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* OlderThanTheyLook: The Puzzlemaster turns out to be [[spoiler:90]] years of age, but could very well pass for someone half his age in an illustration. Likely justified thanks to [[WizardsLiveLonger being one of Zagor's magical minions]].
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* ShoutOut: The accompanying illustration of the Slime Beast looks a lot like the [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Rancor]]. The pit where you fight it even have skulls littered all over the place.
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* BareHandedBladeBlock: If you try attacking the Metallix with your sword, the creature simply stops your blade with it's bare hands. And then you realize it's immune to metal weapons. Throwing rocks, on the other hand...
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* RhymesOnADime: Dungheap Dan the Mushroom Man, an NPC you encounter early in the quest, speaks only in rhyme for no reason other than to depict him as a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. He is, however, quite harmless and offers you a free shroom if you try communicating with him.
--> I'm Dungheap Dan\\
The mushroom man\\
I'd rather be a poet\\
Than a man who has to hoe it\\
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Take a mushroom, I won't tell\\
When you're ill, it'll make you well.
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* UselessItem: You can (read: ''should'') visit a store belonging to an old man named Deep Sea, filled with all sorts of junk you can purchase for your adventure before departing towards Kaad. Deep Sea will give you a list of stuff who might be of use, some which are compulsory while a few are either useless, or used in a route that's unwinnable anyways ([[spoiler:the quill and paper, healing balm, and axe comes to mind]]). One of them is outright ''harmful'' [[spoiler:the garlic, which accidentally triggers a spell when touching a magic pendant that kills you on the spot]]).
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* EatingContest: A really gross example, but you'll need to win a sheep's eye-eating competition in order to gain one of the four Golden Dragon Teeth necessary for your quest.
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* ImposterForgotOneDetail: The Doppelganger assassin sent by Zagor, while posing as the good wizard Yaztromo, forgot to disguise his eye colors. Depending if you have obtained a clue from Moose beforehand or not, the text will mention Yaztromo's ''green'' eyes, alerting you that the wizard is an imposter.
* InstantMessengerPigeon: En route to Kaad on a boat, your friend Moose will send a pigeon to warn you of a Doppelganger assassin attempting an ambush near your destination. You'll need to pass a LUCK Test however, otherwise the pigeon will be snatched away by a hawk and you'll miss out a clue.
* InstantMessengerPigeon: En route to Kaad on a boat, your friend Moose will send a pigeon to warn you of a Doppelganger assassin attempting an ambush near your destination. You'll need to pass a LUCK Test however, otherwise the pigeon will be snatched away by a hawk and you'll miss out a clue.
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** The player can also find the case for "The Giver of Sleep," but it's empty, the hero of the original book presumably having taken it.
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Ten years ago, an [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic and selfless adventurer]] braved the dangerous maze under Firetop Mountain and faced its diabolical master, the evil Warlock Zagor, eventually killing the evil master of Chaos once and for all... Or so it was thought. Chaos Wizards such as Zagor himself have ways to cheat death, and the Warlock was prepared. After ten years of silence and peace, a new threat rose from Firetop Mountain: the animals fell ill, the soil darkened and the people of the nearby village of Anvil are attacked by night horrors who kidnap people and drag them back under the mountain, where their bodyparts are harvested to reconstruct Zagor's body. You are an adventurer looking for fame and fortune, and the dire situation of Anvil's village is the right situation for you to be the hero. With the help of the people of Anvil, Kaad and Yaztromo the wizard you'll have to find a way to infiltrate the dungeons under Firetop Mountain, make your way to the sanctum and defeat Zagor one more time, for the good people of Allansia.
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Ten years ago, an a [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic and selfless adventurer]] braved the dangerous maze under Firetop Mountain and faced its diabolical master, the evil Warlock Zagor, eventually killing the evil master of Chaos once and for all... Or so it was thought. Chaos Wizards such as Zagor himself have ways to cheat death, and the Warlock was prepared. After ten years of silence and peace, a new threat rose from Firetop Mountain: the animals fell ill, the soil darkened and the people of the nearby village of Anvil are were attacked by night horrors who kidnap people and drag them back under the mountain, where their bodyparts are harvested to reconstruct Zagor's body. You are an adventurer looking for fame and fortune, and the dire situation of Anvil's village is the right situation for you to be the hero. With the help of the people of Anvil, Kaad Kaad, and Yaztromo the wizard wizard, you'll have to find a way to infiltrate the dungeons under Firetop Mountain, make your way to the sanctum sanctum, and defeat Zagor one more time, for the good people of Allansia.
