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Authors: Joe Dever

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(
296
) Replaced ‘target but’ with ‘target, but’. Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced all occurrences of ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’.

(
297
) Replaced ‘plunder but’ with ‘plunder, but’. Replaced ‘mercenaries but’ with ‘mercenaries, but’. Replaced ‘gleefully,’ with ‘gleefully.’. Replaced ‘main mast’ with ‘mainmast’.

(
299
) Replaced ‘you but’ with ‘you, but’. Moved the Huntmastery choice into the first position.

(
300
) Replaced ‘city you’ with ‘city, you’. Replaced ‘hall there’ with ‘hall, there’. Replaced ‘gold and pink’ with ‘gold, and pink’. Replaced ‘library and’ with ‘library, and’. Replaced ‘the Tower of the King and marks’ with ‘the Tower of the King and it marks’.

(
301
) Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘shrieks,’ with ‘shrieks.’. Replaced ‘aim and’ with ‘aim, and’. Replaced ‘his sword and cloak’ with ‘his cloak’ since Roark clearly does not deposit his sword with the innkeeper (cf.
Section 219
).

(
302
) Replaced ‘Varetta, or’ with ‘Varetta or’.

(
303
) Replaced all occurrences of ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘saddle and’ with ‘saddle, and’.

(
305
) Moved the Divination choice into the first position.

(
304
) Replaced ‘Action Chart), and’ with ‘
Action Chart
) and’.

(
306
) Replaced ‘freezing and’ with ‘freezing, and’.

(
307
) Replaced ‘today and’ with ‘today, and’.

(
309
) Replaced ‘T'is’ with ‘'Tis’.

(
311
) Replaced ‘However the’ with ‘However, the’.

(
313
) Replaced ‘points), and’ with ‘points) and’.

(
315
) Replaced ‘procession are’ with ‘procession is’.

(
316
) Moved the choice regarding handing over all Gold Crowns into the last position.

(
317
) Replaced ‘surrounded and’ with ‘surrounded, and’. Replaced ‘unconscious and’ with ‘unconscious, and’. Replaced ‘riders are galloping’ with ‘riders gallop’.

(
318
) Replaced ‘east and’ with ‘east, and’. Replaced ‘direction you’ with ‘direction, you’. Moved the Animal Control choice into the first position.

(
319
) Replaced ‘Varetta and’ with ‘Varetta, and’.

(
320
) Moved the Pathsmanship/Divination choice into the first position.

(
322
) Replaced ‘guard and’ with ‘guard, and’.

(
324
) Replaced ‘workshop but’ with ‘workshop, but’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption.

(
326
) Replaced ‘fades and’ with ‘fades, and’.

(
328
) Replaced ‘Action Chart), and’ with ‘
Action Chart
) and’.

(
329
) Replaced ‘you and’ with ‘you, and’. Replaced ‘wounded and’ with ‘wounded, and’. Replaced ‘chest and’ with ‘chest, and’.

(
330
) Replaced ‘village and, although’ with ‘village, and although’. Replaced ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’.

(
331
) Replaced ‘way, and’ with ‘way and’. Replaced ‘horizon you’ with ‘horizon, you’. Replaced ‘streets and’ with ‘streets, and’.

(
332
) Replaced ‘barge and’ with ‘barge, and’. Replaced ‘wharfs’ with ‘wharves’. Moved the choice regarding having no Gold Crowns into the first position. Moved the Pathsmanship/Divination choice into the second position. Replaced ‘If’ with ‘Otherwise, if’ in that choice.

(
334
) Replaced ‘huge lumbering’ with ‘huge, lumbering’. Replaced ‘head and’ with ‘head, and’. Moved the bow choice into the first position. Replaced ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’.

(
338
) Replaced ‘surrounded and’ with ‘surrounded, and’. Replaced ‘shortlived’ with ‘short-lived’. Replaced ‘completely and, as’ with ‘completely, and as’.

(
339
) Replaced ‘If you possess a Kalte Firesphere, a Torch, or a Tinderbox’ with ‘If you possess a Kalte Firesphere or a Torch and a Tinderbox’. A Torch is unusable without a Tinderbox; this parallels wording in sections from future
Lone Wolf
books. Replaced ‘Firesphere, a Torch, or a Tinderbox,’ with ‘Firesphere or a Torch and a Tinderbox,’. Replaced ‘Items’ with ‘items’.

(
340
) Replaced ‘jerkin, enters’ with ‘jerkin enters’. Replaced ‘field are’ with ‘field is’. Replaced ‘with a bow’ with ‘with Bow’. Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

(
341
) Replaced ‘riverbank’ with ‘river bank’. Replaced ‘Cener mountains’ with ‘Cener Mountains’. Replaced ‘Huntmastery and Pathsmanship’ with ‘Huntmastery, and Pathsmanship’.

