Let's Play Quest for Glory. Thanks to Piotyr for keeping this going!

Piotyr · March 2012

I just realized that this LP has now been going on for a year. Granted, I didn't steal it until May 2011, but holy crap.

Mars · March 2012

Man, can't believe I'd totally forgotten about this lp. You're doing good work, Piotyr.

Now I feel like I need to go back and read through the thread again. I only missed, uh... 3 and a half games...

Piotyr · March 2012

Also, thanks to everyone for the comments. I'll keep this thing trucking and keep trying to make it entertaining.

Pretty soon, I'm going to have to see if I'll be able to get QFG 5 running, since it's not DOS compatible.

Mars · March 2012

There's a few fan patches that make 5 playable on newer machines. Although there is a Quicktime problem that could make it impossible to finish, sadly. I never found a way around that one

Mars · March 2012

Ok, so the fan patches are here: http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/QuestForGlory/QfG5Help.html

However, by chance I happened to stumble on a suggested fix to my problem, by using this fan installer. It's labeled experimental, but at first blush, it seems to work perfectly fine. It looks like it's mainly meant so you don't need the cd in to play, but it's got the fan patches in already, and I guess it must alter the Quicktime codex a bit to make it work on modern machines

Piotyr · March 2012

Let's keep it rolling.

Magic User 64 - The Dark Master

Spoiler:

Set Music - Katrina's Castle

Good morning, staff. We have places to go, people to see.

To-Do:
- Townsfolk - SAVED
-- What do I get out of it all? The Ultimate Joke

- Key Players
-- Erana
--- Kind and loving and trying to help me
--- Bound by the Dark One, trapped in battle
-- Katrina - Dark Master!
--- Wants to talk to me tonight
--- Either deceiver or deceived
--- Suffered hardships in past
--- Bound to the present
--- In love with me (real!)
--- Goals are an illusion?
--- She wants the rituals for something
-- Ad Avis
--- Serves Dark Master
--- Definitely going to be a pain in my ass again
--- Desires revenge, but can't now

- Rituals of the Dark One:
-- 1. Bone - HAVE - Tombstone in swamp
-- 2. Sense - HAVE - Squid Stone
-- 3. Breath - HAVE - Baba Yaga
-- 4. Blood - HAVE - Monastery
-- 5. Mouth - Katrina probably has it
-- 6. Heart - HAVE - Faeries

- MISC
-- How in blazes can I get out of here?

Yep, going to the castle to meet with Katrina. Certainly got her attention with that whole Tanya saving business.

Hey, Burgo, just going to meet up with the Dark Master. She loves me and needs me for something. It's cool.

Goodbye, town. Hello...

...Boris? I believe I'm on the invite list. Please open the gate.

You have been very lucky so far in Mordavia. May you never meet something you cannot handle.

Now, I'm not sure if you saw this staff here, but it pretty much means I can handle anything. Oh well, I suppose I can just wait until nightfall...

And here we are. Next stop, Dark...

...Necrotaurs? Huh, that's odd. Maybe she came out to find me back at...

...Holy shit, it's...

Skin looks a little crispy there, Addy. Probably shouldn't stand in fire so much next time.

Ha! You have no power against one such as I! Let's play a little game of Fox and Hound, shall we? I have summoned the Hounds of Death. Now we shall see whether you've kept up with your running lessons!

Run? Why should I run? I can handle a little...

Ahh, fuck.

You fool! Did you really believe you could get away from me? I have you now, and you will pay for my death. It is you that caused me to become a Vampire. If you had not killed me, I would never be forced to serve the Dark Master again.

Hey, it's not my fault you were so flammable. Besides, I love what you've done with the place, Ad! What's it like being a groveling servant for the rest of eternity? You should probably find your way back into the kitchen before the Master gets angry, no?

You probably blame me for all the problems around here, don't you? You understand nothing. The Dark Master is the cause of all the woe that is here.

The Dark Master brought you here, against my better judgement. The Dark Master made me what I am now, a Nosferatu, and seeks to do the same to you. But I shall spare you that fate. I will mercifully end you miserable existence. Then the Dark Master and I will call forth eternal darkness, and we will no longer be limited to travel at night.

Together, my Master and I will create an army of Undead, and we will conquer the world. Pity you won't be there to witness this. You cannot stop us now.

Just like I couldn't stop you the last time, right? I forget, which one of us was it that fell out of a building again?

You will never find your way out of this dungeon, and only a stake through the heart or more magic than you will ever have can stop us. You will die knowing that you were destroyed by the Dark Master.

The sun now rises, and I must go to my rest. You, too, shall rest. I will not allow you the chance to escape your fate, or to use that stake and hammer I torment you with here. Weapons of my destruction, so close at hand, and yet so far.

Sleep now, great Hero. Tomorrow, you die!

You find yourself falling asleep.

Well, at least I've been getting some really solid sleep lately...

Damn, still real. Fortunately, I'm still really a wizard, too. Open!

You open the lock on the chains easily. It seems your foe has underestimated you once again! It does seem odd that he didn't bother to remove your backpack, though.

