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    Game Guide

    ~Table of Content~

    BACKGROUNDStory 4

    Characters 5World Map 6

    INSTRUCTIONSInterface 7Map Navigation 11Fighting 12Quests 16Leveling 18Inventory 19Skills 20Attributes 23Merchants 24

    GAME HELP

    Tips & Tricks 25

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    ~The Story~

    Once the land of Auronia was the center of the old world under thereign of the first king. By flourishing economy and victorious campaignsthe wealth raised and the population evolved into the self-proclaimed peakof civilization. The thirst for knowledge soared and caused the fatefuldiscovery of an ancient power - Magic.

    This well treasured secret emerged as a uniquesource of boundless influence and lead to greatcalamity. The consequences were corruption and

    depravity.

    Laws were passed that would suppress theuse of Magic except for a few chosen ones.But that only redound to the advantage ofthose disregarding them. A war in vainbroke out against those almighty out-laws. The most influential amongstthem proclaimed themselves as com-manders and annihilated anyone re-fusing to yield. The magic nurturedtheir squalidness and drove theGolden Land into darkness.

    In these times of anarchy clanshave joined forces to defeatthe last and most powerful ofthose corrupted commanders-Balrazhul...

    ~Characters~

    Bryn - The leading character. As a young aspiringwarrior of the Grimblade Clan, he is on the brink ofstarting his apprenticeship after he was brought up bythe clan when he was a child. His fate is just as uncer-tain as his past...

    Kyra - Many think that women are not suited forfighting. But Kyra is strong-willed enough to teacheveryone a lesson.She is, as well as Bryn, an apprentice of Alvar and highlymotivated to meet his expectations.

    Alvar - As former battle mage in the GrimbladeClans service, Alvar is the supreme advisor of theclan chief and responsible for training new recruits.He helps Bryn with words and deeds.

    Balrazhul - He lives isolated within his tomb or-dering his troops. As he is the last and most powefulcommander that emanated from the war, all attempts to break his power ended unsuccessfully.

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    ~World Map~ ~Interface~

    1. ExPLORE LOCATIONShows possible interactions atyour current location.

    2. MAPGives you the option to travelor explore the map.

    3. CHARACTERProvides a summary of yourstatistics, skills, attributes andinventory.

    4. QUESTSStores informations about yourmain and side quest objectives.Any hint you rece ive wil l besaved here as well.

    5. SETTINGSGives you access to the gameoptions. You can also save orload a ga me here.

    6. YOUR HEALTHThis is your current health.Keep an eye on it beforeyou stumble into a fight.

    7. YOUR ExPERIENCE LEVELYour current experience level.

    2D Map Interface

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    8. YOUR GOLD

    This shows your currentbalance.

    9. SUB MENUSub menu items will be shownhere.

    10. CONFIRMATIONEnters sub menus or confirmsinteractions.

    11. TRAVEL/MENU

    In the EXPLORE LOCATIONcontext this button will showup as Travel allowing youto return to travel mode.Otherwise it will be shownas Menu to access themain menu.

    1. PLAYER PORTRAIT & EFFECTSThese three little icons belowthe player portrait indicate theeffects you are influenced by.The order is: strength, agilityand wisdom.Green is a positive alteration,red is negative. (See AttributeAlterations)

    2. YOUR HEALTHThis bar shows your currenthealth.

    3. YOUR MANAThis is your current amount ofmana. It is needed for magicattacks.

    4. YOUR STAMINAThis is your current amount ofstamina. It is needed for meleeattacks.

    5. ENEMY HEALTHShows your enemys health.

    6. ENEMY MANAShows your enemys mana.

    7. ENEMY STAMINAShows your enemys stamina.

    3D Battle Interface

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    8. ENEMY PORTRAIT & EFFECTS

    Shows strength, agility and wis -dom alterations of your enemy.

    9. MELEE SKILLSYour learned melee skills arelisted here.

    10. MAGIC SKILLSThese are your magic skills.

    11. ITEMSThese are the items that you

    can use in bat tle.

    12. ACTION QUEUEActions you choose to performwill be entered into this queue.For more information seeFighting.

    13. SKILL DESCRIPTIONThe name of the selected skillwil l be shown here.

    14. PAUSE/GAME MENUPauses the game and shows thegame menu.

    ~Map Navigation~

    TravellingTravelling in Blades & Magic is quitesimple. On each map there are severalwaypoints that you can travel along. Todo so just navigate to MAP and chooseTravel. An arrow will show up mark-ing the next waypoint. You can switch between waypoints by pressing left orright (4 or 6).

