Games PC DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN User Manual

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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

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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

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Checklists

encounters and treasures

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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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Encounters

Combat

After Combat

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the official

DUNGEONS
DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN,aDRAC0NLANCET"

DRAGONS'

&

fantasy role-playing epic

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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

NEXT

and

PREV

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

SHARE

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

be

. Gender affects the character's maximum

strength

.

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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

.

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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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NAME CHARACTER

space to type in the character's name
name will be automatically saved to disk

On some computer systems the character is
named after the abilities scores are generated,

on others the name is entered after the combat
icon is selected

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SELECT COMBAT ICON

the shape that will represent the character in
combat

. Customize this icon to represent the

character's favorite weapon, armor and colors
Different computers and graphic adapters have

different capabilities

best icon for each character

may be altered during the game using the

ALTER

command from the Encampment Menu

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EXIT

from any of the character creation

menus returns you to the Party Creation Menu

ADD CHARACTER TO PARTY

add individual characters to the party from the
saved game disk or directory

group of characters composed of up to
player characters (called PCs) and up to two

non-player characters (called NPCs)
should have a balanced mix of characters with

different classes
building parties see Building a Successful Party

on page 9 of the Journal
indicate the last game the character adventured

in with the From Where Menu
From Where Menu

ADD FROM WHERE

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DEATH

adds a character that was

generated in

DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN

last adventured there

€

CHAMPIONS

adventured in

€

EXIT

quits the

provides a 15 letter

. This

.

previously saved game
provided with

also be loaded, and on some systems you can
directly load saves from

See your Data Card for more information

.

allows you to design

joystick or mouse
on some computer systems

available on some computer systems

.

; experiment to create the

Modifying Characters and Parties

. The combat icon

characters currently in your party and lists the
commands for creating and modifying the

.

party
all times

.

allows you to

. A party is a

six

. A party

TRAIN CHARACTER (Hall only)

VIEW CHARACTER

ADD CHARACTER TO PARTY

. For more information about

. You will also need to

.

: DEATH CHAMPIONS EXIT

Or

.

adds a character that last

CHAMPIONS OF KRYNN

ADD CHARACTER

.

option

.

LOAD SAVED GAME

permits you to resume a

. The saved game

DEATH KNIGHTS OF KRYNN

CHAMPIONS OF KRYNN

can

.

.

INITIALIZE MOUSE/JOYSTICK

sets up the

. This option is only available

.

EXIT TO DOS

ends play

. This option is only

.

The Party Creation/Hall Menu shows the

. Not all of the options are available at

.

CREATE NEW CHARACTER

DROP CHARACTER

MODIFY CHARACTER

KNIGHT CHANGE ORDER (Hall only)

REMOVE CHARACTER FROM PARTY

LOAD SAVED GAME

SAVE CURRENT GAME

BEGIN ADVENTURING

EXIT TO DOS (Some computer systems)

DROP CHARACTER

eliminates a character
from the party and erases him from the saved
game disk

recovered

the character's ability scores and HP

MODIFY CHARACTER

generated in

. A dropped character cannot be

.

MODIFY CHARACTER

allows you to change

. Use

to change a character

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to

increases a character's level when he has

gained enough experience points

may only advance one level per class per
training session

Level sections in the Journal under Ability
Scores and Other Attributes for more informa-

tion
mages advance, they may add a spell to their

spell books . There is no charge for training
characters

match the ability scores of a favorite ADRD•
game character

modified once he has begun adventuring

. A character cannot be

.

only) allows a knight of sufficient experience
and abilities to petition for admission into the
next higher order

Knights on page 7 of the journal

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VIEW CHARACTER

Summary Screen for the active character
more information see the Viewing Characters

section

.

REMOVE CHARACTER FROM PARTY

character from the party to the saved game
disk or directory

SAVE CURRENT GAME

to the saved game disk or directory

BEGIN ADVENTURING

displays a Character

transfers a

.

stores the current game

.

starts the game

.

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Non-Player Characters (NPCs)

During the game the party will encounter

non-player characters (NPCs)
to the party attack or even offer to join

are two kinds of NPCs

. They may talk

. There

: those who volunteer

to join the party and those who will only give
information or fight

. NPCs that join the party

are treated like player characters with a few
differences

.