(
342
) Replaced ‘matron, as’ with ‘matron as’. Replaced ‘Alether plant’ with ‘alether plant’. Replaced ‘Alether berries’ with ‘Alether Berries’. Replaced ‘another, and’ with ‘another and’. Replaced ‘Welcome brave sir, welcome’ with ‘Welcome, brave sir. Welcome’.

(
346
) Replaced ‘Each wear’ with ‘Each wears’.

(
347
) Replaced ‘Swords and, as’ with ‘Swords, and as’. Moved the Huntmastery choice into the first position.

(
348
) Replaced ‘manouevre’ with ‘manoeuvre’. Replaced ‘secure and’ with ‘secure, and’.

(
349
) Replaced ‘spongy and’ with ‘spongy, and’.

(
350
) Replaced ‘appears and’ with ‘appears, and’. Replaced ‘fade you’ with ‘fade, you’. Replaced ‘you and’ with ‘you, and’. Replaced ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘
Lone Wolf
’ when referring to the series. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption.

(
Map of the Stornlands
) Replaced ‘Varetian Hills’ with ‘Varettian Hills’.

(
Combat Rules Summary
) Replaced ‘cross reference’ with ‘cross-reference’. Replaced ‘top of chart’ with ‘top of the chart’. Replaced ‘fall to 0’ with ‘falls to 0 or below’. Replaced ‘Kai Disciplines’ with ‘Magnakai Disciplines’. 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’.

Note on Adjusted Combat Statistics

One enemy in this book has had his statistics altered in accordance with the Collector's Edition to balance the game. Here is a table to show which enemy has been altered.

Revised combat statistics
Section
Enemy
Original
Collector's Edition
26
Altan
CS
30
EP
50
CS
28
EP
50
Footnotes

[
1
] (
Section 4
)
Lone Wolf Club Newsletter No.6
clarifies: ‘Strictly speaking, the Sommerswerd [or Dagger of Vashna] is a Special Item — not a Weapon. You should erase a Weapon from your
Action Chart
. If you do not possess a Weapon, only then do you lose the Sommerswerd [or Dagger of Vashna].’

[
2
] (
Section 17
) If you cannot afford to pay for a room, the tavern-keeper will accept one Backpack Item or Weapon in lieu of payment for a night in the dormitory.

[
3
] (
Section 26
) For this combat, you may not gain bonuses from a Shield or any weapon other than a Bow. In this case, Weaponmastery with Bow grants you the 3
COMBAT SKILL
bonus points that Weaponmastery with mêlée weapons normally grants, rather than adding 3 to each Random Number pick (which would not work for the Combat Results Table). Other restrictions may apply, depending on your interpretation of the rules.

[
4
] (
Section 26
) If you are using the Jakan and pick a 0 from the
Random Number Table
at any time,
turn immediately to 335
.

[
5
] (
Section 98
) The shop owner will buy 4 Arrows for 1 Gold Crown.

[
6
] (
Section 232
) You should deduct the Meal from your Backpack immediately if you decide to head to your room. The ensuing sections will make it clear why this is so.

[
7
] (
Section 252
) The 3-point bonus to your Random Number picks when using this Bow can be added to the 3-point bonus you may already have with Weaponmastery with Bow for a total of 6 points. As with the bonus for Weaponmastery with Bow, you may only add this bonus when determining the success of a Bow shot.

[
8
] (
Section 298
) The penalty for picking a 0 only applies during the second portion of the tournament.

Table of Illustrations

The following is a list of all Sections containing illustrations found in this book:

Primary Illustrations
Secondary Illustrations
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21 August 2009

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1.1

‘Authors’ shall hereafter refer to Joe Dever, Ian Page, and Gary Chalk, copyright holders for the literary works covered by this license. Where Joe Dever, Ian Page, or Gary Chalk is mentioned singly, they will be referred to by name.

