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┌─────────────────────────┐ │ MICHAEL STEVEN HOENIE │ └─────────────────────────┘ p r o u d l y p r e s e n t s ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ** MORABIS I: QUEST FOR THE AMULET OF SAE'GORE ** │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ █ █ █ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ █ █ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ THE MORABIS DUNGEON MODULE SYSTEM ──── VERSION 1.7b ──── RELEASED SHAREWARE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ENTIRE WORK COPYRIGHTED (C)1990-1992 BY MICHAEL S. HOENIE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ─────── Written, Designed & Programmed by Michael S. Hoenie Man has the intelligence to change his life, Sometimes, he just fails to use it... 01.00 DISCLAIMER. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You may not reproduce this code for profit or direct sales. You may not modify the code and redistribute it to other users. This code is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, included but not limited to the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a specific purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the coding is with you. Should the code prove defective, you assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. In no event will the author be liable to you for any damages, including any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this code." This version is termed "SHAREWARE". You may not engage in nor permit third parties to engage in any of the following: 1. Making any kind of alteration to the software or the files that are contained within the MORABIS.ZIP zip file. 2. Attempt to disassemble, de-compile, or reverse engineer the software or the files it generates in any way. 3. Granting sub-licenses, lease or other rights in the software to others. Morabis I is distributed as "SHAREWARE." This means that Morabis I is distributed freely to whomever wants to use it, without charge for an indefinate trial period. "Morabis I" is pronounced "More-A-Biss". Hoenie is pronounced "Hay-Knee". Morabis I is copyrighted under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Morabis I and it's contents, including the file(s) "*.LCK", "MORSETUP.EXE", "MORABIS.EXE", and "MORABIS.DOC" are copyrighted (C) 1990, 1991 and 1992 by MICHAEL S. HOENIE. Morabis I was ZIPPED using PKZIP/PKUNZIP Create/Update Utility Version 1.1 03-15-90 Copr. 1989-1990 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off. Morabis I was compiled using Borlands Turbo Pascal version 4.0, copyright BORLAND INTERNATIONAL. Morabis I was programmed using QEDIT v2.1, February 1990 - copyrighted (c) 1985-1990 by SemWare - all rights reserved. 03.00 DOCUMENTATION CONTENTS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 01.00 DISCLAIMER. - you may not reproduce this code for profit or direct sales. you may not modify the code and redistribute it to other users. 02.00 INTRODUCTION TO THE MC COMPILER. - information concerning the MC compiler, how it works, how it was developed, and future uses. 03.00 DOCUMENTATION CONTENTS. - this page. 04.00 PREFACE. - introduction to Morabis I. 05.00 GAME ZIP FILE CONTENTS. - information concerning the MORABIS.ZIP file, it's contents, file sizes and what not. 06.00 MORABIS MODULE HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS. - what hardware, memory, monitor and disk space you will need in order to fully enjoy Morabis I. 07.00 INITALIZING MORABIS THROUGH MORSETUP. - how to set Morabis I up and begin playing right away! 08.00 COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS. - some general parameters you can use with Morabis I. 09.00 MORABIS COMMAND SUMMARY. - all of the commands you will use in Morabis I, like spells, using weapons and armor, buying items, entering towns and castles and more. 10.00 PLAYER CHARACTER. - information about your player, statistics, equiptment and abilities. 11.00 YOUR QUEST FOR THE AMULET OF SAE'GORE. - this is the story behind Morabis I and what you must do in order to live through it. 12.00 OBJECT DEFINITIONS. - this defines all objects and monsters you will come in contact with in Morabis I. this includes trees, rocks, water, dungeon walls, secret doors, wands and more. 13.00 MONSTER DEFINITIONS. - this is a list of all monsters you will encounter during your quest in Morabis I. 15.00 HINTS. - some tips on playing Morabis I. read up! 17.00 AUTHOR FEEDBACK. - how to get back to the author across the networks, the US mail, and the support board for Morabis I. 18.00 FINAL WORD. - nearly the last page of this manual. 