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(No, I think it's pretty relevant, especially when the alchemists concede that they're German. Hundenswein is still pretty correct.)
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==References==
 
==References==
* The name of the castle, "Hundenswein" is a play on "Schweinehund" (literally piggy-dog), a somewhat old fashioned German insult.  
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* The name of the castle, "Hundenswein" is a play on "Schweinehund" (literally piggy-dog), a somewhat old fashioned (and not very vulgar) German insult.  
* Possibly also a play on [[Wikipedia:Castle Wolfenstein|Castle Wolfenstein]], the '80s computer game that introduced the titular setting that would later appear in [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]], id Software's predecessor to Doom and a pioneer of the First-Person Shooter gaming genre.  The original Wolfenstein featured an early use of digitized speech, and the guards would often shout, "Schweinehund!", when alerted to your presence.
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* "Hundenswein" is possibly also a play on [[Wikipedia:Castle Wolfenstein|Castle Wolfenstein]], the '80s computer game that introduced the titular setting that would later appear in [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]], id Software's predecessor to Doom and a pioneer of the First-Person Shooter gaming genre.  The original Wolfenstein featured an early use of digitized speech, and the guards would often shout, "Schweinehund!", when alerted to your presence.
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* Else, "Hundenswein" could be translated as "[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wein Wine] of Hunden" in German. [[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 19:28, 23 June 2009

(Back to Up in the Mountains)


Combat Adventures

aardwolf
Aardwolf.gif

Item Drops: None

Chip Drops: 0

Experience Gained: 200

Health: ~193 (<220)



alchemist
Chemist.jpg

Item Drops: low pill, golden powder, lion pill

Chip Drops: <275

Experience Gained: 225

Health: ???



automaton
Automaton.jpg

Item Drops: irrhodium socket set, clockwork core, irrhodium gauntlets

Chip Drops: 0

Experience Gained: 240

Health: >200



castle guard
Castle-guard.jpg

Item Drops: stroopwafel, irrhodium helm, xentrium crossbow

Chip Drops: <261

Experience Gained: 215

Health: ~247 (<264)



castle guard, redux
Castle-guard2.jpg

Item Drops: xentrium axe, stroopwafel, irrhodium plate

Chip Drops: <279

Experience Gained: 235

Health: ???



chemist
Chemist2.jpg

Item Drops: russet lump, low pill, furry pill

Chip Drops: 243

Experience Gained: 210

Health: ???


Notes: One possible result of Forgot to Mention the Crystal Skulls


clockwork beetle
Clockwork-beetle.jpg

Item Drops: clockwork core

Chip Drops: 0

Experience Gained: 205

Health: ???



clockwork mishmash
Clockwork-mishmash.gif

Item Drops: clockwork core

Chip Drops: 0

Experience Gained: 230

Health: ???



mining machinery
Mining-machinery.jpg

Item Drops: russet lump, golden powder, black flakes, green residue, greyish scobs

Chip Drops: 0

Experience Gained: 220

Health: ~256 (<278)



Noncombat Choice Adventures

Behind Door Number Three ...
Laboratory.jpg
  • Grab the nearest box: black flakes
  • Investigate the shelves on the right: green residue
  • Check out the experimental equipment on the left: greyish scobs
  • Forget the store room and go find something more interesting: Skips adventure at no cost to time



Forgot to Mention the Crystal Skulls
Castle-wall.jpg



References

  • The name of the castle, "Hundenswein" is a play on "Schweinehund" (literally piggy-dog), a somewhat old fashioned (and not very vulgar) German insult.
  • "Hundenswein" is possibly also a play on Castle Wolfenstein, the '80s computer game that introduced the titular setting that would later appear in Wolfenstein 3D, id Software's predecessor to Doom and a pioneer of the First-Person Shooter gaming genre. The original Wolfenstein featured an early use of digitized speech, and the guards would often shout, "Schweinehund!", when alerted to your presence.
  • Else, "Hundenswein" could be translated as "Wine of Hunden" in German.