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* BackFromTheDead: As mentioned in the description, evil wizards can cheat death with the Raise Dead spells, which will automatically revive the caster after a set amount of time. This was the case with Zagor.
* BigBad: Zagor, the (revived) Warlock of Firetop Mountain, now more villainous than before. [[OffscreenVillainy Well, not that he was that much evil...]]
* BigEater: At one point you can join an eating contest with some of Zagor's servants. [[spoiler:You can win one of the Golden Dragon Tooth from the Barbarian if you do so.]]
* BlackKnight: A Chaos Warrior encountered in his private room is one of the opponents you can face. He's so ferocious he can revive himself even if you kill him.
* CallBack: The first, abandoned part of the dungeon and is still the same as the first time around in ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain''. You can even find a room with four skeleton at a table, sinister call to the four dwarves playing card in the same title.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The character of Zagor is much more developed and depicted compared to his one-dimensional, original self, coming off as a NobleDemon.
* CoolSword: The one belonging to the infamous Chaos Warrior Darkblade Skullbiter. Subverted in that, rather than use it as a secondary weapon, you can barter it with a Chaos Beastman in exchange for a free pass to Zagor's quarters.
* DeadlyRinger: At one point, there's an evil witch who casts MindControl spells on unwary adventurers, turning them into her slaves, but her enchantment can be broken by ringing a silver bell within her presence.
* DuelToTheDeath: The very final duel against Zagor is a mano-a-mano knifefight on equal standing.
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Zagor tries to defeat you by summoning a series of four Chaos Elementals against you. To defeat them, you must summon the corresponding Light Elemental in the right order. [[spoiler: Earth beats Air, Air beats Water, Water beats Fire and Fire beats Earth.]]
* EnigmaticMinion: The Puzzlemaster and the Pitmaster are in Zagor's service and can kill you if you try to fail their trials, but, on the other hand, are more than happy to let you go if you pass their tests. You even wonder alound about their attitude.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Zagor seems to employ pretty much every possible monster, from goblins and orcs to Troglodytes to Ogres to vampires and Gorgons.
* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: An egregious example is a peculiar talisman which reacts to the garlic in your backpack by turning into a stiletto and sinking itself in your back.
* BigBad: Zagor, the (revived) Warlock of Firetop Mountain, now more villainous than before. [[OffscreenVillainy Well, not that he was that much evil...]]
* BigEater: At one point you can join an eating contest with some of Zagor's servants. [[spoiler:You can win one of the Golden Dragon Tooth from the Barbarian if you do so.]]
* BlackKnight: A Chaos Warrior encountered in his private room is one of the opponents you can face. He's so ferocious he can revive himself even if you kill him.
* CallBack: The first, abandoned part of the dungeon and is still the same as the first time around in ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain''. You can even find a room with four skeleton at a table, sinister call to the four dwarves playing card in the same title.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The character of Zagor is much more developed and depicted compared to his one-dimensional, original self, coming off as a NobleDemon.
* CoolSword: The one belonging to the infamous Chaos Warrior Darkblade Skullbiter. Subverted in that, rather than use it as a secondary weapon, you can barter it with a Chaos Beastman in exchange for a free pass to Zagor's quarters.
* DeadlyRinger: At one point, there's an evil witch who casts MindControl spells on unwary adventurers, turning them into her slaves, but her enchantment can be broken by ringing a silver bell within her presence.
* DuelToTheDeath: The very final duel against Zagor is a mano-a-mano knifefight on equal standing.
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Zagor tries to defeat you by summoning a series of four Chaos Elementals against you. To defeat them, you must summon the corresponding Light Elemental in the right order. [[spoiler: Earth beats Air, Air beats Water, Water beats Fire and Fire beats Earth.]]
* EnigmaticMinion: The Puzzlemaster and the Pitmaster are in Zagor's service and can kill you if you try to fail their trials, but, on the other hand, are more than happy to let you go if you pass their tests. You even wonder alound about their attitude.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Zagor seems to employ pretty much every possible monster, from goblins and orcs to Troglodytes to Ogres to vampires and Gorgons.
* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: An egregious example is a peculiar talisman which reacts to the garlic in your backpack by turning into a stiletto and sinking itself in your back.
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* BackFromTheDead: As mentioned in the description, evil wizards can cheat death with the Raise Dead spells, which will automatically revive the caster after a set amount of time. This was the case with Zagor.
* BigBad: Zagor, the (revived) Warlock of Firetop Mountain, now more villainous than before. [[OffscreenVillainy Well, not that he was thatmuch evil...evil in the first place...]]
