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- # SCCS Id: @(#)quest.txt 3.1 93/07/05
- # Copyright (c) 1991 by M. Stephenson
- # NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
- #
- # The quest text file for NetHack 3.1 (MULDGN version).
- #
- # These are the "standard" message numbers from qtext.h. All class
- # dialogue must have at least these entries.
- #
- # QT_FIRSTTIME 1
- # QT_NEXTTIME 2
- # QT_OTHERTIME 3
- #
- # QT_GUARDTALK 5 /* 5 random things for guards to say */
- #
- # QT_FIRSTLEADER 10
- # QT_NEXTLEADER 11
- # QT_OTHERLEADER 12
- # QT_LASTLEADER 13
- # QT_BADLEVEL 14
- # QT_BADALIGN 15
- # QT_ASSIGNQUEST 16
- #
- # QT_ENCOURAGE 20 /* 1-10 random encouragement messages */
- #
- # QT_FIRSTLOCATE 30
- # QT_NEXTLOCATE 31
- #
- # QT_FIRSTACQUIRE 40
- # QT_NEXTACQUIRE 41
- #
- # QT_FIRSTNEMESIS 50
- # QT_NEXTNEMESIS 51
- # QT_OTHERNEMESIS 52
- # QT_NEMWANTSIT 53 /* you somehow got the artifact */
- #
- # QT_DISCOURAGE 60 /* 1-10 random maledictive messages */
- #
- # QT_GOTIT 70
- #
- # QT_KILLEDNEM 80
- # QT_OFFEREDIT 81
- #
- # QT_POSTHANKS 90
- # QT_HASAMULET 91
- #
- #
- # Archeologist
- #
- %Cc A 00001
- You are suddenly in familiar surroundings. The buildings in the distance
- appear to be those of your old alma mater, but something is wrong. It looks
- as if there has been a riot recently, or %H has
- been under siege.
-
- All of the windows are boarded up, and there are objects scattered around
- the entrance.
-
- Strange forbidding shapes seem to be moving in the distance.
- %E
- %Cp A 00002
- Once again, you are back at %H.
- %E
- %Cp A 00003
- You are back at %H.
- You have an odd feeling this may be the last time you ever come here.
- %E
- %Cp A 00005
- "Man, the dig this year was a real bust!"
- %E
- %Cp A 00006
- "Hey man, got any potions of hallucination for sale?"
- %E
- %Cp A 00007
- "Did you see the artifact %l brought back from the last dig?"
- %E
- %Cp A 00008
- "So what species do *you* think we evolved from?"
- %E
- %Cp A 00009
- "So you're %l's prize pupil! I don't know what he sees in you."
- %E
- %Cc A 00010
- "Finally you have returned, %p. You were always
- my most promising student. Allow me to see if you are ready for the
- most difficult task of your career."
- %E
- %Cp A 00011
- "Again, %p, you stand before me.
- Let me see if you have gained experience in the interim."
- %E
- %Cp A 00012
- "Once more, %p, you have returned from the field.
- Are you finally ready for the task that must be accomplished?"
- %E
- %Cc A 00013
- "%p, you have failed us. All of my careful training has been in
- vain. Begone! Your tenure at this college has been revoked!
-
- "You are a disgrace to the profession!"
- %E
- %Cc A 00014
- "%p, you are yet too inexperienced to undertake such a demanding
- quest. A mere %r could not possibly face the rigors demanded and
- survive. Go forth, and come here again when your adventures have further
- taught you."
- %E
- %Cc A 00015
- "%p! I've heard that you've been using sloppy techniques. Your
- results lately can hardly be called suitable for %ra!
-
- "How could you have strayed from the %a path? Go from here, and come
- back only when you have purified yourself."
- %E
- %Cc A 00016
- "Grave times have befallen the college, for %na has
- stolen %o. Without it, the board of directors of
- the university will soon have no choice but to revoke our research grants.
-
- "You must locate the entrance to %i. Within it,
- you will find the %n.
-
- "You must the defeat the %n and return %o
- to me.
-
- "Only in this way will we be able to prevent the budget cuts that could
- close this college.
-
- "May the wisdom of %d be your guide."
- %E
- %Cp A 00020
- "Beware, for the %n is powerful and cunning."
- %E
- %Cp A 00021
- "To locate the entrance to %i, you must pass
- many traps."
- %E
- %Cp A 00022
- "%nA may be vulnerable to attacks by magical cold."
- %E
- %Cp A 00023
- "Call upon %d when you encounter the %n."
- %E
- %Cp A 00024
- "You must destroy the %n. It will pursue you otherwise."
- %E
- %Cp A 00025
- "%oC is a mighty talisman. With it you
- can destroy the %n."
- %E
- %Cp A 00026
- "Go forth with the blessings of %d."
- %E
- %Cp A 00027
- "I will have my %gP watch for your return."
- %E
- %Cp A 00028
- "Remember not to stray from the true %a path."
- %E
- %Cp A 00029
- "You may be able to sense %o when you are near."
- %E
- %Cp A 00030
- You have the feeling that you will soon find the entrance to
- %i.
- %E
- %Cp A 00031
- Once again, you are near the entrance to %i.
- %E
- %Cp A 00040
- You sense the presence of %o.
- %E
- %Cp A 00041
- The familiar presence of %o is in the ether.
- %E
- %Cc A 00050
- "So, %p, you think that you can succeed in recovering
- %o, when your teacher, %l, has already failed.
-
- "Come, try your best! I shall destroy you, and gnaw on your bones."
- %E
- %Cc A 00051
- "Again you try to best me, eh %p? Well, you shall fail again.
-
- "You shall never recover %o.
-
- "I shall bear your soul to the Plane of Origins for my master's pleasure."
- %E
- %Cp A 00052
- "You persist yet %p! Good. Now, you shall die!"
- %E
- %Cp A 00053
- "I shall have %o from you, %p, then feast
- upon your entrails!"
- %E
- %Cp A 00060
- "Try your best, %p. You cannot defeat me."
- %E
- %Cp A 00061
- "I shall rend the flesh from your body whilst you still breathe!"
- %E
- %Cp A 00062
- "First you, %p, then I shall destroy your mentor, %l."
- %E
- %Cp A 00063
- "Tiring yet, %p? I draw my power from my master and cannot
- falter!"
- %E
- %Cp A 00064
- "I shall rend thy soul from thy body and consume it!"
- %E
- %Cp A 00065
- "You are far too %a -- it weakens you. You shall die in this place."
- %E
- %Cp A 00066
- "%d has forsaken you! You are lost now!"
- %E
- %Cp A 00067
- "A mere %r cannot hope to defeat me!"
- %E
- %Cp A 00068
- "If you are the best %l can send, I have nothing to fear."
- %E
- %Cp A 00069
- "Die %c! I shall exhibit your carcass as a trophy."
- %E
- %Cc A 00070
- The power of %o flows through your body! You feel
- as if you could now take on the Wizard of Yendor himself and win, but
- you know you must return %o to %l.
- %E
- %Cp A 00080
- The body of the %n dissipates in a cloud of noxious fumes.
- %E
- %Cc A 00081
- %l touches %o briefly, gazes into it,
- then smiles at you and says:
-
- "Well done, %p. You have defeated the %n and
- recovered %o. But I fear that it shall never be safe
- here.
-
- Please take %o with you. You, %p, can
- guard it now far better than I.
-
- May the blessings of %d follow you and guard you."
- %E
- %Cc A 00090
- "Welcome back, %p. Have you progressed with your quest to
- regain the Amulet of Yendor for %d?"
- %E
- %Cc A 00091
- "Congratulations, %p. I wondered if anyone could prevail against
- the Wizard and the minions of Moloch. Now, you must embark on one
- final adventure.
-
- "Take the Amulet, and find your way onto the astral plane.
- There you must find the altar of %d and sacrifice the
- Amulet on that altar to fulfill your destiny.
-
- "Remember, your path now should always be upwards."
- %E
- #
- # Barbarian
- #
- %Cc B 00001
- Warily you scan your surroundings, all of your senses alert for signs
- of possible danger. Off in the distance, you can see the familiar shapes
- of %H.
-
- But why, you think, should %l be there?
-
- Suddenly, the hairs on your neck stand on end as you detect the aura of
- evil magic in the air.
-
- Without thought, you ready your weapon, and mutter under your breath:
-
- "By %d, there will be blood spilt today."
- %E
- %Cp B 00002
- Once again, you near %H. You know that %l
- will be waiting.
- %E
- %Cp B 00003
- Again, and you think possibly for the last time, you approach
- %H.
- %E
- %Cp B 00005
- "The battles here have been good -- our enemies' blood soaks the soil!"
- %E
- %Cp B 00006
- "Remember that glory is crushing your enemies beneath your feet!"
- %E
- %Cp B 00007
- "There has been little treasure to loot, since the horde arrived."
- %E
- %Cp B 00008
- "The horde is mighty in numbers, but they have little courage."
- %E
- %Cp B 00009
- "%l is a strange one, but he has helped defend us."
- %E
- %Cc B 00010
- "Ah, %p. You have returned at last. The world is in dire
- need of your help. There is a great quest you must undertake.
-
- "But first, I must see if you are ready to take on such a challenge."
- %E
- %Cp B 00011
- "%p, you are back. Are you ready now for the challenge?"
- %E
- %Cp B 00012
- "Again, you stand before me, %p. Surely you have prepared yourself."
- %E
- %Cc B 00013
- "Pah! You have betrayed the gods, %p. You will never attain
- the glory which you aspire to. Your failure to follow the true path has
- closed this future to you.
-
- "I will protect these people as best I can, but soon %n will overcome
- me and destroy all who once called you %s. Now begone!"
- %E
- %Cc B 00014
- "%p, I fear that you are as yet too inexperienced to face
- %n. Only %Ra with the help of %d could ever hope to
- defeat him."
- %E
- %Cp B 00015
- "%p! You have wandered from the path of the %a!
- If you attempt to overcome %n in this state, he will surely
- enslave your soul. Your only hope, and ours, lies in your purification.
- Go forth, and return when you feel ready."
- %E
- %Cc B 00016
- "The world is in great need of your assistance, %p.
-
- "About six months ago, I learned that a mysterious sorcerer, known
- as %n, had begun to gather a large group of cutthroats and brigands
- about him.
-
- "At about the same time, these people you once rode with `liberated' a
- potent magical talisman, %o, from a Turanian caravan.
-
- "%n and his Black Horde swept down upon %i and defeated
- the people there, driving them out into the desert. He has taken
- %o, and seeks to bend it to his will. I detected the
- subtle changes in the currents of fate, and joined these people.
- Then I sent forth a summons for you.
-
- "If %n can bend %o to his will, he will become
- almost indestructible. He will then be able to enslave the minds of
- men across the world. You are the only hope. The gods smile upon you,
- and with %d behind you, you alone can defeat %n.
-
- "You must go to %i. From there, you can track down
- %n, defeat him, and return %o to us. Only
- then will the world be safe."
- %E
- %Cp B 00020
- "%n is strong in the dark arts, but not immune to cold steel."
- %E
- %Cp B 00021
- "Remember that %n is a great sorcerer. He lived in the time
- of Atlantis."
- %E
- %Cp B 00022
- "If you fail, %p, I will not be able to protect these people long."
- %E
- %Cp B 00023
- "To enter %i, you must be very stealthy. The horde will be on
- guard."
- %E
- %Cp B 00024
- "Call upon %d in your time of need."
- %E
- %Cp B 00025
- "May %d protect you, and guide your steps."
