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BEFORE EMBARKING ON THY CAREER AS AN ADVISOR TO KING GALT OF BALEMA,
THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THOU SHOULD KNOW,
THOU WILT BE TRAVELLING IN THE COMPANY OF THE KING'S CHAMPION,
GORN.GORN IS A FIGHTER,NOT A THINKER, AND THAT IS WHY THOU ART WITH
HIM.HOWEVER,HE IS A GOOD DEAL LARGER THEN THEE,AND SOMEWHAT STUBBORN
IN NATURE. 'TIS FRUITLESS TO ARGUE WITH HIM WHEN HE HAS MADE UP HIS
MIND.THE TRICK IS TO ADVISE AND MAN- IPULATE HIM.
OF COURSE YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU WILST BE TRACKING THE FIERCE
DRAGON THAT HAS BEEN TERRORIZING THE KINGDOM..
THE KINGDOM THROUGH WHICH THOU SHALT BE TRAVELLING IS NOT ONLY FRAUGHT
WITH PERIL, 'TIS ALSO RELATIVELY DRY. THOU SHALT WANT TO KEEP TRACK OF
THY WATER SUPPLY AND FIND PLACES TO REFRESH IT. REMEMBER,WATER IS THE
SOURCE OF LIKE IN MOST INSTANCES.
THE [RETURN] KEY WILL TOGGLE BETWEEN THE GRAPHICS SCREEN AND A TEXT
SCREEN. THE TOP OF THE TEXT SCREEN WILT SHOW POSSIBLE EXITS AS WELL
AS VISIBLE OBJECTS.WHEN MOVING THROUGH TERRAIN THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
TRAVELLED,THOU CANST MOVE MORE QUICKLY IN THE TEXT MODE THAN THE
GRAPHICS MODE.
LIFE IN BALEMA IS NOT ALWAYS PLACID. THERE ARE PEOPLE AND CREATURES
AROUND THAT WOULD AS SOON AS SEE THEE DEAD AS ALIVE. OTHERS WOULD
PREFER SEEING THEE DEAD. 'TIS ADVISABLE TO SAVE THE GAME PERIODICLY,
OR WHEN THOU FEELETH LIKE GOING TO DO SOMEHTING FOOLISH SUCH AS EAT OR
SLEEP(HAHAH).TO DO SO THOU WILT NEED AN INITED DOS 3.3 DISK.. TYPE
"SAVE" AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTINUE A SAVED GAME TYPE
"RESTORE" AND GET OUT YOUR SAVED GAME DISKETTE THEN FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS
CERTAIN COMMADNS CAN BE ABBRIVEATED. THESE ARE THE DIRECTION
COMMANDS:N,E,S W,U,D..ALSO 'I' FOR INVENTORY.
THE QUEST WILL ACCEPT MULTIPLE SENTENCE COMMANDS,I.E. THOU CANST SAY
"GET THE SWORD AND THEN SMITE YON DRAGON" AND THE GAME WILL OBEY THOSE
COMMANDS.SUCH MULTIPLE COMMANDS MUST BE FOLLOWED BY A COMMA, A
PERIOD,THE WORD "AND" OR THE WORD "THEN"....HAVE FUN!!!