Key & Compass presents:
Illuminismo Iniziato
by Michael J. Coyne

Illuminismo Iniziato is a Glulx interactive fiction game written with Inform 6 and is © 2018 by Michael J. Coyne. It was an entry in the Main Festival of Spring Thing 2018, where it was awarded both the Audience Choice and Alumni's Choice ribbons. It's also a sequel to Risorgimento Represso which took 2nd place in IF Comp 2003 and was a finalist for Best Game at the 2003 XYZZY Awards.

In this game, you once again play as Ninario's apprentice from another world. Ninny suspects that Renaldo, evil wizard in hiding, is up to something and asks you to fetch his interplanar rift analyser from his safety deposit box back in Vechlee. The key, uh, it must be in the robes he sent to the cleaners. He hands you a laundry claim ticket and a snow globe then shoves you out the door before you can ask a single question.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the game.

Maps
Walkthrough
Extras
- Amusing, Artwork, Characters, Credits, Endings, Inventory, Score
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Maps

Map 1: Blumph

Map 2: Vechlee

Map 3: Ninario's Caer

Walkthrough

Wizard's Way

You'll probably want to start with the snow globe and Crystal:

> x me. x ball. x girl. x cottage. x snow. (+1)

> wear ball. ask girl about girl. (+1)

> ask girl about funny feeling. (The snowfall impairs judgement.)

> ask girl about rogue wizard.

> ask girl about Renaldo.

Check the rest of your stuff:

> i. take satchel. x satchel. wear it.

> x ticket. x robes. x slippers.

> remove slippers. x socks. wear slippers.

> x plotkins.

> x scroll. read scroll. g. g. g. g. g. g. g.

> x label. (has address for Ninario's caer.)

> put scroll in satchel.

> x carpet. x zamorano.

And your surroundings:

> x brownstone. x gate.

> x brick house. knock on door. (SFX: knocking; no answer.)

> x sign. ("Vechlee: 40 miles")

Maybe ask Crystal about some more topics?

> ask girl about Turthalion. ask girl about Ninny.

> ask girl about carpet. ask girl about brownstone.

> ask girl about tyromancy. ask girl about cheese.

> ask girl about Blumph. ask girl about Vechlee.

> ask girl about wizards. ask girl about globe.

> ask girl about ticket.

By the way, Crystal's not the only girl imprisoned in something. Just in case you were curious:

> ask girl about classmates. ask girl about fate.

> ask girl about substances. ask girl about friends.

> ask girl about Amber. ask girl about Beryl.

> ask girl about Catherine. ask girl about Delilah.

> ask girl about Emma. ask girl about Flora.

> ask girl about Greta. ask girl about Helga.

> ask girl about Irene. ask girl about Jennifer.

> ask girl about Karen. ask girl about Laura.

> ask girl about Miranda. ask girl about Nelly.

> ask girl about Ophelia. ask girl about Pamela.

> ask girl about Queenie. ask girl about Roberta.

> ask girl about Cynthia. ask girl about Tiffany.

> ask girl about Una. ask girl about Vera.

> ask girl about Wendy. ask girl about Xandria.

> ask girl about Yolanda. ask girl about Zinnia.

Anyway, let's move on:

> sw.

Blumph High Street

> x airship. ask girl about airship.

> w.

Marketplace

> take Tattler. read it. g. ask girl about Tattler.

> x shops.

> w.

Betty's Dirty Laundry

> give ticket to Betty. (+1; you get a Gorgonzola.)

Betty tells you there's been a burglary and Ninny's robe is gone.

> ask Betty about laundry. ask Betty about mum.

> x counter. x Betty. x teeth. ask Betty about teeth.

> ask Betty about burglary. ask Betty about Ninny.

> x curtain. ask Betty about curtain.

> e.

Marketplace

> ask girl about laundry. ask girl about teeth.

> e. se.

Blumph Heights

> x stone wall. x garden. x house.

> x portcullis. x crest. open portcullis. (SFX)

> ask Crystal about house. ask Crystal about portcullis.

> x park. ask Crystal about park.

> s.

Blumph Heights Park

> x pterosaur. x wound. x saddle.

> ask Crystal about pterosaur. ask Crystal about saddle.

> take saddle. (Need to distract it.)

> x grass. x trees. climb tree.

> shake ball. take saddle. (+2)

> n. nw. e.

Conjuring Commodities

> x crone. x chair. x case.

> x jar. ask crone about it. (healing salve for $25)

> x machine. ask crone about it. (portable tyromancy for $130)

> x broomstick. ask crone about it. (good for descending for $110)

> x pill. ask crone about it. (knockout pill for $5)

> ask crone about espnis. (Generic sleep spell.)

> x hoop. ask crone about it. (aimfix-blorple blend for extra-dim object; $5)

> ask crone about aimfiz. (Transports you to some other location.)

> ask crone about blorple. (Explores an object's mystic connections.)

> ask crone about Crystal. (She can't tell you this prophecy.)

> ask crone about ball. (Don't get it near portals/rifts. Keep it out of your satchel.)

> ask crone about satchel. (Worth about $30 but you need it.)

> ask crone about carpet. (Maybe worth $5)

> ask crone about Honest Akbar. ask crone about Betty.

> x saddle. show saddle to crone. (Valuable, but isn't magical.)

