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

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You gently prise the lid off the box, but as you do so, a yellow gas escapes and envelops your face. (Dick possesses Nose Filters.)

The gas is toxic and your eyes start to water. You hold your breath long enough to find the Nose Filters and slip them into place inside your nostrils. You inhale tentatively, but all is well. After a while, the gas cloud around your face fades away. You put the silver box into your backpack and leave the cave to continue your quest northwards.

Walking along the path, you do not notice a rope noose hidden beneath some fallen leaves ahead of you. Your foot catches in the noose and suddenly you are hauled into the air by the rope which is tied to a sprung tree. In a second you are hanging upside down, suspended by your trapped foot. Test your Luck. (1,2=3; Lucky.) Your sword remains in its scabbard, and you are able to use it to cut yourself down from the man trap.

You get to your feet and curse, brushing the dirt from your clothes with your hands. You are tempted to wait around to discover who set the trap, but decide against it. You continue northwards.

You notice a knotted vine hanging down to the ground from a tree on your left. You look up and see a roughly made tree house amid the branches.

If you want to climb up the vine to the tree house
If you wish to continue walking north

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Dick McBigThirdLeg
SKILL 10/12 (12/14 in combat for the next combat; 11/13 in later combats)
STAMINA 9/18
LUCK 5/10
Equipment: Sword, Leather Armor, Gauntlet of Weapon Skill (+1 Attack Strength)
Provisions: 4 Meals (+4 STAMINA each)
Quest Items: Handle of the Hammer of Stonebridge
Potions: Potion of Healing (2), Potion of Plant Control, Potion of Stillness, Potion of Insect Control, Potion of Anti-Poison (2), Potion of Weapon Skill (drank, active for the next combat)
Gold Pieces: 18, Amulet worth 9 GP, 2 earrings worth 5 GP each (33 GP total)
Items: Map, Small Brass Bell, Red Clay Hand, Throwing Knife, Brass Flute, Necklace of Mouse Skulls, 2 maggoty biscuits, Silver Box
Magic Items: Holy Water, Ring of Light, Boots of Leaping, Rope of Climbing, Net of Entanglement, Armband of Strength, Rod of Water-Finding, Garlic Buds, Headband of Concentration, Fire Capsules, Nose Filters
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Wait, we had to find the Nose Filters in our backpack, wait for the cloud to dissipate, and take the box instead of running out of the cave, waiting for the cloud to dissipate, and taking that box?

Climb. No shortcuts until we find the head of the warhammer.
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(Oh, shit, it's Robin Williams!)
You reach the top of the vine and scramble on to a wooden platform. A sheet made from leaves and ferns covers the entrance to a small covered living area. As you approach, the sheet is thrown back, and from behind it steps a large and hairy apelike creature wearing only an animal-hide loin cloth. He is holding a large bone in his right hand and grunts at you. He is an APE MAN. You may:

Draw your sword and attack him
Jump off the platform to the ground five metres below
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Hopefully, fighting on the platform is just a skill penalty. Also, it might not chase us down, and we take damage and miss on the combat and the possible loot. Attack.
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The Ape Man is very agile around the tree, and you have difficulty brandishing your sword. You must deduct 2 from your Attack Strength during each round of combat.

APE MAN SKILL 8 STAMINA 7
Ape 16, Dick 15. Dick is at 7.
Ape 14, Dick 16. Ape is at 5.
Ape 13, Dick 18. Ape is at 3.
Ape 13, Dick 17. Ape is at 1.
Ape 15, Dick 17. Ape is dead.
(And now our Potion of Weapon Skill is done for. We're at 7 STAMINA; do we want to eat a meal or two?)

You step over the body of the Ape Man and enter his living area. Animal bones and rotting fruit litter the floor. The Ape Man's bed is made of moss and lichen and seems to be crawling with bugs. You shudder and step back out on to the platform. You then notice a copper bracelet around the Ape Man's wrist.

