THE BARD'S TALE II - Part 4

                 Supplied by Phil Darke

@~Concluded from last issue

THE GREY CRYPT

The Grey Crypt is located between Tangramayne and Ephesus. I am
afraid that magic will not work here. Only the SCSI spell will
function. As soon as you enter level one, start exploring. The
only way out of the current section is 3N 20E. I think there is
only one secret door in this area. This entire level is broken
down into three big rooms that wrap around, and three sections
that have maze-like qualities. After you find 3N 20E, leave the
area by going through the door on the north wall. Find your way to
5N 3E.

This will teleport you to 13N 3E. From here go to 14N 11E and take
the door north.  Now you must find a second teleport located at
15N 21E. (Notice that I am not leading you through the maze as I
was earlier. You should map a bit, you know.) Anyway, once you
find the teleport, it will take you to 11N 21E. Follow the hall
until you get to the door at 10N 0E. Once you go through this
door, you will find a series of doors. Go through the door, and
keep heading east until you reach the wall at 10N 21E. Go through
the door leading south, then go west until you reach 9N 4E. Turn
south and go through the secret door. Turn east and keep going
until you reach 8N 12E. Turn south and go through this secret
door.

From here (7N 12E) go west all the way to 7N 2E.  You should run
into the Sphinx here.  The answer is "Wize One." After answering
the riddle, go back west, and keep going until you hit the wall.
Turn south, and go through the door. I thought I would help you
through this part because I remembered how difficult it was to
map. From this point (6N 14E) find the teleport at 5N 3E. Once you
have been teleported, go back to the door at 14N 11E and go
through it. The stairs down are located to the west at 18N 0E.
You should be on level two at 18N 0E. This is the last level of
the Grey Crypt. (Since you can't use any magic, it's a good thing,
too!) Should I guide you through this or let you map? Okay, I'll
guide you through. It's not too difficult.

From the entry turn west and go through the secret door at 19N
21E, and keep going west. There is another secret door at 19N 19E;
go through this one as well. Keep on going west until you hit the
wall, then turn south and go through the secret door at 17N 17E.
Turn west and go through this secret door, then turn south again
and head through this door also. You should be at 16N 16E.  Go
west to 16N 12E then north until you hit the wall at 21N 12E. Turn
west and go to 8E. Now turn north and go up to 2N. There will be a
secret door on the west wall; go through it.

Now you can get to the teleport that will lead you to the snare at
6N 0E. Just keep heading north and west from where you are, and
you will find it.  There are several secret doors leading to the
teleport, so kick the walls. Oh, and watch out for the Vampire
Dragon.  (He's a wimp anyway.) You should be in the area of the
snare (8N 11E).

The first thing to do that will make life easier in the snare is
to disarm the spinner in the center of the snare. The trigger to
disarm it is located at 0N 13E (south of where you are now).  Let
me try and explain this snare. I had more trouble with this one
than any other. There are two small rooms located on the east and
west walls. Each of these rooms contains a mage. There are four
rooms in the center of the snare. Each one is 3x3. What happens is
when you go into each of the small rooms, a different set of doors
opens to the 3x3 rooms in the snare. The object of the snare is to
open the door to one of the 3x3 rooms, go to the center of the
room, and head back to one of the small rooms to trigger the door
to the next 3x3 room. Understand? Well, it took me awhile to get
this one, too, so let's try it.

First head to the room located at 4N 21E. This room contains the
Grey mage. Go in the room to make sure the doors are open to the
first 3x3 room you need to visit. Now it is time to start the
cycle: Blue Mage (4N 11E); Grey Mage (4N 21E). Go to the first
room. The entry is at 4N 14E, and the door should be on the south
wall. Enter the room and go to the center of the room. You will
get a message that confirms what you are doing. Now visit the Blue
Mage. Go to the second room. The door is at 6N 16E on the west
wall. Go to the center of this room where you will receive another
message. Go back to the Grey Mage.  It's time to visit the third
room now. The door is at 2N 16E on the east wall. Go to the center
of the room, then go visit the Blue Mage. Go to the fourth room.
The door is at 4N 18E on the north wall. Go to the center of the
room. Visit the Grey Mage, and start all over again with the first
room. Do this a total of three times; when you get to the fourth
room on the third cycle, you should get the next Wand segment.

THE DESTINY STONE

Could it be? The last segment? Yes! It's time to go get the last
one. Ready? Of course you are! The Destiny Stone is located in
Colosse.  The first thing you need to find is location 20N 6E. It
is north of the entrance. Just head north. There are no secret
doors, so it should not be hard to find. After finding this
location, you will be teleported to 20N 10E. Go south until you
reach a solid wall, then go west until you hit a wall (17N 8E).
Now, just follow the corridor north. Walls will close in behind
you as you start down the hall heading east. The corridor will
take you to 16N 8E.  Here you will have to answer a question. The
answer is "Near."  After answering the question, you will be
teleported to 13N 8E.  This is a large room. The exit to the next
level is at 3N 17E.

Level two is very easy. You should find yourself in a small room
at 3N 17E. Go to the northeast corner of the room (4N 18E), and
kill the statue. Go to the smaller room at 3N 18E. This will
teleport you to the next level.  This is it: The last level! The
first place you need to find is 17N 18E. There is a secret door on
the south wall. Go through it and turn east.  Go through this
secret door, too. Location 16N 19E will teleport you inside the
snare (4N 9E). Since it will be very hard to navigate, you should
map this area!  From 4N 9E turn west, go to the west wall, then go
north until you hit the wall. From this point (9N 8E) go north one
space, then start heading northwest to 13N 1E.  Here you will be
posed with a riddle. Don't worry about answering it just yet. Just
answer with anything, and you will be teleported to 12N 9E. From
12N 9E go south two steps, then turn west and go through the door.
The answer is "Zen Master." Let him lead the party. Go straight
east to 10N 13E, which should teleport you to 10N 14E.  To exit
this room go south, then go to 12N 18E, which is in the northeast
corner. The answer is "Gale." Give what you receive to the Zen
Master, go down to 8N 18E, and zip through the secret door to the
south.  You should be at 7N 18E.

Have you ever wondered what those arrows in back of your BARD'S
TALE II manual were for? Well, you're about to find out. Follow
the first set of arrows, and they should put you before a door to
the north. Go through the door, and you will be teleported
back to 4N 9E (this is where you entered the snare). Now find 13N
1E (the riddle I told you to answer wrong) and give the answer
"Storm Fists." This will teleport you to 8N 14E. From here go back
to the start of the maze at 7N 18E.  (Note: I think you start
using the arrows at 7N 18E, but it may be at 8N 18E. If it doesn't
work the first time, this is the case.) Now, use the second set of
arrows, and answer the riddle again (same answer). Keep going
through the maze until you've used all the sets of the arrows.
After the last set is used, you will be teleported to 11N 16E.  Go
north, then take the door leading west at 13N 16E. The answer is
"Arkast." Go north one.

You get a message telling you where Lagoth Zanta is. You should
also get the last Wand segment. This segment casts the Brothers
Kringle spell.  After you leave the dungeon, head for the Temple
of Narn. It's the building to the east of Corinth and the Sage.
When you get here, give your Archmage all the segments, then forge
the Wand. Now kill Lagoth Zanta! Your party is now strong enough
to rise to the challenge set forth in the final confrontation: THE
BARD'S TALE III: THE THIEF OF FATE!






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