User Guide

Wizardry General Program Conventions
User Interface
As you play Wizardry, you'll come across many menus which require different input to
get the job done. Often, you'll find only one key is needed.
However, sometimes you must press more than one key. Talking to interactive
characters, solving riddles, entering spells and typing a character's name are just a few
examples. If you need to press more than one key, Wizardry will tell you to press
[ENTER] when you are finished, or will simply continue by itself. On some
computers ENTER is called RETURN, so the command is noted in general by the
symbol ( ).
If you are asked to confirm a choice, the program will ask you something like "DO
YOU WANT TO DO THIS ( Y / N ) ?". In these cases, select the option you want and
press the appropriate key. If the question or a menu contains a "#", the program
expects a number key (1, 2, 3, etc.) as the answer.
Finally, in some menus you will see a graphic symbol that looks like a " " instead of
the ")" after the first letter of one of the options. The option with this character is the
default option, which you can select by pressing [ENTER].
How to use the Wizardry Program
Start the game and the Wizardry title screen will appear with the following options:
S)TART THE GAME M)AKE A SCENARIO
In almost all cases, when Wizardry asks you what you want to do, the program will
display a menu of options like those you see on your screen. To select an option,
simply press its first letter. Remember, Wizardry will always places a ")" after the first
letter of an option to remind you that it's all you need to select.
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