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Path: uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tekred!saab!billr From: billr@saab.CNA.TEK.COM (Bill Randle) Newsgroups: comp.sources.games Subject: v09i061: umoria3 - single player dungeon simulation (ver. 5.2), Part06/31 Message-ID: <5592@tekred.CNA.TEK.COM> Date: 16 May 90 19:13:22 GMT Sender: news@tekred.CNA.TEK.COM Lines: 1344 Approved: billr@saab.CNA.TEK.COM Submitted-by: wilson@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Jim Wilson) Posting-number: Volume 9, Issue 61 Archive-name: umoria3/Part06 Supersedes: umoria2: Volume 5, Issue 32-37,41-52,87 #! /bin/sh # This is a shell archive. Remove anything before this line, then unpack # it by saving it into a file and typing "sh file". To overwrite existing # files, type "sh file -c". You can also feed this as standard input via # unshar, or by typing "sh <file", e.g.. If this archive is complete, you # will see the following message at the end: # "End of archive 6 (of 31)." # Contents: doc/moria2.txt mac/scrnmgr/MakeFile.hqx # Wrapped by billr@saab on Wed May 16 11:54:17 1990 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb ; export PATH if test -f 'doc/moria2.txt' -a "${1}" != "-c" ; then echo shar: Will not clobber existing file \"'doc/moria2.txt'\" else echo shar: Extracting \"'doc/moria2.txt'\" $55998 characters$ sed "s/^X//" >'doc/moria2.txt' <<'END_OF_FILE' X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 18 X X X move over them, you'll have to dig them out. There is an X option which causes magma and quartz to be displayed dif- X ferently than other rock types. X X Tunneling can be VERY difficult by hand, so when you dig be X sure to wield either a shovel or a pick. Magical shovels X and picks can be found which allow the wielder to dig much X faster than normal, and a good strength also helps. X X Tunneling can have a count. X X V - View scoreboard. X This command will display the contents of the score board on X the screen. X X a <Dir> - Aim a wand. {z - zap} X Wands must be aimed in a direction to be used. Wands are X magical devices and therefore use the Magical Devices abil- X ity of the player. They will either affect the first X object/creature encountered, or affect anything in a given X direction, depending upon the wand. An obstruction such as X door or wall will generally stop the effects of a wand from X traveling further. X X b - Browse a book. {P - peruse} X You can only read a book if you are of its realm. Therefore X a magic user could read a magic book, but not a holy book. X Warriors will not be able to read either kind of book. When X the browse command is used, all of the spells or prayers X contained therein are displayed, along with information such X as their level, the amount of mana used up in casting them, X and whether or not you know the spell or prayer. There are X a total of 31 different magical spells in four books, and 31 X different prayers in four books. X X c <Dir> - Close a door. X Nonintelligent and certain other creatures will not be able X to open a door. Therefore shutting doors can be a life X saver. You must be adjacent to an open door, and you cannot X close broken doors. Bashing a door open will break it. X X d - Drop an object from your inventory. X You can drop an object onto the floor beneath you if that X floor spot does not already contain an object. Doors and X traps are considered objects in this sense. If you have X several objects of the same kind, you will be prompted for X dropping one or all of them. It is possible to directly X drop things which you are wielding or wearing. X X e - Display a list of equipment being used. X Use the Equipment command to display a list of objects X currently being used by your character. Each object has a X specific place where it is placed, and that only one object X of each type may be used at any one time, excepting rings of X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 19 X X X which two can be worn, one on each hand. X X f <Dir> - Fire/Throw an object/use a missile weapon. {t - throw} X You may throw any object carried by your character. Depend- X ing upon the weight of an object, it may travel across a X room or drop down beside you. If you throw an object such X as an arrow, only one will be used at a time. X X If you throw at a creature, your chance of hitting the X creature is determined by your pluses to hit, your ability X at throwing, and the object's pluses to hit. Once the X creature is hit, the object may or may not do any actual X damage to it. Certain objects in the dungeon can do great X amounts of damage when thrown, but it's for you to figure X out the obscure ones. Oil flasks are considered to be lit X before thrown, therefore they will do fire damage to a X creature if they hit it. X X To use a bow with arrows, simply wield the bow and throw the X arrows. Extra pluses to damage and hitting are gained by X wielding the proper weapon and throwing the corresponding X ammo. A heavy crossbow with bolts for example, is a X killer... X X i - Display a list of objects being carried. X This command displays a list of all objects being carried, X but not currently in use. You may carry up to 22 different X kinds of objects, not including those in your equipment X list. Depending upon your strength, you will be able carry X many identical objects before hitting your weight limit. X X j <Dir> - Jam a door with an iron spike. {S - spike} X Most humanoid and many intelligent creatures can simply open X a closed door, and can eventually get through a locked door. X Therefore you may spike a door in order to jam it. Each X spike used on a door will increase its strength, although X the more spikes you add, the less effect each additional X spike has. It is very easy to jam a door so much as to make X it impossible for your character to bash