z s z o ! z t! 5 e t{ 6 = a Itt l rit l MI fltm ft!,'4.r*6,:olNDidldois IAN LIVINGEiTONE Pefr# an inp6t d Lon Bok Lr4 Guib6 36k c6h, Disdbud b $c urt Eu@F, solrh Altui and ba rub]shdjn^ush|Eh,fbyAllen&UnwiP0Ltd, Tq| @Pynght@ld Liingse, u! 6h cn$r.y copFsh' o h Lvbsshnq ,14 covq itqsrai@ by cEs suPt6 .oPFsh o rn LY4,bn4 ,o', F$h'ligFdkycam€bekcorcP' opyrishr @skve J&6 aid rm Linsshe r42 F1sh6€ Fub6y 6 a rad.m* opd by e4e tellrq 'dhnlidF@,:ndghbE[ed 6e.c,wnhoulpdor@nfuinwd Ta fly Janity afld to lighting Fantds!fdfls e.twhet. CONTENTS TORE]WO*D Ho]A'WLL YOUSTARIYOUR ADWNTURE? BIOOD OFTHE ZOMBIES ADVENTURE sH'ETS i FOREWORD It seetu tike ody y€srerday, but it wasin f&t 30veaF a8n m AuA6r la82 rhar rr. wdrlrr aj FLfttao ,r,,,'u, hbt $€nr un $h In bmtshop: aroun; th€uK stev e h c t < o n . n d I q e r e , l r y c i d r e . l " r 'Jq,we xot hi se! our fiEl FiBhhnBfdta\ ldhe oo.r on lrt !hrt\6 w. had b€en rmini irmes wo (hop nn.e la75 dd qcre -,n,rn.e,l ihat tu" rlsy_rute PtavDadd interdctr r n c r u r u t u w!/t.atlta+fhe) tren,Ior u! In Wa./,!l h e h r d c E a tedJ story tr,fh a bDn.hmsnarrhve d,r d rtlalhld AJme!rem W" hoF.Jrt, apD.al w o ' r , d x u b ejonJ nirdcoir 9,.",, U,t""j,i"t a n r . , p a L r ! qt how pupulrr F,BhtrnB Fdnrast {oLl\i le.omc wr ften 'n lhcj{ond pebon pre,€;r rh.se { . n x € n t e .a(nvcrd\Enturc rn wh,ch .\OU ar. w ' m h | | o n 5 or opies bonE sold.Who truutd have l<fa.tcd hr rinarhbb.ut m zoo! th.LJhr<rrhoueht ro.urwrhnsa htortinl rd ro r ,ror"n L4"unra,n. iut I d,dn r k inr ru dLrftar h rrh"ut i"itabonr,nc wrh iter. tacl\un. Hopctul) se do thai r.r the jorh ann \eFJrv, HJvjnK w,rfed rn the r,Jen eamc: nuustD t^r the an rwsty yeaE, I m aqatu;r the everlast'ng popula ry ot zombies, dd it s€med ,n ^nEstrn on m) pa.fthar t d ner.r wrincn r zonb.e nAnhn8_tsdtJ\l btul ti,I got r. qort i strrled wnMS the \tu4 \cfin Ailanna a! usut, b!t I rnen cnanS€dmy mind, ahd switchcd it lo a .onrempo.ary *trin8. That was a BIG de.ision Ior me noving away ftom medieral t ntasy lou'll notice that I tept the adlenture in a castle, though, rather than ask- ing the reader to tun .m!nd shopping malls and 2lstrentury stieets l Suess old hab s die hardi It was very *lcrying to w.ite a new book and I hope it's a woithy .ddition to the s€ries.Thanks ro Twitter I had a lot of encou.agefrentalong the way, and I would like to thark aU those p€opl€ who spured me on. espe.iallywhen I lost a chlnk ol lhe book to . .ompnrcr .rnsh. I would alsolike to thank Simon Flym md tne team at lcon for thcir continued fa h in l,ii8htinS r'antas), Greg Staple for the amtz- ing cover, I(ein Crosslcy for thc inc€dibl€ int€lnrr ilhstrations, Andi Ewington 10. his invaluablehclp with pmduction and, ol.oursc, Sreve lacksonJor a lllelonElriendship olkillinS monst rs togcth.. So h.rc is Blood o/ ur. Z,,ri.r, a brand n.w Fightin8Fantasy gamebook. And for the di8ilala8e, it is alsoavailable lo dowdoad asan app.I hop. yo! have tun with thc Tombics vou'll lind a Ln oI then runnin8 arcund GorayaCastle. BlNd.l th?zoatb|s b a EighrinEFanr.sygJmeboot, a n I n t e r . c h r eadrentu€ in whi.h tOU ARE THF HEROr )ou can onr) $D thruuAh br choosinerhe .orkr p.rh hndrnaequ,pmenr,:,ori,ne tD;and \uruivins conbar Tlrr€ ae 4jrdr,E sid.riar rhe balr of the bool fur you to tep a rc(ord ol .om- bat. and ol everlihhg you drs.oier atonq rh€ wae sulh !s inJdmat,m food m.neJ weaioN, ani u < e u r t e h s o r ltuipmsr Ir i\impn(anriomateJ maP2\ vou 8o- and to lep a rumin8 rotJtur a rhe zombreshho havc beenkiued, or you ltbe arr l