BLACK CRYPT FOR WIMPS - Part 4 by Mary Scott-Parker @~Continued from last issue Level 13 Level 13 is very easy to do, just work your way round, sticking to the left hand wall all the way [two false walls to watch for are through the door at 36.18 (go S) and 28.13 (go W)] moving slowly and carefully, because of the spiders and other green monsters. Keep a supply of cure disease spells activated, as party members soon become diseased upon contact with the spiders. All but four of the doors can be opened without keys and the 4 Nether keys to the locked doors are lying about nearby, [33.30, 34.20, 03.05, 04.18]. Behind each of the Nether doors is another locked door, but these doors require an Octa key and these are not found on this level. Also lying around are four Pearls or Orbs of the Planes [11.29, 32.01, 06.01 and 08.24] Each pearl, when fitted into an alcove opens a nearby staircase. Each staircase leads to another level and after completing the quest on that level, you will obtain an Octa key and one of the 4 special weapons used to kill Estoroth. You can either complete level 13 first, collecting all 4 pearls and then completing the four quests below, or you can complete part of level 13 and upon finding a pearl, opening up the staircase and completing the quest below. On completion of level 13, with 4 Pearls or Orbs of Planes. 35.02 Step onto floor studs [teleports to 01.01.17] Level 17 01.01 Put Orb into altar Level 13 35.02 Go down stairs Level 24 is the Medusa level and is DIFFICULT. Before embarking on it, make sure you have a few teleport scrolls and at least 4 [8 would be better] potions of Invincibility [Never use the last one, or you can't make any more] I think the idea is to trap the Medusa [the floating skull ... the scroll by the entrance is FALSE!] in a corner with 2 create wall spells....Good Luck! If this fails, however you might like to try the following in desperation. 06.03 South, East then North. 11.06 Open gate 13.08 Open door Inside this door is the Medusa's domain. As coming face to face with the Medusa invariably means instant death, tread warily. Give all party members a potion of Invincibility. Open gate and while protected by the potion, make your way round the central island in a clockwise direction [checking position on the Wizard sight map regularly] side-stepping nasties, killing them or walking through them and covering as wide an area as possible [so that you can teleport to the maximum number of places within the room] until you get to 28.05 and the Greengold key. Get key and teleport to 13.08. Need 3 Mirror keys 13.08 Make your way to 06.15 06.15 False wall, proceed South 06.14 Open door with Greengold key 08.11 Get ring of Demajen. Because you walked round the Medusa's room earlier, a portion of it will be illuminated on the Wizard sight map. Teleport to the point closest to the door at 13.17 13.17 Open door 05.17 Face E and enter haze sideways [left] Quickly head E [monsters permitting] and shelter in the corner at 07.29 until all are dead, 4 or 5 in all. Activate detect trap spell. 03.21 Push little button 02.26 Step South 1 square 02.25 Face W, drop down pit and kill monster Level 25 04.25 Eye key [to door at 20.25.24] 03.28 Push nose 02.27 Enter haze Level 24 06.27 Step onto studs [teleports to 05.17] 05.17 Teleport to point closest to false wall at 21.24 and enter wall 21.25 Open door with Eye key 18.25 Get 1st Mirror key. Teleport to closest point to haze at 28.22 [the map in the book is slightly wrong] 28.22 Enter haze Level 26 02.03 Put ring of Demajen into alcove [deactivates traps] 09.03 Get Eye key [to door at 06.24] and Orb of life 02.03 Enter haze and when on level 24 teleport to 06.25 Level 24 06.25 Dispel magic haze 06.24 Open door with Eye key 06.21 Get 2nd Mirror key 06.27 Step on studs [teleports to 05.19] 22.17 Open door with Mirror key 22.15 Open door with Mirror key [activate detect trap spell] 22.13 Face East and proceed 30.12 Open door. Take 2 steps forward. Take 1 step back. Take 1 step forward. You will be teleported to 18.17.24 [step L, Fx4, Rx5, proceed E and return to 30.12] Step forward 33.12 Enter haze [teleports to 34.16.24] 36.17 Press nose [drop down pit to 27.02.25] Level 25 25.03 Explore then enter haze [teleports to 30.12.24] Level 24 30.12 Step forward, back, forward [teleports to 18.17.24] Step L, Fx4, Rx 5 Return to 30.12 33.12 Enter haze again. 