[Let's Play] Sorcery Warrior 4 - The Crown of Kings

[Thaluikhain]

Yeah, asking to go left is more polite, try that.

[Beroli]

'Off you go then,' he says, stepping aside to allow you into the room. You walk over to the left and open the door. There is a short passageway which ends in another door, and you open this one next. The room inside is a disgusting scene. Broken wood, weapons, bones, and glass are scattered around the floor, and thick slime lies everywhere. Slumped in one corner is a bulky creature with blubbery skin. Its head is hideous, with a short trunk-like snout in the middle of its face. Your arrival has startled it and it climbs slowly to its feet. Two doors lead from the room; one directly opposite and the other in the wall to your left. The creature is now standing on its feet; it is the size of a bear and it is holding one hand up to its ear as if trying to hear what you are saying. But so far you have said nothing.

Ignore it and rush toward one of the other doors?
Pause and talk to it?

Name: Jason Beckett Mordred
Sex: Male
Skill: 13/13
Stamina: 19/19
Luck: 12/13
Weapon: Sword
Inventory: Large Backpack (need not leave behind an item to take another item), Blimberry Juice (+3 Stamina), silver key, Borrinskin boots, Ragnar's Armband of Swordmastery (+2 Attack Strength when using a sword), backup sword, torch, tinderbox, Lucky Talisman (+1 bonus to all Luck tests), Lucky Talisman (do not deduct a Luck point after Testing Luck), bow and quiver of 3 silver arrows, Serpent Ring, Galehorn, Chakram (Test Skill with -1 penalty at the start of a fight to do 2 damage, once), Yellow Powder, pearl ring, Hewing Axe (-2 Attack Strength weapon, cuts down trees), chainmail (+1 Attack Strength, 1/3 chance to reduce wounds), brass pendulum, small glass vial of gas, Serpent Staff (-2 Skill to each of Seven Serpents), 6 pebbles, leaves with six lobes, yellow feathers, calling-whistle, cure disease potion, 4 healing fruits (+4 Stamina), genie bottle, stone dust, blessed hardwood spear, medicinal potion, holy water, cloth skullcap, horn, key to first Throben Doors, vial of sand, vial of glue, ring of green metal, lucky pendant (when put on, increase Initial Luck by 1 and restore current Luck to Initial value), flask of holy water, 9 Meals
Gold Pieces: 28
Libra's Favor: Used
Deaths: Unable to reach the North Gate of Kharé

[Thaluikhain]

Try talking, I guess.

[Dogopolis]

"Beware the breath of the Mucalytics"

Ignore it.

[deaddmwalking]

I don't think it's a mucalytic. I think it's an elephant man caught in the slime. I vote for talking.

[JourneymanN00b]

I vote to ignore it and rush towards one of the other doors. I would rather not risk defying one of the Serpents' hints than try to get useful information here. I am seeing the "Muca" in this monster, and assume that it is a Mucalytic.

[Beroli]

Gonna need a tiebreaker.

[deaddmwalking]

I'm fine with running toward the door. Still think it was a victim of the mucalytics, but I'm the newbie with these adventures, so my gut is the least reliable. Change my vote to avoid the tie.

[Thaluikhain]

"Beware the breath of the Mucalytics"

Ignore it.

Oh right, yeah. Changing my vote to ignoring it.

[Beroli]

As you step forwards, the creature lumbers towards you. It is not impressed with your manners and swipes at you with a large, blubbery arm.

You draw your sword and attack it.

MUCALYTIC Skill 8 Stamina 9

If it hits you three times something will happen.

Jason Beckett Mordred Attack Strength: 21, MUCALYTIC Attack Strength: 15. MUCALYTIC's Stamina is 5
Jason Beckett Mordred Attack Strength: 28, MUCALYTIC Attack Strength: 13. MUCALYTIC's Stamina is 1
Jason Beckett Mordred Attack Strength: 21, MUCALYTIC Attack Strength: 19. MUCALYTIC is dead.

Before continuing, you look through the debris littering the floor of the room. A rusty sword lies in one corner. If you have no weapon, you may take this with you, but it is not much of a weapon. When using this sword, you will fight at 1 below your SKILL score. If you have a weapon, you may only take this sword if you will leave behind one of your other possessions (not gold or Provisions) (ignore this because of Large Backpack). A small string of bones, fashioned into a bracelet, is hidden under a wooden plank and you may also take with you two Goblin teeth and 5 Gold Pieces which you find on the floor. Which way will you continue?

Head through the door opposite the one through which you entered?
Try the door in the other wall?

