[Let's Play] Fighting Fantasy 60 – Eye of the Dragon

[JourneymanN00b]

Agreeing to the Mercenary’s demands received 3 votes, so Sinbad will accept the offer.

334
You tell the Mercenary that you will pay him to help you. Swinging his mighty two-handed sword through the air, the Mercenary strides towards the Uglukk Orc, which is oblivious to the danger behind it. You watch the long blade rise and then fall heavily on the Orc’s neck. For a moment its face shows a surprised look, as the Mercenary’s blow strikes home. Then its mouth opens as if to scream, but all that comes out is the blood-gurgling sound of its dying howl. The Mercenary grunts in satisfaction and holds out his huge hand to demand payment. If you have 10 Gold Pieces and want to pay him, turn to 379. If you do not have 10 Gold Pieces or you decide not to pay him, turn to 223.

Sinbad has 10 Gold Pieces. Please make your votes on whether to pay the Mercenary or not before 7:00 PM PDT or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.

[Thaluikhain]

Be fair, pay.

[SGamerz]

I would have turned down his help earlier, but now that we received the help, we should pay up.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered; paying the Mercenary.

379
You count out 10 Gold Pieces one by one and give them to the Mercenary. He stares at you coldly, grunts once and turns to walk out of the cavern. You decide to poke around the debris on the floor and find 2 Gold Pieces, a silver armband and a dark blue bottle with a cork in it. The rotten smell in the cavern is unbearable and you must decide what to do. If you want to uncork the bottle, turn to 24. If you want to leave the stinking cavern immediately, turn to 76.

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

Adventure Sheet
Sinbad
SKILL: 12 Initial Skill = 12
STAMINA: 11 Initial Stamina = 17
LUCK: 9 Initial Luck = 10
NOTES AND ITEMS:
Backpack
9 Provisions
Leather Pouch
47 Gold Pieces
Emerald Eye
Sword
Axe Head
Mirror Piece
Healing Potion
Chain-mail Coat
Gold Nugget
Silver Box
Crystal Dagger
Garlic Cloves
Large Tooth
Bronze Key Stamped With ‘85’
Leather Bag
Dagger
Gold Ring
Lucky Charm
Glass Ball
Broken Dagger
Iron Key Stamped With ‘34’
Short Stick
Leather Pouch
Iron Breastplate
Dried Leaves
Silver Key Stamped With ‘14’
Gold Key Stamped With ‘325’
Staff of Thunder
Bronze Shield
Copper Key Stamped with ‘192’
‘Hole in the Wall’ Spell: Azang Bazang-zang
3 Silver Coins
Silver Armband
Dark Blue Bottle
RESURRECTION USED: No

[Thaluikhain]

Uncork bottle.

(Was expecting more to happen after paying)

[Queen of Swords]

(Was expecting more to happen after paying)

No kidding, now I wonder if the guy just took our money and walked off.

Uncork the bottle.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered; uncorking the bottle.

24
As you try to uncork the bottle it slips out of your hand and shatters on the stone floor. You see wisps of white smoke escaping from the broken bottle and, thinking it may be poisonous gas, you decide to run out of the cavern. Lose 1 LUCK point and turn to 76.

76
A small alcove comes into view in the right-hand wall of the corridor. The alcove houses a magnificently carved wooden chair with the words ‘Rest Ye Well’ engraved in the seat. If you want to sit on the chair, turn to 5. If you would rather carry on walking, turn to 220.

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

Adventure Sheet
Sinbad
SKILL: 12 Initial Skill = 12
STAMINA: 11 Initial Stamina = 17
LUCK: 8 Initial Luck = 10
NOTES AND ITEMS:
Backpack
9 Provisions
Leather Pouch
47 Gold Pieces
Emerald Eye
Sword
Axe Head
Mirror Piece
Healing Potion
Chain-mail Coat
Gold Nugget
Silver Box
Crystal Dagger
Garlic Cloves
Large Tooth
Bronze Key Stamped With ‘85’
Leather Bag
Dagger
Gold Ring
Lucky Charm
Glass Ball
Broken Dagger
Iron Key Stamped With ‘34’
Short Stick
Leather Pouch
Iron Breastplate
Dried Leaves
Silver Key Stamped With ‘14’
Gold Key Stamped With ‘325’
Staff of Thunder
Bronze Shield
Copper Key Stamped with ‘192’
‘Hole in the Wall’ Spell: Azang Bazang-zang
3 Silver Coins
Silver Armband
Dark Blue Bottle
RESURRECTION USED: No

[Queen of Swords]

Carry on. Even if the chair provides a stamina boost, we have enough provisions.

[Thaluikhain]

Oh, is this a reference to Warlock of Firetop Mountain? Half vote to sit.

[Beroli]

Carry on. If it's a reference I would expect this gamebook to pull a "psyche!" on us.

[SGamerz]

Carry on, it'd be just like Ian to lay a sadistic trap for players using references from his older books.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes counted; carrying on walking won over sitting on the chair by a 3-0.5 vote.

220
As you walk along you notice a trail of dried blood on the floor, as though a wounded creature has been dragged along the floor. You follow the trail of blood to a door in the left-hand wall which has strange symbols crudely etched into it. Whoever was wounded must have been dragged into the room or corridor on the other side of the door. You press your ear to the door and hear the sound of somebody moaning in pain. If you want to open the door, turn to 277. If you would rather walk on up the corridor, turn to 307.

