Games PC THE DARK QUEEN OF KRYNN User Manual

f you don't believe that, try
depending on luck to guide

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your party safely through

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DARK

QuEEIYor1SRYNN!

It's skill that heroes can

depend on

. But skill alone is
not enough-you need
wisdom, knowledge, and

information

set any plans into action

AE

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information

before you can

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OF KRYNN

everything you need to
succeed

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Detailed maps

for the
entire game, including
locations of all major
events in the adventure

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Lists

of all major

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magical treasures and
their locations

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Descriptions

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of

encounters and
treasures so you won't
miss any part of the
adventure or loot!

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Transferring Characters from
Before

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Play

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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Encamping

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Scribe Menu

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Shop Menu

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Temple Menu
Bank Menu

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Sample Encounter Menu

Combat

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Combat Menu

Aim Menu

After Combat

Treasure Menu

Take Menu

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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

.

:

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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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