:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::: Might & Magic :::: ::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Book One -- Secret of the Inner Sanctum Cracked by: The Talisman W/O whom dept.: Mind Mechanic Professor Prom The Shrink The Distributor Documentation written by Mind Mechanic on 10/19/86 7:50pm PST :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Main Options Menu The Main Options menu offers you 3 choices of activity: oCREATE NEW CHARACTERS. You must do this before playing the game, unless you use the pre-programmed characters provided on disk B. TYPE C. oVIEW ALL CHARACTERS stored on that disk (including pre-programmed characters). From the list displayed you can view individual character profiles. TYPE V. oGO TO TOWN and set out on your adventure. Type the NUMBER (#) of the town. (1-5). CREATE NEW CHARACTERS If you decide to play Might and Magic using the pre-programmed characters provided, you can skip this selection. Much of the fun of any fantasy game, however, lies in the creation of the characters with whom you go adventuring. To create a new character, display the Main Options Menu and TYPE C. Select Class A character can belong to one of 6 possible classes. KNIGHT,PALADIN,ARCHER,CLERIC,SORCERER,ROBBER A character's class is deteremined by 7 vital statistics. INTELLECT,MIGHT,PERSONALITY,ENDURANCE,SPEED,ACCURACY,LUCK Each statistic is randomly assigned a rating between 3 and 18, with 18 being the highest. To generate a new set of random ratings, press RETURN. To the right of the statistics are the eligible clases for the ratings given. These are the classes from which you may choose. Notice how the eligible classes change as you generate different sets of statistics ratings. To choose a class, type the NUMBER next to the desired class. At any time before selecting a class, you can return to the MAIN OPTIONS MENU by pressing ESC. Assign A Race After selecting a class, choose the character;s race. Race options will replace class options on the screen. HUMAN,ELF,DWARF,GNOME,HALF-ORC To select a race, type the NUMBNER next to the desired race. Select Alignment After assigning race, select the character's alignment. Your choices are: GOOD NUETRAL EVIL Choose Character's Sex MALE or FEMALE (tough one) Name your Character type (ANY NAME HERE) then press RETURN Save Your Character SaveChar (Y/N)? VIEW ALL CHARACTERS From the Main Options Menu you can view a list of all characters stored on the disk B copy which you are using. This includes the 6 pre-programmed characters, unless you have deleted any of them. The View All CHaracters list includes: oKEY LETTER for character oNAME of charater oTOWN in which character is currently located oLEVEL OF EXPERIENCE which character has achieved oCLASS of character Character Profile All information on the Character Profile screen is in abbreviated form. LEVEL = Experience Level SP = Spell Points HP = Hit Points AC = Armour class COND = Condiiton EXP = Experience Points Delete A Character To delete the character displayed by the Character Profile, hold down the CONTROL (CTRL) key and press D. Rename a Character To rename the character displayed by the Character Profile, hold down the CONTROL key and press N. Then type the new name. GO TO TOWN Each time you play Might and MAgic, your party of adventures sets out from the inn in one of five towns. The town from which you set out is the town containing the characters in your party. All characters, preprogrammed or created, first start out in Town 1, so this is where you begin the game. Later, as your party travels to and lodges in other towns, you will set out from towns 2-5. From the Main Options Menu, type the NUMBER of the town. The screen will show a list of characters in that town. If there are no characters in the town you have selected, you will see the message: NO AVAILABLE CHARACTERS. Set Up Your Party To add a character to your party, hold down CONTROL and press the KEY LETTER next to the charcter's name on the list of available characters. A @ sign will appear to the left of the name. Do the same process to delete character from party set-up. Now you are ready to begin adventuring. Might and Magic Adventure instructions in different documentation file. -END-