The computer commands NPCs in battle,

and they have morale
badly for the party NPCs may run

. If things are going

. If you

have a Knight in the party, his leadership
ability may place NPCs under your control

(on some systems only
Card)

. Items can be traded to some NPCs, but

- see your Data

they cannot be traded from conscious NPCs
to other characters . If an NPC dies or is

unconscious you can use the

TRADE

command

on the Items Menu to take his items . Only
two NPCs at a time may join the party

.

Viewing Characters

The

VIEW

command displays the character

summary screen

.

The moons of Krynn affect the magical

powers of all mages

. For more information on

the moons see the Moons of Magic on page
16 of the Journal

.

Characters accumulate wealth, in the form

of steel pieces, gems and jewelry as they go
The value of gems and jewelry varies and can

Character Status

OKAY status means that the character has

positive HP and can move and fight normally

UNCONSCIOUS status means that the
character has exactly 0 HP
or fight but is in no danger of dying

DEAD status means that the character has

died

. Non-elf characters have a chance of
being resurrected with magic
chance of being resurrected is influenced by his

constitution
Journal

. See the Constitution Chart in the

.

DYING (combat only) status indicates the

character has between -1 and -9 HP and
bleeding to death

to have another character stop the bleeding
before the character dies

STONED status means that the character has
been turned to stone
returned to normal with a Stone to Flesh spell

which is available at any temple
mages may also learn the spell

reach 10th-level

FLED (combat only) status means that the

character fled from the battle

he will rejoin the party

GONE status means that the character has

been killed and the body lost
bring the character back to life

From the View Menu several options are

.

available to inspect the active character

of these commands are available at all times

only be determined by having the items
appraised in a shop

.

Encumbrance is the total weight the

character is carrying

.

Combat Movement is how many squares a

character can move during a combat segment
This is based on his readied armor, strength

and total encumbrance

.

View Menu

ITEMS SPELLS TRADE DROP CURE HEAL EXIT

ITEMS shows all the equipment the

character is carrying
are ready for use

.

Items Menu are always available
Items Menu

READY USE TRADE DROP HALVE JOIN SELL ID EXIT

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READY

changes the status of a weapon,

armor or other item

.

. He cannot move

.

. The character's

is

. Use the

BANDAGE

command

.

. The character can be

. Red Robe

when

they

.

. After the battle

.

. Nothing can

.

. Not all

.

. Items preceded by a YES

. Not all commands in the

.

. Only readied items can

be used in combat

in a quiver and can be readied at all times

Some items will take both hands when

readied (bows, quarter staffs, etc .), some take
only one (long swords, wands, etc

take no hands (rings, armor, etc)
systems there are items that can only be

readied or unreadied while in either camp or
combat

.

€

USE

activates an item

item in combat, the Aim Menu will appear if
the item can be targeted

section for details about the Aim Menu

€

TRADE

character to another
and then select which character is to receive it

Remember
up items

.

€

DROP

character

. Dropped items cannot be recovered

€

HALVE

two bundles
one bundle of42arrows into two bundles of

21

arrows each

items to distribute among party members

€

JOIN combines all similar items into one

line

. No more than

joined on one line
potions, cannot be joined

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SELL

is described under the Shops Menu

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ID

is described under the Shops Menu

SPELLS lists all of the spells a character has

memorized

TRADE is used to transfer money, gems and

jewelry from the active character to another
Select which character is to receive, and then

choose what, and how much, is traded

DROP permanently removes money from

a character
recovered

CURE (Paladin only) is another ability of

paladins identical to the clerical spell Cure
Disease

. A paladin may cure once per week at

. Arrows are assumed to be

.

levels
at levels

the paladin has a cure available

HEAL (Paladin only) is an ability of paladins

.) and others

. On some

Paladins may heal two HP (per level) of

damage each day
then the character to be healed

command is only displayed when a paladin
has healing available

. If you are using an

ADVENTURING

. See the Combat

.

transfers an item from the active

. Choose the item to trade

: a conscious NPC will not give

After setting up your party and reading the

background information in the Adventurer's

Journal, it is time to head for adventure, fame,

and glory

.

in fierce battles and find treasures
they have to stop, heal wounds and memorize
spells for future encounters

permanently removes items from a

Display Screens and

.

divides a bundle of some item into

. For example,

HALVE

would turn

Points of View

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points of view

. This is handy for dividing

.

Combat

To the right of the point of view window,

in either 3-D or Area, are the map coordinates,

255

similar items can be

. Many items, such as

.