Name: Jason Beckett Mordred
Sex: Male
Skill: 13/13
Stamina: 19/19
Luck: 12/13
Weapon: Sword
Inventory: Large Backpack (need not leave behind an item to take another item), Blimberry Juice (+3 Stamina), silver key, Borrinskin boots, Ragnar's Armband of Swordmastery (+2 Attack Strength when using a sword), backup sword, torch, tinderbox, Lucky Talisman (+1 bonus to all Luck tests), Lucky Talisman (do not deduct a Luck point after Testing Luck), bow and quiver of 3 silver arrows, Serpent Ring, Galehorn, Chakram (Test Skill with -1 penalty at the start of a fight to do 2 damage, once), Yellow Powder, pearl ring, Hewing Axe (-2 Attack Strength weapon, cuts down trees), chainmail (+1 Attack Strength, 1/3 chance to reduce wounds), brass pendulum, small glass vial of gas, Serpent Staff (-2 Skill to each of Seven Serpents), 6 pebbles, leaves with six lobes, yellow feathers, calling-whistle, cure disease potion, 4 healing fruits (+4 Stamina), genie bottle, stone dust, blessed hardwood spear, medicinal potion, holy water, cloth skullcap, horn, key to first Throben Doors, vial of sand, vial of glue, ring of green metal, lucky pendant (when put on, increase Initial Luck by 1 and restore current Luck to Initial value), flask of holy water, rusty sword (-1 Skill), bone bracelet, 2 Goblin Teeth, 9 Meals
Gold Pieces: 33
Libra's Favor: Used
Deaths: Unable to reach the North Gate of Kharé

[JourneymanN00b]

I vote to head through the door opposite Jason Beckett Mordred.

[deaddmwalking]

Take everything. Opposite door is fine.

[Thaluikhain]

Seconded.

[Beroli]

You leave the room and step out into the passageway behind the door. You wonder whether the commotion will have alerted the stocky little creature who let you in. But then you remember his words about 'tormenting' the Mucalytics. Perhaps this sort of thing is quite commonplace. From where you are, you can see two options. To your left is an empty room with no door-–empty, that is, except for a table and chair. It looks like a suitable place to rest and perhaps eat some Provisions. But the raised portcullis above the doorway is a little worrying. Ahead is another door, above which is a sign: 'Enter Only Those Who Will Pay The Price.'

Enter the empty room to rest?
Try the door?

Name: Jason Beckett Mordred
Sex: Male
Skill: 13/13
Stamina: 19/19
Luck: 12/13
Weapon: Sword
Inventory: Large Backpack (need not leave behind an item to take another item), Blimberry Juice (+3 Stamina), silver key, Borrinskin boots, Ragnar's Armband of Swordmastery (+2 Attack Strength when using a sword), backup sword, torch, tinderbox, Lucky Talisman (+1 bonus to all Luck tests), Lucky Talisman (do not deduct a Luck point after Testing Luck), bow and quiver of 3 silver arrows, Serpent Ring, Galehorn, Chakram (Test Skill with -1 penalty at the start of a fight to do 2 damage, once), Yellow Powder, pearl ring, Hewing Axe (-2 Attack Strength weapon, cuts down trees), chainmail (+1 Attack Strength, 1/3 chance to reduce wounds), brass pendulum, small glass vial of gas, Serpent Staff (-2 Skill to each of Seven Serpents), 6 pebbles, leaves with six lobes, yellow feathers, calling-whistle, cure disease potion, 4 healing fruits (+4 Stamina), genie bottle, stone dust, blessed hardwood spear, medicinal potion, holy water, cloth skullcap, horn, key to first Throben Doors, vial of sand, vial of glue, ring of green metal, lucky pendant (when put on, increase Initial Luck by 1 and restore current Luck to Initial value), flask of holy water, rusty sword (-1 Skill), bone bracelet, 2 Goblin Teeth, 9 Meals
Gold Pieces: 33
Libra's Favor: Used
Deaths: Unable to reach the North Gate of Kharé

[deaddmwalking]

Don't see any reason to rest. Let's 'pay the price'.

[JourneymanN00b]

I vote to try the door.

[Beroli]

You step up to the door. Your hand reaches for the handle but, before you can touch it, a gruff voice calls out from inside: 'Inside! But do not waste my time unless you carry gold!' You step inside. The room is elegantly laid out with ornaments and drapes. Sitting behind a fine table is a large brown-skinned man wearing a turban perched on top of large, bulbous ears. 'Ho, ho!' he laughs. 'And what have we here? Not much finery. Certainly not a merchant. Perhaps a fortune-hunter? Do you hide wealth under those tawdry rags? The price to enter this room is 1 Gold Piece. And we like our payment in advance, do we not, Hashi?' He looks down and strokes a large black Jaguar which is sitting under the table.