04.00 PREFACE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Morabis I represents hundreds of hours worth of work. The project was started in February of 1989, and here it is June 1992. After Morabis v1.7b was completed, Morabis I was put on the drawing board. v1.7b was dissasembled, and re-assembled into a compiler called MC.EXE. By using MC, all of Morabis I is programmed externally by the MC compiler. MC compiles a data sheet and maps together to form a playable "module", thus Morabis I has come about. Morabis I is a quest to find the Amulet of Sae'Gore. During that quest, you will learn magic spells, fight boss monsters, and search 28 different maps. Many of the previous dungeons found in v1.7b have been added to Morabis I, but have been completely re-vamped. Morabis II will contain EGA/VGA graphics, and will be worked on until around December of 1993. If you are interested in creating modules for Morabis, please let me know. I am always interested in those wanting to take the time to create adventure games. I have released Morabis I and all previous versions of Morabis into the public domain. Please read the software disclaimer found in this documentation. 05.00 GAME ZIP FILE CONTENTS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORABIS file was zipped using PKZ101.EXE by PKWARE incorporated, aka, Phil Katz. The contents should include the following files with the following sizes. If the sizes are different on the files than described here, you may have a trojan copy. PLEASE read the disclaimer! The Morabis ZIP file should contain the following files: PKZIP (R) FAST! Create/Update Utility Version 2.04c 12-28-92 Copr. 1989-1992 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. Shareware Version PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off. Patent No. 5,051,745 Searching ZIP: MORABIS.ZIP Length Method Size Ratio Date Time CRC-32 Attr Name ------ ------ ----- ----- ---- ---- -------- ---- ---- 3127 DeflatN 1207 62% 01-10-93 11:11 deff8cab --w- BBS.ADD 158 DeflatN 151 5% 01-10-93 11:12 97f9a4c3 --w- FILE_ID.DIZ 43751 DeflatN 15445 65% 01-10-93 11:52 5e26986b --w- MORABIS.DOC 172464 DeflatN 59144 66% 04-04-91 19:01 34ca861d --w- MORABIS.EXE 16864 DeflatN 9198 46% 04-04-91 18:39 eedd13c7 --w- MORSETUP.EXE 401 DeflatN 259 36% 03-29-91 22:31 cc87e754 --w- README.TXT 163325 DeflatN 28082 83% 04-04-91 18:42 2ae2984f --w- PREMAP.LCK 15 Stored 15 0% 09-10-90 12:34 59b2ba6b --w- M.BAT ------ ------ --- ------- 400105 113501 72% 8 NOTE: This ZIP content might be slightly less than the actual .ZIP file content size. This is due to inserting the .ZIP status into the documentation and then re-zipping the information. I would recommend PKZIP from PKWARE, and you can probably find the latest version floating around on your favorite social bulletin board. Notice the excellent compression above. 06.00 MORABIS MODULE HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In order to effectively play Morabis I, your system must either match or better the following system configuration. (a) 360k bytes of free memory. (b) 870,000 bytes of free hard disk space (1 megabyte recommended). (c) A CGA+ graphics monitor and adapter (not required). (d) MicroSoft DOS version 3.2 or higher. Morabis I will require at least 360k of memory to run. It may however use more or less as needed. Morabis I will fit nicely on a 1.2 megabyte floppy disk. Warning: As new objects are spawned and new monster records added, Morabis I will increasingly use more disk space. 1 megabyte of disk space is recommended on a hard disk, or 1.2 megabyte floppy. In the seven months of play testing Morabis I, I personally have never seen it exceed 1.5 megabyte. Some EGA and VGA monitors will not display color $8. This color may be displayed as $0 instead. Consult your EGA/VGA hardware manual in order to preset this color. Playing on a Monochrome monitor will cause 80 column mode and of course, no color to be present. Game play shouldn't be hampered. Though Morabis I will probably run on 2.11, it is recommended that you use a version of DOS greater than or equal to 3.2. Morabis I has been play tested on DOS 4.1 without any problems. It is also noted that Morabis I will run normally on an 8mhz machine. Morabis I functions best on a 80286 12mhz or greater. I have never played, nor tested Morabis I on a 4.77mhz machine, and my best guess is that the speed would be way too slow. 07.00 INITALIZING MORABIS THROUGH MORSETUP. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Morabis I should be stored in a separate directory. Example: "C:\USR\MORABIS" is where Morabis I could be located. NOTE: Do *NOT* mix Morabis I GAMES together for the storage files go by the same name. The "MORABIS.ZIP" file is a ZIP archive. Simply execute the archive by typing "PKUNZIP MORABIS.ZIP" and press the ENTER key. Morabis I will then be extract. Before playing Morabis I, you must first select which MODULE you are going to play. Change to that MODULE directory (make sure that Morabis I is PATHED correctly) and run Morsetup. Morsetup is a function of Morabis I to dig and stock the game that you wish to play. From your MODULE directory prompt, type in the following to set up a new dungeon: C:\USR\MORABIS>MORSETUP Morsetup will complete the following tasks: (a) Dig a the dungeon and stock it with monsters/objects. (b) Initialize the player field and all fire/ranged routines. (c) Initialize pre-level information. Note: Execution of "Morsetup" must be run before you play Morabis I. Warning: By running Morsetup, you will delete any previous game you were playing. Morsetup will re-write and re-stock the entire dungeon. After Morsetup is complete, type "MORABIS" and you will begin playing. 08.00 COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is a list of command line variables. (LOWER CASE ONLY) /v = Show version of Morabis I and compilation date without running the game. /t = Avoid the Morabis I welcome screen and begin playing. Note: You may also use "MORABIS /t" and "MORABIS /t /t". 09.00 MORABIS COMMAND SUMMARY. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Morabis I contains one key commands, categorized (a-z) and (A-Z). This section describes all key commands. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Note that D Dig is different than d Drop, │ │ E Eat is different than e Enter. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Movement. Your keypad will move your player in a North, South, East, and West direction. ╒══════════════════════════════╕ │ number keyname direction │ ╞══════════════════════════════╡ │ 7.....(home)....North-West │ │ 8.....(up)...........North │ │ 9.....(PgUp)....North-East │ │ 4.....(left)..........West │ │ 5................No-Action │ │ 6.....(right).........East │ │ 1.....(end).....South-West │ │ 2.....(down).........South │ │ 3.....(PgDn)....South-East │ ╘══════════════════════════════╛ (a) ATTACK. You may attack in one of four directions. North, South, East, and West. You cannot however attack diagonal and neither can monsters. If you are not carrying a weapon, you will attack with your bare hands. Normal Weapons: Select the direction you wish to attack. Your player will attack in the direction selected. Ranged Weapons: You must first have selected the ranged weapon and the arrows that will be used (note: slings do not require arrows). When you press (a) for attack, a cross-hair will appear over your player. Move this to the desired position with your arrow keys. Once moved to the desired location, press ENTER or SPACE BAR to fire. You will fire one round (arrow/stone) at the cross-hair location. Note: If your player has not moved during a ranged weapon attack, the cross hair will appear at the last designated attack position. Move once and the cross-hair will start at your player position. Ranged weapons (including wands) may only be fired once every two rounds. Also note that a higher dexterity is needed to insure accuracy when using ranged weapons. Strength is a must for distance. Also remember that only specific arrows will work with specific ranged weapons. (C) CALL OBJECT. You may rename any object you find or leave particular messages on objects lying around. *(c) CAST SPELL. Your player is part mage therefore can cast a number of spells. In order to cast a spell, you must know the chant for the particular spell, and you must have enough magic points to cast it. Some spells require more magic points than others. Spells must be discovered throughout the realm and wandering monsters will help you find them. Here are two vital spells known to you: HEAL SELF : "GHEOS", need 8 magic points. CLEANSE POISION : "TOBAL", need 12 magic points. (d) DROP. You may drop your objects almost anywhere. You may only drop one object per square. Move your player to several "empty" squares to drop several objects. Remember that any object you are wearing that is cursed cannot be