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Letting Started Quickly
Using Menus

BEGINNING TO PLAY

Starting Options

Starting Menu

Modifying Characters and Parties

Party Creation/Training Hall Menu
Non-Player Characters
Viewing Characters

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Adventuring Options

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the official

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
THE DARK

QuEEn

fantasy role-playing epic
on the rules and background created by
TSR, Inc

for this game

ME DARK QUEEN

. and a story line created especially

.

after the overthrow of Lord Soth in

KNIGms

or

KRYNN

mander of the united forces which defeated
the evil dragons in the War of the Lance,

ADVANCED

computer product,

of

KRYNN,aDRAGONLANCE

TM

. This game is based

of

KRYNN

begins two years

DEATH

.

General Laurana, the com-

Transferring Characters from

DEATH KNIGHTS

7hE DARK QUEENofKRYNN

who have adventured in

KRYNN

.

There are two ways to get characters

from

DEATH KNIGHTS

first, and preferred way, is to load a saved
game using the

then select
mand

. The second way is to remove

KNIGHTS

characters from their party, and add

them to a new party by selecting DKK from
the

ADD CHARACTER

Card for more details

has requested your presence at her head­quarters in the city of Palanthas
to her summons brings you face-to-face with

the greatest threat Krynn has ever known

Your Game Box Should Contain

•

Disks

•

Rule Book

This Rule Book is designed to explain all
your options and guide you through playing
the game

ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

. If you are not familiar with the

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 char-

acter classes, magic, combat, and an intro­duction to the adventure story
also includes the maps, information, rumors,

and stories that you need to play the game
As you play the game, you 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 how to select items and menu
commands with your specific computer

tells you how to transfer characters to

DARK

QueenofKRYNN

playing game,
shows how to get right into the game with-

out having to read through the rules

•

Adventurer's Journal

•

Data Card

.

from the fantasy role-

DEATH KNIGHTSorKRYNN

. Responding

.

•

game sys-

.

. The Journal

.

. It

DIE

.

It also

.

Before You Play

There is no copy protection on your

QUEENofKRYNN

up copies and put the originals away for
safekeeping

will be asked to answer a verification ques­tion from this Rule Book or the Adventurer's

Journal before you can play

page indicated in either this Rule Book or
the Adventurer's Journal, find the indicated

word, type it in, and press Return or Enter

Remember

when looking up the word

Getting Started Quickly

DIE DARK QUEENorKRYNN

made party that allows you to begin adven­turing immediately

the Data Card to load the saved game that
has been provided and begin playing
this Rule Book to answer any questions dur-

ing play

.

Using Menus

All commands are menu-based, and menus
are displayed either vertically or horizontally

Vertical menus indicate a character, item, or
spell to be acted upon

choices than fit on the screen at one time,
use the arrow keys, or the PageUp and Page-

Down keys to view the additional selections

OF

KRYNN

accepts characters

LOAD SAVED GAME

DKK

on the

command

DEATH KNIGHTS

into

DARN QUEEN

LOAD FROM WHERE?

. See your Data

of

.

The

command,

com-

DEATH

.

DARK

disks, so please make back-

. When you start the game, you

. Turn to the

.

: Do NOT count section headings

.

comes with a ready-

. Use the instructions on

. Use

.

. If there are more

.

Example

: When purchasing items, they

are highlighted on a vertical list then pur­chased with the BUY command

.

BEGINNING TO PLAY

To begin playing the game, you must load

a saved game or generate characters and

band them together into a party
Horizontal menus list available actions
this Rule Book, menus are shown with all of

their options, although in some cases com-

. In

Starting Options

This first menu gives you the initial options
mands are not available every time a menu

appears

.

Example

TREASURE MENV

VIEW TAKE POOL SHARE DETECT EXIT

The commands

appear if there is treasure to take

:

TAKE

and

SHARE

only

. The

command DETECT only appears if there is
treasure and the active character has a

detect

magic spell available

.

The Rule Book only shows the general

. Special menus appear at various

menus
times to give you all available options

.

