▌;^ You can't challenge more than ;[▐~ ▌;^ one player/game.^ ;Y<Any Key> ;[▐~ █^ ▄█;~(;k█^'▀█~(▌;`^' ;k▐~(▌ ;^ ░;k^ ▐~(▌ ;░;^ ·;░;k^ ▐~(▌ ;░;^ ·;░;k^ ▐~(▌ ;░;^ ·;░;k^ ▐~(▌ ;░;^ ·;░;k^ ▐~(▌ ;░;^ ·;░;k^ ▐~ (▌ ;░;^ ·;░;k^ ▐~
(▌ ;░;^ ·;░;k^ ▐~ (▌ ;░;^ ·;░;k^ ▐~ (▌ ;^ ░;k^ ▐~(▌;`^' ;k▐~(▌;`^' ;k▐;~;O^P ;~;│; RANK ;│; NAME^ ;│; WINS ;│; LOSSES ;│; ASSASSINATE;│;~;[█^$▀█~▌;_ A man dressed in dark clothing^ ;[▐~▌;_ motions for you to follow him out ;[▐~▌;_ of the tavern...^ ;[▐~ ▌^$ ▐~
▌;_ Do you follow him?^ ;[▐~ ▌^$ ▐~ ▌^ <Y>es or <N>o ?^ ▐~▌^$ ▐~█^$▄█;~;[█^$▀█~▌;_ You are lead into a deserted alley ;[▐~▌;_ and you are hit on the head from ;[▐~▌;_ behind. As you begin to pass into ;[▐~ ▌;_ unconsciousness, you see many men ;[▐~
▌;_ closing in on you with their blades;[▐~ ▌;_ drawn.^ ;[▐~ ▌^ YOU HAVE BEEN ASSASSINATED!^ ▐~▌;_^ <Press any key to continue>^ ;[▐~█^$▄█;~;[█^$▀█~▌;_ You are lead into a deserted alley ;[▐~▌;_ and you are blindfolded. After 15 ;[▐~▌;_ minutes of travel, the blindfold ;[▐~ ▌;_ is removed and you find yourself ;[▐~
▌;_ standing before a huge building. ;[▐~ ▌^$ ▐~ ▌ You follow the dark man inside... ▐~▌;_^ <Press any key to continue>^ ;[▐~█^$▄█;~;[█^$▀█~▌;Y ASSASSIN TARGET:^ ;[▐~▌^$ ▐~▌;_ <1> Acolyte Assassin^ ;[▐~ ▌;_ <2> Assassin^ ;[▐~
▌;_ <3> Master Assassin^ ;[▐~ ▌;_ <4> Supreme Assassin^ ;[▐~ ▌^$ ▐~▌^$ ▐~█^$▄█;~;[█^$▀█~▌^$ ▐~▌;_ You are blindfolded and then led ;[▐~▌;_ back to the TAVERN...^ ;[▐~ ▌^$ ▐~
▌^$ ▐~ ▌^$ ▐~ ▌^$ ▐~▌;_^ <Press any key to continue>^ ;[▐~█^$▄█;~;[█^"▀█~▌;^WEAPONSMITH ;[looks at you and says,▐~ ▌ ;Y"I am not here to give away my ;[▐~
▌ ;Ywares. Come Back when you have ;[▐~ ▌ ;Ymore money!"^ ;[▐~ █^"─█~▌^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[> ▐~█^"▄█;~;[█^"▀█~▌;^WEAPONSMITH ;[looks at you and says,▐~ ▌ ;Y"Get serious... I refuse to pay ;[▐~
▌ ;Yany more for that! You can go ;[▐~ ▌ ;Yto HELL, you thief!"^ ;[▐~ █^"─█~▌^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[> ▐~█^"▄█;~;O┌^N─┐~│;K^ WH^OPS!^% ;O│~│^N ;O│~│ You previously used a different ;IPIT TERMINAL INTERFACE ;Oon this BBS. In order ;O│~│ to run this program you will have to get the SYSOP to delete your game^ ;O│~│ account on this BBS. Or use the ;IPIT TERMINAL INTERFACE ;Oyou used before...^ ;O│~└^N─┘;~;O┌^N─┐~│;K^ WARNING...!^% ;O│~│^N ;O│~│ Someone is running a ;KPIRATED;O copy of the;I PIT TERMINAL INTERFACE;O. If you are │~│ the registered owner, and have read the DOCS then you would know that no two │~│ people can run the same interface on the same BBS. You obviously gave a copy │~│ to a friend and they have already locked your TERMINAL user number into their│~│ account. The only way to correct this is to have the SYSOP delete their game │~ │ account.^E │~
│^N │~ │ If you are the offensive ;KPIRATE;O then I am disappointed in you. This is such │~ │ an inexpensive utility that you should be ashamed of yourself for trying to │~│ ;ISTEAL;O it. Do the right thing and order your copy today...^ │~└^N─┘;~;[█^"▀█~▌ ;^SHADOWWIND;[ cackles and yells at ▐~▌ a ;YTROLL;[, now visible in a back ▐~▌ room. "Bring the ;YSAW;[... I got^ ▐~ ▌ some more parts for the ;YEVIL;[^ ▐~
