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               * FRED SOFTWARE * PRESENTS:
               
                     WARRIORS OF RAS
                        VOLUME II
               
                           KAIV
               

SAVING/RESTORING GAMES & CHARACTERS

TO  SAVE A GAME IN PROGRESS, TYPE THE COMMAND SAVE.  YOU WILL BE ASKED
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THE GAME (G) OR ONLY THE CHARACTER (C).  YOU MIGHT
WANT TO SAVE ONLY THE CHARACTER  SO  THAT  IT  COULD  BE  LOADED  INTO
ANOTHER WARRIOR OF RAS GAME, SUCH AS DUNZHIN OR WYLDE. 

CHOOSE  A  #  FROM  1 TO 5: THAT IS THE NUMBER YOU WILL USE TO RESTORE
THAT GAME OR CHARACTER. 

TO RESTORE, SIMPLY FOLLOW THE PROMPTS WHEN YOU BOOT THE DISK. 


BEGINNING THE ADVENTURE

THE FIRST THING YOU WILL WANT TO DO IS (B)UY SUPPLIES. YOU  START  OUT
WITH  2000  SILVER  COINS  (OR,  IF PLAYING AN OLD CHARACTER, WHATEVER
TREASURER YOU HAVE COLLECTED). FOR 1800 SILVER COINS  YOU  VAN  BUY  A
"STANDARD  PACK",  WHICH  CONSISTS  OF  A  SUIT  OF  CHAIN MAIL, THREE
ORDINARY SWORDS, 10 TORCHES, 15 MEALS  WORTH  OF  FOOD  AND  WATER,  A
CROSS,  A  FLINT & STEEL, THREE ROPES, TWO DIRKS, A PICK AND A MIRROR.
TO BUY THIS, ENTER A "@" INSTEAD OF AN ITEM NUMBER. 

THE (S)TASH AND (R)ETRIEVE COMMANDS ARE USED TO SAFELY STORE TREASURE.
SINCE EVERY POUND YOU CARRY SLOWS YOU DOWN, IT IS IMPORTANT  TO  LEAVE
BEHIND TREASURE THAT YOU DON'T NEED. 

(E)NTER THE KAIV, WHEN YOU ARE READY.  THE OBJECT OF KAIV IS TO FIND A
GREAT TREASURE, SOMEWHERE IN ITS FARTHEST REACHES. 


COMMANDS


THE  FOLLOWING  COMMANDS ARE AVAILABLE.  ALL CAN BE ABBREVIATED TO ONE
LETTER, ALTHOUGH SOME WILL REQUIRE AN OBJECT OR A DIRECTION  AS  WELL.
FOR A LIST OF THE ABBREVIATIONS, USE THE HELP (Q) COMMAND. 

AIM (A): 
ALLOWS  YOU  TO TAKE CAREFUL AIM AT YOUR OPPONENT. YOU MUST ALSO ENTER
THE BODY PART THAT YOU ARE AIMING AT.  YOU LOSE ONE BLOW TO TAKE AIM. 

BRIBE (K): 
OFFER SOME OF YOUR TREASURE TO YOUR OPPONENT, IN HOPES  THAT  IT  WILL
LET  YOU PASS. YOU MUST KNOW HOW MUCH TREASURE YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU USE
THIS COMMAND. 

CLIMB (C): 
CLIFFS (MARKED ON YOUR MAP) CAN BE CLIMBED USING THIS COMMAND.  HAVING
A ROPE INCREASED YOUR CHANCES, BUT YOU WILL LEAVE THE ROPE  BEHIND  IF
YOU USE IT. 

DISUSE (V): 
STOPS THE EFFECT OF THE USE COMMAND (SEE BELOW). 

DRINK (D): 
USED TO DRINK WATER, WHEN YOU ARE THIRSTY, OR TO DRINK POTIONS, IF YOU
DECIDE TO TRY THEIR EFFECTS. 

DROP (B): 
USED  TO  DROP  ITEMS  THAT YOU NO LONGER WANT. IF YOU WISH TO FIND IT
AGAIN, YOU MUST REMEMBER WHERE YOU DROPPED IT. YOU CANNOT  FIND  ARMOR
OR SHIELDS IF YOU DROP THEM. 

