Solution to Chasms of Malice

Chasms of Malice

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.

Shining Sword, leather armor, cloak, backpack, 5 Provisions, Tabasha the Bazouk 1 Take the exit on the left 50 Turn left along the tunnel with deep ruts 211 Eat the fat furry worm 37 You are surprised at the wonderful taste St+1 247 Hide from the Orcs and see what happens 303 Take the same tunnel as the Orcs 383 Enter the tunnel on the right 187 You carry on past the caged Dwarfs Lu-1 302 Walk upstream by the rushing river 145 You must wade across the freezing water St-4 253 Cross the deep chasm 2 Provisions, 2 Fuel 119 Fight the DARK ELF 8/6 on the bridge 249 You sit down and have a meal -1 Provision, -1 Fuel St+6 10 Kill the GRIPHAWK 9/10 74 Keep a low profile outside the inn 353 You loiter and then enter the alehouse 381 Go into the room on your right 262 Stay in the smoky chamber with the Orcs 284 Fight the black-cloaked figure 299 Battle KHUDDAM GESHRAK 10/12 251 Leave the room at once 43 Orcs grab you and hit you over the head Sk-1 St-4 123 Wait and prepare yourself for an escape -Shining Sword 280 You memorize the Troll chant [Right, left, diagonal left] 371 Tell the dark woman who you are 32 Battle KHUDDAM CHURKA 10/12, rush right 268 The spear misses you, run outside Shining Sword Lu-1 312 Battle KHUDDAM FRIANKARA 10/12 236 Jump on the right stepping-stone 319 Jump diagonally left 54 Jump left across the lava river 108 Crawl in the small hole and hide St-2 141 You slip through a flooded tunnel -Provisions Lu-1 296 Will Tabasha to help you Sk-1 St-4 336 The old woman gives you some potion 79 Turn left in the tunnel outside [Minosaddurr, Stone Wraiths] 144 Enter the left tunnel near the screaming 317 Eat then hide in a hole in the ground -1 Fuel St+6 290 You chop off the swamp creature's arm St- Lu+1 201 Fight the TAILSPIKER 7/10 dragging an Orc 5 Help the warriors being attacked by Orcs 96 You explain your quest to Alkis Fearslicer St- Lu-1 190 Run from the Khuddam in the dark 377 Chorista leads you to a Gaddon settlement 72 You are taught the Feelbrethren secrets Sensefight 399 The Secret Cyphers will open ancient doors 72 Take the Govanthian tunnel going down 33* Utter the Cypher for the closed right door 8 You find yourself in another dark tunnel 77 You are filled with determination [Heartflame] Sk+1 252 Enter the third open door 173 You walk into the darkness Lu+2 2 Go through the north-west door 277 Enter the north-west metal door 205 Exit the purple glowing room north-east [33 crystals] Lu+2 264 Exit the cave of illusion south-east 382 Exit the empty cave north-east 334 Exit the cave of swords north-east 200 Go through the metal trapdoor 61 You plunge your Sword into the Heartflame [Left knee] Sk+1 Lu+2 100 Climb the rope down the well 215 Swing to the hole on the right St-1 373 Attack the buzzing red dots 248 Take the narrow tunnel on the level 393 Crawl downwards through the roots 255 Put away your Sword 63 You follow Gregory, son of Baldwin 313 Choose a sliver of Everlasting Wood 278 The tunnel begins to get unbearably hot Everlasting Wood Lu+2 112 Drop your Sword into the river of lava 365 Get Tabasha to help -Shining Sword 11 The blinded woman screams and falls 203 You are close to the evil of Orghuz Shining Sword, Spell of Life 310 Rush quickly past the sentry-post 73 Run up some stairs on the left 182 Battle KHUDDAM BARKEK 10/12 64 Run for your life down the cliff 138 Take the ledge sloping down to the left 287 Go down the steep track to the left 361 Take the route sloping to the right 156 Jump across and drop down to a wider ledge 291 Fight the GRYPHON 8/10, go right 195 Strike two Orcs, go down the right rope 58 Head off to the left in the vast cavern St+6 Lu+1 259 Look at Pierskat the Trader's goods 213 Accept the trade 181* Speak the Cypher on the ring -Gauntlets, ring 31 It can make you invisible in one combat Lu+2 369 Go to the left on the marshy path 271 Stay where you are up to your knees 137 Hand over your Sword to the Marsh Goblin 26 Refuse to wear the metal collar -Shining Sword 295 Throw the black slime out the window 354 Slip away in the dark Shining Sword, [crossed daggers] 388 Go right in the narrow alleyway 209 Stay where you are behind a pillar 127 Battle KHUDDAM GRIFFKEK 10/12 298 Strike at the dark figure rushing you 34 Run up the steps to the volcano 56 You reach the top and enter the volcano St- 356 Go through the large hole on the right 218 Go in the hole on the right 71 Go right as the ground shakes 327 Head for the two small figures 233 Look at the roll of parchment 270 It is a map of the wall to Orghuz's tower 53 Stay in the Trogs' loaded cart 95 You slip off as a thick mist descends Lu+2 320 Fight the MIST WRAITH 8/8, head right 243 Climb the high wall between watchtowers 315 You climb gaps between the stones 30 Prepare for combat on the wall 244 Battle KHUDDAM KAHHRAC 10/12 364* Use the Cypher on the tower's entrance -Bazouk Lu+2 258 Go through the door leading north 51 Choose the west exit from the trophy room Lu-1 224 Combat the CHEF ORC 6/6 and APPRENTICE CHEF ORC 5/4, go to the floor 19 A large chunk of rock crushes the Orc Lu+1 337 Creep around the table to the north exit 122 Creep silently to the door leading east 370 Fight the SILENT WARRIOR 9/10, go right 297 You make your way up the carved staircase 106 Go through the exit west 180 Hurry through the door heading west 325 You rush south through the black fumes 68 Choose the left-hand door heading west 219 Fight the TAILSPIKER 7/10 on the ledge 78 Strike the Gargoyle, dash across the room St- Lu-1 110 Go west past the crack in the wall 20* Speak the Cypher and open the trapdoor 235 Head south from the staircase 344 Take the path through a door east 24 Go to an exit north past the metal traps St- 339 Go north 196 Strike the laughing figure on the right 386 Orghuz holds a sword just like yours 309 Defeat ORGHUZ 10/12 with the Heartflame Ring 385 Strike his left knee and lower leg 392 His flesh crumbles to dust True Shield 238 The third knight is the traitor 48 He runs but is cut down by Astragal 400 You are hailed as Tancred's heir