Knightmare Transcripts: Interested?
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Hodriss made another appearance during team 10's adventure. Julie entered the room in Level 2 with five doors, and the floor and ceiling looking the same. Hordriss was sitting at a table writing in a book.
Hordriss - "Ahhh, yes, the next one. Please, do... come and sit down. Nothing to be afraid of."
Julie sits down at the table.
Hordriss - "Now, then, this won't take a moment. Name first, please."
Julie tells him her name.
Hordriss - "Julie. (Writes her name down.) And, your purpose of being, Julie, what are you questing for?"
Julie - "The sword."
Hordriss - "The sword. (Writes The sword down.) Well, that all seems clear enough, one can give you a trial. I don't suppose you realise, Julie, that if you go beyond this point, you're likely to meet a dreadful fate. Does that worry you?"
Julie laughs as though she didn't hear that.
Hordriss - "Ha ha. Well, never mind, let's get on. Listen very carefully, Julie. The doors behind me are numbered, 1 - 5. From the right hand, as you're looking at them, to the left. Which is, of course, on my extreme right. Now, all the evenly numbered doors are deadly. Except the one to the left, which is merely dangerous. Whilst all the odd numbered doors are safe. Except the one on the extreme right. It's also considered most perilless to go straight ahead. There, that couldn't be clearer, could it? Oh, yes by the way, nothing to do with the immediate problem, but the third step is stretch. There, next please."
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Hordriss then appeared during the final team's (team 12) quest on a cliff. He was meditating, and Christopher was guided towards him.
Hordriss - "... power, the most of... (Sees Christopher.) Go away, you tiresome person of small significance. What gives you the right to interrupt matters of high incantations? Be gone, I say. (Goes back to meditating.) Dugeons deep..."
Christopher is then instructed by his team members to apologise and call him an emenance or Grace.
Christopher - "I'm sorry to have disturbed you, your Grace."
Hordriss - "Ahh, your manner at least shows signs of some respects. Hm hm. Don't bother to explain yourself, one is fully aware why you are here. Yes, but there is still... the prospects of a pact here. Tell me, would you care for some magic? To aid you in your progress. Hm?"
James (adviser #1) - "Chris, agree with him."
Christopher agrees with him.
Hordriss - "You would, yes, one thought so. One is, of course, aware that currently you possess nothing of value to one. However, there is a small trinket inconveniently placed in this level which one desires. You'll have the trouble recognising it, it is a simple hourglass. Agree to collect it for one, and one will advance the offer of magic aid. Do you agree?"
With the agreement of his advisors, Chris agrees.
Hordriss - "You do, yes, very well. My gift to you is called 'Speed'. Make sure that you keep your side of the bargain."
Chris - "I will."
Hordriss - "Yes. Now, you may proceed."
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Then Hordriss appeared later in the quest at the end of the pathway with quicksand in the grass. When Christopher reaches him, Hordriss is meditating again, only he was walking back and forth this time. Christopher was guiding towards him, and Hordriss sees him with the hourglass.
Hordriss - "Ahhhh, yes, one is gratified to discover that in these modern times there are still some young people who know... how to honour a bargain. I thank you kindly."
Christopher gives him the hourglass, and some goblins appear.
Treguard - "Emergency, the goblins are upon you."
Hordriss - "SILENCE DUGEON MASTER!!! One hesitates to boast, (walks towards the goblins) but one is quite capable of copeing with such minor blenses. (sorry, Velda, I could only hear him say something like that.) SCALIBUS, BREHERST!!"
A sword chases the goblins away.
Hordriss - "Ha ha ha ha ha. Most satisfying, (looks at Christopher) you are, of course, in my debts. But then, who is not. Ha ha. Oh, yes, by the way. The second step is the swimmer. Farewell."
How was that Velda?
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A noble calling!
Imagine that it's just slog although adtributing names to advisor's voices may be akward.
