Beyond Shadowgate - Ways to Die and Endings

A compilation of the many, many ways Del Thornburrow can meet the grim reaper while on their quest and all four endings to Beyond Shadowgate, a point-and-click adventure game where you start with breaking out of prison and then get roped into saving the land. It's an official sequel to Shadowgate with short adventures through Uninvited, Deja Vu, and Mines of Mythrok.
Many thanks to Chrisaegrim for checking my list of deaths. It turns out I did miss a death and my thanks to Chrisaegrim and Alex S. for mentioning this. You can find the missed death here: • Beyond Shadowgate - Mi...
One detail I really enjoyed seeing what the death screen changing to whichever game area you were currently in.
All of the magic staff items (void staff, divine staff, staff of ages, warlock staff) share the same death so I just used one of them. Some identical deaths can be obtained other ways (such as dying from holding the ruby too long has the same death occur if you try to leave the area with it). Punching the blacksmith or the guard playing cards just has them punch you which causes you to move back a screen.
0:00 Setting a Fire Without Moving the Bench
0:43 Not Closing Your Cell Door
1:18 Interrupt Minotaur's Patrol
1:39 Not Closing the Door in Time
2:12 Not Closing the Door in Time Round 2 (either prisoner room)
2:51 Wrong Move Against Minotaur
3:34 Swimming in the River
4:08 Wrong Move Against Beast
4:25 Attack Beast When It's Distracted
4:43 Jumping Down the Well
5:15 Punching a Guard
5:46 Trying to Pickpocket a Guard
6:05 Punching a Monk
6:29 Punching the Weapon Shop Owner
6:52 Punching the Tavern Owner
7:25 Punching the Curio Shop Owner
7:53 Punching the Barmaid
8:21 Gold Dagger on Self
8:46 Fail to Escape the Backroom
9:39 Escape the Backroom via Jumping Out the Window
9:55 Entering Jair's Camp
10:22 Wrong Combo for Sun Puzzle
10:47 Messing with Armor
11:05 Chest Trap
11:33 Punching a Castle Guard
11:58 Mandragora
12:43 Moving Down Stairs in Darkness
13:15 Punching the Prince
13:49 Wrong Item Presented to the Prince
14:08 Speaking After Presenting the Royal Seal
14:50 Robbing the Treasury
15:31 Robbing the Treasury Again
15:54 Robbing the Treasury Even More
16:18 Jumping Out Window 1
16:26 Jumping Out Window 2
16:39 Punching Guard Captain
17:00 Attracting Dire Wolves
17:32 Entering Wolves' Lair
17:51 Sledgehammer on Self
18:10 Jumping Off Overlook
18:36 Jumping Out Window 3
18:52 Jumping Out Window 4
19:09 Jumping Out Window 5
19:27 Jumping Out Study
19:39 Jumping Off Turret
19:53 Punching a Dragon
20:10 Approaching a Dragon
20:29 Fire Elemental 1
21:12 X-Bow on Self
21:43 Bridge Trap
22:15 Harpy Deaths
22:47 Treant
23:14 Manticore Deaths
25:12 Hydra Vines
25:37 Quicksand
26:00 Lava Pit
26:10 Fire Elemental 2
26:36 Pit
27:00 Holding Ruby for Too Long
27:21 Hammer on Self
27:52 Ghost Lady Deaths
28:47 Entering the Front Door
29:30 Taking Too Long to Avoid Car
30:04 Going Back to the Mansion
30:27 Tentacle
30:54 Phantom
31:44 Possessed Armor
32:20 Possessed Deer Head
32:57 Ectoplasm on Self
33:23 Entering Trap Room
33:45 Pulled into Cesspool
34:19 Possessed Gargoyle
34:51 Skeleton Under the Bed
35:24 Failing the Clock Puzzle
35:49 Getting a Drink
36:15 Gunned Down
37:02 Sewer Gator Deaths
38:31 Failing to Wear the Coat
38:58 Thin Ice
39:22 Guard Arrests
40:27 Zombie Soldier
40:53 Pickaxe on Self
41:16 Climb Down Grappling Hook
41:49 Grappling Hook on Self
42:21 Climb Rickety Ladder
43:00 Cross Ledge Without Harness
43:20 Cross Ledge Without Heavy Coat
43:40 Winged Monster
44:11 Falling into Chasm
44:30 Thorny Barrier
45:05 Spider
45:52 Trap Book
46:29 Falling into Pit
46:52 Falling into Another Pit
47:11 Falling into Yet Another Pit
47:25 Gatekeeper Deaths
48:32 Falling into Alcove Pit
49:02 Giant Toad
49:32 Jumping into Undead Chasm
49:42 Basilisk
50:27 Basilisk Horn on Self
50:59 Trapdoor in Cold Room
51:24 Bottle 6 on Self
51:52 Slime
52:20 Hole in Mirror Room
52:38 Breaking Mirror & Going to Space
53:04 Summoning a Wraith
53:26 Scythe on Self
53:54 Jumping out Parlor Window
54:05 Jumping Off Battlement
54:22 Jumping Off Watch Tower
54:32 Jair Deaths
55:51 Any Staff on Self
56:10 Skeleton King Deaths
57:24 Gargoyle
58:25 Electricity Trap
58:54 Using Magic on Lakmir
59:20 Wrong Move against Lakmir
59:41 Void Conduit on Self
1:00:17 Punching Belezsarr
1:00:45 Speaking to Belezsarr
1:01:17 Use an Item on Belezsarr
1:01:45 Ending A - The Legend of Del
1:04:27 Ending B - The Second Story's End
1:08:19 Ending C - Foolish Gambit
1:10:14 Ending D - Dawn of Sorrow
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[@CrankyTemplar]

