expertise. Roll
de die; add 6 to this nmber and enter
the total in the SKLL box on the ,4dr.n

ADVqNTURq ShqqT MON9TER ENCOUNTER BOXf 5

9KILL LUCK

EQUIPMENT COLD
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POTIONS

PROVTSTONS
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ST,4MINA: Ydr gendal health and
fitness, your determination md ydr will
r. cnrwiw ar. .ll r.naa.d in this c..r.
Roll two di.e; add 12 to the number roll'
ed and enter this total in the srAMrNA bot.
IUCK: This simply indi.ates how
naturally lu.ky yd are. Luck dd nagi.
are fa.ts of life in the fantasy land you
are abdt to explore! Roll de die, thd
add 6 to this nmber This is you LUcx
s.ore; yd shdld re.ord it in the ap-
propriate box on the sheet.
As you ll R, your sxrll- STAMINA and
LUc( s.ores will .hange .onstantly dur'
ing an advdture. You shdld keep ac-
.urate re.ord of thes s.ores, md for this
reason you are advised to write smll in
the botes or to ke+ an eraser handy.
Htuer, you must neer .ub dt ydr
Initial sorei You may be awarded ad-
ditional sKLr" srAML",rA or LUCK points, but
these mGt never d.eed your ln;r;d
You have in ydrposession a eord
md shield, md a backpa.k stocked with
a fM provisids (fod and drink) to sG'
tain you on your iourney.
FiAting Batdes On lou Que6t
You my come a.ross paragraphs
whi.h ituttu.t yd to fight a .reature of
some sort. You should resolve the bar
de in the following way:
First re.ord the .reature's skill and
stdina s.ores in the 6rst vacmt MoBter
En.outer Bot on your Advdture Sheet.
The sores for ea.h .reature are givd
each time you have d
d.omte. The * battle. Sometim6 you will treat thd d
qudce of .ombat is then:
L Roll the two di.e on.e for the
.reature. Add its SKLL s.ore. This
total is the .reature's Atta.k
2. Roll two di.e d.e for yourselt Add
the nmber rolled to ydr .urrdt
SK:LL s.ore. this total is you Atta.k
.1. If your Atta.k Shength is highd
thm that of the .reature, yd have
wounded it. Go straight on to st.f,
4. If the deature's Atta.k Strength is
higher thd yous, it has wouded
you- Cn straight to Sfcp 5. lf both
s.ores are the same you have
managed to avoid ea.hothels
blM. .r.rr rh. ndr Aft..k Rtund
by going to St p I abde-
You have wounded the oeature;
subta.t 2 points from its srAML",rA
ti'i€i6stb '€FAlilafftqr€S
Yd my us you
sore- LUc( here
to do additidal damage if you wistt
as des.ribed below. Co d to St./ 6.
the .reature has wohded yd, sub'
tract 2 points hom your own STAMINA
s.ore. Again you my se LUCK at
Make the appropriate adjstrnents to
either the .reature's or your own
STAMNA Kr6 (dd mybe ytr LUc(
sore tm, if yd u*d it).
Begin the next Atta.k Rmd, by
this sequence .ontinues until the
of eithd you or the
.reature you are ighting has bem redu.-
Iighting Mor Thd One Cieature
If you come a.ross more than de
.reature in a partitular en ounter, the in-
sttuctions will tell yd how to hndle the
a single mdster; at other times you may
6ght each one in turn. You'll jst have
to wait md *e what happms!
Testing Ski[ or Stanin.
At various times during your advdture
yd my be.alled upon to Ten lout Skill
ot Test lout Sto ino. At this point you
should roll two di.e. If the result is less
thn or equal to your s.ore, you have
ffi
:o- -t'9/
$cceeded in your test; if it is greater
thm your s.ore, you hak failed. The op'
tim will tell yd what happds in either
eventuality. Yd do not ned to subtra.t
anything frm you s.ores whd yd
Test lour Skill ot T.st lout Sto ino
though you do whd you ?rt ydrr
ll.& d you ll s@ in a minute.
At various times during your advdture,
either in battles or whm you come
a.ross situatids in whi.h yd .dld
either be lu.ky or mlu.ky (details of
the* will be given in the d.(mter
itself), yd may call d ydr lu.k for help
to make the dt.ome more favourable.
But bsard Using lu.k is a risky
business md if you are U !.&y the
results .ould be disashous.
IESTING YOUR IUCK Roll two dice.
If the nmber rolled is equal to, or less
thm, your .urrdt lu& s.ore, yd hak
ben Lu&y and the result will go in ydr
favdr If the nmber rolled is higher
thm you .u(ent lu.k sore, you have
ben Unlu.ky, and you will be pealised.
Ea.h tift yd Test low Lurk yn
must subha.t one point from ydr tur
rdt LUc( sore. Thus yd will sn
realise that the more you rely d ydr
lu.k, the more risky this will become.
USING LUCI( IN A,4TIIES| Yd n@
know hM to Tcsf yolr tr.t. Hner,
in battles you always have the option of
using lu& either to inflict a more
serioG w(md on a creature yd have
jGt hit, o. to minimize the effects of a
wound the .reatue has just infli.ted on
If you have jst oppc
womded ytr
ndt, you may T6f ydrl I!.t as dekrib'
ed above. lf you are Lu.ky, you have
inflicted a seere w(md and may take
an extra 2 points from the .reature's
stmina s.ore. HMever, if you are
ulu&y, the wound was a mere graze
and you must restore I Point to the
.reature's srAMrNA he iGtead of soring 2
points of STAMINA ddage you do only t).
If the .reature has just wounded yd,
you may T6t low Lurk to ty and
minimise the wound. If yd are Lu.ky
you have mnaged to avoid the tull
damage of the blow. Restore 1 point of
the 2 you should have takd. lf you a.e
unlu&y, you have taj(m a more *rious
blN- Subta.t 1 etha STAMLNA point-
Rdember that you must subtra.t 1
point hom your own LUCK s.ore each
time yd T.st yorrl!.&.

Re6toring Skill, Stimini & l-u.k
SKllL Your s(lLL s.ore B.ill not dange
mu.h during your adlenture. O..a'
sional\r a ldation may give instru.tions
to h.rease or de.rease yo
A Magic Weapon may indease your
sxrlq but remember that only one
weaPon .an be used at a time! Yd .an-
not .laim 2 s(lLL bonuses for .arying
tqo Magi. Weapons. Your skill s.ore
.an never ex.eed its Initial value uless
speifi.ally inshucted. Drinking the PG
tion of Skill (se latet $.ill restore your
skill to its l"ilidi level.
STIMINA: Your srA\rrNA s.ore will
.hange a lot during yorr adventure as
you fight deadly adve*dies and unde.
take arduous tasks. As you near your
goal, your srA\rrNA level may be
ddgerously loB. dd battlB may be pd-
titularl" risky, so be caretul!
Your ba.kpa.k .dtains enough PrG
visions for five meals. You may rest and
eat at dy time, ex.ept B.hen in .ombat
of if yd are being .hase4 dd you may
eat or y one meal at a time. Eating a meal
restores 4 srA\nNA points. Remember that
you have a long s.ay to go, so use your
Remember also that your srAMrNA
s.ore hay never exeed its lnitial value.
Drinlhg the Potion of Shength Gee The forest itself is very still, but all
late4 s.ill restore ydr srAvrNA kr its l" around you is a B.hispering and a tustl'
itrl level at dy time. ing, almost like the sound of tini-
ILICK: Additions to your L
awarded throughout the adlenture when
you have ben paii.ularly lu.ky. As
qith sxrll and srAvrNA, y
Tils iui,tl,o\oF aLhattq€s
may never ex.ed its lnitial value. Drinl-
ing the Potion of Fortune (see beloBJ
will restore your LUc( to its l,riridl lelel,
and in.rease your l,,iridl LUcx by I
On this quest yd may tale B.ith you d,?
of three bottles of magi.al potion,
A Pntinn q Skill restores suLL points.
A Pdin nl Strentth restores srAMrNA
A Pttbn ol Fottne restores LUcx
points dd addsl tol,,tirlLUc( sore. are not alone. You have leaht to trust
your keen instincts by nost'so stealthi
The potion hay be taken at dy time ly you draB. your sword dd tiptoe for
during ydr adlenture, ex.ept during (ard but your steps sound like .annd
.ohbat or when you are being .hased; 6re on the a.dmulated leaves and tqigs
yd don't ned a speial ictr!.tion to of a hundred autllJms!
take it. The drink qill restore the ap-
propriate .hara.teristi. to its l,,iridl lelel
(and add :l to it, too if you take the Po- You stop again, wondenng s.hat to
do. Will you shrug and step out bold\,
letting anyone who wants to hear you
Ead, vial of potion holds enough for (turn to 54)? Or perhaps you shdld
tB.o measures. Ll other words, you may
tread elen more cautiously, aq'are that
restore the same characteristi. twi.e dur-
your noisy progress Bill atha.t the ar
tentions of any large .reatures nearby
(turn to 41)? lf neither of these appeal
NM you are equipped and ready for
to yorr, maybe you shdld retra.e your
all that lies ahead of you. Let the ad!d-
steps and lMk for a hore suitable qay
through the B.ed (go to 139).
1
2
You are startled and dred to s@ that
the inside of the nest is deorated (ith
.reatures laughing and the stuttle of lit- gold, jeBds dd 6ne tapestries! As you
tle feet. Your spine tingles and the hans gaze aroMd this palatial dB.ellin& a
on the ba.k of r"our ne.k stand up, and beautitulqomd ris6 from her seat dd
although your reason tells yd that the runs toB.ards you/ her hands outstret.h-
sounds are perfe.dy natural, you /..i l'ou