dropped. If Morabis I responds "You cannot drop that here" when obviously it is a blank space, continue moving until you can drop the object. Morabis I simply has invisible barriers keeping monsters in their places. *(D) DIG. You may dig anywhere you like, but wether you find something or not is purely coincidental. (e) ENTER. Use this command to enter stairwells, portals or other specific entryways. To enter a staircase you must be directly on top of it. If you are on an "UP" staircase, you will proceed to the next level UP in the dungeon. If you are on a "DOWN" staircase, you will descend to the next level below you. (E) EAT. When your player gets hungry, use this command to eat any edible food you are carrying. Beware of poisoned food. (g) GET. You must be directly on top of the object in order to take it. You may only carry a maximum of 12 times your weight, and you may only carry 26 objects. Use this command to drink from fountains. To drink from a fountain you must be directly on top of it. (i) INVENTORY. Inventory will display to you all objects that you carry. Use your cursor keys to move up and down through your list of objects. Once you have highlighted a desired item (such as a weapon or armor) press your SPACE BAR to toggle that item. Press HOME for top of inventory, END for bottom. Press ESC to exit, or select desired item by pressing the letter that corresponds to it (ie, A-Z). Toggle Armor. To "wear" and "un-ware" armor, highlight desired armor to be worn and press the SPACE BAR. Note that cursed armor cannot be taken off. Armor classes are from [+0] on up. The [+?] is the amount of protection armor can give. If a monster hits you for +45 hit points of damage, and you are wearing [+40] armor, then you will only be hit for +5 hit points worth of damage. Toggle Weapon. To "use" and "un-use" weapons, highlight desired weapon to be used and press the SPACE BAR. Weapon classes are from [+0 +0] on up. The [+? +?] is the amount of damage any given weapon can do. If you have a [+15 +15] weapon, you will do +30 hit points of damage if you strike a monster. Any weapon containing negative weapon classes become cursed to the player. Any monster hit with a cursed weapon will cause the monster to gain hit points rather than loose them. Toggle Ring. To "put on" and "take off" rings, highlight desired ring to be worn and press 1 for right hand, 2 for left hand. Note that cursed rings cannot be taken off. (l) LOOK. By giving a direction, you may look at any object or monster in Morabis I. (o) OPEN DOOR. If a door is not locked, then you may simply walk through it. However, if the door is locked, then you will need to open it with a key first. Press (o) for Open, give the direction of the door, and then specify which key you are going to use. Once you use a key to open a door, that key is gone, however, if you have several keys on a key chain, only one will be gone until all are used up. (r) READ SCROLL. By reading scrolls, you can aid or hinder your quest in Morabis I. Be warned that dangerous scrolls may destroy your armor, or teleport you somewhere - else. (q) QUAFF. You may pick up and quaff anything drinkable you find in Morabis I. Be warned that noxious brews can be either beneficial or detrimental. * To drink from a fountain, see (g)et. (Q) QUIT. This will save your game in it's present state and return you to your operating system. When you play again, you will start exactly where you left off. (s) SEARCH. Search allows you to look for hidden doors and objects. The ability to search will become greater the higher your dexterity becomes. Beware of monsters hiding behind hidden walls and doors. (S) SAVE GAME. This will save your game in its present state. Morabis I will automatically save your game each time a new map is used, however, it is wise to save your game periodically in case of power failures. *(t) TRANSACT. In many Morabis I, monsters will interact with players. If you transact with a monster that will "talk" with you, you will be placed in interactive mode. From the "Talk?" prompt, you may ask the monster "questions" such as "name", "job", "hint", "secret" and more. If the monster understands the key words that you are using, the monster will respond with an appropriate sentence. You may also purchase items from, pawn object to, and have objects on your person fixed by a monster. *BUY: When buying items from monsters, the monster will give a complete list of all available objects and the price for each. The monster will not random the