> shake ball. show saddle to crone. sell saddle. (+2, +$300)

> buy machine. (+1)

> buy hoop. (+2)

> buy pill. (+1)

> buy jar. (+1)

> put gorgonzola in deluxe. turn crank. (+1)

You're now viewing another place and time:

Vechlee Road

Renaldo wants to expand the rift to your world to access its resources. To do this, he needs Ninny's interplanar rift analyser. Yekcal suggests using a cannon to blast through the doors.

> x Renaldo. x Yekcal. x caer wall. x doors. x fence. (+1)

The vision ends.

Conjuring Commodities

> put gorgonzola in satchel.

> put zamorano in deluxe. turn crank.

Another vision:

Main Hall

> s. (Can only watch, wait, to talk to Crystal.)

Renaldo gives key to Yekcal, telling him to lock the front gate and to hire a guard for the caer wall.

> ask Crystal about Yekcal. z.

Renaldo also suggests finding lead or oil for the guard to pour.

> x Renaldo. (Looks older than first vision.)

Renaldo also asks for magical seal on front entrance.

> x steel door.

Renaldo also wants a seal on the basement stairway.

> x rusty door. (Corroded and open.)

> x Yekcal.

Renaldo suggests one large seal can cover both basement and front entrance.

> z. ask Crystal about analyser. (+1)

This vision ends.

Conjuring Commodities

> ask Crystal about hoop.

> put hoop in satchel. put satchel in hoop. (Both glow.)

> w. se. s.

Blumph Heights Park

> open jar. shake ball. put ointment on wing. (+2)

> z. z. (+3. It flies away.)

> n. nw. n.

Honest Akbar's Carpet Emporium

> x carpets.

> ask Akbar about threadbare carpet. (Repairs would cost $110)

> yes. (+1)

> thank Akbar. x carpet.

> s. w. s.

Lonely Mountaintop Supply

> read Tattler.

> x shopkeeper. x counter. x cabinet. x device.

> read Tattler.

> ask shopkeeper about himself. ask him about goggles.

> ask him about Ninario. ask him about mountain. ($25)

> ask him about Betty. ask him about gorgonzola.

> ask him about me. ask him about crone.

> ask him about guided tour. (All tours are cancelled.)

> buy autoclimber. (+1)

> n. n.

Pier

> x booth. (lens, pull-cord, tray, index cards.)

> pull cord. (SFX: flash-click)

> ask Crystal about booth. (SFX. A lumen graphicum is made.)

> take card. x it. show it to Crystal.

> x pub. x stairway.

> x water —or— x ships.

> u.

Dirigible Docks

> n. (Nymph stops you. Need uniform?)

> ask Crystal about nymph.

> d. e.

Pub

> x man. x gruyere. take it. ("Hands off!")

> ask man about airship. ask man about anchor. ask man about pub.

> ask man about gruyere. (Take it when he's passed out.)

> ask man about glass. take tipple. (No, a Virgin Tipple is more your line.)

> ask man about magic —or— ask man about science.

> ask man about Ninny. ask man about Turthalion.

> ask man about Blumph.

> shake ball. put pill in drink. (+1)

> z. z. z. (+2. SFX: glass shatters! Captain runs east. SFX: crash!)

> take all. (Gruyere and front door key)

> put zamorano in satchel.

> put gruyere in deluxe. turn crank.

New vision:

Laboratory

> x blackboard. (Chemistry: "Explosive suggestions from the apprentice")

> read blackboard.

> x flask. (Potassium nitrate.)

> x purse. x pouch. (Renaldo: "Quick! To the bedroom!")

> x Renaldo. (+1. Renaldo wants one of Ninny's distinctive bunny robes.)

The vision ends.

Pub

> put gruyere in satchel.

> e.

Terrace

> x barrels. x sky.

> x captain. take uniform. (+2)

You swap clothes! You're now in the captain's uniform, and he's in your robes.

> wear boots. (You take the boots, remove the slippers, and wear boots.)

> put slippers in satchel.

> w. w. se. ne.

Wizard's Way

In case you were curious if the autoclimber could help you out here. (Spoiler: It can't.)

> point autoclimber at gate. pull trigger. g. (Wham. Ouch.)

> sw. se.

Blumph Heights

> read Tattler.

> point autoclimber at stone wall.

> pull trigger. g. (+2; you pull the wall down!)

> e.

Manor Grounds

> x manor door. x manor house.

> unlock door with key. e.

Front hall

> read Tattler. put front key in satchel.

> take license. (+1) take montagnolo. (+1) take golden key. (+1)

> x license. x montagnolo. x golden key.

> put montagnolo in deluxe.

> turn crank.

New vision:

Bedroom

> x wardrobe. x bed. x Renaldo. x door.

Renaldo tells Yekcal to pop back to Blumph and visit the laundry.

> x Yekcal. z. (+1. The vision ends.)

Front hall

> put montagnolo in satchel.

> w. w. nw. s.

Oak Street

> x people. ask people about airship. x anchor.

> ask Crystal about anchor.

> ne. x sturdy door. (locked) x brick house.

> x doorless house. read Tattler.

> se.

Ground floor

> x stairs. look under stairs.

> u. (SFX: The stairs collapse.)

> x opening. x plank. take it.

> nw. e.

Narrow alleyway

> x fence. x drainpipe. climb it.

