Path to the Beginning

The Path to the Beginning is a path that leads from Brad's House to the Area 1 Crossroads. It serves as the second fully-playable area of LISA: THE PAINFUL RPG.

Layout and Story

The Cavern

The Cavern is the first area of the Path to the Beginning.

Upon entering the Cavern, Brad Armstrong encounters a mortally-wounded man whose arm has been gruesomely severed. In disbelief, he remarks to Brad that Buddy was "such an ugly girl", before he collapses and succumbs to his wounds.

On the east side of the entrance, a hidden entryway can be found. It leads into a smaller cavern which contains a bag of Mystery Jerky.

Further up in the Cavern, the seemingly dead-body of Jeffery Coommings can be seen. Once he is passed, he will momentarily revive, before angrily challenging Brad to fight him, despite the fact that he is visibly mortally-wounded. The fight against Coommings is optional, but he must be fought if the player intends to return to Brad's House.

If Brad chooses to move back down the rope and travel over the aforementioned hidden cavern, he can drop down to find a secret stash of fifty Magazines. However, doing so will result in the entire party suffering 100 damage from the fall.

On the bottom-right of the final section of the Cavern, a bag of Mystery Jerky can be found.

On the top-right of the final section, a door can be found that leads to Sugar Mountain's Cavern.

Sugar Mountain's Cavern

Upon entering Sugar Mountain's Cavern, Brad will see several members of the Sugar Boy Drifters conversing. The unnamed members agree to move out of the cavern to patrol, while Sugar Mountain himself guards the exit.

On the bottom-left of the cavern, a bag of Perfume can be found.

On the top-right of the cavern, Sugar Mountain can be found guarding the exit. If interacted with, he will scoff at Brad for believing that he "can handle what's going on out there", deciding to give Brad "a taste", and initiating a fight. After Sugar Mountain is fought and killed, the cavern can be left.

The Path to the Beginning

Upon emerging into the Path to the Beginning, Brad is greeted with the sight of several dead-bodies, who, upon closer inspection, are revealed to be the previously-seen members of the Sugar Boy Drifters. On the west side of the path, a mortally-wounded man can be found. Interacting with him will cause him to say; "holla-holla, if you hear me... really needed to get that off my chest.", before collapsing and succumbing to his wounds. Further up, a rope can be found, which leads to a bag of Domestic Jerky. On the east side of the path, a Save Point can be found, alongside a dead-body lodged into a tree. Moving further east will lead to Columbo's Road.

In Definitive Edition, an area has been added on the top of the exit, leading to an important treasure of Terry's.

Columbo's Road

Upon entering Columbo's Road, the remaining members of the Sugar Boy Drifters can be found lying dead next to a tree. The Worn Helmet that was seen being worn by one of the members previously can be found and picked up. Upon moving past the tree, Brad will be suddenly ambushed and knocked unconscious by the Gents in a Cocola-Cola truck, leaving him with a scar on his face. Eventually, he will awaken at Columbo's confrontation.

Columbo's confrontation

Upon awakening, Brad finds the Gents (the grown-up childhood-bullies from the Neighborhood) bearing down on him and Terry Hintz at Columbo's Confrontation. Columbo remarks to Brad that; "time is a great teacher. Sadly, it kills all its pupils". He notes that their paths are crossing "yet again", and reminisces on how they spent their time as "wee lads". Since Columbo clearly despises Brad (and/or was possibly ordered by Buzzo to keep him alive), he doesn't kill him, as it is implied he did to the Sugar Boy Drifters, instead deciding to give him an ultimatum; to lose all of his belongings, or to allow them to take Terry away with them.

If Brad chooses to lose his belongings, he will be left unsupplied, but Terry will survive and join him again once interacted with. If Brad chooses to give Terry away, Columbo and the rest of the Gents will kidnap Terry won't be seen for some time. Once the choice has been made, Brad can continue east to the Area 1 Crossroads.

Trivia

• Because of how people refer to Buddy as an "ugly girl", it can be presumed they are actually talking about someone else.