User Guide

The diagram above shows you what the various sections of the Assay screen
mean. Depending on your character’s artifact skill and the general complexity of the
item, you may or may not be successful in your attempt to explore the item’s
intricacies. As your character becomes more skilled in artifacts, however, he or she will
be able to discern more and more about Lost Guardia’s items.
Regardless of the level of artifact skill, Assay will not show you the power of magical
items, except potions and scrolls. Assay also will not show you any special power or
curses that might be contained in the item. Cast an Identify spell to reveal these
aspects of the item in question.
Merging Items
Items that can be joined or grouped are combined using the Merge option. Depending
on the items you are trying to join, Merge will do one of several things:
Grouping - In some cases, you can carry more than one item in an item slot. Each
item slot can hold up to 250 like items. So, if you receive 300 arrows, 250 would
be stored in one slot and 50 would be stored in another. After you use up some of
the arrows in one slot, say you now had 200 of the 250 arrows left, you could
merge it with the group of 50.
Joining - Other items, such as a rope and a hook, can be merged to form a single
item. To Merge an item, select the first item followed by Merge. then select the
item you want to merge it with. If the items can be merged, you will possess a
new, single item.
Loading firearms - Firearms, such as a musket, need to be loaded before they
may be fired. By merging powder & shot with a musket, the weapon will be
ready to shoot.
Putting Items in the Swag Bag
Each character carries his or her own swag bag: a place where they store things.
Whenever you review your character, you will see his or her swag bag resting against
the back wall of his or her review screen. To “Swag” an item, select it and then the
swag bag. Each bag holds 10 different items. Grouped or merged items such as arrows
and missiles count as one item.
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