Key & Compass presents:
Beet the Devil
by Carolyn VanEseltine

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters
  • Endings
  • Inventory
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Map

• Any direction from the Mirror Maze will work as an exit. If you've looked at the mirror or have the small puppy following you, you'll end up at Scenic Overlook.

Walkthrough

Your Hut

> x me. wear clothes. x window.

> x bed. look under bed. x pot. (Optional:) pee in pot.

> e.

Garden

> take beet. x beet. (It's holy; the demons didn't touch it.)

> x house. (Looks like hellfire blasted it.)

> e.

Widow's House

> x splinters. x bed. e.

Kitchen Nook

> x table. x floor. x cupboard. open it.

> x sack. take sack. (of flour)

> w. w. n.

Barn

They took your dog!

> search hay. (A puppy jumps out and dashes south.)

The puppy will do a lot of running around between your current location and the "next" location it wants you to go to.

> x crates. s.

Garden

The puppy unearths a rawhide bone, then enters a hole under the turnip bush.

> pet puppy. take bone. x it.

> x bush. take turnip. (No. It's tainted; you won't touch it.)

> d.

Under the Turnip Bush

> s. (A voice tells you to look at the garden a bit more.)

> u.

Garden

It turns out that several vegetables are salvagable, not just the beet.

> x potatoes. x potato.

> x peppers. x pepper.

> x tomatoes. x tomato.

> x carrots. x carrot.

> x onions. x onion.

> x celery. x celery.

> x mushrooms. x zucchini.

> x artichoke. x artichoke.

> x brussels. x brussels.

> i.

You should have 9 vegetables (brussels sprouts, artichoke, celery, onion, carrot, tomato, pepper, potato, beet) plus the bone, flour sack, and your clothes. Got all that? Then let's go!

> d. s.

Darkness (several locations)

Follow the puppy. If you don't hear which direction the puppy is, wait, smell, or listen until you do.

> smell. e. s. smell. listen. s. se. z. ne. e. z. z. se.

> z. ne. se. s. sw. se. s. z. z. w. z. w. nw.

Ferryman's Shore

> x ferryman. x crook.

> ask ferryman about boat. (You can't talk to demons.)

> x river. x boat. x people. x lamps.

> enter boat. ("The hue of life is still upon you.")

> wear flour. enter boat. ("No living pets allowed.")

> pour flour on puppy. enter boat. (Flour sack must be left behind.)

> drop sack. enter boat.

Asphodel

> x flowers. x souls. x door. knock on door. (You are denied.)

You note about now how a blue-haired fiend seems to have lost something, then knocks on the door to be let in.

> take flower. (It breaks apart in your hand.)

A bit later, you note how a succubus uses a card she waves at the door to get in.

> clean me. knock on door.

Reception

The clerk admodishes you to not forget your passkey again and tells you to wait.

> x clerk. x desk. x paperwork.

> x chair. x cross-stitch. x eyeball.

> w. (The eyeball blocks you.)

> sit on chair. (The chair seat bites you!)

Be careful about what you put on the chair; you won't get most things back.

> put onion on chair.

(y/n)> y (The fumes bother the eyeball.)

> w.

Lobby

> x guard. (He has a large schnozz.)

> x uniform. ("Ineptum Praesidio" on the badge; it means "Silly Protection" according to Google Translate.)

> x chair.

> sit on chair. y. y. y. y. y. (It's safe.) stand.

> n.

Break Room

> x demons. x counter. x pot. x table.

> put artichoke in pot. (You can't reach it.)

> clean artichoke. give artichoke to puppy.

The demons rescue the artichoke and leave the break room with it.

> put sprouts in pot. (A reek swirls up.)

> s.

Lobby

The guard with the large schnozz turns away from the reek.

> z. z. (He finally runs off.)

> w.

Hallway

> read nameplate. ("THE MAN")

> x imp. (It has a large tongue.)

> give pepper to imp. (He licks the flour off and lets you in; you retain the pepper.)

The Man's Office

The demon offers to show you the way to The Man for a price.

I note that although the demon will initially stop you from sitting in the big chair, if you try three times, you'll succeed. Not that it helps you any.

> x demon. x ring. (It has a heavy red stone.)

> x lamps. x paintings. x shelves. x desk. x big chair. x swiveling chair.

> give tomato to demon. (He doesn't want that. He wants carats.)

> give carrot to demon. (He tells you to read De Monarchia.)

> x de monarchia. take it. (The shelf turns to reveal a stair downwards.)

