THE PENDANT OF LOGRYN
by Jamie Murphy
Grimoire Adventures
Zenobi Software
Spectrum 128
This is a long, somewhat tedious adventure. I agree with a reviewer who rated
it as average with all its "dead" locations. There is a tremendous amount of
retracing of steps needed. Many actions must be done in the correct order.
The hints give on CASA and on the Tipshop are very helpful, though not
complete.
The riddle puzzle does not give enough hints, despite two HELP commands. A
previous reviewer had tried to describe the rationale, but I disagree with
one of his conclusions. The riddles refer to characters mentioned in the game,
but this is not clearly stated. While the K seemed to stand for "King", I
believe that it stands for "Kharin" or "Kharel". The I, certainly is not the
Imp, but the Inn. Anyway, the two words are ALKO and BIDO. The two "O's" for
Ogre and Orc appear to be interchangeable.
You are sent by King Logryn to find his pendant. You are given a sword and two
coins. You need to find characters that will help you and give you hints, plus
buy and sell some objects. Money is in short supply and to lessen the
frustration of playing this game over and over from the beginning, the red
herrings are: the brown jar, the gold knife, the spear, the red vial, the
green vial, the hat, the clothes, the gloves, the beer, and the picture.
You really don't have to put things into the backpack; just wearing it gives
you the ability to carry lots of objects.
You get more coins in two locations, the long grass (with the graphic - there
is a hint provided when you go west from the goblins and are wearing the
glasses), and in the bar by getting a purse if you defend your honour.
Searching the rubble you get a ruby (you get a hint about that when you listen
at the tavern). So we'll just do some shortcuts here, otherwise you are really
retracing steps, and it gets more than tedious.
Go N, E, (you see an arrow), TAKE ARROW (it's too high), SE, S, W, S, SW, S,
E, E, NE, N, SAY "HELP" TO WOMAN (she wants a rat's skull), S, E, N, N, SEARCH
RUBBLE (you get a ruby), S, E, SE, E, SE, E, E, N, E, GO WATERFALL (you're in
a trap), PULL ARMRING, PULL ARMRING, LEAVE, EXAMINE ARMRING, W, SEARCH WATER
(you get a sapphire), SE, S, S, S, SAY "HELP" TO DEMON (he wants a circle),
GIVE ARMRING TO DEMON (he gives you a reward and lets you pass southwest only
once – but you really cannot go SW only S), S (Kharin the wizard wants his
staff. Its' guarded an illusion and you are give a spell to dispel the
illusion. He tells you to find the alchemist), N, NE, N, N, N, NW, S, W, W,
NW, W, NW, W, S, W, SW, W, READ SIGN (it's unintelligible; but if you return
when wearing the glasses, it's of no help), W, W, SW, W, N, N, W, N, N, N, W,
SW, W, SELL SAPPHIRE, SELL RUBY.
GO E, S, E, BUY GLASSES, W, N, W, NW, W, S, S, SE, S, S, SAY "HELP" TO
ALCHEMIST, SAY "DEMON" TO ALCHEMIST (he tells you about the genie), S, S, SW,
E, E, N, N, NE, TAKE LAMP, TAKE BACKPACK, WEAR BACKPACK, SW, S, S, W, W, NE,
N, W, W, SW, S, HIT MAN, TAKE PURSE, EMPTY PURSE (more gold coins), S, BUY
WINE, S, E, TAKE TARTS, EAT TARTS (you get a prism), W, EXAMINE DOOR, OPEN
DOOR, SEARCH DOOR, TAKE BREAD, N, E, E, N, TAKE BOOTS, EXAMINE BOOTS, WEAR
BOOTS, S, W, W, N, LISTEN (you hear about the ruby), E, LISTEN (you hear about
the beggar), W, N, NE, N, NE, E, N, NW, N, SE, E, BUY KNIFE, W, NW, S, SE, S,
W, NW, N, W, GIVE BREAD TO CHILD (he gives a piece of metal), EXAMINE METAL,
CLEAN METAL (it's a key), N, E (you may need to walk around here until you
meet the beggar), GIVE COIN TO BEGGAR (he tells you to say "fat man" to the
innkeeper.
Go W, S, E, S, SW, S, S, S, S, E, SAY "FAT MAN" TO INNKEEPER (you may need to
repeat this if he is busy - he tells you to go to the end of the corridor and
say "fat man"), W, S, E, E, E, SAY "FAT MAN" (a door opens and you are dragged
through – the man wants a red crystal), W, W, W, N, N, NE, E, E, S, SW, S, SE,
E, NE, E, SE, E, E, N, E, N, E, S, E, SE, S, SEARCH GRASS (more gold), W, NW,
S, SW (you get a riddle), HELP (each line has an answer), HELP (take the first
letter from each answer and join them together), SAY "ALKO" (you get another
riddle), SAY "BIDO" (you get a horn - blow it only once), NE, N, N, E, NE, E,
S, SE, E, S, E, EXAMINE ORC (softer than he looks), GIVE WINE TO ORC, KILL
ORC, SEARCH ORC, TAKE SKULL, E, N, SE, LIGHT LAMP, S, W, TAKE BLUE VIAL
(ignore the others), EXAMINE BLUE VIAL (words you can't read), WEAR GLASSES,
EXAMINE BLUE VIAL (strength potion), REMOVE GLASSES.
