txxdma02 These are keyboard shortcuts you may find handy. The first five are general game functions; the next four pertain to the highlighted (active) character. DM (Text Change) There are two text changes here, one on 4-24-01, and one on 06-08-01: 'five' to 'four'
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txxdma04 Press the ESCape key to bring up the Game Menu, to load or save a game, change the game settings, or quit back to Windows. DM
txxdma05 It's the same as clicking on the round blue button in the lower left corner of the screen. DM
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txxdma07 Press the RIGHT SHIFT key to switch your characters from walking to running mode. Press it again to switch back. DM
txxdma08 When walking, your characters move slowly and carefully; they are quicker to notice enemies or things hidden in the environment. When running, they concentrate on getting from here to there as fast as they can, not on noticing things. DM
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txxdma10 Underneath each character and monster are one to three colored circles. These tell you at a glance how healthy that character is: the more circles, the healthier. DM
txxdma11 Normally, only the active character (the one whose turn it is) has his or her circles visible. To see all character and monster circles, press the LEFT ALT key; to see only the active character's circles, press LEFT ALT again. DM
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txxdma13 To group or ungroup your party, press the ENTER key on the lower right corner of the keyboard, near the number keypad. This is the same as clicking on the round button in the lower right corner of the screen. DM
txxdma14 When grouped, you click to move or act with the party leader, and the party's other characters follow your leader. When ungrouped, you click to move or act with only the active character. DM
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txxdma16 Press the BACKSLASH (' \ ') key to call up the Character Sheet for the active character. DM
txxdma17 It's the same as right-clicking on the character and selecting 'Character Sheet.' DM
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txxdma19 Press the 'i' key to bring up an inventory menu for the active character. The menu has dropdown lists of the character's Magic items, Weapons and Armor. Your character can choose which items to equip from these lists. DM
txxdma20 It's the same as right-clicking on the character and selecting 'Inventory'. DM
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txxdma22 Press the 'a' or 'd' key to call up a spellcasting menu - 'a' for 'arcane' spells (for sorcerers) and 'd' for 'divine' spells (for clerics). DM
txxdma23 It's the same as right-clicking on the character and selecting either 'arcane spells' or 'divine spells'. DM
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txxdma25 Press the 's' key to use one of the active character's skills. It's the same as right-clicking on the character and selecting 'skills'. DM
txxdma26 Press the 'c' key to select one of the active character's combat options. It's the same as right-clicking on the character and selecting 'combat options'. Remember, these options are only available during combat. DM
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txxdma28 One last tip: you may want to save your game right here. That way, you can easily return and review these keyboard shortcuts. DM
txxdma29 To save your game, press ESCape to bring up the Game Menu, and select Save Game. Label it something like 'keyboard shortcuts.' Then press Resume Game. DM
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txxdma31 Press the 'F1' key to bring up a list of the game's hotkeys. DM (Text Change) KE 4-24-01
txxpro00 F1: hotkey list Protagonist
txxpro01 ESCape: game options menu Protagonist
txxpro02 RIGHT SHIFT: run mode / walk mode Protagonist
txxpro03 LEFT ALT: show all character circles Protagonist
txxpro04 Number pad ENTER: group / ungroup the party Protagonist
txxpro05 ' \ '(Backslash): character sheet Protagonist
txxpro06 ' i ': inventory list Protagonist
txxpro07 ' a ' and ' d ': arcane or divine spells Protagonist
txxpro08 ' s ' and ' c ': skills or combat options Protagonist
