User Guide

When you are in the Maze and have Camped, you may do everything.

How are you doing?

Yes, we've covered a lot of material. Just in Gilgamesh's, you've read about your

character's traits, equipment and gold. You have also equipped a character with his or

her items. We've just left Gilgamesh's,

and are in the main menu of the Castle

on our way to Boltac's Trading Post. If

you're still in Gilgamesh's, here's what

you want to do.

1. Leave your character's inspection if

you haven't done so. Pressing [ENTER]

or [L] will get you to the main menu of

Gilgamesh's.

2. Press [ENTER] or [L] to leave

Gilgamesh's.

3. You're here.

Boltac's Trading Post

Boltac's is the Castle shop. Press [B]

now to enter the establishment.

Immediately, Boltac will ask which of

your characters wishes to be served.

Once you have selected a character, the

shopping display will appear. You can

Buy, Sell or Identify items, Uncurse

cursed items, Pool Gold from all party

members into your possession or Leave

the Shop. Your newly created

characters haven't a gold piece among

them, so you'll only be allowed to look

at Boltac's wares. Eventually, you'll accumulate some gold and get around to...

B)uying Items

To buy an item or to browse through his wares, press [B] for B)uy). Go ahead, let's

take a look. Boltac has an enviable inventory, but he may sometimes run out of

certain items. Other items won't turn up in the Trading Post unless someone brings

them back from the depths of the Maze and sells them to the proprietor. So the

inventory list may change in length and content as the game progresses. Once you

start browsing, you may press [F] for F)orward or [B] for B)ackward until you find the

screen with the item you want. You'll be told how much it costs and whether the

character can use it. If you still want it, press [P] to P)urchase, then indicate the item

you want by number.

When viewing the items Boltac has for sale, you will see the type of item being offered

(i.e. weapon, armor, gauntlets). In the case of weapons, the range of the weapon will

be shown enclosed in parentheses, where the four ranges are: Close (C), Short (S),

Medium (M), and Long (L). Range weapons are described in more detail in the

Combat section of the manual.

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