▌ ;YWIZARD;[!" The ;YTROLL;[ promptly cuts ▐~ ▌ your hands off and grins at you ▐~ ▌ as you die an agonizing death! ▐~█^"─█~▌^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[> ▐~█^"▄█;~);k^
▀▌;o ONE ARM BANDIT ;k▐^ ▀;~);+^' ;~);+ SEQUENCE │ PAYS ;┌───┬┬───┬┬───┐;+^ ;~);+ ^ ─┼^─ ;│;~ ;││;~ ;││;~ ;│;K┌┐;+ ;~);+ ;KBAR;+ ;KBAR;+ ;KBAR;+│(25-1) ;│;~ ;││;~ ;││;~ ;│;K││;+ ;~);+ ;K 7 ;+ ;K 7 ;+ ;K 7 ;+│(20-1) ;│;~ ;││;~ ;││;~ ;│;K││;+ ;~);+ ;q ;+ ;q ;+ ;q ;+│(15-1) ;├───┴┴───┴┴───┼;K┘│;+ ;~);+ ;~ ? ;+ ;~ ? ;+ ;~ ? ;+│(10-1) ;│ B A N D I T ├;K─┘;+ ;~ );+ ;KBAR;+ ;KBAR;+ ;~ ? ;+│( 5-1) ;└┬^ ─┬┘;+^ ;~
;[▌^ ENTER YOUR BET.^ ▐;~ ;[▌^ ▐;~ ;[▌^ ;K^ ;[ gp.^ ▐;~;[█^─█;~;[▌;^ ;[▐;~;[█^▄█;~);k^ ▀▌;o BLACK JACK ;k▐^▀;~);+^' ;~);+^ H O U S E^ ;~);+^' ;~);+^' ;~);+^' ;~);+^ P L A Y E R^ ;~);+^' ;~ );+^' ;~
;G▐~ ▌;N WIN RATIO^ ;G▐~ ▌;NGOLD IN HAND^ ;G▐~▌;NGOLD IN BANK^ ;G▐~█^%▄█;~ ;[█^#▀█~
▌;^ The little old man cackles evily ;[▐~ ▌;^ and disappears in a puff of smoke.;[▐~ ▌ <Press Any Key>^ ▐~█^#▄█;~;^ ═ C H A T M O D E ^ ═;~;^P═;~;[█^&▀█~▌;^ The Clerk at the Arena door eyes you ;[▐~▌;^ suspiciously. But when no one else ;[▐~▌;^ is around he speaks...^ ;[▐~ ▌^& ▐~
▌;^ "So you want to know about another ;[▐~ ▌;^ contestant eh? Well that will cost ;[▐~ ▌;^ you ;[^ ;^gold pieces."^ ;[▐~█^&─█~▌^ ;[<;_A;[>ccept^
<;_R;[>efuse^ ▐~█^&▄█;~);k^▀▌;o CRAPS ;k▐^▀;~);+^' ;~);+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;~);+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;~);+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;~);+^' ;~);+ A "natural" roll of 7 or 11 on first ;~);+ roll wins. Roll an initial 2, 3, or ;~ );+ 12 and you "crap out." Otherwise roll ;~
);+ your "point" again before 7 and win. ;~ );+^' ;~ ); ^' ;~);^^ POINT:^ ;~);K Your Bet:^ gp.^ Bets Left:^ ;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ You cannot fight DEAD people. ;[▐~ ▌;^ Try again... ;Y<Any Key>^ ;[ ▐~ █^ ▄█;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ Its a DEAD person, why bother?;[▐~ ▌;^ Try again... ;Y<Any Key>^ ;[ ▐~ █^ ▄█;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ He's dead! We will not waste ;[▐~ ▌;^ our time!^ ;Y<Any Key>^ ;[ ▐~ █^ ▄█;~$;[█^)▀█~$▌;_^ YOU HAVE DEFEATED AN OPPONENT!^ ;[▐~$█^)─█~$▌^) ▐~$▌^) ▐~$▌^) ▐~$▌^) ▐~$▌^) ▐~ $▌^) ▐~
$█^)─█~ $▌^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[>^ ▐~ $█^)▄█;~;█^J▀█~;▌; ^ A N S I P I T T E R M I N A L D E M O^ ;▐~;█^J▄█~;K▌^J─▐~▌ To order with your MC, VISA ;NMIDAS TOUCH SOFTWARE ;K^ APPROX. PRICE ▐~▌ or DISCOVER card please call:;N 5701 Slide Rd.,Ste C239;K ANSI: $20 EGA: $25 ▐~▌ ;NVOICE NO:(806)796-1781^ LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79414 ;I - Prices do not^ ;K▐~▌ ;N[MON-FRI 10AM-7PM CST]^ BBS NO:(806)797-2239 ;I include shipping - ;K▐~ ▌^J─▐~