* BigEater: At one point you can join an eating contest with some of Zagor's servants. [[spoiler:You can winone of the a Golden Dragon Tooth from the Barbarian if you do so.]]
* BlackKnight:A You can encounter a Chaos Warrior encountered in his private room is one of the opponents you can face. He's room, and he's so ferocious he can revive himself even if you kill him.
* CallBack: The first, abandoned part of the dungeonand is still the same as the first time around in ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain''. You can even find a room with four skeleton skeletons at a table, a sinister call callback to the four dwarves playing card cards in the same title.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The character of Zagor is much more developedand depicted compared to his one-dimensional, original self, original, one-dimensional portrayal, coming off as a NobleDemon.
* CoolSword:The You can find one belonging to the infamous Chaos Warrior Darkblade Skullbiter. Subverted in that, rather than use it as a secondary weapon, you can barter it with a Chaos Beastman in exchange for a free pass to Zagor's quarters.
* DeadlyRinger: At one point,there's you encounter an evil witch who casts MindControl spells on unwary adventurers, turning them into her slaves, but her enchantment can be broken by ringing a silver bell within her presence.
* DuelToTheDeath: The very final duel against Zagor is a mano-a-manoknifefight knife fight on equal standing.
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Zagor tries to defeat you by summoning a series of four Chaos Elementals against you. To defeat them, you must summon the corresponding LightElemental Elementals in the right order. [[spoiler: Earth beats Air, Air beats Water, Water beats Fire and Fire beats Earth.]]
* EnigmaticMinion: The Puzzlemaster and the Pitmaster are in Zagor's service and can kill you if youtry to fail their trials, but, on the other hand, are but they're more than happy to let you go if you pass their tests. pass. You even wonder alound aloud about their attitude.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Zagorseems to employ pretty much every possible monster, employs a very diverse collection of minions, from goblins and orcs to Troglodytes to Ogres to vampires Troglodytes, Ogres, Vampires, and Gorgons.
* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: An egregious example is a peculiar talisman which reacts to the garlic in your backpack by turning into a stiletto and sinking itselfin into your back.
* BigBad: Zagor, the (revived) Warlock of Firetop Mountain, now more villainous than before. [[OffscreenVillainy Well, not that he was that
* BigEater: At one point you can join an eating contest with some of Zagor's servants. [[spoiler:You can win
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* CallBack: The first, abandoned part of the dungeon
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The character of Zagor is much more developed
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* DeadlyRinger: At one point,
* DuelToTheDeath: The very final duel against Zagor is a mano-a-mano
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Zagor tries to defeat you by summoning a series of four Chaos Elementals against you. To defeat them, you must summon the corresponding Light
* EnigmaticMinion: The Puzzlemaster and the Pitmaster are in Zagor's service and can kill you if you
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Zagor
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* ForeignQueasine: The menu for the eating contest is a typical Troglodyte delicacy: sheep's eyeballs. In a bout of realism, eating them is disgusting but does heal you all the same, since it's a meal after all.
* FrankensteinMonster: Apparently, Zagor's spell did bring him back to life but was faulty, which means that he needs to replace most of his body parts with fresh replacements from the people of Anvil.
* FrankensteinMonster: Apparently, Zagor's spell did bring him back to life but was faulty, which means that he needs to replace most of his body parts with fresh replacements from the people of Anvil.
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* ForeignQueasine: The menu for the eating contest is a typical Troglodyte delicacy: sheep's eyeballs. In a bout of realism, eating them is disgusting but does heal you all the same, restores your Stamina, since it's a meal after all.
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* FrankensteinMonster: Apparently, Zagor's spell did bring him back to life but was faulty, whichmeans meant that he needs needed to replace most of his body parts with fresh replacements ones from the people of Anvil.
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* {{Glamour}}: There is an inescapable encounter with a hag, who uses a magic charm to disguise herself as a beautiful maiden in an attempt to trick and brainwash you. She use the same charm to disguise her dog-headed minion into a human, and if you didn't collect a magic ring earlier in the adventure you'll fall under her spell.
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* KillItWithFire: There is a chamber players need to enter, which contains SIX {{Mummy}} enemies players must defeat in order to continue. But players who purchased a lantern earlier can instantly kill 1 dice's worth of mummies instantly by breaking the lantern and spilling burning oil on the mummies.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: After using all his Elementals, Zagor will challenge you to a solemn, unarmored knife fight one on one.
* MultiMeleeMaster: While the other books imply that you can use other weapons than the sword, this book has an ample variety of weapon you can use, including the sword, a hammer, a knife and even a whip.
