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<blockquote data-quote="Demetrios1453" data-source="post: 9343242" data-attributes="member: 6801060"><p><strong><em>Pool of Radiance </em>(Part 62): Valjevo Castle (Part 5)</strong></p><p></p><p>Off to the northwestern quadrant we go.</p><p></p><p>We explore a short way in, and then enter a door to the north.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362806[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Nothing to find here besides the rats, unfortunately.</p><p></p><p>We leave and continue to walk east.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362807[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Hmm, we had this exact same thing happen a short time ago. Again, we enter the building to investigate.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362808[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Like before, this guy is straight to the point.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362809[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And is quickly disposed of.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362810[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>No exciting javelin this time, just your standard <em>longsowrd +1</em></p><p></p><p>With nothing else to find, we continue to the northwestern corner of the complex, and enter a building there. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362811[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, this is one of the few times the game forces facing. We were facing west, but the game turned us around to face east towards the incoming threat.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362812[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]362813[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Apparently, no matter what you choose, you confuse them and they go away.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362814[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>With the threat gone, we search the room.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362815[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Of course.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362816[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]362817[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We'll be handing around potions of speed for the final battle (instead of wasting a precious spell slot on <em>haste</em>), so the more we collect, the better!</p><p></p><p>We walk out the door, and immediately upon doing so...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362820[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Another patrol...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362821[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>But now we have a solution to this continual headache. This time we parlay.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362822[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And speak the password...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362823[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Again, we're losing XP by doing this, but saving a lot of time and resources by just using the password to make the patrols leave us alone. We turn south, into the last section of this outer ring, to continue our exploration.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362824[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Oh, something <em>isn't</em> gross and smelly for once. No need to linger though, and we head south once more.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362827[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]362830[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Ouch! What was that?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362831[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Ah, I see. Well, time for some combat then.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362833[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Luckily there are just four again.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362835[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Brin moves around and whips out the wand. It's less risky this time since all four are basically locked down by the melee.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362837[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]362838[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]362840[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Pretty decent action shot there!</p><p></p><p>While the wand didn't do much damage, we do take care of them fairly quickly.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362842[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You know the story - lots of XP, too much treasure.</p><p></p><p>As we exit, we look across to the inner wall and see the second entrance to the hedge maze. We'll be headed in there soon!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362845[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Our last stop in the outer quadrants is a doorway to the south...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362851[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]362852[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Another nicely bunched-up group of hill giants. You know what that means...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362855[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Actually, both of my magic users shoot off a <em>fireball</em>, at the same target location.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362858[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>First Brin gets off a nice 21 damage one...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362859[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And Brandir gets of a monumental 28 damage one!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362862[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Between the two <em>fireballs</em>, we kill or badly weaken all of them, so clean-up is short and quick.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362865[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Lots of XP, too much treasure to carry. Again.</p><p></p><p>We search the room a bit...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362866[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>OK, this will hopefully make up for the treasure from the giants we were unable to carry.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362867[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well, not exactly.</p><p></p><p>And with that anticlimactic discovery, we've completed the four outer quadrants of the castle. Only the hedge maze and the inner tower remain to complete the game! We'll head back to town one more time before we tackle those areas.</p><p></p><p>We head out of the castle grounds...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362869[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Through Stojanow Gate...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362870[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Through Podol Plaza and Kuto's Well...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362871[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And through the Slums back into the city proper.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362872[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>When we defeat Tyranthraxus, we're just going to murder them in the street. We'll be so popular at that point that bystanders will probably cheer us as we do it.</p><p></p><p>No need to visit the city clerk, so we just head to the store to sell extra stuff and consolidate our funds.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362873[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]362874[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Yeah, there has to be an overflow error in the funds, as I had much more platinum than that. Thankfully, it's not like it's hurting me much, with all those gems and jewels.