Invisiclues

I just arrived in Packed Earth, and it's pitch black! What do I do?

1. If you can't get light somehow. you're in big trouble!
2. FROTZ any item you're carrying, or yourself.

I just arrived in Packed Earth; where did the cube go?

1. Actually, the cube didn't go anywhere.
2. You are, in a magical sense, within the cube.
3. Don't worry, you'll get it back when you leave the room.

Why can't I force my way through the north exit?

1. Because it is a magic exit.
2. It's very strong magic, so you need very special conditions to be able to get through this exit.
3. More on this later ...

I went west from Packed Earth to get to Cave Entrance, but going east from Cave Entrance doesn't get me back to Packed Earth. What happened? How do I get back to Packed Earth?

1. Packed Earth is a "magic" room. It is not connected to other rooms in a physical way.
2. To get back to Packed Earth, go there the same way you got there 'hi the first place.
3. BLORPLE THE CUBE.

I've gotten past the ogre, but I can't take anything from his lair.

1. You must have used GIRGOL to pass the ogre.
2. Bad idea. Everything is frozen in place and the ogre kills you as soon as the time stop wears off. There's another solution to the puzzle. See the next question.

How do I get past the ogre?

1. Have you listened to the sounds the ogre makes?
2. Have you YOMINed the ogre?
3. The ogre has a bad case of hay fever.
4. If there was a drugstore nearby you could help the ogre out.
5. But since there's no such thing in this story, you'll have to take advantage of this weakness.
6. Do you have anything that could aggravate his allergy?
7. If not, then you'll have to solve another puzzle first.
8. What about the weed in the Meadow (south from the Soft Room)?
9. What? Shaking the weed at the ogre didn't affect the ogre very much?
10. Perhaps if the weed was bigger.
11. Must this one be spelled out for you?
12. THROCK the weed.
13. Make sure to plant the weed first, though.
14. PLANT THE WEED THEN THROCK IT (in Ogre Cave or at Cave Entrance).

What is the significance of the box?

1. JINDAK before you pick it up. It's magic.
2. You can identify any cube by putting it into the box and looking at the design that appears on the box.
3. The box has another feature. More on this later if you can't figure it out by then.

Help! I have all these featureless white cubes and I'm having trouble keeping them straight. What can I do?

1. You can use the box to identify the cubes. See above.
2. You probably could find a way to label the cubes.
3. If you have the burin, you can WRITE "WORD" ON THE CUBE. From then on you can refer to the "word" cube.

What is the significance of the avalanche?

1. It keeps people like you from reaching the hut at the top of the mountain.
2. It kills people not smart enough to get out of its way.

How do I get to the small building at the top of the mountain?

1. You can't go up without starting an avalanche...
2. ...but you don't have to die if the rocks are frozen in place.
3. If you haven't found the GIRGOL scroll, don't continue reading clues in this question.
4. If you've already used up the GIRGOL scroll in another place, you won't be able to get up the mountain. Bad move.
5. CAST GIRGOL.
6. If you still can't go up, try casting GIRGOL when the rocks are more spread out.
7. Try starting an avalanche before casting GIRGOL.
8. Start the avalanche, then GIRGOL when the rocks form almost a continuous curtain. Then go up.

Where can I find some mountaineering equipment?

1. If you haven't GIRGOLed the cliff, don't continue.
2. There is no mountaineering equipment. There's a way to freeze the rocks in place when they're not so jumbled. See the previous question.

How do I start an avalanche at Cliff Top?

1. You must be crazy!! Why would you want to do a thing like that???
2. Well, if you really want to, type MOVE A ROCK or PUSH A ROCK.

Why won't the hermit let me take his cube?

1. ASK THE HERMIT ABOUT THE CUBE.

How do I get the hermit to give me the cube?

1. You can't bribe the hermit with food or buy the cube from him with the coin, so you'll have to find another way to get the hermit to let you have the cube.
2. Have you noticed how poorly built the hut is? It needs the cube as a keystone to hold it up.
3. You could fix up the hut a little.
4. A spell could help here.
5. If you haven't been to the roc's nest, you don't have that spell.
6. If you've found the CASKLY spell, now is the time to use it.
7. CASKLY THE HUT THEN TAKE THE CUBE.

What can I do to get by the serpent?

1. The serpent is huge, and makes a complete loop (having swallowed its own tail). It fills the corridor. You probably can't force or sneak your way by it.
2. If you haven't gotten past the ogre, don't go any further.
3. You'll have to find a way to shrink the serpent.
4. Have you found the LISKON spell yet?
5. LISKON THE SERPENT.

What is the zipper?

1. Have you tried opening and closing it?
2. Or JINDAKing it?
3. The zipper is really a huge container...
4. ...which safely stores anything in a different dimension.
5. It's bigger on the inside than on the outside.

Is there anything else interesting about the zipper?

1. It's hard to tell. It's dark inside the zlpper.
2. There are three ways to find out if anything's in there.
3. Try putting a FROTZed item into the zlpper for light, then looking.
4. Or REACH INTO THE ZIPPER
5. Or CLIMB INTO THE ZIPPER THEN LOOK. You can fit.

Why can't I go down through the muddy hole?

1. Well, the story tells you that "you pull back" when you realize that there isn't solid ground down there.
2. But, if you're persistent (or foolhardy)...
3. ...why not try going down again?

How do I get down off a roc?

1. You can't. You get down off a goose.
2. You can't. Relax and enjoy the ride.

How do I get the cube from In Roc Nest?

1. The mother roc is very protective of her egg. You won't be able to get near the cube while she's in the nest.
2. There is a way to get to the roc's nest without being taken there by the mother roc.
3. If you haven't been to the Air Room, leave the nest and work on another puzzle for now. Don't forget to take the stained scroll while you are here: it's useful.
4. Have you managed to get the magic carpet in the bazaar? If not, get it.
5. You can fly to the roc's nest on the magic carpet.
6. Is the mother roc still there? There's a time when you can get to the roc's nest without the mother roc being home.
7. Have you been to the Guard Tower above the Dungeon? If not, don't continue.
8. The speck on the horizon is the mother roc.
9. If you fly on the magic carpet to the roc's nest (four turns to the west from the tower) the mother roc will be away from the nest, searching for food. Now's your chance to get the cube.

Holy farmer's breakfast! The roc's egg hatched! What do I do???

1. This time, you're really outmatched. Don't fight the baby roc.
2. All you can do is run away.
3. You have one turn to get away, so if you don't have any means of immediate escape, you might as well type KILL ME.

How do I get out of the roc's nest?

1. It's a long way down.
2. You can BLORPLE out.
3. You can fly back on your magic carpet, but only if you know the location of the Guard Tower.