If you want to put it around your own wrist
If you would rather climb down the vine to the path, and carry on walking northwards

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Dick McBigThirdLeg
SKILL 10/12 (11/13 in combat)
STAMINA 7/18
LUCK 5/10
Equipment: Sword, Leather Armor, Gauntlet of Weapon Skill (+1 Attack Strength)
Provisions: 4 Meals (+4 STAMINA each)
Quest Items: Handle of the Hammer of Stonebridge
Potions: Potion of Healing (2), Potion of Plant Control, Potion of Stillness, Potion of Insect Control, Potion of Anti-Poison (2)
Gold Pieces: 18, Amulet worth 9 GP, 2 earrings worth 5 GP each (33 GP total)
Items: Map, Small Brass Bell, Red Clay Hand, Throwing Knife, Brass Flute, Necklace of Mouse Skulls, 2 maggoty biscuits, Silver Box
Magic Items: Holy Water, Ring of Light, Boots of Leaping, Rope of Climbing, Net of Entanglement, Armband of Strength, Rod of Water-Finding, Garlic Buds, Headband of Concentration, Fire Capsules, Nose Filters
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Post by angelfromanotherpin »

Eat two meals. You only live once, over and over again.

Do not wear the ape-jewelry, you don't know where it's been.
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Eat two meals and wear the bracelet. We just fought a strong monster under a skill penalty, it's bound to be good.
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(There's consensus on eating 2 meals, so we do that. And picking randomly says we try on the bracelet.)

You twist the bracelet into place on your wrist. A powerful feeling surges through your arm and makes you jump. Your arm feels strong. You now possess a Bracelet of Skill which will allow you to add 1 point to all future dice rolls when computing your own Attack Strength during combat for as long as you wear it. Note this on your Equipment List. You now climb down the vine and continue northwards along the path.

Soon the path leads out of the trees on to a large plain with tall grasses. Beyond it you see rising ground and, further off, some low hills. The path splits and goes into three directions.

If you want to go west
If you want to go east
If you want to continue north

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Dick McBigThirdLeg
SKILL 10/12 (12/14 in combat)
STAMINA 15/18
LUCK 5/10
Equipment: Sword, Leather Armor, Gauntlet of Weapon Skill (+1 Attack Strength,) Bracelet of Skill (+1 Attack Strength)
Provisions: 2 Meals (+4 STAMINA each)
Quest Items: Handle of the Hammer of Stonebridge
Potions: Potion of Healing (2), Potion of Plant Control, Potion of Stillness, Potion of Insect Control, Potion of Anti-Poison (2)
Gold Pieces: 18, Amulet worth 9 GP, 2 earrings worth 5 GP each (33 GP total)
Items: Map, Small Brass Bell, Red Clay Hand, Throwing Knife, Brass Flute, Necklace of Mouse Skulls, 2 maggoty biscuits, Silver Box
Magic Items: Holy Water, Ring of Light, Boots of Leaping, Rope of Climbing, Net of Entanglement, Armband of Strength, Rod of Water-Finding, Garlic Buds, Headband of Concentration, Fire Capsules, Nose Filters
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When we hit a border, we'll be forced to go north. We're now east of center, having gone east before, so let's head west to sweep a larger area.
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Carry on West, we still need to find someone who will give us [a] head.
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The path ends at another junction. The way south leads back to the forest so you decide to head north.

Walking quickly along the path through waist-high grass, you arrive at another junction in the path.

If you want to continue walking north
If you wish to go west
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Keep on westing.
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From not too far ahead comes the sharp noise of barking dogs drawing nearer. Suddenly a brown fox with eyes wide open in fear dashes past you running east. The frantic yelping of the dogs gets louder.

If you wish to face the oncoming pack of dogs
If you would rather hide in the tall grasses off the path and let them run past in pursuit of the fox
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Face the dogs.

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You draw your sword and stand to face the pack of dogs. They come into view in a cloud of dust; galloping behind them is a masked rider wearing a long flowing cloak and riding a white stallion. He blows a horn and the pack of dogs comes to a sudden halt in front of you. There are four of them and you see that they are hunting dogs. The stallion stands motionless behind them with steam blowing from its nostrils in two long jets. The masked man looks at you without speaking. Will you:

Start a conversation with him?
Attack the dog nearest to you?
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Talk.
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You nod your head at the masked rider and bid him good day. He nods back but says nothing. You tell him of your quest to help the dwarfs of Stonebridge; he then jumps down from his mount, throws back his cape and extends his right arm to shake your hand. You see that each of his fingers is adorned by a large gold ring. Will you:

Attack him for his gold?
Carry on the conversation?
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The book is clearly demanding that we attack him. Therefore, talk.
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The man smiles and takes off his mask, explaining that he wore it to protect him against the dust and not to hide the face of a robber. You sheathe your sword and relax a little. The man tells you that he is a hunter and that the best game in all the northern borderlands can be found on this glassy plain within Darkwood Forest. He says that his hounds were chasing a Wild Boar when they lost its scent and picked up that of the fox mistakenly. He warns you of some of the dangerous beasts that lurk in these parts and finally says, 'And if you are going to spend the night in Darkwood, you might need some of this.' He drops some belladonna into your hand and jumps back on his stallion. Then with a sudden blow of his horn, the dogs run off east. He turns and waves to you before galloping off in pursuit of his dogs. You put the belladonna into your backpack and set off west again.

