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╔═══════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ T E R R A D Y N E R P G ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝ PLAYERS BOOK SHAREWARE EDITION Version 1.0 - MAR 1992 Copyright 1992. All Rights Reserverd. Bit Brother Software #2 Winged Foot Way Littleton CO 80123 (303)-973-5606 MST SHAREWARE LICENSE TERMS The TERRADYNE Role Playing Game is NOT public domain or free software, but is being distributed as SHAREWARE. This means that if you are a regular user of TERRADYNE you should register and recieve the enhanced version as a bonus. Only from the income from your registrations can the authors continue to provide product support, make enhancements and basically stay in basis. Non-registered users of this software are granted a limited license to make an evaluation copy for the trial use on a private, non-commercial basis, for the purpose of determining if TERRADYNE is suitable. At the end of this trial period, the user should either register his or her copy or discontinue use. Registered users of TERRADYNE may use TERRADYNE on any computer as long as there is no chance of the same copy being run on multiple computers at the same time. Operators of BBS'S are encouraged to post TERRADYNE and other other material by Bit Brother Software, for downloading by their users. This license to use TERRADYNE does NOT include the right to distribute or sell TERRADYNE. These terms follow. DISTRIBUTION OF TERRADYNE BY VENDORS AND COMPUTER DEALERS: Distributers of "public domain" or user supported software libraries must obtain written permission to distribute Stone Mist and related quest material. No one may use TERRADYNE as a promotion for any commercial venture or as an enticement for the user to pay for any program, product, or service unless they have RECEIVED the express written permission of the programs author. In order to distribute TERRADYNE the dealer must comply with the following conditions: 1.) You must obtain written permission from Bit Brother Software to distribute TERRADYNE. If you receive no reply, write again: or silence does not constitute permission, and you may not distribute pending receipt of permission. 2.) A fee no greater than $10.00 may be charged for each disk sold. TERRADYNE may not be included on any disk sold for more than $10.00, including CD-ROM or optical disks, w/o express written permission from Bit Brother Software. 3.) Vendors may not modify or delete any files on the disk. Vendors may add a "GO" or any other reasonable text file to assist the user. These files added by the vendor must be easily identifiable and end users must be allowed to delete the added files. 4.) Vendors must make a reasonable effort to distribute only the most recent versions of TERRADYNE. All vendors who have requested and receeved written permission to distribute TERRADYNE will be notified of updates as they are released. 5.) All disk vendors must comply with all guidelines as set forth by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) These ASP guidelines essentially call for the following : Vendors must make an attempt to educate users on the nature of shareware. Catalogs, advertisements, order forms and all disks sold should contain material describing the nature of shareware and shoudl explicitly state that no part of disk sale revenues are paid to the programs' author. Bit Brother Software disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether expressed or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and all such warranties are expressly and specifically disclaimed. Neither Bit Brother Software nor anyone else who has been involved in the creation, production or delivery of this software shall be liable for any indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use such software even if Bit Brother Software has been advised of the possibility if such damages or claims. In no event shall Bit Brother Software liability for any damages ever excedd the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. Some states do not allow the exclusion of the limit of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado and shall inure to the benefit of Bit Brother Software and any successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action or proceeding brought by either party against the other arising out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent jurisdiction located in Littleton, Colorado. The parites herby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts. This software and the disks on which it is contained is licensed to you, for your own use. This is copyrighted software. You are not obtaining title to the software or any copyright rights. You may not sublicense, rent, license, convey, modify, translate, convert to another programming language, decompile or disassemble the software for any purpose. You may make as many copies of this software as you need for back-up purposes. You may not use this software on more than one computer, provided there is no chance it will be used simultaneously on more than one computer. If you need to use the software on more than one computer simultaneously, please contanct use for information about site licenses. NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! The shareware version of TERRADYNE is limited, due to the fact that a full blown adventure would limit many users due to d/l ratios, time etc. So to make the game, available to all we've reduced the number of quests included in the shareware version. A complete and enhanced version can be obtained by registering. See the forms included for complete details. User support is crucial to any project but is extremely critical to TERRADYNE. We need user feedback!!! We need to know what you like, dislike etc. All suggestions are treated with the utmost importance, so please send us a letter or give us a call, we'll be glad to talk to you about what YOU want in this project. DO YOU SUSPECT TAMPERED FILES? If you believe your copy of TERRADYNE has been tampered or altered in anyway, shape or form. Please contact us immediately! We'll get you an unadulterated copy immediately, by the mail or via modem. Do not hesitate a moment to inform us. Remember, shareware