- %E
- %Cp B 00026
- "If you can lay hands upon %o, carry it for good fortune."
- %E
- %Cp B 00027
- "I cannot stand against %n's sorcery. But %d will help you."
- %E
- %Cp B 00028
- "Do not fear %n. I know you can defeat him."
- %E
- %Cp B 00029
- "You have a great road to travel, %p, but only after you defeat
- %n."
- %E
- %Cc B 00030
- The scent of water comes to you in the desert breeze. You know that
- you have located %i.
- %E
- %Cp B 00031
- Yet again you have a chance to infiltrate %i.
- %E
- %Cc B 00040
- The hairs on the nape of your neck lift as you sense an energy in the
- very air around you. You fight down a primordial panic that seeks to
- make you turn and run. This is surely the lair of %n.
- %E
- %Cp B 00041
- Yet again you feel the air around you heavy with malevolent magical energy.
- %E
- %Cc B 00050
- "So. This is what that second rate sorcerer %l sends to do his bidding.
- I have slain many before you. You shall give me little sport.
-
- "Prepare to die, %c."
- %E
- %Cp B 00051
- "I have wasted too much time on you already. Now, you shall die."
- %E
- %Cp B 00052
- "You return yet again, %c! Are you prepared for death now?"
- %E
- %Cp B 00053
- "I shall have %o back, you pitiful excuse for %ca.
- And your life as well."
- %E
- %Cp B 00060
- "My pets will dine on your carcass tonight!"
- %E
- %Cp B 00061
- "You are a sorry excuse for %ra."
- %E
- %Cp B 00062
- "Run while you can, %c. My next spell will be your last."
- %E
- %Cp B 00063
- "I shall use your very skin to bind my next grimoire."
- %E
- %Cp B 00064
- "%d cannot protect you now. Here, you die."
- %E
- %Cp B 00065
- "Your %a nature makes you weak. You cannot defeat me."
- %E
- %Cp B 00066
- "Come, %c. I shall kill you, then unleash the horde on your tribe."
- %E
- %Cp B 00067
- "Once you are dead, my horde shall finish off %l, and your tribe."
- %E
- %Cp B 00068
- "Fight, %c, or are you afraid of the mighty %n?"
- %E
- %Cp B 00069
- "You have failed, %c. Now, my victory is complete."
- %E
- %Cc B 00070
- As you pick up %o, you feel the power of it
- flowing through your hands. It seems to be in two or more places
- at once, even though you are holding it.
- %E
- %Cp B 00080
- %n falls to the ground, and utters a last curse at you. Then his
- body fades slowly, seemingly dispersing into the air around you. You
- slowly become aware that the overpowering aura of magic in the air has
- begun to fade.
- %E
- %Cc B 00081
- When %l sees %o, he smiles, and says:
-
- Well done, %p. You have saved the world from certain doom.
- What, now, should be done with %o?
-
- These people, brave as they are, cannot hope to guard it from
- other sorcerers who will detect it, as surely as %n did.
-
- Take %o with you, %p. It will guard you in
- your adventures, and you can best guard it. You embark on a
- quest far greater than you realize.
-
- Remember me, %p, and return when you have triumphed. I
- will tell you then of what you must do. You will understand when the
- time comes.
- %E
- %Cp B 00090
- "Tell us, %p, have you fared well on your great quest?"
- %E
- %Cc B 00091
- "This is wondrous, %p. I feared that you could not possibly
- succeed in your quest, but here you are in possession of the Amulet
- of Yendor!
-
- "I have studied the texts of the magi constantly since you left. In
- the Book of Skelos, I found this:
-
- %d will cause a child to be sent into the world. This child is to
- be made strong by trial of battle and magic, for %d has willed it so.
- It is said that the child of %d will recover the Amulet of Yendor
- that was stolen from the Creator at the beginning of time.
-
- "As you now possess the amulet, %p, I suspect that the Book
- speaks of you.
-
- The child of %d will take the Amulet, and travel to the Astral
- Plane, where the Great Temple of %d is to be found. The Amulet
- will be sacrificed to %d, there on His altar. Then the child will
- stand by %d as champion of all %cP for eternity.
-
- "This is all I know, %p. I hope it will help you."
- %E
- #
- # Cave(wo)man
- #
- %Cc C 00001
- You descend through a barely familiar stairwell that you remember
- the %l showing you when you embarked upon your vision quest.
-
- You arrive back at %H, but something seems
- wrong here. The usual smoke and glowing light of the fires of the
- outer caves are absent, and an uneasy quiet fills the damp air.
- %E
- %Cp C 00002
- Once again, you arrive back at %H.
- %E
- %Cp C 00003
- For some reason, you think that this may be the last time you will
- enter %H.
- %E
- %Cp C 00005
- "We have not been able to gather as much food since the Giants sealed
- off our access to the outer world."
- %E
- %Cp C 00006
- "Since the %n sent her minions, we have been constantly fighting."
- %E
- %Cp C 00007
- "I have heard your vision quest was successful. Is this so?"
- %E
- %Cp C 00008
- "So, tell me, %p, how have you fared?"
- %E
- %Cp C 00009
- "The %l grows old. We know not who will guide us after he ascends."
- %E
- %Cc C 00010
- "You have returned from your vision quest, %p. Thank %d.
-
- "We are in dire need of your help, my %S.
-
- "But first, I must see if you are yet capable of the quest I would
- ask you to undertake."
- %E
- %Cp C 00011
- "Again, you return to us, %p. Let me see if you are ready now."
- %E
- %Cp C 00012
- "Ah, %p. Are you finally ready?"
- %E
- %Cc C 00013
- "%p! You have sealed our fate. You seem unable to reform yourself,
- so I must select another to take your place.
-
- "Begone from %H! You have betrayed us by choosing
- the path of the %C over the true path of the %L.
-
- "You no longer live in our eyes."
- %E
- %Cc C 00014
- "Alas, %p, you are as yet too inexperienced to embark upon such
- a difficult quest as that I propose to give you.
-
- "%rA could not possibly survive the rigors demanded to find
- %i, never mind to confront the %n herself.
-
- "Adventure some more, and you will learn the skills you will require.
- %d decrees it."
- %E
- %Cc C 00015
- "%p! You have deviated from my teachings. You no longer follow
- the path of the %a as you should. I banish you from these caves, to
- go forth and purify yourself. Then, you might be able to accomplish this
- quest."
- %E
- %Cc C 00016
- "You are indeed ready now, %p. I shall tell you a tale of
- great suffering among your people:
-
- "Shortly after you left on your vision quest, the caves were invaded by
- the creatures sent against us by the %n.
-
- "She, herself, could not attack us due to her great size, but her minions
- have harassed us ever since. In the first attacks, many died, and the
- minions of the %n managed to steal %o.
- They took it to %i and there, none of our
- %g warriors have been able to go.
-
- "You must find %i, and within it wrest
- %o from the %n. She guards it as
- jealously as she guards all treasures she attains. But with it,
- we can make our caves safe once more.
-
- "Please, %p, recover %o for us, and return it here."
- %E
- %Cp C 00020
- "The %n is immune to her own breath weapons.
- You should use magic upon her that she does not use herself."
- %E
- %Cp C 00021
- "When you encounter the %n, call upon %d for assistance."
- %E
- %Cp C 00022
- "There will be nowhere to hide inside the %n's inner sanctum."
- %E
- %Cp C 00023
- "Your best chance with the %n will be to keep moving."
- %E
- %Cp C 00024
- "Do not be distracted by the great treasures in the %n's lair.
- Concentrate on %o."
- %E
- %Cp C 00025
- "%oC is the only object that the %n truly fears."
- %E
- %Cp C 00026
- "Do not be fooled by the %n's size. She is fast, and it is
- rumored that she uses magic."
- %E
- %Cp C 00027
- "I would send a party of %gP with you, but we will need all
- of our strength to defend ourselves."
- %E
- %Cp C 00028
- "Remember, be %a at all times. This is your strength."
- %E
- %Cp C 00029
- "If only we had an amulet of reflection, this would not have happened."
- %E
- %Cc C 00030
- You %x many large claw marks on the ground. The tunnels ahead
- of you are larger than most of those in any cave complex you have
- ever been in before.
-
- Your nose detects the smell of carrion from within, and bones litter
- the sides of the tunnels.
- %E
- %Cp C 00031
- Once again, you approach %i.
- %E
- %Cc C 00040
- You find yourself in a large cavern, with neatly polished walls, that
- nevertheless show signs of being scorched by fire.
-
- Bones litter the floor, and there are objects scattered everywhere.
- The air is close with the stench of sulphurous fumes.
-
- The %n is clearly visible, but she seems to be asleep.
- %E
- %Cp C 00041
- Once again, you find yourself in the lair of the %n.
- %E
- %Cc C 00050
- "So, human, you seek to invade the lair of the %n.
- Only my meals are allowed down here. Prepare to be eaten!"
- %E
- %Cp C 00051
- "So, again you face me, %c. No human has ever before escaped me.
- Now I shall kill you."
- %E
- %Cp C 00052
- "You are getting annoying, %c. Prepare to die."
- %E
- %Cp C 00053
- "I'll have %o from you, %c. You shall die."
- %E
- %Cp C 00060
- "You are weak, %c. No challenge for the Mother of all Dragons."
- %E
- %Cp C 00061
- "I grow hungry, human. You look like a nice appetizer!"
- %E
- %Cp C 00062
- "Join me for lunch? You're the main course, %c."
- %E
- %Cp C 00063
- "With %o, I am invincible! You cannot succeed."
- %E
- %Cp C 00064
- "Your mentor, the %l has failed. You are nothing to fear."
- %E
- %Cp C 00065
- "You shall die here, %c. %rA cannot hope to defeat me."
- %E
- %Cp C 00066
- "You, a mere %r challenge the might of the %n? Hah!"
- %E
- %Cp C 00067
- "I am the Mother of all Dragons! You cannot hope to defeat me."
- %E
- %Cp C 00068
- "My claws are sharp now. I shall rip you to shreds!"
- %E
- %Cp C 00069
- "%d has deserted you, %c. This is my domain."
- %E
- %Cc C 00070
- As you pick up %o it seems heavy at first, but as you
- hold it strength flows into your arms.
-
- You suddenly feel full of power, as if nothing could possibly stand
- in your path.
- %E
- %Cp C 00080
- The %n sinks to the ground, her heads flailing about.
- As she dies, a cloud of noxious fumes billows about her.
- %E
- %Cc C 00081
- The %l glimpses %o in your possession.
- He smiles and says:
-
- You have done it! We are saved. But I fear that %o
- will always be a target for %C forces who will want it for their
- own.
-
- To prevent further trouble, I would like you, %p,
- to take %o away with you. It will help you as you
- quest for the Amulet of Yendor.
- %E
- %Cp C 00090
- "%p! Welcome back.
- How goes your quest to recover the Amulet for %d?"
- %E
- %Cc C 00091
- "You have been successful, I see, %p.
-
- "Now that the Amulet of Yendor is yours, here is what you must do:
-
- "Journey upwards to the open air. The Amulet you carry will then
- take you into the Astral Planes, where the Great Temple of %d
- casts its influence throughout our world.
-
- "Sacrifice the Amulet on the altar. Thus shall %d become supreme!"
- %E
- #
- # Elf
- #
- %Cc E 00001
- You arrive in familiar surroundings. In the distance, you %x the
- great stone Circle, the place of worship to %d.
-
- Something is wrong, though. Surrounding the circle are orcs!