It turns out I did miss a death in the manor where you try to descend the stairs while the secret stairs are revealed. You can see that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWncZZVsoqtnpJo Many thanks to Chrisaegrim and Alex S. for pointing this out.

[@BB-te8tc]

When playing through the game this weekend, I was thoroughly impressed that not only was I able to jump through nearly every window, but that each window had a different gruesome game over message.

[@Toshineko]

Love all the references especially the Deja Vu death screen.

[@Darkchao_berserko22]

As well as uninvited

[@turloughfreeman22286]

So generous of them to add a purple tentacle cameo in this game. The tentacle is from Maniac Mansion, by the way.

[@supersims796]

I cannot believe how much I'm into text based video game overs. So creative

[@Snypor]

You wanted a drink from the wine rack, but Death whispers in your ear: "It was a weight-bearing bottle."

[@Doggieworld3Show]

Hell of a way to punish you for vices

[@joshybunny893]

Some of these deaths are absolutely brutal... only text but my god they are nasty.

[@SonicLoverDS]

I noticed quite a few occasions where you could die by not acting fast enough, heralded by the top-of-screen reaper's eyes flashing red (e.g. not closing the cell door in time to hide from the minotaur). It'd be funny if there were a situation that *pretended* to be such, but in reality the right thing to do to survive would be to wait for the danger to pass.

[@CrankyTemplar]

There is at least one instance where you can't do anything but wait.

[@ThreeEyedPea]

"Oh boy, so many windows to jump out of!"

[@bellduke6417]

Yeah, what we were really waiting for with the game is finally here.

[@CrankyTemplar]

You can tell they had a lot of fun making the deaths but the entire game is very well done.

[@bellduke6417]

They had to get creative with all the, “you jumped to your death again just to see what we would write here.”

[@thejadewizard6178]

Whelp, this is gonna take some time to chew through. Amazed when a game has about an hour or more of deaths, must've took the devs quite some time to make all of these.

[@mrpalmer3978]

I like that there are some deaths to be had in the uninvited/deja vu parts. Hope the devs feel motivated to do a whole Uninvited revival

[@goldskarr]

27:52 Ah good, the specter that scarred me as a child returns. How nice.

