Reviewed March 25, 1999 by Fractal
Updated June 2000 with speedwalk
Enchanted Woods, by Kethry & Deth for levels 45 to 70 is a typical example of the sadistic attitude present in the current generation of Mystic IV immortals. It is sadistic. It is pointless.
The area starts off with a clever ploy. A cute little brownie appears randomly in the forests of haon and asks if you will be his friend. Saying the word 'yes' causes him to give you an acorn. Putting this acorn in the hollow tree in haon gets you (and your group) transported into the area. Be sure to get a spare acorn and donate it in case you are killed as waiting for him to get around to pestering you can be extremely aggrivating when your corpse is rotting.
Once inside, the area consists of two levels of mazes. Mazes which lead to teleport rooms. Mazes which lead back on themselves. Mazes which go in circles. Mazes without any purpose other than to be a pain. This area consists of about 50 rooms with 6 unique names and a dozen or so descriptions. The mobs are, for the most part, uninteresting with weak descriptions. One mob, however, is spec guard so jumps you if you attack other mobs unless you are angelic, and does enough damage to kill players well out of the range of the area.
Most of the rooms on the first level of the maze are called
On a Leaf and the description is:
On a Leaf [Exits: various] You suddenly find yourself on a leaf that is of undescribable beauty. Unsure as to how you got here, you question whether or not you would ever want to leave.
Which has the typical new builder flaw of trying to tell the player how they feel. Several of the rooms on the first level do have unique descriptions and add to the flavor of the area. Unfortulately, the area itself is so poor that a few humerous descriptions can not save it. In summary, get a speedwalk through the maze from a friend if you want any of the equipment. Avoid the area otherwise. This area is an insult to the player base of this, or any, mud. I give it 1 star for the clever little brownie and a rope you have to climb.
The whole point of the area is to reach the end to kill the queen. Her room, a speedwalk to her from the entrance and here equipment follows.
#alias {enchanted} {w;w;s;s;s;w;s;w;s;s;climb vine;n;s;n;e;e;e;w;n;n;w;w;s;s;w}
The realm of Worlds
[Exits: none]
(White Aura) The beautiful Queen of the Faerie folk stands here, surrounded in w
armth, laughter, and beauty.
>l queen
Warmth and beauty exude from this lovely creature who sits regally
upon a throne. You watch with amazement as she seems to flutter between
this realm and the ethereal plane that is her true home. Eyes sparkling
with warmth and laughter, she welcomes you into her realm.
The Queen of the Faerie-Folk is in perfect health.
The Queen of the Faerie-Folk is using:
<worn on finger> a blood red ring
<worn on head> a flowered crown [excellent]
<worn about waist> a girth of ethereal beauty [excellent]
<worn around wrist> the thorn bracelet [excellent]
<wielded> the thorn whip [excellent]
<held> the blood red rose [excellent]
You peek at the inventory:
Nothing.
Fighting the Queen of the Faerie-Folk's earth is a disagreeable experience. Her favorite attack is earth maw which ****** PULVERIZES ****** through sanct. She quickly disbands any charmed creatures you may have, so be sure to have plenty of healing items with you when you fight her.
Her items are:
The blood red ring is a very nice fighting class ring
Object 'ring rose petals' is type other, extra flags anti-mages. Weight is 0, value is 100000, level is 56. Affects hit roll by 4. Affects damage roll by 7.
The flowered crown is a respectable fighting class item
Object 'flower crown' is type armor, extra flags none. Weight is 4, value is 50000, level is 55. Armor class is 0. Worn:Takeable Head Affects hp by 75. Affects mana by -50. Affects damage roll by 4.
The girth of ethereal beauty is a nice item for spell casters and fighting spell casters. This item almost justifies the abusive area.
Object 'girth beauty ethereal' is type armor, extra flags none. Weight is 5, value is 150000, level is 54. Armor class is 10. Worn:Takeable Waist Affects damage roll by 2. Affects mana by 100.
The thorn bracelet is an uninteresting item. Stick with small scale from underdark
Object 'thorned bracelet' is type armor, extra flags bless. Weight is 0, value is 2500, level is 55. Armor class is 7. Worn:Takeable Wrist Affects hit roll by 4. Affects damage roll by 4.
The thorn whip is a nice weapon for neutral or evil casters. Angelics should stick to duelling sword.
Object 'vined whip vines' is type weapon, extra flags none. Weight is 5, value is 100000, level is 54. Damage is 16 to 45 (average 30). Proficiency needed for the weapon is: whip Type of damage: whip Affects mana by 125. Affects damage roll by 3. Affects hp by 3.
Not identified, I was told it was trash.