* NoSell: The Metallix seems harmless, but is completely immune to any metal weapon and must be dealt with stones and rocks.
* OneWingedAngel: In a rather unusual example, if the Chaos Beastman wounds you at least once he will transform into a stronger and more monstrous Chaos Beast Lord.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Just like in ''Literature/CryptOfTheSorcerer'', a kind and friendly Yaztromo is actually a deadly enemy under disguise.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: After using all his Elementals, Zagor will challenge you to a solemn, unarmored knife fight one on one.
* MultiMeleeMaster: While the other books imply that you can use other weapons than the sword, this book has an ample variety of weapon you can use, including the sword, a hammer, a knife and even a whip.
* NoSell: The Metallix seems harmless, but is completely immune to any metal weapon and must be dealt with stones and rocks.
* OneWingedAngel: In a rather unusual example, if the Chaos Beastman wounds you at least once he will transform into a stronger and more monstrous Chaos Beast Lord.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Just like in ''Literature/CryptOfTheSorcerer'', a kind and friendly Yaztromo is actually a deadly enemy under disguise.
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* KillItWithFire: There is At one point, you enter a chamber players need to enter, containing ''six'' mummies which contains SIX {{Mummy}} enemies players must defeat be defeated in order to continue. But players who If you purchased a lantern earlier earlier, you can instantly kill 1 dice's one die worth of mummies instantly by breaking the lantern and spilling burning oil on the mummies.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen:After using If you manage to counter all his of Zagor's Chaos Elementals, Zagor he will challenge you to a solemn, unarmored knife fight one on one.
* MultiMeleeMaster: While the other books imply that you can useother weapons other than the sword, swords, this book has an ample variety of weapon weapons you can use, including the a sword, a hammer, a knife knife, and even a whip.
* NoSell: The Metallix seems harmless, but is completely immune to any metal weapon and must be dealt with using stones and rocks.
* OneWingedAngel: In a rather unusual example, if the Chaos Beastman wounds you at leastonce once, he will transform into a stronger and more monstrous Chaos Beast Lord.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Just like in ''Literature/CryptOfTheSorcerer'', a seemingly kind and friendly Yaztromo is actually a deadly enemyunder in disguise.
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* MultiMeleeMaster: While the other books imply that you can use
* NoSell: The Metallix seems harmless, but is completely immune to any metal weapon and must be dealt with using stones and rocks.
* OneWingedAngel: In a rather unusual example, if the Chaos Beastman wounds you at least
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* SequelHook: [[spoiler:After killing Zagor in the final battle, you leave and returned with some villagers so that they can see Zagor's corpse for themselves. To everyone's shock, the dead Zagor had a big smile on his face and the stump on his incomplete arm was missing too]].
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* SequelHook: [[spoiler:After killing Zagor in the final battle, you leave and returned return with some villagers so that they can see Zagor's corpse for themselves. To everyone's shock, the dead Zagor had has a big smile on his face and the stump on his incomplete arm was is missing too]].too.]]
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* SilverHasMysticPowers: You can find a rather useful Silver Dagger which can harm the undead and [[spoiler: is required in the final battle to kill a rat which is running away with one of the Teeth.]]
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: The prize goes to the Chaos Warrior "Darkblade Skullbiter", former owner of the demonic sword you can acquire.
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* SeriesFauxnale: This was intended to be the last book in the series, bringing things full-circle and ending things on a nice, round number, as well as finishing after 10 years. However, the special attention given to the series in the anniversary year caused sales to spike and it continued being published by Puffin for another few years after this.
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* HandInTheHole: This is where you will find the first Golden Dragon Tooth, in a hole near the entrance of Zagor's lair. Unfortunately, said hole is filled with acidic gel which will dissolve your flesh if you aren't wearing a gauntlet.
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* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:How Zagor was described to be in the good ending]].
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* TouchOfDeath: The Plague Bearer is small, frail and seemingly harmless, but can kill you with his infecting touch.
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* KillItWithFire: There is a chamber players need to enter, which contains SIX {{Mummy}} enemies players must defeat in order to continue. But players who purchased a lantern earlier can instantly kill 1 dice's worth of mummies instantly by breaking the lantern and spilling burning oil on the mummies.
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* {{Glamour}}: There is an inescapable encounter with a hag, who uses a magic charm to disguise herself as a beautiful maiden in an attempt to trick and brainwash you. She use the same charm to disguise her dog-headed minion into a human, and if you didn't collect a magic ring earlier in the adventure you'll fall under her spell.
