CHAMBER OF THE SCI-MUTANT PRIESTESS is an unusual adventure game from
France that employs a state-of-the-art interface and graphics to tell its
twisted story. This walkthru will help you navigate the various hazards and
ordeals of CHAMBER as you attempt to find and free your friend, Sci-Fi, and
escape the clutches of the Protozorqs.
The walkthru is divided into four parts. The first part describes the
overall game and some tips on items and trading. The second part details
the five ordeals. The third part covers the rest of the game following the
five ordeals. The fourth part describes a short-cut to finishing the game
without passing the five ordeals.
BEGINNING THE GAME
At the beginning of the game, the Master of Ordeals gives you one item
which assists with a particular ordeal. I recommend that you start the game
with an item that you retain after completing the ordeal. Specifically, you
should start with the dagger, the lantern, the rope, or the goblet. The
dagger is best, but the others will do.
If you are given the fly, attack the guards, then surrender. You will die
and the game will restart, hopefully giving you a different item. You can
win starting with the fly, but it is more difficult.
Excepting the need to avoid starting with the fly, you can perform the
ordeals in any order. The key is that you want to have an item in your
possession when you turn in a skull. This will permit you to trade your
item for one needed for a new ordeal. Otherwise, you must attempt to find
and slay an aspirant, and hope they are carrying a useful item (and that
they don't slay you!).
TRADING ITEMS
Each time you turn in a skull, be sure you have an item available to trade.
You can trade for any of the other five items, so be sure to trade for an
item you need. Before trading (and after giving the Skull to the Protozorq),
save the game. If you fail to guess correctly, restore and try again. The
placement of the skull under the goblet should be the same, so try a
different goblet each time till you find the right one.
I recommend that you trade for a dagger if you did not start with one. A
dagger may be used to obtain other items, and it's also required in the end
game.
ACQUIRING ITEMS
You start with one item. As mentioned earlier, this should be anything
except the stone fly. After you complete your first ordeal, trade for the
dagger. Once you have a dagger, you should walk around the ring looking for
an Aspirant. If you find one, THROW the dagger at him. Then, SEARCH the
body to retrieve your dagger, and take the item he was carrying.
You can use this trick repeatedly, though it does take time, and you only
have an hour to complete all five ordeals. If you are careful about
preserving your items and saving before trades, you should end up with at
least a dagger when all the ordeals are finished.
ITEMS AND ORDEALS
Here is a list of the five items and the ordeals for which they are used:
Dagger, The Wall
Goblet, The Twins
Lantern, The Noose
Rope, De Profundis
Fly, In the Scorpion's Presence
The five ordeals can be completed in any order. The game will start you
with one item (at random), which will usually dictate the ordeal with which
you start. Note, though, that I recommend not starting with the stone fly.
Also, you should save after each successfully completed ordeal. It is all
too easy to "mis-click" even when you are trying to do the correct thing:
Death is always lurking in the shadows in the CHAMBER!
THE WALL
To complete the Wall, you need the dagger. You start with an open hallway
and two doorways. You should see three arrows in a line in front of you,
which I will refer to as the top, middle, and bottom arrows. Click on the
top arrow. Then, click on the middle arrow. The panels should be completely
closed in front of you.
Walk through the door on the left. CLIMB ON the step at the bottom of the
facing fresco. Now, PUT IN the dagger (into the slot near the knight's head
and shoulder). This will cause you to be flipped into another room.
First, before moving or doing anything else, TAKE your dagger from the
objects in the Room Icon. Then, take the passage on the extreme left. It is
hard to distinguish the two passages; be sure your arrow cursor is over the
narrow dark band on the left. In this chamber you should STICK YOUR HAND IN
the deep cavity. Voila, you have a skull. Click on the passage at the
bottom of the screen. Then, click on the middle passage to return to the
Master's Orbit.
Before returning to the Master's Orbit, you may wish to find an Aspirant.
If you see one, THROW knife, and SEARCH the body. You should recover your
knife and whatever item the Aspirant was carrying.
THE NOOSE
To complete the Noose you will need the lantern. Without it, the room is
dark, and you will die unless you leave immediately. Solar Eyes will work,
but don't waste the energy.
GRAB HOLD of the rope on the left, then PUSH the lever. REMOVE ROPE from
the Poormouth, INSPECT the Hollow (which is right by the platform), and you
will find a skull. Leave through the door on the left to return to the
Master's Orbit.