34.17 Press nose [no.4] [closes pit at 36.17] 36.17 press nose [no.7] [teleports to 36.21] 35.21 Press nose [no.9] and hurry through gap at 36.21 38.20 Step on studs 38.25 Get Horn of Destruction [Quakes, don't use it yet, unless desperate, save it to multiply] If you take too long in this section you will be teleported back. Just repeat previous steps. 35.23 Press button and go through newly opened gap 37.29 3rd Mirror key. Teleport to 22.13 [last Mirror door] 22.13 Open door with Mirror key 20.10 Tablet of Kaolic [gain 1 level] 22.10 Open gate 22.07 Octa key + Mirror shield [used to kill Medusa] put Mirror shield in Fighter's action hand and find Medusa [now that you want to kill him, he'll be no-where to be seen!] When dead, he drops Forcehammer. One blow with the Mirror shield kills him. 06.03 Go up stairs 23.26 Open door with Nether key [unless already open] 25.26 Open door with Octa key 29.29 Get DOOMHAMMER [best weapon in the game, multiply it by 2, so that the two in front each have one] Level 13 19.29 Proceed North through false wall 20.30 Step on studs Level 14 02.28 Put Orb into alcove Level 13 20.30 Go down stairs Level 16 01.04 Drop item by nose to identify it, then press it [button 1] 01.10 Press nose [button 3] 01.07 Press nose x 2 [button 2] [second press activates fire trap] 01.13 Press nose [button 4 (book is wrong)] 04.16 Press nose [button 5] 07.06 Face South and kill wall monster 07.04 Silver key [to door at 11.02] 11.02 Open door with Silver key. Walk down corridor towards end wall and kill wall monster or it will pursue you. 11.06 Open door and kill Ram. He will drop a Stone key [to door @14.12] 16.06 Night shield 11.12 Remove Trap 16.10 Horn of Destruction [Quakes] 14.12 Open door with Stone key 15.14 Drop down hole [to 15.15.18] 09.11 Open door 04.11 Remove trap 01.11 Open door 02.07 Push nose 01.01 Get 'O' key 14.08 Proceed East through false wall 16.09 Face West and press little button 13.05 Face south and kill wall monster 14.01 Use Remove Glyph spell on glyph 12.02 Face East and press little button 09.04 Face south and wait until wall disappears 09.02 Face West and kill wall monster 07.01 Face West and kill wall monster. Step onto 06.01 then Nx4,Wx4,Sx4 03.01 Face East and kill wall monster. Step onto 04.01 05.06 Read rune. Answer: NINTH 05.03 Go up stairs [to 09.01.17] 15.10 Face West and kill wall monster 15.05 Open door and kill Ram, he will drop Iron key [to door at 11.04] 20.08 Face North and press little button 19.11 Open door 11.05 Open door with Iron key 06.04 Face north and kill wall monster 05.08 Remove trap 09.08 Open door with 'O' key 11.10 Go up stairs Level 16 06.13 Face North and kill wall monster 06.15 Drop down hole [to 11.15.17] Level 17 05.16 Belt of the Troll + Potion of INVINCIBILITY Head East to stairs at 12.13 12.13 Go up stairs [to 08.15.16] Level 16 08.16 Get Stone key + Holy shield 08.15 Drop down hole [to 11.15.17] Level 17 11.16 Drop down hole [to 08.16.18] Level 18 05.08 Open door with Stone key 09.09 Go up stairs [to 13.07.17] Level 17 11.07 Go up stairs [to 07.09.16] Level 16 07.09 Face East and kill wall monster 09.09 Enter haze [teleports to 10.01.19] Level 19 10.01 F, Lx4, Fx2, Rx6, Fx2, Lx3, Fx8. Kill Ram 09.17 Black Horn + Tablet of Runetek [gain a level] 01.12 Symbol of Plague [fires Pestilence] 04.16 Give potions of Invincibility to front two men and save game. Go down stairs. Use no magic on Ram Demon. Use Doomhammers [about 4 hits should do it] Level 20 04.02 Kill Ram Demon. Drops 2 Pin keys 07.06 Open door with Pin key 07.09 Face East and proceed through false wall 08.09 Level 25 Scroll of Dispelling 07.08 Use scroll on haze 04.09 Open door 07.13 Octa key 04.16 Vortex 01.13 Crown of the Serpent [magic shield] 04.02 Go up stairs Level 19 13.16 Enter haze [teleports to the stairs at 08.02.16] Level 16 08.02 Go up stairs Level 13 02.05 Step on studs [teleports to 01.01.15] Level 15 01.01 Put Orb into alcove Level 13 02.13 Go down stairs @~To be continued next issue - o -