That's the Uralda one. That one gave me complete fits. At one point, I got stubborn about it (bull-headed - maybe that's what caused my problem...), and kept restarting the game from a save every time I failed. After ~12 attempts, I gave it up, grumbling heavily.
Later, towards the end of that game, I tried again with a different ring-member. Got through it first try, even after having a "right" answer not work.
>Before embarking on the quest, I usually
> put magic into questing, have a trickster in the ring,
> and ask for followers.
Yup. Three points in Quest helps a lot, I think.
> The first times I did it, I
> never survived the three biting attacks.
Yup. Had that happen several times. Whether one survives or not appears to be based on exactly _which_ Biters get you - and that appears to be random.
Note that I think this is one of the myths with "deeper mysteries". Make sure you know ALL of a myth before attempting to Heroquest it!
> Then I
> started to sacrifice cows for strength. But then when
> I come back to the bulls, they tell me I didn't suffer
> enough. The answers I pick are, sacrifice for more
> strength, suffer attacks (3x), choose secret sign from
> stream. Then when I come back, I try all the options
> and fail. Anyone ever solve this quest? I've done 4
> HQs already, and this is the first time where I can't
> solve it with brute power.
SPOILERS BELOW OK, that should space it far enough down. The time I've succeeded at this quest, I chose:
-Watch the humans
-Suffer attacks
-Give the sign, from a cave ("deep w/in the earth")
Ernalda didn't recognize me - I eventually succeeded
with "beg for mercy," but I don't think that's "right"
-Choose "a little blood is necessary", or something like
that
Read the myth, study the myth, _be_ the myth.
Good luck,
Grant
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