"Wel.dd.l" she .riet dd embra.es
you like a long l6t friend. There is heal-
ing in her tou.h and all your ills are in'
stantly mde shole. Restore your LUcr!
sxrlL and srAMrNA (FF) or Hit Points
(D&D) to then Initial s.ores. ln
gratitude, yoD may give her a gift.
Will you gile her:
sme diamonds turn to 66,
atMth turn to 193,
a.rosn turn to 6,
or nothing turn to 180?
3 A ruby turn to 42!
Brandishihg the pddant ahead of yoq
you rm through the .learing as if death
were at your heelt expeting at any mo-
ment to feel its icy grip .lut.h at your
heart. But aiter only a fe$ moments you
find yourself mong the bushes on the
other side. Turn to 1a7.
4 like a huge, spheri.al bnd's nest, $oven
One of the heads .rh.hes nd .homps
on the fed s.ith relish. You have suc-
.eeded in whetting the deature's ap-
petitel Co dire.tly to a1.
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5 10
The ctumpled body of the Fa.han lies With a bemddous tumbling, the side of
before you. As you sat.h, thougl! it the dell opens up before your alarmed
fades as.ay into nothingness, leaving on' eyes, to reveal the enlld.e to a huge
ly its .lub dd mntle behind. You may .avern! You peer .autiously inside, but
take either of these if you s.ish. Turn to it is dark in there dd you on only se
115. a little way into the glom. Cathering up
your .ourage, you steP into the .avern,
6 bDt stop dead as your eas are assailed
The smd looks at it s.orntully, before by an mearthly growling! Towering
thrMing it to the flMr in disgust! TDm to above you is a mdy'headed do& s.hi.h
156. pee.s dosn at you as if yd are
$mething distastetul.
7 ''Cna ne the ke!]" it hoBls at you.
The Moss Maiden sigtls de+ly. "Sd b. Staggering ba.k out into daylight dd
;r," she says. "I 'nited nny, an! @' quaking with fear, you realise in an ins'
tuies ht a tuatti.t s th o! youtseq h tant that there is no s.ay that you .an
dme tu e. I ran 'ait a3oj1' ht fight this mdster and win. lf you hale
a ntheL Wjt'd o* hom, ny btut any of the following items/ you may of-
fer them to the hound:
A down turn to 71.
You lift the horn to your lipt and Diamdds turn to 12.
give it a tremendous blast. Turn to 49. Carlic turn to 106.
Cold turn to 100.
8 Aham tum to 4.
You stagger oul and pluge back into An orb turn to 185.
the heart of the storm whi.h is raging A penddt tum to 46.
through the forest. Turn to 144. A pin.h of Heal-All tum to 164.
9 Altemativel, if you posess one, you
The Brownies eye youqith distaste. Not may Put on a mdde (go to 88) or a red
only have you spoiled all then fm by hed (turn to 17), or even blow your
retusing to step into their nel but you
have ourwaited them as well. They stare 11
at you with their severe, brown eyes for At last, after fighting your s.ay th.ough
a while, and then start to mole to(ards the sickening foresl you spot what lMks
ftd twigs and moss, among the tres
Will you ready your qeapon and just off the tra.k. Will you make for il
prepare for battle (go to 85), or simply hoping to 6nd shelter (go to 192 or
stand ydr ground (turn to 95)? s.ould you rather press on (turn to 148)?
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the hood makes yd invisible but not
from the k@n s.ent of the giant hound.
Coto81.
18
Yd fall to your knees as the gust of wind
hits you. the swirling an dits a fdl,
whistlelike laugh as it towers above yd.
It is a MAZZAMARIEDDU, a wind spnit
whi.t! legmd says, cn only travel whd
it *es the blood of a murdered man. See'
ing death staring yd in the face, you
tumble desperately for ydr $ord.
EE: T6t your Lurk; DuD 'Iat lout
12 Ddteiu. It yo! are su..esstul, tum to
the .reature leks down at the 15q if not, tum instead to 3a.
diamondt thd raises its heads and 19
h.wl. with dcrici.n nim ha1 Ald, ydr ged. The
meal does you litde
.huning and writhing of the foliage
13
In an instmt, the B.orld .hanges. The soon be.omes unbearable, and yd are
glade is ne. tull of hideG fmale physically si.k where you stand. II:
fo.mt wrapped in .loaks nd cMls. Deduct 3 srAMrNA points; D&D: deduct 3
they ate the CWYLLION, deilish evil Hit Points. Now go shaight to 11.
spnits who waylay travellers md adven' 20
turert atta&ing them to steal then souls. Suddenly you are alone with youself
Yd are in deadly peril- lf yd have a dag- and you are not a pleaant .ompdion.
ger, go to 50. lf not, turn to 174. In you solitude, you will be forced to
Ma al ttue sight," she sayr "Heftafer
lou shall se things as the! ttuU arc, ond
,hat is hidde shall be plain to !ou."
then she .ea.hes behind her, md prG
du.es a smll hom. Bldr this jhd
lou need ai.l," she tells you, "dd l'.h
,ill surely ra e to !au."
25
the wind begitu to rise, a gentle breeze
sl@ly mtling thrdgh the trees dd
undergrowth. It is warm, blMing hom
the sweet l ds of Smmer, dd it .aaes
all the buds of the flners arohd you
to swell dd start to blom in a fe
short mmmts the forest is alive with
.oldr! Spring ha come to the Land of
Chmges at last. Tun to 160.
26
Ituide, it
is dark and musry, with a
powertul smell of deosote or wed sap.
through the glem, you .an jGt make
dt smething glMing ahead of yd.
Will yd stmble fotuard into the
darkness dd investigate turther (tun to
102), o. leave dis oppressive pla.e {go

