A Cage in the Hand: Difference between revisions

Crag Hack must acquire the Rib Cage of Power from one of the Liches haunting the swamp of Ferris to win the scenario. However, if Crag Hack is defeated in combat, the scenario is lost. Crag Hack is limited to level 20 but will carry his experience, skills and spells on to the next scenario.

Victory condition:

Acquire Artifact or Defeat All Enemies:

Loss condition:

Lose Hero:

Allies:

Enemies:

Choose a bonus:

40

30

5

Carried to next scenario:

Max level:

20

Prologue[edit | hide | hide all]

Crag Hack: I got Sandro his cursed sword, and now he wants me to fight more moldy Necromancers to get some kind of armor made out of bones. Hah! It'll be their bones I smash!

Scenario[edit | hide]

Timed events[edit | hide]

Day	Title	Message
Day 1	Sandro meeting 3	"Splendid! I see you have been successful once again, Mister Hack!" Sandro says back at the Wingtail Tavern. "CRAG Hack," you grunt. "That stinking Death Knight Marzeth is now a dead Knight." "Now, the third item I require is the Rib Cage of Power, which is being held by a group of Necromancers somewhere in the small swamp called Ferris." He hands you a small map. "It was being kept safe for me in a Sanctuary, but the Necromancers, knowing its importance to my research, burned the Sanctuary to the ground and stole the Rib Cage. They will do everything in their power to stop you from obtaining it." "Undead people to fight? I don't like their smell. They stink." You frown as you look at the map. Sandro takes out a sack and opens it partially, revealing gold and gems. "Think of the rewards I promised and the evil you will have eliminated from Enroth once you have gotten me all four items." You think a bit and then, slowly, you nod in agreement. After all, these Necromancers did burn down the one place where a hero ought to be safe. They should be made to pay for the evil they have done. However, doing battle for this wizard is turning out not to be as much fun as you had hoped. Sandro makes you think too much.
Day 1	Entering the region.	As you enter region marked on Sandro's map, your first thought is to set up a Stronghold. The wizard apparently doesn't have any Barbarian friends in this land willing to lend you their home, but luckily your scouts report an occupied Stronghold nearby...
Day 21	Send Message	You order a scout to send a message to the Necromancers: "Give up the Rib Cage or Crag Hack will crush your bones to dust just as surely as you burned that Sanctuary to ashes." The messenger runs off and disappears quickly into the underbrush.
Day 30	Reply	Your messenger returns, bruised, bloody, and maimed, but still alive... barely. Limping up to you, he hands you a note: "We know nothing about a Sanctuary, Mister Hack, but we do know this: you are already dead. You just don't know it yet yourself." You crumble up the paper and grumble that your first name is Crag. As you shove the crumpled note back into the messenger's hand, the hand falls to the ground. He's been turned into a zombie! With one quick stroke of your axe his head comes off. Damn Necromancers! You hate them all!

Objects[edit | hide]

Events[edit | hide]

Location	Message
53, 61, 0	It looks as if the Necromancers of the Ebon Hand are barricaded in their main castle! Perhaps you can deal with these cowards later. In the meantime, you can continue your quest for the Rib Cage.

Towns[edit | hide]

Location	Type	Name
21, 44, 0	Necropolis	-
53, 56, 0	Necropolis	-
60, 23, 0	Necropolis	-
9, 13, 0	Stronghold	-
41, 6, 0	Castle	-

Town timed events[edit | hide]

Day	Title	Message
Day 7	At Stronghold (9, 13, 0): Goblin tribe tribute.	(Repeats every 7 days) A large nearby Goblin tribe sends its warriors as tribute to their Barbarian brothers for having helped defend them against attacks by rogue Ogre tribes. Effect: 60 Goblins and Hobgoblins
Day 7	At Necropolis (53, 56, 0): Bonus money from followers.	(Repeats every 5 days) This is money donated from fanatic followers. Effect: +3 Wood, +3 Mercury, +3 Ore, +3 Sulfur, +3 Crystals, +3 Gems, +2000 Gold

Heroes[edit | hide]

Location	Player	Hero
2, 1, 0		Crag Hack the Barbarian
21, 45, 0		Thant the Necromancer
53, 57, 0		Straker the Death Knight
60, 24, 0		Vidomina the Necromancer

Monsters[edit | hide]

Location	Type	Message
15, 61, 0	Mummy	The Mummies hiss, "No one shall violate our tombs."
27, 59, 0	Mummy	The Mummies hiss, "No one shall violate our tombs."
69, 68, 0	Power Lich	As the Liches attack you notice one of them wearing armor appearing to be made of human ribs. Treasure: Rib Cage

Resources[edit | hide]

Location	Type	Message
5, 5, 0	Gold	You find a rich gold vein on the side of a mountain.