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The Zagor trilogy finally concludes itself with the third and last book, ''Literature/LegendOfZagor''.
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* SkippableBoss: The Chaos Beast Man will let you pass if you give him Darkblade Skullspitter's sword. And then there's the Chaos Slime Beast, which you don't need to fight if you take the "PUZZLES" route.
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Actually, the body was still there...
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''Return to Firetop Mountain'' is the fiftieth entry in the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' series of gamebooks, written by Ian Livingstone as a MilestoneCelebration and nod to the first book of the series, ''Literature/TheWarlockOfFiretopMountain''.
Ten years ago, an [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic and selfless adventurer]] braved the dangerous maze under Firetop Mountain and faced it's diabolical master, the evil Warlock Zagor, eventually killing the evil master of Chaos once and for all... Or so it was thought. Chaos Wizards such as Zagor himself have ways to cheat death, and the Warlock was prepared. After ten years of silence and peace, a new threat rose from Firetop Mountain: the animals fell ill, the soil darkened and the people of the nearby village of Anvil are attacked by night horrors who kidnap people and drag them back under the mountain, where their bodyparts are harvested to reconstruct Zagor's body. You are an adventurer looking for fame and fortune, and the dire situation of Anvil's village is the right situation for you to be the hero. With the help of the people of Anvil, Kaad and Yaztromo the wizard you'll have to find a way to infiltrate the dungeons under Firetop Mountain, make your way to the sanctum and defeat Zagor one more time, for the good people of Allansia.
Ten years ago, an [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic and selfless adventurer]] braved the dangerous maze under Firetop Mountain and faced it's diabolical master, the evil Warlock Zagor, eventually killing the evil master of Chaos once and for all... Or so it was thought. Chaos Wizards such as Zagor himself have ways to cheat death, and the Warlock was prepared. After ten years of silence and peace, a new threat rose from Firetop Mountain: the animals fell ill, the soil darkened and the people of the nearby village of Anvil are attacked by night horrors who kidnap people and drag them back under the mountain, where their bodyparts are harvested to reconstruct Zagor's body. You are an adventurer looking for fame and fortune, and the dire situation of Anvil's village is the right situation for you to be the hero. With the help of the people of Anvil, Kaad and Yaztromo the wizard you'll have to find a way to infiltrate the dungeons under Firetop Mountain, make your way to the sanctum and defeat Zagor one more time, for the good people of Allansia.
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''Return to Firetop Mountain'' is the fiftieth 50[[superscript:th]] entry in the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' series of gamebooks, written by Ian Livingstone as a MilestoneCelebration and nod to the first book of the series, ''Literature/TheWarlockOfFiretopMountain''.
Ten years ago, an [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic and selfless adventurer]] braved the dangerous maze under Firetop Mountain and facedit's its diabolical master, the evil Warlock Zagor, eventually killing the evil master of Chaos once and for all... Or so it was thought. Chaos Wizards such as Zagor himself have ways to cheat death, and the Warlock was prepared. After ten years of silence and peace, a new threat rose from Firetop Mountain: the animals fell ill, the soil darkened and the people of the nearby village of Anvil are attacked by night horrors who kidnap people and drag them back under the mountain, where their bodyparts are harvested to reconstruct Zagor's body. You are an adventurer looking for fame and fortune, and the dire situation of Anvil's village is the right situation for you to be the hero. With the help of the people of Anvil, Kaad and Yaztromo the wizard you'll have to find a way to infiltrate the dungeons under Firetop Mountain, make your way to the sanctum and defeat Zagor one more time, for the good people of Allansia.
Ten years ago, an [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic and selfless adventurer]] braved the dangerous maze under Firetop Mountain and faced
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* AdaptationalHeroism: As mentioned in the background, the backstory makes clear that the morally-dubious protagonist of ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'' was a noble hero, and Zagor was a standard EvilSorcerer.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: As mentioned in the background, the backstory makes clear that the morally-dubious morally dubious protagonist of ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'' was a noble hero, and Zagor was a standard EvilSorcerer.
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* BigEater: At one point you can join an eating contest with some of Zagor's servants. [[spoiler: You can win one of the Golden Dragon Tooth from the Barbarian if you do so.]]
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* BigEater: At one point you can join an eating contest with some of Zagor's servants. [[spoiler: You [[spoiler:You can win one of the Golden Dragon Tooth from the Barbarian if you do so.]]
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* DuelToTheDeath: The very final duel against Zagor is a mano a mano knifefight on equal standing.
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* DuelToTheDeath: The very final duel against Zagor is a mano a mano mano-a-mano knifefight on equal standing.
