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A (partial) Solution to King's Quest III The manual is required for solution. There are many random factors in this game. Some of these are as follows : Cat's presence. Your success in taking the cat. Robbers' presence. Acorn availability. Eagle presence (and especially the dropped feather). Movement in tree house. Captain's presence. Pirate's presence. Rats' presence. Availability of porridge. Birds' & Animals' dialogue etc. NOTE : The first task given to you by the wizard MUST be completed within 3 minutes (eg. Empty chamber pot or feed chickens). This game must be played in alternate 5 and 25 minute stages (approximately) ie. the wizard will be in the vicinity for about 5 minutes (and able to check on you) and will then be gone or asleep for about 25 minutes. You must NOT be caught carrying anything that can be used for a spell (identified by "*") while the wizard is in the vicinity. Go East. "Take cup" (1 point). Go North. "Take broom" if your assigned task is sweeping. "Take food" (3), "take bowl" from shelf (1), "take knife" (1) and "take spoon" (1). Go S, W then upstairs to second level. Wait for wizard to leave at approx. 0:05:00. Go upstairs and "take fly" (1). Go down stairs and through door to the North. "Open drawer" to get the mirror (1), "open closet" and "move robe" to get the magic map (7). "Close closet" then "feel on closet" to find the key (3). "Open drawer" to get the essence (1). NOTE : When possible, "take cat". You may have to try this a number of times. When you have the cat, "take fur" (1). Go South, down the stairs and South again. Go behind the chicken fence and "feed chickens". "Open gate" and "take chicken". "Take feather" (1), "open gate" and go down mountain path to Llewdor. NOTE : Whenever you see the eagle, watch for a feather to drop. If this happens, "take feather" (2). Go 2 screens West, turn North IMMEDIATELY and stop. When Medusa is close to you, "show mirror to medusa" (5). Go North and "take snake skin" (1). Go 2 screens North and "take cactus" (1). Go East and "take acorns" (1) if possible. This may have to be attempted a number of times throughout the game. NOTE : If you are robbed at any time by two thieves, don't worry - the following move will get your stuff back. "Reach in hole" (3) then climb ladder (2). Stop next to platform and "look in house". If somebody is moving about, go down and try again until there is no movement ie. there is a sleeping figure in the chair. Enter the house. ONLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN ROBBED : "Open bin", "look in bin", "take all" and "close bin". "Take purse" (4) then climb down ladder and move 2 screens West. "Open door" of store and "pat dog" to get the dog hair (1). "Look at shelves" then "buy pouch" (1), "buy salt" (1), "buy lard" (1) and "buy fish oil" (1). Go E, N and "take mud" (1). Go E, N and walk into ocean. "Take water" (1). Go W, N and "take mistletoe" (1). Go West and "open door". You may have to repeat this a number of times until bears are not home and porridge is available. "Take porridge" (2) and go upstairs. "Open drawer" and "take thimble" (1). "Close drawer", go downstairs and exit South. "Look at flowers" and "take dew" (1). Go 2 screens North and retrace your path up the mountain. Go to your (Gwydion's) bedroom (East on the second level) and "hide all" (4) then "take bread". Everything with an asterisk (*) MUST be hidden before wizard's return at approx. 0:30:00. Go to kitchen and wait for wizard. When he arrives, go South and "give bread to wizard". Waste time for approx. 