The concept of the active character is cen­tral to the game

. Outside of combat the

active character's name is highlighted on
the vertical menu . During combat the active
character begins his combat segment sur-

rounded by a cursor

.

If a command affects the whole party, just
select the command

. If the command

affects a single character, make that charac­ter active and then choose the command

STARTING MENU

ADD CHARACTER

CREATE CHARACTER

LOAD SAVED GAME

EXIT FROM GAME

ADD CHARACTER

to the party from the saved game disk

party is a group of characters composed of

up to six player characters (called PCs) and
up to two non-player characters (called
INPCs)

. A party should have a balanced mix

of characters with different classes
more information about building parties see
the "Characters and Parties" section in the
Adventurer's Journal

WHERE? option that allows you to add charac­ters from either

DEATH KNIGHTSofKRYNN

CREATE CHARACTER

character

. Detailed information about char­acters, races, classes, and so on is available
in the Adventurer's Journal

displays a menu to define the following
character attributes

.

to the next menu

Example
highlight the character, then select the

VIEW

have the entire party camp, simply select
the

: To look at a character's items

then

ENCAMP

ITEMS

commands

command

. However, to

.

:

•

PICK RACE

character can be in

•

CLASS

lists the class or classes the charac-

ter is qualified for based on race

•

ALIGNMENT

for the character based on character class

•

lists the sex the character can be

GENDER

Gender affects the character's maximum
strength

.

.

.

allows you to add characters

. A

. For

. There is an

THE DARK QUEENorKRYNN

.

ADD FROM

or

is used to build a new

. This command

. DONE is used to proceed

.

lists the seven races a player-

TM

DRAGONLANCE

.

.

lists all the possible alignments

.

.

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After you are done selecting these attributes,
the

PICK DEITY

cleric
character can choose to worship

menu appears if you have a

.

PICK DEITY

lists all of the deities a cleric

. 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
Once all

of the attributes have been selected,

.

the computer randomly generates the char­acter's ability scores

. If you are not happy

with the character's scores, you may REROLL
STATS to roll them again

can use the

MODIFY

character's ability scores and hit points

. Remember that you

command to change the

.

Next, you must choose a name for the char­acter

.

CHARACTER NAME

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

provides a 15-letter

. This

.

After naming a character, you must select
an icon which will represent that character
in combat from the 49 combat icons provid-

ed

. The standard icon for the character's

race, class, and sex is highlighted

; the arrow

keys or mouse may be used to change the
highlighted icon

selection of the highlighted icon

•

EXIT

at any time during character creation

. DONE is used to confirm the

.

aborts the creation of the current character
and returns you to the Party Creation/

Training Hall Menu

LOAD SAVED GAME

game that has been previously saved
saved game provided with

ofKRYNN

FROM WHERE?

can also be loaded

saves from either

DEATH KNIGHTSorKRmN

EXIT FROM GAME

game

.

.

permits you to resume a

. The

THE DARK

. There is a

QUEEN

LOAD

option that allows you to load

THE

DARK

QUEENorKRmN

.

ends play without saving the

Modifying Characters and Parties

The Party Creation/Training Hall Menu
shows the characters currently in your party
and lists the commands for creating, modi-

fying, and training the party
options are available at all times

PARTY CREATION/TRAININC,

HALL MENU

ADD CHARACTER
REMOVE CHARACTER

MODIFY CHARACTER
TRAIN CHARACTER (Training Hall only)
KNIGHT NEW ORDER (Training Hall only)

VIEW CHARACTER
CREATE CHARACTER
DELETE CHARACTER

LOAD SAVED GAME
SAVE CURRENT GAME
BEGIN ADVENTURING
EXIT FROM GAME

REMOVE CHARACTER

the party to the saved game disk

MODIFY CHARACTER

ability scores and hit points
CHARACTER to change a character generated in

THE DARK

AD&D•

QUEENoPKRmN

game character

be modified once the adventure has begun

TRAIN CHARACTER

only) increases a character's level when he
has gained enough experience points (EXF)

or

Choose the character to train and, if he has
sufficient EXP, he will be able to advance

one level . If a character has gained enough
experience to advance more than one level,

he will advance only one level and then lose
all experience points in excess of one point
below that required for advancement to the

next level

. See the section on "Experience
Points" in the Adventurer's Journal for an
example

.

