Games PC FABLE User Manual

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Keyboard

Controls

Action WASD Arrows

Cycle Spells
(vs. mouse wheel)

Shift+O Shift+O

Mini Map

M M
Menu Keys F4–F12 F4–F12
In-Game Menu Esc or Enter Esc or Enter
Movement Keys W,A,S, and D Arrow Keys
Melee Weapon

Q Delete
Ranged Weapon

E Page Down
Hotbar-Item Keys 1–9 Num 1–Num 9
Target Lock Spacebar Num 0
Sneak Mode Caps Lock Num Enter
Spell Mode Left Shift Right Ctrl
Interact Tab End
Collect Experience

Orbs

Left Shift Right Ctrl

Context-Sensitive
Items

F1–F3

Insert, Home,
Page Up

Charge Guild Seal

G Num Del

Mouse Controls

Cycle Spells Shift+Middle Mouse Button
First-Person

Targeting (bow only)

Right Mouse Button

Attack Left Mouse Button
Flourish Right Mouse Button
Run Right Mouse Button
Block/Roll Middle Mouse Button

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afety
Information

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patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history
of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause
these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games.

These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness,
altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs,
disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may
also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from
falling down or striking nearby objects.

Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of
these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the
above symptoms—children and teenagers are more likely than adults to
experience these seizures.

The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the
following precautions:

Play in a well-lit room.
Do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued.

If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy,
consult a doctor before playing.

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Fable: The Lost Chapters © 2005 Lionhead Studios Limited. Lionhead, the Lionhead logo,
and Fable are registered trademarks owned by Lionhead Studios Limited. All rights
reserved. Published and distributed by Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft, the Microsoft
Game Studios logo, and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All rights reserved. All other
trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

About Photosensitive Seizures

A very small percentage of people may
experience a seizure when exposed to certain
visual images, including flashing lights or

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A Word from the Guildmaster

Installation and Setup

Game Screen

At Your Command

About the Guild

The Hero’s Apprenticeship

WASD Controls

Arrow Key Controls

The Way of a Hero

Buying and Selling Inventory

Enhancing Abilities and Weapons

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Word from the
Guildmaster

Congratulations are in store for you.

The fact you have been provided
with the
must be one of a lucky few with
enough potential to be invited here
as a Hero apprentice.

We consider this text sacred and
even, I would say, magical. You
would be wise to study it carefully
from cover to cover in order to
unveil its many secrets.

The task ahead of you will not be an easy one.

Only through years of hard work can you hope to
unleash your latent powers. During its long
history the Guild has seen many apprentices
fail through idleness and overconfidence, and I
would be sorry to see one with potential such as
you throw it all away. Albion needs its Heroes
now more than ever.

Book of the Guild

means you

greatness has no bearing with regard to perceived good
or evil. No, it has more to do with the Renown one
achieves through actions, regardless of morality. Be
forewarned that the work necessary to become a Hero is
not to be taken half-heartedly. On the contrary, this will
be a most gruelling and arduous training, encompassing
all aspects of mind, body, and spirit. I say this without a
wisp of doubt. We require that you apply yourself as
never before, but having done that, the rewards and
Renown you may achieve are unimaginable.

This said, if you do finally graduate from this Heroes’
Guild, you may even one day be acknowledged as the
greatest Hero ever to stride the cobbled paths of Albion.
Statues have been erected all over the land in honour of
those few Great Ones who came before you, those laid to
rest and permanently entombed at the Guild. We may
only hope our success in training you will one day flame
your successes throughout Albion, coarse a place as it is.
Go now, and seek your destiny!

Becoming a Hero of Renown means achieving
great things, and to accomplish less than
greatness is to have done next to nothing at
all. You must understand that, for the Guild,

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nstallation and Setup

To install

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If installation does not start automatically, follow these steps:

1. From the Start menu, click

D: is your CD-ROM drive).

2. Read the on-screen instructions, then click Next.

3. If you want to use the default settings for installing

Lost Chapters

options, click Custom Installation.

4. Enter your

5. Insert the appropriate CD-ROMs when prompted.

6. To start a new game, type a profile name or use the default
profile. On the same screen, you can choose the optional Arrow
keys control scheme instead of the default WASD control scheme.

7. Click OK, then click New Game to start playing.

your CD-ROM drive and click Install. Follow the
on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.

Fable: The Lost Chapters

Saving a Game

To save a game in progress:

1. Press

2. Click Options to display the Options menu.

3. Click World Save

4. Click the slot in which you want to save the game.

Note: During a Quest, you can choose Hero Save from the Options
menu. This saves the statistics you’ve accumulated, but not your
place in the Quest. On your next Quest, you can take advantage of
gold or other items you saved on previous Quests.

5. Click Yes.

Esc or Enter to display the In-Game menu.

Fable: The Lost Chapters

Run and type D:\setup.exe (where

, click Next. For more advanced installation

Product Key, then click OK.

.

, insert Disc 1 into

Fable: The

Loading a Saved Game

To load a previously saved game:

1. Start

2. Click Continue Game

3. Click the saved game you want

Health

Fable: The Lost Chapters

to load.

Resurrection Phials

Mana

Context­Sensitive
Items

F2

F3

G

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Guild Seal

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Game Screen

Hotbar Items

If you are currently playing

Fable: The Lost Chapters

you want to load a saved game:

1. Press

2. Click

3. Click Load.

4. Click the saved game you

Awareness Eye

Esc or Enter to

display the In-Game menu.

