The Paladins Book 3: The Old Ways (Chapters 82 - Epilogue)
Note: At the end of each chapter, the ranks will be displayed, but for the sake of conciseness, the methods of calculating points will not. Points are calculated as follows:
Life x 10 except in Chapter 100
Life x 20 only in Chapter 100
Morale x 30 for All Chapters
Favor x 10 for Jerico
Favor x 20 for Darius & Valessa
Favor x 30 for Cyric
(Favor is N/A for Robert, Kaide, Daniel, Sandra, & Gregane)
Although the top rank is called "Top Rank! Perfect Choices!", it is possible in many chapters to achieve this rank with suboptimal choices. For example, in Chapter 101, the maximum score is 510 points, but this rank is achieved at 360 points - there a variety of non-perfect ways to achieve this
Also, for the bottom rank in each chapter, it says in-game that you get this rank with 0+ points. However, getting a negative score will still give you this rank, and the scores shown below for each rank have been edited to reflect this
Note 2: A chapter labeled “CUT-SCENE” is a chapter where no choices are required. Out of the 39 chapters in this book, only 21 have any choices at all, and some only have one or two choices, so this is definitely more of a novel than a CYOA story. Fair enough, as it was originally a no-choices novel anyways
Chapter 82 (Darius)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 2 Favor
Choice 1
“Sure, Although I’d Prefer We Talk First” (Morale -1)
“Apologies, But I Need To Purchase Supplies” (Morale +1)
“Not Until We Have Had Words”
Choice 2
“You Running A Butcher Shop On Wheels?” (Morale +2)
“So, What Are You Selling?” (Morale +1)
“Are You And Gacy Brothers?” (Morale +1)
Choice 3
Draw His Sword And Parry (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Fight Hand-To-Hand
Choice 4
Brace His Sword
Swing At Gacy (Favor -1, Morale -1, Life -1)
Retreat At Gacy (Favor +1)
Morale -1
Choice 5
Untie Grick (Morale +1)
Leave Grick Bound (Morale -1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 200+
Not bad - 130+
Kinda lame - <130
Chapter 83 (Robert) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 84 (Jerico) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 85 (Darius)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 2 Favor
Choice 1
Bait Valessa By The River (Morale +2) (Achievement Unlocked: Sneaky)
Bait Valessa By The Forest (Morale +1, Life -4)
Call Valessa Out
Choice 2
“I Am A Paladin Of Ashhur” (Morale -1, Favor +1) (Life -2)
“Not A Paladin Of Karak”
“I Am Darius, Paladin Of Ashhur” (Morale +1)
Choice 3
“I Was A Fool”
“I Never Turned On Them” (Morale +1)
“I Was A Follower Of Karak Then” (Morale -1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 230+
Not bad - 180+
Kinda lame - <180
Chapter 86 (Jerico)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 5 Favor
Choice 1
“Two Against The Entire Stronghold? I Pity Them” (Morale +1)
“Indeed. And Would You Stop Them?”
“I Think You Might Try” (Morale -1)
Choice 2
Kiss Her Back (Morale +1)
Lay Her Down Into The Grass (Morale +2)
Start Taking Off His Armor (Morale +3) (Achievement Unlocked: You Cad!)
Choice 3
Ignore Them (Morale +1)
Try To Listen To Their Conversation
Shout At Them (Morale +2)
Choice 4
“Seems Like It”
“Better Give Them Another Moan For Good Measure” (Morale +1) (Achievement Unlocked: Funny for a paladin)*
*Note: This is the Book 1 version of the achievement, which I presume is a bug (as it probably should be the Book 3 version). Either way, the immature humor is still worth laughing at :)
Choice 5
Target The Leaders (Favor -1) (Redirected To Other Options)
Break The Wagon Axles (Morale -1)
Spook The Oxen
Burn Supply Wagons (Morale +1)
Choice 6
Sneak In (Skip Choice 7)
Try To Pass As One Of Them
Choice 7
“To The Women Left Behind And The Women Ahead!” (Morale +1)
“May You Win More Often Than You Lose!” (Morale +2)
“May Our Fight Be Righteous!”