should be available to all, in the original form, so please do not accept modified or damaged versions of our software. Thanks. TERRADYNE ROLE PLAYING GAME PRODUCT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT Bit Brother Software will make every reasonable effort to fix any bugs with the game, and help registered users by answering technical and other game related questions. There are several forms of correspondance available: 1.) By letter to : Bit Brother Software c/o Michael Ramsey #2 Winged Foot Way Littleton CO 80123 2.) By telephone : Monday to Friday, after 5 pm MST. Saturday, 10-7 MST. (Please respect these hours!!!) If you send disks or listings that you wish returned, be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient postage. If you don't enclose a SASE, your material will not be returned. If you have problems with playing or setting up TERRADYNE, please have the following information available: 1.) The version of TERRADYNE. The version number is displayed on the main menu screen. 2.) The computer system your using, ie. American Megatrend 286, VGA, hard drive etc. 3.) A copy of your Autoexec.bat. 4.) Any TSR's that your running. 5.) Exactly what your problem is written down. 6.) What where you doing when something happened? Possibly the keystroke you hit before an ill effect happened or whatever. 1.0 Introduction 1.1 General Information Welcome to the Terradyne World. The Terradyne RPG is a game that was written in response to the overall poor quality of the majority of role playing games on the market. I was always disappointed when a good role playing game would come to an end. Why couldn't someone make a game so that you could add-on modules and campaigns along with all sorts of medieval weapons and fantastic magic? This would allow you to continiously upgrade and improve the game while still providing new adventures and artifacts for the players to conquer and destroy. This is my attempt in the design of fantasy role playing game for this type of unending supply of material for the gamer. Terradyne was written for a 286,386 or higher class machine with at least EGA. 1.2 Hardware Requirements Terradyne will run on any computer that supports EGA and has a A drive big enough to hold the game data. Probably the most ideal machine one would be a, 286 AT, 12mhz with SVGA (.28 pitch) and a hard drive. It just makes the game run alot quicker. But then again it'll work fine on an old EGA floppy based system. Last but not least you NEED a microsoft compatible mouse to play Terradyne. 1.3 Executing the Program To run the game, type: "RUNTERRA" This will execute the game. Thats all theres to it! The "README2.DOC" file also has the latest up to date info and notes about this program. 2.0 Creating a Character 2.1 Character Races Humans are not the only race in the Terradyne World. Each race has its own special abilities and weaknesses. Following is a listing of the races that live in the Terradyne World. Before you create a player, for adventuring in the Terradyne World, you should first think about what type of character do you want be? Conceptualize what you character will look like. A powerful, sword wielding warrior or maybe you want to be a careful, plotting magic user that casts ancient and mystifying spells. It's left in your hands. Create a character that YOU want to be! Humans. Just like you and me. Nothing special here except they are fighting dragons and kobolds on a weekly basis! Dwarf. Dwarves are an ancient race. They stand only four to five feet tall, but are compact and extremely sturdy. Dwarves usually live in caves and mines and earn their living by mining precious metals. Because of their strong build they are destined to become excellent fighters. They have great distrust of Elves. All dwarves wear beards and the greatest insult is to have a dwarfs beard shaven. Mountain Dwarf. This breed of dwarf lives his entire life in the rugged outbacks of the Dragon Horde mountains or any other range. The harsh and weathered conditions of these climates make these dwarfs the toughest and hardiest of all creatures on the planet. Beware they are tough. Hill Dwarf. This dwarfs spend their days lying about and studying the fine arts of jewelry, magic and other what not. In general these dwarfs are not as tough as their counterparts but make up for it in the keen knowledge of the land and lore. Wood Elf. Elves are graceful and intelligent creatures. They love to live in warm, wooded forests where they partake in playing pranks on travellers. They are often arrogant and over estimate their own capabilities, while underestimating the skills of others. They are usually extremely intelligent creatures, conducting themselves in the arts of magic and sorcery. Elves are usually 6 foot plus, skinny and light skinned. Elf. The normal Elf tends to congregate around human establishments. They find humans to be funny to watch and drink with. Elves that grow up in towns and castles tend to be extremely intelligent. They gather all materal and lore they can lay their hands on. An evil elf can be a might foe! Dark Elf. The most evil of creatures on the planet is an intelligent elf gone dark. The Dark Elfs are such powerful magic users and illusionists that if it where not for there internal and constant fighting they would surely lay waste to Stone Mist. These beings once advanced in level are so archaic that they tend towards evil and destruction of all that they cannot benifit from. The Dark Elf usually leaves underground or in a dark and secluded castle. Gnome. Short little go lucky creatures that are extremely helpful to all. They love the wild and would never ever harm a creature of mother earth. Halfling. Halflings like dwarves tend to live underground, but not in caves, but halfling caves. Link comfort they make extra efforts to keep there abode clean. They usually have gardens to sustain their life. Many halflings make their lives as traders, being exceptionally gifted with bartering abilities. A halfling is deadly in close hand to hand combat. 