Warning, spoilers ahead. This document is mostly for folks who have finished the module or need help getting through it.

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After some plot events, you start hunting down a loose summoner running wild in the castle and stuff happens. But before we get to the walktrhough, here are some general tips to keep in mind...


Don't overlook the kegs and buffet tables! That food is powerful stuff. Some of the 'food' items can cast spells in combat, and some of the drinks have some potent spell effects. It's nothing earth-shattering, but it'll give you an edge when you need it.


MANY rooms and areas in this module are totally optional. That said, why are you passing them up? What kind of wuss are you, anyway? The more encounters you survive, the more experience -- and a few of these rooms have some nice gear stashed away. (A lot of ReRolled's treasure is found in the form of equipment, rather than gems or straight gold. That way, if it's useful to you you can wear it, and if not it's money in the bank after a trip to the City.)

Don't be afraid to explore the kitchen level extensively, for instance. The doors will generally drag you towards the end of the level regardless of how much you wander around, so getting lost isn't that big of a deal.


There are a few items Pokey the Summoner drops around the castle which are of invaluable help later on...

Empty PokeySpheres: There are two of these. One's in one of the open foyers of the second floor, at Pokey's feet right after he teleports out. The other is in the crystal crypt, in front of one of the crystals. These items INSTANTLY KILL any SphereMon you target them at! Now, that's neat and all, but don't waste them on the 'lesser' monsters you face along the way... these bad boys are how you avoid a potentially crippling boss fight later on. Sure, you don't get the experience points for them, but maybe you're a sneaky rogue who isn't interested in a toe to toe brawl... note that once you 'capture' a SphereMon, you can't use it in battle later, since the empty PokeySpheres were defective. That's why Pokey dropped them.

Lying around a long hallway in the kitchen area is a NON-empty PokeySphere. Take this and guard it with your life; this is component number two of easily wiping out the boss encounter. Inside is a Pikathulu, the most powerful SphereMon around. If you open the sphere in the boss fight area, it'll start unleashing blazing electric death upon your enemies! But be careful -- this is a one-use item, and the Pikathulu does NOT follow you around afterwards. Only open it when you're ready to use it.


When you show up, the party's already started. Talk to everybody! Not because it's important for the plot, it's just fun and helps you get to know the characters. Be sure to say hello to our old friend Ralph Neckerson (aagh!) and get the scoop on what's up with Azul, Anima and Whisper, if you didn't talk to them in town already.

For fun, talk to the foreign diplomats in the southwest corner of the hall... particularly if you have a high Lore skill (otherwise you don't know their language).

Remember to loot the kegs and buffet tables, as suggested; good quickie magical goods in there.

When you're ready to proceed, talk to Dawn. Ask her if you missed the crowning -- she'll mention that the crown hasn't been brought up from storage yet, and will give you a key. This lets you into the door in the northeast corner of the room.

There's nothing really to see or do on the first floor at this time, so proceed to the room in the northwest corner of the map. Inside, you'll find the d20 gang. Exchange pointed barbs with Kyle of the d20 Gang until they kill you in a cheesy and twinkish manner... don't worry, it's part of the plot!

Respawn (no penalty!) and you learn about the Advent. You may remember Archdean Spiro saying things like 'Thank the Advent' and such in P#5: Home Sweet Home... well, here's your Advent. He'll give you Sparks of Life, which can be used to raise a henchman back to life. Hang on to these, you only get five in each module, but they carry over if you don't use them all up.

Now the fun begins...


Pokey's still around, and he's flooded the castle with SphereMon! After fighting off a few of them, you'll bump into Grandma Skullcracker. You can ask her to accompany you or to stay put. Head back up to the party room.

TIP: Grandma is set invulnerable when you first see her -- this wears off after you talk to her, but it means you can lead SphereMon over to her and let HER kill them, if you want.