Either Ad really underestimated me, or he's a complete idiot. I'll just grab this hammer and stake, though, in case of neither.

Now...how to get out of here. Anything guarding the door?

Well, sure, but what are the voices saying?

What I don't get is why de Adda Bees guy brings da stake down dere. Why give a weapon to de enemy even if you gots him chained up?

Who knows? Maybe Adda's going to put a stake through da prisoner's heart.

Ya know, dere is de secret passage to de Master's room from de dungeon.

Yeah, so what?

I don't know, but I sure tinks dere's going ta be trouble.

Secret passage in here, you say? Anything in here that looks suspiciously out of place, John?

It's an Iron Maiden, a popular torture and murder device. The inside bristles with sharp iron spikes. Unlike most things here, it is shiny and has no rust forming upon it.

Certainly worth checking out, then.

Now that you look closely there does seem to be something a bit odd about the design of the Iron Maiden. You take a deep breath and step inside.

Hmm...now what do we have here?

How odd, an easy-to-escape dungeon with all my stuff, a free hammer and stake, and a helpless vampire? What are the odds? Gee, I wonder what would happen if I used this stake on the Dark Master...

Taking a deep breath, you place the stake over the Vampire's black heart and pound it in with three mighty blows of the hammer. You stare at the lifeless corpse in the coffin. You never thought killing a Vampire would be anywhere near this easy.

At last, I am free of her dominion over me! You did precisely what I wanted you to do -- destroy Katrina. So nice of you to cooperate with me.

Fortunately, I'm not a complete moron. However...

I do have a sleeping beautiful woman in front of me that's in love with me...would hate to waste this opportunity...

I mean, it's been a long drought! Plus, we have to make sure she's Undead, right?

She won't duck away this time! You decide to perform an anatomical survey to prove once and for all whether or not Katrina is in fact a Vampire.

Squeezing the cold but stuff flesh, you have no choice but to conclude that she really is Undead. Oops!

*quickly hides Hammer and Stake* What? No! What would make you think that I'd kill you? That's ridiculous! I was just here to make out with you. Really!

Look, this is all just a big misunderstand...

You know, this is pretty much exactly what Heroes do. You wanted me to prove myself, and well, there you go.

A Hero goes around stealing childrean and killing loyal servants, I suppose. You have a funny definition of heroism. I suppose it includes destroying helpless women as well?

Hey, I brought her back to her parents. You should see how happy she is now.

I loved her. I gave her everything she ever wanted -- toys, Toby to talk and play with. She was no longer afraid of the night. She was happy here!

Now who's going on about moral ambiguity? She's happy with her parents, too, you know.

You think it was wrong of me to take her from her parents? They ignored her. They never gave her anything. I gave her everything.

You mean like a bite to the throat to make her a vampire?

Killed her? I lifted her to a new life -- one where she wouldn't have to fear growing old and ugly, one where she would never have to die again. You were the one who killed her! Returned her to fear and age and to face death again. I loved her, and she loved me.

Hey, I love you, too!

Tell me you love me and then try to put in a stake in my heart, no doubt. Don't you dare say those words to me, after all you've done to hurt me so far.

Enough! No more whipping!

You have no idea how many men have said those words to me before. 'Katrina, you're so beautiful. Katrina, I love you.' Always they lie and try to use me. No one uses me! So if you want to leave this room...alive...stop lying to me.

Okay, okay. Look, I found a secret passage out of the dungeon, and I was actually escaping when I saw you, and...

Trying to find an exit from the dungeon? Just couldn't pass up the chance to look at the helpless Vampire, could you? Funny place to look for an escape route, wasn't it?

Well, you got me there.

I was attracted to you. I have never met anyone like you. I trusted you. Then you destroy the child I loved, and break into my home to destroy me. How could you? Why?

Hey, let's not forget the base of the issue here. How did I get to Mordavia in the first place, hmm?

I summoned you here to Mordavia. Ad Avis told me how you defeated him, and I needed someone resourceful and powerful. The Summoning spell was interrupted by the magic from the Dark One's Cave, and you appeared there. I opened the cave mouth, and hoped you could find your way there.

I tried to make you think that I was a real woman, someone to talk to and be your friend. You don't know how long it has been since I have had a real friend. I wanted your help. That is why you are here. Now you only need to know what I want you to know.

You will help me. No matter what, you will do what I want. Does that satisfy your curiosity? Then why don't you satisfy mine? What were you trying to prove by opening my coffin?

I was in it for the free feel-up, actually. That's all. And I apologize for taking advantage like that.

Is that supposed to make it all better? It was all just a big misunderstanding, let's kiss and make up? Why should I forgive you after you betrayed me again and again?

Okay, okay, things were done that shouldn't have been, I admit that. But I was only here in the first place because of your crispy lapdog, Ad Avis.

Ad Avis? Yes, that does sound like him. He cannot harm me directly. I am his Vampire Master, after all. Plotting against me and trying to use you are very much his style.

How did you get mixed up with him in the first place, anyway?