    Confirming a waypoint (5 or left soft- button) will cause your character tomove there.

    E ploringExploring the map can be done bychoosing the Explore Map functionin the MAP context. You will be able tooverview the current map by moving thecamera.

    InteractingInteracting with special locations on a waypoint is always a good idea. Whenyou are standing on a waypoint press Stay (left softbutton) to get to theExPLORE LOCATION context. Whenever youre done with exploring the area

    just press the left softbutton again to return to travel mode.

    Note that the Stay function also enables you to get back to the menu.

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    ~Fighting~

    Turn Based Battle SystemThe battle system of Blades & Magic differs in many ways from most fightinggames. The fights are turn based which means that the actions you choose toperform will be executed round by round. Yours and the enemys actions willbe arranged alternately. However, if you fail to choose an action in a certainamount of time (varying on the opponent youre fighting) your turn will beover.

    Every round the game will calculate factors like dealt damage, hit probability,attribute alterations and so on.

    Although you can only perform one action per round you have the possibilityto plan up to 5 actions in advance by arranging them into the queue.

    Battle InitiationAs soon as you encounter an enemy on the 2D map you will receive a mes-sage. There are three types of enemy encounters:

    1. YOU SPOTTED the enemy.That means you have the opportunity to equip yourself before enteringbattle. You can also choose to retreat. This will force you to move backto the previous waypoint.

    2. YOU ARE ATTACKED by the enemy.In this case you are not able to equip yourself but you can still retreat.

    3. YOU ARE AMBUSHED by the enemyThe worst thing that can happen to you. If you are ambushed by anenemy you have no choice but to fight him with your current equip-ment.

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    The FightThe fight will start with you and your enemy standing in front of each other.Unlike your health, your mana and stamina will automatically be restored assoon as you enter a fight. The battle will be over as soon as one of the combat-ants has lost all his health.

    Starting the fight you will be able to do the first action if you are quickenough. There are three types of actions you can perform: melee skills, magicskills and items. These three categories are located at the bottom left of yourscreen.

    Press left or right (4 or 6) to switch between categories and up or down (2or 8) to cycle through the actions. To execute press the stick or 5.

    The action you chose will now be entered into the queue and is going to beperformed when it is your turn. You can stack up to 5 actions in advance. Thismay give you some time to map out your further strategy but beware: queuedactions can not be undone.

    When an icon appears in grey the corresponding action is not available foruse. This might have several reasons:

    - Your mana/stamina is too low

    - You are stunned- The enemy has casted Silence on you to suppress magic skills.

    Attribute AlterationsThere are several skills and items that alter your or the enemys attributes ei-ther positively or negatively. These alterations are indicated by icons showingup on the screen and three small lights below the portraits.

    These lights appear either green for positive or red for negative alterations.Attributes that can be altered are strength, agility and wisdom(seeAttributes for more information):

    Here is a summary of the respective icons that appear on the screen. If shownthey will have a certain value assigned to indicate how much the attribute iseither increased or decreased. Note that most attribute altering skills have acertain duration of effect.

    Strength WisdomAgility

    See Skills and Attributes for further information.

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    ~Quests~

    On your journey th rough the world of Blades & Magic you will encountermany characters asking for your help. There are two kinds of quests - mainquests and side quests.

    Main QuestsThe main quests are mandatory to continue the story. At the beginning ofeach chapter you will be given a task which you must fulfil to accomplish thechapter successfully.

    Side QuestsSide quests are optional tasks that people give you. Sometimes it is not easyto find them but they will often reward you with money and unique items.When being offered a side quest you will be prompted to accept or decline.Remember that you can only accept one quest at a time.

    Quest Log and HintsTo get a survey of your runni ng quests and tasks you can always open theQUESTS menu item.

    Here you will find any relevant information about your current quests. If youare stuck at any point of the game return here to find help.

    The HINTS contain any tips and advices you have found so far. Important in-formation or possible allusions to hidden quests or treasures will be writtendown here. Be sure to check the hints frequently.

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    ~Leveling~

    Whenever you reach a certain amount of experience (XP) you will advance toa higher level. There are two ways for gaining experience: Doing quests anddefeating enemies. Quests will earn you much more though.

    The amount of XP you need to advance raises with every level. In case of sucha Level up you will be notified by a screen message:

    Every time you reach a new level you will receive one skill point and one at-tribute point that you can freely dispose. To do so, go to CHARACTER andchoose Skills and attributes.

