Let's Play Fighting Fantasy: The Port of Peril

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 3:38 pm

Onx dives into the water and swims to the bank as the pirate boat rams your boat, splitting it in two. You are thrown into the fast-flowing river with the oarsmen plunging their oars into the water to strike you. You are caught on the side of the head by one of the oars, which knocks you out. The pirates grab hold of you and haul you into their boat. You wake up to find that they have taken all of your possessions, including your sword. They chain your ankle to the bench seat in the boat and give you an oar. 'Welcome aboard,' says the sneering captain. 'You are now officially under the command of Captain Crow. Row hard and you might get fed.' You try to convince the captain about the imminent return of Zanbar Bone, but he tells you to stop making up fanciful stories and concentrate on rowing. Wondering about the fate of poor Hakasan, you begin your new life as a river pirate. Your adventure is over.

(Yup, it's an instant game over. What now?)

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:26 pm

Go back a page, try the least sensible option (i.e. swim for it).

Queen of Swords · Post by **Queen of Swords** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:03 pm

Darth Rabbitt wrote:You wake up to find that they have taken all of your possessions, including your sword.

And your jar of rats' tails, and your Noop Powder...

OK, swim.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:10 pm

You both dive into the water as the pirate boat rams the flat-bottomed boat, splitting it into two. You stay underwater for as long as possible to avoid being seen, swimming as hard as you can towards the southern bank. With your lungs feeling like they are about to burst, you are forced to come to the surface to breathe in some fresh air. Test Your Luck. (2,2=4; Lucky).

Luckily for you, the pirates are looking in the other direction when you surface. You breathe in a lungful of fresh air and dive down again to continue swimming underwater. You see reeds in front of you in the murky water, and swim towards them so that you can surface hidden from view. When you reach the reeds you find Onx is already there. He hands you a reed and whispers to you to keep your head under the water and breathe through the reed. You wait ten minutes before surfacing again to find that the pirates have gone. You climb out of the river and begin the walk back to Largo. Onx is very upset that his boat was sunk by the pirates. He says a new boat will cost him 10 Gold Pieces to have made, and offers to sell you a bottle of healing potion for 2 Gold Pieces.

Buy the healing potion?
Decline his offer?

Adventure Sheet
Harry Balzac
SKILL: 10/10
STAMINA: 14/20
LUCK: 8/11
Weapons: Sharp-Edged Sword, Bow (6 arrows)
Armor: Bronze Shield, Finely Crafted Chain-Mail Coat
Magic Items: Bracelet of Power, Elven Boots, Cursed Copper Necklace, Tyche Ring, Rune Ring
Provisions: 6 Meals (restore 4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to Initial+1)
Money: 12 Gold Pieces, 12 Copper Pieces
Keys: Iron Key, 20 Brass Keys
Items: Map, Ball of Twine, Candle, Small Brass Bell, Oil Lantern, Knife, 2 Pieces of Chalk, Brass Owl, Rope, Bag of Copper Nails, Water Flask, Unicorn-Head Goblet, 4 Teeth, 3 Silver Buttons, Glass Eye, 3 Polished Stones, Dried Nettles, Cast-Iron Pig Trinket, Long Knife, Locket of Hag's Hair, Box of Fish Hooks, Lead Ball, Glass Vial of Green Gas, Brass Compass
Jars: Rats' Tails, Small Bones, Worms, Dead Flies, Lotus Flower, Noop Powder, Siff-Saff Paste
Running Total of Game Overs: 1

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:18 pm

Buy the possible plot token.

Queen of Swords · Post by **Queen of Swords** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:46 am

Sure, why not. Buy it.

Thaluikhain · Post by **Thaluikhain** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:53 am

Yeah, buy it.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:16 am

Onx thanks you for helping him out. When you are back in Largo, he gives you a bottle of healing potion in exchange for 2 Gold Pieces. As a thank-you, he also gives you some fresh fish to eat and a cup of goat's milk to drink. Add 2 STAMINA points. Since there are no more boats for hire to take to you to Port Blacksand until tomorrow, you decide to go back to Darkwood Forest without further delay. You are about to leave when Onx asks you if you would like to buy a pair of bone dice that are handmade by the elders of the village. He tells you that they are handmade by the elders of the village, and are a bargain at 2 Gold Pieces for the two.