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

[Thaluikhain]

Open door.

[SGamerz]

Open another door (maybe we should have kept track of the list of doors open).

[Queen of Swords]

Open the door and hope the wounded creature is that thieving mercenary.

[JourneymanN00b]

Opening the door received 3 votes, so Sinbad will proceed to do just that.

277


The door opens into a small dungeon cell that is furnished with just a small wooden table on which a candle is burning. Rats scurry across the damp floor. At the back of the cell you see a short, stocky man chained to the wall. He has been stripped of his shirt and you see blood trickling down his side from a deep wound under his arm. He has pigtails and a long beard. His chin rests on his chest and he is moaning, obviously in some considerable pain. He must have heard you enter the room because he starts to speak slowly without looking up. ‘I’ve told you a thousand times,’ he croaks, ‘I do not know where the emerald eye is. You might as well just kill me now and get it over and done with.’ You feel terribly sorry for the poor dwarf, who thinks you are his jailor. You decide to help him, as he is probably a good-hearted treasure hunter like yourself. It doesn’t take too long to free the dwarf who is both surprised and grateful to be rescued. You patch up his wounds as best you can and give him food and water. ‘My name is Littlebig,’ he says enthusiastically, ‘I was ambushed five days ago by that evil, thieving, half-human called Sharcle. Have you ever heard of him? He comes from Saffrica. He would sell his own mother if he could get 2 Gold Pieces for her! But I’ll get him one day and the world will be a better place for it.’

You decide to tell Littlebig about your quest and that you, too, are looking for the emerald eye. ‘Well let’s go and find it!’ exclaims Littlebig. If Sharcle wants it so badly, it must be worth something!’ You leave the cell and turn left up the corridor. ‘Stop!’ shouts Littlebig. ‘There’s a trap here.’

Littlebig drops to his knees and crawls slowly along the corridor, pressing down on all the floor stones. One of them gives way under the pressure and six darts immediately shoot out from narrow slits in both walls. They smash harmlessly into the opposite walls and Littlebig stands up with a smug grin on his face. ‘Off we go!’ he says in a jolly voice. You soon come to a junction in the corridor. If you want to turn left, turn to 354. If you want to turn right, turn to 202.

Please make your votes on whether to turn to socialism or Nazism before 9:00 AM PDT or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.

[SGamerz]

Right

[JourneymanN00b]

Vote acknowledged; turning to Nazism.

202
The dimly lit corridor comes to a dead end where there is a large wooden barrel standing against the wall. ‘That’s a bit of a strange place to leave a barrel,’ Littlebig remarks. ‘I wonder what’s inside it?’ If you want to prise the lid off the barrel with your sword, turn to 50. If you would rather go back down the corridor, turn to 234.

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

[Thaluikhain]

Look in barrel.

[Queen of Swords]

Agreed, look in the barrel.

[SGamerz]

Prise off the lid.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered; prising the lid off the barrel.

50
The lid pops up quite easily and lands with a clatter on the floor. As you both lean over to take a peek inside the barrel, two bloated, hairy JUMPING SPIDERS spring out of the barrel. One lands on Littlebig’s long beard and the other lands on your arm. It scurries up your arm intent on sinking its poisonous fangs in your neck. Instinctively you try to brush it off with your hand. Test your Luck. If you are Lucky, turn to 118. If you are Unlucky, turn to 392.

Rolling the dice yielded a 6, meaning that Sinbad was Lucky.

118
The spider drops to the floor and, before it can jump up again, you stamp down on its bloated abdomen with your foot to make a green sticky mess on the floor. You are pleased to see that Littlebig has also squashed the spider that attacked him. He stands on his tiptoes, leans over the edge of the barrel and reaches down. First, he throws out a good length of rope that you decide to keep. Then he pulls himself back out again, huffing and puffing, clutching a red clay doll that has copper nails sticking out of its head like hair. ‘I wonder what this is?’ he asks, handing it to you. If you want to drop the doll on to the floor to break it, turn to 19. If you would rather toss it back in the barrel and walk back down the corridor, turn to 234.

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

Adventure Sheet
Sinbad
SKILL: 12 Initial Skill = 12
STAMINA: 11 Initial Stamina = 17
LUCK: 7 Initial Luck = 10
NOTES AND ITEMS:
Backpack
9 Provisions
Leather Pouch
47 Gold Pieces
Emerald Eye
Sword
Axe Head
Mirror Piece
Healing Potion
Chain-mail Coat
Gold Nugget
Silver Box
Crystal Dagger
Garlic Cloves
Large Tooth
Bronze Key Stamped With ‘85’
Leather Bag
Dagger
Gold Ring
Lucky Charm
Glass Ball
Broken Dagger
Iron Key Stamped With ‘34’
Short Stick
Leather Pouch
Iron Breastplate
Dried Leaves
Silver Key Stamped With ‘14’
Gold Key Stamped With ‘325’
Staff of Thunder
Bronze Shield
Copper Key Stamped with ‘192’
‘Hole in the Wall’ Spell: Azang Bazang-zang
3 Silver Coins
Silver Armband
Dark Blue Bottle
Rope
RESURRECTION USED: No

[SGamerz]

Break the doll!

[Queen of Swords]

Break dolly.

[Thaluikhain]

I'm not going to vote, because I think a bad thing could happen either way.