it down, so spike X doors wisely. The bigger a creature is, the easier it can X bash a door down. Therefore twenty or more spikes might be X necessary to slow down a dragon, where one spike would slow X down a kobold. This command can be counted. X X l <Dir> - Look in a direction. {x - examine} X The Look command is useful in identifying the exact type of X object or creature shown on the screen. Also, if a creature X is on top of an object, the look command will describe both. X You can see creatures and objects up to 200 feet away (20 X spaces). You may freely use the Look command without the X creatures getting a move on you. X X Looking in a particular direction sees everything within a X cone of vision which just overlaps the cones of the two X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 20 X X X adjacent directions. Looking with the null direction `5' X (or `.') sees everything which there is to be seen. X X You are also able to access you monster memories with this X command. If you see a creature, you are prompted to ask if X you wish to see a short paragraph of information about your X experiences with that creature. See also the section on X being attacked. X X m - Cast a magic spell. X To cast a spell, a character must have previously learned X it, and must also have in the inventory a magical book from X which the spell may be read. Each spell has a chance of X failure which starts out fairly large but decreases as a X character gains levels. If a character does not have enough X mana, the chance of failed is greatly increased, and he gam- X bles on losing a point of constitution. You will be X prompted for confirmation before trying to cast a spell when X you don't have enough mana. Since a character must read the X spell from a book, he cannot be blind or confused when cast- X ing a spell, and there must be some light present. X X o <Dir> - Open a door, chest, or lock. X To open an object such as a door or chest you must use the X Open command. If the object is locked, the Open command X will attempt to pick the lock, based on your ability at X disarming. If an object is trapped and you open it, the X trap will be set off. This command can be counted, you may X need several tries to get it open. X X p - Read a prayer. X To pay effectively, a character must have learned the X prayer, and must also have in the inventory a holy book from X which the prayer may be read. Each prayer has a chance of X being ignored which starts out fairly large but decreases as X a character gains levels. If a character does not have X enough mana, the chance of failure is greatly increased, and X he gambles on losing a point of constitution. You will be X prompted for confirmation before trying to pray when you X don't have enough mana. Since a character must read the X prayer from a book, he cannot be blind or confused when X praying, and there must be some light present. X X q - Quaff a potion. X To drink a potion use the Quaff command. A potion affects X the player in some manner. The effects of the potion may be X immediately noticed, or they may be subtle and unnoticed. X X r - Read a scroll. X To read a scroll use the Read command. A scroll spell has X an area affect, except in a few cases such as identify X scrolls which act on other objects. Two scrolls, the iden- X tify scroll and the recharge scroll, have titles which can X be read without setting them off, and by pressing ESCAPE can X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 21 X X X be saved for future use. X X s - Search general area one turn. X The Search command can be used to locate hidden traps and X secret doors about the player. More than a single turn of X searching will be required in most cases. You should always X search a chest before trying to open it because they are X generally trapped. This command can be counted, which is X useful if you are really sure of finding something eventu- X ally. A counted search ends as soon as anything is found. X X t - Take off a piece of equipment. {T} X Use the Take Off command to remove an object from use, and X return it to your inventory. Occasionally you will run into X a cursed item which cannot be removed. Cursed items are X always bad, and can only be taken off after removing the X curse. X X u - Use a staff. {Z - Zap} X The Use command will activate a staff. Like scrolls, most X staffs have an area affect. Because staffs are generally X more powerful than most other items, they are also harder to X use correctly. X X v - Display current version of game. X The Version command displays the credits for the current X version of moria. X X w - Wear or wield an item being carried. X To wear or wield an object in your inventory, use the X Wear/Wield command. If an object is already in use for the X same function, it is automatically removed first. An X object's bonuses cannot be gained until it is worn or X wielded. X X x - Exchange primary and secondary weapons. {X} X A secondary weapon is any weapon which may be needed often. X Instead of searching through your inventory, you may use the X exchange command to keep the weapon ready. For instance, if X you wanted to use your bow most of the time, but needed a X sword for close combat, you could wield your sword, use the X exchange command to make it the secondary weapon, then wield X your bow. If the sword was suddenly needed, simply use the X exchange command to switch between the bow and the sword. X X / - Identify a character shown on screen. X Use the identify command to find out what a character X displayed on the screen stands for. For instance, by press- X ing `/.', you can find out that the `.' stands for a floor X spot. When used with a creature, the identify command will X tell you only what class of creature the symbol stands for, X not the specific creature, therefore use the look command X for this