[@DezorianGuy]

In dejavu it felt more impactful as the delightful music gave a misleading sense of security.

[@RussoBelmont]

I have to admit that I was quite fascinated by the short adventures through "Uninvited" and "Deja Vu" as well as their respective death screens. In the "Deja Vu" adventure it would have been nice if they had made a reference to the death that the lady with her bag gives you in the original game, although the bottle rack death surprised me, very well actually.

[@Toshineko]

50:43 Space Quest 6 narrator: ''Oh, not real smaaarrt. This may be your most humiliating moment ever, although it's hard to tell. There have been so many.''

[@CrankyTemplar]

It was for science!

[@andrewps3126]

Don't you just hate it when that happens?

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@CrankyTemplar For science, You -monster- Idiot

[@syndicator]

you know what would have awesome.. If the game had a option for animated deaths so instead showing the death text it will show a 8bit video of your death playing out

[@CrankyTemplar]

While that is a neat idea that wouldn't really keep to the NES style aesthetic Shadowgate was made in which was one of the design goals.

[@DezorianGuy]

I am totally for the concept of "show don't tell", I think these death scenarios wouldn't be that impactful if you see everything. Maybe through a still image showing your dead body in various states. But it would definitely lower the scariness that only comes with your imagination.

[@TerrX21]

I enjoyed this game so much and man they were vicious with the deaths in this one. I mean almost every corner was just waiting for you to slip up. Made the first Shadowgate game feel like a daycare compared to this one, lol. Did get the best ending on the first try tho! 😁💪

[@darkfire6661987able]

Enjoyed the video and the work put into this! I was on this day 1 and it was so fun to try out so many of these deaths! Also, pretty chill discord! Keep up the great work!

[@123tenzan]

Ending A: Del's sacrification makes Belezssar destroyed and keep Talimars in prison. He becomes the legendary hero but Talimar is still remain and his followers will try to release him from prison in someday. That's the NORMAL ending. Ending D: Del's spirit is dead. His soul has been replaced by legion of phatoms, the people who executed by The Circle of Twelve. With huge hatred and Void Staff, Del... No. The legion will destroy every humanloid, creatures in their sight, perhaps even heaven and hell. This is the worst ending, worse than Ending C (Talimar conquers the Earth).

[@jonsquirrel3661]

Terrifying to the core!!! Especially the Workbench and Basilisk deaths

[@DezorianGuy]

This game's genre could be defined as some sort of death sim. Love it.

[@CrankyTemplar]

It's a really good point-and-click adventure game but the original game had a lot of interesting (and dumb) ways to get yourself killed. You can tell they had some fun leaning on that for the sequel.

[@Mordecrox]

I always thought the red skull was your own flayed skull and then a generic game over screen, not an actual malevolent spirit that's directly addressed during the "losing control" failures. Getting this and the Cursed series, I like the reaper banter sometimes. I wonder of one of the easter egg reaper speeches are random or a direct consequence of specific deaths (e.g. being overwhelmed by forbidden knowledge having the reaper acknowledging you are playing a game)

[@jonsquirrel3661]

The Bird warned him not to touch the book

[@sanzo241]

I think you missed a death in the haunted house where if you try to go down the stairs from the second floor with the way to the basement open you die tumbling down the stairs from the second floor to the basement in funny fashion

[@CrankyTemplar]

Yeah, Chrisaegrim mentioned that earlier this morning. When I get home I'll pin a comment with a link to a video of it. Thanks for pointing it out as well!

[@sanzo241]

@@CrankyTemplar no problem like your death vids

[@L.LoudisThemanwiththeplan]

You have failed in your quest. All that you loved along with Bose will forever hate Christmas.

