Solution to Demons of the Deep

Demons of the Deep

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, bag, 10 Provisions 1 Explore the overgrown sunken courtyard 173 Go confront the watchers in the building 211 Swim down the dark shaft [Black Pearls], Lucky Charm 233 Go to the left in the hallway 270 Fight the two glowing Skeletons 75 Destroy each SKELETON 8/5 7/6 328 Ignore the rusty box and leave the room 4 Black Pearls 374 Swim back up and out of the building 16 Visit a huge red dome with a broken roof 223 Swim down towards the floor of the arena 304 Swim towards the ground-level exits Harpoon 161 Swim towards the blue phosphorescence 251 Talk to the little old Merman 57 Offer Black Pearls for his spare Toolfish 373 Choose one fish for each Black Pearl 316 You pay him and leave the workshop -3 Black Pearls, Sawfish, Axefish, Glowfish 150 You swim towards a strange patch of sand 196 Listen to the voice inside your head 321 Help the Ghost gather his bones 101 He leads you to a green sealed bottle 1 GP St- Lu+2 360 Open the bottle 184 You placate the Genie and swim away iSk+1 Lu-1 159 Use the harpoon on the fat fish 280 You stab the Grouper with your harpoon 246 It flees taking the harpoon with it -Harpoon 340 Lift the jade crown from the statue's head 11 Fight the Statue for your prize Crown of Atlantis 232 Defeat the STATUE 6/16 257 Open the huge trapdoor in the floor 90 The trapdoor opens St- 271 A whirlpool sucks you down into darkness 12 You possess a Glowfish 258 Swim upstream in the large coral grotto 384 Press ahead in the tight passageway St-1 345 The tunnel opens into a small cubical room St-1 372 Attempt to parley with the Water Elemental 327 You have a Black Pearl 115 Give the Elemental a Pearl to free it 343 Go through the hole and see what happened -1 Black Pearl, iLu+1 ice crystal 310 Go back down through the coral grotto 2 Black Pearls 42 You are getting rather tired of coral cuts St-1 197 Continue downstream from the trapdoor 221 Kick the round door open and burst through 307 Attack the wizened old Sea Hag 254 Kill the SEA HAG 8/8 Sk- Lu- 56 Leave the room Necklace, 3 Black Pearls 162 Go slightly downward and to the left 49 Go left in the tunnel -Glowfish 245 You have emerged from the face of a cliff 53 Swim out over the extensive city 64 Investigate a huge domed palace 103 Swim slowly down and hail the guards 35 Offer King Seamoss the jade crown 265 The king is very impressed -Crown of Atlantis, At+1 jeweled arm-bracelets 296 You thank the Deep Ones and leave [Fish shaped island] 347 Investigate the great sunken ship 282 Investigate inside 24 You feel your way away from a huge Clam Lu-1 348 Kill the Clam with your sword 97 Kill the SEA SPIDER 7/10 Silver Pearl At+1 St-2 371 Go to the treasure-hold 192 Check the captain's cabin 1 GP 40 Study the maps and leave [Fish Island] 222 You swim towards the underwater gardens 2 Go to the right from the gate 174 Go forward to see what made the roar 38 Swim to the top of the seaweed trees 293 Eventually the baffled Lionfish swims away Lu+2 234 Go around the cottage and meet the old man 135 You have not heard the name Greylock 225 Wait and see what old Greylock does 376 You have some Black Pearls 175 You have a Silver Pearl [Derd-nu-Heno, Derd-en-Parr] 241 Accept a Potion of Fortune in exchange 285 You take a bottle full of green liquid -Silver Pearl, Potion of Fortune 154 You would rather not meet the Sea Dragon 261 The current carries you downstream Glowfish 96 Investigate the smashed little house -Glowfish 172 Examine the cluster of big Sea Anemones 297 Drag the wooden chest out with your sword 325 Your blade slices through the tentacles Lu-1 212 You pull the chest away from the Anemones 195 Open the heavy chest 83 Take the dagger iSt+1 263 You feel a thrill of magic Swiftstinger [215] 381 You leave and swim ahead to the dark chasm 6 You do not possess a Glowfish 180 You see a huge shadow moving towards you 256 Offer the Ogre a bribe to release you 1 Provision 226 Your offer does not interest the Ogre 256 Shout insults and challenge the Ogre 109 Kill the SEA OGRE 7/18 At+1 163 Take the carved brass spiral ring 2 Provisions 248 You leave and swim along the abyss Spiral ring iSt+2 148 Attack the pair of Giant Crabs 219 Kill each GIANT CRAB 7/11 8/10 At+1 92 Sample the white crab meat 400 Leave the brick building Crab's claw St+4 389 Go towards a cliff with a dark cave 62 Tell the huge Sea Dragon your story 7 Appeal to its good will 334 You are of interest to it only as a snack 28 Use Swiftstinger against the Sea Dragon 215 Swiftstinger hits its target and vanishes 28 Kill the SEA DRAGON 10/14 At+1 86 You swim out of the back of the cavern 12 GP, 2 Black Pearls, sapphire 202 Pick seaweed and approach the Sea-horse 166 Try to jump on it and ride 108 You throw your arms around it and stay on Lu-1 9 You direct it towards the cathedral Lu+2 269 Look around the huge Gothic cathedral 339 Explore the interior further 191 Stay and look at the unusual pictures 367 You are being drawn into the scene 244 Ask the fishy-looking man what is going on 335 You have the price for a lesson 267 Take a lesson from the swordmaster 22 Wound CYRANO 11/10 -2 GP St+ 176 You find yourself back in the open ocean iSk+1 111 Offer the little Octopuses some food 34 You possess a Crab's claw 205 Examine the huge coral formation -Crab's claw Lu+2 87 Hide in a niche in the coral wall 99 Use a Toolfish 31 Use the Axefish 214 Release another Toolfish -Axefish 31 Use the Sawfish 342 Try something different -Sawfish 99 Attack the Kraken with your sword 253 Kill the KRAKEN 8/16 At+1 125 The ocean is turning blood-red 3 Black Pearls Lu+3 382 You possess an unmelting crystal of ice 303 Ask to be taken to the pirate ship -Ice crystal 167 Have the Elemental take you to Fish Island 207 You are left floating below the Troll 47 Use the Black Pearls you have gathered 358* You have learned the magic word 100 You throw down ten Pearls to the deck -10 Black Pearls 236 You sail your ship into Port Blacksand The Troll, treasure