information. X X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 22 X X X If you identify the character for a creature in your monster X memory, you are also prompted to ask if you wish to see a X paragraph of information on those creatures identified by X the given character. Several creatures may be identified in X this way. Typing ESCAPE after the paragraph for any X creature will abort back to command level. See also the X section on being attacked. X X ? - Display a list of commands. X The ? command displays a quick reference help page on the X screen. X X - - Move without pickup. X This is followed by a move command, and causes you to move X over any object without picking it up. You can associate a X count with this command. X X = - Set options. X This is a free move, to set various moria options. The X available options are: X X (1) Cut known corners when running. This is on by default, and X the only reason for switching it off would be if you had the X search flag on and wished to look for doors in the extremity X of every corner. X X (2) Examine potential corners when running. This is on by X default, and allows you to run along an unknown curving cor- X ridor. If, however, you are running from a creature, and X wish to stop at an unknown corner to make a considered deci- X sion, then you may wish to switch this option off. X X (3) Print self during a run. This is off by default, which X gives faster screen updating. X X (4) Stop when map sector changes. This is off by default, but X can be switched on if you wish to stop running whenever a X new part of the dungeon appears in view. X X (5) Treat open doors as empty space while running. This is off X by default, in which case you stop when ever you run up to X an open door. X X (6) Prompt to pick up objects. This is off by default, in which X case stepping over an object automatically causes you to X pick it up. With the option on, you get prompted in all X such cases with a description of the object to see if you X really want to take it. X X (7) Rogue like command set. This option controls the command X set in use. It is off by default. X X (8) Show weights in inventory. This is off by default: switch- X ing it on causes the inventory and equipment listings to X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 23 X X X include the weight of all objects. This may be useful to X know if your pack is getting too heavy. X X (9) Highlight mineral seams. This is off by default. Switching X it on causes quartz and magma to be displayed as `%' instead X of `#'. This is handy when mining. Setting this option X does not immediately highlight all minerals, but only those X which are subsequently displayed. To display all minerals, X just move the map around a bit with the `Where' (or X `Locate') command. X X The setting of all these options persist in your savefile, X even after you die. X X ^P - Previous message. X The Control-P command will redisplay the last message X printed on the message line at the top of your screen. A X second such command will display all of the saved messages. X You may also give this command a count to specify the number X of previous messages to display. At present, only 22 mes- X sages are saved. X X ^K - Quit the game without saving. {Q} X To exit the game without saving your character (i.e. kill X him/her) use the Control-K command. Once exited in this X manner, your character is nonrecoverable. X X ^X - Save your character and exit the game. X To save your game so that it can be restarted later, use the X Control-X command. Save files will also be generated if the X game crashes due to a system error. When you die, a reduced X save file is produced containing only your monster memory, X and your option settings. X X { - Inscribe an object. X This command can be used to inscribe any short string on an X object. Inscriptions are limited to twelve characters. The X inscription applies only to the particular object, it is not X automatically transferred to all similar objects. Under X certain circumstances, moria will itself inscribe objects: X if they have been discovered to be cursed or enchanted, or X if they have been sampled without being identified. In this X last case, moria does in fact carefully inscribe every such X item. X X ! - Shell out of game. X Use the Shell command `!' to temporarily exit the game to X execute UNIX or MSDOS commands. You may reenter the game by X typing exit to end the spawned process. This is not imple- X mented in the Macintosh version. X X < - Go up an up staircase. X If you move onto an up staircase you may use the `<' command X to go up one level. There is always one staircase going up X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 24 X X X on every level except for the town level (this does not mean X it's easy to find). Going up a staircase will always take X you to a new dungeon area except for the town level, which X remains the same for the duration of your character. X X > - Go down a down staircase. X If you are on top of a down staircase you may use the `>' X command to go down one level. There are always two or three X staircases going down on each level, except the town level X which has only one. Going down will always take you to a X new dungeon area. X X . <Dir> - Move in direction. {shift<Dir>} X The Run command will move you in the indicated direction X until either you have to make a choice as between two direc- X tions, or something interesting happens. There are options X which determine behaviour at corners, and at screen boun- X daries. More precisely, the conditions which stop a run are X as follows: X X (1) A creature appears on the screen, one already on the screen X moves, or a creature attacks you or casts a spell at you. X X (2) You move next to an object, or a feature such as a door or X trap. X X (3) You come to the end of