[Let's Play] Fighting Fantasy 21 - Trial of Champions

[Queen of Swords]

Might as well get something out of the encounter, so wear the medallion.

[Darth Rabbitt]

Agreed.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered, Ben Richards will put the medallion around his own neck.

70
Nothing strange or untoward happens to you as a result of putting on the medallion. You look around and decide the best plan is to climb back up the rope. Turn to 328.

328
You climb back out on to the edge of the pit and decide what to do next. Will you:

Drop a gold object into the wooden box and walk across the bridge? Turn to 27
Walk across the bridge without paying? Turn to 152
Walk back down the tunnel and beyond the T-junction? Turn to 229

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Adventure Sheet:
[spoiler]Ben Richards
SKILL: 12 Initial Skill = 12
STAMINA: 15 Initial Stamina = 21
LUCK: 7 Initial Luck = 11
NOTES AND ITEMS:
Sword
Leather Pouch
1 Gold Ring
Bone Medallion
BOONS:
2 Rewinds
2 Restorations
2 Extra Gold Rings[/spoiler]

[Queen of Swords]

Walk across the bridge for free.

[JourneymanN00b]

Vote registered, Ben Richards will walk across the bridge without paying.

152
You step warily on to the rope bridge, testing it to make sure it will bear your weight. You look around, but see nobody, so you hurry across the bridge unchallenged. Turn to 117.

[spoiler][/spoiler]

117
The tunnel eventually comes to a dead end. There is a stone tablet set in the end wall with a small, circular hole in its centre. Around the hole are etched the words: ‘One is on and two is gone.’ If you wish to reach into the circular hole, turn to 179. If you would rather retrace your steps back over the bridge and walk beyond the T-junction, turn to 229.

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[Queen of Swords]

Reach into the hole.

[Thaluikhain]

Reach...though personally poking something other than our hand in first seems wiser.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered, Ben Richards will reach into the circular hole.

179
Slowly you reach further into the hole until your fingers touch two buttons, one with the number 1 stamped into it, and the other bearing the number 2. If you wish to press button number 1, turn to 12. If you wish to press button number 2, turn to 214.

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[Queen of Swords]

I don't like the idea of being gone, so press number 1.

[JourneymanN00b]

Work was again a real hassle and caused a massive delay. I have registered the sole vote to have Ben Richards press button number 1.

12
As soon as you press the button, a large stone slab in the left-hand wall of the tunnel pivots open. You step through the gap and find yourself in another tunnel. You soon come to a door in the right-hand wall which has an old broom nailed to it. If you wish to open the door, turn to 246. If you would rather carry on down the tunnel, turn to 346.

[spoiler][/spoiler]

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[Queen of Swords]

Open the door.

[Thaluikhain]

Examine janitor's closet.

[Darth Rabbitt]

There’s either a janitor or a witch in there and either could have vital clues.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered, Ben Richards will open the door.

246
[spoiler][/spoiler]

As soon as you open the door, you are met by a blast of warm air. For a second you think it is a trap, until you see a huge fire burning under a simmering cauldron in the centre of the small room. An old woman is dropping rats, slugs, maggots and centipedes into the cauldron and appears to be enjoying herself. If you wish to enter the room, turn to 186. If you would rather close the door and continue along the tunnel, turn to 346.

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[Thaluikhain]

Enter the room.

[Darth Rabbitt]

Yeah, enter.

[JourneymanN00b]

Work again proved to be a hassle. I have registered your votes to have Ben Richards enter the room.

186
The old crone looks up, cackles an evil laugh and then throws some dust on the floor. A cloud of smoke rises up and the old witch vanishes. Suddenly there is movement above you, and you have just enough time to draw your sword as two Vampire Bats swoop down to attack.

First VAMPIRE BAT SKILL 5 STAMINA 5
Second VAMPIRE BAT SKILL 5 STAMINA 4

Fight the bats one at a time. However, while you are fighting the first Vampire Bat, the second will cling to your back and suck blood from your neck. Lose 1 additional STAMINA point during every Attack Round with the first Vampire Bat. If you win, turn to 142.

