The Black FrogGaëtane

March 13th, 2012

A 5-mission campaign.

Part One: Songs & Laughter

There are 8 secrets in this mission:

1. A button behind the bed movesthe cabinet.

2. Frob the painting.

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3. A small switch moves the burrick’shead. (Apartment across from squarewater pool and two women conversing.)

4. Frob the candlestick to move thearmoire.

5. Get upon the ledge to enter thisapartment.

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6. Check the shelf in this mechanicalroom.

7. The last panel on the aisle contains asecret.

8. Get up into this apartment and checkbehind a small painting.

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Objectives:

Meet the messenger in one of the rooms of the Three Heroes Inn. Loot Goal: 800 (Normal), 1000 (Hard), 1200 (Expert) (Optional) Once you've completed your tasks, get back to your flat.

Key List

Key Name Location OpensIrvin's Sister’s House Key On the messenger’s belt Sister’s house, NW part of map 160

Old Rusty KeyOn ground under bush near crypt (Drunk with walking stick is walking around nearby.)

Nearby gate

How come I can’t pick up my equipment?

You don’t need it in this mission; the AI are all friendly.

Where is Pingus and how do I find his treasure?

Pingus is the guy with the cane, shown here inthe screenshot. Follow him to his cemetery andhe’ll open the gate. Stay close or else the gatewill close and you’ll be locked out.

A key is under a bush in the SE corner. Histreasure is in this small area.

When you find the messenger, you’ll get a new objective:

Find some information about your next mission.

Where is Irwin’s sister’s place?

Northwest, next to the room with the drunk archer.

I can’t remember where my flat is!

In the southwest corner of the map.

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Part Two: The Portrait

There are 6 secrets in this mission:

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Secret #1: Look for a ring on the floor.

Secret #2: Rope up to the top beams.

Secret #4: A switch on the bottom of a post (right) moves a barrel (left).

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Secret #3: There’s a switch under this desk.

Secret #5: There’s a footlocker barely visible from the ground.

Secret #6: There’s a pool below this statue. Swim down and look for the secret.

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Objectives:

Steal the portrait, ‘The Lady of the Shadows.’ Try to discover more about this mysterious portrait. Learn more about this mysterious case. Steal the ‘Breath of Karras’ (optional for Normal, Hard) Loot Goal: 1500 (Normal), 1700 (Hard), 2000 (Expert) Once you're done, get out of the manor by a different route.

How do I steal the Breath of Karras?

Once you grab the artifact, turn and run to the right before the gate closes.

Where do I learn more about this mysterious case?

Get into the workshop in the basement. Look for a book on top of an armoire.

Where’s the key to the Portrait Room Control Room?

Inside of the dead body in the Muse Garden.

What buttons do I push in order to open the gate in front of thepainting?

Push the buttons in the order shown here on the right.Now go and look down at where the painting is and youshould see the gate raised.

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A knob behind the statue opens up this panel.

Gate lock controls. Aparchment tells you the code is

‘Z.’ If you trace the numbers onthe panel, they form the letter

‘Z.’

Don’t miss the switch behind this statue thatopens the secret door.

I found the dead body in the Muse Garden, but when I frob it I don’t get any key!

Somewhere in the mansion is a bloody hatchet, that when you pick it up, is labeled,‘Hmm…interesting.’ “Use” this on the body.

Where is the cellar entrance?

From the main hall (where you first entered the mansion), it’s on the south end. The stairson in the guard’s practice room.

Where is the key to the barred metal door on the first floor?

You can’t get into that room through the door. First, get the chapel key.

I’m in the chapel but can’t find anything of interest.

Go to the front, where the hammer icon is, and rope up.

Where is the info on the portrait?

When you find the dead body in the tower (there’s a dagger lying next to it), lookcarefully behind the nearby statue.

Where is my exit?

A sewer in the garden near the library.

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NOTE

Somewhere in the mansion is a single water crystal. Save this for when you enter the control room in the cellar.

Part Three: Tears and Sorrow

Objectives:

Meet Belmont at the Three Heroes Inn and give him the portrait. Once all is done, leave the city.

Key List

Key Name Location Opens

Belmont’s key 1 Moneybox in room above Three Hero’s InnUpper window across from inn to left of dead woman hanging out window

Belmont’s key 2 Table in small room behind locked window.Ceiling trapdoor in upstairs bedroom in Mayor’s house

Belmont’s key 3 Attic above bed in Mayor’s house Manhole cover in well

Wharf Gate Control Key Table where you meet BelmontDoor in Wharf Gate Control Room (Upstairs in warehouse)

Where is the Three Hero’s Inn?

Southeast. You’ll see a guard pinned beneath a fallen street lamp.

Where’s the Mayor’s house?

East of the gargoyle fountain. (Down the ramp and on the left.)

When you open the moneybox in the room in the Three Hero’s Inn, you’ll get a new objective:

It would be wise to go back to your flat and get some supplies.

Where is the well with the manhole cover?

Behind the church. (The building in front of the gargoyle fountain.)