Partway up the drainpipe

> u. (+1. SFX: pipe squeaking and collapsing)

First floor (of wooden house)

> x ladder. x opening. u.

Second-floor attic

> x trapdoor. open it.

> x wooden window. x brick window.

> put plank on brick window. (Too short)

> put plank in satchel.

> u.

Peaked roof of the wooden house

If you bought the broomstick instead of repairing the carpet, ride broomstick then jump.

> drop carpet. sit on carpet. (+2. SFX: crash through roof of brick house)

The carpet is destroyed as it takes you to:

Second floor of the brick house.

> push anchor. (+4)

> d.

Ground floor of the brick house

> x door. unlock door.

> sw. nw. n.

Pier

> take label. (intact and sticky)

> put label on license. (The license is now sticky.)

> put license in tray. pull cord. z. take license. x it.

> u.

Dirigible Docks

> n. (+2. Nymph approves you.)

Airship gondola

> x window. x joystick. x brass lever. ("ignition")

> x steel lever. ("open cargo doors")

> pull brass lever. (The engines start.)

> push joystick east. (+3. No lift.)

> push steel lever. (Cargo doors open.)

> push joystick east. (Fish fall out of the cargo hold.)

> ask Crystal about haddock.

> x building. ask Crystal about science foundation. z. (+4)

Arrivals Dock

By the way, you can now easily go back and forth between Blumph and Vechlee by going north at either of their docks.

> read Tattler. z. z. read Tattler. z. read Tattler.

> d.

Market Square

> x stall. x yellowed paper.

> touch stall. x fish. nw.

Sorcery Supply

wooden stand. pc of Madagascar Green Peppercorn.

> take peppercorn. (+1) x it.

> put peppercorn in deluxe. turn crank.

New vision:

Betty's Dirty Laundry's back room

> x cubbyholes. x tubs. x curtain.

Yekcal finds the rabbit robe.

> x Yekcal.

He finds the cheese and key, but leaves the cheese. Renaldo is terrified of cheese, lactose-intolerant and turophobic.

> x benches. (+1. The vision ends.)

Sorcery Supply

> put peppercorn in satchel. se. s. (+1)

Plumbers Union Building Society

> show license to teller. (+1)

Vault antechamber

> x box. x table. unlock box with ornate key.

> open box. (Nothing inside?)

> put hoop in box. (+1)

> close box. lock it. n. n. sw.

Outskirts

> take bowl. x bowl. (It's your old scrying bowl.)

> take ardrahan. (+1)

> x rubble. x gate.

> put bowl in satchel.

> put ardrahan in deluxe. turn crank.

New vision:

Vault antechamber

> x Renaldo. x teller. x Yekcal. x table.

Teller goes into the vault.

> x door. z.

Teller returns with an orange box. Renaldo opens it and recoils from the cheese.

> x box. (The cheese is Y-Fenni, the most terrifying.)

> z. (+1)

Renaldo takes the rift analyser; Renaldo and Yekcal leave without locking the box. The teller puts the cheese in the box, returns it to the vault, and reaches for a crystal ball.

The vision ends.

Outskirts

> put ardrahan in satchel.

> enter satchel. (+5)

Vault

> open orange box. take y-fenni. (+2) x it.

> close orange box.

> unlock purple box. open it. enter hoop.

Outskirts

> wear satchel. z. read Tattler.

> put y-fenni in deluxe. turn crank.

New vision:

Workshop

Renaldo is struggling with the analyser. Yekcal wants to make black powder (gunpowder).

> x mill. (For grinding chemicals. Closed, with crank.)

> x analyser. (Dials and wheels. Unclear how to use it.)

> x window. (Very narrow, but open.)

> x Renaldo. z. z. z. (+1)

They head to the roof, where the rift currently is.

Outskirts

> put y-fenni in satchel.

> ne. s.

Plumbers Union Building Society

> ask teller about Ninario. ask teller about apprentice.

> ask teller about Renaldo. ask teller about y-fenni.

> ask teller about Robert. ask teller about crone.

> show license to teller.

Vault antechamber

> take hoop. close box. lock box.

> put golden key in satchel.

> n. n. ne. s. (+2)

Eliza's Cheese Emporium

Using a crystal ball, Eliza verifies you as the cheese thief! She gives you a cheese invoice and a piece of Brie and shoves you out.

Vechlee Gate

> x invoice. read it. put it in satchel.

> x brie. put brie in deluxe. turn crank.

New vision:

Tower

> x Renaldo. x cannon.

Yekcal points to a smudge in the air.

> x smudge. x plaque. x base. x portcullis.

Yekcal notes a delivery wagon in the courtyard.

> x fountain.

"A vat of WizStrip?" "Get down, Yekcal!"

> ask Crystal about WizStrip. (+1. Doesn't mix well with methane.)

SFX: explosion. The tower drops twelve feet. The vision ends.

Vechlee Gate

> put brie in satchel.

> n.

North Vechlee

> x wooding. x factory. w.

Intercity WizStrip

> x vat. x workers. put label on vat. (+1)

> e. s. ne.

Vechlee Road

> x guard. (It's not Ned.)

> point autoclimber at guard.

> pull trigger. g. (+1; He marches off, leaving something.)

> look. take iron key. e. (unlocking the doors with the key)

Bailey

> x holes. x lump. x portcullis. x chains.

