[LP Fighting Fantasy] - City of Thieves - Theft, extortion and drinks with Walter White

TeeMan

Looks like a classic extortion ring front, best not get involved

The Anonymous

Give it a shot because, um, third time's the charm?

ecco the dolphin

Let's use provisions, and hold on to the sword.

And enter the house, because what sort of individual would put "Welcome" in bright red over their door?

A good person, that's who.

Kelor

154 - Inside the house you find yourself in a room painted red and empty apart from a table on top of which are two glass bowls. In one there is a small golden scorpion and in the other lies a silver scorpion. In the far corner of the room there are stairs that lead up to another floor. You may;

Pick up the golden scorpion - Turn to 273
Pick up the silver scorpion - Turn to 13
Climb the stairs - Turn to 80
Leave the house and head north - Turn to 334

Two votes each way....the ayes have it!

Provisions eaten to heal back to full.

Adventure Sheet

Skill: 9
Stamina: 24/24
Luck: 5/7

Gold: 20
Jewels:
Provisions Remaining: 7 (Restores 4 stamina points)
Equipment List:
Leather Armour
Sword
Backpack
Potion of Fortune (Restores luck and raises Initial Luck by one)
Skeleton Key

The Anonymous

Resist our heroic kleptomaniac urges and keep looking around.

TeeMan

Recalling an old wives tale - "A silver scorpion in a glass bowl is worth two in a bush", I say heed this timeless advice

ecco the dolphin

Oh hang on, let me take this call

"Oh what's that Admiral?"

"Yeah, it probably is."

Hey guys, Ackbar just called.

He's thinking that the scorpions are probably a trap and we should climb the stairs.

Kelor

80 - The stairs lead into a small room, again painted red. Sitting at a table is a strange creature with a long snout and deep red, scaly skin. From its jaw protrude rows of sharp teeth and a long pink tongue darts quickly in and out between them. The creature looks p and stares at you. Are you wearing a scorpion brooch?

If you are, turn to 392.
If not, turn to 215.

We are not.

Kelor

215 - The lizard-like creature starts to speak in a low, hissing voice by asking whether you would like to buy one of its famous scorpion brooches.

If you wish to buy one, turn to 315.
If you would rather refuse politely, go back down the stairs and leave the house to head north, turn to 334.

Going to be a few hours before I can post again, so I'm going to assume that you wish to browse.

Kelor

315 - The creature leads you downstairs to the room below and asks if you require fortune or good health.

It takes the gold and silver scorpions out of their bowls and tells you that they are magic brooches. Each costs 6 gold pieces but you may only buy one.

If you wish fortune, turn to 8.
If you wish good health, turn to 132.

ecco the dolphin

Good fortune sounds like what we need.

TeeMan

Good fortune sounds like it'd pay itself off in no-time

The Anonymous

I'm sure our good fortune will save us when we're bleeding to death in a dungeon miles away from civilisation.

Kelor

8 - The creature pins the golden brooch to your leather tunic and you pay the price demanded. You have bough a lucky charm - add 2 luck points to your total.

Pleased with your purchase you leave the house and head north (turn to 334)

Adventure Sheet

Skill: 9
Stamina: 24/24
Luck: 7/7

Gold: 20
Jewels:
Provisions Remaining: 7 (Restores 4 stamina points)
Equipment List:
Leather Armour
Sword
Backpack
Potion of Fortune (Restores luck and raises Initial Luck by one)
Skeleton Key
Golden Scorpion Brooch

Kelor

334 - Walkng towards you down the street are two town guards. They stop in front of you and demand to see your papers.

If you possess a merchant's pass, turn to 255.
If you do not, turn to 99.

We do not.

Nowww that we've been riddled with arrows and threatened with extortion the cops show up!

Kelor

You are unable to explain why you are in Port Blacksand and the guards draw their swords, telling you that you are under arrest. You draw your sword and fight them one at a time.


