Re: [Let's Play] Fighting Fantasy 22 - Robot Commando (Take 2)
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:54 am
I vote to check out the Temple of Peace.
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You decide to visit the Temple of Peace. It is a relatively small building in this city of great temples, but easy to find; it is surrounded on all sides by a cool green park. You leave your robot at the edge of the park and walk towards the temple, rather than take a war machine to the Temple of Peace. Somehow, you feel certain that nothing will harm you. The temple is full of sleeping worshippers - but they all wear gentle smiles, and you are sure their dreams are untroubled. You feel moved to pray. What will you pray for:
Complete peace?
Strength in battle?
Freedom?
Our LUCK has been down (literally) for quite some time (although thankfully we haven't been required to test it very much thus far), but now that problem is resolved.You pray to the Power of Peace to grant you and your people the peace that can only come from freedom. Somewhere you seem to hear bells chiming, and a feeling of well-being comes over you. Restore your LUCK to its Initial score. Return to 166; you may not visit this temple again.
You are leaving the City of Worship. Where would you like to go:
The Capital City?
The City of Knowledge?
The City of storms?
This is the first city where we're outright told that we can't revisit any place. Also, yes, this is obviously the endgame city, because there's no option to leave and go to another one.You are in the Capital City - the seat of government of Thalos. It is a noble city, full of white marble buildings. It is also the main base of the invaders, and you know you must be very careful!
Below, you have five options. Some of them will eventually return you to this paragraph. You may not make the same choice twice; each time you return here you must make a new selection. Where will you go:
The city hospital?
The Capital Building?
The National Treasure House?
The enemy encampment?
Just explore?
It's actually not very clear here whether it's meant to be a choice or just a check on whether you have a robot, but in this case, the issue is very quickly resolved, because if we try to go in our robot:You decide to visit the Capitol Building, the sear of government of Thalos. If you go in your robot, turn to 42, If you travel on foot, turn to 71.
And with that, we are redirected to the other section where we continue on foot.The closer you get to the building, the more Karosseans you see. Soon you realize that your robot is making you far too conspicuous.
Do we want to use the cloak yet, or save it for a different scenario?You decide to go on foot. If you possess the Cloak of Invisibility and have not used it, you may use it now: turn to 106. If you have already used it, do not possess it, or if you simply choose not to use it, turn to 134.
Apparently, the Karosseans (or at least their ruler) may have Cretan ancestry?You don the Cloak. It works like a charm: when you walk in front of a store window, you have no reflection! Soon the Cloak is put to a harder test: you walk in front of a Karossean patrol, but remain totally unseen. You enter the Capitol Building itself. There is no sign of the legislators; you assume they have been taken away as hostages. While you are investigating the building, you observe a pair of Karosseans standing guard over a huge display case. You move closer and listen. "That's right," one is saying. "Minos will come to take possession of this sword in a few hours. There'll be some kind of ceremony, I guess." Looking in the case, you see that this is the Sword of the State! You are reluctant to leave it where the tyrant can get it - but taking it would be a risk. What will you do:
Go on and look elsewhere in the Capitol Building?
Try to take the sword by stealth?
Attack the sentries and take the sword?
Thanks the blessing we just got not too long ago from the God/Goddess of Peace, we have a good chance of passing the roll.Test your Luck. If you are Lucky, you can get behind the case and remove the sword without either guard being the wiser. You hide it under your Cloak and leave the Capitol Building. If you are Unlucky, one of the guards notices the sword seemingly hanging in mid-air. Tur- n to 215 and fight.
This means we effectively fight at SKILL 11.You escape easily. The guards have no idea what has happened. You have captured the Sword of the State - a large, ornate blade. To your surprise, it is sharp and well balanced. When you use it to fight a foe, increase your SKILL by 1.
We are redirected back to the section of the city hub central. We must now pick a new location. I'm still counting previous votes for National Treasure House and enemy encampment, but you may of course still change your votes from them if you wish.The Cloak of Invisibility is beginning to flicker. You will not be able to use it again. Before it expires, you make your way out of the Capitol Building and back to your robot.
Adventure Sheet:The city hospital?
The Capital Building?
The National Treasure House?
The enemy encampment?
Just explore?