1/2 Elf/Human. Cross breeds of a human and elf. They tend to appear as a human but still retain many elven characteristics. Such as being tall and skinny with blue or gold eyes. 2.2 Character Archetypes In the Terradyne world characters are created with a profession that the player finds suitable. There is no single best class, each has its own strengths and weaknesses. CLASSES NOTES Fighter <---+ Barbarian | Knight | + Heavy weapon usage. Ranger |------ + High str, dex, con, and pres. Bard | + No magic. Thief | Cutpurse | Rogue <---+ Priest <-----+ Shaman | Druid | + No weapons. Cutpurse |----- + Heavy magic. Sage | + High int, pre, ego and com. Wizard | Hedge Wizard <-----+ Monk <---+----------- + Light weapons. Paladin <---+ + Medium magic. + High str, dex, int and ego. 2.3 Characters Attributes Each player has a base set of abilities which define his physical and mental prowess. A high number in any ability suggests that the player is extremely adept in that area of prowess. Strength. Your physical ability to move items, fight etc. The stronger you are, the more damage you can do to an enemy. Intelligence. How smart you are. This really helps magic users out. Alot of spellcasting can take its toll. Dexterity. How quick you are. (ie. Rabbit or Turtouse) Constitution. Can you take a licking and keep on ticking? If you have a high constitution it effects your ability to go the distance in combat. Ego. Are you always right? Come on I'll take you on! Presence. Do you phyically influence others when you enter the room. Big muscles, over bearing. You get the picture Arnold. Comeliness. Do you get rattled easily ? When talking to people does your character get nervous easily, uncomfortable around strangers etc. Body. Do you have bulky muscles or are you skinny and wimpy? Other Character Statistics. Armor Class. Effected by the armor your wearing. The higher the value, the better protection it provides. Hit points. How much damage you can take before dying. Magic Points. Amount of magical abilities you have. Experiance points. More fights and quests you complete the better and more competent you become. Gold. How much money you have. Level. Are you a neophyte or a Grand Magister? Equipment ( Weapons, armor, shields, helms, gloves, figurines, rings, wands, keys, herbs and others ) 2.4 Character attribute table RACE STR DEX CON BOD INT EGO PRE COM +------+-------+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | Human| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dwarf| +5 | -5 | +5 | +5 | -5 | 0 | -5 | 0 | | Mnt | +10 | -5 | +8 | +10| -5 | -3 | -5 | -10| | Hill| -5 | +5 | 0 | +5 | +5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | | Elf | -5 | +5 | -5 | -5 | +10| +5 | -5 | 0 | | Wood| 0 | -3 | -2 | 0 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -1 | | Dark| +5 | 0 | +5 | +5 | 0 | -10| +5 | -10| | Gnome| 0 | 0 | +2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | | Half | +3 | -6 | +3 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | <--Halfling |1/2Elf| -6 | +3 | -2 | +5 | +3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | +------+-------+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ These modifiers are applied to the characters statistics after you have made your race selection, for your pc. You should make careful note of all the factors that compose your character, because all the data is intertwined. One ability maybe important in one situation but the one you spent least points on may become the determining factor in your quest. 2.5 Generating a Character To generate a character for use in Terradyne World, you must run the "CREATE quest dir" program located in the current game directory. Once the program has gone through its title screen displaying some info on its purpose you will prompted for several bits of information. (1) The program will ask you to enter your name. You can type in up to 20 characters for your name. Press return and then verify the correct name was inputed. (2) You will then be asked to enter a archetype for your character. This is essentially the role you'll be playing in the world. Press the corresponding key to the role you want. (3) Now a screen will show a list of attributes (ie. your strength, dexterity, and others) Here you will want to add points to the attributes to better your chances at certain actions in the Terradyne enviroment. To change an attribute : (1) Enter the letter corresponding to the attribute you want to change. (2) Enter a number between 0 and 9. This number will be added to the attribute. (3) Continue this until all the additional points are used up. (4) When your done hit the 'q' key to quit this process and to proceed on. The computer will now save your player to a file for use with the game when your ready! 3.0 Playing the Adventure 3.1 Game Screen The Game Screen you'll be seeing most of the time looks like this. +----------------------+ +--------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----------------------+ +--------------+ +---------------------------------------+ | | | 3 | | | +---------------------------------------+ The displays are labeled as follows: 1. The main game display. This contains all the graphical representations of the land and its surrounding countryside. 2. This is brief data strip, that shows what you have equipped and all the various icons you can use in the game. 3. This is the message window. The computer puts all appropriate messages here. Character Commands Now we'll give you a rundown on the commands and functions you can expect to perform while playing Terradyne. Arrow Icons This will move your character about the screen as long as there is no obstruction. Such as a mountain, sea and stuff like that. Head Icon. This icon will allow you to talk to other people in the world. The computer will then prompt you which direction you wish to speak to. Use the arrow icon for this. If you've entered a valid direction and there is someone there,then that person will converse with you. In following examples we will use this form, where; p - plain * - tree N - npc X - you C - castle o - wall D - Door Exa : 1 +-------------+ |*pppp********| |ppppp********| |*pppp********| |**pppp**N****| |********X****| |*************| +-------------+ To talk to the character 'N'. You would do as follows: 1.) Click on the head, with the left mouse button. 