From d51ea51932321e7368c4bad824a584577ee9cafd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jwalz Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 21:05:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- dat/quest.txt | 3498 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 3498 insertions(+) create mode 100644 dat/quest.txt diff --git a/dat/quest.txt b/dat/quest.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1a2061f7a --- /dev/null +++ b/dat/quest.txt @@ -0,0 +1,3498 @@ +# SCCS Id: @(#)quest.txt 3.3 2000/01/31 +# Copyright (c) 1991 by M. Stephenson +# NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. +# +# The quest text file for NetHack 3.3 +# +# 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 guards say before quest */ +# QT_GUARDTALK2 10 /* 5 random things guards say after quest */ +# +# QT_FIRSTLEADER 15 +# QT_NEXTLEADER 16 +# QT_OTHERLEADER 17 +# QT_LASTLEADER 18 +# QT_BADLEVEL 19 +# QT_BADALIGN 20 +# QT_ASSIGNQUEST 21 +# +# QT_ENCOURAGE 25 /* 1-10 random encouragement messages */ +# +# QT_FIRSTLOCATE 35 +# QT_NEXTLOCATE 36 +# +# 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_OFFEREDIT2 82 /* if you throw artifact to leader after #81 */ +# +# QT_POSTHANKS 90 +# QT_HASAMULET 91 +# +# +# Archeologist +# +%Cc Arc 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 Arc 00002 +Once again, you are back at %H. +%E +%Cp Arc 00003 +You are back at %H. +You have an odd feeling this may be the last time you ever come here. +%E +%Cp Arc 00005 +"Did you see Lash LaRue in 'Song of Old Wyoming' the other night?" +%E +%Cp Arc 00006 +"Hey man, got any potions of hallucination for sale?" +%E +%Cp Arc 00007 +"Did you see the artifact %l brought back from the last dig?" +%E +%Cp Arc 00008 +"So what species do *you* think we evolved from?" +%E +%Cp Arc 00009 +"So you're %ls prize pupil! I don't know what he sees in you." +%E +%Cp Arc 00010 +"Did you see Lash LaRue in 'Song of Old Wyoming' the other night?" +%E +%Cp Arc 00011 +"Hey man, got any potions of hallucination for sale?" +%E +%Cp Arc 00012 +"I guess you are guaranteed to make full professor now." +%E +%Cp Arc 00013 +"So, what was worse, %n or your entrance exams?" +%E +%Cp Arc 00014 +"%oC is impressive, but nothing like the bones I dug up!" +%E +%Cc Arc 00015 +"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 Arc 00016 +"Again, %p, you stand before me. +Let me see if you have gained experience in the interim." +%E +%Cp Arc 00017 +"Once more, %p, you have returned from the field. +Are you finally ready for the task that must be accomplished?" +%E +%Cc Arc 00018 +"%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 Arc 00019 +"%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 Arc 00020 +"%pC! 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 Arc 00021 +"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 %n. + +"You must then defeat %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 Arc 00025 +"Beware, for %n is powerful and cunning." +%E +%Cp Arc 00026 +"To locate the entrance to %i, you must pass +many traps." +%E +%Cp Arc 00027 +"A %nt may be vulnerable to attacks by magical cold." +%E +%Cp Arc 00028 +"Call upon %d when you encounter %n." +%E +%Cp Arc 00029 +"You must destroy %n. It will pursue you otherwise." +%E +%Cp Arc 00030 +"%oC is a mighty talisman. With it you +can destroy %n." +%E +%Cp Arc 00031 +"Go forth with the blessings of %d." +%E +%Cp Arc 00032 +"I will have my %gP watch for your return." +%E +%Cp Arc 00033 +"Remember not to stray from the true %a path." +%E +%Cp Arc 00034 +"You may be able to sense %o when you are near." +%E +%Cc Arc 00035 +A plain opens before you. Beyond the plain lies a foreboding edifice. + +You have the feeling that you will soon find the entrance to +%i. +%E +%Cp Arc 00036 +Once again, you are near the entrance to %i. +%E +%Cc Arc 00040 +A strange feeling washes over you, and you think back to things you +learned during the many lectures of %l. + +You realize the feeling must be the presence of %o. +%E +%Cp Arc 00041 +The familiar presence of %o is in the ether. +%E +%Cc Arc 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 Arc 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 Arc 00052 +"You persist yet %p! Good. Now, you shall die!" +%E +%Cp Arc 00053 +"I shall have %o from you, %p, then feast +upon your entrails!" +%E +%Cp Arc 00060 +"Try your best, %p. You cannot defeat me." +%E +%Cp Arc 00061 +"I shall rend the flesh from your body whilst you still breathe!" +%E +%Cp Arc 00062 +"First you, %p, then I shall destroy your mentor, %l." +%E +%Cp Arc 00063 +"Tiring yet, %p? I draw my power from my master and cannot +falter!" +%E +%Cp Arc 00064 +"I shall rend thy soul from thy body and consume it!" +%E +%Cp Arc 00065 +"You are far too %a -- it weakens you. You shall die in this place." +%E +%Cp Arc 00066 +"%d has forsaken you! You are lost now!" +%E +%Cp Arc 00067 +"A mere %r cannot hope to defeat me!" +%E +%Cp Arc 00068 +"If you are the best %l can send, I have nothing to fear." +%E +%Cp Arc 00069 +"Die %c! I shall exhibit your carcass as a trophy." +%E +%Cc Arc 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 Arc 00080 +The body of %n dissipates in a cloud of noxious fumes. +%E +%Cc Arc 00081 +%lC touches %o briefly, gazes into it, +then smiles at you and says: + +"Well done, %p. You have defeated %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 +# assumes Orb of Detection (glass object) +%Cc Arc 00082 +"Careful, %p! %oC might break, and that would be +a tragic loss. You are its keeper now, and the time has come to +resume your search for the Amulet. %Z await your +return through the magic portal that brought you here." +%E +%Cc Arc 00090 +"Welcome back, %p. Have you progressed with your quest to +regain the Amulet of Yendor for %d?" +%E +%Cc Arc 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 Bar 00001 +Warily you scan your surroundings, all of your senses alert for signs +of possible danger. Off in the distance, you can %x 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 Bar 00002 +Once again, you near %H. You know that %l +will be waiting. +%E +%Cp Bar 00003 +Again, and you think possibly for the last time, you approach +%H. +%E +%Cp Bar 00005 +"The battles here have been good -- our enemies' blood soaks the soil!" +%E +%Cp Bar 00006 +"Remember that glory is crushing your enemies beneath your feet!" +%E +%Cp Bar 00007 +"There has been little treasure to loot, since the horde arrived." +%E +%Cp Bar 00008 +"The horde is mighty in numbers, but they have little courage." +%E +%Cp Bar 00009 +"%lC is a strange one, but he has helped defend us." +%E +%Cp Bar 00010 +"The battles here have been good -- our enemies' blood soaks the soil!" +%E +%Cp Bar 00011 +"Remember that glory is crushing your enemies beneath your feet!" +%E +%Cp Bar 00012 +"Times will be good again, now that the horde is vanquished." +%E +%Cp Bar 00013 +"You have brought our clan much honor in defeating %n." +%E +%Cp Bar 00014 +"You will be a worthy successor to %l." +%E +%Cc Bar 00015 +"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 Bar 00016 +"%p, you are back. Are you ready now for the challenge?" +%E +%Cp Bar 00017 +"Again, you stand before me, %p. Surely you have prepared yourself." +%E +%Cc Bar 00018 +"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 Bar 00019 +"%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 +%Cc Bar 00020 +"%pC! 