open space, or the end of a passage, X or a junction of passages, or a hole in a wall. X X (4) Corners are more complex. A corner allows a choice between X adjacent rectangular and diagonal directions. If you can X see walls which ensure that the diagonal gives a faster X traversal, then action is determined by the "cut corners" X options. If it is set, then you move diagonally through the X corner. This gives you maximum speed (as is nice if you are X fleeing a hidden creature). On the other hand, this option X should not be set if you want more careful coverage (as when X you are searching) so that you take two moves through the X corner. X X (5) At a potential corner, where walls are not yet visible ahead X of the rectangular direction, the "examine corners" option X is considered. If set, you will move straight into the X corner, which will light up all the corner and so determine X where you can go from there. This allows you to follow X corners in new passages. If the option is not set, you X stop. This allows highly cautious running where you want to X stop at all potential choice points. X X (6) If you move off the screen while running, then a new section X of the dungeon is display and the run continues. However, X if the "stop when map changes" option is set, you will stop. X Again, this is an option for nervous players, after all, X there may be a dragon on the new screen. X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 25 X X X (7) Anything typed during a run causes the run to stop. The X character causing this to occur is ignored. It is best to X use a space, which is ignored as a command, just in case the X run stops just before you type the character. X X (8) Various changes of state, such as recovery from fear or loss X of heroism, will stop a run. X X 6. The Town Level X X The town level is where you will begin your adventure. The town X consists of six buildings each with an entrance, some towns peo- X ple, and a wall which surrounds the town. The first time you are X in town it will be daytime, but you may return to find that dark- X ness has fallen. (Note that some spells may act differently in X the town level.) X X X 6.1. Townspeople X X The town contains many different kinds of people. There are the X street urchins, young children who will mob an adventurer for X money, and seem to come out of the woodwork when excited. X Blubbering Idiots are a constant annoyance, but not harmful. X Public drunks wander about the town singing, and are of no threat X to anyone. Sneaky rogues hang about watching for a likely victim X to mug. And finally, what town would be complete without a swarm X of half drunk warriors, who take offense or become annoyed just X for the fun of it. X X Most of the towns people should be avoided by the largest possi- X ble distance when you wander from store to store. Fights will X break out though, so be prepared. Since your character grew up X in this world of intrigue, no experience is awarded for killing X on the town level. X X X 6.2. Supplies X X Your character will begin his adventure with some supplies X already on him. Use the Inventory `i' command to check what X these supplies are. It will be necessary to buy other supplies X before continuing into the dungeon, however, so be sure to enter X each of the stores. X X X 6.3. Town Buildings X X You may enter any of the stores, if they are open, and barter X with the owner for items you can afford. When bartering, you X enter prices you will pay (or accept) for some object. You can X either enter the absolute amount, or precede a number with a plus X or minus sign to give a positive or negative increment on your X previous offer. But be warned that the owners can easily be X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 26 X X X insulted, and may even throw you out for a while if you insult X them too often. To enter a store, simply move onto the entrance X represented by the numbers 1 through 6. X X If you consistently bargain well in a store, that is, you reach X the final offer much more often than not, then the store owner X will eventually recognize that you are a superb haggler, and will X go directly to the final offer instead of haggling with you. X Items which cost less than 10 gold pieces do not count, as hag- X gling well with these items is usually either very easy or almost X impossible. Also, the store owner will always haggle for items X costing more than 1000 gold pieces, because of the amount of X money involved. X X Once inside a store, the store inventory will appear on the X screen along with a set of options for your character. You may X browse the store's inventory if it takes more than one page to X display, and you may sell to, or purchase items from, his inven- X tory. You can execute your inventory and equipment commands to X see what you are carrying. Not shown with the options are the X wear, take off, and exchange commands which will also work, but X were excluded to keep the options simple. X X Stores do not always have everything in stock. As the game X progresses, they may get new items so check from time to time. X Also, if you sell them an item, it may get sold to a customer X while you are adventuring, so don't always expect to be able to X get back everything you have sold. X X Store owners will not buy harmful or useless items. If an object X is unidentified, they will pay you some base price for it. Once X they have bought it they will immediately identify the object. X If it is a good object, they will add it to their inventory. If X it was a bad bargain, they simply throw the item away. In any X case, you may receive some knowledge of the item if another is X encountered. X X The General Store X The General Store sells foods, drinks, some clothing, X torches, lamps, oil, shovels, picks, and spikes. All of X these items, and some others, can