by Joe Dever
346
Using your formidable mind skill, you create a protective wall around your will which deflects the woman's psychic power-charm. Her spell rebounds and the suddenness of this reversal completely overwhelms her senses. In an instant the light vanishes from her eyes and her face becomes blank and expressionless, like that of a mask of a mindless automaton.
Turn to 115.
347
You slay all but one Jackal. This bruised and blood-spattered cur flees from the shore, defeated but determined not to suffer the fate of the others. You pause to wipe the sticky gore from your weapon; then you mount your horse and set off along the rugged shoreline, foregoing the shelter of the horseshoe boulders in case the Jackal should return in the night with more of its ferocious brothers.
Fortunately, you soon reach firmer ground and, by nightfall, you come to a sheltered cove where you find a warm hollow in which to set up camp for the night. Unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must now eat a Meal or lose 3 ENDURANCE points.
To continue, turn to 296.
348
As the last of the Vakovarians falls dead at your feet, you step away from their heaped bodies and wipe the sweat of battle from your bloodied brow. You have slain the enemy but you can hear more of their kind stumbling across the boulders, eager to reach you and avenge the deaths of their brothers-in-arms.
You retreat into the copse, using your Magnakai skills of Invisibility to keep you hidden from the advancing brigands. In their clumsy eagerness to enter the trees, they fail to notice you slip through their lines and circle around behind them. You have outwitted them but you are still anxious that they may find your horse. You move to higher ground in order to get a better view of the copse and, from a vantage point among the boulders, you observe their leader and three of his henchmen hiding nearby, crouched behind the bough of a fallen tree.
If you possess a Bow and wish to fire an Arrow at the Brigand leader, turn to 304.
If you possess Kai-alchemy and wish to use the spell Mind Charm, turn to 212.
If you decide to wait and observe these brigands a little longer, turn to 98.
349
As you approach the trough, you feel the token getting hotter in your pocket. Your Magnakai skill of Nexus protects you from the heat, yet it does not prevent the glowing token from setting your tunic alight. Immediately you smother the flames but the resulting smoke causes a commotion among the acolytes following behind.
If you possess Kai-alchemy and wish to use it, turn to 86.
If you possess Grand Huntmastery and have attained the rank of Sun Lord, and wish to use your Discipline, turn to 237.
If you have neither of the above or choose not to use them, turn to 186.
350
Suddenly, the raging winds cease and you fall unconscious to the floor of the dais. When you awaken you discover that you are entirely alone. The collapse of the Shadow Gate and the whirlwind which followed have consumed everything, save yourself and the crystal dais: no acolytes, no trace of the grand archway, no Deathstaff, not even the storms remain. Virtually all trace of Cadak's evil plan has been wiped from the surface of your world.
Congratulations, Grand Master Lone Wolf. You have triumphed. You have defeated the plan to resurrect Vashna and saved Magnamund from his rule of terror. But the fight against Evil is not yet over. The collapsing Shadow Gate destroyed everything it consumed … everything, that is, with one exception. That exception returns to haunt you in the next Grand Master adventure, entitled:
The Deathlord of Ixia
Numbered Sections
1-10: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11-20: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21-30: 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31-40: 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41-50: 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51-60: 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61-70: 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71-80: 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81-90: 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91-100: 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
101-110: 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
111-120: 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
121-130: 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
131-140: 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
141-150: 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
151-160: 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160
161-170: 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170
171-180: 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180
181-190: 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190
191-200: 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200
201-210: 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210
211-220: 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220
221-230: 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230
231-240: 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240
241-250: 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250
251-260: 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260
261-270: 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270
271-280: 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280
281-290: 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290
291-300: 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300
301-310: 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310
311-320: 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320
321-330: 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330
331-340: 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340
341-350: 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350
The Maakengorge & Surrounding Territories
Action Chart
Combat Rules Summary
Add your COMBAT SKILL to any extra points given to you by your Grand Master Disciplines.
Subtract the COMBAT SKILL of your enemy from this total. This number = Combat Ratio.
Pick a number from the Random Number Table.
Turn to the Combat Results Table.