. Not all of the

.

transfers a character from

.

changes the character's

. Use MODIFY

to match a favorite

. A character cannot

.

(from Training Hall Menu

.

Advancing in levels takes no game time
When magic-users advance, they may add a
spell to their spell book

. See the "Maximum
Level Limits by Race, Class, and Prime
Requisite" chart in the Adventurer's Journal
for level limits

KNIGHT NEW ORDER

.

(from Training Hall Menu
only) allows a knight of sufficient experience
and abilities to petition for admission into
the next higher order

. Look under Solamnic

Knights in the Adventurer's Journal for more
information

VIEW CHARACTER

.

displays a character's ability

scores, readied weapon and armor, and

. See the "Viewing Characters" section

more
for more information

DELETE CHARACTER

the saved game disk

may not be recovered

SAVE CURRENT GAME

.

erases a character from

. A deleted character

.

stores the current game

to the saved game disk or directory

BEGIN ADVENTURING

GENDER

ALIGN
MENT

,LEVEL 8/9/8

CLASS

starts the game

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STR 180083

TNT 13

141S

DEX 12
CON 15
CHff 17

IfRMOR
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Non-Player Characters
During the game, the party encounters non-

player characters (NPCs)

kinds of NPCs
the party, those who give information, and
those who will only fight

party are treated like player characters with a

few differences

NPCs in battle

things are going badly for the party, NPCs

may run

. Items can be traded to some NPCs,
but they cannot be traded from conscious
NPCs to other characters
however, you can use the

on the Items Menu to take his items
two NPCs at a time may join the party, and
they may take a share of all treasures found

Viewing Characters

The Character Summary Screen is displayed

anytime you select the VIEW
screen displays important information about
a character, such as ability scores, current

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HIT POINTS

EXPERIENCE

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MOVEMENT

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. There are three

: those who volunteer to join

. NPCs that join the

. The computer commands

. They also have morale

. If

. If an NPC dies,

TRADE

command

. Only

.

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command

CURRENT HIT POINTS

54/54

ELF

. This

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and maximum hit points, readied weapons
and armor, and wealth

.

Characters accumulate wealth in the form of
gems, jewelry, and coins as they go

. The

value of gems and jewelry varies, and can
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 seg-

ment

. This is based on his readied armor,

strength, and total encumbrance

Character

OKAY

Status

status means that the character has

.

positive hit points and can move and fight
normally

UNCONSCIOUS
has exactly 0 hit points
fight, but is in no danger of dying

DEAD
died
being resurrected with a raise

rection

.

status means that the character

. lie cannot move or

.

status means that the character has

. Non-elf characters have a chance of

dead

or

resur-

spell

. The character's chance of

being resurrected is influenced by his con­stitution

. See the "Constitution Chart" in the

Adventurer's Journal

.

FLED status means that the character has
fled from a battle

the party
DYING

.

(combat only) status indicates the

. After the battle he rejoins

character has between -1 and -9 HP, and is
bleeding to death . Use the BANDAGE com­mand to have another character stop the

bleeding before the character dies
STONE

status means that the character has
been turned to stone
returned to normal with

spell

.

GONE

status means that the character has

been totally destroyed

the character back to life

. The character can be

a stone to flesh

. Nothing can bring

.

.

From the View Menu, several options are
available to inspect the active character

all of these commands are available at all
times

.