A simple way into the courtyard is to put hoop in portcullis then enter satchel. But that's a bit boring compared to catapulting yourself. Step one: take the lump of lead and carry it in your satchel. The lump's weight isn't an issue when it's in your satchel.

> put lump in satchel. (+1)

> w. se.

Hayfield

> x haystack. x tarpaulin.

> climb haystack.

Atop the Haystack

Step two: put the tarp in the satchel. You don't want the tarp billowing in midair until the right time.

> put tarp in satchel.

> search hay. yes.

> d. nw. ne.

Farm Gate

> x gate. e.

End of the Lane

> climb tree. u.

The Very Top of the Tree

Step three: At the top of the tree: take the lump of lead then drop it. You'll be flung southwards toweards the caer.

> take lump. drop it. (SFX)

In midair

Step four: Take the tarp either when you're just past the north wall or when you're over the courtyard. If you take the tarp too soon, you'll fall short, landing at the end of the lane. If you take the tarp too late, you'll fly too far, landing on the haystack.

> z. take tarp. (+3)

Courtyard

> put tarp in satchel.

> u. w.

Gatehouse

> pull lever. (+1. SFX)

> e. d.

Courtyard

> x fountain. x figurines.

> x chute. (There's a hook on the rim.)

> read Tattler.

> e. (A huge walrus swats you back.)

> se.

South of Tower

> x shed. s.

Inside the Shed

> x sign. take sign.

> x tools. search tools.

> x trapdoor. open it. d. n.

Darkness

> z. z. (Crystal turns the snow globe into a light source.)

Slimy Ledge

> d.

Rubbish Heap

> search heap. (You find nothing.)

> n.

Basement

> u. (A huge walrus swats you back down.)

> n.

Sewer

> x chute. (It's not directly above the vat.)

> x vat. (Full of sewage.)

> x channel. (Blocked.)

> climb ladder. (No.)

> unblock channel. (Not like that.)

Go back to the courtyard:

> s. s. s. s. u. n. nw.

Courtyard

> put sign on hook. (+1)

> z. (Continue waiting until WizStrip delivered: +2)

> z. z. (+3. BOOM; shouts from roof; walrus flees)

> e. (+2)

Main Hall

> s.

Laboratory

> take purse. take pouch. take flask.

> read Tattler.

> open purse. open pouch. x flask.

> x blackboard.

The recipe for gunpowder is 2 parts potassium nitrate, 3 parts carbon, and 1 part sulphur.

> n. nw.

Workshop

> open mill.

> put nitrate in mill.

> put charcoal in mill.

> put sulphur in mill.

> close mill.

> turn crank. (of ball mill. +3)

> open mill. put black powder in silk.

> se. ne.

Kitchen

> take airedale. (+1)

> put it in deluxe. turn crank.

A new vision:

Garden

> x Crystal. x flowers. x sky. (Your vision self is asking "Why?" over and over.)

> z. (+1. Your other self gives the other Crystal a chaste kiss. The vision ends.)

Kitchen

Crystal somehow didn't share the vision this time.

> put airedale in satchel.

> sw. u.

Tower

> put silk in cannon. (+1)

> throw gorgonzola at Renaldo.

Yekcal bats it into the cannon and leaps into it.

> pull cord. (+3. Yekcal is blasted away.)

> throw y-fenni at Renaldo. (He's juggling it.)

Crystal screams, "Throw me at him!"

> throw ball at Renaldo. (+3)

Renaldo ducks. Ball hits rift. BOOM. Renaldo blasted apart. You and Crystal (sans ball) fall into the garden.

Garden

> x Crystal. (She's dying and you're crying.)

> z. kiss Crystal. cry. read Tattler. z. z. z. z.

A black speck appears on the horizon.

> x speck. g. x shape. yell. yell.

The pterosaur drops a weed beside you.

> take weed. x it.

> give weed to Crystal. (+5. It brings her back from death.)

> any key

Ninario arrives via airship. He congratulates you both. Ninario and Crystal update each other. There's going to be some changes made, and not just because magic might be gone or altered now.

*** You have won ***

> full

> amusing

Extras

Amusing

Have you tried... Singing? Singing in the presence of the various characters in the game? Burning things? Climbing things that can't be climbed? Saying xyzzy, plugh or plover? Doing so in front of various NPCs? Trying to eat inedible things? Typing JUMP? HOP? SKIP? JAUNT? Kissing NPCs? Touching NPCs? Licking NPCs? Doing all the same to yourself? Listening to yourself? Smelling yourself? Waving things in the presence of various characters? Yawning in the presence of NPCs? Greeting all the NPCs in the game (using NPC, HELLO or SAY HELLO TO NPC)? Showing things to NPCs, such as your robes, socks, satchel and so on? Showing your plotkins to NPCs, both when you have a few and a lot? Greeting Betty more than once? Examining Betty? Asking her about her teeth? Asking the old crone about Ninario? Asking the old crone about Renaldo? Asking the old crone about zorkmids? Asking the old crone about the trophy case? Asking the Lonely Mountaintop shopkeeper about rope? Boots? Other climbing equipment? He's got 20 different excuses why he doesn't have any. Giving orders to the Lonely Mountaintop shopkeeper both before and after buying the MegaMountain Autoclimber Extreme? Climbing the drainpipe on the brick house in Oak Street? Asking Crystal things while you're on the drainpipe? After you've seen the bronze portcullis, telling the hermit about it, both before and after getting past it? Referring to the pterosaur as a dinosaur in front of Crystal? Referring to the pterosaur as a bird multiple times in front of Crystal? Asking Crystal about cannons? And then the incident? And then answering yes? Examining Renaldo in each vision? Asking Crystal about the grappling hook? Trying to travel "down" while in midair? Setting everything up so that the WizStrip can be delivered and then watching from the bailey or road to see what happens with the teamster and horses when the explosion occurs? Spelling Yekcal backwards? Asking Honest Akbar about tyromancy? Asking Crystal about a number of different substances? There is a list of about 26, from a to z for which she has a response about a friend imprisoned in each. Or, if you want to do it the easier way, ask her about her friends. Then, ask her about each of the names she lists. Eating Wizarding Weekly? Eating the black powder? Examining the sky throughout the course of the game? There are a few others not mentioned in this list. Have fun finding them!