.

facing direction (N, S, W, E), current time

and what the party is doing (searching,

camping, etc)

.

3-D appears in towns and underground

3-D is a first-person perspective view that

appears in the point of view window and

.

shows the surrounding area from the party's
perspective

using the directional controls . The direction

.

controls for your computer are described on the

.

Data Card

Area provides an overhead view of the

. Dropped money may not be

.

party's surroundings, replacing the 3-D view
Choose the AREA command from the

Adventure Menu
in all regions

1-5,

twice at levels 6-10 and three times

11-14

.

. Your adventuring party will engage

: 3-D, Area, Overland and

.

.

. Rotate the party's facing and move

.

.

This option is only displayed if

.

.

. Select the

HEAL

command,

. This

.

. Sometimes

.

uses four different

.

.

. This view is not available

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In the area display a cursor shows the

party's position

. On some computer systems

the cursor is an arrow that indicates current
party facing and allows movement as in the

3-D view

while in this view

. On other systems you cannot move

.

Overland displays a map of the area where

the game takes place while the party is
traveling cross-country

party's current location
overland map with the directional controls

. A cursor indicates the

. Move around on the

.

The map in the Journal shows the game

region with several major locations identified

.

Combat view occurs automatically when-

ever the party engages in battle

. The combat

screen is a detailed view of the area the party
is in when the encounter begins

.

Adventuring Options

All adventuring options are displayed in

horizontal menus

Menu offers access to normal options

. The main Adventure

.

Adventure Menu

MOVE AREA CAST VIEW ENCAMP SEARCH LOOK

MOVE

places you in a mode where you use
the direction controls to move and turn your
party

; Normally, each move forward takes one

minute of game time

on, each move takes ten minutes

. If the party has Search

. Refer to the

Data Card for computer-specific movement

information

Adventure Menu from movement

AREA

view
available

CAST
character is a spell-caster
section for more information

have an effect in combat

VIEW

Screen and the View Menu

. Select

EXIT

to return to the

.

toggles between the area and 3-D

. In many regions this command is not

.

displays the Cast Menu if the active

. See the Magic

. Some spells only

.

displays the Character Summary

.

ENCAMP

displays the Encamp Menu

the Encamp section for a description of the
available commands

SEARCH

indicates the party is to move

slowly and examine their surroundings,
searching for secret doors, traps and so on

LOOK

is used to search an individual square

and takes ten minutes of game time (like
moving while searching)

Encamp

The Encamp Menu includes options such as

saving the game, resting to heal and memorize
spells and altering items such as game speed or
party order

.

Encamp Menu

SAVE VIEW MAGIC REST ALTER FIX EXIT

SAVE

stores the characters and current game

to the saved game disk or directory

-

especially after surviving really tough

encounters

. It is also a good idea to maintain

more than one save
computer-specific instructions

VIEW

displays Character Summary Screen

for the active character

MAGIC

is a very important part of

KNIGHTS OF KRYNN

own heading

REST

.

allows characters to memorize spells

and to heal naturally
normal sleep without having to encamp

Spell-casters can automatically re-memorize any spells
they have cast simply by selecting

new spells for memorizing, or make initial
selections, use the

options

. When spells are being memorized,

the initial rest time is established by the
number and level of spells selected to memo-

rize

. For every24uninterrupted hours of rest

in camp, each wounded character regains one
HP

. Rest can be interrupted by encounters

If possible, find safe places to take long rests

during the game

. See

.

.

.

. Save often

. See your Data Card for

.

.

DEATH

and is described under its

. Characters catch their

.

REST

.

To choose

MAGIC

and then

MEMORIZE

.

.

Rest Menu

REST DAYS HOURS MINUTES ADD SUBTRACT EXIT

€

REST

begins the resting process

. Unless

interrupted, the party will rest for the indicated
time

.

€

DAYS, HOURS, MINUTES

time to be changed by the

. This option is not available on all

options
computer systems

€

ADD, SUBTRACT

.

time that the party will attempt to rest

selects the unit of

ADD

and

SUBTRACT

increases or decreases the

.

Decreasing the time may not allow spell­casters to memorize all of their spells

ALTER

is used to change the characters in the

party and the parameters of the game

.

.