- And they've noticed you!
- %E
- %Cp E 00002
- Once again, you stand before %H.
- %E
- %Cp E 00003
- You have the oddest feeling that this may be the last time you
- are to enter %H.
- %E
- %Cp E 00005
- "%p! I have not seen you in many cycles. How do you fare?"
- %E
- %Cp E 00006
- "The %n continues to threaten the circle. But we hold fast."
- %E
- %Cp E 00007
- "%l is growing weak. The magic required to defend the circle drains us."
- %E
- %Cp E 00008
- "Remember %i is hard to enter. Seek the secret
- passageways."
- %E
- %Cp E 00009
- "We must regain %o. Without it we will be overrun."
- %E
- %Cc E 00010
- "%p! You have returned! Thank %d.
-
- "We have great need of you. But first, I must see if you have the
- required abilities to take on this responsibility."
- %E
- %Cp E 00011
- "Once again, %p, you stand in our midst. Are you ready now?"
- %E
- %Cp E 00012
- "Ah, you are here again, %p. Allow me to determine your readiness..."
- %E
- %Cc E 00013
- "%p! You have doomed us all. You fairly radiate %L influences
- and weaken the power we have raised in this circle as a result!
-
- "Begone! We renounce your %shood with us! You are an outcast now!"
- %E
- %Cc E 00014
- "%p, you are yet too inexperienced to withstand the demands of that
- which we need you to do. %RA might just be able to do this thing.
-
- "Return to us when you have learned more, my %S."
- %E
- %Cc E 00015
- "You have strayed, %p! You know that %d requires that
- we maintain a pure devotion to things %a!
-
- "You must go from us. Return when you have purified yourself."
- %E
- %Cc E 00016
- "You are indeed ready, %p. I shall tell you what has transpired,
- and why we so desperately need your help:
-
- "A short time ago, the Uruk-hai tribes of the mountains to the east
- invaded and enslaved the Goblin tribes in this area. The local
- %n is now only a figurehead, and serves the Uruk-hai Overlord.
-
- "During our last gathering of worship here, we were beset by hordes of
- orcs and goblins, as you witnessed. In the first onslaught a group,
- headed by the %n himself, managed to breach the circle and
- steal %o.
-
- "Since then, we have been besieged. We do not know how much longer
- we will be able to maintain our magical barriers.
-
- "If we are to survive, you, %p, must infiltrate
- %i. There, you will find a pathway down, to the
- underground castle of the %n. He has always coveted
- %o, and will surely keep it on his person,
- until he delivers it to the Uruk-hai Overlord.
-
- "Recover %o for us, %p! Only then will
- the circle of %d be safe."
- %E
- %Cp E 00020
- "It is rumored that the Uruk-hai have a pact with the Hill Ogres."
- %E
- %Cp E 00021
- "The %n is strong, but not very smart."
- %E
- %Cp E 00022
- "Use %o, when you find it. It will help you survive
- to reach us."
- %E
- %Cp E 00023
- "Remember, let %d be your guide."
- %E
- %Cp E 00024
- "Call upon %d when you face the %n.
- The very act of doing so will infuriate him, and give you advantage."
- %E
- %Cp E 00025
- "Though the %n is as %C as we, he and his kind have always
- hated us."
- %E
- %Cp E 00026
- "We cannot hold the circle much longer, %p. Hurry!"
- %E
- %Cp E 00027
- "To infiltrate %i, you must be very stealthy."
- %E
- %Cp E 00028
- "Remember that the %n is a braggart. Trust not what he says."
- %E
- %Cp E 00029
- "You can triumph, %p, if you trust in %d."
- %E
- %Cc E 00030
- You descend into the outer regions of %i. You can hear
- scuffling sounds in the corridors, and vague mumblings in the distance.
-
- You remember that %ga once told you that there were many secret
- passageways in this complex.
- %E
- %Cp E 00031
- Once again, you descend into %i.
- %E
- %Cc E 00040
- You descend into a weird place, in which roughly cut cave-like walls
- join with smooth, finished ones, as if someone was in the midst of
- finishing off the construction of a subterranean complex.
-
- Off in the distance, you hear the sounds of a large, raucous gathering.
- %E
- %Cp E 00041
- Once again, you enter the distorted castle of the %n.
- %E
- %Cc E 00050
- "So, %c. %l has sent you to recover %o.
-
- "Well, I shall keep that bauble. It pleases me. You, %c, shall die."
- %E
- %Cp E 00051
- "Back again, eh? Well, a mere %r is no threat to me! Die, %c!"
- %E
- %Cp E 00052
- "You haven't learned your lesson, %c. You can't kill me! You shall die now."
- %E
- %Cp E 00053
- "I shall have %o from you, %r. Then I shall
- kill you."
- %E
- %Cp E 00060
- "Your %d is nothing, %c. You are mine now!"
- %E
- %Cp E 00061
- "Run away little %c! You can never hope to defeat the %n!"
- %E
- %Cp E 00062
- "My Uruk-hai servants will rip you to shreds!"
- %E
- %Cp E 00063
- "I shall display your head as a trophy. What do you think about that wall?"
- %E
- %Cp E 00064
- "I shall break your %l's circle, and destroy all the %gP!"
- %E
- %Cp E 00065
- "%d has abandoned you, %c. You are doomed."
- %E
- %Cp E 00066
- "%rA? %l sends a mere %r against me? Hah!"
- %E
- %Cp E 00067
- "%l has failed, %c. %oC will never leave here."
- %E
- %Cp E 00068
- "You really think you can defeat me, eh %c? You are wrong!"
- %E
- %Cp E 00069
- "You weaken, %c. I shall kill you now."
- %E
- %Cc E 00070
- As you pick up %o, it seems to glow, and a warmth
- fills you completely. You realize that its power is what has protected
- your %sp against their enemies for so long.
-
- You must now return it to %l without delay -- their lives depend
- on your speed.
- %E
- %Cc E 00080
- The %n collapses to the ground, cursing you and %l, then says:
-
- You have defeated me, %r! But I curse you one final time, with my
- dying breath! You shall die before you leave my castle!
- %E
- %Cc E 00081
- "%p! You have succeeded! I feared it was not possible!
-
- "Your aura proclaims that you possess %o!
-
- "I fear, now, that the Uruk-hai will select yet another %n.
- This will take some time, but if you can recover the Amulet of Yendor
- for %d before that happens, we will be eternally safe.
-
- "Take %o with you. It will aid in your quest for
- the Amulet."
- %E
- %Cp E 00090
- "Welcome, %p. How have you fared on your quest for the Amulet
- of Yendor?"
- %E
- %Cc E 00091
- "Utuelyes! You have recovered the Amulet of Yendor!
- Now attend to me, %p, and I will tell you what must be done:
-
- "The Amulet has within it magic, the capability to transport you to
- the Astral Plane, where the primary circle of %d resides.
-
- "To activate this magic, you must travel upwards as far as you can.
- When you reach the temple, sacrifice the Amulet to %d.
-
- "Thus will you fulfill your destiny."
- %E
- #
- # Healer
- #
- %Cc H 00001
- What sorcery has brought you back to %H? The smell
- of fresh funeral pyres tells you that something is amiss with the healing
- powers that used to practice here.
-
- No rhizotomists are tending the materia medica gardens, and where are the
- common folk who used to come for the cures?
-
- You know that you must quickly make your way to the collegium, and
- %l's iatreion, and find out what has happened in your
- absence.
- %E
- %Cp H 00002
- After your last experience you expected to be here, but you certainly
- did not expect to see things so much worse. This time you must
- succeed.
- %E
- %Cp H 00003
- Again, you %x %H in the distance.
-
- The smell of death and disease permeates the air. You do not have
- to be %Ra to know that the %n is on the verge of victory.
- %E
- %Cp H 00005
- "Did you read that new treatise on the therapeutic use of leeches?"
- %E
- %Cp H 00006
- "Paint a red caduceus on your shield and monsters won't hit you."
- %E
- %Cp H 00007
- "I passed handwriting so they are demoting me a rank."
- %E
- %Cp H 00008
- "I've heard that even %l has not been able to cure Chiron."
- %E
- %Cp H 00009
- "We think the %n has used his alchemists, and %o,
- to unleash a new disease we call 'the cold' on Gehennom."
- %E
- %Cc H 00010
- "Feebly, %l raises his head to look at you.
-
- "It is good to see you again, %p. I see the concern in your
- eyes, but do not worry for me. I am not ready for Hades yet. We have
- exhausted much of our healing powers holding off the %n.
- I need your fresh strength to carry on our work.
-
- "Come closer and let me lay hands on you, and determine if you have
- the skills necessary to accomplish this mission."
- %E
- %Cp H 00011
- "Again you return to me, %p. I sense that each trip back
- the pleurisy and maladies of our land begin to infect you. Let us
- hope and pray to %d that you become ready for your task before
- you fall victim to the bad humors."
- %E
- %Cp H 00012
- "Chiron has fallen, Hermes has fallen, what else must I tell you to
- impress upon you the importance of your mission! I hope that you
- have come prepared this time."
- %E
- %Cc H 00013
- "You have failed us, %p. You are a quack! A charlatan!
-
- "Hades will be happy to hear that you are once again practicing your
- arts on the unsuspecting."
- %E
- %Cc H 00014
- "Alas, %p, you are yet too inexperienced to deal with the rigors
- of such a task. You must be able to draw on the knowledge of botany,
- vetenary, and alchemy before I can send you on this quest with good
- conscience.
-
- "Return when you wear %Ra's caduceus."
- %E
- %Cc H 00015
- "You have learned much of the remedies that benefit, but you must also
- know which physic for which ail. That is why %d's teachings are a
- part of your training.
-
- "Return to us when you have healed thyself."
- %E
- %Cc H 00016
- For the first time, you sense a smile on %l' face.
-
- You have indeed learned as much as we can teach you in preparation
- for this task. Let me tell you what I know of the symptoms and hope
- that you can provide a cure.
-
- A short while ago, the dreaded %n was fooled by the gods
- into thinking that he could use %o to find a
- cure for old age. Think of it, eternal youth! But his good
- health is accomplished by drawing the health from those around him.
-
- He has exhausted his own supply of healthy people and now he seeks to
- extend his influence into our world. You must recover from him
- %o and break the spell.
-
- You must travel into the swamps to %i, and from there
- follow the trail to the %n's island lair. Be careful.
- %E
- %Cp H 00020
- "Remember, %p, to always wash your hands before operating."
- %E
- %Cp H 00021
- "The %n has no real magic of his own. To this he is vulnerable."
- %E
- %Cp H 00022
- "If you have been true to %d, you can draw on the power of
- %o."
- %E
- %Cp H 00023
- "Bring with you antidotes for poisons."
- %E
- %Cp H 00024
- "Remember this, %n cannot use %o
- to harm you, it has only healing powers."
- %E
- %Cp H 00025
- "I have sent for Chiron, but I am afraid he will come too late."
- %E
- %Cp H 00026
- "Maybe when you return the snakes will once again begin to shed."
- %E
- %Cp H 00027
- "The plague grows worse as we speak. Hurry, %p!"
- %E
- %Cp H 00028
- "Many times the %n has caused trouble in these lands. It is
- time that he was eradicated like the diseases he has caused."
- %E
- %Cp H 00029
- "With but one eye, the %n should be easy to blind. Remember this."
- %E
- %Cc H 00030
- You stand before the entrance to %i. Strange
- scratching noises come from within the building.
-
- The swampy ground around you seems to stink with disease.