Buy the dice?
Politely refuse?

Adventure Sheet
Harry Balzac
SKILL: 10/10
STAMINA: 16/20
LUCK: 8/11
Weapons: Sharp-Edged Sword, Bow (6 arrows)
Armor: Bronze Shield, Finely Crafted Chain-Mail Coat
Magic Items: Bracelet of Power, Elven Boots, Cursed Copper Necklace, Tyche Ring, Rune Ring
Provisions: 6 Meals (restore 4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to Initial+1), Healing Potion
Money: 10 Gold Pieces, 12 Copper Pieces
Keys: Iron Key, 20 Brass Keys
Items: Map, Ball of Twine, Candle, Small Brass Bell, Oil Lantern, Knife, 2 Pieces of Chalk, Brass Owl, Rope, Bag of Copper Nails, Water Flask, Unicorn-Head Goblet, 4 Teeth, 3 Silver Buttons, Glass Eye, 3 Polished Stones, Dried Nettles, Cast-Iron Pig Trinket, Long Knife, Locket of Hag's Hair, Box of Fish Hooks, Lead Ball, Glass Vial of Green Gas, Brass Compass
Jars: Rats' Tails, Small Bones, Worms, Dead Flies, Lotus Flower, Noop Powder, Siff-Saff Paste
Running Total of Game Overs: 1

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:30 am

Again, buy, because who knows what's necessary?

Queen of Swords · Post by **Queen of Swords** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:58 am

Sure, buy. I doubt the next paragraph will read "The Chaos Warrior got away while you were busy sipping goat's milk and buying dice. Allansia is doomed."

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:49 am

You give Onx 2 Gold Pieces in payment for the dice, which he says are made of animal bone. You notice that the number 1 on the dice has been replaced by a clover leaf. He tells you that you have bought a pair of 'Lucky Bones.' Add 2 LUCK points. You bid farewell to Onx and leave Largo to head back to Darkwood Forest, walking as quickly as possible. A few hours later, you are back at the spot where you left Hakasan in the forest, but are alarmed to discover that she is not there. You wonder if maybe you are in the wrong place, but are certain the tree you are standing next to is the same one Hakasan was leaning against when you left her. 'You took your time, didn't you?' a familiar voice calls out from above. You look up to see Hakasan staring down at you from a branch of the tree. You ask her how she managed to climb the tree with a broken ankle, to which she replies, 'I used a rope to help pull myself up. It's safer up here! Well, did you deal with Klash?' You reply that you failed to find him, unfortunately, and explain what happened. She lowers herself down to the ground, sits down, and says, 'That's not good, but we can't give up now.' You see that her ankle is very swollen and tell her that you hope you will be able to fix it up, handing her the bottle given to you by Onx. She asks what it is, and you reply that it was sold to you as healing potion. 'After you, then!' Hakasan says smiling.

Drink some of the liquid first?
Insist that Hakasan drinks it?

Adventure Sheet
Harry Balzac
SKILL: 10/10
STAMINA: 16/20
LUCK: 10/11
Weapons: Sharp-Edged Sword, Bow (6 arrows)
Armor: Bronze Shield, Finely Crafted Chain-Mail Coat
Magic Items: Bracelet of Power, Elven Boots, Cursed Copper Necklace, Tyche Ring, Rune Ring
Provisions: 6 Meals (restore 4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to Initial+1), Healing Potion
Money: 8 Gold Pieces, 12 Copper Pieces
Keys: Iron Key, 20 Brass Keys
Items: Map, Ball of Twine, Candle, Small Brass Bell, Oil Lantern, Knife, 2 Pieces of Chalk, Brass Owl, Rope, Bag of Copper Nails, Water Flask, Unicorn-Head Goblet, 4 Teeth, 3 Silver Buttons, Glass Eye, 3 Polished Stones, Dried Nettles, Cast-Iron Pig Trinket, Long Knife, Locket of Hag's Hair, Box of Fish Hooks, Lead Ball, Glass Vial of Green Gas, Brass Compass, Lucky Bones
Jars: Rats' Tails, Small Bones, Worms, Dead Flies, Lotus Flower, Noop Powder, Siff-Saff Paste
Running Total of Game Overs: 1

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:53 am

Well, time to find out if we were swindled. Let's hope it isn't piss and ink.