Alter Menu

ORDER DROP SPEED ICON LEVEL EXIT

€

ORDER

changes how the characters are

listed on the screen and how they are deployed
in combat

tend to be at the front line in combat

and erases him from the saved game disk

. Characters at the top of the list

.

€

DROP

eliminates a character from the party

.

A dropped character is gone forever and
cannot be recovered

€

SPEED

controls the rate at which messages

are printed on the screen
are displayed too slow, use the
mand

. If messages are displayed too fast, use

the

SLOWER

€

ICON

is used to change a character's combat

icon

.

LEVEL

permits you to adjust combat

difficulty

. After choosing

the following menu

command

.

. If the game messages

FASTER

com-

.

LEVEL,

you will see

:

Level Menu

NOVICE SQUIRE VETERAN ADEPT CHAMPION

The game is preset at the Veteran level

.

This is the level at which we consider the

more difficult, choose either the Adept or
Champion (hardest) level

When you choose to make the game more
difficult, you are rewarded by receiving
more experience points from your combat
encounters

. When you choose to make the
game easier, you are penalized by receiving
fewer experience points from your combat
encounters

.

Receiving fewer experience points will slow
the rate at which your characters advance
levels

. Advancing at a slower rate will give
you less powerful characters which, in the
long run, may more than offset the benefits
of playing at an "easy" level

FIX is used to heal many wounded characters

with a single command
cure spells will memorize as many as they can,

cast them on the party and then rememorize
their previous spells automatically

game time and may be interrupted by an
encounter

characters
cast upon them

. FIX will not return HP to diseased

; a Cure Disease spell must first be

.

Magic

To get the Magic Menu options, the active

character must be able to cast spells
casters can get a list of their memorized spells

from the CAST option of the Magic Menu or

from the SPELLS option of the View Menu

They can get a list of their spells on scrolls

from the SCRIBE option of the Magic Menu
Magic Menu

CAST MEMORIZE SCRIBE DISPLAY REST EXIT

CAST displays the Cast Menu and the char-

acter's list of memorized spells
to cast and then indicate the target of the spell

game to be "balanced ." To make the combat
encounters easier, choose either the Novice

(easiest) or Squire level

. To make the combat

.

.

. All characters with

. FIX takes

. Spell-

.

.

. Select the spell

.

~

~

~

~

~

1:.

1110

"Wil

.

10

IN

Once a spell is cast it is gone from memory

until it is memorized again . Some spells only
work during combat and others only while

encamped

MEMORIZE

.

displays the Memorize Menu,
the character's book of spells or clerical spell
list and how many spells of each level the

spell-caster may memorize

. Once all characters

have selected the spells they want to memo-

rize, choose the

memorize the spells

REST

command to actually

. Remember

: Spell-casters

can automatically re-memorize any spells they

have cast simply by selecting

Encamp Menu

.

REST

from the

Remember that a spell-caster can have the

same spell memorized multiple times

.

Memorize Menu

MEMORIZE NEXT PREV EXIT

€

MEMORIZE

selects a spell to be memorized

.

A spell is not actually memorized until the
character has rested long enough to imprint

the spelhon his mind, The computer will ask
to verify your choices when you are done

€

NEXT/PREV

if they do not fit on one screen

SCRIBE

cycles through available spells

.

displays the Scribe Menu and a list

of all of the spells available on mage scrolls

.

.

Before spells can be scribed, they must either
be identified in a shop or temple, or the mage

must have cast Read Magic on them

. Select

any spells to be scribed into the character's
spell book

the spells they want to scribe, choose the

command to actually scribe the spells

. Once all characters have indicated

REST

. Scribing

a spell takes the same amount of time as mem­orizing the same spell

spell of higher level than they can memorize

. Mages cannot scribe a

.

Scribe Menu

SCRIBE NEXT PREV EXIT

€

SCRIBE

selects a spell to scribe from a scroll

to a spell book

.

NEXT/PREV

€

cycles through available spells

if they do not fit on one screen

lists the magic that currently affects

DISPLAY

the party

. This includes spells like Bless or

Invisibility plus effects like disease . This is

an important command because diseased
characters will not regain HP until they have

a Cure Disease spell cast on them

REST

displays the Rest Menu referred to in

the Encamp section

are not memorized until he has rested the necessary time

SPELLS

are defined by their type (clerical,

.