Go E, N, NW, OFF LAMP, S, W, W, N, W, NW, N, W, SW, W, N, W, N, NE, E, E, BUY
RING, EXAMINE RING, WEAR RING, RUB RING (genie tells you to call when he's
needed), E, NE, N, NW, N, N, N (you see a bird), NE, E, S (you see an ogre),
DRINK BLUE VIAL, KILL OGRE, E, NE, LIGHT LAMP, E, NE (an illusion dissolves),
E, EXAMINE LOCK (triangular hole), INSERT PRISM IN LOCK, SE, TAKE STAFF, NW,
REMOVE PRISM, W, SW, W, SW, E, S, S, E, E, SHOUT, OFF LAMP, W, HIDE, WAIT,
WAIT (the goblins run off), ON LAMP, E, TAKE RED JAR, EXAMINE RED JAR
(buzzing), W, W, N, N, W, W, OFF LAMP, N, W, SW, S, S, S, SE, E, SE, SE, E, S,
W (the ledge crumbles), EXAMINE BOX, UNLOCK BOX (an imp emerges and destroys
the box), BLOW HORN (you are back at the start, N, E, SAY "GET ARROW" TO IMP,
GIVE JAR TO IMP (he owes you a favour), SE, S, W, S, SW, S, W, SW, W, S, SE,
W, LIGHT LAMP, SW (you see a hole), SAY TO IMP "FLY" (you get a shield).
EXAMINE SHIELD (it has a dragon painted on it), NE (the imp goes off), E, OFF
LAMP, NW, N, E, NE, E, E, E, NE, N, GIVE SKULL TO WOMAN (she says the wand is
held in a mound of stone and another is needed to see it free), S, E, SE, E,
SE, SE, E, E, E, S, RUB RING (the genie appears, and the demon, ring and genie
vanish), SW, S, GIVE STAFF TO WIZARD (he follows you), N, NE, N, W, W, W, NW,
NW, W, S, SE, S, SAY TO KHARIN "MOVE ROCK" (a wand appears), TAKE WAND,
EXAMINE WAND, N, NW, N, E, SE, SE, E, E, NW (at bridge), CUT ROPE, W, W, NW,
NW, N, E, SE, E, S, SE, CUT ROPE, TAKE ROPE, EXAMINE ROPE (good length), NW,
N, W, NW, W, NW, W, S, W, SW, W, W, W, N, N, NW, N, N, N, CLIMB TREE (you
can't), THROW ROPE, CLIMB ROPE, TAKE GEM, DOWN, PULL ROPE, TAKE ROPE, S, S, S,
SE, SE, S, E, E, NE, E, N, N, N, NE, E, S, E, E, LIGHT LAMP.
Go S, E, NE, ENTER BASKET, TIE ROPE, PULL ROPE (you swing to the other side of
the chasm), LEAVE (you see the word 'dragon'), WEAR SHIELD, E, THROW GEM,
SEARCH (you take the crystal), W, ENTER BASKET, PULL ROPE, LEAVE, SW, W, N, W,
W, OFF LAMP, N, W, SW, S, S, S, W, SW, W, W, W, N, N, NW, SW, S, W, N, N, N,
W, W, W, W, W, S, SE, E, BUY BOW, W, NW, S, SE, S, W, SW, S, SW, S, S, E, E,
E, SAY "FAT MAN" (He tells you the pendant is in a cave in the mountains
behind a secret entrance. You will notice it by the smoothness of the walls.
The entrance is opened by pressing a secret catch. It is guarded...then he is
blown away by a fireball), EXAMINE TABLE, OPEN DRAWER, SEARCH DRAWER, OPEN
CHEST, LOOK IN CHEST (gems and jewels), S, W, W, W, N, N, NE, E, E, N, N, N,
NW, N, N, E, SE, SELL CHEST, E, S, E, BUY POTION, SAY TO KHARIN "EXAMINE
POTION".
Go NE, S, S, E, N, NE, SE, NE, E, E, NE, E, DRINK POTION, FIRE ARROW AT BIRD
(you get a scroll), TAKE SCROLL, READ SCROLL (unintelligible), SAY TO KHARIN
"EXAMINE SCROLL" (the scroll will form a double image of the reader, but only
for a short while), W, SAY TO KHARIN "MOVE ROCK", N (Kharel emerges and joins
you), S, E, S, S, E, SE, S, W, S, SE, SW, W, S, E, SE, E, N, E, E, PRESS ROCK,
SE (you see beams), GIVE WAND TO KHAREL, SAY TO KHARIN "STOP BEAMS", SAY TO
KHAREL "STOP BEAMS", SW, WEAR GLASSES, READ SCROLL, PULL RIGHT LEVER, PULL
LEFT LEVER (lighting strikes your image), TAKE PENDANT, NE, NW, W, W, S, W,
NW, W, N, E, NE, NW, N, NW, W, SW, W, W, N, NW, NE, N, CALL LOGRYN. You are
finished. 250/250.
Terri Sheehan
2005-08-19
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