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 Bar 00021 +"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. + +"%nC 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 Bar 00025 +"%nC is strong in the dark arts, but not immune to cold steel." +%E +%Cp Bar 00026 +"Remember that %n is a great sorcerer. He lived in the time +of Atlantis." +%E +%Cp Bar 00027 +"If you fail, %p, I will not be able to protect these people long." +%E +%Cp Bar 00028 +"To enter %i, you must be very stealthy. The horde will be on +guard." +%E +%Cp Bar 00029 +"Call upon %d in your time of need." +%E +%Cp Bar 00030 +"May %d protect you, and guide your steps." +%E +%Cp Bar 00031 +"If you can lay hands upon %o, carry it for good fortune." +%E +%Cp Bar 00032 +"I cannot stand against %ns sorcery. But %d will help you." +%E +%Cp Bar 00033 +"Do not fear %n. I know you can defeat him." +%E +%Cp Bar 00034 +"You have a great road to travel, %p, but only after you defeat +%n." +%E +%Cc Bar 00035 +The scent of water comes to you in the desert breeze. You know that +you have located %i. +%E +%Cp Bar 00036 +Yet again you have a chance to infiltrate %i. +%E +%Cc Bar 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 Bar 00041 +Yet again you feel the air around you heavy with malevolent magical energy. +%E +%Cc Bar 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 Bar 00051 +"I have wasted too much time on you already. Now, you shall die." +%E +%Cp Bar 00052 +"You return yet again, %c! Are you prepared for death now?" +%E +%Cp Bar 00053 +"I shall have %o back, you pitiful excuse for %ca. +And your life as well." +%E +%Cp Bar 00060 +"My pets will dine on your carcass tonight!" +%E +%Cp Bar 00061 +"You are a sorry excuse for %ra." +%E +%Cp Bar 00062 +"Run while you can, %c. My next spell will be your last." +%E +%Cp Bar 00063 +"I shall use your very skin to bind my next grimoire." +%E +%Cp Bar 00064 +"%d cannot protect you now. Here, you die." +%E +%Cp Bar 00065 +"Your %a nature makes you weak. You cannot defeat me." +%E +%Cp Bar 00066 +"Come, %c. I shall kill you, then unleash the horde on your tribe." +%E +%Cp Bar 00067 +"Once you are dead, my horde shall finish off %l, and your tribe." +%E +%Cp Bar 00068 +"Fight, %c, or are you afraid of the mighty %n?" +%E +%Cp Bar 00069 +"You have failed, %c. Now, my victory is complete." +%E +%Cc Bar 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 +%Cc Bar 00080 +%nC 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 Bar 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 +%Cc Bar 00082 +%l gazes reverently at %o, then back at you. + +"You are its keeper now, and the time has come to resume your search +for the Amulet. %Z await your return through the +magic portal which brought you here." +%E +%Cp Bar 00090 +"Tell us, %p, have you fared well on your great quest?" +%E +%Cc Bar 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 Cav 00001 +You descend through a barely familiar stairwell that you remember +%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 Cav 00002 +Once again, you arrive back at %H. +%E +%Cp Cav 00003 +For some reason, you think that this may be the last time you will +enter %H. +%E +%Cp Cav 00005 +"We have not been able to gather as much food since the Giants sealed +off our access to the outer world." +%E +%Cp Cav 00006 +"Since %n sent her minions, we have been constantly fighting." +%E +%Cp Cav 00007 +"I have heard your vision quest was successful. Is this so?" +%E +%Cp Cav 00008 +"So, tell me, %p, how have you fared?" +%E +%Cp Cav 00009 +"%lC grows old. We know not who will guide us after he ascends." +%E +%Cp Cav 00010 +"The rains have returned and the land grows lush again." +%E +%Cp Cav 00011 +"Peace has returned, give thanks to %d!" +%E +%Cp Cav 00012 +"Welcome back! Did you find %o?" +%E +%Cp Cav 00013 +"So, %p, tell us the story of your fight with %n." +%E +%Cp Cav 00014 +"%lC grows old. Perhaps you will guide us after he ascends." +%E +%Cc Cav 00015 +"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 Cav 00016 +"Again, you return to us, %p. Let me see if you are ready now." +%E +%Cp Cav 00017 +"Ah, %p. Are you finally ready?" +%E +%Cc Cav 00018 +"%pC! 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 Cav 00019 +"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 %n herself. + +"Adventure some more, and you will learn the skills you will require. +%d decrees it." +%E +%Cc Cav 00020 +"%pC! 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 Cav 00021 +"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 %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 %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 %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 Cav 00025 +"%nC is immune to her own breath weapons. +You should use magic upon her that she does not use herself." +%E +%Cp Cav 00026 +"When you encounter %n, call upon %d for assistance." +%E +%Cp Cav 00027 +"There will be nowhere to hide inside %ns inner sanctum." +%E +%Cp Cav 00028 +"Your best chance with %n will be to keep moving." +%E +%Cp Cav 00029 +"Do not be distracted by the great treasures in %ns lair. +Concentrate on %o." +%E +%Cp Cav 00030 +"%oC is the only object that %n truly fears." +%E +%Cp Cav 00031 +"Do not be fooled by %ns size. She is fast, and it is +rumored that she uses magic." +%E +%Cp Cav 00032 +"I would send a party of %gP with you, but we will need all +of our strength to defend ourselves." +%E +%Cp Cav 00033 +"Remember, be %a at all times. This is your strength." +%E +%Cp Cav 00034 +"If only we had an amulet of reflection, this would not have happened." +%E +%Cc Cav 00035 +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 Cav 00036 +Once again, you approach %i. +%E +%Cc Cav 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. + +%nC is clearly visible, but she seems to be asleep. +%E +%Cp Cav 00041 +Once again, you find yourself in the lair of %n. +%E +%Cc Cav 00050 +"So, human, you seek to invade the lair of %n. +Only my meals are allowed down here. Prepare to be eaten!" +%E +%Cp Cav 00051 +"So, again you face me, %c. No human has ever before escaped me. +Now I shall kill you." +%E +%Cp Cav 00052 +"You are getting annoying, %c. Prepare to die." +%E +%Cp Cav 00053 +"I'll have %o from you, %c. You shall die." +%E +%Cp Cav 00060 +"You are weak, %c. No challenge for the Mother of all Dragons." +%E +%Cp Cav 00061 +"I grow hungry, human. You look like a nice appetizer!" +%E +%Cp Cav 00062 +"Join me for lunch? You're the main course, %c." +%E +%Cp Cav 00063 +"With %o, I am invincible! You cannot succeed." +%E +%Cp Cav 00064 +"Your mentor, %l has failed. You are nothing to fear." +%E +%Cp Cav 00065 +"You shall die here, %c. %rA cannot hope to defeat me." +%E +%Cp Cav 00066 +"You, a mere %r challenge the might of %n? Hah!" +%E +%Cp Cav 00067 +"I am the Mother of all Dragons! You cannot hope to defeat me." +%E +%Cp Cav 00068 +"My claws are sharp now. I shall rip you to shreds!" +%E +%Cp Cav 00069 +"%d has deserted you, %c. This is my domain." +%E +%Cc Cav 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 Cav 00080 +%nC sinks to the ground, her heads flailing about. +As she dies, a cloud of noxious fumes billows about her. +%E +%Cc Cav 00081 +%lC 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 +%Cc Cav 00082 +%l grasps %o proudly for a moment, then looks at you. + +"You are its keeper now, and the time has come to resume your search +for the Amulet. %Z await your return through the +magic portal which brought you here." +%E +%Cp Cav 00090 +"%pC! Welcome back. +How goes your quest to recover the Amulet for %d?" +%E +%Cc Cav 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 +# +# Healer +# +%Cc Hea 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 +%ls iatreion, and find out what has happened in your +absence. +%E +%Cp Hea 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 Hea 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 %n is on the verge of victory. +%E +%Cp Hea 00005 +"Did you read that new treatise on the therapeutic use of leeches?" +%E +%Cp Hea 00006 +"Paint a red caduceus on your shield and monsters won't hit you." +%E +%Cp Hea 00007 +"I passed handwriting so they are demoting me a rank." +%E +%Cp Hea 00008 +"I've heard that even %l has not been able to cure Chiron." +%E +%Cp Hea 00009 +"We think %n has used his alchemists, and %o, +to unleash a new disease we call 'the cold' on Gehennom." +%E +%Cp Hea 00010 +"Did you read that new treatise on the therapeutic use of leeches?" +%E +%Cp Hea 00011 +"Paint a red caduceus on your shield and monsters won't hit you." +%E +%Cp Hea 00012 +"How are you feeling? Perhaps a good bleeding will improve your sprits." +%E +%Cp Hea 00013 +"Have you heard the absurd new theory that diseases are caused by +microscopic organisms, and not ill humors?" +%E +%Cp Hea 00014 +"I see that you bring %o, now you can cure this plague!" +%E +%Cc Hea 00015 +"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 %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 Hea 00016 +"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 