- %E
- %Cp H 00031
- Once again you stand at the entrance to %i.
- %E
- %Cc H 00040
- You stand within sight of the infamous Isle of the %n. Even
- the words of %l had not prepared you for this.
-
- Steeling yourself against the wails of the ill that pierce your ears,
- you hurry on your task. Maybe with %o you can
- heal them on your return, but not now.
- %E
- %Cp H 00041
- Once again, you %x the Isle of the %n in the distance.
- %E
- %Cc H 00050
- "They have made a mistake in sending you, %p.
-
- "When I add your youth to mine, it will just make it easier for me
- to defeat %l."
- %E
- %Cp H 00051
- "Unlike your patients, you seem to keep coming back, %p!"
- %E
- %Cp H 00052
- "Which would you like, %p? Boils, pleurisy, convulsions?"
- %E
- %Cp H 00053
- "I'll have %o back from you, %r. You are
- not going to live to escape this place."
- %E
- %Cp H 00060
- "They might as well give scalpels to wizards as to let you try to
- use %o!"
- %E
- %Cp H 00061
- "If I could strike %l, surrounded by his %gP, imagine what I
- can do to you here by yourself."
- %E
- %Cp H 00062
- "I will put my %Rp to work making a physic out of your ashes."
- %E
- %Cp H 00063
- "As we speak, Hades gathers your patients to join you."
- %E
- %Cp H 00064
- "After I'm done with you, I'll destroy %l as well."
- %E
- %Cp H 00065
- "You will have to kill me if you ever hope to leave this place."
- %E
- %Cp H 00066
- "I will impale your head on my caduceus for all to see."
- %E
- %Cp H 00067
- "There is no materia medica in your sack which will cure you of me!"
- %E
- %Cp H 00068
- "Do not fight too hard, I want your soul strong, not weakened!"
- %E
- %Cp H 00069
- "You should have stopped studying at vetenary."
- %E
- %Cc H 00070
- As you pick up %o, you feel its healing begin to
- warm your soul. You curse Zeus for taking it from its rightful owner,
- but at least you hope that %l can put it to good use once
- again.
- %E
- %Cc H 00080
- The battered body of the %n slumps to the ground and gasps
- out one last curse:
-
- You have defeated me, %p, but I shall have my revenge.
- How, I shall not say, but this curse shall be like a
- cancer on you.
-
- With that the %n dies.
- %E
- %Cc H 00081
- As soon as %l sees %o he summons his %gP.
-
- Gently, %l reaches out and touches %o.
- He instructs each of the assembled to do the same. When everyone
- has finished he speaks to you.
-
- Now that we have been replenished we can defeat this plague. You must
- take %o with you and replenish the worlds you have
- been called upon to travel next. I wish you could ride Chiron to the
- end of your journey, but I need him to help me spread the cure. Go
- now and continue your journey.
- %E
- %Cp H 00090
- "You have again returned to us, %p. We have done well in your
- absence, yes? How fare you upon your quest for the Amulet?"
- %E
- %Cc H 00091
- "Ah, you have recovered the Amulet, %p. Well done!
-
- "Now, you should know that you must travel through the elemental planes
- to the astral, and there return the Amulet to %d. Go forth and
- may our prayers be as a wind upon your back."
- %E
- #
- # Knight
- #
- %Cc K 00001
- You materialize in the shadows of %H. Immediately, you notice
- that something is wrong. The fields around the castle are trampled and
- withered, as if some great battle has been recently fought.
-
- Looking closer, you %x long gouges in the walls of %H.
- You know of only one creature that makes those kinds of marks...
- %E
- %Cp K 00002
- Once again you stand in the shadows of %H.
- %E
- %Cp K 00003
- Again, you stand before %H. You vaguely sense that this
- may be the last time you stand before %l.
- %E
- %Cp K 00005
- "Hail, %p! Verily, thou looks well."
- %E
- %Cp K 00006
- "There is word, %p, that %n hath been sighted in the fens
- near %i."
- %E
- %Cp K 00007
- "Thou art our only hope now, %p."
- %E
- %Cp K 00008
- "Verily, %l could have no better champion, %p."
- %E
- %Cp K 00009
- "Many brave %cP died when %n attacked."
- %E
- %Cc K 00010
- "Ah, %p. We see thou hath received our summons.
- We are in dire need of thy prowess. But first, We must needs
- decide if thou art ready for this great undertaking."
- %E
- %Cp K 00011
- "Welcome again, %p. We hope thou art ready now."
- %E
- %Cp K 00012
- "Once again, thou standeth before us, %p. Art thou ready now?"
- %E
- %Cp K 00013
- "Thou disgraceth this noble court with thine impure presence. We have been
- lenient with thee, but no more. Thy name shalt be spoken no more. We
- hereby strip thee of thy title, thy lands, and thy standing as %ca.
- Begone from our sight!"
- %E
- %Cp K 00014
- "Verily, %p, thou hast done well. That thou hast survived thus
- far is a credit to thy valor, but thou art yet unprepared for
- the demands required as Our Champion. %rA, no matter how
- pure, could never hope to defeat the foul %n.
-
- "Journey forth from this place, and hone thy skills. Return to
- Our presence when thou hast attained the noble title of %R."
- %E
- %Cp K 00015
- "Thou dishonoureth us, %p! Thou hast strayed from the path of
- chivalry! Go from our presence and do penance. Only when thou art again
- pure may thou return hence."
- %E
- %Cc K 00016
- "Ah, %p. Thou art truly ready, as no %c before thee hath
- been. Hear now Our words:
-
- "As thou noticed as thou approached %H, a great battle hath
- been fought recently in these fields. Know thou that Merlin himself
- came to aid us here as we battled the foul %n. In the midst of that
- battle, %n struck Merlin a great blow, felling him. Then, as our
- forces were pressed back, %n stole %o.
-
- "We eventually turned the tide, but lost many %cP in doing so.
- Merlin was taken off by his apprentice, but hast not recovered. We hast
- been told that so long as %n possesses %o,
- Merlin will not regain his health.
-
- "We hereby charge thee with this most important of duties:
-
- "Go forth from this place, to the fens, and there thou wilt find
- %i. From there, thou must track down %n. Destroy the
- beast, and return to Us %o. Only then can
- We restore Merlin to health."
- %E
- %Cp K 00020
- "Remember, %p, follow always the path of %d."
- %E
- %Cp K 00021
- "Though %n is verily a mighty foe, we have confidence in thy victory."
- %E
- %Cp K 00022
- "Beware, for %n hast surrounded himself with hordes of foul creatures."
- %E
- %Cp K 00023
- "Great treasure, 'tis said, is hoarded in the lair of %n."
- %E
- %Cp K 00024
- "If thou possesseth %o, %p, %n's magic
- shalt therewith be thwarted."
- %E
- %Cp K 00025
- "The gates of %i are guarded by forces unseen, %p.
- Go carefully."
- %E
- %Cp K 00026
- "Return %o to us quickly, %p."
- %E
- %Cp K 00027
- "Destroy %n, %p, else %H shall surely fall."
- %E
- %Cp K 00028
- "Call upon %d when thou art in need."
- %E
- %Cp K 00029
- "To find %i, thou must keep thy heart pure."
- %E
- %Cc K 00030
- You stand at the foot of %i. Atop, you can %x a shrine.
- Strange energies seem to be focused here, and the hair on the back
- of your neck stands on end.
- %E
- %Cp K 00031
- Again, you stand at the foot of %i.
- %E
- %Cc K 00040
- As you exit the swamps, you %x before you a huge, gaping hole in the
- side of a hill. From within, you smell the foul stench of carrion.
-
- The pools on either side of the entrance are fouled with blood, and
- pieces of rusted metal and broken weapons show above the surface.
- %E
- %Cp K 00041
- Again, you stand at the entrance to %n's lair.
- %E
- %Cp K 00050
- "Hah! Another puny %c seeks death. I shall dine well tonight,
- then tomorrow, %H shall fall!"
- %E
- %Cp K 00051
- "Again, thou challengeth me, %r? So be it. Thou wilt die here."
- %E
- %Cp K 00052
- "Thou art truly foolish, %r. I shall dispatch thee anon."
- %E
- %Cp K 00053
- "So, thou darest touch MY property! I shall have that bauble back,
- puny %r. Thou wilt die in agony!"
- %E
- %Cp K 00060
- "A mere %r can never withstand me!"
- %E
- %Cp K 00061
- "I shall kill thee now, and feast!"
- %E
- %Cp K 00062
- "Puny %c. What manner of death dost thou wish?"
- %E
- %Cp K 00063
- "First thee, %p, then I shall feast upon %l."
- %E
- %Cp K 00064
- "Hah! Thou hast failed, %r. Now thou shalt die."
- %E
- %Cp K 00065
- "Die, %c. Thou art as nothing against my might."
- %E
- %Cp K 00066
- "I shall suck the marrow from thy bones, %c."
- %E
- %Cp K 00067
- "Let's see... Broiled? No. Fried? Nay. Baked? Yea verily,
- that is the way I like my %c for dinner."
- %E
- %Cp K 00068
- "Thy strength wanes, %p. The time of thy death draws near."
- %E
- %Cp K 00069
- "Call upon thy precious %d, %p. It shalt not avail thee."
- %E
- %Cc K 00070
- As you pick up %o, you feel its protective fields
- form around your body. You also feel a faint stirring in your mind,
- as if you are in two places at once, and in the second, you are waking
- from a long sleep.
- %E
- %Cc K 00080
- As %n sinks to the ground, blood gushing from his open mouth, he
- defiantly curses you and %l:
-
- Thou hast not won yet, %r. By the gods, I shalt return and dog
- thy steps to the grave!
-
- His tail flailing madly, %n tries to crawl towards you, but slumps
- to the ground and dies in a pool of his own blood.
- %E
- %Cc K 00081
- As you approach %l, he beams at you and says:
-
- Well done! Thou art truly the Champion of %H. We
- have received word that Merlin is recovering, and shall soon
- rejoin us.
-
- He has instructed us that thou art now to be the guardian of
- %o. He feels that thou may have need of
- its powers in thine adventures. It is our wish that thou keep
- %o with thee as thou search for the fabled
- Amulet of Yendor.
- %E
- %Cp K 00090
- "Well met, %p. How goest thy search for the Amulet of Yendor?"
- %E
- %Cc K 00091
- "Thou hast succeeded, we see, %p! Now thou art commanded to take
- the Amulet to be sacrificed to %d in the plane of the astral.
-
- "Merlin hath counseled us that thou must travel always upwards through
- the planes of the elements, to achieve this goal.
-
- "Go with %d, %p."
- %E
- #
- # Priest
- #
- %Cc P 00001
- You find yourself standing in sight of %H. Something
- is obviously wrong here. The doors to %H, which usually
- stand open, are closed. Strange human shapes shamble around
- outside.
-
- You realize that the %l needs your assistance!
- %E
- %Cp P 00002
- Once again, you stand before %H.
- %E
- %Cp P 00003
- Again you face %H. Your intuition hints that this may be
- the final time you come here.
- %E
- %Cp P 00005
- "Greetings, honored %r. It is good to see you."
- %E
- %Cp P 00006
- "Ah, %p! Surely you can help us in our hour of need."
- %E
- %Cp P 00007
- "Greetings, %s. The %l has great need of your help."
- %E
- %Cp P 00008
- "Alas, it seems as if even %d has deserted us."
- %E
- %Cp P 00009
- "May %d be with you, %s."
- %E
- %Cc P 00010
- "Ah, %p, my %S. You have returned to us at last.