▌;OThis program is also sold by ;IREGISTERED OWNERS ;Oof ;ITHE PIT BBS DOOR GAME. ;K▐~ ▌;OPlease check with your local ;IREGISTERED SYSOP ;Ofor information on ordering ;K▐~ ▌;Othis product at a much reduced price. Due to local access you may discover;K▐~▌;Otheir price to be ;I$3-$5;O less than that listed above...^ ;K▐~▌^J─▐~; ^L▀;~(;k█^'▀█~(▌^' ▐~(▌;^ ╔^═╤^ ═╤^═╗^ ;k▐~(▌;^ ║ ┌───┐ │^░ ^░│ ┌───┐ ║^ ;k▐~(▌;^ ║ └───┘ └^ ─┘ └───┘ ║^ ;k▐~(▌;^ ║^ ║^ ;k▐~(▌;^ ║ ┌───┐^ ┌───┐ ┌^─┐ ║^ ;k▐~(▌;^ ║ └───┘^ └───┘ └^─┘ ║^ ;k▐~ (▌;^ ║^ ║^ ;k▐~
▌;^ Player is currently in battle.;[▐~ ▌;^ Try again... ;Y<Any Key>^ ;[ ▐~ █^ ▄█;~;A fog rolls over the ARENA floor as a beam of light focuses on you.~A loud, low voice speaks as you block the blinding light with your arm.~"You HUNG UP while taking part in combat. For this grave offense you~are to be punished! You lose the following things for this injustice:";~;O^ LOG OF TODAYS BATTLES^ ;~;DATE:^K ;~);[█^"▀█~)▌^ ;_YOU HAVE BEEN DEFEATED!;[^ ▐~)▌^" ▐~)▌ Your ;^OPPONENT;[ waves to the crowd ▐~)▌ in triumph. One person in the^ ▐~)▌ stands yells, "LOSER!" at you... ▐~ )▌^" ▐~
)▌ ;_The Healers begin chanting as ;[ ▐~ )▌ ;_the seriousness of your wounds ;[ ▐~ )▌ ;_cause you to go unconscious...;[ ▐~)▌ ;^<More>;[^ ▐~)█^"▄█;~;;─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═─═~4; THE PIT V2.00~4; ^─~,; Copyright (c) 1990-91 MTS, Inc.~+;Coded and written by James R. Berry~ /;M T S - BBS (806)797-2239;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ Sorry! We are sending all we ;[▐~ ▌;^ have...^ ;Y<Any Key>^ ;[ ▐~ █^ ▄█;~; <W>eapon/Arm Shop^ <G>ambling Hall^ <+> Put Gold in Bank~<*> Visit Healer^ <C>hallenge another player <-> Take Gold from Bank~<T>avern^ <V>iew another player^ <O> Change Options~<M>agic Shop^ <L>og of Battles^ <I>nstructions~<A>rena (THE PIT)^ <S>uicide (Kill Self)^ <R>edraw Screen;~ ; Choose an Opponent:~<T>rainees^ <M> Humanoid Monsters │ <+> Deposit Gold in Bank~<W>arriors^ <C>reatures^ │ <-> Withdraw Gold from Bank~<V>eterans^ <U>ndead Monsters^ │ <O> Change Options~<E>lven Warriors <R>andom Encounters^ │ <*> VISIT HEALER~<H>eroes^! │~<S>orcerors^ <N>orse Gods^ │ <I>nstructions;~7; ┌^─┬^─┬^─┐~7│ NW(7)│ N(8) │ NE(9)│~7├^─┼^─┼^─┤~$Directional Keys: │ W(4)│PASS(5)│ E(6)│~7├^─┼^─┼^─┤~7│ SW(1)│ S(2) │ SE(3)│~7└^─┴^─┴^─┘;~; <H> Buy Hand Weapon <Z> Sell Hand Weapon <+> Deposit gold in Bank~<R> Buy Ranged Weapon <W> Sell Ranged Weapon <-> Withdraw Gold from Bank~<P> Buy Projectiles <C> Sell Armor^ <I>nstructions~<A> Buy Armor;~*; │; >^# ; │~<B>uy Item^ Change Selection: │^% │~<H>aggle Price^ │^% │~ <8> Up^ │^% │~<I>nstructions^
<2> Down^ │^% │~*│^% │~*│^% │~*└^%─┘;~; <J> Play Black Jack^ <R> Play Roulette^ <+> Deposit Gold~<P> Play 5-Stud Poker^ <C> Play Craps^
<-> Withdraw Gold~ <O> Play One Arm Bandit;~ ; <1> Beer^ ;[ 1 gp.]; ~ <2> Ale^