5 minutes until wizard goes to sleep. Go to your bedroom and "take all". Go to the wizard's study (door to the North of the front door) and "unlock cabinet" to get the wand (4). Go to bookshelf on the right. "Move book", "pull lever" (5) and go down stairs. WARNING : Don't walk past cat (either up or down) if it is on stairs. Go to a different screen and return until cat is not there. "Look around" and "look at shelves". "Take fish bone" (1), "take juice" (1), "take mandrake root powder" (1), "take saffron" (1), "take spittle" (1) and "take toadstool powder" (1). "Read book" then "turn to page II". Complete spell (10). Go upstairs (remembering not to pass cat on stairs) and "push lever". "Move book" and "open cabinet" to return wand. "Look at map" then teleport to Llewdor. Remember to watch for the eagle feather if you haven't already got it. Walk around and listen to animals, birds, fish and lizards for clues about the rest of the game. Remember that the map will only display the areas you have been to. Return to your bedroom and "hide all" before the wizard wakes at approx. 1:00:00. Waste time until wizard leaves at approx. 1:05:00. Go to your bedroom and "take all". Go to the wizard's study and "unlock cabinet" to get wand (4). Go down to the laboratory again and complete the other six spells (60). "Put cookie in porridge" and go upstairs. Return wand to cabinet, close trapdoor and hide lever again. "Look at map" and teleport to cave entry. "Dip eagle feather in essence" (4) and fly near spider which you will grab and drop at sea. Go North into cave where you will be given an amber stone (3). Exit to the South and return to mountain top. "Hide all" in your bedroom and "take porridge". Wait in kitchen for wizard's return at approx. 1:30:00. Go into dining room and "give porridge to wizard" (12). This effectively takes the wizard out of the game and it's now time for you to leave Llewdor. Go to your bedroom and "take all". "Look at map" and teleport to the tavern. At this point you could go back to the tree house and go through the routine of getting the gold coins again. This would replenish your supply of coins and you will gain more points. I only tried this one extra time, so I don't know if you are supposed to do it to get the maximum score, or whether it's a fault in the game. "Open door" and "talk to captain". "Give purse to captain" (3) and go S, E, E, N (2). Go East and "take crate". (Rats appear here at random. Their dialogue will provide a clue to the location of the buried treasure.) Go West and "drop crate" near large crate. "Jump on crate", "jump on crate" then "jump". Climb up (2). (Captain may be in chair or may appear from left.) Go East (pirate appears at random) and "look around". "Take shovel" (1) and go 2 screens West. "Open chest", "look in chest" and "take all" to retrieve your belongings (3). Go East and wait for the announcement of LAND HO! Wait for DROP ANCHOR and then climb up ladder to deck. Go down to lower deck and move East. Walk off side of ship and swim East to the shore (5). You'll have to hurry to avoid the shark. Go E, N, S then go to Southern side of tree. Walk 5 paces East and "dig" to get the treasure (7). I had to try this a zillion times before I was successful. The treasure seems to be available only at random. You must now climb to a confrontation with the Abominable Snowman. I went through the moves in travelling the path and climbing to the top just for fun, but it's easier to "Dip eagle feather in essence" and fly West then up until you reach a flat plateau. Fly around until the