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For a mere 10gp he agreed to cut a Skeleton Key for me. I wandered into a small shop decorated by many hanging keys which surrounded a dwarf sitting at a pedal-powered key cutting device. Wraggins вЂ“ LocksmithвЂ™ was seen hanging above a shop door. So hereвЂ™s a scan for you to follow along with, dear reader.ДЄnyway, based simply on the logic that keys are something you often need in Fighting Fantasy books, I opted for the westerly Key Street. Now, this isnвЂ™t a part of City of Thieves, but the Fighting Fantasy Wiki provides us with a Port Blacksand map, which I think is from one of the supplementary rule books I discussed in the prelude to this read-through. Three streets with equally quaint little names were before me Key Street, Market Street and Clock Street. He summoned two guards to come and escort me, but what he only announced at the last minute was that they were escorting me to jail! Unsure exactly why they were doing this, I elected to fight back and a successful Skill test later, IвЂ™d smashed their heads together, left the pairВ unconscious and had dashed off into the city. Not wanting to start off getting my arse kicked, I told him I wanted to see Nicodemus. He demanded to know my intentions in Port Blacksand, bewildered why I would come here uninvited. A sign of things to come as Port Blacksand was a rough place to say the least it had been given the nickname вЂCity of ThievesвЂ™ for a reason.

Making me feel welcome to Port Blacksand was an endless supply of black flags, heads on spikes, men hanging in cages andВ ultimatelyВ this nice chap. Come dawn, I rolled up an 11/22/9 character and left for the portвЂ¦ He provides me with 30gp, an exquisite broadsword and the knowledge that the wizard Nicodemus, who can be found in Port Blacksand, may be able to help. It is the mayors desire that I tackle this Zanbar Bone on his behalf as the town is on the verge of mutiny. The mayor had refused and ever since, the town is visited by Moon Dogs every night who break into houses and kill their inhabitants, so far leaving twenty-three dead. Spirit Stalkers, soulless skeletal creatures, had visited the settlement ten days prior and had demanded that the mayors daughter accompany them to reside with their master, the evil night prince, Zanbar Bone. It isnвЂ™t long though before a banging at the heavily bolted inn door precedes the entrance of Silverton mayor, Owen Carralif, who wants to talk to me! The town was in the midst of terror.

After a long day of travelling I find myself in the trading town of Silverton, the local inn, вЂThe Old ToadвЂ™, is my destination and its punters seem edgy. What we learn is that your character is a renowned sword for hire, youвЂ™re a bit of a celebrity, a dragon-slayer no-less.

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Then go here! Just imagine that IвЂ™m Bob Geldof and IвЂ™m angrily swearing at you if that helps.Д¬ity of Thieves begins with a bit of a juicier introduction than the previous books, the series taking shape and maturing as it hits itвЂ™s 5th volume I guess, the Background section spanning just shy of five and a half pages.

So before we kick off, let me present another reminder to support the Turn to 400 Kickstarter. And beyond lies the most fearsome adventure of them all - the tower stronghold of the infamous Zanbar Bone!

Your mission takes you along dark, twisting streets where thieves, vagabonds and creatures of the night lie in wait to trap the unwary traveller. YOU are an adventurer, and the merchants of Silverton turn to you in their hour of need. The prosperous town of Silverton is being held to ransom by Zanbar Bone and his bloodthirsty Moon Dogs.

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