Hea 00017 +"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 Hea 00018 +"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 Hea 00019 +"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 Hea 00020 +"You have learned much of the remedies that benefit, but you must also +know which physic for which ail. That is why %ds teachings are a +part of your training. + +"Return to us when you have healed thyself." +%E +%Cc Hea 00021 +For the first time, you sense a smile on %ls 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 %nt 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 %ns island lair. Be careful. +%E +%Cp Hea 00025 +"Remember, %p, to always wash your hands before operating." +%E +%Cp Hea 00026 +"%nC has no real magic of his own. To this he is vulnerable." +%E +%Cp Hea 00027 +"If you have been true to %d, you can draw on the power of +%o." +%E +%Cp Hea 00028 +"Bring with you antidotes for poisons." +%E +%Cp Hea 00029 +"Remember this, %n can twist the powers of %o +to hurt instead of heal." +%E +%Cp Hea 00030 +"I have sent for Chiron, but I am afraid he will come too late." +%E +%Cp Hea 00031 +"Maybe when you return the snakes will once again begin to shed." +%E +%Cp Hea 00032 +"The plague grows worse as we speak. Hurry, %p!" +%E +%Cp Hea 00033 +"Many times %n has caused trouble in these lands. It is +time that he was eradicated like the diseases he has caused." +%E +%Cp Hea 00034 +"With but one eye, %n should be easy to blind. Remember this." +%E +%Cc Hea 00035 +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 Hea 00036 +Once again you stand at the entrance to %i. +%E +%Cc Hea 00040 +You stand within sight of the infamous Isle of %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 Hea 00041 +Once again, you %x the Isle of %n in the distance. +%E +%Cc Hea 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 Hea 00051 +"Unlike your patients, you seem to keep coming back, %p!" +%E +%Cp Hea 00052 +"Which would you like, %p? Boils, pleurisy, convulsions?" +%E +%Cp Hea 00053 +"I'll have %o back from you, %r. You are +not going to live to escape this place." +%E +%Cp Hea 00060 +"They might as well give scalpels to wizards as to let you try to +use %o!" +%E +%Cp Hea 00061 +"If I could strike %l, surrounded by his %gP, imagine what I +can do to you here by yourself." +%E +%Cp Hea 00062 +"I will put my %Rp to work making a physic out of your ashes." +%E +%Cp Hea 00063 +"As we speak, Hades gathers your patients to join you." +%E +%Cp Hea 00064 +"After I'm done with you, I'll destroy %l as well." +%E +%Cp Hea 00065 +"You will have to kill me if you ever hope to leave this place." +%E +%Cp Hea 00066 +"I will impale your head on my caduceus for all to see." +%E +%Cp Hea 00067 +"There is no materia medica in your sack which will cure you of me!" +%E +%Cp Hea 00068 +"Do not fight too hard, I want your soul strong, not weakened!" +%E +%Cp Hea 00069 +"You should have stopped studying at vetenary." +%E +%Cc Hea 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 Hea 00080 +The battered body of %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 %n dies. +%E +%Cc Hea 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 +%Cc Hea 00082 +%l cautiously handles %o while watching you. + +"You are its keeper now, and the time has come to resume your search +for the Amulet. %Z await your return through the +magic portal which brought you here." +%E +%Cp Hea 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 Hea 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 Kni 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 Kni 00002 +Once again you stand in the shadows of %H. +%E +%Cp Kni 00003 +Again, you stand before %H. You vaguely sense that this +may be the last time you stand before %l. +%E +%Cp Kni 00005 +"Hail, %p! Verily, thou lookest well." +%E +%Cp Kni 00006 +"There is word, %p, that %n hath been sighted in the fens +near %i." +%E +%Cp Kni 00007 +"Thou art our only hope now, %p." +%E +%Cp Kni 00008 +"Verily, %l could have no better champion, %p." +%E +%Cp Kni 00009 +"Many brave %cP died when %n attacked." +%E +%Cp Kni 00010 +"Hail, %p! Verily, thou lookest well." +%E +%Cp Kni 00011 +"So, %p, didst thou find %n in the fens +near %i?" +%E +%Cp Kni 00012 +"Worthy %p, hast thou proven thy right purpose on the body of %n?" +%E +%Cp Kni 00013 +"Verily, %l could have no better champion, %p." +%E +%Cp Kni 00014 +"Hast thou indeed recovered %o?" +%E +%Cc Kni 00015 +"Ah, %p. We see thou hast 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 Kni 00016 +"Welcome again, %p. We hope thou art ready now." +%E +%Cp Kni 00017 +"Once again, thou standest before us, %p. Art thou ready now?" +%E +%Cc Kni 00018 +"Thou disgracest this noble court with thine impure presence. We have been +lenient with thee, but no more. Thy name shall be spoken no more. We +hereby strip thee of thy title, thy lands, and thy standing as %ca. +Begone from our sight!" +%E +%Cc Kni 00019 +"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 +%Cc Kni 00020 +"Thou dishonourest us, %p! Thou hast strayed from the path of +chivalry! Go from our presence and do penance. Only when thou art again +pure mayst thou return hence." +%E +%Cc Kni 00021 +"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 hath not recovered. We have +been told that so long as %n possesseth %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 Kni 00025 +"Remember, %p, follow always the path of %d." +%E +%Cp Kni 00026 +"Though %n is verily a mighty foe, we have confidence in thy victory." +%E +%Cp Kni 00027 +"Beware, for %n hath surrounded himself with hordes of foul creatures." +%E +%Cp Kni 00028 +"Great treasure, 'tis said, is hoarded in the lair of %n." +%E +%Cp Kni 00029 +"If thou possessest %o, %p, %ns magic +shall therewith be thwarted." +%E +%Cp Kni 00030 +"The gates of %i are guarded by forces unseen, %p. +Go carefully." +%E +%Cp Kni 00031 +"Return %o to us quickly, %p." +%E +%Cp Kni 00032 +"Destroy %n, %p, else %H shall surely fall." +%E +%Cp Kni 00033 +"Call upon %d when thou art in need." +%E +%Cp Kni 00034 +"To find %i, thou must keep thy heart pure." +%E +%Cc Kni 00035 +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 Kni 00036 +Again, you stand at the foot of %i. +%E +%Cc Kni 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 Kni 00041 +Again, you stand at the entrance to %ns lair. +%E +%Cc Kni 00050 +"Hah! Another puny %c seeks death. I shall dine well tonight, +then tomorrow, %H shall fall!" +%E +%Cp Kni 00051 +"Again, thou challengest me, %r? So be it. Thou wilt die here." +%E +%Cp Kni 00052 +"Thou art truly foolish, %r. I shall dispatch thee anon." +%E +%Cp Kni 00053 +"So, thou darest touch MY property! I shall have that bauble back, +puny %r. Thou wilt die in agony!" +%E +%Cp Kni 00060 +"A mere %r can never withstand me!" +%E +%Cp Kni 00061 +"I shall kill thee now, and feast!" +%E +%Cp Kni 00062 +"Puny %c. What manner of death dost thou wish?" +%E +%Cp Kni 00063 +"First thee, %p, then I shall feast upon %l." +%E +%Cp Kni 00064 +"Hah! Thou hast failed, %r. Now thou shalt die." +%E +%Cp Kni 00065 +"Die, %c. Thou art as nothing against my might." +%E +%Cp Kni 00066 +"I shall suck the marrow from thy bones, %c." +%E +%Cp Kni 00067 +"Let's see... Broiled? No. Fried? Nay. Baked? Yea verily, +that is the way I like my %c for dinner." +%E +%Cp Kni 00068 +"Thy strength waneth, %p. The time of thy death draweth near." +%E +%Cp Kni 00069 +"Call upon thy precious %d, %p. It shall not avail thee." +%E +%Cc Kni 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 Kni 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 shall 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 Kni 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 hath instructed us that thou art now to be the guardian of + %o. He feeleth that thou mayst have need of + its powers in thine adventures. It is our wish that thou keepest + %o with thee as thou searchest for the fabled + Amulet of Yendor. +%E +# assumes Magic Mirror of Merlin (glass object) +%Cc Kni 00082 +"Careful, %p! %oC might break, and that would +be a tragic loss. Thou art its keeper now, and the time hath come +to resume thy search for the Amulet. %Z await thy +return through the magic portal that