EAT (E): 
USED  TO EAT FOOD, WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY.  EATING AND DRINKING ARE VITAL
AND DAMAGE WILL RESULT IF YOU IGNORE HUNGER AND THIRST. 

EXTINGUISH (Y): 
PUTS OUT A LIT TORCH. A TORCH MUST BE OUT IF YOU WISH TO STORE  IT  IN
YOUR PACK. 

FACTS (ESC): 
THIS   SHOWS   INFORMATION   ABOUT  YOUR  CHARACTER,  SUCH  AS  LEVEL,
EXPERIENCE, AND TREASURE. MOST IM-  PORTANTLY,  IT  LISTS  YOUR  VITAL
SPOTS  AND  HOW MUCH DAMAGE THAT PART CAN TAKE. IF A PART OF YOUR BODY
IS HIT FOR MORE DAMAGE THAN IT CAN HOLD, YOU WILL BE KILLED. 

FETCH (F): 
TRANSFERS AN ITEM FROM YOUR PACK TO YOUR HANDS. IF BOTH YOUR HANDS ARE
FULL, YOU WILL HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING YOU ARE CARRYING IN YOUR PACK. 

FOOTSTEPS (NO ABBR): 
TURNS OFF THE SOUND YOU MAKE WHEN YOU WALK. 

FORCE (X): 
IF YOU USE  THIS  COMMAND,  YOU  WILL  SWING  WITH  GREATER  STRENGTH.
HOWEVER, YOU WILL ALSO BE MORE LIKELY TO MISS YOUR TARGET COMPLETELY. 

GET (G): 
PICK  UP  AN  ITEM FROM THE FLOOR OF THE KAIV. IT WILL PICK UP THE 1ST
ITEM FOUND. IF THERE ARE SEVERAL OBJECTS, YOU WILL HAVE TO USE SEVERAL
GET COMMANDS, OR YOU CAN USE THE NAME OF THE ITEM YOU DESIRE (SUCH  AS
GET SWORD).  GET PUTS THE ITEM IN YOUR PACK. 

HELP (Q): 
LISTS ALL ABBREVIATIONS AND CHOICES OF TARGETS ON MONSTERS. 

HIDE (N): 
ALLOWS YOU TO HIDE FROM FOES.  IF SEEN, YOUR FOE GETS A FREE SWING. 

HIT (H): 
FOR FIGHTING, IT ALLOWS YOU TO HIT ANY TARGET ON THE FOE, BUT YOU MUST
SPECIFY  WHICH  TARGET.  NOT  ALL  CREATURES  HAVE  ALL  TARGETS - FOR
EXAMPLE, FIGHTERS DON'T HAVE FORELEGS. 

INVENTORY (@): 
SHOWS ALL OF THE ITEMS YOU ARE CARRYING. 

LIGHT (L): 
LIGHTS A TORCH, IF YOU HAVE BOTH A TORCH AND A FLINT & STEEL. 

MOVE (M): 
FOR MOVEMENT. YOU MUST ALSO SPECIFY A DIRECTION (N, S, E, W).  IF  YOU
WISH  TO  MOVE  MORE  THAN  ONE  STEP, ENTER THE # OF STEPS TO MOVE AS
WELL. 

PICK (P): 
IF YOU HAVE A PICK, YOU CAN USE THIS TO DIG A  PATH  THROUGH  A  WALL.
THIS IS USEFUL IN CASE OF A CAVE-IN. 

QUIT (NO ABBR): 
USED  TO END THE GAME.  NOTHING WILL BE REMEMBERED, UNLESS YOU USE THE
SAVE COMMAND FIRST. 

REMOVE (O): 
TAKES OFF WORN ITEMS, SUCH AS ARMOR OR RINGS, AND STORES THEM IN  YOUR
PACK.  IF YOU ARE WEARING MORE THAN ONE ITEM, YOU SHOULD SPECIFY WHICH
YOU WISH TO REMOVE. 

RUN (R): 
USED TO ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM A FOE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT  IT
WORKS, THE OPPONENT GETS A FREE STRIKE. 

