The Eye of Winter's Fury Read Free Page A

will come across a number of special items that allow you to add attribute bonuses or additional abilities to the equipment you are already wearing. These items cannot be stored in your backpack and must be used immediately when they are found, to add their relevant attribute/ability to a chosen item. Each item of equipment can hold up to three of these special bonuses.
    Death is not the end
    When your hero dies, their adventure isn’t over. Simply make a note of the entry number where you died and then return to the quest map. Your health is immediately restored back to full, however any consumable items that were used in the combat (such as potions and elixirs) are gone forever!

 
You can now do the following:
1.
Return to the entry number where you died and try it again.
2.
Explore a different location on the map, such as a town or another quest.

    You can return to the entry number where you died anytime you wish. If you are having difficulty with a particular combat, then try a different quest, or purchase some helpful potions or items from a local vendor.

    NOTE : In some quests, when your hero is defeated, there are special rules to follow. You will be given an entry number to turn to, where you can read on to see what happens to your hero.
    Taking challenge tests
    Occasionally, during your travels, you will be asked to take a challenge by testing one of your attributes (such as speed or brawn ). Each challenge is given a number. For example:
Speed
Climb the cliff face
9

    To take a challenge, simply roll 2 dice and add your hero’s attribute score to the result. If the total is the same as or higher than the given number, then you have succeeded. For example, if Sir Hugo has a speed of 4 and rolls aand a, then he would have a total of 9. This means he would have successfully completed the above challenge.
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    It’s time to begin
    Before you start your adventure, don’t forget to check that your hero sheet has been fully updated. It should display:

Your hero’s name
A zero score in the speed, brawn , magic , and armour boxes
A 30 in your hero’s health box

    Now, turn the page to begin your adventure . . .
     
     
     

Prologue:
Blood and Betrayal
    I t wasn’t like the storybooks at all.
    Their pages were filled with tales of high adventure – heroes striving against the odds to win fabled treasures or defeat terrible monsters. Not for them the monotony of travel. No one cared about the wearisome ‘getting there’. They skipped the rain and the damp that would freeze you to the bone, torturing you with its incessant drip, drip, drip. The chafing of the saddle, the stink of the horses. The men reeking of wet leather and sweat. The smell of the road.
    You glare up at the heavy grey clouds, hanging over you like a shroud. They appear listless. Bored. Failing to deliver the storm that has been brewing for the past seven days. Instead, they spit a despondent shower of drizzle, determined to make your journey as miserable as possible. In that endeavour, they have succeeded.
    As has the company.
    You glance sideways at the inquisitor, his powerful war horse making your own look like a cart mule. He is a bull of a man, his thick neck corded with veins, his bulging muscles exaggerated by the sculptured plates of white and gold armour. A holy warrior – one of the king’s finest. An upholder of truth and justice. If this was like the stories, he’d probably be handsome too, cutting a dashing figure as he rode bravely to war.
    But this wasn’t like the storybooks at all.
    He turns to look at you, his ugly puckered scar crinkling as he furrows his brow. ‘You have another question?’ he growls, his disdain for you evident. You flinch