Let's Play Lone Wolf

[pi4t 6]

117

It is a large passenger wagon similar to those used by highway travellers of Sommerlund. The driver pulls the horses to a halt and stares at you from under the wide brim of his hat. You ask where he's bound for.

'We're bound for Ragadorn--due there by noon today. A seat will cost you 3 Gold Crowns, but you can ride on the roof for only one.'

If you wish to ride inside, pay the driver 3 Gold Crowns and turn to 37.

If you would prefer to ride on the roof, pay him 1 Gold Crown and turn to 148.

If you cannot pay the fare, you must let the coach continue and begin your journey on foot. Turn to 292.

Well, we can pay, so the game says we have to. We can be cheap and ride on the roof though.

[Hiebe 2493]

Ride inside lol

[James Undercroft 129]

I vote inside :P Who knows what manner of flying beasts would eat our insides... oh wait

[pi4t 6]

Inside it is! (Sorry for the late reply, forums died for me as I was about to post and I've only just been able to get back on)

We have 38GC

37

Inside the coach it is warm and dry. Shaking the rain from your Kai cloak, you notice three other passengers on board: two women and a man who is snoring loudly. One of the women looks up and smiles.

'We should reach Ragadorn in six hours, she says, placing her basket on the floor so that you can sit beside her. You learn that she lives in Ragadorn and she tells you a little about the port.'

'Since Killean the Overlord died three years ago, Ragadorn has been ruled by Lachlan, his evil son. He and his mercenaries are nothing but pirates. They bleed the people dry with their heavy taxes, and if anyone complains, they are quietly disposed of. It's a sorry state of affairs. If you take my advice you'll leave Ragadorn as soon as possible.'

During the journey you must eat a Meal or lose 3 ENDURANCE Points.

Then in the distance you hear a bell tolling. You look out of the window to see the city wall of Ragadorn. The coach passes through the west gate and pulls to a halt. As you jump to the ground, you are greeted by the awful smell of this dingy seaport. A rusty sign nailed to a wall says 'Welcome to Ragadorn'.

The woman tells you that you can board a coach to Port Bax at the coach station near the east gate of the city.

If you wish to walk north into Westgate Lane, turn to 122.

If you wish to head south along East Bank Walk turn to 323.

If you want to walk east into Axe Lane, turn to 257.

Well, other than which way to go, this presents an interesting problem. Can we use Hunting in a coach? While, strictly speaking, the text seems to say we can, does it really make sense given the circumstances? If no one has any strong objections, I'm going to decide that we can't use it in a vehicle. I'll also have us eat meals when instructed to if we have them, rather than stopping and giving you the choice, simply because of the boring interruptions to the story we'd end up with whenever told to eat.

Is that all right?

We eat a meal

[Hiebe 2493]

Thats ok I guess.... and lets go down axe lane !!!

[pi4t 6]

257

This rubbish-strewn cobbled street runs between rows of ramshackle, rot-infested houses and shops. The few inhabitants of Ragadorn that you see appear a cheerless lot, their faces haggard and drawn. They shuffle through the gloom, hunched against the pouring rain, their eyes fixed on the cobblestones at their feet. Then you reach a junction where Axe Lane bends towards the north and another street heads off towards the east.

If you wish to continue north and enter Black Knight Street, turn to 335.

If you wish to head east, enter Sage Street by turning to 181.

Which way do we go in this strange town?

[James Undercroft 129]

Black knight street! (Forboding Names FTW!)

[pi4t 6]

335

You notice a sign hanging outside a small shop.

If you wish to enter this shop and ask how you can reach Durenor, turn to 161.

If you wish to ignore this shop and continue, turn to 61.

Hey, a sage on Black Knight Street! Who'd have guessed? I wonder there was an order of knights wearing black armour the other way?

Anyway, do we enter the shop?

[pi4t 6]

No responses? Anyone?

[Akeron 55]

Enter the shop please.

[Hiebe 2493]

Enter why not.

[pi4t 6]

161

The shop appears to be empty. You wait and look at the merchandise for nearly five minutes, but still no one appears. You are about to leave when you notice a map hanging inside the door. It is a plan of the Port of Ragadorn. The Ragadorn stables and coach station is clearly marked near the east gate of the city. This is where land transport can be found to take you to Port Bax. You memorize the map route to the east gate and leave the shop. You run back to Axe Lane and turn east into Sage Street. At the end of this winding lane you arrive at the Ragadorn Bridge, the only connection between the east and west sides of the city. You push your way across the crowded bridge and run along the cobblestones of East Trade Lane.

Turn to 186.

Ok. We know where to go at least, now.

186

You are standing opposite a large building with a sign on the wall:

RAGADORN STABLES AND COACH STATION

A green-clad coachman is sitting next to a notice board that reads, 'Port Bax--Journey Time--7 Days'.

If you wish to approach the coachman and ask to buy a ticket for the journey to Port Bax, turn to 136.

