User manual GAMES PC DRAGON WARS

[. . . ] Dragon Wars DRAGON WARS TM Dragon WarsTM Contents Introduction Dragon Wars 204 Dragon Wars Objective The party Creating characters Character profile Skills Skill Descriptions Skill Use Magic Low Magic High Magic Sun Magic Druid Magic Miscellaneous Magic Combat Getting Around Paragraph Explanations Dragon Wars Paragraphs Command Summary 205 205 206 207 209 209 211 212 214 215 220 224 227 228 229 230 232 267 203 Dragon WarsTM Introduction ting the star Sirius, millions of miles away from any other intelligent life, a tiny ball of hot water is home to amazing adventure. Sirius is three times the mass of our own star, and sixty times brighter; its huge bloated mass spans the entire horizon of the humid world of Oceana. Oceana is a world of 85% water and getting wetter, as the baleful fury of Sirius erodes her diminutive polar ice caps year by year. Oceana is a world younger that our own, wedded to a star with but a fraction of the life expectancy of Sol. [. . . ] "Good evening ladies and germs, it's good to be back at the palace, " he says as you enter his cell. "A funny thing happened to me on the way to the dungeon. " The poorman was obviously a court jester. "I ran into Sir Loin of Pork this afternoon - he said he was about to become Baron of Greymatter. " This guy really stinks. If wiser men than you consigned this man to the dungeons, who are you to set himfree. "I got a million of `em, " the jester says, seeming to notice you for the first time and perking up considerably. This confirms your worst fears, and you slam and lock the cell door. "Cancel the Renaissance - it looks like a reign of terror!"comes the muffled voice from behind the door. Even Namtar has a good idea now and then. 54) "Thanks for putting me back together - I feel swell!" Lanac'toor grins. "I was a little nervous when you put my arms on backwards, but I guess I'll get used to it. Having my elbows bend the wrong way will make it easier for me to scratch my back!" 55) A yawning chasm stretches before you. A violent gust of hot wind rises from the chasm. . . the void must reach to the very roots of the world, below even the Underworld. Out of the chasm, starting an unknowable distance beneath you and stretching as far as the eye can see, you view a vomitous mass of irregular black stone. The tower stands piled atop itself and is at once designed and chaotic. . . from one angle it looks like a sorcerer's stronghold, while from another it seems like the exposed spine of a fantastic beast. More likely it exists in more than one dimension at the same time, and is thus difficult to see in its entirety. One thing is certain. . . this tower has nothing to do with god, or salvation, or pilgrims. 56) A tall and powerfully built man with a greenish complexion greets you when you enter the building. "I am Tarkas, first citizen of Tars, " he says. You learn that he and his fellow officers fled here to Freeport when their home city of Tars was destroyed by the legions of Kingshome. Tars was previously the foremost city of the Isle of Forelorn. Now Tars is a sad ruin, while Purgatory passes for the isle's only city. If you explore the ruins of Tars, Tarkas says, be sure to seek the hidden chambers beneath the city - they might still contain fabulous treasures. [. . . ] Number keys and arrow keys: You may press any number key to bring up the View screens for a character. The left and right arrow keys adjust the speed of message display during combat. You may also advance to the next message simply by pressing any key. Creating macros: Type <ALT>-<F1>. . . <F10> to begin creating a macro for that function key (eg, type <ALT>-<F3> to begin a macro for <F3>). [. . . ]