Let's Play Fighting Fantasy #3: The Forest of Doom

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:15 pm

Eat one meal, then talk to the centaur. Maybe he'll carry us across.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:20 pm

You bid the Centaur good-day, to which he replies in a similar manner. It is pleasing to meet somebody who is not attacking you on sight! You ask the
Centaur if he has any information which might lead you to your goal but he does not know anything. He says that he does not wander much these days as he is getting old. He just wants to own a little gold for his old age. He offers to carry you across the river for 3 Gold Pieces. Will you:

Accept his offer? (No gold, so we can't.)
Refuse politely and wade into the river?

As you wade into the river the Centaur gallops off south down the path. The water is dark green in color and you wonder if any creatures lurk in its depths. Although the water only rises to your waist it is very cold and you wonder if any creatures lurk in its depths. Although the water only rises to your waist it is very cold and your legs feel numb. You think something is touching your legs, maybe weeds, but it is difficult to tell. Eventually you reach the far bank and haul yourself out of-the fiver. You look down at your legs and are horrified to see a bloated black Leech, some six inches long, clinging to your thigh. You reach into your backpack and take salt from your Provisions to rub on to the hideous Leech. It curls up and falls off your leg. Lose one portion of your Provisions. You kick the shriveled Leech back into the river and look round you. You are now at the foot of some hills and it is beginning to get dark. You see that the path winds its way north up into the hills and you decide to camp under a huge, old oak tree to the right of the path. Later you settle down to sleep with your sword by your side.

You have been asleep for about an hour when a terrifying howl wakes you up with a start. It seems to be coming from the west some distance away. You look up to see a full moon in the night sky. While looking up you suddenly notice a large black shape moving in the branches above you. You forget about the howling and leap to your feet, grabbing your sword at the same time as a GIANT SPIDER drops to the ground beside you. Its massive rounded body moves slowly towards you on black spiny legs. Not wishing to leave all your possessions you are forced to fight.

GIANT SPIDER SKILL 7 STAMINA 8

Combat Log:

Spider 14, Dick 20. Spider is at 6.
Spider 9, Dick 15. Spider is at 4.
Spider 15, Dick 18. Spider is at 2.
Spider 11, Dick 18. Spider is dead.

You step around the bulbous mass of the Giant Spider and settle down again to a nervous sleep. You awake early in the morning and set off north along the path. The ground is quite steep now as the path winds its way up into the hills. By the time you reach the top the sun is quite hot. All around in the distance you see the tight green circle of Darkwood Forest. Mist still hangs in the tall grasses behind you but ahead you see a valley floor bathed in sunlight. All is quiet. As you start down the far side of the hill, you see a junction in the path. You may:

Continue north down the hill
Go east along the new path

Adventure Sheet
Dick McBigThirdLeg
SKILL 10/12
STAMINA 14/18
LUCK 9/9
Equipment: Sword, Leather Armor
Provisions: 6 Meals (+4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to full+1), Potion of Stillness, Potion of Healing (cross-posted under Magic Items)
Gold Pieces: 0
Items: Map
Magic Items: Nose Filters, Holy Water, Ring of Light, Rope of Climbing, Armband of Strength, Headband of Concentration, Garlic Buds, Net of Entanglement, Potion of Stillness, Potion of Healing (last two cross-posted under Potions)

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:49 am

East.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:51 pm

East. Let the combening continue.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:57 pm

The path leads to a large cave entrance and does not appear to go any further east.

If you want to enter the cave
If you would rather return to the junction and go north

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:29 am

Spelunk!

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:24 am

Looks dangerous. We should go in.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:29 am

You step into the dark cavern with your sword drawn. The air is cold and moist, You hear a loud snoring and as your eyes adjust to the darkness you see the large bulk of a CAVE TROLL asleep in a large stone chair. His skin is brown and wrinkled, and he is wearing animal hides. A wooden club lies across his lap and a large leather bag hangs on the back of the stone chair. Will you:

Creep up and take the leather bag while the Cave Troll sleeps?
Take out the Net of Entanglement (if you have it) from your backpack?
Walk back to the junction and head north?

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:23 am

Net him. Troll bags are usually full of great swag.