Omegonthesane · Post by **Omegonthesane** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:03 am

Let's take a swig, if it's poison we're better placed to not die.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:39 pm

The liquid is thick and creamy, and tastes of mint. A warm glow spreads through your body and you immediately feel invigorated. Onx's potion is genuine. Add 1 SKILL point and 3 STAMINA points. You hand the bottle to Hakasan, smiling smugly, and tease her for doubting you. She snatches it from you, scowls and gulps down what's left of the potion. Her scowl soon turns to a smile, and she says with glee that her ankle feels suddenly strong and free from pain. Minutes later the swelling is gone, and she is able to stand and put her full weight on the ankle. 'That's incredible! Thank you, thank you, thank you,' she says happily. You suggest that you should stick with the original plan and go to Yaztromo's Tower to warn him about Zanbar Bone. You take the lead, hacking your way through bushes and thick undergrowth of a dense part of the forest. You stumble upon a tree stump which has been carved into the shape of an ancient throne. There is a dented pewter mug handing in mid-air on a piece of string tied to a high branch of a nearby tree. A note written on a piece of paper inside the mug says, Welcome to the Throne of Wishes. You may make one wish at a cost of 1 Gold Piece. Drop a coin into the mug, sit down on the throne and make your wish.

Pay 1 Gold Piece to make a wish?
Keep on walking?

Adventure Sheet
Harry Balzac
SKILL: 10/10
STAMINA: 19/20
LUCK: 10/11
Weapons: Sharp-Edged Sword, Bow (6 arrows)
Armor: Bronze Shield, Finely Crafted Chain-Mail Coat
Magic Items: Bracelet of Power, Elven Boots, Cursed Copper Necklace, Tyche Ring, Rune Ring
Provisions: 6 Meals (restore 4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to Initial+1)
Money: 8 Gold Pieces, 12 Copper Pieces
Keys: Iron Key, 20 Brass Keys
Items: Map, Ball of Twine, Candle, Small Brass Bell, Oil Lantern, Knife, 2 Pieces of Chalk, Brass Owl, Rope, Bag of Copper Nails, Water Flask, Unicorn-Head Goblet, 4 Teeth, 3 Silver Buttons, Glass Eye, 3 Polished Stones, Dried Nettles, Cast-Iron Pig Trinket, Long Knife, Locket of Hag's Hair, Box of Fish Hooks, Lead Ball, Glass Vial of Green Gas, Brass Compass, Lucky Bones
Jars: Rats' Tails, Small Bones, Worms, Dead Flies, Lotus Flower, Noop Powder, Siff-Saff Paste
Running Total of Game Overs: 1

Thaluikhain · Post by **Thaluikhain** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:55 pm

Make a wish.

And...everything we find keeps being good? This isn't the FF I know.

Omegonthesane · Post by **Omegonthesane** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:04 pm

Agreed.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:05 pm

This is incredibly dumb, so let's do it.

Queen of Swords · Post by **Queen of Swords** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:39 pm

What the hell. Make a wish.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:04 pm

You put a Gold Piece in the mug and tentatively lower yourself on to the wooden throne. You think carefully about the wish you want to make when suddenly the mug is pulled up on the string and disappears into the leaves. You hear high-pitched giggling high up in the tree and realize that you have been cheated out of your money. Lose 1 LUCK point. You look up but don't see anybody. 'That giggling sounds like CHUMPIES to me,' Hakasan says, shaking her head. 'They are always coming up with new ways to steal gold from people. They love gold. If we could only get our hands on those mischievous little thieves, we'd be rich! We might as well keep going as we'll never catch them.' Annoyed at yourself for falling for the Chumpies' trick, you walk on, cursing.
(There's something in this book being bad. There are a few other 'fuck you' things that we've missed.)

