A Labyrinth of Shadows
You reach a nexus of sorts. You cannot trust your vision. The hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Ways once unseen become apparent.
| Press on |
You exert volition over position. Or at least you believe you do.
Continue onwards to A Labyrinth of Shadows
| "Blood" choice |
The blood of the darkness without binds with the blood of the darkness within.
 | You acquire an effect: Shadow's Heart (duration: 30 Adventures) |
Or
Between the flesh, where the blood keeps its secrets. That's where Rufus's heart would be.
| You acquire an item: shadow heart |
| "Cold" choice |
The chill becomes one with you. One degree, I mean. On one of the scales where one degree is super cold.
 | You acquire an effect: Shadow's Chill (duration: 30 Adventures) |
Or
Inside the cold darkness, you find a dark coldness. This must be the dark coldness Rufus was looking for.
| You acquire an item: shadow snowflake |
| "Fire" choice |
The warmth grows in you. A burn is felt.
| You gain X Fortitude. |
Or
Beneath the heat, behind the fire, you find the thing Rufus was looking for.
 | You acquire an item: shadow lighter |
| "Ghost" choice |
You thought there was nothing here, but you were only half right.
 | You acquire an effect: Shadow's Thickness (duration: 30 Adventures) |
Or
The nothingness splits into two lesser nothingnesses. You grab one. Or both. It's tough to be sure.
| You acquire an item: shadow wave |
| "Math" choice |
The math of this place doesn't work.
| You gain X Magicalness. |
Or
You work out the math, and find the piece of math Rufus wanted.
 | You acquire an item: shadow heptahedron |
| "Time" choice |
There was nothing there but time. You take some of it with you.
 | You acquire an effect: ... something (duration: 3 Adventures) |
| You acquire an effect: ... something (duration: 3 Adventures) |
| You acquire an effect: ... something (duration: 3 Adventures) |
(Three of your current effects, randomly chosen, are extended by 3 turns.)
| "Water" choice |
You move within the water, which moves within you, who moves within it.
| You gain X Smarm. |
Or
Water takes the shape of its container. If its container is nothing, it cannot have a shape. Therefore, a bucket must exist.
 | You acquire an item: shadow bucket |
| Turn in a circle |
The nothingness rearranges itself in accordance with your will.
Continue onwards to A Labyrinth of Shadows
| Leave this place |
You disentangle yourself from the labyrinth of shadows and return to the boring mundanity of the real world.
Occurs while adventuring in a Shadow Rift, every 11 adventures.
Result table
| Theme | Normal result | Rufus artifact |
|---|---|---|
| blood | Effect: Shadow's Heart (30 Adventures)Maximum HP +300% | shadow heart
|
| cold | Effect: Shadow's Chill (30 Adventures)Maximum MP +300% | shadow snowflake
|
| fire | Muscle experience | shadow lighter
|
| ghost | Effect: Shadow's Thickness (30 Adventures)Superhuman Spooky Resistance (+5) Superhuman Hot Resistance (+5) Superhuman Sleaze Resistance (+5) |
shadow wave
|
| math | Mysticality experience | shadow heptahedron
|
| time | +3 turns to 3 random effects | |
| water | Moxie experience | shadow bucket
|
Notes
- The intro text and image are randomized on every visit.
- Of the seven "choice" buttons listed above, only three will appear, randomly chosen, as the second, third, and fourth buttons. The choice names are random, the choice result can be guessed from the theme of the adjective.
- If a quest to bring Rufus an artifact is active, the choice related to the requested artifact gives the artifact instead of the normal result.
- The first and fifth item will generate new intro text, image and choices.
- The "Time" choice will extend up to 3 random effects by 3 adventures each, but only for effects that are wishable.