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* WeaksauceWeakness: The mirror for the Gorgon, Garlic for the Vampire and [[spoiler: the Whip for the Mindbender.]]
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* WeaksauceWeakness: The mirror for the Gorgon, Garlic for the Vampire and [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the Whip for the Mindbender.]]]]
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* FrankensteinMonster: Apparently, Zagor's spell did brought him back to life but was faulty, which means that he needs to replace most of his body parts with fresh replacements from the people of Anvil.
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* FrankensteinMonster: Apparently, Zagor's spell did brought bring him back to life but was faulty, which means that he needs to replace most of his body parts with fresh replacements from the people of Anvil.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome Back...]]
''Return to Firetop Mountain'' is the fiftieth entry in the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' series of gamebooks, written by Ian Livingstone as a MilestoneCelebration and nod to the first book of the series, ''Literature/TheWarlockOfFiretopMountain''.
Ten years ago, an [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic and selfless adventurer]] braved the dangerous maze under Firetop Mountain and faced it's diabolical master, the evil Warlock Zagor, eventually killing the evil master of Chaos once and for all... Or so it was thought. Chaos Wizards such as Zagor himself have ways to cheat death, and the Warlock was prepared. After ten years of silence and peace, a new threat rose from Firetop Mountain: the animals fell ill, the soil darkened and the people of the nearby village of Anvil are attacked by night horrors who kidnap people and drag them back under the mountain, where their bodyparts are harvested to reconstruct Zagor's body. You are an adventurer looking for fame and fortune, and the dire situation of Anvil's village is the right situation for you to be the hero. With the help of the people of Anvil, Kaad and Yaztromo the wizard you'll have to find a way to infiltrate the dungeons under Firetop Mountain, make your way to the sanctum and defeat Zagor one more time, for the good people of Allansia.
The book is to ''Literature/TheWarlockOfFiretopMountain'' what ''Literature/TrialOfChampions'' was to ''Literature/DeathtrapDungeon'', an elaborated sequel which revisit the same location with a fleshed-out backstory, brand new puzzles and encounters and a new set of plot coupons to gather in order to finish the game alive.
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!!''Return to Firetop Mountain'' contains examples of:
* AchillesHeel: The Undead Chaos Warrior can only be killed if you stab his heart.
* AdaptationalHeroism: As mentioned in the background, the backstory makes clear that the morally-dubious protagonist of ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'' was a noble hero, and Zagor was a standard EvilSorcerer.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: The prize goes to the Chaos Warrior "Darkblade Skullbiter", former owner of the demonic sword you can acquire.
* BackFromTheDead: As mentioned in the description, evil wizards can cheat death with the Raise Dead spells, which will automatically revive the caster after a set amount of time. This was the case with Zagor.
* BigBad: Zagor, the (revived) Warlock of Firetop Mountain, now more villainous than before. [[OffscreenVillainy Well, not that he was that much evil...]]
* BigEater: At one point you can join an eating contest with some of Zagor's servants. [[spoiler: You can win one of the Golden Dragon Tooth from the Barbarian if you do so.]]
* BlackKnight: A Chaos Warrior encountered in his private room is one of the opponents you can face. He's so ferocious he can revive himself even if you kill him.
* CallBack: The first, abandoned part of the dungeon and is still the same as the first time around in ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain''. You can even find a room with four skeleton at a table, sinister call to the four dwarves playing card in the same title.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The character of Zagor is much more developed and depicted compared to his one-dimensional, original self, coming off as a NobleDemon.
* CoolSword: The one belonging to the infamous Chaos Warrior Darkblade Skullbiter. Subverted in that, rather than use it as a secondary weapon, you can barter it with a Chaos Beastman in exchange for a free pass to Zagor's quarters.
* DuelToTheDeath: The very final duel against Zagor is a mano a mano knifefight on equal standing.
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Zagor tries to defeat you by summoning a series of four Chaos Elementals against you. To defeat them, you must summon the corresponding Light Elemental in the right order. [[spoiler: Earth beats Air, Air beats Water, Water beats Fire and Fire beats Earth.]]
* EnigmaticMinion: The Puzzlemaster and the Pitmaster are in Zagor's service and can kill you if you try to fail their trials, but, on the other hand, are more than happy to let you go if you pass their tests. You even wonder alound about their attitude.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Zagor seems to employ pretty much every possible monster, from goblins and orcs to Troglodytes to Ogres to vampires and Gorgons.
* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: An egregious example is a peculiar talisman which reacts to the garlic in your backpack by turning into a stiletto and sinking itself in your back.