Remember

mage or druidic), when they can be cast

(combat, camp or both) and their parameters
(range, duration, and area of effect), and actual

effect

. The Spell Parameters List in the Journal

summarizes all of the available spells
using spells from the Encamp Menu or the

Adventure Menu (such as Find Traps),
remember that one round equals one minute of

game time (one normal move) and one turn
equals ten minutes of game time (ten normal

moves)

. For more information about magic

and the effects of spells look iri the Journal

CIVILIZATION

Civilization provides many valuable ser-

vices and goods for adventurers
items the party will need to survive

offer healing spells

. Banks will store money

and (on some systems) items

Shops of various sorts sell goods such as
armor and weapons or magical items
shops use the following menus to make

transactions

.

Shops Menu

BUY VIEW TAKE POOL SHARE APP EXIT

BUY

displays the items available in the shop

Select the item that the active character will
buy

.

.

.

: A character's spells

.

. When

.

. Shops sell

. Temples

.

. All

.

displays the Character Summary

VIEW

Screen with the
able in the Items Menu

€

SELL

make an offer on the highlighted item
items may not be recovered

is used to identify an item

€

ID

100

steel pieces for the service

TAKE

jewelry from the party's money pool

SELL

andIDcommands avail-

.

indicates you wish the shopkeeper to

. Sold

.

. Shops charge

.

is used to pick up steel pieces, gems or

. Indicate

what and how much the character will take

POOL

places all of the party members' steel

pieces, gems and jewelry into a pool from
which any member may make purchases

SHARE

the

TAKE

or

pool

. Caems and jewelry must be sold for steel

pieces to make purchases

SHARE

commands to pick up the

.

picks up everything from the pool

. Use

and distributes even shares among the party

APP

(Appraise) is available in temples or

shops to find the monetary value of gems or
jewelry

. Choose a gem or item of jewelry and

an appraisal and purchase offer will be made
Accept the offer and the item is sold

. Reject

the offer and the gem or piece of jewelry
becomes an item on the character's item list

you wait to sell items later, you will only

receive 1/2 the appraised value

.

Temples offer healing spells and perform

other clerical services

. The commands on

the Temple Menu are the same as those on

HEAL

the Shop Menu with the

replacing BUY

.

command

Temple Menu

HEAL VIEW TAKE POOL SHARE APP EXIT

HEAL

displays a list of the temple's healing

spells

. Select the character on whom to cast

the spell and then the spell to be cast
no cost for any of the temple services

. There is
.

C,argath Outpost Bank is a place where

Bank Menu

See your data card for details

ENCOUNTERS

When a party comes across monsters or

NPCs, an encounter occurs

attacks immediately, it may receive a bonus to
its initiative in combat

party, they can attack immediately and get a
bonus to their initiative

.

attack immediately, the party can react by

choosing from an Encounter Menu

menus vary and list options for each situation

Sample Encounter Menu

ATTACK WAIT FLEE TALK

In this menu you have opportunities to

fight immediately, wait and see, run away or

.

try to talk

.

Combat

In combat the computer chooses the active

character . Characters with higher dexterity

.

will tend to go before characters with lower
dexterity

. A character may hold his action

until later with the

. If

more information about combat in the Journal

The active character is centered on the

screen at the start of his combat segment
active character's name, HP, AC and readied

weapon are displayed
lists the character's options

The following menus may vary on some

computers, although the functions are the same
Combat Menu

MOVE AIM USE CAST TURN GUARD QUICK

DELAY BANDAGE YELL VIEW SPEED END

MOVE

allows a character to move

moving the character into an enemy's square

If the character moves away from an adjacent

characters can store money and (on some
systems) items

.

.

. If the party

. If foes surprise the

. If the foes do not

. Encounter

.

DELAY

command

. There is

.

. The

. The Combat Menu

.

.

. Attack by

.

~

~

~

11

enemy, the enemy gets a free attack at the

character's back

AIM

allows weapons or spells to be targeted

When aiming a ranged weapon, the range to
the target will be displayed above the menu

bar on some systems
adjacent to an enemy, and has no more

movement remaining, the AIM command can
be used to attack with a melee weapon

(sword, mace, etc)

be used to survey the condition of your party
and enemies

over a character or foe, information about him
will be displayed on the right of your screen

.

.

. If a character moves

. The AIM command can also

. As you move the aim cursor

.

Aim Menu
NEXT PREV MANUAL TARGET CENTER EXIT

€

NEXT

is used to look at all possible targets,

starting with the closest target and then going
to the next farthest and so on

only indicate targets in the character's line of
sight

.

