What Time Remembered (formerly Generic Text Adventure)

[raekuul]

You'll be getting your sword soon enough.

The ghost-girl cheers up. You hear something rumbling in the distance. You ready your hammer and prepare to enter the next room.

You check your inventory again, and find yourself bemused by your lack of a sword.

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 15%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)

[Sentran*]

Enter the next room.

[raekuul]

You enter the next room. As expected, there is a table with a key here. There are words carved into the table.

[Sentran]

Begin reading the words carved into the table, but STOP reading if the second word is "memorized".
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Sentran
"Speaking of double negatives, I haven't read greylab yet today." - Lifeinmomland

[raekuul]

With a little effort, you decipher the words inscribed on the table.

"The real Jupiter scroll fell forward, the fake remained with us. The fake can call the one who took the real."

[MNOWAX]

okay, noting else in this room? grab the key, and head back to the little girl.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[raekuul]

You grab the key, and return to the little girl. She is sitting there happily.

"Remember, you promised to come back!"

[MNOWAX]

we heard something move, do we know the direction of the movement?
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[raekuul]

It was a vaguely outside-sounding rumbling

[MNOWAX]

go back to the hallway with the double locked doors and use both keys on the door. ready our hammer, then go in.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[raekuul]

You open the door. Magic fills the room.

You ready your hammer. You hear your spear grumble "Paranoid fool..."

You enter the room. There is a Red Scroll here, as well as a fragment of Green Scroll.

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 55%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)

[itisally*]

Pick up the scrolls

[raekuul]

You collect the scrolls. From the look of it, the fragment of Green Scroll you just obtained fits neatly as the top third.

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 55%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll (Whole)
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)

[itisally]

Check if I have all the parts to the blue scroll, read each section and if it seems safe and if have all the pieces assemble them the blue scroll.

Remind my spear that perfect paranoia is perfect awareness.
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I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong.

[raekuul]

You read each section of the blue scroll. The blue scroll has already been used by you and can no longer be used to your benefit. Perhaps you meant the green scroll?

[Sentran]

Read the red scroll

Assemble the pieces of green scroll
Read the green scroll (if complete)
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Sentran
"Speaking of double negatives, I haven't read greylab yet today." - Lifeinmomland

[raekuul]

You read the red scroll. Magic gathers around you, and as you breathe it in you start to realize that someone is planting information in your head!

You now know how to cast Burninate!

You now know how to cast Paralytic Flare!

Your vision returns to normal. The red scroll separates into three parts.

You assemble the Green Scroll as best you can. You read the Green Scroll... From what you can tell, this is two-thirds of a Perfect Teleportation Ritual, but the critical part of the ritual is still missing. Casting it now would probably summon Drachicar or something equally bad.

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 55%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll A
Red Scroll B
Red Scroll C
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)

[MNOWAX]

you mean somethign to fight, if we read the green scroll as it is????

how tempting....

Where exactly are we right now?
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[raekuul]

You are in the Vault of Aurora, off of the Mars Hallway, in the northern end of the Ruins.

[MNOWAX]

is there more than one exit to the vault?

Time to give this game a good bump
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[raekuul]

Oh hey, activity. The vaults can only be exited the same way they were entered.

[itisally]

Return to the main hallway. Note the magical ambiance of the Mars hallway.

Get out my spear, because he is a better conversationalist.

Go through the west door into what I believe is the Murcury hallway.

Look for the skeleton that should have a sword and great it kindly.
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I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong.

[raekuul]

You pass through the Mars Hallway (Ambient Magic 40%) and return to the main hallway (Ambient Magic now 25%).

You ready your spear.

You return to the Mercury Hallway. There is a skeleton (headless) here. There is no sword here.

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 40%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll A
Red Scroll B
Red Scroll C
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)

[itisally]

Check this room for another exit, go through it if it is there
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I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong.

[raekuul]

You have already explored all rooms branching from the Mercury Hallway; perhaps you meant the Venus hallway instead?

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 40%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll A
Red Scroll B
Red Scroll C
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)

[itisally*]

Must have... I sure could use a map. My spread sheet has lead me astray.