He came to me many years ago to learn from the one called the 'Dark Master.' What he didn't know was the Dark Master was a woman, he was quite appalled by the fact.

He challenged me to a magical duel and lost. I made him my servant for fifty years until I grew bored with him and turned him loose.

Heh, I've got to remember that for later, great insult material.

He hates me, and he is waiting for the opportunity to drive a stake through my heart, but he cannot harm me unless I harm him first. So why did you attempt to destroy me instead of your old enemy Ad Avis? Do you fear me that much?

Look, is there any way we can get out of this with me staying alive and not becoming a vampire? What do you want me to do?

I have decided that I still have a use for you...alive. If you help me, you may still manage to leave Mordavia without my Mark upon you.

I want you to seek out the five missing Dark One rituals, and return to the castle with them. Together we will summon the Dark One, and bring eternal night to this land.

Sure, actually, I think I already...

Very well. But because I can never completely trust you, I will make certain you carry out my bidding. By my Will, I Geas thee!

Thou shalt seek the Heart Ritual of the Dark One.
Thou shalt seek the Blood Ritual of the Dark One.
Thou shalt seek the Breath Ritual of the Dark One.
Thou shalt seek the Bone Ritual of the Dark One.
Thou shalt seek the Sense Ritual of the Dark One.

Return with these Rituals ere three nights pass, lest ye suffer! Thus is you Geas! So go and return with the Rituals soon. I wouldn't want you to suffer, after all.

Sure, but just listen a sec...

*sigh*....At least this is officially the shortest fetch quest in history!

Back to the castle...

As I was saying, I already have them!

Thank you!

So, you have returned with the rituals. Good! We will journey at once to the Dark One's Cave. Soon it will be forever night, and I shall never be at anyone's mercy again!

Uhh...yay team?

Yah, Avoozl! Hear me, Great Dark One. Open thy mouth that we may enter. Open thy mouth, that will swallow us all! Open thy mouth of Darkness! Yah, Avoozl!

We will be watching you, so do not even think of trying to betray us.

The last Ritual remains with the High Priest. You will need to take it before you begin the other Rituals.

Sounds like fun...I guess.

Please, be careful.

We would hate for anything unpleasant to happen to you.

Enter now, and good luck!

Entering ominous caves to do the enemy a favor? This brings back memories. So, Jim, how are we going to get out of this one?

+15 Enter the Dark One's Cave with the Rituals (340)

Points tally (starting from 325):
+15 Enter Dark One's Cave with Rituals
Total: 340 points out of 500

At least I have until the next set to try to figure things out.

Voices in.

Dranyth · March 2012

Wow, she is really whipping him right in the dick.

I never got this far in this game because it was buggy as shit when I used to play it. Farthest I remember was trying to kill the wraith in the swamp which was moving at fucking lightning speed when it didn't just crash the game outright.

DisruptedCapitalist · March 2012

Yup, I never made it this far either. I'm not sure if it was the bugs, or just that my computer wasn't up to speed. I remember the battles being soooooo slow because my computer couldn't handle it.

Piotyr · March 2012

Voices added for Set 64. I also added (even more) Katrina dialogue that was pertinent to the plot going forward.

Jennifer Hale is awesome.

Piotyr · March 2012

I got QFG5 to load up and run now. Ahh, the

Spoiler:

memories...

JohnDoe · March 2012

QFG5 had some good parts! In between the mass of terrible.

Nocren · March 2012

To be fair, Jim did grope her in her sleep...

Mars · March 2012

Come on guys, 5 isn't that bad. It's just not as incredible as the other games. It's still quite respectable on its own merits.

Spoit · March 2012

It suffered because 4 was perhaps the peak of the whole Sierra adventure sub-genre

gjaustin · March 2012

Mars wrote: »

Come on guys, 5 isn't that bad. It's just not as incredible as the other games. It's still quite respectable on its own merits.

It's main problem now is that the graphics have not aged well, since they're 3D rather than hand-drawn.

Well, that and if you cast Hide you can just murder everything while invisible.

Piotyr · March 2012

QFG5 isn't completely terrible, no. More terribly disappointing after the 4th game. The problems I have with it are:

- Early era 3D graphics didn't age well at all, characters look stiff and lifeless.
- It's not an adventure game with RPG elements, it's an RPG with adventure elements.
- The puzzle-style game play typical with the wizard is almost completely tossed out the window.
- Too many nostalgia call-backs to past games with character cameos. I mean, they threw everything into it.

Nocren · March 2012

On that last point... They knew this was it, the grand finale.

Piotyr · March 2012

Oh, quite literally, since the studio closed immediately after its completion. It just ended up being quite busy with largely extraneous characters.

It wasn't near the travesty of KQ: Mask of Eternity, though.

EDIT: But again, I'm getting ahead of myself. There are still two QFG4 sets to complete!

Piotyr · March 2012

The adventure continues!

Magic User 65 - Mordavia Jim and the Rituals of the Dark One

Spoiler:

Set Music - The Caves

Okay, staff, now what did we get into?