be sold back to the Gen- X eral store for money. The entrance to the General Store is X a `1'. X X The Armory X The Armory is where the town's armor is fashioned. All X sorts of protective gear may be bought and sold here. The X entrance to the Armory is a `2'. X X The Weaponsmith's Shop X The Weaponsmith's Shop is where the town's weapons are X fashioned. Hand and missile weapons may be purchased and X sold here, along with arrows, bolts, and shots. The X entrance to the Weaponsmith's is a `3'. X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 27 X X X The Temple X The Temple deals in healing and restoration potions, as well X as bless scrolls, word of recall scrolls, some approved pri- X estly weapons, etc. The entrance to the Temple is a `4'. X X The Alchemy shop X The Alchemy Shop deals in all manner of potions and scrolls. X The entrance to the Alchemy Shop is a `5'. X X The Magic User's Shop X The Magic User's Shop is the most expensive of all the X stores. It deals in all sorts of rings, wands, amulets, and X staves. The entrance to the Magic Shop is a `6'. X X X 7. Within The Dungeon X X Once your character is adequately supplied with food, light, X armor, and weapons, he is ready to enter the dungeon. Move on X top of the `>' symbol and use the down `>' command. Your charac- X ter enters a maze of interconnecting staircases and finally X passes through a one-way door. He is now on the first level of X the dungeon (50 feet), and must survive many horrible and chal- X lenging encounters to find the treasure lying about. X X There are two sources for light once inside the dungeon. Per- X manent light which has been magically placed within rooms, and a X light source carried by the player. If neither is present, the X character will be unable to map or see any attackers. Lack of X light will also affect searching, picking locks, and disarming. X X A character must wield a torch or lamp in order to supply his own X light. Once a torch or lamp has only 50 or less turns left X before burning out, the message "Your light is growing faint" X will be displayed at random intervals. Once a torch is burnt X out, it is useless and can be dropped. A lamp or lantern can be X refilled with oil by using the Fill `F' command. You must of X course be carrying extra oil to refill a lantern. X X X 8. Attacking and Being Attacked X X Attacking is simple in moria. If you move into a creature, you X attack him. You can attack from a distance by firing a missile, X or by magical means such as aiming a wand. Creatures attack in X the same way, if they move into you, they attack you. Some X creatures can also cast spells from a distance, and others can X breathe fire or worse on you from a distance. X X Creatures moving in walls can not be attacked by wands and other X magic attacks normally stopped by walls. You can attack a X creature in a wall normally though by trying to move into the X wall space containing the creature. However, in order to attack X an invisible creature in a wall, you must tunnel into the wall X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 28 X X X containing the creature. If you just try to move into the wall, X you will bump your head and look quite silly. X X If you are wielding a weapon, the damage for the weapon is used X when you hit a creature. Otherwise you get two fist strikes. X Very strong creatures can do a lot of damage with their fists... X You may have a primary weapon, and a secondary weapon which is X kept on your belt or shoulder for immediate use. You can switch X between your primary and secondary weapons with the exchange com- X mand. Be sure to wield the proper weapon when fighting. Hitting X a dragon over the head with a bow will simply make him mad, and X get you killed. X X Missile weapons, such as bows, can be wielded, and then the X proper missile, in this case an arrow, can be fired across the X room into a target. Missiles can be used without the proper mis- X sile weapon, but used together they have a greater range and do X far more damage. X X Hits and misses are determined by ability to hit versus armor X class. A hit is a strike that does some damage; a miss may in X fact reach a target, but fails to do any damage. Higher armor X classes make it harder to do damage, and so lead to more misses. X X X 8.1. Monster Memories. X X There are hundreds of different creatures in the mines of moria, X many of which look the same on the screen. The exact species of X a creature can be discovered by looking at it. It is also very X difficult to keep track of the capabilities of various creatures. X Rather than forcing you to keep notes, moria automatically keeps X track of your experiences with a particular creature. This is X called the monster memory. You monster memory recalls the par- X ticular attacks of each creature (whether or not technically a X monster) which you have suffered, as well as recalling if you X have observed them to multiply or move erratically, or drop X treasure, or many other attributes. X X If you have killed enough of a particular creature, or suffered X enough attacks, recalling the monster memory may also provide you X with information not otherwise available, such as a armor class X or hit dice. These are not explained, but may be useful to give X the relative danger of each creature. This memory can be passed X on to a new character even after you die, by means of a reduced X save file. X X X 8.2. Your Weapon X X Carrying a weapon in your backpack does you no good. You must X wield a weapon before it can be used in a fight. A secondary X weapon can be kept by wielding it and then using the exchange X command. A secondary weapon is not in use, simply ready to be X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 29 X X X switched with the current weapon if needed. X X Weapons have two main characteristics, their