Quest For Glory Epic Let's Play Parts One Hundred and 101: Saving Igor and The Lovers

In Which Our Hero solves the crime, saves the gravedigger and the gypsy; and reunites Boris and Olga.







Marcus' big day continues. We go into Dr. Cranium's lab looking for Igor and instead find that the doctor has sinned against nature - and apparently intends to do so again that night, and several nights thereafter. Maybe it's best that we as a Paladin don't get too involved in this little... um... affair.

Igor's not at Cranium's and he's not in front of the monastery. Maybe he's at the graveyard? Marcus rolls out of town and takes the opportunity to swing by Boris' to deliver Olga's latest message. Fun.

In the graveyard there's an awful groaning noise coming from one of the graves! Hands on his sword, Marcus pushes the fallen gravestone aside to find...

Well, what did you think? It's Igor of course, who runs back to town after expressing his gratitude that Marcus freed him.

Back in town, Marcus finds that the gypsy has been set free and everything seems to be on its way back to normal. Olga has another message for Boris, which Marcus delivers. And Boris finally admits he will go see Olga. Looks like those two are on the mend.

A brief wait later and night falls. We're going to go see a couple of friends, but first we head back to the swamp where Marcus captures some Will-o-the-Wisps to shine the light of dead children's souls on the Squid Stone to retrieve one of the rituals inside. He then releases the Wisps back into the swamp, and that's where we'll pick up next time.

Quest For Glory Epic Let's Play Parts Ninety-Four and Ninety-Five: Waiting for Baba and A Paladin's Sword

In Which Our Hero kills a little time (necessarily) and gets a new sword, and another quest to complete his other quest. Sigh.







We've got two videos today to help speed things along. The first one is Marcus' morning routine: getting some potions from Dr. Cranium, including the Rehydration Solution, and going to see Boris. Then it's off to Baba Yaga, but we meet the Leshy first who asks us another riddle but chides us for not having visited Baba yet.

We're about to fix that, oh yes. The second video picks up right outside Baba's hideout, where we meet Bonehead again. He'll let us in as long as we get him something to 'improve his looks.' Damn, another quest. At least this one won't be too hard to complete.

Once we're done with Bonehead (and he does give us some good exposition about Baba's background) we kill a little time until nightfall and then face another wraith to take its plunder - a big old shiny pile of plunder, which includes a Paladin Sword. Our inventory says is belonged to Piotyr. Well well.

Watch out world: Marcus is back.

Quest For Glory Epic Let's Play Part Ninety-One: Women Living and Dead

In Which Our Hero deals with various women in various stages of life and unlife.





Women. Marcus just doesn't seem to have much luck with them, eh? This video is like navigating a minefield of the fairer sex.

The first woman just doesn't believe that she's dead. Dead as a doornail. In fact, she's a ghost, but she won't listen to Marcus when he tries to inform her this is why she's so confused.

The second? Remember Katrina? She's a piece of work. She teaches Marcus magic, gives him a healing potion, responds well to his flirting but then leaves at the first sign of commitment. Sheesh.

Back at the Inn to lick our wounds, we meet a whole new character: Punny Bones. More about him in tomorrow's update...

Quest For Glory Epic Let's Play Part Eighty-Five: Bonsai!

In Which Our Hero gets gooey and saves a tree.





We kick off by bilking the good doctor for a healing and poison cure potion, which we'll need son enough. Then Marcus swings by the adventurer's guild for his morning workout on the stair-stepper before leaving town.

Now then, the Leshy gave us this bush-goo quest. Remember that delicate bonsai tree we saw on the way in? That's our destination. Marcus sizes up the situation, grabs some rocks, and breaks the barrier holding the tree with his elite throwing skills. That spear contest in Tarna paid off.

Now to take the Bush back to the Leshy. Marcus gets a little distracted on the way and finds Erana's Garden - where he could plant the bush now, but he wouldn't get full points. So next time, we take it to the Leshy and will return to the Garden to plant it.

Quest For Glory Epic Let's Play Part Eighty-Two: The Leshy

In Which Our Hero goes bush-diving.





Marcus' heart is still all aflutter from meeting such a nice, pretty lady! Wait, maybe it's aflutter because he's exhausted and bleeding out from his encounter with the Necrotaur?

Either way, Marcus takes five and it's a good thing because he meets another monster soon after: a Mordavian wyvern. Which he defeats of course, but it might have been a close fight had we not rested.

Marcus stumbles across a series of bushes, one of which seems to be meowing at him. Inside is a strange wooden forest-sprite that we identify as a Leshy. The Leshy has a task for us: 'save a plant from goo.' I seem to remember seeing a little bonsai tree in a big puddle of goo earlier in the game. Maybe that's what the Leshy is referring to?

Darkness is starting to fall and with all the warnings about Mordavian nights perhaps its best if we head back to town. There's a quick stop-over at the cemetery where we do a bit of sight-seeing, then back to the town gates for the end of this video.

Next time, we'll meet another Paladin. Except he's... a... g.g.g.g.g. ghost!

Quest For Glory Epic Let's Play Part Seventy-Eight: Dr. Cranium

In Which Our Hero learns about SCIENCE!





If you needed any proof that talkie games move at a slower pace than text games, I present today's update which consists entirely of a conversation with Dr. Cranium. Marcus hears a lot about the glories of SCIENCE, although even he has to admit the source might be a little biased.

Dr. Cranium expounds at length about science and its superiority to magic, but he is helpful in several regards: he can make healing and poison cure potions, and he gave Marcus some flasks for 'specimen collection.' I'm not sure what Marcus has in mind with those but we'll see.

I swear the next update will have a little more action in it. And our first Quest for Glory 4 death scene!