Created by Ron Payne (Rocker X) using Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures

Enjoy!

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                    Quest For The Golden Skull Volume 1:
                             The Sacred Tomes
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        Gregan, a thief in every meaning of the word, has tried to gain 
the ultimate prize; however, his plan has backfired and now the evil spirit
of Emikrol will soon be released.  Five souls have fled from the Cave of 
Souls, with the Sacred Tomes that keep Emikrol powerless.  Now the friendly
village is possessed, the mines have become a maze of death that you must
successfully deal with to recover the Tomes, and evil undead creatures now
roam, in search of you, to gain favor with their master, Emikrol.

        Survive the five mine levels and return the Tomes to the 
Cave of Souls; you may just be in time to stop Emikrol before his power 
has grown strong enough for him to leave.

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        Thank you all for playing!  Hope there is enough challenge in this
adventure for you all.   The original idea was to have an adventure called
Quest For The Golden Skull.  However, this part of the adventure alone takes 
up ten dungeons and all the items in the item list; so the Quest has been
divided into three parts.  

                        Chapter One:    The Sacred Tomes
                        Chapter Two:    Emikrol's Revenge
                        Chapter Three:  Beyond The Cave of Souls

Chapter One is this adventure.  In this adventure I tried to create some
interesting foes to battle, and a couple of interesting creatures I hope
everyone will like.   I hope the battles are not too tough, I made them 
hard for a six character party starting with 175,000 experience points.
If you find the game too challenging (or find any bugs that were missed)
you can write to me on American On Line - ROCKER X, and ask for any 
hints or "fixes".  Enjoy the game.

Chapter Two is finished and being play tested.  I am waiting to release
it after the first has been out for a while.  In this adventure you leave 
the village and explore more of the land.  You will have more of a chance  
to gain levels, and the hack and slash has been cut down some from the 
first Chapter.  But don't think this Chapter is easy.  You will have to face    
Ridlo, the Riddle Master from beyond; HARDCORE, the Leader of the Rock Army;
TER'AR, the changeling from Chapter One; and of course EMIKROL and his 
Army of Darkness.

Chapter Three is, at the time of this writing, on dungeon level 32.  The 
character's you began with in chapter one should be around level 18 by the 
middle of this game if not before.  The game may again be divided into
another chapter if anyone liked the first two (Finish with a bang!), if 
the first two are duds then I'll finish the Quest For The Golden Skull here,
(go out with a whimper).

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                            CAST OF CHARACTERS


The Five Spirits:

        SLICER:    He guards the Tome of Fire.  His skill with two blades
                   is unmatched.

        ACHILLES:  Guardian of the Tome of Light.  His name may hold a clue
                   to his quick destruction.

        REAPER:    Death guards the Tome of Earth.  Few return from a walk
                   with the REAPER.

        SOULTAN:   Master of Souls, this unholy terror guards the
                   Tome of Souls.

        TER'AR:    He holds the Tome of Power and can quickly become
                   anyone's worst nightmare.

        The Soul Queen:
                   She seems to always be around helping the others destroy
                   your party.  The mere sight of this ghoul is enough to 
                   strike fear in the heart of any adventurer.

        Emikrol:   The Most Evil Spirit ever!  Imprisoned by Powerful forces
                   long ago for crimes against mankind.  If his power returns
                   there may be no force great enough to oppose him.

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                              SPECIAL THANKS

Thanks to all the artist out there who have contributed their talent to 
others.  Without you this would be just another orc vs. fighter adventure.

Thanks to everyone who has submitted UA Adventures for others to play.
Now we all may truly have Unlimited Adventures.


                                                ROCKER X
                                                aka Ron Payne Jr.

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                          OTHER GAMES TO LOOK FOR
                               from ROCKER X

Carnival Caper:  Inspired by the AD&D 2nd Edition Creative Campaign Book.
                 The first adventure I created.  The art work is rather
                 sloppy.  Big blue signs with arrows and letters, but the 
                 adventure is really fun if you like a some riddles, traps,
                 and a lot of tough fights at the end.

Who Am I?:       This is a solo-adventure meant for one character.
                 You wake up in a dungeon wondering who you are and
                 how you got there.  You find some weapons and begin
                 your quest for knowledge of yourself.  Starts the 
                 character at level 1 and ends around level 6.

Legend of 
The Hawke:       This is part two of a two part solo-adventure.
                 Can you find the Legendary warrior know only as
                 The Golden Hawke?  What new secrets will you learn
                 of yourself.

Death Mist:      It will take a legendary group of adventurers to win        
                 this battle.  An insane monk, a plague, and a magic
                 mirror that knows too much.
                 --  Comming Soon--

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                             GAME INFORMATION

        One important note:  On level four(4) of the mine (Soultan's level)
you can travel below ground and challenge your party to three test for 
ultimate treasure, or you can simply get the fourth Tome and leave.  The best
way to defeat Emikrol is with the weapons below ground, not to mention that
when you meet TER'AR you're going to need all the help you can get.

        





                 
