[LUPO SOLITARIO] Libro IX: The Cauldron of Fear

[Kaluisurrr]

aiutiamo i povri soldati

[Bortas]

Temo la zombie invasion forse tirare dritto farebbe bene 179

[Defender]

Oggi faccio io la parte di Bortas-bastian-contrario

Tiriamo dritto che abbiamo cose più importanti da fare che aiutare questi inferiori! Poi come minimo per fare le crocerossine ci crolla il soffitto in testa e il Magnamund soccombe al male perchè noi siamo altruistiihh

edit: ahahah grande Bortas, CVD

[Jesper]

3 a 2 per la crocerossina!

The first floor is soon set ablaze as the wind whips the roof fire into a raging inferno. A soldier, his face and uniform completely blackened by soot, staggers down the stairs and collapses into your arms.

‘The captain’s up there…’ he croaks, his throat burned from inhaling the scorching air. ‘He went to save his brother just before the roof caught.’

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus and have reached the Kai rank of Principalin, turn to 159.

If you do not have this skill, or if you have yet to reach this level of Magnakai training, turn to 59.

Non abbiamo Nexus e quindi non possiamo spegnere il fuoco con la forza della mente

You start up the stairs, but the first floor is already engulfed by flames. A gust of wind whips the fire down the stairwell, scorching your face and tunic (lose 2 ENDURANCE points) and forcing you to retreat into the street. Unable to help those who have been caught in the inferno, you leave the house sadly and hurry towards the West Gate.

Turn to 179.

E' bello vedere che siamo passati di qua in tempo per assistere/causare la morte di non si sa quanti soldati senza nome E poi ripartire al grido di "ci vediamo gonzi!"

You reach the West Gate and climb the body-strewn stairs to the battlements. On this side of the city the mist is less dense and you can see regiments of Drakkarim warriors advancing in lines towards the great moat. Behind them are trundled huge machines of war designed to fire canisters of boiling oil and red-hot liquid metal over the city wall. Cavalry wait in reserve while siege towers and catapults are hauled forward by lumbering ghorkas and muscular leathery zull.



At the foot of the wall, a unit of Salonese engineers are repairing the damage done to a bridge they constructed during the night. They have only one more plank to lay to make the bridge safe and enable a squad of Drakkarim assault-troopers to reach the West Gate. You see a soldier creep to the edge of the bridge and raise a large screen to protect the engineer who is laying this final plank.

If you have a Bow and wish to use it, turn to 99.

If you do not have a Bow, or if you do not wish to use it, turn to 249.

Sfrecciamo? (per la cronaca abbiamo 3 frecce in faretra)

[Bortas]

eccheccazzo deffo diglielo che cazzo siamo frocetti e crocerossine anche basta, abbiamo dovuto trombare un coccodrillo con le tette per prendere la lorestone, ora devono venirci a baciare i piedi loro.


Freccia arco diddio!!! 99

[Sturm]

Sfrecciamo come se non ci fosse un domani! 99!

[-=Rho=-]

99

[Defender]

Legolas mode: activated!

99

[Jesper]

The Drakkarim assault-troopers crouch behind their oblong shields, waiting for their chance to storm the gate. You draw your Arrow and take aim at the engineer’s screen. You will have only a second in which to fire as he steps forward to slip the final plank in place.

Pick a number from the Random Number Table. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with Bow, add 3 to the number you have.

If your total is now 0–6, turn to 70.

If it is 7 or more, turn to 198.

Ancora una volta Weaponmastery + Arcodiddio ci danno un successo automat...NO WAIT! Se rolliamo 0, failiamo

Roll...4!

Your shaft pierces the engineer’s throat, sending him toppling into the moat. In panic, the soldier drops his screen and runs back across the bridge towards the Drakkarim. They view this as an act of cowardice and kill him out of hand as a warning to the Salonese.

Your bow-skill has bought the defenders at the West Gate precious time to patch their battered defences. You are about to help them when a new threat looms to the north.

Turn to 249.

