The Blackstone Chronicles

                Some SynTax Helpline Queries

How do I open the safe behind Olivia's frame?

It has a combination lock.  Know any good numbers?  Hmmmm.  Turn
around and look at Malcolm's desk for clues.  Remember that photo
of you and your sister on your third birthday?  It was taken on
4/24/55, which means you were born on 4/24/52.  Malcolm said that
your birth was the most important day of his life.  That must be
it!  "Open" the safe, input the numbers 4-24-52.  Make sure the
mouse pointer is right over the exact number you need.  The safe
will open when it is entered correctly.

How do I find a pen and ink for Lorena?

In her room, and look at the red hat on the shelf above the bed.
Take the feather that's sticking out.  It'll make a good old
fashioned pen.  For ink, use the eye liner bottle.

I've got Lavinia's handkerchief but now I'm dying! Help!

You've injected yourself with toxic mush!  What'd you do that for?
Talk to Malcolm (via the nutcracker) and ask him what the symptoms
are for the venom, plague, typhus, and malaria.  That's a lot to
remember!  Exit the dialog box, then ask him again to remind you
what the symptoms are, and he will be more to the point.  Here is
the exact order of the symptoms:

Snake Venom:  shivering, muscle pain, nausea, and paralysis
Bubonic Plague:  shivering, headaches, muscle pain, nausea
Typhus:  shivering, headaches, muscle pain, delerium
Malaria:  shivering, headaches, sweating, delerium

[NOTE:  They are all very similar, so you need to know the exact
order for the cure.  Within the next 5 minutes, Malcolm will tell
you 2-3 of your symptoms.  You don't have to remember them right
now.  You can't even administer an antidote until later in the
game, so don't worry about dying, it won't happen until you've
completed more tasks.  At that point, Malcolm will tell you, in
order, the 4 symptoms you are suffering from.  And then you can
decide what to do.]

How do I deal with the padlock?
Cut it off with the hacksaw.

I'm strapped to a table with a huge, flying axe veering closer and
closer each time it swings by!
In the background, Paul is taunting you. Turn left, and look at
the lever.  It's another one of those hard to see items.  Look at
the exact center of your screen.  About an inch to the right is
the lever.  Get the rope out of inventory and hook it on the
lever.





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