The further you go, the more the forest's thick vegetation closes in on you. Long vines hang down from ancient trees, and the blanket of leaves above blots out most of what little light remains of the day. Scrambling over gnarled roots and moss-covered rocks, hacking your way through the dense undergrowth, is tiring and makes for slow progress. Lose 1 STAMINA point. 'Are you sure we are still heading west? I swear we passed by here before,' Hakasan says, breathing hard, pointing at a large bush with broad, purple-edged leaves. (Harry possesses a brass compass, although I forgot to list it on the Adventure Sheet. That's been edited in now.)

You take your compass out of your pocket and see that you have been heading north-west rather than due west. You turn slightly left and set off again.

The undergrowth thins out a little, allowing you to make better progress. You keep going until you reach a clearing where you see an enormous Troll's head some five metres high carved out of the face of a rocky outcrop. The idol is partly concealed by moss and vegetation, and has stone steps leading up to its open mouth, which is nearly two metres in diameter.

Walk into the open mouth of the idol?
Keep on walking?

Adventure Sheet
Harry Balzac
SKILL: 10/10
STAMINA: 18/20
LUCK: 9/11
Weapons: Sharp-Edged Sword, Bow (6 arrows)
Armor: Bronze Shield, Finely Crafted Chain-Mail Coat
Magic Items: Bracelet of Power, Elven Boots, Cursed Copper Necklace, Tyche Ring, Rune Ring
Provisions: 6 Meals (restore 4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to Initial+1)
Money: 7 Gold Pieces, 12 Copper Pieces
Keys: Iron Key, 20 Brass Keys
Items: Map, Ball of Twine, Candle, Small Brass Bell, Oil Lantern, Knife, 2 Pieces of Chalk, Brass Owl, Rope, Bag of Copper Nails, Water Flask, Unicorn-Head Goblet, 4 Teeth, 3 Silver Buttons, Glass Eye, 3 Polished Stones, Dried Nettles, Cast-Iron Pig Trinket, Long Knife, Locket of Hag's Hair, Box of Fish Hooks, Lead Ball, Glass Vial of Green Gas, Brass Compass, Lucky Bones
Jars: Rats' Tails, Small Bones, Worms, Dead Flies, Lotus Flower, Noop Powder, Siff-Saff Paste
Running Total of Game Overs: 1

angelfromanotherpin · Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:09 pm

Definitely go in there.

Omegonthesane · Post by **Omegonthesane** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:43 pm

Go deep into the idol's mouth.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:05 am

You climb up the steps slowly, sword in hand, and enter the giant mouth, which is damp and has a musty smell. When your eyes adjust to the semi-darkness, you notice a skeleton on the floor. It is holding a sword and is clothed in leather armour. Long black worms are writhing in and out of its eye sockets and mouth. A small wooden box lies in pieces on the floor nearby the skeleton. You pick up the box lid and see it has a beetle motif in its centre. You also find a broken glass vial and a small lead ball, which you put in your pocket. 'Another one of Gurnard's specials!' Hakasan says with a sigh. There is a bronze-studded winged helmet lying on the floor which looks to be your size.

Try on the helmet?
Leave the idol to continue your quest to find Yaztromo?

