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introd introduct uctory ory "nlUil "nlUilirf irf'. '.adventure desiqned rtercnres res ('rld 01 rtercn
draw' draw' you right into into my exci exciti ting ng
will
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unde undert rtak ake. e. buil buildi ding ng your fame end glory so shini r, reputeri on. haven' n' tr rolepl pley eyln ln qumc qumc befo before re this this adve advent ntur ur If ou have 1 ' 1 . role regu regula la game game ilcc.ompllsh
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"Let' rolepleyinq galliC is i1 odif odifie ie vers versio io of "Let' th exci excili liTl TlUw Uwor orld ld 01mythi 01mythi Gree Greece ce fighting of mons monste ters rs fo in he in rigu rigues es of pelly nobles nobles -iH\(1 rnnybc rnnybc m(lkin m(lkin fl Ie'" Ie'" dine diners rs to your yourse self lf very uc like along thi: iKtion like 1c ng pl ex pt "'Tl.Y. Al thi:
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ro wh ou U5e or skil skil (foj (foj exam exampl ple: e: on), on), Use th spec specia ia dice dice incl includ uded ed In this g[lme
is nIle elk,
di e, nd requ requlc lc hydr hydro, o, you' you've ve succ succes ess, s, but ch[lkIilm,~ yo roll higher er roll th high
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text. These ildvCI CIIT ITHT HT hilS hilS il difficulty, Ev ry task task doni donios os rn qh try il I.hi:;ildv ll il.rchcr' Tiisk.~miaht incl includ ud ,~wi ,~wing ngin in swor swor at foe, clim climbi bing ng ou lir. lir.ul ul y: Ve 1: r,rlsy, i'1oderate, Difficult here here re meny differ different ent level level [C", 01 them, Very Difficult I':a I':ach ch dilt diltic icul ulty ty leve leve asso assocl clet eted ed ffic ffic ty mber mber This is the 11d.Ve lo lie succeed at dn thi advent adventure ure cldcrmine,1. In vith Glilll ll l"i. l"i.li lisl sler er dc cnni qern qern edventures. th Glil cnninc nc ho difticuli ditf ditfer eren en ta~k ta~k me. fo inst instan ance ce Very Very Easy Easy ti1Sk hil.~ i1 difticnlry of one, whil whil Dift Diftic icnl nl task task requ requir ires es at least four four succ succes esse se to over overco come me '\+'henever you equal or greater than appropriate ki or i1Urih()!.l: dice, If th diff diffic icul ulty ty numb number er Sil.rdOlliml :mccceil;.;, it's it's ow r, he fo ls ,"ii1U 1U[o [oni ni W(lnt W(lnt to sne,1k pa,sf pair qusr qusrds ds Hi sneak skill is .5D. .5D. Th diff diffic icuf ufly ly Example: ,"ii 5iJJd()l )lIi( Ii()5 )5 ',~ fo slip slippi ping ng past he gU Jfd5u Jfd5unn nnot otic ic is uc ,'Jodemie difficu/iy), 5iJJd( (for (for /..h /..h ".ID ''j dnd gets gets thre thre dldkallns dnd two hydr hydr »: [[ totnl of three 5II,-x;e.~5e.s.,~)jnce II) tile ll cu Snrdon onio io siip siip r]lIif':tly nt he shddOlt's, Pdst the qaerds. three, Snrd
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ant rol agtJin.
Th am syst syst work work fo sk ls hi re or pe fi ); ;co[ ;c o[ .\1\ nt ribn ribn Fo in tenc tence, e, th sk ll seerch is more specific don' .... ...... ..rry wha attrib attribute ute end skills A""im~ne5,5, for now don' adventure tell al~d \fhi \fhi1t 1t to roll cover ",hidl ddj()[\.~-l'vc illreody tell yo vhen al~d roll ls it he slim slim die code code (hei (hei resp resp tive tive dlui dluibu bu )o rr improved: Scudonios's dodge, e, figh fighti ting ng', ', swor sword. d. ,~lli:dlL climt» climt» ie<1p, ie<1p,and hide. incr increa ease se skil skills ls incl includ ud dodg than than thos thos Serd Serdon onio io luis luis unpr unprov ovcd cd-c -cev even en lhough blerik ik next next with (1 bler to them them they each h1WC h1WC tr.e tr.e thei thei resp respec ecti tive ve attr attrib ibut utes es i'lhOVf~ them. 50 if number it, dnimd/ d/ hdnd hdndIi Iillq llq skil use Sardonios's exc.iting dnim skill, l, bu it A"'dfenC5S attribute, Al.'dl'el1ess. ud se.e se.e ha he Jc i\ ')D that heveni heen heen impr improv oved ed
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fo tIml sk or ,'$t\rdonios's hero thr-. end of an adve advent ntur ur 0.5 reword,
now kr(u kr(uil il Uflm Uflmcs cs Me reaUy dbou( acting give give yo it feel for the gllme ru es Si pl numb number ered ed entr entrie ies. s. some someti time me dete determ rmin ined ed
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ou part part an stor stor tell tellin ing, g, Pl in hi solitaire adventure will rend rend eh cd end foll follow ow th directions. You' You'll ll be several by your U\\'11 choi choice ce en some someti time me dete determ rmin ined ed by ho well well you're not ,suo)ight 't c; tr spoil (lny surprises fo instrucuons Okl1Y.
you H\i:1 H\i:1I<.e I<.eour our skill r o
supp suppos osed ed to Good luck, and
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THE
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RUIN,S
Yon st41I\,1 befo before re th ruins ay insi inside de olII olII have have al crumbled lnto piles of stones, cree creepy py vine vines. s. seem seem (0 t.. nq ou dn d. nq tree.'), nor me there an,Y an,Y smal smal dnil dnilBi Bil! l!:; :; arou around nd You're vith thronq nq th tree tree qhos qhosll ll "'in "'in hlo" hlo",i ,in( n( thro "I el me pl ase, ase, (h '0 mil!)'5 voic voic crie cries. s. Yo list listen en more closely this time, choe choe up also also co from from th door doorva va in the crumblinq t()",'t:r. J'1l1yhcil'~ unl\jl\9 up Iroui Ihe verv sllme;Df the ci1::;{le, people in thi: Yo b(:t b(:tJi Ji .... ....onrk:ring if m[lybe you've he... thi: aree ha be ur moment se rchi rching ng ou memo memory ry fo so kind of leqend of this this plec plece, e, To do this: you're qoinq to :i ::orn Iqf(~lJ(h~nm~. 1:\1\)' rl 'l attnbu bute te ~)[) ~)[) I {o {o l t "" "" ' dice (milke them i; tili'. it ,~ it hilS the ,,>ilmc value {l.~your {\flowledge attn If Wild Die) .th Die, Die, coun coun it (I.') one chah.. chah..101 101II IIand a nd rol it euuin,
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down down he nndcrqronnd pn.'w:"Je"'AY toward
15.
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ha Inllcn cn ul it::> 101\ 101\<] <]dU dU Inll
many 1\cl 1\cldi diti tiof of,a ,a \\!i \\!i1d 1d Poin Points ts to roll roll thot thot many
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