User Guide
become "known" until identified by a Bishop of a certain level. Lastly, there is a
chance they will be forced to equip it; if it is cursed, they may be in trouble!
D)rop lets you drop any item your character may be holding on to the dusty floor of
the Maze or the muddy streets of the Castle. If you need to drop and item, press [D].
Dropped items are removed from your character's possession, and can't be picked back
up. If you should later discover that you need this item, you'll have to go find another.
E)quip lets you select the items your character is to wear. For each type of item
(Weapon, Armor, Shield, etc.) you will be shown a list of what items of that type
you have and then you're invited to select the one your character will use.
Weapons and armor you possess, but have not equipped, will not be of any use to
you in combat. You can unequip an item by simply choosing no item of that type
when you equip. You do this by pressing [ENTER] instead of a number.
In your character's inspection, you will notice that there is a space between the item
number and its name. This means that you have not equipped your items. Press [E]
now to do so.
When you have finished, you will notice one of the following next to the item:
No symbol (a blank space) means that the item is not equipped.
* indicates that the item is equipped.
# reminds you that the item cannot be equipped by that class of character. For
example, Priests cannot use edged weapons, and Thieves cannot wear chain mail.
? tells you that the item is not identified, which means you don't know exactly
what it is.
- warns you that the item is cursed.
You will need to repeat the equipping process for each of your characters. You may
equip each of your characters individually while inspecting them, or you may equip
the entire party when in Camp by selecting the Equip option.
T)rade allows the characters to exchange gold and items amongst themselves. To
trade, first press the number of the character with whom you wish to trade.
Then type the amount of gold, if any, that you want to transfer. Next, if you
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