COMBAT COMBATta*esplacein a eries of,4ftr.t Rolds. Most of tne €nem'es )ou wr ra<eaE zomb,cs Lhey areuruall y \ l o h a n ds a m e d , . I o r m e v o u tu.aracl.fiEt Combalnvorv6 r lrrnsd,cc ;h,ch atrecr rwo r nbure\ srAMrN^.nd D^M^cf srAMINa eprents how \tmn8 you ae The hrsher you srAMrNA. ttu srrongcr ror are. To(akutite;odr inir'alsraMrN{, roll rho dice(or u:€ rh. vrruat di.e b) fliclInBthm u g h t n e b u o t J n d s r o p p m F M a p a g r to Sive you a rmdom rcll of two dice) Add 20 to the number rolled and mter the bral in th€ sr M- N^ box on lour ,4dr.rr!E sfteer. srNrN^ will go !p and down durint lhe adventuF. For exampleit wi]l increa* when usinA Med Kits (which can only be used on e) and ir will d€Fas due to injunes dd wouds, It you! sr M'NA fallsto zero,you die md you adv€nture is ov€. Note that Zonbi€ only have I sraMrNA point €a.h. D.MGE rd!.es sr MrNA.When fiShtinS enemies, DIMGE is calculated by mUing dice a.cording to weapon t'?e. The numbe. rclled ddides tn€ num ber of zombies (or other eneniet killed, as they only have I sraMrNt point each. Whilst lhey may be easy to kill, Zofrbies often attacl( in la€e num- be6, nakinS it difficult to def€at th€m all in a single Arfa.t Rofid. Belore combat begins you must deide which weapon you aF 6oing to use. A dagge. causes id6 oAM^cE (a d6isa si:-sided die).A ma.hine 8un caus 2d6+5 DAM^cr. Renmber to note down a weapon's DAM^GE di.e on yot AdrentuP sheel Afte. you. tust attacL, any sureivinS zombies will each reduce your srAM'NAby I point b€fore the neat Attack Round begins.Amed Zombies may innict more thm 1 point of D^MGE. Attack Rouds con- tinue until you have deleated all oI you enemies or you have di€d in cofrbat. I{ yo! do not have a weapon,you must 68hr barehanded (rd6 t. Exdple to! enrer a r@m to face a pack ol 14 Zombies. You. current sraMrNA is 15 You selet a shotgun which inflicis Gd6+5) D^M^ctrto starr rhe @ riBtAtracl Roud YourcU.I and add 5, Eutrhs inSZombie killed Youe!ffer rhelos oI6 sraMN; IDnts (r DAMAGE lDint taken fon eachof the sur_ vivint 6 Zohbie), educing your cuiqt sr^MrNA 1o 9 points. You kill ofi the Fminins 6 Zonbis automri@lly in ihe sond A$ack Round bmuse the shotgun.a@s a minimum D^MAGE of 6 points (1d6+5). Note that yd mut fin.t ammmftjon b€fore hrcams cd be used,bur one found it is udimrted. Hopetully you wil d€feat the hordes ot Zombies you are about to m.ounrer and escapero teu ihe talel Good luck - you'll need itl BACKGROUND Wasit the cold iron sha.klesbiting into your bl€€d- ing wrists that wok! you, or was it the tenible hmgd in your bely? It d@sn't matier You arc awake again tor at ledt th€ tenth time tonitht, if in fa.t ]t i3 night. It is not easysleepin8on a cold.on- rete il@r at the b6t of tim6, but when your wnsts re cluired to a wall ft;s virtually ihP6ible. The gl@my ceUh wtuchyou ae imPrisoned would be in iotal darlnes hee rt nor for th€ baP lighl bulb fixed to the ceilinE aboveyou; a small Elob€of Pale, llickering light. Coclma.hs {urry adoss the noor but you don't €vd carc. How lonE have you been held prisoner?Is il live or six days sinceyou were thrcwn into the ell? lt is imposible to tell, Time pases slowly. Th€ only brcak fom your slitude com6 when you hear th€ grating sodd of the boh on the healy st€€l d@r slidinS ba.k. That siSnals th€ dhde of a thiclsel prison Suardwho staEgeF into the cU limpina from an old womd dd usually drunk. It you 6re lucky, he wil tc canyin8 a small bowl of loul tasting stew thai slops over the dm as he hrches alory. r you are very lu.ky, he wil al$ brin6 a chunl of stalebrcad md a tuug of pale.otree made faomdress. He always plaes the f@d on the n@r just out of you reach,his .tuei, Pekmdked Iacemoment{ily smiling as he enjoysthe nonent He knows ttEt if he d6 this y@ have to stretch io reachthe bowl with your fet, maldng lhe shack- 16 bite d@ply into you bledinS wrisls. He never 6peaks, but aiways rj.k you hard in the nbs m his way uut.bcforeshnm,nB tnedsr behindh,mand boltingit shur.Heden rscemioare h herher vou live or dic It waslErd to cometo re.tu with the fa.t ttDt you are a pnsonerAs. seconJ ytar \tudentormvth;b4 at Bol ingbror e Cotleg<, ii h,d ben " s*"rj,--;r.. you Dtil nnw You had spenrs;i wets of vou. holidrv' ird!eulrg thrcugt SouthemEureDe'rn hE ro rindevidencofte8enddry bea\6.)ou srarted you! guet by fllng to Crete in *aEh of Minoraur bon6 md the ove of rheCyclop, alaswirhout sue ce$. Frch L'rere )ou sent by bcr to Srctv l@ths ,or cvidene of weEwohes agrn wrrrroui *<esi Inen \ou tr.veuedby boarMd tr,,n ro Hueaa whereyou *ar.hed for 8h6ts.nd sp(tres. ,ith; $adows or m\rt 8Dvcyard\ dd ruined rastts Mlch to ynu. diepponrmcnt. none matrn.tued. rurcnm8.des m open+op tru(ts, vou endeduDm Roman,ain rh€ parr on.e known as Transviv;nia wh*Count Mad.thenobnou\ vmDire reDutedtv dranl Lhcblmdor tu. mdy vkriru. bunnaa we( spentas[ng drelcak rr theytnew anyth;sabour the e\isten<€ of vamp'rer]ou we€ met wiih ontv blanL loofsandsha|jnaheads u6| voudomtere; a wrirJ led old han who sas wrltineio ralt to vo,, r.r the priG or a new har.He toor iou eme d@ klometresnodh of tus "illage ro a srone crvot. rrs cntrde ov€r8om &d lrrualv hiddenbi bram- blesand i!y. wlulsryou LUtba.k rhr weeds ovrinc the rtep( dowr ro rhe srran.e th€ otd r]b .tisaD: P€arcd withouta word.Ihe cryprd@r waslql;, DUr he wed was rc8endd you wek abtcto kjcl ir open. lou shone a iorh down the sione srans and made yolr wly Blowly down to a danp .hanb€r. Bn6hinS ba.k ihi.k .obwebs, you sw an ancieni dst-.overed .offin st on a stone plinth at the ba.k of tl€ .hamber With your heart poudhg, you clept fotrard nd lifted the lid. But rhe.offin .onrained a yelow boned steleton, not the sl@ping vampire you had hoped ro nnd. You wor back ourside to 6nd th@ burly thuAswaiting aoryou.Aded with .lubs, they sel upon you as you lried to make a run for it. You stru8gled, but barehanded it was a fiSht yo! w€re always 6oin8 to tose.You wer hfldcufied and gag8ed, befoe beinS bmdl€d inro the back of an old black car and driven lor hil6 alona a narcw road rhat caiv.d irs way through a dose fo6 o a rangc of hills. I€E you sw a forcbodinalookins castle builr oi dark stone nsded in a valley betw@n rwo hills. The thugs grimed at each other, aSreing that you wodd b€ eld lor a Eood pnG al ihe caslle. You ealized you wse in grave danger; not dly ha.l you ben kidnapped but you were about to be eld to a modemJay slave trader or perhaps woe. The or sped on up the hil mtil it reach€d the high-waU€d osrle, where it ere.hed to a h,lt outside arched entran e d@s. The thugs dragg€d you out of the cd as the castle dms siowly reaked op€n to Fveal a .ourtyafd with rome people milling about in it. You ws€ blindfolded dd hdded over to m uns@n perm who led yo! into the cofityard. Yor heard 8rcmin8 voices aI arcud you. Dogs brush€d against you le8s, snilfinS cuiorsly. Somebody bumped into you. The strange Aurgling $unds eruptin8 fron th€u rhroaE w€F lLl€ norhm8you hd head bebe. Youw€e jos ed and p6hed areud mrrt thecra.k ora h h p dd a.o@ding \ore drevettE unnnv nob away Mulh to you reti€fyou wee rak; Indm6 ouro r $ € b u m i n * , u , , n d t u r h e d a l o n a wh.t husr haveben a t6sordor Doors oDenei dd sramfred shurbehind you.dd itbe(ame;otice. lbry<ooterd\you w€reled dnwn *v*atstairc6e3 r/ou wercbudled rtona morep.ssMays, (tum bhs.agamt ka s.nd banginS,ourheadasaiEl row dor rrame(. unril at ta(rjlou weF od€rcd to slop Ins you heardfor the f,rst rime rharnow_ iamd'ar gr.bnEemd of rhesre€t boltof vo!r Dren .ell slidhA open )ou w€tutict ed iffrde an; you nandcurrs wer removedreptaedby heav.