SAVE (NO ABBR): 
ALLOWS YOU TO SAVE A GAME OR CHARACTER (SEE ABOVE). 

SOUND (NO ABBR): 
TURNS OFF ALL SOUND EFFECTS. 

STORE (S): 
PLACES AN OBJECT IN YOUR PACK. YOU MUST SPECIFY WHICH ITEM. 

SWAP (J): 
EXCHANGE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS. 

USE (U): 
ACTIVATES MAGIC RINGS AND WANDS. SEE THE DESCRIPTION OF MAGICAL ITEMS,
BELOW. 

WEAR (W): 
PUT ON ARMOR OR RINGS. 

TO SPEED UP THE PACE OF THE ADVENTURE, HIT THE RIGHT ARROW (-->) KEY. 


MAGICAL ITEMS

ALL  MAGIC  ITEMS CAN BE INDICATED WITH THEIR FULL NAMES, SUCH AS WAND
OF FIRE, OR ABBREVIATED, AS W O FIRE OR FIRE. 

RINGS: 
MUST BE WORN AND ACTIVATED.  SOME WORK ONCE, OTHERS UNTIL  YOU  DISUSE
THEM. 

WANDS: 
ALWAYS  OFFENSIVE WEAPONS.  A CREATURE MAY BE ABLE TO EVADE THE SPELL.
SOME WANDS CAN BE USED ON INANIMATE OBJECTS, SUCH AS WALLS. 

POTIONS: 
MUST BE DRUNK.  EACH HAS A CERTAIN TIME FOR WHICH IT IS  EFFECT-  IVE.
YOU  MAY  NOT  DRINK A SECOND UNTIL THE EFFECTS OF THE FIRST HAVE WORN
OFF. 


HAZARDS

TO AVOID A TRAP, HIT ANY KEY BEFORE THE TRAP IS FULLY SPRUNG, AND  YOU
MAY ESCAPE. 

POOLS: 
SHOWN  ON  THE MAP, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE ACI D
OR MERELY WATER. 

SLIMY FLOORS & PITS: 
NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP, AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL. 

CLIFFS: 
MARKED ON THE MAP, THEY CAN BE CLIMBED, BUT  YOU  MAY  FALL.   ON  THE
OTHER HAND, IF YOU STEP OFF OF A CLIFF, SERIOUS DAMAGE WILL RESULT. 

CAVE-INS: 
IF  YOU  ARE  TRAPPED  BY  A CAVE-IN, YOU CAN OFTEN PICK YOURSELF OUT.
CAUTION IS ADVISED, BECAUSE YOU MAY UNDERMINE THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE  OF
THE KAIV! 

WINDS: 
WILL  MERELY  BLOW  OUT  YOUR TORCH, WHICH CAN BE EASILY RE-LIT WITH A
FLINT & STEEL. 

THE GHOST: 
OCCASIONALLY, YOU MAY HEAR A GHOSTLY VOICE SAY "GO AWAY!" YOU WILL  BE
TELEPORTED TO ANOTHER PART OF THE KAIV. 

THE LADY: 
YOUR  LUCK  CAN TURN BAD OR BE IMPROVED AT THE WHIM OF THIS VOICE, WHO
WILL TELL YOU IF SHE LIKES OR DISLIKES YOU. 

MAGIC CREATURES: 
SOME OF THE FOES YOU ENCOUNTER WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARALYZE  YOU,
TURN  YOU  TO  STONE, OR DRAIN EXPERIENCE LEVELS.  IF YOU SEE THE WORD
"SAVE" WHEN FIGHTING ONE OF THESE CREATURES, YOU MUST HIT  A  KEY  AND
HOPE FOR THE BEST. 


DENIZENS OF THE KAIV: 

THIS  IS  A  LIST  OF  THE CREATURES THAT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER.  THEY ARE
LISTED ROUGHLY IN ORDER OF THE LEAST TO THE MOST POWERFUL. 

GHOULS: 
NOT VERY POWERFUL, BUT THEY CAN PARALYZE. 

ZOMBIES: 
QUITE WEAK IN SOME PLACES, BUT OTHER PARTS OF THEIR BODIES CAN  ABSORB
GREAT PUNISHMENT.  THEY ARE ALSO SLOW. 

