The Paladins Book 3: The Old Ways (Chapters 65 - 81)
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 65 (Jerico)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 5 Favor
Choice 1
“Livestock.” (Morale +1) (Achievement Unlocked: Funny for a Paladin (third book))
“I Don’t Have One”
“Eternity.” (Favor +1)
Choice 2
Guilt Them For Their Betrayal
Reason With Them (Morale -1)
Intimidate Them (Favor -1, Morale -1)
Choice 3
Defend Darius (Morale +1) (Achievement Unlocked: Best Friends Forever!)
Gold Won’t Buy Happiness (Favor +1)
Life -1
Choice 4
Outrun Them (Morale -1) (Favor -1)
Blind Them (Favor -1)
Warn Them (Favor -1, Morale -2)
Choice 5
Reprimand Darius (Favor +1, Morale -1)
Remind Darius He Serves Ashhur (Favor +1, Morale -2)
Let It Slide This Time
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 160+
Not bad - 120+
Kinda lame - <120
Chapter 66 (Robert)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale
Choice 1
Have One More Drink (Morale -1)
Don’t Drink (Morale +1)
Choice 2
Ask Cyric How He Knows
Thank Cyric (Morale -1)
Say That He Was Not Sure It Was Right (Morale +1)
Choice 3
Learn More First
Decline to Hand Over Darius (Morale +1)
Choice 4
Say It Was A Mistake (Morale -1)
Give Luther What He Wants (Morale -1)
Try to Negotiate (Morale +1) (Morale +1)
Tell Luther to Be Quick (Morale +1) (To Choice 4.1)
Choice 4.1
Back Off
Stand His Ground (Life -100) (You Have Died) (Achievement Unlocked: Tragic hero (and way dead)!)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 220+
Not bad - 160+
Kinda lame - <160
Chapter 67 (Valessa)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 2 Favor
Choice 1
Seduce Him (Morale -2) (Achievement Unlocked: Seduction Failure!)
Beg Him (Morale +1) (Achievement Unlocked: Pragmatic)
Kill Him (Favor +2)
Choice 2
Blessing (Favor +1)
Curse (Favor -1)
Choice 3 (Skip unless you picked “Beg Him” in Choice 1)
Eat Now (Morale -2)
Return The Food (Morale -1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 160+
Not bad - 140+
Kinda lame - <140
Chapter 68 (Jerico) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 69 (Darius)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 1 Favor
Choice 1
Offer to Change The Lion (Favor +1, Morale +1)
Ask Jerico What He Wants (Favor +1)
Mention The Contrast
Choice 2
Warn Jerico (Morale +1)
Pretend Not To Notice (Morale -1)
Shout At The Archer
Dive Out Of The Way (Morale -1)
Choice 3
Say That It Beats Being Lost (Morale -1)
Make A Joke About Being A Prince (Morale +1)
Look To Jerico
Choice 4
Elusively (Favor -1)
Honestly
Boldly (Favor +1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 220+
Not bad - 170+
Kinda lame - <170
Chapter 70 (Jerico)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 5 Favor
Choice 1
Apologize
Tell Her Kaide Already Hit Him (Morale +1)
Choice 2
Sandra (Morale -1)
Kaide (Morale +1)
Kaide’s Men (Morale -1)
Local Families
Choice 3
Tell Of Travels (Morale +1)
Tell Of Ashhur (Favor +2)
Tell An Embellished Story (Morale +2)
Discuss The Future Of The North (Morale -1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 250+
Not bad - 180+
Kinda lame - <180
Chapter 71 (Darius)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 2 Favor
Choice 1
Forgiveness
Wisdom (Favor +1, Morale +1)
Strength (Favor +2)
Life -3
Choice 2
Ask Ashhur for Speed (Life -3, Favor -1, Morale +3) (Achievement Unlocked: Brute Strength) (Choice 3A)
Ask Ashhur for Strength (Life -2, Favor -1, Morale +1) (Choice 3B)
Fight Without Prayer (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Try to Summon Fire (Life -100) (You Have Died) (Achievement Unlocked: Fun Choice!)
Choice 3A
Get His Sword (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Attack Adam Now (Life -3)
Defend And Wait (Life -2, Morale +1)
Disarm One Of The Bandits (Morale +2) (To Choice 3.1)
Choice 3B
Get His Sword (Morale +2) (Favor +1) (Skip Choice 4)
Attack Adam Now (Morale +2) (To Choice 3.1)
Defend And Wait (Life -3)
Disarm One Of The Bandits (Life -2)
Choice 3.1
Beat Adam Severely (Favor -5) (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Try To Reach His Sword (Favor +1)
Choice 4
Get His Sword First
Just Talk To Kaide (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Life +5
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 260+
Not bad - 190+
Kinda lame - <190
Chapter 72 (Valessa) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 73 (Jerico)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 6 Favor
Choice 1
“Not Even A Goodbye To Your Brother?”