14
Ydr eyes open wide in amazemdt!
there is a ruby, as red as fresh ble4
burning in the d+ths of the tree. You
pluge ydr hand into the .avity and
seize il A shudder rus through the tree,
and a keding wail of agony e.hoes away
d the breeze. Tum to 178.
15
Itis pitch dark in the tmnels. Do you
have some yarn s.ith yd?
If you do possss the yar4 how will
you use it? Will you uravel it as you gq
to guide you way ba& to the dtrm.e
(go to 43) or ke+ it with you for tuture
Ge{goto120)? dd, yd thanl the wman protusly. You limp paintully th.dgh the wood.
If you do not, your advdture will With a .drteous bow, yd leave her hut. Ydr ankle hurts mo.e dd mo.e with
end here, as you have nothing to guide
you. Yd qui.kly beome lost in the win-
ding labyrinth, dd never s@ daylight
16
You qui.kly draw your sword as the fear
some 6gure of a FACFIAN bu.sts from the
trees- It has dly a single eye, one veiny
leg, and a great hairy hmd prottuding
from the middle of its .hest! lt wields
a .lub and is wrapped only in a flning
mantle wovm from twisted feathers-
the bizarre deatu.e hops tnards
you, but hesitates at the side of the tra.k.
wman, nd *e that she is old
Yd realise that it is afraid to step onto
it. Will you leap to atta& it while it wrinlled no longe., but y(mg
h6itat6 (trn to 103), or stay whde you
are dd wait for it to .ome to you (go to
194)?
look d@ply into youself mtil you have to93)?
gained dough wisdm to be safely
released into the wo.ld again. You.
adventuing is postponed fo. a long, long
2l
Amazingly, yd
have chdced upd the
dly way to defeat the fdl Cwfllion!
IF: Reover 1 point of LUCK.) With an
eerie whispering dd mding, then
shadowy folm slMly .ombine into a
misty colum of vapdr, whi.h sheam
ups.ards to vanish into the.lear blue sky.
22
Realizing that the audim.e is ne. at d 27
every step you take, and you arm is a
Ydr eye is .aught by smething e.hich 2A
spa.kles nd glints in a hollow in the Bidding you fars.ell, the BrMies pre-
tree. You may reach in for it (go to 14) smt yd with food for ydr journey a
or pass by and re'dter the woods (go to large ham and a string of onids md
128). garli. (.outs as 2 Provisids). You are
24 rather dubim abdt a..+ting the
You grit your teeth in feartul expe.ta- pungdrmelling vegetablet but thanl
tid, but hold fim as the ird touches them dlvay- And lastly, presdt you
the
ydr forehead. To your mremdt, with one of their tiny, deli.ately-ctued
thougt! it d@s not hurt, but rathd feels knives as a token of friddship. Chatter
marveldsly refreshing, a dergy dd ing then farsellt they lead yd to the
health pours into you! You look up at the edge of the village. Tun to 92.
and
29
and
Yd st+ off the forest track and <\he
fa.e to face with a terirying FACFIAN
''Fot low rourtesy and brdery, whi.h bursts from the trees. lt has only
traieller, I ho1'e besto ,ed upon lou the a single eye, one veiny lee, and a great
 ti'x€ [a{10 € F alii]efftG€s K
hany hand protruding frm the middle Ahom tun to 147,
of its.hest! It wields a.lub, dd is wrap- Aknife tun to21,
ped only in a flning mmtle wovd Apendant tum to 191,
from twisted feathers. With a single Or a ruby tun to 42.
boud it is upon yd!
lACtlAN IA SKLL 9srAMrNA 12 40
DuD: AC s, HD 2, HP t2, Ituide it is warm md msty, dimly 6t by
Damage 6 I trlight Rping thrdgh .racks in the
Ifyd defeat the Fadh, tm to 1a9- hut wall. An mbelievably old woma4
.dered fiom top to toe with the shaggy
30 greys dd greds of moss and li.hd,
You sword arm is rsless, hdging limp- rises to gret you, griming broadly at
ly by your side. Wors still, your other you with pointed teeth. will you greet
am is not strdg dough to opm the her Go to 138) or draw you sword md
.hest. (fA Deduct 1 srAMr,\A point; atta.k her (turn to 32)?
EE: Test lout Lu.k; DuD: Test lout
D&D: los€ r Hit Point.) You tum md
Wisddr. If yo! make the roll, go to 51. 4L
Iea@ in disgGt! Co to ts. You are well-rsarded jGt as you are
If you fail, turn instead to 145.
abdt to step into it, yd notice the edge
31
37 of a net, ffiingly concealed mmgst
the wind ri*s slMly as you walk, the fallm leav6. Qui&ly you ba.k away
blowing wamly hom the Ldds of Sm' As you wallt you daydream of the il frm lokhg ardnd to *e if you are
mer, and eve d yd watch, all ar(md gracioG ldds of Smmer of goldd being wat hed. Will you hide, hoping to
yd the buds of the foliage begins to $r ight dappling the hills, of lush gred d.(mter the haPpers (tun to 51), or
swell and bust into leaves and bright grass rolling down the flanks of the walk caretully armd the net md con'
flowers. Spring ha .me to the Land of valleys to tumble over the lips of placid titue on ydr way (go to 3t)?
Chdges! lum to 17s. sky-blue lakes. You begin to feel at pea.e
with the world, knowing that you will 42
32 s@n be in the lands of Smer !ool! Do yd think yd .an ward off eil
Do you have a teth among your pGss' themslves. Tum to 44. with the Hearrs Blod of a murdered
sids? If you dq turn to 1tt- lf not, you tree? Yo! tully de*iw the fate whi.h
38 now falls on yd. Tum to a1.
MOSSMAIDEN [A sxrl 3 srAMrNA s You grab for the hilt of yorr sord, dd
43
D&D AC 9, HD 1, HP 5,
Damage 3 r MAZZAMARIEDDU the yam is worse thd aeless, for it
lf you wi4 tun to 84. II: sKrLL 9 srAMrNA 12
tangles md hags d the sharp rdkt
Owing to your weakded .ondition sapping in *veral pla.es- lar too late
the .reature will s.de 3 points of you rdember that the Moss Maiden said
33
the walls of the hut are fest@ned with damge for Mry su..esstul hit d you- it would guide you rfdnlrrdl Unless yd
have a hom, you are domed to wdder
shelves and .upboards, dd
strange D&D. AC 5, HD 2, HP 1,2,
these tmnels for ever ydr adventuer
dtlandish things hmg d hooks from Dn Ze2 7
If you surviw the savage atta.ks of dds hde. lf yd do have a hor4 md
etmine?
What will you the Mzamarieddu tun to 112.
wish to blM it, tun to 49.
the.upboards goto 162, 44
thehmgingobj{ts go to 141" 39 All of a suddd yd merge frm the
Or the shelves go to 95? the is tull of hidl:fu female
glade tre6 to find yourself in a $r it glade
Or will ym leaw the hut? Co to 54. formr swathed in sinistd doaks md and ydr thoughts jerk ba& to the pre'
.Mli they are GWYLLION, evil spnits smt. The glade is wide dd.overed with
34 who waylay havellers like ydrslf. You grds, and in the .mtre stands a stde
As you walk, thrdgh, the wind grows are in deadly peril, for fs weapotu .d with a hole bored iight through it. Will
stronger, blowing frm aI dnetioro, harm thd'your sord ceitainly .ant! you etmine the stone (turn to 98) or
and sudddly the Chdging is upon you! Choose your weapd qui.kly: .ross the glade to the othd side (go to
the swelling dd shrinking of the buds A.love of garli. tum of 106, 181)?
vies with the swaying of the trees, d the Heal-all tum to 164,
foliage +routs md withers in a writhing 45
movemdt that is quite nauseating. You E hausted by all you ereitids, yd hy
feel revolted md si.kded by all the and bldk out the noise of the storm, and
mutating fertility ar(md you- Turn to Iay dM to slep. Tum to 140.
114
46
AAA As the hohd gues doM at yd, the
the
35
Brownies indicate that yd shdld
follow them. You hesitate, utuure of
their intmtids, dd ictmtly they .lo*
si Di^(
-@
pedant .mbles to dust in your hand.

47
in upon you, looking threatening. Will
yd fight thd (tun to 8s), or go with
them pea.etully (go to 68)?
\9 Little figures ru from their hiding'
mdg the tre6- Oriy half ymr
.larl all in hr.wn .nd wirh

shagg/ beardt the BROWNIES neveF
theless look formidable opponents. One
shins up the h@ and d.eremoniously
.uts the rope holding the net and you
up in the an. With a .rash you fall to
the groud. ff: Dedu.t 2 srAMrNA points;
D&D: lose 2 Hit Points. If you are still
48
The srman's shape shifts, be.oming
lague and shadowy a she tos?rs above
"Wnm!' she .tles. H. ' ddrt lnu
tialnte n! haspiklit! tftlsl" With a
s..eaming rush of noise in ydr ears the
shadow des.ends upd you, something
sharp claws at you. throat, and you
49
You bl@ your horn, p.odu.ing a lon&
pure note that *em to e.ho on long
afte. you have finished blowing into it.
The relerberating $und is answered, s
the thunder of hooves grows neater and
nearer With a rMa the WILD HUNT
bursts upd you, pdring down out of
nowhere, their flaming dogs and
antlered steeds galloping swiftly towards
you. One of the riders rea.hes down dd
grasps you with a bla.k studded glove,
and drags you up behind him, a the
Hunt sheam into the sky to the acom-
paniment of baying hounds.
The dea.ttrly prdession gallops
through the sky until it rea.hes the lands
.f qnmmcr Ar rh. h.n.l <w.dbc rldwn
again, you. mysterious saviour deposits
you d a grassy ban( before turning his
pe.uliar mount skywa.ds again to rejoin
Ti^'€ i6il1dOFALhAnq€S
the Hunt. You have returned safe and neatly netted and quite helpless. Turn to
soud to the lands of Slrl1frea where
you may live you span in pea.e tiough
yd will not be remembered as a brave 55
the Moss Maiden draws yd to her, dd
gives yd a sickll' kiss in greeting.
50
You quickly draw the knife, but to your
"Wel.n ?, ny ./:tidr" she says.
horor the blade sithers and .rumbles There is healing in her tou.h, and your
away before your ve{' eyes. Br6nie wounds *d to vanish in an ictant. (All
blades are only eff€tive against evil if your stAvrNA or Hit Points return to their
given in friendship and yours sa Initial levels.) Once you have re.overed
from the light-headed f&ling of being fit
and s ell agai4 she asks you if you wish
to help her sith her work Go to 124)
51
or simply sl@p (go to 167)?
It sems that s'hoever set the net as a
t.ap is almost as patient as you at 55
waitin& but eventually small figures ap' As the Mzama.ieddu is omposed
pear through the t.ees. Will you get mostly of air, your bloss hale little ef-
ready to attack them (go to 199), or re-
main hidden (go to 109)? MAZZAMARIEDDU
ff: sKrLL 9 srAMrNA 12
52 If yd hit it, deduct only I point ftom
The hags shape shiftt be.oming vague its srAvrNA instead of the usual 2.
and shadowy s she towers abole you. D&D AC 3, HD 2, HP 12,
"Fninthea l P.lbbn!' she .a.kles at Damage 1 6
yd. With a s.reaming rush of noise in If you surlive 4 Atta.k Roudt turn
ydr ears the shadow desends upon
yd, something sharp daws at you.
thrMt, and you know no more.
53
There are no more surprises in this an-
.ient place. You de.ide to settle down
for a much'needed rest. shich refteshes
!dr. fA Re.over 2 srAMrNA points; D&D
regain 2 Hit Points. After a fes hours,
you feel fit and tested enough to .on-
tinDe on lour way. Turn to 179.
54
The next thing you kn6r you are
suspended fifteen f@t above the ground,