* ExcaliburInTheRust: You can find the legendary sword of Darkblade Skullbiter in the nest of a Goblin, of all things.
* ForeignQueasine: The menu for the eating contest is a typical Troglodyte delicacy: sheep's eyeballs. In a bout of realism, eating them is disgusting but does heal you all the same, since it's a meal after all.
* FrankensteinMonster: Apparently, Zagor's spell did brought him back to life but was faulty, which means that he needs to replace most of his body parts with fresh replacements from the people of Anvil.
* GiantFlyer: You can hire the service of a Giant Eagle early on to fly from Kaad to Firetop Mountain.
* HeroicSacrifice: If you rescue the blinded Zoot from Zagor's prisons, he will uncover a secret door for you, but will also fall victim to the trap in front of it.
* KnifeNut: You can find a rather useful Silver Dagger which can harm the undead and [[spoiler: is required in the final battle to kill a rat which is running away with one of the Teeth.]]
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: After using all his Elementals, Zagor will challenge you to a solemn, unarmored knife fight one on one.
* MultiMeleeMaster: While the other books imply that you can use other weapons than the sword, this book has an ample variety of weapon you can use, including the sword, a hammer, a knife and even a whip.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: In the end, you lead back the villagers to Zagor's throne room... but find no trace of the Warlock's corpse...]]
* NoSell: The Metallix seems harmless, but is completely immune to any metal weapon and must be dealt with stones and rocks.
* OneWingedAngel: In a rather unusual example, if the Chaos Beastman wounds you at least once he will transform into a stronger and more monstrous Chaos Beast Lord.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Just like in ''Literature/CryptOfTheSorcerer'', a kind and friendly Yaztromo is actually a deadly enemy under disguise.
* PlotCoupon: The four Golden Dragon Teeth which can summon Light Elementals, as well as the pages of the spellbook telling you which Elemental lives in which tooth.
* RedRightHand: Almost literally, Zagor's right hand is grotesquely oversized for his arm, while his left arm is a skeletal stump.
* SchmuckBait: [[spoiler: One of the Golden Teeth you can obtain is a fake dud.]]
* SpikesOfVillainy: The Chaos Warrior's battle attire.
* TouchOfDeath: The Plague Bearer is small, frail and seemingly harmless, but can kill you with his infecting touch.
* UnstoppableRage: Both the Chaos Warrior and the Chaos Beastman can fly into an unstoppable rage when in combat.
* VillainsOutShopping: You can run into a room of the dungeon where a bunch of Zagor's mooks are enjoying some free time partying and having eating contests.
* WeaksauceWeakness
[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome Back...]]
''Return to Firetop Mountain'' is the fiftieth entry in the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' series of gamebooks, written by Ian Livingstone as a MilestoneCelebration and nod to the first book of the series, ''Literature/TheWarlockOfFiretopMountain''.
Ten years ago, an [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic and selfless adventurer]] braved the dangerous maze under Firetop Mountain and faced it's diabolical master, the evil Warlock Zagor, eventually killing the evil master of Chaos once and for all... Or so it was thought. Chaos Wizards such as Zagor himself have ways to cheat death, and the Warlock was prepared. After ten years of silence and peace, a new threat rose from Firetop Mountain: the animals fell ill, the soil darkened and the people of the nearby village of Anvil are attacked by night horrors who kidnap people and drag them back under the mountain, where their bodyparts are harvested to reconstruct Zagor's body. You are an adventurer looking for fame and fortune, and the dire situation of Anvil's village is the right situation for you to be the hero. With the help of the people of Anvil, Kaad and Yaztromo the wizard you'll have to find a way to infiltrate the dungeons under Firetop Mountain, make your way to the sanctum and defeat Zagor one more time, for the good people of Allansia.
The book is to ''Literature/TheWarlockOfFiretopMountain'' what ''Literature/TrialOfChampions'' was to ''Literature/DeathtrapDungeon'', an elaborated sequel which revisit the same location with a fleshed-out backstory, brand new puzzles and encounters and a new set of plot coupons to gather in order to finish the game alive.
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!!''Return to Firetop Mountain'' contains examples of:
* AchillesHeel: The Undead Chaos Warrior can only be killed if you stab his heart.
* AdaptationalHeroism: As mentioned in the background, the backstory makes clear that the morally-dubious protagonist of ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'' was a noble hero, and Zagor was a standard EvilSorcerer.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: The prize goes to the Chaos Warrior "Darkblade Skullbiter", former owner of the demonic sword you can acquire.