Signs[edit | hide]

Location	Message
5, 29, 0	Gold mine - North Tent - South
9, 22, 0	Light Blue - Setting sun Dark Blue - Rising sun
18, 64, 0	East to Ferris Swamp - Beware, it is owned by The Ebon Hand. They do not like intruders.
59, 35, 0	South to Ferris Swamp - Beware, it is owned by The Ebon Hand. They do not like intruders.

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-Third scenario of the [[Hack and Slash]] campaign.
+{{campaign navigational box|sod=expanded|hackandslash=expanded}}
-== Campaign ==
+{{scenario
-=== Right-click text ===
+| scenario       = {{PAGENAME}}
-A small group of Necromancers called "The Ebon Hand" live in this part of [[Avauntnell]].  [[Erathia]] hasn't really dealt with them, for this is an out of the way swampy area, and it really isn't worth the time and expense to mount a campaign against them.  It is said they worship one of the undead races as gods and keep them under lock and key to be worshiped day and night.
+| description    = Crag Hack must acquire the Rib Cage of Power from one of the Liches haunting the swamp of Ferris to win the scenario.  However, if Crag Hack is defeated in combat, the scenario is lost.  Crag Hack is limited to level 20 but will carry his experience, skills and spells on to the next scenario.
+| underground    = enabled
+| num_play       = 2/1
+| size           = M
+| source         = sod
+| victory        = get_art
+| victory_hint   = {{An|Rib Cage|noname=}}
+| loss           = hero
+| loss_hint      = {{Hn|Crag Hack|noname=}}
+| allies         = {{blue}}
+| enemies        = {{red}}
+| difficulty     = Expert
+| bonus          = {{BonusCr|Wolf Raider|40}}{{BonusCr|Orc Chieftain|30}}{{BonusCr|Ogre|5}}
+| carry          = {{Hn|Crag Hack|noname=}}
+| max_lvl        = 20
+| Cmap           = [[File:Cmap sod has 3.png|400px|A small group of [[Necromancer]]s called "The Ebon Hand" live in this part of [[Avauntnell]].  [[Erathia]] hasn't really dealt with them, for this is an out of the way swampy area, and it really isn't worth the time and expense to mount a campaign against them.  It is said they worship one of the undead races as gods and keep them under lock and key to be worshiped day and night.]]
+}}
-=== Prologue ===
+== Prologue ==
-I got [[Sandro]] his cursed [[Blackshard of the Dead Knight|sword]], and now he wants me to fight more moldy [[Necromancers]] to get some kind of armor made out of bones.  Hah!  It'll be their bones I smash!
+{{cvid|SoD CD-Heroes3-Data-Heroes3 vid-H3x2 HSc-smk-H3x2 HSc|thumbtime=0:00|float=left}}
+{{h|Crag Hack|0=}}: I got [[Sandro]] his cursed [[Blackshard of the Dead Knight|sword]], and now he wants me to fight more moldy [[Necromancer]]s to get some kind of armor made out of bones.  Hah!  It'll be their bones I smash!
+{{clear|both}}
 == Scenario ==
-=== Map description ===
-Crag Hack must acquire the Rib Cage of Power from one of the Liches haunting the swamp of Ferris to win the scenario.  However, if Crag Hack is defeated in combat, the scenario is lost.  Crag Hack is limited to level 20 but will carry his experience, skills and spells on to the next scenario.
-=== Starting options ===
-*Give 40 [[Wolf Raiders]] to [[Crag Hack]]
-*Give 30 [[Orc Chieftain|Orc Chieftains]] to [[Crag Hack]]
-*Give 5 [[Ogres]] to [[Crag Hack]]
 === Timed events ===
-{| class="sortable wikitable" cellpadding=5px
+{{TEheader}}
-| style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" | '''Day 1 - Sandro meeting 3'''
+{{TErow| 1 |[[Sandro]] meeting 3|"Splendid!  I see you have been successful once again, [[Crag Hack|Mister Hack]]!"  [[Sandro]] says back at the [[Wingtail Tavern]].<p>"[[Crag Hack|CRAG Hack]]," you grunt.  "That stinking [[Death Knight]] [[Marzeth]] is now a dead Knight."<p>"Now, the third item I require is the [[Rib Cage]] of Power, which is being held by a group of [[Necromancer]]s somewhere in the small swamp called [[Ferris]]."  He hands you a small map.  "It was being kept safe for me in a [[Sanctuary]], but the [[Necromancer]]s, knowing its importance to my research, burned the [[Sanctuary]] to the ground and stole the [[Rib Cage]].  They will do everything in their power to stop you from obtaining it."<p>"[[Undead]] people to fight?  I don't like their smell.  They stink."   You frown as you look at the map.<p>[[Sandro]] takes out a sack and opens it partially, revealing gold and gems.  "Think of the rewards I promised and the evil you will have eliminated from [[Enroth (planet)|Enroth]] once you have gotten me all four items."<p>You think a bit and then, slowly, you nod in agreement.  After all, these [[Necromancer]]s did burn down the one place where a hero ought to be safe.  They should be made to pay for the evil they have done.  However, doing battle for this [[wizard]] is turning out not to be as much fun as you had hoped.  [[Sandro]] makes you think too much.}}
-|-
+{{TErow| 1 |Entering the region.|As you enter region marked on [[Sandro]]'s map, your first thought is to set up a [[Stronghold]].  The [[wizard]] apparently doesn't have any [[Barbarian]] friends in this land willing to lend you their home, but luckily your scouts report an occupied [[Stronghold]] nearby...}}
