The Moment of Truth
"Another round to us!" exults the Gourd. "How fare you, champion?"
"I've had worse, I suppose."
"And indeed you shall! I sense the approach of the general of their forces, Fnord* the Unspeakable!"
The very sound of the name sends a shudder up your spine, and you make an involuntary 'glurk!' noise. "Who... who is that?"
"A monstrous amalgam of their most terrible forces, engineered for one purpose only: the annihilation of enemies of the conspiracy! Their final line of assault against those who refuse to cower in miserable silence!"
"I don't like the sound of this."
"Stand firm, warrior! You must not falter in my defense! Even now, <conspiracy theory> and <conspiracy theory>! I must survive to cast a light on these terrible shadows! The people must know about how <conspiracy theory>!"
"I... yes, I can see how that's important," you say.
"The utmost importance!" the Gourd roars. "But the time for discussion is at an end; our enemy approaches!"
* The word 'fnord' is used here as a placeholder for the actual name, which is visually incomprehensible to the human mind when rendered in text.
| He is going down! (1 adventure) |
Fnord the Unspeakable  -- (edit metadata)
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And, if you win, gives:
| I will be right back. |
"Hurry back, adventurer!" the Gourd shouts. "Time is of the essence!"
- Occurs in The Gourd!, after winning six fights from Hold the Line!.
Notes
- Selecting "I will be right back." does not cost any adventures.
