"The Curse of Rabenstein" Invisiclues Hints

dfabulich · April 26, 2020, 4:46am

General hints:

Day 1

What am I supposed to do?

TALK COACHMAN in the starting area, “Forsaken Path.”
You need to go to the village, open the stable, and bring the horses to the stable. (See “How do I bring the horses to the stable?”)
Find the coachman. (See “How do I find the coachman?”)
The coachman is under attack from a cloaked figure. (See “What should I do to the cloaked figure?”
The day is almost over. You need to SLEEP.

How do I bring the horses to the stable?

How do I find the coachman?

(You can’t do this until you bring the horses to the stable. See “How do I bring the horses to the stable?”) To find the coachman, you’ll need a clue, and you’ll need someone to help you with the clue.
There is “some churned up ground” where the coachman used to be.
EXAMINE GROUND. You’ll need light. (See “Where can I find light?”)
Return to the starting area, “Forsaken Path” and SEARCH GROUND.
You’ll need to enter the church. (See “How do I enter the church?”)
In the church, TALK PRIEST. (See “What does the priest want me to do?”)
After you pray, the priest offers his help.
SHOW CLOTH to the priest.
The priest asks for water. (See “How do I get water?”)
GIVE BOTTLE to the priest.
Now the coachman is in the graveyard.

Where can I find light?

Make sure you’ve found all of the places in the village.
There’s the central “Village” area, then the inn, then the bedroom (UP from the inn), then the stable, then the churchyard. North of the churchyard is the graveyard.
EXAMINE and SEARCH everything on the “You notice” line in every place.
EXAMINE MAUSOLEUM in the graveyard.
EXAMINE SHADOW.
GET TORCH. Now you need to light it.
USE TORCH in the inn.

How do I enter the church?

You can’t do this until you’ve brought the horses to the stable.
You can’t do this until you TALK VILLAGERS at the inn. (You’ll have to GIVE KEY before you can talk to them.)
After you talk to the villagers, the church bell rings. Return to the churchyard.
USE DOORBELL. GO WEST.

What does the priest want me to do?

How do I get water?

You can’t do this until you’ve entered the church. (See “How do I enter the church?”)
There’s water in the well in the center of the village, but it’s missing parts.
EXAMINE and SEARCH everything in the “You notice” line in every area you’ve seen so far. GET everything that isn’t fixed in place.
There’s a part in the church, and a part in the stable.
In the church, SEARCH PEWS. In the stable, SEARCH HAY.
GET ROPE in the church. GET BUCKET in the stable.
At the well, USE ROPE. USE BUCKET.
Now you need a container for the water.
GET BOTTLE at the inn.
USE BOTTLE at the well.

What should I do to the cloaked figure?

How do I sleep?

You can’t sleep until you’ve brought the horses to the stable, found the coachman, and taken care of the cloaked figure. (See “How do I bring the horses to the stable?” “How do I find the coachman?” “What should I do to the cloaked figure?”)
There’s a bedroom, UP from the inn. Go there and SLEEP.
You have something to protect yourself from the vampire before you sleep. Type INVENTORY to see what you have.
WEAR CRUCIFIX. SLEEP.

What am I supposed to do?

First, you’ll have to escape the bedroom. (See “How do I get out of the bedroom?”)
You’ll end this day when you SLEEP, but you’ll have to prepare first. You’ll need five objects in your inventory (carrying four, and wearing the crucifix).
You’ll need to GET BLANKET in the village.
You’ll also need to search the Church Ruins and the Old Graveyard thoroughly.
In Church Ruins, SEARCH DEBRIS.
In Old Graveyard, SEARCH GRAVES.
GET SHOVEL in the Church Ruins.
USE SHOVEL in Old Graveyard.
OPEN COFFIN. GET BOTTLE.
You’ll need to get one more thing in the graveyard.
GET SOIL.
You can’t get the ordinary soil, but you must get the soil.
USE BOTTLE. GET SOIL.
Now you have the blanket, the shovel, the bottle, the holy soil, and the crucifix. You’re ready to find a place to SLEEP.
SLEEP in the Hunting Lodge. It’s NORTH and WEST from the Old Graveyard.

How do I get out of the bedroom?

Where do I sleep?

First, you have to get out of the bedroom. (See “How do I get out of the bedroom?”)
You can SLEEP on the mattress in the Hunting Lodge. It’s WEST, NORTH, NORTH, WEST from the village.
But you can’t SLEEP until you prepare first. (See “What am I supposed to do?”)

What am I supposed to do?

Where is the vampire?

The vampire is hiding underneath the manor.
EXAMINE everything and SEARCH everything on the “You notice” line.
SEARCH BOOKSHELVES in the Library.
USE BOOK.
PULL BOOK. DOWN. The vampire is in the stone coffin. (See “How do I open the coffin?”)

How do I open the coffin?

EXAMINE everything in the Undercroft, including words that don’t appear on the “You notice” line.
EXAMINE GROUND.
USE SOIL.
You need a plan to hurt the vampire.
You need a plan to shine sunlight on the vampire.
There’s sunlight coming in through the window in the Library.
The vampire won’t enter the Library unless it’s dark.
USE BLANKET in the Library. Then you can USE SOIL in the Undercroft to open the coffin.

The coffin is open. How do I defeat the vampire?