2.) Click on the up arrow with the RIGHT mouse button. Door icon. To enter buildings of any type use this command. Once you've hit this icon the computer will load the new game data. Exa : 2 +-------------+ |*pppp********| |ppppp********| |*pppp********| |**pppp**C****| |**pppp**X****| |****pp*******| +-------------+ To enter the castle you would do as follows; 1.) Go north (1 icon click in this example), until you are on TOP of the castle. 2.) Click on the door. 3.) The computer will now load the appropriate data. Building/ladder icon. To leave buildings, you must position your character 1.) in FRONT of the door or 2.) on TOP of the ladder and then click the exit icon. You will now exit the structure. Exa : 3 +-------------+ |***oooooooo**| |***o......o**| |***o......o**| |***o..X...o**| |***oooDoooo**| |*************| +-------------+ To exit the building properly you would do as follows; 1.) Postion your character as in Example 3. Just in front of the door. If you where leaving a dungeon you would walk on TOP of the ladder. 2.) Click on the exit icon. Hand icon. To use an object. Door. You will be asked to enter the direction of the door. Then a list of the keys that are available to you, from your pack, will be displayed. Click on the appropriate key you want to use. If that key opens up that door then you will be advanced through the unlocked door. Chest. If you see a chest in front of you, you will be able to search that chest, just in case it has Gold! or maybe even an artifact! Just enter the direction of the chest, and the computer will search for ya. Bundles and Bags. Same as the chest. Just enter the direction of the bag and the computer will search for you. Light Blue outfit icon To put on or equip an item in your inventory. The ONLY items that need to be equiped are armor, helmets, and shields. The computer will display a list of items that you can equip, Armor, Helmets, and Shields. If you already have that type of equipment on, the computer will tell you that you must remove it first. If no problems, then an inventory of your equipment will be displayed, for you to choose which item to equip. Dark Blue outfit icon. Removing your equipment. This follows the exact form as putting an item on. Except your taking it off. Sword icon. Attack someone. For when you want to initiate violence unto another individual. Shame!Shame!Shame! Just enter the direction in which you want to attack and if your attack is valid, combat is but a scream away! One special note is due. You CANNOT attack everyone in this game, so don't be suprised when you want to crack the local shopkeeper over the skull with your new Divine Mace, that I the computer will not let you! (Ohhh the power I have. grin) Looking at signs. Gazing at signs. When you want to read signs , click on the use icon and then the direction. Campfire icon. Rest for a period of one hour. Allows you to regain some lost hit points and magic points. Don't over abuse. The Devourer is but a nap away! Character sheet icon. Options: Pops up a character sheet with your statistics. ie. your name, race, strength, gold pieces etc. Pops up a character sheet with a listing of your weapons. Pops up a character sheet with a listing of your equipment and the items you have equipped recently. Pops up a character sheet with a copy of your spellbook. Pops up a character sheet with a record of the keys that are on your key ring. Save game icon.(diskette) This is the key used to SAVE your game and CHARACTER. Use it often. There are a total 6 save game postions available. You can save your game in slots B-G. Slot A is left available for people that are just starting the RPG, this allows them to begin the quests all over (So naturally you can't save in this position.) * Note: A special use for this key is as follows. When you are in a store, combat or whatever and decide not to do anything, you can get away with clicking the right mouse button on nothing. For example, if you get caught up in combat with NO weapons or spells then you can go ahead and click on a blank are of the screen to use your hands. Sure, your not going to critically hurt the monster but you'll at least do a little bit of damage. (Usually just characters level.) 3.2 Character Movement & Associated Notes Some quick notes on what to do right away. Find the castle of Shreland and save your game right outside of its gates! {*} Everytime you press a key the game advances the day by one increment of time. So even if you sit there and hit keys you'll cycle through night and day. When you click on the arrow keys you will move in that corresponding direction. That is as long as there wasn't anything in your way. Like Death Spheres, traps and other every day encounters. (Grin) 3.3 Talking to other People To get anywhere in the game you'll have to talk to the people. The citizens will provide many important clues for you. Don't pester people, they won't talk to you if all you do is hit them up for conversation. If your too ugly then the citizens of Terradyne will not want to talk to you. Trying searching for a potion or two. You can also just make another character and start over! 3.4 Magic Spell casting is an extremely important aspect of the Terradyne game. Spells can be cast at anytime, not just in combat, so take advantage of this option. When you've been beaten up in combat, go ahead and cast a couple healing spells afterwards. 3.5 Gaining Experiance To gain experiance in Terradyne you have to get into some fights with hideous, blood sucking, brain draining, gut wrenching, (ohh, sorry) creatures of the world. When you do battle with these creatures and hopefully win, you'll gain experiance and maybe get some gold for your efforts. After a few battles you may have gained enough experiance to advance a level. Upon this joyous occasion you will be rewarded with increased stats. To advance in levels you have to find the Elder that resides in Shreland. He has the insight to grant you this increase in stature. Experiance Table Level Amount of Experiance Points ------+----------------------------- 1 | 0 to 500 2 | 501 to 1000 3 | 1001 to 2000 4 | 2001 to 3000 5 | 3001 to 4000 A special note. The shareware version of Terradyne RPG only allows characters to go up to level 5. The registered version allows higher levels for character development. 