Garden Of Bones

As I posted earlier, I defeated the final boss in about 6 moves from start to finish, and only 3 tries at the game. I had to leave the Schyth in the graveyard but escaped with my life, seemingly a good ending. Is that the completion? Or am I missing something? Is it possible to get the Scyth too somehow?

I enjoyed the fact that you weren't supposed to take the scythe; normally FF is just killing wizards and stealing their stuff and this thankfully dispenses with the latter!

Two ways to victory

Also, the "best" ending can be obtained with one skill check and one fight.

What were those bellows even meant to do originally? Why on Titan did Lucius keep them there, in spite of his whole mistwalker habit? It feels about as contrived as the whole "bottle with powerful restorative potion just randomly floats down the river past your boat" in Rebels of the Dark Chasms.

How did you survive Deathtrap Dungeon in the first place if a single, old guy with a broken sword and Skill 6 was able to instantly kill you? Or indeed, if a single disembodied head was able to ambush you and immediately knock out your sword, regardless of Skill?

For that matter, an EMPTY BOTTLE dealing 4 damage (i.e. twice as much as a sword strike) is incredible, in a bad way. You would also think that someone who had survived a whole gamebook before would know wear a freaking helmet? Or should we take this as a sign that Hakasan Za really was the canonical protagonist of Deathtrap Dungeon, since she also does not seem to like helmets, as seen from the illustrations?

At 14, you lose your sword and fight with a branch, of all things, yet receive no Skill penalty? Those heads are certainly weak enough that you would expect the penalty to be in place. (Not to mention you would expect the Dwarf's axe to be more effective than makeshift clubs.) There is also no Skill penalty at 44?

The Club is not actually added to inventory at 67/63.

Talking to Gunben makes no difference in how you choose to approach 7?

Does the scorpion instakill you at 54 if it wins a round, or only if it rolls double sixes?

Luck point additions are a little irrelevant in the digital version.

28

"the now useless weapon" (hyphen?)

31

"like frozen lightening."

43

"illuminating a high-ceiled vault" (ceilinged?)

44

"that catch hold out your arms and legs."