- A great blow has befallen our order; perhaps you can help us.
- First, however, I must determine if you are prepared for this
- great challenge."
- %E
- %Cp P 00011
- "Again, my %S, you stand before me. Are you ready now to help us?"
- %E
- %Cp P 00012
- "Once more, %p, you stand within the sanctum. Are you ready now?"
- %E
- %Cc P 00013
- "You are a heretic, %p! How can you, %ra, deviate so from the
- teachings of %d? Begone from this temple. You are no longer
- %sa to this order. We will pray to %d for other assistance,
- as you have failed us utterly."
- %E
- %Cc P 00014
- "Alas, %p, it is not yet to be. A mere %r could never
- withstand the might of %n. Go forth, again into the world, and return
- when you have attained the post of %R."
- %E
- %Cc P 00015
- "This is terrible, %p. You have deviated from the true path!
- You know that %d requires the most strident devotion of this
- order. The %shood must stand for utmost piety.
-
- "Go from here, atone for your sins against %d. Return only when
- you have purified yourself."
- %E
- %Cc P 00016
- "Yes, %p. You are truly ready now. Attend to me and I shall
- tell you of what has transpired:
-
- "At one of the Great Festivals a short time ago, %n and a legion
- of undead invaded %H. Many %gP were killed, including
- the one carrying %o.
-
- "As a final act of vengefulness, %n desecrated the altar here.
- Without it, we could not mount a counter-attack. Now, there are
- barely enough %gP left to keep the undead at bay.
-
- "We need you to find %i, then, from there, travel
- to %n's lair. If you can manage to defeat %n and return
- %o here, we can then drive off the legions of
- undead that befoul the land.
-
- "Go with %d as your guide, %p."
- %E
- %Cp P 00020
- "You can prevail, if you rely on %d."
- %E
- %Cp P 00021
- "Remember that %n has great magic at his command."
- %E
- %Cp P 00022
- "Be pure, my %S."
- %E
- %Cp P 00023
- "Beware, %i is surrounded by a great graveyard."
- %E
- %Cp P 00024
- "You may be able to affect %n with magical cold."
- %E
- %Cp P 00025
- "Acquire and wear %o if you can. It will aid you
- against %n."
- %E
- %Cp P 00026
- "Call upon %d when your need is greatest. You will be answered."
- %E
- %Cp P 00027
- "The undead legions are weakest during the daylight hours."
- %E
- %Cp P 00028
- "Do not loose faith, %p. If you do so, %n will grow stronger."
- %E
- %Cp P 00029
- "Wear %o. It will assist you against the undead."
- %E
- %Cc P 00030
- You stand facing a large graveyard. The sky above is filled with clouds
- that seem to get thicker closer to the center. You sense the presence of
- undead in larger numbers than you have ever encountered before.
-
- You remember the descriptions of %i, given to you by
- the %l. It is ahead that you will find %n's trail.
- %E
- %Cp P 00031
- Again, you stand before %i.
- %E
- %Cc P 00040
- The stench of brimstone is all about you, and the shrieks and moans
- of tortured souls assault your psyche.
-
- Ahead, there is a small clearing amidst the bubbling pits of lava...
- %E
- %Cp P 00041
- Again, you have invaded %n's domain.
- %E
- %Cc P 00050
- "Ah, so the %l has sent another %g to retrieve
- %o.
-
- "No, I see you are no %g. Perhaps I shall have some fun today
- after all. Prepare to die, %r! You shall never regain
- %o."
- %E
- %Cp P 00051
- "So, %r. Again you challenge me."
- %E
- %Cp P 00052
- "Die now, %r. %d has no power here to aid you."
- %E
- %Cp P 00053
- "You shall die, %r, and I will have %o back."
- %E
- %Cp P 00060
- "Submit to my will, %c, and I shall spare you."
- %E
- %Cp P 00061
- "Your puny powers are no match for me, %c."
- %E
- %Cp P 00062
- "I shall have you turned into a zombie for my pleasure!"
- %E
- %Cp P 00063
- "Despair now, %r. %d cannot help you."
- %E
- %Cp P 00064
- "I shall feast upon your soul for many days, %c."
- %E
- %Cp P 00065
- "Your death will be slow and painful. That I promise!"
- %E
- %Cp P 00066
- "You cannot defeat %n, you fool. I shall kill you now."
- %E
- %Cp P 00067
- "Your precious %l will be my next victim."
- %E
- %Cp P 00068
- "I feel your powers failing you, %r. You shall die now."
- %E
- %Cp P 00069
- "With %o, nothing can stand in my way."
- %E
- %Cc P 00070
- As you pick up %o, you feel the essence of
- %d fill your soul. You know now why %n stole it from
- %H, for with it, %ca of %d could
- easily defeat his plans.
-
- You sense a message from %d. Though not verbal, you
- get the impression that you must return to the %l as soon
- as possible.
- %E
- %Cc P 00080
- You feel a wrenching shift in the ether as %n's body dissolves
- into a cloud of noxious gas.
-
- Suddenly, a voice booms out:
-
- Thou hast defeated the least of my minions, %r.
- Know now that Moloch is aware of thy presence.
- As for you, %n, I shall deal with thy failure
- at my leisure.
-
- You then hear the voice of %n, screaming in terror...
- %E
- %Cc P 00081
- "You have returned, %p. And with %o, I see.
- Congratulations.
-
- "I have been in meditation, and have received direction from
- a minion of %d. %d commands that you retain
- %o. With it, you must recover the Amulet
- of Yendor.
-
- "Go forth, and let %d guide your steps."
- %E
- %Cp P 00090
- "Welcome back, %p. How is your quest for the Amulet going?"
- %E
- %Cc P 00091
- "You have prevailed, %p! %d is surely with you. Now,
- you must take the amulet, and sacrifice it on %d's altar on
- the Astral plane. I suspect that I shall never see you again in this
- life, but I hope to at %d's feet."
- %E
- #
- # Rogue (with apologies to all Norsk speakers -dean)
- #
- %Cc R 00001
- Unexpectedly, you find yourself back in Ransmannsby, where you trained to
- be a thief. Quickly you make the guild sign, hoping that you AND word
- of your arrival reach the %l's den.
- %E
- %Cp R 00002
- Once again, you find yourself back in Ransmannsby. Fond memories are
- replaced by fear, knowing that the %l is waiting for you.
- %E
- %Cp R 00003
- You rub your hands through your hair, hoping that the little ones on
- the back of your neck stay down, and prepare yourself for your meeting
- with the %l.
- %E
- %Cp R 00005
- "I hear that Lady Tyvefelle's household is lightly guarded."
- %E
- %Cp R 00006
- "You're back? Even the Twain don't come back anymore."
- %E
- %Cp R 00007
- "Can you spare an old cutpurse a zorkmid for some grog?"
- %E
- %Cp R 00008
- "Fritz tried to join the other side, and now he's hell-hound chow."
- %E
- %Cp R 00009
- "Be careful what you steal, I hear the boss has perfected turning
- rocks into worthless pieces of glass."
- %E
- %Cc R 00010
- "Well, look who it is boys -- %p has come home. You seem to have
- fallen behind in your dues. I should kill you as an example to these
- other worthless cutpurses, but I have a better plan. If you are ready
- maybe you could work off your back dues by performing a little job for
- me. Let us just see if you are ready..."
- %E
- %Cp R 00011
- "Well, I didn't expect to see you back. It shows that you are either stupid,
- or you are finally ready to accept my offer. Let us hope for your sake it
- isn't stupidity that brings you back."
- %E
- %Cp R 00012
- "Did you perhaps mistake me for some other %l? You must
- think me as stupid as your behavior. I warn you not to try my patience."
- %E
- %Cc R 00013
- "Well %gp, it looks like our friend has forgotten who is the boss
- around here. Our friend seems to think that %rp have been put in
- charge. Wrong. DEAD WRONG!"
-
- Your sudden shift in surroundings prevents you from hearing the end
- of the %l's curse.
- %E
- %Cc R 00014
- "In the time that you've been gone you've only been able to master the
- arts of %ra? I've trained ten times again as many %Rp
- in that time. Maybe I should send one of them, no? Where would that
- leave you, %p? Oh yeah, I remember, I was going to kill you!"
- %E
- %Cc R 00015
- "Maybe I should chain you to my perch here for a while. Perhaps watching
- real %A men at work will bring some sense back to you. I don't
- think I could stand the sight of you for that long though. Come back
- when you can be trusted to act properly."
- %E
- %Cc R 00016
- "Will everyone not going to retrieve %o from that
- jerk, the %n, take one step backwards. Good choice,
- %p, because I was going to send you anyway. My other %gp
- are too valuable to me.
-
- "Here's the deal. I want %o, the %n
- has %o. You are going to get %o
- and bring it back to me. So simple an assignment even you can understand
- it."
- %E
- %Cc R 00020
- "You don't seem to understand, %o isn't here so
- neither should you be!"
- %E
- %Cp R 00021
- "May %d curse you with lead fingers. Get going!"
- %E
- %Cp R 00022
- "We don't have all year. GET GOING!"
- %E
- %Cc R 00023
- "How would you like a scar necklace? I'm just the jeweler to do it!"
- %E
- %Cp R 00024
- "Lazy S.O.B. Maybe I should call up someone else..."
- %E
- %Cp R 00025
- "Maybe I should open your skull and see if my instructions are inside?"
- %E
- %Cp R 00026
- "This is not a task you can complete in the afterlife, you know."
- %E
- %Cc R 00027
- "Inside every living person is a dead person trying to get out, and I have
- your key!"
- %E
- %Cp R 00028
- "We're almost out of hell-hound chow, so why don't you just get moving!"
- %E
- %Cp R 00029
- "You know, %o isn't going to come when you
- whistle. You must get it yourself."
- %E
- %Cp R 00030
- Those damn little hairs tell you that you are nearer to
- %o.
- %E
- %Cp R 00031
- Not wanting to face the %l without having stolen
- %o, you continue.
- %E
- %Cc R 00040
- You feel a great swelling up of courage, sensing the presence of
- %o. Or is it fear?
- %E
- %Cp R 00041
- The hairs on the back of your neck whisper -- it's fear.
- %E
- %Cc R 00050
- "Ah! You must be the %l's ... er, `hero'. A pleasure
- to meet you."
- %E
- %Cc R 00051
- "We meet again. Please reconsider your actions."
- %E
- %Cp R 00052
- "Surely, %p, you have learned that you cannot trust any bargains
- that the %l has made. I can show you how to continue on
- your quest without having to run into him again."
- %E
- %Cp R 00053
- "Please, think for a moment about what you are doing. Do you truly
- believe that %d would want the %l to have
- %o?"
- %E
- %Cp R 00060
- "May I suggest a compromise. Are you interested in gold or gems?"
- %E
- %Cp R 00061
- "Please don't force me to kill you."
- %E
- %Cp R 00062
- "Grim times are upon us all. Will you not see reason?"
- %E
- %Cp R 00063
- "I knew the %l, and you're no %l, thankfully."
- %E
- %Cp R 00064
- "It is a shame that we are not meeting under more pleasant circumstances."
- %E
- %Cp R 00065
- "I was once like you are now, %p. Believe in me -- our way
- is better."
- %E
- %Cp R 00066
- "Stay with me, and I will make you %o's guardian."
- %E
- %Cp R 00067
- "When you return, with or without %o,
- the %l will have you killed."
- %E
- %Cp R 00068
- "Do not be fooled; I am prepared to kill to defend %o."
