The Gaming Den

247 “Morning,” growls the foul ogre, to your greeting. “What are you doing down here, then?” [spacer]“Just looking around,” you say airily. “How about you?” [spacer]“Eating,” shrugs the ogre between mouthfuls. “I’m supposed to be on guard, but I can’t be bothered to do that.” [spacer]“A fine work e...

247 If you have the code A76, turn to 36 . If not, read on. [spacer]This small room contains a very large ogre. In fact, there is actually bedding for two of these enormous creatures, but currently only one is here, chewing on the leg bone of a sand lizard. He eyes you lazily. [spacer]Attempt to sp...

419 You attempt to invoke the power of the book, hoping your pronunciations and somatic gestures are correct. [spacer] Animate the Skeletons (Team check) [spacer]Skill and DC: Lore (4+) [spacer]Successes Required: 6 If you succeed, turn to 232 . If you fail, turn to 457 . That's a hard check, but o...

310 You cast your eye over the book. It seems to detail instructions about how to prepare skeletons for animation and control. If you have the code A75, turn to 845 . If not, read on. [spacer]It looks like the hard work has been done for you. Four skeletons have been laid out and prepared in exactl...

Back to the crossroads and through the door in the north tunnel it is. 310 If you have the code A75, turn to 845 . If not, read on. [spacer]You open the door to discover a dark room with the bodies of four complete skeletons lying stretched out on long tables. At the back of the room is a large book...

719 If you have the code A72, turn to 180 . If not, read on. The door opens into a long corridor which ends in an intimidating barricade. Blocks of stone, reinforced on the far side with heavy wooden beams, block the other side of the corridor. The barricade looks formidably strong. [spacer]Try and...

541 You get to work attempting to rip the barricade down. [spacer]Pull down the barricade (Team check) [spacer]Skill and DC: Fighting (5+) [spacer]Successes Required: 3 Note: If you have a prybar , the DC of this skill check is only 4+. If you succeed, turn to 630 . If you fail you strain yourselve...

East takes us back to 23, then east and up the stairs to 437. 437 If you have the code A72, turn to 180 . If not, read on. You climb up the stairs a good distance, reaching another tunnel which appears to be blocked by a crude but well-made barricade. Large wooden struts hold up a barrier of rock an...

310 You have reached a crossroads, with the corridor splitting off into four directions. To the north you make out a door in the eastern wall. The western branch of the corridor has a door in the north wall. The tunnels lead off into darkness to the south and east. [spacer]Go through the door in th...

558 You browse the selection, with many interesting tomes on philosophy, war and architecture on display. Disturbingly, you also come across the bodies of two orcs, lying dead on the floor. They seem to have been bludgeoned to death. Your eyes flick to a blood-stained tome that seems to be pulling ...

256 You have entered a small, cramped library, with bookshelves lining the walls and standing in rows before you. Several books are on the floor, apparently hacked apart with swords. Besides this crude vandalism, the books seem in good condition. [spacer]Examine some of the tomes (turn to 558 )? [s...

Dang, it's all go tonight. 482 You consult the instructions and check the ingredients. This should be possible, but you can see why a less talented alchemist might struggle to complete the potions. [spacer]Brew the potions (Team check) [spacer]Skill and DC: Lore (4+) [spacer]Successes Required: 4 If...

69 If you have the code A73, turn to 873 . If not, read on. You enter a small alchemical laboratory. A rack where potion bottles are stored is empty, presumably already looted by the orcs. However, two potions seem to be in the process of being brewed, an open book listing the instructions on a tab...

Oops, I was not paying attention that two out of three options were greyed out. 593 This tunnel has been well built, with flagstone flooring and brick walls. At first you think it must have been a cargo store of some kind – but it opens up into a bigger complex. Much bigger. Turn to 755 . 755 You ar...

Because we all but exhausted the little dungeon, I'm just going to fast forward to the only thing we haven't done, which is go to the torture room, go out the missing wall, and try to climb down to the harbour. 188 You tie a few ropes together and bind them strongly to the most intact parts of the r...

I'm going to assume that we drop the 9 moneys on healing up before we leave. 752 You are crossing a vast expanse of desert, that alternates between rocky Badlands and sweeping dunes of rich yellow sand. The heat is oppressive. Few things live in this barren place. [spacer]Manage your water (Team che...

392 If you have Brash in your party, turn to 513 . If not, read on. [spacer]You raise your hands to show there are no hard feelings. In response, one of your party members (you choose which one) is punched in the mouth with the haft of an axe and must lose 1 Health point. Weapons are drawn... how d...

775 https://i.imgur.com/gm9dkth.png You have arrived at Lhasbreath, City of Barbarians. No roads lead to Lhasbreath, for it is a city merchants do not travel to, unless they wish to be robbed of their goods. Insular and outrageous, the city gets its living from raiding, scavenging and bullying. Its...

137 If you have the code A17, turn to 14 . Otherwise, read on... 14 You have returned to the Tumblestones, in the hope of discovering more ancient secrets. Alas, a recent sandstorm has buried the exposed stones, with only the stern face of the old king left unburied, to stare across his ruined empi...

Non-palace locations with new text are: The temple of Kalu 382 The Temple of Kalu is a squat tower of blue stone, built in a jumble-like pattern from the ruins of the old temple. The Everchild has decreed the temple should be rebuilt in defiance of the laws laid down by the patriarch of Cursus. [spa...

There's a classic CRPG trope where even though you are saving the world from capital-E evil, merchants who should have a plain interest in seeing you succeed continue to charge exorbitant prices for your gear, even though maintaining their profit margin might cause you to fail, the short-sighted ing...

Illustrated for your understanding: Round 1 Start (deployment) https://i.imgur.com/bsFkpDy.png Round 1 Combat https://i.imgur.com/nI3ZKTI.png • Lord Ti'quon casts Clinging Dread on the Spearmen of Saltdad on the theory that his chances to cast the spell are few and far between, reducing the unit's M...

In many ways, this mass combat system is remarkably reminiscent of the one from The Shattered Realm, which we never got to see because our LPs kept collapsing from multiple monarch deaths. One significant variance is that in The Shattered Realm, unopposed units would start making extra-effective Fla...

The advancement test is 4+2=6, a razor-thin success. Akihiro's Fight goes to 6. I realize that I also forgot to mark off the Armor of Heaven spell we used against Malronac the Deathengine, so I have paid to refresh it. Then, off to the palace. 633 You approach the palace, the mighty structure almost...

Advancement test is 5,1=6, greater than Aki's Stealth of 3, so it ups. 471 If you have the code A1, turn to 64 . If you have the code A7 and you do not have the code A13, turn to 520 . ... 520 You have been charged by the Everchild to attempt to destroy Malronac the Deathengine. This will be a fears...