Invisiclues

Good Gracious! What is this extremely improper scene at the very beginning?

1. You are asleep, dreaming this when the pirates attack.
2. It's a preview of things to come.
3. It's a sample of the writing style of Plundered Hearts.
4. Romance novels always have teasers of this sort.

Pirates are attacking Lafond Deux! What can I do?

1. You don't need to do anything, actually, though you may like to whack an occasional pirate over the head with something. Heroines always get rescued from ticklish situations like this one. Well, almost always.

I'm stuck in the Captain's Quarters! How can I escape?

1. There are two ways to escape, actually. One to the fore and one abaft.
2. Have you looked behind the curtain?
3. The cupboard isn't quite blocking the doorway.
4. To go to the fore, type WALK FORWARD. If Captain Jamison is there, he won't let you go, of course.
5. To go aft, see the next question ("How do I get on deck?").

How do I get on deck?

1. The hatch is closed tight and the door is barred, so you'll have to find some other way.
2. You need to climb the rope ladder that appears when Jamison leaves the ship.
3. The window won't open, but there's another way to "open" it.
4. THROW THE COFFER AT THE WINDOW.
5. Having broken the window, you can't reach the ladder without getting on the ledge first.
6. All you need do is grab the ladder. Then you'll have to climb it quickly. You can't hang onto slimy hemp forever.
7. With practice, climbing this ladder becomes much easier. In fact, after you've done it once, a simple CLIMB UP and CLIMB DOWN will suffice.

I can't climb the ladder! My skirts get in the way!

1. Climb on to the ledge again, remove your dress and start the process over. This is no time for modesty.

Immodest I must be to get on deck, but I cannot, so undressed, preserve my virtue from Jamison's lusty crew. How may I move around?

1. Is there some way to disguise your gender?
2. Have you thoroughly examined the sleeping cupboard in the Landing?
3. Opened it? Climbed into it? Examined the pile of clothes in it?
4. If you wear the shirt and breeches as a disguise, the pirates won't bother you.

How can I prevent the ship from blowing up?

1. You need to get on deck first.
2. Did you notice, in the hold, the fuse burning towards the kegs of gunpowder, behind the fence?
3. Since you can't get through the fence yourself, you have to discover some way of putting the fuse out from a distance.
4. The gap above the fence will help.
5. You can throw things over the fence on to the burning end of the fuse.
6. They just slide off, you say, leaving the fuse undoused? What best fights fire?
7. Water! But since you can't move the water barrel from the deck, you'll have to rip off some other solution.
8. Getting ragged thinking about this?
9. RIP THE FROCK to make a rag. Then SOAK THE RAG IN THE WATER.
10. Finally, THROW THE WET RAG AT THE FUSE.

How can I stop the Helena Louise from dashing on the rocks?

1. You need to get on deck first.
2. You may have overheard Crulley committing some mischief on the deck above the crew's quarters. That's the forecastle.
3. Have you gone north from the forecastle to the bowsprit?
4. One of the two anchor lines has been cut. The ship is drifting on the tide.
5. You'll have to lower another anchor. Know what a winch is for?
6. Examine the lever on the winch.
7. To open the teeth on the winch, in order to release the main anchor, RAISE THE LEVER.

How can I rescue my father, trapped as I am aboard the Helena Louise?

1. To escape the ship, you need to get on deck first.
2. Have you examined the pyramid of casks on the quarterdeck?
3. One of the casks is open-ended.
4. If you enter the cask, you will notice...
5. A fraying rope. Maybe if you just helped it along a little.
6. There's a dagger in the Galley.
7. ENTER THE CASK. CUT THE ROPE WITH THE DAGGER.

I escape the ship but drift out to sea. How can I get ashore?

1. The tide is going out. Wait for the tide to change.
2. While you're waiting for the tide to change, you might want to stop the Helena Louisa from dashing against the reefs.

Of what use is the skiff?

1. You never HAVE to use it, it is just there in case you want to go back to the Helena Louise.
2. To get items you forgot to bring along.
3. To go back to save the ship from exploding.