"It means bad luck falling down from the 13th floor."
ST NEWS ADVENTURE SOLUTION: HERO'S QUEST
by Math Claessens
"Hmmm..." thought Htam. This one's actually easy.
There are different ways to solve this adventure. I will give you
the solution with the FIGHTER.
Also a few tips if you use a THIEF:
You have to do the following things at night in SPIELBURG:
after you make the sign in the alley you get a password,go to the
bar and say the password to the man sitting on the trapdoor.down-
buy licence-buy toolkit-play game-now go to the old ladies house-
pet cat-search couch-get candles-open purse-look in basket-search
drawer-now go to the sheriff's house-get vase-move painting-pick
safe-get coins-close safe-replace painting-search desk-get
candelabra-open music box-get music box-now go to the thieves
guild and sell all the items you have stolen.
NOW WE START THE COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH THE FIGHTER:
Give the fighter also climbing and magic.
Ask about brigands-ask about monsters-ask about name-W-enter
guild hall-wake man-ask about monsters-ask about brigands-ask
guild master his name-read bulletin board-read book-sign book-
leave guild hall-enter magic shop-buy fetch-ask about erasmus-
leave magic shop-E-now walk East around the corner-buy apples-buy
apples-buy apples-buy apples-buy apples-ask about brigands-ask
about name-enter dry goods-yes-buy flask-buy flask-ask about
brigands-leave dry goods-W-enter alley-give silver coin-ask about
brigands-ask about name-leave alley-E-S-leave town South-E-E-N-E-
give apples-W-W-W-get rocks-throw rock to nest-(you can also cast
fetch)-do this until you get something from the nest-knock door-
ask about brigands-ask about name-give ring-S-W-W-enter magic
shop-buy open-leave shop-E-S-leave town-N-N-ask about Elsa/Baba
Yaga/Baron/Warlock/Leader/Brigands/Monsters/Name/Job-open
portcullis-enter castle-rest until you are too impatient to rest-
ask about:weapons/Son/Lesson/-yes-E-walk to stable-yes-W-S-S-W-N-
N-N-N-E-N-get flowers-cast open-get scroll-walk to tree-eat
fruit-S-W-S-W-S-S-S-W-S-W-W-W-talk to meep-ask about green fur-
get fur-get scroll-E-E-E-N-N-W-N-ask about deal-yes-ask about
rhyme-give gem-HUT OF BROWN,NOW SIT DOWN-enter hut-yes-run-S-S-S-
S-dance-ask about dust-get mushrooms-E-E-S-E-E-E-fill flask-climb
rock-(if you can't do this now,try it later in the game,you must
onley practice some climbing)-knock door-sit-ask about
magic/spell/scroll/-yes-get scroll-stand-leave-climb down-(you
don't have to do this to solve the adventure)-W-W-W-W-W-W-sleep-
walk to tree-yes-run-E-E-E-N-N-N-N-N-N-cast fetch until you have
the seed-S-S-S-S-S-S-W-W-W-walk to tree-yes-get acorn-run-E-E-E-
N-N-N-E-ask about brigands/leader/field/name/-E-knock door-give
acorn/dust/fur/flowers/water/-ask about dispel potion-give
mushroom-leave house-N-open portcullis-open portcullis-enter
castle-ask about lesson-E-yes-W-S-S-S-(NOW SAVE YOUR GAME,WHEN
YOU MEET BRUNO HERE,YOU CAN ASK HIM ABOUT GOBLINS/BRIGANDS AND
EVERYTHING YOU WANT.THIS WILL COST YOU MONEY.IF YOU HAVE ALL YOUR
QUESTIONS THEN LOAD YOUR SAVE GAME AND GO ON.)-W-IN TOWN E-enter
dry dood store-buy food-leave store-S-S leave town-N-W-W-W-W-
rest until you are to impatient to rest-fight with the goblins-
search goblins-and rest-now you have some more silver and
strenght-N-E-E-N-N-E-N-E-N-get flowers-S-E-cast calm-enter cave-
give food to bear-E-fight with the cobold-use healing potion-
fight with the cobold-get key-cast open-get gold-leave room-free
bear-leave cave-cast calm-W-W-S-S-S-S-E-N-open gate-open gate-N-
N-ask about brigands/Elsa/leader/warlock/-sleep-S-E-yes-W-fight-
S-S-knock door-leave house-S-W-W-enter magic shop-buy dart-drop
scroll(5 X)-drop flask (2 X)-drop food (8 X)-S-E-N-enter dry
goods-buy armor-buy dagger (7X)-drop flowers(5X0-S-S-S-S-W-rest-
throw dagger at brutus (7X)-cast dart(4X)-E-rest-W-cast dart(2X)-
(everytime after you throw a dagger or cast dart,go east and come
back west to throw the next dagger)-S-N-search man-throw dagger
(7X)-rest-S-W-W-S-unlock rock-use healing potion-move rock-hiden
goseke-enter cave-drop key-drop flask-(save your game and go
west,try to kill the troll,is not necessary to solve the
adventure,if you cant kill him well load your save game and we go
on:)-from the first screen in the cave go East-cast calm-cast
open-open gate-enter gate-past left-enter right bridge-jump over
rope-block door-block door-move chair-move candelabra-climb
table-open door north-ask about warlock/Elsa/enchantment/-ente
door left (under the arrow)-enter smiley door-pull chain-go back-
enter door North-open door-hide under exit-open door-throw dispel
potion-get mirror-get dispel potion-leave room through secret
passage (chest in the right of the screen)-N-N-N-N-N-W-N-yes-hut
of brown,now sit down-enter hut-show mirror....THE END....
I know all you guys out there have problems with adventures, be
they big or small. Whatever the problem is, I am there to solve
them. Never hesitate to call or write to me at the address below.
Math Claessens
Wagenaarstraat 58
NL-6164 XM Geleen (L)
The Netherlands
Tel. ++31-46-752532 (do mind possible time differences!)
Don't forget stampts if you write. Don't forget the time when
you call. I prefer telecommunicative contacts between 19:30 and
22:00 hours if you don't mind. And forget about contacting me in
any weekends!
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