VIEW MENV

ITEMS SPELLS TRADE DROP LAY CURE EXIT

ITEMS

displays all the equipment the charac-

ter is carrying and the Items Menu

preceded by a YES are ready for use
commands in the items Menu are always

available

ITEMS MENU

READY USE TRADE DROP HALVE JOIN EXIT

•

READY

armor, or other item
can be used in combat

ready more than two hand-held items at
once

. Arrows and crossbow bolts are
assumed to be in a quiver and can be read­ied at all times

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

(rings, armor, etc
abbreviated

•

USE

activates an item
Menu appears if the item can be targeted
See the "Combat" section for details about

the Aim Menu

•

TRADE

from the items Menu transfers an
item from one character to another
light an item to trade, select TRADE, then
select a character to receive the item

Remember
up items

•

DROP

permanently removes items from a

character
ered

.

•

HALVE

divides a bundle of like items into
two bundles
one bundle of 42 Arrows into two bundles

of 21 each
to distribute among party members

. Not

. Items

. Not all

.

changes the status of a weapon,

. Only readied items

. A character cannot

. Some items take both

.), and others take no hands

.)

. READY is sometimes

ROY

.

. In combat the Aim

.

.

. High-

.

: a conscious NPC will not give

.

. Dropped items may not be recov-

. For example, HALVE would turn

. This is handy for dividing items

.

•

JOIN

combines all like items into one

group

. No more than 255 similar items can

be joined

cannot be joined

SPELLS
has memorized and can cast

TRADE

. Some items, such as potions,

.

is a listing of the spells a character

.

from the View Menu transfers coins,

gems, and jewelry from one character to
another

. Select TRADE, choose what type of

money and how much to trade, then select
the receiving character

.

3-D

appears in areas such as towns or under-

ground

. This view appears in the top-left view

window to show the surrounding area from
the party's perspective

facing and move using the directional con­trols that are described in your Data Card

Area

provides an overhead view of the

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

Adventure Menu
in many regions

A cursor in the area display shows the

DROP

permanently removes money from a

character
ered

. Dropped money cannot be recov-

.

LAY is a healing ability of paladins . Paladins
may

lay on

hands

and heal two hit points

per level of damage a day

. Select the LAY
command, then select the character to be
healed

. This command is only displayed

when a paladin has not yet used it that day

CURE

is another healing ability of paladins

they may perform one
week for every 5 levels

cure

disease per

. For example, at 1st

to 5th levels, a paladin may perform one, at
6th to 10th levels two, etc

. This command is

only displayed if the paladin has a cure
available

.

party's position and facing
party with the direction controls around the
area map

.

Under the point of view window are dis­played the phases of the three moons of

Krynn

. Solinari is shown on the left, Lunitari

is shown in the center, and Nuitari is shown
on the right

effects of the moons, see the heading "The

.

Moons of Krynn" in the Adventurer's Journal

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To the right of the point of view window is a

list of the party members, showing their
armor classes and current hit points

this list is a compass, showing the direction

which the party is facing, and a status win­dow, which displays the party's current loca-

tion (if known), its current activity (search-

ing, camping, etc

ADVENTURING

After setting up your party and reading the

background information in the Adventurer's

Journal, it is time to head for adventure and
glory

. The party will engage in fierce battles,

find treasures, and sometimes have to stop,
recuperate, and memorize spells for future
use during adventures

.

Display Screens and Points
of View

he

DARK

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OF icRmN

points of view
Combat

: 3-D, Area, Wilderness, and

.

uses four different

Wilderness
view window with a cursor indicating the

party's current location

when you leave a town or other developed
area

. Use the direction controls to move

around on the map and go from location to
location

.

Combat

view occurs automatically whenev-

er the party engages in battle
screen is a detailed view of the area the

party was in when the encounter began

. Rotate the party's

.

.

. This view is not available

.

. Simply move the

. For more information about the

.

. Below

.) and the current time

.

view displays a map in a large

. You get to this view

. The combat

.