Give him a Gold Piece in exchange for information?
Ask him his name and what he is doing here?
Tell him he looks as though he could do with a hired sword to protect his possessions?

Name: Jason Beckett Mordred
Sex: Male
Skill: 13/13
Stamina: 19/19
Luck: 12/13
Weapon: Sword
Inventory: Large Backpack (need not leave behind an item to take another item), Blimberry Juice (+3 Stamina), silver key, Borrinskin boots, Ragnar's Armband of Swordmastery (+2 Attack Strength when using a sword), backup sword, torch, tinderbox, Lucky Talisman (+1 bonus to all Luck tests), Lucky Talisman (do not deduct a Luck point after Testing Luck), bow and quiver of 3 silver arrows, Serpent Ring, Galehorn, Chakram (Test Skill with -1 penalty at the start of a fight to do 2 damage, once), Yellow Powder, pearl ring, Hewing Axe (-2 Attack Strength weapon, cuts down trees), chainmail (+1 Attack Strength, 1/3 chance to reduce wounds), brass pendulum, small glass vial of gas, Serpent Staff (-2 Skill to each of Seven Serpents), 6 pebbles, leaves with six lobes, yellow feathers, calling-whistle, cure disease potion, 4 healing fruits (+4 Stamina), genie bottle, stone dust, blessed hardwood spear, medicinal potion, holy water, cloth skullcap, horn, key to first Throben Doors, vial of sand, vial of glue, ring of green metal, lucky pendant (when put on, increase Initial Luck by 1 and restore current Luck to Initial value), flask of holy water, rusty sword (-1 Skill), bone bracelet, 2 Goblin Teeth, 9 Meals
Gold Pieces: 33
Libra's Favor: Used
Deaths: Unable to reach the North Gate of Kharé

[JourneymanN00b]

I vote to ask him for his name and what he is doing here.

[Thaluikhain]

Ask name and what he is doing.

[deaddmwalking]

I think he'll be more inclined to talk if we give him 1 gold first (payment in advance). I vote we pay him before we do anything else.

[Dogopolis]

The Earth Serpent spies the ring. 'Enemy of Mampang!' it hisses at you. 'You have found the Serpent Ring! Then, as our gods decree, I must tell you this: offer no gold to Valignya if you value your life! But this knowledge will do you no good. Here is another offering!' The Serpent darts out at you and narrowly misses striking your arm.

no gold, ask him who he is, (although the crone already told us)

[deaddmwalking]

Okay, change vote. Don't give him any money. Go ahead and ask him who he is.

[Beroli]

'My name is Valignya,' he starts, 'First Assistant to the Lord Treasurer of Mampang. I collect taxes, and I collect gold. May I now have my Gold Piece?' He is becoming impatient. The Jaguar growls under his table.

Give him the Gold Piece he is asking for?
Continue to refuse?

Name: Jason Beckett Mordred
Sex: Male
Skill: 13/13
Stamina: 19/19
Luck: 12/13
Weapon: Sword
Inventory: Large Backpack (need not leave behind an item to take another item), Blimberry Juice (+3 Stamina), silver key, Borrinskin boots, Ragnar's Armband of Swordmastery (+2 Attack Strength when using a sword), backup sword, torch, tinderbox, Lucky Talisman (+1 bonus to all Luck tests), Lucky Talisman (do not deduct a Luck point after Testing Luck), bow and quiver of 3 silver arrows, Serpent Ring, Galehorn, Chakram (Test Skill with -1 penalty at the start of a fight to do 2 damage, once), Yellow Powder, pearl ring, Hewing Axe (-2 Attack Strength weapon, cuts down trees), chainmail (+1 Attack Strength, 1/3 chance to reduce wounds), brass pendulum, small glass vial of gas, Serpent Staff (-2 Skill to each of Seven Serpents), 6 pebbles, leaves with six lobes, yellow feathers, calling-whistle, cure disease potion, 4 healing fruits (+4 Stamina), genie bottle, stone dust, blessed hardwood spear, medicinal potion, holy water, cloth skullcap, horn, key to first Throben Doors, vial of sand, vial of glue, ring of green metal, lucky pendant (when put on, increase Initial Luck by 1 and restore current Luck to Initial value), flask of holy water, rusty sword (-1 Skill), bone bracelet, 2 Goblin Teeth, 9 Meals
Gold Pieces: 33
Libra's Favor: Used
Deaths: Unable to reach the North Gate of Kharé

[Dogopolis]

No gold for you!

[JourneymanN00b]

I vote to follow the Serpent’s advice and continue to refuse.