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | "Splendid!  I see you have been successful once again, Mister Hack!"  Sandro says back at the Wingtail tavern.<p>"CRAG Hack," you grunt.  "That stinking Death Knight Marzeth is now a dead Knight."<p>"Now, the third item I require is the Rib Cage of Power, which is being held by a group of Necromancers somewhere in the small swamp called Ferris."  He hands you a small map.  "It was being kept safe for me in a Sanctuary, but the Necromancers, knowing its importance to my research, burned the Sanctuary to the ground and stole the Rib Cage.  They will do everything in their power to stop you from obtaining it."<p>"Undead people to fight?  I don't like their smell.  They stink."   You frown as you look at the map.<p>Sandro takes out a sack and opens it partially, revealing gold and gems.  "Think of the rewards I promised and the evil you will have eliminated from Enroth once you have gotten me all four items."<p>You think a bit and then, slowly, you nod in agreement.  After all, these Necromancers did burn down the one place where a hero ought to be safe.  They should be made to pay for the evil they have done.  However, doing battle for this wizard is turning out not to be as much fun as you had hoped.  Sandro makes you think too much.</p>
+{{TErow| 21 |Send Message|You order a scout to send a message to the [[Necromancer]]s: "Give up the [[Rib Cage]] or [[Crag Hack]] will crush your bones to dust just as surely as you burned that [[Sanctuary]] to ashes."  The messenger runs off and disappears quickly into the underbrush.}}
-|-
+{{TErow| 30 |Reply|Your messenger returns, bruised, bloody, and maimed, but still alive... barely.  Limping up to you, he hands you a note:  "We know nothing about a [[Sanctuary]], [[Crag Hack|Mister Hack]], but we do know this: you are already dead. You just don't know it yet yourself."  You crumble up the paper and grumble that your first name is Crag.  As you shove the crumpled note back into the messenger's hand, the hand falls to the ground.  He's been turned into a [[zombie]]!  With one quick stroke of your axe his head comes off.  Damn [[Necromancer]]s!  You hate them all!}}
-| style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" | '''Day 1 - Entering the region.'''
-|-
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | As you enter region marked on Sandro's map, your first thought is to set up a Stronghold.  The wizard apparently doesn't have any Barbarian friends in this land willing to lend you their home, but luckily your scouts report an occupied Stronghold nearby...
-|-
-| style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" | '''(9, 13, 0) Stronghold: Day 7 - Goblin tribe tribute.'''
-|-
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" |A large nearby Goblin tribe sends its warriors as tribute to their Barbarian brothers for having helped defend them against attacks by rogue Ogre tribes.<p><center>{{Cn|Goblin|noname=}}{{Cn|Hobgoblin|name=60 Goblins and Hobgoblins}} </center></p>
-|-
-| style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" | '''(53, 56, 0) Necropolis: Day 7 - Bonus money from followers.'''
-|-
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | This is money donated from fanatic followers.<p><center>{{w}} +3 {{m}} +3 {{o}} +3 {{s}} +3 {{c}} +3 {{gem}} +3 {{g}} +2000 </center></p>
-|-
-| style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" | '''Day 21 - Send Message'''
-|-
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | You order a scout to send a message to the Necromancers: "Give up the Rib Cage or Crag Hack will crush your bones to dust just as surely as you burned that Sanctuary to ashes."  The messenger runs off and disappears quickly into the underbrush.
-|-
-| style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" | '''Day 30 - Reply'''
-|-
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | Your messenger returns, bruised, bloody, and maimed, but still alive... barely.  Limping up to you, he hands you a note:  "We know nothing about a Sanctuary, Mister Hack, but we do know this: you are already dead. You just don't know it yet yourself."  You crumble up the paper and grumble that your first name is Crag.  As you shove the crumpled note back into the messenger's hand, the hand falls to the ground.  He's been turned into a zombie!  With one quick stroke of your axe his head comes off.  Damn Necromancers!  You hate them all!
 |}
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 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" | 53, 61, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | It looks as if the Necromancers of the Ebon Hand are barricaded in their main castle!  Perhaps you can deal with these cowards later.  In the meantime, you can continue your quest for the Rib Cage.
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | It looks as if the [[Necromancer]]s of the [[Ebon Hand]] are barricaded in their main castle!  Perhaps you can deal with these cowards later.  In the meantime, you can continue your quest for the [[Rib Cage]].
 |}
 ==== Towns ====
-{| class="sortable wikitable" cellpadding=5px
+{{Town header}}
-! Location
