[Fighting Fantasy] Caverns of the Snow Witch

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Being lucky, but not stupid, I use my sword to hack out pieces of icy snow, building an igloo for shelter and crawl inside. My heat keeps the inside warm -- or at least warm enough not to freeze. But I am exhausted after all the work and wolf down two of my precious provisions.

((Eat 2 portions of provisions with no increase in Stamina.))

About an hour later, the blizzard wanes and I climb out of my shelter and continue on my way.

((Stamina 13/15, Skill 9/9, Luck 11/12, Potion of Fortune and 8 provisions in my backpack. I also have leather armor and my sword.))

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Ahead, beneath an overhanging rock, I can see a small wooden hut built against the side of the mountain. Its roof is piled high with snow and long icicles dangle along the edge of the roof. Deep footprints lead away from the hut, up the side of the mountain.

((Enter the hut, turn to 36))

((Follow the footsteps, turn to 190))

 

[Joshua Randall]

Lucky indeed! Almost perfectly clean combat.

And I know this isn’t a “reader vote” thread but how can any self respecting adventurer pass up a hut!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Whoever left the hut likely didn't kill the Northmen. But I could use a moment out of the snow and maybe someone inside might have some information. But mostly, I just want to be warm for a moment.

The door is already frozen shut, so I have to throw my shoulder against it a few times to open it.

It's a one-room hut, like the one I grew up in, and apparently belongs to a trapper. There are traps, furs and sacks on one corner, with a wooden bed in another. A table chair, cooking utensils and a still-warm fireplace round out the small hut.

((If you wish to put some logs on the fire and warm up some cold stew, turn to 118))
((If you would rather leave the hut and continue the quest, turn to 192))

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The cold weather will wait long enough for me to fill my belly with something warm.

The fire is soon roaring and the stew is delicious.

((Regain 3 Stamina points))

Once the stew is done, though, and the fire begins to die down, I know I can't linger here any longer and return to my quest.

((Stamina 15/15, Skill 9/9, Luck 11/12, Potion of Fortune and 8 provisions in my backpack. I also have leather armor and my sword.))

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

As I'm about to leave, I spot weapons laying under the bed.

((Take the weapons with you, turn to 255))
((Leave the weapons behind, turn to 263))

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I pull a warhammer and spear from beneath the bed and take them with me as I go.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Happily, the footprints have not disappeared under the falling snow while I was in the hut.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

My lungs burn from high altitude and thin air as I climb.

((Lose 1 Stamina point.))

((Stamina 14/15, Skill 9/9, Luck 11/12, Potion of Fortune and 8 provisions in my backpack. I also have leather armor and my sword.))

 

[Joshua Randall]

Fighting Fantasy game books teach important life lessons, such as “you will be rewarded for breaking & entering with free food and valuable items”.