\ jliact- lesrrEt wer.hdin€d tn thewal. t@; bbndioldwas ralen off.and vou <etey6 on you rar-facEiJ prison auard ro' rhehBtrime.His potb€Uy qrraDed;.tur nrsdhy $ture r5turt ashc,wunA tusamv bibr€d rool intoyour nb\ ashesould n;nv tim€s o\er rhr ne\t lew davs. SwetrnBandpdrrngfrcm theef{ort or r'cr'n8 you. he \pole to you. a few wordsin a deep/sneemEvoi.e, ,wetcone ro co.aya c6de. Mv nare 's Ofto.My rurer isCingn(hyud H€ <eoinq tor rrrou. lanorinE your ptead InE{tueshoEhetei rne<€r, oamS with taughterIt was tne orny hm€ NOWTURN OVER Who is cing.ich yu[? Why d@s he you? You tu6 helPtsly at rie .hains uE toget rR Ev?ntuatty you srveuD rhe chalrms€ or re&hin8 rhe sr;w an-d Yotr kick rhe.dkrca.h6 away fld stretchto rea.h the bread with your f€et. You drag it towards you, grabbinE it w h ore hmd. You break off shall piee, dicki.g them or at a timr inro yorr mouth. You makea stupid Promie to your*ll that one day you will do this as a pariy trick for your friends, iI you live to tell the tale.Youbreathein befoe strt h- in8 evm turther this time to rea.h th€bowl. Thepain c sbearable as the sha.kles dig even depei inro your laerated wrisk, causin8ft6h blmd to trickle down your a6' A few week ago, you .orld not have inaSined putting yoursell thrcuah $ much aSonyjust to eat a bowl of old stew,bur now hun8er dnves you on. With one last excruciatingeffort, yo! jat manageto get both fer ammd the bowl, lifr inA it up .areIully and pasing it to your shackled hands. You tip rhe contenis of the bowl into your mouth,gulpinA down the foul-smellinSslop.1ftasres so bad that for a mom€nt you thinl you aE going to be si.k, but you are $ hun8ry thar you devour every morsel,8ristle dd all. But a few chunksof rct- ten meat are nor enough to kep a mbSy do8 alive, lei alone a starying p.isoner Something has to be done beloe you die oi hun8.r And if n is true thal cingich Yur is going to kill you, thee b nothing to lose You are Soing lo have lo lry to escap€ Lon If you wdt to call out to Otto, tlm to 59. Ir you would rath€r wait to tall to him when he next enters Et Ffl 4- You land in a heap on rhe hallway floor below, i n i u r i n gt o ur\houlder quitebadly Lo{ t sr^MrNA points. The hu8e Zombre who anacted you ti6 mohonles nearby addng b ihe pite ofdead Some or the bo\e\ and suirc&salso fettsro th€ h. wa\. If you wanr ro iearh th'ough rhem, tum ro 3t5. jf you would ratt\er wa I on ro rhe | fi . r rhe end 01the 3 The shay bullet whizzes pasr you. ear and hits rhe wall b€hin.l you. Any suddenly comesto her senses and ealies rharyou realy dc rryus ro helDh€r she is sBcled w,th glih ror n@rtyshtutin; y.u ano aporoSrzes ovcrdd overagaii. you Eply dEr I wasyou. ohn rautrand.SivenrheLt<umtanes, you shouldhave said srraiAht aw.y that vou had readherdiary Tum ro r9t, 4 You walt der to the edEeof the rcof and Srabhold of tlE drainpipe s you cd lower youself down. As you beSinyour desl€nt. the zonbi$ in the court y,rd be.ome e\tkmcly dSrtaredThet begin lo rrech loudly,consumcd by a seemin8ly u.onttul' Inble rag€.You begin to qu€slion whether this was sucha g@d idea the momentyou seeGing.ich Ylrr srride out of the garaSe holding a sniPerrifle wirh a tcles@picsiEht. He is very annoyed lhat you have erap€d hom your c€[. He tak6.im and tiFs. RoU onedie. If lhe nudbe. rclled is I l, tufr to 389 It rhe number olled is 4{, tum to 58. 5 You pick your w.y @retully betwen the hanSin8 carca$esas you make your way lowdds the ba.k of the rdn, Yo! @n s@ you own beath .rystal liE in rhe iiezing air Without waming one of the hanginSpig car.as swings towards you, Push€d by an ulrFn hand. You are nomentarily clught off balan@as a youn8 f."mle Zonbie dessed in a tat teredbeigejmper and tom blackleggings ilmPs Etr //d out hom behind a hanging side ol bet wicldinS. chainsaw Could it be Amy? You hav€ no time to thinl befoe lhe Zombie tirus op her chaiNaw and atacks you. Theinitialive is h€$. Roll onedie. If you rcll rl, tum toljo.Ifyou roll4{, tumto93. a A larSe pa.k of Zombies appears frcm out oI Lhe 8loom. running towa.ds you at sPeed Thee ae a lot oI th€m, twenty four in total. There is lime ro use a genade if yo! have one, whi<h wlll reduc€th.ir nmber by (2d6+, before firing your weapon at the rcminder of the on oming horde. If you win, tlrn , A quicksearch of theZonbies'pocters rveals noth' in8 ol use.Ahead,in an aicovein the right hand wall, thec is. l,rge yellow wh..lic bin. Thcr. are bloodyhandpdnls on thelid and fteshblooddnp- pinSdo$n rhetionr of t. Ii you want ro lill the lid up to takea kDt insidethe bin, h,m b 197 lr you wanrb k ep walliinS, tum to 155 7 Halr*ay along rhc hallwry, yo! noti.. i lonS woodd pole.lippedto a b.ackel on thewall. It has . snall brass hookat oneend.Lookingup, you see a t apd@rin the c€iling At the end of the hallway thercis a lift wirh polishcd meral doors It you want io pullthe trapdoo.openwith the pole,tlm to 46. Ifyou want lo uk theliIt, tum to 157. ' lil 7 ,,/ 9 Mu.h to your etisfa.iion, the lGy tum in th€ ldk. 'Ihe hearl' d@r ftar.s ope, Ieadinsinto a old oal stoF. Ihee is a shovelon rop of rhe pite of @l but nothins elscof inte€r The€ is a bl&t imn ddr in thefar wau anda key hdginS on a h@k @rby. II you want to seanhttLtuuAh rhepile of oal with rh€shovel, hlm to 17o Ii you would .ather try to opd the dmr s ith thekev hanglnSon the h@k, rum ro t2r. 11-aJ You lu lor you liJe towards the d@rs with the speding car bearinS down on you, hom blaring loudly Yurr stahps down iftpatiently on the acel- efator, tryin8 to 80 faste! sri[. The car is almost at full speedwhen itploughs into yourback,.atapult in8 you into the air You land on your head,b€aking yourn€k. Yuf cadjeson dnvinS arcund the court- yar4 pm.hing the air t iumphantly and waving k) an invbible crowd, as though in an ancienl arena. Your advmture is over You smn arive al anotherdoo. in the .ighrhand wall, aSainpainted whfte. There is a siSn on t in red l€ti€rin8 which sys C/unging Rdors. Il you wanl to 8o in the chnging r@d, rtm ro 54. ll you would rathe. walk on, tum to 20, ldth wepon 'n hdd. you op€n rhc dm, stshttv. rhe zombks inned'ateL)draBr bd8,rg thelo;r ops and *ndin8 you ny'nB You 6re at rhm Js thet surSe into lhe oom, bur thel l.eep onns \ou r€p.n firin 8 u h r y o u M o u t " r b u l e h r o ; s b e , 8er back as the pack .lo*s in on you, drmlins with excnemdt. Stdding amongsr thd is a man arinq oranscorerall5 whose rJe you r{ognize. rhough ji 6 nos coveR.d s ops komd\ and wepds eos. 8016hasb@n tumedhto a ZombE,and s;n vou will b€ome one to. Your adventuE is over Without waminS, lhe doubl€ doors of th€ bust open. Two half-dead hlmanlike ripped cloihin8 leap out and try to Erab I 14-15 their bl€din& blisteredhmds. One hasbrot€n fin gerssti.tinSout at strangcrnglcs. Th.n skin is Srey and pallid, coveredwithopenwounds and iestering sres. Ihcy hJve thin, Eieasy hair and thei! 8ap in8 mouths reveal broken, blackenedteeth T|en sunken,bloodshot€yes@z€ yellow gunk. Ahori bl€ gurglingsound etupts rrom thcirthruatsas thcl cbse nr on you. They arc Zonbisl You must light them barchrnd.d, oi $ith a r{.apon it yor have one.If you $in, tlm to 235 \4 You reach tne door and lind lhat il isn't ldked. Yo! stcp orrsid. onto th. gr.lcllcd cnkan.c ol th. .ourtyard Beyond the entran e, diHtly opposite you, th.rc is.noth$ door $hich leadsinro ih. hall- way on the olhe. sid€ of the south wing To lour right arc the manr gat.s ot the .astle;huge wmden doublc doob ben€ath d tallstone ar.h$rI Th€y are padlockedshut.The Zombiesin the courlyanl calch sight.f you .nd frov. t.Nards you.n mN., b.y- inA Ior blood. They sp{rd up as they g€t closer,somc fillinS o!$nr thc msh asyct motuofth.m porr into the courtlad Thereare e many lhat it is imposs ible ro .omt them. You must decide .luickly what k) do.lt you wint to fight them, tlrn kJ 1o7.lflou wnnl to try to open the padlock on lhe main gate, The Zonbie's head rises up thruugh the trapdoor, ils eyes saminE the room. You halr ro act guickl)r i! l; I t r t r You pi.k a brick up ofi rhc floor and hut it.r rh€ Slassiace of rhe cldk. lr shaftcrson imDa.t. smd ing a showe. of rhousan.ls ol shardsot g-ta$onro a ro.tt.p lome twehe m.fts beloq tr )uu pn.\4s a lenxih nf .l mbin8 rup€ and J Srappl,n8huut tt,m to trt.lt you do nothale any rope,tun to 91. Yo! walk .mund tne com€r to rh. easrwing, pick ,ng vour h,ay thmrgh the bodiesof d..d Zombies. on rh.li6r fltur you find a Eren,de (2d6+1)in a 4etal box in one ol the moms but there is a no sim of Gingri.h Yrii anlaneE. Sudd.nty you herr lie c.ufd or . lrr s enEin. slarrinAup \,ru nAr J wd- du! Jnd l6t tnrulxh to..r ihai rhe Ba.aA.JG 6 bclowarc op.n. Cu in hmd yoo tundown rhestairs inlo th. coutyard and head io. the g.nag. Tm r. 169. 17 It'skillo.bekilled in lhisclosecombatsnuaionyou choc€ your $ eaponand, with adrenaiinpunping, \ o u L h r r S e it the s.reaming Zomb,c\ ttsirAhtto t h c d e i t h . I rluu sm tum ro !rt l a 2 0 r8 The n€wbladesaws throuShtuo nonbaB in just a tew minutcs,allowing you to squ@?ethrcugh the 8ap. As you s alt turtner along the path, you cat.h sight oI somethinS flo.rlng in thc*wagc water lt's r sm.ll t\rttl€ n.deolgren glass.Ifyouwanr ro lish the botle our ofthc watcr, trm ro 61.lf_\'or would hther walk on, tum to 278. 19 Tle giganticbeastciashes to rhe 8rcund, makinE the wooden noor shake. 'we ned to escapelrcm the .astle ghl now.Yurr is EoinElo flip $hen hc finds out that we hav. trkcn down his lavourite Zombie,' Amy saysanaiously Youiell her tharyou wiU help her to escap€. 'Bot whrr.bout you?'she asLs. Y.u ePlv thatvou cannotl€ave thecaslle mlil aUthe Zombies hav€beenkillcd.'Butthafs.r.Tvl' sheexclaims. 