- %E
- %Cp R 00069
- "I can reunite you with the Twain. Oh, the stories you can swap."
- %E
- %Cc R 00070
- "As you pick up %o, the hairs on the back of your
- neck fall out. At once you realize why the %n was
- willing to die to keep it out of the %l's hands. Somehow
- you know that you must do likewise."
- %E
- %Cc R 00080
- "I know what you are thinking, %p. It is not too late for you
- to use %o wisely. For the sake of your guild
- %sp, do what is right."
-
- You sit and wait for death to come for the %n, and then you
- brace yourself for your next meeting with the %l!
- %E
- %Cc R 00081
- "Well, I'll be damned. You got it. I am proud of you, a fine %r
- you've turned out to be.
-
- "While you were gone I got to thinking, you and %o
- together could bring me more treasure than either of you apart, so why don't
- you take it with you. All I ask is a cut of whatever loot you come by.
- That is a better deal than I offered the %n.
-
- "But, you see what happened to the %n when he refused.
- Don't make me find another to send after you this time."
- %E
- %Cc R 00090
- "Quite the little thief, aren't we, %p. Can I interest you in a
- swap for %o. Look around, anything in the keep
- is yours for the asking."
- %E
- %Cc R 00091
- "I see that with your abilities, and my brains, we could rule this world.
-
- "All that we would need to be all-powerful is for you to take that little
- trinket you've got there up to the Astral plane. From there, %d will
- show you what to do with it. Once that's done, we will be invincible!"
- %E
- #
- # Samurai
- #
- %Cc S 00001
- Even before your senses adjust, you recognize the kami of
- %H.
-
- But why is the standard of your teki, %n, flying
- above the town? Why are ronin wandering freely, where are the
- samurai of your daimyo, %l?
-
- You quickly say a prayer to Izanagi and Izanami and walk towards
- town.
- %E
- %Cp S 00002
- Once again, you are back at %H.
- %E
- %Cp S 00003
- You are back at %H.
-
- Instantly you sense a subtle change in your karma. You seem to know that
- if you do not succeed in your quest, %n will have destroyed
- the kami of %H before you return again.
- %E
- %Cp S 00005
- "To succeed, you must walk like a butterfly on the wind."
- %E
- %Cp S 00006
- "Ikaga desu ka?"
- %E
- %Cp S 00007
- "I fear for The Land of The Gods."
- %E
- %Cp S 00008
- "%n has hired the Ninja -- be careful."
- %E
- %Cp S 00009
- "If %o is not returned, we will all be ronin."
- %E
- %Cc S 00010
- "Ah, %p-san, it is good to see you again. I need someone who can
- lead my samurai against %n. If you are ready, you will be
- that person."
- %E
- %Cp S 00011
- "Once again, %p-san, you kneel before me. Are you yet capable of
- being my vassal?"
- %E
- %Cp S 00012
- "You begin to test my matsu, %p-san.
- If you cannot determine what I want in a samurai, how can I rely on you
- to figure out what I need from a samurai?"
- %E
- %Cp S 00013
- "You are no longer my samurai, %p.
-
- "Hara-kiri is denied. You are ordered to shave your head and then to
- become a monk. Your fief and family are forfeit. Wakarimasu?"
- %E
- %Cp S 00014
- "%p-san, you have learned well and honored your family.
- I require the skills of %Ra in order to defeat %n.
- Go and seek out teachers. Learn what they have learned. When you
- are ready, return to me."
- %E
- %Cp S 00015
- "%p-san, you would do better to join the kyokaku.
-
- "You have skills, but until you can call upon the bushido to know when and
- how to use them you are not samurai. When you can think %A and
- act %A then return."
- %E
- %Cc S 00016
- "Domo %p-san, indeed you are ready. I can now tell you what
- it is that I require of you.
-
- "The daimyo, %n, has betrayed us. He has stolen from us
- %o and taken it to his donjon deep within
- %i.
-
- "If I cannot show the emperor %o when he comes
- for the festival he will know that I have failed in my duty, and
- request that I commit seppuku.
-
- "You must gain entrance to %i and retrieve the
- emperor's property. Be quick! The emperor will be here for the
- cha-no-you in 5 sticks.
-
- "Wakarimasu?"
- %E
- %Cp S 00020
- "To defeat %n you must overcome the seven emotions:
- hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, and fear."
- %E
- %Cp S 00021
- "Remember your honor is my honor, you perform in my name."
- %E
- %Cp S 00022
- "I will go to the temple and burn incense for your safe return."
- %E
- %Cp S 00023
- "Sayonara."
- %E
- %Cp S 00024
- "There can be honor in defeat, but no gain."
- %E
- %Cp S 00025
- "Your kami must be strong in order to succeed."
- %E
- %Cp S 00026
- "You are indeed a worthy %R, but now you must be a worthy samurai."
- %E
- %Cp S 00027
- "If you fail, %n will be like a tai-fun on the land."
- %E
- %Cp S 00028
- "If you are truly %A, %d will listen."
- %E
- %Cp S 00029
- "Sharpen your swords and your wits for the task before you."
- %E
- %Cc S 00030
- You instinctively reach for your swords. You do not recognize the
- lay of this land, but you know that your teki are everywhere.
- %E
- %Cp S 00031
- Thankful that your %sp at %H cannot see
- your fear, you prepare again to advance.
- %E
- %Cc S 00040
- In your mind, you hear the taunts of %n.
-
- You become like the rice plant and bend to the ground, offering a
- prayer to %d. But when the wind has passed, you stand
- proudly again. Putting your kami in the hands of fate, you advance.
- %E
- %Cp S 00041
- As you arrive once again at the home of %n, your thoughts
- turn only to %o.
- %E
- %Cp S 00050
- "Ah, so it is to be you, %p-san. I offer you seppuku.
- I will be your second if you wish."
- %E
- %Cp S 00051
- "I have offered you the honorable exit. Now I will have your
- head to send unwashed to %l."
- %E
- %Cp S 00052
- "After I have dispatched you, I will curse your kami."
- %E
- %Cp S 00053
- "You have fought my samurai; surely you must know that you
- will not be able to take %o back to
- %H."
- %E
- %Cp S 00060
- "Ahh, I finally meet the daimyo of the kyokaku!"
- %E
- %Cp S 00061
- "There is no honor for me in your death."
- %E
- %Cp S 00062
- "You know that I cannot resash my swords until they have killed."
- %E
- %Cp S 00063
- "Your presence only compounds the dishonor of %l in not coming himself."
- %E
- %Cp S 00064
- "I will make tea with your hair and serve it to %l."
- %E
- %Cp S 00065
- "Your fear shows in your eyes, coward!"
- %E
- %Cp S 00066
- "I have not heard of you, %p-san; has your life been that unworthy?"
- %E
- %Cp S 00067
- "If you will not obey me, you will die."
- %E
- %Cp S 00068
- "Kneel now and make the two cuts of honor. I will tell your %sp
- of your honorable death."
- %E
- %Cp S 00069
- "Your master was a poor teacher. You will pay for his mistakes in
- your teaching."
- %E
- %Cc S 00070
- As you pick up %o, you feel the strength of its karma.
- You realize at once why so many good samurai had to die to defend it.
- You are humbled knowing that you hold one of the artifacts of the
- sun god.
- %E
- %Cc S 00080
- Your healing skills tell you that %n's wounds are mortal.
-
- You know that the bushido tells you to finish him and let his kami
- die with honor, but the thought of so many samurai dead due to this
- man's dishonor prevents you from giving the final blow.
-
- You order that his unwashed head be given to the crows and his body
- thrown into the sea.
- %E
- %Cc S 00081
- As you bow before %l, he welcomes you:
-
- You have brought your family great honor, %p-sama.
-
- While you have been gone the emperor's advisors have discovered in
- the ancient texts that the karma of the samurai who seeks to recover
- the amulet and the karma of %o are joined
- as the seasons join to make a year.
-
- Because you have shown such fidelity, the emperor requests
- that you take leave of other obligations and continue on the
- road that fate has set your feet upon. I would consider it
- an honor if you would allow me to watch your household until
- you return with the amulet.
-
- With that, %l bows, and places his sword atop
- %o.
- %E
- %Cp S 00090
- %l bows. "%p-sama, tell us of your search for the Amulet."
- %E
- %Cc S 00091
- "Ah, %p-sama. You have wasted your efforts returning home.
- Now that you are in possession of the Amulet, you are honor-bound to
- finish the quest you have undertaken. There will be plenty of time
- for saki and stories when you have finished.
-
- "Go now, and may our prayers be a wind at your back."
- %E
- #
- # Tourist
- #
- %Cc T 00001
- You breathe a sigh of relief as you find yourself back in the familiar
- surroundings of %H.
-
- You quickly notice that things do not appear the way they did when you
- left. The town is dark and quiet. There are no sounds coming from
- behind the town walls, and no campfires burning in the fields. As a
- matter of fact, you do not %x any movement in the fields at all, and
- the crops look as though they have been untended for many weeks.
- %E
- %Cp T 00002
- Once again, you are back at %H.
- %E
- %Cp T 00003
- You are back at %H.
- Things appear to have become so bad that you fear that soon
- %H will not be here to return to.
- %E
- %Cp T 00005
- "Gehennom on 5 zorkmids a day -- more like 500 a day if you ask me."
- %E
- %Cp T 00006
- "Do you know where I could find some nice postcards of The Gnomish Mines?"
- %E
- %Cp T 00007
- "Have you tried the weird toilets?"
- %E
- %Cp T 00008
- "Don't stay at the Inn, I hear the food is terrible and it has rats."
- %E
- %Cp T 00009
- "They told me that this was the off season!"
- %E
- %Cc T 00010
- "Is it really you, %p! I had given up hope for your return.
- As you can %x, we are desperately in need of your talents. Someone must
- defeat the %n if our town is become what it once was.
-
- "Let me see if you are ready to be that someone."
- %E
- %Cp T 00011
- "Things are getting worse, %p.
- I hope that this time you are ready."
- %E
- %Cp T 00012
- "I hope that for the sake of %H you have prepared
- yourself this time."
- %E
- %Cc T 00013
- "It is too late, %p. You are not even worthy to die amongst us.
- Leave %H and never return."
- %E
- %Cc T 00014
- "There is still too much that you have to learn before you can undertake
- the next step. Return to us as a proven %R, and perhaps then
- you will be ready.
-
- "Go back now, and may the teachings of %d serve you well."
- %E
- %Cc T 00015
- "It would be an affront to %d to have one not true to the
- %a path undertake her bidding.
-
- "You must not return to us until you have purified yourself of these
- bad influences on your actions. Remember, only by following the %a
- path can you hope to overcome the obstacles you will face."
- %E
- %Cc T 00016
- %E
- "You have indeed proven yourself a worthy %c, %p.
-
- "But now your kinfolk and I must ask you to put aside your travels and
- help us in our time of need. After you left us we elected a new mayor,
- the %n. He proved to be a most heinous and vile creature.
-
- "Soon after taking office he absconded with %o
- and fled town, leaving behind his henchmen to rule over us. In order
- for us to regain control of our town, you must enter %i
- and recover %o.
-
- "Do not be distracted on your quest. If you do not return quickly I fear
- that all will be lost. Let us both pray now that %d will guide you
- and keep you safe."
- %Cp T 00020
- "Do not be fooled by the false promises of the %n."
- %E
- %Cp T 00021
- "To enter %i you must pass many traps."
- %E
- %Cp T 00022
- "If you do not return with %o, your quest
- will be in vain."