Once you find Belmont, you’ll get two more objectives:

Kill all the creatures so the citizens can flee safely. Unlock the big door to the docks so the city dwellers can leave the town by sea.

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WARNING

There’s an objective to kill all of the creatures in this mission. If you kill them before receiving the objective, it will not tick off. Consequently, the final goal to unlock the

door won’t tick off either.

Where’s the Customs Warehouse?

Across from the Mayor’s house.

How many creatures do I have to kill to satisfy the objective?

Ten. See warning above.

Part Four: The Lady and the Thief

There are nine secrets in this mission:

1. Frob this tombstone.

2. Slash the pirate’s flag.

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3. To get to this secret sea chest look at the topof a waterfall for a wood ledge that you canrope up to.

4. Rope up into this hole in the ceiling to find asecret.

5. Climb up here to find a secret chest.

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6. There are some plants covering an openingon this elevator landing which conceals asecret.

7. Climb down this well to find a secret.

8. Get into the attic on this rooftop.

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9. There’s some water here. Find a grate anduse your lockpicks to open it. Beyond is asecret.

Objective:

Find some information to obtain the glyph (called) the Black Frog.

Pick up the scroll in front of you at the mission’s beginning to get an additional objective:

It would be smart to find a map of the island to help you get what you want. Thevillage is a good starting point. (Optional)

Where is the map?

Look for a house unlocked by the Shanty Key. You’ll see a pagan looking out thewindow with a knife in his hand. To his left are some boards.

Where is the information?

Find the two guards standing over a kettle and fire. It’s behind the nearby curtains.Finding it also brings up a new objective:

Now you know what to do: Deactivate the devices that keep the tower doors closedand infiltrate the castle.

There’s a scroll on the ground near a dead body. Reading it brings up this goal:

Save the life of the village Chief from the brutal mercenaries sent by Belmont.(Optional)

Where is the village chief and how do I save him?

When you see the water wheel, you’re close. Take out the guards and then BJ the chief.

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In one of the attics in the village is a bookcase that can be moved. Behind it is a key and a book.Reading the book will give you this objective:

Discover the Black Frog children’s treasure. (Optional)

I found a woman in a basement jail cell. I unlocked the gate but nothing happens.

Enter the cell and look for a wooden bucket you can frob,

What does the rusty key open?

Dive into the water beneath one of the foot bridges. You’ll find a gate warded by a skulland a warning note.

Right after I open the gate with the skull lock there’s another gate. How do I open it?

Look behind some nearby grass.

How do I get the elevator near the house with the sleeping woman working?

You’ll find a device in a trunk near the woman. Insert it into the panel near the vator.

I nicked the ‘exit key’ from a demon-looking creature. What does it open?

Return to the gate where you entered this area. There’s a door hidden behind somebushes.

How do I deactivate the mechanism in the village? The lever won’t frob.

Don’t worry about it—it doesn’t work.

Where is the Black Frog’s children’s treasure?

In the temple behind some double metaldoors, there’s an area with a demonic-looking creature patrolling around asunken pool with a large red crystal in itscenter. Frob the crystal.

I’m standing at the castle tower but can’t get in!

You must throw all 4 levers to open thecastle door. Turn around and go past thetwo gargoyles. Now look up and you’ll see an entrance in the mountain.

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Fire a moss arrow at this face’s mouth.

Where are all of the mechanisms I need to deactivate?

What do I do in the place with the abyss and the monster of which I’ll “need his blood”?

1. Hop across the pedestals over the abyss and mantle up into the cubby hole to frob thebutton.

2. Return to the center chamber and frob one of the three panels.3. You can either slay the monster now or try and stay out of sight.4. Duck down into the hall where the monster came out of and frob the button.5. In the center chamber the middle panel is now open. Mantle up into the crawlspace

and frob the skull.

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1. Once you get the elevator working, the lever is atthe top. Don’t rile the natives.

2. Just beyond this collapsed gate is another lever.Watch out for spiders.

3. Behind the Charaka you’ll find a lever. Lookcarefully at the statue.

4. Figure out a way to climb here to get to this lever.

6. If you didn’t kill the monster you’ll have to do so now in order to make the barredgate disappear so you can escape.

How do I get to this mechanism?

Once you’ve killed the monster, take it to the room across the wooden scaffolding and deposit inon the square. A nearby panel will open.

Now look at the bottom of the tower and you’llsee a door open. Throw the lever.

Return to the hallway directly behind you andlook up. Rope. When you stand on the highledge across from the tower (you’ll be eye-to-eye with the gargoyles), SAVE. Shoot anarrow at the button over the arch.

I found that the gas arrow worked best since ittravels in a straight line.

How do I open the gate to the lever in the abandoned fish factory, where all the spiders are?

First, find a big spider inside one of the buildings. Above it is a large grate in the ceiling.Next to this grate is a small opening you can rope up into. Find an arcing switch thatopens the gate downstairs. (It’s above a turned-over barrel on the east wall.)

Once you’ve done that, go back down, through the opened gate, and through thepassageway. When you enter the fish processing area, throw the switch on the post on thenorth wall. The gate to the tower mechanism is now open.

