anakha posted:

Toss the Holy Water and Meal, buy 4 Alether Potions.

Jackard posted:

Wow this shop is amazing. Drop the regular meal and buy three Alethers. If we picked up Holy Water in a previous book, replace it with Gallowbrush.

Also LMAO at Maouk. Let's do the Roadrunner thing with our tongue and run away. Meep meep!

ulmont posted:

Toss the Holy Water and Meal, buy 4 Alether Potions

Leraika posted:

and do not pursue Maouk

Shadow on the Sand posted:

You sprint along the cobblestones but are soon forced to stop. Cavalry appear at the end of the street; they shout and charge at you, three abreast. Maouk hisses a curse. You are shocked by how close his voice sounds, as if he were but a step behind you. You wheel round to confront him, only to see he still stands where he first appeared. A dart is held high in his hand; he hisses another curse and flings the missile into the air.

The dart sinks into your chest. You pull it free, but a wave of nausea makes you fall to your knees. The tip of the missile is drugged and you cannot fight the darkness that now engulfs your vision.

You wake up in great discomfort; every muscle of your body feels knotted and bruised. You force open eyelids clogged with dried sweat, and look with dread at your wretched surroundings. You are lying on the hard stone floor of a prison cell. Over by the far wall, beneath a window criss-crossed with iron bars, is a low wooden bunk covered in filthy rags. Cockroaches, some the size of field mice, scuttle along a foul-smelling gutter that disappears into a grating in the floor. (Erase from your Action Chart all Weapons, Special Items, Gold Crowns, and your Backpack and all its contents.)

You discover that your hands are free and slowly pull yourself upright into a sitting position, resting your back against the cell door. A faint draught from the corridor outside provides the only relief from the stifling heat and bad air of the cell. In the distance you can hear footsteps approaching. Then there is a jangle of keys and the creak of hinges. A door closes with a dull thud. More footsteps; they are getting louder. They come to halt outside the cell door and a loud voice bellows out: ‘Sleeping on duty, Sefrou? You’ll wake up on the other side of this door if the captain catches you!’

The chair scrapes along the ground, and a startled voice, full of indignation, replies: ‘Curse you, Hadj! The Zakhan doesn’t want the Northlander taken to the Grand Hall until sunset. You’ve cheated me of two hours sleep.’

‘Shut up, Sefrou,’ snarls the first voice, ‘and listen hard. I’ve just come from the armoury. Some interesting trinkets were found on the Northlander, worth a great deal of gold I’d say. Seems a pity to let them go to waste, eh?’

The two guards chuckle greedily and discuss at length the good time they will be able to have in the city, once they have sold your equipment.

‘I’ll take a peek at our friend,’ says one of the guards. ‘I wonder if he’s enjoying our hospitality.’

A spy-hole slides open above your head and you hear a gasp of shock. ‘He’s gone! He’s gone! By the Majhan, we’ll lose our heads!’ You suddenly realize that you cannot be seen so close to the door.

‘Let me see,’ hisses the other guard, eager to see for himself. You hear the click of a key in the lock; this could be your chance to escape.

achtungnight posted:

Stupid railroad plot.

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

It is possible not to get captured though. You just can't go in the shop.

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

It is possible not to get captured though. You just can't go in the shop.

Shadow on the Sand posted:

The guards pull open the door, and you spring into action. Your clenched fist strikes the first man beneath his bearded jaw, lifting him from the floor with the power of the blow. His sword drops from his hand and clatters to the ground close to your feet.

achtungnight posted:

Grab that Sword!

And concerning the herb shop, the stuff we bought and could buy there might be useful. There's also another reason to visit there I'll let Tiggum discuss when he judges the proper time.

HOOLY BOOLY posted:

Wow, there is SO MUCH book i missed by giving up immediatly thinking to avoid endangering the crew of the ship or causing some kind international incident.

Snorb posted:

We get his sword and use it to kick the other guy's rear end!

Shadow on the Sand posted:

You stoop to grasp the sword, but as your fingers close around the hilt, the second guard attacks.

Palace Gaoler: COMBAT SKILL 14 ENDURANCE 21

Ignore all ENDURANCE points lost by the enemy in the first round of combat, for you can only attempt to parry his blow.

Shadow on the Sand posted:

The guard clutches at his wounds and drops lifeless to the ground. You see that the other man is recovering from your blow and is clawing at the cell door to try to pull himself to his feet.

Healing: +1 EP (20/26).

Mikl posted:

Remember the basics of CQC. Grab the dude from behind, put a blade to his throath and growl "Talk!" in your best Big Boss voice.

Shadow on the Sand posted:

You grasp the frightened guard in a secure head-lock and threaten to break his neck if he does not answer your questions. He immediately promises to tell you everything he knows. He says that the new Zakhan fears that you are an assassin, sent by his enemies in the west. He claims to hate the new Zakhan himself. He is only a simple gaoler, he says, and knows nothing more.

Healing: +1 EP (21/26).

Your Sixth Sense tells you that the man is lying. He knows that other guards are sure to turn up at any moment. As soon as you loosen your grip, he will attempt to overpower you and raise the alarm.

Healing: +1 EP (22/26).

Snorb posted: