[LUPO SOLITARIO] Libro XVII: The Deathlord of Ixia

Seguiamoli e vediamo gli effetti impietosi della nostra Death Aura su quei poveracci che ci hanno accompagnato ç__ç

Ma si cazzo,la death aura non sta facendo il suo dovere da fin troppi libri! Seguiamo gliundeadcosibrutti!

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Originally Posted by 186.

You climb the stairs cautiously and peer over the lip of the hatch in time to witness a scene that shocks you to the core. You see that the undead Drakkarim warriors have slain all of the Lencian crew and have heaped their bodies around the base of the mainmast. One of the undead, clad in a filthy grey cloak embroidered with alien symbols, utters a chilling liturgy over the corpses of the slain. The chill air crackles with power and sparks of evil energy whirl around their bodies. When at last the liturgy ends, you see the dead Lencians rise up and take their places alongside the Drakkarim undead.

Numb with shock, you slowly retreat down the stairs and hide yourself in a corner of the ship’s hold while you consider a new plan of action.

Turn to 298.

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Shockante! Gli zombie erano fatti con gente morta!

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Originally Posted by 298.

For five hours you remain in hiding, listening to the noises which echo through distant parts of the vessel which has swallowed your ship. During this period, unless you possess the Discipline of Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 ENDURANCE points.

Gradually you become aware that this mysterious craft is slowing down as if in preparation to dock. Anxious to escape, you leave your hiding place and climb the stairs to the deck above. Over the past few hours your shock at having witnessed the unholy resurrection of the Lencian crew has gradually turned to anger. You vow to avenge the souls of the crewmen and draw your weapon in readiness to attack the host of Drakkarim undead who are standing in rows upon the deck. But before you can act, you feel a shudder run through the steps as the host vessel comes lurching to a halt. There is a dull boom and then several portals open in the surrounding wall, spilling beams of white light across the deck of your captive ship. Scores of Drakkarim undead emerge from these portals and descend upon the ship like a host of hungry ghouls. You are forced to abandon your plan for vengeance for there are now far too many of the enemy. Yet all is not lost. In the milling confusion, you seize an opportunity to get away from the ship and escape into one of the many light-filled portals.

Turn to 320.

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Originally Posted by 320.

The portal opens out into a domed chamber where several great orbs of fire-filled crystal, mounted on mechanical plinths, generate the intense light which is flooding the deck of the captive ship. You cross to a tunnel which leads out of the chamber and follow along a series of dingy, ice-caked corridors that wend their way deeper into the bowels of this vast alien vessel. You explore a maze of empty holds where the walls are braced with gleaming crystal girders, and pass through countless low-ceilinged chambers that, despite the biting chill, reek of death and decay. At length you come to a junction where the corridor splits in two directions.

If you wish to take the left branch of this corridor, turn to 106.

If you decide to take the right branch, turn to 292.

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:dumb:

:dumb:

Go Left!

A sinistra sempre e comunque!

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Originally Posted by 106.

The corridor gradually ascends to a high gallery which overlooks a chamber two storeys deep. A dozen undead slaves clad in silvery robes are busy attending to a vast machine constructed of quartz-like crystal and black metal. Through holes in its side they probe and manipulate long glassy rods which reach into the machine’s core. From these holes there radiates a brilliant, ghostly light.

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If you possess Grand Huntmastery and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord or higher, turn to 313.

If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, turn to 127.

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Yes!

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Originally Posted by 313.

Using your Kai Mastery, you are able to see patterns in the ultraviolet spectrum of light. You recognize that the light which is pouring from the holes in the side of this diabolical machine is very similar to that which normally radiates from the sun, but it is abnormally intense. A tingle of fear runs along your spine the moment you realize that the ghostly rays are a deadly threat to any living creature.

Turn to 127.

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Siamo sempre più tarri...

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Originally Posted by 127.

Fearing detection by the undead attendants, you hurry from this high gallery by means of a sloping tunnel which descends to an empty hallway. All along the left wall of this narrow passage are glassy portholes that are caked with ice and grime. Vigorously you scrape the encrusted filth from one of these circular windows and peer through it. Your curiosity is rewarded by a stunning sight.

Turn to 198.

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Paido nudo aleee oh ohoooooooo

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Originally Posted by 198.

