THE ATTACK ON OAKDALE

Quest 5 - The Chaos Fortress Level 2


You have reached the top level of the Fortress.  If the leader of the dark forces is to be found, it will be here.  In the distance you hear screams, as if from someone in pain.


Wandering Monster:  2 Orcs


Notes:


A.  Start the quest in this room.


B.  This chest is trapped.  A spring will shoot a sharp needle into the hand of anyone attempting to open the chest without first disarming it, doing 2 Body Points of damage.  The chest contains 500 gold coins, and 2 daggers.


C.  The first Hero to search this room for treasure will find a Spell Scroll of Ball Of Flame on the desk.


D.  When the first Hero enters this room, read "You open the door to find a poor wretch chained to a rack.  You recognize him as one of Oakdale's defenders.  The man sees you and yells 'The Demon walks!  The Demon walks!'.  His head rolls to one side, and with a final gasp of air he expires."


E.  If either of the Orcs in these two spots are not killed before the Heroes enter room 'F', they will enter the room and attempt to surround the Heroes.


F.  When the first Hero enters this room, read "A huge Demon fills one corner of this room.  He looks at you and sneers 'So, you dare attempt to stop me and my conquest.  You will pay with your lives!".

The Gargoyle figure represents the Demon.  He has these stats:

Demon:  Movement     - 6
        Attack       - The Demon may attack twice per turn, once with his longsword for 3 Attack Dice, and once with a whip for 1 Attack Die.  He may make both attacks on the same or on different Heroes.  Both weapons may attack diagonally.
        Defense Dice - 5
        Body Points  - 4
        Mind Points  - 3
Instead of attacking with its weapons, the Demon may cast Ball Of Flame twice.

The chest in this room contains 4 diamonds, each worth 250 gold coins.


When all the monsters in the room are destroyed, read "After destroying all the foul Chaos Creatures, you set fire to the fortress to make sure that it will never again be used to attack the Empire.  You return to Oakdale, where the citizens proclaim a day of celebration.  When the day of jubilation is over, you join in the effort to rebuild the village and restore it to what it was before the attacks.  A few days of hard labor and you are not sure which is worse - fighting the hordes of Chaos or helping a peasant rebuild his hut under the watchful eye of his shrewish wife.  At last the rebuilding efforts are complete, and you quickly head onto your next adventure before the Mayor can find some other 'work' for you to do..."  

The End        
