Solution to The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

This is not the shortest or easiest path; it is more gratifying to face difficult situations and barely succeed. Rather than minimizing risk, this solution includes as many interesting parts as possible, while avoiding sections that are blatantly harmful or provide no useful information. You may need high initial scores; this path assumes favorable dice rolls.

Sword, leather armor, rucksack, shield, lantern, 10 Provisions, Potion of Fortune x2 1 Turn west in the cave 71 The creature remains snoring at his post Lu-1 301 Press on northwards past the snoring 208 Try opening the door 397 Open the small box 240 Kill the SNAKE 5/2 145 You take the key and leave the room Bronze key #99 Lu+1 363 Investigate the hideous din 370 Draw your sword and leap forward 116 Attack each ORC 5/4 5/5 At+1 378 Open the wooden box 296 You memorize the spell and leave [Farrigo Di Maggio] 42 Turn to the east 113 Go northwards at the junction 285 Open the well-used door 213 The locked door bursts open 36 Try to calm the old man down 263 You go your separate ways Lu+1 314 Open the door to investigate 223 Try to force it open 53 The door opens 155 You leave the small armory room -Shield, crescent shield 300 Ignore the tortured screams and continue 303 Pull the right lever 128 Turn east past the portcullis 58 Stop and eat Provisions 15 You are ready to continue -1 Provision Sk+1 St+6 367 Go east at the junction 323 Go eastwards 255 Try opening the sturdy wooden door 193 Try to take the jewel 338 Fight the IRON CYCLOPS 10/10 75 You set off back to the junction Jewel, small key #111 Lu+3 93 You turn northwards 8 Defeat the BARBARIAN 7/6 273 You leave through the door Mallet, 5 wooden stakes 189 Stop to look at the paintings 25 Look through your pack for a weapon Sk-1 340 Hold the jewel up 31 You leave through the north door Sk+2 90 You continue northwards 253 Leave through the north door 73 You find yourself in a large cavern 218 Punt the raft across the river 386 Keep punting to the north side 55 You arrive safely 7 You are on the north bank 214 Take the passage to the north-west 271 Go through the door 336 Bang on the door to wake up the old man 172 Tell him his boots are undone 165 Leave through the south door 66 Go for the door in the rockface 104 You try the door to the north 49 A blow to your head knocks you senseless St-2 122 Jump to your feet 282 Defeat all four ZOMBIES 7/6 6/6 6/6 6/5 Lu+2 115 Go over to the dead body 313 Take 8 GP, steel sword Sk+1 Lu+1 221 The sword 27 Throw your old sword away -Sword iSk+2 Lu+2 319 Investigate 221 The gold 110 You find another 2 Gold Pieces 2 GP 319 You have investigated both items 81 You walk up to the north door 205 Investigate the room further 254 Reach into your bag 279 You have a wooden stake 17 The stake pierces the Vampire's heart Lu-1 327 You leave through the west door 30 GP Lu+3 380 You go on to the crossroads 37 Go west 11 Relax then go northwards Sk+1 St+2 366 Go through the narrow opening 89 You descend the stairs 286 Search the second body 275 The creature misses Lu-1 230 Defeat the GHOUL 8/7 390 Search the second body 5 GP, earrings Lu+2 393 Read the old parchment 8 GP, bottle, parchment 212 Test the liquid 369 You swallow some of the liquid 109 You leave the room northwards Sk+ St+ Lu+4 120 You leave the chamber and climb the stairs 197 Press on forward 48 Go east and turn a corner northwards 391 Go up to the passage from the east 52 Go east 291 Try the door to the north 227 Try to befriend the four tiny men 131 Eventually you leave the room 291 Go west to a familiar junction 52 Go north 354 Go west at the bend 308 Go north at the crossroads 54 Go through the door 179 Kill the MINOTAUR 9/9 258 You take the key and leave the room 8 GP, red key #111 Lu+2 54 Go south 308 Go south at the crossroads 160 You find yourself at a crossroads 267 Go south 246 Go north along the cobbled passageway 329 Go eastwards at the door 299 Proceed northwards a long way 359 Go west at the crossroads 385 Go north to the dead end 398 Push the small knob 364 Climb through the doorway 373 You go northwards 85 Go north at the crossroads 106 Search for another means of attack 126 You remember "Farrigo Di Maggio" 26 The Dragon turns its back 371 You continue to the west Lu+3 274 Greet the old man courteously 356 He has been expecting you 358 Look through your pack 105 Use the Eye of the Cyclops 382 His robes are all that remain 396 You open the door 242 Search through your bag 139* Use three keys to open the locks 321 The keys click and turn 169 The lid of the chest comes free 400 Your quest is over 1,000 GP, jewelry, spell book