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(
228
) Replaced ‘distance to left and right’ with ‘distance to the east and west’. Replaced ‘Larnuma’ with ‘larnuma’. Replaced ‘go left’ with ‘head east’ and ‘go right’ with ‘head west’ (cf.
Section 171
).

(
230
) Replaced ‘women and’ with ‘women, and’.

(
231
) Moved the Tracking choice into the first position. Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

(
232
) Moved the Sixth Sense choice into the first position.

(
234
) Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

(
237
) Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

(
238
) Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption. Replaced ‘Crowns or’ with ‘Crowns, or’. Added ‘(You only receive the free silver token once, regardless of how many times you may enter the gaming-house.)’ to the end of the second paragraph.

(
241
) ‘he’ has now been capitalized.

(
242
) Replaced ‘(eg’ with ‘(e.g.’. Replaced ‘they are determined to destroy you before you reach Durenor’ with ‘the Darklords are bent on thwarting your quest’, copied from
Section 79
.

(
243
) Replaced ‘Kai lord’ with ‘Kai Lord’. Replaced ‘sails and’ with ‘sails, and’.

(
244
) Moved the Tracking choice into the first position.

(
246
) Replaced ‘red pass’ with ‘Red Pass’. Replaced ‘white pass’ with ‘White Pass’.

(
249
) Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption.

(
250
) Replaced ‘to try and’ with ‘to try to’.

(
254
) Moved the Sixth Sense choice into the first position.

(
255
) Replaced ‘weaponskill’ with ‘Weaponskill’.

(
258
) Moved the Sixth Sense choice into the first position.

(
261
) Replaced ‘person’ with ‘people’ to agree in number to the second choice.

(
263
) Replaced ‘your pass’ with ‘your Red Pass’. Added ‘(Mark the Red Pass on your
Action Chart
as a Special Item.)’. Replaced ‘watchtower and’ with ‘watchtower, and’.

(
265
) Replaced ‘warfleet’ with ‘war fleet’. Moved the Tracking choice into the first position. Replaced ‘forest of Durenor’ with ‘Forest of Durenor’.

(
266
) Replaced ‘Quarterstaffs’ with ‘Quarterstaves’. Replaced ‘The price of his weapons are’ with ‘The prices of his weapons are’.

(
267
) Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

(
268
) Replaced ‘Kai lord’ with ‘Kai Lord’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption.

(
274
) Replaced ‘Crowns and’ with ‘Crowns, and’. Replaced ‘first floor’ with ‘first-floor’.

(
276
) It makes sense to restore your
ENDURANCE
points to the total you had before the match regardless of whether you win or lose. We changed this to be more clear. The original read:

If you lose, restore your
ENDURANCE
points to the same total that you had before the contest, and
turn to 192
.

(
277
) Replaced ‘staffbearer’ with ‘staff-bearer’.

(
279
) Replaced ‘Hammerdal mountains’ with ‘Hammerdal Mountains’.

(
280
) Replaced ‘equipment and’ with ‘equipment, and’.

(
283
) Replaced ‘above Items’ with ‘above items’.

(
284
) Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption. Added ‘(You do not need to adjust your
Action Chart
.)’.

(
287
) Replaced ‘click’ with ‘
click
’.

(
289
) Replaced ‘Jala’ with ‘jala’. Replaced ‘seal’ with ‘Seal’.

(
297
) Replaced ‘door, and’ with ‘door and’.

(
298
) Replaced ‘If you do not have a Weapon, you’ with ‘You’ since Lone Wolf has had no opportunity to acquire Weapons.

(
Section 299
) The original edition of this book reads: ‘If you wish to give him your Magic Spear, so that he can defend the tunnel entrance,
turn to 102
. If you do not possess a Magic Spear, or do not wish to give it to Rhygar,
turn to 118
.’ Later editions came out reversing these two choices (i.e. the first choice leads to
Section 118
, the second choice to
Section 102
). Both of these versions are very problematic to game flow and inspired a controversy among the members of Project Aon. The version that you see in our text is a mixed scenario intended to most closely match the author's surmised original intention, even though it does not appear in either previously published version.

If you wish to use either of the previously published versions, then refer to the appropriate choice as listed here. Discussion of the different versions follows:

Original version: The choices appear to serve no other purpose other than punishing Lone Wolf with certain death for mercifully handing Rhygar the Spear. The fact that this version was revised and the path that Lone Wolf is given in the
Legends of Lone Wolf
series also both appear to refute the correctness of this version.