amount due, it will always be a fixed price. If the monster comes to a point of not having an item, it will pause and ask if you wish to continue. If you desire to purchase any of the items listed, simply press "Y" for yes and you may barter with the monster to get a better price. You may stop talking with the monster at any time by enter "Q" for quit. (z) ZAP WITH WAND. When you find a wand, you may use that wand against any Monster in the Morabis I. Simply pick a direction and the wand you wish to use. Be warned that periodically wands may backfire causing harm to the Player. *(?) HELP. Press this to have a list of commands while playing. * NOTE: THIS DOCUMENTATION CONTAINS COMMANDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN MORABIS I: THE QUEST FOR THE AMULET OF SAE'GORE AND WILL NOT WORK WITH VERSION 1.7B OF MORABIS. Those items marked with an asterik * are not available in this version. 10.00 PLAYER CHARACTER. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Morabis I, your player is equipped with statistics and inventory items. Those items and statistics are explained here. (NA) Name. When you boot up Morabis for the first time, you will be asked to select a player name. If you press <RETURN> or <ENTER>, the name "JOSHUA" will be defaulted for you. Your character is equipped with the following statistics and a description of each is provided below. VITALITY 12, STRENGTH 7, LEVEL 1, and DEXTERITY 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (BTH) BASE-TO-HIT. This is your players base-hit. Your BTH is 7. This is the least amount of damage your player will do when striking a monster. (ST) STRENGTH. This is the raw strength within your player body. It governs the amount of weight you can carry, and the amount of damage you can do. The maximum weight you can carry is 13*ST, or thirteen times your strength. You will also be able to inflict DAMAGE+random(strength) to monsters. (DX) DEXTERITY. A high dexterity is a must for dodging blows, avoiding traps, searching for hidden objects, and a melee of other abilities. (VI) VITALITY. This is your reserve of hit points. This may be reached and depleted through extended combat, a lucky blow by a monster, running out of food, or the effects of poison. If you are taking damage here, it would be best to take drastic means to save yourself. (MP) MAGIC POINTS. Your player needs magic points to cast spells. The higher in level your player gets, the more spells he/she will be able to cast. A higher level is also needed for a greater spell power. INVENTORY: Your player starts out with a number of items to help him/her on the quest. They are listed here in the order that they appear: (a) some healthy food (high quality) (b) a hand axe [+12 +8] (c) some cloth armor [+15] (d) a scroll of identify (12c) (identify objects) DEATH: If your player dies, which will probably happen often, you will be able to resume your game where you left off, and will not loose any inventory items or player statistics. Morabis will place your character at an appropriate place on the map, and you will be able to resume game play from that point. Your player may continue for an indefinate period of time. 02.00 INTRODUCTION TO THE MC COMPILER. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In my earlier days of creating TEXT adventures, I wrote an Atari 800 based game called "Count Crisco's Castle". Though small, it was my first adventure. I went on to program fifteen more. Morabis has been sticking in my mind since 1985. After many years of ideas I sat down to program it. After 21 months of work I released v1.3. Good version but only a rogue replica. I figured that nobody wanted another rogue game, so I spent another 5 months on the 25 dungeon levels. I packed it with BOSS monsters and hidden treasures. After creating MORABIS and then going on to program the MC Compiler, I decided to see what I could make out of it. Thus you see, this adventure. The original MORABIS (below version 2.0a) is programmed straight with .TPU units acting as MLISTS and OLISTS. This is my first attempt at using the MC Compiler. When I first created MORABIS, I wrote it as a dungeon game, not a compiled MODULE game. Since then, I decompiled the code and broke it into compilable format. Then I wrote MC Compiler to re-assemble it back into a formattable code. The result was a dungeon adventure construction kit with ALMOST unlimited capabilities. MC Compiler has the ability to generate up to 30 maps. Each map may contain up to 52 monsters and 255 