3.6 Portals Portals allow you to zip about the world! Make sure you make careful note upon entry of a portal and the ending location. These magical devices are powerful and should be used only if needed. To enter a portal, just move onto one and click on the door icon. And you'll be transported to your destination. 3.7 Armor To help you bear the brunt of combat, you should probably go find some armor, shield and helmets. These will help you absorb some of the damage that you can recieve in combat. These items can be purchased in specialty stores across the land. The better the protection, the more they cost. 3.8 Weapons There are literally hundreds of weapons available to you in the game. Weapons can be found in dungeons or purchased at stores. Included is a complete listing of all the weapons that are available in the game system as of Feb 1992. More will be added, when needed or suggested. See appendix 2 for listing. 3.9 Miscellaneaous Equipment Keys. Keys play an important role in the game. Dungeons contain many locked doors, all requiring a certain key for it to be unlocked. Stores sell these keys, but most importantly of all, is that you need to now which keys are required in a certain dungeon. To find out which certain key a dungeon door needs will require you to do a little investigating. Talk to people, complete mini quests etc. Potions and Herbs. These items are similar to spells in that they all have speical results. Increasing your hit points, presence or whatever. They are fairly expensive, though. Costing more as the amount of there effects increase. Shop wisely with these items. 4.0 Around the town 4.1 The Shops The places to get supplies, weapons, arms and other essential materials for daily survival. All the towns of Terradyne have their own stores with different products and some of the same. But let the buyer beware, if the player can hunt around he can find that new Troll Slayer for 2/3 the price in Waterville, but if only he checks out the prices! So shop around. The people in the town vary from guards protecting the people to the merchants and peddlers that help your quest be a success by selling you that needed Two Handed Goblin Bashing Swords that all characters relish! Yes, they even have Magical Arts available to the mage or magic- user in the world! A perfect place to explore and make note of before heading out into the cold and dark dungeons of Terradyne. The City Map. There is a map included with the Terradyne package that shows the city of Shreland. This castle should be one of the first places a beginning character should visit in hopes to become a stronger and hardier individual. Some locations in the lower level of the castle contain foul and evil creature that require destroying. The king may even help you out! To print this ascii file out type " copy castle1.mmd prn:" Make sure your printer is online and you'll recieve a dump of Shreland. The Sewers. This place is only for the strong and careful. Many demons plague this place in search for any hapless adventurer that attempts to enter in search of riches. Riches there are though, from previous explorers that never saw the light of day. Armories. These stores offer the best in weapons and armor that a character can find. All stores have varying inventories so check them out often to see whats new! Shoppes. Shoppes in general provide the player the usual survival goods, ranging form food, keys and other essential exploration goods. Magical Arts Shoppes. These shops allow the player to purchase some of the most powerful weapons available on the continent. Ranging from simple Curing spells, to Elixirs for the weak all the way up to the Quality Death. These stores are expensive! Temples. temples are divine institutions of resurrection and healing. In fact this is the only place where you can have your player turned after he has been hit by a withered or turned spell. It costs the player all of his gold on him at the time and his hp are reduced to 1/2 there maximum. 4.2 The Towns People The people in any town are crucial to the succes of your quest. You must talk to people in order to get anywhere. A quiet Troll Slashing hero doesn't do much good if doesn't make any money doing. So go find quests, talk to people. These timid folks may provide you with a crucial bit of information that you've been needing for days. Now that you've gotten that hint, go and use it! 5.0 The Wild During your quests, you will run into many different creatures, characters and special encounters. Some of these encounters may have to be resolved in armed combat. The creatures of Terradyne vary greatly. Some are tame, and unintimadating, while others you should have about fifty men as a backup force to help you out! With the intial release of Terradyne there are forty monsters that need to be dealt with. This does not include the Evil head bosses that you have to deal with. When an encounter occurs, the screen will change. A couple of scrolls will be put on the screen containing a picture of you in one and a picture of the monster you'll be fighting. These windows per se will show you the damage blow per blow and how it affects you. 5.1 The Combat System Combat is one of the hearts of Terradyne. By battling and defeating monsters and creatures you slowly but surely make the world safe for humanity once again. Combat also serves another purpose, besides providing the computer monsters free fodder! It is to allow the character to advance in levels, experiance and to gain treasure! When you enter into combat with an opponent, you will have several options available to you. Your first choice must be that of choosing whether you wish to engage in melee combat or do you want to cast a spell? If choose an option, and you don't have any appropriate weapons or spells, for example you don't have any spells in your grimoire, your only available option will be that of hitting the zero key. This will allow you to at minimally attack with your fists. Unfair you say! Well when your face to face with an Orc with a bloody battle axe, waiting to take you apart, you do not get too many second chances! After you have inputed your choice. The computer Dungeon Master will conduct the round of combat. You'll be informed on a blow by blow basis on how well your doing. The battles over and you stand above a blood soaked corpse of a lizard monster. The battle is only over, after on or other side has been completely destroyed. After combat you are awarded experiance and gold according to the monsters level and other stats. If you absorbed lots of wounds in the battle you should probably take a few turns to rest and heal yourself up...Because you never know what type of four legged, fire breathing, knight killing creature lies behind those next trees! 