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Leave
immediately if...
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...you're
searching for something which caused a noise and find out it's
only a cat.
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...you
find that your castle, keep, or hovel is built upon or near a
cemetery, was once a temple that was used for black masses, had
previous inhabitants who went mad, committed suicide, died in
some horrible fashion, or performed necrophilia in your new
abode.
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...kitchen
utensils start moving about by themselves.
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...trees
or other inanimate objects begin to eat your companions.
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...anything
other than water (blood, thick goo of any color, or etc.) comes
out of a well or fountain.
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Do
NOT...
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...take
anything from the dead.
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...fool
with new, unusual, or other spells found deep in
dungeons guarded by demons unless you're sure you know what you
are doing
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...go
to the nearby deserted-looking keep, castle, or house to ask for
help, if your horse suddenly drops dead in the middle of the
night
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...search
a dungeon if you don't have any continual light, holy water,
wooden stakes, and etc. because if you don't have it, you'll
need it.
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...solve
puzzles that open portals to Hell or any other evil plane.
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...mess
around with dead flesh to create a monster.
If you succeed, it will ultimately turn on you.
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Never...
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...check
to see of it's really dead, when it seems that you've kill the
monster.
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...read
a book of demon summoning aloud, even as a joke.
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...pair
off or go it alone, when you've the benefit of numbers.
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...stand
in, on, above, below, beside, or anywhere near a grave, tomb,
crypt, mausoleum, or other house of the dead.
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...back
out of one room into another without looking, the monster is
always behind you.
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...ever,
ever turn off the main trade route onto a dirt trail into a dark
forest, during a thunderstorm.
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Kill
them immediately if...
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...other
party members speak to you in a language which they do not know,
or if they speak to you using a voice which is other then their
own. It will save you a lot of grief in the long run.
It will probably take several rounds to kill them, so be
prepared.
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...your
companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behavior
such as hissing, fascination for blood, glowing eyes, increasing
hairiness, and so on.
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...your
friend turns into a demon and then suddenly turns back to
normal, they are not normal!
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...he/she
suggests that you split up the group. They will eventually
get you killed.
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...he/she
is the greedy person in the group. They will eventually
get you killed.
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If
you find a town which looks deserted, it's probably for a reason.
Take the hint and stay away.
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If
you come to a small town and all the residents stare at you and act
very strange, do not stop for the night.
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If
all the residents of a town or village tell you that a castle is
haunted and that anyone spending the night there dies horribly...Believe
them!
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Listen
closely to the bard songs, and pay attention to the tavern's patrons
(yes, the locals), since they are usually far more intelligent than
you could ever hope to be.
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Never,
make fun of the local's stories about deformed killer babies,
monsters, or demons in backwoods towns you can bet they are real and
you might get it angry.
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If
you're alone and running from a powerful monster, expect to trip or
fall down at least twice. Also note that, although you are
running and the monster is merely shambling along, it's still moving
fast enough to catch up with you.
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Beware
of strangers bearing unusually bloody tools or any device made from
deceased remains.
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At
night, in creepy, foggy woods, that rustling in the bushes is not
a bunny rabbit.
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No
matter how good a friend he/she was, once they become one of the
undead, they will try to kill you (and probably eat you).
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Always
check the back of your cart or wagon
.
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If
you come into possession of a strange old artifact and any exotic
person (old oriental wizard, gypsy, medicine man, etc.) warns you to
do, or not to do, something, do not do just the opposite in order to
demonstrate how silly they are.
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If
one of your group is missing for a while and, upon returning, no
longer seems as frightened, assuring you that there is really
nothing to be worried about, do not let them get behind you.
They have joined the other team.
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Never
be the only priest in the group, you will either lose your faith and
die or you will sacrifice yourself for the others and die.
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