Find your Combat Ratio on the top of the chart and cross-reference to the random number you have picked. (E indicates loss of ENDURANCE points to Enemy. LW indicates loss of ENDURANCE points to Lone Wolf.)
Continue the combat from Stage 3 until one character is dead. This is when the ENDURANCE points of either character falls to 0 or below.
To Evade Combat
You may only do this when the text of the adventure offers you the opportunity.
You undertake one round of combat in the usual way. All points lost by the enemy are ignored; only Lone Wolf loses the ENDURANCE points.
If the book offers the chance of taking evasive action in place of combat, it can be taken in the first round of combat or any subsequent round.
Combat Results Table
Random Number Table
Errata
Introduction
We have taken our unique opportunity to correct errors and to enforce a standard of English usage. We list our changes here. If you see anything that needs correction, please contact the Project Aon Staff.
Errata
(Blurb) Replaced ‘THE LEGACY OF VASHNA’ with ‘The Legacy of Vashna’.
(The Story So Far) Replaced ‘elite’ with ‘élite’. Replaced ‘no Kai lord’ with ‘no Kai Lord’. Replaced ‘strongholds fierce’ with ‘strongholds, fierce’. Replaced ‘Right-Handed Magic’ with ‘Right-handed magic’. Replaced both occurrences of ‘new-found’ with ‘newfound’. Replaced ‘Dark God and’ with ‘Dark God, and’. Replaced ‘vigilant for’ with ‘vigilant, for’. Replaced ‘free-state’ with ‘Freeland’. Replaced ‘body, and those’ with ‘body, along with those’. Replaced ‘north-east’ with ‘northeast’. Replaced ‘quickly and’ with ‘quickly, and’. Replaced ‘monastery of the Kai’ with ‘Monastery of the Kai’. Replaced both occurrences of ‘the Monastery’ with ‘the monastery’. Replaced ‘Akagazad and’ with ‘Akagazad, and’. Replaced ‘safely and’ with ‘safely, and’. Replaced ‘comprised’ with �
��were part of’.
(The Game Rules) Removed ‘that you will find in the front of this book. For ease of use, and for further adventuring, it is recommended that you photocopy these pages’. Removed ‘on the last page of this book’. Replaced ‘fall to zero’ with ‘fall to zero or below’. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘Lone Wolf’ when referring to the series. Replaced ‘Chart (you’ with ‘Chart. (You’. Replaced ‘Items).’ with ‘Items.)’. Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf Kai’ with ‘Lone Wolf Kai’. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Magnakai’ with ‘Magnakai’. Replaced ‘Grand Master series’ with ‘Lone Wolf Grand Master series’. Replaced ‘Lone Wolf Grand Master series’ with ‘Lone Wolf Grand Master series’. Added ‘Silver Bracers’ and ‘Korlinium Scabbard’ to the list of items permitted to be brought over from the Lone Wolf Kai and Lone Wolf Magnakai books in harmony with the Collector's Edition.
