Solution to Crypt of the Sorcerer

Crypt of the Sorcerer

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, backpack, horse 1 Follow Silver River north into the hills Healing Potion x5 146 Keep heading north in the marshy ground 249 You are hit by a poisoned needle 346 You continue your trek into the hills -1 Healing Potion St-4 185 Cross the river to look at the cave 97 Enter the dark cave 310 Lift the lid of the large metal box 45 Fight the blind Rad-Hulks 143 Fight each RAD-HULK 10/5 10/6 87 Break the wooden crate open 295 Try on the chainmail suit 328 You walk back to your horse Chainmail Sk+1 235 You follow the river along the valley 284 Go see what is causing the smoke 33 See if the old gold-miner is still alive 52 Wear the strange crystal around your neck Gold nugget, knife, St+1 holy water 352 You turn south-east to avoid the Orcs Crystal of Sanity 137 You are able to stay in the saddle 39 Three creatures materialize to ambush you 239 Fight each CHAMELEONITE 7/7 6/6 7/6 At+2 356 Dab some Chameleonite blood on your body 124 You wait and nothing terrible happens 361 You turn your horse east in high spirits Lu+1 180 Approach the small black-cloaked figure 70 Attack the little man 134 Fight the BONEKEEPER 5/6 Lu-3 287 Try on the Skull Ring 265 Ride east out of the Valley of Bones Skull Ring 369 Examine the words chiseled in the boulder 306 You memorize the rhyme and ride on [Granite door 184] 324 Allow your horse to drink at the stream 376 You remount and cross the cool stream St+1 391 Gallop away from the Goblin raiding party 16 Steer down the valley towards a small wood 100 You stopped to rest at the stream 129 You gallop between tall gnarled trees 365 You fend off the long arms with your sword 232 Attack the WOOD DEMON 9/10 89 Trudge through the thick undergrowth 319 Examine the silver rod 360 Open the leather backpack Silver rod #37 175 Open the scroll and read the writing 4 GP, candle 268 Return to your horse Scroll [Gargantis Western Flatlands] 221 You set off once again 168 Ride around the edge of the clearing 302 Soon you are out of the wood 194 You turn east at some tree-covered hills 252 Fight the WEREWOLF 8/9 36 You spur your horse towards the lake 178 Battle the GRIFFIN 10/10 230 Investigate the dead Barbarian girl 358 Take the etched circular shield 131 You ride off towards the lake Defender shield Sk+1 Lu+1 29 Open the rusted iron box 205 Take the small clay doll 299 Fight the CLAY GOLEM 8/9 362 Put the gold ring on your finger 102 You are unable to trigger any power Jeweled ring 339 You take the sword from Kull's skeleton Razaak's sword 165 Battle the CENTAUR 10/10 289 Wear the bronze talisman 75 You do not feel any different Demon talisman 304 Ride to the girl's cry for help 127 Cut the young woman down 258 Swallow some of the brown powder 48 You bid Jella farewell and ride west St+ 382 Attack the ugly brute with your sword 118 He hurls a large rock past your head 173 Fight the HILL GIANT 9/10 282 Search for the Giant's cave 1 GP, copper bracelet 241 Open the wooden chest 80 Lift the lid of the chest 25 You are wearing armor 192 You kill the rat quickly 211 Break the globe of swirling smoke Parchment #66 367 Leave the cave Lu+1 386 You resume your journey 67 Ride over to the fire in the distance 183 Reply that you are Lawful 308 Trust the unseen man and join him 103 Ride around the Wild Hill Men Symm St+2 327 They shake their fists at you 148 Stop to investigate the voice 237 Ride on to the wooden hut [Suma 11] 68 Fight the DEMONIC SERVANT 8/7 55 You ride off north into Darkwood forest 377 Slay the DEMONSPAWN 6/6 278 Set off for the haunted graveyard 157 Investigate the cry of somebody in pain Healing Potion x5 St+2 244 You are wearing a bone skull ring -1 Healing Potion Lu+1 139 Defeat each SKELETON 6/5 6/6 5/6 290 Pull the silver rod out of the grave [Tamal