Artwork

These are sample thumbnails of artwork in the game. Please play the actual game to see them at their full sizes.

Cover art
Town Tattler template

Characters

Named people:

Renaldo is the main evil bad guy and a wizard. He's aging much quicker than a normal person.
Yekcal is Renaldo's lackey. Note that "Yekcal" is "lackey" spelt backwards.
Ninario (aka Ninny) is an eccentric wizard and your master. He moved to Blumph to help orchestrate the defeat of the Wizards Guild from there. Although he's mentioned numerous times during the game, he only appears in the game's prologue and epilogue.
Crystal is a girl who was shrunk and imprisoned inside the cheap glass snow globe. She's been in there for over 200 years. In this game, she functions like an encyclopedia. Ask her about almost anything.
Betty currently runs Betty's Dirty Laundry in Blumph. She used to run the Wizardry Wooding store in Vechlee.
Captain Kells, the airship captain, failed to dock his airship properly and is now drinking in the pub.
Robert, the shopkeeper of Lonely Mountaintop Supply in Blumph, was formerly the hermit in Vechlee.
Honest Akbar is the proprietor of a carpet emporium.
Eliza Stilton has reopened her cheese shop in Vechlee.

Unnamed people:

The player character is an apprentice wizard to Ninario and also from a mundane dimension.
A crone runs Conjuring Commodities, the only place to buy magical items. She formerly had a shop in Vechlee.
A tiny warning nymph makes sure you have at most one lumen graphicae at a time.
Another tiny warning nymph stops you from getting into the airship until you're properly dressed and equipped as an airship captain.
The Lord Mayor of Blumph bizarrely claims she intended to have her roof ripped off during her party.
A teller is working in the Plumbers Union.
A guard, hired by Renaldo and Yekcal, is posted above the gate of Ninario's caer.
A teamster is driving the WizStrip delivery wagon.
The editor of the Town Tattler describes herself as a "family woman" in one of the articles.
A well-built man wearing a brass loincloth may briefly appear and mention the Leather Goddesses of Phobos. I saw him in Market Square.
The people in Blumph, the townspeople of Vechlee, and the workers (including a foreperson) in the WizStrip factory are going about their business in the background.

Animals:

A wounded pterosaur needs medical attention in Blumph Heights Park.
Birds are singing in Blumph Heights and in the neighbouring park.
Many haddock are dumped from the airship with unfortunate effects for those below.
Horses are pulling the teamster's delivery wagon.
A magical giant walrus is guarding Ninny's main hall because Yekcal couldn't find a magical seal.

Mentioned:

Turthalion is the ruler of Thalion. He rules from Blumph and claims to come from your world and to have invented this reality.
Betty's mother also works in the laundry.
Ned is a guy who used to guard the Wizards Guild Hall.
Douglas McIntosh owns the farm north of Ninario's caer.
Virgil was Renaldo's second-in-command until the events of the previous game.
Lewis Roberts, Isobel Andrews, and Sean Phillips are Oxford students mentioned in one of the scroll's articles.
Crystal's classmates were Amber, Beryl, Catherine, Delilah, Emma, Flora, Greta, Helga, Irene, Jennifer, Karen, Laura, Miranda, Nelly, Ophelia, Pamela, Queenie, Roberta, Cynthia, Tiffany, Una, Vera, Wendy, Xandria, Yolanda and Zinnia.

Credits

The response to the CREDITS command is:

Many thanks to J. Robinson Wheeler for creating the eye-catching cover art Thanks to Graham Nelson for creating Inform, not to mention the DM4. Thanks to Roger Firth and Sonja Kesserich for creating the IBG, which got me started on this whole thing. Many thanks to those whose library extensions I've used, specifically: Roger Firth (CCPL, since updated to CCPL3) L. Ross Raszewski (yesno, easydoor (basis of my own autodoor)) Miron Schmidt (calyx_adjectives, tweaked for Glulx) Also, many thanks to my various beta testers: Jessica Knoch Małgorzata Reczko ShankSeattle Mike Spivey Marshall Tenner Winter This project uses the following sound bites from Freesound.org. Some of these sounds have been remixed with each other or cropped to give varying effects. All have been converted to OGG format for space purposes within the game. The given Freesound ID can be used to look up the sound on the Freesound website. All listed sounds licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ unless otherwise noted. Sound IDs 212710, 341604 and 388528 were licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Sound ID 26868 is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/ Some sounds licensed under https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ were also used but not attributed, as not required. Filename Freesound ID Creator 20060422.sewing.machine.wav 18455 dobroide 20060510.hedge.ambiance.binaural.flac 18963 dobroide 20061030.ambiance.pinewood.ms.01.flac 24632 dobroide 20061119.pond.01.flac 26249 dobroide t_start1.mp3 26814 roscoetoon toy_ratchet_spin.wav 26868 atomota door knock 2.wav 32296 ERH columbia road flower market.wav 46879 Noise Cuisine forestsurroundings.wav 47989 Luftrum market_2.mp3 62839 vedas jf Glass Breaking.wav 85168 cmusounddesign impact-metal-movie.wav 103360 m-o-m explode.wav 104447 dkmedic santa-falling-down-chimney.mp3 212710 Tiger_v15 Ambience_BlackHole_00.wav 270526 LittleRobotSoundFactory Rumbling Rocky sound.flac 335337 Opsaaaaa Gate-Heavy-OpenClose-WAV.wav 336888 Omnisis Rushing stream 2.wav 341604 mike_stranks Artillery Explosion (Close) (Mixed).wav 388528 EFlexTheSoundDesigner

Endings

You have failed to defeat Renaldo and his evil now extends into your world as well

if, after a great many turns on the tower, Renaldo finally opens the rift.

You have defeated Renaldo and saved the children of your world, but at a terribly high cost

if you defeat Renaldo and Crystal dies. This can happen if you never healed the pterosaur.

You have won

if you defeat Renaldo and save Crystal's life.

Inventory

Cheese | Clothing | Keys | Readables | Other items

Note that although your carrying capacity is generous, it's not unlimited, and you should put things into your satchel when you're done with them. Your satchel can hold everything but the snow globe and the tin hoop.

Cheese

a piece of Zamorano. It's in the raspberry satchel.
a piece of Gorgonzola. Betty gives it to you in exchange for the laundry claim ticket.
a piece of Gruyere. It's on the table in the pub. You can take it after the captain passes out; see pill.
a piece of Montagnolo. It's on the table in the manor's front hall.
a piece of Madagascar Green Peppercorn. It's in Sorcery Supply.
a piece of Ardrahan. It's in the silver bowl at Outskirts (of Vechlee).
a piece of Y-Fenni. It's in the orange box in the Plumbers Union's vault in Vechlee. This is the most terrifying cheese for Renaldo.
a piece of Brie. Eliza gives this to you when you enter Eliza's Cheese Emporium.
a piece of Airedale. It's in the kitchen in Ninny's caer.

You will want to put each piece of cheese into the Mr Wizard Portable Tyromancy Deluxe and turn its crank to receive a vision.
In the Tower, after putting the purse (or pouch) of black powder in the cannon, throw one of the cheeses (eg: Gorgonzola) at Renaldo. Yekcal will bat the cheese into the cannon then enter the cannon himself. Pull the cord to get rid of Yekcal.
Throw the Y-Fenni at Renaldo, then throw the snow globe at Renaldo to finally defeat him.
By the way, it's okay to taste the cheeses. You'll never eat an entire piece, leaving it essentially unchanged.

Clothing and Wearables

some long flowing robes. You're wearing them. When you take the captain's uniform, you'll actually swap clothes, leaving the captain wearing your robes.
a pair of slippers. You're wearing them. You'll remove them when you wear the flight boots.
your filthy socks. You're wearing them underneath your slippers or boots. Ignore them. You may not take them off.
a cheap glass snow globe. Ninny gives it to you at the beginning. Examine it. Wear it. Shake it. Talk to the girl inside it; that's Crystal. Ask her about anything.

You'll definitely want to ask Crystal about the analyzer.
If you shake the globe, there's a snowfall inside which seems to have an odd hallucinatory effect on you, Crystal, and any other nearby people or creatures.
In Blumph Heights Park, shake the snow globe to distract the wounded pterosaur. Now you can take its saddle.
Again in Blumph Heights Park, shake the snow globe to distract the wounded pterosaur. Now you can put ointment on its wing.
In Conjuring Commodities, shake the snow globe then sell the saddle to earn 300 plotkins while the crone thinks the saddle is magical.
In the Pub, shake the snow globe to distract the captain. Now you can put the pill in his drink.
After a couple turns in darkness, Crystal will cast a spell that turns the snow globe into a light source.
On the tower, when Crystal tells you to do so, throw the snow globe at Renaldo. This will defeat Renaldo, break the globe, and free Crystal.

a raspberry satchel. It's on the Wizard's Way. Take it. Wear it. It's your player's holdall and can carry all your stuff. It already has some stuff in it too.

After putting the hoop in the satchel, they become linked. Entering the satchel teleports you to the hoop's location and vice-versa.

a captain's uniform. The captain on the terrace is wearing it. Take it and wear it, giving him your robes in exchange. The uniform is one of three things you need in order to board the airship.
a pair of flight boots. The captain on the terrace is wearing them. Take them and wear them. The boots are one of three things you need in order to board the airship.

Keys

a front door key. It's in the pub after you've spiked the captain's drink with the pill. It unlocks the front door of the manor, east of Blumph Heights.
an ornate golden key. It's on the table in the manor's front hall. It unlocks the purple safety deposit box in the Plumbers Union's vault antechamber in Vechlee.
a large iron key. The guard on Vechlee Road drops it after you use the autoclimber on him. It unlocks the doors east from there into the bailey.

