Quest:That Sweet Melody

That Sweet Melody (AG) Formal Adventure?

Location:  Southfoot Description:  Meet Hew, an apprentice flautist. Short quest Requirements:  unknown Difficulty:  up to 12+ scaled

This quest gives a chance to earn xp to all skills and powers.

Note: a 'While Exploring' adventure, can be played normal or scaled

Tips

Fleeing is a lethal check!

Walkthrough

You meet Hew, an apprentice flautist. He asks how far it is to Drelmond. You can:

• Tell him you've never heard of Drelmord
• Ask him about Drelmord
• Bid him farewell and be on your way

Whatever your choice, you face a series of 5 to 10 random checks, fewer if you pass sufficiently often:

1. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 100 or more needed to pass. You lose ~7-10 SP if you don't pass
2. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 100 or more needed to pass. You lose ~5-14 SP if you don't pass
3. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 75 or more needed to pass. You lose ?? SP if you don't pass
4. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 100 or more needed to pass. You lose ~13-16 SP if you don't pass
5. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 75 or more needed to pass. You lose ?? SP if you don't pass
6. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 100 or more needed to pass. You lose ~18-24 SP if you don't pass
7. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 75 or more needed to pass. You lose ~17 SP if you don't pass
8. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 100 or more needed to pass. You lose ~23-26 SP if you don't pass
9. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 75 or more needed to pass. You lose ~23-24 SP if you don't pass
10. Random check (1-100 + Spirit * 1.00 + Mind * 1.00 + Aura * 0.50). 100 or more needed to pass. You lose ~23-28 SP if you don't pass

After the final check, Hew's flute falls silent. You can:

• Use Telekinesis (30+) or Shadow Magic (30+):
  • Success: 4 XP to Telekinesis or Shadow Magic, then (with wording varying slightly according to power employed):
    • Attack him before he fully rises / where he is held: you fight Hew (wounded) (11+ ^Scaled, 150 SP, 6 XP), you have to attack 1 time before you can flee
    • Maintain a defensive stance: you face a Random check (1-100 + Mind * 1.00 + Body * 1.00 + Spirit * 1.00). 100 or more needed to pass. You lose ~22 SP if you don't pass. You then fight Hew (12+ ^Scaled, 175 SP, 9 XP), you have to attack 1 time before you can flee
    • Flee immediately: see below
  • Failure: you lose ~23-28 SP. You then face a Random check (1-100 + Mind * 1.00 + Body * 1.00 + Spirit * 1.00). 100 or more needed to pass. Untested, but likely loss of SP or even death if you don't pass. You then fight Hew (12+ ^Scaled, 175 SP, 12 XP), you have to attack 1 time before you can flee.
• Attack him: you fight Hew (wounded) (11+ ^Scaled, 150 SP, 6 XP), you have to attack 1 time before you can flee
• Attempt to flee: see below

If you fight and defeat Hew, you receive 32 XP, ~21-28 gold, his Wooden Flute and his Engraved Dagger.

Fleeing

If at any point you attempt to flee, including fleeing from combat, you face a Random check (1-100 + Agility * 1.00 + Body * 1.00). 75 or more needed to pass. You get away unharmed if you pass. You are killed if you don't pass.

You receive a completion reward of 32 AS&P and 256 XP.

Rewards

• up to 4 specific XP
• 6-12 combat XP
• 32 AS&P
• 256 XP
• ~21-28 gold
• Wooden Flute
• Engraved Dagger