What happens next...?
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Ok, well here is the next installment for the Adventurer's Quest following on from the earlier installments. Will the adventurer escape level 1 or will he fall victim to one of Mogdred's early tricks? GAME ON!!!
Marta had guided the adventurer to the dungeon village of Stoneley. This was the only village in the whole of the castle for the deeper dungeons are quite inhabitable. Marta guided the adventurer towards Brother Strange who was leaning against a wall in the Dungeon.
Marta: * ‘ere you are my lord. This is the man that is very clever. He has knowledge of this dungeon and should be able to help you in your quest. Good luck dear sir and thank you very much for the gold.*
**Adventurer: ** No my lady, thank you for everything you have done
Marta blushes before she makes her leave back to her tavern. The adventurer now turns to face Brother Strange and awaits him to speak.
Brother Strange: Good day to you young adventurer, I am Brother Strange. I see that you seek knowledge and knowledge I can provide. The question is would you be able to use such knowledge wisely? I suppose I should first ask whether you are on a quest as from your attire it would appear to be the case.
Adventurer: Yes I am
**Brother Strange: ** Excellent. And may I ask, what is the purpose of your quest?
Adventurer: To rescue an elf being held captive in the lower levels.
**Brother Strange: ** Rescuing an Elf. Of course, Mogdred requires knowledge of the surrounding area and so… Oh Dear, I think I know whom this elf may be. It is very good that you are on a quest to rescue this elf so I shall help you where I can.
Adventurer: Thank you Brother Strange
**Brother Strange: ** That is quite alright. Firstly I need to test that you have knowledge and to do that I shall ask you to give me a proverb that I have not heard before. Once I have attained this proverb then I shall give you some important information. Do you have a proverb?
The adventurer stands there thinking to himself of a proverb that he could offer Brother Strange. Finally one dawned onto him:
Adventurer: Have you heard this one Brother Strange? A Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush?
**Brother Strange: ** Indeed I have, this is one of the first that I have learned. Please do try again though.
The adventurer starts to struggle in thinking of a proverb. He tries a different one:
Adventurer: All the glitters is not gold
**Brother Strange: ** All that glitters is not gold. Hmmm, never heard of that one. Quite a good one as well as far as a proverb goes. I shall have to remember that one. As for you adventurer I shall offer you what advice I can. I understand that you are aware that there is a causeway you must cross and a well you must descend that is guarded by a guardian who will require a password to progress.
Adventurer: Yes Brother Strange I am aware of this.
Brother Strange: Quite. Well what you are probably not aware of is that there is a man called Cedric awaiting any challenger that descends. He has lots of knowledge and will provide difficult questions. You may of course challenge him to combat or insults if you would rather but these are by no means simple either. The choice will be yours.
Adventurer: Thanks for the advice
Brother Strange: Thank you. If you manage to beat Cedric well enough in your chosen discipline he will give you the second step. Now this is only useful if you know the first step which I am able to give to you adventurer. The first step is the hop.
**Adventurer: ** Thank you Brother Strange
Brother Strange: No, thank you adventurer for providing me with a new proverb and for attempting such a noble quest. Look after that lamp for you will need it sooner then you think. Farewell traveller.
Before the adventurer was able to give a reply to Brother Strange he had disappeared completely. The adventurer could only see the corridor ahead of him and there were no turning offs either side. The adventurer carried on trekking down the tunnel. The adventurer had walked for a long while and then came to a fork in the corridor. He had a choice to move left or right. He looked around the walls for a clue but could not see one that would aid him in his choice. As he was about to make his choice he could see an ogre approaching down the left hand entrance. The adventurer thought it would be best to avoid a confrontation with the ogre at the moment and chose the right path. He scampered along the corridor and could hear the ogre following him. He finally saw a portal ahead of him and walked through the portal.
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The adventurer entered a dark room. He could not see anything and was unsure what to do. Then a voice could be heard in his head.
Treguard: Remember the advice that brother Strange had given you adventurer
The adventurer thought back and remembered that the lamp would be needed sooner than he thought. Of course, he had not thought of it and it was needed now. The adventurer held up the magic lamp and the room became brighter and he could see what was ahead of him, it was causeway. The only block in front of him was a yellow block so he stepped on this block. He now had a choice of Red or Blue. He thought back to what Marta had said and she mentioned that the combination was Red-Blue-Yellow and kept looping. Therefore the next in sequence was Red. He stepped onto the red square and he saw the yellow square now behind him and the blue square next to him disappear. The adventurer breathed a sigh of relief and then had the choice of blue or yellow. He stepped on the blue and saw the red behind him and the yellow next to him disappear. He now had the choice of yellow or red. As now on the blue he chose the yellow step and saw the blue he was on and the red next to him disappear. The final choice threw him completely though, green or purple. * “Which step to choose?”* the adventurer thought. He then thought about how the colours were made and thought purple is red and blue and green is blue and yellow. He had just stepped on the yellow and blue so thought that green would be the correct step. Then he thought that the next two steps are red and blue and they mix to make purple. The adventurer kept thinking which would be the most logical path, combining the next two steps or the result of the previous two steps. He took a deep breath and stepped onto the purple step. The yellow behind him disappeared and then neither the green nor the purple disappeared. Perhaps both were correct after all he thought as he stepped forwards and went through the portal.
