The Gaming Den

Give him Oede herb.

Give him the herb.

Votes registered; giving the vaxeler the Oede herb.


You place the Oede herb upon the stone bridge and step away. At first the vaxeler is suspicious and frightened. Nobody has dared to enter his cave for many years. But when he recognizes the golden leaves of the Oede herb, he breaks down and weeps tears of pure joy.
     ‘May the Majhan bless you, a thousand blessings, may you live in eternal peace,’ he cries, his feeble voice brimming over with emotion.
     ‘How can I ever repay your wonderful kindness?’
     If you wish to question the vaxeler about Tipasa the Wanderer, turn to 356.
     If you decide to bid the joyful man farewell, you can leave the cave and press on towards Ikaresh by turning to 281.

Please make your votes on how to interact with the vaxeler before 9:00 AM PDT to guarantee that they will be counted.

ACTION CHART
KAI DISCIPLINES:
1. Sixth Sense
2. Healing: +1 ENDURANCE point for each section without combat
3. Hunting: no need for a Meal when instructed to eat
4. Mindblast: +2 COMBAT SKILL points
5. Mindshield: no points lost when attacked by Mindblast
6. Animal Kinship
7. Mind Over Matter
8. Tracking
9. Camouflage
WEAPONS:
1. Dagger
2. Sommerswerd (In sections where it is specifically mentioned, +8 COMBAT SKILL and double damage against undead)
BACKPACK:
1.
2. Alether Concentrate (+4 COMBAT SKILL for one fight)
3. Rope
4. Brass Whistle
5. Concentrated Laumspur Potion (+5 ENDURANCE)
6. Meal
7. Rendalim’s Elixir (+6 ENDURANCE)
8. Prism
SPECIAL ITEMS:
• Kai Shield (+2 COMBAT SKILL when used in combat)
• Kai Gold Key
• Crystal Star Pendant (Reroll one number per adventure, unused)
• Silver Helm (+2 COMBAT SKILL)
• Ticket
• Red Pass
• Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 ENDURANCE)
• Firesphere
• Blue Stone Triangle
• Scroll
• Dagger of Vashna (+3 COMBAT SKILL, -3 ENDURANCE)
• Sash (does not count towards 12 item limit)
• Copper Key
BELT POUCH: 25 Gold Crowns
COMBAT SKILL: 15
ENDURANCE POINTS: 21/21
RULES:
• When in combat, stop to ask whether to use any items or abilities if ENDURANCE is less than 11 or Combat Ratio is less than -4
FASCIST KILL COUNT: 47
RESURRECTIONS USED: 1
NOTES:
• Visited the Ruins of Raumas
• Survived the perils of the Graveyard of the Ancients
• Visited Gorn Cove
• Bridge password is ‘sunset’
• Applied Baknar oil
• Visited a hut on ‘Raider’s Road’
• Visited the Ruins of Maaken
• Read the Barakeesh proclamation

Ask him about Tipasa the Wanderer.

Ask about the Wanderer.

Ask about Tipasa.

Votes registered; Lone Wolf will question the vaxeler about Tipasa the Wanderer.


‘I knew Tipasa once, when my body was young and strong like yours. We fought the Lakuri pirates at Samiz and voyaged to a distant land where ice and snow lay thick on the ground, and the sun had not the power to melt them. Yes, I knew Tipasa the Wanderer… once. All I know now is that he dwells in Ikaresh. Seek out the widow Soushilla. She will know. She knows all that passes in Ikaresh.’
     To continue, turn to 281.


As you turn to leave, the vaxeler bids you to wait. From a bundle of rags he keeps hidden beneath the bridge, he produces a gem-encrusted mace. The weapon is carved from solid silver and adorned with emeralds and diamonds all along the haft.
     ‘Take it, I beseech you, as a token of my eternal thanks.’
     If you wish to accept this gift, mark the Jeweled Mace on your Action Chart as a Special Item (which you carry tucked into your belt). It is an enchanted weapon. If you use it in combat, you may add 1 to your COMBAT SKILL, or 3 when facing summoned foes.
     To leave the cave and continue, turn to 241.

Important Note: Like the Sommerswerd, I believe that the Jeweled Mace is too large a weapon for the two weapon limit not to realistically apply here, so I will list the Jeweled Mace as a weapon if it is taken. Given that the only other weapon that Lone Wolf has that is not the Sommerswerd or the Dagger of Vashna is a Dagger, I will assume that Lone Wolf will drop the Dagger for the Jeweled Mace.


Once you are outside the cave, both you and Banedon waste no time in pressing on towards Ikaresh. As you draw close to the outskirts of the town, you pass a small round hut where a goat is eating from a manger next to its door. A man appears at the darkened doorway and bids you welcome. He touches his forehead in a salute of friendship and invites you to enter his humble home.