57
No one has eler defeated the powertul
Red.ap before! fA Add 2 LUc( pointsi
roll I die and regain that mdy srAvINA
points, up to you. lnitial lelel. D&D:
Roll a d6 d regain that many Hit
Points, up to your starting sore.
ln the whi.l of wild magi. .eleaed
whd the foul .reature died, you find
you.self magi.ally trdspo.ted to a new
ldation. the skies Bhirl and the air
grows huy, as you f@l yourself moling.
You blink d the s.ene in front of you
lf you roll a I go to 134.
2 goto54
3 go to 153
4 go to 140
5 goto70
58
You examine the pe.uliar pla.e a best
you .an. The.e is little in it beyond the
usual domesti. tMls d turniture, but
in one come. you 6nd an interesting-
looking chest. lf you want to open the
.hest, will you use your sword (turn to
107) or a .lub, if you have one (go to
111). Alternatively, go to 45.
59
You look dosn in hodo. the ground
beneath your feet has turned to quick-
sand. Al.eady you a.e up to your knees,
and then you. waist. No matte. how
hard you shuggle, the qui.ksand pulls
you harde., sucking you like a slobber
U^Ne i6il1DoF aLftaltqr€s
ing mouth into its slimy emb.a.e. Your
50
Where the stone on.e stood, something
else n6 rests, glinting d sparkling. lt
is a golden down, heaq' with jsels.
You may take this t.easure if you wish,
and leave the glade. Turn to 187.
61
Unbidden, Bords hom the Sa.red Sdip'
tu.es form themselves in ydr mind and
then pour hm ydr lips. Redcap
s..eam in agony as he hea.s the holy
wo.dt and tu.ns and fl@s. He has left Sele.al Brownies waiting outside the hut
one of his t@th behind him, thougtt lek at you k@nly for a fs momentt
whi.h you may take if you Bish. Now then *em to lo* interest. You seem h@
62
You run a.ross the glade, panic snapp'
ing at your heels like a dog. The trees on
the far side s@m to be getting turther
and tuiher away, and you indease your
speed elen mo.e. Suddenly, you stum'
ble on the rough grass, and fall. Whispe.s
of i.y .old swnl aromd you, and you
feel tedible invisible hands pawing your
flesh. Sloslr, agonisingl, talotu begin
Y.Dr i.lvmhf. cnd<
63
Contusing imges pass before your eyes;
billowing .louds do not muffle the
sohd of galloping hooves; the tull
moon gues dosn on st.ange silent
6gures. You feel a great *nse of impen'
ding dem, and the image of a horn very
similar to ydrs looG before you.
Qui.kly you tu.n away goto87.
64
to do a you B.ill. You may explore the
small settlement (tu.n to 76) or leale by
the tra.k at the end of the st.@t (go to
12a).
55
the s.mn's eyes flash excitedly.
"Cdddl" she .ries. "Gratness ra
&. yd!/sl" She stat6 at yorr mutte.s a
fs Bordt and. . . turn to s4 (rou may
keep your possessioc).
66
the woman looks at them for a few
moments, then thr@s them on the floo.
in extreme disgust! Tum to 166.
67
E hausted beyond belief, your spi.it
broke4 you stagger ftom the pe.uliar
nest nd out into the wood, wndering
aimlessly $he.ever your feet de.ide to
take you. Tun to 112.

68
Delighted that they have dis.omfited you
they are a mis.hieous folk
the
Brownies lead you through the w@ds to
then village, a .hery little pla.e of tuf
huts and well'tended gards. ([r:r add
r LUc( point.) Leading you through the
village to the very, Iast hut, they halt dd
indicate that you shdld dter. Tum to
129.
69
Almost at the limit of ydr strmgth, yd
.me to a ruined tMer whi.h pokes up
through the tres. Will yd
dter and
shelter hde (go to 101) or continue to
.hdce your lu.k in the wods (go to
144)?
70
Yd sleep smdly, undisturbed by in-
ttuders d draft, wals and sl@p again,
the iridesent movemdt of the pldts
6lling dery fibre of ydr being. At last
you awakd, filled with joy after ydr
long rest. Standing dongst the beautitul
flowers, you gather ydr things and
hasten towards the be.koning lands of
S mher and rhe hlinkcrs or m,dncs.
fall from your eyes. You are in the mid-
dle of a quagmire, quite alone, and sink-
ing fast. As you slip bdeath the surfa.e
for the last time, ym last thought is that
you will never se the su again.
7l
Th..roM ic rcel.cs herc Th. immns.
dog hMls again. lurn to 81.
72
the Moss Maiden leks at yd with
sadness in her eyes. '^lrs," she mur
nrts, "sloth has its o n ft jatul." She
pats your hand .dsolingly. But ot leost
lou o! e .1 lour dols in pod, poat
She makes a pass with her hand, md
the weird nest dd all that it .dtains
vmish in d iGtdl and you are on.e
again in ydr longed'for Sumer lands- the
Yd may dwell here in pea.e for the rest
of ydr days though you will die before
your time, and you will never be a hero.
Ti^ile [a{rD €FAlilefftqr€S
Utterly dltaGted, you drag ydrslf
through the w@d, gagging .ontinuors-
ly. You stumble dwards, te tired to
.are what happs to you any more, dd
$ddmly, you find yourslf in a sall
.learing- Yd tumble into it, bringing up
sharply agairot a rdk- lurn to 131.
74
the writhing of the foliage makes you
feel very nausms ind&d- Qd.kly you
retuin to the tra.k, where you fel a lit-
de better. Yd may eat sme Provisiotu
before .dtinuing on ydr way, if you .heek IIr add 2 LUCK points)- Yd thanl
her, md pass d- lun to 99.
75 81
Ydr fatigue grMs heavier and heavier the heads growl md sdl, and a savage
with every step, and yd plod d 6re blazes in the hound s eyes- lts teeth
through the wod Yd .an hardly ke+ $ap dd grind as it lmges at you, biting
ydr eyes opd, and yd stumble all over deeply. Your advdture dds here-
the pla.e as yddrag ydrslf along.
a2
Suddenly a leary dell opes up in hont
of you, dd you tumble into iL Your the old .rone s.owls at you, md fiddles
kn&s bu.kle and you fall to the ground, with the sticks in the fire. Plainly, she
bringing up sharply agaict a ro&. Trm doesdt wdt to have anything to do with
yd! Do you wmt to erplore the hut (go
to 33), or leave (tum to 54X
A smll wede brt or shed, standing 83
alone near the trees, attra.ts you attd- Yd. .atch your sword by the blade, rais-
tids- Will you dter md investigate it ing it p()rlmel 6rst $ that the hilt foms
(go to 26) or keep walking (go to 145)? a cross. lnstddy the Mu mdieddu
gives a hideoG sre.hing yell, dd col-
77 Iapses in upd itslf in an instant. The
Seizing an opportuity, you fling the battle is over before it has barely begu.
.lub to one side dd tumble for your All rhat rmainc i. . h.n.r.d rerl hdyl
eord but drop it a it slides hom its and 20 gold pi{esj you my take the*
sheath! [I: T.sr lour Lurk, D&D: Test if yd wish. Tum to 74.
low Derteiry. lf yd mke your roll, 84
tun to 113; if not, go to 142.
Yd etmine the strange nest, but 6nd
78 or y the 1eal hmehold tools and im-
Looking thrdgh yd se a pftuliar vi- pldents, though in de corner thde is
sim a wild, stormy sky full of strange a leked .hest, whi.h might be more in-
figures on dtlered steds, who gallop ter6ting. lf yd wish to open the .hest
through the .ldds; the heavm tum to 30j if not, go instead to 75-
reverberate with the melody of then
homs. Evil things fly berore them, dd 85
all the world .oweis beneath their feet. Yd draw ydr sword, and instddy the
Ydr .rarr b,.kw.rds .s thcir l.arler flics eight BroMies all produ.e small dag-
right towards you, blMing on a hon gers. They are dimhutive but fierce
just like ydrs. Tun to 87. 6ghters, and they outimbd you severe-
ly as de falls another will take his
79 pla.e. Fight them one at a time
Suddenly you merge hom the trees to fI: sKrLL s srAM:NA 10
6nd yourself in a smlit glade. tn the cen- D&D: AC s, HD 1,
tre of the grassy dearing is a stone, with HP 3,4,7,4,6,3,7,2,
a hole bored thrdgh the .mtre. Do you Damage 3 I
examine the stde (go to 98) or cross the If yd win thrdgh to the end tum
glade and re-dter the h&s on the other to 143.
86
a0 ltuide it is wam and musg, Iit only by a
tree shimmerr and the next mo- dim ligh! but the wind's roaring sems
mdt a woman stdds in its place, tall miles away and you begin to feel better
and gren'skinned, with a mery face- imediately. But the hut is ecupiedj a
She smiles, and kisss you on.e on ea.h wmd works turiously spiming,