ability to hit and X their ability to do damage, expressed as `(+#,+#)'. A normal X weapon would be `(+0,+0)'. Many weapons in moria have magical X bonuses to hit and/or do damage. Some weapons are cursed, and X have penalties that hurt the player. Cursed weapons cannot be X unwielded until the curse is lifted. X X Moria assumes that your youth in the rough environment near the X dungeons has taught you the relative merits of different weapons, X and displays as part of their description the damage dice which X define their capabilities. The ability to damage is added to the X dice roll for that weapon. The dice used for a given weapon is X displayed as `#d#'. The first number indicates how many dice to X roll, and the second indicates how many sides they have. A "2d6" X weapon will give damage from 2 to 12, plus any damage bonus. The X weight of a weapon is also a consideration. Heavy weapons may X hit harder, but they are also harder to use. Depending on your X strength and the weight of the weapon, you may get several hits X in one turn. X X Missile booster weapons, such as bows, have their characteristics X added to those of the missile used, if the proper weapon/missile X combination is used. X X Although you receive any magical bonuses an unidentified weapon X may possess when you wield it, those bonuses will not be added in X to the displayed values of to-hit and to-dam on your character X sheet. You must identify the weapon before the displayed values X reflect the real values used. X X Finally, some rare weapons have special abilities. These are X called ego weapons, and are feared by great and meek. An ego X sword must be wielded to receive benefit of its abilities. X X Special weapons are denoted by the following abbreviations: X X DF - Defender. X A magical weapon that actually helps the wielder defend him- X self, thus increasing his/her armor class, and protecting X him/her against damage from fire, frost, acid, lightning, X and falls. This weapon also will increase your stealth, let X you see invisible creatures, protect you from paralyzation X attacks, and help you regenerate hit points and mana faster. X As a result of the regerenation ability, you will use up X food faster than normal while wielding such a weapon. X X FB - Frost Brand. X A magical weapon of ice that delivers a cold critical to X heat based creatures. It will inflict one and a half times X the normal damage when used against a heat based creature. X X FT - Flame Tongue. X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 30 X X X A magical weapon of flame that delivers a heat critical to X cold based creatures. It will inflict one and a half times X the normal damage when used against cold based or inflamm- X able creatures. X X HA - Holy Avenger. X A Holy Avenger is one of the most powerful of weapons. A X Holy Avenger will increase your strength and your armor X class. This weapon will do extra damage when used against X evil and undead creatures, and will also give you the abil- X ity to see invisible creatures. X X SD - Slay Dragon. X A Slay Dragon weapon is a special purpose weapon whose sole X intent is to destroy dragon-kind. Therefore, when used X against a dragon, the amount of damage done is four times X the normal amount. X X SE - Slay Evil. X A Slay Evil weapon is a special purpose weapon whose sole X intent is to destroy all forms of evil. When used against X an evil creature, either alive or undead, the damage done X twice the normal amount. X X SM - Slay Animal. X A Slay Animal weapon is a special purpose weapon whose sole X intent is to destroy all the dangerous animals in the world. X An animal is any creature natural to the world. Therefore X an orc would not be an animal, but a giant snake would be. X This will inflict twice the normal amount of damage when X used against an animal. X X SU - Slay Undead. X A Slay Undead weapon is a special purpose weapon whose sole X intent is to destroy all forms of undead. This weapon is X hated and feared by the intelligent undead, for a single X blow from this weapon will inflict three times the normal X amount of damage. This weapon also gives you the ability to X see invisible creatures, which is especially useful against X undead, since many of them are normally invisible. X X X 8.3. Body and Shield Bashes X X Weight is the primary factor in being able to bash something, but X strength plays a role too. After bashing, a character may be off X balance for several rounds depending upon his dexterity. X X Doors can be broken down by bashing them. Once a door is bashed X open, it is forever useless and cannot be closed. X X Chests too may be bashed open, but be warned that the careless X smashing of a chest often ruins the contents. Bashing open a X chest will not disarm any traps it may contain, but does allow X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 31 X X X the strong and ignorant to see what is inside. X X Finally, a creature may be bashed. If a shield is currently X being worn, the bash is a shield bash and will do more damage. X In either case, a bash may throw an opponent off balance for a X number of rounds, allowing a player to get in a free hit or more. X If the player is thrown off balance, his opponent may get free X hits on him. This is a risky attack. X X X 8.4. Your Armor Class X X Armor class is a number that describes the amount and the quality X of armor being worn. Armor class will generally run from about 0 X to 60, but could become negative or greater than 60 in rare X cases. X X The larger your armor class, the more protective it is. A nega- X tive armor class would actually help get you hit. Armor protects X you in three manners. One, it makes you harder to be hit for X damage. A hit for no damage is the same as a miss. Two, good X armor will absorb some of the damage that your character would X have