different graphics characters. This MODULE is a prime example of the power behind the MC Compiler. Here is a small breakdown of MC technology: - definable player - 17 spells available - 30 maps - 255 graphic characters, colors - 9 different "show" types - 8 different fountain types - 52 monsters - 255 different "show" types - say whatever you want - sell whatever you want - fix, and buy items - fifteen different movement types - drop what you want - nearly unlimited objects - 255 different "show" types - say whatever you want - nearly 20 different object "types" (including, armor, wand, potion, scroll, ring, weapon, fountain, door, key, portal, gold, food, ranged, arrows, and misc { definable }) - 33 potions - 17 wands - 36 scrolls - 18 rings Morabis II : The Quest for the Staff of Yar'Bore will be out mid-summer of 1992. It can be obtained from the same place you found Morabis I, or, refer to the end of this documentation for the support board. 11.00 YOUR QUEST FOR THE AMULET OF SAE'GORE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Peacful Kings Land, one of the mightiest empires in the Realm of Darwöen, an unrest came about. Townspeople, Knights, Kings and their Queens all felt the darkness come forth. It spread across the land like the plague smelling of death. It crept across the land devouring minds, leaving their victims nearly zombies, and causing them to march towards Mt. Tharfole. Little did they know of their peril when the reached Castle Morabis, for Lord Devenon would warp their bodies into cruel evil creations. As the evil power grew, farmers told of great floating things devouring their Arguleh with slobbering fangs, long tails and slimy bodies. Whole towns were loosing their people to the death march, panic spread across The Kings Land. More information poured into Castle Dengilian, where King Richards gathered together his army commanders to engage in battle. The call went out even as far as Mondonia that all of life was at stake. But back in Castle Morabis, Lord Devenon sat upon his throne. In his palm lay a ruby red ball. He smiled and stared deeply into his ball and saw the King's armies preparing. Standing from his balcony high atop Castle Morabis, he commenced the WageWar against all light and goodness to once again, rid the land of innocence. At the morn of the battle, Prince Daniel commanded half the battle, the remainder to his father. At nearly noon the armies of darkness began to dot the horizon. In minutes from side to side the black wall of Thagens with jalnaths on leash came thundering across the plains. And beyond them came the packs of Quarns, Vrikiats, Wragors, Ghouls and other more hideous beasts. And beyond it all, Lord Devenon watched from his throne room. The force of the battle was too great, and the armies of daylight were scatterred and smitten. Most of what was left marched off mindless towards Castle Morabis, and a black mist rose up from the ground and covered the field. Those that survived said they could hear Devenon hideously laughing. King Richards was found amoung the bodies on the battlefield. He had been stripped of his honor by mutilation. Prince Daniel, now King, breathed a sigh at the sight of his newborn son, Bannor. Sadly, his new wife Katherynn, died shortly afterwards from a mele of crossbow bolts. The new King could not return to Castle Dengilian, Lord Devenon's Deamons had stormed it, pounding it to shreds with great boulders. Therefore, he has taken jourey to find the Scarlette Sword and the legendary Armor of Power. You are King Daniel. It is your adventure to find the Amulet of Sae'Gore and defeat the evil Lord Devenon. 12.00 OBJECT DEFINITIONS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is a listing of all object definitions that you will come across in Morabis I. ARMOR. The deeper you descend, the better armor you will find. Beware of cursed armor with factors of +1 to +7. Use identify scrolls to determine if armor is cursed before wearing it. COLD BLAST. Cold blasts do light damage but can cause the player to be frozen in place for up to 1d3 moves. CORPSE. This is usually left over after a battle. Most of the time it is a dead monster, however, it could be you. DOORS. Doors can be walked through without actuall "opening" them. If the door is locked you will need a specific key. Hidden doors and secret doors are everywhere. Use the (s)earch command to find these. DUST BLAST. Dust devils and the like throw these nasty whirlwinds. They cause minor damage but create confusion. Avoid