(Grand Master Disciplines) Replaced ‘gods’ with ‘Gods’. Replaced ‘smell and’ with ‘smell, and’. Replaced both occurrences of ‘(ie,’ with ‘(i.e.’. Replaced ‘gases, corrosive’ with ‘gases, and corrosive’. Replaced ‘When you enter combat with one of your Grand Master weapons, you add 5 points to your COMBAT SKILL. The rank of Kai Grand Defender, with which you begin the Grand Master series, means you are skilled in two of the weapons listed below.’ with ‘When you enter combat with one of your Grand Weaponmastery weapons, you add 5 points to your COMBAT SKILL. The rank of Kai Grand Defender, with which you begin the Lone Wolf Grand Master series, means you are supremely efficient in the use of two of the weapons listed below. For each book that you complete in the Lone Wolf Grand Master series (Books 13–20), you will gain mastery of an additional weapon. For example, if you complete The Plague Lords of Ruel and have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery at the beginning of the next Lone Wolf Grand Master book, you may choose an additional Weapon to gain mastery of.’ in harmony with the Collector's Editions. Replaced ‘COMBAT SKILL’ with ‘ENDURANCE’ according to Lone Wolf Club Newsletter No.24. Replaced ‘Magi-Magic’ with ‘Magi-magic’. Replaced ‘opposite and overleaf’ with ‘below’. Replaced ‘venoms and’ with ‘venoms, and’. Replaced ‘artifacts’ with ‘artefacts’. Replaced ‘battle magic’ with ‘battle-magic’. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘Lone Wolf’ when referring to the series. Replaced ‘fortresses increases’ with ‘fortresses increase’. Replaced ‘body, increases’ with ‘body, increase’. Added ‘These skills include the basic use of Old Kingdom Spells such as Shield, Power Word, and Invisible Fist.’ as found in the Magi-magic section in Books 19 and 20. Added ‘These spells include Lightning Hand, Levitation, and Mind Charm.’ as found in the Kai-alchemy section in Books 19 and 20. Added ‘ If you have chosen the Discipline of Grand Huntmastery as one of your skills, you will not need to tick off a Meal when instructed to eat.’ to the section on Grand Huntmastery. Replaced each occurrence of ‘battle wounds’ with ‘battle-wounds’. Added Brian Williams' Grand Master Disciplines illustrations from later books. Replaced ‘will be of use’ with ‘may be of use’. Added ‘If you have the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery with Bow, you may add 5 to any number that you pick from the Random Number Table, when using the Bow.’ from the Equipment section. Replaced ‘Lone Wolf Grand Master’ with ‘Lone Wolf Grand Master’. Replaced ‘the next Grand Master adventure’ with ‘the next Lone Wolf Grand Master adventure’. Replaced ‘darkness, and have’ with ‘darkness and have’. Replaced ‘plants, and have’ with ‘plants and have’. Replaced ‘Duration, and the protection of his inanimate body, increase’ with ‘Duration and the protection of his inanimate body increase’.
(Equipment) Replaced ‘Magador you’ with ‘Magador, you’. Replaced ‘eg Gold’ with ‘e.g. Gold’. Replaced ‘map of the area’ with ‘map of the Maakengorge and surrounding territories’. Replaced ‘safe-keeping’ with ‘safekeeping’. Replaced all occurrences of ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced all occurrences of ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’. Replaced ‘adds 3 points’ with ‘adds 5 points’. Removed ‘(see the inside front cover of this book)’. Added a section about Gold Crowns which reads ‘The currency of Magador is the Gold Crown. These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns.’ Replaced ‘quiver’ with ‘Quiver’. Replaced ‘combat, therefore’ with ‘combat; therefore’. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘Lone Wolf’ when referring to the series. Replaced ‘Grand Weaponmastery with a Bow’ with ‘Grand Weaponmastery with Bow’. Replaced ‘a sword or an axe’ with ‘a Sword or an Axe’. Replaced ‘weapons’ with ‘Weapons’. Replaced ‘weapon’ with ‘Weapon’. Deleted ‘If you have the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery with Bow, you may add 3 to any number that you pick from the Random Number Table, when using the Bow.’. Replaced ‘record these on your Weapons List’ with ‘record these on your Action Chart’ for clarity. Added ‘You may only use one Weapon at a time in combat.’ in harmony with the Collector's Edition.
(Rules for Combat) Removed ‘on the inside back cover of this book’. Replaced ‘on the page after the Random Number Table’ with ‘in the back of this book’. Replaced ‘Lone Wolf (COMBAT SKILL 32)’ with ‘Lone Wolf (COMBAT SKILL 27)’. Replaced ‘adds 3 points’ with ‘adds 8 points’. Replaced ‘points reduced’ with ‘points possibly reduced’. Replaced ‘to zero’ with ‘to zero or below’. Replaced ‘at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead.’ with ‘at which point that combatant is declared dead.’.
(Levels of Grand Mastership) Replaced ‘rank and titles’ with ‘ranks and titles’. Replaced ‘Lone Wolf Grand Master’ with ‘Lone Wolf Grand Master’.