taken. An armor class of 30 would absorb 15% of any damage X meant for him. Three, acid damage is reduced by wearing body X armor. It is obvious that a high armor class is a must for sur- X viving the lower levels of moria. X X Each piece of armor has an armor class adjustment, and a magical X bonus. Armor bought in town will have these values displayed X with their description. Armor that is found within the dungeon X must be identified before these values will be displayed. All X armor always has the base armor class displayed, to which the X bonus is added. It is always possible to figure this out anyway, X by watching the effect it has on your displayed armor class. X X Armor class values are always displayed between a set of brackets X as `[#]' or `[#,+#]'. The first value is the armor class of the X item. The second number is the magical bonus of the item which X is only displayed if known, and will always have a sign preceding X the value. There are a few cases where the form `[+#]' is used, X meaning the object has no armor class, only a magical armor bonus X if worn. X X Some pieces of armor will possess special abilities denoted by X the following abbreviations: X X RA - Resist Acid. X A character using such an object will take only one third X normal damage from any acid thrown upon him. In addition, X armor so enchanted will resist the acid's effects and not be X damaged by it. X X RC - Resist Cold. X A character using a resist cold object will take only one X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 32 X X X third damage from frost and cold. X X RF - Resist Fire. X A character using a resist fire object will take only one X third damage from heat and fire. X X RL - Resist Lightning. X A character using a resist lightning object will take only X one third damage from electrical attacks. X X R - Resistance. X A character wearing armor with this ability will have resis- X tance to Acid, Cold, Fire, and Lightning as explained in X each part above. X X X 8.5. Crowns X X Some crowns also have special magical abilities that improve your X chances in a battle. X X Crown of Might X This is the great crown of the warriors. The wearer will X have an increased strength, dexterity, and constituion, and X will also be immune to any foe's attempt to slow or paralyze X him or her. X X Crown of the Magi X This is the great crown of the wizards. The wearer will X have an increased intelligence, and will also be given X resistance against fire, frost, acid, and lightning. X X Crown of Lordliness X This is the great crown of the priests. The wearer will X have an increased wisdom and charisma. X X Crown of Seeing X This is the great crown of the rogues. The wearer will be X able to see even invisible creatures, and will have an X increased ability to locate traps and secret doors. X X Crown of Regeneration X This crown will help you regenerate hit points and mana more X quickly than normal, allowing you to fight longer before X needing to rest. You will use of food faster than normal X while wearing this crown because of the regenerative X effects. X X Crown of Beauty X This crown looks impressive, and will increase your X charisma, but is otherwise not useful. X X X X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 33 X X X 9. Objects Found In The Dungeon X X The mines are full of objects just waiting to be picked up and X used. How did they get there? Well, the main source for useful X items are all the foolish adventurers that proceeded into the X dungeon before you. They get killed, and the helpful creatures X scatter the various treasure throughout the dungeon. Most cursed X items are placed there by the joyful evil sorcerers, who enjoy a X good joke when it gets you killed. X X You pick up objects by moving on top of them. You can carry up X to 22 different items in your backpack while wearing and wielding X many others. Although you are limited to 22 different items, you X may be carrying several items of each kind restricted only by the X amount of weight your character can carry. Your weight limit is X determined by your strength. Only one object may occupy a given X floor location, which may or may not also contain one creature. X Doors, traps, and staircases are considered objects for this pur- X pose. X X If you try to carry more weight than your limit, you will move X more slowly than normal until you drop the extra weight. If X picking up an object would take you over your weight limit, then X you will be asked whether you really want to pick it up. It is a X good idea to leave the object alone if you are fleeing from a X monster. X X Many objects found within the dungeon have special commands for X their use. Wands must be Aimed, staves must be Used, scrolls X must be Read, and potions must be Quaffed. In any case, you must X first be able to carry an object before you can use it. Some X objects, such as chests, are very complex. Chests contain other X objects and may be trapped, and/or locked. Read the list of X player commands carefully for a further understanding of chests. X X One item in particular will be discussed here. The scroll of X "Word of Recall" can be found within the dungeon, or bought at X the temple in town. It acts in two manners, depending upon your X current location. If read within the dungeon, it will teleport X you back to town. If read in town, it will teleport you back X down to the deepest level of the dungeon one which your character X has previously been. This makes the scroll very useful for get- X ting back to the deeper levels of moria. Once the scroll has X been read it takes a while for the spell to act, so don't expect X it to save you in a crisis. X X The game provides some automatic inscriptions to help you keep X track of your possessions. Wands and staves which are known to X be empty will be inscribed with "empty". Objects