</p><p></p><p>We head to the inn to rest and memorize spells.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362875[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next time, we enter the Hedge Maze. We're now just a handful of posts away from completing the game!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Maps of the four outer quadrants of the castle:</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362876[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]362877[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]362878[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]362879[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Demetrios1453, post: 9343242, member: 6801060"] [B][I]Pool of Radiance [/I](Part 62): Valjevo Castle (Part 5)[/B] Off to the northwestern quadrant we go. We explore a short way in, and then enter a door to the north. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203134.png"]362806[/ATTACH] Nothing to find here besides the rats, unfortunately. We leave and continue to walk east. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203222.png"]362807[/ATTACH] Hmm, we had this exact same thing happen a short time ago. Again, we enter the building to investigate. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203231.png"]362808[/ATTACH] Like before, this guy is straight to the point. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203533.png"]362809[/ATTACH] And is quickly disposed of. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203613.png"]362810[/ATTACH] No exciting javelin this time, just your standard [I]longsowrd +1[/I] With nothing else to find, we continue to the northwestern corner of the complex, and enter a building there. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203652.png"]362811[/ATTACH] Interestingly, this is one of the few times the game forces facing. We were facing west, but the game turned us around to face east towards the incoming threat. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203702.png"]362812[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203743.png"]362813[/ATTACH] Apparently, no matter what you choose, you confuse them and they go away. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203752.png"]362814[/ATTACH] With the threat gone, we search the room. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203815.png"]362815[/ATTACH] Of course. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203824.png"]362816[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203834.png"]362817[/ATTACH] We'll be handing around potions of speed for the final battle (instead of wasting a precious spell slot on [I]haste[/I]), so the more we collect, the better! We walk out the door, and immediately upon doing so... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203913.png"]362820[/ATTACH] Another patrol... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203924.png"]362821[/ATTACH] But now we have a solution to this continual headache. This time we parlay. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203944.png"]362822[/ATTACH] And speak the password... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 203950.png"]362823[/ATTACH] Again, we're losing XP by doing this, but saving a lot of time and resources by just using the password to make the patrols leave us alone. We turn south, into the last section of this outer ring, to continue our exploration. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204012.png"]362824[/ATTACH] Oh, something [I]isn't[/I] gross and smelly for once. No need to linger though, and we head south once more. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204121.png"]362827[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204128.png"]362830[/ATTACH] Ouch! What was that? [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204134.png"]362831[/ATTACH] Ah, I see. Well, time for some combat then. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204158.png"]362833[/ATTACH] Luckily there are just four again. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204247.png"]362835[/ATTACH] Brin moves around and whips out the wand. It's less risky this time since all four are basically locked down by the melee. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204258.png"]362837[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204326.png"]362838[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204335.png"]362840[/ATTACH] Pretty decent action shot there! While the wand didn't do much damage, we do take care of them fairly quickly. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204444.png"]362842[/ATTACH] You know the story - lots of XP, too much treasure. As we exit, we look across to the inner wall and see the second entrance to the hedge maze. We'll be headed in there soon! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204527.png"]362845[/ATTACH] Our last stop in the outer quadrants is a doorway to the south... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204629.png"]362851[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204647.png"]362852[/ATTACH] Another nicely bunched-up group of hill giants. You know what that means... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204706.png"]362855[/ATTACH] Actually, both of my magic users shoot off a [I]fireball[/I], at the same target location. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204731.png"]362858[/ATTACH] First Brin gets off a nice 21 damage one... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204738.png"]362859[/ATTACH] And Brandir gets of a monumental 28 damage one! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204806.png"]362862[/ATTACH] Between the two [I]fireballs[/I], we kill or badly weaken all of them, so clean-up is short and quick. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204859.png"]362865[/ATTACH] Lots of XP, too much treasure to carry. Again. We search the room a bit... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 204954.png"]362866[/ATTACH] OK, this will hopefully make up for the treasure from the giants we were unable to carry. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205004.png"]362867[/ATTACH] Well, not exactly. And with that anticlimactic discovery, we've completed the four outer quadrants of the castle. Only the hedge maze and the inner tower remain to complete the game! We'll head back to town one more time before we tackle those areas. We head out of the castle grounds... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205040.png"]362869[/ATTACH] Through Stojanow Gate... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205054.png"]362870[/ATTACH] Through Podol Plaza and Kuto's Well... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205120.png"]362871[/ATTACH] And through the Slums back into the city proper. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205157.png"]362872[/ATTACH] When we defeat Tyranthraxus, we're just going to murder them in the street. We'll be so popular at that point that bystanders will probably cheer us as we do it. No need to visit the city clerk, so we just head to the store to sell extra stuff and consolidate our funds. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205216.png"]362873[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205613.png"]362874[/ATTACH] Yeah, there has to be an overflow error in the funds, as I had much more platinum than that. Thankfully, it's not like it's hurting me much, with all those gems and jewels. We head to the inn to rest and memorize spells. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205738.png"]362875[/ATTACH] Next time, we enter the Hedge Maze. We're now just a handful of posts away from completing the game! Maps of the four outer quadrants of the castle: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205938.png"]362876[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205946.png"]362877[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205953.png"]362878[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-11 205959.png"]362879[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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