[Let's Play] Fighting Fantasy 16 - Seas of Blood Redux

[deaddmwalking]

Except the groin. But I think we'll finish it off before then, right?

Flying kick at the chest now, still.

[JourneymanN00b]

Sure, I also vote for flying kick and the other choices. If we have the choice to kick it in the groin, I vote to punch it in the jaw instead.

[Thaluikhain]

Yeah, repeat cycle (bit of a shame to end on a cycle thing), and try jaw punch.

[Beroli]

Taking a short run up, you jump in the air and kick out at the Cyclops' chest, striking it a heavy blow for 2 damage. It utters a short grunt and stumbles back, lashing out with a huge paw as it does so. Grabbing you by the forearm, it lifts you into the air.

Summoning all your energy, you swing violently and smash the creature in the armpit with your foot. Screaming, it drops you to the ground and then clutches its wound--it takes 2 damage. Landing lightly, you run nimbly behind the stricken Cyclops.

Flailing your arm, you smash the monster in the back of the knees. It staggers forward and, losing balance, collapses to the ground on to some sharp rocks, taking 2 damage.

The Cyclops drops to the ground, unconscious. Victorious, you climb back up the ladder and through the trapdoor, to face the wizened old creature who sent you down in the first place. He cackles when you appear and then ushers you through the gap in the wall, indicating the path you must take to reach the summit of Nippur's mountain.

When you reach the summit, you find Abdul the Butcher and a few of his men waiting for you. 'Ah,' he says, when you appear, 'you made it. Now, let us see which is the greater rascal!' He drags an enormous chest forward. 'I sacked Kish,' he boasts, 'and even captured a Marad war galley. The treasure is here to prove it.' He opens his coffer, inviting you to do the same with yours.

You have 974 gold, which is more than or equal to 800.

'There,' you say to Abdul, flinging your coffer open to reveal an amount of gold substantially greater than his own, 'I am the victor. I am the greatest rascal, the best sacker of cities!' Abdul bows his head, admitting your victory. You have won.

Let me know if you have any questions. I'll put something else up soon.

Final Adventure Sheet:
Jack Sinbad
Skill: 12/12
Stamina: 5/14
Luck: 7/10
Crew Strike: 12/12
Crew Strength: 8/10
You are wearing a helmet.
Gold: 974
Log: 49
Deaths: Eaten by a Bark Biter, shipwrecked and then eaten by a Roc

[JourneymanN00b]

Thank you for running this, Beroli.

[deaddmwalking]

It's fun to be an unrepentant baddie sometimes. Thanks for running it.

[Dogopolis]

Cheers, Beroli

[Thaluikhain]

Thanks for running this.

(I like how in this the world isn't at stake, again, and things are nicely broken up in small sections so it's easy to remember what we are doing)

[JourneymanN00b]

Hey Beroli,

What does your Let’s Play schedule look like? I plan to run Ace Gamebooks’ Neverland: Here Be Monsters! for my next thread. But if your next Let’s Play is what I think it is, I don’t want to oversaturate the community with pirate content at the risk of rapidly building up fatigue among the userbase. I am willing to wait until your Next Play is concluded before I start mine, if my hunch is correct and you plan to start your thread in the next several days.

[Beroli]

The Fighting Fantasy Gamebook is what you think it is, but I'm pushing it further down my list; I'm going to do another 1-on-1 Gamebook play first, if there's sufficient interest for it. So go ahead and start Neverland: Here Be Monsters!