;[ 2 gp.]^ ; <T>ip the Bartender ;[1 gp.]; ~ <3> Wine^ ;[ 5 gp.]^ ; <+> Deposit Gold in Bank~ <4> Devil's Brew ;[10 gp.]^ ; <-> Withdraw Gold from Bank;~; <T>op of List^ <P>revious Page~<B>ottom of List^ <N>ext Page~!<C>hallenge~; <T>op of List^ <P>revious Page~<B>ottom of List^ <N>ext Page~ <E>xamine Contestant~; <T>odays Log of Battles^ <Y>esterday's Log of Battles~#<N>ext Page;~; <C>hange Bet^ <P>lay a Hand~!<H> Take a Hit~!<S>tand Pat~!<D>ouble Down~!<N> Insurance;~; <C>hange Bet^ <D>eal Cards;~; <C>hange Bet^ <N> Pick a number~!<O> Pick Odd~!<E> Pick Even~!<S>pin Roulette Wheel;~; <C>hange Bet^ <R>oll Dice;~; <C>hange Bet^ <P>ull Lever;~; Type in the RANK of the player that you would~like to challenge. Enter a "0" to CANCEL.~%┌^─┐~%│^ │~%└^─┘;~; Type in the RANK of the player that you would~like to examine. Enter a "0" to CANCEL.~%┌^─┐~%│^ │~%└^─┘;~ ; <B>uy Magic Item~ <D>rop Magic Item~ <H> View Hand Weapon^ <+> Deposit Gold in Bank~ <R> View Range Weapon^ <-> Withdraw Gold from Bank~ <A> View Armor;~; <T>op of List^ <P>revious Page~<B>ottom of List^ <N>ext Page~!<A>ssassinate~; Type in the RANK of the player that you would~like to assassinate. Enter a "0" to CANCEL.~%┌^─┐~%│^ │~%└^─┘;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ Player is ONLINE. You cannot ;[▐~ ▌;^ fight them until v2.10 <Press>;[▐~ █^ ▄█;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ That player does not exist. ;[▐~ ▌;^ Try again... ;Y<Any Key>^ ;[▐~ █^ ▄█;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ That player does not exist. ;[▐~ ▌;^ Try again... ;Y<Any Key>^ ;[▐~ █^ ▄█;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ That player does not exist. ;[▐~ ▌;^ Try again... ;Y<Any Key>^ ;[▐~ █^ ▄█;~; PLEASE TURN ON YOUR NUMBER LOCK KEY!~ ;This game uses the numbers on the keypad~ ;to move and to represent directions.~;Please keep it on while playing this game.;~;K█^▀▌;O OPTIONS ;K▐^▀█~▌ ;IALIAS^ :^% ;K▐~▌ ;IATTACK PHRASE:^% ;K▐~▌ ;ILOSING PHRASE:^% ;K▐~▌ ;IWant a status window to appear after a win?^ ;K▐~▌ ;IWhat kind of monitor?^ ;K▐~▌ ;IWant to be in expert mode?^ ;K▐~ ▌ ;ICan terminal program play BBS music?^ ;K▐~
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▀▌;o 5-STUD POKER ;k▐^▀;~);+^' ;~);+ Royal Flush^ (75-1) Flush^ (8-1);~);+ Straight Flush (50-1) Straight (5-1);~);+ 4 of a kind^ (25-1) 3 of a kind(3-1);~);+ Full House^ (10-1) Two Pair (2-1);~);+^ One Pair (1-1)^ ;~);+^' ;~ );+^ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+^ ;~
);+^ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+^ ;~ );+^ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+ ;G░░░;+^ ;~ );+^' ;~); ^' ;~);K Your Bet:^ gp.^ Bets Left:^ ;~;[█^ ▀█~▌ The ;^WEAPONSMITH;[ looks at you▐~▌ with a gleam in his eye... ▐~ ▌ I offer^ for the ▐~
▌^ ▐~ █^ ─█~ ▌ <;^A;[>;_ccept ;[<;^H;[>;_aggle ;[<;^R;[>;_efuse;[ ▐~█^ ▄█;~;N┌^I─┐~│;K^ ATTENTION!^! ;N│~│^I ;N│~│;O Please activate your ;IEGA;O or ;IANSI TERMINAL INTERFACE;O at this time if you ;N│~│;O wish to use it. Otherwise press any key to continue.^ ;N│~└^I─┘;~;┌^I─┐~│; ^