Readables

a laundry claim ticket. Ninny gives it to you at the beginning. Give it to Betty in Betty's Dirty Laundry. Unfortunately, Ninny's robe was stolen, but she can give you the piece of Gorgonzola that was left in its pocket.
a crumpled scroll; later, an edition of Wizarding Weekly. It's in your raspberry satchel. Read it eight times to read all its articles.
an address label. It's on the crumpled scroll. It has Ninario's address on it.

First, put the label on airship license to make it sticky, so the lumen graphicum won't slide off.
Later, in Intercity WizStrip, put the label on the vat of WizStrip so it gets delivered on Ninny's caer.

the Town Tattler. It's on a plinth in the Marketplace. Take it. New articles are added to it during your adventure. Read the Tattler after it updates to see the new articles.
an index card with your picture on it. Create it at the pier by pulling the booth's pull-cord. However, this card isn't that useful to you.
an airship license. It's on the table in the manor's front hall.

At the pier, put the address label on the license to make it sticky. Put the license in the tray and pull the cord; the lumen graphicum will stick to the license, making it valid.
The license with your picture on it is one of three items you need in order to board the airship.
Later, at the Plumbers Union, show your license to the teller to gain access to the purple safety deposit box in their vault antechamber.

a cheese invoice. Eliza gives it to you when you enter Eliza's Cheese Emporium. Read it.
a delivery sign. It's inside the shed. Put the sign on the hook in the courtyard so the WizStrip is delivered properly.

Other items

number plotkins. You're carrying two of them to start with; they're coins.

In Conjuring Commodities, shake the snow globe then sell the saddle to earn 300 plotkins while the crone thinks the saddle is magical.
Buy the tin hoop from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 5 plotkins.
Buy the white nobbler from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 5 plotkins.
Buy the spenseweed extract from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 25 plotkins.
Buy the Mr Wizard Portable Tyromancy Deluxe machine from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 130 plotkins.
Optionally buy the broomstick from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 110 plotkins.
Optionally get the threadbare red carpet repaired in Honest Akbar's Carpets for 110 plotkins: show the carpet to Akbar then say yes. You need either the broomstick or the repaired carpet, not both.
Buy the MegaMountain Autoclimber Extreme from the shopkeeper in Lonely Mountaintop Supply for 25 plotkins.

a broomstick. You may buy it in Conjuring Commodities for 110 plotkins.

If you'd prefer to fly on the carpet, get the carpet repaired instead and don't buy the broomstick.
Drop the broomstick on the peaked roof of the wooden house and sit on it to take a short flight to the brick house.

a threadbare red carpet. It's in the raspberry satchel.

You may show the carpet to Akbar in Honest Akbar's Carpet and agree to let him repair it at a cost of 110 plotkins.
If you'd prefer to fly on the broomstick, don't bother getting the carpet repaired and buy the broomstick instead.
Drop the carpet on the peaked roof of the wooden house and sit on it to take a short flight to the brick house.

a sturdy plank. Go to the ground floor of the doorless house and try to go up the stairs. After the stairs collapse, take the plank from the remains of the stairs. Unfortunately, the plank is a red herring and is too short to reach the other house from the attic window.
an ornate saddle. It's worn by the wounded pterosaur in Blumph Heights Park.

To get the saddle, shake the snow globe then take the saddle while the pterosaur is distracted.
In Conjuring Commodities, shake the snow globe then sell the saddle while the crone thinks the saddle is magical.

a Mr Wizard Portable Tyromancy Deluxe. Buy it from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 130 plotkins.

For each piece of cheese you find, put it in the machine and turn the crank to see a helpful vision.

a tin hoop. Buy this hoop from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 5 plotkins.

Attune the hoop to your satchel by putting one in the other. Now if you enter the satchel, you go to where the hoop is, or vice-versa.
Go to the Plumbers Union's vault antechamber, put the hoop in the purple box, and lock the box.
Next, go somewhere deserted like Outskirts and enter the satchel to teleport into the actual vault. Don't forget to reclaim the hoop later by revisiting the antechamber the normal way.
Later, at Bailey, put the hoop in the portcullis. Now you can enter your satchel to teleport into the courtyard. After you open the portcullis, you can easily reclaim your satchel.

a white nobbler. Buy this pill from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 5 plotkins. In the pub, shake the snow globe to distract the Captain, then put the pill in hisdrink and wait a few turns. The Captain will pass out and you can take all his stuff: his front door key, his Gruyere, his uniform, and his boots!
small jar of spenseweed extract. Buy this salve from the crone in Conjuring Commodities for 25 plotkins. In Blumph Heights Park, open the jar then shake the snow globe. While the pterosaur is again distracted, put the ointment on the wounded wing. Wait a few turns to make sure wing heals; the pterosaur will fly away.
a MegaMountain Autoclimber Extreme. Buy the MegaMountain Autoclimber Extreme from the shopkeeper in Lonely Mountaintop Supply for 25 plotkins.

