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[AD&D Gamebook] Sceptre of Power (Kingdom of Sorcery, book 1 of 3)
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<blockquote data-quote="Joshua Randall" data-source="post: 9573899" data-attributes="member: 7737"><p>[<em>Back to the gamebook.</em>]</p><p></p><p>After hearing Team Good Guys’ awesome plan, we are offered a choice:</p><p>(92) if we want to test our similarities to our father before we risk wand-related death;</p><p>(67) if we're willing to risk having our "life energy drained".</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>Unsurprisingly by this point in our gamebook education, the prudent and cautious approach at (92) leads to failure: we're pronounced a coward, Thayne erases our spellbook, and we're sent away to Freeton where we presumably never amount to anything. Although I'd like to think this is the path that leads to Carr using his infinite wealth to amass an army of mercenaries to seek revenge upon everyone.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, who needs to test our similarities to our father when both Thayne and Perth have looked closely at our facial features? Our cheekbones alone are enough to protect us from Bhukodian sorcery.</p><p></p><p>So obviously we proceed to (67).</p><p></p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p><strong>67</strong></p><p></p><p>We are resolute in our determination to help! </p><p></p><p>Great, they say, because Beldon may be close to "unlock[ing] the power of the sceptre".</p><p></p><p>[<em>Aaaargh! What makes Beldon closer now than he was 15 years ago? Also even if he "unlocks" the power of the sceptre, so what? He can't touch it or his "dweomer" <em><strong>and life force</strong></em> will be drained. Unless "unlocks" means Beldon removes the protections that Landor placed on the sceptre. But if that's the case, why not just <em><strong>say that</strong></em>?</em>]</p><p></p><p>Dalris explains that…</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Landor hid the sceptre in a crypt below the academy;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">the only way to reach the crypt is through Landor's quarters;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">those quarters have been wizard locked since "his murder" (!) 15 years ago;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Beldon has been trying to gain access ever since, but has so far been unable to break the seal;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">"We think" that Landor's personal spellbooks are in the room along with his "personal records";</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Perth "has learned" that Beldon "is close to solving the problem of the wizard's lock".</li> </ol><p>[<em>And… break for commentary.</em>]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joshua Randall, post: 9573899, member: 7737"] [[I]Back to the gamebook.[/I]] After hearing Team Good Guys’ awesome plan, we are offered a choice: (92) if we want to test our similarities to our father before we risk wand-related death; (67) if we're willing to risk having our "life energy drained". --- Unsurprisingly by this point in our gamebook education, the prudent and cautious approach at (92) leads to failure: we're pronounced a coward, Thayne erases our spellbook, and we're sent away to Freeton where we presumably never amount to anything. Although I'd like to think this is the path that leads to Carr using his infinite wealth to amass an army of mercenaries to seek revenge upon everyone. Anyway, who needs to test our similarities to our father when both Thayne and Perth have looked closely at our facial features? Our cheekbones alone are enough to protect us from Bhukodian sorcery. So obviously we proceed to (67). --- [B]67[/B] We are resolute in our determination to help! Great, they say, because Beldon may be close to "unlock[ing] the power of the sceptre". [[I]Aaaargh! What makes Beldon closer now than he was 15 years ago? Also even if he "unlocks" the power of the sceptre, so what? He can't touch it or his "dweomer" [I][B]and life force[/B][/I] will be drained. Unless "unlocks" means Beldon removes the protections that Landor placed on the sceptre. But if that's the case, why not just [I][B]say that[/B][/I]?[/I]] Dalris explains that… [LIST=1] [*]Landor hid the sceptre in a crypt below the academy; [*]the only way to reach the crypt is through Landor's quarters; [*]those quarters have been wizard locked since "his murder" (!) 15 years ago; [*]Beldon has been trying to gain access ever since, but has so far been unable to break the seal; [*]"We think" that Landor's personal spellbooks are in the room along with his "personal records"; [*]Perth "has learned" that Beldon "is close to solving the problem of the wizard's lock". [/LIST] [[I]And… break for commentary.[/I]] [/QUOTE]
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