Quest for Glory III: Wages of War: Difference between revisions

'''''Quest for Glory III: Wages Ofof War''''' is the third game in the ''[[Quest for Glory]] series''. After saving Shapeir and being adopted as the Prince of Shapeir, a title which he is subsequently identified by, the Hero follows the paladin Rakeesh back to his Liontaur homeland of Tarna, a land inspired by ancient Egyptian and African myth.

* [[Abdicate the Throne]] -: We find out that Rakeesh has done this before the events of the second game, leaving his brother Rajah in his place.

* [[As You Know]] -: Used word-for-word by Aziza in the intro. Which is especially silly since she's telling the heroHero about all the things he did in the second game as if he didn't experience them himself. Furthermore, this intro does a [[Retcon]] of the QFG2''Quest for Glory II'' ending.

* [[Bigger Bad]] -: The [[Big Bad]] you face off against in the end is just [[The Dragon]] trying to unleash his [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]] Demonlord master.

* [[Character Focus]] -: The Fighter class gets the most focus in this game, thanks to the Simbani Rite of Manhood. Wizards get to make a magic staff, while Thieves get it worst since there's no Guild and only two houses to rob ({{spoiler|the Simbani Laibon's and the Leopardman Chief's}}), both of which are plot-required. Paladins, naturally, get the Fighter's quests plus very tiny extra bits here and there.

* [[Demonic Possession]] -: The demons can do this to any host, as it seems.

* [[Dream Sequence]] -: Happens in the Temple of Sekhmet in Tarna. It's a [[Player Personality Quiz|test of character]] and a [[Dreaming of Things to Come|prophetic vision]] rolled into one, unless of course you fail the test.

* [[Evil Gloating]] -: If you're a Paladin, you get a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|demoralizing speech]] at the very end. None of the other classes get the same consideration.

* [[Extreme Doormat]] -: Kalb the meat merchant;: he'll accept '''any''' price you offer for his wares, no matter what your Communication skill is, and will never complain. There's no reason not to take advantage of his spinelessness; it doesn't even count against you on the [[Karma Meter]].

* [[Fission Mailed]] -: Light a fire, then walk away from it. Only YOU can prevent savanna fires!

* [[Frazetta Man]] -: The inhabitants of the Lost City.

* [[Game Breaking Bug]] -: Several. Not as bad as the next game, but still annoying at times.

* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: When you start winning the [[Wizard Duel]], the Leopardman Shaman will invoke a Demon; if you cure him with a Dispel Potion rather than killing him, he thanks you for saving him from his own rash stupidity.

* [[Lost World]] -: The lost city beyond the waterfall. It's inhabited by apemen and {{spoiler|demons}}.

* [[Mighty Whitey]] -: If you are a fighterFighter, you must win the contest to become a Simbani warrior, and naturally, you quickly surpass any of the Simbani in the skills they respect (except running). Justified in that many of these skills were ones that had already helped you become a famous hero. Also, you, the human player will need good hand-eye coordination.

* [[Mirror Match]] -: An area in the Lost City summons evil counterparts to you and your friends.

* [[Mix-and-Match Critters]] -: [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Winged Cobra]]s!

* [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]] -: Women in Uhura's tribe have to choose between being a warrior and being a mother. Good thing she decided to [[Take a Third Option]]. Specifically, leaving the tribe, finding a decent man outside, and coming back with the baby, but still being unmarried, so no one can claim her as a wife in her tribe.

* [[Oddly -Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]] -: Kind of. "''Wages of War"'' was not supposed to exist and was inserted for storyline and character reasons, as the creators felt the heroHero was not strong enough yet for the events of "''Shadows of Darkness"''. This is probably a [[Retcon]], though.

* [[Point of No Return]] -: The main one is the {{spoiler|failed peace conference,}}, after which you can no longer visit Tarna, the Simbani Village or the Leopardman Village.

* [[Pop Culture Pun Episode Title]] -: After the initial release, Sierra was informed that another video game developer had already trademarked the title ''Wages of War''. A re-release was developed with the new subtitle ''Seekers of the Lost City'' (a nod to ''[[Indiana Jones (Franchise)|Indiana Jones]]''), but before it actually shipped, the other company went out of business, and Sierra no longer needed to address the trademark issue. However, the About text in ''Shadows of Darkness'' does refer to the previous game as ''Seekers of the Lost City''.

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* [[Sole Survivor]] -: The only survivor of the peace mission, who has suffered terrible wounds and dies soon after making it back to Tarna.

* [[Super-Persistent Predator]] -: The dinosaurs that roam the savannah are pretty hard to shake off.

* [[Talking Animal]] -: Manu the monkey.

* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]] -: Lampshaded by Uhura when you meet her at the spear-throwing range; the Simbani use spears rather than swords because spears can be thrown. Still played straight by the Paladin, who must throw his sword at the Demon Wizard at the end of the game.

* [[VoluntaryWizard ShapeshiftingDuel]] -: The Wizard has one with the Shaman of the Leopardmen.

* [[WizardWorld DuelTree]] -: The Wizard has onetree within the Shamanheart of the Leopardmenworld.