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Did i need to kill the two rock monsters that guarded the vault or was it in the secret room where you need the elements?
The spell to get the gem on level 14 is on level 7 (the tomb of the firestaff). You must not have looked very carefully on that level.
uh oh, Well I saved my game at least twice while with the fire staff made? So is it impossible to complete? I have yet to test my brother's game of DM, mabey he didnt save twice like me. But I thought I tried to take the power gem out,…
#DMHELP
Message #9439
Help! I have the firestaff, and have killed the dragon on level 14 but the fire demons on 13 are just too tough. I haven't found the (Z??????) spell to extract the gem from level 14 either and the one on the DMMAPS file doesn't work. I hope it's not…
MMM…. I haven't noticed anything in the cieling on level 9, or do you mean the hole from the pit that is on level 10??? Anyway, I think I'm in trouble now because the gem is just beyond the gate, but not on the pit, so I can't get it…
When looking through the gate, look up – you should see a hole in the ceiling that should give you a clue on how to "put back the gem" …
Hint: Do you have a save from _before_ you merged the firestaff with the powergem? (look on your game save disk, there should be a DMGAME.SAV and DMGAME.BAK [or somethiong like that]). If so, you can discover the way to take the merged firestaff to any level you want; the…
Chris, Will do. By now you understand the reason I was having problems describing just exactly where I currently was. Below level 7 you kind of jump down 2 up one down 2 etc! BR — Canton, Ohio
If I'm on the right track then I think I'm really in trouble. I finally got the gem through the gate, but it fell short and didn't reach the area of the second pit. It is just beyond the gate right now. The proble is, nothing happened when I did…
Chris, You're on the right track. Persistance… – Dave
#Stuck at the green gem
Message #9394
Hello…. Well, I seem to be stuck on level 9…. I am at the gate where the chest is with the green gem… I went downstairs, got the green gem and read the scroll… I went back up to level 9 and closed the pit and tried to put the…
Bill- Well, I think I've caught up to you… I can't seem to find anyway to open that gate either, but I have found a stairway down to level 10, so maybe it's possible that that gate can't be opened without going down to level 10 and going around. Let…
Chris, I didn't find an easy way to kill the RATS but managed. Both of my backrow people are carrying bows. The crossbowman is equipted with 3 slayers and 2 arrows the other has 5 arrows. Fire bombs are also quite effective IF you have any. I'm trying my best…
#DM Level 13
Message #9380
Well, I now have the fire staff, all exit's are blocked. So I guess I have to kill the dark lord but how, Ive thrown everything I have at him. Does it have something to do with a fluxcage? I put the yellow box around him, but he leaves, I…
The RA keys are on Level 7 (the last RA key is on this level), Level 9?? (cant remember if its this one or 10) and Level 12. Did the lever/pit have a chest on the pit before you pulled the lever? If so you need to get downstairs and…
Think about where the gem would have been if the chest had not been there, and how you got to the chest in the first place. Then "put back the gem".
As a general rule (stress _general_), that is a safe assumption; However, keep in mind that there is enough stuff down there for 4 characters to be pretty evenly equipped (except for the 2 suits of plate armor), so lower does not _always_ mean better. A better guide is usually…
Well, unless you know something that nobody else does (including the people that have been playing the ST version for months [like me ]), you are probably confusing that room with another room. The fields are the whole point to that particular puzzle; to turn them off would make it…
Mark, I can't answer all of your questions, just a few: 2) A crossbow, or *any* weapon for that matter, is "worth the extra weight" only if you're going to *use* it. One of my back-row characters uses a crossbow (actually, a Speedbow now) as her weapon of choice. She's…
Bill- Thanks for the help… I did finally manage to get an arrow all the way across that force field, but I had to use a slayer.. I actually had tried that method before but was unsuccessful in using a throwing star – it didn't go far enough. Well, I…
Paul, I have explored all the areas that I can get to on 9 and even have found a way down to 10 but there are several areas that I can not get to. There is a place with a gate that has a pit behind it open and closed…
Mark, HT Electronics had two hint books last time I looked (Actually one of them is a hint disk). Lee
War Cries Are Powerful
Message #9317
War crying has caused a character to (with the same cry, yet) gain both fighter and priest levels. Jaw-jaw seems to be good for everything! Although it does attract attention from the rest of the household to walk down corridors crying Havoc!
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Dungeon Master
Message #9308
Hiya Bob, interesting seeing you here! Mark
Whats your problem on Level 9? Im "below" you (actually I just got the firestaff – so Im on level 7). Let me know and Ill give you a hint.
Chris, Back on 6 , you might try sending something through the force field where you can't go yourself. Different folks have used different techniques but I just shot an arrow. When the arrow landed on the pressure plate I could "hear" the door open. I then went aroung and…
#Where do I put it?