     If you have the Kai Discipline of Sixth Sense, turn to 365.
     If you do not possess this skill, you may accept his invitation by turning to 225.
     Or you can decline his offer and continue on your way towards Ikaresh (turn to 272).

Lone Wolf has the Kai Discipline of Sixth Sense.


You sense that the man’s show of friendship is quite genuine. He may be able to help you find Tipasa the Wanderer if you accept his hospitality.
     If you choose to enter his home, turn to 225.
     If you decide to bid him good day but decline his invitation and press on towards Ikaresh, turn to 272.

Here’s the recap: The vaxeler tells Lone Wolf to seek out the widow Soushilla to find Tipasa the Wanderer. Before Lone Wolf leaves the cave, the vaxeler offers Lone Wolf the Jeweled Mace, which he takes after dropping his Dagger. Lone Wolf and Banedon then head towards the outskirts of Ikaresh. Once there, a man in a small round hut invites the two leftists to his home. Please make your votes on whether to accept the man’s invitation or not before 9:00 AM PDT to guarantee that they will be counted.

ACTION CHART
KAI DISCIPLINES:
1. Sixth Sense
2. Healing: +1 ENDURANCE point for each section without combat
3. Hunting: no need for a Meal when instructed to eat
4. Mindblast: +2 COMBAT SKILL points
5. Mindshield: no points lost when attacked by Mindblast
6. Animal Kinship
7. Mind Over Matter
8. Tracking
9. Camouflage
WEAPONS:
1. Jeweled Mace (+1 COMBAT SKILL or +3 COMBAT SKILL against summoned foes)
2. Sommerswerd (In sections where it is specifically mentioned, +8 COMBAT SKILL and double damage against undead)
BACKPACK:
1.
2. Alether Concentrate (+4 COMBAT SKILL for one fight)
3. Rope
4. Brass Whistle
5. Concentrated Laumspur Potion (+5 ENDURANCE)
6. Meal
7. Rendalim’s Elixir (+6 ENDURANCE)
8. Prism
SPECIAL ITEMS:
• Kai Shield (+2 COMBAT SKILL when used in combat)
• Kai Gold Key
• Crystal Star Pendant (Reroll one number per adventure, unused)
• Silver Helm (+2 COMBAT SKILL)
• Ticket
• Red Pass
• Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 ENDURANCE)
• Firesphere
• Blue Stone Triangle
• Scroll
• Dagger of Vashna (+3 COMBAT SKILL, -3 ENDURANCE)
• Sash (does not count towards 12 item limit)
• Copper Key
BELT POUCH: 25 Gold Crowns
COMBAT SKILL: 15
ENDURANCE POINTS: 21/21
RULES:
• When in combat, stop to ask whether to use any items or abilities if ENDURANCE is less than 11 or Combat Ratio is less than -4
FASCIST KILL COUNT: 47
RESURRECTIONS USED: 1
NOTES:
• Visited the Ruins of Raumas
• Survived the perils of the Graveyard of the Ancients
• Visited Gorn Cove
• Bridge password is ‘sunset’
• Applied Baknar oil
• Visited a hut on ‘Raider’s Road’
• Visited the Ruins of Maaken
• Read the Barakeesh proclamation

Accept his offer of hospitality.

Accept his offer.

(Pity we can't get Banedon to carry some of our stuff)

Enter his home.

Votes registered; entering his home.


The man is short of stature but broad-shouldered and strongly built, physical characteristics common among the tough mountain-dwellers of Vassagonia. He pulls a cork from a bottle of lime-green wine and pours out three large measures into earthenware cups.
     ‘Kourshah!’ he exclaims, and downs the wine in one swift gulp.
     If you choose to follow his example and drink this strange wine, turn to 211.
     If you decide not to drink the wine, you can ask him where Tipasa may be found by turning to 318.

Please make your votes on whether to get drunk again or stay sober this time before 9:00 AM PDT to guarantee that they will be counted.

Drink the wine.

Drink the wine.

Drink it. Sixth Sense already told us he doesn't mean us any harm, so it's certainly not poisonous, and since we already survived Dwarven booze I doubt any other non-lethal alcoholic drinks can do anything worse to us.

Votes registered; getting drunk once again.


Despite your misgivings, the lime-green wine tastes surprisingly delicious. A warm glow radiates slowly from your stomach, filling you with a comfortable sense of well-being (restore 2 ENDURANCE points). The man looks delighted by your reaction to his wine and he offers to sell you a bottle for 5 Gold Crowns. If you wish to buy a Bottle of Kourshah, pay the man 5 Gold Crowns and make the necessary adjustments to your Action Chart (there is enough Kourshah in the bottle to restore a further 4 ENDURANCE points).
     If you wish to question him about Tipasa the Wanderer, turn to 318.
     If you decide to leave his home and continue on your way to Ikaresh, turn to 272.