Further along the battlements a group of determined Giak soldiers have climbed the wall, using a scaling ladder. Leading their attack is a large scaly Gourgaz, who wields a two-handed axe with devastating effect. It cuts a gruesome path through the Anarian defenders and launches itself at you.

Gourgaz: COMBAT SKILL 23 ENDURANCE 34

This creature is immune to Mindblast (but not Psi-surge).

If you win the combat, turn to 303.

E' il Fimir del primo libro! Sfortunatamente per lui, noi ci siamo evoluti

COMBAT RATING: +9

Roll...7
Lupo Solitario -0 (39)
Gourgaz -16 (18)

Roll...5
Lupo Solitario -2 (37)
Gourgaz -12 (6)

Roll...1
Lupo Solitario -3 (34)
Gourgaz -8 (morto!)

With their leader slain, the Giaks suddenly lose their nerve and fall back to their ladder. You leap forward and help them on their way with a flurry of blows that leaves six dead at your feet. Several leap from the battlements into the moat rather than stand and face your deadly counterattack. Within minutes the wall is cleared of the enemy and a squad of Slovian mercenaries arrives to plug the gap.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery and have reached the Kai rank of Principalin, turn to 35.

If you do not possess this skill or have yet to reach this level of Magnakai training, turn to 168.

TURBOVISTA GO!

Using your improved Kai Mastery you focus on a distant tower, one of several that reinforce the city wall. This one marks the boundary between the city’s North and West Districts, and as your vision magnifies, your suspicions are confirmed. Standing at the top of the tower is your companion, Banedon. You are relieved to know that he is still alive and resolve to make your way to the tower without delay.

Turn to 131.

Bademon

The iron door to the tower is unlocked and you enter unopposed. At the top of the steep stone steps you find a ladder to a trapdoor. Quickly you climb the ladder and emerge onto the roof. ‘By the gods!’ exclaims Banedon, when you appear. ‘My prayers have been answered. You are alive, Lone Wolf. You are alive!’ Tears of joy fill his eyes as he welcomes your return warmly.

He and his mentor Chiban have been viewing the siege from this vantage point for the last three days. From this position they control the movement of the few reserves allocated to the north and west city walls, using them to fill in the gaps where the enemy’s attacks have weakened the defences. Banedon recounts how the siege has progressed; how twice the enemy has broken into the city and been repelled by the determined defenders. Attacks from the air have set the city ablaze, but the enemy has lost great numbers of their flying Kraan, and now they are too weak to dare use the few that remain. The Anarium was destroyed in the first few hours of the siege and many senators lost their lives, including Senator Chil and President Toltuda.

Then he asks of your quest and is overjoyed to hear of its success. ‘The gods smile on you, Lone Wolf. So long as you live there is hope for us all.’

Turn to 258.

Chil è veramente il più sfigato lol Combutta contro di noi e poi viene ammazzato per primo dai nostri nemici

Relentlessly the enemy pour their fire upon the north and west city walls, until the black sky above Tahou takes on a vivid scarlet glow. The defenders look to their weapons uneasily and pray that the gods are with them, at least until dawn. And when the first rays of dawn light show above the eastern hills, no mists enshroud the armies of Darklord Gnaag—they are massed in all their glory, awaiting the order to attack. You cast your eye across this sea of doom and mark the many regiments of evil that are ranged against the walls of Tahou.

The armoured legions of Vassagonia are the first to advance, moving in ordered columns towards the West Gate. At their head walks a figure sheathed in gold around whom a cold blue fire glows intensely. He strides within range of the city archers and they send a cloud of arrows to greet him, but these shatter and crackle when they encounter his impregnable glowing shield. He crosses the siege bridge and halts before the West Gate. In his hand is an orb of black metal. He holds it before him and mouths an incantation. Instantly a bolt of scarlet flame lances from the orb, destroying the great doors with a thunderous boom. Proudly he strides into the city and the defenders melt before him. One summons enough courage to attack him with a spear. There is a crackling flash and in an instant the soldier is transformed into a pile of glowing ash.

Illustration XV—A Defender attacks him, driving his spear through the cold blue flames.

