Walkthrough for
Spirit of Death
Part of the Rediscovered Realms Series
by Paul Jenkinson
Written by Richard Bos
First, a few notes.
To begin with, this game is part of a series of four in which Paul Jenkinson
rewrote some of the projects of his tender youth (*ahem* - as far as I can
tell, he's only a year or two older than I am). Those games were written in
Basic, and although this version isn't, it bears the evidence of its heritage.
Therefore, technically the program is somewhat restrictive. Spaces are
important: where "get rock" is acceptable, "get rock" is not. On the up-side,
words *can* be abbreviated; I haven't discovered to what extent, though. There
are also (at least some) working synonyms. Diagonal directions do not exist.
It is possible to make the game crash, though not in the walkthrough below,
and I don't remember where exactly I managed it.
On the design side, it's definitely better than his first game. The idea is
novel, at least for a game. It's not actually original, as it's based on a
film, but I haven't seen it in any other adventure. And visually, the 42-column
text looks better than most.
Finally, since this is a walkthrough, spoilers are rife below. I'm not taking
you past every single clue and sight - in fact, I'm not taking you past any
except those which happen to be on our route. Also, if you find yourself
wondering why you're doing all this, the PDF that comes with the games has some
background information, which in this case is probably needed.
Ok, off on our eerie search.
N, e x3, get boots, wear boots, w x5, get string, e, e, s, w, s, get bird.
N, e x5, n, u, get rope, d, s, s, get bar, n, w, s, s, use bar, e, get pin.
W, n, n, w, give bird, w, w, s x3, get worm, drop bar.
N x4, e, throw rope, u, get scythe, d, w, s, e x3, s x4, w, d.
Get branch, get bar, u, e, use bar, drop bar, n, n, w, use scythe, w.
Bend pin, make rod, get fish, e, e, n, n, e, n, give fish, s, w x4, s, w.
D, get note, exam note, u, e, s, get noddy, n, n, e x3, s x4. e.
Exam book. Enter the number you find, as a direct command.
Well... that was surprising!