“To Karak And Order, Above All!” (Morale -1)
Choice 8
Pray To Ashhur (Favor -2, Life -2, Morale +2)
Surrender
Muster His Will And Fight (Life -100) (You Have Died) (Achievement Unlocked: Tragic hero (and way dead)!)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 430+
Not bad - 300+
Kinda lame - <300
Chapter 87 (Darius) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 88 (Jerico) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 89 (Valessa) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 90 (Sandra) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 91 (Darius) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 92 (Jerico)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 5 Favor
Choice 1
Look For The Entrance Now (Morale +1) (Favor -2, Morale +1)
Wait Until Darkness (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Choice 2
Find The Tunnel By Using Ashhur's Guidance (Life +1, Favor +1) (Favor -1) (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Signal To Arthur's Men (Morale +1) (Life +1, Favor +1) (Favor -2)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 210+
Not bad - 180+
Kinda lame - <180
Chapter 93 (Valessa) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 94 (Sandra) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 95 (Gregane) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 96 (Darius)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 2 Favor
Choice 1
Grin Along With The Others
Caution Them That Karak Might Favor Cyric (Morale -1)
Choice 2
“Kill Them And Hide The Bodies” (Morale -1) (Redirected To Other Options)
“Talk Our Way In”
“Break In Through The Back” (Morale +1)
Choice 3
Bribe His Way In
Act Like Prisoners Of Durham (Morale +2) (Skip Choice 4)
Choice 4
Offer Gold Now (Morale -1)
Try To Convince Them (Morale +1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 200+
Not bad - 150+
Kinda lame - <150
Chapter 97 (Jerico)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 5 Favor
Choice 1
“If Not, We Will” (Morale +1)
“The Gates Will Hold” (Morale -1)
“We Shall Build A New Gate Out Of Their Corpses” (Morale +2)
Choice 2
Command Them To Brace The Gates (Life -2)
Tell Them To Prepare For His Blinding Trick (Morale +2, Favor -2)
Bolster Their Morale (Morale +1) (Life -1)
Choice 3
Rush Forward With Ashhur’s Light (Favor -2, Morale +2)
Hold The Line (Life -2, Morale +1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 260+
Not bad - 200+
Kinda lame - <200
Chapter 98 (Sandra)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale
Choice 1
Haste (Morale +2) (Achievement Unlocked: Strategist)
Fog (Morale +1)
Illusion
Choice 2
Get Adam And Griff’s Attention (Morale +1)
Join Adam And Griff In The Fight (Life -1, Morale +1)
Flee (Morale -1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 180+
Not bad - 110+
Kinda lame - <110
Chapter 99 (Jerico)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 2 Favor
Choice 1
“Still Breathing? Still With Me?” (Morale +1)
“Ashhur Will Protect Us!” (Favor +1)
“The Castle Stands”
Choice 2
Continue To Kill Using His Mace (Life -2, Morale +1)
Focus On Defense (Morale +1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 170+
Not bad - 130+
Kinda lame - <130
Chapter 100 (Daniel)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale
Choice 1
Point To The Guard To Warn His Companions
Throw His Dagger At The Guard (Life -100) (You Have Died) (Achievement Unlocked: I got this…)
Choice 2
Knock Them Out (Life -100) (You Have Died) (Achievement Unlocked: Cat Chow!)
Kill Them
Choice 3
Kill Them
Leave Them (Morale -1)
Tie Them Up (Morale -2)
Choice 4
Kill Robert (Morale -2)
Refuse To Do It (Morale -3)
Choice 5
Leave Now (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Wait (Life -3)
Choice 6
Swim Across The River And Escape Into The Wedge (Morale +1)
Swim Downriver (Life -100) (You Have Died) (Achievement Unlocked: Cat Chow!)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 110+
Not bad - 80+
Kinda lame - <80
Chapter 101 (Darius)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 6 Favor
Choice 1
Say "I Ain't Got A Face That's Much To Remember" (Morale +1) (Achievement Unlocked: Impersonator)
Say "Maybe Because You're Too Busy Beating Old Women To Remember A Man" (Life -1)
Shrug And Say Nothing (Morale +1)
Choice 2
Cyric (Morale -1)
The Dark Paladin, Salaul
Valessa (Morale +2)
Kayne, The Lion (Morale +1)
Choice 3
Wait
Attack Now (Morale +1)
Choice 4
Attack Valessa (Morale +1, Life -3)
Attack Salaul
Choice 5
Focus On An Overwhelming Attack (Life -4)
Taunt Her (Morale +1)
Try To Sow Doubt In Karak (Morale +2)
Choice 6
Charge Cyric (Life -4)
Taunt Cyric (Favor -1, Life -3, Morale +2)
Pray To Ashhur (Favor -2, Morale +2, Life -4)
Favor -1
Choice 7
Leap To The Side To Dodge
Rely On His Sword To Absorb It (Favor -2, Life -1, Morale +1)
Charge Cyric (Life -1)
Choice 8
Wait To The Last Moment And Dodge (Life -4, Morale +3)
Stand His Ground And Call Upon Ashhur (Morale +5, Favor -3, Life -1)
Charge At The Lion (Morale +5, Life -3)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 360+
Not bad - 210+
Kinda lame - <210
Chapter 102 (Valessa) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 103 (Epilogue)
THE END
Wheeeeeeeeew, that was a long book xD
Achievements Note: In the Premium Library app, there are a small handful of errors in this novel’s achievements menu. I don’t know if these are universal errors, but I figure it’s worth listing them anyways:
You Cad! appears in Chapter 86, even though it doesn’t appear in the Book 3 Achievements List
Also in Chapter 86, you can obtain the Book 1 variant of Funny for a Paladin
Finally, upon receiving Impersonator in Chapter 101, it doesn’t show as marked in the Book 3 Achievements List. However, it does appear as received in the full list of achievements
I believe I’ve found all the achievements in all places they appear inside this book. However, if you find one that’s either missing or erroneous, please leave a comment, and I’ll investigate it as soon as I notice
Huge thanks to the writer of Text Games Guide for letting me use their website to help with finding achievements. I think you helped me find at least 5 or 6 that I wouldn’t otherwise have gotten, and on a separate note, you also helped me spot a few less-than-obvious places where your earlier choices affect your later choices
If you’re stuck getting the Highest Rank achievements, the emboldened options act as a maximum score walkthrough for each chapter. Normally I wouldn’t embolden an option in every choice, as choices that trade one stat for another may not be viable due to your previous choices. However, due to the short length of the chapters in this book, doing so made sense to me. I do encourage picking other options for reading pleasure though, as there’s a lot of cool stuff written in the ‘worse’ choices
Hope you found this useful,
Yolo