[raekuul]

I'll go by room names more than directions when available. For a quick rundown of the area, the main hallway has an exit to the DESERT in the southern wall, the western wall leads to the Mercury Hallway, the northern wall leads to the Mars Hallway, and the eastern wall leads to the Venus Hallway. Each of the three hallways branches off into two trials as well as a vault locked by two color-coded keys, and each of the three vaults contains a scroll the same color as the keys, as well as a fragment of the Green Scroll (which you can't successfully use until you have all three parts).

There is another exit in the main hall, but it'll be inaccessible until you use it from the other side.

Also, You are now in the main hall.

[MNOWAX]

ready my hammer, and go down venus hallway.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[raekuul]

You ready your hammer and enter the Venus Hallway.

There is a skeleton with a sword here. There is a door to the north. There is a door to the south. There is a locked door to the east. There is a pool of water here. There are bronze plates next to the south and north doors.

Did I mention that the skeleton has a sword?

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 25%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll A
Red Scroll B
Red Scroll C
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)

[MNOWAX]

Tell him to drop his sword or we will CRUSH HIM LIKE A BUG!!!!

if he doesn't comply, or he charges towards us, we swing for the fences with the hammer.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[raekuul]

The skeleton's voice takes you by surprise, as does the response.

"You want sword? You have sword now. You fight big guy maybe?"

The skeleton throws the sword at your feet. You obtain a SWORD!

SWORD: An uncommon weapon, skills with a SWORD are what sets the well-to-do Knight apart from the common Conscript. A well-made sword will last a Knight his entire career, and often will last longer than the Knight it was commissioned for.

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 25%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
Sword
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll A
Red Scroll B
Red Scroll C
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)

[MNOWAX]

Graciously thank the skeleton and pick up the sword, give it a good few swings, feel its weight and how it cuts the air.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[itisally]

Read the brass plates then step into the North room
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I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong.

[raekuul]

You thank the skeleton for the sword, and he nods and sits back down. You notice that he's reading from a copy of the Tauropedia.

The sword is just a little too large to comfortably use with one hand, though training with it may very well help you overcome this particular shortcoming. The blade is dull, though not so dull as to cut nothing.

The northern plate reads "Strength". The southern plate reads "Cunning".

You step into the north room. The door behind you seals shut! The door ahead seals shut! There is a Skeletal Hound here. There is a skeleton (Neutral) here.

'Down boy, you only get to eat if they die.'

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 25%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
Sword
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll A
Red Scroll B
Red Scroll C
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)

[itisally]

Ask the skeleton what this challange entails.
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I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong.

[raekuul]

The skeleton grins. "The challenge of strength is simple enough - all you have to do is defeat a Skeletal Hound in combat. The only rule for the actual battle is 'No Magic' - to progress onward, you have to win using muscle alone. Of course, if you don't want to proceed, that's alright - I do know how to open the door back... then again, what fun is it to finally have someone enter here and not watch how he or she fights?"

Status:
40 HP
10 MP
40 EXP to next level
Ambient Magic: 25%

Inventory:
Waterskin (Full)
Food Rations (6)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
Sword
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll A
Red Scroll B
Red Scroll C
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)

[itisally*]

Practice with the two handed sword to evaluate my possibility of sucess with it vs. the battle hammer ( and hope someone better at combat is still reading this adventure )

[MNOWAX]

skeletal hound? We need the hammer instead. No magic? No problem. *grins*

Have a bite to eat and sip some water, and tell the skeleton "we shall not only crush the hound, but you as well if you choose to step in our way. I certainly will have a bone to pick with you!" Ready our hammer, and get in a stance to attack the hound.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[raekuul]

You swing the sword a few times to get used to it.

You eat a ration. You drink some water. You feel refreshed!

The skeleton merely yawns.

You ready your hammer. The Skeletal Hound drops into a defensive stance!

Waterskin (Mostly Full)
Food Rations (5)
Tribal Spear
Combat Hammer
Sword
History of the Five Kingdoms
The Tauropedia
Blue Scroll A
Blue Scroll B
Blue Scroll C
Red Scroll A
Red Scroll B
Red Scroll C
Green Scroll A
Green Scroll B

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)

[itisally]

Swing the hammer at the hounds neck, hoping to knock its head off.
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I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong.