EgyptQuest - The Lost Treasure of The Pyramids: An Adventure Game Book
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Herbie Brennan
Herbie Brennan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Faerie Wars Chronicles and the Shadow Project Adventure series. Worldwide, his books have sold in excess of 8.5 million copies. He lives in Ireland.
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EgyptQuest - The Lost Treasure of The Pyramids - Herbie Brennan
destination.
The Adventure
1
You look around. On your left, in a niche, is a life-size statue of Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess of war. Just ahead is a fifteen foot high stela, covered in neatly carved hieroglyphs. And beside you is the massive granite sarcophagus of Pharaoh Nectanebo II, covered not only in hieroglyphs, but in Japanese tourists.
The clickety-click-click of their cameras echoes in your ears like an attack of death watch beetle and you wonder if this gallery will ever empty, even for the moment you need.
Nonchalantly you stroll around the various exhibits. The British Museum has one of the finest Ancient Egyptian collections in the world. Mr Thomas, your history teacher, once remarked the British looting of North Africa was so effective that you could learn more about Egypt in London than you could in Cairo. Certainly there’s a lot to see.
Here is a little statue of Bastet, the cat goddess, looking cute and proud. There is a representation of the falcon sky god Horus. Here Khepri, the scarab beetle, there Khonsu, the moon god of Thebes beside a display stand of colourful booklets marked A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT. PLEASE TAKE ONE. Never one to miss a freebie, you drop a copy in your pocket.
You walk a little further. A sign to one side announces:
ROSETTA STONE THIS WAY ->
Beyond it, another sign announces:
<- ANUBIS RELIEF THAT WAY
If you want to see the Rosetta Stone, whatever that is, go to 99. But...
If you’re curious to find out why Anubis was so relieved, you should turn to 67.
2
You win,
you tell him. I’ll have this hideous thing.
Good choice!
he beams. That’s a sacred scarab - brings you a whole heap of good luck.
How much is it?
You know we haven’t invented money here in Egypt yet, although I hear Pharaoh Nectanebo plans to circulate a coin any day now,
he tells you, grinning evilly. So you have to do me a little service instead.
This is turning into a real nightmare. You can...
Tell him to keep his stupid scarab and stalk off to 103 to select another destination. But...
if you still want to buy it, you’ll find out about his ‘little service’ at 150
3
Look,
you say, I’m flattered, of course, and I really would like to help, but I have to be getting back, you know -- school work and that, homework, parents, disco on Saturday. You know how it is, except possibly for the disco, but in the circumstances, I think I’d just as soon you got me back to my own time and place. Anywhere that suits you. Just drop me off at the British Museum if it’s handy.
You smile brightly.
Would it change your mind if I threatened to kill you?
Nectanebo asks.
If you’d prefer Nectanebo to kill you, just say so now and he can send you to 13 with a wave of his magical left hand. But...
since it’s everybody’s privilege to change their mind, you’ll still be more than welcome at 15.
4
Wishing you’d brought your bucket and spade, you begin to scrabble around in the sand.
A process that involves throwing two dice. Score ...
1: You’ve begun to hallucinate due to too much sun since it’s impossible to score one when you roll two dice.
2: You find nothing, although you can come back and try again, but only after you return to 103 and explore one other destination.
3: You find nothing, but are allowed another roll of the dice right away.
4: You find a healing potion that will restore a double dice roll of Life Points. You can only return to search this section again after you’ve used the healing potion.
5: You find a healing potion that will restore a double dice roll of Life Points. You can search this section again immediately by making another dice throw.
6: You find a short supernatural rod of polished amethyst which will cause one enemy to fall asleep and stop bothering you when pointed. Roll one die to find out how many times you can use the rod before it shatters. You can return to search this section again only after you’ve used the rod at least once.
7: You find a priestly healing wand which will instantly restore you to your maximum Life Points at any time. Unfortunately it only has one charge, so save it for emergencies. You may search this section again at once if you wish.