especially when around lava. FOOD. This you will need in order to survive. If you run out of food, you can always resort to eating dead monsters, though this is not a healthy practice and could lead to starvation. You can purchase food from vendors in Labuston and in Castle Morabis. FOUNTAINS. Throughout the dungeons there are fountains. These flowing waters may be either helpful, or detrimental. Fountains will go dry after so many uses and they cannot be identified. GAS BLAST. Gas does minor damage and causes blindness and some confusion. Again, avoid when around lava. GOLD. Numerous quantities can be found. Some adventurers will sell you items in towns and castles, and perhaps even in the deepest dungeons. KEYS. In the depths there are locked doors. Only specific keys will open these doors, so keep three or four on hand. You cannot pick doors open, so find the correct key first. LAVA. This is very dangerous stuff. Avoid it at all possibilities for it can cause instant death. But then again, there are tales of adventurers with special magic crossing these. LIGHTENING. This is only thrown by a handful of monsters and is most deadly to the touch. It causes massive damage up to 1d28 regardless of armor, and can paralyze the player up to 1d10 moves. PITS. Pits exist in the lower depths. Your player cannot walk on pits and no damage occurs. PORTAL. A portal is something you can enter and will be teleported to wherever that portal may teleport you. POTIONS. All sorts of potions exist in Morabis I. Potions do not require any special conditions to quaff. They may be found and quaffed on the spot. Beware of noxious brews. FIRE BLASTS. Some monsters, including dragons, throw fireballs. These do massive damage, quick dodging can save a players life. RINGS. Many different types of magic rings can be found. Rings only need to be worn to have effect. Be warned that some rings may be cursed and cannot be taken off. Only two rings can be worn and after time, the ring will loose it's usefulness. SCROLLS. These are found on occasion and will help or hinder your quest. You should carry several "identify" scrolls around with you whenever possible. STAIRCASE. These allow your player to move up and down through the dungeon levels. STONE BLAST. Stones cause minor damage, simply avoid. TRAPS. You'll find traps everywhere. A high dexterity is a must in avoiding these pesky nuisances. WALLS. These are everywhere and your player cannot see over them. Deep in the dungeons, in Castle Morabis and elsewhere there are many hidden doors. Search around for these. WANDS. These are rare but useful. They cannot be used against any boss monster, but will aid in your quest down at lower depths. WATER. Water cannot be crossed nor will it do damage. WEAPONS. There are many weapons found in Morabis I from simple daggers to mighty battle axes. There are also an array of slings, bows and arrows. There are even tales of mighty weapons and armors hidden within the depths. 13.00 MONSTER DEFINITIONS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Morabis I is packed with an assortment of magical beasts. Here is a list of all monsters that Lord Devenon stocked his dungeons with. (A) Azbair. These monsters are not powerful, but can rust your armor. They tend to have lower levels and higher hit points. (B) Buzzbee. These monsters float through the air and sting you at will. (b) Bear. These beasts roam the forests of the Kings Land. (b) Bat. Pesky creatures alone but can do great damage in numbers. (C) Cathmaug. A creature similar to a Jalnath. (D) Dragon. Beware of their fireblasts. Many different types of dragons lay in wait for you in the depths. There are dust, stone, fire, gas and even lightening dragons. (d) Dust Fiend. Beware of their whirlwinds of dust. (f) Fire Lark. Not high on the monster scale but beware of their fire. (G) Gobnor. These rude monsters not only throw stones at you, but at close range will steal items from you. (g) Ghost. A high dexterity is a must for seeing these monsters. Though they are not powerful monsters, they have a high reserve of hit points. (g) Ghoul. These walking corpses guard treasure rooms, but will generally appear anywhere. They hit hard, but have very little hit points. (H) Hellbeast. Powerful monsters that roam the depths. They are numerous and throw handfuls of fireballs. (h) Hobnorblin. Not as mean as their brothers and are more of a pest. (I) Int. Another lower life form. (i) Ice Warf. These ruthless monsters throw coldblasts and then attack