- %E
- %Cp T 00023
- "Do not be afraid to call upon %d if you truly need help."
- %E
- %Cp T 00024
- "If you do not destroy the %n, he will follow you back here!"
- %E
- %Cp T 00025
- "Take %o from the %n
- and you may be able to defeat him."
- %E
- %Cp T 00026
- "You must hurry, %p!"
- %E
- %Cp T 00027
- "You are like %Sa to me, %p. Do not let me down."
- %E
- %Cp T 00028
- "If you are %a at all times you may succeed, %p."
- %E
- %Cp T 00029
- "Let all who meet you on your journey know that you are on an quest for
- %l and grant safe passage."
- %E
- %Cp T 00030
- Only your faith in %d keeps you from trembling. You %x
- the handiwork of the %n's henchlings everywhere.
- %E
- %Cp T 00031
- You know that this time you must find and destroy the %n.
- %E
- %Cp T 00040
- You sense the presence of %o.
- %E
- %Cp T 00041
- You gain confidence, knowing that you may soon be united with
- %o.
- %E
- %Cc T 00050
- "So, %p, %l thinks that you can wrest
- %o from me!
-
- "It only proves how desperate he has become that he sends %ra to
- try and defeat me. When this day is over, I will have you enslaved
- in the mines where you will rue the day that you ever entered
- %i."
- %E
- %Cc T 00051
- "I let you live the last time because it gave me pleasure. This time I will
- destroy you, %p."
- %E
- %Cp T 00052
- "These meetings come to bore me. You disturb my workings with
- %o.
-
- "If you do not run away now, I will inflict so much suffering on you that
- %l will feel guilty for ever having sent his %S to me!"
- %E
- %Cp T 00053
- "You fool. You do not know how to call upon the powers of
- %o.
-
- "Return it to me and I will teach you how to use it, and together we
- will rule %H. But do so now, as my patience
- grows thin."
- %E
- %Cp T 00060
- "I defeated %l and I will defeat you, %p."
- %E
- %Cp T 00061
- "Where is %d now! You must realize no one can help you here."
- %E
- %Cp T 00062
- "Beg for mercy now and I may be lenient on you."
- %E
- %Cp T 00063
- "If you were not so %a, you might have stood a chance."
- %E
- %Cp T 00064
- "Vengeance is mine at last, %p."
- %E
- %Cp T 00065
- "I only wish that %l had a more worthy %r to send against me."
- %E
- %Cp T 00066
- "With %o in my possession you cannot
- hope to defeat me."
- %E
- %Cp T 00067
- "The %n has never been defeated, NEVER!"
- %E
- %Cp T 00068
- "Are you truly the best %H has to send against me?
- I pity %l."
- %E
- %Cp T 00069
- "How do you spell %p? I want to ensure the marker on your grave is
- correct as a warning to your %sp."
- %E
- %Cc T 00070
- As you pick up %o, you feel a great
- weight has been lifted from your shoulders. Your only thoughts are
- to quickly return to %H and find %l.
- %E
- %Cc T 00080
- You turn in the direction of %n. As his earthly body begins
- to vanish before your eyes, you hear him curse:
-
- You shall never be rid of me, %p!
- I will find you where ever you go and regain what is rightly mine.
- %E
- %Cc T 00081
- As %l detects the presence of %o,
- he almost smiles for the first time in many a full moon.
-
- As he looks up from %o he says:
-
- You have recovered %o. You are its
- owner now, but not its master. Let it work with you as you continue
- your journey. With its help, and %d to guide you on the
- %a path, you may yet recover the Amulet of Yendor.
- %E
- %Cc T 00090
- "I could not be more proud than if you were my own %S, %p!
- Tell me of your adventures in quest of the Amulet of Yendor."
- %E
- %Cc T 00091
- "Stand back and let me look at you, %p.
- Now that you have recovered the Amulet of Yendor, I'm afraid living
- out your days in %H would seem pretty tame.
-
- "You have come too far to stop now, for there are still more tasks that
- our oral history foretells for you. Forever more, though, your name shall
- be spoken by the %gP with awe. You are truly an inspiration to your
- %sp!"
- %E
- #
- # Valkyrie
- #
- %Cc V 00001
- You materialize at the base of a snowy hill. Atop the hill sits
- a place you know well, %H. You immediately realize
- that something here is very wrong!
-
- In places, the snow and ice have been melted into steaming pools of
- water. Fumaroles and pools of bubbling lava surround the hill.
- The stench of sulphur is carried through the air, and you %x creatures
- that should not be able to live in this environment moving towards you.
- %E
- %Cp V 00002
- Once again, you are near the abode of the %l.
- %E
- %Cp V 00003
- Again you materialize near the %l's abode. You have a nagging feeling
- that this may be the last time you come here.
- %E
- %Cp V 00005
- "Hail, and well met, brave %c."
- %E
- %Cp V 00006
- "May %d guide your steps, %p."
- %E
- %Cp V 00007
- "The %l weakens. Without %o, her foresight is dim."
- %E
- %Cp V 00008
- "You must hurry, %p, else Ragnarok may well come."
- %E
- %Cp V 00009
- "I would deal with this foul %n myself, but %d forbids it."
- %E
- %Cc V 00010
- "Ah, %p, my %S. You have returned to %H
- at last. We are in dire need of your aid, but I must determine if you
- are yet ready for such an undertaking.
-
- "Let me read your fate..."
- %E
- %Cp V 00011
- "Let me read the future for you now, %p, perhaps you have managed to
- change it enough..."
- %E
- %Cp V 00012
- "Again, I shall read your fate, my %S. Let us both hope that you have
- made changes to become ready for this task..."
- %E
- %Cc V 00013
- "No, %p. Your fate is sealed. I must cast about for another
- champion. Begone from my presence, and never return. Know this, that
- you shall never succeed in this life, and Valhalla is denied to you."
- %E
- %Cc V 00014
- "I see you and %n fighting, %p. But you are not prepared and
- shall die at %n's hand if you proceed. No. This will not do.
- Go back out into the world, and grow more experienced at the ways of
- war. Only when you have returned %Ra will you be able to defeat
- %n."
- %E
- %Cc V 00015
- "NO! This is terrible. I see you becoming an ally of %n, and
- leading his armies in the final great battles. This must not come to
- pass! You have strayed from the %a path. You must purge yourself,
- and return here only when you have regained a state of purity."
- %E
- %Cc V 00016
- "It is not clear, %p, for my sight is limited without
- %o. But it is now likely that you can defeat %n,
- and recover %o.
-
- "A short time ago, %n and his minions attacked this place. They
- opened the huge volcanic vents you %x about the hill, and attacked.
- I knew that this was to come to pass, and had asked %d for a group
- of %gP to help defend this place. The few you %x here are the
- mightiest of Valhalla's own, and are all that are left of one hundred
- %d sent.
-
- "Despite the great and glorious battle we fought, %n managed at last
- to steal %o. This has upset the balance of the universe, and
- unless %o is returned into my care, %n may start Ragnarok.
-
- "You must find the entrance to %i. Travel downward
- from there and you will find %n's lair. Defeat him and
- return %o to me."
- %E
- %Cp V 00020
- "Go with the blessings of %d."
- %E
- %Cp V 00021
- "Call upon %d when you are in need."
- %E
- %Cp V 00022
- "Use %o if you can. It will protect you."
- %E
- %Cp V 00023
- "Magical cold is very effective against %n."
- %E
- %Cp V 00024
- "To face %n, you will need to be immune to fire."
- %E
- %Cp V 00025
- "May %d strengthen your sword-arm."
- %E
- %Cp V 00026
- "Trust in %d. He will not desert you."
- %E
- %Cp V 00027
- "It becomes more likely that Ragnarok will come with every passing moment.
- You must hurry, %p."
- %E
- %Cp V 00028
- "If %n can master %o, he will be powerful enough to
- face %d far earlier than is fated. This must not be!"
- %E
- %Cp V 00029
- "Remember your training, %p. You can succeed."
- %E
- %Cc V 00030
- The ice and snow gives way to a valley floor. You %x ahead of you
- a huge round hill surrounded by pools of lava. This then is the entrance
- to %i. It looks like you're not going to get in without
- a fight though.
- %E
- %Cp V 00031
- Once again, you stand before the entrance to %i.
- %E
- %Cc V 00040
- Through clouds of sulphurous gasses, you %x a rock palisade
- surrounded with a moat of bubbling lava. You remember the description
- from something that the %l said. This is the lair of %n.
- %E
- %Cp V 00041
- Once again, you stand in sight of %n's lair.
- %E
- %Cc V 00050
- "So! The %l has finally sent %ca to challenge me!
-
- "I thought that mastering %o would enable me to challenge %d,
- but it has shown me that first I must kill you!
- So come, little %s. Once I defeat you, I can at last begin
- the final battle with %d."
- %E
- %Cp V 00051
- "Again you challenge me, %r. Good. I will kill you now."
- %E
- %Cp V 00052
- "Have you not learned yet? You cannot defeat %n!"
- %E
- %Cp V 00053
- "I will kill you, %c, and wrest %o from your mangled hands."
- %E
- %Cp V 00060
- "I am your death, %c."
- %E
- %Cp V 00061
- "You cannot prevail, %r. I have foreseen your every move."
- %E
- %Cp V 00062
- "With you out of the way, Valhalla will be mine for the taking."
- %E
- %Cp V 00063
- "I killed scores of %d's best when I took %o.
- Do you really think that one %c can stand against me?"
- %E
- %Cp V 00064
- "Who bears the souls of %cP to Valhalla, %r?"
- %E
- %Cp V 00065
- "No, %d cannot help you here."
- %E
- %Cp V 00066
- "Some instrument of %d you are, %p. You are a weakling!"
- %E
- %Cp V 00067
- "Never have I seen %ca so clumsy in battle."
- %E
- %Cp V 00068
- "You die now, little %s."
- %E
- %Cp V 00069
- "Your body I destroy now, your soul when my hordes overrun Valhalla!"
- %E
- %Cc V 00070
- As you pick up %o, your mind is suddenly filled with images,
- and you perceive all of the possibilities of each potential choice you
- could make. As you begin to control and channel your thoughts, you
- realize that you must return %o to the %l immediately.
- %E
- %Cc V 00080
- A look of surprise and horror appears on %n's face.
-
- No!!! %o has lied to me! I have been misled!
-
- Suddenly, %n grasps his head and screams in agony, then dies.
- %E
- %Cc V 00081
- As you approach, the %l rises and touches %o.
-
- "You may take %o with you, %p. I have removed from
- it the power to foretell the future, for that power no mortal should
- have. Its other abilities, however, you have at your disposal.
-
- "You must now begin in %d's name to search for the Amulet of Yendor.
- May your steps be guided by %d, my %S."
- %E
- %Cp V 00090
- "Greetings, %p. I have not been able to pay as much attention to
- your search for the Amulet as I have wished. How do you fare?"
- %E
- %Cc V 00091
- "Excellent, %p. I see you have recovered the Amulet!
-
- "You must take the Amulet to the Great Temple of %d, on the Astral
- plane. There you must offer the Amulet to %d.
-
- "Go now, my %S. I cannot tell you your fate, as the power of the
- Amulet interferes with mine. I hope for your success."
- %E
- #
- # Wizard
- #
- %Cc W 00001
- You are suddenly in familiar surroundings. You notice what appears to
- be a large, squat stone structure nearby. Wait! That looks like the
- tower of your old master, the %l.