brought thee here." +%E +%Cp Kni 00090 +"Well met, %p. How goeth thy search for the Amulet of Yendor?" +%E +%Cc Kni 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 +# +# Monk +# +# The quest artifact is "The Eyes of the Overworld", hence needs +# to be treated as plural by messages which use %o. +# +%Cc Mon 00001 +You find yourself standing in sight of %H. Something +is obviously wrong here. Strange shapes lumber around +outside %H! + +You realize that the %l needs your assistance! +%E +%Cp Mon 00002 +Once again, you stand before %H. +%E +%Cp Mon 00003 +Again you face %H. Your intuition hints that this may be +the final time you come here. +%E +%Cp Mon 00005 +"Greetings, honorable %r. It is good to see you." +%E +%Cp Mon 00006 +"Ah, %p! Surely you can help us in our hour of need." +%E +%Cp Mon 00007 +"Greetings, %s. %lC has great need of your help." +%E +%Cp Mon 00008 +"Alas, it seems as if even %d has deserted us." +%E +%Cp Mon 00009 +"May %d be with you, %s." +%E +%Cp Mon 00010 +"Greetings, honorable %r. It is good to see you again." +%E +%Cp Mon 00011 +"Ah, %p! Our deepest gratitude for all of your help." +%E +%Cp Mon 00012 +"Greetings, %s. Perhaps you will take some time to meditate with us?" +%E +%Cp Mon 00013 +"With this test behind you, may %d bring you enlightenment." +%E +%Cp Mon 00014 +"May %d be with you, %s." +%E +%Cc Mon 00015 +"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 Mon 00016 +"Again, my %S, you stand before me. Are you ready now to help us?" +%E +%Cp Mon 00017 +"Once more, %p, you stand within the sanctum. Are you ready now?" +%E +%Cc Mon 00018 +"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 Mon 00019 +"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 Mon 00020 +"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 Mon 00021 +"Yes, %p. You are truly ready now. Attend to me and I shall +tell you of what has transpired: + +"During one of the Great Meditations a short time ago, %n and +a legion of elementals invaded %H. Many %gP were +killed, including the one bearing %o. + +Now, there are barely enough %gP left to keep the +elementals at bay. + +"We need you to find %i, then, from there, travel +to %ns lair. If you can manage to defeat %n +and return %o here, we can then drive off the +legions of elementals that slay our students. + +"Go with %d as your guide, %p." +%E +%Cp Mon 00025 +"You can prevail, if you rely on %d." +%E +%Cp Mon 00026 +"Remember that %n has great magic at his command." +%E +%Cp Mon 00027 +"Be pure, my %S." +%E +%Cp Mon 00028 +"Beware, %i is surrounded by hordes of earth elementals." +%E +%Cp Mon 00029 +"Remember your studies, and you will prevail!" +%E +%Cp Mon 00030 +"Acquire and wear %o if you can. They will aid you +against %n." +%E +%Cp Mon 00031 +"Call upon %d when your need is greatest. You will be answered." +%E +%Cp Mon 00032 +"Remember that use the elementals' strength against them!" +%E +%Cp Mon 00033 +"Do not lose faith, %p. If you do so, %n will grow stronger." +%E +%Cp Mon 00034 +"Wear %o. They will assist you in your efforts." +%E +%Cc Mon 00035 +You remember the descriptions of %i, given to you +by the %l. It is ahead that you will find %n's trail. +%E +%Cp Mon 00036 +Again, you stand before %i. +%E +%Cc Mon 00040 +The stench of brimstone is all about you, and the elementals close in +from all sides! + +Ahead, there is a small clearing amidst the bubbling pits of lava... +%E +%Cp Mon 00041 +Again, you have invaded %ns domain. +%E +%Cc Mon 00050 +"Ah, so %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 Mon 00051 +"So, %r. Again you challenge me." +%E +%Cp Mon 00052 +"Die now, %r. %d has no power here to aid you." +%E +%Cp Mon 00053 +"You shall die, %r, and I will have %o back." +%E +%Cp Mon 00060 +"Submit to my will, %c, and I shall spare you." +%E +%Cp Mon 00061 +"Your puny powers are no match for me, %c." +%E +%Cp Mon 00062 +"I shall have you turned into a zombie for my pleasure!" +%E +%Cp Mon 00063 +"Despair now, %r. %d cannot help you." +%E +%Cp Mon 00064 +"I shall feast upon your soul for many days, %c." +%E +%Cp Mon 00065 +"Your death will be slow and painful. That I promise!" +%E +%Cp Mon 00066 +"You cannot defeat %n, you fool. I shall kill you now." +%E +%Cp Mon 00067 +"Your precious %lt will be my next victim." +%E +%Cp Mon 00068 +"I feel your powers failing you, %r. You shall die now." +%E +%Cp Mon 00069 +"With %o, nothing can stand in my way." +%E +%Cc Mon 00070 +As you pick up %o, you feel the essence of +%d fill your soul. You know now why %n stole them from +%H, for with them, %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 %l as soon +as possible. +%E +%Cc Mon 00080 +You feel a wrenching shift in the ether as %ns 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 thee, %n, I shall deal with thy failure + at my leisure. + +You then hear the voice of %n, screaming in terror... +%E +%Cc Mon 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 them, you must recover the Amulet +of Yendor. + +"Go forth, and let %d guide your steps." +%E +%Cc Mon 00082 +%lC studies %o for a moment, +then returns his gaze to you. + +"%oC must remain with you. Use them +as you resume your search for the Amulet. +%Z await your return through the magic portal +that brought you here." +%E +%Cp Mon 00090 +"Welcome back, %p. How is your quest for the Amulet going?" +%E +%Cc Mon 00091 +"You have prevailed, %p! %d is surely with you. Now, +you must take the amulet, and sacrifice it on %ds altar on +the Astral plane. I suspect that I shall never see you again in this +life, but I hope to at %ds feet." +%E +# +# Priest +# +%Cc Pri 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 %l needs your assistance! +%E +%Cp Pri 00002 +Once again, you stand before %H. +%E +%Cp Pri 00003 +Again you face %H. Your intuition hints that this may be +the final time you come here. +%E +%Cp Pri 00005 +"Greetings, honored %r. It is good to see you." +%E +%Cp Pri 00006 +"Ah, %p! Surely you can help us in our hour of need." +%E +%Cp Pri 00007 +"Greetings, %s. %lC has great need of your help." +%E +%Cp Pri 00008 +"Alas, it seems as if even %d has deserted us." +%E +%Cp Pri 00009 +"May %d be with you, %s." +%E +%Cp Pri 00010 +"Greetings, %r. It is good to see you again." +%E +%Cp Pri 00011 +"Ah, %p! Our deepest gratitude for all of your help." +%E +%Cp Pri 00012 +"Welcome back, %s! With %o, no undead can stand against us." +%E +%Cp Pri 00013 +"Praise be to %d, for delivering us from %n." +%E +%Cp Pri 00014 +"May %d be with you, %s." +%E +%Cc Pri 00015 +"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 Pri 00016 +"Again, my %S, you stand before me. Are you ready now to help us?" +%E +%Cp Pri 00017 +"Once more, %p, you stand within the sanctum. Are you ready now?" +%E +%Cc Pri 00018 +"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 Pri 00019 +"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 Pri 00020 +"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 Pri 00021 +"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 %ns 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 Pri 00025 +"You can prevail, if you rely on %d." +%E +%Cp Pri 00026 +"Remember that %n has great magic at his command." +%E +%Cp Pri 00027 +"Be pure, my %S." +%E +%Cp Pri 00028 +"Beware, %i is surrounded by a great graveyard." +%E +%Cp Pri 00029 +"You may be able to affect %n with magical cold." +%E +%Cp Pri 00030 +"Acquire and wear %o if you can. It will aid you +against %n." +%E +%Cp Pri 00031 +"Call upon %d when your need is greatest. You will be answered." +%E +%Cp Pri 00032 +"The undead legions are weakest during the daylight hours." +%E +%Cp Pri 00033 +"Do not lose faith, %p. If you do so, %n will grow stronger." +%E +%Cp Pri 00034 +"Wear %o. It will assist you against the undead." +%E +%Cc Pri 00035 +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 +%lC. It is ahead that you will find %ns trail. +%E +%Cp Pri 00036 +Again, you stand before %i. +%E +%Cc Pri 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 Pri 00041 +Again, you have invaded %ns domain. +%E +%Cc Pri 00050 +"Ah, so %lC 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 Pri 00051 +"So, %r. Again you challenge me." +%E +%Cp Pri 00052 +"Die now, %r. %d has no power here to aid you." +%E +%Cp Pri 00053 +"You shall die, %r, and I will have %o back." +%E +%Cp Pri 00060 +"Submit to my will, %c, and I shall spare you." +%E +%Cp Pri 00061 +"Your puny powers are no match for me, %c." +%E +%Cp Pri 00062 +"I shall have you turned into a zombie for my pleasure!" +%E +%Cp Pri 00063 +"Despair now, %r. %d cannot help you." +%E +%Cp Pri 00064 +"I shall feast upon your soul for many days, %c." +%E +%Cp Pri 00065 +"Your death will be slow and painful. That I promise!" +%E +%Cp Pri 00066 +"You cannot defeat %n, you fool. I shall kill you now." +%E +%Cp Pri 00067 +"Your precious %lt will be my next victim." +%E +%Cp Pri 00068 +"I feel your powers failing you, %r. You shall die now." +%E +%Cp Pri 00069 +"With %o, nothing can stand in my way." +%E +%Cc Pri 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 %lC as soon +as possible. +%E +%Cc Pri 00080 +You feel a wrenching shift in the ether as %ns 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 thee, %n, I shall deal with thy failure + at my leisure. + +You then hear the voice of %n, screaming in terror... +%E +%Cc Pri 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 +%Cc Pri 00082 +%l reiterates that %o is yours now. + +"The time has come to resume your search for the Amulet. +%Z await your return through the magic portal +that brought you here." +%E +%Cp Pri 00090 +"Welcome back, %p. How is your quest for the Amulet going?" +%E +%Cc Pri 00091 +"You have prevailed, %p! %d is surely with you. Now, +you must take the amulet, and sacrifice it on %ds altar on +the Astral plane. I suspect that I shall never see you again in this +life, but I hope to at %ds feet." +%E +# +# Ranger +# +%Cc Ran 00001 +You arrive in familiar surroundings. In the distance, you %x the +ancient forest grove, the place of worship to %d. + +Something is wrong, though. Surrounding the grove are centaurs! +And they've noticed you! +%E +%Cp Ran 00002 +Once again, you stand before %H. +%E +%Cp Ran 00003 +You have the oddest feeling that this may be the last time you +are to enter %H. +%E +%Cp Ran 00005 +"%pC! I have not seen you in many moons. How do you fare?" +%E +%Cp Ran 00006 +"%nC continues to threaten the grove. But we hold fast." +%E +%Cp Ran 00007 +"%lC is growing weak. The magic required to defend the grove drains us." +%E +%Cp Ran 00008 +"Remember %i is hard to enter. Beware the +distraction of leatherwings." +%E +%Cp Ran 00009 +"We must regain %o. Without it we will be overrun." +%E +%Cp Ran 00010 +"%pC! I have not seen you in many moons. How do you fare?" +%E +%Cp Ran 00011 +"Birdsong has returned to the grove, surely this means you have defeated %n." +%E +%Cp Ran 00012 +"%lC seems to have regained some of his strength." +%E +%Cp Ran 00013 +"So, tell us how you entered %i, in case some new evil arises there." +%E +%Cp Ran 00014 +"Is that truely %o that I see you carrying?" +%E +%Cc Ran 00015 +"%pC! 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 Ran 00016 +"Once again, %p, you stand in our midst. Are you ready now?" +%E +%Cp Ran 00017 +"Ah, you are here again, %p. Allow me to determine your readiness..." +%E +%Cc Ran 00018 +"%pC! You have doomed us all. You fairly radiate %L influences +and weaken the power we have raised in this grove as a result! + +"Begone! We renounce your %shood with us! You are an outcast now!" +%E +%Cc Ran 00019 +"%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 Ran 00020 +"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 Ran 00021 +"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 mountain centaurs to the east invaded +and enslaved the plains centaurs in this area. The local +leader is now only a figurehead, and serves %n. + +"During our last gathering of worship here, we were beset by hordes of +hostile centaurs, as you witnessed. In the first onslaught a group, +headed by %n himself, managed to breach the grove 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 cavern of %n. He has always coveted +%o, and will surely keep it. + +"Recover %o for us, %p! Only then will %d be safe." +%E +%Cp Ran 00025 +"It is rumored that the Forest and Mountain Centaurs have resolved +their ancient feud and now band together against us." +%E +%Cp Ran 00026 +"%nC is strong, and very smart." +%E +%Cp Ran 00027 +"Use %o, when you find it. It will help you survive +to reach us." +%E +%Cp Ran 00028 +"Remember, let %d be your guide." +%E +%Cp Ran 00029 +"Call upon %d when you face %n. +The very act of doing so will infuriate him, and give you advantage." +%E +%Cp Ran 00030 +"%n and his kind have always hated us." +%E +%Cp Ran 00031 +"We cannot hold the grove much longer, %p. Hurry!" +%E +%Cp Ran 00032 +"To infiltrate %i, you must be very stealthy." +%E +%Cp Ran 00033 +"Remember that %n is a braggart. Trust not what he says." +%E +%Cp Ran 00034 +"You can triumph, %p, if you trust in %d." +%E +%Cc Ran 00035 +This must be %i. + +You are in a cave built of many different rooms, all interconnected +by tunnels. Your quest is to find and shoot the evil wumpus that +resides elsewhere in the cave without running into any bottomless +pits or using up your limited supply of arrows. Good luck. + +You are in room 9 of the cave. There are tunnels to rooms +5, 8, and 10. +*rustle* *rustle* (must be bats nearby) +*sniff* (I can smell the evil wumpus nearby!) +%E +%Cc Ran 00036 +Once again, you descend into %i. + +*whoosh* (I feel a draft from some pits). +*rustle* *rustle* (must be bats nearby) +%E +%Cc Ran 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 a sound like the clattering of many +hooves on rock. +%E +%Cp Ran 00041 +Once again, you enter the distorted castle of %n. +%E +%Cc Ran 00050 +"So, %c. %lC has sent you to recover %o. + +"Well, I shall keep that bauble. It pleases me. You, %c, shall die." +%E +%Cp Ran 00051 +"Back again, eh? Well, a mere %r is no threat to me! Die, %c!" +%E +%Cp Ran 00052 +"You haven't learned your lesson, %c. You can't kill me! You shall die now." +%E +%Cp Ran 00053 +"I shall have %o from you, %r. Then I shall +kill you." +%E +%Cp Ran 00060 +"Your %d is nothing, %c. You are mine now!" +%E +%Cp Ran 00061 +"Run away little %c! You can never hope to defeat %n!" +%E +%Cp Ran 00062 +"My servants will rip you to shreds!" +%E +%Cp Ran 00063 +"I shall display your head as a trophy. What do you think about that wall?" +%E +%Cp Ran 00064 +"I shall break your %ls grove, and destroy all the %gP!" +%E +%Cp Ran 00065 +"%d has abandoned you, %c. You are doomed." +%E +%Cp Ran 00066 +"%rA? %lC sends a mere %r against me? Hah!" +%E +%Cp Ran 00067 +"%lC has failed, %c. %oC will never leave here." +%E +%Cp Ran 00068 +"You really think you can defeat me, eh %c? You are wrong!" +%E +%Cp Ran 00069 +"You weaken, %c. I shall kill you now." +%E +%Cc Ran 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 Ran 00080 +%nC 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 Ran 00081 +"%pC! You have succeeded! I feared it was not possible! + +"You have returned with %o! + +"I fear, now, that the Centaurs will regroup and plot yet another raid. +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 +# assumes The Longbow of Diana +%Cc Ran 00082 +%l flexs %o reverently. + +"With this wondrous bow, one need never run out of arrows. +You are its keeper now, and the time has come to resume your +search for the Amulet. %Z await your return +through the magic portal that brought you here." +%E +%Cp Ran 00090 +"Welcome, %p. How have you fared on your quest for the Amulet +of Yendor?" +%E +%Cc Ran 00091 +"You have it! 