Invisiclues

The Lore and Legends of Quendor doesn't say anything about rat-ants!

1. Take heart. The Rat-Ant's Cookbook says plenty about peasants.
2. Rat-ants, though small, can be quite deadly. Fight back!

What do I do with the crinkly scroll?

1. READ THE SCROLL. It may give you a clue.
2. If strange, flowing runes are inscribed across the top of the scroll, skip ahead to the next question.
3. The strange word on the scroll is its Word of Power.
4. To invoke a scroll's Magick, you must speak its Word of Power. For example, if the scroll's word is "Foo," type SAY "FOO" or just FOO.

I can't read the runes on a scroll! What's going on?

1. Your character's intelligence isn't high enough to read this scroll. You must either find a way to improve your character's intelligence, or RESTART the story with a smarter character.

My scroll disappeared! How do I get it back?

1. You don't. Ever. So forget it.

How do I see in the dark?

1. You need a source of light.
2. Remember the name of the tavern upstairs?
3. Remember that sign outside the tavern?
4. Remember the rusty lantern hanging on that sign outside the tavern?
5. You'll need that lantern to survive in the wine cellar. Next time, remember to read room descriptions carefully, and try to TAKE everything that isn't nailed down.

I just found a wand (stick, rod, stave, cane or staff)! How do I use it?

1. Just point it at the thing you want to affect.

Can I do anything with the pile of seashells?

1. SEARCH THE PILE. There may be something interesting within.

Why can't I climb the stack of crates?

1. Not very coordinated. are you?
2. Coordination is related to dexterity.
3. Your character's dexterity isn't high enough to climb the stack. You must either find a way to improve your character's dexterity, or RESTART the story with a more dexterous character.
4. Something in the cellar can help you increase your dexterity.
5. Read The Lore and Legends of Quendor.
6. One of the rooms in the wine cellar has moss on the walls.
7. The "Moss of Mareilon" entry in Lore and Legends explains how you can use the moss to improve your dexterity.
8. Be patient. It takes a few moves for the moss to take effect.

My lantern keeps going out. Where can I recharge it?

1. Bring it to the nearest hardware store. (Too bad there aren't any hardware stores in this part of Quendor.)
2. The crinkly scroll can serve the same purpose, though.
3. Refer to the questions about the crinkly scroll for more clues.

Help! A skeleton is strangling me!

1. The slightest defense is enough to defeat the skeleton.
2. KICK THE SKELETON. Preferably before he kills you.

How do I decipher the runes on the amulet?

1. Something about the runes makes them different from the swirls and flourishes.
2. It's their color.
3. Magick can't help you here, but perhaps Science can.
4. Specifically, the Science of Optics.
5. A color filter might help you distinguish the green runes from the red swirls and flourishes.
6. Something in the cellar can be used as a red color filter.
7. It's the bottle of wine.
8. LOOK AT THE AMULET THROUGH THE WINE BOTTLE. The red, transparent liquid will mask out the red swirls enough for you to read the green runes.

Of what use is the amulet?

1. It makes a nice necklace. PUT ON THE AMULET.
2. While wearing the amulet, speak the Word of Power inscribed upon it. (See the previous question on how to read the amulet.)
3. For even more fun, type STATUS before you speak the amulet's Word.
4. Be warned! The extra strength lasts only a few moves. Also, you can only invoke the amulet's Magick three times.

How do I get back upstairs out of the cellar?

1. If you had a key, maybe you could unlock the door. Unfortunately, there are no keys to be found. Looks as if you'll have to break the door down.
2. You'd have to be pretty strong to break down that door.
3. It's unlikely that any character you would create would be strong enough to do the job.
4. Luckily, there's something magical in the wine cellar that can help.
5. PUT ON THE AMULET and speak the Word of Power inscribed upon it. (See previous two questions.)
6. This should boost your strength enough to BREAK DOWN THE CELLAR DOOR (If your character's strength isn't high enough, you must either find a way to improve it, or RESTART the story with a stronger character.)
7. There are three other magical ways out of the cellar, but you might not yet have the magic items needed.
8. The Wand of Sayonara will also get you out. You want to teleport yourself, so POINT THE WAND OF SAYONARA AT MYSELF.
9. The scroll of Recall will transport you out, but only if you've said its Word of Power elsewhere. Speaking the Word of Power a second time will return you to where it was first spoken.
10. The scroll of Gating (the palimpsest) will also save you. Just hold the palimpsest and speak its Word of Power.

I saved my game just before I entered the wine cellar. When I restored and went down again, the geography was different! What's going on?

1. The wine cellar is one of several "regions" in the story which are randomly generated the first time you enter them. The geography isn't the only thing that varies; the names of magic items and the locations of treasures and monsters may also differ. Once you enter a region, its attributes remain constant for the remainder of the story.