1.2

‘Illustrators’ shall hereafter refer to Rob Adams, copyright holder of portions of
The Magnamund Companion
; Paul Bonner, holder of the copyrights for the illustrations of the World of Lone Wolf books; Gary Chalk, holder of the copyrights for the illustrations of Lone Wolf books one through eight counted inclusively, holder of the copyrights of portions of
The Magnamund Companion
, and holder of the copyrights for
The Lone Wolf Poster Painting Book
; Melvyn Grant, holder of the copyrights for the illustrations of
Freeway Warrior 1: Highway Holocaust
; Richard Hook, copyright holder of portions of
The Magnamund Companion
; Peter Andrew Jones, copyright holder for the illustrations used in the
Lone Wolf 10th Anniversary Calendar
; Cyril Julien, copyright holder of portions of
The Skull of Agarash
; Peter Lyon, copyright holder of portions of
The Magnamund Companion
; Trevor Newton, copyright holder of the illustrations of
Voyage of the Moonstone
; Peter Parr, copyright holder of the illustrations of
Black Baron
and
White Warlord
,
Emerald Enchanter
and
Scarlet Sorcerer
; Graham Round, copyright holder of portions of
The Magnamund Companion
; and Brian Williams, holder of the copyrights for the illustrations of Lone Wolf books nine through twenty-eight counted inclusively with the exception of the illustrations for book twenty-one,
The Voyage of the Moonstone
, holder of the copyrights of portions of
The Skull of Agarash
, and holder of the copyrights for the illustrations of books two through four, counted inclusively, of the Freeway Warrior series. Where Paul Bonner, Gary Chalk, Melvyn Grant, Richard Hook, Peter Andrew Jones, Cyril Julien, Peter Lyon, Trevor Newton, Peter Parr Graham Round, or Brian Williams is mentioned singly, they will be referred to by name.

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‘Internet Editions’ shall hereafter refer to the document or documents, any parts thereof or derivative works thereof (including translations) made available to the public under the terms of this License via the Internet. The term ‘Internet Editions’ is limited to the electronic transcription of certain text and illustrations by the Authors and Illustrators respectively as listed hereafter.

The following are the works written by Joe Dever which are being offered in English and Spanish under the terms of this license:

  • Flight from the Dark
    ;
    © 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • Fire on the Water
    ;
    © 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Caverns of Kalte
    ;
    © 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Chasm of Doom
    ;
    © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • Shadow on the Sand
    ;
    © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Kingdoms of Terror
    ;
    © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • Castle Death
    ;
    © 1986 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Jungle of Horrors
    ;
    © 1987 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Cauldron of Fear
    ;
    © 1987 Joe Dever.
  • The Dungeons of Torgar
    ;
    © 1987 Joe Dever.
  • The Prisoners of Time
    ;
    © 1987 Joe Dever.
  • The Masters of Darkness
    ;
    © 1988 Joe Dever.
  • The Plague Lords of Ruel
    ;
    © 1990, 1992 Joe Dever.
  • The Captives of Kaag
    ;
    © 1991 Joe Dever.
  • The Darke Crusade
    ;
    © 1991, 1993 Joe Dever.
  • The Legacy of Vashna
    ;
    © 1991, 1993 Joe Dever.
  • The Deathlord of Ixia
    ;
    © 1992, 1994 Joe Dever.
  • Dawn of the Dragons
    ;
    © 1992 Joe Dever.
  • Wolf's Bane
    ;
    © 1993, 1995 Joe Dever.
  • The Curse of Naar
    ;
    © 1993, 1996 Joe Dever.
  • Voyage of the Moonstone
    ;
    © 1994 Joe Dever.
  • The Buccaneers of Shadaki
    ;
    © 1994 Joe Dever.
  • Mydnight's Hero
    ;
    © 1995 Joe Dever.
  • Rune War
    ;
    © 1995 Joe Dever.
  • Trail of the Wolf
    ;
    © 1997 Joe Dever.
  • The Fall of Blood Mountain
    ;
    © 1997 Joe Dever.
  • Vampirium
    ;
    © 1998 Joe Dever.
  • The Hunger of Sejanoz
    ;
    © 1998 Joe Dever.
  • The Magnamund Companion
    ;
    © 1986 Joe Dever.
  • Freeway Warrior 1: Highway Holocaust
    ;
    © 1988 Joe Dever.
  • Freeway Warrior 2: Slaughter Mountain Run
    ;
    © 1988 Joe Dever.
  • Freeway Warrior 3: The Omega Zone
    ;
    © 1989 Joe Dever.
  • Freeway Warrior 4: California Countdown
    ;
    © 1989 Joe Dever.
  • Black Baron
    ;
    © 1986 Joe Dever.
  • White Warlord
    ;
    © 1986 Joe Dever.
  • Emerald Enchanter
    ;
    © 1986 Joe Dever.
  • Scarlet Sorcerer
    ;
    © 1986 Joe Dever.

The following are the works written by Ian Page which are being offered in English under the terms of this license:

  • Grey Star the Wizard
    ;
    © 1985 Ian Page.
  • The Forbidden City
    ;
    © 1986 Ian Page.
  • Beyond the Nightmare Gate
    ;
    © 1986 Ian Page.
  • War of the Wizards
    ;
    © 1986 Ian Page.

The illustrations created by Rob Adams for the following book are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • The Magnamund Companion
    ;
    Some illustrations © 1986 Rob Adams.