WOLVES: 
OFTEN APPEARS IN PACKS. 

SKELETONS: 
DANGEROUS FIGHTERS, BUT WITH BRITTLE BONES. 

FIGHTERS: 
MALICIOUS BANDITS & RUFFIANS. 

DWARVES: 
DISLIKE HUMANS.  THEY CARRY AXES AND WEAR LEATHER ARMOR. 

ELVES: 
QUICK MOVING AND GOOD SWORDSMEN, AND ALSO CRAFTY BARGAINERS. 

LIONS: 
FAST AND POWERFUL. 

HARPIES: 
CAN PARALYZE VICTIMS WITH ITS SCREECH, BUT NOT A POWERFUL FIGHTER. 

GARGOYLES:CAN PARALYZE, AND HAVE A
THICK, LEATHERY HIDE. 

OGRES: 
STUPID, BUT VERY DANGEROUS. 

WARRIORS: 
WEARING  HAUBERKS AND CHAIN MAIL HELMS, AND CARRYING FINE SWORDS, THEY
ARE LESS TREACHEROUS THAN THE FIGHTERS, BUT THEY TAKE WHAT THEY WISH. 

GOBLINS: 
CARRY MACES AND WEAR LEATHER ARMOR. 

COCKATRICES: 
CAN TURN TO STONE THOSE WHO FEEL THEIR BREATH OR BITE. 

DIREWOLVES: 
FAST AND DEADLY. 

GORGONS: 
CAN TURN YOU TO STONE, BUT CAN BE AVOIDED IF YOU HAVE A MIRROR. 

GRIFFONS: 
HUGE AND VERY DEADLY. 

WYVERNS: 
SIMILAR TO DRAGONS, BUT NOT AS CRAFTY.  IT HAS HARD SCALES FOR ARMOR. 

LORDS: 
MAGNIFICENT  FIGHTERS,  ARMED  WITH  LEGENDARY  SWORDS   AND   WEARING
PLATEMAIL AND WAR HELMETS. 

TROLLS: 
TOUGH ARMOR.  THEY HATE ALL NON-TROLLS. 

MANTICORAS: 
EXTREMELY QUICK, WITH DELICATE WINGS. 

CAVEBEARS: 
ALWAYS HUNGRY. 

WRAITHS: 
CAN DRAIN ONE EXPERIENCE LEVEL

VAMPIRES: 
CAN DRAIN TWO LEVELS, AND FEAR NOTHING BUT THE CROSS. 


MAGICAL ITEMS & THEIR EFFECTS: 

P/FIGHT: 
INCREASES ATTACK VALUE BY 4

P/HASTE: 
INCREASES YOUR MOVEMENT

P/HEALTH: 
HEALS ALL WOUNDS INSTANTLY

P/HIDING: 
MAKES YOU INVISIBLE

P/IRONSKIN: 
INCREASES PROTECTION BY 4

P/STRENGTH: 
DOUBLES DAMAGE DONE

P/SUPER-FIGHT: 
INCREASES ATTACK BY 8

P/ETHEREALNESS: 
MOVE THROUGH WALLS

R/SHIELD I: 
MAGIC PROTECTION OF 2 PTS

R/SHIELD II: 

R/SHIELD III: 

R/FIREBALLS: 
BLOWS UP THINGS

R/INVISIBILITY: 
MAKES YOU INVISIBLE

R/TELEPORTATION: 
MOVE TO RANDOM PLACE

R/HEALING: 
SPEEDS UP NATURAL HEALING

R/LIGHT: 
GIVES LIGHT WITHOUT A TORCH

W/COLD: 
FREEZES THINGS HARD

W/FEAR: 
CAUSE VICTIMS TO RUN IN PANIC

W/FIRE: 
BLOWS UP THINGS

W/LIGHTNING: 
ZAPS OPPONENTS

W/PARALYZATION: 
TURN FOES TO STATUES

W/WITHERING: 
YEECH! 



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SOFTDOCS  WRITTEN BY SAUL OF FRED THANKS TO THE LITERATE PIRATE * FRED
SOFTWARE - JANUARY 1984