Abominable Snowman leaves then "eagle begone myself return". Move down the left fork of the path (4) and you will find yourself on a sheer face. (You should save games regularly while in this area.) Climb carefully down to the first ledge and go North into the cave. These caves form a maze so watch your exit point carefully. Travel East to exit and climb down to ledge. Go East into cave and West to the exit. Climb up to ledge and move East into cave. Move East to the exit and follow path to the East. Travel E, S until you slip. Go East into cave. Go up stairs to the top and then West. "Rub ointment on body" and move West. "Stir brew with finger" then "brew of storms churn it up" which will kill the dragon (7). "Untie girl" (3) who is really your twin sister and move 2 screens East. Go down the stairs to the bottom and move West. "Talk to girl" several times then go 2 screens North (4) for the family reunion and the end of your quest. This should give you a score of 202 of a possible 210. MAGIC SPELLS ------------ PAGE II : UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE OF CREATURES INGREDIENTS : ONE SMALL FEATHER FROM A BIRD ONE TUFT OF FUR FROM ANY ANIMAL ONE DRIED REPTILE SKIN ONE ROUNDED SPOONFUL OF POWERDED FISH BONE ONE THIMBLE FULL OF DEW ONE MAGIC WAND DIRECTIONS : PUT THE SMALL FEATHER IN A BOWL PUT THE FUR IN THE BOWL PUT THE REPTILE SKIN IN THE BOWL ADD A SPOONFUL OF POWDERED FISH BONE PUT THE THIMBLE FULL OF DEW IN THE BOWL MIX WITH HANDS (MIXTURE WILL BE DOUGHY) SEPERATE MIXTURE INTO TWO PIECES PUT DOUGH PIECES INTO YOUR EARS RECITE : FEATHER OF FOWL AND BONE OF FISH MOLDED TOGETHER IN THIS DISH GIVE ME WISDOM TO UNDERSTAND CREATURES OF AIR SEA AND LAND WAVE THE MAGIC WAND YOU WILL NOW BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE SPEECH OF ANIMALS, BIRDS AND FISH. YOU WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THEM. THE SPELL WILL LAST AS LONG AS THE DOUGH IS IN YOUR EARS. PAGE IV : FLYING LIKE AN EAGLE OR A FLY INGREDIENTS : ONE TAIL FEATHER OF ANY EAGLE (TO FLY LIKE AN EAGLE) ONE PAIR OF FLY WINGS (TO BECOME A FLY) ONE PINCH OF SAFFRON ROSE PETAL ESSENCE ONE MAGIC WAND DIRECTIONS : PUT A PINCH OF SAFFRON IN ESSENCE RECITE : OH WINGED SPIRITS SET ME FREE OF EARTHLY BINDINGS JUST LIKE THEE IN THIS ESSENCE BEHOLD THE MIGHT TO GRANT THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF FLIGHT WAVE THE MAGIC WAND YOU NOW HAVE A POTION WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO CAST THE TRANSFORMATION SPELL. TO CAST THE SPELL ANY TIME LATER: DIP THE EAGLE FEATHER IN THE ESSENCE (IF YOU WANT TO BECOME AN EAGLE) OR DIP THE FLY WINGS IN THE ESSENCE (IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A FLY). YOU WILL TURN INTO AN EAGLE OR A FLY. IF YOU DO NOT TRANSFORM BACK INTO YOURSELF BY SAYING "EAGLE (OR FLY) BEGONE MYSELF RETURN", THE SPELL WILL WEAR OFF AFTER SOME TIME HAS PASSED. YOU CAN USE THIS SPELL UNTIL YOUR ROSE PETAL/SAFFRON POTION IS GONE. PAGE VII : TELEPORTATION AT RANDOM INGREDIENTS : ONE SPOONFUL OF SALT GRAINS ONE SPRIG OF DRIED MISTLETOE ONE SMOOTH ROUNDED STONE OF UNUSUAL COLOUR ONE MAGIC WAND DIRECTIONS : GRIND A SPOONFUL SALT IN A MORTAR (WITH A PESTLE) GRIND THE MISTLETOE IN THE MORTAR RUB THE STONE IN THE MIXTURE KISS THE STONE RECITE : WITH THIS KISS I THEE IMPART POWER MOST DEAR TO MY HEART TAKE ME NOW FROM THIS PLACE HITHER TO ANOTHER PLACE FAR THITHER WAVE MAGIC WAND YOU NOW OWN A CHARM WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO CAST THE RANDOM TELEPORTATION SPELL. TO CAST THE SPELL, RUB THE STONE. IT WILL INSTANTLY WHISK YOU AWAY FROM WHERE YOU