How do I open the gate to the Sanctuary?

Rope up into one of the two towers just behind you.

I got into the castle and threw the lever at the top of the tower. What did it do?

Descend back to the ground, go outside and around either side of the tower. The big gatesare now opened.

What do I do with Monstruz’s skull?

It’s just a secret. It has no use in the campaign.

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Part Five: The Black Frog

This mission has nine secrets:

1. Rope up into these rafters to find a purse.

2. A hidden switch.

3. Another hidden switch.

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4. Turn the wheel.

5. Frob this torch lever.

6. Frob the gargoyle.

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7. Get up into this room.

8. Frob the statue. This room is adjacent to theroom with all the dead bodies, where you getthe Eye.

9. A small switch.

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Objectives:

Get the Black Frog. First, get your lockpicks... ... and also find a sword, it could be useful.

How do I escape my room?

Look for a pile of books in the next room. Use the item you find to pick open the windownear the bed. You’ll have to mantle up into the window hole to do this. Then jump outand open it.

Where are my lockpicks?

When you climb out the window, turn right and hop over to the next balcony.

Where is my sword?

In the southeast part of the mansion on the first floor, displayed on a wall.

When you find your sword, go to the room in a lower floor in the servants’ quarters area wherethere’s a metal door with wooden board over it. Break through the boards and enter. You’ll heara conversation which will trigger these two goals:

Steal Emilie's apartment key that Bazil is wearing on his belt. Do not kill Bazil and do not think to knock him out! Stay unseen!

Where is Bazil?

Once you trigger the conversation above, he’ll appear and will patrol the first floor area.

Key List(In order of appearance)

Key Name Location OpensEmilie’s Key Bazil’s belt E.V.’s apartment

Mirror Room KeyBehind portrait in Emilie V’s apartment. Frob statue near bed to open.

Lockbox to Mirror Room in basement of E.V.’s apartment

Black Frog’s Key On haunted scarecrow doll Panel in upstairs room

Tunnels KeyAppears on ground in temple at base of ramp after Garrett escapes the BF world

Door labeled ‘Underground Machinery’

Garivaldi’s Room Key Behind panel above 2nd Priest’s bed Garivaldi’s room upstairsNegative Crystal Behind panel in Garivaldi’s room near bed In panel in BF tower.

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Once Garrett realizes he’s got the fake glyph, a new objective opens up:

Escape from the Black Frog world.

How do I escape from the BF world?

1. Escape involves reading the Keeper notes. The first one tells you to return to yourroom. Although this mansion resembles the other one, it’s obviously a nasty place.Find your “room” upstairs. You’ll know you’ve found it when the screen flasheswhite and another note appears.

2. After reading the note in your room, frob the Eye on the wall. It opens a nearby gate.Exit into the hall, turn right, down 3 steps, right and straight up another 3 steps.You’ll pass a large eyeball on your right. Keep going and stay left. You’ll passthrough a room with lot’s of blood on the floor and dead bodies. Find another Eyeand frob it.

3. Return to the large eyeball and you’ll see that the force field has been deactivated.Swipe the eye with your sword and take the smaller ‘My Eye.’ Go east and anothernote appears.

4. Find the snowy garden and use the eye on the blue doll. A panel will open. EnterEmilie’s apartment and go upstairs. Frob the floating doll. Another panel will haveopened downstairs.

5. Go through the crawlspace and use the eye on the portrait. You’ll hear a scream.Return back through the crawlspace and read note #3. Enter the mansion and go westand then north into a small hallway. Note the smiley face on the wall.

6. Descend the ladder on your right. Down in this area you’ll find instant death, so saveyour game.

7. Find the room with the doll behind the gate. Climb the ladder on the south wall andfrob the head on the wall. Descend the ladder and frob the head on the west wall. Thegate is now open. Grab the doll and head back up the ladder to the main floor.

8. Go upstairs until you find another smiley face. There’s a large opening in the nearbyceiling. Rope up and enter a crawlspace on the south wall. Jump into the pool. Findthe nearby corpse lever that opens the door. The second door can be walked through.Grab the doll head at the end of this hall.

9. Return to the snowy garden and do a save. Drop the two doll parts into the lava in thecenter of the garden. A large haunted doll will appear. Kill it and take the Black Frogkey that it leaves behind.

10. Go upstairs and find the room shown in the screenshots below.

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Each screen shows you getting closer to theroom where you need to use the Black Frogkey.

Once you get the mirror, a new goal appears:

That Black Frog is an abomination! Find away to destroy the Glyph.

What do I do with the Negative Crystal?

Take it to the tunnels.

How do I get into the 2nd Priest’s room?

When you escape the Black Frog world, return to the temple area and you’ll notice thedoor to his room is now torn from its casing.

How do I kill the Reaper?

On the same ledge where you place the Negative Crystal, there’s a control switch thatopens the large floor panel. When the Reaper gets on it, throw the switch.

How do I get the Black Frog?

The mirror floating in the tower is unobtainable. Once you’re in the cage, a scriptedsequence will play out and Emilie will die. The mirror is destroyed along with her.

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