General Adventuring Tips

Hint 1 of 7:

These are basic adventure gaming hints that have appeared in many forms in
many different locations:

Hint 2 of 7:

Pick up everything that's not nailed down.  Literally, if the game describes
an object, you want to pick it up, move it, open it, use other objects on it,
or otherwise figure out why it's there.

Hint 3 of 7:

Make Maps.  Mapping out areas and writing down the objects and enemies you
find can be extremely helpful...especially if you have to backtrack!