The following advice applies to every gamebook in the Choose Your Path series and should help improve your chances of success. That said, every adventure is designed to be a challenge, and obtaining a flawless victory is a lofty achievement.
If you haven’t already, read the Advice section in your gamebook. It contains plenty of useful information to help get you started.
While DEADLY ENCOUNTERS can only be resolved via combat, escaping a HOSTILE ENCOUNTER always remains an option. Fighting every enemy you encounter merely for MERIT, is rarely a recipe for success.
Your Chosen Path offers additional opportunities to gain MERIT. Take advantage of these whenever possible.
When FATE DECIDES your next destination, you can spend MERIT to determine your route. This is especially useful when knowledge gained from previous playthroughs has alerted you to the dangers that lie ahead.
You are never forced to search for RANDOM LOOT. If the items on offer don’t interest you or you feel they don’t warrant the risk, simply pass them by and roll the die to discover your next destination. This not only prevents you from picking up cursed items, it will save you valuable MERIT.
To obtain a flawless victory, you’ll need to defeat the quest’s LEGENDARY BOSS and accumulate 120 (unspent) MERITS. Yet before either can be achieved, you must first survive to the end of your adventure. This daunting task becomes far easier if you’re prepared to spend the MERIT you’ve earned throughout your adventure.
Below you'll find answers to some generally asked gamebook questions.
Yes. The next book in the series, "Swamp of Ill-Omen" is currently in development.
No. The Lacklustre Pendant (Trinket) only prevents you from equipping newly obtained cursed items. Cursed items that are already equipped, remain so.
No. MERIT is only lost if you choose to escape a HOSTILE ENCOUNTER.
Below you'll find game mechanic and combat ability clarifications for the Choose Your Path series of gamebooks. If you have any rule queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Summoned Darkness: If Ghulka Priest rolls 6 for Attack Strength, reduce your PROWESS by 3 during the next combat round. You may ignore this penalty if you have a light source equipped.