To-Do:
- Townsfolk - SAVED
-- What do I get out of it all? The Ultimate Joke

- Dark Master Katrina
-- Loves me
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
~~--- 1. Mouth - Katrina probably has it~~ Katrina used it already
--- 2. Bone - HAVE - Tombstone in swamp
--- 3. Blood - HAVE - Monastery
--- 4. Breath - HAVE - Baba Yaga
--- 5. Sense - HAVE - Squid Stone
--- 6. Heart - HAVE - Faeries
--- 7. Essence - In possession of the High Priest in the caves
-- Goals are an illusion since Dark One will end the world

- Ad Avis
-- Serves Katrina
-- Hates Katrina...and me
-- Can't attack Katrina unless she attacks him first

- MISC
-- How in blazes can I get out of this?

Well, not much choice right now...although Baba Yaga did mention that someone with enough magic could use the Rituals to destroy the Dark One. Together, maybe we can do it. Of course, if I'm wrong, I'm ending the world anyway, so hey, I won't be bothered by it for long.

So...here we go.

Hello, Cave. Long time, no see. Something about you looks different, though...

The gruesome creature is a cross between a squid, chocolate pudding, and your worst nightmares. It looks awake, and as if it would enjoy having you for supper. A large book lies on the ground near it.

As awful as it now appears, something about the creature's shape suggests that it was once as human as you. Something truly terrible must have occurred to change it to its current shape.

High Priest, I presume? I think the best course of actions for everyone would be to just Calm the fuck down...

A gentle feeling of peace suffuses the cave. The horrible creature slowly relaxes and subsides into an uneasy sleep.

Now, I can just Fetch that book from here...

You pick up the book and read it. It is the diary of the last Boyar. It seems the thing in the pit was the last Borgov. Being a servant of the Dark One didn't do much for his looks or disposition.

On the last page is the thing you have been searching for - the Ritual of Essence. Now you have all the Rituals, and the summoning of the Dark One can begin.
+15 Get Essence Ritual (355)

To-Do:
- Dark Master Katrina
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
~~--- 1. Mouth - Katrina probably has it~~ Katrina used it already
--- 2. Bone - HAVE - Tombstone in swamp
--- 3. Blood - HAVE - Monastery
--- 4. Breath - HAVE - Baba Yaga
--- 5. Sense - HAVE - Squid Stone
--- 6. Heart - HAVE - Faeries
--- 7. Essence - ~~In possession of the High Priest in the caves~~ HAVE - Ugly Pit Monster

Great! Now I can get started on waking the Dark One...as soon as I get across this pit against the wind...ahh fuck it, I can just Levitate down...

...and quietly Levitate back up!

Okay, it's time to unleash the Dark One on the world! And somehow eventually find a way to stop it! But hey, first things first, right?

Well, guess we'll start with the Bone Ritual, then.

Ahh, memories. Looks like we'll need to start by properly lighting the altar...

Now that the altar is lit, it looks like there's a spot here for my trusty Dark One Sign.

You press the Dark One Sign against the top of the altar. The sand swirls and shifts to form a mirror image of the sign on the altar surface. The Dark One Sign dissolves into the sand, its purpose fulfilled at last.

Well, I hope I don't need that anymore...Now, let's try this Ritual...

You unroll the scroll containing the Bone Ritual. The words are visible at last and you begin to perform the Ritual.

Yah, Avoozl, Dark One, come! I stand among your massive bones. Let your skeleton once more be filled with your presence!

The rocks of the cave creak and groan around you as if forced to bear some massive weight.

Yah, Avoozl! Take shape once more in this place that is your home. Stand again among us!

The "bones" near the Altar start to sway and move as if a massive wind was blowing change through the cavern.

Yah, Avoozl! Dark One, come!

As you complete the Ritual, the scroll turns to dust in your hands. Suddenly you realize that the nearest bones have formed into a cage and are closing around you!

+6 Complete Bone Ritual (361)

Fuck! Hmm...maybe I can freeze them with Frost?

Your Frostbite spell has frozen the bones, but they are still strong and solid.

Well, shit. Maybe I can melt them with Flame?

The bones momentarily glow red-hot; your spell has softened them a little.

And now let's finish it with Force! Third gun, go!

+15 Escape Bone Cave (376)

Damn straight. Now, let's get that torch and get out of here before I get speared by a stray bone.

Next ritual...

To-Do:
- Dark Master Katrina
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
~~--- 2. Bone~~
--- 3. Blood
--- 4. Breath
--- 5. Sense
--- 6. Heart
--- 7. Essence

...Blood!

Okay, John, what do we have here?

You are in an eerie cave that appears to have been formed by red lava. It's a LONG way down to the pits between the narrow passageways. The rough stone Altar is covered with dark stains as of blood long since dried to powder. You feel a creepy, uneasy sensation whenever you pass near it.

Seems straightforward enough...

So...Ritual?

You unroll the scroll containing the Blood Ritual. The words are visible at last and you begin to perform the Ritual.

Yah, Avoozl! Bringer of Blood! I bring fresh blood to fill your veins.