Options.

want to load.

Melee Weapon

Interact

Mouse Actions
(context-sensitive)

and

Mini Map

Clock

Ranged
Weapon

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t Your Command

The following information describes the primary

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are unable, apprentice, to describe every possible option
but have focused on those you will encounter most often.

items that appear in your view. Key commands
shown below are based on WASD key mapping. We

Context-Sensitive Items

Context-sensitive icons appear in the lower-left portion of
your view and temporarily replace other icons. Two of the
most helpful icons to be aware of are the Digging and
Fishing icons. Health, Mana, and Expressions also appear
just when you need them. Press F1, F2, or F3 to use the

item you need—the shovel, fishing rod, or whatever else makes
itself available. Pay close attention to these, and you never know
what you might discover.

Hotbar Items

You can drag up to nine items,
expressions, and spells to the Hotbar.

Press 1–9 to use them as the need arises.

Health Bar

The red bar in the upper-left portion of your

view is the Health bar. Each time you receive a
hit from an enemy, it impacts your health. Replenish your health
by eating some food or drinking a potion.

Mana Bar

The blue bar in the upper-left portion of your

view is the Mana bar. Mana depletes when you
use magical powers of the Will. It replenishes with time, but
returns more quickly when you drink blue potions.

Combat Multiplier

The Combat Multiplier indicates how much

Experience of all types you gain when you inflict
blows upon your enemies. The higher the number, the more
Experience points gained when you absorb Experience Orbs left in
the wake of their deaths. For this reason, it is prudent to wait
until you have your way with an entire group of enemies before
absorbing the Experience Orbs.

Interact Icon

This Interact icon reveals interactive objects, which emit a
blue or purple glow. Press Tab to interact with them.

General Experience Points

The General Experience Points notification appears

momentarily to indicate an increase in General
Experience points. These are accumulated by gathering
Experience Orbs.

Strength Experience Points

The Strength Experience Points notification

appears momentarily to indicate an increase in
Strength Experience points. These are accumulated by using your
fists or melee weapons in close combat.

Skill Experience Points

The Skill Experience Points notification appears

momentarily to indicate an increase in Skill
Experience points. These are accumulated by using the bow.

Will Experience Points

The Will Experience Points notification appears
momentarily to indicate an increase in Will

Experience points. These are accumulated by using magic.

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Gold Notification

The Gold notification appears momentarily
to indicate how much gold you have as well as

how much you just gained or lost.

Unsheathe/Sheathe Melee Weapon

Press Q to unsheathe or sheathe your current melee
weapon. To wield a different weapon, select it from

Equipment/Weapons in your Inventory.

Teleport Icon/Guild Seal

Select the Teleport icon by pressing G. Continue pressing
and holding G until the Guild Seal completely charges

before you teleport to the Guild or an active Cullis Gate.

In-Game Menu

The In-Game menu appears when you press Esc or Enter.

Use the left mouse button to select menu items. Use the
right mouse button to go to a previous screen in the menu.
Press Esc or Enter again to exit the menu completely. If you
select Map from the In-Game menu, the In-Game map appears
with a legend beneath it. Use the mouse pointer to hover over
each map symbol and see a description for each.

Mini Map

The Mini Map is located in the upper-right corner of your view. To
determine your location, press M to zoom in on the map.

Awareness Eye

Attached to the Mini Map, the Awareness Eye indicates how
many individuals are aware of you. A red Awareness Eye

reveals to you that enemies are present.

Clock

Also attached to the Mini Map, the Clock is split in half

between night and day to mark the passing of time. This
allows you to know the approximate time of day or night
depending on where the arrow is pointing.

Unsheathe/Sheathe Ranged Weapon

When you press E, you wield or sheathe the bow. To wield a
different type of bow, select it from Equipment/Weapons in

your Inventory.

Block

Use the middle mouse button (you can reassign this from the
Options menu) to block an opponent’s attack. Also, while holding
down the middle mouse button, use the direction (W, A, S, and

D) keys to roll and block at the same time.

Attack Icon

Use the left mouse button to attack an enemy, whether
with hand-to-hand combat or a weapon. When using the

bow, click the left mouse button to shoot an arrow. The longer
you hold down the button, the more powerful the force of the
arrow, although accuracy might decrease. While charging your
shot, click the right mouse button to display and zoom the
crosshair. Rotate the middle mouse button to increase or
decrease the zoom.

Flourish Icon

The Flourish icon appears when you successfully land
several blows without reply on an enemy. When it appears,

click the right mouse button to unleash a vicious, unblockable
attack on the enemy. Direct the Flourish with the direction keys
(W, A, S, and D). String together multiple Flourish attacks by
continuing to make contact without missing.

Inventory

Press Esc or Enter to display the In-Game menu, then click
Inventory to display the Inventory menu. Left-click your
preferred category (Items, Weapons, or Clothing). Press Esc or
Enter again to exit the Inventory. Alternatively, you can quickly

display your Items, Weapons, or Clothing Inventories by pressing

F4, F5, or F7.

Speech Icon

The Speech icon indicates there is someone to interact with
by pressing Tab. A green highlight indicates someone with

information for you. Purple indicates neutral characters. Red
highlighting indicates people hostile toward you.