[Let's Play] Fighting Fantasy 72 – The Dungeon on Blood Island

[JourneymanN00b]

Thanks for voting. I will break the 2-2 tie by having X Pectopa Tronum unbolt the door.

8
You slide the irons bars to one side and open the door. You are almost trampled on by a huge CYCLOPS that pushes past you to get to the chest and empty it out on to the floor. The chest is full of rotten meat, which smells so bad it makes you retch. A cloud of Black Fly swarms out of the chest and buzzes round the Cyclops’ head as it gorges on meat, oblivious to everything. If you want to go into the Cyclops’ chamber, turn to 300. If you would rather sneak out of the room and head north up the passageway, turn to 230. If you want to leave the room and run back down the staircase and turn right at the junction, turn to 265.

Please make your votes before 9:00 AM PST or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.

[Dogopolis]

Enter chamber

[Beroli]

Go into the Cyclops' chamber.

[deaddmwalking]

Enter the chamber.

[Thaluikhain]

Enter.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered; going into the Cyclops’ chamber.

300
You notice that the Cyclops has a manacle on its ankle with a long chain attached to it and the other end attached to an iron ring fixed to the floor of its chamber. You slip into its cramped chamber, which reeks of stale sweat. There is a straw mattress in one corner and a wooden bucket in the other. You hear its chain rattle on the floor and look round to see the giant Cyclops standing in the doorway, chewing on a very large bone. It belches loudly and says, ‘My house,’ before stepping forward to club you with the huge thigh bone.

     CYCLOPS     SKILL 10     STAMINA 10

If you win, turn to 151.

The fight:
Round 1: Cyclops Attack Strength: 20, Player Attack Strength: 19
Cyclops Stamina: 10, Player Stamina: 16
Round 2: Cyclops Attack Strength: 18, Player Attack Strength: 19
Cyclops Stamina: 8, Player Stamina: 16
Round 3: Cyclops Attack Strength: 21, Player Attack Strength: 22
Cyclops Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 16
Round 4: Cyclops Attack Strength: 21, Player Attack Strength: 14
Cyclops Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 14
Round 5: Cyclops Attack Strength: 19, Player Attack Strength: 17
Cyclops Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 12
Round 6: Cyclops Attack Strength: 20, Player Attack Strength: 16
Cyclops Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 10
Round 7: Cyclops Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 15
Cyclops Stamina: 6, Player Stamina: 8
Round 8: Cyclops Attack Strength: 17, Player Attack Strength: 18
Cyclops Stamina: 4, Player Stamina: 8
Round 9: Cyclops Attack Strength: 18, Player Attack Strength: 22
Cyclops Stamina: 2, Player Stamina: 8
Round 10: Cyclops Attack Strength: 19, Player Attack Strength: 20
Cyclops Stamina: 0, Player Stamina: 8

X Pectopa Tronum loses 10 Stamina from the Cyclops’ blows before he kills it.

151
You find a gold key on a chain around the Cyclops’ neck with the number 270 stamped on it. You put the key in your pocket and search the chamber. Finding nothing else of interest, you think about which way to go. If you want to leave the room and head north, turn to 230. If you want to leave the room and go back down the staircase and turn right at the junction, turn to 265.

Please make your votes before 7:00 PM PST or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.

Adventure Sheet
X Pectopa Tronum
SKILL: 8 Initial: 10
STAMINA: 8 Initial: 23
LUCK: 10 Initial: 10
EQUIPMENT:
Doom Sword
Backpack
Craggen Knife
2 Throwing Daggers
Brass Button
Small Bottle of Mullweed Oil
Rabbit’s-foot Charm
Hand Axe
Sentinel Shield (+1 Attack Strength)
Rope
Worm Paste Tin
Breastplate (+1 Attack Strength)
Piece of Chalk
Glass Eyeball
Bottle Labelled Weezle Juice
Chewed Bone
Orc Skull
Iron Key
Bronze Key
GOLD PIECES: 3
TREASURE:
Silver Ring (etched with ‘111’)
Copper Dragon Ball
Brass Dragon Ball
Silver Dragon Ball
3 Bone Dice
Copper Bracelet (Worn, -1 Skill)
Silver Coin
Gold Key stamped with ‘270’
PROVISIONS: 8
RESURRECTIONS: 0

[Dogopolis]

Eat a meal

Down to the junction

I also vote to step on the marker.

