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<p align="center"><img src="graphics/quint.gif" width="298" height="298" alt="Jewel with man trapped inside">
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif"><b><font size="+2">Quintessence</font></b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">A </font><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.spidweb.com">Blades
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of Exile</a> scenario by <a href="mailto:bxb11@psu.edu">Brett Bixler</a>.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif"><b>The Plot</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Ever wonder what happens
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to a creature when the "Capture Soul" Mage spell is used upon it?
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This scenario explores that question by casting you in the role of Jonah, a
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young apprentice mage that ends up on the wrong side of the spell.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif"><b>The Adventure</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Follow Jonah as he traverses
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the both the inner world of the "Gem" and the outer "reality"
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in an attempt to win free of bondage, and to answer the quintessential question
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- "Do I have a soul?" Visit the native "Shards" of the Gem,
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as well as Beholders, Eye Beasts, Beneathers, and other strange creatures. Assist
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a Lich! Bring peace to warring Stomper tribes. Track down the one being who
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may be able to help you.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">This adventure has three
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possible endings. Two allow you to "finish" the scenario; one allows
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you to "win." Can you be one of the first five players to finish (or
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win!) and claim immortality in the scenario's Hall of Fame?</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif"><b>Gameplay</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">This is a single character
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adventure. You play the scenario as Jonah, a young apprentice mage. My apologies
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for not allowing you to pick the sex of your character. Simply put - this would
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be too difficult to me to program. Others could, possibly, but not me. Also,
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as the plot progresses, you'll understand why I chose a male character.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Please use the <b>quint.sav</b>
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starting file if playing on a PC; the <b>quint.mac</b> starting file if playing
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on a Macintosh. Just in case the start file is not working properly, here is
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all the information you need to build Jonah from scratch:</font></p>
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<blockquote>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif" size="-1">Character Name:
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Jonah<br>
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Character Icon - The brown-robed man with the upright staff. <img src="graphics/jonah.gif" width="27" height="37" alt="Man in robes with staff" align="absmiddle"><br>
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HP - 22, S - 8, Dex - 8, Int - 8<br>
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Experience - 0<br>
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All weapons - 4<br>
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Defense - 0<br>
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Spell Points - 35<br>
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Level 3 Mage & Priest Spells<br>
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Assassination - 4<br>
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All else - 0<br>
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Traits - Magically Apt, Recooperation<br>
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Supplies - Shirt, pants, and an iron knife<br>
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Gold - 800<br>
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</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">This scenario is rated R
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due to adult content.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif"><b>Installation</b></font></p>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Place the quint.exs file
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in the Blades of Exile Scenarios folder on the Mac, or the Bladscen folder
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on the PC.</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Place the quint.meg graphics
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file in the Blades of Exile Scenarios folder on the Mac, or the quint.bmp
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file in the Bladscen folder on the PC.</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Place the quint.mac (for
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the Mac) or quint.save (for the PC) starting file wherever you normally store
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your save files.</font></li>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif"><b>Thanks to:</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Tim Farland, for maintaining
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an excellent set of graphics for the BoE community. Several of them were used
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in this scenario. Also a special thanks to Luz, whose facial graphics are second
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to none. Others who contributed graphics:</font></p>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Blue Castle - Eldin Windleaf</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Ash Slime (Glitch) - Abbot
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Henderson</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Beholder - Dragon777</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">DoomLord (Crystal Knight)
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- Relhan</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Unicorn - HYZ</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Eyebeast - Spiderweb</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Ground Beast (Beneather)
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- Relhan</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Monster Eye (Lesser Beholder)
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- Dragon777</font></li>
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</ul>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">My thanks also to my poor
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beta testers: Terror's Martyr, Chris "Drizzt" Risberg, Andrew Barton,
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and Jayne. Without you, this scenario would be nothing.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Finally, I'd like to thank
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the Alan Parson's Project, Billy Joel, Puddle of Mud, and Vanessa Carleton for
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their lyrics; Clifford D. Simak for inspiring the Hoot character, and Monty
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Python for various silly inspirations included in this scenario.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif"><b>Please Consider...</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">If you like this game, please
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consider making a small donation to your local literacy council. Even five dollars
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goes a long way with these organizations. They are underfunded, rely on volunteers,
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and fulfill an important need in our society.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Times New Roman, sans-serif">Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:bxb11@psu.edu">Brett
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Bixler</a>.</font></p>
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