'You will hale to Ao backdown into thebasem€ntbecaus rhat's wher mostof th.n aic, holedup in thcir stinkingrooss. Surelyyou don't wantto gobacl dom there?' Nod.linS yourhcadto say ys, vou walk our oi the office into th€ hallway. lf you want b Aoleit, tu.n ro 156 Iiyou wdt to go Youcarryortaqui.k*.r.h ofthe Zonbiesandlind a box of matchesmd $7. You leavc th. brthroon thlou8h lhe swinS doo6 and ops the bedrcom You Eiv€ Orb the choice oI him tellin8 you abodr Gingrich Yun o. you EivinS him a very hard kicl in the .ibs. He qui.kly agres to tell you all he *nows. He .laihs that h€ has neverm.t Yu.i He wasbrou8ht to thecastle by two m6 who Hruited him frcm his home town, promisi,rg hin work as . prison 8uard. Th€y ofered good pay, too good to turn dosn Th.t w,s rwo yearsago.Now he i.cls like a prironerhimseltashe is notallowedto leave thep.isonquarteis otnerthanto tate.har6eof new prisoncrs. Onll, a handfulot popl€ e!.r tllk€d to him. lt wasbesllor him not to askquestions about why peoplewe.e beingkidnapped and bronghtto thc .astle He tnows lhat GinSiich Yu.r is a terrilv ing man. H. lcrfrcd lron the old man { ho brolght hin his food supplies that Ynrr is plinninA some thing unspeakablyredblei Somethingthat involv.s thc prisoncrs. Rut he hasno idea u'harthat hight be as his rcle is sinply to grard n€w pnson€rsuril lheyarehauled offtoanother part ofrhc..stle.Otto t lls silent,sta.inE blanklyar the floor Thereis no time to lo*, you h.ve ro escape. Tum to 7j TneZombies who sunite thelirst deadlyrclnd oI bull€tsclimb up the ladderand junp onto thebal- conyto aftack. Redu.e your sr^MrN^bvthenumber ot zonbi€ lelt ah e If you aie still alive,you must fiAht th€m wnh yorr handgun. lf you win, turn ro 23-24 23 The srft ot arhour does indeed lit you pe.fectly You walk u! th€ cor.idot renlizing how hard ir nust h.ve b€en to be a kni8ht back in the Middle Ages.Plate mtril amour is v.iy h..!y ..d makes walkinE slow and very tidng Loser srAinNApoint. Hosever th€ s{ord (1d6) is a tnre weapon with a keenblad€and you cut it thruugh the nir withgieat lnthusi.sm. Tum to 243 24 Th€ old lift descends slowl, juddennE and rum blin8. It finally grinds ro a halt at the brs.ment, whe( thc doorsslidc sloe ly opcn Th€reis anoL\er st of sliding doors which you step throuSh. Yo! tind yolrscli standingin a.old corridor lil by ceil ing lights with squ.rc shapedrrost.d ghss shrd.s. The ceilinS is painted a cheerless mustard colour The walls arc the same clloui above a wact-hiEh strip of dark Ereentiles,many olwhich a.€ njssing The paint.n lhu walls is.ld and.ra.ked, smeared with bl.$d in several pla.es.Yousniff the airsha.ply, noticingan acrid chenical smell To )'our ri6ht some twenty mehes awat, thee ar. shing doo$ madc ot vrlcanizd rubber acrossthe corridor Suddenly you hear the sound of footsteps cominSdown the coddor to your left.lfyou wmt to find outwho is omingdo*n th.coriidor, turn to 45.If yotr want to walk tttrough the swing doo$, tum to 3r. 25 Thereis anotherw tc dor in the left-hand wall not far ahead.You listen at ihe door but h€ar nothing. If youwant to openit, turn totol.llyorwould rather t, '\, 26 You ops rhc door . rraction, jusr enou8hto see thattheloom is fuu ofviciousl@kingAtta.k Do8s, BNwtinS and barkinS loudly Theremust be at least ten oI them Thee is a b!.ch or kcys hanSin8 on a hail at thebackof rhe rDom. Theslavering beasts .rc frantically trying to 8et out. Someof th.m b.8in .h€win8ar rhedoo. f.ame.lf Fu want to go insidc the roofr kr gct the keys/trrn to 14t.If you wotrld rath€r shul the doo. and walk on/ brn to 276 Tnes.ientist lunSes at you but you manag€lojump oul of the way jusi jn time. The syrinS. fl.shca throuShthe an, narrcwly mnsinE your ne.t. You fire youf 8un at thc c.ilinSand shoutat rhescientist to drop thesydnge on theflmr andcrushit und.ifoot. He obeys, albe rclud.ndy. Y.u motionwilh your 8un for th€sci€ntists kr halk on until theycofrekJ lhe fi6t open @ll, which you tell them to enrer You .le the ell door behindth.m rnd lock it, t.king out rhe key and purtina