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Jamil Ismaili (zdb...@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk) wrote:
: (I seem to recall someone asking something similar
: to this a week or two ago, but I can't remember
: what was said :) )

I didn't see it.  Doesn't mean it wasn't there, though.

: I have got to the stage in Pool of Radiance where
: you launch an attack on the Castle itself. I lead
: a rather successful capture of Stojanow Gate, which
: now lies in Friendly hands. I then returned briefly
: to civilised Phlan to collect my reward and freshen
: up, and was told to assist in storming the castle
: itself.

: On arriving there, however, there seemed to be no
: sign in the fights or the text that an army was
: in the process of attacking the castle. 

Note that at this point these games hadn't gotten sophisticated
enough for logical plot consequences such as this. :)

: I shrugged
: my shoulders and continued clearing the area alone,
: thinking this was what I had to do. However, having
: completely cleared the perimeter and then the inside
: of the castle, it still seems well and truly in enemy
: hands. On my travels, I freed both the Mage and Cadorna,

You didn't kill Cadorna?  You get a reward for offing him.

: Civilised Phlan refuses to recognise my efforts
: so far, and I still need to quote the password
: to enter the castle. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG ?

Hmm, let me think . . . maybe you didn't kill the T-man? :)

I don't remember if it was the room containing the mage or
the one containing the fake Tyranthraxus, but in one of the
very large rooms, turn right immediately after entering and
walk through the wall.  Then start checking for secret doors,
and _don't_ open the trapdoor.

: p.s. Before this, the only mission I was never
:      able to finish was the Cadorna Textile
:      House - I never found the treasure there !
:      At the time, I killed the goblin priest
:      (who often still seems to be there when
:      I go back !) but she obviously didn't have
:      the treasure, as going to Cadorna's room
:      in New Phlan afterwards reveals no response,
:      My party was 8 strong at the time, and the
:      "faithful servant" was unable to join the
:      party. He is now gone. Could this earlier
:      problem be the cause of my above problem
:      with storming the castle ?

No.  I have never finished this mission either, nor have I ever
found that Skullcrusher guy whose name appears on the note.  I have,
however, beaten the game several times.  Go back and kill Tyranthraxus.
All your problems (except that one) will resolve themselves.

===================================================================
Alan Sauer  | "Do not meddle in the affairs of rabbits, for we are
Lord Rabbit |  many and quick to burrow."

Samuel Stinson to the list:

Hello.  Here is my reply (some nineteen years late).

You need to go back and kill the bronze dragon in the castle.

If you still have the program loaded on your PC, please feel free to open that window and finish the game. ;)

Regards,

Samuel


On Monday, February 12, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Jamil Ismaili wrote:
> (I seem to recall someone asking something similar
> to this a week or two ago, but I can't remember
> what was said :) )
> 
> 
> 
> I have got to the stage in Pool of Radiance where
> you launch an attack on the Castle itself. I lead
> a rather successful capture of Stojanow Gate, which
> now lies in Friendly hands. I then returned briefly
> to civilised Phlan to collect my reward and freshen
> up, and was told to assist in storming the castle
> itself.
> 
> On arriving there, however, there seemed to be no
> sign in the fights or the text that an army was
> in the process of attacking the castle. I shrugged
> my shoulders and continued clearing the area alone,
> thinking this was what I had to do. However, having
> completely cleared the perimeter and then the inside
> of the castle, it still seems well and truly in enemy
> hands. On my travels, I freed both the Mage and Cadorna,
> who then said he'd join us and help us, (but his name
> never appeared on the list, and I only had 6 PC's and
> 1 NPC on my list, leaving space for one more), and killed
> the man impersonating Tyranthraxus.
> 
> I've double checked the castle rooms and perimeter -
> those guards which step out and ask who sent you
> are still appearing, no matter how many times I
> pop into their rooms afterwards and kill them.
> I have bluffed my way through all guard encounters,
> ie when the alarm is sounding and you get stopped,
> and many other encounters, after which the rooms
> containing the monsters I bluffed now seem to be
> empty.
> 
> Civilised Phlan refuses to recognise my efforts
> so far, and I still need to quote the password
> to enter the castle. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG ?
> 
> p.s. Before this, the only mission I was never
>      able to finish was the Cadorna Textile
>      House - I never found the treasure there !
>      At the time, I killed the goblin priest
>      (who often still seems to be there when
>      I go back !) but she obviously didn't have
>      the treasure, as going to Cadorna's room
>      in New Phlan afterwards reveals no response,
>      My party was 8 strong at the time, and the
>      "faithful servant" was unable to join the
>      party. He is now gone. Could this earlier
>      problem be the cause of my above problem
>      with storming the castle ?