“Won’t Kaide Pursue You?”
“It’s Too Dangerous” (Favor +1)
“Alright Then, Off We Go” (Morale +1) (Achievement Unlocked: Unpredictable!)
Choice 2
Blind Valessa With Holy Light (Favor -1, Morale +2, Life -1)
Block Valessa’s Attack With His Shield (Morale +1)
Dodge Valessa’s Attack (Life -4, Morale -1)
Choice 3
Use One Large Attack (Favor -3, Morale +2)
Blind Valessa With Hold Light (Favor -1, Morale +1) (Life -2, Morale +1)
Hit Valessa With His Shield (Life -3, Morale +1) (Life -2, Morale +1)
Fall Back And Collect Himself (Life -2) (Redirected To Other Options)
Favor -2
Choice 4
“Someone With A Grudge”
“A Sore Loser” (Favor +1)
“An Old Lover” (Achievement Unlocked: Funny for a Paladin (third book))
“No One Important” (Morale -1)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 220+
Not bad - 170+
Kinda lame - <170
Chapter 74 (Kaide) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 75 (Daniel)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale
Choice 1
Agree With Cyric (Lie) (Morale -1)
Disagree With Cyric (Morale +1)
Say It’s Possible Darius Acted Alone
Choice 2
Say He Will Attend (Lie)
Say “The Abyss Will Freeze Over First” (Morale +1)
Tell Cyric To Move (Morale -1) (Redirected To Other Options)
Choice 3
Apologize To Luther
Pull Again And Remind Luther That He Is A Guest (Morale -2) (Achievement Unlocked: Push your luck)
Choice 4
Back To The Stronghold (Morale -1)
Castle Of Caves (Morale +1)
Sebastian’s Castle
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 170+
Not bad - 110+
Kinda lame - <110
Chapter 76 (Valessa) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 77 (Sandra)
Starting Stats: 5 Life, 0 Morale
Life -1
Choice 1
Stay Quiet And Look Around (Life -1, Morale +1)
Peer Over The Grass (Life -100) (You Have Died) (Achievement Unlocked: Should have worked)
Get Closer To Jerico (Life -2)
Ask Jerico About The Archer
Choice 2
Act As A Decoy (Life -2, Morale +2)
Warn Jerico
Throw Something At The Archer (Morale +1)
Choice 3
“You Protected Me. If Not For You, I Would Be Dead” (Morale +1)
“You Won’t Receive Any Judgment From Me” (Morale -1)
“A Dead Paladin Does No One Any Good. You Need To Spread Ashhur’s Light” (Morale +2)
“You Were Right To Do What You Did. I Was Nearly Shot In The Face With That Arrow”
Choice 4
Wait For Jerico To Finish
Thank Jerico For The Prayer (Morale +1)
Kiss Jerico (Morale +2)
Apologize To Jerico
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 210+
Not bad - 140+
Kinda lame - <140
Chapter 78 (Cyric)
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 0 Morale, 5 Favor
Choice 1
Seize Control Of The Blood Tower (Favor +1)
Find The Durham’s Survivors (Morale -1)
Choice 2
Change The Subject (Morale -1)
Decline To Tell Him, But Invite Salaul To Find Out
Choice 3
Admit To Using Ancient Power (Favor +1, Morale +1)
Deny It (Favor -1, Morale -2)
Say Nothing To The Paladin
Favor +5, Morale +2
Life -4
Choice 4
“Strength” (Life -100) (You Have Died)
“Order” (Life -3, Favor +5) (Favor +20, Morale +2) (Correct Choice)
“Power” (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 1250+
Not bad - 1100+
Kinda lame - <1100
Chapter 79 (Darius)
Starting Stats: 10 LIfe, 0 Morale, 2 Favor
Choice 1
Lower His Weapon (Life -100) (You Have Died) (Achievement Unlocked: Sucka!)
Remain Defensive
Call Upon Ashhur And Attack (Favor -2, Morale +1)
Choice 2
Attack Aggressively (Life -4, Morale +1)
Wait For An Opening (Morale +1)
Wait For Valessa To Tire (Life -4, Morale -1)
Call Upon Ashhur (Favor -1, Morale +2, Life -3)
Choice 3
Press The Attack (Life -3, Morale +2) (Achievement Unlocked: Seize the initiative!)
Stay Put And Taunt Valessa
Fall Back And Pray (Favor +1, Life -2)
Choice 4
Try To Bait Valessa (Morale -1) (Redirected To Other Options)
Pray For Protection (Favor +2, Morale +1)
Leave The Forest (Life -3) (Favor +3, Morale +2)
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Perfect choices! - 220+
Not bad - 150+
Kinda lame - <150
Chapter 80 (Valessa) (CUT-SCENE)
Chapter 81 (Jerico) (CUT-SCENE)
Achievements Note: 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