User manual GAMES PC THE ELDER SCROLLS III-MORROWIND

[. . . ] Each item on the list can be selected by (1) clicking on it with the mouse, (2) moving the highlight bar up and down and pressing <enter> to select, or (3) pressing the first letter of the desired selection. The Loading Instructions 1. If you have a mouse, make sure it is connected and the driver is installed. Insert the disk marked STARTUP into your disk drive. Change the disk prompt to the drive that your STARTUP disk is in by typing A: <enter> (or B:) depending on where your STARTUP DISK is. [. . . ] QUIT -- Quits the Construction Set to DOS. Make sure that you have saved all items, spells, and monsters before quitting. The TIPS FOR CREATING A BARD'S TALE WORLD given you a lot of power and flexibility to design your own world, but with that power comes responsibility for game balance. You can control most aspects of the game, but you should try to maintain a reasonable limit. Don't give every monster special attack damage or ranged attacks, and don't make every item have a spell it can cast. You *can* make an Axe of the Dwarven King that does 10d100 damage, but that doesn't mean you *should*. If you must put such items in the game, balance them somehow (perhaps the Axe is -10 to hit since it's so big, or maybe local shops won't let you come in if you are wielding it). We've The Bard's Tale Construction Set The Bard's Tale Construction Set Of course, you could put in a room with 99 Mega-Orcs with 20d100 hit points, but then the game becomes an "arms race" of who can build the better item or monster. ITEMS Take a look at the ten default items and use them as a guide for creating your own. Plan out what items you are going to have in your dungeon and enter them accordingly. One way to organize your items is by type. First do all your Q. 142 143 The Bard's Tale Construction SetTM hand weapons, then armor, etc. Once you have a list compiled, it should make it easier to enter in the items. You may want to save the Miscellaneous category for last as these types of items may be determined as you create your maps. Obviously a monster with 200 hit points will not stand a chance vs. weapons and spells doing 1, 000 points of damage every time they hit. Remember that characters' hit points are raised as they gain levels, so monsters should increase in difficulty as your dungeon progresses. You can give the mosnters some intelligence with the combat options choice. For example, you could create a monster that would attack every round no matter what, even if out of range, or you could have your monster breathe every third turn if you wanted. MAPS Select the most appropriate type of wall from the ones available. Set the monster difficulty according to when the players will reach this level. Also, if a three level dungeon represents the sewers, then all three levels may have the same moster difficulty as they may have the same monsters. But moving to another dungeon level called a castle may have an entirely different set. Monster difficulty is not the only way (nor the BEST way) to make levels successively more difficult. Special encoutners, specials, and level design are all better ways to control difficulty. Create maps and specials according to the spells you have allowed. [. . . ] However, once you leave a magic-user type, you will not be allowed to return to that type. The Bard's Tale Construction SetTM Combat Once an encounter has taken place you have the option to attempt to (A)dvance (if the monster(s) are farther than 10 feet away), (R)un Away, or (M)elee with the monsters (if they are within 10 feet). If you Advance, you will move ahead 10 feet. If you Run Away, your party leader will be checked, and if he passes, the combat will be terminated. If you decide to Melee, you have the following options: (A)ttack - First four party members only use equipped hand weapons or bare hands (P)arty attack - Attack a member in the party (D)efend - Defend from monster's attacks at improved rating (C)ast Spell - Magic-users can attempt to cast a spell (U)se Item - Use an item from inventory (B)ard Song - Bards only can sing a bard song (H)ide in shadows - thieves only can attempt to hide from combat and possibly achieve a critical hit. [. . . ]