Games PC DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN User Manual

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he peace in Ansalon has

been shattered . Unspeakable forces have again risen from the very ashes of defeat to challenge

the Champions of Krynn! This time, the massed forces of evil are ready for you

needed

Help is here!

KNIGHTS OF KRYIYr' CLUE

the edge you need to defeat overwhelming forces!

This valuable player's guide

provides

Detailed maps

entire game, including

locations of all major events in the adventure

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Combat tips

you to defeat even the toughest opponents

Locations and

descriptions

magical treasures

Checklists

encounters and treasures

you won't miss any part of the adventure or loot!

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Introduction

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Before You Play Getting Started Quickly

Beginning to Play

Modifying Characters and Parties Character Summary Screen

Non-Player Characters (NPCs)

Viewing Characters

Character Status

Adventuring

Display Screens and Points of View Adventuring Options

Encamp

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Civilization Encounters

Combat

After Combat

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAMPIONS OF KRYNN

1 1

2 3

4 5

5 5

6 6 7 7 8

9 10 11

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the official

DUNGEONS DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN,aDRAC0NLANCET"

DRAGONS'

fantasy role-playing epic

ADVANCED

computer product,

. This game is based

on the rules and background created by TSR,

Inc

. and a story line created especially for this

game

DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN

begins a year

after the defeat of Takhisis' minions in

CHAMPIONS OF KRYNN

The Solamnic com-

mander of Gargath Outpost has asked your

characters back to celebrate the victory -to share memories and feasting with old com-

rades

. Your adventuring party looks forward to

a peaceful and uneventful celebration

. . .

Your Game Box Should Contain

€

Disks

€

Adventurer's Journal€Data Card

€

Rule Book

This rule book is designed to explain all

your options and guide you through playing

the game

ADVANCED DUNGEONS

. If you are not familiar with the

DRAGONS'

game sys-

tem, you will find helpful information about how things work in the Adventurer's Journal

The Adventurer's Journal contains a variety

of information including details about character classes, magic, combat and an

introduction to the adventure story

. The

Journal also includes the maps, information,

rumors and stories that you will need to play the game

. As you play the game you will discover for yourself which of the tales you hear are fact and which are fiction

The Data Card explains how to start the

game and select items and menu options with your specific computer

. It tells you how to

transfer characters to

KRYNN

from the fantasy role-playing game,

CHAMPIONS OF KRYNN

get right into the game without having to read through the rules

Transferring Characters from

CHAMPIONS OF KRYNN

DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN

characters which were created and played in

CHAMPIONS OF KRYNN

get characters from

KNIGHTS

The first, and preferred way, is to

load a saved game and select the

LOAD FROM

remove the characters from their party, copy them to your

disk or directory and add them to a new party See your Data Card for more details

Note

: If you transfer characters to

KNIGHTS

CHAMPIONS

items

before they have completed the

Before You Play

There isnocopy protection on your

KNIGHTS OF KRYNN

backup copies and put the originals away for safekeeping . When you start the game, you

will be asked to answer a verification question from this rule book or the Adventurer's Journal before you can play

cated for either this rule book or the Adventurer's Journal, find the indicated word, type it

in and press the <Return> or <Enter> key Getting Started Quickly

DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN

ready-made party in a saved game that allows

you to begin adventuring immediately

the instructions on the Data Card to load the saved game and begin playing

book to answer any questions during play

DEATH KNIGHTS OF

It also shows how to

will accept

There are two ways to

CHAMPIONS

option

. The second is to

into

DEATH

CHAMPIONS on

CHAMPIONS

DEATH KNIGHTS

save

DEATH

adventure, they may lose some

DEATH

disks, so please make

. Turn to the page as indi-

comes with a

. Use

. Use this rule

Menus

All commands are menu based, and the

concept of the active character is central to the game

. During combat the active character is

chosen automatically according to a character's initiative and random factors

select the active character

. Other times you

If a command affects the whole party, just

select the command

. If the command affects one character, make that character active and then choose the command

Example

: To look at a character's items,

select that character, choose the and then choose the

ITEMS

VIEW

command

command,

. The

computer displays a list of that character's items and their readied status

Menus are displayed either vertically or

horizontally

Vertical menus select the character, item,

or spell to be acted upon

. If there are more

choices than will fit on the screen at one time, use the

and

commands to view the

additional selections

Example

: When purchasing items, selec-

tions are made from a vertical menu list of equipment

Horizontal menus list what the active

character can do, or what can be done to him

In the rules, menus are shown with all of their

options, although in some cases, options will not be available every time a menu appears

Example

Treasure Menu

VIEW TAKE POOL SHARE DETECT EXIT

The options

appear if there is treasure to take

option

TAKE

and

will only

. The

DETECT

will only appear if there is

treasure and the active character has a Detect Magic spell available

The rule book only lists the general game

menus

. Special menus appear with many

encounters that indicate available options

BEGINNING TO PLAY

You must load a saved game or generate

characters and band them together into a party

. This first menu is displayed at the start

of a game

CREATE NEW CHARACTER

ADD CHARACTER TO PARTY

LOAD SAVED GAME INITIALIZE MOUSE/JOYSTICK (Some computer systems) EXIT TO DOS (Some computer systems)

character

CREATE NEW CHARACTER

is used to build a

. Detailed information about

characters, races, classes and so on is available in the Journal under Characters and Parties

beginning on page 2

the following menus to define the character

€

PICK RACE

choose for a player-character

€

PICK GENDER

. Gender affects the character's maximum

strength

€

PICK CLASS

character is qualified for based on race

€

PICK DEITY

gods a cleric character can choose to worship

. This command displays

lists the seven races you can

lists the sex the character can

lists the class or classes the

(clerics only) lists all of the

Each deity confers unique powers to its clerics and determines which alignments a character

can be

. See the Deities section in the Journal

for more details

€

PICK ALIGNMENT

ments for the character based on character class

lists all the possible align-

The computer randomly generates the

character's ability scores after you choose alignment

character's scores you may roll them again Remember that you can use the

CHARACTER

. If you are not happy with the

MODIFY

command on the Party

Creation/Hall Menu to change the character's ability scores and hit points (HP)

after the character has been generated

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