MEPBM Gladden Fields encounter

From: "Laurence G. Tilley" <laurence@lgtilley.demon.co.uk>

Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Does anyone have information more up to date, or complete on the
following encounter?:

From mepbm.165 file
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4.11 Gladden Fields

Description:   a wizened old man or woman offers to show the character a
scroll which contains the secret of the golden band. He/she
offers to take the character back to his/her hut to view the
scroll.
Location:      only in the Gladden Fields (swamp hex in the Anduin).

Options               Free Peoples         Neutrals Nations     Dark
Servants

ATTACK the man/woman  combat               combat               combat
OFFER the person food
State your ALLEGIANCE
GO to see the scroll  combat               combat               combat
Say (one word)
FLEE                  escape               escape               escape

Notes:  this is an ambush, but a rather weak one.  Most characters can
vanquish their opponents with little or no damage.

While I've never heard of anything useful coming of this encounter, it's
suspected that the appropriate response may give the character the
opportunity to learn a spell from a lost list.

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Regards,

Laurence G. Tilley