If you have no money, turn to 238.

We have money, so I guess we're going up to talk to him!

136

'The fare to Port Bax is 20 Gold Crowns,' says the coachman in a gruff Ragadornian accent.

If you have 20 Gold Crowns and wish to purchase a ticket, turn to 10.

If you do not have enough money for the fare, turn to 238.

Yes, we have the money...so let's buy a ticket.

10

You pocket the ticket (mark this as a Special Item on your Action Chart) and the man takes you to a coach that is waiting near the east gate of the seaport. It is empty and you take a seat near one of its circular windows. You are relieved to find that the seat is quite comfortable, for the journey to Port Bax will take seven days.

Stowing your equipment beneath the seat, you settle back in comfort and doze off.

When you awake, there are five other passengers and the journey to Durenor has already begun.

Pick a number from the Random Number Table.

If the number you have picked is 0-3, turn to 51.

If the number you have picked is 4-6, turn to 195.

If the number you have picked is 7-9, turn to 339.

We lose 20GC. We gain a ticket (special item)

We get a random number pick, joy. 0.

51

After nearly an hour, the coach stops at the shrine of Kalanane. It is said that this shrine is built upon the grave of King Alin, the first ruler of Durenor, and all around the shrine grow clumps of Laumspur.

If you wish to pick some of this herb, turn to 103.

If you do not, return to the coach by turning to 249.

So, pick the plant or not?

[James Undercroft 129]

Sure let's pick some. What could go wrong... :P

[Hiebe 2493]

pick it

[pi4t 6]

Let's pick the plant then!

103

Laumspur is a delicious herb, much sought after in the Lastlands for its healing properties. You have picked enough for one Meal. Eating this meal will restore 3 ENDURANCE points to your total.8 (Remember to add this to your Action Chart.) You wrap the herb up, and return to the coach with the other passengers.

Turn to 249.

We gain 1 meal of laumspur. Ok, so it's a meal which heals us. Incidentally, there's a footnote about it which clarifies the rules on using it a bit:

This Meal of Laumspur may be consumed when prompted for a Meal, in which case it fulfils the Meal requirement in addition to restoring 3 ENDURANCE points. Laumspur may also be consumed at any other time to restore 3 ENDURANCE points without having any significance as a Meal.

Having finished with that, on we go!

249

During the course of the afternoon's journey, you chat with your fellow travellers and learn about their backgrounds.

Sitting opposite are two brothers named Ganon and Dorier. They are knights in the Order of the White Mountain, warrior lords of Durenor who have pledged allegiance to protect the country from raids by the bandits of the Wildlands. They own a castle and land near Port Bax. Next to them sits Halvorc the merchant. His nose is swollen and his face is badly bruised thanks to Lachlan, the Overlord of Ragadorn. A little misunderstanding about port taxes lost him his cargo and most of his gold. Seated by the far door is a priest called Parsion. Like you, he is a Sommlending who has journeyed across the Wildlands by coach on his way to Port Bax. Beside you sits a young woman called Viveka. She is a mercenary adventuress who earns her gold by fighting for it, and sells her services to the highest bidder. She is returning to Port Bax having collected payment for a successful adventure in Ragadorn.

Not wishing to reveal your true identity, you have pretended to be a simple peasant. The travellers seem unaware of the war that now rages in Sommerlund.

Turn to 39.

This information may be useful. Or it may not. We'll see.

39

At dusk the coach stops at an inn on the coast road to Port Bax. The cost of a room for the night is 1 Gold Crown for coach passengers and 3 Gold Crowns for anyone else. As you are about to enter, the coach driver demands to see your ticket.

If you have a ticket for the journey to Port Bax, turn to 346.

If you do not have a ticket, turn to 156.

Yes, we have a ticket.

346

The driver nods and hands back the ticket. The inn is warm but poorly furnished. You must eat a Meal here which will cost you 1 Gold Crown unless you have a Meal in your Backpack.

The Kai Discipline of Hunting cannot be used on your journey through the Wildlands, as it is a barren wasteland inhabited only by creatures called Szalls, a weak and cowardly breed of Giak.

If you can afford the 1 Gold Crown for the room, turn to 280.

If you have no money, turn to 205.

Yes, we have 1GC. This is a long wall of text...

Incidentally, another footnote says that the restriction on hunting only applies to the free meals, and that we can still use it if the book says we can for other purposes.

280

You sleep deeply without being disturbed before rising at dawn, gathering your equipment and joining the others as they board the coach.

For two days and nights, the coach follows the trade route across the flat, treeless Wildlands. It stops only to allow the driver to sleep. But on the morning of the ninth day of your quest, there is an unfortunate accident.

Pick a number from the Random Number Table.

If the number you have picked is 0-4, turn to 2.

If the number is 5-9, turn to 108.

Oh. I'm guessing we paid 1GC (17/50) then.

And another random number...7.

(At this point I ran out of quotes, and had to continue lower down)