Lone Wolf: The Heroic

The people have spoken. Paradise it is.

Ahead of you, you can see a fierce battle raging across a stone bridge. The clash of steel and the cries of men and beasts echo through the forest. In the midst of the fighting, you see Prince Pelathar, the King's son. He is in combat with a large grey Gourgaz who is wielding a black axe above his scaly head. Suddenly, the Prince falls wounded--a black arrow in his side.

If you wish to defend the fallen Prince, turn to 255.

If you wish to run into the forest, turn to 306.

I know we've kind of set a precedent for running away, but this is the prince. If we save him, we'll probably end up getting treasure and concubines and whatnot. Then again, our current endurance is 9 by my count. I think we have to go for it. Besides, this thing has been in combat and is probably pretty hurt.

The creature that you now face is a Gourgaz, one of a race of cold-blooded reptilian creatures that dwell deep in the treacherous Maakenmire swamps. Their favourite food is human flesh!

The Prince's Sword lies at your feet. You may pick up and use this weapon if you wish. The Gourgaz is about to strike at you--you must fight him to the death.

Gourgaz: COMBAT SKILL 20 ENDURANCE 30

This creature is immune to Mindblast.

Oh hell. Well, if you read between the lines you'll see that the prince's sword is, in fact, a short sword, so that makes our combat skill 15. (why is everything immune to mindblast?) High risk. Low odds of success. Let's do this.

I start off with a 10! We sodomize him with the prince's short sword. Lizardman takes 9 rectal damage. Cheeseburger 9, Lizard Guy 21.

Holy shit, 9. We berate him for last round's homosexual undertones. Lizardman takes 8 sexual confusion damage. We needed lots of luck and we're getting it thus far. Cheeseburger is The Chosen One! Cheeseburger 9, Lizard Guy 13.

Meh, a 4. Lizard guy finally realizes that he is a participant in a combat and wallops us upside the head with the broadside of his axe for 5 damage. We shriek like a girl, causing our enemy 3 sonic damage. Cheeseburger 4, Lizard Guy 10.

Another 9! We lecture Lizardman at length about an upcoming presidential election. He suffers 8 boredom damage. Cheeseburger 4, Lizard Guy 2.

We've been here before. We've gotta put him down. 7? 7! He pokes us squarely in the eye, bypassing our attempted 3 Stooges block technique and dealing 3 damage. Lizardman then decides to lay down his axe and go vote for whichever candidate seems the least dishonest in the Sommerlund Presidential election. Again, Cheeseburger is left with 1 Endurance. I hope Paradise is ok.

If you win,turn to 82.

The giant Gourgaz lies dead at your feet. His evil followers hiss at you and then fall back from the bridge. The Prince's soldiers form a protective wall around you and their dying leader with their shields. Black arrows whistle past your head.

The dying Prince looks up into your eyes and says, 'Kai Lord, you must take a message to my father. The enemy is too strong, we cannot hold him. The King must seek that which is in Durenor or all is lost. Take my horse, who is known by the name Back to the Future, and ride for the capital. May the luck of the gods ride with you.'

You bid a sad farewell to the Prince, mount his white steed and head south along the forest path. The battle still rages behind you as the Prince's men fight off another assault on the bridge.

Turn to 235.

What? What happened to Paradise? Very well, we'll take Back to the Future and ride for the capital.

Back to the Future is indeed a magnificent animal, fast and sure of foot. You gallop along the twisting track as if it were a straight highway, until the noise of battle has disappeared far behind you.

You are hungry and must eat a Meal during your ride.

You haven't given us any damn meals. So we're fasting.

After several miles, the path stops abruptly at a junction. There is a signpost, but it has been hacked down.

If you wish to use your Kai Discipline of Tracking, turn to 254.

If you wish to turn left, turn to 32.

If you wish to turn right, go to 146.

Well, since we don't have tracking we're faced with the classic dilemma of Left vs Right. Which way, Alright Guys?