it in your pocket.Th€ scien tistsstartshourinS,t you,sayingthdt{h.n rheyare tred from ihe cell you will be tumed into a Zonbie. Yo! wave Soodbyc,prcmisinS rhcm that soonth€re willbe no norc Zombi€sleft aliv€ in the castle.You F-l T;'] walk bn.k thrcugh the swihg d@6 dd arnvc at a dNr in the right-hand wall. ll's not lftled so you decidet(l opm it. Tumto:rr. !3 'Wehaven'tgotany provisions for sale, butCr€gof and I would be very happyto shr( with you whnr meagrc suPplies we have,'Bodssavs, hnndingyou a bar of cho.ol.r. ind a boltleofwater Y.lu devofi lhecheolatemd gulp down the waterAdd I srAM- rNA points You thanL th€ men for thcir help, say goodbye, and walk over to the dor nr the tar s,.ll sith Boris'swords ringing in your.rs, 'Ki[ them all. You'v€gotto kill themallt'Tum to r5Z. 29 Yor d€al with your.nrckers quicklt wthout my Problen. Th€ two Zombies drop to the groud rid- dled with bullers.Iiyou wanr to read Amy's di!r, turn to rl. If y.! hant to search rhough the pdk ets oi the zombi€s' tatlercd .lothin8, turn to l3t. Jo 'I he doo. opens onto . narrcw spnal srone stair.a* thar winds its way up insidc a.ncubr tower With youi wcapon in hmd ready for my suddm atr..ks ftom above, yor beSin the climb up it. Tum to 322. You are about to go thrcu8h the swina d@F whcn you hea. son€body shouting ai you from behind. It's a voice that vou rcogni7.. Then you hear rtre J2 '4 sud oI a Eunshot. Roll onedie If you anl r l, txm b r8a. lfyor roll4-6, tum to lj5. 12 The d@r is lNked and is tai to. stlidy to brcak open. You could try a key in lhe lock if you have one. If you do have a key, tum to the number which is stampedon it.llyou do not have a key you haveno choice but to go b..k down rhc narrow passageaay and tum righl into the main co.ndo. Tum to 185. 3 1 You prcss button G but nothina happens. The lift doors remain open. Il you wmt to walk down the hallway to open ahedoor,tum to 177.Ifyo! would .aiher stay in lhe lilt and press button I, tum to r47. 34 You np th. packi.g rape otf rhe cardboardboxes and loot inside. Most of the boxes contain mdga- zines and auction .atalogue for larS€ colkliom of toy soldieN, tin toys, .omics, tnding crrds md musi. trom lhe 196os.Behind lhe box€s you find a small black netal box that has a print d Iabel on the lid: 'Dm8er'. ll you want to open it.lum to:91. 15 17 If you would ralhe.leave it untouch.d *hec it is and opcn the d@r oppcite,lurnto 2& lf you want to walk on lo the 6d of the corndoi, tlm to 31. ')6 The pouch contains a small ley with the number 9 stamped on ir, a box of mrches and a marker pen. Take th€ items you want and ca.ry on down the co.- J7 Yo! tush into the bedroomand slamthe door behind you. lockin8 it shut. You hear a terrible rrcam 35 You fumble throlgh you. possessions,desper- arely sea(hing for th. k€y whilst Amy sh@ts at the Zonbi€s to k€€pthem at bay 'Hurry upl'sh. s.reams arthetopof hervoice. Withsconds to sparc you etneve the key tron yori bag rnd op.n th. let Thedoubl€ d@E swiry open and you Iu into ihe outsidewo.ld. with Amy alonEside you, you sprintdown lhe rcad as fastasyou! lcaswiil.any yotr. Your lunSs feel likc they are aboul to bu6t. Suddenly you hearthe.oa. ofa car enginerndthe eud of rre€.hin8 tyres. You look behind you to see a sporb ca. sp(ding towdrds ),ou.lt'scinSnch Yur driving his Austnr Heal€y at tul1 sp@d.On€ ot hisscientists issi$in8in thcpas*nger*ar. He leans out oi thewindow and begins fi.ing a machinegun .t you.Rolloncdic If thentrmbcr rollcdis 1 :r,turn to 2o5.If the number rolled is 4 6, tum to 114 / trE