[deaddmwalking]

Going down the staircase before was wrong. Is there something that we have in our possession that changes that?

Vote for heading North.

[Dogopolis]

We have the gold key, the iron key (for the Gnome) and the orc skull (for the headless orc room). I'm thinking the gold key was a critical item based on the Monk's info.

[deaddmwalking]

We know there are 4 dungeon keys (90, 180, 270, 0/360) - I feel like we're probably supposed to find more before we double-back... But I'll change my vote North to a half-vote.

[Beroli]

Eat three meals and go north.

[JourneymanN00b]

Okay, so after taking a look at the votes, X Pectopa Tronum will eat a Provision, as there were 2 votes to do so, and will head north, as that won over going back down the staircase by a 1.5-1 vote.

230
The passageway continues straight on, and you soon arrive at a narrow staircase where you go down a long flight of stone steps to another passageway. Continuing north, the passageway opens out into a cavern that has a water well in the centre of it. Beyond the well, you see another passageway in the far wall. There is a small bell hanging on the wall of the well next to a sign that says:

     Drop a Gold Piece and ring the bell
     For words of wisdom from the well

If you want to ring the bell and have a Gold Piece to drop into the well, turn to 269. If you would rather walk over to the new passageway, turn to 376.

X Pectopa Tronum has a Gold Piece to drop into the well. Please make your votes before 9:00 AM PST or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.

Adventure Sheet
X Pectopa Tronum
SKILL: 8 Initial: 10
STAMINA: 12 Initial: 23
LUCK: 10 Initial: 10
EQUIPMENT:
Doom Sword
Backpack
Craggen Knife
2 Throwing Daggers
Brass Button
Small Bottle of Mullweed Oil
Rabbit’s-foot Charm
Hand Axe
Sentinel Shield (+1 Attack Strength)
Rope
Worm Paste Tin
Breastplate (+1 Attack Strength)
Piece of Chalk
Glass Eyeball
Bottle Labelled Weezle Juice
Chewed Bone
Orc Skull
Iron Key
Bronze Key
GOLD PIECES: 3
TREASURE:
Silver Ring (etched with ‘111’)
Copper Dragon Ball
Brass Dragon Ball
Silver Dragon Ball
3 Bone Dice
Copper Bracelet (Worn, -1 Skill)
Silver Coin
Gold Key stamped with ‘270’
PROVISIONS: 7
RESURRECTIONS: 0

[Dogopolis]

Eat another meal and walk on.

[deaddmwalking]

We don't have that much gold and it seems that basically every sign in this dungeon that's instructed us to do something is a trap. But how boring would it be if everything really was a bad idea. I'm for dropping a coin and ringing the bell.

[JourneymanN00b]

Alright, so X Pectopa Tronum will eat another Provision, since there was a vote to do so. I will break the 1-1 tie and have X Pectopa Tronum drop a Gold Piece and ring the bell.

269
The bell makes a sharp tinkling sound that echoes round the cavern. You toss the Gold Piece in the well and suddenly hear a sniggering voice say, ‘My wise words are: don’t believe anything you read in this dungeon!’ You look down the well and see a small Goblin-like creature in a loincloth looking up at you from the mouth of a tunnel halfway down the wall. He has a big nose and very long ears. He’s a TROGLODYTE. He waves your Gold Piece at you and disappears, laughing loudly. There is a rope on a winch hanging down the well with a bucket tied to it. If you want to slide down the rope to the tunnel entrance, turn to 153. If you would rather walk over to the new passageway, turn to 376.



Please make your votes before 7:00 PM PST or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.

Adventure Sheet
X Pectopa Tronum
SKILL: 8 Initial: 10
STAMINA: 16 Initial: 23
LUCK: 10 Initial: 10
EQUIPMENT:
Doom Sword
Backpack
Craggen Knife
2 Throwing Daggers
Brass Button
Small Bottle of Mullweed Oil
Rabbit’s-foot Charm
Hand Axe
Sentinel Shield (+1 Attack Strength)
Rope
Worm Paste Tin
Breastplate (+1 Attack Strength)
Piece of Chalk
Glass Eyeball
Bottle Labelled Weezle Juice
Chewed Bone
Orc Skull
Iron Key
Bronze Key
GOLD PIECES: 2
TREASURE:
Silver Ring (etched with ‘111’)
Copper Dragon Ball
Brass Dragon Ball
Silver Dragon Ball
3 Bone Dice
Copper Bracelet (Worn, -1 Skill)
Silver Coin
Gold Key stamped with ‘270’
PROVISIONS: 6
RESURRECTIONS: 0

[Dogopolis]

Slide down the rope.