> d.

Treasure Room

Both west and east doors are locked. There's lots of treasure you can take here, but I strongly suggest leaving it all here. This room is trying to tempt you with the sin of Greed.

> x lantern. x treasure.

> x jewels. x coins. x swords. x paintings.

> x showy boots. x silverware. x pot. x curtain.

> nw.

Boudoir

This room is trying to tempt you with the sin of Lust.

> x demon. x mirror. x couch. smell. x lacy.

> give celery to demon. (It leaves in frustration.)

> move couch. w.

Banquet Room

This room is trying to tempt you with the sin of Gluttony.

A demon thinks you're a waiter and demands a cold dessert.

> take bowl. n.

Hell's Kitchen

> open cupboard. (It's locked.)

> open icebox. look in icebox. take ice cream. close icebox.

> x oven. (hot) x cans. search cans. (no.)

> x roaches.

> put pepper in bowl. s.

Banquet Room

> give bowl to demon. (He leaves to the north.)

> x food. w.

Den

This room is trying to tempt you with the sin of Sloth.

> x slug. x brass key. x box. x couch.

> turn off tv. (The demon will get sleepy over time...)

> give bone to puppy. (...as long as it isn't jolted alert by the puppy.)

> z. (Wait several turns until it drops the key.)

> take key. unlock plain door with key.

> take bone. w.

Ornate Office

This room is trying to tempt you with the sin of Wrath.

> x demon. x clipboard.

> x diplomas. x mannequin.

After a few turns, the demon asks that you show him something that angers you.

> i. show potato to demon. g. g. g. g.

The demon loses his temper and attacks the potato. Then he drops his clipboard and storms out.

> take clipboard. x it.

> x couch. x pillow.

> n.

Green Room

This room is trying to tempt you with the sin of Pride.

The demon will ask you to drop your vegetables and cage the puppy if you actually follow his instructions.

> x demon. x chair. x mirrors.

> x wardrobe. open it. x fluffy clothing.

> throw tomato at demon. take tomato.

> smash tomato.

The offended demon, opens a portal, asking you to go.

> x portal. n.

Mirror Maze

You'll need the puppy to get through the maze, unless you look at the mirror first.

> n. (or any other direction)

Scenic Overlook

> x girl. x pin.

> x railing. x bench. x lava.

> e.

The girl won't let you carry a clipboard to her daddy. Or anything else, really. Give away all your possessions, but make sure you give the beet to the puppy at the end.

> give clipboard to girl. e.

> give bone to girl. e.

> give key to girl. e.

> give beet to puppy. e.

Kennels

> x devil. take beet. x cage. x bird dog.

> open cage. (It's locked.) x hellhound.

> clean beet. give beet to devil. (He's not interested.)

Accept the Devil's offer? (y/n)> no

> beet the devil.

*** You beet the game! Congratulations! ***

Extras

Characters

In order of appearance:

• The small puppy, is first seen in the Barn; it follows you and sometimes leads you.
• The ferryman is at Ferryman's Shore.
• The snooty clerk is in the Reception.
• The security guard is in the Lobby.
• The green demons are in the Break Room.
• The round-bellied imp is in the Hallway. It's blind and wants to taste heat.
• The skeezy-looking demon is in The Man's Office.
• The succubus is in the Boudoir. It will tempt you with the sin of Lust.
• The shark-faced demon is in the Banquet Room. It will tempt you with the sin of Gluttony.
• The slug demon is in the Den. It will tempt you with the sin of Sloth.
• The obnoxious demon is in the Ornate Office; he will tempt you with the sin of Wrath. The slim demon calls him Monty.
• The slim demon is in the Green Room; he will tempt you with the sin of Pride. The little girl calls him Nolan.
• The little girl is at Scenic Overlook. She claims to be the Devil's daughter.
• The Devil is in the Kennels.
• The bird dog and her puppies are caged in the Kennels.
• A lively hellhound is caged in the Kennels.

Endings

Here are the losing endings that I found:

• You have succumbed to the deadly sin of Gluttony. if you eat the food in the Banquet Room.
• You have succumbed to the deadly sin of Greed. if you take any treasure from the Treasure Room and go back up into The Man's Office with it.
• You have succumbed to the deadly sin of Lust. if you kiss or touch the demon in the Boudoir.
• You have succumbed to the deadly sin of Pride. if you kill the small puppy.
• You have succumbed to the deadly sin of Sloth. if you sit on the couch in the Den and watch the idiot box too many times. You can avoid this fate by standing up.
• You have succumbed to the deadly sin of Wrath.
• if you try hitting or killing any demon.
• if you hit anything while in the presence of the obnoxious demon.
• You have succumbed to the deadly sin of failing to keep all your wits (and vegetables) about you when you most needed them.
• if you accept the Devil's deal.
• if you reject the Devil's deal and don't beet him afterwards.