First City Guard
Skill: 7 -- Stamina: 4

Second City Guard
Skill: 6 -- Stamina: 6

If you win, turn to 285.

I don't have time to do combat right now, so I'll do it in once I get somewhere that isn't in my car or one of you guys can take a crack if you like. If so, rules are in the OP.

Combat!

First Guard Skill: 7
PA Skill: 9

1st: 11 - 15
2nd: 12 - 15

First Guard is dead.

Second Guard Skill: 6
PA Skill: 9

1st: 15 - 19
2nd: 11 - 16
3rd: 14 - 16

Victory!

Kelor

285 - You make a rapid search through the guards' possessions and find 7 gold pieces, a set of keys and a piece of stale bread. Make a note of what you wish to keep and set off north again. (turn to 227)

Kelor

227 - The street soon makes another sharp turn to the right and you find yourself waling east. Outside one of the houses to your left is a pile of rubbish and broken objects. On top of the pile is a pair of old boots that look about your size.

If you wish to try them on, turn to 362.
If you wish to keep walking east, turn to 103.

manwiththemachinegun

Putting aside the possibility of a snake in the boot, we've lost some gear. Might be useful to salvage some more if we can.

ecco the dolphin

manwiththemachinegun wrote: »

Putting aside the possibility of a snake in the boot, we've lost some gear. Might be useful to salvage some more if we can.

There is nothing that can possibly go wrong with this idea.

Try on the boots.

The Anonymous

Those things are probably in the trash for a reason. Avoid like the plague.

ecco the dolphin

The Anonymous wrote: »

Those things are probably in the trash for a reason. Avoid like the plague.

The reason being that they're too awesome for normal people.

We're not normal people.

We just slaughtered two guards without taking damage.

And apparently without remorse, as well...

The Anonymous

ecco the dolphin wrote: »

We just slaughtered two guards without taking damage.

And apparently without remorse, as well...

We only got here a few hours ago and already we've been almost scammed by a guard, then turned into a pincushion.

Today has not been a good day.

Kelor

362 - The boots fit perfectly and walking about you feel very sur-footed. Tey are magic elven boots. Add 1 skill point to your total and set off east again. (turn to 103)

Adventure Sheet

Skill: 10
Stamina: 24/24
Luck: 7/9

Gold: 27
Jewels:
Provisions Remaining: 7 (Restores 4 stamina points)
Equipment List:
Leather Armour
Sword
Backpack
Potion of Fortune (Restores luck and raises Initial Luck by one)
Skeleton Key
Golden Scorpion Brooch +2 Luck
Set of keys
Piece of moldy bread.
Elven Boots +1 Skill

Kelor

103 - You arrive at a four-way junction in the street. The street continuing east changes its name to Clock Street and the street running north and south is called Market Street. Looking north you see a crowd of people walking up the street cheering loudly and waving their arms in the air. You decide to follow them. (Turn to 148)

Kelor

148 - As you catch up with the chanting crowd, you see that they are carrying eggs and rotten tomatoes. Soon the street opens out into a large market square. All round the edge are stalls with vendors, hawkers, musicians and entertainers carrying on their business. In the middle of the square is an elevated pillory. Above the noise of the crowd a trumpet sounds and the crowd start to pelt the man in the pillory with rotten food. An old woman standing next to you offers you two eggs to throw. Not wishing to appear to be an outsider, you take the eggs and hurl them. But as you do so, the old woman picks your pocket without you noticing. Lose 1 gold piece or any one item you may have. Unaware of your loss, you walk away from the crowd to look at the various stalls. (turn to 287)

Kelor

287 - The food stalls are selling fruit, vegetables, meat and hot soup, corn and chestnuts for the hungry shoppers. You may eat some hot food if you wish. Pay 1 gold piece and increase your stamina by two points. Walking north along the west side of the square you see a man dressed in purple velvet playing a lyre.

If you wish to stop and listen, turn to 3.
If you would rather walk past him, turn to 398.

