Let's Play: Lone Wolf 1 "Flight from the Dark"

We're here! We're queer! We're going to flag down that wagon!

Split the difference: Leap onto that wagon while shouting "Hello, sailor!"

This isn't Zork. Jesus!

The Wagons probably a Wagon Golem full of crazy ass Not-Orcs, or something.

See if you can Blow the Mind of the Wagon, if so, then jump on it, if not then it's probably an okay Wagon and you can flag it down as daintily as you please.

Or just jump. Whatever, I'm not picky.

I played the Project Aon version of the book to see what the fishermen were all about. Loki you are a very, very bad man to suggest that path of action. Very, very bad.

Gasp! Did you lose your moustache in that swim, too? O cruel sea!

So, we vote for Hunting because that way you'll never need meals. Then, if (and only if) you use your hunting skill, you get two meals. Wonderful.

I'd love an option to just let the coach go on its way, but if we must, we must. Let's take a look at this...

Flagging = possible fight
Leaping = certain fight
Inventory = No mail, no shield, no weapons. Two fruit roll-ups.

Let's just flag them down. The mindblasting can come later, if necessary.

Hooooooly shit, I'm ashamed of myself for not reading this earlier. It's awesome, AWESOME!

Also: Jump on it. It is the only way.

What's up Sommerlund what's up
What's up Sommerlund what's up

Leaping is all cool and swashbuckly. Leap, Errol! Leap, Burt! Leap, Tyrone!

Also, if I am remembering my 20-years-ago playthrough of this book correctly, no matter which action you choose re: fishermen and paddling, you're screwed either way. It is the Kobayashi Maru of Lone Wolf scenarios. Which means that Alixsar's cheatin' suggestion was the most Kirklike, and therefore the best.

We have a shield, a necklace, and two fruits to throw at them. Not even poison fruit or acid fruit. May as well be tomatoes.

Flag them down. If the option were to "stealthily lower yourself onto the moving wagon, silent as a shadow" I'd be all for it, but "leap onto the wagon" lacks our usual Kai Lord subtlety and dignity.

hahahaha you're joking right?

Really there's no choice here. I'll teach him to confront me. 212!

WHOOP!

We said to jump onto the wagon, we didn't say anything about attacking the driver! pay the man for scaring the bejesus out of him!

See now if you flagged him down you could've exchanged favors and been on your merry, prancing way. Now you're dead. DEAD.

I'm still waiting for the Game Over that reads "Your life ends here, but your mission does not. Erase 'Lone Wolf' on the Action Grid and write in 'Ghost Wolf' instead. Turn to page 384 to haunt your way to victory."

Or the opposite: "Your mission ends here, but you life a long and fruitful life. Eventually you get married to a nice local gal and live out your days working a profitable chicken farm."

"Prepare for the next installment in Lone Wolf's adventures: Beet Crop Failure."

Well, it seems like brigandry ain't LW's style. I guess we'll have to make concessions to capitalism. This once.

God dammit Lone Wolf.

I said mind explode, not stand around like a moron and be run through. Man, that makes me sad.

Read an interesting "mod" over on ProjectAon boards; someone proposed Zombie Lone Wolf. The first variant was that, the first time you died, you were able to get back up and continue fighting. But you couldn't heal naturally anymore, gained some undead-like immunities, and.. other things. Other variant was that you actually DID die in the monastery attack, but did not.. remain so.. muu.. muuhah.. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!~ *thunder*

Time rewinding to pay the man results in another choice!

Inside or out, Talking Time?

Let's ride in style inside the coach, besides meeting new people is exciting! I'm sure there are new people in the coach

The wind in our hair! The open sky! The smell of nature!

We got all that on the boat. Go inside!

If there are people inside, they'll just end up hurting you. If you ride on the roof, an apple will fall and knock you out.

It's all going to end in tears! I know it!

But ride inside! Show those damn passengers what a water-logged Kai Lord is made of.

Yeah, evil new people.

DEAR GOD NO!

I decide not to eat a meal and instead hunt around the inside of the coach, staying far away from that guy's nose, and manage to come up with a few crumbs to tide me over.

I can't remember if Ragadorn is the place I'm supposed to go to. I'd look it up but I lost the map in the briny deep.

I always get lost in new cities. Help me out, Talking Time. SHOULD I WALK NORTH TO WESTGATE, SOUTH TO EAST BANK, OR JUST PLAIN EAST?

i'm so...confused.

those directions are very misleading! regardless Kai Lords always go east!

Go... West?

Those directions make no sense, but the choice is obvious. Axe Lane? Only good can come from there! And we need a weapon!

"I lost the map in the briny deep."

You might not have.

http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/l...tw/sect194.htm

"It is likely that the author did not realize that the Crystal Star Pendant and Map of Sommerlund would or might be among the items lost. You may choose to simply keep either or both of these items if you have them, despite the instructions. Alternatively, you may choose to assume that they are with the Seal of Hammerdal and be recorded on your Action Chart if and when you find it. If you do choose to interpret the text strictly, you should not look at the map if you are without the Map of Sommerlund."

Given that there are ...shall we say... quirks in the books, I think this is a fair change.

At first I thought that muff was her bodice. There were convulsions.

Now I seek the thrills and Ibanez dealerships of Axe lane!