He finally arrived at the well room for level 1 but there was an armoured knight standing by the well. He came over and began to speak to the adventurer.
Knight: Password?
The adventurer tried to think back and suddenly remembered that Igneous had given him a password and now seemed as good a time as any to use it!
Adventurer: Battleaxe
Knight: Password Accepted. Please continue towards level 2
The adventurer could hardly believe that he had gotten through this task so easily and began to approach the well way. The adventurer still had the lamp in hand and did ponder whether to keep the lamp or to leave it before descending the well. He thought that the lamp may come in handy so kept hold of it and starting trying to get into the well. Then a voice could be heard.
Treguard: Please leave all level 1 objects before descending the well for they will not have any use for you below.
The adventurer accepted that the lamp would need to be left and so he placed it on the floor and climbed into the well. He took one deep breath before he let go of the ledge and fell down the well.
To Be Continued.....
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Ever thought this might have been perfect for the Eye Shield?
What the Quest that the adventurer is on from the title sequence? He is not blinded by justice anymore so that is why I did not personally include it. However, if you wanted to include a story encorporating the eye shield it would be most interesting to read Not syaing that it is not a bad idea but the angle I have taken the story is that he has the shield in the title with the helmet of justice on and that it is a symbol to the lessons learned on his quest for squiredom, which Knightmare was originally rewarding, and that even though he is no longer blinded by justice he kepts a symbol of it to remind him of the lessons he has learned in Knightmare before. I will have to make sure that he uses this in his quest at some point for my story........
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I may have got it wrong here but I think Ironlord is referring to the Knightmare fanzine The Eye Shield and that this adventure would be well suited to it. It has been under the helm(et of of Justice) of Jake Collins for over five years and you can find a link to it on Knightmare.com under the 'Eye Shield' sidebar. Alternatively if you don't want to read almost 40 issues in one fell swoop you can submit your ideas for inclusion to jake directly at
hope that helped!
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I may have got it wrong here but I think Ironlord is referring to the Knightmare fanzine The Eye Shield and that this adventure would be well suited to it. It has been under the helm(et of of Justice) of Jake Collins for over five years and you can find a link to it on Knightmare.com under the 'Eye Shield' sidebar. Alternatively if you don't want to read almost 40 issues in one fell swoop you can submit your ideas for inclusion to jake directly at
hope that helped!
Hmmm, looks like I may have gotten the wrong end of the stick there.....
I suppose it's not a bad idea to put forward I'll e-mail him and see whether they want to include the story or not. Otherwise I shall continue the posts here. The main point of this thread though is for everyone to try and write their own story/ideas as to what happens to the Adventurer after the Portcullis falls, I'm just writing a very detailed quest but anyone can contribute any ideas of what they believe to be the fate of the adventurer....
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Got an e-mail back from Jake and he wants me to write the full script for him. May have to write a prelude to explain his journey from Knightmare Castle to the Castle in the sequence where the Adventurer enters in the title sequence. May have to leave you in suspense now until he appears in TES now........
To be continued.....
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Hurrah a happy ending...or do I mean beginning?
We'll miss your contributions here but I'm sure they'll add to the reasons to which we enjoy The Eye Shield so much. If anyone else has any submission ideas for it be they puzzles, pictures, stories etc don't hesitate to send them along to Jake (eyeshield2002@hotmail.com) he's always very grateful for them as I found out personally when I did the 3 part series on looking at humour in Knightmare for it (back in Issues 17,18 and 20).
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Just top keep you all up to date. The story is now fully written and will be included in TES The first segment I think is scheduled to be included in the Janaury edition and will include the Prelude I have written. Hope you enjoy the full story once it gets into TES
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I may have got it wrong here but I think Ironlord is referring to the Knightmare fanzine The Eye Shield ... if you don't want to read almost 40 issues in one fell swoop you can submit your ideas for inclusion to jake directly at
If anyone else has any submission ideas for it be they puzzles, pictures, stories etc don't hesitate to send them along to Jake (eyeshield2002@hotmail.com)
Two email address plugs in four days! (It reminds me of the time that Brollachan posted eBay report auction URLs three times in one week.) I suppose it saves J.C. the bother of coming down from Eyeshield Towers and posting here himself. How much is he paying you?
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Well...you had to go one better and plug it twice in one post didn't you?
(He must be paying you more than me then...)
I guess the languages teaching principle of constant repetition must be weearing off on me...so if anyone does have any submissions...*gets dragged off by Festus
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My post's plugs are merely extracts of yours, so any payment I do receive will be duly forwarded to you. And here's something else to bear in mind: since the initials of The Eye Shield are the same as those of the Times Educational Supplement, if you put 'writer and promoter for TES' on your CV, it could work in your favour...
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