Please wait... Your terminal is being initialized.^ ;│~ └^I─┘;~;I am sorry, but you are playing the UNREGISTERED version of THE PIT~and you cannot play higher than 8th level. If your SysOp would register~this program then you could play from 1st to 500th level.~We feel that a $20.00 registration fee is a small sum to ask for this~game. It was certainly fun to write up, but we have got to make money or we~can't justify writing more of them. So tell your SYSOP to register TODAY!;~; ┌^N─┐~│~P│~╞^N═╡~│~P│~│~P│~│~P│~└^N─┘;~;[█^#▀█~▌;^ An old man dressed in a wizards ;[▐~▌;^ robe walks up to you and says,^ ;[▐~ ▌;_ "Hey MAC, I got a deal for ya... ;[▐~
▌;_ I'll trade ya this^ ;[▐~ ▌;_ for yours and^ ;[▐~ ▌;^ Claims it is^ ;[▐~█^#─█~▌ <;_A;[>ccept^ <;_R;[>efuse^ ▐~█^#▄█;~;[█^$▀█~▌;^ You take a swig of wine and your ;[▐~▌;^ eyes glaze over. You fall to the ;[▐~▌;^ ground unconscious^.^ ;[▐~ ▌^$ ;[▐~
▌;^ Later, you awaken outside of the ;[▐~ ▌ ;YTAVERN ;^left with only your loin^ ;[▐~ ▌;^ cloth and an empty money purse... ;[▐~▌ <Press any key>^ ▐~█^$▄█;~*;[█^"▀█~*▌ ;_YOUR OPPONENT HAS RETREATED! ;[▐~*█^"─█~*▌^" ▐~*▌^" ▐~*█^"─█~ *▌^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[> ▐~
*█^"▄█;~;[█^%▀█~▌;K^% ;[▐~▌;^ HAND WEAPON^ ;[▐~▌;^RANGE WEAPON^ ;[▐~ ▌;^^ ARMOR^ ;[▐~
▌;^^ WINS^ LOSSES^
;[▐~ ▌;^ WIN RATIO^ ;[▐~ ▌;^GOLD IN HAND^ ;[▐~█^%─█~▌^
<Press any key>^ ▐~█^%▄█;~);k^▀▌;o ROULETTE ;k▐^▀;~);+^' ;~);+^ ;┌^┬┐;+^ Pick a Number and^ ;~);+ ;┌┬┼; ;┼; ;┼; ;┼┬┐;+ either Odd or Even. ;~);+ ;┌┬┼; ;^┼; ;┼┬┐;+ If you spin the wheel ;~);+ ;├; ;^┼; ;^┼;■;┤;+ and the number matches;~);+ ;└┴┼; ;^┼; ;┼┴┘;+ your criteria you win.;~);+ ;└┴┼; ;┼; ;┼; ;┼┴┘;+ Notice that a roll of ;~ );+^ ;└^┴┘;+^ 0 is a House win.^ ;~
);+^ ; ;+^ ;~ ); ^' ;~ );^ NUMBER PICKED^ (Pays 25-1) ;~);^ ODD/EVEN PICK ODD EVEN (Pays 1-1) ;~);K Your Bet:^ gp.^ Bets Left: 12 ;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. When fighting at lower levels only fight Trainees,~Warriors and Humanoid Monsters!"~<Press Any Key>;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. When fighting HEROES, avoid ELRIC and YRKOON. Their~swords cause massive level draining!"~<Press Any Key>;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. Avoid fighting UNDEAD. Most of them drain levels or~paralyze you. And they carry very poor weapons if any at all!"~<Press Any Key>;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. The most HAGGLES that the salesman in the WEAPON\ARMS~SHOP will ever allow is three!"~<Press Any Key>;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. At lower levels you will succeed in battle more often~if you use the RANGE weapon more often!"~<Press Any Key>;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. Watch how much you drink. It might end up costing you~your life!"~<Press Any Key>;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. Do not always trust the magic salesman in this Tavern~he is a known cheat and would sell his mother to the highest bidder!"~<Press Any Key>;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. When fighting you can only BEG FOR MERCY when you~have not yet attacked"~<Press Any Key>;~;[█^ ▀█~▌^ ▐~ ▌^ ▐~