He advances unchecked and undaunted by all attacks, for they cannot penetrate his magical shield. Only when he comes face to face with you does he stop.

‘I have come for you, Lone Wolf,’ he says, a cruel smile on his lips. You gaze into the ice-cold eyes of Zakhan Kimah, ruler of Vassagonia. As he raises his orb of black metal, you steel yourself for the battle that is about to commence.

If you have the Sommerswerd, turn to 48.

If you do not possess this Special Item, turn to 210.

Kimah! Questo stronzo vassagono ha provato a farci secchi nel quarto libro! Abbiamo un conto da regolare!

E abbiamo la Sommerswerd!

A bolt of scarlet fire surges from the orb and speeds towards your head. You counter the attack but the bolt changes course in mid-flight, catching you off-balance. A searing pain tears into your arm as it glances from your shoulder and explodes somewhere in the street behind: lose 5 ENDURANCE points.

Turn to 128.

Urgh O-o E meno male che avevamo la Sommerswerd...

The Zakhan gloats over your pain and moves forward to exploit his advantage. You grit your teeth and raise your sword to defend yourself against his attack. You are aware of the Zakhan’s troops fighting a desperate battle at the West Gate, and you know that you must defeat him or the city will be lost.

Zakhan Kimah: COMBAT SKILL 39 ENDURANCE 46

He is immune to Mindblast and Psi-surge.

If you win the combat, turn to 350.

O__________________o

Ok sono cazzi. Siamo a 34 EP, e siccome sto stronzone è immune a Mindblast, la nostra COMBAT RATING è -7 O-o

DEVEEEEEEER!

Si accettano scommesse sull'esito dello scontro

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Lupo Solitario, Kai Tutelary

CS: 34 (Sommerswerd +8, Silver Helm +2, Shield +2, Mindblast +2, +3 Weaponmastery, +1 Solaris, +1 Fire)

EP: 34/39 (Padded Leather Waistcoat +2 EP, Chainmail +4, +3 Solaris, +3 Light, +2 Fire)

Discipline Magnakai
- Pathmanship
- Invisibility
- Huntmastery
- Curing
- Animal Control
- Weaponmastery (Sword, Bow, Dagger, Spear, Mace, Axe)

Circoli completati
- Circle of Solaris (+1CS, +3EP)
- Circle of Light (+3EP)
- Circle of Fire (+1 CS, +2 EP)

Weapons (2): Axe, Spear

Backpack (8):

Special Items (12): Sommerswerd!, Dagger of Vashna, Silver Bow of Duadon, Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 EP), Firesphere, Silver Helm (+2 CS), Chainmail (+4 EP), Shield (+2 CS), Quiver (2), Psi-Ring, Fireseeds (3), Invitation

Money (50): 43


MORTOMETRO: VII
- Istakillato dall'esca+party hiddato (Libro I)
- Caduto in una trappola da caccia Giak (Libro I)
- Inchiappato nel sonno da un agente dei Darklords (Libro II)
- Fatto Bunjee Jumping senza l'elastico insieme ad un Helghast (Libro II)
- Vittime di una Cantina (Libro IV)
- Tentacle-raped (Libro VII)
- Sparati da un Nano storpio (Libro VIII)
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[Kaluisurrr]

arco DI DDDDDIOOOOO GO

ok too late, vabbè, non abbiamo neanche laumspur perchè avete deciso di buttare tutto...preghiamo il dado

[Lupoazzurro]

I want to believe!

rompiamogli il culo.

[Bortas]

Ginocchiate dure a sto finocchiello se si stianta pace va provato...

[Defender]

Sto beduino dimmerda non è degno neanche di allacciarci i sandali, sventriamolo come il cane che è.

E con questa colonna sonora:

[-=Rho=-]

se non citti coi "dadi" sto qua ci apre la canna

[Jesper]

Ok, questo è probabilmente il combattimento più incazzato dell'intera serie (fin'ora).

Alla pugna!

COMBAT RATING -7

Questi i primi I roll...saranno sufficienti?