you while you're frozen in place. (j) Jalnath. A scavenger - they sometimes eat the food they guard. (k) Kesthorn. Not a fierce monster but at lower levels they throw rocks at you. (M) Melrath. Beware that the Melrath can paralyze you. (O) Omnorf. Another pesky monster. Beware of the stones they throw. (o) Ooze. These monsters like to team up with Ice Warfs, Dust Fiends, and Fire Larks. That way they can freeze, confuse, fry, and beat the heck out of you at the same time. Beware that on lower levels, Ooze's throw gasblasts. (p) Pixie. These flying monsters are more of a pest than monster. Beware that some Pixie's may throw coldblasts. (Q) Quarn. A dungeon game wouldn't be a dungeon game without them. (R) Rethor. These monsters do little damage, but can rust your weapons out of existance. (r) Rat. There are numerous vermin in the depths. Some of these rabid scavengers can poison you. (S) Snake. These are poisonous. Avoid completely! (s) Spider. More vermin. (T) Thagen. Similar to a Thasnash - beware of their stones. (t) Theif. Beware of these scavengers for they will steal from you. (U) Urikaith. Large hairy beasts that lurk in the depths. (V) Vrikiat. Beware of these dark creatures, they can drain your strength. (W) Wraglor. Towering monsters of the depths. Due to their mass in the dungeons and their mystic power, you'll not be able to see around them. They inflict an incredible amount of damage and good armor is recommended. (w) Wyler beast. A smaller less fierce dragon, but beware, fire is fire. (Y) Yenalor. A large hairy beast - beware, some throw boulders. (z) Zombie. More of a nuisance than monster. These monsters are walking un-dead, so they are immune to most of your spells such as negate time, repulsiveness, paralysis and so forth. Even if you were to nearly cut their legs off and cause paralysis, they would still keep coming at you. (Z) Zelwan. These are the most powerful monsters. Not much is known except rumors, since of course, no one has lived to report their findings. OTHERS: These include BOSS MONSTERS and wandering craftsmen. BOSS MONSTERS must be defeated. Craftsmen will do a number of jobs for the adventurer (Version II only). 15.00 HINTS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This section is meant mearly for reference. Read through this list to help aid your players quest throughout Morabis I. o. Search in all the rooms, you may find hidden things. o. Wands are useful, but may backfire. o. Some dungeons contain large swells of lava. Do not attempt to cross lava without a ring of lava walking. Sometimes, treasure can be obtained on the other side of lava flows, so take the opportunity to explore these areas. o. Identify rings, armor, potions, wands, and scrolls before using them for they could be either good or bad. o. Don't carry around so much armor. Armor gets better the deeper you go down into the dungeon. So if you find good armor on a level, you probably wont find better until you get to the next level. o. Keys are important for unlocking doors, but leave room for other objects to be carried. o. Learn to dodge flying objects by moving diagonally while using the space bar as a "wait" function. o. A potion called "A yellow potion" could be different than another potion called "A yellow potion". Identify or drink them to find their real effects. This applies to scrolls and wands as well. 17.00 AUTHOR FEEDBACK. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The author, MICHAEL HOENIE, can be found on the following networks and bulletin board systems. Please do not attempt to contact the author by voice, however, he will respond to electronic mail across the networks. US-MAIL: 4241 S. MARQUIS WAY, SLC, UT, 84124. Here is a list of Bulletin Board Systems that MORABIS gets placed on for the latest versions. HOME BOARD: (where the latest MORABIS can *always* be found) The Sandbox, MAIN BOARD, (801) 569-1881. USR 9600bps. - Thom Allen, Sysop, SOURCENET, FIDO, BITNET networks; OTHER BOARDS: (uploaded to as deemed fit) The Rat Trap, GAMES CONFERENCE, (801) 561-5025. USR 38.4k - Marty Greenlief, Sysop, INTELEC networks; CONFERENCES TO CORRESPOND WITH THE AUTHOR (as of 01-Jan-93): SourceNet Network: - SN-PASCAL [moderator]; Intelec Network: - IN-PASCAL; The author would like to personally thank the Beta Testor(s) for their hours of play time testing MORABIS, and for the Sysops who have placed MORABIS on their BBS Systems: LYNN WILLIS, SEAN BURBIDGE, JON CASON, AARON BARNES, and RICKY BAKER. (* * End Of Documentation * *)