Thank you for your votes. Luck will not be used for the rest of the fights.
The fight, continued:
[spoiler]Round 13: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 16, Player Attack Strength: 14;
Knight Hit Dice Roll: 3;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 2
Round 14: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 14, Player Attack Strength: 14;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 2
Round 15: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 11, Player Attack Strength: 14;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 2
Round 16: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 15;
Knight Hit Dice Roll: 2;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 0
Player is killed, 1 resurrection used to restore player’s Stamina.
Round 17: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 16;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 4, Player Stamina: 24
Round 18: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 13, Player Attack Strength: 18;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 3, Player Stamina: 24
Round 19: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 14, Player Attack Strength: 19;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 2, Player Stamina: 24
Round 20: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 16, Player Attack Strength: 20;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 1, Player Stamina: 24
Round 21: First Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 16, Player Attack Strength: 21;
First Chaos Knight Stamina: 0, Player Stamina: 24
Round 1: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 11, Player Stamina: 24
Round 2: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 20;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 10, Player Stamina: 24
Round 3: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 19;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 9, Player Stamina: 24
Round 4: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 8, Player Stamina: 24
Round 5: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 12, Player Attack Strength: 16;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 7, Player Stamina: 24
Round 6: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 12, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 24
Round 7: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 17;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 24
Round 8: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 24
Round 9: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 12, Player Attack Strength: 17;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 4, Player Stamina: 24
Round 10: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 20, Player Attack Strength: 14;
Knight Hit Dice Roll: 1;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 4, Player Stamina: 21
Round 11: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 11, Player Attack Strength: 20;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 3, Player Stamina: 21
Round 12: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 2, Player Stamina: 21
Round 13: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 16, Player Attack Strength: 19;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 1, Player Stamina: 21
Round 14: Second Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 16;
Second Chaos Knight Stamina: 0, Player Stamina: 21
Round 1: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 14, Player Attack Strength: 15;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 11, Player Stamina: 21
Round 2: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 16;
Knight Hit Dice Roll: 3;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 11, Player Stamina: 18
Round 3: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 16, Player Attack Strength: 19;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 10, Player Stamina: 18
Round 4: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 18, Player Attack Strength: 23;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 9, Player Stamina: 18
Round 5: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 18, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 9, Player Stamina: 18
Round 6: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 12, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 8, Player Stamina: 18
Round 7: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 14, Player Attack Strength: 22;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 7, Player Stamina: 18
Round 8: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 17;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 18
Round 9: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 10, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 18
Round 10: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 19, Player Attack Strength: 18;
Knight Hit Dice Roll: 6;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 16
Round 11: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 16, Player Attack Strength: 20;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 4, Player Stamina: 16
Round 12: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 13, Player Attack Strength: 17;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 3, Player Stamina: 16
Round 13: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 15;
Knight Hit Dice Roll: 4;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 3, Player Stamina: 14
Round 14: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 17;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 2, Player Stamina: 14
Round 15: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 14, Player Attack Strength: 19;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 1, Player Stamina: 14
Round 16: Third Chaos Knight Attack Strength: 14, Player Attack Strength: 22;
Third Chaos Knight Stamina: 0, Player Stamina: 14[/spoiler]
The first Chaos Knight kills Belushi Jackson after 4 more Attack Rounds. Upon using a resurrection to bring him to full Stamina, however, Belushi Jackson destroys the first Chaos Knight as well as the other two Chaos Knights with 14 Stamina to spare.
138
His Elite Knights may be dead once more, but the Dread Lord still lives. Standing before his throne is Belgaroth, the Dark Tyrant, the Usurping Serpent, the Iron Fist, the Warmonger of Caer Skall, Lord of Havoc and servant of the Dark Lords of Chaos. ‘So, you are the Templars’ champion,’ Belgaroth says with a guttural snarl. His voice alone fills you with foreboding. ‘You have caused me much aggravation, but your progress to my fortress has been observed every step of the way. Do not think that I am unprepared. You will merely be the first of thousands to die – or will you turn from Telak and join my Knights of Chaos?’ What can he mean? Is Belgaroth a fool? You would never betray your holy order or your kingdom – at least, not of your own free will. A thought suddenly crosses your mind. Your eyes drop to the floor and you realize in horror where you are standing: in your struggle with the undead Chaos Knights, you have strayed into the pattern of the Chaos Rune set into the flagstones. Belgaroth mutters a few words under his breath, invoking its power. Roll one dice and add 7 (add 2 more points if you are carrying a moon shield). If the total is less than or equal to your HONOUR score, turn to 218. If the total is greater than your HONOUR score, turn to 107.
