The Curse Of Drumer

as confirmed in entry #400 of COD, she had indeed perished. It's possible her restless spirit desires justice upon other demonic 'hot-spots' in the world, circumstances similar to that of 'Night of the Necromancer'. In this case, it would be a sequel which would depart from House of Hell's setting. Terry could return as a redoubtable, corporeal ally to his sister.

The Order of Saint Erik could also have a hand in things...

Nel was one of the prisoners held in House of Hell's cellars. She didn't start the fire - the player was the actual cause of it during the final battle! If you haven't played House of Hell, I don't want to spoil it for you (or anyone else) even further. However, in COD, her brother Terry hoped (in vain) she survived somehow - in truth, he hasn't come to terms with the loss of his sister. Entry 400 confirms that, sadly, she didn't survive.

if Nel had actually survived...then where is she? Why is she still missing, after all these months? COD's storyline could have taken one of several directions: having the player cast as Nel was one possibility (admittedly, one which I didn't think of before writing). During writing, I did toy with the idea of having Nel survive, play a part in COD's events, having her reunited with Terry, and so on. But: she'd have to be pretty resourceful to escape the cell, tough enough to defeat the guards, avoid the flames with dextrous ease...something that HOH didn't describe in her character at all. The fire caused House of Hell's floors to collapse into the cellars; her survival a short-lived one at best: suffocation by fire or buried alive under tons of rubble. A very sad but realistic decision I had to make concerning her fate. Still, I felt most sympathetic towards Terry!

'Dark One' is identifiied by its number '666'. Just select '6' each time.

That part near the beginning where you are trapped in the torture chamber with acolytes busting in the door was a particular highlight.

The two guys slaging each other off while trying to escape the graveyard was a little bit weird though imo.

it was important for some of the characters to return for reasons of continuity.

TCOD is a little more forgiving, where the player must roll dice again, or some form of penalty is exacted rather than instant death!

the player has a choice of two weapons to locate (and it's impossible to find both of them in the same playthrough). Lacking either one results in automatic failure.

not sure if I made a mistake over the Lycanthropy disease: being a victim of this actually helps in certain situations; players could actually miss out if they're 'lucky' to not being infected! Still, there's an ultimate price to pay - unless they can find the cure...

banter between Terry and Richard during the rescue and escape, it was my intention to create a sense of urgency and panic, sprinkled with a little humour, maintaining those human qualities amidst all the horrific goings-on.

Yes, Hreinleika is perhaps more obvious than the other. I struggled coming up with a plausible excuse for all these divine weapons turning up in modern-day Britain. Let's just say the second one is hidden.

it can be found somewhere on the route opposed to visiting Maddesby's place. It also has somewhat different origins to the more 'Christian' Hreinleika. In other words: you don't have to find Maddesby's Notes within the Church (and, if found, the player still has a choice whether to use them or not).

You have to select 6, then 6 again, then 6 for the third time. On this version, there's actually a section of text which confuses the issue - unless you're playing the version to be found on Fighting Fantasy Website, in which case it's halved to result '333'. In this case, however, you type in three 6s.