(Improved Grand Master Disciplines) Replaced both occurrences of ‘Kai-Blast’ with ‘Kai-blast’. Replaced ‘surface, eg:’ with ‘surfaces, e.g.’. Replaced ‘ie.’ with ‘i.e.’. Replaced ‘Kai Surge’ with ‘Kai-surge’. Replaced all occurrences of ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced both occurrences of ‘arrow, or arrow-like’ with ‘Arrow or Arrow-like’. Replaced ‘lava and’ with ‘lava, and’. Replaced ‘body-weight’ with ‘body weight’. Added ‘(7 Disciplines)’ after ‘Sun Lord’. Removed the quotation marks around ‘Improved Grand Master Disciplines’ and ‘Lightning Hand’.
Lone Wolf Club Newsletter No.24 states: ‘In Lone Wolf 16, the Improved Discipline of Kai-surge (at rank of Sun Lord) is not fully explained (a sentence is missing from the paragraph). A Kai Sun Lord using Kai Blast [sic] determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the Random Number Table. These numbers should be added together (a “0” = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted.’. This missing information has been added to the text. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘Lone Wolf’ when referring to the series. Replaced ‘Psi-surge or’ with ‘Psi-surge, or’. Replaced ‘Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases’ with ‘Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increase’. Replaced ‘Brotherhood spell’ with ‘Brotherhood Spell’.
(Grand Master's Wisdom) Moved this section of the book to its normal position after Improved Grand Master Disciplines. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘Lone Wolf’ when referring to the series. Replaced ‘Pick your four Grand’ with ‘Pick your Grand’.
(1) Replaced ‘skyship Skyrider’ with ‘skyship, Skyrider’. Replaced ‘scroll’ with ‘Scroll’. Replaced ‘invisibility’ with ‘Invisibility’. Added ‘(Record this Scroll as a Special Item that does not take up any space on your Action Chart.)’ in harmony with the Collector's Edition.
(2) Replaced ‘animal kinship’ with ‘Animal Kinship’.
(3) Replaced ‘beyond is’ with ‘beyond are’. Replaced ‘Nexus, and’ with ‘Nexus and’. Replaced ‘Sun Knight, or higher’ with ‘Sun Knight or higher’. Replaced ‘Kai mastery’ with ‘Kai Mastery’.
(6) Replaced ‘tier and’ with ‘tier, and’. Replaced ‘shadow gate’ with ‘Shadow Gate’.
(8) Replaced �
�here, then’ with ‘here, and then’.
(9) Replaced ‘hand you’ with ‘hand, you’. Replaced ‘appear but’ with ‘appear, but’. Replaced ‘panther you’ with ‘panther, you’. Replaced ‘plank, then’ with ‘plank, and then’. Replaced ‘metres’ with ‘yards’ as per Joe Dever's original manuscript.
(11) Replaced ‘Durncrag scavenger’ with ‘Durncrag Scavenger’. Replaced ‘most-favoured’ with ‘most favoured’. Replaced ‘weakened state and this’ with ‘weakened state, and this’. Replaced ‘state and’ with ‘state, and’. Replaced ‘skull and, as’ with ‘skull, and as’. Replaced all occurrences of ‘jackals’ with ‘Jackals’. Replaced ‘rounds, by’ with ‘rounds by’. Replaced ‘Sun Knight, or higher’ with ‘Sun Knight or higher’.
(12) Replaced ‘sun and’ with ‘sun, and’. Replaced ‘metres’ with ‘yards’.
(13) Replaced ‘three metres’ with ‘ten feet’.
(14) Replaced ‘Vakovarian brigand captain’ with ‘Vakovarian Brigand Captain’. Replaced ‘rounds, by’ with ‘rounds by’. Replaced ‘If you win and the fight lasts five rounds or less, turn to 145’ with ‘If you win and the fight lasts five rounds or less, turn to 25’. Replaced ‘If you win and the fight lasts six rounds of more, turn to 25’ with ‘If the fight lasts into the sixth round, do not continue, but turn immediately to 145’. This seems to be the best way to resolve the inconsistent gameplay here, since Section 145 originally had the captain still alive after being defeated.
(15) Replaced ‘Kai mastery’ with ‘Kai Mastery’. Replaced ‘will and’ with ‘will, and’.
