User Guide

Combat
Without some sort of challenge, Wizardry would just be a game of mapping. You
will soon learn to be grateful to a particular group of individuals for providing this
challenge. After all, who gathers together all the loot in the Maze so that your
characters can find it in nice tidy packages? Who gives bloodthirsty adventurers
something to look forward to? Who blasts ill-prepared party members to smithereens?
This is the life-work of monsters. Mastering the fighting techniques described here
will help you make their job less rewarding.
Meet the Monsters
As your party is moving through the Maze, it will encounter many groups of monsters
guarding hoards of treasure. It will surely come as no surprise that they have not
assembled for a tea party. The monsters could be wandering around like you, or they
may be inhabitants of a room you have just entered. Although some monsters are
peace-loving vegetarians, the majority of them really do like the taste of a good "leg of
adventurer," so it is likely that a fight will take place.
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