Revised version: Under this version, it is impossible for Lone Wolf to succeed without taking the left path back at the beginning of the Durenor Forest (
Section 150
), ignoring the warning of the Szalls, and fighting the Helghast. This directly contradicts the statement in
Kai Wisdom
that a wise choice of Disciplines enables you to succeed regardless of your starting
COMBAT SKILL
and
ENDURANCE
scores.

Project Aon version: Although never previously published, this scenario allows Lone Wolf to succeed despite giving the Magic Spear to Rhygar.

Replaced ‘Hammerdal mountains’ with ‘Hammerdal Mountains’. Replaced ‘Hammerdal range’ with ‘Hammerdal Range’. Replaced ‘Spear, so’ with ‘Spear so’.

(
300
) Replaced ‘Wanlo’ with ‘wanlo’.

(
301
) Replaced ‘Daggers and’ with ‘Daggers, and’.

(
302
) Replaced ‘climb the watchtower stairs and quickly search the’ with ‘set about a quick search of these’ in harmony with the Collector's Edition. Replaced ‘whatever Items’ with ‘whatever items’.

(
305
) Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

(
306
) Replaced ‘score reaches zero’ with ‘score reaches zero or below’. Replaced ‘points to zero’ with ‘points to zero or below’. Replaced ‘to try and’ with ‘to try to’.

(
308
) Replaced ‘Each dice’ with ‘Each die’.

(
312
) Replaced ‘rainswept’ with ‘rain-swept’. Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

(
313
) Added ‘(Erase the Magic Spear from your
Action Chart
.)’.

(
314
) Replaced ‘at work when’ with ‘at work and’ as this is a direct quote of Captain Kelman's words in
Section 300
. Moved the Hunting choice into the first position. Replaced ‘tomorrow.’ says’ with ‘tomorrow,’ says’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption. Replaced ‘key and make’ with ‘key, and make’.

(
315
) Moved the Mind Over Matter choice into the first position. Replaced ‘maps and’ with ‘maps, and’.

(
321
) Replaced ‘Kai lord’ with ‘Kai Lord’.

(
323
) Replaced ‘to start to’ with ‘and start to’.

(
326
) Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption.

(
328
) Replaced ‘If you possess a Crystal Star Pendant, turn to 113’ with ‘If you have ever been given a Crystal Star Pendant, turn immediately to 113’ based in part on the Collector's Edition. This makes it clear that the reader should take this path in preference to the Tracking path leading to
Section 204
.

(
331
) Replaced ‘Dagger and’ with ‘Dagger, and’. Replaced ‘these Items’ with ‘these items’.

(
332
) Added ‘This creature is immune to Mindblast.’ to the end of the final paragraph. Replaced ‘forest, and’ with ‘forest and’.

(
333
) Replaced ‘blood-stained’ with ‘bloodstained’.

(
334
) Moved the Tracking choice into the first position. Replaced ‘Durenor forest’ with ‘Durenor Forest’.

(
336
) Replaced ‘tokmor and’ with ‘tokmor, and’.

(
337
) Moved the Hunting choice into the first position. Replaced ‘Backpack and’ with ‘Backpack, and’. Replaced ‘Any weapons’ with ‘Any Weapons and Backpack Items’ based on a clarification made in
Lone Wolf Club Newsletter No.2

(
338
) Added ‘erase the Magic Spear from your
Action Chart
and’.

(
345
) Replaced ‘jet black’ with ‘jet-black’.

(
346
) Replaced ‘Hunting cannot be used on your journey through the Wildlands’ with ‘Hunting cannot be used when instructed to eat a Meal on your journey through the Wildlands’.

(
347
) Replaced ‘leap on’ with ‘leap onto’.

(
348
) Replaced ‘door, and’ with ‘door and’.

(
350
) Replaced ‘Durncrag mountains’ with ‘Durncrag Mountains’. Replaced ‘air, continually’ with ‘air continually’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption. Replaced ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘
Lone Wolf
’ when referring to the series.

(
Combat Rules Summary
) Replaced ‘cross reference’ with ‘cross-reference’. Replaced ‘top of chart’ with ‘top of the chart’. ‘fall to 0’ with ‘falls to 0 or below’. Replaced ‘Pick number from’ with ‘Pick a number from the’. Replaced ‘Turn to Combat’ with ‘Turn to the Combat’. Replaced ‘to random number’ with ‘to the random number’. Replaced ‘when ENDURANCE’ with ‘when the ENDURANCE’. Replaced ‘ignored, only’ with ‘ignored; only’.