* BackFromTheDead: As mentioned in the description, evil wizards can cheat death with the Raise Dead spells, which will automatically revive the caster after a set amount of time. This was the case with Zagor.
* BigBad: Zagor, the (revived) Warlock of Firetop Mountain, now more villainous than before. [[OffscreenVillainy Well, not that he was that much evil...]]
* BigEater: At one point you can join an eating contest with some of Zagor's servants. [[spoiler: You can win one of the Golden Dragon Tooth from the Barbarian if you do so.]]
* BlackKnight: A Chaos Warrior encountered in his private room is one of the opponents you can face. He's so ferocious he can revive himself even if you kill him.
* CallBack: The first, abandoned part of the dungeon and is still the same as the first time around in ''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain''. You can even find a room with four skeleton at a table, sinister call to the four dwarves playing card in the same title.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The character of Zagor is much more developed and depicted compared to his one-dimensional, original self, coming off as a NobleDemon.
* CoolSword: The one belonging to the infamous Chaos Warrior Darkblade Skullbiter. Subverted in that, rather than use it as a secondary weapon, you can barter it with a Chaos Beastman in exchange for a free pass to Zagor's quarters.
* DuelToTheDeath: The very final duel against Zagor is a mano a mano knifefight on equal standing.
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Zagor tries to defeat you by summoning a series of four Chaos Elementals against you. To defeat them, you must summon the corresponding Light Elemental in the right order. [[spoiler: Earth beats Air, Air beats Water, Water beats Fire and Fire beats Earth.]]
* EnigmaticMinion: The Puzzlemaster and the Pitmaster are in Zagor's service and can kill you if you try to fail their trials, but, on the other hand, are more than happy to let you go if you pass their tests. You even wonder alound about their attitude.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Zagor seems to employ pretty much every possible monster, from goblins and orcs to Troglodytes to Ogres to vampires and Gorgons.
* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: An egregious example is a peculiar talisman which reacts to the garlic in your backpack by turning into a stiletto and sinking itself in your back.
* ExcaliburInTheRust: You can find the legendary sword of Darkblade Skullbiter in the nest of a Goblin, of all things.
* ForeignQueasine: The menu for the eating contest is a typical Troglodyte delicacy: sheep's eyeballs. In a bout of realism, eating them is disgusting but does heal you all the same, since it's a meal after all.
* FrankensteinMonster: Apparently, Zagor's spell did brought him back to life but was faulty, which means that he needs to replace most of his body parts with fresh replacements from the people of Anvil.
* GiantFlyer: You can hire the service of a Giant Eagle early on to fly from Kaad to Firetop Mountain.
* HeroicSacrifice: If you rescue the blinded Zoot from Zagor's prisons, he will uncover a secret door for you, but will also fall victim to the trap in front of it.
* KnifeNut: You can find a rather useful Silver Dagger which can harm the undead and [[spoiler: is required in the final battle to kill a rat which is running away with one of the Teeth.]]
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: After using all his Elementals, Zagor will challenge you to a solemn, unarmored knife fight one on one.
* MultiMeleeMaster: While the other books imply that you can use other weapons than the sword, this book has an ample variety of weapon you can use, including the sword, a hammer, a knife and even a whip.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: In the end, you lead back the villagers to Zagor's throne room... but find no trace of the Warlock's corpse...]]
* NoSell: The Metallix seems harmless, but is completely immune to any metal weapon and must be dealt with stones and rocks.
* OneWingedAngel: In a rather unusual example, if the Chaos Beastman wounds you at least once he will transform into a stronger and more monstrous Chaos Beast Lord.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Just like in ''Literature/CryptOfTheSorcerer'', a kind and friendly Yaztromo is actually a deadly enemy under disguise.
* PlotCoupon: The four Golden Dragon Teeth which can summon Light Elementals, as well as the pages of the spellbook telling you which Elemental lives in which tooth.
* RedRightHand: Almost literally, Zagor's right hand is grotesquely oversized for his arm, while his left arm is a skeletal stump.
* SchmuckBait: [[spoiler: One of the Golden Teeth you can obtain is a fake dud.]]
* SpikesOfVillainy: The Chaos Warrior's battle attire.
* TouchOfDeath: The Plague Bearer is small, frail and seemingly harmless, but can kill you with his infecting touch.
* UnstoppableRage: Both the Chaos Warrior and the Chaos Beastman can fly into an unstoppable rage when in combat.
* VillainsOutShopping: You can run into a room of the dungeon where a bunch of Zagor's mooks are enjoying some free time partying and having eating contests.
* WeaksauceWeakness