8: You find an absolutely vicious +12 club. Unfortunately it’s so heavy you can only use it every second combat round and will have to alternate it with some other weapon. You can only return to search this section again after you’ve used the club at least once, but judging by the hassles you get into, that shouldn’t take long.
9: You find the papyrus map shown at 75
10: You’re stung by a scorpion for the loss of a double dice roll of Life Points. If this kills you, go to 13. If it doesn’t, the poison will cause the loss of a single die roll of Life Points in each of the next five sections you visit. If this kills you, go to 13. You can search this section again immediately, but if you’re stung by any more scorpions, the effect is cumulative.
11: You find several papyrus pages from a book by someone called Herodotus You can dip into this light reading at 125 any time you wish. Meanwhile, you can search this section again at once if you wish.
12: You find what seems to be a secret trapdoor, but actually isn’t. Despite the disappointment, you can search this section again immediately if you wish.
If you get fed up with the search process at any time, feel free to return to 103 and select another destination.
5
Not interested,
you say firmly.
One shoe then,
he bargains.
Not interested at any price.
How about just a buckle?
You shake your head.
A lace. I’ll settle for a lace.
You shake your head again. I don’t want your map however little it costs,
you tell him.
It’s a very good map.
Not interested.
Very genuine. There are two secret entrances you know. It shows them both.
I’m sorry,
you say, moving to walk away.
He grabs you by the arm. One’s at ground level, the other’s directly above it. Quarter twist to open the secret doors. Now how would I know that if the map wasn’t genuine.
You turn to look him directly in the eye. Read my lips,
you say distinctly. I do ... not ... want ... your ... map!
Take that then,
he says, bopping you on the nose and running nimbly away.
That blow to the nose was a lot more painful than it looked. In fact it’s removed no fewer than 5 of your Life Points...
If this kills you, go to 13, or...
If you’ve survived, you might think about what the little man said at 80
6
There’s absolutely no way I’m about to go off with a bunch of bald old coots!
you yell rudely and hurl yourself violently upon them.
Which is where things get complicated. First off, each of these three closely shaven priests sports 50 Life Points and carries a +5 dagger but for every one of them you manage to kill, another two will pile in from the courtyard outside. This is bad news, because it means there’s absolutely no way you can win the fight, which is probably a good thing since it will teach you to keep control of your temper in future.
The priests for their part will do their level best to knock you unconscious by bringing your Life Points below five.
If they can manage this, they’ll revive you and drag you off to 136, or...
If, however, they accidentally bring your Life Points down to zero in the process, you’d better go to 13
7
As you begin to move downwards, you start to realise how steep this passage really is. And how slippery. In fact it’s so slippery you can hardly keep your feet. And growing more slippery with every minute!
You can tell where this is heading, can’t you? You’re absolutely right. Throw one die.
Score 1, 2 or 3 and you’ve lost your footing completely so you go sliding down the slippery slope to bash your skull with such violence at the bottom that it cracks open and all your brains ooze out in a filthy mess on the floor thus making life just a little bit easier for the embalmers who are patiently waiting for you at 13, or...
Score 4, 5 or 6 and you keep your feet sufficiently to face more passage perils at 23
8
This is unbelievable. The structure towering above you is just plain impossible. It’s like a mountain - by far the biggest of the three main pyramids on this site. Now you’re close up, you can estimate its base at thirteen acres - roughly equivalent to seven New York city blocks! The glistening whiteness you could see from a distance comes from the fact that the entire pyramid has been covered in a layer of polished limestone.
A thought strikes you and you reach in your pocket for the copy of the Brief History of Ancient Egypt you got in the British Museum. The bit about the pyramids appears on the early pages. Quickly you leaf through to the page that deals with the Great Pyramid of Cheops. There’s a picture and while the limestone casing has gone, it’s obviously the same structure as the one you’re looking at now. You begin to read avidly.
What you read is almost as awesome as the pyramid itself. It rises in 201 stepped tiers to its golden pyramidicon cap (and that’s gone in the picture as well, not entirely to your surprise.) Some famous archaeologist estimates it contains between 2,300,000 and 2,500,000 granite and limestone blocks weighing