which have been X tried at least once, but haven't been identified yet will be X inscribed with "tried". Cursed objects are inscribed with X "damned". Also, occasionally you will notice that something in X your inventory or equipment list seems to be magical. High level X characters are much more likely to notice this than beginning X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 34 X X X characters. When you do notice this, the item in question will X be inscribed with "magik". X X And lastly, a final warning: not all objects are what they seem. X Skeletons lying peacefully about the dungeon have been known to X get up... X X X 9.1. Cursed Objects X X Some objects, mainly armor and weapons, have had curses laid upon X them. These horrible objects will look like any other normal X item, but will detract from your character's stats or abilities X if worn. They will also be impossible to remove until a remove X curse is done. X X If you wear or wield a cursed item, you will immediately feel X something wrong. The item will also be inscribed "damned". X X X 9.2. Mining X X Much of the treasure within the dungeon can be found only by min- X ing it out of the walls. Many rich strikes exist within each X level, but must be found and mined. Quartz veins are the X richest, yielding the most metals and gems, but magma veins will X have some hordes hidden within. X X Mining is virtually impossible without a pick or shovel. Picks X and shovels have an additional magical ability expressed as X `(+#)'. The higher the number, the better the magical digging X ability of the tool. A pick or shovel also has pluses to hit and X damage, and can be used as a weapon. X X When a vein of quartz or magma is located, the character should X wield his pick or shovel and begin digging out a section. When X that section is removed, he should locate another section of the X vein, and begin the process again. Since granite rock is much X harder to dig through, it is much faster to follow the vein X exactly and dig around the granite. There is an option for X highlighting magma and quartz. X X If the character has a scroll or staff of treasure location, he X can immediately locate all strikes of treasure within a vein X shown on the screen. This makes mining much easier and more pro- X fitable. X X It is sometimes possible to get a character trapped within the X dungeon by using various magical spells and items. So it is a X very good idea to always carry some kind of digging tool, even X when you are not planning on tunneling for treasure. X X X X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 35 X X X 9.3. Staircases, Secret Doors, Passages, and Rooms X X Staircases are the manner in which you get deeper, or climb out X of the dungeon. The symbols for the up and down staircases are X the same as the commands to use them. A `<' represents an up X staircase and a `>' represents a down staircase. You must move X your character over the staircase before you can use them. X X Each level has at least one up staircase, and at least two down X staircases. There are no exceptions to this rule. You may have X trouble finding some well hidden secret doors, but the stairs are X there. X X Many secret doors are used within the dungeon to confuse and X demoralize adventurers foolish enough to enter. But with some X luck, and lots of concentration, you can find these secret doors. X Secret doors will sometimes hide rooms or corridors, or even X entire sections of that level of the dungeon. Sometimes they X simply hide small empty closets or even dead ends. X X Creatures in the dungeon will generally know and use these secret X doors. If they leave one open, you will be able to go right X through it. If they close it behind them you will have to search X for the catch first. Once a secret door has been discovered by X you, it is drawn as a known door and no more searching will be X required to use it. X X X 10. Winning The Game X X Once your character has progressed into killing dragons with but X a mean glance and snap of his fingers, he may be ready to take on X the Balrog. The Balrog will appear on most levels after level X 49, so don't go down there until you are ready for him. X X The Balrog cannot be killed in some of the easier methods used on X normal creatures. Because of the Balrog's cunning, he will X teleport away to another level if a spell such as destruction is X used upon him, and the Balrog cannot be polymorphed, slept, X charmed, or genocided. Magical spells like coldball are effec- X tive against him as are weapons, but he is difficult to kill and X if allowed to escape for a time can heal himself. X X If you should actually survive the attempt of killing the Balrog, X you will receive the status of WINNER. Since you have defeated X the toughest creature alive, your character is ready to retire X and cannot be saved. When you quit the game, your character X receives a surprise bonus score. X X X 11. Upon Death and Dying X X If your character falls below 0 hit points, he has died and can- X not be restored. A tombstone showing information about your X X X X X X X X X X The Dungeons of Moria Page 36 X X X character will be displayed. You are also permitted to get a X record of your character, and all your equipment (identified) X either on the screen or in a file. X X Your character will leave behind a reduced save file, which con- X tains only the monster memory and your option choices. It may be X restored, in which case the new character is generated exactly as X if the file was not there, but the new player will find his mon- X ster memory containing all the experience of past incarnations. X X X 12. Wizards X X There are rumors of moria Wizards which, if asked nicely, can X explain details of the moria game that seem complicated to X beginners. 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