Following the scroll's instructions, you prick your finger and let a few drops of blood drip into the Altar bowl. They seem to sizzle and roll within the black bowl.

Yah, Avoozl! Let this chamber fill with your fiery blood once more.

Drops of thick, acid liquid begin to form and drip from the Altar into the bowl.

Yah, Avoozl! Bringer of Blood!

The dark liquid oozes forth from openings throughout the chamber and begins to fill the channels below. The "blood" hisses and sizzles as it flows. The scroll falls from your hands into the Altar bowl where it is instantly consumed by the acid.
+6 Perform Blood Ritual (382)

That looks like the kind of shit I should probably avoid. Let's freeze it with Frost!

Your spell has temporarily stopped the flow of acid here.

So...quickly, then...

+15 Escape Blood Room (397)

Next?

To-Do:
- Dark Master Katrina
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
~~--- 3. Blood~~
--- 4. Breath
--- 5. Sense
--- 6. Heart
--- 7. Essence

To the Breath room!

So...how does this represent Breath?

The stone has formed into a number of strange globes in this part of the cave. A stone image of a huge, unearthly creature with tentacles has been carved out of the rock on the left side. The huge stone tentacle is hollow - it somehow reminds you of a mocking imitation of a musical instrument.

Sure, whatever. I assume this is the Altar, then?

You unroll the scroll containing the Breath Ritual. The words are visible at last and you begin to read the Ritual.

Yah, Avoozl of the Breath of Night! I shall come to draw forth your breath in the song of shadows. On the most right horn shall I begin thy song, the Shadows of Darkness gather.

Yah, Avoozl! Then shall I play on the leftmost of three - the wind will come forth among the Shadows. I shall bring breath again onto thy center, the wind of Darkness blows all before it!

Yah, Avoozl of the Breath of Night! I shall sound the final note on high. The Shadows of Darkness shall rise again!

You sense an awakening and a waiting within the Altar as if it is alive and expecting something more.

Huh...maybe I need to blow into a tentacle?

...or, maybe I should pay closer attention to the words I said up there. Let's see...right, left, center, top!

+6 Perform Breath Ritual (403)

Huh, kind of breezy in here now. Wonder what's causing...

Ohhhhh shiiiiiit...

Caaaaaaaalm!

The wind seems to have stopped momentarily. You have a few seconds in which to try to escape.

Ruuuun!

+15 Escape Breath Room (418)

Whew!

So, what's left?

To-Do:
- Dark Master Katrina
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
~~--- 4. Breath~~
--- 5. Sense
--- 6. Heart
--- 7. Essence

Moving right along. Much closer to ending the world than being a Hero, but hey, progress!

...

You feel totally numb. You can't see anything, feel anything, hear anything, taste anything, or even smell anything. (Is this totally senseless?)

Well, I can still talk and walk, and cast spells, so we're all good, right? Maybe I can light up the room by Juggling some Lights...

Oh, right. Can't see. Ah well, let's stumble around until something interesting happens...trust in Luck!

Wait! You just felt something hard and round with some spiky bits sticking out. Your sense of touch has returned!

And along with it, my sense of pain! Mother fucker! Well, nothing to do but continue to stumble around blind, deaf, and tasteless...

Woof! Did something just die in here? Your sense of smell just returned with a vengeance! (You kind of wish it hadn't!)

Pain and stink, hoo-fucking-ray! I can't wait until I hear the intense ringing in my ears and can see the blinding light. Then I can regret all my senses.

You hear a loud, almost explosive pounding and something like rushing water. After a moment you realize that you're hearing the sounds of your own heartbeat and of the blood pulsing through your veins. You stand still until the sounds subside to a dull throb. You can hear again!

I have super hearing! Oh, wait, just normal hearing, and it's just really fucking quiet. Marching on...

Blinding glare assaults your vision and you nearly fall from the path. It's as if you're staring directly into the sun.

Hey, I even called that. At least I can see something now. Ritual time!

You begin to read the Sense Ritual before the Altar.

Yah, Avoozl, Dark calls onto Darkness! Reach out thy tentacles to feel life again! Let the scents of this world permeate thy smell.

Yah, Avoozl! The sounds of our world are loud in thine ears to do with what thou Will. Let the light and shadow of this world enter thy sight. Let thine own shadow of darkness cover the world without the need of light.

Yah, Avoozl, Dark calls onto Darkness!

As you complete the Ritual, the scroll turns to dust in your hands. You hear a crackling noise, and see flashes of lightning from the dendrites as the smell of ozone permeates the air.
+6 Perform Sense Ritual (424)

Great, electricity everywhere! Maybe if I cast my own Lightning Balls, it'll short them all out!

Hah, you call that lightning? I'll give you some fucking Lightning!

+15 Escape Sense Room (439)

And some people didn't think I was a great Wizard! Sure showed them!

Rooms complete! Next?

To-Do:
- Dark Master Katrina
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
~~--- 5. Sense~~
--- 6. Heart
--- 7. Essence

Heart? Is that the Heart Altar?

You unroll the scroll containing the Heart Ritual. The words are visible at last and you begin to perform the Ritual.

