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NateTheGreat
Since: Jan, 2001
22nd Apr, 2017 06:46:03 PM
A similar situation is found in King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. Alexander learns of a knight who found a way to challenge the Lord of the Dead to resurrect his dead girlfriend. Alexander finds his corpse in the Land of the Dead later on, having failed his quest. It's a good thing the gauntlet with the ritual challenge written on it was still there for Alexander to use.
mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really.
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
22nd Apr, 2017 08:45:30 PM
Remember that one.
Edited by eroock
Seen this in a couple of adventure stories. The heroes learn of an Adventurer Archaeologist who has been looking for the MacGuffin before them and never returned from their quest. Later they will find the corpse of said character inside a cave almost having reached their destination but ending up dead because they didn't have the right clues to find the hidden door or pass the secret test. Like a combination of This Way to Certain Death and Chekovs Gunman.
Edited by eroock