Please make your votes on whether to buy a Bottle of Kourshah or not and what to do next before 9:00 AM PDT to guarantee that they will be counted.

Buy the bottle and ask him about Tipasa.

Ask about Tipasa, no opinion on buying bottle.

Buy alcohol, ask about Tipasa.

Votes registered; buying a Bottle of Kourshah and questioning the man about Tipasa the Wanderer.


‘Ah, Tipasa,’ he replies thoughtfully. ‘He lives near the Dougga Market, but exactly where his home is I am not sure… I haven’t seen old Tipasa for years. If you should find him, remind him of Khamsin the Goatherd. He still owes me twelve Crowns. That I have not forgotten!’
     You thank the goatherd for his help and bid him farewell before continuing your trek towards Ikaresh.
     To continue, turn to 272.


You follow a path along a dry gully. It is the bed of an ancient river that once flowed through the mountains. An arid breeze blows eddies of red dust along the banks of dead earth. After a while, the white-walled buildings of Ikaresh suddenly appear and, as the dust settles, you find yourselves standing in a small square close to the open archway of the town’s east gate.
     Perched upon a tall basalt monolith in the center of the square is an eagle cast in bronze. It is the emblem of this mountain town. Three bronze arrows are held in its beak. The bronze shafts are each inscribed with a name and each points towards a different exit from the square.
     If you wish to go north, towards the Dougga Market, turn to 376.
     If you choose to go west, towards the Main Square, turn to 216.
     If you decide to go south, along the Avenue of Eagles, turn to 342.

Please make your votes on which way to go before 9:00 AM PDT to guarantee that they will be counted.

ACTION CHART
KAI DISCIPLINES:
1. Sixth Sense
2. Healing: +1 ENDURANCE point for each section without combat
3. Hunting: no need for a Meal when instructed to eat
4. Mindblast: +2 COMBAT SKILL points
5. Mindshield: no points lost when attacked by Mindblast
6. Animal Kinship
7. Mind Over Matter
8. Tracking
9. Camouflage
WEAPONS:
1. Jeweled Mace (+1 COMBAT SKILL or +3 COMBAT SKILL against summoned foes)
2. Sommerswerd (In sections where it is specifically mentioned, +8 COMBAT SKILL and double damage against undead)
BACKPACK:
1. Bottle of Kourshah (+4 ENDURANCE)
2. Alether Concentrate (+4 COMBAT SKILL for one fight)
3. Rope
4. Brass Whistle
5. Concentrated Laumspur Potion (+5 ENDURANCE)
6. Meal
7. Rendalim’s Elixir (+6 ENDURANCE)
8. Prism
SPECIAL ITEMS:
• Kai Shield (+2 COMBAT SKILL when used in combat)
• Kai Gold Key
• Crystal Star Pendant (Reroll one number per adventure, unused)
• Silver Helm (+2 COMBAT SKILL)
• Ticket
• Red Pass
• Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 ENDURANCE)
• Firesphere
• Blue Stone Triangle
• Scroll
• Dagger of Vashna (+3 COMBAT SKILL, -3 ENDURANCE)
• Sash (does not count towards 12 item limit)
• Copper Key
BELT POUCH: 20 Gold Crowns
COMBAT SKILL: 15
ENDURANCE POINTS: 21/21
RULES:
• When in combat, stop to ask whether to use any items or abilities if ENDURANCE is less than 11 or Combat Ratio is less than -4
FASCIST KILL COUNT: 47
RESURRECTIONS USED: 1
NOTES:
• Visited the Ruins of Raumas
• Survived the perils of the Graveyard of the Ancients
• Visited Gorn Cove
• Bridge password is ‘sunset’
• Applied Baknar oil
• Visited a hut on ‘Raider’s Road’
• Visited the Ruins of Maaken
• Read the Barakeesh proclamation

Follow the friendly goatherd's direction, and head for he Dougga Market.

Go north.

To Dougga Market

Votes registered; going north towards the Dougga Market.


Forty paces along the street is a barracks, a long white-washed building with ugly square windows. A soldier sits dozing in the evening sun with his spear resting across his lap. Some children are tossing hollowed-out larnuma fruits at him, trying to catch them upon the tip of his spear. Opposite the barracks stands a tavern with a line of saddled Douggas tied to a rail near the main door. The braying of these sand-horses rivals the sound of revelry drifting out from the tavern door.
     If you choose to enter the tavern, turn to 351.
     If you decide to continue along the street towards the Dougga Market, turn to 202.

Please make your votes on whether Lone Wolf should again succumb to the allure of alcohol before 9:00 AM PDT to guarantee that they will be counted.

Continue along the street.

Walk along.