6.0 Advanced Gamers 6.1 Campaigning Campaigning is for the player that is tired of just wandering around and talking with people or fighting them. If your tired of this, go and talk to the King in Shreland and he'll send you on a couple quests. Complete the quest and you'll be rewarded well! Also, you'll be sent on longer and more dangerous quests. 6.2 Tips from the UnderGround 1. Before you seek out the King to be sent on some quests you should first tackle a couple dungeons. This will help strengthen your character a bit for the latter tasks. 2. Go to the dungeons near the Port City of Tagals. On the lowest level is the home of Black Serfin, the Crusader. Just getting to him should strengthen you enough to defeat him. 3. Go to any city or trader in the countryside and get some better weapons, armor and other items. Save your game. 4. Proceed to the Forsaken Woods and enter the caverns there. Lore has that a evil mage makes his lair in this tomb. Find him and destroy him. 5. By now you should strong enough to complete the tasks that the King has for you. He dwells in castle Shreland. Search him out. 6. Explore and map every square in the maze. There are "Magic Beings" that give out hints. There are one of kind magic items and mana stores that should be used. Good maps will show the logical layout of the dungeons as well. 7. Make sure your character is fully healed before entering a dungeon. Also make sure if you have magic ability that all magic points have been restored and if any ley lines are in the area you know where they are. 8. When you are finding the structure of the maze, remember the further you go down, the higher the level of the dungeon. 9. Don't worry if you lose a level 1 player. Just role up another one. But when your character reaches level 2 or higher back him up. 10. Don't ever enter a dungeon without the maximum magic points. Also if your magic points are down to 1/4 or less leave the dungeon. 11. Manage your spell points carefully. If you have to fight, fight on or near a ley line. Ley lines provide extreme bonuses to you. 12. If the item costs more generally it works better and is more effective. 13. There are no cursed items. (Wait till Terradyne II. HaHa!) 14. Equip your player with the best equipment that you can afford. Don't decide you should of spent and extra 10 gps on a Orc Sword when your 27 levels deep in the dungeon and run into a orc camp! 15. Magical items are the key to the success of the game. 16. Whenever you find a super magical artifact or whatever, save the game immediately. That way if your ambushed immediately afterwards you want lose that artifact. 6.3 Tips on Mapping 1. Copy and use the blank maps provided. Each blank map is a dot grid, 50 by 50 squares in area. Connect the dots to indicate walls or other obstructions. Leave dots unconnected to indicate open passageways. 2. Mark locked doors, passages, npc encounters, special features and messages. 3. Mark areas whre you can be sure of an encounter with monsters such as in the middle of a Kobold camp! But don't bother marking every square you encounter monsters with because chances are that its just a random encounter. 4. For exact coordinates, if your capable, cast a "Know Location" spell. 6.4 The Map as a Guide. Take some to explore Shreland. Its the castle in which the King makes his home. To assist you in your explorations, a map of Shreland is included. The map is laid out in squares. A square represents the distance you can move with one keypress. The map shows you the corridors, walls, doors, buildings, and the overall look of the town. It also shows you key locations of the shops. Shops range from, Armories, Magical Stores to Temples. This map does not show you where monsters and treasures can be found! Follow this map around the castle, till you now where all the key locations are. Don't wait until after that four hour battle, with a tribe of orcs, to be concerned on where the Temple is! Another key strategy : Plan in Advance! A P P E N D I X 1.0 Spell List Below is a complete list of all the spells available in this version of Terradyne. They can be acquired at stores throughout the world or found in the dungeons. All these spells may not be available in the current campaign. Name Spell Type MP Required to Cast Amount of Effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fireball hp 5 10 Quality Death hp 5 20 Cure YOU! inchp 3 20 Ballistar hp 5 6 Bless inccon 5 3 Cure Light inchp 5 5 Massive Hit hp 5 20 Knockem hp 6 25 Cut Into redlvl 10 0 No Longer death 10 0 Me Strong incstr 5 2 Rabbit incdex 4 1 Sierak inchp 10 2 Looker incpre 5 2 Pounder inccon 5 2 Muscles incbod 8 2 Iron Fist hp 8 24 Power Strike hp 9 24 Striker hp 10 21 Awaken incbod 6 3 First Aid inchp 2 5 Lightning Blast hp 8 14 Deadly SWarm hp 4 8 Leather Skin inccon 5 4 Moon Ray hp 12 19 Sun Ray hp 14 24 Energy Blast hp 13 24 Flaming Arrow hp 2 7 Electric Arrow hp 5 7 Weaken hp 12 23 Acid Arrow hp 4 11 Acid Arrow +1 hp 4 12 Cold Beam hp 5 8 Finger of Death hp 14 32 Prismatic Death hp 21 45 Know Location locale 3 0 2.0 Weapons List Following is a comprehensive list of all the varieties of weapons that can be found or purchased in the Terradyne RPG. Prices are not listed because they can vary from merchant to merchant. All these weapons may not be available in the current campaign. Name Damage ----------------------------- Battle Mace 10 Krillian Dagger 15 Sword 20 Silver Dagger 8 Terran Sword 24 Force Sword 50 Butcher 20 Elven Mistress 250 Hand Axe 6 Dagger 4 Halberd 10 Pole Axe 2 Trident 6 Short Sword 6 Bastard Sword 7 Whip 2 Lance 10 Harpoon 12 Hand Axe 7 Mace 8 Large Mace 11 Great Pick 12 Military Pick 14 Large Pick 15 Pick 5 Broad Sword 20 Great Club 36 War Club 25 Club 20 Baton 14 Falcion 13 Scimitar 14 Knife 8 Glaive 11 Battle Flail 12 Military Flail 13 Divine Mace 10 