ARE. REMAIN ALERT, HOWEVER. EVEN THOUGH YOU USE THE SPELL TO RUN AWAY FROM DANGER, NOTHING GUARANTEES THAT YOU WILL NOT ARRIVE IN A MORE PRECARIOUS SITUATION THAN THE ONE YOU LEFT. THE POWER OF THE CHARM REMAINS FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN RETAIN THE STONE. PAGE XIV : CAUSING A DEEP SLEEP INGREDIENTS : THREE DRIED ACORNS 1 CUP NIGHTSHADE JUICE EMPTY POUCH MAGIC WAND DIRECTIONS : GRIND THE ACORNS IN A MORTAR [WITH A PESTLE] PUT THE ACORN POWDER IN A BOWL PUT THE NIGHTSHADE JUICE IN THE BOWL STIR THE MIXTURE WITH A SPOON LIGHT A CHARCOAL BRAZIER HEAT THE MIXTURE ON THE BRAZIER [BOIL THE MIXTURE UNTIL THE NIGHSHADE JUICE IS ALMOST GONE, THEN REMOVE FROM HEAT] SPREAD THE MIXTURE ON A TABLE [WAIT UNTIL DRY] RECITE : ACORN POWDER GROUND SO FINE NIGHTSHADE JUICE LIKE BITTER WINE SILENTLY IN DARKNESS YOU CREEP TO BRING A SOPORIFIC SLEEP WAVE THE MAGIC WAND PUT THE SLEEP POWDER IN THE POUCH [FOR SAFEKEEPING] YOU HAVE NOW MIXED A POWDER FOR CASTING A SLEEP SPELL OVER WHOEVER IS NEARBY. TO CAST THE SPELL, POUR THE SLEEP POWDER ON THE GROUND (OR FLOOR) IN A DANK, DARK PLACE THEN RECITE "SLUMBER HENCEFORTH" PAGE XXV : TRANSFORMING ANOTHER INTO A CAT INGREDIENTS : 1/2 CUP MANDRAKE ROOT POWDER 1 SMALL BALL OF CAT HAIR 2 SPOONFULS OF FISH OIL MAGIC WAND DIRECTIONS : PUT MANDRAKE ROOT POWDER IN A BOWL PUT THE CAT HAIR IN THE BOWL PUT 2 SPOONS OF FISH OIL IN BOWL STIR THE MIXTURE WITH A SPOON [DOUGH WILL BE OILY] PUT THE DOUGH ON THE TABLE PAT THE DOUGH INTO A COOKIE [LET HARDEN ON TABLE] RECITE : MANDRAKE ROOT AND HAIR OF CAT MIX OIL OF FISH AND GIVE A PAT A FELINE FROM THE ONE WHO EATS THIS APPETIZING MAGIC TREAT WAVE THE MAGIC WAND YOU HAVE JUST CREATED A COOKIE THAT, WHEN EATEN, WILL TURN THE VICTIM INTO A CAT FOREVER! PAGE LXXXIV : BREWING A STORM INGREDIENTS : 1 CUP OF OCEAN WATER 1 SPOONFUL OF MUD 1 PINCH OF TOADSTOOL POWDER 1 EMPTY JAR MAGIC WAND DIRECTIONS : PUT A CUP OF OCEAN WATER IN BOWL LIGHT A CHARCOAL BRAZIER HEAT THE BOWL ON THE BRAZIER [HEAT SLOWLY, BUT NOT TO BOILING, THEN REMOVE FROM HEAT] PUT A SPOON OF MUD IN THE BOWL ADD A PINCH OF TOADSTOOL POWDER BLOW INTO THE HOT BREW RECITE : ELEMENTS FROM THE EARTH AND SEA COMBINE TO SET THE HEAVENS FREE WHEN I STIR THIS MAGIC BREW GREAT GOD THOR I CALL ON YOU WAVE THE MAGIC WAND POUR THE STORM BREW INTO THE JAR YOU HAVE MIXED A POTION THAT YOU CAN USE TO BREW A STORM. TO ACTIVATE THE SPELL, STIR THE STORM BREW WITH YOUR FINGER AND RECITE "BREW OF STORMS CHURN IT UP" OUTDOORS, A RAINSTORM COMPLETE WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR. IT WILL LAST FOR SOME ITME, BUT WILL EVENTUALLY RAIN IT SELF OUT. IF YOU WISH IT TO SUBSIDE EARLIER, RECITE "BREW OF STORMS, CLEAR IT UP" PAGE CLXIX : BECOMING INVISIBLE INGREDIENTS : 1 JAR OF LARD 1 CACTUS 1 SPOONFUL OF CACTUS JUICE 2 DROPS OF TOAD SPITTLE MAGIC WAND DIRECTIONS : CUT THE CACTUS WITH A KNIFE SQUEEZE THE CACTUS JUICE ON SPOON PUT THE CACTUS JUICE IN A BOWL PUT THE LARD IN THE BOWL ADD 2 DROPS OF TAOD SPITTLE STIR THE MIXTURE WITH A SPOON RECITE : CACTUS PLANT AND HORNY TOAD I NOW START DOWN A DANGEROUS ROAD COMBINE WITH FIRE AND MIST TO MAKE ME DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE WAVE MAGIC WAND PUT OINTMENT IN THE EMPTY LARD JAR YOU NOW HAVE A MAGIC OINTMENT THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO TURN INVISIBLE. (BEWARE, THE OINTMENT ONLY WORKS IN A PLACE WHERE THERE IS BOTH FIRE AND MIST.) TO CAST THE INVISIBILITY SPELL, RUB THE OINTMENT ON YOUR BODY. YOU WILL BE INVISIBLE FOR A SHORT WHILE. YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOR ONE APPLICATION.