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Section 14 is basically the previous section, so your choices are:"Oh, very good," the little robot responds. "We have a wonderful exhibition on Karossean history and culture in Hall Epsilon." If you go to Hall Epsilon to study Karossean history, turn to 124.If you would rather ask for something more up to date, turn back to 14 and make another choice.
You make your way to Hall Epsilon. The trip is a long one, and several times you hear odd, echoing sounds. You realize that you are not alone in the building! You press on, and find the exhibition on the history of the Karosseans. Studying it briefly, you see that it has nothing to do with their military abilities; it is all about their culture and customs. It will take an hour to study the material: if you want to do so, turn to 180. If you return to the front desk, turn to 224.
Just as you are about to give up, you stumble across an interesting book on the dueling customs of the Karosseans. Apparently the ancient Karosseans would settle a tribal dispute by choosing champions - one from each tribe - instead of allowing a battle between the whole tribes. The reference number of the book is 111. Make a note of this and turn to 224.
Adventure Sheet:You leave the military display and take a short cut through a hallway overlooking a huge gallery. As you look down, you are surprised to see devastation! A huge area has been demolished. Two black-clad Karossean soldiers are lying thee, dead or wounded, and a trail of devastation leads right through a huge h9ole in the wall. You hear shouts from below. If you would like to go down and investigate, turn to 374. If you would rather avoid the area and head back towards the information desk, return to 14.
1) Military Information
2) Sleeping sickness information
3) Information on the Karosseasns
4) Leave
Note that "something else" means back to the previous section, so if you don't want to ask about sleeping sickness there, we'd be leaving the museum."Well, that depends on what kind of information you need. Modern military information is classified, and you would ave to ask at the War College. Historical military information is in Hall Beta. We have some wonderful exhibits." If you go to Hall Beta to look at the military exhibits, turn to 146. If you ask for something else, turn back to 14.
Hall Beta proves to be a long walk away, through great shadowed corridors. You soon realize that you are lost. Eventually you come to a curtained exhibit-room. The sigh over the door reads 'Favours of Fortune'. But inside, you hear strange sounds - like something large moving about. If you enter, turn to 202. If you go on past, turn to 168.
Handy find!To your relief, the sounds you heard were merely the snoring of a very fat man, asleep in a chair. The room is dedicated to exhibits having to do with good and bad luck. You pause to look around. Then your eye is drawn by a display-case at the far end of the room. It must be important - there were two guards beside it! They are still there, fast asleep.
The case contains a jewelled necklace, rather crudely made. But according to the sign on the case, it is a genuine, scientifically proven good-luck charm. This looks as though it might be worth borrowing! You open the case and take the Luck Amulet. Somewhere, you hear an alarm go off, so you hurry away. But the charm is real. Increase your LUCK score (and your Initial LUCK) by 1. You go on towards Hall Beta.
At least it's not a completely wasted trip, since it got us the Amulet.You continue on your way towards Hall Beta and the military exhibition. When you arrive, it proves to be ancient history. The strange sounds from the building are making you nervous, and you have no desire to read about catapults and other ancient devices. You go back to the main desk.
Event triggered!If you possess an Amulet, turn immediately to 250. Otherwise, you leave the building the way you entered. You re-enter your robot.
It's kind of a trap for the player, but one that actually makes sense, so I rather like this part.You wave to the robot and start to leave...but as you do, alarms go off and lights flash. "I'm very sorry," says the robot, "but museum property has been removed without authorization. You cannot leave." Its metal arms reach out towards you. Roll two dice. If the number you roll is less than or equal to your SKILL, turn to 272. Otherwise, turn to 294.
You dodge underneath the mechanical arms with which it is trying to stop you, and through the door. You quickly climb into the control seat of your robot.
You are leaving the Thalian Museum. Where would you like to go now:
The College of War?
The Dinosaur Preserve?
The College of Medicine?
Out of the city?