Catacombs Level 2
Down the stairs I go, and into a room with 24 doors to choose from.
Needless to say, one of the first things I stumbled upon were the stairs
going down to level, but I was too chicken to take them. Level 2 awaits!
There are many traps on this level, and my party blindly walked into every
single one of them. They're indicated with a T in the above map. Just
cast a TRZP before you walk into them, and you'll be just fine.
I accidentally angered a Blue Dragon - a mistake I will never make again.
My party was quickly beaten, burned, disposed of, and found themselves in
Adventurer's Heaven. Wow, they can really put up a good fight! (This
actually happened twice. I just can't beat large numbers of blue dragons!)
I found a most unusual little room located at 8N, 9E. This is a small room
that you can only get to with Phase Door, but there's absolutely nothing in
it. Kind of like my bedroom.
Status Chamber Ahead:
Those who venture ahead should prepare for a long stay!
Okay, so I went into the Status Chamber. I'll admit, I was a bit
frightened, but it was nothing that I couldn't teleport out of!
You face death itself in the form of 1 Soul Sucker!
The Soul Sucker was found at position 0N, 21E, after I traveled east
through 15 one-way doors. Once I defeated this little monster (my hunter
took him out with one shot, after he took my bard out with one shot),
I was left in a room without doors. A little Phase Door action got me out
of that little predicament!
Some of the battles I run from, in the interest of mapping. I wish I could fight them all; the experience would be quite a prize!
N18, E11: A sign proclaims that you have entered the chambers of Bashar
Kavilor, High Priest. Prepare to die!
In the middle of a very dark room (N12, E10), I found him...
You have entered the living chamber of Bashar Kavilor, the High Priest.
He screams, "Infidel! Face now the wrath of a servant of the Mad One!"
I think you're in trouble.
What? I killed this "Master Sorcerer" with one blow totaling 30 hit points?
That's a whole lot of hype for nothing!!!
(N11, E11) A voice from no where proclaims:
To the tower fly
A mad one die
One lost the eye
At N11, E6 I found 49 wights. After the battle, I got over 8,000
experience points, and I finally got my hands on a lightwand! What a treat!
N13, E6, I found the High Priest's pet dragon...
This is the High Priest's treasure chamber. His pet dragon, Sphynx,
peers at you hungrily. "Sphynx eat now," it growls.
Well, after I stoned him and took the little gold he had (26 pieces),
I found my out via another one way door.
Okay, in other news, Mike O'Hara send me the Bard's Tale 1 Click-through
maps. Look for them soon!
I also have been working on the HTML only version of the Bard's Tale 3
Cluebook. I think that'll be done in installments, perhaps in chapter
sections at a time. The last two were separated by page, but this one is
going to be by dimensions.
You can contact me at WebMaster@BardsTale.com.
Until next month, farewell fellow Bard's Tale fans!
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