Adventure Sheet
Harry Balzac
SKILL: 10/10
STAMINA: 18/20
LUCK: 9/11
Weapons: Sharp-Edged Sword, Bow (6 arrows)
Armor: Bronze Shield, Finely Crafted Chain-Mail Coat
Magic Items: Bracelet of Power, Elven Boots, Cursed Copper Necklace, Tyche Ring, Rune Ring
Provisions: 6 Meals (restore 4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to Initial+1)
Money: 7 Gold Pieces, 12 Copper Pieces
Keys: Iron Key, 20 Brass Keys
Items: Map, Ball of Twine, Candle, Small Brass Bell, Oil Lantern, Knife, 2 Pieces of Chalk, Brass Owl, Rope, Bag of Copper Nails, Water Flask, Unicorn-Head Goblet, 4 Teeth, 3 Silver Buttons, Glass Eye, 3 Polished Stones, Dried Nettles, Cast-Iron Pig Trinket, Long Knife, Locket of Hag's Hair, Box of Fish Hooks, 2 Lead Balls, Glass Vial of Green Gas, Brass Compass, Lucky Bones
Jars: Rats' Tails, Small Bones, Worms, Dead Flies, Lotus Flower, Noop Powder, Siff-Saff Paste
Running Total of Game Overs: 1

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:27 am

Acquire possible key item.

Thaluikhain · Post by **Thaluikhain** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:58 am

Try the helmet

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:07 am

The helmet once belonged to a Wood Elf noble and was forged with the finest steel. It fits on your head perfectly. Add 1 SKILL point. A search of the leather armour yields 10 Gold Pieces and a large sparkling ruby tucked away inside a secret pocket. Add 1 LUCK point. Pleased with your haul, you leave the idol to continue your quest to find Yaztromo.

With the daylight fading, you walk as fast as possible through the forest. Hakasan says that there is a good chance that you will reach Yaztromo's Tower before nightfall. She suddenly stops in her tracks and tells you to stop. 'What's that noise?' she whispers. 'Can you hear that clicking sound?' You nod, and soon find out what is making the chilling noise. The bushes in front of you part, and the head of a GIANT CENTIPEDE appears through them. It is three metres long and is protected by hard chitinous pieces which rub together to make the clicking sound. It has large protruding mandibles and scuttles forwards on its many tiny legs to bite you.

GIANT CENTIPEDE SKILL 8 STAMINA 7

Combat Log:

Centipede 14, Harry 17. Centipede is at 5.
Centipede 18, Harry 16. Harry is at 16.
Centipede 15, Harry 16. Centipede is at 3.
Centipede 17, Harry 15. Harry is at 14.
Centipede 11, Harry 12. Centipede is at 1.
Centipede 14, Harry 18. Centipede is dead.

You wipe your sword on some leaves to clean off the yellow gunk from the centipede's innards, and tell Hakasan that you have to keep moving or else risk having to sleep out in the forest. But Hakasan complains that her ankle is aching, and asks if she can sit down for a short rest.

Agree to stop?
Insist you press on without stopping?

Adventure Sheet
Harry Balzac
SKILL: 10/10
STAMINA: 14/20
LUCK: 10/11
Weapons: Sharp-Edged Sword, Bow (6 arrows)
Armor: Bronze Shield, Finely Crafted Chain-Mail Coat, Winged Helmet
Magic Items: Bracelet of Power, Elven Boots, Cursed Copper Necklace, Tyche Ring, Rune Ring
Provisions: 6 Meals (restore 4 STAMINA each)
Potions: Potion of Fortune (restores LUCK to Initial+1)
Money: 17 Gold Pieces, 12 Copper Pieces
Keys: Iron Key, 20 Brass Keys
Items: Map, Ball of Twine, Candle, Small Brass Bell, Oil Lantern, Knife, 2 Pieces of Chalk, Brass Owl, Rope, Bag of Copper Nails, Water Flask, Unicorn-Head Goblet, 4 Teeth, 3 Silver Buttons, Glass Eye, 3 Polished Stones, Dried Nettles, Cast-Iron Pig Trinket, Long Knife, Locket of Hag's Hair, Box of Fish Hooks, 2 Lead Balls, Glass Vial of Green Gas, Brass Compass, Lucky Bones, Large Ruby
Jars: Rats' Tails, Small Bones, Worms, Dead Flies, Lotus Flower, Noop Powder, Siff-Saff Paste
Running Total of Game Overs: 1