Adventuring Options

The following menu controls basic adventur­ing, moving, encamping and casting spells

Encamping

The Encamp Menu includes options such as

.

saving the game, resting to heal and memo­rize spells, and changing items such as game

ADVENTURE MENU
AREA CAST VIEW ENCAMP SEARCH LOOK INV

The party can use the arrow keys or mouse
to turn right or left, turn around or move

forward

. Normal movement in 3-D or Area

mode takes one minute of game time per

square

. If the party has Search on, each move

takes ten minutes

computer-specific movement information

AREA

toggles between the Area (overhead)
and 3-D view
available in some regions

displays the Cast Menu if the active

CAST
character is a spellcaster

section for more information
Some spells only work in combat, others

only while encamped
VIEW

displays the Character Summary Screen
and the View Menu

ENCAMP

displays the Encamp Menu

"Encamping" section for a description of the

available commands

toggles searching on and off

SEARCH

Search Off, the party takes one minute per
move

. With Search On, the party takes 10

minutes per move because they are check­ing for secret doors, traps, etc

has Search On, SEARCHING is displayed on the
screen to the right of the point of view win-

. Because the party is moving very slow-

dow
ly with Search On, the chance for random

encounters is greatly increased

is used to search an individual square

LOOK
A LOOK command acts as if the party moved

into the current square with SEARCH On
INV

displays a list of the special items and

artifacts which have been acquired by
the party

.

. Refer to the Data Card for

. This command may not be

.

. See the "Magic"

. Remember

.

.

. See the

.

. With

. When a party

.

.

speed or party order

ENCAMP MENU
VIEW MAGIC REST ALT FIX LOAD SAVE EXIT

VIEW

displays the View Menu and the charac-

ter screen of the active character

MAGIC is a very important part of

QueEn

.

of KRYriN

own heading on page 8

REST

allows characters to memorize spells

and to heal naturally

memorized, the initial rest time is estab­lished by the time necessary to memorize

any spells selected with the MEMORIZE com-

:

mand in the Magic Menu
terrupted hours of rest in camp, each

wounded character regains one hit point
Rest may be interrupted by encounters
possible, find safe places to take long rests,
such as an inn or places that you are told

are safe during the game
Characters can automatically rememorize

the spells they have used by simply select­ing REST - this saves having to make selec-

tions from the Memorize Menu

REST MENV

REST DAYS HOURS MINUTES ADD SUBTRACT EXIT

•~REST

begins the resting process
interrupted, the party rests for the indicated
time

.

•

DAYS/HOURS/MINUTES

.

to be changed by the
mands

.

•~ADD/SUBTRACT

time that the party attempts to rest
Decreasing the time may not allow spellcast-

ers to memorize all of their spells

.

.

THE

DARK

and is described under its

.

. When spells are being

. For every 24 unin-

.

. If

.

.

. Unless

selects the unit of time

ADD

and

SUBTRACT

com-

increases or decreases the

.

.

ALT

displays the Alter Menu that is used to

change the characters in the party and the
parameters of the game

.

ALTER MENU
ORDER DROP SPEED ICON LEVEL EXIT

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

game time and may be interrupted by an
encounter

. If the party is severely damaged,

you may need to select FIX more than once
LOAD

allows you to load a saved game to

replace your current game without first exit-

ORDER

•

changes how the characters are listed

on the screen and how they are deployed in
combat

. Characters at the top of the list tend

to be at the front in combat

•~DROP

eliminates a character from the party

.

and erases him from the saved game disk
A dropped character is gone forever and

may not be recovered

•~SPEED

controls the rate at which messages

are printed on the screen

.

. If the game is

running too slowly, use the FASTER command

to speed up the displays

•~ICON

is used to change a character's com-

bat icon

.

•~LEVEL

displays the Level Menu that permits

you to adjust combat difficulty

.