Grandma's Subquest: None: Grandma doesn't have any particular subquest in this mission. You should take her with you if you want a good, solid tank character to hide behind, though. She does a good job with her axe, even if she has no other notable skills. (She doesn't disarm traps, unlike her incarnation from Clucking Hostile.)

(You may notice a 'See a Man About a Horse' subquest added to your journal. Yes, your bladder is a subquest in this module. We'll find you some sweet, sweet relief later.)

The party's over. Hope you grabbed the food and drinks, because they're gone too. Talk to either Sally or Zachary to get the score on Dawn being missing. Now you have a choice in henchmen: you can keep Grandma (if you brought her), or tell her to leave, then pick up either Zachary or Sally as a hench.

Sally's Subquest: The Kids Aren't Alright: Sally's worried about Kaos, who's probably hiding in his bedroom. If you take Sally with you, you'll get this subquest. You might want to take Sally with you instead of Zachary -- after all, once you find Kaos, the subquest is over and you can run back upstairs and exchange henches for Zachary if you please. Although Sally's a good henchman to have if you rest often... she gets a bit buff-happy at first, but once she's done being defensive, she just UNLOADS with the high energy attack spells. Not much control, but she's a kid, what do you expect?

Zachary's Subquest: Desperately Seeking Dawn: This one's pretty simple... Zachary wants to accompany you on your quest. The whole way down. If you ditch him at any point you can't complete this quest; he has to be with you when you find Dawn for it to count.

The reward is 1000 XP, but you also get a plot token that starts up a romance plot with him, if you're female. Good stuff in exchange for never changing henches. It's up to you if you want to use Zachary exclusively or not to get these rewards. He casts some nice buffing spells, can whack with his mace and can heal, making him a good all-arounder. There's no undead in this episode for him to turn, unfortunately.

With your hench in tow, NOW you can proceed to the second floor. (Floors count downward into the ground.)


If you're a pansy, you can avoid a whole lot of combat here by just not opening any doors until you find the (labelled) door down into the kitchens of the third floor. Most of this floor is totally optional... but it's a good idea to poke through the rooms, because you can find some nice stuff.

In the southwest foyer below the diplomacy room, Pokey will taunt you and vanish... and leave an Empty PokeySphere behind. Remember, you can use these to instakill any monster in the adventure, which is a boon if you're having trouble with the boss encounter at the end! Pick that up, by all means!

Other items of note:

• In the Royal Library is a chest with some generic midlevel supplies. You can pass this one if you want.
  
• In the Royal Store Room is a crate containing... well, I don't want to spoil the joke. It's nothing expensive or useful, if you want to pass.
  
• In a side store room between the stables / kitchen doors is a Belt of Bondage. Evil characters can use it to cast Entangle five times a day without even wearing it!
  
• In Sally's bedroom you can find a bunch of potions -- good if you're running low, since you don't have to fight any monsters to get them.
  
• In Dawn's bedroom, you can poke through her things and read her diary. Your henchmen will probably not be happy about this.

Sally's Subquest: The Kids Aren't Alright: If you're undertaking Sally's subquest, this is where you finish it up. First go to Kaos's bedroom -- it's in the northeast corner of the map. When Sally walks in and sees what happened, she'll give you a key to get into the stables. The stables are just down the hall from the kitchen door.

Walk in, go talk to Kaos, and Sally will give you your reward for this quest -- the almighty SPIN-O-TAUR! This gadget lets you summon one of Sally's minotaurs (ala any other Summon Creature spell) regardless of your class. Nice! It only has five charges, but they're great for boss fights, and you'll have opportunities to obtain more Spin-o-Taurs later in the campaign.

Optional Subquest: Seeing a Man About a Horse: You have to go potty. There's a bathroom along the hallway with the other bedrooms, but let's have some common decency, okay? You can only go when the door is closed and when you're the only person in there. Tell your henchman to Stand Your Ground from the radial menu, go in, shut the door, and take care of business for a phat 25 XP. Wash your hands afterwards, dammit!