The fights:
[spoiler](First Vampire Bat)
Round 1: First Vampire Bat Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 21;
First Vampire Bat Stamina: 3, Player Stamina: 14
Round 2: First Vampire Bat Attack Strength: 11, Player Attack Strength: 17;
First Vampire Bat Stamina: 1, Player Stamina: 13
Round 3: First Vampire Bat Attack Strength: 7, Player Attack Strength: 19;
First Vampire Bat Stamina: -1, Player Stamina: 12

(Second Vampire Bat)
Round 1: Second Vampire Bat Attack Strength: 14, Player Attack Strength: 21;
Second Vampire Bat Stamina: 2, Player Stamina: 12
Round 2: Second Vampire Bat Attack Strength: 7, Player Attack Strength: 20;
Second Vampire Bat Stamina: 0, Player Stamina: 12[/spoiler]

142
You decide to add your own ingredients to the witch’s brew by dropping the Vampire Bats into the cauldron in the hope of poisoning her. You look around the room and find a polished wooden box with a face carved into it – a face which you recognize. It is that of the dwarf who entered the dungeon before you. You also find a small phial of red dust hidden inside an old book. Will you:

Open the wooden box? Turn to 124
Throw some dust on the floor? Turn to 171
Put the phial in your belt pouch? Turn to 300
Leave the room and continue along the corridor? Turn to 346

Please make your votes before 9:00 AM PDT or a choice gets a 3-vote majority to guarantee that it will be counted.

Adventure Sheet:
[spoiler]Ben Richards
SKILL: 12 Initial Skill = 12
STAMINA: 12 Initial Stamina = 21
LUCK: 7 Initial Luck = 11
NOTES AND ITEMS:
Sword
Leather Pouch
1 Gold Ring
Bone Medallion
BOONS:
2 Rewinds
2 Restorations
2 Extra Gold Rings[/spoiler]

[Queen of Swords]

I don't think the dwarf was deliberately carrying around a box with his face on it (and if so, why leave it here?) and it seems safer not to take a risk with throwing the dust about. So put the phial in our pouch.

[Darth Rabbitt]

Yeah, the box doesn't sound good, so put the phial in our pouch.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered, Ben Richards will put the phial in his belt pouch.

300
There is nothing else of interest in the room and, despite your hunger, you refrain from helping yourself to a bowl of the bubbling brew. If you now wish to open the wooden box, turn to 124. If you would rather leave the room and continue along the corridor, turn to 346.

[spoiler][/spoiler]

Important Note: The Phial of Red Dust is normally used to teleport the player out of a certain trap and into the endgame area. However, I do not feel that it makes logical sense for the player to have to wait until he reaches that trap. To fix that particular inconsistency, I will provide the option to have Ben Richards use the Phial of Red Dust at any time. This can be done by voting to turn to paragraph 238, which is where our hero would go to upon emptying the Phial of Red Dust’s contents. Be warned: Using the Phial of Red Dust without obtaining the proper items beforehand will result in Ben Richards’ death.

Please make your votes before 6:00 PM PDT to guarantee that it will be counted.

Adventure Sheet:
[spoiler]Ben Richards
SKILL: 12 Initial Skill = 12
STAMINA: 12 Initial Stamina = 21
LUCK: 7 Initial Luck = 11
NOTES AND ITEMS:
Sword
Leather Pouch
1 Gold Ring
Bone Medallion
Phial of Red Dust (turn to paragraph 238 to use)
BOONS:
2 Rewinds
2 Restorations
2 Extra Gold Rings[/spoiler]

[Darth Rabbitt]

Leave the room and continue along the corridor.

[JourneymanN00b]

Vote registered, Ben Richards will leave the room and continue along the corridor.

346
You soon come to another doorway in the right-hand wall. Nailed to the door is a small bird, long dead and shrivelled. If you wish to open the door, turn to 59. If you would rather continue along the tunnel, turn to 150.

[spoiler][/spoiler]

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[Queen of Swords]

Open the dead-bird door.

[Thaluikhain]

Open this door as well.

[Darth Rabbitt]

Maybe Ian Livingstone will be inside with his small bird cut off.