.

ing from

T1iE Dm

be desirable if your current game is in an
untenable position, or if you have acciden­tally loaded the wrong game

SAVE

stores the characters and current game

.

to the saved game disk or directory . Saved
games may be loaded either from the

Starting Menu when you start the game or
from the Party Creation/Training Hall Menu
Save often - especially after surviving really

tough encounters
EXIT

returns to the Adventuring Menu

Magic

To get the Magic Menu options, the active
character must be able to cast spells

Spellcasters can get a list of their memo­rized spells from the CAST command of the

Level Menu

NOVICE SQUIRE VETERAN ADEPT CHAMPION

The game is preset at the VETERAN level
is the level at which we consider the game

to be "balanced

." To make the combat

encounters easier, choose either the NOVICE
(easiest) or SQUIRE level

. To make the com-

bat 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
FIX

ters with a single command

.

is used to heal many wounded charac-

. All characters

. This

Magic Menu or from the
the View Menu

their spells on scrolls from the SCRIBE com­mand in the Magic Menu

Spells are defined by who can cast them,

when they can be cast, their range, dura­tion, area of effect, and, of course, their
actual effect

. The "Spell Parameters List" in

the Adventurer's Journal summarizes all of
the available spells
the Encamp Menu or the Adventure Menu

(such as

find
one round equals one minute of game time
(one normal move) and one turn equals ten
minutes of game time (ten normal moves)

Look in the Adventurer's Journal for more
information on spells and magic

with at least first level clerical spells memo­rize as many healing spells as they can, cast

. FIX takes

.

K QueEn orKRYNN

.

This may

.

.

.

.

.

SPELLS

command of

. Magic-users can get a list of

.

. When using spells from

traps or haste), remember that

.

.

~

~

~

MACCIC MENU

CAST MEMORIZE SCRIBE DISPLAY REST EXIT

displays the Cast Menu and the charac-

CAST
ter's list of memorized spells

. Select the
spell to cast and then indicate the target of
the spell

from memory until it is memorized again

. Once a spell is cast, it is gone

.
Some spells only have an effect when cast
during combat and others may only be
while encamped

MEMORIZE

.

displays the Memorize Menu, the

cast

character's spell book or clerical spelll list,
and how many spells of each level the spell-

caster may memorize

. Once all characters

have selected the spells they want to memo-

SCRIBE MENU

CHOOSE SPELL

•

SCRIBE

: SCRIBE EXIT

selects a spell to transfer from a

magic-user scroll into a spell book
DISPLAY

lists the magic that currently affects

the party

invisibility,

. This includes spells like

plus effects like diseases
an important command because diseased
characters cannot regain hit points until they
have a

REST
mand

disease

cure

is identical to the Encamp Menu com-

. Remember

not memorized until he has rested the nec-

essary time

.

rize, choose the REST command to actually
memorize the spells

.

Remember that spellcasters can have the
same spell memorized multiple times, and
they can automatically rememorize used

spells simply by selecting the REST command

MEMORIZE MENU

CHOOSE SPELL

•

MEMORIZE

: MEMORIZE EXIT

selects a spell to be memorized

A spell is not actually memorized until it has

been chosen from the Memorize Menu and

the character has rested long enough to

imprint the spell on his or her mind

. After

selecting the spells to memorize, the com-

puter verifies your choices

SCRIBE

displays the Scribe Menu and a list of

.

all of the spells on magic-user scrolls . Before
spells can be scribed, they must either be
identified at a shop or the magic-user must
cast

read magic

To scribe, select any spells

.

to be scribed into the character's spell book
and select REST to actually scribe the spells

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

.

CIVILIZATION
Towns provide many valuable services and

supplies for the adventurer
you find inns, shops, training halls, temples,
and taverns

.

ture, but also to purchase new equipment

. Go to town not only to adven-

and magic items, and to rest and regain
spells and hit points

Inns are safe resting places where party

.

members can recuperate and regain spells
and hit points

Shops are places to buy and sell equipment

using the Shop Menu

SHOP MENU

BUY VIEW TAKE POOL SHARE APPRAISE EXIT

BUY

displays the items available in the shop
Highlight the items that the active character
will buy and select

displays the character screen with the

VIEW

SELL

.

andIDcommands available in the Items

Menu

.

causes the shopkeeper to make an

•

SELL

offer on the highlighted item . Sold items
may not be recovered

•

ID

is used to identify an item

charges 20 steel pieces for the service

.

bless

or

. This is

spell cast on them

.

: A character's spells are

. In these places

.

.

.

BUY

.

.

. The shop

.

