User:Arthgon

Hello guys and gals, my name is Arthgon. I'm now 37 (just became that a hour ago) and I'm an Ultimate fan of Ultima since I've had Ultima II on my Commodore many years ago. (1983 or something)

Editing/contributing

 * Timeline. [X]
 * Trivia. []

C64 Ultima VI

 * The Journal of the (mis)adventures of Arthgon the Avatar.


 * C64/128 version of Ultima VI End game pictures. []

Walkthroughs

 * Runes of Virtue (The Lost Runes). []
 * Runes of Virtue II.

Items, weapons, et al
Better versions and missing items and weapons of ROV I and II.

Monsters

 * Monster hunting for Ultima Exodus (SNES) [X]
 * With the help with Browncoat Jayson it is done. Thanks.
 * Ultima Underworld II Monster Data. [X] Done.

Scanning old advertisements/screenshots/game boxes

 * Martian Dreams advertisement Sept 1991. [X]
 * Better version of Ultima Underworld advertisement (From the Zero Magazine on July 1992) of mine.
 * Ultima V Cluebook Black and White Version. [X]
 * Ultima Underworld I and II Box Back scan. (Utima Underworld Series) [X]
 * C64 Ultima VI Box (front and back) scan. [ ]
 * C64 Ultima Trilogy I box (front and back). [ ]
 * C64 Ultima I Box, Ultima II box, Ultima III. I have them somewhere. [ ]
 * Good scans of my old Commodore magazines about Ultima games. They're somewhere on the attic at my parents. I hope. [ ]
 * Maybe Mage Lord's Palace. I am not sure what kind of screenshot is needed. [ ]
 * Other Odds and ends that's needed here. [ ]

Other

 * Finding my old C64/128 on the attic at my parents and play Ultima VI to see about the bugs that's plaguing the emulator version.

Ultima VI progress on the C64/128
Yes. What’s the time? It is Commodore version of Ultima VI adventure time. Journey Onwards!

Starting Location: Earth
While watching another re-re-rerun of "Top of the Pops" I heard a storm brewing in the east. Even though curiosity killed the cat, I still looked through the window, (which has a view of the stones) and saw a blue fire struck the earth!



Wait. What’s going on? I ran outside to the stones. There, an unknown stone was lying on the ground.



Awestruck, I picked it up and wondered how it came here.

Wow. Before I could do anything, a red Moongate appeared out of nowhere! It reminded me of the one that Lord British had used for Blackthorn’s exile. Fingers crossed, I went through the gate.

The arrival at Lord British's Castle
Great. Just great. Having just escaped from a sacrifice of which I was the intended victim (Must remember that I definitely should complain to the travel agency about Moongates), I was attacked by the same creatures in Lord British's Castle.

Fortunately, (Or not. It depends on how you look at it. These gargoyles are not THAT happy with the outcome. Well, being dead and such.) the battle was short and very easy. Still dazed I spoke with Lord British, Nystul and Geoffrey. He has the rank of captain of the Royal Guard now. Lucky bastard.

According Lord British the shrines of virtues are in the hands (claws) of the Gargoyles and need to be re-captured. He also told me how the Orb of the Moons works. Luckily, I'm a fast learner. Next, Nystul told me to go to the wizard Mariah for the translation of the unintelligible book (that had been "borrowed" by my faithful companion Iolo) in the Lyceum. Captain of the Royal Guard Geoffrey told me to speak with the leader of the survivors of the counterattack against the Gargoyles at Cove.

Intermezzo
''I went to Moonglow (Using the Moongate Express)so I can show you some weirdness first. Xiao, is somehow quite buggy. Mind you, this is from the emulator.''



''As you can see at the picture above, she knows THIS. However...''



''All right, is she suffering from an abrupt identity crisis or have we just witnessed a clear case of multi-personalities? “Curiouser and curiouser!”''

Now, let's Journey onwards and get the Rune of Compassion.

Britain: Rune of Compassion
Back in Britain, I spoke with Tholden. He told me the identity of the Rune of Compassion’s owner. It seemed that the Bards of the Conservatory have him (or it), and also the mantra.



When I arrived at the Conservatory, I met a nervous bard named Lady Nan (what's in a name?). This woman told me that she gave the Rune to Ariana. Oh. Not only that, she also told me the Mantra; it’s MU. All right. Let's go and talk to the kid then.



After I had given this girl my name and talked about her job, I went on to ask about the Rune of Compassion. She told me that I had to ask permission from her parents to have him.



Their tavern called "The Blue Boar" was not hard to find, just past "Iolo's Bows". It was a nice and cozy place with great atmosphere and the prices were not too high. Anya, Ariana’s mother was friendly but professionally minded. Did you know that all the income of this tavern, go to Ariana’s study at the conservatory? Yes, really. After I received permission from Anya, I went back to Ariana for the Rune of Compassion.

Without any hesitation, she gave me the Rune so that I could travel to my next destination: Cove.

Cove
This is a small retreat, dedicated to the arts of healing. There at the Traveler’s Shrine, I met the mayor of Cove, Viscount Ahrmand.



He immediately told me that a protection field shielded the nearby shrine. According to him, the corresponding Rune and Mantra could destroy it. Ah, yes. Surprise, surprise. Why? In my previous adventures, I already used them to meditate and to become THE Avatar. He also advised me to speak with Gertan who was in the healing hands of Sasha for more information. Let’s say goodbye...and so I left the mayor to his musings to find the leader of the disastrous counterattack against the Gargoyles.



While the nurse Sasha was not THAT friendly, Gertran was jovial and friendly. Luckily, for us (or else we could not have spoken with him in the first place) that guy was healthier than his own men were. He confirmed the bit of information that Ahrmand gave to us. There IS a protection field who shielded the shrine against intruders.

Let’s do it. After some serious shopping, I journeyed to the Shrine of Compassion.

Cove: Shrine of Compassion
At the shrine, my companions and I came across a welcoming committee…gargoyles. They welcomed me with readied weapons. With perseverance and hardship, we won the battle. While I was looking around for loot, I soon noticed that the one with the wings dropped a potion. A blue one. It was okay to pick it up, because we all know that the gargoyle was dead, so he would not need that anymore.

Just as I picked up the potion, I heard the humming of the force field. Let’s free it from the influence of the gargoyles. Humbly, I kneeled down before the shrine, took out the Rune and used it. A voice came to me and asked for the Mantra of Compassion. “MU”, I said.



Before I knew it, the force field was utterly gone! Now that it was gone, I could see that a moonstone was lying on top of the shrine. I stood up and took it with me. After meditation at the shrine our dexterity went up. Now that I am of a higher level than three, I could buy "Great Heal" as well.

Intermezzo
''I'm not sure if this supposes to happen, but as you move far away from the shrine and come back to the shrine, the gargoyles are back! It's good for experience though.''

Next Stop: Moonglow. Honest!
As I got here, I had to get the two important spells (Telekinsis and Dispel Field) through not a honest way. Thanks to a bug called Xiao (Wait. That doesn't sound right. Sorry girl)