Yah, Avoozl, Master of Darkness! Your servant stands now before your Heart of Darkness. Let your Heart pulsate again with power and life.

You feel a heavy throbbing sensation from your own heart as if some force is trying to rip it free from your chest.

Yah, Avoozl! Let the Heart of Darkness force the black blood through your veins.

The pressure on your chest relaxes as the stone heart begins to pulse and throb with unearthly energy.

Yah, Avoozl, Master of Darkness!
+6 Complete Heart Ritual (445)

As you complete the Ritual, the scroll turns to dust in your hands. The rumbling noise grows louder as a passage opening appears in the ceiling above the Heart Altar!

To-Do:
- Dark Master Katrina
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
~~--- 6. Heart~~
--- 7. Essence

Only one more Ritual until the Dark One awakes and ends the whole world! And I have no fucking clue how to stop it! Ah well, maybe I'll come up with something in the next room...Levitate!

I need more time! Give me one more set!

Points tally (starting from 340):
+15 Get Essense Ritual
+6 Perform Bone Ritual
+15 Escape Bone Trap
+6 Perform Blood Ritual
+15 Escape Blood Trap
+6 Perform Breath Ritual
+15 Escape Breath Trap
+6 Perform Sense Ritual
+15 Escape Sense Trap
+6 Perform Heart Ritual
Total: 445 points out of 500

Nocren · March 2012

"I can feel again! And it HURTS!"
Love that.

Shimshai · March 2012

Can't wait to see how it all turns out in the end!

ArcSyn · March 2012

Sense room looks like something from Dr Seuss.

Elvenshae · March 2012

must not click until voices in ...
must not click until voices in ...
must not click until voices in ...

Hammerlock · March 2012

One set too late, but I'm shocked Jim didn't comment on Katrina's, um, dominatrix costume change.

I mean, she wakes up, hauls him back into the dungeon, then feels the need to slip into something else just to tickle him with some leather? Sounds like love to me...

Piotyr · March 2012

Hammerlock wrote: »

One set too late, but I'm shocked Jim didn't comment on Katrina's, um, dominatrix costume change.

I mean, she wakes up, hauls him back into the dungeon, then feels the need to slip into something else just to tickle him with some leather? Sounds like love to me...

Jim was too busy being whipped in the balls to comment on it.

Piotyr · March 2012

Voices for set 65 are in.

Piotyr · March 2012

On my sixteenth attempt, I was able to complete the game properly. I defeated the worst bug ever!

Mars · March 2012

I haaate that bug. At least you can save just beforehand and retry fairly quickly.

gjaustin · March 2012

Piotyr wrote: »

On my sixteenth attempt, I was able to complete the game properly. I defeated the worst bug ever!

That sounds like just about the right number of tries.

Shimshai · March 2012

Piotyr wrote: »

On my sixteenth attempt, I was able to complete the game properly. I defeated the worst bug ever!

Daaamn, that's dedication to a cause!

Piotyr · March 2012

Well, the trick is that the end sequence takes perfect timing, since the game was timed to the processor clock speed. So if things got out of sync even once, you became unable to complete the final action to end the game. Fortunately, as long as you have it saved right after the Heart Ritual (where I ended the last set), you can keep trying from there, and it doesn't take too long.

Rucio · March 2012

I never was able to beat the game as a Mage. Or really as anyone, but the play through where I got to where you are was with Mage.

It will be great to see how this game ends!

Piotyr · March 2012

And now, the exciting conclusion, complete with voices!

Magic User 66 - Time is of the Essence

Spoiler:

Set Music - Final Ritual (My personal favorite)

So, self...any ideas?

To-Do:
- Townsfolk - SAVED
-- What do I get out of it all? The Ultimate Joke

- Dark Master Katrina
-- Loves me
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
--- 7. Essence
-- Goals are an illusion since Dark One will end the world

- Ad Avis
-- Serves Katrina
-- Hates Katrina...and me
-- Can't attack Katrina unless she attacks him first

- Erana
-- Trapped with the Dark One

- MISC
-- How in blazes can I get out of this?

Yep, still fucked. Well, here goes nothing...

So...you two been here the whole time? Six rituals down, one to go...

Very good. You have succeeded where many have failed. Begin the final ritual. Soon the Darkness will return to this land, and I shall never lie helpless in my coffin again. Summon Avoozl, and free the Shadows of Darkness!

You know, I've actually heard that this Avoozl will completely wipe out existence, and this isn't going to end well for anyone...

Enough talk. Let's get this over with.

I do believe you are jealous. Is that because this Hero stopped you from summoning Iblis so long ago? You resent the fact that I triumph, while you failed, don't you?

I only wish to begin your moment of triumph, my dear Dark Master.

Speaking of Iblis, this is also something that none of us will be able to control. You know that, right?

Very well. Let the final ritual begin.

But...oooookay...

Yah, Avoozl! We summon thee!

A cold chill fills you, and you feel as if your blood was being sucked from your veins. Still, you continue.

Oh, Great Dark One! Enter the world of light!