Large Flail 14 Bladed Flail 7 War Flail 6 Large War Flail 6 Quarterstaff 25 Heavy Lance 7 Medium Lance 12 Light Lance 7 Goblin Slayer 12 Quasar Sword 21 Troll Slayer 15 Goblin Cleaver 15 Battle Mistress 180 Broadsword +1 6 Broadsword +2 7 Cold Axe 18 Dagger +1 5 Dagger +2 8 Royal Dagger 9 Royal Dagger 11 Great Hammer 8 Great Hammer +1 10 Great Hammer +2 12 Minotaurs Axe 13 Cold Blade 13 Cold Blade +1 13 Cold Blade +2 16 Cold Blade +3 17 Looters Knife 3 Looters Knife +1 5 Looters Knife +3 8 Looters Sword 9 Mauler Mace 12 Power Club 14 Sages Dagger 7 Slumber Club 32 Slumber Dagger 22 Shock Sword 8 Shock Sword +1 13 True Axe 18 Genius Staff 16 Ice Sickle 8 Stone Hammer 15 Soul Killer 400 Soul Ripper 350 3.0 Armor Listing Following is a comprehensive list of all the varieties of armor, that can be found or purchased in the Terradyne RPG. Prices are not listed because they can vary from merchant to merchant. All these weapons may not be available in the current campaign. More varieties will be added as upgrades and updates are released. Item Name Damage Absorbed -------------------------------------- Heavy Cloth 1 Soft Leather 1 Heavy Leather 2 Padded Cloth 2 Woven Cloth 2 Boiled Leather 3 Cuir-Bouilli 3 Heavy Animal 3 Studded Leather 3 Brigandine 4 Ring Mail 4 Scale Mail 5 Beazanted 5 Splint Mail 5 Chain Mail 6 Laminated 6 Banded Mail 6 Double Mail 7 Plate Mail 7 Field Mail 7 Full Plate 8 5.0 Some Miscellaneous Notes Alot of work has gone into this program and engine so, when you register the Terradyne RPG, with the Legend package, you will recieve the FULL PRINTED docs. Over 50 pages of detailed information governing the Terradyne World. Detailed weapon, armor, spell, and artifact statistics. Find out the locations of all the portals, major dungeons and all sorts of other interesting locales for you to visit. Also included in the book is beautiful artwork of the world. Also provided is a multipage map of the expanded Terradyne World. We also provide a reference card, to be placed next to your terminal when playing and also if absolutely needed, special paper to make mapping the dungeons, catacombs and ruins even easier. Also, we give you a good amount of tips on how to get the most out of your character, so you'll never be short handed without that bone shattering mace or your ancient grimoire. All though Terradyne is fairly easy to play there will undoubtly be deep and dark secrets you'll never find and exploit without the docs. So be the crusader of Terradyne and register that product and maybe you'll help me fight the ever rising tutition costs while your at it. Also available is the complete Hint Book to the first Terradyne Campaign. Just in case you need a push in the right direction or just want to make sure you got the best weapons in the land, then the Hint Book is for you. For all registering info see the included file "regform.doc" Just print that puppy out and mail it off. Then hug yourself, for giving shareware the push that it needs. (Hmm) If you feel that there is something you don't like in the game, or parts of the game you feel are unfair or maybe you have some truly AWESOME enhancements you want us to know about, well then write or call us right AWAY! PRONTO! Tell us what you want! We take all suggestions seriously and if your contribution or thought is incorporated into the next upgrade, we'll mail you out a full, complimentary "Legend" package ASAP! Not a bad deal at all. IS BETA TESTING YOUR FORTE? If you want to be a beta tester for future releases of Bit Brother Software, please WRITE us. Tell us a little about yourself and why you think your qualified to beta test our games. Include, return information so we can contact you. ARE YOU A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMER? Available very, very soon will a book on the basics and concepts of game design. Covering theory, design and coding! Included will be a code intensive study of the Terradyne model. Call us for the latest info on this game design databook. If YOU have any knowledge of game design and theory, give us a call, we'll be glad to include a chapter from an outside author/game designer. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Ramsey. A computer game junkie that lives to program and play any type of computer game. He especially loves space strategy games, which allows him to destroy and conquer others at a whim ( no he's not on a ego trip!) Having one of the largest software collections around, he continues still to play some of the oldest and most addictive games from the market. Starting in the 7th grade to program on a now ancient TRS-80 he soon developed a passion for games. Period. Having seen the works of other people he was caught with the bug to write software. Starting with a rudimentary Pitfall game on his TRS-80 Color Computer to his current creation of Terradyne he has remained true to his one intention, to become a game designer. COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! COMING SOON! CYBERPUNK RPG. Wanna live the corrupt and frightning future that faces us? Now with Cyberpunk you can role play characters in CYBERSPACE or take on drug crazed boosters in the alleys. Whatever your whim, you'll be thrust into one the most violent games on the market. Using an enhanced engine from Terradyne, you are treated to a visual feast in this technically perverse future. Jack in and take a ride on the waves! You will take part in a horrid scheme to uncover a body parts ring that the local Yakuza are running. The cops can't do anything about it, the bounty hunters sure can't,...maybe you can? Improved graphics, ADLIB support, and much more! A playable demo will be available soon! Write or call us for the latest info on the CYBERPUNK RPG or if just want to give us some suggestions on what YOU want to see. TERRADYNE 2. The good old days of wandering about the countryside are gone. Now there are beings in the land from other worlds and their slaughtering hundreds. If they don't kill people they're addicting them to a destructive drug. Hopelessly addicted the citizens of Terradyne face their greatest challenge. Can you as a proven champion lead the people against the evil invaders? Using an enhanced version of original Terradyne engine, this game is over 2 years