weavin& sweepin& .ookin& dusting,
ssing she sdeh@ keeps it all going
at the same time! She is a MOSS
MAIDEN, .overed from top to toe with
the lmpy, shaggy greys and greds of
moss and lichen. Whd she finally
notices you, she stops d holds her
hands out in greeting, a .rooked smile
revealing her pointed teeth.
Will you go to her (turn to ss), or at
87
Stmed by the alarming visim you
have witnesse4 it takes yd a moment
to adjst ba& to reality. Co to 39.
88
the voluminous .loak wraps itself
around yd, and all of a suddd you find
yourself being lifted into the air! Higher
and higher yd go, passing thdgh
every obstruction as if it
s.asn't there.
Leking dMn now, you on see the
forest, and far, far away the glimering
lands of Smer, which yd will never
rea.h now. Higher and higher you gq
until the last few tddrils of the at-
mosphere fall away and you float lifeless
89
Leaving the t6.er, you press on through
the wedt which sed to stretch d
forever. After dly a short distance,
however, you .me to a great spherical
nest'like dwellin& mde hom twigs and
moss. Your True Sight tells you that this
is a jddd pla.e, dd you enter. lun to 2.
90
Yd .hose a hut, and 6nd an dpty co.
ner in whi.h to male ydr*lf .omfo.
table and sleep dt the stom. Outside
the wind howls, but you rest peacetul'
ly. II: regain 4 STAMINA points; D&D
re.over 3 Hit Points. Eventually you
wake, and continue d ydr way. lurn
91
$mp-
they lead you into a hut whde a
tum feast has b@n prepared! All
through the rest of that day and well
ti'i€i6stb '.OF Alilafftqr€S
into the night they dtertain you like
a prin.e. Outside the storm rages orr but
inside all is wam dd hiddly- II; regain
I pointand3 srAMrNA points; D&D:
LUCK
re.over 2 Hit Points. lurn to 1a2.
92 44
An d.idt eldd tree stmds sdtinel
there. It is so gnarled and twisted that it
5: ,)^(
looks almost humn- Will yd app.oa.h
it (tun to 186), or leave the village (go
to99)? \9 @
93
Opposite the shed is another of the lit-
de turf huts, srr(mded by a oretully' 98
tended garden. the hufs etupant has the stde is an.idl and no hman hand
bM gre.ing .abbages but very strange has made the hole that pier.es it, for it
is SellBored Stone, md magi.al things
.abbaget it sts, for they glistd and
sparkle! Yd.ross the st.@t dd eramine may be *d through it. You pla.e your
eye to the hole. Tum to 13.
them more closely- lurn to 19a.
94 99
Yd must fight the dreaded Redcp- Leaving the village, yd re$me yd.
Human shength .an avail little against journey through the wood, refle.ting
him, md yd are in a very bad way upon hM pea@tuI eerything semi
the su is shining brightlt md the hm
REDCAP II: SKLL 10 srAMrNA t0 of insets buzzing ar(md the new-
DuD: AC 3, HD 3, HP 22, grMn fle.ers 6lls the air. You come to
Damge 1 3 a sumy glade, whi.h has a large stde
If you manage to suvive, turn to 57. with a hole bored through it at its .d-
tre. Will yd doss the glade to the other
95 side (tun to 39), or stay and ddine the
the Brownies e@p pdt you and disap- pe.uliar stde (turn to 163)?
pear into the e.od, as if yd werd't
there! Dmbfmde4 yd watch thd 100
march away. Will you follow thm (tun the hound loks at you s.ith disdain, for
to 169) or move dwards ignoring the it has no us for gold- lurn to 81.
net of .drse (turn to 37)?
101
96
As yd stumble a..oss the threshold, you
the shelves hold a g.eat mmy jars dd hear an evil laugh, dd glan@ up in ter-
bottl6, bearing labels $ch as Td Spoii ro.. Standing before yd is the foul RED'
The Shot Ol Elies Ta Make Whole CAP, with his red eyes, long pointed
^d
The HoV Hetted. You are partiolarly t@th, bloody handt and grisly han
intrigued by one lar, whi.h is labelled sheming as far a his nd-sh.d bets.
H.d aii, and you take it the stuff.ould there is a pik6taff in his hand md a fad-
be very setul in your line of business.
ed red .ap on his head- You heart quails,
for you know that this BrMnies greatest
N@ you my damine the dpberds pleasure is to dye his .ap in the fresh
(tun to 162) or the hmging obj€ts {tm blood of his vi.tims dd the nett de
to 141), if yd have not done $ alreadt might very well be yd! ff: I'st ydrr
or you may leave the hut {tun to 64)? Lurk, DuD: Tnt lout Wisdo . It yo!
make the roll, turn to 161; if not, tum
97
Cether takes the down, and with shak-
ing handspla.es it upd hishead. A great
102
radian.e 6lls the .aven, bringing the
A beautitul, jewel-d.rGted pddant
+arkling stala.tites md stalagmites to hangs glirlmering d the wall- You cm'
lifq wondertul mst ripples from then
not help but take it, hanging it ar(md
stony sides. the man stands straight and
tall, for he is old no longer. ydr ne& and .dering it with your
jerkin. Leave here by going to 93.
''Thonk you! monk ydrl" he dies-
''You hou ftstorcd ! ki gda to e] 103
Ask n'hat lou 'i11 oJ e as tuoord." The Fa.han roars in trimph. By leaving
the ha& yd have forfeited ydr advd-
 U^Ne i6il1DoF aLftaltqr€s
tage. ff: lose 1 LUcx point.) Battle is says (go to u1), or .hoo* a seat a little of fine yarn. You may take these if you
tunher as ay (turn to s2)?
IACHAN af: s(rLL 9 srAMrNA 12
DAD: LCs, HD 2, HP 12, 109 112
Dmage 1 6 Clad all in brow4 with shaggy han and Your fatigue g.ows heavie. and heavier
If yd survive the battle, turn to 189. bea.ds, the eight small men look quite with e!e.y step, as you plod on through
formidable. Ldg knives are stripped to the w@d. You.an ha.dly keep you. eyes
104 their hipt nd a fs lek as though ope4 nd you stumble all oler the pla.e
the breze begins to gre stronge., blM- they'le already sen servi.e in a few as you drag your*lf along. Suddenly a
ing Ba.mly hom the distant lands of wars. They a.e BROWNIES, and a a man leafy dell opens up in frdt of yd, and
Smer, and all around you buds begin they tum dd face your hiding pla.e! you tumble into it. Your knees buckle
and you fall to the groun4 bringing up
sharpll' against a rdk. lurn to 131.
105
A tetible rmbling starts, .entering 113
upon the g.omd beneath your feet. With
You .at.h your sword by the blade, rais-
a horible rdr the grdnd opens up ing it pommel 6rst $ that the hilt forms
bel6 you, and you plunge into a bot' a .ross. lmmediately the Mazzamaried-
du gives a hideus s.r@.hing yell, and
.ollapses in upon it*lf in an instant. the
105
this isrltT.ansyhania! The homd is battle is o!e. before it has barely begh.
undetened by ga.lic. there is no es.ape All that rdains is a battered red hMd
your doom is upon yd . . . Tu.n to 81. and 20 gold pie.es; you my take these
if yd B ish. Tum to 74.
lo7
You. blade snaps deanly against the hasp Will you stay where you are (turn to 114
of the chest! You turse loudly. fa: 165) or step out boldly (tu.n to 9)?
the wo.ld is Bhnling nd spinning
dedu.t 2 sKrLL points mless you on find around you, sd you feel ve{' sick. You
another seapon to ae; D&D: unarmed 110 must find shelte. quickly. Tum to 11.
.ombat will allow you to s.ore only 1 2 lotally exhausted, you ate unable to save
points of damage against an opponent you.*lf from falling when the tres sud' 115
unless you .an obtain anothe. weapon. denly end nd you find youself in a You arrive at a fork in the ha.k. All is
Yd may t{' cing club, if you have one
a leafy dell. Yd tumble forsard into it, quiet, perhaps unusually $, the only
turn to 111; if you don't hale one, go bringing up sharply agaict a .dk. Turn soud being the rstling of the totes in
to 131. the breeze B hi.h has jct sta.ted to blow.
108 Whi.h dire.tion will you go in right
It is sarm inside, but dark and glomy 111 (turn to34) or left (tu.nto31)?
too. A very ol4 nd quite revoltingly dn- Having d affinity for evil, the .lub pe.
ty B omn squats by a 6re. fo.ms splddidly for you for stealing so- 115
meone el*'s possessions is most As the Cwyllion lanish, a joyous song
"Sit b! e,' sfu ddks, be&oning .e.tainly evil. Inside the .hest is n orb pours forth from the stone. You turrt
with a glowing poker. Will you do a she made from trnspa.ent crystal, nd a ball alamed dd thd mzed, to see a