You feel as if your feet were slowly and painfully dissolving into the floor as if by acid. Somehow, you continue the Essence Ritual.

Oh, Shadows of Darkness, enter the land of the living!

Your arms feel as if they were frozen, locked forever holding this paper. You continue to speak, because you have no other choice.

Oh, Master of the Forever Night, return to your own body and live again!

Your head aches, and it is getting incredibly difficult to concentrate. You can barely intone the last words of the ritual.

Yah, yah Avoozl! We summon thee!
+5 Complete Essence Ritual (450)

Yes! Yes! The spell is completed, and Avoozl awakens! Darkness will fill the land, and we will never flee the sunshine again!

Fuck...why do I have the feel like I just went ten rounds with the Dark One? Let me just get my bearings here a second...

...the fuck was that?

No! How dare you?!

Wait, no, it's a trick...

Ah, you have just shattered the bonds which bound me! Now we shall see who is the true Dark Master!

Uhh...go Katrina, I think?

I am still a far greater Master of Magic than you. I am a far more powerful Vampire than you. Do you really think your spells can harm me? Guess again.

But my dear Katrina, I do not need to cast spells at you to destroy you. I intend only to destroy my enemy, the one you seem so fond of. Care to watch him die?

No! I will not let him die!

I'm not actually too fond of dying here, myself...

Oh, shit! Katrina? Where are you! Katrina!

The fool! I knew that Avoozl would be attracted by that spell. Now Katrina will have all the Darkness she so desired, and much, much more. The first part of my vengeance is complete. Now I can enjoy fully watching you die slowly and painfully.

The tendrils you clutch so desperately are starting to slip through your numb fingers. You cannot hang on much longer. Still, there is a fire burning inside you as you realize that Katrina truly cared for you. You know you must stop Ad Avis once more and forever, and prevent the Dark One from fully entering this world.

There's no place you can run to, and no place for you to hide. Soon there won't even be a place to stand upon. Getting worried, great Hero?

Don't think I'm dead quite yet, which is more than anyone can say for you, right Addy? I think it's time to introduce you to a good friend of mine, something that can make me more powerful than even you can imagine.

Now, let's see who's the more powerful Wizard!

So you have Erana's Staff. It will do you no good. I am protected against any magic you can wield against me, even with the staff.

Damn it! I need to find a way around his defenses...well, I'll have you know, I've contacted the Wizard's Institute of Technocery, and every Wizard who ever lived is waiting outside to destroy you!

I don't believe you.

Would you believe...all the members of the Eternal Order of Fighters are coming to beat you to a pulp?

Of course not.

How about the Burgomeister waiting outside with a warrant for your arrest?

Enough of this foolish waste of time! I am going to destroy you for good this time.

Fuck! I have to have some way to distract him, don't I?

To-Do:
- Townsfolk - SAVED
-- What do I get out of it all? The Ultimate Joke

- Dark Master Katrina
-- Loves me
-- Wants me to use Rituals to raise the Dark One and create eternal darkness
--- 7. Essence
-- Goals are an illusion since Dark One will end the world

- Ad Avis
-- Serves Katrina
-- Hates Katrina...and me
-- Can't attack Katrina unless she attacks him first
-- Needs to be distracted and dealt with...now

- Erana
-- Trapped with the Dark One

- MISC
-- How in blazes can I get out of this?

Of course! That annoying gnome wasn't useless after all!

Hey, Addy! Have you heard the one about the Wizard and the farmer's daughter?

Well, the Wizard was hitting on the daughter, because that's just how Wizards roll, am I right?
So the daughter says to the Wizard, "How about we head back to the 'B-R-N' to get to know each other a little better?"
The Wizard replied, "Never mind, I don't think you're my type."
When the farmer's daughter asked why, the Wizard replied, "I'm just not interested in folks who can't spell."

You think to delay your demise by telling stupid jokes? That wasn't even funny!

Despite his protestations, Ad Avis begins to laugh. In a few moments, he is doubled over, still laughing uncontrollably. Now's your chance!

Well, Ad, you know what they say...he who laughs last...

...lives to tell about it. Mixed metaphors, ha!

Now, though, about this Dark One business...how can I stop the world from ending?

To-Do:
- Townsfolk - SAVED
~~-- What do I get out of it all? The Ultimate Joke~~

- Ad Avis
-- Needs to be distracted and dealt with...now

- Erana
-- Trapped with the Dark One

- MISC
-- How in blazes can I get out of this?

That's right! Erana's still trapped in here, somewhere. If I can get her out, maybe together we'll have enough magic to stop this!

This glowing white crystal seems out of place in this room, actually. I wonder...

+50 Free Erana (500)

Jackpot!

Your magic is of great power to have overcome the evil which was in this place.

Aww, I bet you say that to all the Wizards who save the world from destruction at least three times over...

It seems we shared a dream once. You gave me hope while I was trapped in the darkness. You held me in your arms, and showed me your love. I cannot hold you now, nor can we kiss. I am only a spirit, a ghost. It will take more magic than I have ever known before we shall ever be together again.