Footnotes

[
1
] (
Section 31
) If you do not have a Backpack, you may choose to assume here that you are outfitted with one by Rhygar.

[
2
] (
Section 47
) You must have learned the password (i.e. have read
Section 15
) during this same adventure (not only during a previous reading) in order to use it.

[
3
] (
Section 79
) The Sommerswerd is a weapon-like Special Item. The +10
COMBAT SKILL
bonus referred to for Weaponskill is a combination of the +8
COMBAT SKILL
that the Sommerswerd grants naturally and +2 for Weaponskill with Short Sword, Sword, or Broadsword (as each of them grant proficiency with the Sommerswerd). It is not an additional bonus. When used in combat, treat it like a one-handed sword, regardless of Weaponskill bonus. The text or footnotes will always remind you to double your enemy's
ENDURANCE
point loss if it is undead.

[
4
] (
Section 91
) It is probably best to consider each Meal as one item of the merchant's cargo.

[
5
] (
Section 103
) This Meal of Laumspur may be consumed when instructed to eat a Meal in which case it fulfils the Meal requirement in addition to restoring 3
ENDURANCE
points. Laumspur may also be consumed at any other time to restore 3
ENDURANCE
points without having any significance as a Meal.

[
6
] (
Section 113
) It is likely that the information provided here is a combination of the information given to you previously by Banedon and the Kai Discipline of Sixth Sense, both of which you must have in order to receive the Crystal Star Pendant.

[
7
] (
Section 116
) Neither Discipline literally gives you the ability to see through clay. Rather, Sixth Sense intuitively clues you into the marble's location and Mind Over Matter allows you to see the marble in your mind's eye in the process of moving it telekinetically.

[
8
] (
Section 145
) Due to the loss of
ENDURANCE
after
consuming the Laumspur, it is probably intended that you may not restore 3
ENDURANCE
points from eating the Laumspur as you normally would.

[
9
] (
Section 181
) According to
Lone Wolf Club Newsletter #12
: ‘Realistically, you can only wear one Backpack at a time, and carry a maximum of eight Backpack Items (Special Items not included).’

[
10
] (
Section 194
) In the Collector's Edition, you lose only your Weapons and the Seal of Hammerdal here. You may choose to follow these instructions instead.

[
11
] (
Section 238
) The restriction on Weapons inside the gaming-house is merely flavourful text and has no effect on your
Action Chart
.

[
12
] (
Section 238
) In the game of ‘Cartwheel’, the number 0 is adjacent to the number 9. For example, if you bet on 9, and the silver ball falls on 0, you win 5 Gold Crowns for every 1 that you staked.

[
13
] (
Section 242
) The Sommerswerd is a weapon-like Special Item. The +10
COMBAT SKILL
bonus referred to for Weaponskill is a combination of the +8
COMBAT SKILL
that the Sommerswerd grants naturally and +2 for Weaponskill with Short Sword, Sword, or Broadsword (as each of them grant proficiency with the Sommerswerd). It is not an additional bonus. When used in combat, treat it like a one-handed sword, regardless of Weaponskill bonus. The text or footnotes will always remind you to double your enemy's
ENDURANCE
point loss if it is undead.

[
14
] (
Section 262
) You have lost your Backpack and therefore cannot carry the Meal or the Orange Potion.

[
15
] (
Section 289
) To preserve continuity, if you no longer possess the Seal of Hammerdal, you leave the shop immediately. Turn to
Section 186
.

[
16
] (
Section 299
) See the
erratum
for this section for details of the gameplay changes made to this section. Note: the results of the choices presented here are discussed.

[
17
] (
Section 311
) If you have not already been told, the Helghast are the riders who attacked your party. Helghast are ‘fell captains of the Darklords. They have the ability to adopt human form but are invulnerable to normal weapons.’

[
18
] (
Section 314
) Remember to deduct 3
ENDURANCE
points if you turn to
Section 178
. Depending on how strictly you interpret the text, you may also need to deduct 3 points if you turn to
Section 290
(remember that Hunting cannot be used in the Wildlands to find Meals).

[
19
] (
Section 327
) If you do not have 6 Gold Crowns, the boy will sell the papers to you for however many you have, including 0 Crowns. These papers need not be marked on your
Action Chart
(and thus do not require a Backpack to carry them in). Without these papers, it would be possible to wander endlessly in Port Bax.

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