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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:These markings must mean something.]] |
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4 | ''The Return of Zaltec'' is a graphical {{Gamebook}} with a strong emphasis on puzzles, alongside standard dice-based combat. The puzzle element serves as the game's primary mechanic, where the answer to a puzzle leads the player to the correct page. |
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6 | The game sets off with you as a young adventurer who wishes to restore peace to the land during troubled times (and make a name for yourself while you're at it), with the objective becoming clearer as you progress along the game. |
7 | There is a sequel, ''[[Literature/ZaltecII Zaltec II: The Generation Stone]]'', where you play as an unrelated character. |
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9 | The book is available for free at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311780/The-Return-of-Zaltec-Gamebook. |
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12 | !!''The Return of Zaltec'' provides examples of the following tropes: |
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14 | * AncientTomb: Right in the start of the game, although you can't figure out how to open it until later. |
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16 | * CheatersNeverProsper: Attempting to cheat against the final boss and just "beat" him leads the player to a fake, mediocre ending. |
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18 | * GlowingEyes: Zaltec has these. |
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20 | * LeftJustifiedFantasyMap: Guess on which side of Kabaran is the West Sea. |
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22 | * LockAndKeyPuzzle: Several of these. Often the player won't even realize it's what they're up against until they have both the lock and the key, which combine to reveal their solution. |
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24 | * MedievalEuropeanFantasy: Averted. The characters all appear olive-skinned, the architecture is Ancient Near Eastern, and the monsters look like traditional African masks. |
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26 | * PuzzleBoss: As is only fitting for the puzzle-focused game this is. The [[BigBad boss]] has impossible stats. The only way to defeat him is by [[spoiler:using his sword, and connecting its markings with the markings on his chest]]. |
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28 | * RandomEncounters: All encounters except the final boss are random. |
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30 | * ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:Zaltec is prophesied to return as a hero. However, he returns to conquer and enslave everyone]]. |
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32 | * SquishyWizard: Averted. Zaltec is anything but squishy. |
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34 | * TheXOfY: Right in the title, ''The '''Return''' of '''Zaltec.''''' |
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36 | * TraumaInn: This is the only real purpose of the inns in the game (besides from the inn at Barnan, which also contains a map of the region). |
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