THE TWINS
You will need the goblet to complete the Twins. When you enter, you will
see two snake's heads. OPEN the one on the left. Go through the door on the
left to the Source. INSPECT the Fountain, then PRESS THE EYE. Now, FILL
GOBLET with the water. Take the right-hand door to return to the Twins.
EMPTY the goblet into the open snake (on the left). TAKE the die. THROW the
die (this is the clue on which hands to lift in the next room). OPEN the
right snake. PUT IN the die into the right snake's mouth, and go through
the door ahead of you to "Who Will Be Saved?"
LIFT the far left and far right hands. PRESS the Serpent's head, INSPECT
the engraving that is revealed, and note its shape (it is randomized). Now,
take the door on the right back to the Source.
INSPECT each cube on the floor. You should see that each has a shape carved
in its face (wavy lines, a square, etc.). LIFT the cube whose shape matches
the one you saw in the other room. You now have a skull, congratulations!
Take the passage behind you to the Ring.
DE PROFUNDIS
You will need the rope to complete De Profundis. To start, simply click on
the Wait Icon. Now, LASSO the rope to the hook that descends from the
ceiling. WAIT until the platform disappears and the Granite Monster rises
up.
JUMP ON the Granite Monster that rises from the waves. Then, TAKE your rope,
WAIT again, and you will be given a skull and be deposited in the Ring.
IN THE SCORPION'S PRESENCE
You must have the fly to pass this ordeal. First, TALK TO the Statue (not
the mouth). The door ahead of you should flash. Pass through the door to
the Spider's chamber.
Once inside, CRAWL. GIVE the fly to the woman. When she offers to have you
kiss her, REFUSE. Then, GIVE THE FLY TO THE BLUE ONE (receiving the red
spider). Exit the door on the right.
Put the fly in the Scorpion's mouth. When the trapdoor opens, PASS through
it. You will get a skull and wind up in the Ring.
AFTER THE FIVE ORDEALS
Before turning in your last skull, be sure you have a dagger. If necessary,
trade for one, turn in your last skull(s), and become a Divo!
Congratulations on completing the five ordeals! You are halfway there. Your
friend, Sci-Fi, awaits you in the rooms beyond the guarded passage. Before
starting, be sure you have two items: the egg (which you got for completing
the five ordeals), and a dagger.
When you approach the passage out of the Ring, there will be a guard there.
If there is more than one, walk away and return until there is only one.
Then, THROW the dagger at the guard, SEARCH the guard to get the dagger
back, and TAKE the Zapstick.
Take the passage. In the passage, take the left opening (_not_ the door as
you were instructed to do by the Master of Ordeals). Take the next left
passage.
At the bars, PULL the bolt back, and PASS through the bars. You will find
yourself swimming in The Return with Deilos! But not to worry: Using your
Sci Power of EXTREME VIOLENCE and having the Zapstick, you will certainly
give Deilos something to think about.
Now, DIVE. In the soup below, you will need to Zone Scan to find a way out.
Take the passage. Go straight ahead, left at the branching, straight again,
then once more into the large chamber.
ACCEPT when told to put down your weapons, then TELL THE TRUTH. You have
won the grudging acceptance of the two defective tuners, but they still
know something you don't. To find out what that is, ZONE SCAN the room.
LIFT the slab. TAKE the Bean, the Flask, the Zapstick, and the Dagger. GIVE
BEAN TO EAT to the Mummy, then GIVE FLASK TO DRINK. It is time to move on.
Take the passage to the left.
Go straight and through the trapdoor. You should be in the Refectory. Go
into the Threshold of Truth (the arrow pointing down) and ATTACK the
Priestess. PUT IN the egg into the Open Mouth and INSPECT the lectern. If
you look up and to your left, you should see a small figurine near the
ceiling. Use Sci Shift to retrieve it. Take the passage out of this alcove.
Back in the Threshold, take the door on the right to Placating the Powers,
and ATTACK the first priestess. When Saura comes for you, Brain Warp her,
then GIVE FLASK TO DRINK. TAKE the Mask and Sacrificial Blade.
Return to the Threshold, then go to Saura's Repose (left door). In Saura's
Repose, PUT IN the Statue of Saura into the Niche, and have the Monkey GET
IN THE TUNNEL. Go back to the Threshold.