TAKE

is used to pick up coins from the

party's money pool

. Select TAKE and choose

the type and amount of coins, gems, or jew­elry to take

POOL

.

places all of the party members' coins,

gems, and jewelry into a pool which any

member may use to make purchases

the

TAKEorSHARE

commands to pick up

. Use

coins, gems, and jewelry from the money
pool

.

SHARE

picks up all the coins, gems, and jew-

elry from the pool and distributes even
shares among the party

APPRAISE

determines the monetary value of

any gems or jewelry the character has

.

.
Select Appraise, then choose a gem or item
of jewelry, and an appraisal and purchase

offer is made

is sold

. Accept the offer and the item

. Reject the offer and the gem or

piece of jewelry becomes an item on the
character's item list

. Gems and jewelry can-

not be used directly for purchases, they
must be appraised and sold first

.

Temples offer healing spells and perform
other clerical services

are free

.

TEMPLE MENU

HEAL VIEW REPAIR EXIT

HEAL

displays a list of the temple's healing

spells

. Select HEAL, choose the character on

. Temple services

whom to cast the spell, and then the spell to
be cast

.

.

VIEW

is identical to the Adventure Menu

command
REPAIR

.

has the clerics cast all of the healing

and restorative spells needed to return your
party to full strength and health

EXIT

returns you to the street outside the

temple

.

.

Taverns are rowdy places full of gossip, sto­ries, and information

and listen to the stories

. Buy a round of drinks

.

Banks are used to store items and money
for you

. The following menu appears when

you select this command

BANK MENU

VIEW TAKE POOL MONEY ITEMS EXIT

VIEW

is identical to the Adventure Menu

.

command except that in the Items Menu,

DROP

is replaced by
items in storage
light an item, then select DEPOSIT

TAKE

allows you to retrieve items and money
from storage

retrieve

.

POOL

places all of the party members' coins,

gems, and jewelry into storage
MONEY

is used to deposit money in storage

ITEMS

takes you directly to the Items Menu

DEPOSIT,

which places

. To store, select ITEMS, high-

.

. Select TAKE, then select what to

.

.

of the active character where you can store
items

.

EXIT

returns you to the street outside of

the bank

.

ENCOUNTERS

When a party comes across monsters or
NPCs, an encounter occurs

. If the party

attacks immediately, it may receive a bonus
to combat initiative

. If the monsters surprise

the party, the monsters can attack immedi­ately and get a bonus to their combat initia­tive

. If the monsters do not attack immedi-

ately, the party can react by choosing from
an Encounter Menu

listing options for each situation

SAMPLE ENCOUNTER MENU

COMBAT WAIT FLEE ADVANCE

. Encounter menus vary,

.

In this sample menu you have opportunities

to fight immediately, wait and see, run
away, or move forward

.

~

~

~

~

~

~

11

Combat

In combat the computer chooses the active
character

tend to go before characters with lower dex­terity
later with the DELAY command

more detailed description of combat in the
Adventurer's Journal

The active character is centered on the
screen at the start of his combat segment

The active character's name, hit points, AC,
and current weapon are displayed

Combat Menu lists the character's options

COMBAT MENU

AIM USE CAST TURN GUARD QUICK
DELAY BANDAGE YELL VIEW SPEED END

The arrow keys or mouse may be used to
move a character to adjacent squares

moving, the number of squares of available
movement remaining is displayed, as are
the options

character to his original square, but leaves
intact any damage suffered by the character
during the cancelled move
the character's movement and allows the

selection of another option
may subsequently continue moving with any
remaining movement allowance if no other
option is selected

AIM
When aiming a ranged weapon, the range to

the target is displayed above the menu bar
If a character moves 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
command can also be used to survey the
condition of your party and enemies

move the aim cursor over a character or
monster, information about him is displayed
on the right of your screen
vey the battlefield

. Characters with higher dexterity

. A character may hold his action until

. There is a

.

. The

. While

UNDO

and

DONE

. UNDO

returns the

. DONE concludes

; the character

.

allows weapons or spells to be targeted

.)

