[Let's Play] Fighting Fantasy 47 – The Crimson Tide

[Beroli]

On the one hand, we are not very ferocious now. On the other hand, we alone of FF gamebook protagonists have a ferocity stat, meaning we're still more ferocious than the Creature of Havoc.

"Balance," Meng said. Push both handles together.

[Queen of Swords]

"Balance," Meng said. Push both handles together.

Agree with this.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered, Xu Shiyou will push both handles together.

307
The doors open smoothly, revealing dimly lit corridors beyond. Here, flaming sconces burn on the walls, and in their guttering light you can see passages leading both left and right; a tunnel continues straight on. ‘A weight is upon your shoulders,’ says Meng. ‘Do you yet know where you are?’ Which passage do you follow:

The left-hand one? Turn to 58
The right-hand one? Turn to 193
The middle one? Turn to 158

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[Beroli]

Middle.

[Darth Rabbitt]

Follow the middle.

[SGamerz]

"Meng Zhidao" literally translates to "dream guide", although the phrase "zhidao" is actually used more as a verb to describe action (of guiding) instead of a noun that would be appropriate for a name/role.

And go left. We're still medieval China era with a fascist-style monarchy, so we need to take the other extreme path to maintain the Balance.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes counted, Xu Shiyou will follow the middle passage, as that won over taking the left-hand one by a 2-1 vote.

158
[spoiler][/spoiler]

The tunnel is short and wide and gives on to a roughly circular chamber. The room is lit by thousands of tiny lights dancing in the air, some darting about, others staying still. In the middle of the room stands a tall, dark shape: a figure etched permanently in your memory, its demon mask mocking you. Beside you Meng gestures urgently. If you wait to see what Meng has to say, turn to 233. If the Fear is upon you, turn to 212; otherwise, you may attack the figure (turn to 352).

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[SGamerz]

Listen to the "guide". That's what he's there for.

[Beroli]

Listen to Meng.

[Queen of Swords]

Yes, listen to him.

[Darth Rabbitt]

Listen.

[JourneymanN00b]

Waiting to see what Meng has to say already received 4 votes, so Xu Shiyou will do that.

233
‘If you can say where you are, you may leave this place now,’ says Meng. Do you:

Ignore him and attack your enemy? Turn to 352
Say: ‘The Land of Roots’? Turn to 44
Say: ‘My mind’? Turn to 152
Say: ‘The Demon Plane’? Turn to 333

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[Queen of Swords]

Was "the Land of Roots" mentioned before?

Regardless, neither this nor the Demon Plane sound likely. "My mind".

[SGamerz]

We're listening to a "dream guide", so we're obviously dreaming, and therefore this is all in our mind.

[Darth Rabbitt]

I'm guessing since this sounds like the nightmare version of the guy who killed our dad (and the whole "dream guide" thing that SGamerz pointed out) that the answer is "my mind."

[JourneymanN00b]

"My mind" already received 3 votes, so Xu Shiyou will provide that as his answer.

152
The world goes black. Deduct 2 points from your FEROCITY. Check your Adventure Sheet. Do you have:

A clay bowl and a white face? Turn to 62
A clay bowl and red robes? Turn to 217
Just a white face? Turn to 69
Just red robes? Turn to 93

[spoiler][/spoiler]

Xu Shiyou only has a red robe. His Ferocity has a negative score, so we will immediately turn to paragraph 200 before doing anything else.

200
You have attained inner peace – your desire for revenge no longer clouds your mind. Add 2 to your SKILL. If you ever have to roll the dice and compare the result to your FEROCITY, you may now always choose not to be ferocious if you wish; that is, you may choose the ‘greater than’ option. Now turn back to the paragraph you came from.

We will now turn to paragraph 93.

93
You wake up to see the concerned face of Dry Jade looking down at you. Your STAMINA is restored to its permanent level. Now that you have failed in the test, you face a choice. If you stay at the monastery and give up your quest for revenge, turn to 199. If you decide to leave, turn to 281.

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Adventure Sheet
[spoiler]Xu Shiyou
SKILL: Temporary: 10 Permanent: Undetermined
STAMINA: Temporary: 13 Permanent: 13
LUCK: Temporary: 9 Permanent: 10
FEROCITY: -1 When FEROCITY = 0, turn to paragraph 200
AGE: 15 Initial Age = 13 When AGE increases, lose 2 FEROCITY
MONEY: 10 Gold Pieces, 30 Copper Coins
EQUIPMENT LIST:
Wooden Sword
Pronged Spear
Wide-brimmed Hat
Walking Sandals
Red Robe
PROVISIONS REMAINING: 0
NOTES:
King
Offers
Wood
RESURRECTION USED?: No[/spoiler]

[Queen of Swords]

Shoot, we failed the test.

I guess now we have no choice except to leave.

[SGamerz]

Leave. We've already attained inner peace, so we aren't likely to learn much more from staying at the monastery.

(Having failed the test, we'd probably already missed something vital to winning the game. But we only get 1 reboot, so it makes no sense to give up the quest now. Might as well continue and see/note down what other ways we may possibly fail later.)

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered, Xu Shiyou will leave.

281
If you plan to travel to the south, turn to 249. If you would rather head northwards, turn to 295.

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[SGamerz]

We came from the south. Go north now to explore more new areas.

[Queen of Swords]

Sure, might as well head north.

[Darth Rabbitt]

Huh, I’m curious if we lost by giving the wrong item to our dad, choosing the wrong door or choosing the wrong answer (or some combination thereof). And I hope this doesn’t guarantee automatic failure later on.

Anyhow, go north.

[JourneymanN00b]

Votes registered, Xu Shiyou will head northwards.

295
Eventually you come through the mountains and look out across an expanse of rice fields which stretch all the way to a glistening silver ribbon on the far horizon: the sea! If you have the word ‘to’ on your Adventure Sheet, turn to 395. Otherwise, turn to 264.

Xu Shiyou does not have “to” on his Adventure Sheet.

264
A plume of smoke rises from an encampment a few kilometres away and, even from this distance, you think you can make out the distinctive black armour of the mercenaries. If you creep up close, remaining hidden, turn to 134. If you march boldly into the camp, turn to 390.

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[Darth Rabbitt]

Creep up close. I doubt we can take on an army of mercenaries.

[Thaluikhain]

Creep up