I can only thank you for everything you have done. I shall love you forever. Farewell.

...kinda clingy, that one. Loving, but clingy. Really going to miss that Katrina, though. She had everything I ever wanted in a woman. Good looks, strong personality, truckloads of magic, hate for Ad Avis...what more could a guy want?

Ah well, I should head back to town and tell everyone the good news that the world isn't going to end. They'll probably be grateful. And I can always enjoy a grateful populace...

Two weeks pass from the final encounter in the Dark One's Cave. Your friends and acquaintances in Mordavia hold a party in your honor at Castle Borgov.

BONUS MUSIC - Finale

Yep, I'm a badass. You're all welcome!

So even as we speak, the swamp is drying up. Soon the pass will open, and we may trade with the outside world.

We farmers can again sell our produce to others.

We will export garlic to all parts of the world!

We can even import an elephant or two, just for old time's sake!

The King has sent word that I shall be the newly appointed Boyar. Castle Borgov will again protect and guard Mordavia.

He could not have chosen a worthier person for the role.

Hold up...there's a King?!

We have gathered here to thank this Hero. He has driven away the Shadows of Darkness from this land. Mordavia will again be the peaceful, beautiful land of our forefathers.

Light of Mordavia has a good ring to it. I'll have to tack that on to the title list...

He returned Tanya to us. For that, we shall be forever grateful.

He proved that dreams can be real, if you work to make them so.

He brought me back to my Mommy and Daddy and they weren't even mad at me.

And we only ended up with one net loss of life!

Igor be in grave if not for Hero friend. Instead of redhead, Igor be deadhead. Ha, ha. Little graveyard humor there.

I would have been burned at the stake only because I am a Gypsy, if this Hero had not befriended me.

And it would have been much easier if you didn't initially hate me just because I wasn't a Gypsy. Cultural bias works both ways there, Davy!

That's because some people whose names we won't mention -- but you know who you are -- spread nasy rumors that Gypsies were Werewolves. How foolish to believe in such things!

Yes, now who's the crazy one?

There are many here who owe their lives and happiness to this Hero. In a land with a history of great heroes like Piotyr and Erana, he is one of the greatest!

Aww, you're just saying that because I'm still alive to hear about it.

...wait, what?

What? Let me see...It's a reward ceremony, of course. He's probably done some great deed, as usual.

So now what?

Well, seeing that his adventure in Mordavia is obviously over, we bring him here to Silmaria, of course.

Suppose he doesn't want to come here?

Yeah, suppose he doesn't want to come there!

Ah, you forget. He is a Hero. Silmaria needs a Hero right now. And everyone knows a Hero has to go where a Hero has to go.

Let's hope he knows that. Just make sure you use the right spell to Teleport him. The last time you tried this, you brought the clothes, and left the person behind.

This time, for sure!

Hold on, don't I get a say in thiiiiisss.....

...guess not.

Points tally (starting from 445):
+5 Perform Essence Ritual
+50 Free Erana, Stop Avoozl, and Save Mordavia
Total: 500 points out of 500

So, John, how did I do?

And so do I, knowing Erasmus's spells...

...anyway, some folks deserve some special mention for this kick-ass adventure, and even more kick-ass music!

Voice Actor - Narrator - John Rhys-Davies
Voice Actor - Katrina - Jennifer Hale
Voice Actor - Burgomeister - Gregg Berger
Voice Actor - Ad Avis/Bonehead/Dr. Cranium/Igor - Jeff Bennett
Voice Actor - Anna - Cathianne Blore
Voice Actor - The Chief/Punny Bones - Hamilton Camp
Voice Actor - Domovoi, Gypsy Davy, Nikolai - Cam Clarke
Voice Actor - Boris, Hans - Jim Cummings
Voice Actor - Leshy - Bill Farmer
Voice Actor - Magda - Joan Gerber
Voice Actor - Franz - Jess Harnell
Voice Actor - Bella - Mitzi McCall
Voice Actor - Erana/Rusalka - Diane Pershing
Voice Actor - Yuri - Stu Rosen
Voice Actor - Erasmus/Ivan - Neil Ross
Voice Actor - Baba Yaga/Fenrus/Olga/Faery Queen - Susan Silo
Voice Actor - Tanya - Russi Taylor

So, then, until next time!

Piotyr · March 2012

Now, since QFG5 has so many throwbacks to the previous games, before I go forward, I'm going to go back and make sure all my images for all the sets are correct and loading. I'm not sure how long that'll take, or if I'll get mind-numbingly bored in the process, but that's the plan right now.

ArcSyn · March 2012

Amazing! Thanks Piotyr for keeping this going! I never got to play these games when they came out and it's cool to finally see them!

Mars · April 2012

For those curious, the specific speed bug was

Spoiler:

gjaustin · April 2012

I approve of the Get Smart reference.

Houn · April 2012

*cheers and applause*

Piotyr · April 2012

Houn · April 2012

Shit yeah, I am PUMPED to read about you snarking to dragons.

Penny Arcade

Let's Play Quest for Glory. Thanks to Piotyr for keeping this going!

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