in the making! Using ADLIB to enhance the game, you are provided to role playing at its best! Write or call us for the latest info on Terradyne 2 or if just want to give us some suggestions on what YOU want to see. A playable version will be available for testing shortly! Spring 1992. INTERGALACTIC WARLORDS 2.0 A space conquest game of truly mammoth proportions. Dozens of fleet varieties, indepth world types and all protrayed in detailed EGA. Rotating planets, ships hyperspacing, mine laying and much, much more. Summer 1992. LATEST SHAREWARE VERSIONS AVAIABLE. Shareware versions of our software are available upon request. Send us $5.00 and the title you want. We'll mail you out the newest version of that shareware product! REGISTERING TERRADYNE All money recieved goes to the continous support of similar shareware products. All people registering the Terradyne RPG will recieve upgrades as soon as they are finished. Quality and detail is of the greatest importance! Features of Terradyne. a.) Complete and detailed FRP enviroment with a full world to explore and conquer! b.) Additional modules available to registered users. c.) Beautiful 640*200 EGA graphics! d.) Registering the Legend version of Terradyne, which gives you access to a 50+ page book detailing the game. Covering such essential material as, character generation, weapons, spells, castles, dungeons and more. The printed documentation provides you with material not included in the beginners version. It goes into detail about the land, where to go, where not to go, where to get that magical +5 sword, and lots of other comprehensive material. A must have for the serious role player. e.) A special note, all adventures require more than just a hack and slash expedition. The quests involve talking to the inhabitants of the world. Of course monster hacking has been included for the violent passions in all of us! So go out in TERRADYNE, crusade and conquer of the Demons, Dragons, and other evils that plague your realm! f.) The ability to achieve higher level characters! Crusade to the highest of you abilities. g.) NEW graphic tiles are added to the ADVANCED VERSION of TERRADYNE. Prettier homes, animation and much more! h.) COMPLETELY mouse driven! No typing. Gameplay has never been this easy before. Available to Registered users: * Campaign Disks with a full feature length adventure which includes many sidequests. Included on these disks is New Continents, New Creatures, New Weapons, New Spells, New Characters to interact with and much more. * New Versions of the Terradyne RPG, including major revisions and rewrites at a minimal cost. Current revision schedule details new versions with minor enhances being available once every 6 months with major UPGRADES available every 8-12 months! * Data Book 1. A complete explanation of the Terradyne role playing game. An extensive treatment on HOW to design your own rpg. This databook is to be used inconjunction with the Game Developers System. Also provides an in depth description of the Terradyne engine and how it was designed. This book also gives notes on game design theory that applies to all forms of games, not just rpgs. * The Bit Brother Role Playing Game Development System, including icon and map editors, story generators, quest generators, also weapon, spell, and artifact creation systems. Plus much more, all with a fully printed instructions. (Coming Soon!) REGISTRATION PACKAGE AVAILABILITY : 1.) Registration Only. For users who just wish to register the shareware version. You'll receive an updated version of Terradyne with some more quests, weapons, spells etc. When available, new versions will be mailed out to you. Cost: $ 10.00 Additional packages available: 2.) "The Legend" package. The ADVANCED VERSION of the Terradyne RPG. A larger world with more dungeons to explore! This is a fully updated and reprogrammed version of the shareware version of Terradyne, but with more depth. The user recieves an entire world to adventure on, new dungeons, towns and lots of extra features not seen in the shareware version. A fully printed and illustrated players guide to the game. A pull out map of the NEW! world. A reference card. A total of 2 disks of zipped graphics and data! Also included is the "Shadow Beings" campaign. Find the curse thats causing the dead to be forces out of their graves and out upon the unsuspecting inhabitants of Terradyne! Cost: $ 30.00 3.) "The Adventurer" package. The user recieves the entire world to adventure in, as mentioned above. A total of 2 disks worth of game playing material! No printed material except for the UPDATED reference card is include. Cost: $ 20.00 NAME_____________________________________________________________ ADDRESS__________________________________________________________ CITY__________________STATE_______ZIP____________________________ PHONE_(____)__________________________ WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR VERSION OF TERRADYNE ? ( ) BBS : NAME__________________ NUMBER___________________________ ( ) FRIEND ( ) DISTRIBUTOR : NAME_______________________________________________ ADDRESS____________________________________________ CITY__________________STATE_________ZIP____________ PHONE NUMBER_______________________________________ ( ) OTHER : PLEASE SPECIFY. PRODUCT AVAILABILITY (1st Quarter 1992) : CHECK WHICH ITEMS APPLY. ( ) Registration only...............$10.00 ( ) The Legend Package..............$30.00 ( ) The Adventurer Package..........$20.00 ( ) Printed Documentation ONLY!.....$15.00 ( ) Quest Diskettes.................$10.00 (Call or write for availablity) ** The most up to date weapons and magical databases are include with each of the above packages. ** ( ) Weapons database 2..............$ 5.00 ( ) Magical database 2..............$ 5.00 Disk Size: ( ) 5.25 360k ( ) 5.25 1.2m ( ) 3.5 1.44m ( ) 3.5 720k Computer Type: Brand_____________________________ Monitor___________________________ Display Adapter___________________ Hard Disk (yes or no)________Amt of mb__________ Form of Payment: Make all checks payable to "Michael Ramsey" ( ) Check ( ) Money Order ( ) Cash Are there any enclosures in the package you sent ie. disks, notes... ( ) Yes ( ) No Mail to: Michael Ramsey #2 Wingfoot Way Littleton CO 80123