,Ll?-
J *
golden light issuing hom the hole, as the
glorioc musi. fills the an. then the
stone itself fades, shimme.ing aBay in-
to the ai., leaving you alone in the quiet
1,1,7
You are alive, but teribly weakened by
your battle. In a daze you eat some P.o-
lisiont and then.raBl away. Turn to 19.
118
"AIds, I had thnqht .t of lnut
spi/it," the Moss Maiden mutters. Then
she says a few garbled $.ords and sud'
denly everything 906 hry. You .ub
your eyes and you are sitting on a
hillside overleking the bright land of
Slrl1frer. You a.e safely back home again
though you are not a hero . . .
119
You turn and find you are facing t,rd
the for6t! Again and again you try to
look ba.k, dd fail. Wherever you look,
the tra.k leads off into the forest. Final-
ly, ahaid and .ontu*d, you walk
ba.kwards dd are instdtly ldked in
the g.ip of an invisible !ice. You are held
rigid, as if the air itself has $lidified. You
choke dd splutter, but its grip grows
ever stronger, until you slip into un-
6nc.i.n<h.<c n,rn td 123
120
the ball of yam glows brightly in your
hands. Just as the Moss Maiden promis'
ed you, it guides you forward. You
wander through the e.hoing tunels,
whi.h seen to wind on nd 04 until you
.o.n to a huge .hambe., o.namented
with stala.tites and stalagmites whi.h
glow in .adint.olours. At the .ent.e of
the .hmbe. a wizded. s hite'haned old
Ti^'€ i6il1doF aLhaltqr€s
-'-- c\
L-oo
.€p
vd.1lt
4..
.hai. He is
man sits slmped on a rotting
Cether, the Keepe. of the Seret. Turn
to 172.
121
It is a shametul lictoryYou survey the
.arnage with griet now .hillingly aBare
that had you ben .ourteous to the old
womd, and less gr@dy, this need not
have b@n: You might as sell keep the
ruby, though, and you .an take one of
the Br6nie knives if you Bish. Nos
122
You sneak up behind the Mazzamaried'
du as stealthily as you cd, hoping that
the sailing of the sind will hide the
noise of your footsteps. Hos s ill yd at'
ta.k the bizarre.reature with a sword
(s6), or B ith a .lub, if you have one (132)?
123
You awaken dazed and besildered, to
6nd you. body brui*d and $re. rA 2
stamina points; D&D lo* 2 Hit Points.
You .aretully struggle to your feet,
resolved not to try turning ba.k again.
You *t off down the tra.k B ith a resign-
j!
<-)<r
ed an. A b.eze has sprung up, blos.ing
gently hom the swet lands of Sume.,
and all aromd you the buds begin to
ss?ll and blem. Spring has .ome to the
Land of Changes. Turn to 137.
124
Never have you sorked so ha.d!
Dusting, polishin& s.rubbin& darnin&
you s@m to be doing it all. And yet the
more you do, the better you f@l! By the
time the storm is over you feel positive-
ly rqulenated. Over breakfast the Moss
Maiden breaks her silen.e dd talks to
"M! thild," sfu ttgin, 'yn! ha1'?
th? lbk al .ne 'ha tuuld atn pljsh
qftat thjt8s, but yau hdu n t done all
lnu shaukl jt' this pldd. What tuotld
lnu da? I rotul s.nd yD! fid . (turn to
rra), t set tine bark n ljttk sn lou tun
nake low rhnje and. (turn to 65),
M send !o! on lout 'n! 'jth 'hat ljt
? help I ran (tw^ ro 135)." Which will
125
As you stumble a.ross the threshol4 you
hear an evil laugh, and gld.e up in ter'
ro.. Standing before you is the foul RED'
CAe with his .ed eyes, long pointed
t@th, blMdy hands, dd grisly han
sheding as far a his non'shod boots.
there is a pikestaff in his hand dd
a faded red .ap on his head. Your heart
quails, fo. you knos that this Brosnie's
greatest pleasu.e is to dle his .ap in the

of his vi.tims dd
the nert
very well be you! You mat
6ghthim.
fA
sxILL 10 srAMrNA 10
D&D: AC 3, HD 3, HP 22,
Damage 1 8
crrwiwc r.r 6 rdmds hrm
125
You oath takd, Maidd hands
the Moss
yd an orb of puest .rystal and a ball
"me orb is the &.r" she tells yd,
"otd the lotn lrill guide rau hnMtul,
il rou u* it loiseu. M! na e is Li a
fttudber the lett* ol ! notu, hr it
tu! help !ou. me serret is that lou
should seek Gethe4 the hoklet aI the
erret! No , go, ! .hild, loith ! bless
Deep in thdght, you return to the
ha.k through the woods. Without real-
ly noti.ing where yd are going, you
walk for sme while, until yd come to
a leafy dell with a pillar of ro& in the
12'
The trek thrdgh the weds seem in-
teminable, dd ydr spirits get lNer
md lNd. You stop for a litde while, dd
rest, before .dtinuing. Tum to 79.
124
The Br@nies do not hinder your depar'
ture. As yd
stride thrdgh the wedt
a br@ze blMs up, blowing warmly from
the sweet lands of Smea dd all
around yd the buds begin to sell md
bl{ld. Spring .mes to the Land of
Changes. Tun to 137.
129
lfs warm dd humid inside, dd rather
glomy. A reoltingly dnry oH wmm
squats beside a6re- She looks up at yd,
be.kons with a glowing poker and
doaks. "$r ,y n.." Will yd do a she
says (turn to 171), or choose a seat a lit'
de turther away (turn to 82)?
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130
You my wear a mdde, if yd have de
(tun to 88)- Othetu i*, start your fight.
MOSSMAIDEN IA sxlll 3 srAMrNA s
D&D AC 9, HD 1, HP 5,
Damage 1 3
t If you win, tun to 5a.
131
You regain .dsidsness, and rise shaki
ly to ydr f@t. The storm is over. lun
to 153.
132
though it is a formidable weapd, the
.lub hd an affinity for evil. lt twists in
ydr hands as you strike, sparing your now dd the Changing is upd yd!
opponmt its nnl for.e [A lose I sxrl the eelling dd shinking of the buds
pointj D&D fight at l whd using the vies with the eaying of the trees to
.lub. If you have a mantle, yd may put it .reate a surging sa of movemmt that is
d (trn to 88). If not, yd must fight the quite naseating. Ydr sds of diretion
devilish creature. Co to 56 but if .mpletely .ontu*d, yd fall to ydr
yd mke 4 sudesstul atta.ks on it go kn@s, .oughing md ret hing- Will yd
try md struggle d (go to 1s8) or lie
133 whde yd are, hiding you face fiom the
As if your other miseries were not
dough already, you begin to ret h as
waves of sickness sw@p over yd. IIi 13A
Her dbrace heals all you ills restore
dedu.t 2 srAML",rA dd I SKLL poin! D&D
lose 2 Hit Points, and 6ght at I util you
all ydr chara.teristi.s to their stdting
levels. She studies yd dosely, staring at
.an take a Potion of Healing. Tun to 69.
you until you turn your head away with
134
this path is almost dear of leaves, dd
much less noisy. It leads you straight in- "My .rii4" she says, 'I see lou hane
to the wood, but after a while the tres ot a.ro plished all lou should i this
begin to dose in ardnd yd, md twigs pla.e. Whot 1@uLl lou osk ol he? I ran
and leaves again .over the grom4 .rack' se d lou hohe (tum to 118), o/ r.t r;n.
ing and sapping underfot- Will you bork so thot lou ight ok your
tun ba.k (go to 119) or .a(y on .,'di..s a'd, {tun ro 6s), at send lau on
tuoy tuith n'hat little help I .a
regardless (go to 154)? lout
3;?ic (turn to 135X" Whi.h will yd
135
the Moss Maidm gives you two fareell
presnts d orb of the purest .rystal, 139
and a ball of yarn. She sighs rather sad'
You crun h your way out of the wod,
ly, d if sory to *e yd go.
and ba.k into the valley: it is a relief to
''I ra do nohr lou than te||
ort be dt frm uder those lowering tres!
lou to seek the guatulio n*. Nalo go, You sholl aldg the elley, djoying the
.liid. " And she leads yd out of the nesl ff d your shoulders and the piping of
the skylarks above you- At last you espy
135 a break in the heet md turn toward it.
''You hd,e killed ow G@ Lad!]" .ays
140
''You hane plu.ked the heaft Jio When you awake, yd f@l stiff md
ow Guardian," intdes dothd. "Fdr weak. You ache in eery joint, dd yd.
limbs don't sem to wmt to work. You
BrMies raise their gaze d@n at your hdds, md are mor
ti6ed to see that they have be.ome bony
II: sKrLL 6 srAMlNA 10 and twisted the hands of d m.idt!
D&D AC HD 1, You rush to a mi(or whi.h hangs d the
wall it is true! You have beome old
'
HP 2, t,3,6,4,7,4,4,
overnight! IF: deduct 3 sKrL md 6
Ddage 1 3
If you win througb tun to 121. STAMINA (rmove the same frm your In'
itial sores d well!); D&D: rdove s Hit
13' Points (from ydr Initial s.ore te), and
As yd walk, the wind grows eer frm now on fight at 2. lf yd $rvive
shonger, blowing from all dire.tids