Inventory

Note that all the veggies are "ghostly white" when covered in flour; your clothes become your floury clothes.

Also, when in the presence of the obnoxious demon in the Ornate Office, most of your possessions (bone, key, beet, tomato) are prefixed with "obnoxious", "annoying", "offensive", "irksome", "irritating", "aggravating", etc. but the potato is "inoffensive", "innocuous", "innocent", etc. (Your clothes aren't one way or the other.)

• artichoke. Found in your Garden by examining the artichokes. In the Break Room, clean it to get the flour off, then give it to the puppy. The green demons will rescue the artichoke and leave the room.
• beet, miracle. Found in your Garden. Take it and hold onto it for the majority of the game. At Scenic Overlook, after you've given all your other possessions to the little girl, give the beet to the small puppy instead; the puppy will carry the beet east for you. Then, in the Kennels, reclaim the beet and beet the devil.
• bone, rawhide. Found in your Garden after you've found the puppy; it dug it up. In the Den, give the bone to the puppy so its antics don't keep the slug demon awake. Once you've taken and used the demon's key to unlock the plain door, take the bone so the puppy will follow you again.
• boots, pair of flashy. Found in the Treasure Room. Leave them there.
• bowl, chipped. Found in the Banquet Room. Put some ice cream and the hot pepper into the bowl, then give it to the shark-faced demon in the Banquet Room.
• brussels sprouts, stalk of. Found in your Garden by examining the brussels sprouts. Put the brussels sprouts into the pot of boiling water in the Break Room after you're got rid of the green demons; see artichoke. The reek of the brussels sprouts will eventually get rid of the security guard in the Lobby.
• carrot. Found in your Garden by examining the carrots. Give the carrot to the skeezy-looking demon in The Man's Office, and he'll give you a hint on how to proceed.
• celery stalk, limp. Found in your Garden by examining the celery. Give it to the demon in the Boudoir; unable to do anything with it, the demon will leave in frustration.
• clipboad. Found in Ornate Office. The demon there is carrying it, but he drops it after you show the potato to him several times. You don't need the clipboard, though.
• clothes, your. Found in Your Hut. Wear them, of course. When you get to Asphodel, clean your clothes of the flour so you look alive again, then you can knock on the staff door there.
• doubloon, polished. Found in the Treasure Room. Leave it there.
• gem, sparkling. Found in the Treasure Room. Leave it there.
• ice cream, vanilla. Found in the icebox in Hell's Kitchen. Take some, putting it into the bowl.
• key, brass. The slug demon in the Den has it. It unlocks the plain door in the Den. To get it, turn off the tv and give the bone to the puppy. The slug demon will eventually fall asleep and drop the key.
• onion. Found in your Garden by examining the onions. Put it on the chair in Reception; the chair will chew it and the onion fumes will blind the floating eyeball.
• pepper, hot. Found in your Garden by examining the peppers. Give it to the imp in the Hallway; he'll lick it and let you into The Man's Office. Later, put the pepper in the bowl of ice cream and give the bowl to the shark-faced demon in the Banquet Room to get him to leave.
• portrait, antique oil. Found in the Treasure Room. Leave it there.
• potato, sprouting. Found in your Garden by examining the potatoes. Show it repeatedly to the obnoxious demon in the Ornate Office until he gets angry and leaves.
• puppy, small. Found by searching the hay in the Barn. Although you can pick it up, it will knock a random item out of your inventory; it doesn't want to be carried. The puppy acts as your sidekick for most of the game and helps you with several puzzles, except in the Den, where it's a hinderance.
• saber, ceremonial. Found in the Treasure Room. Leave it there.
• sack, flour. Found in the widow's Kitchen Nook cupboard. When you get to the Ferryman's Shore, pour flour over both yourself and the puppy so you look ghostly (and your possessions will be ghostly white too). Then drop the sack before entering the boat.
• spoon, gilded grapefruit. Found in the Treasure Room. Leave it there.
• tomato, half-stewed. Found in your Garden by examining the tomatoes. Smash the tomato when you're in the Green Room to upset the slim demon there.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

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