So, how far did we all get the first time and where are all these transcripts going to be homed?
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Then Hordriss appeared later in the quest at the end of the pathway with quicksand in the grass. When Christopher reaches him, Hordriss is meditating again, only he was walking back and forth this time. Christopher was guiding towards him, and Hordriss sees him with the hourglass.
Hordriss - "Ahhhh, yes, one is gratified to discover that in these modern times there are still some young people who know... how to honour a bargain. I thank you kindly."
Christopher gives him the hourglass, and some goblins appear.
Treguard - "Emergency, the goblins are upon you."
Hordriss - "SILENCE DUGEON MASTER!!! One hesitates to boast, (walks towards the goblins) but one is quite capable of copeing with such minor blenses. (sorry, Velda, I could only hear him say something like that.) SCALIBUS, BREHERST!!"
A sword chases the goblins away.
Hordriss - "Ha ha ha ha ha. Most satisfying, (looks at Christopher) you are, of course, in my debts. But then, who is not. Ha ha. Oh, yes, by the way. The second step is the swimmer. Farewell."
How was that Velda?
I'm sorry that Velda never gave you an answer.
I think you've done a good job of recollecting Hordriss' words - words which did fine work in setting out an intriguing character who was to develop and endure right through to Knightmare's final episodes. Though the reason I'm nudging this thread awake from a two-year snooze is to smooth over a couple of details from the previous post.
Hordriss - "SILENCE DUGEON MASTER!!! One hesitates to boast, (walks towards the goblins) but one is quite capable of copeing with such minor blenses. (sorry, Velda, I could only hear him say something like that.) SCALIBUS, BREHERST!!"
I believe he says 'minor blemishes', followed by 'Excalibur's Behest!', whereby a sword is summoned to continue the legacy of Excalibur by chasing the goblins away. Quite a striking scene in all: Hordriss hears Treguard and shouts at him from within the Dungeon (putting him 'up there' with Mogdred in this series), launches an attack with a floating sword (which also puts him on a par with Mogdred), and then, in spite of just having bellowed at the Dungeon Master, he helps a dungeoneer! We're left feeling that Hordriss is one to be watched by everyone, but not to be crossed by anyone. Superb. If only Hordriss had stuck to English incantations in the following seasons, instead of shifting to Cod Latin!
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Yeah, I think I will - Geocities should do
I'll post the script for S1 ep1 in the right topic for the moment, then go and set up a site What I'll do is - type up a few scripts then upload them a few at a time
EDIT: Bah, I've tried posting the first script in my Geocities space but the pages aren't big enough
If I'm going to create a website for the scripts it'll need to be a decent free one with plenty of page space...anyone know of free hosting that's actually good? -
Double post I know (sorry) - but it's just to let people know that I've just set up a website for the scripts I'm planning to type out. It's fairly basic but it'll do for its purpose I guess - the first script is there and there should be another one there either today or tomorrow I'll try and do them as regularly as I can - anyway the address is:
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Thanks. Great work. Believe it or not, I was thinking of suggesting that you jump straight to Series 3 Episode 1, because of the Scottish connection. Are you OK with people pointing out errors that may have crept into the transcripts, or would you prefer not?
The website looks good (even if the presence of that tent is a bit strange!). Though I did think of a third place for posting the transcripts, in addition to that website and this forum: the Lexicon. It's easy to post entries there, easy to edit them (gap-filling, corrections etc.), and you can add images easily as well.
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Yeah, I'm ok with people pointing out errors - means I can get the script as accurate as possible.
I've actually decided to change the way I do scripts, instead choosing to focus on one quest each, e.g. I've started transcribing Barry's quest (right from Majida's "Enter stranger" line). I guess I'll end up transcribing every single quest in the end, but it doesn't need to be in a set order I'll change my site a bit to reflect that, and I think I'll post the scripts on the Lexicon too once I've done them - thanks for suggesting that
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