l4l
the obje.ts prove to be strings of onions
and cloves of garlic, dd sokedred
hams. You may take eme of the* if you
wish, giving you 2 Provisids' worth of Ala! This is the only pla.e where the
food. If you haven't dde so alreadt youhom .dnot help you, for the deathly
may now investigate the shelves (go to silent Cwyllion steal eund! lddrils of
96) or the dpboards (tuf to 152), or icy .old rea.h out for you, dd you
leave the hrt dtirely (go to 64).
142
Ym grab the pmel of ydr swoid and
prepare for battle,but the MMzamaried-
du is made mostly of air, dd evd the
kedest blade ha litde effet upon it. lf
you have a mmtle, you may put it d
(turn to 88). If nol yd must fight the
MAZZAMARIEDDU
l:[: sKLL 9 srAMrNA 12 have come. You look armd, and qui.k- The hnwl .f the wind rakcs m . ncw
If yd hit it, dedu.t only 1 point from ly reali* yd are lost. FI: lose I LUCK note md through the Mithing trees you
its STAMINA instead of the lsual two.
D&D: AC 3, HD 2, HP 72.
Dmage 1 6
If you suNive, tum to 11t-
't43
Bodies litter the woodland fler, then
small limbs twisted cruelly in attitudes
of death- Yd are saddded that you
should have slain e mnt dd wonder
if they would have hurt you at all. Ydr
.dfidd.e is shakd- (IIr los 2 LUCK
points-) You shake your head, dd con-
titue ydr jomey- Before you set off
again yd may take one of the Brownie's
knives, if you wish- Now tum to 12t-
144
Yd are nearing the limit of you
reeuces, whd you se a huge spherical
nest'like building wove from twigs and
moss- Will you stop dd investigate the
strange building (tum to 86) or pass it
by (go to 110)?
145
Yd stmble, dd the last sight you s@
is Red.ap's .ruel pike thmting ttuards
146
An an imt elder tree, so gnarled and
twisted that it l@ks alnost hmm,
ti'i€i6stb o1'F aii?6Ur
stdds at the dd of the village streeL In- 154
trigue4 yd approa.h it. lun to 23. the tra& begins to ndrow, and in the
distdce yd hear a p{.uliar thdping
L47 noise, which *em to be drawing eer
.los€r. Will you go to investigate it (tum
to 29) or wait d the tra& (tum to 16)?
155
Having inflicted a hail of blows on yd,
the BroMies abddd you in the w@d.
148 Yd are btui*d all over and you dkle
As you stagger dwardr the writhing is sprained. Ydr sword-am feels
w@d .onquers your resistm.e, and you twisted md nmb, md may ee be
aie si.k. Ff: Ice 2 STAMINA points, D&D: broke- FF: dedu.t4 STAMINA points md
lose 2 Hit Points. Tun to t3- l sKrLL poin! D&D: lo* 3 Hit Points dd
6ght at 2 until yo! .an be healed. You
L49 mrstfind help and soon. Turn to 2t.
Yd loks dif-
step, panting . . . The tra.k
ferdt, dd yd wonder how far you 156
R a +inning cloud of an md vapour.
It is the MAZZAMARIEDDU, a wind
150 spirit whi.h .d dly travel whd it s€es
Suddenly, you per.eive that the wail in- rhc hl..d nf . mrrrlcrerl m.n lr is f..-
.reases in pit h, dd yd se alead of ing away frm you, and yd knd you
yd a whnling knot of wind whi.h has are probably safe if you stay on the tra&.
formed itself into d almost-hmd Will yd ignore the .reature (tun to
shape- Yd stagger tNards it, caring lir 114) or lea@ the track dd tale it by s-
tle for any dangd it may threate. Tum
to18.
157
15',1 the Brownies' village is a .heery little
An ol4 cra&ed voi.e .alb ott, E teL" pla.e of out huts and well'tdded
Yd.an dly obey tum to 108. gardds. As you walk doM what ap-
pears to be the main street, you.me to a
1a2 large hut, which towers over the su-
Without warning the Mzmdieddu rmding dwellings. No one *.ft the
strikes you a mighry blow, knocking the rdotest bit interested in what yd are
sdd frm your glap. FF: Tat yout doin& so ym deide to enter it. Will you
Lu.k; D&D: Test lout Derknt!. ll yo! pr+are ror what might be inside dd
make the roll tum to E3: if nol tum to draw your sword before you dtd (tum
190. to 1t0), or Indk md wait to be inviGd
in (go to 1s1)?
153
Yd stmd up in fiont of the pillar of 158
rdk- Leking carefully, yd .an se that Yd fight your way thrdgh the wind-
its sides aie ea.h intricately .dved with whipped bran.hes, dimly aware that you
an arcme letter- Yd trace thd with have shayed orf the ha.k, and are feel-
ydr finger, and then press one- ing very ill. fI: lo$ 2 srAMrNA points;
D&D: los€ 2 Hit Points. Turn to 150-
Willitbe:A tum to 105,
159
You grab your sword by the blade, rais-
L turn to 1Ea, oi
ing it pomel up to form a dcs. The
Mazzamrieddu gives a ho(ible .ry and
collapses in on itselt then vnishes, leav-
ing only a small pile of (20) gold piftes
and a battered red hood- Yd may take
these if you wish- lun to 112.
'o 160
But the wind grows stronger, gGting
@ aroud yd fiom all dnetids and now
the Chdging is upon yd! the stma.h-
6l tuning selling md shinking of the
buds vies with the $aying of the trees
to .reate a restless sea of movmdt that
ts. is qrite naGeating- Turn to 133-
 ti'i€i6stb '.OF Alilafftqr€S

151 A mighty blM flings you thrdgh into 112

Vair y you shuggle to draw you sword. a Smer pature hme at last, but nak- Cether leks up at you as yd app.oa.h.
As Redcap's pike plmges tnards you ed and foreer shamed. Ydr adventure
heart, sords of the Saded Sdiptures '?r idrtl"he .ries. "Alr8 so long
poor mbidden from you lips. Red.ap so long! Htue lou ! rtuon? M! rtuh
gives a dimal yell and vanishes, leaving ol sang?" Well have yd got it? lf you
15'
behind him de of his ldg t@th. You
may take this if you wish; now go to
the womn leads yd
to a pallet by the
6re, nd gestures for yd to lie down. If not, all you .an do is bl6. your
192.
C.atetully you fling ydr*lf upon it, and horn, for there is no other way dt of
162 thispla.e for you.lurn to 49.
Yd opd de of the tupboards. lt is
168
mu.h larger than yd expe.ted, md vdy 113
Several BrMnies are waiting outside
dark. Suddenly something gives you a the gmtle ro&ing of the wind makes
violent shove, propelling you into the
they lokat you k@nly for m instdt,
yd f@l sl@py. Will you .eturn to the
then cheer with delight to see the Mark
darkness dd slming the door behind village to rest in one of the huts (turn to
d ydr forehead. Iu.n to 91.
90), or ke+ walking (tum to 137)?