died age 108] 389 The lighting bolt hits a nearby tree Lu-1 121 You are lucky to have escaped injury 300* You have the other half of the rod Silver rod #13 50 You ride north-east towards Stonebridge -Silver rods, Lu+1 Rod of Paralysis 234 Ride into Stonebridge at nightfall 316 In the morning you see Borri's invention -Horse St+2 353 Take the balloon to the Plain of Bronze Borri 210 You land on the ground with a thump 43 The whirlwind passes by your shelter Lu-1 132 Ride north-west with the caravan -Gold nugget 277 Turn right at the junction -Demon talisman, torch 90 Battle each DORAGAR 9/9 9/10 144 Continue along the tunnel Bronze key 398 Investigate the dull sound of hammers 214 Walk up to the Zombie tunnelers 256 You walk back to the junction [#5 tattoo] 338 Open the section of solid rock wall 78 Investigate the unnerving noise 269 Walk back to the main tunnel 222 Symm pushes you out of the way 166 You walk on along the tunnel 151 Keep on walking past the battered helmet 281 You step over a small rock on the floor Lu-1 392 You unknowingly avoid a trap 79 Fight CAVE TROLL 8/9 with Symm and Borri 19 Open the small wooden box 188 You knock the spider off your arm 204 Tip up the cart loaded with bones 366 Open the large wooden box 104 Let Borri read the book of Troll records 266 You and Symm hurry after Borri [119 Hobbits' ears] 40 Go left to the dead end 202 Leave the amulet with its former owner 315 You evade the vapor-like Ice Ghosts 72 You press on down the tunnel 245 Pass between the Skeleton Warrior statues 56 You daubed Chameleonite blood on yourself 24 You are wearing a crystal around your neck 193 Use something else to defeat the Gargantis 375 Use a silver rod 128 You know it is a Rod of Paralysis 38 You mentally release the rabbit 311 You are not confronted by any creatures Gargantis horn Lu-1 54 You make your way out of the tunnels 279 The Hobgoblin just misses your foot -Torch 253 You haul yourself up into the basket 226 You see six Hobgoblins loosing arrows St- 294 Continue the conversation with Borri 198 You focus on the object in the sky [War-hammer costs 35 GP] 152* Call on the Suma to help you 11 Walk to the edge of the hills to sleep 28 Wait to meet the robed figure approaching St+2 167 Talk to the little old blind man 96 Reply that you intend to slay Razaak 179 You have a piece of parchment 336 You have found useful protective magic [Hamakei spell 66] 313 Investigate the battle-cry 7 Help the wounded adventurer 44 Battle the WILD ELF 7/6 212 Yaztromo is still helping you from afar [Escape crypt immediately] 162 Wait for a servant of Razaak to appear 81 Fight the DEMONIC SERVANT 8/7 93 Press on to find Razaak's crypt -Borri, -Symm, robe 181 Squeeze through the crack in the wall 396 Walk down the narrow tunnel 297 Walk through the sculpted archway 264 Go left at the T-junction 156 Wait to see if anybody comes along 191 Attack the chained Zombie 101 You have a phial of holy water 41 The undead being slumps to the floor -Holy water 74 Turn back along the other branch 5 candles, identity tag #283 199 Sit in the huge goat-headed Demon chair 26* You are wearing an identity tag 283 Lock the door before opening it 189 Reply that you have been in Port Blacksand 364* A war-hammer costs 35 Gold Pieces 35* The record for eating Hobbits' ears is 119 119* Razaak tattoos 5 on his Zombie tunnelers 5* Razaak's father Tamal was 108 when he died 108* Pull the rods numbered 1, 8 and 4 184 You are not wearing a Demon talisman 276 You are wearing a gold ring with a jewel 326 You inhaled the smoke from a smashed globe 351* Use the Hamakeian parchment 66 You are carrying the Defender shield 271 Slay RAZAAK 12/20 with his own sword 84 Look inside the stone sarcophagus 390 Leave the treasure untouched and get out 233 You reach the steps as the tunnels cave in 400 It's time to start celebrating