DΩ;~;O^P ;~;│; RANK ;│; NAME^ ;│; WINS ;│; LOSSES ;│; STATUS ;│;~; ^K─~A thunderous clap of lightning roars across the countryside. And a~loud booming voice speaks...~ "You are no longer MORTAL!. You have reached the pinnacle of~
bravery and we IMMORTALS grant you our status!"~You are whisked up into the sky where you pass through a cloud.~ Shortly thereafter, you find yourself seated among the IMMORTALS...~
▌;^ Why would you examine yourself;[▐~ ▌;^ dummy! Try again... ;Y<Any Key> ;[▐~ █^ ▄█;~ ;[█^ ▀█~
▌;^ Assassinate yourself? Are you ;[▐~ ▌;^ that stupid...?^ ;Y<Any Key> ;[▐~ █^ ▄█;~ ;Game Introduction~ ^-~A tournament was created in REGAL CITY with in the last year to entertain~its citizens. The tournament challenged all comers far and wide to venture~there and challenge the minions of THE PIT to a contest of arms. As time~ passed many of your comrades entered that city and came back as either~
incredibly rich or worm food.~ Your village lay two hundred miles south of that great city. And when a~ drought destroyed any chance your family had for survival, you decided to try~your luck in THE PIT. Wearing your loin cloth and armed with only your hands;~;and your wits, you set off.~Along the way you worked for many landlords as both farm hand and servant.~These wages and your own force of will took you into the REGAL CITY^.~Now with your wages and a daily salary from the PIT MASTERS, you can arm~yourself for battle. And perhaps when your skill betters your boasts, you~will rise to the ranks of IMMORTAL...;~";MAIN MENU~"^ -~<W> Weapon/Arms Shop: This command places you in the Weapon/Arms Shop (See~Weapons/Arms Shop). This is where you can buy or sell~items that are necessary for survival in this game.~
<H> Healing Shop:^ This command places you in the Healing Shop (See~ Healing Shop). When your health has fallen to near~ death, the Healer may be your only chance. But as you~well know doctors do not work for free.;~;<A> Arena (THE PIT): This command places you in the ARENA (See Arena). In~there you can challenge the minions of THE PIT to do~battle.~<L> Log of Battles: This command places you into the Log of Battles area.~(See Log of Battles) In here you can view the complete~ log of battles for today or yesterday.~ <C> Challenge another player: This command places you in the Challenge~ another player area (See Challenge another Player). In~there you can select another user to do battle with.;~;<I> Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~down.~<+> Deposit gold in Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you can~ either select to place all of your money into the bank,~
or just some of it.~ <-> Extract gold from Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you~can either select to take all of your money out of the;~;bank, or just some of it.~<O> Change Options: This command pops up an input window. Within it, you~can change most of your settings to those that you~desire. The settings that can be changed are:~o Attack Phrase~ o Losing Phrase~