The Anonymous

Get away from the bard before we give in to our urge to assassinate them.

TeeMan

Hanging 'round and listening to a bard strangle a cat is likely to result in strained ears and lighter pockets. Best to keep moving

Kelor

398 - A small circle of people is standing around a bare-chested man. He is enormous and his muscles look as hard as iron. He is asking the crowd for a volunteer to play catch with a cannon-ball. He states that whoever drops the cannon-ball must pay the other 5 gold pieces.

If you wish to take him on at his game, turn to 378.
If you would rather walk on, turn to 52.

TeeMan

Let's not try to beat him too badly

Kelor

378 - Roll one die alternately for yourself and for the bare-chested man, to represent the cannon-ball passing between you. Repeat this process until a 1 is thrown, in which case the cannonball will have been dropped and the loser must pay the winner 5 gold pieces. After finishing the game you walk on a bit further. (turn to 52)

Flex those muscles lads. I assume manly man rolls first like they do in combat.

1st round: Muscleman 6, PA 6.
2nd round: MM 2, PA 3.
3rd round: MM 1, PA 4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-6ugLM3ARw

5 gold pieces are ours!

Kelor

52 -Behind the next stall is a young man selling small weapons and items of equipment. The prices of his wares are chalked up on a slate:

4 Gold Pieces - Throwing Knife
2 Gold Pieces - Climbing Rope
2 Gold Pieces - Butcher's Meat Hook
1 Gold Piece - Iron Spike
3 Gold Pieces - Lantern

If you wish to buy some or all of the items, make the necessary adjustments on your Adventure Sheet. You then walk north (turn to 200)

Adventure Sheet

Skill: 10
Stamina: 24/24
Luck: 7/9

Gold: 31
Jewels:

Provisions Remaining: 7 (Restores 4 stamina points)

Equipment List:

Leather Armour
Sweet Broadsword
Golden Scorpion Brooch (+2 Luck)
Elven Boots (+1 Skill)

Backpack
Potion of Fortune (Restores luck and raises Initial Luck by one)
Skeleton Key
Set of keys
Piece of stale bread.

ecco the dolphin

Let's buy them all.

No point having gold if we don't use it!

After all, the manliest man of the land (that's us) should really have a butcher's meat hook handy for when we uhh.. butcher stuff?

TeeMan

I've gotta agree with ecco, in a place like this I can see us using all of those things

Helps that we've gold plenty of gold to burn, too

manwiththemachinegun

The only choice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNEiBl3aQcY

Everything.

The Anonymous

Exercise the full power of capitalist wealth.

Kelor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsKLMxCpG10

200 - In the next stall area there is a small, brightly coloured tent. Attached to it is a small sign which reads, 'Madame Star, Clairvoyant'.

If you wish to enter the tent, turn to 394.
If you would rather continue north, turn to 117.

Adventure Sheet

Skill: 10
Stamina: 24/24
Luck: 7/9

Gold: 19
Jewels:

Provisions Remaining: 7 (Restores 4 stamina points)

Equipment List:
Leather Armour
Sweet Broadsword
Golden Scorpion Brooch (+2 Luck)
Elven Boots (+1 Skill)

Backpack:
Potion of Fortune (Restores luck and raises Initial Luck by one)
Skeleton Key
Set of keys
Piece of stale bread
Throwing Knife
Climbing Rope
Butcher's Meat Hook
Iron Spike
Lantern

Kelor

Clairvoyant it is!

394 - Sitting behind a small table is a plump woman wearing bright yellow clothes and a shawl over her head. She smiles as you enter, bidding you to sit down. She tells you that a glimpse of the future will cost you 2 Gold Pieces.

If you wish to pay to hear her predictions, turn to 368.
If you would rather carbon unaided, leave the tent and head north (turn to 117).

Hit us with it, gypsy lady.

ecco the dolphin

Truly, with a name like that, she'll know what's up.

Enter the tent.

She'll help us find our one true love.