. The AIM

. As you

-

use this to sur-

.

AIM MENU

NEXT PREV MANUAL TARGET CENTER EXIT

is used to look at all possible targets,

•

NEXT

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

and PREV only indicate targets in the charac­ter's line of sight

•

PREV

(Previous) is the opposite of the

command

.

possible targets starting with the farthest tar­get and working back toward the character

This command is most often used to select

.

a target for a missile or magical attack

•

MANUAL

permits the player to aim anywhere

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

•

TARGET is used to fire a missile or spell at
the enemy where the cursor is currently
located

. This command can also be used to

attack an adjacent enemy with a melee
weapon (sword, mace, etc
is not displayed, the target is out of range,
not in line of sight, or invisible

CENTER

centers the screen around the cur-

•

sor

. This is helpful when targeting manually

returns to the Combat Menu

•

EXIT

USE

allows a character to activate an item
without having to go through the View Menu
Items such as scrolls and wands are then

.

targeted with the Aim Menu

.

CAST is only available to spellcasters when
they have spells available
selects from the list of available spells and

then targets with AIM
been hit recently, his concentration may be

broken and the CAST command does not

.

appear
TURN

is a clerical power that attempts to

destroy undead monsters or drive them
away from the party
undead monsters

. NEXT

.

NEXT

. Use this command to look at the

.

.

. However, only targets in the char-

.

.)

. If this command

.

.

.

.

.

. The spellcaster

. If the character has

. This affects only weak

.

12

GUARD

sets a character to stand and attack

the first enemy that moves adjacent

. GUARD
is only an option if a character is armed with
a melee weapon

QUICK

turns control of the character over to

the computer

.

. Under computer control, a

After Combat

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

and then the Treasure Menu is displayed
Most of the Treasure Menu commands work

like the commands in the Shop Menu

fighting character with a readied missile

weapon tends to hang back and attack from
a distance

. If a character has no readied

missile weapon, he readies a melee weapon
and charges

. Single class magic-users fire

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

They never rush into close combat, even if

all of their missile attacks are expended

.

Consult your Data Card for instructions on
regaining manual control and toggling magic
on and off for your computer

DELAY

causes the character to hold his turn

.

until after the other characters and mon­sters have acted

BANDAGE
who is bleeding to death

.

gives first aid to a party member

. BANDAGE stops the

bleeding and keeps the character from los­ing more hit points

YELL

(kender only) orders an active kender

character to taunt opponents

.

. If the taunt is

successful all opponents become enraged,
suffer a combat penalty, and direct as many
attacks as possible at the yelling character

VIEW

displays the character screen and View

Menu

. The USE command appears on the

Items Menu to permit items such as wands

to be used in combat
SPEED

changes the game speed and is

.

described under the ALT command in the
Encamp Menu

END

quits a character's turn

.

.

TREASURE MENU

VIEW TAKE POOL SHAR E DETECT EXIT

VIEW

displays the character screen and View

Menu

.

.

TAKE

permits the active character to pick up

treasure from defeated monsters
appears if the monsters had a treasure or

the party has pooled its funds
carrying a large number of coins and heavy
equipment may be slowed in combat

TAKE MENU

ITEMS MONEY EXIT

•

ITEMS

lists the equipment in the treasure

Frequently, the weapons and armor used by
monsters are not listed because they are

poor quality and not worth taking

•

MONEY

displays the number and type of

coins, gems, and jewelry in the treasure
Indicate the type then number of items the

active character takes

.

POOL

places all of the party members' coins

into the treasure
mands to pick up coins from the treasure

SHARE

picks up the money treasure, divides

it into shares, and distributes it among the
party

.

DETECT

has the active character cast a

magic spell
party will be marked with an'*'

mand only appears if the active character
has a

detect magic

EXIT

leaves the scene of the battle

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

.

.

. This only

. A character

.

.

.

.

.

. Use the

TAKEorSHARE

com-

.

detect

. Magic items in the treasure or

. This com-

spell availasble

.

. If any

.