€

PREY

(Previous) is the opposite of the

command
possible targets starting with the farthest target

and working back toward the character
command is most often used to select a target

for a missile or magic attack

where on the map
character's line of sight can actually be fired at

the cursor square
used to attack an adjacent enemy with a melee

weapon (sword, mace, etc)
displayed if the target is out of range, not in

line of sight, invisible or under the effect of a
Blink spell

cursor
ly

systems

. Use this command to look at the

€

MANUAL

permits the player to aim any-

. Only targets in the

€

TARGET is used to fire a missile or spell at

. This command can also be

.

€

CENTER

centers the screen around the

. This is helpful when targeting manual-

. This option is not available on all computer

.

.

NEXT

and

PREV

NEXT

. This

.

.

. This option is not

USE

allows a character to activate an item

without having to go through the View
Menu

. Items such as scrolls and wands may

then be targeted with the Aim Menu

CAST is only available to spell-casters with

spells available . The spell-caster selects from
the list of available spells and then targets with

the Aim Menu
his concentration may be broken and the CAST

option will not appear

TURN

destroy undead monsters or drive them away
from the party

powerful undead types and has no

any other kind of monster

power of evil is so great that turning is more
difficult

GUARD

the first enemy that moves adjacent
only an option if a character is armed with a

melee weapon

QUICK

the computer
instructions on how to regain manual control

of a character

fighting character with a readied missile

weapon will tend to hang back and attack
from a distance

missile weapon, he will ready a melee
weapon and charge

fire missile weapons and cast spells if magic is
turned on (see your Data Card for details)

They will never rush into close combat, even
if all of their missile attacks are expended

Characters remain under computer control
for all subsequent combats until manual control
is again selected

is on quick, you may toggle his spell casting on
and off

tions on how to do this on your computer

DELAY
until after the other characters and monsters

have acted

. If the character has been hit,

is a clerical power that attempts to

. This will not affect the more

.

sets a character to stand and attack

.

turns control of the character over to

. See the Data Card for

. Under computer control, a

. If the character has no readied

. When a spell-caster character

-

consult your Data Card for instruc-

causes the character to hold his turn

.

ID

.

.

effect

on

. In some places the

.

GUARD is

. Single class mages will

.

.

.

12

BANDAGE
bleeding to death
bleeding and keep the character from dying

YELL (Kender only) orders an active Kender
character to taunt opponents

successful all opponents will become enraged,
suffer a combat penalty and direct as many

attacks as possible at the yelling character

VIEW

Screen for the active character
command appears on the Items Menu to use

magic items such as wands in combat

SPEED
described under the ALTER command in the

Encamp Menu

END

After Combat

When combat is over you will see how
many experience points each character receives

and then the Treasure Menu is displayed if the
foes had treasure

commands work like the commands in the

Temple and Shops Menus

Treasure Menu

VIEW TAKE POOL SHARE DETECT EXIT

VIEW

Screen and View Menu

TAKE
treasure from defeated opponents

only appear if the foes had a treasure or the

only appears if a party member is

. Use this option to stop the

party pooled its funds
carrying a large number of steel pieces and

.

heavy equipment can be slowed in combat

Take Menu

. If the taunt is

.

displays the Character Summary

. The USE

.

changes the game speed and is

.

quits a character's turn

. Most of the Treasure Menu

displays the Character Summary

permits the active character to pick up

.

.

.

. This will

ITEMS MONEY EXIT

€

ITEMS

Frequently, the weapons and armor used by

monsters are not listed because they are poor
quality and not worth taking

€

MONEY

gems and jewelry in the treasure
type then amount of money the active

character takes

POOL drops all of the party members' steel

pieces, gems and jewelry into the treasure
Use the

TAKEorSHARE

pooled money

SHARE

pool and distributes even shares among the
party

.

DETECT

current active character
treasure will be marked with a '+' or an

This option will only appear if the active
character has a Detect Magic spell available

EXIT

leaves the scene of the battle

treasure remains, the option to return to the
Treasure Menu is displayed

lists the equipment in the treasure

displays the number of steel pieces,

picks up everything from the treasure

casts a Detect Magic spell from the

. Remember

.

command to pick up the

.

. Magic items in the

: a character

.

. Indicate the

.

.

.

.

.

. If any