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In this step, Hanso is trying to escape from Xandra, but she is pursuing and firing magic at him. Hanso can use the smaller artefact to absorb the blasts, and the player must help him absorb as much of her magic as possible. | In this step, Hanso is trying to escape from Xandra, but she is pursuing and firing magic at him. Hanso can use the smaller artefact to absorb the blasts, and the player must help him absorb as much of her magic as possible. | ||
Every round Xandra will fire another spell at Hanso, and Hanso must survive five rounds for the user to complete the puzzle. However, if the artefact energy absorption passes 100%, the puzzle is lost. | Every round Xandra will fire another spell at Hanso, and Hanso must survive five rounds for the user to complete the puzzle. However, the artefact can only hold a certain amount of energy - if the artefact energy absorption passes 100%, the puzzle is lost. | ||
{{cq|The artefact absorbs more energy than it can safely hold! Hanso is flung through the air as the energy is released all at once, nearly frying him to a crisp. You'd better try again.}} | {{cq|The artefact absorbs more energy than it can safely hold! Hanso is flung through the air as the energy is released all at once, nearly frying him to a crisp. You'd better try again.}} | ||
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Also, a spell of 40 | Also, a spell of 40 or more percentage points in one round will overload the artefact immediately, and the player will lose the puzzle no matter how much capacity remains. | ||
{{cq|The artefact absorbs too much energy at once! Hanso is flung through the air, barely managing to hold onto the artefact. You'd better try again.}} | {{cq|The artefact absorbs too much energy at once! Hanso is flung through the air, barely managing to hold onto the artefact. You'd better try again.}} | ||
Every round, Hanso can goad Xandra with an insult from a | Every round, Hanso can goad Xandra with an insult from a list of ten (randomly selected from 20 possible). Each of the insults themselves have a certain impact on the witch's ego. Lighter insults make Xandra launch weak spells, while heavier insults cause her to launch stronger attacks. Being a powerful witch, insults at her magic or comparing her with Faeries tend to be the most offensive, resulting in a deadly attack. On the other hand, juvenile insults add little power, and can even reduce the impact. The player cannot use the same insult twice in the same play-through. | ||
Besides Hanso's insults, Xandra's attack power depends mainly on which incantation she chooses, the most powerful of which contributes 19 percentage points of power. Also, the player must keep an eye on Xandra's temper; the angrier she gets, the louder she casts her next spell, and the more powerful her attacks become. | |||
In each successful puzzle, the total magic retained by Hanso's artefact is added to the energy absorption gauge at the top of the page. This is a collaborative step: the gauge reflects all of the magic every player has sapped from Xandra. The most energy the player has absorbed in one (completed) puzzle is recorded at the bottom of the page. After the puzzle is completed successfully, the player is urged to complete it again: | With each round, the distance between Hanso and Xandra changes randomly between around 10 [[wikipedia:metres|metres]] up to 50 metres. A shorter distance creates a slightly stronger impact - 0.1 percentage points per metre less than 50. | ||
In each successful puzzle, the total magic retained by Hanso's artefact is added to the energy absorption gauge at the top of the page. This is a collaborative step: the gauge reflects all of the magic every player has sapped from Xandra. The most energy the current player has absorbed in one (completed) puzzle is recorded at the bottom of the page. After the puzzle is completed successfully, the player is urged to complete it again: | |||
{{cq|You managed to block all of Xandra's shots without overloading the artefact! You'd better keep moving, though. Xandra doesn't look like she's about to give up.}} | {{cq|You managed to block all of Xandra's shots without overloading the artefact! You'd better keep moving, though. Xandra doesn't look like she's about to give up.}} | ||