[@dylanwoodward5256]

32:40 ...well I wasn't expecting that, I thought it was gonna gore you with its antlers or something. I guess everything has sharp teeth 😅

[@syndicator]

you know what have amazing for this game..What if if it played like a hybrid rpg point and click game like The Sword of Hope 2. The monsters you encounter naturally would make great bosses for the aria

[@L.LoudisThemanwiththeplan]

You have died the skies darken and the world is forever doomed to eternal Christmas hatred.

[@thefrail1255]

16:22 Nice to see the Grim Reaper is there to catch you. Catch is... yeah, you're dead.

[@YeliseyMalysshev]

And so is all hope for Kal Torlin.

[@Mordecrox]

I like how like in a cartoon interacting with all windows or ledges will result in a fall, and when you finally find the boss, who' should be able to easily eat, burn, crush or rip you apart, just chooses to throw you over the ledge anyway

[@NicoTheCinderace]

I can just imagine him doing the Spiderverse "Hey." thing.

[@goldskarr]

He's kind enough to greet you in outer space, I'm not surprised he'd stop your fall.

[@L.LoudisThemanwiththeplan]

Without warning Krampus appears and touches you and makes you a minion of Krampus. Before you can do anything. EVIL Bose and Krampus are happy to have you as part of their team. Mercifully you will be mourned because your death took a heartbeat. The adventure continues but not for you.

[@Doggieworld3Show]

(Sees mandragora) you are so done…

[@L.LoudisThemanwiththeplan]

You have mere seconds before Krampus curses you. Use the candy cane to restore Bose or hate Christmas.

[@L.LoudisThemanwiththeplan]

With your demise. The planet earth suffered eternal global Christmas hatred.

[@ginidontthinkso4282]

FOOD IS HERE

[@thejadewizard6178]

This is my girl dinner. :p

[@Dorelaxen]

Managed to see them all. Only thing I'm missing is finding the Traveling Circus.

[@CrankyTemplar]

It's in the Uninvited chapter when you leave the stone building where the portal is. Use look on the ferris wheel in the distance.

[@BB-te8tc]

And don't forget to use the record player in the house to hear the Spectacle ending theme!

[@orcchiefgamer4135]

I really love game over videos like this mr Templar I just wish there were more game over videos like this on more channels I’ve seen playlists with actual games and half-assed edits of real screens you,gameovercontinue,the many deaths of you and classicgameover are pioneers of this kind of content as well as the game saloon they plenty of old and remade games like double switch and ground zero texas❤❤

[@Doggieworld3Show]

Eat your heart out Nasuverse.

[@PuntMirror]

Are you able to open the chest at all in the trade room without it killing you? Went through the whole game without it so I'm assuming no

[@CrankyTemplar]

Nope, when you use the key in the bed slot you lose the key and gain the evidence needed to convince the prince, so the chest is red herring.

[@khoid]

49:12 killed by Mr.Frog's cousin.

[@ryoultra.7672]

"Zannen!! watashino boukenwa korede owatteshimatta!!"

[@DezorianGuy]

Sou desu ne

[@scarthewerewolf]

Wait the game is FINALLY out as the FULL game? I remember watching the demo version

[@CrankyTemplar]

Yes, it released last month. Definitely worth checking out.

[@scarthewerewolf]

@@CrankyTemplar I'll take a look!

[@CB-L]

Heheh, the jolly reaper looks jollier than ever.

[@DezorianGuy]

What a nice chap

[@ironcommando2]

Are there any unique deaths/situations you'd probably never encounter unless you were trying? For instance, does anything happen if you try to shoot into the dire wolves' den in the cave with the X-Bow before you use your lantern on the Treant?

[@CrankyTemplar]

It is the same death as moving into their cave. Also you can take the other lantern from the castle to have two lanterns so even after destroying the treant you can go back to the mines (and once the captain is dead going back there will have a speak sticking out of the cave with the wolves also dead).

[@ironcommando2]

@@CrankyTemplar Is there a unique death if you return to the jail area from the castle, but before convincing the Prince? In your playthrough I did see a red border/time limit when the minotaur appeared, but the Prince got his guards to arrow-pincushion it.