+{{Town row|21, 44, 0|red|Necropolis}}
-! Type
+{{Town row|53, 56, 0|red|Necropolis}}
-|-
+{{Town row|60, 23, 0|red|Necropolis}}
-| style="text-align:center;" | 9, 13, 0
+{{Town row|9, 13, 0||Stronghold}}
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{town|Stronghold}}
+{{Town row|41, 6, 0||Castle|nofort=y}}
-|-
+|}
-| style="text-align:center;" | 21, 44, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{town|Necropolis}}
+===== Town timed events =====
-|-
+{{TEheader}}
-| style="text-align:center;" | 41, 6, 0
+{{TErow| 7 |loc={{town|Stronghold}} (9, 13, 0)|[[Goblin]] tribe tribute.|freq=7|A large nearby [[Goblin]] tribe sends its warriors as tribute to their [[Barbarian]] brothers for having helped defend them against attacks by rogue [[Ogre]] tribes.|effect=60 {{Cn|Goblin|noname=}}{{Cn|Hobgoblin|name=Goblins and Hobgoblins}}}}
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{town|Castle}}
+{{TErow| 7 |loc={{blue}} {{town|Necropolis}} (53, 56, 0)|Bonus money from followers.|freq=5|This is money donated from fanatic followers.|effect=+3 {{w}} [[Wood]], +3 {{m}} [[Mercury]], +3 {{o}} [[Ore]], +3 {{s}} [[Sulfur]], +3 {{c}} [[Crystal]]s, +3 {{gem}} [[Gems]], +2000 {{g}} [[Gold]]}}
-|-
+|}
-| style="text-align:center;" | 53, 56, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{town|Necropolis}}
+==== Heroes ====
-|-
+{{hero header}}
-| style="text-align:center;" | 60, 23, 0
+{{hero row|2, 1, 0|blue|Crag Hack|Barbarian}}
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{town|Necropolis}}
+{{hero row|21, 45, 0|red|Thant|Necromancer}}
+{{hero row|53, 57, 0|red|Straker|Death Knight}}
+{{hero row|60, 24, 0|red|Vidomina|Necromancer}}
 |}
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 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" | 15, 61, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{cn|Mummy}}
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{Cram2|Mummy}}
 | style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | The Mummies hiss, "No one shall violate our tombs."
 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" | 27, 59, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{cn|Mummy}}
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{Cram2|Mummy}}
 | style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | The Mummies hiss, "No one shall violate our tombs."
 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" | 69, 68, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{cn|Power Lich}}
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{Cram2|Power Lich}}
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | As the Liches attack you notice one of them wearing armor appearing to be made of human ribs.<p><center>'''Treasure:''' {{An|Rib Cage}}</p>
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | As the [[Lich]]es attack you notice one of them wearing armor appearing to be made of human ribs.<p><center>'''Treasure:''' {{An2|Rib Cage}}</center></p>
-|}
-==== Heroes ====
-{| class="sortable wikitable" cellpadding=5px
-! Location
-! Hero
-|-
-| style="text-align:center;" | 2, 1, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{H|Crag Hack|Barbarian}}
-|-
-| style="text-align:center;" | 21, 45, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{H|Thant|Necromancer}}
-|-
-| style="text-align:center;" | 53, 57, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{H|Straker|Death Knight}}
-|-
-| style="text-align:center;" | 60, 24, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{H|Vidomina|Necromancer}}
 |}
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 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" | 5, 5, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | [[File:Resource_gold.gif|link=Resource gold]] [[Gold]]
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | [[File:Resource_gold.gif|link=Gold]] [[Gold]]
 | style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | You find a rich gold vein on the side of a mountain.
 |}
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 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" | 9, 22, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | Light Blue - Setting sun <p>Dark Blue - Rising sun</p>
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | Light Blue - Setting sun<p>Dark Blue - Rising sun</p>
 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" | 18, 64, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | East to Ferris Swamp - Beware, it is owned by The Ebon Hand.  They do not like intruders.
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | East to [[Ferris Swamp]] - Beware, it is owned by The [[Ebon Hand]].  They do not like intruders.
 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" | 59, 35, 0
-| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | South to Ferris Swamp - Beware, it is owned by The Ebon Hand.  They do not like intruders.
+| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | South to [[Ferris Swamp]] - Beware, it is owned by The [[Ebon Hand]].  They do not like intruders.
 |}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Cage in the Hand, A}}
-[[Category: Campaign]]
+[[Category: Campaign scenarios]]