Re: [Let's Play] Fighting Fantasy 51 - Island of the Undead (Take 2)
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:16 am
I agree with that logic.
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Our last layer of protection from the Brass Orb negates this attack and saves us the trouble of having to roll for damage.You move across the etheric terrain determinedly but slowly, given your unfamiliarity with it. The hateful undead creature before you croaks with a venomous, guttural voice and its very speech crystallizes in the ether into black, spiked motes of magical force which fly at you and strike you. Roll one die: you are struck by as many motes as the number rolled, each of which inflicts 1 point of damage to your STAMINA. But you close doggedly in on your final assailant; tum to 242.
Dice roll = 12 + 2 = 14!The Dire Spectre has one last defence, which it summons now- Between your oncoming rush and its own form it conjures a wall of brittle, , calcified bone, forming a ring all the way round itself. Roll two dice, then add 2 to the total rolled. If this total is less than, or equal to, your PRESENCE, turn to 127- If the final total is greater than your PRESENCE, turn to 319.
Not as bad as it might have seemed...You have to force your way through the barrier composed of cruel shards of bone, registering the pain in your mind. You lose 3 points from your STAMINA, yet strangely your movement isn't impeded much by this defence, and your legs show no signs of injury. At last you confront your final enemy. Turn to 257.
Draining us of PRESENCE adds an additional way to kill us, but in our case we'd die of STAMINA loss before we lose all our PRESENCE, so it makes little difference.The Dire Spectre will use its talons to rake at your body and face. Each time it strikes you, you lose the usual 2 STAMINA points, but the horror also drains you of 1 point of PRESENCE with each hit and, if your PRESENCE is reduced to zero, you will die, your very soul extinguished by this terrible undead lord. If you do not have a magic sword, you cannot harm your enemy, and you will perish here. If you do have a magic sword, make sure you are aware of the advantages to be gained from the use of Blade Venom and Spectrebane, and any Potion you've taken which may help. You need all the assets you can muster in this final, dread battle!
DIRE SPECTRE SKILL 11 STAMINA 19
If you win, tum to 400.
And that's it! Finally, it's over. Thanks to everyone who participated!At the final, fatal lunge of your sword, the Dire Spectre shrieks its dismay and its form dissipates into nothingness. You scarcely have time to assemble your thoughts before the Ethereal Oil wears off and you find yourself standing once more in the chamber of the Master of Fire. The magical fire has gone out now, the Black Skeleton is but a pile of bones, and across the room you can see a treasure chest, which may well possess gold, magical artefacts and perhaps more still. It remains for you to get out of these dungeons, and the way home may well be hazardous indeed, but, after what you've been through, you think you are going to make it.
No, I never owned or read any of the late FF books starting with Blood of Zombies. So feel free to run any of them, and you can be sure that my votes will be as blind and unaffected by spoilers as other players.JourneymanN00b wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:22 pmIf you are interested in doing another Fighting Fantasy book, are you able to do Crystal of Storms, Secrets of Salamonis, or Shadow of the Giants, in that order of preference? I think these are the only three books that the forum hasn't done before.
I'm afraid that I am not in a position to run any of them at the moment. I will provide more details about my ability to run books in the future in my Blood of the Zombies playthrough.SGamerz wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 1:39 amNo, I never owned or read any of the late FF books starting with Blood of Zombies. So feel free to run any of them, and you can be sure that my votes will be as blind and unaffected by spoilers as other players.JourneymanN00b wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:22 pmIf you are interested in doing another Fighting Fantasy book, are you able to do Crystal of Storms, Secrets of Salamonis, or Shadow of the Giants, in that order of preference? I think these are the only three books that the forum hasn't done before.
Although the only one of the lot I've heard some good things about is Secrets of Salamonis...
I wish you would have voted more if you were enjoying this. I appreciate JourneymanN00b very much for his active participation, but like I said, an LP is not as fun to run when often the ONLY voter is someone who already knows the book well.