User Guide

Congratulations!
You've just learned everything there is to know about the Castle and its surrounding
areas. Now you're about to embark on a journey of your own. This is where your
adventure starts and mine ends. It's off to the Maze in search or glory. May the Heart
be with you in your endeavors.
Adventuring
The heart of Wizardry is adventuring. It's time to accept the challenge, time to leave
the safe, but expensive, confines of the Castle and venture into the unsafe, but
potentially lucrative, corridors of the Maze.
Successful adventures consist of six stages:
1. Preparing the party for the adventure
2. Touring and mapping the Maze
3. Fighting the monsters (successfully)
4. Talking, bartering and giving to Non-Player Characters
5. Taking good notes about all you see and hear
6. Using all knowledge and skills to complete your quest
7. Getting back alive!!!
Preparing a Party
A party is a team of adventurers who band together to explore the Maze. You can
have up to six characters in your party at one time. If you have not already assembled
your party, go to Gilgamesh's Tavern and recruit compatible characters. Only
characters in the Castle may be added to the party. If you wish to resume an
expedition that was stranded in the Maze, use the "R)estart an `Out' Party" option of
the U)tilities.
Balance your party. By "balancing" them, their chances of success will increase.
When first starting out, you'll want some characters of the fighting variety (Samurai,
Lord, Fighter), some spell casters (Mage, Priest, Bishop), and a Thief. Of course, this
may change as your party becomes more experienced.
Checking out your Characters
Before you enter the Maze, it is usually a good idea to check the "vital statistics" of
each character in your party. Here are a couple of things to watch out for:
If anyone is without full hit points or incapacitated, a stay in the Adventurer's Inn or
The Temple of Cant is advisable. You may also wish to stay at the Inn if you think
anyone is ready to gain a level.
Make sure that each character is equipped with the right items. That shiny new sword
you just bought is nothing but ballast unless you tell your character to equip it!
Once you have placed the desired characters in the party, enter the Maze by going to
the Edge of Town and selecting Maze as your destination. To do this, simply press [M].
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