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| Outline | |
| Location: | Croaking Caves, Old World |
| References: | 200 |
| Publication Details | |
| Author(s): | Andrew Wright |
| Illustrator(s): | Brett Schofield |
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| Cover illustrator: | Natalie Roberts |
| First published: | January 29 2010 |
| Previous Adventure: | Resurrection of the Dead |
| Next Adventure: | Prey of the Hunter |
Shrine of the Salamander was a fan written Fighting Fantasy adventure by Andrew Wright. It was first published online in issue 2 of Fighting Fantazine in 2010.
Background[]
“ Hideous Horntoads from the Croaking Caves have stolen the sacred idol of Verlang! YOU are a forge-priest from the Copperstone Mines. Armed with just your war hammer and a head full of spells, can YOU enter the Croaking Caves and retrieve the idol from the Shrine of the Salamander?[1] ”
Rules[]
The adventure in general follows the original rules set down in The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (see Game System).
Additionally, the player has a series of magic spells that can be used, each costing between 1 and 4 stamina points (using the memory-only system set down in Sorcery!):
Equipment List[]
- War-hammer
- Backpack
- 5 Gold Pieces
- Battered suit of Leather (under robes)
- 2 Provisions
- Lantern
- Further the player may start with one of the following artifacts (which are used as spell components):
- a Cloth Skullcap
- a Galehorn
- a Giant Tooth
- a Potion of Fire Water
Cover and Illustrations[]
Cover
The cover was designed and illustrated by Natalie Roberts.
Illustrations
The interior illustrations were by Brett Schofield. There were 10 full page illustrations and 6 minor repeated illustrations scattered throughout the text. The paragraphs with a full page illustration were: 1, 24, 41, 66, 85, 103, 120, 141, 162, and 188.
The colour map on the back cover was by Andrew Wright.
Main Characters[]
YOU: Hero of Shrine of the Salamander
- Captain Morgul - Orc/Overseer of the Crystal Mines
- Gulanti - High Priest of Verlang
- Hagla the Unbidden - Man-Orc (Svinn) Trader
- Kasmanti - Arch-Librarian of the Library of Throff
- Merkurio the Swordfish - The second-greatest blade-master of all the oceans
- Unzana - Captain of the ferry coracle the Schoolfish
- Verema the Black Elf
- Zared the Hermit
- Zhiamle - Under-Priest of Throff
Locations[]
- Daddu-Ley
- Daddu-Yadu
- Earth End Coastline
- Tunnels of Ooze
- The Crystal Mines
- Under-Temple of Throff
- Zuzbeck
Encounters[]
- Arch-Librarian of Throff
- Baddu-Beetle
- Black Elf Warrior-Woman
- Crystal Warrior
- Dark Goblins
- Flayer
- Golden Snake
- Grannit
- Gremoll
- Killer Tadpoles
- Great Orc
- Horntoads - Champion/Guard/Regular
- Giant Magical
- Merkurio the Swordfish
- Mud Dragon
- Rhino-Man
- Salamanders - Efts/Xak The Salamander/Young
- Sand Golem
- Skurasha
- Slime Eater
- Tarator
- Trident of Doom
- Under-Priest of Throff
Further Notes[]
- In the Croaking Caves, fighting the Horntoads gets the hero into an infinite loop of battling, from which there is no escape!
- A French translation was done by Adrien Maudet.[2]
- A Hungarian translation was published in issue 6 of Kaland Játék Kockázat. It was translated by FireFoX.
See Also[]
- Beyond the Pit
- Deathtrap Dungeon 3
- Debacle at Dead Man's Inn
- Fan Written Fighting Fantasy
- Fighting Fantazine
- Impudent Peasant!
- In the Shade of the Pango Tree
- Into the Valley of Halos
- Isle of the Cyclops
- Lair of the Troglodytes
- The Black Lobster