Message #9294
After dumping the chest down the pit on L9 and recovering the green gem, I am still totally stuck. The scroll reads "Put the Gem back…" OK, I'll bite: back WHERE? I can't find anyplace to put it on the little bit of L9 that is available to me; nor…
#Weapons and Armor
Message #9292
I've run into quite a few varieties of swords, helmets, clothing and shields. Is there any way to know which is better? Or can I just assume that they get better as the levels get lower?
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#DM Level 3
Message #9291
Thanks, found the gem and am on Level 5 now. By the way, I am almost positive that I did something once that turned off all the teleport fields in the room that was full of them, but I can't seem to figure out how to do it again.
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DM Level 3
Message #9290
Thanks, got it. Those damn little buttons are hard to find! In fact, I've been searching for them all over and have already found two little rooms (one on Level 3 and one on Level 4) not on the maps in the Data Library. Nothing important in them, just a…
Bill- Well, thanks for the hint, I got a bunch of skeletons to stand on the plate. I think I'm basically done with level six except for that place where it says test your strength… I can't seem to get those force fields to go away or to open the…
somewhat easier said than done, After my message I popped up to 13 to take a look around. Whew! He's one tough customer. Is he magic spell susceptible? Fluxcaging him doesn't seem to work among a lot of other ideas. I'll try again tomorrow night.
Chris, There are ONLY 4 riddles total. You can open the door with 3 and the 4th gives you the "bonus". As a "hint" let me say that YOU can't stand on that pressure plate and get through the secret door. You must have someone or something else stand there!…
Ok… Thanks for the hints… Where might I find this bonus key? In that same room? Also, is there another secret door in that big room or is my map incorrect? If so, any hints on how to open it? thanks. Chris Peters
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DM
Message #9263
You've got the answer to hitting the "ghosts", Don… FTL told me that the rabbit's foot can make the Champion holding it "luckier" in "some situations".. that's all I could get out of them about it… I usually carry them around until I absolutely need the room for something more…
The nearest fountain is the one just off the Skeleton Key stairs on Level 9, the Rat Level… if you've opened the SK doors on levels above where you are, it's fairly easy to get back to water… luckily the regular stairs down to Level 12 (the Knights Level) are…
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War Cry Is Useful!
Message #9261
Hmm…. my Amiga version of DM had the Champions gain Priest levels from using the War Cry too… the thing is, almost *everything* in this game gives your players experience toward some level or other… I had a Fighter gain a level by being *hit* by a monster, and I've…
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Starting Over
Message #9260
I thought about using a Magical Box to freeze the "ghost" while I took off down the tunnel, but I was worried about getting caught as the "meat" in a sandwich between the ghost and a party of Purple Worms.. But… there *is* one thing that I think will stop…
DM Q's
Message #9259
I have just finished level 10 and downloaded the maps and have exactly the same (or very close to it) maps as they did. This leads me to wonder: Do I need all these coins I have been lugging around? Is there a RA key on 10 and I missed…
There are 4 riddles, 3 open the door, the 4th will give you a "bonus" key. The closing door is solved by having something stand on it while you go thru the secret door. A magic box might come in handy here.
The long staircase is the "skeleton key" staircase – each time you use a skeleton key, another entrance into that staircase opens up. It's a handy way to get from the lower levels back to level 4 (food/practice) quickly. As for the room with the gate/lever, your explorations should have…
Bill, Well, I figured out all that and got down below to level six… I've run into a copule of problems down there… First of all, I have heard of a fifth bonus riddle if you get the first four right. Is this a fact? If so where is the…
Good Boy….go and fight IT!
#DM-What Next?
Message #9228
I've put the power gem on the firestaff. Is there anything more to be done at tis level? what next? I've not been to level 13 yet. Do I need to go back up there or look elsewhere for some secret passage to who knows where?
Stuck on L9
Message #9222
Now I'm stuck on L9. There is a porticullis in the top/left quadrant of the map with a lever on the wall just outside it that only seems to operate a pit just on the other side of the gate. I cannot get the gate open! There doesn't seem to…
Chris, First those "trees" are food and food is always nice. You might remember that room cause you may get hungry later and something "magic" happens when you leave that room and return. The secret passage your talking about can only be opened from below. You will have to find…
Thanks for the hints about the doors, I never thought of that. Is it absolutely necessary to kill all of those trees in that other room on level four? Also, my map shows a secret door right before that room that I can't seem to get open. Any hints? Chris…
Misc questions
Message #9184
I am starting to have some inventory management problems on L9. Can anybody help me with any of the following: 1) just how many magical boxes am I going to eventually need? (I mean really, unavoidably need) 2) Is a crossbow worth the extra weight? 3) What the heck does…
There is a straightforward way to kill a single pair of purple worms. Retreat to a 2×2 open space. When the worms face you, strike (a battle axe is nice), then sidestep and turn to face the square you just left. They will hesitate a tick, then charge into that…
Thanks Mary…I *did* walk right by it, I guess. BTW, I finally worked out the teleporter room puzzle. Traditional mapping *does* work (ie, dropping things). I got all screwed up because there is a Mirror of Dawn *already* in one of the "rooms"! By mindless chance, that was one of…
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