153 159 114

No hman hand made the hole that the Brownies mr.h th.dgh the wo.d Yd are uable to s@ the Cwyllid when
stone it is a Self-Bored Stde,
pier.es the to their village, leaving yd
skulking in yd tun away from the stone, but you
dd magi.al visions .an be *en the mde.grMth .los by. the little set- .an *tue the icy tddrils of thei.
through it. Yd put your eye to the hole. tldmt seem pea.etul enough B.ill pre*nce as they .lo* in d you. Tun
Do you have the tull Mark of lrue Sight? yd dter (tun to 1st) or .etrace your to195.
if sq turn to ta. If not, tun to 63
115
But the wind gr6.s strdger, blowing
154 1ro frm all diretions md the Changing is
It Heals'All alright! lt's a deadly poie4 At the far dd of the darkded but sits upon you! The stoma.h'.hunine swell-
nd as s1n as you open the ja. you fate a disgGtingly dnty and very old womn.
is saled . . . You are dead inseluds. She .ises as you st+ into the room. Tun
165
The Br6.nies leap upon you and d.ag 111
you from your hidey-hole, belabouing She miles at yd, reealing a revolting
you s.ith sti.ks, stdes and their e.n set of .otten teeth. Thd she takes a red-
gnarled fists. You have no .hnge to de-
hot branding nd from the fire.
fdd yourself their onslaught is te sud-
den and violent. Tum to 155.
''Aft lou br t,
sr'dng.r?" she asks.
166 Are you? fA Test lour Lurk; D&D. Test
There is a .ipping s(md, a the very laut Wisdo . lf yd make it tun to 24;
fabri. of Time and Spac is torn aunder!

ing and skinling of the buds vies s.ith
the swaying of the trees to .reate a sea
of movement that is quite naGeating-
HMever, yd sta.e resolutely ahea4 fit-
ing ydr gre d the t.a.k which is the
de stable obiet in this insde ldd. You
stagger onwards . . . Tum to 156-
176
Yd dash thrdgh the glade, erpe.ting
invisible death to overtake you at any
mment. But before you know it yd are
d tra& agai4 rffiing blindly until you
are dhausted- lurn to 149.
177
the tooth makes yd impervious to
weapds. The Moss Maidd cmot ham
you at all, nd you kill her easily. lurn
178
Yd gre into the tuby's depths, feeling
delighted. It is redder than the reddest
thing you have eer s@4 and utterly d-
tran ing. Whd you finally raise ydr
eyes from its .ontemplatid, yd find
you are sr(Mded by ..6.ds of
Brownies. then eyes are filled with
grief, and you se yd. death refle.ted
119
Stiff dd sore, yd continue on your way
until you cme to a huge +heri.al, nest-
like building, woven frmtwigs and
moss. Will you stop and enter (tu.n to
40), o. pass it by and k@p walking (turn
to110)?
180
the s.omn d.aws ba& hom you, as if
offdded. 'N4 lau k o i not gtatitu.le,
ndr .drrr.sy, " she mutters. Tum to 166.
ti'i€i6stb '.OF Alilafftqr€S
181 Sigh' As it is, I k o , not ,hot lou ,iU
As you move a..oss the glade, you smse see peftops sa e ol thot lohirh is hid
something intangible reaching out de ,i11 be rdeale.l to !ou, pthops
towards yd. Yd .dld not kn@ it, but
Csfllio4
this .learing is haunted by the
hideoG female spnits who waylay Yd look at her, nd s@ to your
t.avellers- Tedble hands lay hold of yd, bsildermmt that her shape is vague,
and invisible talons rip md tear at your flu.tuating betw@n an old hag and a
flesh. Your advmture mds here . . . y(mg and beautinn woman. She pats
ydr hand .molingly-
LA2
the nert day, the Br@nies take yd d ''I wi e al th. ttuth is !ouB," trte
a tou of their village. There are wd- Thd she rea.hes behind hd and
says.
drous things to be s@rr magi.al gardens produces a sall hot^. "BIa1o this at
and d.hanted pldts: one r@ off .ab' eed," she says, a d help ,i11 surel!
bages has diamonds glittering in its ra e to !au." Tun to 22.
leaves instead of dewdrops! (Yd may
take $me if you s.ish no one will *e.) 185
the flders tinkle gdtly a
you pas, the dog a..epts the o.b, and bns its
and their voi.es whisper to yd of the heads in to you. "Pdss,
defdence
Sumer lands far away, filling you with li.,d," it g.owls at yd. You pass by.
a buning desire to be on your way. lun
to28.
186
183
the bran hes of the tree trdble as you
Ydr wish, all along, ha b@n to return advd.e, and as yd put out you hand
to the lands of Surlmer. The Moss
to tdch it the tree shimmers md its
Maiden sighs d@ply.
dtline .h ges. Will yd wait to s@
"Alas, peare n'ill be loua, but laut what happms (turn to 80) or leave the
heatt s dnne, glory a d hetuis , iiii
enet be. BIer lour ham."
L87
Yd obey, putting the ho.n to your Yd continue walking thrdgh the forest.
lips dd bl@ing a mighty blast. Tum to Sometime later yd .ome to an old, ruin-
ed t6.e., whi.h rears up through the
184 tre6. Ahead of you there is a dootuay.
As the fiery brand nears your forehea4 Will yd enter (turn to 12s), or pas it
you flinch, so that only half of its par
ten touches yd, and the old wman
188
You hear d ominous rmbling hum,
''Hod lou held lit , sttonge4 fau whi.h .ises in an instant to an ear-
,ould htut Soined the Matk af Ttue pier.ing whine. A shdge mgical.rackl-

'28,
 ti'i€i6stb '.OF Alilafftqr€S
ing omes from the stone, d without things I ran nalo grant you, but lau "For .ry ort as high as .r staB and
waming a blaze of energy shoots out of ust .ha6e beh&e the . Will lou o e o! iale the . But I kndr the
it, frying yd to a disp in an instant. ha1'e your Sratest oisl (tu.n to 183) dr
low hean's desne $Dn ro 196)7'
189 ''Will lou betu it? Behr I tell, lou
the Fa.hn's body lies before you. As ust s iear to undeftoke this quest, ot
you watch, it fades away, leaving the .lub 194 else die i the, .npr." Will yd swear
and mantle behind it. You my take these the Fa.han is plainly .dtu*d by your {tun to 126), or hold to your wish to
if you wish, then pah ydr way ba.k to ta.ti.s. He dithe.s for a shile then his retun to the l ds of Smmer (turn to
the ha.k. Iu.n to 115. tmper gets the better of him nd he ,)?
leaps onto the tra.k- Irmediately he
slumps the t.a.k is d.aining his merg/! 19'
190 Yd *ize you. chance nd leap to atta.k Lifting the tatte.ed hide flap whi.h
Even as you tumble for ydr eor4 the
Mumarieddu is upon yd, its t@th setues a a der, you mter the dwelling.
II: sKrLL 4 srAMrNA 6
tearing at you. throat. You. advdtu.e D&D AC 8, HD 1, HP 4
Damge I 3 198
If you suvive, tun to 5. Where ordinary .abbage leaves hold
191
raindrops, these hold dimonds! You
Yd hold the pendant aloft, and the may take $me if you wistr dd then
Cwyllid paus. You have cleverly given 195
you.self a .han.e. EE: Tat laut Lurk, Ydr swo.d is useless agaict the
D&D: 'Iat lour Ddfclify. lf you make ghoulish Csyllion. You. dly hope is to 199
the roll, tun to 3; if not, go instead to rh through the .learing and hope you they are all in brow4 with shagg/
62. make it. fA T.sr lour Lurk; D&D: T?st bea.ds nd long han. they are
lour Delbnt!. lf ytu ate su..esstul tun BROWNIES, little people who despite
192 to 1t6; if nol turn instead to 62. their size on prove to be ddghty and
Will yd leave this terrible te.er (tun fereious wadiori There are eight of
to 8), o. stay here and wait dt the storm
(go to s3)? 196
''Welkh6enl" the Moss Maidd .ries.
200
''I htar lout heott tlos true! I k o ' ol Yd tell Gether of the quest laid upon
193 a quest greoter tho an! let or yd by the Moss Maidd. He falls sildt,
''Yau hane ,isAo os cll as Ttue
S'glt" the wdan says. For this taath thinking d&ply, it set:fu. At last he rai*s
ptuterts its beartr ltu any \tupon. AII his ey6 to you.s, and nods.
else: irha, pa1tt, I pdsess, but nat Yd listen enthralled 6 she tells you
of the great mountains ''I deed, I think that this k o ledge
surmding the
,as i te ded ht yd!," he says. "Ir is
edge of the wo.ld, nd how tales tell of
She leks at yd thoughtfully. "Tlc the *..et of the Univer* itslf whi.h true that no an day srale the ou
Mork oJ Ttuth is upo !ou, and thert lies hidden beyond thm. She also says tai s ol wintet, lor the! lon a
,alt
js glat! in lout eles. I o the Mds that no one has yet foud a way adoss atuund the ,ond. But thet is o tuay
Moiden, ad av Xifts or ieT@ u det the although hat lies beland
I .o not te||. But I da k o , that he tuho
'ould trd,el to the Edge al the Wand
ust liat iek the Stupa al the Lost
La d. And the Lost Land, it is said, Iies
belond WbneL Il lou loill go ther lout
rfud begins her, in the rnEns ol r
ki gda , and I ,ill shdr lou the

He smiles at you, dd lays his hand

).4 upon you. shoulder. But litst, !
lrie d, ,e ust rejoire, a d ake
errr,hr toda! Ia deltuered, a d !

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