User manual GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX BALDUR S GATE-DARK ALLIANCE

[. . . ] BAlDUR's GATe TM: DARK AlliAnce TM CONTENTS INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED CONTROLLER LAYOUT WELCOME TO THE REALMS HOW TO START THE GAME/MAIN MENU DESCRIPTION HEROES OF BALDUR'S GATE OPTIONS MENU CONTROLLING YOUR CHARACTER CHARACTER STATISTICS SCREEN COMBAT SHOPKEEPERS SPELLS AND FEATS MONSTERS CREDITS 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 17 22 24 26 33 36 BlAcK Isle STUDios -1- BAlDUR's GATe TM: DARK AlliAnce TM BAlDUR's GATe TM: DARK AlliAnce TM GETTING STARTED CONTROLLER LAYOUT USING THE XBOX VIDEO GAME SYSTEM 1. Set up your Xbox video game system by following the instructions in the Xbox Instruction Manual. Press the power button and the status indicator light will light up. Press the eject button and the disc tray will open. [. . . ] Characters with a high Strength have a better chance to hit opponents in melee combat, do more damage when they hit, and can carry more weight than weaker characters. Intelligence: Intelligence determines how well your character learns and reasons. The higher your character's Intelligence, the faster your arcane energy regenerates, and the more arcane energy points you gain each time you advance a level. Wisdom: Wisdom describes your character's willpower, common sense, perception and intuition. The higher your character's Wisdom, the more experience points your character will gain when they kill monsters or accomplish quests. Dexterity: Dexterity measures your character's hand-eye coordination, agility, reflexes, and balance. Characters with a high Dexterity have a better chance to hit opponents with ranged weapons and have a better Armor Class (See Armor, p. Constitution: Constitution represents your character's health and stamina. A high Constitution means your character will have more hit points and a faster hit point regeneration rate. Next Level: This number represents the number of experience points your character needs to reach the next level of experience. Every time you gain a level, you gain more health, arcane energy points to spend on feats and, depending on the level, your ability scores. Health: Health or hit points (hp) is a measure of how many points of damage your character can take before dying. When a character reaches 0 hit points, they are dead. Hit points are represented by the red bar on the upper left corner of the main game screen (see Main Game Screen, p. Hit points can be healed via potions, and they will also regenerate slowly over time. A high Constitution allows you to regenerate hit points faster than normal. Arcane Energy: Arcane energy is a measure of how much energy a character has to use active feats, spells, or special attacks. When a character has 0 points of arcane energy, they will be unable to use any spells or feats that require energy. Arcane energy can be recovered via potions, and the energy will also regenerate slowly over time. A higher Intelligence allows you to recover arcane energy faster. - 20 - BlAcK Isle STUDios BlAcK Isle STUDios - 21 - BAlDUR's GATe TM: DARK AlliAnce TM BAlDUR's GATe TM: DARK AlliAnce TM Armor: Armor represents a character's Armor Class (AC), a measure of how difficult it is to hit and damage a character in combat. Base Attack: This is the bonus your character has to hit an opponent in combat. The higher, the better your chances of hitting your enemies. [. . . ] Using your recall potions can save you a lot of running back and forth between town and the dungeons. When you use a recall potion to take you from a dungeon to the Elfsong Tavern (or wherever your "safe point" is), just be sure not to leave the Tavern so you can recall back to your original spot in the dungeon. all of Baldur's Gate hinges on your success! Displacer Beast Resembling a puma with two barbed tentacles sprouting from its shoulders, displacer beasts are strange predators with the ability to bend light around their bodies, making it difficult to determine exactly where the creature is until they attack. Adventurers are advised to hold their attacks until a displacer beast is almost upon them, or else they are in danger of their attacks striking empty air. Frost Giant Frost giants make their homes in frozen, snow-covered lands across the FORGOTTEN REALMS and survive by hunting and raiding the surrounding area for slaves and food. [. . . ]