-
- However, things are not the same as when you were last here. Mists and
- areas of unexplained darkness surround the tower. There is movement in
- the shadows.
-
- Your master would never allow such unaesthetic forms to surround the
- tower... unless something were dreadfully wrong!
- %E
- %Cp W 00002
- Once again, you are back at %H.
- %E
- %Cp W 00003
- You are back at %H.
- You have an odd feeling this may be the last time you ever come here.
- %E
- %Cp W 00005
- "Would you happen to have some eye of newt in that overstuffed pack, %s?"
- %E
- %Cp W 00006
- "Ah, the spell to create the magic portal worked. Outstanding!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00007
- "Hurry! The %l may not survive that casting of the
- portal spell!!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00008
- "We must strive to return balance to the world, or all is lost."
- %E
- %Cp W 00009
- "I, too, will venture into the world, because the %n is but one of
- many evils to be vanquished."
- %E
- %Cc W 00010
- "Come closer, %p, for my voice falters in my old age.
- Yes, I see that you have come a long way since you went out into the
- world, leaving the safe confines of this tower. However, I must first
- determine if you have all of the skills required to take on the task
- I require of you."
- %E
- %Cp W 00011
- "Well, %p, you have returned. Perhaps you are now ready..."
- %E
- %Cp W 00012
- "This is getting tedious, %p, but perseverance is a sign of a true mage.
- I certainly hope that you are truly ready this time!"
- %E
- %Cc W 00013
- "You fool, %p! Why did I waste all of those years teaching you
- the esoteric arts? Get out of here! I shall find another."
- %E
- %Cc W 00014
- "Alas, %p, you have not yet shown your proficiency as a worthy
- spellcaster. As %ra, you would surely be overcome in the challenge
- ahead. Go, now, expand your horizons, and return when you have attained
- renown as %Ra."
- %E
- %Cc W 00015
- "You amaze me, %p! How many times did I tell you that Balance
- requires care. One must use the world with care, lest one leave it in ruins
- and simplify the task of the %n.
-
- "You must go back and show your worthiness. Do not return until you are
- truly ready for this quest. May %d guide you in this task."
- %E
- %Cc W 00016
- %E
- "Yes, %p, you truly are ready for this dire task. Listen,
- carefully, for what I tell you now will be of vital importance.
-
- "Since you left us to hone your skills in the world, we unexpectedly came
- under attack by the forces of the %n. As you know, we thought
- the %n had perished at the end of the last age, but, alas, this was
- not the case.
-
- "The %n sent an army of abominations against us. Among them was a
- minion, mindless and ensorcelled, and thus, in the confusion, it was able
- to penetrate our defenses. Alas, this creature has stolen
- %o and I fear it has delivered %o
- to the %n.
-
- "Over the years, I had woven most of my power into this amulet, and thus,
- without it, I have but a shadow of my former power, and I fear that I
- shall soon perish.
-
- "You must travel to %i, and within its dungeons,
- find and overcome the %n, and return %o to me.
-
- "Go now, with %d, and return Balance to the world."
- %Cp W 00020
- "Beware, for the %n is immune to most magical attacks."
- %E
- %Cp W 00021
- "To enter %i you must pass many traps."
- %E
- %Cp W 00022
- "The %n may be vulnerable to physical attacks."
- %E
- %Cp W 00023
- "%d will come to your aid when you call."
- %E
- %Cp W 00024
- "You must utterly destroy the %n. He will pursue you otherwise."
- %E
- %Cp W 00025
- "%oC is a mighty artifact. With it you can
- destroy the %n."
- %E
- %Cp W 00026
- "Go forth with the blessings of %d."
- %E
- %Cp W 00027
- "I will have my %gP watch for your return."
- %E
- %Cp W 00028
- "Feel free to take any items in that chest that might aid you."
- %E
- %Cp W 00029
- "You will know when %o is near. Proceed with care!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00030
- Wisps of fog swirl nearby. You feel that the %n's lair is close.
- %E
- %Cp W 00031
- You believe that you may once again invade %i.
- %E
- %Cp W 00040
- You feel your mentor's presence; perhaps %o is nearby.
- %E
- %Cp W 00041
- The aura of %o tingles at the edge of your perception.
- %E
- %Cc W 00050
- "Ah, I recognize you, %p. So, the %l has sent you to steal
- %o from me, hmmm? Well, the %l is a
- fool to send such a mental weakling against me.
-
- "Your destruction, however, should make for good sport. In the end, you
- shall beg me to kill you!"
- %E
- %Cc W 00051
- "How nice of you to return, %p! I enjoyed our last meeting. Are you
- still hungry for more pain?
-
- "Come! Your soul, like %o, shall soon be mine to
- command."
- %E
- %Cp W 00052
- "I'm sure that your perseverance shall be the subject of innumerable
- ballads, but you shall not be around to hear them, I fear!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00053
- "Thief! %o belongs to me, now. I shall feed
- your living flesh to my minions."
- %E
- %Cp W 00060
- "Your puny powers are no match for me, fool!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00061
- "When you are defeated, your torment will last for a thousand years."
- %E
- %Cp W 00062
- "After your downfall, %p, I shall devour the %l
- for dessert!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00063
- "Are you ready yet to beg for mercy? I could be lenient..."
- %E
- %Cp W 00064
- "Your soul shall join the enslaved multitude I command!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00065
- "Your lack of will is evident, and you shall die as a result."
- %E
- %Cp W 00066
- "Your faith in %d is for naught! Come, submit to me now!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00067
- "A mere %r is nothing compared to my skill!"
- %E
- %Cp W 00068
- "So, you are the best hope of the %l? How droll."
- %E
- %Cp W 00069
- "Feel my power, %c! My victory is imminent!"
- %E
- %Cc W 00070
- As you touch %o, its comforting power infuses you
- with new energy. You feel as if you can detect others' thoughts flowing
- through it. Although you yearn to wear %o
- and attack the Wizard of Yendor, you know you must return it to its
- rightful owner, the %l.
- %E
- %Cc W 00080
- The %n croaks out, as his body begins to shrivel up:
-
- I shall haunt your progress until the end of time. A thousand
- curses on you and the %l.
-
- Then, the body bursts into a cloud of choking dust, and blows away.
- %E
- %Cc W 00081
- The %l notices %o in your possession,
- beams at you and says:
-
- I knew you could defeat the %n and retrieve
- %o. We shall never forget this
- brave service.
-
- Take %o with you in your quest for
- the Amulet of Yendor. I can sense that it has attuned
- itself to you already.
-
- May %d guide you in your quest, and keep you from harm.
- %E
- %Cc W 00090
- "Come near, my %S, and share your adventures with me. So, have you
- succeeded in your quest for the Amulet of Yendor?"
- %E
- %Cc W 00091
- "Congratulations, %p. I always knew that if anyone could succeed
- in defeating the Wizard of Yendor and his minions, it would be you.
-
- "Go now, and take the Amulet to the astral plane. Once there, present
- the Amulet on the altar of %d. Along the way you shall pass through the
- four elemental planes. These planes are like nothing you have ever
- experienced before, so be prepared!
-
- "For this you were born, %s! I am very proud of you."
- %E
- #
- # General
- #
- %Cc - 00001
- It is written in the Book of %d:
-
- After the Creation, the cruel god Moloch rebelled
- against the authority of Marduk the Creator.
- Moloch stole from Marduk the most powerful of all
- the artifacts of the gods, the Amulet of Yendor,
- and he hid it in the dark cavities of Gehennom, the
- Under World, where he now lurks, and bides his time.
-
- Your god %d seeks to possess the Amulet, and with it
- to gain deserved ascendance over the other gods.
-
- You, a newly trained %r, have been heralded
- from birth as the instrument of %d. You are destined
- to recover the Amulet for your deity, or die in the
- attempt. Your hour of destiny has come. For the sake
- of us all: Go bravely with %d!
- %E
- %Cp - 00002
- You receive a faint telepathic message from %l:
- Your help is urgently needed at %H!
- Look for a ...ic transporter.
- You couldn't quite make out that last message.
- %E
- %Cp - 00003
- You again sense %l pleading for help.
- %E
- #
- # Angelic maledictions.
- #
- %Cp - 00010
- "Repent, and thou shalt be saved!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00011
- "Thou shalt pay for thine insolence!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00012
- "Very soon, my child, thou shalt meet thy maker."
- %E
- %Cp - 00013
- "The great %D has sent me to make you pay for your sins!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00014
- "The wrath of %D is now upon you!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00015
- "Thy life belongs to %D now!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00016
- "Dost thou wish to receive thy final blessing?"
- %E
- %Cp - 00017
- "Thou art but a godless void."
- %E
- %Cp - 00018
- "Thou art not worthy to seek the Amulet."
- %E
- %Cp - 00019
- "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
- %E
- #
- # Demonic maledictions.
- #
- %Cp - 00030
- "I first mistook thee for a statue, when I regarded thy head of stone."
- %E
- %Cp - 00031
- "Come here often?"
- %E
- %Cp - 00032
- "Dost pain excite thee? Wouldst thou prefer the whip?"
- %E
- %Cp - 00033
- "Thinkest thou it shall tickle as I rip out thy lungs?"
- %E
- %Cp - 00034
- "Eat slime and die!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00035
- "Go ahead, fetch thy mama! I shall wait."
- %E
- %Cp - 00036
- "Go play leapfrog with a herd of unicorns!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00037
- "Hast thou been drinking, or art thou always so clumsy?"
- %E
- %Cp - 00038
- "This time I shall let thee off with a spanking, but let it not happen again."
- %E
- %Cp - 00039
- "I've met smarter (and prettier) acid blobs."
- %E
- %Cp - 00040
- "Look! Thy bootlace is undone!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00041
- "Mercy! Dost thou wish me to die of laughter?"
- %E
- %Cp - 00042
- "Run away! Live to flee another day!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00043
- "Thou hadst best fight better than thou canst dress!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00044
- "Twixt thy cousin and thee, Medusa is the prettier."
- %E
- %Cp - 00045
- "Methinks thou wert unnaturally interested in yon corpse back there, eh, varlet?"
- %E
- %Cp - 00046
- "Up thy nose with a rubber hose!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00047
- "Verily, thy corpse could not smell worse!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00048
- "Wait! I shall polymorph into a grid bug to give thee a fighting chance!"
- %E
- %Cp - 00049
- "Why search for the Amulet? Thou wouldst but lose it, cretin."
- %E
-
- #
- # TEST PATTERN
- #
- %Cc - 00099
- %p: return(plname);
- %c: return(pl_character);
- %r: return((char *)rank_of(u.ulevel));
- %R: return((char *)rank_of(MIN_QUEST_LEVEL));
- %s: return((flags.female) ? "sister" : "brother" );
- %S: return((flags.female) ? "daughter" : "son" );
- %l: return((char *)ldrname());
- %i: return(intermed());
- %o: return(artiname());
- %n: return((char *)neminame());
- %g: return((char *)guardname());
- %H: return((char *)homebase());
- %a: return(Alignnam(u.ualignbase[0]));
- %A: return(Alignnam(u.ualign.type));
- %d: return((char *)u_gname());
- %D: return((char *)align_gname(A_LAWFUL));
- %C: return("chaotic");
- %N: return("neutral");
- %L: return("lawful");
- %x: return((Blind) ? "sense" : "see");
- %%: return(percent_sign);
- a suffix: return an(root);
- A suffix: return An(root);
- C suffix: return capitalized(root);
- p suffix: return makeplural(root);
- P suffix: return makeplural(capitalized(root));
- %E
-