The illustrations created by Paul Bonner for the following books are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • Grey Star the Wizard
    ;
    Illustrations © 1985 Paul Bonner.
  • The Forbidden City
    ;
    Illustrations © 1986 Paul Bonner.
  • Beyond the Nightmare Gate
    ;
    Illustrations © 1986 Paul Bonner.
  • War of the Wizards
    ;
    Illustrations © 1986 Paul Bonner.

The illustrations created by Gary Chalk for the following books are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • Flight from the Dark
    ;
    Illustrations © 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • Fire on the Water
    ;
    Illustrations © 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Caverns of Kalte
    ;
    Illustrations © 1984 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Chasm of Doom
    ;
    Illustrations © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • Shadow on the Sand
    ;
    Illustrations © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Kingdoms of Terror
    ;
    Illustrations © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • Castle Death
    ;
    Illustrations © 1986 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Jungle of Horrors
    ;
    Illustrations © 1987 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
  • The Magnamund Companion
    ;
    Some illustrations © 1986 Gary Chalk.
  • The Lone Wolf Poster Painting Book
    ;
    © 1987 Gary Chalk.

The text written by Gary Chalk for the following book is being offered in English under the terms of this License:

  • The Lone Wolf Poster Painting Book
    ;
    © 1987 Gary Chalk.

The illustrations created by Melvyn Grant for the following book are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • Freeway Warrior 1: Highway Holocaust
    ;
    Illustrations © 1988 Melvyn Grant.

The illustrations created by Richard Hook for the following book are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • The Magnamund Companion
    ;
    Some illustrations © 1986 Richard Hook.

The illustrations created by Peter Andrew Jones for the following book are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • Lone Wolf 10th Anniversary Calendar
    ;
    Illustrations © 1994 Peter Andrew Jones.

The illustrations created by Cyril Julien for the following book are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • The Skull of Agarash
    ;
    Some illustrations © 1994 Cyril Julien.

The illustrations created by Peter Lyon for the following book are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • The Magnamund Companion
    ;
    Some illustrations © 1986 Peter Lyon.

The illustrations created by Trevor Newton for the following book are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • Voyage of the Moonstone
    ;
    Illustrations © 1994 Trevor Newton.

The illustrations created by Peter Parr for the following books are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • Black Baron
    ;
    Illustrations © 1986 Peter Parr.
  • White Warlord
    ;
    Illustrations © 1986 Peter Parr.
  • Emerald Enchanter
    ;
    Illustrations © 1986 Peter Parr.
  • Scarlet Sorcerer
    ;
    Illustrations © 1986 Peter Parr.

The illustrations created by Graham Round for the following book are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • The Magnamund Companion
    ;
    Some illustrations © 1986 Graham Round.

The illustrations created by Brian Williams for the following books are part of the illustrations being offered under the terms of this License:

  • The Cauldron of Fear
    ;
    Illustrations © 1987 Brian Williams.
  • The Dungeons of Torgar
    ;
    Illustrations © 1987 Brian Williams.
  • The Prisoners of Time
    ;
    Illustrations © 1987 Brian Williams.
  • The Masters of Darkness
    ;
    Illustrations © 1988 Brian Williams.
  • The Plague Lords of Ruel
    ;
    Illustrations © 1990, 1992 Brian Williams.
  • The Captives of Kaag
    ;
    Illustrations © 1990, 1992 Brian Williams.
  • The Darke Crusade
    ;
    Illustrations © 1991, 1993 Brian Williams.
  • The Legacy of Vashna
    ;
    Illustrations © 1991, 1993 Brian Williams.
  • The Deathlord of Ixia
    ;
    Illustrations © 1992 Brian Williams.
  • Dawn of the Dragons
    ;
    Illustrations © 1992 Brian Williams.
  • Wolf's Bane
    ;
    Illustrations © 1993 Brian Williams.
  • The Curse of Naar
    ;
    Illustrations © 1993 Brian Williams.
  • The Buccaneers of Shadaki
    ;
    Illustrations © 1994 Brian Williams.
  • Mydnight's Hero
    ;
    Illustrations © 1995 Brian Williams.
  • Rune War
    ;
    Illustrations © 1995 Brian Williams.
  • Trail of the Wolf
    ;
    Illustrations © 1997 Brian Williams.
  • The Fall of Blood Mountain
    ;
    Illustrations © 1997 Brian Williams.
  • Vampirium
    ;
    Illustrations © 1998 Brian Williams.
  • The Hunger of Sejanoz
    ;
    Illustrations © 1998 Brian Williams.
  • The Skull of Agarash
    ;
    Some illustrations © 1994 Brian Williams.
  • Freeway Warrior: Slaughter Mountain Run
    ;
    Illustrations © 1988 Brian Williams.
  • Freeway Warrior: The Omega Zone
    ;
    Illustrations © 1989 Brian Williams.
  • Freeway Warrior: California Countdown
    ;
    Illustrations © 1989 Brian Williams.

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