Belushi Jackson is not carrying a moon shield. Rolling the dice and applying the appropriate modification yields a 9, which is less than his Honour score.
218
Your inherent goodness and the purity of your purpose protect your will from the corrupting power of the Chaos Rune. Belgaroth hesitates for a moment, sensing that his own supremacy may be threatened. The Dread Lord now appears to be concentrating. What is he preparing? You had better make the most of this opportunity to attack Belgaroth. What will you use to attack him?
A Black Crystal Orb? Turn to 118
Aelfgar, the Elf-Spear? Turn to 262
A crossbow? Turn to 299
The
Holy Strike Special Skill (if you have it)? Turn to 79
Your weapon? Turn to 20
Belushi Jackson does not have the
Holy Strike Special Skill, a Black Crystal Orb, or a crossbow. He only has Aelfgar, the Elf-Spear as his weapon, so we will turn to paragraph 262.
262
As you grip the Elf-Spear’s shaft you feel its power flowing into your arm, strengthening your muscles. Belgaroth screams upon seeing the weapon that caused his death a century ago. Before you can hurl it at him, the Dark Tyrant raises his hands and unleashes a dark bolt of energy at you. It slams into your body, throwing you back across the room (lose 5 STAMINA points). If you are still alive, turn to 162.
Belushi Jackson is still alive, so we will go to paragraph 162.
162
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As you rise to your feet, Belgaroth strides towards you across the throne room. ‘I shall crush you, Templar!’ he spits vehemently. ‘Then there will be no one to stop me and the prophecy will never be fulfilled!’ You just have time to ready your weapon while the Dread Lord unsheathes his great black Runesword. Charged with the powers of darkness, a blow from the Runesword will inflict 3 points of damage to your STAMINA and it will also drain 1 HONOUR point as it taints you with the foul infection of Chaos. If your HONOUR score reaches zero, you will have been totally corrupted and will come under Belgaroth’s control, to become his new champion.
BELGAROTH SKILL 12 STAMINA 17
You must reduce any damage you cause the Dread Lord by 1 point because of his heavy plate armour. When you do strike him, he does not bleed; instead, his wounds ooze a vile green slime: every fibre of his undead being is corrupted. As soon as you reduce Belgaroth’s STAMINA score to 7 points or less, if you have the word ‘Reggad’ written on your
Adventure Sheet, turn to 238; otherwise, turn to 251.
This is another difficult fight, so I once again ask if Luck should be used in this fight. If so, should it be used to reduce the damage that our hero takes or to inflict additional damage? The first choice to receive two votes (or two votes over all other choices) will be used to resolve this battle. If Belushi Jackson gets to 0 Stamina or below, his last resurrection will be used to bring him to full Stamina and continue the fight. If no option has a winning margin before 9:00 AM PST, I will make the choice based on which votes are cast.
Adventure Sheet
[spoiler]Belushi Jackson
SKILL: 11 Initial Skill = 12
STAMINA: 9 Initial Stamina = 24
LUCK: 7 Initial Luck = 12
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Battle Tactics
Ride
Tracking
Arcane Lore
Banish Spirit
HONOUR: 12
TIME ELAPSED: 8 days
WEAPON: Aelfgar (can harm undead and Demons)
GOLD PIECES: 22
EQUIPMENT AND NOTES:
Chainmail Coat
Horse named Firemane
Backpack
Lantern
Tinderbox
2 Purses
Helmet of Ventarc
Great Boar’s Tusks
Nroht
Ecrof
Cleric’s Talisman
Raven Charm
Ecrof
Twisted Staff
Enorc
Encountered Banshee On Paragraph 175
Eehsnab
Reduce the Skill of any undead creature in Myrton by 1 point
When at the Door of Skulls, convert Necromage’s name using the code A=1, B=2, C=3 … Z = 26, total the numbers, multiply the total by 5, and turn to that number
Necromage’s name is Cadaver
Shield Ring (-1 to enemy Attack Strength)
Ronnoc
Elven Amulet
Flame Shield (-1 to enemy Attack Strength)
Celastrix Feather (burn and call three times to receive Celastrix’s aid)
Magic Sword (weapon in Firemane’s saddle, can harm undead and Demons)
Words of Power: ‘Xi Syte Nind Naderd Nuheno’
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RESURRECTIONS: 1[/spoiler]