To use the autoclimber, point it at a target and pull the trigger twice.
At Blumph Heights, use the autoclimber at the stone wall. You pull it down!
At Wizard's Way, use the autoclimber at the gate.
At Vechlee Road, use the autoclimber on the guard. The guard will destroy the autoclimber before leaving.

a tarnished silver bowl. It's at Outskirts (of Vechlee) and is your own old scrying bowl. Take the piece of Ardrahan from it, but you don't need the bowl itself.
a large leaden lump. It's in the bailey. Put it in your satchel; get a point.

You can use lump in a mad way to get into the caer grounds. With the lump and tarp in your satchel, climb to the very top of the tree, take the lump out of the satchel so the tree bends down. Then drop the lump and get slingshotted into midair. When over the north wall or over the courtyard, take the tarp out of your satchel to break your flight and drop into the courtyard.

a tarpaulin. It's atop the haystack. You can leave it there unless you want to slingshot yourself into the courtyard; see lump.
a silk purse containing some powdered sulphur. It's in the laboratory. Take it to the workshop and put the sulphur in the mill.
a leather pouch containing some charcoal. It's in the laboratory. Take it to the workshop and put the charcoal in the mill.
a flask containing some potassium nitrate. It's in the laboratory. Take it to the workshop and put the potassium nitrate in the mill.
some black powder. Create it in the workshop by opening the mill, putting all three ingredients (as listed on the blackboard) from the laboratory in the mill, closing the mill, and turning the crank. Put the black powder in the purse (or pouch) to carry it. The black powder is gunpowder. In Tower, put the purse (or pouch) of gunpowder into the cannon.
a greater spenseweed. In the garden, after Renaldo is gone and Crystal is dying, and if you healed the pterosaur's wing earlier, the pterosaur may drop this weed at your feet. (You'll need to wait several turns and yell before the creature can reach you.) Give the greater spenseweed to Crystal to heal her and save her life.

Score

You have so far scored your-score out of a possible 100, in several turns, meaning your-status. The score is made up as follows: 1 point for shaking the snow globe. 1 point for meeting Crystal. 1 point for handing in the claim ticket at the laundry. 2 points for removing the saddle from the pterosaur. 2 points for selling the saddle. 1 point for buying the spenseweed extract. 2 points for healing the pterosaur. 3 points for letting the pterosaur get airborne. 1 point for buying the Mr Wizard Portable Tyromancy Deluxe. 1 point for using the Mr Wizard Portable Tyromancy Deluxe for the first time. 1 point for watching the first vision. 1 point for watching the second vision. 2 points for buying the hoop. 1 point for buying the white nobbler. 1 point for putting the white nobbler in the drink. 2 points for getting the airship captain out of the way. 2 points for putting on the airship captain's uniform. 1 point for watching the third vision. 1 point for buying the MegaMountain Autoclimber Extreme. 2 points for getting into the manor grounds. 1 point for taking the airship captain's license. 1 point for taking the ornate golden key. 1 point for taking the cheese from the manor house. 1 point for watching the fourth vision. 1 point for buying the broomstick or getting the threadbare red carpet repaired. 1 point for reaching the first floor of the wooden house. 2 points for reaching the roof of the brick house. 4 points for freeing the anchor. 2 points for getting into the airship. 3 points for getting the airship airborne. 4 points for reaching Vechlee. 1 point for watching the fifth vision. 1 point for taking the cheese from Sorcery Supply. 1 point for watching the sixth vision. 1 point for reaching the Plumbers Union Building Society. 1 point for reaching the antechamber. 1 point for putting the hoop in the purple safety deposit box. 3 points for reaching the vault 2 points for picking up the cheese in the vault. 1 point for watching the seventh vision. 2 points for visiting the cheese shop. 1 point for watching the eighth vision. 1 point for getting the guard down from the wall. 1 point for picking up the lump of lead. 3 points for getting into the courtyard. 1 point for raising the portcullis. 1 point for putting the label on the vat of WizStrip. 1 point for hanging the WizStrip delivery sign on the pipe. 2 points for getting the WizStrip delivered to the caer. 3 points for getting the walrus out of the way. 2 points for reaching the main hall. 1 point for picking up the cheese in the kitchen. 1 point for watching the ninth vision. 3 points for making black powder. 1 point for putting the purse or pouch filled with black powder into the cannon. 3 points for firing Yekcal out of the cannon. 3 points for closing the rift. 5 points for healing Crystal.

Statuses:

you failed the admission criteria. (0 to 4 points)
you forgot to register for classes this year. (5 to 8 points)
you will be forced to repeat the year. (10 to 17 points)
you failed to show up for class, and didn't complete the field assignments. (20 to 28 points)
your course-work was exceedingly poor, and your field work abysmal. (30 to 37 points)
your course-work was incomplete, and your field work needs improvement. (41 to 46 points)
your course-work was fine, but your field work needs improvement. (50 to 57 points)
you completed all your work but didn't even know about the senior project. (62 to 69 points)
you met the apprenticeship criteria, but lacked a certain je ne sais quoi. (70 to 78 points)
you finished your apprenticeship, but didn't complete your senior project. (80 to 89 points)
you finished your apprenticeship with honours, but aren't quite a master. (92 to 95 points)
the apprentice has become the master. (100 points)

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Maps

Map 1: Blumph

Map 2: Vechlee

Map 3: Ninario's Caer

Walkthrough

Extras

Amusing

Artwork

Characters

Credits

Endings

Inventory

Score

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Key & Compass presents:
Illuminismo Iniziato
by Michael J. Coyne