In the Threshold, WAIT one turn. The starry door will open. Take the
passage through it into the Birth of the Divine Race.
Here, you will need to WAIT one turn until Zorq and his henchman Harssk
come in. Use Extreme Violence on Zorq. When Harssk grabs Sci-Fi, Brain Warp
him.
Sci Shift the trapdoor at the top of the ladder. WAIT till Qriich-Harssk is
distracted at the top (and releases Sci-Fi). THROW the dagger (or the
sacrificial blade).
Congratulations, you've won!
BYPASSING THE FIVE ORDEALS
It is possible to finish CHAMBER without completing the five ordeals. To do
so, you will need to have a dagger. You can restart the game until you are
given one, or you can complete one ordeal and trade for it.
Once you have a dagger, enter the passage leading outside of the ring. You
should find one guard there. If there are two, walk away and return until
there is only one. Then THROW the dagger at the guard. SEARCH the guard to
get the dagger back, and TAKE the Zapstick.
Enter the passage and take the left opening (_not_ the door as you were
instructed to do by the Master of Ordeals). Take the next left passage.
At the bars, PULL the bolt back. Then PASS through the bars. You will find
yourself swimming in The Return with Deilos! But not to worry: Using your
Sci Power of EXTREME VIOLENCE and having the Zapstick, you will certainly
give Deilos something to think about.
Now, DIVE. In the soup below you will need to Zone Scan to find a way out.
Take the passage, go straight ahead, left at the branching, straight again,
then once more into the large chamber.
ACCEPT when told to put down your weapons, then TELL THE TRUTH. You have
won the grudging acceptance of the two defective tuners, but they still
know something you don't. To find out what that is, ZONE SCAN the room.
LIFT the slab. TAKE the Bean, the Flask, the Zapstick, and the Dagger. GIVE
BEAN TO EAT to the Mummy, then GIVE FLASK TO DRINK. Now it is time to move
on. Take the passage to the left.
Go straight and through the trapdoor. You should be in the Refectory. Go to
the Threshold of Truth (the arrow pointing down). ATTACK the priestess and
take the door on the right to Placating the Powers.
ATTACK the first priestess. When Saura comes for you, Brain Warp her, then
GIVE FLASK TO DRINK. TAKE the Mask and Sacrificial Blade.
INSPECT the Altar, then PUSH on the Lever. GO DOWN into the opening, and GO
DOWN again in the tunnel back to The Return. DIVE, then take the passage.
Go straight, then right at the branching.
Take the right passage in the tunnel, straight, and through the trapdoor.
This puts you in the Noose. Use Solar Eyes, and take the door on the left
into the Master's Orbit. Circle the Orbit until you find the door into the
Master's Eye. Go through the door.
THROW the dagger at the Master of Ordeals, then SEARCH him. TAKE the
Whistle. WHISTLE it. LOOK in the opening. Now that you have an egg, leave
the Eye. Leave the Orbit and the Ring, and use the passages to get back to
the Return (two lefts and pass through the bars).
DIVE, take the passage, go straight, left, then straight until you get to
the chamber. Now go left, then straight, and through the trapdoor back to
the Refectory. Go to the Threshold of Truth.
PUT IN the egg into the Open Mouth. INSPECT the lectern. If you look up and
to your left, you should see a small figurine near the ceiling. Use Sci
Shift to retrieve it. Take the passage out of this alcove.
Go back to Placating the Powers, then return to the Threshold of Truth.
Sci-Fi and her monkey will follow you. Go to Saura's Repose through the
left door. In Saura's Repose, PUT IN the Statue of Saura into the Niche,
and have the Monkey GET IN THE TUNNEL. Return to the Threshold.
In the Threshold, WAIT one turn. The starry door will open. Take the
passage through it into the Birth of the Divine Race.
Here you will need to WAIT one turn until Zorq and his henchman Harssk come
in. Use Extreme Violence on Zorq. When Harssk grabs Sci-Fi, Brain Warp him.
Sci Shift the trapdoor at the top of the ladder. WAIT till Qriich-Harssk is
distracted at the top (and releases Sci-Fi), then THROW the dagger (or the
sacrificial blade).
Congratulations, you have won!
CHAMBER OF THE SCI-MUTANT PRIESTESS is published and distributed by Data
East.
This walkthru is copyright (c) 1990 by Stuart Moulder