o Status Window - This is a window that can appear when~ you have won a battle. It shows what weapons/arms~ you have found, how much gold you have found, how~much your score increased, and how many levels, if;~;any, you have gained. This defaults as OFF due to~the slow down for remote players.~o Monitor - This is listed as either COLOR or MONOCHROME.~o Expert Mode - This defaults as OFF, but if you believe~that you have mastered the menus, you can set expert~mode as ON. You can always get the menu to appear by~pressing the '?' key anyway.~ o BBS Music - This game uses BBS music to make sounds.~
Any terminal that can play it (QMODEM, TELIX, ect.)~ can be used to hear the music.;~ ;WEAPONS/ARMS SHOP~ ^-~__~<H> Buy Hand Weapons^ | These commands place you in the buy menu area.~<R> Buy Ranged Weapons |__ (See Buy Menu) You can then select an item to~<P> Buy Projectiles^ | buy or haggle.~<A> Buy Armor^
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<Z> Sell Hand Weapon^ | These commands pop up a window in which you can~ <W> Sell Ranged Weapon |-- sell an item or haggle until the selling price~ <C> Sell Armor^ __| is acceptable.;~;<I> Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~down.~<+> Deposit gold in Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you can~either select to place all of your money into the bank,~or just some of it.~
<-> Extract gold from Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you~ can either select to take all of your money out of the~ bank, or just some of it.;~#;BUY MENU~#^-~How to select and item: You select and item by pressing your <8> key to move~up through the list or your <2> key to move down through the list.~ <B> Buy an Item:^ This command will allow you to buy the selected item,~
provided of course that you have enough gold to do so.~ <H> Haggle an item: This command allows you to haggle with the salesman~until the price of an item is dropped. Notice however,;~;that it is not always an easy thing to accomplish. And~you may just end up making the salesman mad.~<I> Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~down.;~!;HEALING SHOP~!^ -~<A> All wounds:^ This command will result in all of you wounds being~healed. Provided of course that you have enough gold to~pay for it.~ <S> Some wounds:^ This command will result in an input space appearing at~
the top of the INTEREST BOX (Upper right corner of~ screen). The maximum number of health you can afford to~ cure is shown. You can input that number or less.;~;<P> Poison Cured:^ If you have the gold to afford it, this command will~cure you of poisoning.~<D> Disease Cured:^ If you can afford it, this command will cure you of~disease.~<I> Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~ area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~