[deaddmwalking]

I like going down the well. Let's go deeper!

[Thaluikhain]

Down the rope.

[Beroli]

That is useful information if he means it literally.

Eat two more meals and walk over to the new passageway.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered; sliding down the rope to the tunnel entrance. He will also eat two more Provisions since there was a vote to do so.

153
You jump on to the rope and slide down it until you reach the tunnel entrance. You suddenly feel a sharp pain in your leg where you have been hit by a small object. Blood starts to trickle down your leg. Lose 1 STAMINA point. You look in the tunnel and see the Troglodyte loading a stone into his slingshot. You push back against the wall and swing on the rope, aiming to dive feet first into the tunnel. Roll two dice. If the total is equal to or less than your SKILL score, turn to 188. If the number is greater than your SKILL score, turn to 256.

Rolling the dice yielded an 11.

256
You swing on the rope towards the tunnel, but spin round and hit your head hard on the wall. If you are not wearing a helmet, lose 2 STAMINA points. The Troglodyte fires its slingshot again and does not miss at this range. Lose 2 STAMINA points. Injured and exhausted, you somehow drag yourself up the rope to escape. You climb out of the well and, with nothing else to see in the cavern, you hurry over to the new passageway in case the Troglodyte returns with reinforcements. Turn to 376.

376


The narrow torchlit passageway continues north for fifty metres before turning sharply right where you arrive at a staircase. You walk up the long flight of stone steps and, when you get to the top, you see that the passageway comes to a dead end twenty metres ahead. You walk on to the end of the passageway where you see arrows marked on the wall pointing downwards. You brush away loose sand and see that one of the stone slabs in the floor is hinged and has a small ring-pull handle fixed to it. You lift the slab up to find a tunnel directly below. There seems there is nothing else you can do but jump down. The new tunnel runs north to south. Looking north, you see that the tunnel soon ends at a doorway. There are burning torches on either side of the door, which you see is covered with deep scratch marks. Curious, you decide to investigate. Turn to 48.



On section 48, X Pectopa Tronum encounters a pair of steel gauntlets moving slowly towards the door and has the choice on either grabbing hold of the gauntlets or stepping aside to let the gauntlets reach the door. Please make your votes on what to do with the gauntlets, and when to make a different choice out of the remaining decisions that X Pectopa Tronum encountered in his previous life before 9:00 AM PST or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.

Adventure Sheet
X Pectopa Tronum
SKILL: 8 Initial: 10
STAMINA: 19 Initial: 23
LUCK: 10 Initial: 10
EQUIPMENT:
Doom Sword
Backpack
Craggen Knife
2 Throwing Daggers
Brass Button
Small Bottle of Mullweed Oil
Rabbit’s-foot Charm
Hand Axe
Sentinel Shield (+1 Attack Strength)
Rope
Worm Paste Tin
Breastplate (+1 Attack Strength)
Piece of Chalk
Glass Eyeball
Bottle Labelled Weezle Juice
Chewed Bone
Orc Skull
Iron Key
Bronze Key
GOLD PIECES: 2
TREASURE:
Silver Ring (etched with ‘111’)
Copper Dragon Ball
Brass Dragon Ball
Silver Dragon Ball
3 Bone Dice
Copper Bracelet (Worn, -1 Skill)
Silver Coin
Gold Key stamped with ‘270’
PROVISIONS: 4
RESURRECTIONS: 0

[Dogopolis]

Ignore gauntlets, open headless orc room.

One worrying difference in our path this time is no vorpal sword. I hope we don't have to fight any Jabberwocks.

[deaddmwalking]

Step aside.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes recognized; stepping to the side to let the gauntlets reach the door.

On section 253, the gauntlets scratch at the door, which opens on its own. On section 173, he arrives at a solid oak door.

Please make your votes on whether to open the door or continue walking, and when to make a different choice out of the remaining decisions that X Pectopa Tronum encountered in his previous life before 7:00 PM PST or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.

[Dogopolis]

Open door

[deaddmwalking]

Open door.