[@CrankyTemplar]

@@ironcommando2 The minotaur won't show until you go down there with the prince.

[@L.LoudisThemanwiththeplan]

With your failure. Humanity hates Christmas.

[@Wolf1803]

so, just to be clear, this game is similar to others like wazworks? where the player travel between time in different eras?

[@CrankyTemplar]

Kind of, you travel to the setting of the other games like Uninvited and Deja Vu for a short side adventure to progress the story. I uploaded a playthrough if you need to see what the gameplay style is but otherwise it's a point-and-click adventure game that is (mostly) static graphics and text.

[@Wolf1803]

@@CrankyTemplar i see, i gonna see if i try it, sometime

[@cartoonfan9million468]

Ah, so the dragon doesn’t kill you on the mountain nest? That is kind of lame, I thought if you attacked it on the mountain it would throw you off, or roast you or eat you. I also think it is kind of lame that on the turret the dragon only throws you to your death instead of roasting or eating you since this game is not shy with the grim descriptions of how del thornburrow can die. Also can you die from the Warlock Lord, or is he just unable to kill you, with his fireballs when he is going through the portal that Belezsarr summons him through? Anyways good job CrankyTemplar, it must have taken a lot of time to find all of these deaths, and I think the 8-bit graphics actually in some ways make them look more terrifying than the FNAF jump scares, like the macventure series seem like they had jump scares as the player dies way before FNAF did and etc.

[@CrankyTemplar]

I tried doing nothing during the Talimar segments with the divine staff and didn't die. It seems Talimar shooting fireballs is a scripted event from hitting him enough times with the staff.

[@Mordecrox]

I found it amusing that from all the window checks that result in you falling over, of all the choices a dragon has, it still tosses you over just to style on you. That said I miss old games that gave you subtle cues that you didn't die, used a credit or committed a common mistake, say the dragon actually does something else if you never actually fell over.

[@bluekewne]

1:03:13 this ending is really depressing

[@NatnatGaming101]

where do I see death with a gun?

[@CrankyTemplar]

During the Deja Vu segments which start at 35:49

[@GrahfMetalGames]

🤘💀🤘

[@CrankyTemplar]

I'm really impressed with all the art you've done, especially seeing how things have developed from Infested and Spectacle (and what art you've shown off for Infested remake). Certainly wishing you and the others the best for whatever you plan next!

[@GrahfMetalGames]

@@CrankyTemplar Thanks a lot! I think everyone will love what's coming next 😁😈

[@CrankyTemplar]

@@GrahfMetalGames Neat, mysterious and ominous!

[@cartoonfan9million468]

I think you can die another death in the imp’s mansion if you go down upstairs to the main hall when the staircase is raised and you fall and die that way.

[@CrankyTemplar]

Yep, it's been mentioned and I'll update it shortly. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@nolosenidea8373]

en memoria del usuario de Sebtorm que hizo la parodia de "shadowgate loquendo" 48:56 QUE PESAR QUE TUS PAJAVENTURAS HAYA TERMINADO AQUI, JA JA JA JA JA

[@thefrail1255]

I'm rather curious. Is there a way to die to the minotaur by going to the dungeon from the castle before you gain the prince's trust?

[@CrankyTemplar]

If you go down there before having the prince follow you the minotaur won't show up.

[@thefrail1255]

Weird. That seems kinda like a missed opportunity.

[@DamianEchevarria]

13:33

[@turloughfreeman22286]

40:38 They forgot to add "The miserable dead now welcome your company."

[@thelonelyghost1634]

8:26 "the dagger is strictly ornate, at best you could use it to cut fabric, i doubt you'd be able to kill anything with that" "Oh we'll see about that, shopkeep"

[@CrankyTemplar]

Challenge accepted.

[@deanyktru9944]

30:27 Maniac Mansion tentacle?

[@YeliseyMalysshev]

1:20 Bloody hell, what's with Minatour's eyes?

[@MLBlue30]

The art for Jair is worse I think.