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 +# +# Rogue (with apologies to all Norsk speakers -dean) +# +%Cc Rog 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 %ls den. +%E +%Cp Rog 00002 +Once again, you find yourself back in Ransmannsby. Fond memories are +replaced by fear, knowing that %l is waiting for you. +%E +%Cp Rog 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 %l. +%E +%Cp Rog 00005 +"I hear that Lady Tyvefelle's household is lightly guarded." +%E +%Cp Rog 00006 +"You're back? Even the Twain don't come back anymore." +%E +%Cp Rog 00007 +"Can you spare an old cutpurse a zorkmid for some grog?" +%E +%Cp Rog 00008 +"Fritz tried to join the other side, and now he's hell-hound chow." +%E +%Cp Rog 00009 +"Be careful what you steal, I hear the boss has perfected turning +rocks into worthless pieces of glass." +%E +%Cp Rog 00010 +"I was sure wrong about Lady Tyvefelle's house; I barely got away with my +life and lost my lock pick in the process." +%E +%Cp Rog 00011 +"You're back? Even the Twain don't come back anymore." +%E +%Cp Rog 00012 +"Can you spare an old cutpurse a zorkmid for some grog?" +%E +%Cp Rog 00013 +"Fritz tried to join the other side, and now he's hell-hound chow." +%E +%Cp Rog 00014 +"Be careful what you steal, I hear the boss has perfected turning +rocks into worthless pieces of glass." +%E +%Cc Rog 00015 +"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 Rog 00016 +"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 Rog 00017 +"Did you perhaps mistake me for some other %lt? You must +think me as stupid as your behavior. I warn you not to try my patience." +%E +%Cc Rog 00018 +"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 %ls curse. +%E +%Cc Rog 00019 +"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 Rog 00020 +"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 Rog 00021 +"Will everyone not going to retrieve %o from that +jerk, %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, %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 +%Cp Rog 00025 +"You don't seem to understand, +%o isn't here so neither should you be!" +%E +%Cp Rog 00026 +"May %d curse you with lead fingers. Get going!" +%E +%Cp Rog 00027 +"We don't have all year. GET GOING!" +%E +%Cp Rog 00028 +"How would you like a scar necklace? I'm just the jeweler to do it!" +%E +%Cp Rog 00029 +"Lazy S.O.B. Maybe I should call up someone else..." +%E +%Cp Rog 00030 +"Maybe I should open your skull and see if my instructions are inside?" +%E +%Cp Rog 00031 +"This is not a task you can complete in the afterlife, you know." +%E +%Cp Rog 00032 +"Inside every living person is a dead person trying to get out, +and I have your key!" +%E +%Cp Rog 00033 +"We're almost out of hell-hound chow, so why don't you just get moving!" +%E +%Cp Rog 00034 +"You know, %o isn't going to come when you +whistle. You must get it yourself." +%E +%Cc Rog 00035 +Those damn little hairs tell you that you are nearer to +%o. +%E +%Cp Rog 00036 +Not wanting to face %l without having stolen +%o, you continue. +%E +%Cc Rog 00040 +You feel a great swelling up of courage, sensing the presence of +%o. Or is it fear? +%E +%Cp Rog 00041 +The hairs on the back of your neck whisper -- it's fear. +%E +%Cc Rog 00050 +"Ah! You must be %ls ... er, `hero'. A pleasure +to meet you." +%E +%Cp Rog 00051 +"We meet again. Please reconsider your actions." +%E +%Cp Rog 00052 +"Surely, %p, you have learned that you cannot trust any bargains +that %l has made. I can show you how to continue on +your quest without having to run into him again." +%E +%Cp Rog 00053 +"Please, think for a moment about what you are doing. Do you truly +believe that %d would want %l to have +%o?" +%E +%Cp Rog 00060 +"May I suggest a compromise. Are you interested in gold or gems?" +%E +%Cp Rog 00061 +"Please don't force me to kill you." +%E +%Cp Rog 00062 +"Grim times are upon us all. Will you not see reason?" +%E +%Cp Rog 00063 +"I knew %l, and you're no %lt, thankfully." +%E +%Cp Rog 00064 +"It is a shame that we are not meeting under more pleasant circumstances." +%E +%Cp Rog 00065 +"I was once like you are now, %p. Believe in me -- our way +is better." +%E +%Cp Rog 00066 +"Stay with me, and I will make you %os guardian." +%E +%Cp Rog 00067 +"When you return, with or without %o, +%l will have you killed." +%E +%Cp Rog 00068 +"Do not be fooled; I am prepared to kill to defend %o." +%E +%Cp Rog 00069 +"I can reunite you with the Twain. Oh, the stories you can swap." +%E +%Cc Rog 00070 +As you pick up %o, the hairs on the back of your +neck fall out. At once you realize why %n was +willing to die to keep it out of %ls hands. Somehow +you know that you must do likewise. +%E +%Cc Rog 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 %n, and then you +brace yourself for your next meeting with %l! +%E +%Cc Rog 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 %n. + +"But, you see what happened to %n when he refused. +Don't make me find another to send after you this time." +%E +# assumes Master Key of Thievery (small object) +%Cc Rog 00082 +%l seems tempted to swap %o for +the mundane one you detect in his pocket, but noticing your alertness, +evidently chickens out. + +"Go filch the Amulet before someone else beats you to it. +%Z are back the way you came, through the magic portal." +%E +%Cc Rog 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 Rog 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 Sam 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 ninja 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 Sam 00002 +Once again, you are back at %H. +%E +%Cp Sam 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 Sam 00005 +"To succeed, you must walk like a butterfly on the wind." +%E +%Cp Sam 00006 +"Ikaga desu ka?" +%E +%Cp Sam 00007 +"I fear for The Land of The Gods." +%E +%Cp Sam 00008 +"%nC has hired the Ninja -- be careful." +%E +%Cp Sam 00009 +"If %o is not returned, we will all be ninja." +%E +%Cp Sam 00010 +"Come, join us in celebrating with some sake." +%E +%Cp Sam 00011 +"Ikaga desu ka?" +%E +%Cp Sam 00012 +"You have brought our clan and %l much honor." +%E +%Cp Sam 00013 +"Please %r, sit for a while and tell us how you overcame the Ninja." +%E +%Cp Sam 00014 +"%lC still lives! You have saved us from becoming ronin." +%E +%Cc Sam 00015 +"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 Sam 00016 +"Once again, %p-san, you kneel before me. Are you yet capable of +being my vassal?" +%E +%Cp Sam 00017 +"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 +%Cc Sam 00018 +"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 +%Cc Sam 00019 +"%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 +%Cc Sam 00020 +"%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 Sam 00021 +"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 Sam 00025 +"To defeat %n you must overcome the seven emotions: +hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, and fear." +%E +%Cp Sam 00026 +"Remember your honor is my honor, you perform in my name." +%E +%Cp Sam 00027 +"I will go to the temple and burn incense for your safe return." +%E +%Cp Sam 00028 +"Sayonara." +%E +%Cp Sam 00029 +"There can be honor in defeat, but no gain." +%E +%Cp Sam 00030 +"Your kami must be strong in order to succeed." +%E +%Cp Sam 00031 +"You are indeed a worthy %R, but now you must be a worthy samurai." +%E +%Cp Sam 00032 +"If you fail, %n will be like a tai-fun on the land." +%E +%Cp Sam 00033 +"If you are truly %a, %d will listen." +%E +%Cp Sam 00034 +"Sharpen your swords and your wits for the task before you." +%E +%Cc Sam 00035 +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 Sam 00036 +Thankful that your %sp at %H cannot see +your fear, you prepare again to advance. +%E +%Cc Sam 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 Sam 00041 +As you arrive once again at the home of %n, your thoughts +turn only to %o. +%E +%Cc Sam 00050 +"Ah, so it is to be you, %p-san. I offer you seppuku. +I will be your second if you wish." +%E +%Cp Sam 00051 +"I have offered you the honorable exit. Now I will have your +head to send unwashed to %l." +%E +%Cp Sam 00052 +"After I have dispatched you, I will curse your kami." +%E +%Cp Sam 00053 +"You have fought my samurai; surely you must know that you +will not be able to take %o back to +%H." +%E +%Cp Sam 00060 +"Ahh, I finally meet the daimyo of the kyokaku!" +%E +%Cp Sam 00061 +"There is no honor for me in your death." +%E +%Cp Sam 00062 +"You know that I cannot resash my swords until they have killed." +%E +%Cp Sam 00063 +"Your presence only compounds the dishonor of %l in not coming himself." +%E +%Cp Sam 00064 +"I will make tea with your hair and serve it to %l." +%E +%Cp Sam 00065 +"Your fear shows in your eyes, coward!" +%E +%Cp Sam 00066 +"I have not heard of you, %p-san; has your life been that unworthy?" +%E +%Cp Sam 00067 +"If you will not obey me, you will die." +%E +%Cp Sam 00068 +"Kneel now and make the two cuts of honor. I will tell your %sp +of your honorable death." +%E +%Cp Sam 00069 +"Your master was a poor teacher. You will pay for his mistakes in +your teaching." +%E +%Cc Sam 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 goddess. +%E +%Cc Sam 00080 +Your healing skills tell you that %ns 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 Sam 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 +%Cc Sam 00082 +%l holds %o tightly for a moment, then returns +his gaze to you. + +"The time is ripe to recover the Amulet. Return to %Z +through the magic portal that transported you here so that you may +achieve the destiny which awaits you." +%E +%Cp Sam 00090 +%lC bows. "%p-sama, tell us of your search for the Amulet." +%E +%Cc Sam 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 Tou 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 Tou 00002 +Once again, you are back at %H. +%E +%Cp Tou 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 Tou 00005 +"Gehennom on 5 zorkmids a day -- more like 500 a day if you ask me." +%E +%Cp Tou 00006 +"Do you know where I could find some nice postcards of The Gnomish Mines?" +%E +%Cp Tou 00007 +"Have you tried the weird toilets?" +%E +%Cp Tou 00008 +"Don't stay at the Inn, I hear the food is terrible and it has rats." +%E +%Cp Tou 00009 +"They told me that this was the off season!" +%E +%Cp Tou 00010 +"Gehennom on 5 zorkmids a day -- more like 500 a day if you ask me." +%E +%Cp Tou 00011 +"Do you know where I could find some nice postcards of The Gnomish Mines?" +%E +%Cp Tou 00012 +"Have you tried the weird toilets?" +%E +%Cp Tou 00013 +"If you stick around, I'll show you the pictures from my latest trip." +%E +%Cp Tou 00014 +"Did you bring me back any souvenirs?" +%E +%Cc Tou 00015 +"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 %n if our town is become what it once was. + +"Let me see if you are ready to be that someone." +%E +%Cp Tou 00016 +"Things are getting worse, %p. +I hope that this time you are ready." +%E +%Cp Tou 00017 +"I hope that for the sake of %H you have prepared +yourself this time." +%E +%Cc Tou 00018 +"It is too late, %p. You are not even worthy to die amongst us. +Leave %H and never return." +%E +%Cc Tou 00019 +"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 Tou 00020 +"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 Tou 00021 +%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, +%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 Tou 00025 +"Do not be fooled by the false promises of %n." +%E +%Cp Tou 00026 +"To enter %i you must pass many traps." +%E +%Cp Tou 00027 +"If you do not return with %o, your quest +will be in vain." +%E +%Cp Tou 00028 +"Do not be afraid to call upon %d if you truly need help." +%E +%Cp Tou 00029 +"If you do not destroy %n, he will follow you back here!" +%E +%Cp Tou 00030 +"Take %o from %n +and you may be able to defeat him." +%E +%Cp Tou 00031 +"You must hurry, %p!" +%E +%Cp Tou 00032 +"You are like %Sa to me, %p. Do not let me down." +%E +%Cp Tou 00033 +"If you are %a at all times you may succeed, %p." +%E +%Cp Tou 00034 +"Let all who meet you on your journey know that you are on an quest for +%l and grant safe passage." +%E +%Cc Tou 00035 +Only your faith in %d keeps you from trembling. You %x +the handiwork of %ns henchlings everywhere. +%E +%Cp Tou 00036 +You know that this time you must find and destroy %n. +%E +%Cc Tou 00040 +You sense the presence of %o. +%E +%Cp Tou 00041 +You gain confidence, knowing that you may soon be united with +%o. +%E +%Cc Tou 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 +%Cp Tou 00051 +"I let you live the last time because it gave me pleasure. +This time I will destroy you, %p." +%E +%Cc Tou 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 +%Cc Tou 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 Tou 00060 +"I defeated %l and I will defeat you, %p." +%E +%Cp Tou 00061 +"Where is %d now! You must realize no one can help you here." +%E +%Cp Tou 00062 +"Beg for mercy now and I may be lenient on you." +%E +%Cp Tou 00063 +"If you were not so %a, you might have stood a chance." +%E +%Cp Tou 00064 +"Vengeance is mine at last, %p." +%E +%Cp Tou 00065 +"I only wish that %l had a more worthy %r to send against me." +%E +%Cp Tou 00066 +"With %o in my possession you cannot +hope to defeat me." +%E +%Cp Tou 00067 +"%nC has never been defeated, NEVER!" +%E +%Cp Tou 00068 +"Are you truly the best %H has to send against me? +I pity %l." +%E +%Cp Tou 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 Tou 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 Tou 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 Tou 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 Tou 00082 +"%oC is yours now. %Z await your +return through the magic portal that brought you here." +%E +%Cp Tou 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 Tou 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 Val 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 Val 00002 +Once again, you are near the abode of %l. +%E +%Cp Val 00003 +Again you materialize near %ls abode. You have a nagging feeling +that this may be the last time you come here. +%E +%Cp Val 00005 +"Hail, and well met, brave %c." +%E +%Cp Val 00006 +"May %d guide your steps, %p." +%E +%Cp Val 00007 +"%lC weakens. Without %o, her foresight is dim." +%E +%Cp Val 00008 +"You must hurry, %p, else Ragnarok may well come." +%E +%Cp Val 00009 +"I would deal with this foul %n myself, but %d forbids it." +%E +%Cp Val 00010 +"Hail, and well met, brave %c." +%E +%Cp Val 00011 +"May %d guide your steps, %p." +%E +%Cp Val 00012 +"%lC told us you had succeeded!" +%E +%Cp Val 00013 +"You recovered %o just in time, %p." +%E +%Cp Val 00014 +"Hail %d, for delivering %o back to us." +%E +%Cc Val 00015 +"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 Val 00016 +"Let me read the future for you now, %p, perhaps you have managed to +change it enough..." +%E +%Cp Val 00017 +"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 Val 00018 +"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 Val 00019 +"I see you and %n fighting, %p. But you are not prepared and +shall die at %ns 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 Val 00020 +"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 Val 00021 +"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 %ns lair. Defeat him and +return %o to me." +%E +%Cp Val 00025 +"Go with the blessings of %d." +%E +%Cp Val 00026 +"Call upon %d when you are in need." +%E +%Cp Val 00027 +"Use %o if you can. It will protect you." +%E +%Cp Val 00028 +"Magical cold is very effective against %n." +%E +%Cp Val 00029 +"To face %n, you will need to be immune to fire." +%E +%Cp Val 00030 +"May %d strengthen your sword-arm." +%E +%Cp Val 00031 +"Trust in %d. He will not desert you." +%E +%Cp Val 00032 +"It becomes more likely that Ragnarok will come with every passing moment. +You must hurry, %p." +%E +%Cp Val 00033 +"If %n can master %o, he will be powerful enough to +face %d far earlier than is fated. This must not be!" +%E +%Cp Val 00034 +"Remember your training, %p. You can succeed." +%E +%Cc Val 00035 +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 Val 00036 +Once again, you stand before the entrance to %i. +%E +%Cc Val 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 %l said. This is the lair of %n. +%E +%Cp Val 00041 +Once again, you stand in sight of %ns lair. +%E +%Cc Val 00050 +"So! %lC 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 Val 00051 +"Again you challenge me, %r. Good. I will kill you now." +%E +%Cp Val 00052 +"Have you not learned yet? You cannot defeat %n!" +%E +%Cp Val 00053 +"I will kill you, %c, and wrest %o from your mangled hands." +%E +%Cp Val 00060 +"I am your death, %c." +%E +%Cp Val 00061 +"You cannot prevail, %r. I have foreseen your every move." +%E +%Cp Val 00062 +"With you out of the way, Valhalla will be mine for the taking." +%E +%Cp Val 00063 +"I killed scores of %ds best when I took %o. +Do you really think that one %c can stand against me?" +%E +%Cp Val 00064 +"Who bears the souls of %cP to Valhalla, %r?" +%E +%Cp Val 00065 +"No, %d cannot help you here." +%E +%Cp Val 00066 +"Some instrument of %d you are, %p. You are a weakling!" +%E +%Cp Val 00067 +"Never have I seen %ca so clumsy in battle." +%E +%Cp Val 00068 +"You die now, little %s." +%E +%Cp Val 00069 +"Your body I destroy now, your soul when my hordes overrun Valhalla!" +%E +%Cc Val 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 %lC immediately. +%E +%Cc Val 00080 +A look of surprise and horror appears on %ns face. + + No!!! %o has lied to me! I have been misled! + +Suddenly, %n grasps his head and screams in agony, then dies. +%E +%Cc Val 00081 +As you approach, %lC 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 %ds name to search for the Amulet of Yendor. +May your steps be guided by %d, my %S." +%E +# assumes Orb of Fate (glass object) +%Cc Val 00082 +"Careful, %p! %oC might break, and that would be +a tragic loss. You are its keeper now, and the time has come to +resume your search for the Amulet. %Z await your +return through the magic portal that brought you here." +%E +%Cp Val 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 Val 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 Wiz 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, %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 Wiz 00002 +Once again, you are back at %H. +%E +%Cp Wiz 00003 +You are back at %H. +You have an odd feeling this may be the last time you ever come here. +%E +%Cp Wiz 00005 +"Would you happen to have some eye of newt in that overstuffed pack, %s?" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00006 +"Ah, the spell to create the magic portal worked. Outstanding!" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00007 +"Hurry! %lC may not survive that casting of the +portal spell!!" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00008 +"The spells of %n were just to powerful for us to withstand." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00009 +"I, too, will venture into the world, because %n is but one of +many evils to be vanquished." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00010 +"I have some eye of newt to trade, do you have a spare blind-worm's sting?" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00011 +"The magic portal now seems like it will remain stable for quite some time." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00012 +"Have you noticed how much stronger %l is since %o was recovered?" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00013 +"Thank %d! We weren't positive you would defeat %n." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00014 +"I, too, will venture into the world, because %n was but one of +many evils to be vanquished." +%E +%Cc Wiz 00015 +"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 Wiz 00016 +"Well, %p, you have returned. Perhaps you are now ready..." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00017 +"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 Wiz 00018 +"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 Wiz 00019 +"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 Wiz 00020 +"You amaze me, %p! How many times did I tell you that the way of a mage +is an exacting one. One must use the world with care, lest one leave it +in ruins and simplify the task of %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 Wiz 00021 +%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 %n. As you know, we thought +%n had perished at the end of the last age, but, alas, this was +not the case. + +"%nC 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 %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 %n, and return %o to me. + +"Go now, with %d, and complete this quest before it is too late." +%Cp Wiz 00025 +"Beware, for %n is immune to most magical attacks." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00026 +"To enter %i you must pass many traps." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00027 +"%nC may be vulnerable to physical attacks." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00028 +"%d will come to your aid when you call." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00029 +"You must utterly destroy %n. He will pursue you otherwise." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00030 +"%oC is a mighty artifact. With it you can +destroy %n." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00031 +"Go forth with the blessings of %d." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00032 +"I will have my %gP watch for your return." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00033 +"Feel free to take any items in that chest that might aid you." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00034 +"You will know when %o is near. Proceed with care!" +%E +%Cc Wiz 00035 +Wisps of fog swirl nearby. You feel that %ns lair is close. +%E +%Cp Wiz 00036 +You believe that you may once again invade %i. +%E +%Cc Wiz 00040 +You feel your mentor's presence; perhaps %o is nearby. +%E +%Cp Wiz 00041 +The aura of %o tingles at the edge of your perception. +%E +%Cc Wiz 00050 +"Ah, I recognize you, %p. So, %l has sent you to steal +%o from me, hmmm? Well, %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 Wiz 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 Wiz 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 Wiz 00053 +"Thief! %o belongs to me, now. I shall feed +your living flesh to my minions." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00060 +"Your puny powers are no match for me, fool!" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00061 +"When you are defeated, your torment will last for a thousand years." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00062 +"After your downfall, %p, I shall devour %l +for dessert!" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00063 +"Are you ready yet to beg for mercy? I could be lenient..." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00064 +"Your soul shall join the enslaved multitude I command!" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00065 +"Your lack of will is evident, and you shall die as a result." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00066 +"Your faith in %d is for naught! Come, submit to me now!" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00067 +"A mere %r is nothing compared to my skill!" +%E +%Cp Wiz 00068 +"So, you are the best hope of %l? How droll." +%E +%Cp Wiz 00069 +"Feel my power, %c! My victory is imminent!" +%E +%Cc Wiz 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, %l. +%E +%Cc Wiz 00080 +%nC 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 %l. + +Then, the body bursts into a cloud of choking dust, and blows away. +%E +%Cc Wiz 00081 +%lC notices %o in your possession, +beams at you and says: + + I knew you could defeat %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 Wiz 00082 +"You are the keeper of %o now. It is time to +recover the /other/ Amulet. %Z await your return through +the magic portal which brought you here." +%E +%Cp Wiz 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 Wiz 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 %G %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 +%Cp - 00004 +You again sense %l demanding your attendance. +%E +# Completed the quest by returning with artifact, but not carrying +# the Bell of Opening; quest leader lets you know that it is needed. +#[ Should this be role-specific so that each leader has variant text? ] +%Cp - 00005 +"The silver bell which was hoarded by %n will be +essential in locating the Amulet of Yendor." +%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 +"Doth 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 stirred by 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()); + %G: return((char *)align_gtitle(u.ualignbase[1])); + %H: return((char *)homebase()); + %a: return(Alignnam(u.ualignbase[1])); + %A: return(Alignnam(u.ualign.type)); + %d: return((char *)align_gname(u.ualignbase[1])); + %D: return((char *)align_gname(A_LAWFUL)); + %C: return("chaotic"); + %N: return("neutral"); + %L: return("lawful"); + %x: return((Blind) ? "sense" : "see"); + %Z: return("The Dungeons of Doom"); + %%: 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)); + s suffix: return s_suffix(root); + S suffix: return s_suffix(capitalized(root)); + t suffix: return strip_the_prefix(root); +%E