You soon arrive at a crossroads. The way south leads back to the forest so you decide to ignore it. You may either keep going west or head north.

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Dick McBigThirdLeg
SKILL 10/12 (12/14 in combat)
STAMINA 15/18
LUCK 5/10
Equipment: Sword, Leather Armor, Gauntlet of Weapon Skill (+1 Attack Strength,) Bracelet of Skill (+1 Attack Strength)
Provisions: 2 Meals (+4 STAMINA each)
Quest Items: Handle of the Hammer of Stonebridge
Potions: Potion of Healing (2), Potion of Plant Control, Potion of Stillness, Potion of Insect Control, Potion of Anti-Poison (2)
Gold Pieces: 18, Amulet worth 9 GP, 2 earrings worth 5 GP each (33 GP total)
Items: Map, Small Brass Bell, Red Clay Hand, Throwing Knife, Brass Flute, Necklace of Mouse Skulls, 2 maggoty biscuits, Silver Box, Belladonna
Magic Items: Holy Water, Ring of Light, Boots of Leaping, Rope of Climbing, Net of Entanglement, Armband of Strength, Rod of Water-Finding, Garlic Buds, Headband of Concentration, Fire Capsules, Nose Filters
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West.
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Ahead you see that the oath ends at the door of a large hut made of dried mud. It has a domed roof and a single window. You peer through the window and see a large man with dark skin sitting at a table in the middle of the hut. He is bare-chested and is flexing the muscles of his arms.

If you wish to enter the hut
If you would rather return to the junction in the path
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Enter. I see no reason to skip encounters with friendly people.
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As you enter the hut the big man smiles. He looks pleased to see you and starts to speak in a deep voice. 'Welcome stranger. My name is Quin and I earn my living by my arms. Would you care for a little wager perhaps at arm wrestling?' (There's a choice to refuse, but I'm sure we won't take it.)

(Dick possesses an Armband of Strength.)

Quin explains that he will wager some Dust of Levitation against an item or coins to the value of 10 Gold Pieces. As you sit down at the table opposite him, you deftly slip the Armband of Strength on to your arm. You put your elbow on to the table and lock hands with him. His grip is like an iron jaw and his dark slanted eyes look confident. His biceps bulge and he gives the signal for the contest to begin. You start to push his arm down and are amazed at your own strength. Sweat breaks out on his forehead and you can see the disbelief and pain on his face. You push harder and force his arm on to the table in defeat.

Quin stands up and walks silently to a wooden chest at the back of the hut. He lifts the lid and pulls out a small glass phial. He hands it to you and walks back to the table, where he slumps in his chair looking thoroughly dejected. The dust in the phial sparkles in the light and you put it into your backpack and leave the hut. Outside you walk back to the junction in the path.

You arrive back at the crossroads. Ignoring the way south back to the forest you may go north or continue east.

(East, strangely enough, is the direction we came from. This passage seems to assume we came from the south.)

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Dick McBigThirdLeg
SKILL 10/12 (12/14 in combat)
STAMINA 15/18
LUCK 5/10
Equipment: Sword, Leather Armor, Gauntlet of Weapon Skill (+1 Attack Strength,) Bracelet of Skill (+1 Attack Strength)
Provisions: 2 Meals (+4 STAMINA each)
Quest Items: Handle of the Hammer of Stonebridge
Potions: Potion of Healing (2), Potion of Plant Control, Potion of Stillness, Potion of Insect Control, Potion of Anti-Poison (2)
Gold Pieces: 18, Amulet worth 9 GP, 2 earrings worth 5 GP each (33 GP total)
Items: Map, Small Brass Bell, Red Clay Hand, Throwing Knife, Brass Flute, Necklace of Mouse Skulls, 2 maggoty biscuits, Silver Box, Belladonna
Magic Items: Holy Water, Ring of Light, Boots of Leaping, Rope of Climbing, Net of Entanglement, Rod of Water-Finding, Garlic Buds, Headband of Concentration, Fire Capsules, Nose Filters, Dust of Levitation
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Small wonder I can't map it. East.
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