Outside of this vessel is a vast subterranean lake enclosed within a titanic cavern of ice. Several ice-boats, similar to the one on which you set sail from Fort Azgad, are moored in a long line at the lake’s edge. Scores of undead warriors attend to these ships, and many more can be seen marching along the frosty walkways which go all around the lake’s shoreline.

Quickly you realize that these ships are part of a great invasion fleet. Constructed by the slaves of Deathlord Ixiataaga, they can only have been built for one purpose—to carry his armies of undead warriors to the lands of the living. Rimoah and Ardan were correct—the Deathlord does intend to wage a bloody war upon Magnamund—yet even their gloomiest predictions failed to estimate just how advanced his plans are.

Shocked by the revelation of your discovery, you reaffirm your vow to thwart the Deathlord’s monstrous scheme. You move away from the porthole and hurry along the hallway in search of a way out of this alien submarine.

Turn to 69.

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:saddest:

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Originally Posted by 69.

At the end of the hallway you arrive at a flight of metal stairs which ascend to a heavy, bronze-banded door. This sealed door appears to be a recent addition to the vessel; it is secured by a curious combination lock which you recognize to be Drakkarim in design.

The lock comprises three raised blocks, each of which is divided into four equal squares. In each square, except one, there is a number. You have encountered this type of lock before and are aware that by tapping the empty square a correct number of times, you will cause the lock to disengage and the door to open.

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Consider the grid of numbers. When you think you have determined the missing number, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.9

If your answer is incorrect, or if you cannot solve this lock puzzle, turn to 139.

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Il nostro arcinemio: Il puzzle! :D

Riusciremo a risolverlo, a questo giro?

Questo è facilerrimo rispetto a quello dello scorso libro

Spoiler

è 10, la somma dei numeri delle diagonali è uguale in tutti i quadrati

nuoooooo la mitica serratura che basta premere N volte per aprirla... Quando impareranno questi enigmisti Magnamundiani a fare le cose per bene? :sneer:

cmq imho la soluzione è

Spoiler

10

nei primi due quadrati la somma delle diagonali è uguale... presumo sia la chiave anche per il terzo

Ho catarro che mi esce anche dal buco del culo e sono peggio che ---> :dumb: indi per cui per me hanno ragione i due gaglioffi qua sopra :nod:

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Originally Posted by Sturm

Ho catarro che mi esce anche dal buco del culo e sono peggio che ---> :dumb: indi per cui per me hanno ragione i due gaglioffi qua sopra :nod:

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Comunque andiamo al 10 :sneer:

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Originally Posted by 10.

With a dull clunk, the lock disengages and the heavy portal creaks ajar. Immediately you are greeted by a blast of frozen air as you push open the door and step out onto a viewing platform which is fixed to the outer metallic skin of this huge alien submarine. Away to your right you can see a line of ice-boats at anchor at the lake’s edge, and to your left you notice a column of skeletal warriors. These are being led by a black-robed Cabalah, marching in mechanical fashion along a jetty towards the mouth of a tunnel which leads out of the vast ice cavern. Your keen Kai senses tell you that you have arrived in Ixia, and that the distant tunnel leads to the surface.

You commit the position of the ice-boats to memory; if your mission is successful, you will be needing some means by which you can escape from Ixia. Then you carefully observe the area immediately surrounding the submarine, and notice that there are only two ways by which you can reach the distant tunnel—by the adjacent jetty, or by entering the icy waters of the lake and swimming to the shore.

If you wish to attempt to reach the tunnel via the jetty, turn to 30.

If you choose to attempt to reach the tunnel entrance by swimming from the submarine to the shore, turn instead to 161.

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Hurray!

Ora ci si presentano due strade potenzialmente letali :D Che scegliamo? :D

Nonostante ora possiamo camminare sulle acque Jesus style, preferisco non avventurarmi in nuotate varie... meglio il molo.

30

Nuotata della mortehhh 161

Ma si va andiamo ad affogare al 161! :metal: ma mi sono perso il baffuto companion...è morto prarg (paido 2.0)? :sneer:

No il baffuto non ha voluto salire sulla barca vecchia di 11k anni quindi (purtroppo) è ancora vivo (si presume).

Cmq nuotare è contro natura per LW che ha mangiato da piccolo il frutto del diavolo ARIANO ARIANO.

Dunque andiamo al 30.