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- combat:
- the screen layout is identical
- to that of the play screen in
- certain respects. At the
- bottom of the screen, character
- portraits are displayed. five
- icons make up the icon bar in
- the center of the screen:
- attack, defend, cast, flee, and
- use. your enemies are displayed
- at the top of the screen.
-
- character postions:
- when engaged in combat, the two
- middle characters are placed
- higher on the screen - they form
- the front rank. the outside
- characters form the rear rank.
- front rank characters may attack
- with any weapon but will take
- more of the enemy blows. the
- rear rank characters may only
- attack with ranged weapons or
- spells due to their position
- behind the front rank characters.
-
- attack icon:
- in order to attack a foe, this
- icon must be selected. it can,
- for a shortcut, only be selected
- once during the entire combat.
- to attack a creature, click
- on the monster picture at the
- top of the screen.
-
- defend icon:
- when a characters combat turn
- comes about, he or she may opt
- to defend against attack. this
- will decrease the chance of that
- character being hit by an
- attacking monster.
-
- flee:
- when faced by superior foes, you
- may choose to flee the battle
- field. if successful, the
- character slab will disappear.
- front rank characters are less
- likely to get away since they are
- closer to the monsters.
-
- use:
- if a character is in possession
- of a magical item, he or she can
- opt to use the item. select this
- icon, and then select the item.
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