down.~ <+> Deposit gold in Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you can~either select to place all of your money into the bank,;~;or just some of it.~<-> Extract gold from Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you~can either select to take all of your money out of the~bank, or just some of it.;~ ;ARENA (THE PIT)~ ^-~The Arena requires that you choose an opponent to challenge. You first~choose a type to fight, and then a random opponent of the given type is~selected for you.~ The opponents difficulty levels are as follows:~ Easiest -->^ Trainees~ Warriors - Humanoid Monsters~Veterans;~;Creatures - Undead Monsters~Elven Warriors - Sorcerors~Heroes~Random Encounters~Hardest -->^ Norse Gods~+__~<T> Trainees^ <M> Humanoid Monsters | You select an opponent by~<W> Warriors^ <C> Creatures^ | pressing the appropriate~ <V> Veterans^ <U> Undead Monsters^ |__ key. And then the BATTLE MENU~
<E> Elven Warriors <R> Random Encounters | is pulled up and the battle~ <H> Heroes^" | begins. (See BATTLE MENU)~ <S> Sorcerors^ <N> Norse Gods^ __|;~;<I> Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~down.~<+> Deposit gold in Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you can~either select to place all of your money into the bank,~or just some of it.~
<-> Extract gold from Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you~ can either select to take all of your money out of the~ bank, or just some of it.;~;<O> Change Options: This command pops up an input window. Within it, you~can change most of your settings to those that you~desire. The settings that can be changed are:~o Attack Phrase~o Losing Phrase~o Status Window - This is a window that can appear when~you have won a battle. It shows what weapons/arms~ you have found, how much gold you have found, how~
much your score increased, and how many levels, if~ any, you have gained. This defaults as OFF due to~ the slow down for remote players.~o Monitor - This is listed as either COLOR or MONOCHROME.;~;o Expert Mode - This defaults as OFF, but if you believe~that you have mastered the menus, you can set expert~mode as ON. You can always get the menu to appear by~pressing the '?' key anyway.~o BBS Music - This game uses BBS music to make sounds.~Any terminal that can play it (QMODEM, TELIX, ect.)~can be used to hear the music.;~!;BATTLE MENU~!^ -~<A> Attack with Hand Weapon: This command will first ask which direction you~wish to attack. And then it will attack in the~direction you specified with the directional keys~<1-9>. An opponent has to be in a space immediately~ next to you or it is impossible to hit them. All~
results of actions will appear at the top of the~ INTEREST BOX (Upper right hand corner of screen).;~;<F> Fire Range Weapon: This command will first ask which direction you wish~to fire. And then it will fire a missle in the~direction you specified with the directional keys~<1-9>. An opponent has to be at least one space away~from you or it is impossible to hit them. All results~of actions will appear at the top of the INTEREST BOX~(Upper right hand corner of screen).~ <B>eg for Mercy:^ By repeatedly selecting this command, you can rely upon~
the honor of your opponent to allow you to escape~ unscathed. However, the opponent will never show mercy~ once you have attacked him.;