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:48 am

Blue option.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:33 pm

You spread the net out and then whirl it around your head. You release it in the direction of the Cave Troll and watch as it flies silently through the air to land on its stationary target. It wraps itself around the Cave Troll, who wakes quickly from his sleep, growls loudly and tries to struggle from the net. You rush to the stone chair and take the leather bag from the enraged Cave Troll. You run out of the cave leaving the Cave Troll to fight his way out of the net.

Outside the cave you stop to take a quick look inside the leather bag. You find 5 Gold Pieces and a small brass bell. You put these in your backpack and run back to the junction in the path and head north.

Eventually the path levels out and you find yourself on a valley floor. The path continues north but also a new path leads off to the west.

To continue north
To go west

Adventure Sheet
Dick McBigThirdLeg
SKILL 10/12
STAMINA 14/18
LUCK 9/9
Equipment: Sword, Leather Armor
Provisions: 6 Meals (+4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to full+1), Potion of Stillness, Potion of Healing (cross-posted under Magic Items)
Gold Pieces: 5
Items: Map, Small Brass Bell
Magic Items: Nose Filters, Holy Water, Ring of Light, Rope of Climbing, Armband of Strength, Headband of Concentration, Garlic Buds, Potion of Stillness, Potion of Healing (last two cross-posted under Potions)

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:16 pm

West.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:38 am

(OK, seems like it's been long enough.)

Walking along the tranquil valley floor, you arrive at a junction in the path. You see that the way south leads back to the hills so you decide to dismiss that option.

If you wish to continue west
If you wish to head north

EDIT: fixed formatting

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:17 am

Keep on westing.

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:54 am

angelfromanotherpin wrote:Keep on westing.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:48 pm

To the right of the path you see a stone well with a bucket and turning handle.

If you wish to take a closer look at the well
If you would rather continue your walk west

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:27 pm

Of course we want to have a look at the well. Maybe someone dropped a quest item into it.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:43 pm

A ladder runs down the inside of the well to the water below. However, there appears to be a tunnel just above the surface of the water, running north. It is circular and has a diameter of one meter. You may:

Toss a Gold Piece into the well to make a wish
Descend the ladder to look down the tunnel
Return to the path to head west

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:52 pm

Descend the ladder.

If this were a more freeform game, I'd suggest to throw the gold piece in to see if it wakes a monster (hopefully not dragon royalty), then descend. Since it's FF#3, I suspect the gp will just restore our Luck (possibly to Initial+1) and send us westing further.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:25 pm

Absolutely ladder. If nothing else, maybe we can collect the offerings from previous suckers.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:19 pm

Climbing down the ladder you do not notice that a rung is missing. You slip and lose your footing. Test your Luck. (2,5=7;Lucky.) You manage to hang on to the ladder with your hands.

At the bottom of the ladder you see that the tunnel runs quite a distance north. You are surprised to see that it is lit by torches at regular intervals along its length.

If you wish to crawl along the tunnel
If you wish to climb back up the ladder and return to the path

(I doubt we're going to turn back after all this, given that this is the third time we've been asked if we want to ignore the well.)

The tunnel continues north until at last you arrive at a junction.

If you wish to crawl west
If you wish to crawl east

Adventure Sheet
Dick McBigThirdLeg
SKILL 10/12
STAMINA 14/18
LUCK 8/9
Equipment: Sword, Leather Armor
Provisions: 6 Meals (+4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to full+1), Potion of Stillness, Potion of Healing (cross-posted under Magic Items)
Gold Pieces: 5
Items: Map, Small Brass Bell
Magic Items: Nose Filters, Holy Water, Ring of Light, Rope of Climbing, Armband of Strength, Headband of Concentration, Garlic Buds, Potion of Stillness, Potion of Healing (last two cross-posted under Potions)

EDIT: forgot to adjust LUCK score.

angelfromanotherpin · Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:06 pm

East.

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:04 am

angelfromanotherpin wrote:East.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:47 pm

The tunnel ends at a cave entrance. A curtain hangs over the entrance and you are unable to see inside.

If you wish to throw back the curtain and enter the cave
If you wish to tum round and return to the junction in the tunnel

(Seriously, this book's writing makes Space Assassin's seem high-quality by comparison.)

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:55 pm

Dramatic entrance!

The Gaming Den

Let's Play Fighting Fantasy #3: The Forest of Doom

There's an option to New Game + if you fail your quest