    ~Inventory~Your inventory is a summary of all weapons, armors and items in your pos-session. Here you can equip yourself, compare equipment or use health po-tions. To get to the inventory go to the game menu and choose CHARACTERand then Inventory.

    Identical items will be stacked up. A white number on the icon indicates thequantity.

    Remember that you can only carry a certain amount of items per category. Ifyou exceed this limit you will be asked to drop an item before you continue.

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    ~Skills~

    Skills are your most important tool for defeating your enemy. There are twotypes: melee and magic skills. They mostly cost mana or stamina to execute.It is important to use the right skill at the right time. Some enemies will bemore resistant against certain skills than others. Skeletons for example willhardly be impressed by magical attacks.

    Everytime you reach a new level you will be given one skill point that you canuse to learn or upgrade skills.

    To access your skill book go to the menu item CHARACTER and choose Skills

    and Attributes.

    Some skills require a certain level in order to be learned. If you have learned askill the skill level will show up next to the name. Skills you have not learnedyet have a grey icon. You can upgrade every skill to level 3, raising its effectiv-ity.

    Melee SkillsMelee Skills are based on your strength and melee weapon damage. All ofthem, except for Attack, cost stamina to use. If you prefer to use melee skills be sure to have a good sword and high strength.

    ATTACK

    Simple attacking skill. It does notcost any stamina to perform.

    WRATH

    Heavy attacking skill. Reduces en-emy agility.

    KICK

    Deals little damage but stuns theenemy for one round. Guaranteessuccess for the next action.

    SPIN OF DECAY

    Deals average damage and pre-vents the enemy from using

    magic.

    BLOODRAGE

    Deals average damage and causes theenemy to bleed while you get healed.

    CONCENTRATION

    Increases your agility and staminaregeneration.

    WARCRY

    Increases your strength and drainsthe opponents stamina.

    INSIGHT

    Makes you resistant to magic at-tacks.

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    Magic SkillsMagic Skills refer to your wisdom and magic weapon damage. They all costmana to perform. A good staff or magic weapon is recommended if you de-cide to use magic skills.

    BALL LIGHTNING

    Deals heavy damage.

    PARALYSIS

    Stuns the enemy.

    LETHARGY

    Curses the enemy by decreasing hisstrength and agility.

    BLOOD LEECH

    Transfers health from the enemy toyou.

    ENLIGHTMENT

    Raises your wisdom and agility.

    HEALING

    Heals your wounds.

    BOILING BLOOD

    Causes the enemy to lose healthover time.

    STONE SKIN

    Makes you resistant to meleeattacks.

    For further skill information refer to the ingame skill descriptions.

    ~Attributes~Your attributes are very important factors that influence your combat effi-ciency in many ways. With every new level you will receive an attribute pointthat you can use to raise one attribute. You are also able to increase attributes by finding unique items that give you bonuses.

    Remember that some enemies can temporarily lower your attributes by usingcertain skills.

    CONSTITUTIONInfluences your maximum health.

    INTELLIGENCEInfluences your maximum manaand mana regeneration.

    STAMINAInfluences your maximum endur-ance and endurance regeneration.

    STRENGTHAffects your melee damage.

    WISDOMAffects your magic damage.

    AGILITYHas effect on your block rate. Alsoinfluences your critical hit chance.

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    - You should always carry some Life Potions with you.

    - Have an eye on the kind of damage your weapon provides. Magic attacksare almost useless if your weapon does not have any magic damage.The same goes for melee skills.

    - Be sure to explore the world carefully. Some items and quests are very wellhidden.

    - Some enemies are resistant to magic or melee attacks. There is often a way

    to bypass those giving you a hard time though.- Use your skills wisely. If an enemy casts Warcry (causing you to lose endur-

    ance) for example, counter this with Concentration which raises your regen-eration. Also make use of skills that stun the enemy to gain time.

    - It is a good idea to carry melee as well as magic armors and weapons to beable to equip yourself correctly before fighting certain enemies.

    - Sell your unneeded items quickly. If you are overloaded you will have todrop something that you can not recover again.

    - Get to know your enemies and their individual habits.

    - Have fun.

    ~Tips & Tricks~~Merchants~Merchants offer you the opportunity to buy or sell equipment. You can buythings from three different categories: Weapons, armors and items. At the topof the merchant screen you will find three accordant icons. The fourth iconis for selling.Note that you can view information about an item by pressing your left soft-button.

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